Maritime Exchange of Philadelphia Opposes Discriminating Duty
The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange denounces a Republican plan for a discriminating duty on goods imported in foreign vessels. It argues the duty would harm American ship owners and destroy the merchant marine by driving trade to Canada and Mexico, undermining U S commerce.
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Maritime Exchange of
Philadelphia
United States
Cor Rts
Canada
Mexico
Rocas
Cuban Reforms Dividing Opinion in Spain and Cuba
Madrid reports the reform plan for Cuba is seen as liberal to Spanish rulers but far from true autonomy for Cubans. Patriot leaders dismiss it, seek complete independence, and say the war will continue regardless of the proposal.
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Madrid
Cuba
Spain
GA Hearing on Boston Gas Safety Measures
The Boston legislative committee on manufactures holds a continuance hearing to address gas safety in lodging houses and residences. The Post’s investigations show defective gas fixtures creating accident risk, and the aim is to regulate gas use to protect life and health without banning self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Legislative Committee On Manufactures
Post
The Caucus Law Debate Aims to Tighten Safeguards
Mayor Quincy urged stronger protections for caucuses equal to elections as the Post supports. The current caucus statute is criticized for gaps and failures that hinder voter protection and undermine the intent of fair participation. The debate centers on core principles guiding caucus regulation.
Reforming Caucus Law to Secure Free Votes and Honest Counts
The Post asserts citizen rights are sacred in caucuses and elections and that caucus law must ensure a free vote and honest count. It cites Mayor Quincy showing a reform path, notes the present act has failed, and argues for starting reform anew from the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Public Institutions Senate Report Warns Against Boston Split
The committee on metropolitan affairs reports against dividing Boston public institutions. It warns of at least 1 million dollars in new building costs and higher maintenance. It calls for a capable administrator to run institutions efficiently and notes rising expenses with little return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Boston
Quincy
A Tax on Poverty and the Tariff Debate
The Dingley committee plans a tariff reform replacing ad valorem duties with specific charges. The change would tax all grades equally, shifting burden to the poor while easing the rich. Proponents argue about undervaluation. critics warn it targets the masses for greater profit to protected industries.
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Dingley
Congress
Customs Department
Odd Winter Streets and Stage Antics From The Observant Citizen
The Observant Citizen notes snow shifts on main streets leaving bare pavements and ice on quieter lanes. It recalls sleigh mischief, horse and bicycle contrasts, and a humorous Fourth of July sleigh loan tale. It also mentions Cadets rehearsals, actors’ quips, dogs barking near Mechanics’ building, and Walter Damrosch’s operatic substitutions. At the State House registration, a late man misses tickets after weeks of Beacon Hill rounds.
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State House
Beacon Hill
Wiles for the Unwary Lovelorn Verse
A compact verse vignette depicts a charming woman using romance to win affection, with a playful line about a kiss meaning diamonds and a confrontation over gifts. The speaker recalls a dove like suitor, pledging affection as a purse is offered.
Two Young Men in a Westward Pact Ends in Murder
On a Santa Fe line between Ash Forks and Albuquerque, two longtime friends Braeme and Forsythe clash over a shared fortune and a cherished relic. A heated argument escalates to violence with Forsythe left unconscious, a murder later blamed on Braeme who is arrested, but Forsythe dies before trial revealing Braeme’s innocence and a final twist naming Brakeman as the killer.
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Braeme
Chicago
Forsythe
Atlantic
Ash Forks
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Eldorado
West
New England
San Joaquin Valley
Wells-Fargo Messenger
New York
Jraeme
Brekfas
Fiorsythe
Sante Fe
Albuquerque
Maine
Charity letter highlights Boston shop girl’s hardship
A Boston Post charity appeal praises a shop girl facing poverty and illness, noting small savings exhausted by sickness. Readers respond with pledges, including a signer offering $1 to “Rose,” while others wonder at the slow response to fund a dying young woman in need.
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Boston
W. R
In Memory of Sister Donates to Fund for Young Lady
A Post reader from Boston sends one dollar toward a health fund for a young woman, hoping the gift aids her recovery. The note is dated February 4, 1896, and expresses gratitude for the kindness shown in helping her move toward health.
