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AD Tooney
Post Publishing Company
York
Broadway and
Wall Street
Bridgman, Brim MincHam & Co
Washincton
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
City Hall retrenchment abolishes water department waste division
Mayor Hart begins cuts at City Hall by abolishing the water department inspection and waste division once a Simmons era relic. The Mt Hope cemetery trustees are reorganized with new trustees, mostly lot owners, aiming to shift control to owners and relieve city costs beyond burials for the poor.
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Hart
City Hall
Water Department
Simmons
Water Board
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Incumbent under General Harrison Faces Two Claimants
Three weeks remain to serve as the incumbent under General Harrison contends with two rivals who already hold prior claims. The note outlines a dispute over legitimacy and timing, signaling an impending challenge within the command structure.
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Harrison
Dr. Loring
Mayor’s loan recommendation prompts January year start plan
The editorial defends a half million loan to cover a fiscal deficit but calls for full public access to department figures. It argues for changing the city’s financial year to start in January to boost scrutiny and accountability at year’s end rather than mid year, increasing responsibility for the Mayor and department heads.
Duprey Libel Suit Lifts New York Blockade
The NY courts end the blockade on Colonel W W Duprey as the US grand jury adjourns without indictment in his libel suit against the Floater letter publishers. Duprey reportedly seeks the patent office commission while Judge Woops’s stance on bribery remains uncited by new indictments. Arrests continue daily though none are shown to carry dyn amite in their pockets.
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New York
W. W. Dupley
Indiana
United States Grand Jury
Dudley
Washington
Grand Jury
Duprey
London visit stirs American press and Bancroft praise
The departure of Minister Phelps from England prompts New York Tribune writer Smalley to laud Phelps and his wife as the United States’ most beloved London representatives. He notes Bancroft stood bareheaded before the U.S. envoy, a gesture Smalley treats as reverential, while hinting at other unreported railway station deeds.
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Phelps
England
Mr. Smalley
The
New York Tribune
United States
London
Mr. Bancroft
Debate on creation of a Department of Agriculture
The House moves away from Senate amendments that would join the signal service geological survey and fish commission to the new department. The editorial argues the consolidation would lend reason, otherwise the department seems useless and encumbered. It notes President Cleveland’s choice for Secretary of Agriculture awaits Senate confirmation.
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Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
Department
Signal Service
Geological Survey
Fish Commission
Agriculture
Cleveland
Dingleys mistake on tariff and American shipping
The article critiques Congressman Dingleys Boston Chamber address arguing his history of shipbuilding misreads tariff effects. It asserts the 1846 tariff boosted growth, notes iron vessel rise, and contends high modern duties hinder revival, countering Dingleys call for foreign-trade vessel bounties.
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Congressman Dingley
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Dinney
Dingltry
Dingley
Great Britain
United States
Manila
DineLey
Strained ties linger between Common Council and Legislature
The Common Council and Legislature remain at odds with a near evenly split council and a closely divided political scene. The dispute continues as of the date, reflecting sharp partisan lines and ongoing friction between local and state authorities.
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Common Council
Political clash over Boston common council and state centennial funds
The exchange shows sharp caucusing on the floor and adjournment without a choice for president. The Legislature counters with retort as it questions a $30 000 appropriations for state representation at the national centennial. The council rejects excess and calls for restraint in spending.
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Common “Council
Boston
Commonwealth
New York
Bisma rck's Significant Admission
The Samoa crisis grows more serious yet war is not inevitable. Germany’s actions in Apia risk American rights, prompting naval readiness and a firm policy stance. Bis marck disavows martial law, acknowledges neutrality breaches, while experts debate Germany’s wider aims and US response.
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Samoa
United States
Germany
Apia
Berlin
BlackLock
Leary
Wait- Ney
Charleston
Congress
Frye
Bismarck
Washington
DE Arnaud
Europe
France
Mr. Blaine
Abolishing Grade Crossings Urged by State Commission
A special state commission reports 2902 railway highway intersections with 2280 at grade and 1393 unprotected. It calls for a new law to abolish grade crossings progressively, assigning 5 percent yearly removal to dividend roads and 24 percent to non dividend roads, with a central State authority to oversee and fund the plan. The projected total cost nears 50 million dollars, urging swift action.
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Fitchburg
Opinion on Atchison affairs boosts reader confidence
The column urges trust in Atchison property prospects. Signed E&OE, the piece argues for careful factual analysis of railroad management and warns against reckless assertions. The writer, known for financial insight, aims to inform and correct sensationalism in the press.
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Atchison
E&oe
Senator-elect Washburn signals limited New York Cabinet role for Harrison
In a St Paul interview Senator-elect Washburn says Harrison cannot form a New York friendly Cabinet and warns Irish American supporters of Harrison feel slighted. Other reports note Sabin’s reelection bid, Allison’s Treasury fate, Blaine’s nonattendance, and Pennsylvania’s proposed temperance amendment amid Indianapolis politicking.
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Washburn
New York
Harrison
St. Paul
Senate
Sabin
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Bartlett Retirement Spurs Change at Little, Brown & Co.
