Committee of One Hundred seeks volunteers for dollar gas
The Post reports the Committee of One Hundred is filling its ranks to push for dollar gas. Boston officials including Mayor Matthews and the Gas Commission show support, and volunteers are urged to sign up to petition the gas commissioners. The movement is presented as desired by the people and likely to succeed.
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Post
Boston
Matthews
Gas Commission
West End
Commonwealth
West End Railroad Company
West End Road
Whitney
Board of Gas Commissioners
Boston Cas Licht Company
A Bad Habit of Editing Speeches in Congress
Massachusetts Republicans are accused of editing Congressional Record speeches with excess freedom. Elvison A. Morse is said to have memory-quoted a remark by Tarsney, nearly provoking confrontation once printed. Walker printed a denigrating misquote about Massachusetts commanders of colored troops, an act of deliberate attack.
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Massachusetts
Congressional Record
Elvison A. Morse
Congressman Tarsney
Morse
Congessman Walker
Mr. Morse
Mr. Walker
A Work for the Veterans
The Boston Journal and other pension organs celebrate that one of Congressman O NEILs amendments to purify pension lists passed the House. It marks a turning point against pension list degradation and earns thanks for his courage. Warner presented an appeal by Union veterans urging reforms to make the pension system honorable and worthy of beneficiaries.
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Boston Journal
O’ Neil
House
O’ner
Congressman Warner
Congress
O’neill
O’neil
Hang Up the Treaty Senate Hears Annexation Push
Senate foreign affairs committee allies with Mr Harrison to push the annexation pact onto the executive calendar. Two thirds vote needed for ratification and opponents urge delaying the measure. The Hawaii bloodless revolution prompt and rushed Chilean war message cited as reasons to oppose ratification.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Harrison
Hargison
Senate
Hawaii
San Francisco
Mr. Harrison
Harrison’s Treaty Proposed for Immediate Rejection
The speaker argues the treaty must be halted as it was drafted without information and ratified without deliberation. He states the individual bears the error but refuses to let the Cleveland administration face embarrassment from an ill prepared agreement.
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Cleveland
Harrison
West Ends Makeshift Rapid Transit Plan Critiqued
The State House committee hears the West End proposal combining tunnels trenches and elevated tracks. Critics call it a temporary local fix seeking a guaranteed monopoly and delaying a true permanent rapid transit solution for Boston.
Observant Citizen notes leaders and lectures across New England
The writer meets Col H B Winship in Providence, recalls his Aldermanic influence with the Big Six. Rev William C Winslow lectures at Cornell and Hamilton. A Dover fire wire rule is explained, favoring batches of filings. A Washington Street restaurant adopts morning and evening prayers and gives away the Boston Post. Representative McEvoy helps O Neil for Chicopee Falls postmaster. Town Hill in Provincetown will host the Pilgrim monument, funded by visitors with motion by Joseph A West and James Gifford.
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Reston
Washington Street
Boston
New York
A. Frank Richardson
Truvane Duilding
E. A. Grozier
H. B. Winship
Providence
Big Barnaby Clothing Corporation
Providence Board of Aldermen
Thomas
Dennett’s
Provincetown
Joseph A. West
James Gifford
A Disgraceful Squabble In Kansas Legislature
Rival Houses clash without bloodshed but stain the state with a disgraceful spectacle. The piece notes no side excuses behavior, cites parallels in Helena and Augusta, and warns the conflict will likely go to the courts for settlement if any.
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Kansas
Topeka
Helena
Mont
Augusta
Small issues and small votes in Republican politics
The Boston Post notes Republicans in the House voting against abolishing the Executive Council, turning the issue into the campaign theme for November. The piece calls this the day of small things in Republican politics.
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Lowell News
Boston Post
House
Executive Council
Davidhallince
Boston Post Expands with Jumbo Press to Meet Growth
The Boston Post has grown rapidly, prompting installation of a Jumbo press to handle increased circulation. The move aims to sustain prosperity and meet rising demand, with expectations of further expansion if needed.
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Haverhill Gazette
Boston Post
The G. O. P.'s Long Fast
Fitchburg Evening Mail reports the Republican stance on a Fast Day. Democrats on Beacon Hill oppose a Fast Day, while Republicans insist the decision follow party lines. The piece notes the GOP’s call for a fast reflecting political strategy.
