Subscriptions Collected for Bishop Brooks Statue Aid
Contributions received by the Evening Transcript toward a Bishop Brooks statue near Trinity Church in Boston total 1 580 50 with multiple donors, including a gift from Two Little Girls and donations in memory of kindness to a stranger. Fast readers are urged to send further subscriptions to the Transcript for acknowledgment and transfer to the committee.
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Trinity Church
Evening Transcript
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Oranze
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Committee of Distinguished Citizens
The
Post
Bunker Hill Anniversary Celebration Urged by Charlestown
The coming June seventeenth marks the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of Bunker Hill Monument Wenstrr’s oration and a grande civic demonstration. The Charlestown Enterprise proposes a fitting semi centennial observance and urges Boston city aid with Monument Association cooperation.
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Bunker [Hill Monument
Wenstrr
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Boston
Monument Association
Let the People Decide on Common Streetcar Plan
The Post reports 167 votes on opening the Common to streetcars with 151 No and 56 Yes, showing weak citizen engagement. It urges referring the question to Boston voters, while railing against slow memorial fundraising for Phillips Brooks. The Post criticizes the memorial fund for mismanagement and inadequate totals, calling for prompt action and better oversight.
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The
Post
Boston
Boston Show Seeks Rail Alliances to Grow Commerce
A historical editorial urges Boston to leverage railroad combinations to boost the city’s commerce and regional growth. It argues Boston’s natural advantages rival New York and cites New York New Haven bias as a barrier. The piece insists local interests must lead the outcome of any mergers or alignments.
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New England
Boston
New York
Europe
Sons of
New York & New Haven
Bbe
Provision of Better Facilities for Boston Development
The text notes efforts toward improving facilities to aid the development of Boston. It references plans, funding, or policy actions intended to support growth and infrastructure, aiming to strengthen the city’s economic and social framework. No specific dates or entities are clearly identified in the readable portion.
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Boston
SIE AGAINST HALF A MILLION IN BOSTON GAS TAX
The piece argues a dozen Boston residents seek to tax a half million residents more for gas, while the mass oppose this drag on prices. It calls out watered gas stock, high bills, and demands relief with fair pricing and profits, urging the Legislature and Gas Commission to protect the people from “half a dozen” speculators.
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Boston
Delaware Gas Trust
Gas Commission
Gas Trust
Commission
Board of Gas Commissioners
Boston Gas Licht Company
Boston Cas Light Company Lb
Republican deceit over silver bill vote exposed
The Boston Journal and other Republican organs misstate Senate action on the silver bill. The piece accuses the party of deceit in currency policy and aims to embarrass the Cleveland administration, arguing the Senate endangers business for narrow political ends.
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Boston Journal
Senate
HI 1
Cleveland
Call for Simple Change in President Election Method
In a Senate and House session the president of the Senate will open electoral vote certificates from the states, count them, and declare Cleveland and Stevenson elected president and vice president. The author questions the aging electoral process and suggests devising a simpler method to choose the president, noting past troubles and potential future failures.
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Congress
Senate
Cleveland
Stevenson
New York and New Haven Buys Old Colony Rail Line
The New York and New Haven Railroad Company has bought the Old Colony railroad subject to stockholder ratification. Earlier it took control of the Connecticut River railroad with ratification pending. If stockholders again refuse to ratify, the Old Colony deal could mirror that setback, with Mr. McLerop currently managing the Connecticut River line.
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New York & New Haven Railroad Company
Old Colony Railroad
Connecticut River Railroad
McLerop
Observant Citizen Notes Boston Society and Arts Gossip
The column quips at city ordinances fines and steamer news while poking fun at critics and theater. It mentions Peter Jackson to play Uncle Tom, Leschetizky sparring with American critics, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell Allen’s Boston recital, Ginn & Co. lunch barrel, Harvard annex talks, Miss Thorndyke’s Berlin honor, Tilton McNeill engagement, and Mac McNeill’s new short story book.
