Amusements Today at Boston Theatres and Venues
Hows Street Taxkarey Hollis Street at 7 45 Geoffrey Middleton Gentleman Covtempia Theatre Washington Street At S Charles Frohman's Company Man With 100 Heads Tremont Theatre Tremont Street At 8 Rosina Vokes Boston Museum Tremont Street At 745 A Sailor's Knot Boston Theatre Washington Street At S The Limited Mail Grand Opera House Washington Street At 3 The Banker's Daughter Howard Athenaum Howard Street At S One of the Fineer Palace Theatre Court Street 10 30 a m to 10 30 p m Dora Wiley and variety
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Hows Street
Taxkarey
Hollis Street
Geoffrey Middleton
Covtempia Theatre
Washington Street
Charles Frohman
Boston Musseum
Tremont Street
Boston Theatre
Limited Mail
Grand Opera House
Howard Athenaum
Howard Street
Palace Theatre
Court Street
Dora Wiley and
Variety
Boston Dost Urges Real Romney Leaders for Mass Party
At the Norfolk Club dinner Hon. Duarte J. Noyes says Massachusetts Republicans need a leader, not baby leaders. He adds that the party’s trouble is not lacking leaders but followers, with too many babies and veterans in the ranks.
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Norfolk
Duartes J. Noyes
Massachusetts
Lottery Strife Splits Louisiana Republican Party
The Louisiana Republican organization divides into two factions over the lottery issue with bolters meeting at the Custom House under the collector. Internal revenue and mint officials align with lottery interests to pack the delegation for Blaine, while anti lottery Democrats remain hopeful amid a fractured party and civil service reform rhetoric.
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Louisiana
State Central Committee
Custom House
Harrison
Internal Revenue Collector
Mint
Blaine
Democrats oppose lottery amendment in Louisiana relic
The platform denounces the lottery amendment as a concession to a monopoly and undemocratic, declaring adoption would destroy liberties. No Democrat should vote for any candidate not opposed to lotteries and pledging to suppress them, with Northern Democrats sympathizing with anti lottery veterans of the Republican era in Louisiana.
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Vention
North
Louisiana
The Other Side of Reciprocity Tariff Debate
The article critiques Harrison’s forthcoming proclamation taxing imports such as hides sugar coffee tea and molasses arguing it harms merchants and people while labeling it the other side of reciprocity. It cites the Boston Journal and notes the few nations with reciprocity deals as Brazil Cuba Porto Rico San Domingo and the British West Indies.
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Harrison
The
Boston Journal
United States
Brazil
Cuba
Porto Rico
San Domingo
British West Indies
Free coinage debate shifts House balance in currency clash
A clipping notes that Speaker Crisp faces a likely anti silver majority in the House, with ninety one Democrats and seventy seven Republicans opposing free coinage after a partial canvass. It warns that many who favor the idea in theory would oppose actual passage and predicts a shift away from a cheap silver dollar.
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Crisp
Committee On Coinage
House
Congress
Boston Merchants Back Free Ships in Historic Vote
Thirty two leading Boston merchants authorize Mr. Andrew to urge Congress for free ships. The Boston Executive Business Association adopted the resolution on March 10, 1890, with members from the Bay State Lumber Trade Association to the Oil Trade Association and beyond. Six refused to support the measure.
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Boston Journal
Boston
Andrew
New England
Boston Executive Business Association
Washington
Congress
Merchants of
Bay State Lumber Trade Association
C. W. Learnerser
J. M. Hans
G. H. Daven
Goopwin
W. O. Buanry
J. J. Cox
Boston Druggists’ Association
Josefh Burnett
T. L. Jonks
A. C. Sura
Boston Earthenware Association
D. S. Greenough
Jerome Jones
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
E. Roginson
Cyrus Thacurer
P. F. Hennigan
Boston Merchants’ Association
C. I. Tuayer
G. A. Clark
New England Furniture Exchange
F. N. Bardwell
New England Shoe and Leather Association
W. Bl, Rice
T. E. Proctor
Willliam Claflen
Oil Trade Association
W. J. Gounpine
Alden Speare
Paint and Oil Club of
J. D. Morton
D. G.taylor
Master Builders’ Association
W. H. Saywarp
L. P. Sout
J. G. Hersey
Mr. Andrew
Boston Merchants Split Over Free Ships Policy
The Journal accuses merchants of voicing personal opinions rather than organizational stances. It notes the New England Shipowners Association split after a meeting with only about one third present. Thirteen members not in attendance publicly opposed the action, backing free ships, while the rest dissented.
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Journal
Boston
New England Shipowners’ Association
The Dupuy Bribery Case and Political Protection
Two years after a warrant for W W Dubey was issued in Indiana for bribery in elections, he eluded service until a US marshal faced arrest. US Attorney Smiley N Chambers blocked the arrest, while Judge Woops reportedly protected Duprey from indictment, raising questions about Senate confirmation and government protection. The piece links Duprey to corruption aiding Harrison and Garrisons presidency.
