Boston Post Christmas Stockings Weigh Gratitude and Critique
The Boston Post offers holiday wishes and a satirical look at political gifts across state and city. It praises a Democratic government in Massachusetts, notes wheat at a dollar a bushel, and critiques a coinage committee while poking at a few overlooked stockings. The piece ends with season’s compliments to readers.
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Boston
Beacon Hill
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
New England
House of Representatives
Rapid Transit Commission
Massachusetts
Crisp
Santa Claus
State Board of Agriculture
Post
House Reflections on Silver Policy After New Session
The piece notes a holiday pause for Congress to rethink the new two year setup. It suggests Speaker Crisp and his lieutenants should reflect on silver legislation, acknowledging a disappointed New England in the coinage panel but arguing leadership can guide the House with conservative Democratic support.
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Crisp
Democratic House
New England
House Keeps Focus On Tariff And Silver Pitfalls
The piece notes a Democratic House with Speaker Carlisle avoids free silver legislation. It urges Mr Crisp to steer the House away from silver pitfalls, while Republicans are seen as too quick to judge. It argues Congress should be judged by results, emphasizes tariff policy, and says committee actions determine public outcomes.
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House
Crisp
Carlisle
Congress
Springeer
Garrison Grievance Aimed at Harvard D K E Secret Society
In an open letter to Harvard College authorities Mr William Lloyd Garrison attacks the D K E society for branding initiates and serving intoxicants. The article rebuts his broadened claims saying Harvard life does not differ markedly in immorality and that authorities are capable of protection, noting gradual moral improvement.
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Harvard College
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
The DemonEtization of Silver in the Nation's Economy
A critical piece arguing against demonetizing silver and promoting a broader view of government price support. It contrasts silver with copper and agricultural prices, cites Treasury purchases, and notes historical currency shifts from iron to shells, urging progress with a modern monetary system.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Secretary of the Treasury
Wall Street
Sparta
London
Silver and currency: can treasury notes back the issues
The writer questions the value of silver backing in Europe, notes the Treasury holds 450 million in silver, and argues that much currency is now driven by silver. They doubt whether silver could redeem significant Treasury notes and compare the system to greenback currency based on government credit and conservatism.
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Europe
Treasury
Lunatics at Large in Freip Case Raises Trust Concerns
The Freip family case declares Epwakrp M Freip insane after expert testimony. The piece criticizes failure to restrain a mentally unbalanced heir and questions wider danger from trusted individuals who are mentally unfit. It stresses societal responsibility and urgent caution for those with important trusts.
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Epwakrp M. Fre_p
Filip
Young Field
Freip
All Round About as Christmas Travel Slumps in Hotels
A Adams House clerk notes travel falls 75 percent over the last two weeks of December as many workers head home for the holidays. The piece reflects on loneliness of workers abroad and discusses reactions to the McKinley tariff, Liverpool’s stance, and expectations for Chicago’s Columbian Exposition.
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Adams House
Liverpool
England
Bank of England
London
Chicago
McKinley
Safeguards of the Ballot in Massachusetts Elections
Alderman Carruth with Lewis and Loop argue election safeguards protect voter secrecy and prevent ballot tampering. Recount discoveries concern operation, not the system, and only honest officers can curb post cast ballot changes. Recount burden may be eased by limiting recounts to formal contests for seats.
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Carruth
Lewis
Floop
Massachusetts
Time Hath Not Withered Her Beauty, James Shirley
A speaker proclaims Time cannot steal his mistress beauty. After years he still finds her charms intact eye flame and voice as before. He scorns Time and thieves, asserting her appeal remains unchanged and paradise renewed in her presence.
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James Shirley
Chamber of Commerce Backs Revenue Cutter Bill
A Boston Chamber of Commerce meeting adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass the bill transferring the revenue cutter service from the Treasury to the Navy. Hon. George E. Mitchell of Chelsea led the proposal. Senators and Representatives from Massachusetts are asked to support the measure. Saturday adjournment was not approved.
