Goschen to Be Chancellor of Exchequer in Cabinet Shake Up
Lennox Jan 3 official announcement confirms Mr. Goschen will assume the office of chancellor of the exchequer. Cabinet reshuffle expected with Cross and Iddlesleigh resigning, Northbrook and Ritchie lined up for posts, and W. H. Smith to be first lord and Lord Salisbury to lead. City affairs feature a new government inaugural with Barry elected president of the council and O’Neil named city clerk amid committee appointments and park loan approval. Growth in Boston suburbs urged balance in sewer, water, and police funding and a call for even development across districts.
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Goschen
House of Commons
R. A. Cross
Lord Iddesleigh
Lord Northbrook
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Lord Salisbury
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Lord Iddlesleigh
War and Navy Department
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Randolph
Mr. Goschen
Mr. Chamberlain
Parnell
Mr. Parnell
National Council
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W. B. F. Whall
Donovan
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O’brien
Peters
Morton
Father Harkins
Taylor
James O’brien
Jeremiah H. Mullane
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Camrell
J. C. Mealey
Thomas F. Doherty
Common Council
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George B. Sanger, Jr
David F. Barry
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Barry
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Whitmore
Joseph O'Kane
Board of Aldermen
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O'Neil
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President Cleveland Recovers From Fatigue and Rheumatic Ailment
Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland fully recovered from New Year’s reception fatigue and improving from rheumatic pains. He told a Buffalo caller he is still lame but not seriously troubled. White House staff note he is cheerful and improving, urging more daily walks and exercise for better health.
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Buffalo
White House
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Hayes
New Allen gymnasium opens for women in Boston
The Allen gymnasium at St Botalph and Garrison streets held a formal opening with a reception for five hundred guests and a dance. Miss Mary E. Allen led the event joined by Mrs. Bartol Schlesinger and Mrs. William Wesselhoft, as guests toured the facility praised for its exclusive focus on female health and beauty with a deluxe six bowling alleys and Roberts running track.
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Garrison Streets
United States
Mary E. Allen
Bartol Schlesinger
Brookline
Gymnasium Company
William D. Wesselhoft
Wesselhoft
William Wesselhoff
W. Putnam Page
Francis A. Wilson
Walter Burrage
George Putnam
Nowall
Winchester
Strong
St. Paul’s Church
T. W. Chandler
Walter Channing
Oliver Wadsworth
Mar H. Ladd
Chauncy Hal School
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon Street
Harvard
Roberts
Dr. Sargent
Miss Allen
Essex Street
Custom trousers offered from fall and winter remnants
A price of 4.85 a pair for tailored trousers from the Custom Department using remnants of fall and winter goods. About a hundred styles with weights and grades, five to fifty yards each, enough to cut around a thousand pairs.
G. W. Simmons & Co. Address Notice
G W Simmons and Company lists its Boston address as 44 North Street, directing readers to its location in the city.
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North Street
Boston
Public Debt Decline Noted and Political Turmoil Reported
The December public debt shows a decrease of 9400 dollars amid a wave of political developments. President Cleveland recovers from rheumatism while Indiana Senate election remains doubtful. Reports mention the death risk to shipbuilder John Roach and several local government struggles in Lowell and Cambridge.
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Cleveland
John Roach
Lowell
Husted
New York Assembly
William F. Sheehan
Jamaica Bay
Maryland
John O'Day
Thrash
George W. Palmer
New York
Bishop Potter
Justin A. Jacobs
Cambridge
Goschen Influence Shakes Cabinet and Alliance Rumors
The article reports Mr. Goschen's sway within the cabinet and claims Lord Salisbury was misled. Mr. Chamberlain denies any conference with the Gladstonian leaders. It notes a Russia Germany alliance forming amid shifting political alignments.
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Mr. Goschen
Lord Salisbury
Andover Professors Trial Concludes Amid Delayed Board Decision
Weather warms as the Andover professors’ trial ends and the board’s ruling is delayed by weeks. Inauguration notes for 4887 include Mayor O'Brien's speech and new boards. City clerk O'Neil elected and park loan order passed. A varied day with theatre hats, gym opening for women, and stock market activity. Venner sues to stop Atchison from guaranteeing California Southern bond interest.
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Andover
Tudor
O’brien
Patrick J. Donovan
David F. Barry
Joseph A. O'Neil
Jay Saaatain
Jenins
Hebrew Association
Withrow
Boston
New
Allen Gymnasium
Atchison
Massachusetts
Clarence H. Venner
Massachusetts Supreme Court
California
John Roach Fatally Ill Ship Builder
John Roach, renowned ship builder, is fatally ill at home after weeks of confinement. Doctors diagnose epithelioma akin to General Grant, but at the roof of the mouth. Despite strong constitution, his condition worsens with nervous exhaustion from eighteen months of assignment and ongoing pain eased only by anodynes.
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New York
John Roach
General Grant
Roach
Mr. Roach
Senator Elect Jenkins Receives Gold Badge at Quincy House Dinner
About fifty members of the 1886 common council hosted a lavish complimentary dinner for Edward J. Jenkins at the Quincy House. Stewards Quinton and Florist Galvin organized the banquet with silk fringe menus and a Jenkins likeness. Albert F. Lauren welcomed guests. H Whitmore presented a horseshoe badge from fellow council members. Jenkins thanked attendees as speeches followed the feast, and the gathering extended for several hours.
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Edward J. Jenkins
Quincy House
Charles H. Quinton
Galvin
Jenkins
Albert F. Lauren
H. Whitmore
Massachusetts
Senate set to adjourn for Cullom's colleague’s death
In Washington on January 3 the Senate will adjourn after reading the journal to mark respect for the death of Senator Cullom's colleague. Cullom will seek action on the interstate commerce bill, with agricultural experiment stations and a ban on lawyers for railroads among unfinished business. The House focuses on appropriation bills and the agriculture and labor department bill. Four appropriations stand on the calendar, with diplomatic and consular possibly drawing debate. Confer fees on the electoral count bill may report later in the week.
