Various notable appointments and proposals across nations
Robert A. Van Wyck and Jud Augustus Van Wyck serve as Holland Society trustees. Li Hung Chang’s physician Miss Hu King Eng aims to reduce China’s bias against female doctors and will attend the London congress of medical women next year. Gladstone plans a Cannes winter stay with Lord Rendel and his large collection of paper knives. Prince Radziwill funds Rousseau tomb repairs in France, stirring burial questions. Miss Alice Bates Gould donates 20000 for astronomy advancement to the National Academy of Science, honoring Dr. Gould. Rev. Anna Shew of Chicago advocates 200 uniformed women policemen and urges reform in New York and Chicago.
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Robert A. van Wyck
New York
Holland Society
Jud Augustus van Wyck
Brooklyn
Li Hung Chang
Hu King Eng
Foo Choo
China
London
Congress of Medical Women
Gladstone
Cannes
Lord Rendel
Chateau Thoren
Alice Bates Gould
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
Cambridge
Mass
National Academy of Science
Gould
Dudley Observatory
Albany
Cordoba
Argentine Republic
Anna Shew
Chicago
van Wyck
Harrison
Salvation Army
Boston Post Publishing Notice and Contact Details
The Boston Post announces its publication details as a Democratic party paper. It notes second class matter status and asks readers to use checks or money orders payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. The Boston office address is 259 Washington Street and phone is 428.
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Post Publishing Company
Boston
Washington Street
The City Campaign To Date In Boston
Boston voters drift toward continuity as Mayor Quincy faces Curtis with ten days to election. Critics promised upheaval and scandal but public sentiment remains calm, with no dramatic shifts or explosive revelations from opponents. The administration is seen as honest and progress driven, awaiting voting day with even temper.
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Boston
Quincy
Curtis
The Assault on the Civil Service Public sentiment and reform
Public opinion rejects the move to rollback merit rules and patronage. The piece argues for expanding civil service protections, warns that spoils politics weakens Congress and erodes trust, and supports Senator Gallinger’s reform bill against a backward step.
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Washington
Gallinger
Wages Cut Planned in Fall River Mills
The Cotton Manufacturers' Association of Fall River votes a wage reduction across all mills starting January 1. The move comes amid a weak cotton market with record low prints, modest demand, and rising inventories, signaling hardship for thousands of workers and a stalled industrial rebound.
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Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of
Fall River
Fall River Wage Cuts Face Textile Industry Crisis
The city’s textile sector contemplates a ~10 percent wage reduction for 28,000 operatives on a $180000 weekly payroll. The move aims to lower costs amid dull print markets and low cotton prices, risking hardship for workers and reduced local spending in Massachusetts. Past similar cuts in 18 fostered distress the public recalls.
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Fall River
Massachusetts
Boston Merchants Demand Fire Insurance Rate Reduction
For five years no major fires have struck Boston and safety upgrades have improved protection. Yet mercantile fire premiums remain high after past losses, burdening trade. Merchants cite reimbursements by insurers and a calmer risk outlook, pressing the Board of Underwriters to cut rates at Monday hearing.
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Boston
Board of Underwriters
Import and Revenue Debate Over Dingley Tariff
Assistant Secretary Howell argues that tariff revenue failure lies with public demand not law, claiming imports would need to match 1892 or 1896 levels to boost receipts. He questions Democratic revenue gains and Republican praise of reduced imports as a triumph of protection.
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Howell
Treasury Department
Democracy holds in seventeen cities voting Tuesday
In seventeen cities the Democratic vote matched expectations with no defeat. Voters favored license more than last year, and three cities returned to licensing. No city moved from license to prohibition, signaling a clear shift toward a more liberal system.
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Democrats
Boston Societynotes frothy mix of events and anecdotes
A lively column notes Tuesday night gatherings with a women friendly musicale and dancing, local photographers hampered by bad weather, a steeplejack hazard on the State House dome, and First Universalist Church Somerville hosting a charity fair with nations’ flags alphabetically arranged. It also mentions a banking puzzle about a counterfeit bill, social club visits to Assistant Custodian Philip Smith, Mrs. M. M. Browne painting a portrait of William J. Bryan for Riley’s campaign HQ, and word that Henry W Savage is a playwright with A J Clark as co-director in a new Albany opera company.
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First Universalist Church
Cross Street
Somerville
Philip Smith
Federal Building
Uncle Sam
Social Club
East Boston
Ashland Street
West End
Mr. Smith
M. M. Browne
William J. Bryan
Riley
Mr. Bryan
Browne
Henry W. Savage
Albany
N. Y
A. J. Clark
Savage
The Circus Girl Winged Chorus Girl Delights Audiences
The Observant Citizen notes a blonde chorus girl in The Circus Girl wearing wings in the final act, the sole performer so equipped. Congressman Fitzgerald had a busy day, introducing a 100000 pill for the Constitution and learning of a new baby in his family. He then shifted to Boston to tend to his consort. An evening Playgoers Club meeting reports a year’s receipts of 1256.08 and expenditures of 51150.19. Thomas W. Lawson plans to spend 360000 on Winchester estate, with market moves said to have boosted his wealth. James Stevenson, father of missing Grace Stevenson, remains ill in Hotel Clarendon, worried over his daughter. The Jamaica Club yacried its weekly
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Congressman Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Boston
James Stevenson
Grace Stevenson
Hotel Clarendon
I would not die through the seasons say Seymour
A poem by George F. Seymour declares he would not die in spring summer autumn or winter. He jokes about backbreaking yard work harvest sports politics cider mills and Christmas cheer as reasons to keep living. He concludes he would not die at all.
