Congress Monday Leaves Formal Work and Tariff Talk
Washington reports a calm congressional day with two senators to be sworn and two House vacancies to fill. President and Speaker Carlisle hint at tariff reform, while Randall powers the appropriations panel, shaping potential tariff and tax policy through careful steering of bills and committee actions. The department defends reappraisal methods and rules on penal duties in an import case.
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Washington
Sprcrar
Houses
Congress
Senate
Cheney
New Hampshire
Williams
Colorado
Representative Beach
Palliver
Arnot
Rose
Elesse
Randall
Appropriations Committee
Ways and Means
Carlisle
Mac
Manning
Morrison
Randal
Washington Dispatch Denies Tribune Canary About Portrait Covering
A Washington Post editorial rebuts a New York Tribune tale claiming an oil portrait of the President in Virginia Democratic Association halls was hidden behind a cloth to vent discontent. The piece notes the portrait was only covered during cleaning and mocks the Tribune correspondent for repeating the story.
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Washington
Sprcrac
New York Tribune
Virginia Democratic Association
New York ‘Tribune
Virginia Association
the Tribune
Treasury disallows General Poe salvage claim at Detroit fort
Washington notes the Treasury accounting officers disallowed a $48 salvage bill paid by General Orlando M. Poe for a fire tug’s effort at the Fort Wayne wharf in Detroit. The charge lacked legal authority and proper public advertisement for proposal, triggering disallowance.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Orlando M. Poe
Corps of Engineers
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Detroit River
Poe
Mahone Aims for Senate Despite Virginia Elections
Mahone shows reticence on Virginia results while signaling plans to seize the General Assembly this autumn to become Senator in place of Riddleberger. He will be idle two years after Major General W. Daniels takes his post, then pursue Tiddleberger's seat in two years. His supporters increasingly confer with him in the city.
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Mahone
Wasnincox
jSprcrav
Virginia
General Assembly
Riddleberger
Ge W. Daniels
Tiddleberger
Civil Service Chief Denies Involvement in Levering Defeat
Boston statement claims the Civil Service Commission helped defeat Congressman Levering. Edgerton rejects the charge, saying he did not mention Levering, knew little of his candidacy, and never interfered with elections. He cites his Indiana-judge defeat as due to reform opposition, not commission meddling.
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Hincron
Sredian
Civil Service
Edgerton
Boston
Blaine
Civil Service Commission
Levering
Leverine
Judge Lowry
Indiana
Congress
Matches Taxation Case Divides Value of Goods
In Hincor, Dec 2, importers challenged a division of value by an appraiser after an appeal raised penal duty. The department held boxes taxed at 100 percent ad valorem and matches at 65 percent, with 20 percent penal duty on total, upholding the assessment in part.
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Department
Hincor
Wosten
Massachusetts Delegation Arrives in Washington for Winter Session
Governor Long leads the Massachusetts group arriving in the capital as other delegation members set to follow. Senators Dawes and Hoar are expected to take up residences on Rhode Island Avenue and K Street, with each member returning to favored hotels and rooms for the session.
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Washineton
Governor Long
Massachusetts
Capital
General Collins
Ranney
Arlington
Hayden
Wormley’s
Colonel Stone
H and
Fourteenth Streets
Congressman Rice
Berrys
Listreet
Mr. Whiting
Riggs
Mr. Rockwell
Whitney
Collins
Lovering
F Street
Dawes
Rhode Island Avenue
Hoar
K_ street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Navy orders merger of stores and supplies bureaus
The Secretary of the Navy directs that from Jan 1 all navy yard and station stores and records of property be transferred to the bureau of provisions and clothing except vessels and medical and Marine Corps items. A pay corps officer becomes general storekeeper at each yard. Civil staff move to the new bureau. vessel equipment goes to pay officers. conflicting orders repealed.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Marine Corps
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
Pay Corps
Bureau of
Whitney
Three Brilliant Novels By Edwin Lasserter BYNNER
Three reviews praise the Edwin Lasserter BYNNER novel for passion and romance with historical color and dramatic tableaux. The Boston Post lauds vivid scenes and accuracy, while Barret Wendell’s American Novel is commended for character portrayal and readability. Critics note intensity and tragic undercurrents.
