Interesting Struggle Over Navy Bureau Reforms
Special to the Post from Washington reports proposals by Senator Frye to reorganize the Navy Department into three bureaus with civilian heads for two sections and a business trained head for material and construction. The plan aims to speed work, concentrate responsibility, and bring in engineers and architects, amid turf wars among old-line officers. Also covered are rumor-driven talks on committee chairmanships and Senator Beck’s silver speech, with mixed reactions among administration allies and opponents, and comments on Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Manning, and Mrs. Beck’s friends.
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WasuinGcTon
D.C
Frye
Navy Department
Whitney
Bureau of
Senator Beck
Mr. Manning
Mr. Beck
Struggle over Church and State in Argentina Education
Despatches recount a dispute between church and state in Argentina over control of national normal schools. Protestant teachers from the United States faced dismissal after Catholic authorities condemned schools, triggering parliamentary clashes, clergy excommunication, and a push to separate church and state amid protests and a women’s petition to reject anti secular legislation.
President to sign pension bill before Christmas Day
From Logansport Indiana a woman who died in the city from consumption is described as an invalid for some time. The report adds that the President will sign the pension bill for Mrs Grant before Christmas. White House plans for Christmas include dinner with Miss Cleveland. No truth to a New York report that Collector Hedden was removed and Hubert O Thompson named as successor. Assistant Secretary Smith and Second Comptroller Maynard are in New York. First Comptroller Danham has gone to Kentucky. Speaker Carlisle will stay in Washington through recess to prepare the committee list, which will be announced when Congress reopens.
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New York
Danham
Kentucky
Carlisle
Washington
Congress
House
Taylor
Beecher
Garson
General Grant
Boston
Mr. Beecher
The
Watervary Watch Company
Elks of New York
A Decision of Importance to the Tourists of Commerce
John W. Ice won a $2700 verdict against the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company in the Circuit Court. The traveling salesman was ejected from a car after a damaged return coupon was punched and marked by mistake. The incident occurred January 31 and involved a coupon purchased January 30 via Wilmington to Philadelphia.
Dartmouth Professor Daniel Noyes Dies in Chester NH
Rev Daniel James Noyes D D longtime Dartmouth College instructor died Tuesday night in Chester New Hampshire Born Springfield Isle he graduated Dartmouth 1532 and Andover Seminary 1856 He served as pastor Concord and later Dartmouth professor of theology and intellectual philosophy and political economy Funeral and burial plans announced
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Jianover
N. H
Daniel James Noyes
D. D
Dartmouth College
Chester
Springfield
Isle
Dartmouth
Andover Theological Seminary
Congregational Church
Concord
Extradition Proceedings Hear E J Goff Fraud Charge
Toronto reports ongoing steps before the Secretary of State to extradite E J Goff once managing director of the Canadian Agricultural Insurance Company. He faces fraud and embezzlement charges. Canadian counsel J N Greenshield favors resisting extradition. Security offered includes 16 606 pending books examination by an expert accountant. Bail ready. offer of 850 000 from Henry S Hyde of Springfield Massachusetts to fight the proceedings.
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Toronto
Ont
Secretary of State
E. J. Goff
Canadian Agricultural Insurance Company
J.N. Greenshield
Henry S. Hyde
Springfield
Muass
Miners in Wilkesbarre Air Rescue Hopes Damped
A December 23 telegram suggested imprisoned miners might still be alive and that a company crew would vent air by driving an artl van and laying pipes. By afternoon, authorities denied the claim and ruled out survival, noting the mine is filled with deadly black damp and many bodies may never be recovered.
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Wilkesbarre
Artl
Ferndale mine disaster in Wales reported casualties
A Pontypridd despatch describes a major explosion at Ferndale pit near Pontypridd Wales. About 750 miners were in the mine. at least fifty were killed in the upper seam and many were injured or rescued. Subsequent reports say twelve dead and thirty rescued with more awaiting word.
