Gladstone Oasis Urged As Venezuela Settlement
The piece asserts common sense as the fair path to resolve Venezuela disputes. It cites Secretary Olney signaling reduced danger of new complications and possible amicable settlement before the inquiry report. It notes Salisbury’s attitude softening after harsh letters and urges Congress to bring common sense to bear to avoid further conflict.
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Olney
Commission of Inquiry
Lord Salisbury
Washington
Congress
A Reign of Terror in Cuba Under Weyler Policy
Madrid reports the new Governor General Weyler pledges inexorable action against spies and rebel sympathizers with leniency for arms surrenders. The policy targets civilians over the army, risking civilian hardship and an exodus from Havana as supplies to the patriot forces are disrupted.
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Cuba
Madrid
Weyler
Gomez
Havana
Neutrality laws restrain American arms recruitment to Turkey
The piece argues that despite sympathy for Armenians and Turkish atrocities, Americans must uphold neutrality laws to prevent arming any expedition against Turkey. It notes distress in the Armenian community but stresses that revenge by force would trigger more massacres, and duty to neutrality lies with the people and government.
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Turkey
Asia Minor
Winter Baths for Boston Open Year Round
Mayor Quincy pushes for a year round bath house in Boston saying a commission inquiry will prove the plan feasible within city spending. The Post supported a New York model and the Bureau of Statistics of Labor notes a strong need as many residents lack bathing facilities in tenements. Boston already has summer baths but eight months lack public options for cleanliness.
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Quincy
Boston
Bostor
New York
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Nagging Monroe Doctrine Resolution Debate
The article critiques a resolution on the Monroe doctrine tied to Senator Davis’s presidential bid. It argues the measure commits the United States to nothing new and may weaken stance by signaling readiness to back down. The piece labels the resolution as partisan and unnecessary.
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Davis
United States
Europe
Beauty a Purity Found in CuTICura
British depot Fr Newnery and Sons London and Potter Drug and CHEMICAL CORPORATION Sole Proprietors Boston advertise beauty purity claim. Distributor names appear with addresses in London and Boston.
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Cuticura
Fr. Newnery & Sons
King Edward St
London
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
It Is Only Futile To Discuss It Seriously
The text argues that serious discussion yields little, noting that debate appears to have minimal impact or consequence in the matter discussed. It emphasizes skepticism about meaningful outcomes from talking.
War Panic in Money Markets Fears Bank Shortage
As banks in Boston New York and Philadelphia issued clearing house certificates during earlier panic to ease money, a new bond loan has revived tight credit. Banks hoard greenbacks and gold raising rates to 8 9 and 10 percent for discounted paper, harming merchants. Clearing house certificates could again unlock loanable funds to ease the strain. The piece also notes social scenes at Upham's Corner Universalist Church and praises W C Bagley of the Amesbury Daily News for his rise and policy influence.
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Wall Street
Associated Banks
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
W. C. Bagley
Amesbury
Changes in newspaper world and Roxbury social note
The Observant Citizen reports upheavals in local papers led by the Saturday Evening Gazette now under the Way family and longtime staff changes including John W. Ryan leaving. It notes a new water commissioner, a city political figure, and a Roxbury Chrysanthemum club event at Knights of Honor Hall. A street corner pugilism episode and curious commuting sights finish with a Malden-bound rider scene.
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Saturday Evening Gazette
Way Family
John W. Ryan
Sheet
Chrysanthemum
Roxbury
Knights of Honor Hall
Washington Street
Highland District
Malden
Coats Favor Broadcloth After Boucle Wave
The article notes broadcloth as the favored coat material after a boucle trend. It describes backs forming box pleats from the neck, front coats as straight or semi fitting, and English promenade coats as plain and figure flattering with simple trimming.
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Paris
London
The Latest Opera Coats and Fashion Details
The article describes opera coats with fur trimmings and satin seams, and mentions up to date maidens wearing large bows of mull at the neck. It notes velvet and passementerie coats for the opera, including a royal blue velvet wrap style with iridescent trim and golden silk lining.
Valued Cobb brothers paintings urged for city purchase
A letter to the Post urges Boston to buy the Cobb brothers historic paintings. The writer praises the artists as selfless and skilled, asks residents to donate even small sums, and proposes trusted locals manage the fund if the price is met or exceeded.