Boston's Little, Brown & Co. bids farewell to John Bartlett after over 25 years, succeeding Augustus Flagg as senior partner. Bartlett, author of Familiar Quotations, will devote time to editions of his works and the Shakspere Phrase Book, while younger colleagues are invited to advance in the firm.
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John Bartlett
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Augustus Flagg
Bartlett
Cambridge
Izaak Walton
Judge Foster Seats on Maine Superior Court in Opening Session
The Maine Supreme Court judge Foster sat in the first Superior Court session yesterday morning. Edgar H. Strakosch, Kellogg opera company manager, wed Windsor Ontario last week to Helen Avery, the prima donna and Kellogg understudy who debuted with the Bostonians two years ago. Cowles of North Carolina, newly famous for proposing a tobacco tax repeal, gains wide notice. Richard Henry Stoddard undergoes cataract surgery at Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital and may soon regain sight after a period of darkness during recovery.
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Judge Foster
Maine Supreme Court
Superior Court
Edgar H. Strakosch
Kellogg Opera Company
Windsor
Ont
Helen Avery
Miss Kellogg
Miss Avery
Bostonians
Cowles
North Carolina
Mr. Cowles
Petersburg
Richard Henry Stoddard
B. St. John Roosa
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Waterbury case before Hartford Supreme Court of Errors
The Hartford court heard arguments on the trustees on the assigned estate of Brown and Bros against the National Shoe and Leather Bank of New York City and then adjourned for the term.
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Supreme Court of Errors
Hartford
Waterbury
Brown & Bros
National Shoe and Leather Bank of
New York City
Senate Rejects British Extradition Treaty in Vote
The Senate voted 38 to 15 to reject the British extradition treaty after three hours of debate. Critics argued removing the objectionable clause would not resolve issues, and delaying ratification risked renewed demand from Britain.
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Senate
Washineton
United States
Nickelodeon on Court Street Burns in Major Blaze
A late evening fire at 109 to 113 Court Street destroyed the Nickelodeon and upper floors, with about 40000 in total losses. Insurance covered most claims from Austin and Russell, while Miss Laffin owned the building and agent J J Myers handled details. Firefighters saved the wires. one firefighter suffered an arm injury.
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Morrissey
Station 2
Nickelodeon
Court Street
Albert L. Russell
Austin
Charles W. Holden
Congress Street
Russell
Miss Laffin
Somerville
Mr. Russell
John Murphy
Stewart & Co
Mark W. Cross
Barras
Fires Report Across Cities From Avery Street To Johnstown
Fire alarms from multiple cities describe blazes in a corner building on Avery street and Haymarket place with $750 total losses, several residents rescued, and a kerosene lamp cause. Additional fires include McKeon Lannin dining room in Bennet street, a dwelling on Dwight street, and the Johnstown school building fire with missing chimney and a fatal fireman's death.
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Avery Street
Haymarket Place
Codman Estate
John P. Whittier
Fleming
Maison Dorée
McKeon & Lannin
Bennet Street
Svene
Dwight Street
Josephine Norcross
William G. Peck
Senator from Maine May Be a Small Fre with Big Talk
A collage of quotes and jests on politics, editors, and social scenes notes Senator Hoar and Governor Burleigh, with humor about Baker translations, British ministers, and urban legends. A Boston editor and New York beggar vignette conclude the humorous clip.
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Maine
Boulanger
Phelps
New York
Lord Salisbury
United States
Bendix Delivers Thorough Piano Recital at Sleeper Hall
Otto Bendix, piano professor at New England Conservatory, gave a modern program at Sleeper Hall featuring Brahms and Schumann works plus Chopin Liszt, praised for clear technique and poetic touch. The review notes his high standards and impact on students' musical expression.
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Bendix
Sleeper Hall
New England Conservatory of Music
Otto Bendix
Brahmg
Thor
Schuman
Conservatory
Brahms
Schumann
Ratf
Cappriccio
Endix
Concert by pupils of Mr H Gerrish at Chickering Hall
A full Chickering Hall audience heard a recital by pupils of H Gerrish with Florence Hastings contralto. The program featured two pianofortes pieces including a Liszt rhapsodie and a Czardas, plus vocal items by Miss Winn Miss Hyde and Miss Hastings. Reviews praised merit of performances despite an indifferent observer.
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Saint-Saéng
Miss Winn
Mr. Drake
Miss Hyde
Miss Hastings
Ryre Paineri Koe
Macdowell
Drake
Reece Eens
Liszt Miss Winn
Samuel D Maynard dies after long career in shoe trade
Samuel D Maynard a retired wealthy shoe manufacturer from Haverhill died yesterday afternoon from a cancerous tumor. Born in Marlboro in 1811 he early worked in comb making and the Rock Village grocery trade. He moved to Haverhill in 1855 to manufacture shoes later retiring in 1875 and became a large real estate owner. He married three times and leaves two daughters from his first marriage, a Rock Village sister and two Marlboro brothers.
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Samuel D. Maynard
Haverhill
Marlboro
Rock Village
R. L. Chase
Seth K. Mitchell
Stickney
Chase
Maynard
Rocks Village
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