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London
Ponty Pridd
Wales
Ferndale Pit
Ferndale
T. D. Acland
M. P
Mr. Gladstone
Hawarden
Somerset
Gladstone
Parnelli
Trish
Cardinal Manning
The
Tablet
Themas Nutty
Meath
Parnell
England
Monifesto
Patriotic Union
Duskin
Union
Oldest Lowell physician John Orne Green dies
John Orne Green, Lowell's oldest physician, died this afternoon. A Malden native born in 1799, he graduated from Harvard in 1817 and was a longtime member of the Massachusetts Medical Society. An intimate friend of classmate Stephen Salisbury, he was highly esteemed in Lowell and leaves two grown sons.
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Lowell
Mass
John Orne Green
Malden
Harvard
Sion
Stephen Salisbury
Worcester
Massachusetts Medical Society
Mills Workers Refer Wage Demand to Knights of Labor
Providence December 23 operatives at Lonsdale Mills asked for a 10 percent wage increase. The company refused, citing lower cotton prices and a corresponding fall in bleached goods prices. After a temperate discussion the issue was referred to the Knights of Labor to represent the employees.
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Providence
Lonsdale Mills
Knights of Ea
Tramp linked to crime after blood stains found
In Allentown police report coroner's jury verdict on Polender death at Catasauqua. Blood stains appear on clothes of Francis Murdock, a suspect arrests, with knife-like wounds discovered on his body. He claims to be a baker from Massachusetts.
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Allentown
Penn
Polender
Catasauqua
Francis Murdock
Massachusetts
Houston Insurance Company to Wind Up After Bank Failure
The Houston Insurance Company of Hevuston Texas, financially hurt by City Bank of Houston's collapse, has reinsured all liabilities with City of London Company Limited and will immediately wind up operations. Stockholders expect to lose the entire $300,000 capital, much of which was in City Bank stock.
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Hevuston
Tex
Dee
Houston Insurance Company
City Bank of Houston
City of London Company, Limited
Houston Company
Capitol
City Bank
Foster Charged With Poultry Theft Aboard Freight Car
Nassioa N H December 23 Charles F Foster a night brakeman on the Boston and Lowell railroad was arrested today on charges of stealing poultry from a freight car in transit He was arraigned pleaded not guilty and the hearing was continued to this evening when he pleaded nolo contendre He will receive sentence tomorrow morning and formerly resided in Lawrance
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Nassioa
N. H
Charles F. Foster
Boston and
Beecher Receives City Gift Watch From Boston
Rev Henry Ward Beecher, returning to Brooklyn from Stanford, is given a gold watch by Boston officials Alderman George Curtis and Councilman William Taylor Jr. The inscription honors his Grant eulogy of Oct 22 1885 and ties the gift to Boston days. Beecher recalls the wartime watch tale and notes future heirloom value.
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New York
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Stanford
George Curtis
William Taylor, Jr
Boston
Beecher
Major Pond
Ilomer
Hen Y Wa Beecher
General Grant
Mr. Beecher
Curtis
Dr. Beecher
America
Death totals by city show Boston leads with 141 in a week
The weekly death counts list 18 cities with Boston at 141 deaths. Worcester 19.00 per capita figures and other cities such as Cambridge 25.23 Fall River 30.11 Springfield 19.27 New Bedford 18.68 Salem 24.05 Holyoke 9.33 Chelsea 12.32 Taurton 0.80 Haverhill 9.52 Gloucester 11.05 Brockton 15.00 Newton 16.58 Malden 12.68 Waltham 3.56 are included in the tally.
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Boston
Worcester
Lowell
Cambridge
Fall River
Springfield
New Bedford
Salem
Holyoke
Chelsea
Taurton
Haverhill
Gloucester
Brockton
Newton
Malden
Waltham
Jealous Farmer Slays Wife Then Kills Himself
In Flemingville near Oswego, Aaron Shaw aged 62 shot and killed his wife aged 48 before turning the gun on himself. Jealousy and suspected madness over domestic troubles led to the tragedy as the couple had been living apart.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Flemingville
Oswego
Aaron Shaw
Shaw
General Shaler in Court On Bribery Indictment
General Alexander Shaler appeared in General Sessions Court and pleaded not guilty to a bribery indictment linked to armory site selections. His counsel reserved the right to later withdraw the plea and file a demurrer.
