Cleveland and Stevenson Elected President and Vice President
Immense crowds filled the Capitol as the electoral vote was formally counted. Vice-President Morton and Speaker Crisp presided while Captain Bassett, a 60 year Senate employee, led the procession. The joint session announced Grover Cleveland of New York for President and Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois for Vice-President.
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Washington
Capitol
Diplomatic Corps
Captain Bassett
Senate
Daniel Webster
Hall of the Representatives
van Buren
Morton
Crisp
Grover Cleveland
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
United States
Congress
Stark Statue in Manchester Bill Passed in Senate
Washington reports the Senate passed a $50,000 appropriation for a Major General John Stark equestrian statue in Manchester New Hampshire after the electoral vote count. The session also advanced the railroad car coupler bill amid amendments and political clash between Democrats and Republicans.
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Washington
Dixon and
Gray
Naval Academy
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Army
Long
Cornell
Signal Corps
U.S.A
United States
John Stark
Manchester
N. H
Yeas
Messrs
Berry
Cockrell
Coke
Harris
Hunton
Kyle
Peffer
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Gorman
Maryland
Chandler
New Hampshire
Mr. Cullom
Mr. Brice
Gas prices debated before legislative committee
The legislative committee on manufactures heard testimony from Dollar Gas and other firms about the feasibility of selling gas at one dollar per thousand. Abraham B. Coffin, former gas commissioner, argued dollar gas is impracticable and pledged to gather more data by next Friday. Executives from East Boston, Jamaica Plain, Charlestown and others discussed current prices and potential savings, with hopes of reducing prices in the future.
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Legislative Committee On Manufactures
Abraham B. Coffin
Gas Combine
Boston Company
Boston Gas Company
Delaware Company
Hoar
Coffin
Sumners. Chandler
Thompson
East Boston Company
East Boston
Pratt
Jamaica Plains Company
Neil
Charlestown Company
Boston
Senate
E. T. O’connor
Committee On
Holmes
Chelsea
Mr. Hayes
Lowell
Mr. Roe
Worcester
Messrs. Bartlett
Haverhill
Quincy
W. P. Cherrington
House
Sandwich Islands
Woman Suffrage
General Court
Barrett
United States Supreme Court Personnel and Their Ages
A historical overview of Supreme Court justices, noting names such as Field, Harlan, Gray, Blatchford, Fuller, Brewer, Brown, Shiras, and Jackson. It covers their years of service, birthplaces, notable prior roles, and current salaries for chief and associate justices, along with onetime presidential appointments and the prestige of the bench.
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United States Supreme Court
William Strong
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Joseph Pradley
New Jersey
L. Q. C. Lamar
Mississippi
George Silras, Jr
Pennsylvannia
Justice Bradley
Harrison
Howell E. Jackson
Tennessee
Justice Lamar
Supreme Bench
Stephen J. Field
California
Lincoln
Field Brothers
Connecticut
Judge Terry
Sarah Althea Hill-Sharon- Terry
Marshal Nagle
Judge Field
John M. Harlan
Kentucky
Thomas
Horace Gray
Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court of
Arthur
Samuel Blatchford
New York
New York City
William H. Seward
Melville W. Fuller
Illinois
Augusta
Cleveland
Chicago
David J. Brewer
Kansas
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Josiah Brewer
George Shiras, Jr
Pittsburg
United States
Ohio
Sam
Dry Goods Sale At Sally and Collins Store
Immense retail sale follows immense wholesale stock at Sally and Collins Retail Store. Yesterday drew a throng of buyers as prices were slashed to past retail values. Sale will continue for five more days. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Truth over fiction in Sunday school tales sparks debate
A New York lawyer challenges a Brooklyn minister and a local superintendent over the value of Sunday school stories, arguing Frankie’s Victory teaches harmful falsehoods and Christians should defend themselves when necessary. The dispute centers on truth, morals, and how to raise children.
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New York
Brooklyn
New York Times
Frank
Goodygoody
Frankie
Joe
Monument fund for Phillips Brooks nears twenty thousand
A long list records donations for a Phillips Brooks monument, showing a total of 18087.25 with numerous contributors including Charles R. Codman, Edward Abbott, Robert Treat Paine, Harvard chapel choir, and others from Boston and affiliates.
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Phillips Brooks
J. M. Sears
George E. Bullard
A. W Spencer
George M. Thompson
B.D
Harcourt Amory
Pur B
de Annie
George H. Davenport
Dorothea Davenport
E. C. Marston
Annie K. Matthews
M. Fay
Charles R. Codman
Sarah H. Hooker
Charles L. Young
George L. Briggs
Cornelia Dehon
William P. Blake
Gustavo Lanza
Auburndale
Arthur Lawrence
Henry F. Coe
Harriett
Pere
Kenny Day
John A. Burnham
George C. Clark
Kecone Blagden
State of Massachusetts
Military Order
Loyal Legion
A. M
A. A. Pope
Harvard College
Samuel Johnson
C. EF. Hovey & Co
Thomas Mack
E. C. Johnson
Samuel ©. Lawrence
Elizabeth S. Bangs
Williams
Eldridge
Charles J
Faithful Police Officer Daley Dies at 58 Bartlett Street
Lieutenant William DB Daley, a Boston police veteran born in Brooklyn in 1844, died at 10:15 yesterday morning after months of illness. Appointed June 22, 1873, he served in both the army and navy, and leaves a wife and two children.