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Burner
Boston Post
Buster Travelier
Childs Dream of a Star Gifts Bindings Offer
A remarkable binding style for gift volumes uses Ivorine resembling ivory with a secret print process. Titles embossed on colored covers, mounted on heavy paper with ragged edge and silk knot. Priced at 1.00 and 1.50.
Flower Songs Series Offers Ornate Bird Themed Volumes
Illustrated by Fidelia Bridges edited by Susie Barstow Skelding the Flower Songs Series presents three volumes with color plates on water color paper. Birds of passage Meadows and Grove and Branches feature colored bird designs and poems by notable writers including M H Sangster Dona t Houdale and John Burroughs. Two binding styles IVORINE and gilt edged offer varied color engravings and box presentation at 1.50 and 2.00 respectively.
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M. Bh. Sangster
Donat Houdale
John Burroughs
New Photo Etching Binding by White Stokes Allen
White Stokes Allen announce a new photo etching binding for several volume series. Plates drawn from water color works and portraits are printed as etchings on parchment covers to create a rich distinct binding. Catalogue requests invite readers to request details and pricing for the Chips and Flower Songs series and religious works.
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White, Stokes & Allen
Next Steps to be Taken in Bell Telephone Case
Washington officials report that Solicitor General Jencks ex-Solicitor Goode and counsel Jet Chandler left for Columbus Ohio to confer with ex-Senator Thurman about the Bell Telephone case. Counsel are divided on appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court or starting a new Massachusetts court action. The Columbus conference will decide the next steps.
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Washineton
Jencks
Goode
Jet Chandler
Columbus
Thurman
Bell Telephone
United States Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Conference of Council
Exquisite Calendars in Seasonal Cut Out Shapes
Exquisite and novel calendars with a separate leaf for each month, floral designs, multi color center printing, and a bright snowy top leaf. The Cross and Crescent Calendar, Star and Crescent Calendar, and Sun and Star Calendar are offered in distinct shapes with metal: a Cross, a Star, and a wavy circular outline, each tied with ribbon in an envelope priced at $1.00.
Santa Claus Book for Children by Virginia Gerson
Illustrated in colors by Virginia Gerson with a Santa Claus frontispiece and poems from Twas the Night Before Christmas. Includes stock images of Santa delivering gifts and scenes of children snug in bed. Describes hardcover red cloth binding and prompt availability at bookstores or via mail order with advertised price. New catalogue and illuminated circular offered if publication name is mentioned.
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Virginia Gerson
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Santie
the Century Co
Rumors Sink in as White House Briefs Pass Through
Washington reports a rumor of the President’s serious illness denied by Colonel Lamont who says improvement is noted Mrs Cleveland not yet returned no physician consulted Judge Gray refuses to discuss a New York attack while Judge Lowell’s position remains. Ex Collector Tinker has left town Captain Greely named acting chief signal officer Tom D Park of Boston is at the Riggs.
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Washington
Lamont
Cleveland
Judge Gray
New York
Lowell
Tinker
A.W. Greely
Fifth Cavalry
Tom D. Park
Boston
Riggs
Stock dealings and timetables for firms listed
Today stock and fruit notices from H. L. Day & Co Francis Henshaw & Co Horatio Harris & Co outline trade times at 11 30 a m 12 m and 12 m with brief venue mentions and no further context.
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Stocks
H. L. Day & Co
Francis Henshaw & Co
Veovisions
Horatio Harris & Co
Lla
Fruit
Theaters Schedule for Boston Venues This Afternoon and Evening
Boston readings list multiple venues with showings today including Rhea at the Boston Theatre Harbor Lights at the Boston Museum Lillian Alcott as Theodora at Globe Theatre Eben Plympton as Jack at Park Theatre Adonis at Nhollis Street Theatre Romany Rye at Howard Athenium Davy Crockett daily at Ae Theatre with matinee times 2 and 3.
