Boston Post Honors Public Backing Against West End Railroad
The Boston Post notes strong public support from residents for its stand against the West End railroad methods. It cites prompt, hearty backing, endorsement from outside press, congratulatory letters, and resolutions like those of the Nationalist Club, asserting the press remains unsubsidized and fair in defender of public interests.
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Post
Boston
West End
Nationalist Club
Mayor Matthews Promises and Delivers Clean Administration
Mayor Matthews pledged a clean, economical and vigorous business administration and has kept it. He intends to maintain the course for another year, underscoring his commitment to steady governance.
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Matthews
The New Judges Controversy and Possible Nominations
The article discusses anticipated presidential nominations for circuit and district judges. It warns that selections may provoke mixed reactions, citing Judge Woops as an insult to the nation if promoted, due to his role regarding blocks of five Dupiley. It notes potential approval for William L. Putnam in New England and calls for Senate scrutiny.
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Senate
Woops
Indiana
Harrison
Woods
Dupdley
Willliam L. Putnam
New England
Putnam
Mayor Mathews Promises Clean Streets and Low Taxes
Valuable services as a member of the commission which drafted the fisheries treaty with Great Britain in the last year of President Cleveland's administration gave him a reputation as wide as the country. Clean streets, a low tax rate, efficient public service—these are some of the things which a vote for Mayor Mathews means today.
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Great Britain
Cleveland
Matthews
Emphatic Citywide Vote Backing Mayor Matthews urged
The piece advocates a large majority today to endorse Mayor Matthews and his Democratic administration. It argues a strong win will solidify the businesslike policies, empower approved ideas, and push municipal affairs forward. It warns that larger turnout diminishes Allen’s share and stresses every vote counts.
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Matthews
Mator Heens
Allen
Admirable Appointment for Auditor Trefry as Savings Bank Commissioner
Governor Russell faces praise for potential unanimous suggestion of Auditor Trefry to the savings bank commission. Trefry’s career as auditor has earned broad respect and public trust. The move would leverage his proven performance and inherent qualities to benefit the state service.
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Trerry
Savings Bank
Russell
Trefry
Citizens' Candidate Backed by Mayor Matthews
In the race the Citizens' ticket rallies behind Mayor Matthews. Supporters say he represents stability and public service while party politicians push Candidate Allen as their chosen standard bearer.
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Citizens
Matthews
Party
Allen
Call to Free Wool to Aid Domestic Woollen Industry
Congressman Springer pushes the first relief bill from a Democratic House to the Senate, proposing free raw wool and removal of compensating duties on woollen goods to cut blanket and clothing costs and boost U S manufacturing against European markets. Petitions from Wool Growers and Dealers show broad support, arguing current duties are an unnatural burden.
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Congressman Springer
Democratic House
Senate
Europe
Bennett
American Wool Reporter
Congress
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
Democratic city government rides on wool relief vote
The passage stresses relief for domestic wool as essential to support manufacturers. It predicts Republican Senate resistance, claims Judge Lawrence Delano and Harpster influence, and asserts every vote will determine a large Democratic city government majority.
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Senate
Lawrence
Delano
Harpster
Chilean Question Averts War Says U S and Chile Reach Calm Tone
The United States and Chilean governments show no reason for war or aggressive moves. Harrison’s message is seen as fair and clear, while Chile’s Montr and Marra dispute it but foresee no conflict. Montt will soon become president with a more liberal cabinet, and the situation is handled without force.
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United States
Chile
Mr. Harrison
Montr
Senor Marra
Horrison
Mayor Matthews Looms Over City Election Outcome
The speaker argues that a larger majority for Mayor Matthews today would strengthen the business men's administration next year, signaling broad support for his policies and leadership.
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Matthews
Free Coinage Bill Faces House Hurdles
The New York World expects an overwhelming House passage for free coinage, but three factors argue otherwise. East coast sound money Democrats resist, Western and Southern Democrats fear defeat lessons, and some Republican minority members oppose. Together these forces likely prevent an overwhelming majority.
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New York World
House
East
Ohio
Mills
Vote for Mayor Martuews Today Signals Good Government
A call to elect Mayor Martuews this election day frames the choice as a path to good government. Supporters argue steady leadership and public accountability, while opponents warn of unresolved local issues awaiting oversight.
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Martuews
Quay Clarkson and Bosses Shape Gop Nominee Fate
The 1892 Republican nomination process centers on Quay Clarkson Duprey Wanamaker and party bosses who control the selection. Clarkson denies backing either Blaine or Howatson while Quay backs Blaine and remakes alliances with Mack to topple Harrison. The rank and file must accept the bosses’ choice with little public influence.
