Wires Tell Of Explosions Rail Accidents And A Madman
The dispatches describe a New York business office blown up by dynamite and a dramatic demand for a million dollars. A mass of four trains on the New York & New England line at East Thompson creates a staggering rail disaster. A Minneapolis building collapses burying people, with others injured in various accidents. Authorities have not yet fixed blame for these extraordinary calamities.
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New York City
New York and
New England
East Thompson
Minneapolis
Russell Saguz
New York
Which Is Right The Sugar Bounty Debate In Tariff Policy
The piece discusses the McKinley tariff and a proposed sugar bounty challenged as unconstitutional. Solicitor General Tarr argues a bounty is a method change, not substance, claiming protective tariffs inherently provide a bounty to domestic producers. The government must defend Congress’s power in the Supreme Court case.
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United States Supreme Court
Congress
Tarr
Mayor Matthews Applies Business Principles to City Governance
A review of Mayor Matthews’s Democratic nomination acceptance highlights a year of fiscally prudent administration. The letter celebrates reduced net debt, street and sewer improvements funded from surplus and careful use of city credit, while keeping expenditures within appropriations. It praises efficiency gains and a “pay as you go” policy as evidence of steady performance and likely continued progress.
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Mattaews
Matthews
Matthaews
Tariff debate reveals protective duties as consumer tax
The article argues that protective tariffs are unconstitutional because Congress levies taxes for revenue, not protection. It cites Tarr’s view that tariffs are a bounty to domestic manufacturers and predicts rising public scrutiny of tariff policy and its impact on consumers, urging timely reconsideration to curb protected interests.
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Tarr
Law Department
Harrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Board of Registrars
Board of RegistrArs OF Voters
Beacon, Street
Boston
Suffolk County
Daily Press
Sherman
Board of Commission
Board of Aldermen
Linus E. Pearrson
Michael Carney
Charles
Clark
Abandoned Massachusetts Farms Reach About a Thousand
The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture reports 906 abandoned or partly abandoned farms in the state, with 759 offered for sale at low prices. The count is lower than a previous 1461 figure, likely due to focusing on properties for sale at sacrifice. Similar abandonment appears in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture
Commonwealth
Wax- Lin
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts Agricultural Shift Draws New Summer Population
The Board of Agriculture notes a statewide shift toward milk farms and market gardens near cities, as abandoned farms attract summer residents. Tariff costs and Western competition push Massachusetts away from old style farming toward repopulating deserted homesteads, with inquiries from across the U S and beyond.
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Massachusetts
Great West
Board of Agriculture
United States
Pacific Coast
Gulf
Canada
Great Britain
Gov Hill Presses Free Bimetallic Coinage Policy
In Elmira New York Governor Hill argues for free bimetallic coinage to resolve currency inequality between silver and gold. He denounces British gold monometalism and criticizes Republican tariff bills while signaling economical administration and relief measures in Congress.
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Gov. Hitl
Republican Congress
Congress
Gov. Hsi Lu
United States
Gov. Hitt
Massachusetts
Ohio
Gov. Hilt
A King in Exile Dom Pedro of Brazil Dies in Exile
The exiled Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II lived quietly after a bloodless 1889 revolution deposed him. He asked once to return to die in Brazil, a request that was refused. He was remembered as a gentle ruler and noted for abolition of slavery, though not by his direct action. The revolution’s Fonseca, who led the upheaval, was deposed when Pedro was near death.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
Dom PrEpno
Fonseca
Irish Goods at the World’s Fair Exhibit Appeal
Boston residents are urged to support a creditable Irish home industry display at the Columbian Exposition. The Irish Industries Association promotes lace embroidery and woolen goods through schools and homes led by Lady Apper Deen as president. A committee chaired by A Schuman and Patrick A Collins secretary seeks contributions to cover exhibit expenses.
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Boston
Irish Industries Association
Lady Apper Deen
A. Schuman
Patrick A. Collins
Joan M. Graaham
Oddities and Local Color From A Dime Museum Row
A collage of humorous exchanges and sketches from a dime museum scene includes a poor dressmaker lamenting a refrain, jokes about a mortgage, a voyage to fund lectures, and quirky banter among performers. Characters like Alfred De Zooks and Theodore Caddy pop with parlor chatter and stage whimsy.
The Stranger Within Our Gates
A narrator describes a curious, circular route to Bosworth street in Boston, following tavern signs and narrow alleys. He discovers a concealed passage and a deceptive street layout, ending at a private way sign and a familiar fence, reflecting on hidden urban routes.
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Bosworth
Humorous Bits and Quips From Old Newspapers
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various papers. The mix includes March humor with a drummer comparison, a Chicago policeman salary quip, dog coat joke, a New Year tale about a busted drum, and short exchanges from Harper's Bazar Jewelers Weekly and New York Sun.
