House Fight Looms as New Legislature Convenes
The piece discusses a looming speakership contest and the sergeant at arms race in the new General Court. It notes the Senate’s Democratic presence can compel roll calls, while the House shows a Republican majority with a 90 to 150 split. Leaders pledge a short businesslike session, but concerns over customs and floor space at the Boston custom house surface. Secretary Shaw faces pressure as congestion worsens and a 30 day promise nears.
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General Court
Saeting
Senate
Fi Additon
Alannet
Shaw
Boston Custom House
Olney Honors Lodge Stump Speech at Dinner
In New York Mr Richard Olney presents Lodge s discussion of the Democratic platform contrasting it with Roosevelt policy He lauds Grover Cleveland as the embodiment of these principles and notes Senate interest in his remarks Lodge signals support for Cleveland nomination while urging vigilance against danger from Roosevelt era ties
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Richard Olney
McClellan
New York
Lodge
United States Senate
Olney
Grover Cleveland
Senator Lodge
Roosevelt
Cleveland
The Cold Snap Compared To A Real Blizzard
The piece argues the recent cold snap, while severe and uncomfortable, did not reach blizzard proportions. It notes freezing water mains, limited transport disruption, and warmer than feared overall conditions though sailors faced risk. It ends by looking forward to sleighing on packed, frozen roads.
Congestion at the Custom House Reform Delayed
Secretary Shaw's promised reform of customs procedures appears farther off as his arbitrary use of release bonds disrupts the service's normal machinery. No alternative facilities have been provided to compensate.
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Shaw
Custom House
Quieter Boston Weather And Miscellany In The Observant Citizen
The Observant Citizen notes a slightly better day after very cold conditions with public thermometers drawing attention. It mentions harbor swimmers in slush, Nantucket winter fare issues, a commemorative dinner for Charles Cumston, and remarks on neighbors and local figures including E. Converse, Jeremiah McNamara, Smiling Jim Donovan, a Brookline water bug tale, Harry Porter’s rise in boots and shoes, and Fiske’s recovery from illness.
Hero Newsboy Saves Girl From Fire, Chicago Despatch
In a dramatic Chicago disaster report a 12 year old girl Winifred Gallagher escaped amid flames while a brave 10 year old newsboy shed his coat to shield her. He led her to the police station door, then vanished. The girl was cared for and returned to her parents. The boy’s name remains unknown. he is hailed as a hero.
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Chicago
Siage
Winifred Gallagher
Winifred
Penwhizz Interview With the Czard What a Wacky Visit
Penwhizz, famed painless interviewer, visits Tsar in St Petersburg to seek an audience. The Czar, in a purple bathrobe and despair, explains losing a Boston Post Watch Contest prize and fears a war with Japan, seeking a foothold in Manchuria and Corea.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Penwhizz
Jeremiah Penwhizz
Richolag Czar
Hunetes
Sreith
Manchuria
Corea
J. Pierpont Morgan
Shipbuilding Trust Sea
Dee
Boston Post
Jenene
Japan
Missive to Editor About Flag Refusal Address
A reader asks the editor for the address of a French girl who made the silk flag Roosevelt reportedly refused to accept. The letter cites Marie Costeau of 186 Washington Street, Boston, as the maker and is dated January 4.
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Roosevelt
L. A. K. Lynn
Marie Costeau
Washington Street
Boston
Inquiry on Railway Mail Service Examinations
A reader asks where to write for information on examinations for positions in the United States railway mail service. The Civil Service Bureau in the Post Office Building, Weston, Mass., or the Civil Service Commissioners in Washington, D. C., are named.
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Post
United States Railway Mail Service
F. M. A. Upton
Mass
Civil Service Bureau
Post Office Building
Weston
The
Civil Service Commissioners
Washington, D. C
Whig Ticket Date Inquiry from Beverly Reader
To the Editor the writer asks for the publication date of a Whig ticket listing Edward Everett for Governor and George Hull for Lieutenant Governor. The letter, dated January 4 from Beverly, Mass, mentions Co A and Hawke or Haw ae etts veretts.
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Bor
Edoward- Everett
Tieuteniat
George Hull
Beverly
Mass
A. T
Poor Trade in Valentines This Year
Valentines manufacturers report a slump in business with demand especially down for luxury cards. Last year set a high sales record but retailers hesitate to place large orders due to consumers' depleted pocketbooks.
Ribber: New West slang defines harm from remarks
A West origin slang term ribber describes a man who harms with unintentional remarks and sows dissension. He leaves listeners with a bitter feeling and a nasty taste, shaping a social mischief in the community’s chatter.
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Ribber
Jack O Neil and the Raffle of a Dead Horse Dandy
Jack O Neil, famed for jokes, raffles off his horse Dandy for $1, winning when the dice favor him. The horse dies before delivery, and the buyer Tom McCarthy pays for the animal, leaving O Neil mocked as others lament the trick. Shadow, a faithful waif, keeps close, while a neighbor’s sting yields consequences.
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Jack O’neil
Hawes Young
Jack
Jack O'Neil
Tom McCarthy
Young
McCarthy
Joke sparks false twin birth tale in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia report claiming a 70 year old man and his 60 year old wife welcomed twins proved false. The tale began as a joke and only unraveled when a breakfast food agent sought a testimonial and sparked a quarrel.
