Railroad Controversy Between Northern Pacific and Oregon Lines
A reporter questions directors actions on branch road building and stockholder awareness. The judge notes directors meetings were not read to stockholders. Northern Pacific and Union companies seek amicable settlement, with potential costs around 12 million dollars and various paths to restore rates while maintaining revenue.
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Columbia & Palouse
Oregon Company
Oakes
Northern
Union
Transcontinental
Union Pacific
Oregon
Paris Banker Jacques Meyer Linked to Major Creditors
A Washington society note lists Mme Jane Hading as a top creditor to Paris banker Jacques Meyer who recently sent him $10,000 from America. Other items mention Miss Bancroft organizing a winter ballroom class for daughters with attached ballrooms, and various brief health, social, and political notes about public figures including Dr. Alexander T. McGill, Mrs Hancock, Queen Victoria, General Spinner, and Captain Isaac Bassett.
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Jacques Meyer
Paris
Mme
Jane Hading
America
Washington
McGill
Hancock
General Hancock
Miss Bonour
Oliver Russell
Governor's Island
Victoria
Duke of Saxe
J.S. Mitchell
Chicago
Pablo Beach
Florida
Chicago Tribune
Isaac Bassett
National Senate
Daniel Webster
Senate
California excursion train departs Fitchburg with 150 passengers
A large Raymond & Whitcomb Pullman excursion leaves Fitchburg station at 4 PM for California carrying 150 passengers including Dartmouth College President H. C. Bartlett and wife, Wason Manufacturing’s President George C. Fisk and wife, and Thomas Nickerson, ex-president of the Mexican Central railway. The train features named cars and a long list of English and American travelers, with routes through multiple roads to Los Angeles and East Pasadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
California
Raymond & Whitcomb
8. C. Bartlett
Dartmouth College
George C. Fisk
Wason Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Thomas Nickerson
Mexican Central Railway
John Magee
Chelsea
Magee Furnace
C. H. Wilson
C. A. Cooke
E. T. Ryder
Harvard
Whitcomb Golden
Almeria
Pasadena
Trinidad
Thracia
New York
Rotterdam Junction
Iolanthe
Charles 8. Jewitt
Buffalo
Henry C. Howard
Niagara Falls
West Shore
Grand Trunk
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
East Pasadena
New Orleans
Kansas City
Exica
England
Edith L. Allen
W. H. Allen
Arlington
Atkinson
Fall River
C. M. Barnard
Boston
Higivanda
S. C. Bartlett
Hanover
N. H
J. A. Bowen
Nettie A. Bowen
South Acton
A. G. Broadhurst
L. A. Harmon
Dedham
Louis Higginson
R. E. Hilliard
Lynn
Charles H._ Holbrook
H. F. Homer
Somerville
L. A. Hotchkiss
West Haven
Conn
E. Howard
Westboro
H. Howe
Marlboro
Elizabeth A. Lane
Bangor
John D. Lewis
Mary L. Lewis
Providence
R. 1
Deila Little
M. D. Lockwood
Jennie G. Lovejoy
Melrose
H. M. Magee
H. M. Mansfield
J. Mansfield
Canton
Samuel Mawhinney
Worcester
M. F. Sterram
West Newton
Kri. ¥. Metcalf
H. F. Metcalf
East Somerville
John B. Morris
J. B. Morris
Mary E. Morris
Saugatuck Conn
Newton Centre
J. C.S. Parcher
S. Pridham
Harry P. Ray
Mary E. Ray
Manchester
Sarah A. Rhoades
Great Barrington
J. L. Richards
Newtonville
H. P. Richmond
M. E. Russell
Daniel Sharp
Dorchester
G. F. Shaw
Oakland
Frances Simes
Olive Simes
William Simes
C. N. Simmons
Dighton
George Starbuck
M. Starbuck
S. Horace Starbuck
Susan A. Starbuck
Nantucket
Emeline E. Taylor
Lake Village
E.G. Thomas
Hingham _ Centre
W. F. Townsend
H. L. van Valkenburg
Athol
J. F. Wetherbee
Rallying for O'Brien at Faneuil Hall rally in Boston
Supporters of Mayor O'Brien gather at Faneuil Hall with a brass band on a four horse wagon as John McDonough and Charles Woodbury praise O'Brien and attack Hart. Speakers defend Irish American rights and denounce Republican school-board plans while calling for O'Brien's reinstatement.