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New York
Alexander Shaler
General Sessions Court
Pope Leo XIII Praises Catholic Education in England
A Baltimore dispatch reports Pope Leo XIII has sent a letter to the English Catholic hierarchy praising vigilant clerical care for children’s Christian education and lauding lay support for school upkeep. He advocates voluntary schools joining faith and morals and warns against raising children without religious training.
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Baltimore
Leo XIII
England
Gibbins
Catholic Mirror
Holy Father
Pope
America
Rome
City Officials, Singer Firm Agree Temporary Tax Hike
Comptroller Carlton and City Attorney Bergen for Elizabeth New Jersey met with Lawyer Lindenburg for Singer company in a morning conference. They agreed to a temporary tax levy increase with the lien remaining in force and a reimposition if negotiations fail.
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Elizabeth
N.J
Carlton
Bergen
Lindenburg
Singer Company
Mrs Lannigan Dies After Fall At Home
Mary Lannigan aged 48 died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries after a fall at her home 237 Friend Street on November 12. She had been admitted with a fractured arm and head after the stairway accident.
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Mary Lannigan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Friend Street
Weather notes indicate cold wave ahead Friday
Indications from Wasureeton at 1 a.m. report local rains or light snows followed by colder clearing weather. Winds shift from southwest to northwest with higher barometer as a cold wave approaches Friday.
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Wasureeton
New England
Halstead's Daughter Married in Cincinnati
William A. Davidson a prominent lawyer married Miss Jennie Halstead daughter of Murat Halstead editor of the Commercial Gazette at the bride's parents home. A telegram of congratulation came from Hon. George H. Pendleton the United States minister to Germany. Presents were received from James G. Blaine Senator Sherman George W. Childs and others.
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Cincinnati
William A. Davidson
Jennie Halstead
Murat Halstead
The
Commercial Gazette
George II. Pendleton
United States
Germany
James G. Blaine
Sherman
George W. Childs
Lake View in North Chicago Adjoins Dire Situation
Curacao reports Lake View, near Chicago, faces a terrible developing crisis. Town officials and residents brace for impact as conditions worsen and aid is mobilized.
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Lake View
Chicago
Mysterious murder of New Bedford egg dealer Lawton near Plainville
Richard Nelson Lawton, about 37, found slain in his wagon near a crossroad from Acushnet to Plainville. He had sold eggs to farmers and stores, was last seen crossing Hawes hill at dawn by Mosher, rope around his neck, pockets rifled, skull fractured by a heavy blow, gunshot wounds noted by Medical Examiner. A second man, Johan Brennan, was arrested on suspicion but released amid neighborhood fear, while detectives pursue leads through Wareham, Marion, and Capes regions. A reward discussion followed as authorities and witnesses describe a drunken, single-assailant attack and a moving body left along the road.
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Bedford
Mass
Richard Nelson Lawton
Acushnet Village
Plainville Village
Plainville Hotel
Lawton
Cape
Fall River
Westport Village
Mosher
Hawes’s Hill
Acushnet
Lottle
Tom Connors
Dartmouth
RE. N. Thompson
Wareham
Marion
West Wareham
Cape Co
Mut'apoireit
Fairhaven
wWestport
Dayton and
Buller
North Country
Taylor
F. N. Swift
Westport
Johan Brennan
James Brennan
Brennan
Moore
Bean
Tompkins
Buck
Bird
Ascushbnet Village
Brockton strike report shows mixed factory actions after settlement
Special to the Post details Brockton factories resuming or delaying work after a settlement. It notes seventy five finishing bands at a North Main street shop, asserts some employers will wait for price-settlement, and quotes vendors, workers, and a Berwick Me. town see the labor question as Boston papers take a stand.
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Brockton
North Main Street
Ile
Pos
Eaton & Terry’s
Eaten
Knights of Labor
Masters’ Union
Berwick
Maine
Boston
The
Post
Miners Brace for Attack as Firing Continues at Bevier Stockade
Bevier Missouri miners fire through the night at the stockade in Louis County. No injuries reported. Mine proprietors have asked the sheriff for aid to fend off an expected attack tonight.
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T. Louis
Bevier
Virgin Salt Company Offer Promises Free Lithograph Cards
New Haven based Virgin Salt Company promotes its salt with a bold offer to shoppers. Buy a large package for 10 cents and receive a pair of nine by ten inch lithographed cards in ten colors, aimed at introducing the product as the cleanest purest salt.
