Post Telephone Bill Hearing Draws Large Public Interest
Verbatim report of yesterday’s legislative committee on mercantile affairs hearing regarding the Post telephone bill shows strong support for state supervision of the quasi public Bell system. Speakers included Rep Whipple, J A Bailey, George Albree, J J Dowd, Jonathan Bigelow, G F Mead and Mayor Quincy. The hearing adjourned to resume today at 10 30 a m with Bell opposed.
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Legislative Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Representative Whipple
Brockton
J. A. Bailey
George Albree
Swampscott
Post
Bell
Commonwealth
Bell Company
Abolition of grace on promissory notes discussed in legislature
Discussion notes the desirability of removing grace on promissory notes to avoid premature drafts and unclear validity. The bill, supported unanimously, passed both houses. veto fate to be considered next Tuesday amid Governor's disputed decision.
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Judiciary Committee
Cabinet Changes Stir Rumors of Alger Resignation
The article discusses Secretary Bliss retirement from the Cabinet and skeptical talk of Alger resignation. It notes Bliss’ understated tenure and clean record, while Alger is praised for a possible resignation that could ease the President and the Republican party. Hanna and Alger are described as stern creditors in the 1896 McKinley context.
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Bliss
Alger
McKinley
Hanna
The Observant Citizen Sees Winter Fashion and Society Notes
A reader laments heavy gumshoe wear in cold weather and notes a disbanded Playgoers Club. The piece covers theatrical news from Castle Square, Orpheus Musical Society events, ticket speculation crackdowns, and various local figures, including Admiral Dewey and Lord Charles Beresford, with remarks on weather, politics, and Boston society.
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Orpheus Musical Society
Massachusetts Avenue
Old Chester Square
Tin Et Laniell
United States
William
Sam
Leo Schlegelmilch
O. Wallburg
Messrs
A. F. Gaensslen
H. F. Daniell
Max Cramer
Carl Pflueger
H. F. Naphen
Isaac F. Paul
J. F. Sweeney
Leon van Viiet Om
Ss. S. Townsend
The Trouble at Manila and the Call for Liberty
AHistorical editorial condemns the Philippine rebellion against American rule and criticizes President McKinley for urging submission and assimilation. It laments the bloodshed, praises the army and navy, and argues the conflict could have been avoided by offering liberty and self government to Filipinos.
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Manila
United States
Spain
Governor’s veto on days of grace for sight drafts debated
The article questions the Governor’s veto of restoring days of grace on sight drafts. It argues that banking and legal uniformity across states may not justify the change in Massachusetts where local trade conditions differ and where the proposed reform could hinder business.
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Massachusetts
Fragmentary Notes From A City Page
A jagged clipping references Fanny Davenport's son and speculative money trades. It mentions Eugene Cochrane and Frederick Ryder in Paris at 49 Avenue de l Opera, Colonel J. Prsean in New York, and a birth notice for Mr and Mrs Louis Martinetti. Also notes a lyric about The White Man's Burden and a weather remark about a recent holiday.
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Eugene Cochrane
Frederick Ryder
Paris
Avenue de l’Opera
Letter to Loubet Cautions on Paris Mob and Fear
A fragmented postal style note warns Monsieur Loubet about Paris mob pressure. It calls for swift action to release certain hidden persons and to avoid trouble, promising consequences of backing down or resistance. The piece uses coded threats and flippant praise, reflecting tense political sentiment.
Royal lineages and clergy travels and honors
The notice recalls the Bulgaria marriage linking Legitimist and Orleanist royals through Princess Marie Louise and Princes Boris Cyril. It cites Rev. James Duane traveling to Cape Town to found a school and church for Kaffirs, modeled after Carlisle and Wilberforce. It notes Thomas J. Lee’s Navy professorship nomination for mathematics based on celestial heat discoveries.
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Marie Louise
Bulgaria
House of Bourbon
Boris
Prince Cyril
Louise
France
Comte de Chambord
Duchesse de Berry
Charles X
Ferdinand
Clementine of Orleans
Louis Philippe
James Duane
African Methodist Episcopal Church South
Cape Town
Africa
Carlisle
Penn
Wilberforce University
Ohio
Thomas J. Lee
Missouri
McKinley
Navy
Herschel
Laplace
Quotable Bits From The North American And Other Papers
A collage of witty exchanges and humorous quips from Philadelphia North American Puck Tit-Bits Detroit Journal Chicago Record and Washington Star offers light satire on propriety politics and daily life. The snippets feature playful dialogue about honesty stockings weather and curious reactions to a cyanide mercury topic.
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Philadelphia
Puck
Washington
Frank
Detroit Journal
Jimmy
Chicago
Maud
Mamie
Washington Star
A Just Measure for State Supervision of Phone Firms
A bill before the Legislature would place telephone companies under direct State supervision. It requires reporting to the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners and allows rate readjustment if revenues exceed a fair dividend. The measure empowers the Mayor or twenty local customers to trigger investigations for fair pricing.