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Clarkson
Blaine
Howatson
Quay
Republican National Committee
Pennsylvania
Mack
Harrison
Duprey
Wanamaker
Elizabethan Greeting to My Love Song
A compact verse from Toomas Hrxwoon inviting clouds to depart and day to dawn for a beloved. It evokes birdsong and dawn imagery with lark, nightingale, robin, blackbird, thrush, and linnet chorus as a serenade for good morning.
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Lizabethan
Robin Red-Breast
Toomas
The Stranger Within Our Gates
A narrator recalls probing Boston lawyers about discreditable dealings. He visits Alderman Welltodo then Soanso Promising Marlboro, who all deny knowledge or evade inquiry. The tale underscores how a top lawyer can leverage status for advantage in a web of supposed misconduct.
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Alderman Welltodo
Soanso
Public Eye items about libraries and prominent figures
The item notes Newberry Public Library in Chicago considering purchasing the late George Bancroft collection. It mentions Queen Victoria’s March in Southern France and other society items including a range of lectures, marriages, bequests, and interests in historic clocks.
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George Bancroft
Newberry Public Library
Chicago
Queen Victoria
France
Prince Bismarck
R. Heber Newton
James Russell Lowell
Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Mitchell
Scott
University of Michigan
T. O. H. P. Burnham
Boston
Massachusetts Agricultural College
George W. Childs
Blaine Invited to Boston Banquet Sparks Speculation
Washington reports that Mr. Blaine has accepted a public banquet invitation in Boston to praise reciprocity, a departure from his usual pattern of declining such events. Followers wonder if it signals a presidential bid or a strategic retreat, leaving friends in doubt.
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Washington
Blaine
Boston
State Department
Boycott Rises as Labor Delegates Debated Immigration
Delegates at the latest meeting adopted resolutions expanding the boycott on the Daily Post and called for abolition of the fee system in Federal courts while debating immigration questions.
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Daily Post
Archaeological Survey of Egypt Appeals for Subscriptions
A 1891 appeal details the first season of the special archaeological survey of Egypt, highlighting the Beni Hasan tombs memoir with plates, and urging readers to subscribe $5 or more to support ongoing work, despite threats to monuments from tourists and antiquities dealers. Names of initial subscribers and organizers are listed, including Amelia B. Edwards and James Russell Lowell.
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Beni Hasan
B. C
Egypt Exploration Fund
Biblia
Amelia B. Edwards
Ancient
Egypt
James Russell Lowell
W. C. Winslow
Beacon Street
Boston
Ptah Hotep
Francis Parkman
Ll.d
Allan Marquiand
Chicago Historical Society
Frances W. Blackwell
Margaret V. Hamilton
Henry Farnam
Theodore Hooper
Thomas H. Russell
Edwin A. Blake
BE. E. Helms
S. D. Bailey
Walter B. Lawrence
A High Old Time and the Patent Medicine Plot
A collage of quirky vignettes on time honesty and business, from a clock tower to almanacs and a patent medicine flyer. A barber and street sweeper dispute a costly infringement as a daughter asks about the station music box and the crowd laughs at misadventure.
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Boston
Fate for Matthews and Reform Arrest of Edward M Field
Edward M Field, tied to the failed banking house Field Lindley Wiechers Co, was seized by three detectives at the Manchester Mansion private asylum near Luckahoe New York. He is jailed in police headquarters on a grand larceny in the first degree warrant issued by Jadeen Marline.
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New York
Edward M. Field
Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co
Manchester Mansion
Luckahoe
N. Y
Jadeen Marline
Blaine alimony granted in pending suit in Deadwood
In Mary Nevins Blaine v James G Blaine Jr the Circuit Court of South Dakota at Deadwood orders $500 alimony pending suit and $300 attorneys fees. Expenses covered. Trial scheduled for February term. Plaintiff currently taking depositions in New York.
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Drapwood
S. D
Mary Nevins Blaine
James G. Blaine
Circuit Court of
South Dakota
Deadwood
New York
Weather Forecast For New England And Mid Atlantic
Weather indicators warn of colder air in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with northwest winds and rain turning to snow by Tuesday evening. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut will see increasing cloudiness with rain and a colder east wind through Tuesday.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Annual dinner of Claflin Larrabee Co. employees
The Claflin Larrabee firm held its annual dinner at the United States Hotel with about forty gentlemen in attendance. Guests included D B Claflin B F Larrabee W H Young and C J W Dickenson. Ss A McDonnell presided and spoke, with committee members J G Goodwin S A McDonnell and W C Hyde.
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Claflin, Larrabee & Co
Lincoln Street
United States Hotel
D. B. Claflin
B. F. Larrabee
W. H. Young
C. J.W. Dickenson
Ss. A. McDonnell
Tremont Street
K. F. Larrabee
J. W. Dickenson
W.C. Hyde
A. McDonnell
J. G. Goodwin
W. C. Hyde
Meeting for Hampton Institute at Old South Meeting House
A noon gathering at the Old South Meeting House will support the Hampton Institute. The one hour event opens galleries and floor seating with five minute talks by Hale Brooks Eliot Porter Gordon Barrows Washington Frissell and others. A quartet of Hampton singers will attend.
