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Tribune Building
McDrTo: With a Mission Without a Muzzle
In Massachusetts today the fifteen presidential electors meet at the State House to cast their votes for Benjamin Harrison for President and Whitelaw Remer for Vice President. They will also appoint a messenger to carry the result to Washington. It is described as a melancholy occasion with little chance for levity, even from ex-Governor Lena who presides.
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Massachusetts
State House
Benjamin Harrison
Whitelaw Rem
United States
Washington
Lena
State Democratic Committee Keeps Core Leadership Intact
The Democratic State committee, formed on Saturday, remains largely unchanged with Mr. Quincy as chairman and Colonel Covene y heading the executive committee. The party lauds their work over the past year, noting a hot, sharp, laborious campaign and an unprecedented level of organization and discipline.
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Democratic State Committee
Quincy
Coveney
Massachusetts
Practical Boston Unity Through Organized Enterprise
The speaker urges disciplined, councilled action to advance Boston’s commercial growth. Business leaders must head a united effort backed by commercial organizations, coordinating freight rate equalization, faster transatlantic transport, and improved local traffic, all under a structured plan. The aim is broad, practical city development.
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Boston
Greater
Boseton
Dollar Gas by Law Dictates Boston's Demand for Price Control
The piece argues that the Legislature holds power over gas pricing and that Boston seeks a statute for dollar gas. It cites gas commission estimates of 53 cents cost and $1 per thousand feet with 8 percent profit, urging an inquiry into why extortionate rates persist and calling for legislative action. The Post is urged to expose the mechanisms squeezing residents for gas profits.
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Delaware Gas Trust
Boston
Gas Commission
Gas Commissioners
Law Proposed for Boston Gas Relief Through Investigation
The speaker urges a legislative committee to conduct a thorough inquiry and asserts the investigation will reveal clear results. He calls for enacting a law to grant Boston dollar gas as a direct path to relief for the city.
Speak Up Mr Harrison on Silver Purchase Law
President elect Grover Cleveland urges repeal of the silver purchase law while President de facto Benjamin Harrison remains silent. A Brussels conference has adjourned and critics say Harrison previously promised a message to Congress but has not spoken, risking perceived weakness and potential harm to honest money advocates.
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Grover Cleveland
Congress
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Brussels
Governor Russell Teetering On Fourth Term Foresight
In a speech at the American House on Saturday Quincy suggested Massachusetts may not reelect Governor Russell for a fourth term. He warned against overlooking Russell’s strength and credit to the Democracy of the state. The speaker noted that if greater honors exist beyond governorship, they would be welcomed. Yet he affirmed durable Democratic prospects for Massachusetts.
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American House
Quincy
Massachusetts
Russell
Massachusetts Democracy Honors Jackson Anniversary
Saint Jackson's Mass Democracy celebrated the Jackson anniversary with fervor on Saturday. The event recalled the battle of New Orleans and paid tribute to heroes of the broader struggle and his memory. Only Governor Russell spoke who was elected in the recent contest, highlighting triumph of principles over individuals.
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Massachusetts
New Orleans
Russell
The Stock Market Forecast in Historic Notes
The article discusses financial sentiment amid a cautious public mood. It notes gold movements abroad to fund European treasuries and suggests anticipation of currency questions and potential repeal of the Sherman silver law. It argues public confidence could trigger a speculative boom once restored.
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Congress
Booming Post prints a full page of theatrical ads
Boston's Booming Post breaks ground with a full page of theatrical advertisements, the largest display in a Monday issue. Advertisers pay, boosting Post circulation and revenue as managers recognize the Post as Boston’s leading dramatic paper after four months of growth.
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Boston
Post
Poston
City Lite
Agstainers Annual Meeting in Boston at Bromfield Street
The Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday at 36 Bromfield Street starting 11 am. Annual reports from the secretary treasurer and finance committee will be presented and officers for the year will be elected.
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Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
Bromfield Street
Notable American Women Writers Gathered in Obscure List
A fragmentary listing praises a group of women writers described as spinsters, naming Norah Perry, Louise Imogen Guiney, Con stance Fennimore Woolson, Edith Thomas, Grace King, Octave Thanet, Lucy Larcvin, Charles Egbert Craddock, Emma Hooper, Mar Wilkins, and others.
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Norah Perry
Louise Imogen Guiney
Constance Fennimore Woolson
Edith Thomas
Grace King
Octave Thanet
Lucy Larcvin
Charles Egbert Craddock
Emma Hooper
Mar Wilkins
Women Talked About In Informal News Snippets
The column notes several women and activities: Ruth Cleveland described as friendly to strangers. Margaret Sullivan named to represent American women journalists at a press congress during the Fair. It mentions Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt’s rose scent and Melinda Watson’s winter ice fishing to support herself and an aunt. Isabel Walker acts as a missionary for physical training in Canada, organizing Cadet Templars led temperance classes and gymnastic teaching in towns she visits.
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Ruth Cleveland
Margaret Sullivan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Melinda Watson
Connecticut
Isabel Walker
Canada
Cadet Templars of Temperance
Mystery of Carmen Sylva Queen of Roumania in exile
Paris set to publish two sensational works about Carmen Sylva the so called Poet Queen of Roumania. Loti portrays her as exiled and mistreated while Schaeffer portrays her as a prisoner deprived of contact with admirers. Both books aim to spark public controversy and sensation.