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W. W. Dubey
Indiana
Dupley
Dupney
Indianapolis
United States
United States District Attorney
Smiley N
Chambers
Benjamin I Garrison
Wilia A. Woops
United States Grand Jury
Woops
Harrison and Dupury
United States Senate
Senate Vacancy In Kansas After Senator Plump’s Death
The death of Senator Plump leaves Kansas with a vacant upper house seat and Senator Peffer as an empty presence. The deceased man is praised for independence and conscience, opposing party caucus on tariffs and supporting silver if sincere. The vacancy may be filled quickly, possibly by Joan J. Ingalls returning to office.
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Plump
Kansas
Congress
Senator Peffer
Pluma
Joan J. Ingalls
Maine
Lewiston
Lewiston Journal
Adventurer in the Cabinet Seeks Elkins for War Secretary
In today’s Senate session it is suggested ELKINS may be moved to confirm as Secretary of War. West Virginia Democrats back him citing residence. Critics call it poor politics and accuse others of aligning to shield Cabinet intrigues and attack Harrison. The New York Tribune praises his executive ability and business acumen.
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Senate
Elkins
West Virginia
Harrnson
Stock Market Shows Satisfactory Week For Investors
The past week brought patient holders steady gains as stronger securities were actively bought. Persistent investors saw prosperity for the present and future, while New York quotes outpaced Boston, whose market lagged in hope and courage.
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New York
Boston
Boston and New York clash over market strength and rail stocks
The piece contrasts Boston and New York financial climates with Union Pacific Chicago Burlington & Quincy and Atchison stocks moving to New York while New York & New England shows strength. It cites stubborn dividend histories, perpetual questions about Atlantic and Pacific lines, and railroad bookkeeping scrutiny amid market jitters and reliance on rumor versus official reports.
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Boston
Missouri Pacific
Maverick Bank
New York
Union Pacific
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Atchison
New England
Atlantic and Pacific Connection
St. Louis
San Francisco
San Francisco First Preferred
Public Eye Highlights World News And Notables
The column surveys diverse items from diplomacy to art. It notes William Walter Phelps en route to Egypt for a month, Dr. R R Meredith ending Sunday school talks, Jonathan Dayton Harris’s long city service, Douglass buying a church, Choisy-le-Roi’s 100th anniversary prep, Captain McGray probing lobster shipment, a famed sculpture commission, and explorer Nossiloff’s Arctic travels.
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William Walter Phelps
Germany
Egypt
Dresden
R. R. Meredith
Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Jonathan Dayton Harris
City of
New York
Frederick Douglass
Choisy-le-Roi
Rouget de Visle
Captain McGray
St. John
England
Louis the Fourteenth
M. Rodin
Victor Hugo
Balzac
Senator Vance
North Carolina
Carey Brenton
Royal Navy
Diaz
Mexico
Richard Mansfield
K. Nossiloff
Nova Zembla
Going to the Wars Elizabethan Songs Fragment
Fragment from an Elizabethan songs piece referencing war and love. The speaker contrasts leaving a nunlike tenderness for arms and a new mistress, honor, and a chaste devotion, with a note of inconstancy and admiration for honor. Personas Ricnard Lovenacr appear in the fragment.
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Ricnard Lovenacr
Carpenters applaud Boston Post unionization move
At a meeting in Templar Hall on December 18 1891 the Carpenters District Council of Massachusetts praised the Seven Post change of hands and new Boston Post management as union friendly. They urged locals to restore patronage and support the new Boston Post and Boston Typographical Union 13.
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NEW Post
Carpenters’ District Council
Templar Hall
Carpenters of Massachusetts
Washington Street
Committee of Boston Typoraphical Union 13
Seven Post
New Boston Post
Tinton 13
Boston
State Carpenters’ Council of
Massachusetts
New Koston Post
Building Trades Council Plans Conference Delegation
The Amalgamated Building Trades Council held a semi monthly meeting in Pythian Hall. President Schneider and Secretary White were delegated to represent the council at the building trades conference on January 4. Resolutions urged the city architect to refrain from terra cotta exterior decorations on all city buildings.
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Amalgamated Building Trades Council
Pythian Hall
Schneider
White
Conference of the
Building Trades
Hotel Wellesley Burned in Needham Fire
A Wellesley hotel in Needham near the line burned early Saturday. Needham Wellesley and Natick fire departments arrived too late to save the building. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars, insured about 100000. No guests were present. cause of the fire is unknown.
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Wellesley
Needham
Wellesley Line
Natick
The Stranger Washington Dressed in A Wall Street Hype
A vividly observed scene inside the Parker House on election day shows patrons reacting to news and weather. A foreboding sense of unease grips the author as hail, politics, and distant conflicts mingle with casual conversations among businessmen and travelers. The piece ends with a quiet, wary reflection on the strangers among us.
Grip in Boston Shows Spread of La Grippe
Boston board of health notes a rising influence of la grippe this week with seven deaths across Charles Town Dorchester Back Bay North End Brighton Roxbury and South Boston. Ages range from 30 to over 70 years. Deaths by months earlier show fluctuating but persistent impact this year. Cases not reported prevent precise totals.