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Boston Museum
Harbor Lights
Globe Theatre
Lillian Alcott
Theodora
Park Theatre
Eben Plympton
Jack
Nhollis Street
Adonis
Howard Athenium
Ae Theatre
Davy Crockett
Marriages in Dorchester Boston and surrounding towns
Notices of multiple marriages tied to area churches and towns. Brad ford Mills in Dorchester, Eaton and Caton in Dayton and Boston, Cates Jacobs in Weston, Foster Prince in Beverly, Howard Smoward in West Bridgewater, Scott Guth in Malden, with ceremony details and officiants listed.
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Bradford
MILLS
Dorchester
Arthur H. Wright
George Bradford
Carcade BF
Sten Eaton
A. Fe Miner
Willam L. Caton
Dayton
Faith G. Eaton
Boston
Cates—Jacobs
A. A. Miner
Elisha L. H. Cates
Laura R. Jacobs
Ieston
Foster
Beverly
J. W. Wellman
D.D
Susan Ober Foster
John Prince
Howard—Smoward
West Bridgewater
B. B. Howard
George L. Howard
Jeannette Howard
West Brilewater
Scott—Guth
Malden
Progressive Evangelical Theology Advocate Continues
A statement affirms ongoing representation of progressive thought in Evangelical Theology and its aim to apply Christianity to personal life, social relations, and church work.
Obituaries Notice Roundup from Local City
Death notices for Jane O Connell Alan Harper Jones Samantha Voisin Arthur A Britton Jacob Cushman Lucy Kimball Sophronia Gates and Daniel Gilmore from cities including Utica Boston Greeley Medfield Winthrop Lowell and North Raynham. Events include funeral details and ages ranging from 2 to 66.
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O’connell
Jane O’connell
Utica
Joness
Alan Harper Jones
George Allin
Mary L. Jones
Jears S Mantha
Voisin
Boston
Hichlands
John B. Voisin
Kritton
Greeley
Col
Arthur A. Britton
Cusiman
Medflell
Jacob R. Cushman
Dpoolittle
Winthrop
Mass
Lucy Kimball
Erastus II
Inez C. Doolittle
Gates
Lowell
Sophronia Gates
Josiah Gates
Gilmore
North Raynham
Daniel Gilmore
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Letin
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Tremont Street
Hechanics
Parker House
F.C. Clarke
Arthur Clarke
George A. Cushman
George W. Carter
Willam B. Clarke
W. Bb. Coleman
C. C. Coulter
Frazer Clayton
Pred. Childs
Nathaniel Colburn
Arthur Crosby
Sie Isth Chandler
Oscar Ross
Hir. On Cochran
Hugh Dalton
Samuel Dacew
Drohan
J. J de Haven
Cr. Aven Davis
C. G Dean
L.ee Edgerly
M. VY. Fox
James A. Folsom
A. A. Coe Alt
Joe K. Fallon
J Kigiv
Oerest
James P. Fallon
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Ide
Gage Prat, Gardner
Wien J. Gage
Julius Fr. Goodspeed
E Lanlew Ney
Hay Graham
John B. Morton
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George A. McNales
John d. M’glenen
H. A. Mackay
John A. Melvin
Frank McLaughlin
Max Merriman
R Mudge
Frank Noves
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Newhall
J. A. O Brien
Heh Oleig
John Boyle
R. H. Vanderlin
Willard C. Wellington
Austin C. Wilder
Charles W. White
Joseph L. Woodward
Arthur H. Wilder
Charles W. Wood
H. G. Wellington
F. W. Wadsworth
C. B. Work
W. Wade
Howard M. Waterman
Thomas
Grand Hall
Exhibition Hall
Dixey
George W. Wadleigh
Washingston Street