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Happy Land
Ben
George F. Seymour
Nettie Turns Singer For Suffering Alley Children
In a Sabbath afternoon scene two women discuss fame and virtue. Nettie abandons concert dreams to sing for poor alley children, teaching them and visiting a gravely ill boy Jamie Allen. Her acts bring joy to mothers and ultimately her death from illness, celebrated by those she aided.
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Nettie
Jennie Rowe
Jennie
Jamie Allen
Jamie
Campaign Cigar Ode Celebrates Boston Made Smoke
A light verse extols a locally produced campaign cigar from Boston. The poem compares the smoke to a belligerent token, notes its fiery glow and strong odor, and predicts its return in future political campaigns as the raguet end glows on the campaign car.
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Boston
Ward Heelers
Short Story Competitions Offer Weekly Prizes at the Post
The Post announces weekly prizes for original short stories with ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars for each of four others. Winners named Sundays, paid Mondays by check for stories from the prior week. Open to female writers, with guidelines on length, submission, and publication, address to Short Story Editor, the Post, Boston.
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Sunday Post
The
Post
the Post
Boston
Portraits of Boston bachelors and D A R anniversary invite
About thirty Boston bachelors are listed in a New York form with portraits of Holker Abbott T Russell Sullivan Herbert H Barnes Josiah Quincy and Henry A Walker. The Old South Chapter D A R issues invitations for its first anniversary December 16 with Mrs Donald McLean and Postmaster Thomas among speakers. Professor Chadwick will preside over musical exercises with Etta Kileski Bradbury and a chorus of forty. Isabelle Perkins Anderson is noted.
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Boston
New York
Holker Abbott
T. Russell Sullivan
Herbert H. Barnes
Josiah Quincy
Henry A. Walker
Charles W. Galloupe
George Fred Wiliams
Bradley Martin
Old South
Boston Harbor
Donald McLean
Thomas
Chadwick
Etta Kileski Bradbury
Isabelle Perkins Anderson
House Gown Ideas For The Working Woman
A guide to practical and dressy house gowns for business women. It suggests a loose wool wrapper with back and front box pleats, unlined, large bishop sleeves, crocheted edge, and cord neck. Also a colored muslin combing jacket from an old shirtwaist, bright launderable fabrics, and a pink wool dress with lace and velvet details for formal wear.
Smoking cars on trains in Boston petition urged
A letter to the editor argues for smoking cars labeled for smokers only, contending such cars prevent health issues and should be provided in Boston trains. The writer notes smokers use such cars in other cities and urges full car provision for demonstration and success.
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Boston
Letter Writer From Brackett Chides Calcutta Over Politics
W A Brackett lampoons Calcutta in a republican debate about immigration, Latimer massacre blame, and party platforms. He argues for shifting focus to Democratic policies while warning about plutocrats and old guard politics, urging readers toward informed civic choices.
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Calcutta
Anson B. Edgerly
Edgerly
Republican Party
Henry Cabot Lodge
Congressional Record
Lodge
Roc
W. A. Brackett
MULLEN'S SHERIDAN LECTURE DATE CORRECTED
Patrick J. Haley requests correction of a publication error regarding Mr. Thomas A. Mullen's lecture on the Life of Sheridan. The event, under Gettysburg Command No 19 U V A, was reported for last evening but will be held next Sunday evening as stated on the tickets.
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Thomas A. Mullen
Sheridan
Bapins
Patrick J. Haley
Klondike Nuggets and City Laugh Lines
A collage of era jokes and quips from Chicago News and North American. Includes misnaming a son Henry Clay and fears of injunctions, tea party crushes, wash day woes, and a hotel fire scare with a jab about unlucky thirteen.
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Garden of Eden
Chicago News
Briggs
Joe Briggs
Breakfast and Dinner Menus Include Lobster Soup and Bacon
A Brookline Massachusetts listing from Mrs Mears Orcutt outlines daily table hints with breakfast items such as oranges bacon eggs and coffee followed by a dinner menu featuring lobster soup roast duck mashed potatoes squash and dessert options like mince pie and almond cake. It also provides a recipe for bacon slices crisped in the oven and a lobster soup method with crackers butter milk and lobster pieces.
Boston Post Menu Competition Opens for Weekly Prizes
The Boston Post offers a $5 weekly prize for the best three meal bills of fare from women readers. Submissions must read like a menu with brief prep directions, cover four to five persons, cap weekly food cost at $10 for a family of five, and avoid banquets. Entries due by Saturday with results printed each Monday.
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Boston Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Boston Y M C U Course Concert Highlights
The regular Wednesday evening course at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union featured Mrs. Helen Winslow Potter soprano John J Turner baritone Oliver Emerson Bennett reader Edith Waterman pianist and Miss Minna J Gaul accompanist. The program included piano solos songs and readings and was enjoyed by members and friends.
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Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Helen Winslow Potter
John J. Turner
Oliver Emerson Bennett
Edith Waterman
Minna J. Gaul
Third NE Society lecture on The New Democracy Stands for the Masses
The National Educational Society announces the third lecture of the season to be held tomorrow evening at their hall 188 Hanover Street. Lawyer William H. Baker will speak on The New Democracy Stands for the Masses.
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National Educational Society
Hanover Street
William H. Baker
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