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William DB. Daley
Bartlett Street
Army
Navy
Bales
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Old Elias School
North End
Prosperous Company Shows Growth in New England Mutual Life
The New England Mutual Life Insurance Company reports its forty ninth annual statement. Since 1843 it has grown steadily. In 1892 it issued 3716 policies, 108 more than 1891, with insured amounts totaling $10,915,067. Outstanding policies number 31,237 and total insurance reaches $90,859,097.
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New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Davitt Elected Unopposed for Northeast Cork Seat
Michael Davitt won a parliamentary seat without opposition to represent Northeast Cork, one of two seats won by William O'Brien in the general election. Viscount Cranborne, formerly Darwen MP, was elected without opposition to Rochester. Alderman Horatio N. Davies had been elected for Rochester but was unseated by the courts.
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Lonnon
Michael Davitt
Cork
William O’brien
Cork City
O’brien
Viscount Cranborne
Lord Salisbury
Darwen
Lancashire
Horatio N. Davies
London
Rochester
Royal Arcanum Bal Masque Set Feb 15 1893
The second annual bal masque of Paul Revere Council 1149 Royal Arcanum is scheduled for Wednesday evening February 15 1893 at Associates Halil Beachmont.
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Paul Revere
Royal Arcanum
Associates’ Halil
Beachmont
Garrotting On Boulevard de Boucharge Strikes General Castrex
In Nice on February 8, General Castrex was attacked by garroters on Boulevard de Boucharge. They seized him by the throat and rifled his pockets, escaping with his watch and several hundred francs. He was severely injured, and no arrests followed as fear grows over frequent garrottings and police evasion.
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Nice
Boulevard de Bouchage
General Castrex
Castrex
Relief for the Starving in Louisiana Parishes
Four thousand people in Concordia and Catahoula parishes in northern Louisiana face starvation. Hundreds fled, many unable to leave. The New Orleans Board of Trade leads relief efforts with a $5000 fund.
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Memiuis
Tenn
Concordia
Catahoula Parishes
Louisiana
New Orleans Board of Trade
Boston and Providence sale discussed by local figures
Continues debate over the Old Colony Boston and Providence sale with varied opinions. Crocker notes lack of details, Jones fears for Boston and New England interests, while others doubt the deal’s advisability and potential public reaction.
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Old Colony
Boston & Providence
G.G. Crocker
Jerome Jones
Boston
New England
Five Hour Train Plan Faces Skepticism In Rail Merger
Skepticism surrounds a proposed five hour express to New York under the Consolidated road. Boston and Albany claim extra length delays prevent meeting the time, while Albany executives cite cordial relations. Critics allege the tempo talk serves stockholder interests until a final deal. Frederic L. Anes denies any concessions to Boston Maine.
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Consolidated Road
New York
Boston
New England
New Haven
Boston & Albany
Providence
Hayden
The
Albany
Frederic L. Anes
Old Colony
Noremises
Boston Maine
Boston & Maine
Rail merger talks promise unified New York Boston service
Both sides declare progress toward a union between Old Colony and New Haven rail systems. Officials say nine shares to ten may form a basis, with Old Colony value around 215 per share, while term sheets await board approval and stockholder ratification.
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Choate
Old Colony
Read
New York
Boston
J. R. Kendrick
New England
New Haven Company
New Haven
Providence
Fall River
Park Square
Stonington
Shore Line
Old Colony Director Hints New Haven Takeover
A director told the Post that New Haven holds stock enough to push the Boston road into outside control. He said the New Haven offer pays 9 percent initially, better for stockholders than Old Colony’s 7 to 8 percent prospects. He dismissed Boston Maine bid rumors as too late to affect plans.
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Old Colony
Post
New Haven
Boston Road
Boston & Maine
Maine
Shore line service to be improved with New London Providence plans
The New London division and the Providence improvements will materially enhance the Shore line service. The planned work aims to boost reliability and speed across the line, benefiting riders with better schedules and smoother operations.
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London
Providence
Fall River Talks Of It A Change In Rail Control
Fall River business leaders debate potential takeover by New York New Haven Hartford railroad. A shift to through traffic to Providence and New York with Vanderbilt connections is seen as boosting local industry and markets for Fall River fabrics. Longtime Old Colony directors Brayton and Borden decline to comment while local employees anticipate retention of Kendrick and Ackley.
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Falln River
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Fall River Line
New York
Old Colony
Fall River
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Providence
Vanderbilt
John S. Brayton
Thomas J. Borden
Long Island Sound
Kendrick
Ackley
Locke's Resignation From Savings Bank Post Accepted
Governor Russell accepts the resignation of Hon. Warren E. Locke as a savings bank commissioner.
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Russell
Warren E. Locke
Savings
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