Hart Ridiculed as Mayor Who Approved Boston Trolley Order
The Journal rebuts claims that Hart was a do nothing mayor. It notes Hart approved the trolley order that reduced horse traffic, while arguing the system is a nuisance and a target for a safer electric plan. The piece questions if Boston should honor him as the great approving mayor.
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the Journal
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Storey
Nic Heritly
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West End Company
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Harvard
Rio
Janeiro
Fragmentary political remark hints at public tensions
A clipped political excerpt shows a speaker accusing colleagues of exposing an error and berating the men who revealed it, illustrating a televised or printed debate amid factional strain.
Thanksgiving Day intercollegiate games rally Yale Harvard Princeton
The article reviews Thanksgiving Day games featuring Yale Harvard and Princeton with close wins and losses in Cambridge and New York. It notes shifting team standings, overall strength of the three rival programs, and calls for rule changes to promote open play while praising sportsmanship and noting journalism growth in Boston.
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New York
Cambridge
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard
Springfield
Princeton
Peace and the National Guard safeguard a peaceful republic
Secretary Lamont asserts the republic rests on peace with no Indian wars and no need for federal police in capable states. The National Guard, a citizen militia under local control, enables a large internal security without a centralized army, ensuring safety so long as the people govern themselves.
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Lamont
National Guard
United States
Stevens's Fulmination Analyzed In Blount Report Row
Ex minister Stevens delivers a vehement rebuttal to Blount's report focusing on motives rather than facts. The piece argues his reply fails to address documented findings and undermines public confidence in the commission's conclusions. It asserts Stevens cannot credibly contradict the report's facts and laments Harrison's choice of appointee.
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Stevens
Mr. Blount
Blount
Harrison
Les
Intruders Target Boston & Maine Bond Issue
The piece criticizes a Boston & Maine bond issue sold below par to a New York banking house. It laments foreign control of local assets, urges Boston interests first, and condemns the intrusion into Boston enterprises and methods.
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Boston’ & Maine Railroad Company
New York
Boston Capital
Boston Enterprise
Boston
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Company
Thanksgiving musings and city fringe chatter from Boston
The Observant recalls Thanksgiving thoughts from a self described philosopher, notes fashion shifts of Boston girls from summer frills to fur trim, and watches the North End crowd as a new generation fills familiar faces. It mentions football fever, a chat with the Police Commissioner about theatre and sports, and Waltham watch factory workers buzzing over the Post Portfolio.
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Boston
Old North End
Keanys
Collinses
Carneys
Taylors
Flynns
Collisons
Kreys
Thompsons
Waltham
Post
Elgin
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Gas pricing debate defines Boston mayoral campaign
Mayor Matthews accepts Mr Hart's challenge over the dollar gas issue, arguing his administration saved residents money by combating the gas monopoly. Hart accuses Matthews of overstepping, while supporters say bold action blocked $500,000 yearly losses. The city faces a pivotal political choice.
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Matthews
Boston
Hart
Dollar Gas
Gas Trust
November's Bright Record for the Boston Post
The Boston Post posted solid circulation in November 1893 despite weak business. Average daily circulation reached 62,531 and average Sunday circulation 80,260 copies. The summary notes total business done by the paper in November compares to prior figures.
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Post
Peculiar Vocations And Thanksgiving Tales From Boston
A sketch of notable locals includes Miss Kate Irwin Wheelock a Wisconsin born whist teacher now in Milwaukee and a New England Thanksgiving feature contrasts lavish Ames mansion dining with humble tenement feasts across Back Bay and North End.
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Kate Irwin Wheelock
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Dakota
Boston
Back Bay
North End
Cotton Mather
Hanover Street
Century Magazine Receives 200000 Copy December Order
Cosmopolitan Magazine secures an order of 200000 copies from American News Company, a record for the publication. The December issue includes the only known unpublished manuscript by De Maupassant with illustrations by Vierge and pieces by Bourget Howells Twain and others, complemented by nearly two hundred illustrations.
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Cosmopolitan
American News Company
Lst
de Maupassant
Vierge
Paul Bourget
John J. Ingalls
William Dean Howells
Two Plays at the Globe and Boston Theatre Scene
Wilson Barrett headlines at the Globe with Maudian and Virginius as crowds fill matinee and evening shows. Nearby, intense audiences applaud Nat Goodwin at Hollis in A Gilded Kool while Park stages Venus. Concerts by German Military Bands thrill Music Hall. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children expands theatre patrols.
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Wilson Barrett
the Globe
Boston
Barrett
Maudian
Virginius
Hamlet
Nati Goodwin
Hollis
Mule Hall
Infantry
Ruschewegh
Gustav Herold
Globe Theatre
Society For
Rice's
Park Theatre
Music Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Emil Paur
Notoiat
Tmadamowski
Brahms
Mozart
Techatkowiski
Hollis Theatre
Isaac BB Rich
Goodwin
William Gillette
Clobe Theatre
Ben-My -Chaer
Wilson
Bishop Elect Hall Gains Church Consent
In Brattleboro Vermont on November 30 a majority of standing committees have agreed to elect Bishop elect Hall. The final step is for the bishops to vote their consent before his consecration can occur.
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Davis
Northampton Street
Robert H
Canada
Thunderbolt
Burlington
Vermont
Oscar BR. Gleason
Mechanics
Huntington Avenue
Adams House
Parker, House and Young’s
Brattleboro, Vt
Bishopelect Hall
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Edward Atkinson
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Carlisle
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Philadelphia
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England
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Jeremiah Smith
Harvard Law School
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New Hampshire Supreme Court
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Easton
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Dixon
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Patterson Brothers
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Henry Guy Carléton
Bowfon
John Drew
Tremont Theatre
Tinven Russell
Strectone
Wonders
Schaffer
H. Crane
Martha Morton
Bishop Hall
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J. A. Elvin
Blackstone St
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Sole Proprie
Texas
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Boston Museum
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Ole Jefferson
Frederick Awe An Warde James
Julius Casar
Mr. Warde
Marc Antony
Mr. James
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Mr. Chas, D.erman
Cassius
Columbia Theatre
Rich & Harris
Charles Frohman
Asco Charles "Frohman
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Black Crook Ward
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Heras Family
Fielding, Odell & Page
Sadee MacDonald
J. A. Crabtree
W. E. Prior
Rice’s
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C. A. Byrne
Laula Harrison
Gustave Kerker
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Bowdoin SQ. Theatre
Chas. T. Atkinson
Creme
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Great Naval Plar
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