Boston Opinion Supports President in Venezuela Dispute
The speech at MIT dinner shows Boston and New England favor sustaining the President and Cabinet in the Venezuela arbitration question. Citizens urge peace while avoiding actions that hinder negotiations, warning against open hostility to government and warning against war or escalation. The piece recalls 1812 lessons and calls for arbitration and lawful discourse as Congress weighs the Monroe doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matthews
Venezuela
Congress
Congress of the
United States
New England
Massachusetts
Council of the Nation
British Guiana
State Department
President Cleveland
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Cleveland
Great Britain
Republic of Venezuela
Arts
James Monroe
How To Get Strong In Physique For Women
A progressive piece noting that athletic women are no longer novelties and that physical culture is linked to beauty. It urges every woman to pursue strength and beauty through exercise, highlighting the growing acceptance and dedication to athleticism among women.
Home Exercises For Women By Miss Kath ryn Staley
Practical home routines for women lacking gym access or funds. Instructions cover posture, hip and back strengthening, and abdominal toning through leg circles and a prone leg lift. Emphasizes removing corsets first, using loose robes, and starting with 15 minutes morning and night.
Tours to the South and West by Raymond and Whitcomb
The Boston based tourist conductors announce an excursion to the Pacific coast departing Tuesday January 7 from Boston. The outbound route runs via Chicago Kansas City and Santa Fe aboard vestibuled palace sleeping cars with a dining car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb
Pacific Coast
Boston
Chicago
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Florida
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Mexico
Europe
Japan
China
Raymond & Whitcomb
Washington Street
School Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
Albany
Wagner
Wagner Veetane Ie Beene
Utica
Wagner Buffet
Pricase
Michigan Central R. RR
R. R
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
KM. R
O Turday
Arrivid
HART
New Haven
New York
Springfield
NEW_ YORK LIMITED
Cash for Defaulted Interest on Union Pacific Bonds
The Union Pacific reorganization committee says holders of first mortgage six per cent bonds may, after January 1, 1896, present certificates to the named depositories in the plan to receive cash for the accrued interest due on that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Pacific Reorganization Committee
Union Pacific First Mortgage
Spring Trade Outlook and 1895 Failures Report
Bradstreet's US trade in Christmas week shows quiet wholesale activity with year end stocktaking. Anticipated gains in 1896 hinge on currency stability and demand. Wheat and other prices rise while many commodities hold steady. Business failures rise to 13,013 with higher liabilities, led by the West and Middle States. New England and Pacific coast see declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
West East
Philadelphia
United States
West
Northwest
Middle States
New England
Pacific Coast
Mr Campion's Side Letter to the Editor at Faneuil Hall
James Be Campion recounts speaking from the gallery after a Boston event, defending the workingman, condemning charity as insufficient, criticizing the church’s failure to aid the poor, and asserting socialist labels were misattributed while affirming faith in the ballot to secure living wages and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
Boston
France
Christ
James BE
Campion
Delays in Orders Mark Trade Slowdown in December
R G Dun & Co notes a panic last week restrained business across sectors with no improvement expected until the new year. Orders remain well below summer levels, textiles show holiday delays, wool and leather goods slump, and hides rise amid volatility. Wheat and cotton soft, exports rising, imports falling, and U.S. failures total 322 for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
New York Harbor
Chicago
United States
Canada
Labor elections at Dexter Hall for Knights of Labor and Machinists
Knights of Labor unit at Dexter Hall transacted important business last evening. The treasury was reported in excellent condition, with encouraging committee reports. Officers elected include Master Workman James F. Timothy and other key posts. Lodge 264 of the International Association of Machinists also chose officers for the coming term led by Master Machinist Bernard McCabe and Foreman Thomas Halley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
Knights of Labor
Dexter Hall
Treasury
James F. Timothy
Worthy
H. J. Glynn
D. J. Scanlan
William H. Condry
John Bryne
Daniel Spellman
Michael F. O’brien
Lodge 264
International Association of Machinists
Bernard McCabe
Thomas Halley
John J. Kelley
James Roberts
George BE. Nickerson
Is Mahan
Thomas Chambers
Peter Shellmer Pardoned After Boston Innocence Found
Yesterday morning the Charlestown Penitentiary gate opened and Peter Shellmer of Boston walked free, pardoned by the Governor. Once jailed for assault and robbery with his brother-in-law George McQueeny, new evidence and advocacy by James Russell and Duncan Russell led to Shellmer’s release and a return to work, while McQueeny’s pardon is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown Penitentiary
Peter Shellmer
Boston
Commonwealth
George McQueeny
Shellmer
McQueeny
James Russell
Somone
Mikman
Duncan Russell
Stevens
Greenhalge
Savin Hill
Russells
Boys rebuked after Lenox street blaze charge
Aaron Piller eleven and Arno Pollock six were brought before Fire Marshal Whitcomb on the afternoon of December 11 charged with setting a fire in a basement water closet at 111 Lenox Street. Their fathers defend their strict discipline while noting the boys' youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Piller
Arno Pollock
Whitcomb
Lenox Street
Jones