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Virgin Salt Company of
New Haven
Conn
Bonded Controversy in Credit Mobilier Case Opens
In Newport Rhode Island a Circuit Court suit John N A Griswold vs Rowland G Hazard et al unfolds from the Credit Mobilier litigation. The 1868 no exeat bond tied Durant to $53 735, with Griswold as bail. Griswold seeks bond reform and relief from payment duties as the case likely nears broader review.
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Newport
R. J
Circuit Court of the United States
Colt
John N. A. Griswold
Rowland G. Hazard
Als
Credit Mobilier
Rhode Island
Freignheysen
Herard
Durant
Henry Winthrop Gray
New York
Mr. Griswold
Gray
Griswold
Dexter Bradford
Thomas
Supreme Court of
State of
Circuit Court
Bradford
United States
Gus
Oliver Ames
Benjamin E. Bates
John Duff
Cornelius
Bushnell
Sidney Dillon
Henry
McComb
Credit Mobilier of America
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Entirecrcuit Mobilier
Frelinghuysen
8S. R. Hovey
Abraham Payne
Hazerds
Edwin Metcalf
Thrice Forgiven Mary Carpenter Sent To Reform School
Mary Carpenter a youthful shoplifter linked to multiple thefts in Boston and Somerville has been sent to the reformatory during her minority. Over two years she tapped tills and pawned items including a silk dress and a stolen diamond ring tied to a sister’s employer case. Her age repeatedly saved her from jail as authorities sought reform rather than punishment.
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Mary Carpenter
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Knox
Reformatory
South End
Somerville
Boston Museum
Sanborn
Deacon Davis Receives Silver Water Pitcher in Surprise Gift
A Baptist church gathering at Parson Downs's house honored Deacon Davis, praised as a solid leader, with a costly silver water pitcher and goblet presented by Mrs. Lilla A. Walker. The event featured speeches, eye glasses for Mr. Corey, and Irish wit from Coffey, ending with music and social time. Charles H. Cox, organist, plans to wed Miss Hattie Moore tonight with many in attendance.
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Daniel
Parson Downs
Davis
Israel
Deacon Davis
Lilla A. Walker
Bowdoin Square
Martial Marcus P. Norton
Coffey
Keyes
Corey
Charles H. Cox
Hattie Moore
Torpedo Experiments and Naval Inventions at Fort Hamilton
A Fort Hamilton talk described torpedo tests with projectiles exploded by inertia in water and near hulls. Challenges included timing and underwater detonation, with a small electric battery triggering in the projectile. Even misses could damage vessels by water charge within twenty one to thirty five feet. The lecturer also covered torpedo types, speeds, and engines, with illustrations. The society's next meeting on January 7 will feature a paper on petroleum production advances.
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Fort Hamilton
World’s Largest Ropewalk Destroyed by Fire in St Johns
A massive blaze destroyed the Colonial Cordage Company's rope-walk in St Johns Newfoundland, a 1400 foot frontage facility described as the world’s largest. Loss is under 140000 dollars with no insurance coverage. Other major fires damaged Hogansville Georgia, Society Hill South Carolina, Hamilton Ontario, Newton Junction New Hampshire, Manchester New Hampshire, Huntington Indiana, Vincennes Indiana, and South Boston Massachusetts, totaling substantial insured and uninsured losses across multiple sites and industries.
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Colonial Cordage Company
St. Johns
N. F
Georgia
Hogansville
Masonic Lodge
J. M. Waddell
Society Hill
John Malloy
Low & Walker
Mechanics’ Row
Manchester
N. H
Bradley
Smith
Wabash Railway
Huntington
Ind
J. D. Thayer & Co
Wabash
Vincennes
McJimsey
Fred Graeter
Grand Hotel
Gardner & Son
Representation of Sabbath Service of the Synagogue in Tremont Temple
About two thousand people watched Newton Theological Institution students perform a two thousand year old synagogue service as in Jesus era. The semi circle stage, ritual acts, readings from the law and prophets, blessings, prayers and psalms formed a reverent, period style portrayal with a brief address on Jewish faith and Rome.