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Roumania
Paris
Pierre Loti
Carmen Sylva
The Literary Spinster Ranks in Journalism History
A fragment notes famous spinsters in journalism, naming Kate Field Gail Hamilton and Sarah Orne Jewett among others in a discussion of gender and authorship from a historical perspective.
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Kate Field
Gail Hamilton
Sarah Orne Jewett
Observant Citizen Reflects on Boston Winters and Public Heat
The piece laments Boston winters and the burden on transit riders from Jamaica Plain to Cambridge, noting cold cars and a public mood slow to demand heat. It recalls Major Frost’s praise for a newsboy and introduces Thomas W. Bicknell, a Boston educator and author. It also mentions Major Maguire’s aldermanic election and Cheney family political ties in New Hampshire.
Reading extracts and quips from era chatter
Compilation of scattered quotes and quips from various newspapers including Texas Sittings Chicago Tribune Yonkers Statesman Washington Star and Cape Cod Item. The fragment presents humorous remarks about politicos telephones and social manners with no single narrative or event.
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Texas
Chicago Tribune
Himischief
Kate Field
Washington
Yonkers Statesman
Washington Star
Pennsylvania
Boston & Maine
United States
Boston Commonwealth
Cape Cod
The Woman and the Handkerchief Styles and Signals
A 1900s brief notes the changing sizes of handkerchiefs and visiting cards with horn-stitch and French linen lawn fabrics. It highlights handkerchief widths from a quarter to half an inch, sizes from thirteen to fifteen inches, and Valenciennes edging as a sign of breeding. It ends with a claim that a woman’s use of a handkerchief reflects her character.
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Valenciennes
Mrs Cleveland Chooses Gowns for White House Attire
Mrs. Cleveland has ordered gowns for the White House. One pink brocade gown with pale green velvet sleeves and a lace cape will be a short Empire style. Another gown features brocade with a Marie Antoinette motif, ruched bottom, green feathers, and pale green gauze draping from the left shoulder to the skirt, secured with a gold buckle.
Short Skirt League Forms in Nottingham
Five and twenty Nottingham women form the Short Skirt League pledging to wear gowns five inches from the ground in wet weather. They wear gowns over blue or black serge knickerbockers with matching gaiters, while bodices allow individual fashion within the period mood.
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Nottingham
Portrait of Bertoto at Tarhet Gallery Daily sittings
An extraordinary attraction at Hollander Bradshaw Folsom public stores features Bertoto the celebrated little danseuse posing daily for a life size portrait. The Oriental costume she wears will be among the highlighted elements as the artist paints and develops the work. Public invites watch the sittings at the Palace Theatre venue.
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Tarhet
Hollander
Bradshaw & Folsom
Bertoto
Palace Theatre
Colonel Austin
City Sports
Imperial Theatre
Madrid
Learde
Leoni
Everett
Matt Green
Paddy” Miles
Night car service lines change in Brighton area
Starting from last Saturday a night car service operates from the corner of Washington Street and Cornhill with departures at 11 45 p m 1 a m 2 15 3 30 and 4 45 and returns at 12 22 1 37 2 52 4 07 and 5 22 from Washington Street Cornhill. The old Field's Corner to Franklin Street route via Dorchester Avenue is discontinued and replaced by a Mt Pleasant route with Park Street departures at 11 35 12 45 1 55 3 05 and 4 15 and returns from corner Washington and Sumer Streets at 12 10 1 20 2 30 3 40 and 4 50.
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Market Streets
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Franklin Street
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Mt. Pleasant
Park Street
Sumer Streets
Boots for Flora Walsh and a Boston theater week
A long-fashioned theater column details Flora Walsh known as Mrs Charles H Hoyt and her minuscule No 1 feet in riding boots, praising the actress and the Hustler role. It reviews Alabama's run at Columbia Theatre, One of the Bravest at the Howard Atheneum, upcoming American Minister at Hollis-Riesel, Agatha at Boston Museum, and more seasonal engagements across Boston venues with star names and performances.
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Broadway
Flora Walsh
Charles H. Hoyt
Bossy
Miss Walsh
Howard Atheneum
Charles McCarthy
Boston
McCarthy
the Howard
Mr. McCarthy
William H. Crane
Hollis Riesel Theatre
Christmas Church Prank and Egypt Play Notes
On Christmas morning Gene Canfield suspects George Richards in a prank involving a one dollar alarm clock with a note. The clock is revealed after opening the package at church. Wilson Barrett previews Pharaoh and its Egyptian setting with hypnotic scenes and a cast including Maud Jeffries and Franklin McLeay. The Hustler at Bowdoin Square Theatre is praised for wit, pace, and a crisp, bright style with strong performances.
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Hoyt’s
George Richards
Canfield
Gene
Twain
Richards
Canfiel
Eugene Canfield
Wilson Barrett
The
Globe
Montreal
Old
Egypt
Nile
Yvet Ius
Ime
Maud Jeffries
Memphis
Tenn
London
Desdemona
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