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Board of Health
Charlestown
Dorchester
Back Bay
North End
Brighton
Roxbury
South Boston
Good Men at the Front. Boston mayoral victory noted
From the Utica Observer, Boston re elected its Democratic Mayor by a wide plurality of over 15000, up 3000 from last year, despite a strong Republican challenger. The piece credits Matthews as an honest, economical leader and suggests Massachusetts has shifted away from Republican dominance as a result.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Matthews
Massachusetts
Bay State
On the Side of Success in Plymouth County Journal
The Boston Daily Post earns praise as an excellent reliable paper, showing enterprise under current management. It is hailed as a strong voice for Democratic principles and a long established publication poised for success and deserving its prominent place.
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Plymouth County Journal
Boston Daily Post
Post
Tremont House Fire Alarm Debunked
An alarm from box 35 at 4:05 yesterday afternoon prompted by a citizen who saw smoke from Tremont House chimney led to a false fire report. Fire crews found no fire upon arrival.
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Tremont House
New Year’s Eve Charms and Odd Tales In Odd Fragments
A collage of quips and snippets on eccentric talents, hunting, and festive humor. A grave stone inscription, a newsboy accident, political jabber, a jealous killer, and a plumber’s Christmas cheer appear as brief, disparate notes reflecting a bygone paper’s miscellany tone.
Realistic humor fragments and backstage gaffes reel
A collage of quips and comic vignettes from varied papers. Bits poke at justice, public affairs, and domestic misadventure with punchlines about brass bands, poker, plumbers, and a Maine drug store commotion sparked by a YMCA badge. Strong names and places anchor the snippets.
Will of Colonel Clapp Bequeaths All to Widow and Heirs
The will of the late Colonel W. W. Clapp is simple and contains no public matters. Legacies go to his three children, his Cohasset estate to his widow, and the remainder placed in trust for Mrs. Clapp and the three children. Executors and trustees are the widow, Hon. Charles H. Allen president of the Central Bank, and Hon. John Long.
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W. W. Clapp
Cohasset
Young Men’s Democratic Club Banquet at American House Georgia Park
The Young Men’s Democratic Club of Massachusetts holds its fourth annual banquet at the American House with two halls due to high demand. Gov Russell, General Corcoran, Ex-Congressman Russell, Josiah Quincy, Edward Flynn and others will speak as officers for the coming year are elected. The club, formed in 1888, has grown into a key political force in Massachusetts. The annual business meeting is at 4 PM at 127A Tremont Street with a slate of officers and committee chairs announced.
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Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
American House
Harvey N. Collison
Russell
Commonwealth
John W. Corcoran
Clinton
John E. Russell
Leicester
Josiah Quincy
Democratic State Committee
Edward J. Flynn
John H. McDonough
Young Men’s Democratic Club
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Manchester
James E. Cotter
Hyde Park
C. F. Cronin
Philip J. Doherty
C. E. Stratton
Henry W. Swift
Harold Williams
Boston
George
James Russell Reed
Lexington
A. G. Bullock
Worcester
Benjamin W. Wells
John L. Nichols
Somerville
Sigourney Butler
Quincy
Henry W. Ashley
Westfield
Brookline Democratic Club Elects Officers for 18--
The Brookline Democratic Club has elected officers including President Moses Williams, vice-presidents Jerome Jones William H Hill Henry M Whitney Osborne Howes Jr James B Hand Charles T Duncklee Edward Atkinson Henry W Lamb Patrick O Loughlin J Emory Hoar. A H Latham is secretary and James M Codman Jr treasurer with an executive committee listing Hamlin Cusick Hoar Carroll Whipple Cabot and O Hearn.
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Brookline Democratic Club
Moses Williams
Jerome Jones
William H. Hill
Henry M. Whitney
Osborne Howes, Jr
James B. Hand
Charles T. Duncklee
Edward Atkinson
Henry W. Lamb
Patrick O’ Loughlin
J. Emory Hoar
A. H. Latham
James M. Codman, Jr
Charles S. Hamlin
J. F. Cusick
D. &. Hoar
B. F. Carroll
8. L. Whipple
F. T. Cabot
M. J. O’hearn
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Boston Post
Seeene Scar
Seanee
Wasarno Toy Ofrics
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Coun
West End
Tremont Theatre
Rosina Vokes
Parker House
Russia
Dardanelles
Cable
Europe
New Hampshire
Utica
Weery Reader
Patience Long
Weezy Reader
Sunday Ten
Henry
William J. Jaggers
Bugless Bugle
Texas
Lancaster Examiner
Yonkers Statesman
Rehoboth Herald
Trivger
Bloobumper
Dicer
Trivvet
N. Y. Sun
Charles
Papa
Maud
Puck
Detroit Free Press
Johnny
John
Washington Star
Clapp
the Young Democracy
W. £. Russell
Oak Hall
G. W. Simmons & CO
North Street
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