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Tremont Temple
Newton Theological Institution
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Newton Seminary
Babylon
Israel
Decline of a Great American Industry
The article examines the collapse of the U S coopering trade in shooks for sugar casks once worth millions to American coopers and shipowners. It attributes the decline to Cuba’s shift to bag packaging, higher costs of casks, and global trade dynamics. It suggests Cuban coopers could revive the industry and notes American bags rise and tariff myths.
Royal Road Express vs Railroads Case Adopts 49 Percent Rule
In the long running dispute reaching at last the Supreme Court, circuits have ruled on compensation. The master reports the express company should pay the railroad 49 percent of gross receipts from transportation as just and reasonable compensation for services rendered.
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ToreKa
Kan
Supreme Court
Washington
Circuit Court
United States
Railroad Worker Fatally Injured in Charlestown Accident
Thomas F Jones of Newton a freight brakeman on the Fitchburg railroad was crushed between two cars at Charlestown last evening with internal injuries likely to prove fatal. He is 36 and unmarried and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Joseph Pattison a Fitchburg freight conductor was fatally injured at Fitchburg last evening after falling from a car steps and being run over. His left leg was amputated at the Massachusetts General Hospital and his right leg was severely crushed. Pattison was unmarried and resided in Fitchburg.
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Thomas F. Jones
Newton
Fitchburg
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jones
Joseph Pattison
Pattison
Parnell Postponement Drives Ireland Parley Plans
Patrick Egan of the Irish National League of America reports that Charles Harrington says Mr. Parnell cannot attend the Chicago league convention in January. He favors postponing until Parliament meets in February. The American and Irish leagues will set a new date after further developments. Egan plans a January call for a national meeting.
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Lincoln
Neb
Patrick Egan
Irish National League of America
Harrington
National League In
Ireland
Parnell
Chicago
American League
Egan
Clapp Lectures Hamlet as Fourth Shakespeare Study
Henry A. Clapp delivered the fourth lecture on Shakespearean drama in Lyceum Hall last evening, choosing Hamlet as his topic. The next talk will cover Othello on Wednesday evening. A new local group, the Knights of the Golden Star, formed to promote vocal culture, has elected and installed officers including J. W. Day as president and William F. Howard as vice president.
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Henry A. Clapp
Lyceum Hall
Meeting House Hill
Knights of the Golden Star
J. W. Day
William F. Howard
N. F. Cook
Lawrence C. Dyer
Guy B. Sargent
Charles J. Godfrey
D. J. McCurdy
A. W. Foebes
W. T. Allien
W. H. Haley, Jr
Charles E. Main
Woman Arrested at Jordan Marsh Co. Store Escapes Bail
A woman seized last Saturday by Inspectors Mountain and Burke at Jordan Marsh Co.Store gave the name Dobson at headquarters, which police doubt. She posted $600 bail supplied by a male acquaintance and fled, aided to the depot where she boarded a train to New York.
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Jordan, Marsh & Co
Montgomery Veteran Association Holds Meeting at John A. Andrew Hall
About fifty members gathered as the Montgomery Veteran Association, dedicated to preserving the Montgomery Guard legacy, discussed revised by laws and new uniforms not to exceed 25 dollars each. Dorherty and Wenright named delegates to a New York convention. plans set for a February 25 anniversary dinner at the Quincy House with a committee to arrange events.
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Montgomery Veteran Association
John A. Andrew Hall
Montgomery Guard
Thomas F. Dorherty
John J. Murphy
M. H. Wenright
Association
New York
Henry Doyle
John Donovan
John McKomb
T. A. Slater
P. A. Hartlet
J. J. Donovan
W. A. Collins
Quincy House
M. H. Henrigut
G. F. Ferris
A. A. Murray
John ©. Meehan
Tt. F. Doherty
James KE. Power
Pneu matic Dynamite Gun Topic At Society Meeting
Lieutenant E L Zalinski discussed explosive gels and high explosives in warfare at the Society of Arts meeting at the Institute of Technology. He described nitroglycerine risks, noted Scottish sources for explosive gelatine, and referenced the Mefford gun and related experiments.
