Cephalonians in Mass public service praised in Boston letter
The letter extols Cephalonians, Irish-born residents, for wide public and professional contribution in Massachusetts. It cites Governor Russell and Mayor Matthews, argues they enrich state and city, and envisions a Cephalonian senator next year. It critiques tariff driven tin plate cost increases and potential farm price impacts.
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Liverpool
Boston
Cephalonians
Russell
Mattthews
New
Apology urged over Boston 400 list mistake
The Record and the Herald should apologize for publishing an imitation of McAllister’s list of Boston’s real 400. The piece argues no McAllister exists in Boston and urges both papers to acknowledge the error and publish the Post’s genuine 400 list to align with local sentiment.
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Record
the Herald
McAllister
Boston
Apostle of
New York
Record and Herald
Post
Cephalonian term tied to Boston Irish residents
The article explains the term Cephbalonians used for Boston residents born in Ireland. It traces the phrase to a Cunard steamship plying between Boston and Queenstown, noting its origin as a ship name influencing local nomenclature.
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Boston
Cunard Line
Queenstown
The Machine Convention in Albany Sparks Democratic Debate
A New York Democratic denunciation claims Senator Hilli’s Albany convention was a machine setup to push his candidacy. Critics say it misrepresents party wishes, voids legitimate channels, and fails to reflect the Democratic will nationally. The New York World backs these criticisms, labeling the methods unfair and nonDemocratic.
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Hsin
Albany
New York
H1i Lu
Hii
Democrats of
Hilli
Hitt
New York World
Hirt
Put Up Those Fire-Escapes for Boston Public Schools
The piece argues that Boston public school buildings are unsafe in fire and must be fitted with functional fire escapes immediately. It cites unanimous concern from the Board of Fire Underwriters, the inspector of buildings, teachers, and public alike, urging urgent remedial action to protect thousands of children.
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Boston
Board of Fire Underwriters
Tax on the Dinner Pail Debate Sparks Press Clash
The Commercial Bulletin questions Posh's claim on tin plate output and price rises since the tariff. It notes supposed nationwide tin plate factories and vast daily production, but argues no one can find tin plate for sale and distinguishes terne plates from true tin plate, casting doubt on the claim.
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United States
Tin Plate Consumers’ Association
Conneaut
Pittsburg
Silver craze abating in Congress after vote
The House shows a majority against free coinage with ninety-two Democrats and seventy-seven Republicans. A Democratic caucus to set policy on silver is planned for Thursday. Sound-money Democrats fear entanglement in a free coinage decision if they attend. The anti-silver camp should remain firm as the free silver craze loses momentum.
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Harrer
Ohio
House of Representatives
Brano
East
Coal Combine at Home Faces Pennsylvania Challenge
Governor Pattison moves to strike at the anthracite coal combine amid critics Cassiatt and Powerty claiming the Pennsylvania Constitution forbids railroad consolidations. Attorney General directed to enforce constitutional provisions as the state leads a fight against the perceived public menace.
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Pattison
Great Coal Combine
A. J. Cassiat?t
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Powperty
Knights of Labor
State of
Pennsylvania
Parrison
Patrison
General Alger and His Match Trust
The Michigan Supreme Court once condemned General Alger as head of the match monopoly for stifling competition and harming the public. The piece notes his prominence as a Republican rival to Harrison and cites the court’s “menace to the public” language prior to nomination.
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General Alger
Harrison
Michigan Supreme Court
General Alaur
Diamond Match Company
Fis
Alger
Market speculation drives volatility in railroad and electric company talks
The past week shows how consolidations spark investor imagination with no firm deals in sight. Traders watch whether New York & New England, Fort Wayne, Westinghouse, and Northwest railroads join major electric combinations. Uncertainty persists as rumors circulate about possible negotiations.