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Post
Boston
Charity pledge from Fer. C. Baker in Chelsea
A dated note from February 4 1897 by Fer. C. Baker in Chelsea encloses a contribution toward a benevolent cause for a young lady. The letter expresses hope it will aid a worthy object and closes with cordial regards.
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Ferd. C. Baker
Chelsea
Daily Table Hints and Menu Ideas with Apple Tapioca Pudding
A dated menu lists oranges rolled oats cream rye muffins hot biscuit and meals including veal steak with sides for luncheon oyster stew bread and butter apple pie sponge cake tea and dinner options of roast veal mashed potatoes boiled rice and macaroni. The apple tapioca pudding recipe includes soaking tapioca and stuffed apples with sugar and cloves baked in a moderate oven and served with cream. attributed to Miss Maggie Lonergan of 24 Eleanor Street Chelsea Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Lonergan
Eleanor Street
Chelsea
Mass
Pithy Pointers from era snippets and wry quips
A collage of quotations and banter from past papers includes engagement secrecy, a grocer disciplining a pocketing boy, a blunt toast on whiskey and horseflesh, a flirtatious exchange about roses and danger, and jokey lines on character and value.
Margaret Hosmer Dies in Philadelphia Pneumonia
Mrs. Margaret Hosmer died suddenly of pneumonia at her daughter Helen Hosmer MacDonald's home in Philadelphia. A prolific short story writer, she was known on the Pacific coast as a Washington correspondent for the Alta California and the Golden Era, editing the latter with Bret Harte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Margaret Hosmer
Helen Hosmer MacDonald
Charity Ball Patronesses Drawn From All Ranks in Boston
An account from Town Topics recalls a grand Boston charity ball planned for February 16. Patrons span all social strata while organizers stay in elite circles led by Mrs. Rollins Morse and others. A florist’s wife declined access to guest lists, highlighting social lines, and a historic tale recalls a humble donor who refused prestige for invitation access but later gave anonymously.
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Boston
Rollins Morse
Grafton Minot
Francis Amory
Arthur Hunnewell
Francis Peabody, Jr
S. Hooper Hooper
Tremont Street
Mrs. Morse
Debutante Cinderella Slipper Left At Forbes Dance
A debutante famed for her pretty feet loses a white satin slipper at the Malcolm Forbes ball. Her cavalier finds it in the carriage that brought her, returning it to her amid gossip of soon wedding bells.
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Malcolm Forbes
Cinderella
Society Tables At Gibson Tableau Charity Event
George R. Fearing Jr. visited from New York as an usher in the Gibson Tableaux charity entertainment. Notables like Miss Cochran, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Danielson, Miss Winthrop, and Miss Shattuck participated in tableaux such as Reading the Will and Lenten Confessions, with many social figures in attendance.
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George R. Fearing, Jr
New York
Hester Cochrane
Philip Sears
de Forest Danielson
Mary Winthrop
Joseph Minot
Boston Gay World Sees Mayfair Dance Rush at Copley Hall
Boston society crowds return to dancing with Mayfair cards fueling the scene. Mrs Nathaniel Thayer Mrs Frederick Sears Jr and Mrs Tom Bradlee hosted the first Copley Hall event. Attendees included Mrs Ollie Ames and Mrs Robert Hooper in gala gowns while others prepared private dances and large charity balls for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mayfair
Copley Hall
Nathaniel Thayer
Frederick R. Sears, Jr
Robert Hooper
William Fay
Arthur Hunnewell
Philip Sears
Frank Higginson
Boston Society Notes Lost To Winter Abroad
In Nice Mrs. Gordon Abbott, born Tiffany, travels with her husband for his health, a noted Boston debutante of high society. Mrs. Harry Burnham and Freddy Prince return soon, while Mrs. G von L Meyer and Brooks Adams attended a New Year’s embassy reception in Paris. The death of Mrs. John Jay Chapman in New York brings sorrow to Boston society, as Minna Timmins Chapman grew up with her aunt Mrs. Martin Brimmer.
