Unwritten Census Chapter discussed by Wright and senators
Washington December 24 The labor bureau chief Colonel Carroll D Wright shares views with the Senate on next census questions and the handling of statistics on unemployment marriages and divorce. He notes lawmakers could demand precise questions but urges relying on the superintendent and upcoming labor bureau reports for divorce laws and cases. He warns enumerators rely on women for dates birth and age and cautions against exhaustive veteran service rolls. The piece also mentions cabinet rumors linking McKinley to the treasury post and weighs his qualifications and past votes.
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Senate Committee
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Ingalls
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Bureau of Labor Statistics of
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Massachusetts
Hale
Blaine
Ohio
Sherman
William McKinley
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McKinley
Treasury Department
Allison
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Garfield
Post
Chicago
Morrison
Gallatin
Preparations for Inauguration Reach Grand Scale
Civic leaders report 649 448 subscribed for inaugural events with 31 564 paid in. Eighty nine civic groups intend to join the parade, 76 groups totaling 15 458 men accounted for. Arlington Hotel quarters reserved for General Harrison party before ceremonies. The entourage will view the procession from Willard's Hotel before the parade. President Cleveland will escort the President elect to the Capitol at Willard's, following an Andrew Jackson precedent.
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General Harrison
Russell Harrison
J. R. McKee
Saunders
Nebraska
E. W. Jalford
Willard’s
Pennsylvania Avenue
Andrew Jackson
Cleveland
Harrison
Capitol
Unwritten Chapter in Harrison Campaign Circles
An unwritten chapter of the late presidential race circulates in this city with several trusted sources confirming the gist. It says General Harrison urged Indiana county committeemen to boost turnout to prevent New York from deciding his fate, hoping to win Indiana and Connecticut while West Virginia’s stance shifted.
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Harrison
New York
Indiana
Indianapolis
Connecticut
West Virginia
Empire State
Train collision at Bardstown Junction kills two, injures many
On the Louisville & Nashville main line at Bardstown Junction the No. 5 passenger train telescoped No. 23 on the Knoxville branch. Thirteen were severely hurt and two killed, including Mrs. Mary Perkins of Old Deposit and Willie Houston of Water Creek. Several crew members and passengers sustained injuries, with Engineer McPherson and Fireman King of No. 5 fatally hurt according to reports.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Knoxville
Bardstown Junction
Mary Perkins
Old Deposit
Willie Houston
Water Creek
Larue County
McPherson
Charles King
E. R. Dickinson
Boston
Lertha Flownbacker
E. 8. Miller
Lexington
Phil B. Thompson
Shepardsville
Ada Adams
S. K. Adams
Louisville
J. R. Mount
John Mount
Lagrange
May Kennard
Bertha Bohner
Civil Service Reform Resolutions Emphasize Faithful Application
The Newton Civil Service Reform Association adopts resolutions backing the Republican platform's civil service flexibility and endorsing the incoming administration's aim to extend reform to all applicable grades. It urges that proven public servants remain in office, opposes partisan removals, and calls for placing classified offices under reform supporters. It also argues against four year terms as contrary to reform spirit and efficiency.
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Newton Civil Service Reform Association
Republican Party
American Attitude Toward Women Sparks International Debate
European observers note stark differences in dialogue between American and European men and women. Americans treat women as intellectual peers, with women often guiding conversations and taking the lead in social negotiations, especially in shared spaces and competitive settings.
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Professor Bryce
Poetry Fiends Abound as New York Editors Brace For Submissions
A Philadelphia Times column notes a boom in manuscripts from unknown poets as publishers face an onslaught of Christmas verse. It mocks minor poets for flimsy rhymes and suggests an insurance scheme might be needed to shield publishers from hungry hobbyists.
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New York
Philadelphia Times
Greatest Known Detergent Pyle's Pearline for washing
Pearline detergent described as the leading cleaning product for washing and scrubbing. Advertisement emphasizes versatility for clothes and household cleaning tasks with brand prominence and user guidance.
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Pyle
Salem Common Council Final Meeting Reports
The Salem common council held its final meeting of the year as annual reports were presented. City debt stood at $881,638.51 on Nov. 30, with 118 almshouse inmates on Dec. 1. The fire department praised for readiness with six new boxes and 66 alarms. Expenditures totaled $578,032.40 with net costs $478,338.00, up from 1887 by $42,525.08. Public property and special expenditures reached $19,747.80 and $214.20 respectively, and $45,000 was appropriated to remodel the high school while $5,000 funded library books.
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Salem
Committee On Fire Department
Committee On Accounts
Committee On Public Property
Smashup on Brooklyn Bridge Injures Brakeman and Severs Cars
On the Brooklyn bridge, two trains collided during the early evening rush. Brakeman John McWilliams suffered a crushed foot and Kate Murtagh was bruised, with brakes failing after release of cable grips.
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New York
John McWilliams
Brooklyn Bridge
Kate Murtagh
Butler Street
Murtagh
Wrecked at Fortune Island brings rescued seamen home
The steamer Alvo from Fortune Island returns Captain F G Gladulich and twelve seamen from the Austrian bark Elees wrecked on Dec 2, plus Captain Carter and eight seamen from the bark Florence wrecked on Dec 10. Also aboard were Captain W H Merritt and crew from the dismasted schooner David W Hunt, landed after a hurricane rescue near Hatteras.
