Pullman Companies Tangle Over Wages and Rents
Mr. George M. Pullman testified that the Pullman Palace Car Company could not cut rents when it reduced wages because the houses were owned by the Pullman Land Association. He admitted the two corporations were formed by the same people and that the Land Association’s capital is now owned by the Palace Car Company. The exchange highlights the same group controlling both wage cuts and rent levels, underscoring the hardship on working men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Pullman
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman Land Association
Pullman
Prince of Wales and Gould race sparks pro and anti press
The English press backs the Prince amid yacht racing intrigue. The London Telegraph notes skippers may use artifice, while Americans decry obstruction of a Yankee yacht to aid another British entry, calling it unfair play contrary to fair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Gould
Astor
London Telegraph
Boston Police Department Sees Surge of Efficiency Under General Martin
Three months into his chairmanship of the Board of Police, May 28 marked Martin’s rise to lead as chairman. Vigorous changes in methods policy and organization have energized the department. Harmony on the board replaces threats of dissension and promises of forward progress.
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Boston
Martin
Board of Police
Birthday salutes for Oliver Wendell Holmes’ enduring spirit
The piece marks Dr. Holmes as a figure of lasting vitality and warmth, noting his birthday with festive, affectionate language. It celebrates him as Boston’s Autocrat, beloved by the people, whose influence brightens the world and keeps a perennial youth in spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr. Holmes
Boston
Boston Journal Croaks Over President Letter on Revival
A Boston Journal editorial laments the president’s letter claiming it will hinder revival, noting the paper concedes business is improving. It argues Cleveland’s push for aggressive action against protected monopolies and favoritism could touch more monopolies, including the Sugar trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Cleveland
New England Industry Buoyed by Tariff Changes
The Journal claims nationwide protests by merchants manufacturers and workers over tariffs, but New England groups actually support the new tariff for relieving industry burdens. They reject Cleveland's call to remove tariffs entirely as unlikely to harm revival efforts in the region.
Law Compliance Question Over New Bedford Mills
A Massachusetts act requiring manufacturers to specify cut lengths and weaving pay is challenged as not being enforced. Operatives claim cuts have lengthened without extra pay and styles changed, while inspectors may or may not enforce the law. The piece argues wage protections must be enforced by district police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
New England
Massachusetts
Congress Ends Long Session with Notable Repeals
The concluding remarks celebrate a record long Congress which surpassed most in duration. It claims to have fulfilled its mandate to halt ruinous policies by repealing Republican silver legislation, tariff laws, and election laws, asserting the acts saved the currency and local self government, even if speed was lacking.
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Congress
Cleveland's tariff objections threefold on sugar coal and ore
Mr Cleveland denounces the tariff bill as preserving Sugar Trust privileges from the McKinley bill, cutting coal duties to 40 cents per ton instead of freeing coal, and similarly reducing iron ore duties. He challenges New England manufacturers and workers to demand a tariff aligned with his reforms promptly.
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Mr. Cleveland
Sugar Trust
New England
Orkney Lullaby
A poetic litany of moonlight lullabies from a night sea scene. A moonbeam, a brownie, and a mariner’s prayer weave through silver light to guard and rock a dear child’s bed in a gentle, folkloric voice.
Quotable Jests and Inkling Snatches From 19th Century Papers
A collage of wry quips and social sketches from periodicals. Jests touch on marriage, kisses, speed, watches, tobacco and drink. Lines skew playful banter about lovers, gossip, and social foibles with sharp regional flair. Dow N
Observant Citizen reports on Mrs Robbins alias Mrs Ned Howe alias Mrs Kent Mason
An 1876 Arlington visit by Mrs Kent Mason, then a temperance lecturer, drew attention for borrowing money and social clashes. The piece notes her persistence in Middlesex county, a Boston man Mr X recalling past claims, and a current Wood Island Park construction update with dredger, train, and a West End conductor’s strained experience.
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Robbins
Ned Howe
Kent Mason
Boston
Mr. X
Arlington
Middlesex County
Lively Boston Political Snippets and Local Notes
Boston and nearby towns appear in a string of brief items. Councilman C E Rowe is likened to ex Governor W E Russell in style and presence. Fall River features Odd Street named by wary selectmen. A weather-vaned miniature locomotive at Fall River depot nests sparrows. A new slot machine offers dir ectory glimpses for a cent. Reed faces editorial fire over Old Orchard speech and Sugar Trust ties. changes may be at play. Michael J Murphy of Norwood set to wed Mary S Donohue of Walpole. Norfolk Hibernian clubs praise ex chief’s services. Senators Fitzgerald Leary with ex Senator Kennedy and Ward 1 Dem chair McClellan return bronzed from Old Orchard, joined by Red Berry Club initiates led by Roxbury Rep Richard Sullivan as president.
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Reed
Tom Reed
Sugar Trust
Michael J. Murphy
Norwood
Norfolk County
Mary S. Donohue
Walpole
Hibernian
Fitzgerald
Leary
Kennedy
William F. McClellan
Ward 1
Democratic Committee
Old Orchard
Red Berry Club
Richard Sullivan
Roxbury
Notable Women and Their Ventures in Society and Letters
A survey of prominent women and households: Mrs Emmons Blaine plans a costly Chicago home on the Newberry lot. Ethel Wood of Tasco Nev declines marriage to care for an aged mother. Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes’ income approxi mates $500000 yearly. Mrs Elizabeth Kingsbury on why women do not marry cites finances. Mrs Charles Wetmore maintains a lush Oyster Bay garden. Mrs Belmont and sister-in-law Mrs Howland praised for driving skill. Mrs Jefferson Davis may lease Beauvoir estate in Mississippi to protect its contents. Christine Terhune Herrick travels and writes on domestic topics from Battleboro Vermont with her two sons. she resumes literary work after Nantucket rest.
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Jefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Mississippi
Christine Terhune Herrick
Battleboro
In Tragic Color rebuttal from Watertown pair
Patrick F Slamin writes to the Post disputing Aug 23 coverage of a pistol accident. He denies red paint, a note to parents, a violent act, and any shovel use. He asserts the pistol fired accidentally in a blacksmith shop while he and his brother worked on the barrel.
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Patrick F. Slamin
Thomas Slamin
Watertown
Mass
Little Dolly Theobald in The Derby Mascot at Grand Opera House
Boston theater notes spotlight Little Dolly Theobald, a four foot seven inch star, performing in The Derby Mascot at the Grand Opera House with horsework and fencing scenes. The piece follows her earlier success as Princess in Ned Rice's 1492 and includes remarks on her Kentucky riding background and ambition.
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Dolly Theobald
Grand Opera House
Ned Rice
Derry
Tremont
Bicyclea
Louis Aldrich
Mly
The Worlds Sweetest Songs Critic H A Clarke Endorsement
Professor H A Clarke of the University of Penn endorses The Worlds Sweetest Songs, praising its excellence variety and typography. The Post offers a limited period distribution to patrons for one coupon and 10 cents a copy.
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H. A. Clarke
University of Penn
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