Fairyland Sprites at Mechanic's Hall Benefit Performance
A mid winter spectacle titled Fairyland Sprites unfolds at Mechanic's Hall with a lavish pageant of earth and air beings, fairy circles, and musical numbers to benefit the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. Patronesses and matrons from Boston society support the event, led by Colonel Samuel Harrington as chief marshal and a skilled stage staff.
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Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Boston
George Rogers
W. B. Joslin
W. R. Morton
F. O. Woodruff
F. E. Barnes
Daniel Strain
J. Foster Bush
E. B. Kellogg
Nils Posse
Nellie Hill
Richard Perkins
Henry D. Forbes
Fred Gregory
E. C. Harris
Arthur Burnham
Eleanor Wilbur
Walter Winslow
E. H. Garrett
Nelson Skillings
F. W. Groby
C. T. Carter
S. S. White
A Woman for U S Senator in Kansas Lease Candidacy
The article surveys Kansas politics around Mary Ellen Lease entering the race for the United States Senate. It notes her background as “Kansas Cyclone” and lawyer in Wichita, her stump speeches for labor and populist causes, and the debate over whether a woman may be seated if elected. Prominent figures comment on eligibility, with Potter supporting her nomination and various lawyers weighing constitutional requirements and legislative intent.
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Sutherland
Miller
Senate
Lease
Samuel W. Clifford
Mary Ellen Lease
Kansas
Toneka
United States
Weaver
People’s Party
South Ao
Queen Mary
Wichita
Peoples’ Party
Potter
John D. Long
Marcellus Coggan
John R. Bullard
Richard Olney
P. A. Collins
Charles Levi Woodbury
Hill
Dabney
Pageant of the Year rehearsed at Mechanics Hall
The dress rehearsal for a Pageant of the Year drew a large crowd at Mechanics Hall. Spectators watched twenty six acts with elaborate costumes and intricate dances from New Year to June Wedding.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Salem Cadet Band
Cupid
St. Valentine
Knagyn
John Coleman
Machinists Ball Brightens Cotillion Hall Night
The third annual ball of local lodge No 1 of Machinists was held in Cotillion Hall. Boston machinists abandoned tools for a lively evening as Baldwin's Orchestra played and 250 couples danced amid festive chatter.
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Lodge No. 1
Cotillion Hall
Boston
Baldwin
1898 Contract Talks Open With City Street Railway
Pp J Moynihan Jr president Warren W Cleary chief marshal Edward Morrissey floor director with assistants Lam age Buscoe and aids Letterhand Lunt Car roll McNally Moynihan Godfrey Hardcastle Flanagan McCaskill Brown. President Whitney and GM Sergeant West End Street Railway to meet eight member committee led by M S Drew Pioneer Federal Labor Union for conference over a new contract.
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Warren W. Cleary
Edward T. Morrissey
J. N. Lamage
H. Buscoe
F. W. Letterhand
L. T. Lunt
J. J. Carroll
B. G. McNally
D. J. Moynihan
J. Godfrey
G. Hardcastle
J. J. Flanagan
S. P. McCaskill
D. J. Brown
Whitney
Sergeant
West End Street Railway Company
M. S. Drew
Pioneer Federal Labor Union
Granite Cutters Union reports 200 out of work strike reduced
The executive board said about two hundred men were unemployed at the moment. The strike assessment was cut from 25 cents to 12 1/2 cents per day.
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Whitney
Boston Granite Cutters’ Union
Evans Hall
Tariff Reform and Money Question Debate Intensifies
Speakers critique tariff reform tactics and the money system. They argue for educating the public on policy, defend bank notes, and challenge legal tender limits while urging political strategy and Senate considerations. The discussion references President Cleveland and Mr. Lodge amid wider calls for economic reform.
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Perenne
Cleveland
Fairchild
Admonitions on Tariff Reform and Party Leadership
A speech praising Admiral Lodge's influence within the Republican party while outlining a path for tariff reform. It debates protection, free trade, and a gradual return to pre Civil War tariff levels, arguing for reduced duties on raw materials and reliance on supply and demand. Letters of regret from Bayard Ames and Garrison are read in the absence of the secretary.
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Harvey N. Shepard
Great Britain
Norway
Canada
Africa
South America
Australia
Russia
Egypt
India
West
Orient
Europe
Mississippi
Josiah Quincy
United States
Lodge
Quincy
Senate
Mr Lodge
Congress
Harrison
William B
Rice
England
Thomas B. Reed
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Thomas F. Bayard
Oliver Ames
William Livyis Garrison
Snow Essay Dilemma Inspires Quiet Humor
A captioned quip shows Louis asking what’s wrong and Martins replying that the teacher demanded a snow essay but no snow exists to write on. The line, from Harper’s Young People, captures a playful classroom moment.
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Louis
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