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O’brien
Faneuil Hall
Thomas J. Barry
Hart
John McDonough
McDonough
T. N. Hart
Boston
Mr. Hart
Sheridan
Charlestown
O’ Brien
City Hall
Beacon Hill
Fulton
Charles L. Woodbury
John E. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Prince
Don Quixote
Music Hall
Carrigan
Edward FE. Brown
Edward Hamilton
Barry
P. A. Collins
City Appropriations Under Scrutiny In Letter to Editor
A letter to the Post criticizes Mayor O Brien for claiming fiscal prudence while detailing the city budget for the City Hospital. It notes a $196 200 appropriation for the year, seven months of spending totaling about $140 357, leaving $55 842 unspent and $11 168 per month spent. The piece impeaches perceived overrun and questions management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Aston
Inspection of Buildings Department
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Back Bay Park
House of Industry
Marcella Street
Dorchester
Charlestown Almshouse
Rainsford
Long Islands
O’brien
Perkins
Stony Brook
City Hospital
Collector’s Department
East Oston
Executive Department
Health Department
Mt. Hope
Park and Sewer
O’ Brien
Harvard Bridge
County of Suffolk
Suffolk County Court House
New Public Library
Babylonian Expedition Prospects From Philadelphia
Constantinople advices say the University of Pennsylvania Babylonian expedition faces delays. Dr Peters has not secured a firman from the Sultan, making a successful march to Babylonia uncertain. With Euphrates rising in March, only January and February remain for archaeological work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Constantinople
University of Pennsylvania
Peters
Babylonia
Euphrates
Capen Nominated for State Board of Education Vacancy
Governor Ames named E. H. Capen of Tufts College to fill the vacancy on the State board of education after the death of E. C. Carrigan.
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Capen
Ames
E. H. Capen
Tufts College
State Board of Education
E. C. Carrigan
New Books on Ohio History and French Painting Reviewed
The Ohio history book by Rufus King covers preterritorial years and rebellion service, with praise for its clarity and flaws in scope and tone. A separate review of A History of French Painting notes its broad reference value, including chapters on Moravians and early settlers, but critiques structure and indexing.
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King
Ohio
Northwest Territory
Marietta
Nathan Dane
Dane
Webster
Senate
Massachusetts Historical Society
United States
Rufus King
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Chapters From Jane Austen Reviewed in Boston Classics
A critical piece argues that Oscar Fay Adams selection from Jane Austen's Emma fails to convey the novel's full character and scope. The review contends that fragmenting Austen's writing robs readers of the miniature yet powerful artistry Miss Austen designed. It contrasts with Rider Haggard style adaptations and notes the volume offers only a taste of Austen's wit and style, not her complete character portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Austen
Sarah Tytler
Miss Austen
Oscar Fay Adams
Amslopogaas
Rider Haggard
Allan Quatermain
Emma
Adams
John Knightly
Hartfield
Jane
Mr. Elton
Harriet
Jane Fairfax
Highbury
Frank Churchill
Westons
Mrs
Knightlys
Boston
Lee & Shepard
History of French Painting and Notes on Fiction
A review summarizes Mrs Stranahan with a concise aim for an accessible art history of French painting from early to late practice. It notes readable detail, lists of artists and works, and critique of Millet and Corot, with other book reviews including The Tory's Daughter Counter Currents Colonel Quaritch V C Don avan This Wicked World and How Men Propose with literary notes and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millet
Corot
le Rene
Emile Zola
Philadelphs
T. B. Peterson & Bros
Price
December Forum Reviews Highlight Tolstoi and reform essays