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New York
New England
Fort Wayne
Westinghouse
Northwest
Rail earnings surge amid consolidation talk and gold export fears
The Union Pacific shows December earnings gains of 454000 in gross and 643000 in net, while Oregon Railway and Navigation and Union Pacific Denver & Gulf fall. A Kansas and Nebraska drive fuels profit, especially St Joseph & Grand Island as a bankruptcy edge turns profitable. Rumors spark talk of system mergers, possibly to Vanprisiors, amid fear of a unified rail monopoly. Gold export concerns rise as silver influx pressures the currency and treasury gold reserves.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Union Pacific
Denver & Gulf
Kansas and
Nebraska
St. Joseph & Grand Island
Vanprisiors
C. F. Adams
Europe
United States
The True Democratic Position in Boston Globe View
The Boston Globe aims to stay neutral in the Cleveland Hull fight, ready to back either side or a potential pony candidate. The Bangor Whig notes the Globe on the fence. The Post supports Cleveland if nomination possible, else Wirumiay, Russby of Massachusetts, with a Western man and Rus SELL second.
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Boston Globe
The
Globe
Poso
Cleveland
Wiruiamy, Russby
Massachusetts
Russell
Damages in Railroad and Street Railway Fatalities
A Cambridge letter asks if West End Street Railway would pay $5000 for a fatal accident, noting state law for common carriers sets damages from $500 to $5000, with the jury determining the amount based on culpability of the corporation or its agents.
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West End Street Railway Company
J. H. Moopy
Cambridge
Editorial attack on newspaper sensationalism over library report
A reader condemns the Advertiser for sensational accusations against library trustees. The piece defends the trustees, calls the claim unfounded, and notes the paper apologized publicly. It urges contemporaries to avoid sensationalism and verify facts.
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Hut
Advertiser
A TRUE PARALLEL AD VERSES WIT AND WITTY REPLIES
A short note reflects on a small advertisement drawing numerous quick responses. The phrase about little strokes felled great oaks frames the idea that a tiny ad can spark a flood of reactions and attention in The Post.
Vermont salary envy in Massachusetts debate
The Rutland Herald notes a Massachusetts Legislature push to raise the governor’s salary to 10 000. It contrasts with Vermont where a governor’s pay of 1000 has drawn big interest, with two years ago a man spent a fortune to win the chance to draw it.
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Rutland Herald
Massachusetts
Vermont
Bearded Pard Risks Life in Tragic Track Walk Gaffe
A bearded pard saving an acquaintance along a tramway tracks is struck down when the next train arrives. The scene unfolds as the man explains his walking profession while a passing group observes the danger and the fatal accident. The dialogue and odd humor frame a grim incident on a railway line.
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Pard
New York
Bearded Pard
Some Soliloquies by Henry H. Faxon Emerges
The Post notes the entertaining cogitations of Henry H. Faxon of Quincy and teases publishing his thoughts if he spoke them aloud. The piece treats Faxon's musings as potentially newsworthy ideas deserving publication.
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The
Post
Henry H. Faxon
Quincy
Am Faxon vows to spark Prohibition political revolt
Am Faxon declares intense discontent with both major parties in Massachusetts. He pledges to fund the Prohibition drive, mockingly forecasts party upheaval, and muses about running for governor if the temperance cause gains traction, aiming to energize a statewide campaign with sharp rhetoric.
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Faxon
Crockett
Brackett
Colone Allen
Republican Party
Prohibition
Governor Russell Praised For Salary Stand
The Lowell Citizen lauds Governor Russell for his stance on the salary issue. It notes the New York governor earns 10,000 dollars annually and enjoys a free mansion, arguing the state should be proud of his example.
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Lowell
Russell
New York
Albany Hill Button Push Prompts Tammany action
Tomorrow at Albany Hill will press the button, Tammany will do the rest in a terse Springfield Republican note.
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Springfield Republican
Albany
Hill
Tammany
New Browning Primer Among Recent Literature
Review covers F Mary Wilson primer on Browning and critique of Keene The Literature of France, Choate Wells of English and Brander Matthews editing of Charles Lamb essays. Notes Lamb as dramatic critic, Duras Prison Journals translation, and overall merit of publications.
