Divorce Ratios by States Show Shifts Over Twenty Years
The report analyzes divorce by state from 1867 to 1886. Connecticut and Maine show declines from modifications to law while New Hampshire ranks lowest in marriages per divorce. Maryland leads in marriages per divorce but falls from 61.94 to 18.51. desertion remains the dominant cause.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maryland
Maine
New England
Rhode Island
United States
Albany Bill Amended as Senate Hears Prohibitory Amendment
In the General Court the Boston and Albany railroad bill passed to engrossment after protests over a 2 cent per mile fare cap amendment. Debate focused on grade crossing abolition funding and scheduling, with party lines and procedural motions shaping the late afternoon session amid adjournment threats.
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Albany
Goodell
Boston & Albany
Mellen
Worcester
Perkins
Cambridge
Coveney
Meilen
Wardwell
Haverhill
McDonough
J Boston
Greenwood
Ashland
Wyman
Hyde Park
Mr. Hayes
Lynn
Mr. Sanger
Mr. Mellen
State House
Boston
Allen
Woburn
Hayes
Sobier
Beverly
Holman
Clinton
Sanger
Boston & Albany Railroad Corporation
Senate
Mcattrick
Committee On
McEttrick
Bicknell
Gracey
Salem
Cook
Weymouth
Secretary of State
Hildreth
Holyoke
Hatters opening early for spring line at Tremont Street
Jackson & Co hatters at 126 Tremont street announce their spring hat event will start a week earlier this year with Saturday February 23 set as the opening date They are sole agents for the Dunlap hat and also stock a large selection of their own makes.
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Jackson & Co
Tremont Street
Eastern Railroad Company
Eastern Railroad
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
United States
Passage of Territorial Bills and railroads debate in Senate
Washington notes show Mr Stewart restoring the Pacific railroads committee to adjust government debts and foster western development. Concurrently a Paris exhibit commissioner plan is debated, while South Dakota statehood and North Dakota organization proceed. The direct tax bill is signed and sent to the President.
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Special Committee On
Pacific Railroads
Washington
Stewart
House
South Dakota
North Dakota
Hoar
Supreme Court
Senate
Washington Territory
Pratt
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate Conferrees
West
New Mexico
Cullom
Secretary of State
Lord Sackville
Committee On Foreign Relations
Canal Proposal Skirts Great Lakes Distance Gap
William A Morrell of New York promotes a Michigan peninsula canal linking Little Bay de Noc and Bay au Train to shorten Chicago and Duluth routes. The plan estimates 3 to 5 million dollars, few locks, and potential naval and commercial benefits, with support from Senator Stockbridge and Secretary Endicott.
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William A. Morrell
New York
Michigan Peninsula
Post
Sioux River
Minneapolis
White Fish River
Little Bay de Noc
Lake Michigan
Au Train
Lake Superior
Bay Au Train
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Huron
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
White Fish Point
Chicago
Milwaukee
Duluth
Michigan Lake
Great Britain
Interior
United States
Stockbridge
Michigan
Congress
Endicott
Wisconsin
Washington
Commerce
Farwell
Edmunds
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Manitoba
State of
House OKs direct tax bill and Dakota State admission plan
The House adopted the conference report on the direct tax bill by 168 to 88 and approved the Territorial bill admitting North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington. It divides Dakota along the seventh standard parallel and sets conventions and elections for new state constitutions with federal approval required.
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HOUSE
Washington
Springer
Illinois
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Dakota
Bismarck
Sioux Falls
Territory
Congress
United States
Dakotas
Justice Miller
Mield
Army and Navy Gazette Army Orders in Brief
Army orders list Major James Jackson of the Second Cavalry ordered to San Francisco for assignment Major John Egan of the First Artillery ordered to San Francisco for assignment Colonel Loomis L Langdon of the First Artillery relieved from duty in the Atlantic department and ordered to join his regiment Captain Thomas T Knox of the First Cavalry relieved from duty in this city in connection with the publication of the war records and ordered to join his troop.