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Leschetizky
Eee
Boston
Elizabeth Mitchell Allen
Chicago
Allen
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Miss Thorndyke
Senor Buendlos
Back
Homer H. Tilton
West Newton
Hannah Marguerite
Ira Steward McNeill
Journal Staff
Mac
Newspaper Row
New York & New England to Cut Passenger Fares
President Charles Parsons says if control lasts six weeks fares between New York and Boston will drop, with boat rates at 2.50 and rail at 4, down from 8 and 5. The road withdrew from the Sound Lines Association on Jan 19 and plans no changes for sixty days, with March 20 as a free date to act.
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New Yorks
Charles Parsons
New York & New England Road
New York
Boston
New York & New England
New York & Northern Road
Norwich Line of Sound
Parsons
Sound Lines Association
Mr. Parsons
Norwich
New London
Fall River
New Haven Road
Here
Hartford
New York & New Haven
Springfield
Boston & Albany
New England
Chi Phi Society Gather in Springfield Banquet
The College Greek letter society Chi Phi will assemble in Springfield on Fen 21 at 6 30 PM A banquet will be served at the Cooley House.
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College
Chi Phi
Springfield
Fen
Cooley House
Debating Road Policy and State House Rituals
In a spirited House session Charles of Boston and Mellen of Worcester clashed over national road cabinet ideas and a Chicago exhibit. Amendments passed and the resolutions moved toward Senate concurrence while a separate bill to abolish a last day observance faced debate on religious symbolism and civic practice.
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Charles
Boston
Mellen
Worcester
Mr. Mellen
National Department of Roads
Chicago
Draper
Republican State Committee
Ledyard Bill
Paxton
Massachusetts
Mr. Charles
Rideout
Cambridge
Roe
Dodge
Natick
Darling
Hyde Park
Senate
House
Parker
Judiciary Committee
Brown
Fall River
Mr. Bliss
America
Scotland
England
Italy
Dolan
Bliss
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Messrs
Parkhurst
Merriam
Wood
Perkins
Hayes
Charles Theodore Russell
Russell
Mr. Parker
Chelsea
Wit and whimsy in quotes across papers
A compilation of clipped remarks from multiple newspapers jokes and musings. The snippets touch on social topics from hoop skirts to poetry distraction and reader curiosities, featuring playful exchanges and light commentary. The tone remains columnist like and lightly satirical.
Today’s Doings From Boston to Montreal a Packed Bulletin
A fast moving day with G A R events in Boston led by Commander James K Churchill at Tremont Temple and the Roanoke Association reunion at Youngs Hotel. Yale alumni dinner in Hartford. Kennard and Haugh set to fight in Buffalo. state bar meeting in Augusta. and Montreal’s grand winter carnival with fireworks and toboggan slide illumination drawing fifty thousand visitors.
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Boston
James K. Churchill
Massachusetts
Tremont Temple
Roanoke Association
Young’s Hotel
Army and Navy
Roanoke
Unitarian Club of Boston
John J. Keane
Catholic University of America
Keane
Asa P. Potter
Yale
Foot Guard
Hartford
United States
Buffalo
Buffalo Athletic Club
Jimmy” Kennard
St. Paul
Maxy” Haugh
Brooklyn
Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Baltimore
Wisconsin Bee Keepers’ Association
Madison
Wis
State Bar Association
Augusta
Board of Trade of
Savannah
Nelson
Livingston
Macon
State Agricultural Society
New Jersey
Trenton
John Cheesman
Bridgeton Patriot
Washington
Department of the Potomac
First Congregational Church
Weissert
Ebbitt
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Adlai E. Stevenson
William Hansen
C. O. Iselin
Newport
Edward McGlynn
New York
Florida
Bishop Moore
Middle States Regatta Association
Hotel Marlborough
United German Societies of
Madison Square Garden
Hawaii
Australia
San Francisco
Paul Neuman
Stevens
Montreal
London
Liverpool
Corbett
White Star Teutonic Sails from New York with Boston Passengers
The White Star steamer Teutonic departing New York today includes a list of Boston travelers among its passengers. Notable names mentioned are J. E. Greenwood H. A. Bennett A. B. Fowler Rev. F. A. Agar C. Alexander A. C. Clark John Q. Bond C. H. Woodbury Frederick W. Leyland A. Da Prata J. E. Lee George Needham and Mrs. E. W. Clement and daughter.
