G A R Encampment Opens With Bold Buffalo Welcome
Buffalo hosts the G A R encampment as Camp Jewett opens amid City of Tents. Commander in Chief Clarkson arrives with 500 staff, bands march to Iroquois, 160000 visitors by evening, Massachusetts posts settled at quarters, Wilcox Post Springfield at Schoolhouse 19 enjoying a royal time.
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Wilcox Post
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Buffalo
Miss Marguerite Waterman To wed Boston's ex Mayor Edwin Curtis
The Waterman family of Thomaston Maine profiles Miss Marguerite Maude Waterman who plans a fall marriage to Edwin A. Curtis, Boston’s ex mayor. The interview details her travels, ancestry tracing to colonial times, wedding gown shopping abroad, and her quiet life at a summer home on the Farms near Waldoboro.
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Edwin A. Curtis
Marguerite Maude Waterman
Miss Waterman
Mr. Curtis
Boston
Post
Samuel
Chicago
South Church
Paris
London
New York
Marguerite Maud Waterman
Watermans
Holland
Maine
Waterman
Broad Bay
Waldoboro
Thomaston
Charles Waterman
Edward Waterman
Alpheus Sanford Seeks Boston Mayor Nomination
Ex-alderman Alpheus Sanford declares his candidacy for mayor of Boston. He says he expects the nomination and asserts government by parties, with party machines necessary, as reported by the Post.
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Alpheus Sanford
Nomination Plurality Law Dominates Dorchester Mayoral Talk
Boston mayoral hopeful Gardner Sanford discusses the 1997 plurality caucus provision, vows no minority nomination, supports party machinery reform and praises State committee choices. He argues for limited city powers and private enterprise in municipal services while signaling readiness for nomination if party favors.
Courtship and cheer as Mr Curtis engagement noted
A formal note of congratulation is extended to Mr. Curtis on his engagement. Mr. Quincy is referenced as young, with an expectation he will learn from his solitary ways. Mr. Sanford explains a street shortcut before returning to the house and the waiting children.
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Mr. Curtis
Mr. Sanford
Gardner Sanford
Dorchester
Kingsdale Street
Papa
Duet
Victoria Gold Mining Co Prospectus Promises Rich Placer Mines
The Victoria Gold Mining Co. markets its placer mines as immensely rich near Boston. After expert reports and on site checks, the property is praised as far from fiction. Limited shares are offered at a reduced price with assurances of near certainty and demonstrable wealth.
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Moon
North Peth
Boston
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Victoria Gold Mg ES. A
Parsons
Wachington
Will an Era of Prosperity End Free Silver Movement
The era of rising prosperity may quiet the Free Silver agitation by reducing economic anxieties that fueled it. Yet the movement rests on unresolved questions about monetary standards and the public’s faith in coinage reform. If markets stabilize, supporters may seek moderation rather than confrontation, while opponents push for continued bimetallic policy debate.
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Free Silver Movement
Era of Prosperity and the Free Silver Debate
The column questions whether a broad economic upswing could end the Free Silver movement by reducing calls for monetary expansion. It weighs political pressures, key figures, and public sentiment shaping silver policy debates.
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Rueter & Company
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