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Isaac Bassett Choate
Wells
Brander Matthews
Charles Lamb
Boston
Browning
F. Mary Wilson
Miss Wilson
Coleridge
Wordsworth
Burns
H. G. Keene
France
Duchesse de Duras
Matthews
Shakspere
Lamb
Liamb
Messrs
Dodd & Mead
Brander Arashwe
New York
Dodd, Mead & Co
Duchess de Duras
Noailles
Mrs. M. Carey
Arctic Sailors and Press Notables Move in 1908 Era
Charles Morrison of the Lawrence Sentinel and Sunday Press is critically ill. Captain Joseph Whiteside of New Bedford, nicknamed King of the Arctic, sailed to join the Belvedere in San Francisco with eleven whalemen. Professor C. M. Mead of Andover will join Hartford Theological Seminary as chair of systematic theology. he is Mrs Mead’s brother-in-law. Ben Bunker of Bath plans a large World’s Fair exhibit of northern Maine forest spoils with mounted animal specimens and hunting resort photos.
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Charles Morrison
Lawrence Sentinel
Sunday Press
Joseph Whiteside
New Bedford
King
Arctic
San Francisco
Belvedere
Frisco
C. M. Mead
Andover
Hartford Theological Seminary
Mead
Mt. Holyoke Seminary
Ben” Bunker
Bath
Maine
ThE SNAP CONVENTION.
The New York World attacks the Albany Democratic convention calling delegates machine made and the process illogical unfair and undemocratic. It argues the event will mirror a prearranged performance and warns Senator Hill faces political risk for sticking to the plan. The protest centers on the four week notice and the seasonally harsh timing.
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New York
Albany
Warsaw
Hill
Democratic Party
Apology Sought for Ward McAllister in Boston Feud
The Herald and Record are urged to issue a prompt apology to Boston for discrediting Ward McAllister. The Post's list of Four Hundred Ostonians is suggested as a sharper reference to counter their cattalion and tea lists with grace.
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Herald and Record
Boston
McAllister
POST
Kaiser Wilhelm Aground in Scheldt Despatch From Bremen
A Bremen dispatch reports the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm ashore in the Scheldt near Antwerp. The vessel, 6500 gross tons, 450 feet long, 51 feet beam, 37 feet hold, with triple expansion engines and a single screw, was built in 1889 at Stettin for Bremen Australia service. No later details available.
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Bremen
Scheldt
Lloyds
Australia
Antwerp
Genoa
Vulcan Shipbuilding Comepany
Stettin
Lost ship Kate M Hilton sinks with eight crew
The three-masted schooner Kate M Hilton, sailing from Philadelphia in December to Havana with coal, is feared lost with eight crew members. Built in 1873 at Bath Maine, the 538 gross ton vessel measured 149 feet by 32 feet and 15 feet depth. owned largely by Samuel Crowell of Philadelphia.
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Kate M. Hilton
Philadelphia
Havana
Kate .M. Hilton
Bath
Samuel. Crowell
Hearing before fender committee on West End railway farce
Ashmont February letter complains the hearing by two judges on the West End Street Railway plans was a sham with no stenographic record. The writer urges fair play and criticizes the committee for lacking proper procedure and questioning, saying no useful outcome was possible.
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West End
Ashmont
G. James
Hearings Open to Press Urged for Boston Police Commission
The Lawrence American argues there ought to be no star chamber investigations and hearings should be open to the press and public through the Police Commission, urging favorable consideration by the Legislature.
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Lawrence American
Police Commission of
Boston
Star Chamber
Abolish Police Commission Suggested by Lowell News
The Lowell News argues against the Boston Police Commission by criticizing judges and public interest cases and endorsing abolition as the best and most popular plan. The piece emphasizes removing the commission from oversight of police and public affairs.
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The
Lowell News
Boston Police Commission
Police Commission
Governor Russell Poised to Lead Democrats Next November
In Milford News commentary, the author notes it would not be the strangest event if Governor Russell, despite his oaths, leads the Democratic party in the upcoming election, suggesting potential political realignments and speculation about leadership.
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Milford
Russell
Democratic Party
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