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Old South Meeting House
Hampton Institute
Meeting House
Edward Everett Hale
Phillips Brooks
Samuel Eliot
Edward G. Porter
George A. Gordon
Samuel J. Barrows
Booker T. Washington
H. B. Frissell
Hampton School
Hampton Singers
Armstrong
Pettitt Plays Great Tennis In Drawn Match
Tom Pettitt and Peter Latham played at the B A A yesterday afternoon for 150 dollars a side. Pettitt led by one set 6 4 before darkness ended play. The match finished 6-4 6-8 9-7 2-6 with a draw. The bout originated from Saturday when Pettitt gave odds and was handicapped. In Illinois, the Watkins Wire Spring Company plant in Lockport burned badly this morning, loss about 80000 dollars.
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Tom Pettitt
Peter Latham
Pettitt
Deserving Charity Horticultural Hall Fair Opens For Home Fund
A months themed charity fair opened at Horticultural Hall to raise funds for repairs at the Home for Intemperate Women. Booths represent each month with named local ladies guiding January through December tables. August features a circular table with a Japanese canopy. popcorn and temperance drinks are offered at September and other tables. A pink tea and minuet danced by Miss Means of Longwood complemented the opening, with Governor Russell invited but unable to attend. Local entertainments continue nightly this week as votes for Matthews are requested today.
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Horticultural Hall
Chapin
M. A. Lamb
W. S. Butler
May
Grant
Brookline
Woman's Charity Club
Stevens
Abbie Haddock
Miss Phelps
Miss Means of Longwood
Marion Osgood
Russell
Increased Efficiency in City Departments Chapter X
The city reports dramatic gains in department efficiency since consolidation. Street cleaning, watering, and sewer work show large increases in output while costs rise modestly. Architects praise Mayor Matthews for reforms, citing a move to a strict business basis and improved contractor accountability.
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Consolidated Street Department
Matthews
Architect Department
Boston
Architects’ Department
George H. Wetherell
W. D. Austin
Reich & Tilden
Arthur G. Everett
William Whitney Lewis
Little, Brown & Moore
C. Howard Walker
John A. Fox
A. H. Blackall
Cram & Wentworth
Foster Weak But Improving Plans Fortress Monroe Trip
Waspington December 14. Secretary Foster grows stronger and will travel when able. He canceled his engagement to address the Boston Board of Trade dinner but arranged for Assistant Secretary Nettleton to represent him. Genert Nettleton departed for Boston this afternoon.
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Waspington
Foster
Fortress Monroe
Boston Board of Trade
Nettleton
Genert Nettleton
Boston
A Dash for Freedom at Charlestown Prison
Early yesterday morning two convicts, Jack Booth serving fifteen years and Steve McCall serving twenty, attempted a bold escape from Charlestown State Prison. They slipped from the breakfast line, pried through iron bars with a machinist’s hack, and were detected before breaking free. McCall held Booth while the work progressed. both men were found with a knotted club and a sharp kitchen knife. They are confined at Fort Russell for punishment as wardens decide next steps.
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Charlestown
Jack Booth
Steve McCall
Booth
M Call
McCall
Fort Russell
Salem editor N A Horton dies after brief illness
The Hon. N. A. Horton senior editor of the Salem Gazette and Essex County Mercury died at his North Salem home today from pneumonia after a brief illness. Born in Salem in April 1830, he rose from apprentice to senior editor and proprietor, later partnering as Foote & Horton then Horton & Son. He held public office, chaired the Massachusetts Press Association, and served as a trustee of the Salem Public Library. He leaves a widow, a son William A., and a daughter married to Henry M. Batchelder.
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Salem
N. A. Horton
Salem Gazette
Essex County Mercury
North Salem
Mr. Horton
Caleb Foote
Foote
Essex Institute
Essex Agricultural Society
Fraternity Lodge
William A
Henry M. Batchelder
Merchants’ Bark
Oldest Post reader from Framingham recalls 1832 start
Mr Abiel S Lewis of Framingham writes to the Boston Post storytime recalling a subscription begun in 1832 and later continued through 1892. The letter notes his long reading history and business ties on State street with Lewis and Co. The Post will grant a free life subscription to the oldest reader heard from before 1892.
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Post
Morning Post
State Street
Mynrm
Lewis & Co
Commercial
Rowe’s
Long Wharf
Lewis
Framingham
Mass
Boston Post
True & Greene
N. Whitten
Letter to the Editor on Monopolies and Press Courage
A reader praises the Post for facing a powerful monopolist and urges readers to support papers that challenge dominant interests. The writer decries muzzle culture among papers and people, calling for principled stances and reform.
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Post
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Jane
Rosina Vores
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Boston Theatres
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