S. Piller
Pollock
Eliot School
Mr. Pollock
Boxing Gossip Sparks Fitzsimmons Split in El Paso
Boxing gossip reports a rift between Fitzsimmons and Julian, ending their partnership. Fitzsimmons canceled a Myar’s Opera House exhibition over a missing paraphernalia, then resumed after arrangements for new management in El Paso. The article details fights, opponents, and future bouts as the split unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzsimmons
Bob
Julian
Myar
Opera House
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Dudgeon
Fitz
New York
Mother
Dan Stuart
James McDonald
Cambridgeport
W. B. Smith
Duckey Cooper
Dave Heffernan
Dummy Rowan
Charley Ringwood
Tom Shields
Salem
Burly-Quinlan
Lynn
Bob Allen
Old Orchard
Ballanger
Biddeford
Jimmy McKee
Frank Murray
Maher
Corbett
Madison Square Garden
Bill Spielings
Rochester
Bill
Bob Chaffrey
Philadelphia
Big Joe Lannon
Joe
Jim
Jin Dwyer
Peter
Harry Hutchins
Bowling results at Cambridge-Myers and Murray Irwin's alley
Cambridge Myers Rexfords 2560 over Globe 1927 and 2382 over 2042 at Murray Irwin's alley Journal 2042 Globe 1927 include team names and scores
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge—Myers
Rexfords
Murray & Irwin's alley—Journal
Globe
Pfeffer Suffering From Appendicitis in Chicago Hospital
Fred Pfeffer, the famed baseball player, is now an inpatient at a Chicago hospital with appendicitis. Doctors expect to operate within days and are confident he will recover. Pfeffer had been signed last season as a second baseman for New York but was barred for a year and fined $500 due to his role with a rival association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Pfeffer
Pfeffer
New York
al Buckenberger
National League
George Pope
Hartford Cucling
Pope Company
Pope
Simpson
Michael
J. &. Johnson
Jacquelin
George Banker
Paris
Niagara County
Boston
Newburynport
Boston Post
Cambridgeport Gymnasium team edges Company F 2 to 1
In a Cambridgeport Gymnasium match, Cambridgeport Association defeated Company F Fifth Regiment 2 to 1 before a large crowd. Mullen scored for Cambridgeport after a near twenty minute stalemate, then Howard tied on a Waltham throw for goal. Sullivan added the second Cambridgeport goal midway in the second half. Bob Starkey of Holy Cross refereed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridgeport Gymnasium
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Company F, Fifth Regiment
Waltham
Mullen
Cambridgeports
Howard
Charles Sullivan
Bob Starkey
Holy Cross
Boakes Wins Court Tennis Match in New York
Alfred Tompkins of the Racquet and Tennis Club and Harry Boakes of the Chicago A A played on the Racquet and Tennis Club court before a large crowd. Beakey won the first three sets by 7-6 6-4 6-2. An exhibition match followed between La Montague and George Standing.Standing won. The piece adds a note on Salvation Oil’s popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Tompkins
Harry Boakes
Chicago
George Standing
Standing
A Hero of War Captain McGiffin Heads Hartford Cycle
Captain Philo Norton McGiffin, new Hartford Cycle Company manager, has a remarkable career. Born American of Scottish descent, he trained at the U S Naval Academy, aided the Chinese coast survey, helped establish Wei Hai Wei naval academy, served on the ironclad Chen Yuen, and earned a Chinese commission with irrevocable rank. He bears unique Chinese official honors and, despite wounds from past conflicts, has regained health and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Norton McGiffin
Hartford Cycle Company
Washington
Penn
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
China
Naval College
Tien Sing
Corea
Naval Academy of
Wei-Hai-Wei
Bourchier
Royal Navy
Naval Department
Japan
Chen Yuen
McGiffin
Yalu
Elliott and the Inserts Controversy Shifts League Funds
In a conversation with Chief Consul Sterling Elliott, debate over pulling back league funding for inserts emerges. Potter secured National Board of Trade approval to place inserts in cycle maker catalogs, risking $19,000 in costs if the league handles distribution itself. Officials justify retrenchment while Potter fends off perceived harm to the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Elliott
League
Potter
National Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers
Boston
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Salisbury
Benen & Ay
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo
N.Y
Kathryn Staley
Spring Trade
Dan
MR. Campion
Dun
William Shannon
Mt. Washington
Faneuil
Seuar
Caporal
Cambridge
Boakes
The
Elliott
Railroads
Hartford
R.R. Old Colony System
Park Square
Shore
Soniga
Fall River Line
Stonington
Norwich
Ballimore
Providence
Banny
New Bedford
Abbittawe Street
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Bedford
Provincetown
Chatham
Hyannis
Woop
Cottagh City
Nantucket
Poetust É Alban
Ilalian
Marlboro
P. m
Kterware
Leominster
Old State House
Park A
Duite Campurent
Park Oa
Kneel Street
Fall River
HH. Palmer
D States
Geo
L. Connor
E.G. Allen
Jen
Pass
New England Railroad
Bec
Prom Park Sq
Annex
Brooklyn
Erie
West Shore
Newburg
Fishkill Landing
Hopewell Junction
Poughkeepsie
Brewster
Fawleyville
Plainville
Danbury
Bristol
New Britain
Waterbury
Rockville
Willimantie
Putnam
New London
Southbridge
Webster
Blackstone
Woonsocket
Pawtucket
Valley Falls
Milford
Franklin
Walpote
Central Division
Boston & Albany Railroat
Needham
Highlandville
Upper Falls
Medfield
Millis
Wedway
West Medway
Pascoag
J. T. Opetz
ALL Rail
Sound Lines
Fare Square Station
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Shore Line
Bay State Limited
Air Line Limited
Fal River
Newport
Pilgrim
Orchestra
Rak and Sound
Naw Harmpshire
Maine
Sound
Lowell
Worcester
Washingtin
Pennsylvania
U. R
Transfer
Colonial Express
Federal Express
Bertha
Park Square Station
L. Connor A
Kendall
Palmer, Boston
Mr. Potter
Isaac B. Potter
Potter Building
Atkins
Tarest H. W. Atkins
Court Street
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