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Gordon Abbott
Tiffany
Baltimore
Mrs. Burnham
Freddy’’ Prince
John Jay Chapman
New York
Boston
Miss Timmins and Mrs Chapman Mourned in Society
The obituary notes Miss Timmins as a gifted musician and actress in private theatricals, a favorite in the Brimmer circle, and describes Mrs Chapman as amiable and charming, a sad loss to society after the death of their parents in Europe.
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Europe
Brimmers
Timmins
Mrs. Chapman
Plancon Sings at Boston Musicale for Mr and Mrs Sears
Plancon performed in Boston on Wednesday for the Montgomery Sears at their grand musica le. Pol drew a circle of admiring girls and women around him during supper and smiled in his usual opulent and unctuous manner.
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Plancon
Boston
B F Keith On Armenia Voicing Aid and Opposition
B F Keith argues that a veto on persecution of Armenians is essential and denounces American journals for backing Ottoman actions. He cites refugees’ testimonies of misery and brutality, urging intervention and relief from European and American observers. Genoa, Italy, Jan. 10, 1897.
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Sir
Europe
B. F. Keith
Genoa
Italy
Flower Sees Prosperity from Strong U S Economy
Ex Governor Flower argues that renewed confidence follows favorable trade and wheat prospects. He cites capital availability in banks, a sound currency, and rising wheat prices as drivers of consumer spending, factory activity, and national prosperity.
Ex Governor Morrill Buried With Flag From Soldiers
Ex governor Morrill of Kansas will be buried with an American flag given to him by fifteen old soldiers from the Leavenworth Home. He valued it more than official honors, as recalled by Tom Watson. The piece also notes remarks on Bryan and Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and sketches lives of veterans Huidekoper Osbourn and pioneer Mathias Spluog.
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Maude
Martha
Yonkers Statesman
London
Loch Lomond
Kentucky
Grant
Chicago Tribune
New York
Flower
United States
Morrill
Kansas
Leavenworth
H. S. Huidekoper
Francis A. Osbourn
Huidekoper
Senator Osbourn
Question of Precedence at Bradley Martin Ball Sparks Fashion Clash
New York February reports detail a precedence dispute among society leaders over opening quadrilles at the Bradley Martin ball. Mrs Astor will lead the first quadrille, with Mrs Mills and Mrs Bronson also shaping the lineup. Notables including Mrs Belmont and Mrs Bryant are mentioned with elaborate Louis XV and Marie Antoinette era costumes, while absentees and wardrobe plans dominate society chatter.
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New York
Bradley Martin
Ogden Mills
Mills
Martin
Frederic Bronson
Louis XV
Quadrille
Mrs. Bronson
Belmont
Edmund Baylies
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Lloyd Bryce
Astor
Bryce
Cooper
Stuyvesant Fish
J. F. D. Lanier
Frederic Townsend Martin
James J. van Alen
Angelica Gerry
Lispenard Stewart
Julien T. Davies
Davies
de Garmendia
Philip Livingston Livingston
George W. Smalley
Passementerie
Henry P. Rogers
Henry P. Rogers, Jr
J. E. Hoffman
F. W. Whittridge
Lydia Languish
Funeral of J E Lowe President of Hotel and Railroad News
Funeral services for James Tidward Lowe, president of the Hotel and Railroad News Company Employees Mutual Benefit Association, were held at his Chelsea residence. The Universalist minister Rev. R Perry Bush officiated and the Verdi Male Quartet sang. Mystic Lodge Knights of Pythias and Hotel and Railroad Relief Association members attended. floral tributes came from multiple organizations and local companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘Tidward Lowe
Hotel and Railroad News Company
Mutual Benefit Association
Tremont Street
Chelsea
R. Perry Bush
Universalist Church
Lowe
Verdi
Boston
Knights of Pythias
Mystic Lodge
Hotel and Railroad Relief Association
Mystic Lodge, Knights of Pythias
Mystic Lodge of
Hugh G. Brown
Boston Globe
Boston Post
Chelsea Newsdealers
Mystic Lodge, K. of P
Chelsea Newsboys
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