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Society of Arts
Institute of Technology
E. L. Zalinski
Walker
Zalinski
United States
Scotland
Mack Central Plans Fast Steamer For Mt Desert Ferry
The Maine Central Railroad plans a 157 by 28 by 10 foot steamer for Mt. Desert ferry service aimed for construction by New England Shipbuilding Company of Bath. Machinery iron works to be built and installed, with triple expansion engine under Superintendent Hyde and a speed of at least eighteen miles per hour for next season’s travel.
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Maine Central Railroad
Mt. Desert
New England Shipbuilding Company of Bath
Iron Works
Hyde
Gloucester selects Lawrence Cain for City Marshal successor
Reports from Gloucester say Mayor Parsons has chosen Lieutenant Lawrence Cain of the Boston police to succeed City Marshal Tarr. Cain is noted for his role in recent raids on disreputable houses and gambling dens in the West Had.
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Gloucester
Parsons
Tarr
Lawrence Cain
Boston Police Department
Cain
West
Exceptionally Pure Stimulants From G. O. Taylors Old Bourbon
Purity and safety emphasized for G O Taylors Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskies offered in ip bottles through druggists and growers.
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Taylor
Dorchester Lodge Knights of Honor Elect Offi cers for Year
Dorchester Lodge No 541 Knights of Honor elects C H Knight as Dictator KE Snow as vice dictator L H Foster as assistant vice dictator H C Hemmenway as chaplain A W Newell as guide E L Weymouth as recorder C P Chamberlain as treasurer C A Ruggles as guardian F W Meachum as sentinel F A Moseley as trueden John Pierce R A Atwood R W Williams represent Grand Lodge C A Ruggles alternate C D W Marcy Temple Lodge No 9 AOA W officers for 18860 include past master WorRKiIuan George Hull Hobart master workman
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Dorchester Lodge
Knights of Honor
C. H. Knight
KE. F. Snow
L. H. Foster
H. C
Hemmenway
A. W. Newell
E. L. Weymouth
C. P. Chamberlain
C. A. Ruggles
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Fragmentary historical job roles list with names and titles
A damaged OCR fragment lists George P. Phillips as foreman and H E Bowden as overseer with others including H G Bean as recorder and Sepojamin J Eldridge as recorder. It also mentions T 11 Hour as financier Sulas Ross as guide Charles Barker as inside watchman James Davis as outside watchman and F Murray Salles as trustee for three years K is Ilook.
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George P. Phillips
H. E. Bowden
H.G. Bean
Sepojamin J. Eldridge
Sulas Ross
Charles Barker
Inside Watchman
James Davis
F. Murray Salles
K. Is. Ilook
Who Will Be President of the Common Council
City politics center on who will lead the common council with candidates Jenkins Lee and Brady. Republicans avoid naming a slate and may seek a last minute maneuver to install a Republican by splitting Democratic ranks. Brady says he will not join a coalition and will follow the Democratic caucus decision.
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Common Council
City Hall
Jenkins
John H. Lee
Hugh K. Brady
Lee
Brady
Blume
Utahs Sensation at Hampton conspiracy trial unfolds
Salt Lake City December 23 A large crowd filled a Hampton conspiracy trial as witnesses including grand jurors testified Hampton admitted hiring a woman to open a disreputable house to entrap targets He said he paid for female detectives sent $800 to San Francisco for a bad character and affiants were sworn The case proceeds to final arguments with police officers acting as spies and Frank Armstrong admitting a $500 contribution by an association of citizens.
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Salt Lake City
Hampton
San Francisco
Frank Armstrong
Very Short of Cash in Common Council Contingent Fund
The common council reports less than 15 dollars remaining in the contingent fund with nearly 1000 dollars in unpaid bills. An additional 2000 dollars is requested to cover the last four months of the year as expenditures exceed the original 5900 dollar appropriation.
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Common Council
Fisher Hill
Brockton Politics Debates Marshal Appointment in Secret Session
Mayor elect Whipple and the newly elected aldermen met in secret at Brockton City Hall to discuss administration matters including the city marshal's appointment. George A. Wheeler faces uncertain reappointment amid labor union opposition, with Whipple unlikely to defy those votes.