The December Forum offers thoughtful pieces including Archdeacon Farrar on Tolstoi, Edward Atkinson on The Price of Life, and Francis A. March urging English spelling reform. Some essays, like Tourgée’s survey and Browne’s To Marry or Not to Marry, are less illuminating, but several stand out for the thoughtful reader. Tolstoi’s teaching is summarized as simple yet profound, with comments forbidding further glosses and stressing accessibility to the masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
Stanley
Lord Wolseley
Cable
General Sherman
Mr. Blaine
Blaine
Edwards Pierrepont
Beaconsfield
Judge Tourgée
South
Junius Henri Browne
Archdeacon Farrar
Count Tolstoi
Edward Atkinson
Francis A. March
Tolstoi
Christ
Fire Record In Multiple Cities Reports Large Losses
Fire across several cities caused extensive damage. In Portland Conn E E Ellsworths store and Central school building suffered combined losses near 9500. Anderson Wilsons grocery and a barn were partly and wholly destroyed with total damages around 15000. Syracuse N Y saw several factories burned at 1 AM including A E Nettleton Co and I C Weston tricycle works. Cleveland O lumber yards of Woods Jenks Co burned destroying five acres of lumber with losses about 75000, insured 82000. An awning at 105 Cambridge Street burned causing 5 in damage and a fire at 43 Tileston Street caused 20 in damage. The fires triggered alarms and were extinguished by local firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
A. E. Nettleton & Co
I. C. Weston
Cleveland
Woods, Jenks & Co
F. M. Holmes
Cambridge Street
Leahy and
Henry
John Gilmore
Tileston Street
Charming Old Ladies in English Society
A London letter in the New York Times extols English grandmothers as strong healthy fascinating conversationalists. They remain active in society, outlived vanity, and retain keen mental relish, making their export to America seem a wise move long delayed for the benefit of both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
New York Times
America
Tennyson Letter Links Poet to Spiritualism Revealed
A 1874 letter in a Chicago newspaper shows Alfred Lord Tennyson describing a waking trance from self repetition. He writes of dissolving individuality into boundless being and calls death an almost laughable impossibility, acknowledging the description is beyond words.
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Tennyson
Chicago
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O'Brien
Charles Levi Woodbury
NEW Books
Napoleon III
Stranahan
Charles Scribner’s Sons
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co
King George
Maine
Canada
Maritime Canada
Great Northwest
Sant’ Ysidra
Justina
George Fletcher
Quaritch
V.C
M. Zola
Maria Edgeworth
Ivan Turgenier
George Eliot
Louisa May Alcott
Northwest
A. G. Riddle
York
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Roberts Bros
Colonel Quaritch
H. Rider Haggard
Harper & Bros
Donovan
Edna Lyall
D. Appleton
Farrar
Austin Flint
Park Benjamin
Vesuvius
Michigan
Spiritualism
Henson
Benson’s
Fitchburg, Mass
Boott Cotton Mills
State Street
Eliot C. Clarke
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Richards & CO
J. B. Hart & Co
Tremont Street
OF the
Yokohama Export Co
C. T. Walker
Walker’s Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland St
Lancaster St
W. VP. Balch
Balch
Devonshire St
Custom House
Mass
Mittens
Bundes
L. Saltonsyall
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
Brush Electric Lighting Company of
Loston
Massachusetts
Boston Electric Light Company
Rush Electric Lighting Company of Boston
Brush
Electric Lighting Company of
Hugh O'Brien
Edward B. Maltby
Isaac Fenno
Samuel
Sias
B. W
Boston Post
John Noble
C.H. Cooper
Godfrey Monse
F. A. Farnham
Ellen C
Commonwealth
Elen C
Joseph Miller
New York City
Thomas
Eden C. Bullock
County of
Jos
A. Willard
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
General Court
Senate and
House of Representatives
William Bliss
Massachu
Electric Standard Time Company
George A. Crocker
Oston
C. H. Cooper
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