Mayor Curtis Charged With Overspending In Boston
The Boston auditor reports ten months show Curtis costing about 1.4 million more than the last Democratic administration, alarming taxpayers. Editorial asks if residents can afford two more years under Curtis and accuses him of claiming economies he does not deliver. It urges voters to remove him for fiscal mismanagement.
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George Fred Williams
Boston
Quincy
Josiah Quincy
Curtis
Auditor of
Curs Tis
Lon Peck
Pope Manufactory
Mr. Peck
Cole Stone
St. Louis
Cole
America
Kingston
Toroto
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Stone
The Whole Ticket For Boston Mayoral Election 1896
The Democrats of Boston urge voters to elect their entire slate today to secure full Democratic control. They argue a Democratic Mayor paired with a Republican board harms reform, schools, and city governance, insisting the complete ticket will deliver good government for 1896.
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Boston
Quincy
Common Council
Republican Party
Democracy
Alderman Allen Attacks Mayor Curtis On Schoolhouses
Alderman Allen accuses Mayor Curtis of neglecting school room needs by relying on wooden temporary structures. He cites $645,000 in funds with only one new schoolhouse built beside temporary structures, claiming public criticism spurred a rushed contract Friday. The piece questions whether a city election is needed to prompt action for Boston schools.
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Allen
Curtis
Boston
Vote for Quincy in Boston Mayoral Race
Josiah Quincy is urged as the Democratic candidate chosen by a citywide delegate convention. The message stresses unity within the party, opposition to machine influence, and a pledge of self government, economy, and local control for Boston.
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Josiah Quincy
Boston
United Democracy of
Quincy
Observant Citizen in Paris Visits Bond Issue
The Observant Citizen notes J Whitney Beals Jr treasurer of the American Promoting and Trust Company is in Paris to place bonds. He is guest of American consul general Samuel E Morss of Indiana who aided in the recent presidential campaign via the Indianapolis Sentinel. Beals is a grandson of a former proprietor of the Post.
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Paris
J. Whitney Beals, Jr
American Promoting and Trust Company
Beals
Samuel E. Morss
Indiana
Indianapolis Sentinel
Cleveland
Post
Boston Bazaar Windows and a Wanderer’s Tales
A reminiscing column blends discoveries of Boston shopfronts and exotic goods with city life. The narrator notes Parisian fashions, Oriental textiles, and East-meets-West displays on Washington Street as if in an exhibition. Various vignettes follow, including a streetcar fare misread, a New York baby carriage crusade, Confederate reunion talk, a bowling alderman, and a reflective tale about a long-lost acquaintance Barker seen in Long Branch.
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Washington Street
Boston
New England
Barker's Fate by Alex McDonald
A reunion tale recalls Barker, a beloved classmate who vanished after his family faced bankruptcy. Wylde recounts Barker's abrupt departure, noting a chilling farewell letter saying his father had gone broke and he would leave for the eaten ( tus)
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Alex. McDonald
Wylde
Barker
Market Basket Prices Remain Steady for Holiday Foods
Cold weather keeps perishables steady with mixed turkey prices from 12 to 20 cents a pound and ducks at 15 to 20 cents. Rhode Island and green ducks command higher rates, canvasbacks and mallards sold by the pair. Holiday greens and trims show limited supply though demand remains for evergreens, pine, wreaths, laurel, and mistletoe ahead of Christmas. Prices extend across country stalls, produce markets, fruit stands, and seafood counters with a broad range of meats, dairy, vegetables, and fruits listed for the season.
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France
England
California
Malaga
Florida
Table Talk Biographies and a New Novel Title
Dr William Findlay of Glasgow's east end, pen name George Uwmber, praised as a Scottish Charles Lamb and longtime co author with R Crockett in the Christian Leader. William Le Queux, author of The Great War of 1897 Zoraida and Stolen Souls, has a new novel The Temptress. London peers find his style lurid after a Pall Mall appearance.
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Glasgow
East End
George Uwmber
Charles Lamb
Zoraida
Mr. le Querx
London
Literary notes and products from Amesbury to Prangs calendars
A survey of writers Ian Maclaren and John Watson with remarks on future fiction and Whittier links, plus notes on Pierre Lotis and Caine, and a poetry excerpt by Edith M. Thomas. Prang’s Artistic Calendars highlights include Our Poets' Calendar and Six British Authors with portraits and home images, plus Bessie Gray designs and violet themed cards for the season.
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White Fall Court
Drumtocky
Mr. Watson
Logicalmond
Auld Lang Syne
Caine
Penny
Whittier
Amesbury
Amesbury House
Pierré Lotis
L. Prafig & Co
Longfellow
Lowell
Holmes
Miss Gray
Letter in Praise of Quincy Unity and Victory
J H O Neil of Boston writes to The Post praising its support for Democratic nominee Josiah Quincy. He argues the paper helped unite Democrats and anticipates a triumphant Quincy victory, asserting the party's strength in Boston as the 1896 election approaches.
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Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Licracy
Muuch
The
Boston Post
Boston
J. H. O’neil
Pair of lovers attempt double suicide in London
Charles Galloway of Maida Vale and his sister-in-law, once lovers, tried to end their lives together at the Grand Ho. Both are seriously ill and, if recoverable, from a reportedly well connected family.
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London
Charles Galloway
Maida Vale
Grand’ Ho
Seasonal pudding and pantry fare in Boston Post note
The Boston Post lists daily menus including seasonal pudding breakfast and dinner items such as tomato soup roast pork baked sweet potatoes and snow pudding with custard. Readers are invited to submit single day meal plans under strict guidelines for a weekly contest with prizes and publication rules.
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Graham Waters
Boston Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Laughs and Laughable Lines From a Busy Day
A collection of witty quips and humorous exchanges from readers and clerks. Jests touch on gifts at Christmas, mistaken purchases, domestic squabbles, and light miscommunications, all framed as brief Tribune style snippets.
Childhood Cloaks For Teens In The Latest Fashion
A fashion note on girl’s cloaks for ages twelve to fourteen describes wide skirts pi sleeves and large collars. Green boucle dominates with tan faced cloth accents and fur or braid trim. Epaulettes or cape styles replace bulky collars as the preferred look.
Bequests in the will of Dr H Payson of Salem
The Salem will of the late Dr H Payson lists public bequests to Maphlias Public Library in Maine for $500, Old Ladies' Home and Samaritian Society in Salem, Post 4 G A R, City Orphan Asylum in Balem, $100 to Carney Hospital in South Boston, 4% as token of appreciation, and $100 to the Antiquarian Society of Dorchester for the Royal family tomb care.
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BR. H. Payson
Public
Maphlias
Old Ladies' Home
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City Orphan Asylum
Balem
Carney Hospital
South Boston
Antiquarian Society of
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