Park Tieatre
BEY & Schoeffel
Eben Boeen Ilind
Wei Woile
Beckett Seemetly
Joseph Howard, JR
J. T. Reaymond
Park “Theatre
Howard
Cranas
Parl Theatre
Poston Theatre
Eugene Fomperins
Rhea
Arthur Forrest
Edwin Scoth
Hollis “Street Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
BICE
Lillian Olcott
Victorien Sardou
Paris
T&c
Fidelia Bridges
Susie Barstow Skelding
Martr Porter
James Brown
Yottse Travers
Martua J. Coston
Nparley Ee
Lycee J. Wilson
Cupid
Ascovicocte Ran
Nancy
Prowise
Harviere Pennawell Belt
Marjorie
Huntingdon
Marjorie Mtingdon
Nee Tielphi
Enquirer
Chabet LLC
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M.A
J. Finnemore
RED Beauty
Pawnee Trail
Liam OQ
Stoddard
I2mo
New York Mail and Express
Willliamm Henry Thorne
B. Lippincott Company, Publishers
Roberts Bros.’ Gift Books
Florence
Rome
Josefh and
Elazaseth Ropixs Pennell
Joseph Pennell
Gmp
Price
Raynard, the Fox
Goethe
Thomas James Arnold
William von Kaulbach
Fox
Joseph Woit
Royal Svc
Morocco
Helen Jackson
HTL
Parliment Hawerton
Eit. Price
Florence and
Marie Antoinette
Lorp
Roxato Gower
Roberts Brothers
Muramasa
Japan
Louis Wertheimber
Ehbarming
Chcago Times
Boston Transcript
Saturday Evening Gazette
Boston Hierard
Zimes
Ticknor & CO
J. Briciamm
Silver Springs Park
Florida
James T. Drown
Atlantic National Bank
L. N. Mowry
Washington St
GOL
Western Farm
GOLBP
John Jeepries «Sons
Devonshire Street
WM. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
James F.C
Edeg Teseln
BPS
Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation
LRAS
Coe Acbartlette
LSE
Mas AG XA ™& v
Fg AC Tw Ring Co
State Street
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Lancaster
Water Street
Harcours Amory
Backson Company
Frederic Amory
Botey Organ
Tremont ST
Brattleboro, VT
Herza
E. W. Tyler
Musica Publications
Lelttle
Urbino
Prick
Oliver Ditson
Spucational
Chauncey-Hall School
Institute of Technology
Boylston Street
Clement C. Moore
St. Nicholas
White, Stokes & Allen, PuBlishers
1825Th Ave
New Yorks City
Hollonten, In & Co
Miss Phelps
Berrest FR Arte
Krate Isle
Kate Greenaway
Miss Frewieness
Mr. Loveless Democracy
Cara
Eoche
Ned
Park Street
Boston Theatre
Turgenich
Gogol
Tie
Taras Bulba
S T. Doren
Boston Traveller
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
Astor Place, New York
Auis Peralta
All Books
All Booksellers
A. Crowell & CO
Astor Astor Place
Andover Review
Missionary Intelligence
Hqushton, Mifflin & 69
Boston, Mass
Gedney
Broadway
Fortieth Street
MacatLey & Bowers
Dauville Paper
Rown Chemicae Company
Arch St
Philadelphia
Penn
Charles Dickens
sSimmons & Co
G. W. Simmons & CO
Bijou Theatre
Howard Athenaum
Rowany Rye
Music Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wilrtelat Gerickme
Fredaway&teernoon
Hnngo Reinhold
Beethoven
CAM
Saint-Oaens
Arthur FoorTe
Eroida
Ve Deb
Ehoven
Mrt
Bresneey M
Stanley
Tremont Temple
Foxcroft
Olga von Radecki
Gertrude Franklin
Bumstead Hall
Music Shell
Battle OF Gettysburg
Association Hall
Boylston and
Berkeley Streets
John L. Swiet
Association
J. B. Sharland Eee
Gorham Rogers & Co
Dundee
Federal Street
Das Woren’s Educational and Industrial Union
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