Century Magazine bound volume May to October 1891 features 33 full-page pictures
The bound volume includes 33 full-page illustrations and 444 engravings, with frontispiece portraits of Nicholas I of Russia, Horace Greeley, George M. Dallas, the Emperor and Empress of Germany, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, and Rudyard Kipling, totaling 960 pages. Harper's Young People December 5 issue is the Christmas number with stories by Warner, King, M. E. M. Davis, Bunner, Bangs, and Barnum, plus a Grasset cover. The Illustrated London News Christmas edition offers many full-page pictures and works by Bret Harte, Q, J. M. Barrie, and others. both include large colored pictures for the holiday issue, as does Father Christmas.
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The
Century Magazine
Nicolas I
Russia
Horace Greeley
George M. Dallas
Germany
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Rudyard Kipling
Harper’s Young People
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles King
M. E. M. Davis
H. C. Bunner
John Kendrick Bangs
P. T. Barnum
Eugene Grasset
Paris
Illustrated London News
Bret Harte
J. M. Barrie
Boston Police appoint supervisor of the press
The Boston Police Department names a supervisor of the press to handle police information. The move is seen as a nickel in the slot for suppressing news, drawing criticism from most outside observers except the local night editor.
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Boston Police Department
Elizabethan Songs in Perfumed Verse
A fragmentary poem praising ideal beauty, comparing it to the universe, a seamless skein of silk, a flawless form, and a perfectly printed book. The speaker marvels at an unnamed beauty with lofty metaphors, concluding with a line from Ben Jonson.
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Brn Jonson
Public Eye Snippets From Berlin to New Jersey
A collection of faded items notes Mozart's anniversary in Berlin, Vanderbilt’s $2000 whip award, Arizona praised by Marcus Aurelius Smith, and assorted world and U S figures. Accounts mention Grand Duke George in Algiers, Nordenskjold’s Finlander-Swede status, Laveleye to be titled baron, Hale statue moving from Paris, Wiman addressing unions, Mackaye's Opera House bid, Major McKee cremation, Stockton's career, Tupper and Goldwin Smith politics, Prince of Wales as Grand Master, and Stonewall Jackson near a fire in Martinville New Jersey.
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Berlin
William H. Vanderbilt
Marcus Aurelius Smith
Arizona
Italy
America
Marcus
George
Russia
Algiers
Nordenskjold
Canada
Charles Tupper
Goldwin Smith
United States
Prince of Wales
Grand Lodge of Free Masons
Stonewall Jackson
West End Street Railway Reports Yearly Accidents
The West End street railway reveals 20 killed and 261 injured in the year ending Sept 30. Among the dead, 3 were passengers and 116 injured, with 4 injuries beyond the rider’s control. The line carried 119 264 401 passengers, suggesting riding danger is not high as only one in 705 706 was injured. The company logs every accident from fatalities to minor sprains.
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West End Street Railway
West End
Bing
Reasons Why Mayor Should Seek Re-Election In Boston
The article details Mayor Matthews moving to consolidate city street departments into one public works unit. It traces prior efforts from 1874 to 1889, notes past failed attempts, and highlights Matthews using executive order to merge paving and sanitary police with the chief engineer directing street cleaning, arguing this reform proves strong administrative leadership for another term.
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Cobb
Board of Public Works
General Court
Martin
Jesse M. Gove
Committee On
Cambridge
New Life
Henry H. Carter
Boston
Boston Children’s Aid Society outlines needs for expansion
The Boston Children’s Aid Society met at Miss Annette P. Rogers’s home to report on current programs and future labor, including a bureau of information, a placing out agency, and 54 home libraries with 540 children reading and saving pennies.
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Boston Children’s Aid Society
Annette P. Rogers
Jay Street
Charles W. Birtwell
Peedy Children of
Boston
Charity Building
Chardon St
How a New Congress is Organized lecture
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard University will lecture at Old South Church in Boston on Wednesday December 9 at 1 p m. The topic is the organization of a new Congress as part of the American Political History series for teachers. The talk follows Congress's opening and is a highlight of the course.
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Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Old South Church
Hart
Boston
Tax on Hides Sparks Massachusetts Debate
In a remark from the Manchester Union, the author notes it is odd the Republicans never taxed hides in Massachusetts until Democrats there began tanning. The comment implies political maneuvering around economic measures in New England.
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Massachusetts
Boston Nationalists push fuel at cost petition plan
The Nationalists of Boston circulate petitions statewide urging the General Court to authorize cities and towns to supply residents with fuel at cost. President Legate calls the idea remarkably popular and says endorsements pour in from across the state.
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Boston
General Court
Legate
Explosion Strikes Jersey City Pennsylvanian Terminal
Gas explosion and fire severely damaged the five story Jersey City terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad fronting Exchange Place. Fire boats and tugboats fought flames. the river end and ferry slips survived with minor damage. Loss is estimated under 60,000 dollars and insured.
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N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Exchange Place
Pennsylvania Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey Company
Erie Railway
New York, New Haven & Hartford Company
New Yorker
Ferry House
Adams Express Company
Cincinnati
Chicago
Bergen Hill
Reward for information on lost Presidential boom
One thousand dollars reward offered by the Philadelphia Busy Bee for information about a lost, strayed, or stolen item marked fragile this side up with care. Property of Robert E. Pattison last seen in the consomme. The reward is to be paid at the Busy Bee editorial rooms.
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Busy Bee
Robert E. Pattison
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