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George E. Mitchell
Chelsea
Chamber of Commerce
Revenue Cutter Service
United States
Treasury Department
Naval Establishment
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Commonwealth
Karl Kressler, Pioneer German Shorthand Reporter, Dies
Berne, Dec. 24 Karl Kressler aged 90 veteran reporter who first used shorthand in covering parliamentary debates died today. He was renowned writer with wide acquaintance and high reputation in his field.
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Beruix
Karl Kressler
Public curiosities mingle with high society gossip
A roundup of scattered items links Vladislav Smolensky’s arrest rumors to imperial plots and rails magnate Allen Manuel’s vast Santa Fe operation. It notes Dr Peters’ colonial exploits, warns about doomsday moralizing of doctors, and mocks John Hall’s wealth and Roth’s attack. Also mentions Charles Strong’s Chicago professorship and Hopkinson Smith’s Venice dream plus Waldstein’s Etruscan tomb work.
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Vladislav Smolensky
Allen Manuel
Santa Fe
Dr. Peters
August Gross
New York Custom House
John Hall
Roth
Charles R. Strong
Clark University
New University of Chicago
Strong
John Rockefeller
F. Hopkinson Smith
Chicago
Venice
Smith
Charles Waldstein
Cambridge University
England
American School of Archeology
Athens
Etruria
The Stranger Within Our Gates Christmas Greeting
A brief Christmas greeting from The Stranger characterizes the season with warm wishes and a playful note about speaking no more on the matter. The item reflects a short festive interlude in the periodical.
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The
Old Boston Post reader preserves long running start date
A reader in the Boston Post history began keeping a record on November 26, 1832 and has continued it through to the present mention in the Wilmington Messenger copy. The note highlights enduring interest in local press and archival habits.
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Wilmington
N. C
Messenger
Bright Boston Post
New England Farmer Reaches Seventieth Anniversary
One of Boston's old papers, the New England Farmer, marks seventy years of publication this week, reflecting long service to agriculture and local communities.
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Boston
New England Farmer
Roxbury Man Struck by Electric Car in City
Lawrence Connelly aged 55 of 16 Terrace street Roxbury was struck at Tremont and Prentiss streets at 8 30 last night. He suffered a fractured right knee and severe bruises to head face and hands and was taken to City Hospital by police ambulance.
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Lawrence Connelly
Terrace Street
Roxbury
Tremont
Prentiss Streets
Connelly
Cobb Bates Yerxa Christmas remembrances noted
The Cobb Bates Yerxa house sent Christmas remembrances to newspaper men. A package of fruits arrived at the office of Posvr were praised by many clerks for the confectionery and for Cobb Bates Yerxa.
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Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Posvr
Electric Car Strikes Herdic in Boston Narrow Escape
At about 5 30 last evening an electric car on the Jamaica Plain Line hit a herdic on Portland street near Sudbury street. The herdic was badly damaged and the car numbered 43. No one was injured, but the herdic driver escaped serious harm.
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Jamaica Plain
Portland Street
Sudbury Street
Train Strike Fatal Woe In Jamaica Plain Man Fatally Injured
Emil P. Flock aged about 40 a married Jamaica Plain resident employed by the Economic Electrc Manufacturing Company was struck by the 515 train from Boston tonight receiving a skull fracture likely to prove fatal He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Brockton Dee Brockton Brockton MA.
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Brockton
Dee
Emil P. Flock
Jamaica Plain
Electrc Manufacturing Company
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Christmas in Dixie Land and the Boston Holiday
A nostalgic look at Christmas Eve in Boston with Southern contrasts. It describes boys buying caps and fireworks, eggnog on offer at homes and clubs, and the ritual of giving coins to Black men who bow and say Mehy Crismus as gentlemen pass. The piece notes different regional observances and a long night of celebration ending after dawn with gifts and church sermons.