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New York
J. E. Greenwood
H. A. Bennett
A. B. Fowler
F. A. Agar
C. Alexander
A. C. Clark
John QO. Bond
C. H. Woodbury
Frederick W. Leyland
A. da Prata
KE. Lee
George Needham
E. W. Clement
Frank P. Davis Rites Noted By Fraternal Groups
The late Frank P. Davis assistant treasurer at the Bijou Theatre funeral at 11 o'clock today. Friends from Bethesda Lodge S O O S South Boston Ivanhoe Lodge K of P Charlestown and Wapiti Tribe of Red Men attended honoring his memory.
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Frank P. Davis
Bijou
Bethesda Lodge
South Boston
Ivanhoe Lodge
Charlestown
Wapiti Tribe of
Red Men
Will West Newton post office stay or move
West Newton residents packed Newton City Hall to hear Post Office Inspector Evans decide if the post office remains in Nickerson's block or returns to the old site. Proponents of the present location cited stronger local factors, while supporters of a move offered little concrete data.
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West Newton
Nickerson
Newton
Post Office
Evans
G. T. Allen
H. F. King
Marcus Morton
William G. Bell
S. R. Urbino
Samuel Bernard
Inspector Evans
Four sailors perish as bark Alice wrecks at Long Beach
New York reports that the Norwegian bark Alice from Dunkirk for New York ran ashore at Long Beach New Jersey. Five sailors drowned attempting a landing in their boat before life-saving crews saved the rest with a breeches buoy. The vessel is a total loss. captain Jacobson owns the ship built in Maine in 1865. Peter Erland, thought drowned, drifted ashore nearby and is safe.
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New York
Havens
Fourth District
Point Pleasant
Alice
Jacobson
Dunkirk
Long Beach
N. J
Maine
Peter Erland
Island Beach
First annual Emmet Guards ball held in Erminie Hall
The Emmet Guards Hibernian Rifles hosted their first annual ball at Erminie Hall on Washington street last evening. Captain John M. Cotter led the ball’s management and about fifty couples attended.
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Emmet Guards
Hibernian Rifles
Erminie Hall
Washington Street
John M. Cotter
Harvard Phi Beta Kappa chooses two speakers for June dinner
At its last meeting the Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Society elected General Francis A. Walker of Massachusetts as orator and Maurice Thompson of Indiana as poet for the annual June dinner.
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Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Society
Francis A. Walker
Massachusetts
Maurice Thompson
Indiana
Pope remarks on Home Rule and Gladstone in Rome
In Rome on February 7, the Pope praised the Queen's speech on Home Rule and noted long talks with Cardinal Vaughan and Cardinal Logue. He said, “Gladstone and I, although we two oldest leaders, have the youngest ideas.”
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Romez
Hs Holiness
Cardinal Vaughan
England
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
Gladstone
Phelps Confirmed as Lay Judge by Legislature
Trenton February 7 The Senate confirmed all governor Werts nominations with no opposition including William Walter Phelps to be lay judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals by unanimous vote.
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Trenton
N. J
Senate
Werts
William Walter Phelps
Court of Errors and Appeals
Phelps
Sells All Day To the Editor of the Post
Advertising agent A E Stroun reports difficulty obtaining twenty five copies of the Post by noon. He visited Brigham's Hotel Hotel Reynolds and Clark's Hotel and found all copies reserved or sold out. He later requested another batch from the Post office to avoid a repeat of sold out notices.
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Reynolds and
Clark’s Hotel
Adams House
Office of
the Post
A. E. Stroun
Washington Street
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Brooks Fund
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Humbug
Observant Citizen
Advertiser
Cottage City
Peter Jackson
Uncle Tom
Simon Legree
Ginn
Ginn & Co
Eliot
Harvard Annex
Harvard
Willin
N. Y
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Ceianalen Selves
Plain Dealer
Jayson
Elmira Gazette
Swinnysonu
Jones
Chicago Herald
Troy Press
Singleton
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Philadelphia Times
PHI Beta Kappa
Dorchester Gas Light Company
Roxbury Gas Light Company
South Boston Gas Light
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P. M. Denon
Mass
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Dover 81
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Marnjimas
Dover St
Dana Sarsaparila Co
Belfast
NEW Publications
Cosmopolis
Paris
Tait, Sons & Company
Union Square, North, N. Y
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MR. Phelps
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