Mission Motto Fund Drive Supports Bishop Brooks Statue
Readers submit donations to the Brooks Fund for a statue near Trinity. Contributors include Carrie Derby William Weimanon Mrs K E Eldredge A Bartol and many Roxbury residents. The Evening Transcript lists receipts and urges continued support and subscription renewals.
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BH. Thompson
Find Church
Evening Transcript
Boston
Carrie Derby
Cee
Ewes
Hy Ag
William Weimahon
KE. T. Eldredge
A. Bartol
Bishop Brooks
Trinity
H.C
William Mcmahon
Maria E. Morton
Eers Ewes
F. Nene
Biccsence Secu Ces
Vive Roxbury Friends
Lieutenant-Governor defends davidhallrice in semi official Joston Journal
The Lieutenant-Governor defends davidhallrice asserting the Executive Council is independent and supreme while the Governor is only one man among eight in state administration. Mr. Wotcorr is more persistent than wise. The coming Republican convention will not thank davidhallrice for the burden he places on its nominees.
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Davidhallrice
Joston Journal
Executive Council
Wotcorr
Davidhalrice
A Sad Spectacle Over Worcotr Votes in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts vote results reveal a humiliating mistake elevating Roger Worcotr over Hamlin as lieutenant governor. The public laments a miscast choice, noting Worcotr’s perceived height and intellect contrasted by a collapse into submission to others, shaping statewide disappointment and political embarrassment.
Mayor Marruews Seeks City Light Autonomy From Monopolies
The Boston mayor urges Legislature to empower the city to furnish its own street and public building lighting, tax utilities, and require gas and electric companies to sell light at cost. He notes the 1891 law forbids municipal generation and calls for repeal. He argues the measure is reasonable and just.
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Marruews
Boston
Getion
Island
Mayor Matthews Questions Requests During Agenda
City hall records show Mayor Matthews faced inquiries about proposed policy changes and budget items at the weekly meeting. Officials stressed clear rules govern any request, while residents pressed for transparency and faster action on neighborhood projects.
Boston Gas Hearing Highlights People Over Empire Monopoly
Representative Hoan singles out gas price injustice in Boston as he challenges the 55 cent manufacturing cost and 1 dollar meter price cited by state officials. He argues for protective legislation to shield residents from what he terms robbery by the Delaware Gas Trust. The hearing resumes next week with expected broad citizen turnout.
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Hoan
Boston
Legislative Committee
Hoar
Gas Commission
Delaware Gas Trust
Annexation on the Sandwich Islands debated by officials
The article discusses Ambassador Thurston and associates pushing a plan to annex the Sandwich Islands, with threats of acting if the U.S. refuses. It notes travel delays to Washington may temper the stance and suggests Washington will determine the policy. It emphasizes U S decision power over the matter.
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San Francisco
Washington
Thurston
Thours
United States
Great Britain
Sandwich Islands
Hands Off Sandwich Islands Avoid British Absorption
A historical note argues Britain must stay out of Hawaii’s Sandwich Islands negotiations. It claims annexation by the United States remains the only feasible outcome and asserts London’s meddling would misuse its influence. The piece stresses Britain’s long standing understanding to keep hands off the islands and warns against any power threatening U S interests.
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Sandwich Islands
Great Britain
United States
London
Hawaii
Uniform laws and the push for marriage reforms
A report from the commissioners on uniformity of legislation argues for simplifying legal forms and abolishing dated rituals such as sealing papers and recognizing an unmarried woman apart from her husband. It highlights marriage and divorce and the age of consent, urging uniform state standards rather than federal control to fix current faults.
Observant Citizen visits Charlestown with musings on docks and dignitaries
The observer recalls Lt Kimball’s promotion and wishes for his old station, notes on Massachusetts judges unsure of birthdates, and overheard talks on Somerville’s annexation to Boston. He mentions Janes Mulligan and Blaine lore, Philip Hale’s musical critiques, Maud Howe Elliott in New York, and praise for Prince and Barron, with brief quips from era column clippings.
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Charlestown
Kimball
Court Square
Hemenway
Philip Hale
Boston
The
Musical Courier
Carnegie's Excuse for Not Being Responsible
Andrew Carnegie returns to the United States and explains he cannot be held responsible for certain events or outcomes, offering a defense or justification for his actions or omissions. The note frames his visitation as a context for clarifying accountability and duty.