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Alvo
Fortune Island
F. G. Gladulich
Elees
Oran
Carter
Florence
Boston
W. H. Merritt
David W. Hunt
Bath
Hatteras
Jessie T Matheson
Cape Haytien
Inagua
Nassau
Opposition to Powderly in Knights of Labor
The Evening News reports a growing rift in the Knights of Labor as local Coopers’ Assembly 2309 unanimously withdraws. A red-letter meeting plans to discuss forming a separate national group with new governance within two weeks, potentially signaling mass withdrawals from fifty-one local assemblies nationwide.
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Dee
Powderly
Knights of Labor
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Directors of American Institute of Instruction plan Boston meeting
Newport RI December 24 The annual meeting of the directors of the American Institute of Instruction of which George Littlefield is president will be in Boston January 5 to fix time and place for next summer's meeting Invitations have been received to hold the convention at Bethlehem North Conway Saratoga Fabyan's and The Weirs
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R. I
American Institute of Instruction
George Littlefield
Boston
Bethlehem
North Conway
Saratoga
Fabyan’s
the Weirs
Harriet W. Sewall
Lowell
Middlesex
Boston Post
George M. Brooks
J. It. Tyler
Register
Agnes N. Winslow
Suffolk
Mid Boston
Jenny W. McKin
Elijah George
Massachla
Nancy W. Trumbull
Cambridge
Edwin A. Alger
Esquire
J. H. Tyler
Massachusetts
John Stafford
Somerville
Charles A. Welch
A New England Tragedy and a Portsmouth Native
A Scribner's essay recalls a fatal early Eastern road accident when the first Boston to Portsmouth train killed a local figure in a secluded Portsmouth, a town that defined the world for its lifelong native. The piece contrasts old local life with a distant great city and old travel hardships.
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Scribner’s
Boston
Portsmouth
Ipswich
Asarochial
Hisoulevard Des Italiens
Bois de Boulogne
Market optimism and holiday cheer lift stocks in New York
The New York market showed surprising activity as short interest appeared larger than expected and bears grew alarmed. London buyers and growing east bound tonnage signal favorable news to come, while Boston sees a strong local market and a positive mood among brokers. Notes on railroads, bank liquidity, and iron trade accompany the broad outlook.
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New York
London
Rivard and Builard Wed in Cambridge
At Cambridge on December 24, the Rev. A E White joined Albert F Rivard of Waltham to Florence B Builard of Cambridge in marriage.
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Rivard—Bullard
Cambridge
A. E. White
Albert F. Rivard
Waltham
Florence B. Builard
Deaths in the City and Nearby Areas
A death list from Dec 22 to Dec 24 shows Catharine Barrett of 112 Fast Canton Street aged 27, with multiple entries noting wives and widows: Sarah Ann Brown aged 80, Eliza Colbert aged 63, Caroline A Fiske aged 55, Ann Garland aged 86, Lydia Hadiock aged 93, Mary E Hamilton aged 45, Mary Lockney aged 68, Abbie D Locke, Catherine E McMahon aged 31, Mary W Penniman aged 77, Mary Roche aged 29, Susan Sullivan aged 55, John F Scott aged 54 years 6 months, Ellen Shea aged 63, Ellen Trahey aged 43, Sarah G A Tremaine aged in Melrose, Sarah A Trask aged 38, Mrs Nathan White aged 90.
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Edward Barrett
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Danvers
Sarah Ann Brown
Malden
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Norwalk
Conn
Colbert
Chelsea
Eliza
William Colbert
Fiske
Charlestown
Caroline A
A. S. Fiske
Garland
Ann Garland
Hadlock
Alt Lexington
Lydia Hadiock
Jamilton
Mary E
James R. Hamilton
Lockney
Boston Highlands
Mary
Daniel Lockney
Locke
Arlington
Abbie D
Henry J. Locke
McMahon
Catherine E. McMahon
Penniman
Westboro
Mary W
Henry Penniman
Roche
Lawrence Roche
Sullivan
South Boston
Susan
Jeremiah Sullivan
Scott
East Boston
John F. Scott
Long Wharf
Shea
Ellen
John Shea
Trahey
Andrew Trahey
Tremaine
Melrose
Sarah G
Auction Sale Notice Tomorrow at 3 P.M
Fruit Horatio Farris 12 month item and furniture listed for sale by Lewis J Bird Co at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Auction details include household goods and related items. Authority and exact location not specified in the fragment.
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Amusements Listings on Hollis Street Theatres
The Boston area listings show Mary Anderson at Amusements on Hollis Street Theatre and Margaret Mather at Boston Theatre with evening shows at 7 45. Additional venues include Shenandoah at Boston Museum and A Parlor Match at Park Theatre plus Fantasma at Globe Theatre and a Massachusetts Indian Association benefit at Association Hall. Evening events at Howard Avenue and Cyclorama feature variety and Battle of Gettysburg. Grand Opera House offers Casper the Yodler with matinee and evening performances.
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Mary Anderson
Boston Museum
Shenandoah
Park Theatre
Globe Theatre
Boston Theatre
Margaret Mather
Association Hall
The
Massachusetts Indian Association
Howard Avhenium
Cyclorama
Tremonti Street
Lattle of
Gettysburg
Grand Opera House
Casper the Yodler
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J. W. Lee
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PEAEL
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Howard Atheneum
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Tremont
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