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Cobb Brothers
Boston
Muriel Murray and Ernest Moore Secrets Unravel in Kensington Gardens
In London News a drama unfolds as Ernest Moore learns Muriel Murray is secretly ill and a dipso maniac. After a confrontation and the shock revelation, two years pass and Ernest realizes Celia is his true partner while Muriel’s fate remains troubled.
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Gordon
Muriel
Mrs. Murray
Ernest
Ernest Moore
Carossi’s
Mabel
Kensington Gardens
Cecilia Story
Celia
Mauriel Murray
Lionel Quintain
Scotland
Muriel Murray
Murray
Quintain
London News
Daily Table Hints Breakfast and Dinner Menu
Breakfast items include baked apples cream sirloin steak baked potatoes hot raised biscuit fried mush maple syrup coffee. Dinner features bean soup roast pork apple sauce white potatoes sweet potatoes boiled onions baked Indian pudding with cream apple cream pie fruit tea.
Will distributions from Brimmer and Urbino estates listed
Public probate records reveal bequests from the late Martin Brimmer and Samson Urbino. Brimmer's will allocates 10 000 to Boston Children's Aid Society and significant gifts to Museum of Fine Arts Harvard College Massachusetts General Hospital and Old Corner property arrangements. Urbino's will provides smaller gifts to a mix of charities hospitals and institutes including the Poston Fatherless and Widows Society Newton City Hospital West End Nursery German Aid Society and others.
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Suffolk Probate Office
Boston Children’s Aid Society
Museum of Fine Arts
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard College
Samson B. Urbino
Middlesex Probate Court
Poston Fatherless and Widows’ Society
Newton City
West End
Boston
German Aid Society
Boston Home For
Hebrews and Orphanage
Perkins Institution For the Blind
South Boston
Waltham
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Warren
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Diseased Cattle Prompt State Action Letter
A letter from Dr. Charles B. Markland to Governor Busiel warns New Hampshire risks becoming a dumping ground for tuberculous cattle from Vermont and Massachusetts. He lists facts on spread via milk, human risk, and the near certainty of tuberculin tests, urging immediate action despite funding limits.
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Durham
N. H
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Busiel
Charles B. Markland
College Experiment Station
Markland
Board of Cattle Commissioners
Widow Seeks Damages After Steamer Wharf Collapse
Margaret Driscoll, administrator of Michael Driscoll, won a verdict of 3666.50 against the International Steam Ship Company in a Superior Court suit for the death of her husband at Commercial Wharf two years ago. Driscoll, aiding in unloading a coal schooner, was killed when defective flooring collapsed beneath him. The company had refused settlement prior to the trial.
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Margaret Driscoll
Michael Driscoll
International Steamship Company
Superior Court
Burns Anniversary Concert and Dance in Amesbury
The Scottish community gathered at the armory for the 137th Robert Burns birthday celebration under Clan Fraser No. 49. The Pentucket Orchestra led the dance music as guests from Boston Lowell Lawrence Salem Haverhill and Newburyport attended.
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Amesbury
Robert Burns
Armory
Clan Fraser No
Pentucket Orchestra
F. Clayton Record
Boston
Lowell
Lawrence
Salem
Haverhill
Newburyport
Recorder Goff to Lecture on Emmett's Life in Boston
Recorder John W. Goff of New York will lecture at Music Hall in Boston on Emmett's birthday March 4 on the Life and Times of Robert Emmett. Goff, a leader in Ireland's cause, has never spoken in Boston and expects a large audience.
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John W. Goff
New York
Clanna Gaels
Massachusetts
Robert Emmett
Modjeska Illness Forces Cincinnati Theatre Cancellation
Mme. Modjeska failed to perform at Walnut Street Theatre in Cincinnati on January 21 due to illness described as inflammation of the neck veins and swelling of the left arm. Officials cite heavy recent work as a cause.
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Cincinnati
Mme. Modjeska
Walnut Street Theatre
Resolutions Adopted for Three Prominent Members
The Shoe and Leather Association drafted memorial resolutions at its last two meetings for Elijah Parker Pond James H Winchell and the Hon John Bb Alley honoring their memory and service.
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Shoe and Leather Association
Elijah Parker Pond
James H. Winchell
John Bb. Alley
Not In His House Sees Visitants Spark Burglary Myths
John Hunt of 7 Milton Street faced many visitors last week who believed his home housed a gang of burglars active in Boston. Hunt told a Post reporter that he and another reputable family live there, with no lodgers ever.
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John Hunt
Milton Street
Boston
Hunt
Post
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