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Washington
James Jackson
Second Cavalry
San Francisco
John Egan
First Artillery
Loomis L. Langdon
Department of the Atlantic
Thomas T. Knox
First Cavalry
Social union events headline Boston hotels crowd
The class of 88E H held a social reunion at Young's with seventy five members, Walter Smith presiding. Officers elected included C H Cole Jr president and G F Powers secretary treasurer. The Abbott Academy Alumna, Master Printers Club, Sub-Masters and guests attended meals and talks at multiple city hotels with notable arrivals listed.
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E.H
Young’s
Walter Smith
C. H. Cole
J. W. Smith
F. W. Soule
J. A. Curtis
A. Wolfson
W. A. Wheeler, Jr
W. C. Babcock
J. F. Kenniff
J. Atwood
8. M. Ballou
A. E. Adams
E. P. Sands
H. W. Alexander
R. E. Paine
Abbott Academy
Thorndike
Poore
Boston
Master Printers’ Club
Horace LT. Rockwell
Dana Estes
A.J. Hastings
Henry
Rowell
Daggett
Baldwin
Young
Fred H. Ripley
George A. Walton
State Board of Education
Name listing of correspondents and associates across states
A dense roster lists individuals and spouses with city and state affiliations from Providence to New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and beyond. Names include G. A. Rowell, H. C. Smith, William Cutting Jr, C. R. Jardine, J. Cobb, H. B. Swart, O. B. Warren, H. A. Osgood, W. Sleight, C. Kellogg, and many others across multiple cities.
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Providence
R. I
G. A. Rowell
New York
H.C. Smith
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Cutting, Jr
Tremont
A. T. Crockett
C. H. Berryman
Portland
Pere W. Somers
New Haven
Conn
J. F. Cobb
Auburn
H. B. Swart
Edward
Cresholm
Savannah
J. G. Smith
St. Albans
Edward Hubbard
Tamworth
EL W
Remington New York
F. B. Shaw
Hill
N.H
E.K. Turner
Fitchburg
F. Comstock
South Norwalk
Revere
E. I. Carter
Great Fails
N. H
Chauncy Hall School Marks Washington Birthday Holiday
About sixty years ago Chauncy Hall School began honoring George Washington’s birthday with a holiday. Principal Mr Thayer noted the school was likely the first in New England to grant such a holiday. A reg ular program at the public hour featured readings by William R Hill W Gwendoline Sandham and Harry Cole Quinby including selections from Everett and Washington.
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Chauncy-Hall School
Thayer
Chauncy-Hall
New England
Washington
Chauncy Hall
Everett
William R. Hill
Battle of
Long Island
W. Gwendoline Sandham
Harry Cole Quinby
Confederate Home committee meeting reports clothing drive
Full attendance at the Old South Meeting House as the Confederate Home committee met yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Darling Mrs. C H Young and a friend contributed funds and three new members were admitted. Next Tuesday the group will meet at Mrs Cochnower 18 East Chester Park to sew. Shoes and slippers were donated through J H Haney and Sons.
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Old South Meeting House
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Army and Navy Gazette
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H. ©. Whipple
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Schuylkill Arsenal
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Ludington
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William C. Whit
Ney
Secretary of the Navy
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Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
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Dorchester
James McGovern
Joshua Henderson
John M. B. Churchill
Devonshire Street
Wm. O. Badger
Malvern Street
Alonzo G. Brewer
Jas. W. Currier. Constable
Richards & CO
Austin Flint
Bellevue
Henry A. Mott
Duffy
BY Chas. H
Edgar Snow
Endicott St
ETO Bus
Paruecay
Pp. S
Ohio
Iowa
Brice S. Evans
Equitable Building
Commonwealth Avenue
West Chester Park
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Victoria
Sorrento Oranges
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Pier 2
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Snow & CQ
Fulton Street
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Hoston
Henry White
Fleary White
Henry Anson White
Laura Frances White
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Jos
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A. Wadleigh
Savirior Court
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Hudson Johnson
Hudson A. Johnson
Palmyra
Horace Eaton
Canandaigua
A. D
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Boston Fest
Aaron R. Gay & CO
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