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Boston
Guy Fawkes
Jim
Sam
North
Spacey snippets and slang from a bygone column
A collage of humorous quotes and dialogues bound in a single column fragment. It parodies space theories, idioms, dialects, and courtroom shorthand, featuring lines about gold ore, imported lickers, a misread hymn, and a judge’s disillusionment.
Sage sued for damages over Norcross bomb shielding
W. R. Laidlaw, a broker's clerk, files $100,000 damages suit against Russell Sage alleging Sage used him as a shield to save his own life when Norcross bomb exploded in Sage's New York office on December 4. Laidlaw remains in St Vincent's Hospital weeks from home. he claims Sage deliberately pushed him forward as danger surrounded them.
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New York
W. R. Laidlaw
Russell Sage
Norcross
Sage
Laidlaw
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Knife Attack After Saloon Dispute Leaves Man Critical
At about 6 50 P M Luke E Carey of 133 Boylston Ave Jamaica Plain and Walter Goodno unknown residence entered Shea Gray s saloon 47 Eliot St and ordered drinks A dispute over payment escalated to blows and allegedly Goodno drew a knife stabbing Carey in the left neck cutting a major artery Carey was taken to Station 4 Dr Deiblois attended him and tied the artery The doctor said a delay of fifteen minutes could have proven fatal and Carey remains in critical condition.
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Luke E. Carey
Boylston Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Walter Goodno
Shea & Gray
Eliot Street
Goodno
Carey
Deiblois
Grant's Niece Marries In Orange New Jersey
Miss Virginia E Grant niece of the late General U S Grant married last evening at her mother's residence Mrs Virginia Grant Cordlin in Orange New Jersey to Mr Walter Hunt Turner of New York City The ceremony united two families in a quiet neighborhood event with local connections and notable lineage.
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New York
Virginia E. Grant
U. S. Grant
Virginia Grant Cordlin
Orange
N. J
Walter Hunt ‘Turner
New York City
Is This Boston Proper and Other Suburban Snippets
A collection of whimsical quips from 19th century papers. Jokes about Boston propriety, a shoe dealer’s reply, band jokes at funerals, animal taming wit, suburb life trials, and a diary request scene. Reads like a humor digest with named publications and brief exchanges.
Sidewinder Rattler Tries Horned Toad in Inyo County
A half grown horned toad escaped a rattlesnake in Inyo County, later saved by a hunter and sent to the Academy of Sciences. The specimen shows a six rattle thornet sidewinder, about sixteen inches, aggressive by some accounts. The toad tore a horn through the snake’s skin before both perished. the scene is noted as rare and interesting by the academy.
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San Francisco Examiner
Inyo County
Academy of Sciences
Final Rites for Senator Plumb in Emporia
The late Senator Plumb was laid to rest in Kansas after private morning services at the house, followed by a church service and state tribute. Thousands gathered in Emporia with business shut and city draped in mourning as veterans escorted the procession to the Congregational Church.
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Extorta
Kan
Plumb
Kansas
Eleventh Kansas Cavalry
Cordley
Lawrence
Congregational Church
Jesus
Emporia Commandery
Knights Templars
Richard Cordley
A. Morton
State of
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army Post
Sons of Veterans
Hoar and Williams and the New England Reformers
Washington dispatch notes Republic today by highlighting Sherman Hoar and George Fred Williams as young Massachusetts congressmen drawing attention for defying party lines. The piece contrasts their Puritan New England lineage with Republican roots, praising New England intellect and reform instinct while noting ridicule for their Speaker vote stance.
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Washington
Louisville Courier- Journal
Peffer
Speckless Simpson
Kansas
Congress
Massachusetts
Sherman Hoar
George Fred Williams
Mr. Hoar
Harvard
New England
E. Rockwood Hoar
Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Supreme Court of the United States
Mr. Williams
Iloar
Dartmouth
New New England
Republican Party
Hoar
Williams
Crisp
Ohio
Ilinois
Iowa
North
Northwest
Union
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