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Andrew Carnegie
United States
Like Cures Like in Williams Case
From the Fall River Glob the governor’s remedy for William S. Greene mirrors the medicine Greene himself has used on political opponents. The piece suggests political retaliation by the governor, likening it to Greene’s past tactics.
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Fall River
Russell
William S
Greene
Memorial delay for Bishop Brooks urged by Boston journal
From the Boston Theme Journal, the editors urge that Bishop Brooks should not have to wait as long for a memorial as some other eminent men, arguing for timely tribute.
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Boston
Bishop Brooks
Best Recipe for Keeping a Husband at Home Evenings
The Post in Boston offers a gold eagle prize for the best letter up to 100 words on how to keep a husband at home in the evenings. Write on one side of the paper and submit to Address Husband Competition, The Post, Boston. The earliest letter among equals receives precedence.
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The
Post
the Post
Boston
Good Husbands Roost Like Chickens in Punctuality
The note underscores the value of timely behavior in marriage. It asserts that dependable husbands return as roosts imply, and that wives cultivate this trait through consistent practice of punctuality. The remark carries a moral tone with emphasis on domestic harmony.
Grandmother's tavern wager ends in lasting bond after tea
When all other shifts failed, a grandmother drank in a tavern and sent for two more glasses. Her husband tasted one and deemed the whiskey. she claimed to drink glass for glass with him. They decided to go home and remained devoted for fifty years. At his death he was 77 and she 97. Four drinks were tea.
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Betty
Boxing Gloves and Baseball Rules Mentioned in Chelsea W Oconnell Note
A brief Chelsea note from W O Connell advises on chatter about boxing circles, McAuliffe, and Burge, then argues new baseball rules won’t affect batting before suggesting Christmas gifts of boxing gloves, Indian clubs, a pool table, and cigars.
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McAuliffe
Burge
Chelsea
W. O'Connell
Be Today as Yesterday in Home Care Advice
A compact guidance piece urges regularity in daily routines to keep a neat home and pleasant evenings. It advises maintaining consistency, inviting friends on set nights, saving meals on time, and avoiding overdoing any activity to foster appreciation and order.
Annie S Chipman Chelsea Moral Virtues Note
A compact card urging cultivation of virtues including honesty kindness gentleness patience generosity and artful intelligence. It repeats moral guidance and requests prayers for his faults not his virtues, signed Annie S Chipman Chelsea.
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Annie S
Chipman
Chelsea
Lay Siege to His Heart for Domestic Happiness
The letter from Ff. L. of Fells Massachusetts urges courting a weary breadwinner with steady affection and family respect. It counsels earnest, brotherly love and patient pursuit to win a husband worthy of attentions and a happier home life.
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Ff. L
Show Your Best Side For Evening Companionship
Advice urges a wife to welcome her husband kindly and keep him engaged at home. It counsels pleasant words, bright entertaining company, and making home life more agreeable than any outside option, aiming to improve domestic harmony.
Meet His Wishes Heed Husband's Disposition and Tastes
Advice from Worcester urges wives to study their spouse and shape the home to his preferences. The fragment notes focusing on pleasing the husband and aligning living arrangements with his tastes. The source presents a period domestic guidance tone from Worcester.
A Recipe in Verse Inscription From 26
A reader notes a verse titled a recipe in verse advising a wife to be cheerful and obedient to her husband with lines promising harmony or worse. It ends with the tag INS. 26.
Send Him To Church Be Free To Him
A short note from C. W. R. of Boston Mass urges kindness and support for a man, advising to invite him to church and Sabbath school. It suggests treating him with affection, dressing neatly, and comforting him during sad moments.
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Boston
Mass
Start Right Let all young matrons begin their married life
Advice from Mrs ApILAp of Cambridgeport urges new wives to pursue model housekeeping. She says the husband should find home a paradise with a smiling face and well-served meal, and that a wife should exude love energy and cheerfulness to make home sweet.
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Camnbridgeport
Attempted murder in Seabrook case shocks town
Israel Dow of Seabrook allegedly cut his wife with a razor on a Sunday night, mutilating her ear and a finger. Neighbors aided the woman, Dow fled but was captured in an attic nearby. he is said to have been intoxicated. Mrs Dow survived the brutal attack.