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Philadelphia
Stormy Aldermanie Meetings Predicted This Year
The Boston Board of Aldermen faces a strenuous year with several vocal new and returning speakers likely to dominate discussions. Notable figures include Aldermen Kneeland Hensinessey O'Toole Curley and veteran Friction between Slattery Baldwin Doyle and O'Toole highlights past rivalries shaping the lineup.
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Slattery and
Lomasney
Slattery
Fred J. Kneeland
Ward
William J. Hensinessey
Frank J. O'Toole
James M. Curley
Baldwin
Boston
Doyle
O’toole
Engagements and Weddings Highlight Social News
Miss Frances Marguerite Griffin and Charles Taylor Smith announce their engagement. Alice Hedge wed to Robert Douglas-Lithgow, M D LL D. Home of Roscoe G. Davis in Hotel Somerset. New York wedding planned for Miss Marie Bramble Wilson and Sterling Sherman Beardsley at the bride’s home. Mrs Harry A Tuttle to host on Mountfort street. Edith Leavens and Walter Whitehead noted. Vanderbilt party at Rye Patch in Aiken. Belmonts back in New York then South. Armstron–Pratt engagement announced. diplomatists and Rome social circle in attendance at dinner for Senor Dupuy de Lome.
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Frances Marguerite Griffin
Charles Taylor Smith
Harvey C. Smith
Gloucester
Miss Griffin
Frank Dane Griffin
Dorchester
William I” Holmes
Alice Hedge
Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow
Roscoe
G. Davis
The
Guildford
Hotel Somerset
New York
Marie Bramble Wilson
Henry Bramble Wilson
Sterling Sherman Beardsley
West Eightysixth Street
Beardsley
Harvard
James W. Haviland
Charles A. Archer
Salem
Jacob. I
Bergen
Brooklyn
Harry Albert
Tuttle
Mountfort Street
Edith Elizabeth Leavens
William Leavens
Medford
Walter Whitehead
William K. Vanderbilt
Patch
William Travers
Aiken
South
Harold Wheelock
Auburndale
Cummings
Vendome
Helen M. Armstrong
Robert M. Armstrong
Winchester
Arthur Peabody Pratt
Chelsea
Engagement Announcement for Gertrude Dow Cruff
Mrs. E Dow of Colorado Springs announces the engagement of her daughter Gertrude to Arthur Newcomb Cruff of Boston. J D Eiltinge holiday guest of Mr and Mrs F Sutro French of San Francisco during the season.
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J.D.” Eiltinge
Washington
F. Sutro French
San Francisco
Cal
E. Dow
Colorado Springs
Gertrude
Arthur Newcomb Cruff
Boston
Leap Year Boy Ray Horton to Celebrate Second Birthday
W Ray Horton age 12 has his birthday on February 29 and jokes about leap year while his parents plan a big reception. Born in Logan in 1892, he grew up in Jamaica Plain and Lynn attended Lowell Grammar School where he ranks high in the fifth grade.
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Jeremiah McNamara
Jerry
John Stetson
Josiah Quincy
Mr. Quincy
W. Ray Horton
William Horton
Wyman Street
Jamaica Plain
Ray
Lynn
Horton
Lowell Grammar School
Centre Street
Crawford Studio
Dinner at Mrs Chase's in Honor of Mrs Sprague
Mrs Inez Sprague wife of Governor Sprague of Rhode Island arrived yesterday to be guest of Mr and Mrs Caleb Chase at their Brookline residence with sister Mrs Wheaton. Chase hosted a dinner last evening for Mrs Sprague fine. Covers for 14 guests and pale blue chiffon velvet gown described for Mrs Chase among attendees Mr and Mrs Augustus B Seeley Mr Frank S Cleghorn Mr and Mrs John B Schoeffel Mr and Mrs H Staples Potter
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Inez. Sprague
Sprague
Rhode Island
Caleb Chase
Brookline
Wheaton
Chase
Frank
Cleghorn
John B. Schoeffel
H. Staples
Potter
Beautiful gowns worn by prom prominent society women
Miss Julia Higginson, a Beacon Street heiress and sister of Mrs. Philip Sears, displays a striking winter street gown in dark stone-gray heavy imported material. The full box plaited skirt pairs with a plain black peau de cygne bodice, a matching coat with velvet cuffs, and a soft black lynx fur turban hat. Accessories include a black bear muff and a bear stole reaching the gown hem.
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Julia Higginson
Frank L.higginson
Beacon Street
Philip S. Sears
Lyons
Warerooms offer broad office furniture selection Canal Street
Our warerooms showcase a wide variety of Counting Room furniture and other office pieces. In six years we have improved and expanded stock with new pieces to suit business and institutional needs. A five minute visit proves we are headquarters for office furniture in this region. Canal Street prices.
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Canal Street
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L Street
Nantucket
George C. Lorimer
the Baptist Socia Union
Hon. E
Converse of
Malden
Jim Donovan
Donovan
Jim
Harry Porter
Harry
United States
Fiske
Newton Newkirk
Goer
Ahhen
China
Kishineff
Sphinx
the Czar
M'Carthy
Stella Clarke
Eaton
Street
Jacks
Birdhunter
Prof. Crankly
Saeult
Milton C. Paige
Doyle and
O'Toole
Italy
Rome
Senor Dupuy de Lome
George von L. Meyer
the Post’s
Mrs. Chase
Mrs. Sprague
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