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Fitchburg Evening Mail
Beacon Hill
Johnny Wright's Verdict Arises in Haverhill Case
Haverhill Gazette reports a verdict in the Johnny Wright case. The article notes the involvement of major New England papers including the Boston Globe and Herald as leading sources in coverage.
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Haverhill Gazette
Boston Globe, Herald, Post and Record
New England
A veteran fisherman notes codfish dive as Lent starts
A veteran fisherman observes codfish move to deeper water at Lent. Other quips include a tramp begging for pennies, reform promises, and wise cracks about spring hoopskirt timing, Greenland bees, valentines, and real estate dirt.
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Philadelphia
Greenland
Chicago Tribune
Washington Star
Zola
Chicago
Chicago Times
Union County Standard
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Knights and jubilees sweep across cities today
The article notes Knights of Pythias activity in Seattle Richmond Milwaukee and Topeka with political and fraternal events. It highlights Pope Leo XIII s golden jubilee celebrations in New York and nationwide Catholic observances as well as regional meetings of the Sons of the Revolution and K P anniversaries.
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Pythias
Seattle
Richmond
Grand Lodge of
Virginia
Pacific
Old Dominion
Milwaukee
Supreme Lodge of
Wisconsin
Supreme Lodge
Topeka
Kan
State Democratic Committee
Brooklyn
Vassar
Ohio Society of New York
Del
Penn
Missouri
Lexington
Montreal
Westminster
Balfour
Salisbury
Leo XIII
Leo
Catholic Club of
New York
Corrigan
Pope Leo
Rome
Joseph F. Daly
Sons of the Revolution
K. of P
A Very Excellent Receipt for Keeping a Husband Home
A Boston Post prize receipt advises making home the happiest place on earth for a husband. The reader explains that a happy home, shared rights, and mutual respect keep him loyal, with focus on education of the son and shared social life to sustain family harmony. The Fitchburg Evening Mail highlights the idea as a simple secret rather than a new invention.
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Fitchburg Evening Mail
Boston Post
The
Post
RE. A. Bryant
Bryant
Plan for Boston tunnel and elevated rail system across the Common
A detailed proposal outlines a mixed transit solution with a 1.12 mile tunnel under the Common and a 7.41 mile elevated line. It envisions widening Boylston and Tremont streets, routing surface cars underground, and using two tracks for an elevated system to connect Cambridge Somerville and South Boston, funded by West End Railway revenues with legislative protections.
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New York
Boston
Broadway
Tremont Street
Washington Street
Dover Street
Harrison Avenue
Shawmut Avenue
Pleasant
Carver Streets
Carver
Carver Street
Eliot Street
Park Square
West Street
Pemberton Square
Scollay Square
Court Street
Rapid Transit Commissioners
Boylston Street
Arlington Street
Charles Street
Common
Cambridge
Cambridge Street
Somerville
Washington
Roxbury Post Office
Leverett Street
Prison Point Bridge
Main Street
Charlestown
Sullivan Square
Charlestown Neck
Everett
Malden
Medford
Webster Street
Union Square
Harvard Bridge
Harvard Square
Whitney
West Street End Railway Company
Boston Common
West End Company
Boylston
Tremont
Cormon
Commonwealth
West End
Transit by Electricity Could Unite Rail Systems
Questions and testimony reveal plans for a fully electric elevated and surface rail system. West End Railroad would run tunnels from Park Square to Court Street, offering power and joint operation benefits, with a deposit to guarantee completion but no current funds or secured state loan.
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Senator Leary
Whiteney
Whitney
West End
West End Railroad Company
Rapid Transit Commissioners
Park Square
Court Street
Comany
George Marden on Fast Day
George Marden argues in the Lowell Courier against continuing Fast Day. He dismisses the notion that abolishing it removes an ancient landmark, noting the day no longer marks anything of value to most people.
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George Marden
Lowell Courier
Schooner John Paull Abandoned After Shipwreck
In New London on February 17, it is reported the schooner John Paull, stranded on Green's Hill, has been given up by her owners. Wreckers will remove masts and portable effects as the vessel rests on rocky beds. Likely to break apart in an approaching southeast gale.
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West End
Sone 1
Nuw
London
John Paull
Green’s Hill
Pices
Charles Soule Dead Dorchester’s Elder Statesman Passes
Charles Soule aged 73 died at his Parkman Street home from an apoplexy stroke. A respected Dorchester resident, he held public service roles including former assistant postmaster of Boston.
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Dorchester
Charles Soule
Parkman Street
Boston
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