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Washington
Senate
Cullom
Congress
House of Representatives
Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Indecision in Indiana Senate Races Hints at Tense Party Split
Washington dispatch reports Representatives Cobb and Kleiner discuss Indiana senatorial prospects. Democrats hold 76 votes in a 150 member legislature, with labor endorsements possible to swing influence. Labor-leaning members may align for a pro worker senator, risking a reopened power balance.
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Washington
SpeciAu
Cobb
Kleiner
Indiana
United States
House
Senate
Representative Cobb
Greenback Party
Starman and professor praise rival as superior fighter
The Starman and the professor discuss a rival, saying he was the best man in every respect they saw, especially in fighting, implying a high level of skill and respect from seasoned observers.
Handy Man With His Fists
Washington reports Professor Collins known as the Cast-iron Man recalls boxing with General Logan. Collins says Logan was a natural born fighter, a powerful quick hitter who once knocked him over a chair. Senator Voorhees witnessed the bout and attempted to intervene as it heated up.
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Jan
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Star
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Collins
Senate
Oglesby
Voorhees Sava Ba
President approves acts aiding Springfield building and postal favors
The President today approved measures for a Springfield Massachusetts public building, relief for Jeanette expedition victims survivors and relatives, postal money order system changes, and extending the Post Office free-delivery service. Treasury directs removal of bank examiner A M Scriba from New York after refusal to resign. W P Snyder named as new examiner to assume duties.
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Washington News
Washington
Springfield
Mass
Post Office Department
Secretary of the Treasury
A.M. Scriba
Bank Examiner
New York
W. P. Snyder
Cambridge City Clerk Jacobs Dies Amid Suspicion of Suicide
In Cambridge yesterday during inauguration ceremonies city clerk Justin A. Jacobs died amid rumors he took his own life after facing a city deficit of about 2600 dollars from dog license fees. Jacobs held the post since 1857 and was a Harvard graduate noted for music and local service.
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Justin A. Jacobs
Board of Aldermen
Jacobs
Jacob
Committee On Accounts
Russell
Mr. Jacobs
Holt
Dr. Wellington
Temple Street
Bay
Publi Library
Water Board
Cranston
R. I
Bela Jacobs
First Baptist Church of
Harvard College
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Samuel Fliot
Edward E. Hale
Francis B. Hayes
Samuel Longfellow
Bela
Savannah
Pierian Sodality
Cambridge Orchestral Society
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Board of Registrars of Voters
City Clerks’ Association of Massachusetts
American Legion of Honor
Obituary Cyrus M Hatch 65 in Fruitland Florida
Cyrus M Hatch died at Fruitland Florida on December 27 1886 aged 65 born Wells Missouri for thirty years he ran the produce business at cellar No 15 Faneuil Hall Market He died of congestion of the liver after moving for his wife health He leaves a widow two sons and one daughter Funeral services will be at his son's residence Murdock Street Brighton on Tuesday January 4 at 2 PM.
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Cyrus M. Hatch
Fruitland
Fla
Wells
Faneuil Hall Market
Murdock Street
Brighton
General Husted Nominated for Sixth Speaker Term
General Husted was nominated by acclamation for speaker for the fifth term at the Republican caucus in Rubany New York. Burns of Westchester and Erwin of St. Lawrence backed the nomination with Gallagher. C C Baker of Steuben offered remarks and expressed cordial acquiescence after defeat. The Democratic caucus nominated William F. Sheehan of Erie for speaker.
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Rubany
N. Y
General Husted
Burns
Westchester
Erwin
St. Lawrence
Gallagher
C. C. Baker
Steuben
Mr. Husted
William F. Sheehan
Erie
Princess Ida Opens Second Week at the Globe
The Globe run of Princess Ida enters its second and final week with strong applause for Miss Almar Miss Lamont Miss Carll Signor Brocolini Mr Pounds and the ensemble as the company sustains a warm reception from the audience.
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Princess Ida
Miss Almar
Lamont
Carll
Signor Brocolini
Mr. Pounds
Judgment exonerates captain in Liverpool inquiry
The Court of Inquiry at Liverpool absolved Captain Woolfenden Exon, finding the compasses properly set and corrected, noon positions reliable, and the course correctly followed from Oct 28 noon to Oct 29 4:55 am. The master acted on soundings and weather, and believed land seen was Nahant Head, but was mistaken.
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Howland Lodge
Liverpool Post
Nahant Head
Imperial Compact Reported Between Russia and Germany
Paris correspondent Dr Blowitz confirms a direct Russia Germany alliance. Russia would stay neutral if France and Germany go to war, and Germany would stay neutral in a Russia Austria clash. Two accounts of how the treaty was arranged exist, one via direct czar and emperor, another through Bismarck and de Giers.
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M. Blowitz
Paris
the Times
Russia
Germany
William
Prince Bismarc
M. de Giers
Blowitz
Weather Indications For New England And New York
For 24 hours starting 7 am Tuesday January 4 warmer southerly winds bring fair weather to New England and eastern New York.
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Washington, D. C
New England
New York
City Council Address on Sixty-Fifth Year Progress of Boston
The speaker reflects on sixty-four years of Boston governance since 1822 led by Mayor John Phillips. He cites resilience after fires and financial ebbs, ongoing improvements, and strong credit. The note highlights population growth from 41,291 in 1822 to about 147,188 in the present area.
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Back Bay
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New York
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Quincy
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