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Brockton
Whipple
Board of Aldermen
Dow
George A. Wheeler
Globe Theatre Proprietor Opens Adjacent Saloon
Mr John Stetson, proprietor and manager of the Globe Theatre, opened a saloon adjoining the Hayward place exit last night. He personally dispensed viands to invited friends, with the new place elaborately fitted up and stylish. Stetson conceived the idea last spring to surpass city saloons and imitate Ned Stokes's sample room in New York, a plan he has now realized after a large outlay. Large crowds attended the opening.
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John Stetson
Globe Theatre
Hayward Place
Stetson
Ned Stokes
New York City
Old North study notes on Boston tea party and massacre
The second Old North study of the season was held at Parmenter street chapel. William E. MacDonald spoke on the Boston tea party and Florence Stephano on the Boston massacre, focusing on events rather than causes. A stereopticon illustrated localities, with readings and singing making for an instructive evening.
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Parmenter Street Chapel
Boston
William E. MacDonald
Florence Stephano
Chief of Valice Sibley Seeks Police Force Expansion
Chief of Valice Sibley asks for an increase to the police force. The city currently has twenty patrolmen, one special officer, with six on duty 7am to 7pm and others from 7pm to 4am. Only two officers cover 4am to 6am. Belief is a three-squad unit of ten men each is needed.
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Valice Sibley
Public art exhibit draws crowds with halfform hourly lectures
A celebrated work of art attracts large crowds as Christmas and New Year events include descriptive lectures every half hour from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For details, see advertisements.
Jewelry Theft and Amid Court Judgments in 19th Century News
A Jamestown jewelry safe was blown and $1200 in jewels taken. Other items note miner strike arbitration talks in Pittsburg, executions attaching Kemp Reid firms in New Hampshire, Southern Pacific October earnings, Mohave division rental, and various legal actions in St. Louis New York Chicago and New Brunswick involving railroads loans bonds and land titles.
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Jamestown
Penn
Newman
Pittsburg
Kemp & Reid
Brush Manufacturers
West Blepkinton
N. H
A. P. Davis
Warren
Kemp
Reid
Southern Pacific Company
Atlantic and Pacific System
Mohave
Michael Ryan
Providence
R. J
New York
Donovan Rossa
Chambers Street
Antique Angostura bitters advertisement fragment noted
Fragmentary ad promotes genuine Angostura bitters for holiday tables. Mentions Dr J G Siegert as producer, urging readers to ask for the genuine article and noting refrained use of bottles.
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Angostura
J. G. GB
Siegert & Yoni
Elevated rails proposed to solve city traffic problem in Boston
A Boston commentator argues against widening horse railways and for an elevated system. He urges a mayoral commission to create a city controlled company with eight to fifteen directors, majority city stock, and seven to represent horse railway firms. He predicts reduced surface traffic and fewer cars, with optional electric power.
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Board of Aldermen
Remeoy
Toa
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Herse
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Senor Martinez Csrepes
Senor
Canovas del Castillo
Corgi Css
BPR
J. C. Green
Lonsdale Mills Operatives
Fcor Broaching Cabo
Vital Statistics
General Shaler
Pope Leo XIII
His
Ossenver’s Office
Signal Service
U'S
St. Lawrence Valley
Caswell, Massey & Co
Halstead
Piltuy Wateh
Lahd Vie
Marine Hospital
K Richard N. Lawton
Mr. Frelinghuysen
Dea'onavis
Orcanist
Cox
Ericston
Crosby
Washington Street
Charles River Improvement Company
Charles Street
New England Dredging Company
Commonwealth Docks
South Boston
Ola Colony
Coopers
Meine
Virginia
Cuba
West Indies
New York Times
Times
the Times
Ucuba
Brazil
Mr. Parnell
Amiontgomery Veterans
Marshall Tarr
Porchesthee
UTAHW
Stampton
Common Councils
Stetson’s
OLD Norih Studies
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri Pacific Company
James Ek. Palmer
New Brunswick
N. J
Palmer
Charles Schrey
Vallinan Palace Car Company
Vallian Land Association
Allan Paper Cire Wheel Company
Pollman
Christina Lynn
Will
Tremont
CHO. J. Raymond
Washington St
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