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PF. O. Prince
Mr. Prince
Hannel
Philadelphia Record
Richmond Recorder
Binghamton
Picayune
Troy Press
Oil City
Washingtona Star
Israel Dow
Seabrook
Dow
Uniform Legislation Push Aims for Global Standards
Governor Russell sent the Bennett Jones Stinson commission report urging uniform laws across states on marriage and divorce. Recommendations cover deeds with and without seals, witness requirements, notary authority, no grace days on commercial paper, will validity, and divorce rules, plus a standard for weights and measures. A two year horizon is noted for completion.
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Russell
Edmund H. Bennett
Leonard A. Jones
Frederick J. Stinson
United States
L. S
Modern Books and Inquiries in 1890s Biography
A survey of new works including Henry Martyn life by George Smith, Chicago and the World's Fair guide by Julian Ralph, and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass in a new edition. Also reviewed are Beauty of Form and Grace of Vesture, The Great Shadow by Doyle, hygienic guides, Kipling Ballads, and several academic tomes on rhetoric, history, and travel.
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Henry Martin
George Smith
LL. D
New York
Chicago
Fleming N. Revell Company
Henry Martyn
Julian Ralph
Harper & Bros
Frederick Douglass
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
Douglass
K. Douglass
Frances Mary Steele
Elizabeth Livingston Steele Adams
Ce Mead & Co
Estes & Lauriat
A. Conan Doyle
Scotland
George H. F. Nuttall
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Rudyard Kipling
Soz
Macmillan & Co
Kipling
Byron
George McClellan
Harford Klemming
J. B. Lippincott & Co
Philadelphia
Pine Point
Horatio Alger, Jr
the Penn. Publishing Co
Maurice S. Baldwin
D. D
Huron
John Hughes
Henry A. Brann
Dodd, Mead & Con
Archbishop Hughes
Richard Henry Stoddard
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Mr. Stoddard
Stoddard
Formation of the Union
Albert Bushnell Hart
Longmans, Green & Co
Little, Brown & Co
Adams Sherman Hill
Harvard University
Hindostan
Helens Patrovna Blavatsky
London
Theoeen Publishing Company
Treath
Mmne
Blavatsky
John N. Betehel
National School of Elocution and Oratory
Penn Publishing Company
Lyman T. Smith
American Book Company
Appleton
Borden murder book faces legal notice against publication
Edwin H. Porter has written most of a narrative on the Borden murders. Miss Lizzie A. Borden and counsel served a legal notice demanding publication halt and forbidding likenesses. Deputy sheriffs delivered notices to Porter and associates, with threats of injunctions if published. The publishers say they may proceed with the text unless counseled otherwise.
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Face River
Edwin H. Porter
Borden
Lizzie A. Borden
Andrew J. Jennings
Mr. Porter
UD. Munroe
Hadffield
George Ht. H. Buttinton
Andrew J. Borden
Emma L. Borden
John V. Morse
Julius Eichberg Will Proved In Suffolk Probate Court
The will of Julius Eichberg the noted composer and director at the New England Conservatory of Music was probated yesterday in Suffolk Probate Court. The entire estate is left to relatives.
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Julius Eichberg
New England Conservatory of Music
Suffolk
Amherst Alumni Banquet at Vendome Honors Alma Mater
Amherst alumni gathered at the Vendome with stereopticon views of the college and grounds. Over two hundred dined and enjoyed speeches by Rev Dr Donald and Yale’s S. J. Elder while officers were elected. Festive toasts praised Amherst, memories flowed, and the crowd left with renewed college spirit.
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Amherst College
Amherst
Connecticut
Naners
Patrick
Donald
Trinity
Trinity Divine
Eyal
S. J. Elder
Yale
Almherst
A Nut for Osborne to Grage
From the Boston Home Journal commentary on Tremont House’s alleged illegal operation. The Police Commission questions whether legal violations alone justify closing the hotel, asking for a clear standard or sufficient reason beyond mere breach of law.
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Boston Home Journal
Tremont House
Police Commission
Governor Russell Ends Superintendent of Prisons Post
Governor Russell abolishes the office by removing the incumbent and then bids farewell to Police Commissioner Osborne, signaling a sweeping official change in Lowell.
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Lowell Times
Russell
Osborne
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C. E. Kelsey
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