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Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
All at Sea and Street Cleanup Doubts
A Washington Star excerpt criticizes city street crews as overwhelmed by heavy snow. Citizens improvise by clearing sidewalks and catching basins, while coal price rises spark family ire and a snowy comeback.
Trader Returns to Maine Town as Boy Seeks Safe Home
In a sunlit Maine seaport, Uncle Amos Warren guards a young cabin boy fleeing an abusive captain. Amos shelters him under the counter, defends locals against the brutal crew, and keeps the trader’s goods flowing as the boy grows into a man seeking his homeland.
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Maine
Amos Warren
Lydia
Uncle Amos
Miss Polly Bray
Miss Polly
Liddy
Jolly Captain Martin
Martin
Liverpool
Amos
Ranouf
Squire Ingalls
Tallor
Thomas Iilgrove
Aunt Liddy
Annual Statement of The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
The 1898 statement reports net assets of 69 247 028 52 with assets totaling 61 817 975 12 and surplus 7 521 909 86. It lists premiums 4 768 230 48 and interest 3 070 247 66 against disbursements 6 212 099 77. Officers include Jacob L. Greene president John M. Taylor vice president Herbert H. White secretary and Daniel H. Wells actuary.
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Porto
Eeveee
Ccscccevece Serses Seers
Jacob L. Greene
John M. Taylor
Herbert H. White
Daniel H. Wells
Aunt Lydia and the Records of a Family Farm
An English mother returns to her son in New England with dwindling wealth and health. A dream prompts their search of the records, leading to the squire's confession and restitution of his misdeeds. Aunt Lydia then learns of a shipwreck victim tied to her family history.
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Aunt Lydia
Lydia
Eunice
Squire Ingalla
Betsy
Polly
Thomas
Woodbine
Amos
New
Thomas Hilgrove
Liverpool
Eng
Rules for Post Short Stories Prizes
The Post announces weekly prizes for Original Short Stories until further notice. Readers are invited to submit works under specified rules and guidelines for eligibility and judging.
Women Readers Sought for Post Short Story Contest
The Sunday Post invites entries from women readers only for a short story contest with prizes of 10 dollars for first place 5 dollars for second and 2 dollars for each of the remaining four stories. Manuscripts must be on one side of the paper include full name and address prepaid postage and be folded not rolled. Submit to the Short Story Editor by mail with no personal applications.
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Sunday Post
The
Post
Governor Wolcott Vetoes Three Days Grace on Sight Drafts
The governor sent a veto to the Legislature opposing a bill for three days of grace on sight drafts, citing a push for uniformity with other states. The veto was assigned to March 2 after Rep Tolman of Pittsfield moved it to the front. The measure mirrors a trend in major cities where days of grace have been abolished for negotiable paper.
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Wolcott
Tolman
Pittsfield
Bates
Stone
Foster
Boston
Taunton
Donovan
Suffolk
Newbury Port
Longmeadow Selectmen
John G. Hogbery
Cambridge
Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
Melrose
Hayes
Lowell
Adams
East Boston
State House
Fitzgerald
Kenefick
Hampden
Connecticut River
Northampton & Amherst Street Railway Company
Arthur Sewall Launched In Bath By Shipbuilders
The four masted steel ship Arthur Sewall was launched at Arthur Sewall & Co. in Bath Maine this forenoon. Nearly complete, she will receive finishing touches then depart next month for New York to load for San Francisco. She is named for the firm's senior member who was the recent Democratic vice presidential nominee.
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Bath
Fed
Arthur Sewall
Arthur Sewall & Co
New York
San Francisco
Charming French challie costume with velvet trimming
A charming imported French challie costume features velvet trimming and a double skirt designed to suit tall slender figures. The garment clings gracefully to the figure, highlighting a refined, fashionable silhouette.
Juvenile Offenders Call for Curfew and Repairs
Eugene B Willard of Beachmont calls for action to curb juvenile crime in 1899. He urges curfew laws and better leisure options for poor children to keep them off streets, criticizing parental delegation to schools and the spread of demoralization.
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Eugene B. Willard
Beachmont
Boston Irish Language Fund Seeks Local Subscriptions
Miss Mary J. Donovan of 52 Myrtle street urges Boston residents to donate to advance Irish language education in Ireland. She reports rapid early support, with $28 collected in a day and forwarded to Patrick Ford of the Irish World, as newspapers pledge to publish subscriptions.
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New York
Ireland
Herald, Globe, Post and Pilot
Mary J. Donovan
Myrtle Street
Patrick Ford
The
Irish World
Population of Boston Census Figures and Estimates
A letter asks for Boston population figures. The 18th century census listed 448 000 inhabitants, with 19th century counts showing 440 000. By January 1, 1890 estimates place the population around 555 000.
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Boston
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