Pleasant Ball at Union Park Hall Draws 500 Guests
The Clarendon Club midsummer ball was held last night at Union Park Hall. About 500 people attended as dancing ran from 9 PM to after 2 AM with over 100 couples on the floor. Doherty's Orchestra provided music and Maurice J. McInnis and Wiliam P. Barry directed the event.
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Clarendon Club
Union Park Hall
Union Park
Washington Streets
Maurice J. McInnis
Wiliam P. Barry
Leonard Menz
R. M. Clarke
William Vincent
Doherty
Debate on Free Silver and Monetary Policy Sparks Letter War
Readers from East Boston and Boston weigh in on free coinage of silver and the gold standard. William J. Burke argues for greenback style reform and treasury measures while S. Griffith cites economic harm from gold reliance and calls for industrial and monetary shifts.
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Lssen
United States
Amerfree
Ueh Ashe
America
Wllliam J. Burke
Boston
Era of repudiation grips Minnesota Republicans
The text argues that Minnesota Republicans accuse the national Republican convention of repudiating the party's fundamental doctrine by backing the gold standard. It warns that a Chicago convention adopting free silver would repudiate Democratic doctrines, suggesting an era of repudiation in party positions and urging restraint in public obligations.
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Minnesota
St. Louis
Chicago
The New Registration In Boston
Citizens urged to register as the ballot to be cast in coming elections hinges on prompt action. Registration lists are filling slowly and holiday week reduces available time. The Old Court House registration offices reopen Monday. voters urged to secure their names now to avoid disfranchisement.
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New York
Boston
Old Court House
Gettig
Campaign of Education on Free Coinage and Silver
The piece argues for presenting both sides of the silver coinage issue, noting the East has not fully heard mining and farming perspectives from the West. It suggests a Chicago convention may nominate a silver candidate, making the currency debate a public education campaign.
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Chicago
Greal West
Mortegages
Straddle Debated on Issue with Education Campaign
The text argues action over a straddle compromise and proposes a campaign of education as pivotal as the movement that ended high protection in monopolistic interests. It frames education as essential to reshape policy and mobilize support.
Williams Ethics Question Highlights Gold Standard Stand
Massachusetts Democrat George Fred Williams holds a delegate at large post to the Chicago convention under a declared policy favoring gold as value. He now plans to attend in an official capacity to oppose that policy, prompting calls for resignation or replacement if he cannot faithfully support the party platform. The piece centers on trust, party discipline, and the gold standard versus free silver debate.
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Terday
Civer
Free Allee
Bland
Finanas
Romon
Nave Sug- Bome
Bruid
Germany
England
America
George Fred Williams
Deley
Chicago
Massachusetts
Williams
Democrats
Public Investigation On Castle Island Fatality
A public inquiry into the Castle Island fatality is required as secrecy was a mistake by park commissioners. The matter concerns the people, not private official business, and information sought should be shared to guide public action on contracts and related decisions.
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Park Commissioners
Castle Island
Public demand for full inquiry into park island disaster
Citizens insist on public exposure of the park structures failure and the commissioners' handling. They urge a public investigation and full disclosure to counter any perception of a cover up and to assign accountability for the island’s weakened facilities.
The Glorious Fourth and American Unity
The article reflects on Independence Day as a unifying moment beyond party lines. It celebrates 120 years of the republic, its teachings in patriotism and enterprise, and describes the Fourth as the birth of a powerful force shaping global progress.
Train Robbery Foiled at Northfield Station
In a winter dusk tale at Northfield station, telegraph operator Old Sam is aided by a clever youth named Carrot. They thwart Long Jim and a partner planning to rob the 9 50 express at Northfield bridge. Police capture the would be robbers, and Carrot becomes a famed detective.
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Northfield
Pierce’s
Samuel Dodge
Sam
Carrot
Long Jim
Rascal
Northfield Bridge
Old Sam
Gong Jim
Wetherly
Jim
Ae Bridge
A Bit of Daily Inspiration from Carlyle
A brief quotation notes that manhood comes after the acknowledgment that suffering and endurance have no remedy but striving and doing.
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Carlyle
Essex County rail line advances toward Danvers
The Haverhill Georgetown Danvers electric line reaches Georgetown with plans to finish to Danvers before cold weather. The new route opens up Merrimack Valley farming land and offers free rides for Essex county leaders.
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Haverhill
Danvers
Georgetown
Essex County
Merrimack Valley
Fourth of July Ode from Doston Post
A fragmented patriotic verse urges readers to defend liberty and tradition. The piece references the flag, union, and homeland, urging bold, righteous action to uphold the nation’s ideals. DUNLOP of East Spring Street is noted with a July 8 date.
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Dunlop
East Spring Old Street
Hel
Lettuce Cream Shaving Soap Creates Humorous Confusion
A quirky item notes a lettuce cream shaving soap blend used for skin care. The playful phrase suggests a kitchen or cosmetic mishap with improvised ingredients, creating amusement rather than a clear consumer product announcement.
Biographers Seek Anecdotes for Coffin Biography
The Rev Dr William E Griffis asks friends and readers to send anecdotes reminiscences and sayings about the late Charles Carleton Coffin to Ithaca New York for his forthcoming biography. The note invites material from all who knew Coffin and aims to capture personal recollections for the work.
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William E. Griffis
Charles Carleton Coffin
Ithaca
N. Y
Mies Wilkins
Bunker Hill
BE. W. Thomson
Savarin
Aucassin
Nicolette
Helen Keller
Miss Sullivan
Red Farm
Messrs
Boston
British Museum
London
George R. R. Rivers
Governor Hutchinson
Milton
Governor’s Garden
Fitzhugh Lee
Cuba
General Lee
Jefferson Davis
Robert M. T. Hunter
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Harvard
Critic
Joy at Nantucket Fourth Celebrations With Brockton Rifles
Immense crowd greets the Cumberland Rifles of Brockton and their wives as they arrive in Nantucket to join the Fourth of July celebrations. A grand ball at the rink honors the Rifles, who perform an exhibition drill before dancing. The band plans a concert tomorrow and the Rifles will take part in island sports.
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Nantucket
Cunningham Rifles
Brockton
Canton
Nantucket No. 62
Messrs
J. W. Brady
R. K. Appleton
L. B. Ellis
Rifles
East and Wests the Most Candid Letter to the Post
A reader criticizes economic hardship and the value of a dollar, comparing national prices to an individual's finances. The letter argues that high taxes and living costs erode purchasing power and reflect broader economic strain on American households.
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Je Post
Boston
Post
Wisell
McRer
Free Silver Supporters Rally to McKinley in Mass
J Riley of Roxbury laments The Post's stance on the single standard and argues free silver backers remain in Massachusetts. He notes multimillionaires align with moneyed interests and accuses Republicans of withholding anti trust planks while claiming to aid workers.
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Tammany
McKinley
J. Riley
Nawn Street
Roxbury
Mass
Best Dollar Made to Editor Silver Ruin Debate
Letter to the Post praises the gold standard and urges crushing silver advocacy. The writer argues that workers deserve strong money and urges national rescue from ruin, naming Billy Russell and Co as supporters.
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Paber
Uncle Sam
the Coun'ry
Billy, Russell & Co, G. A. E
Boston reader urges fair currency debate and bimetallic view
OUDEN of Boston declares a shift to a bimetallic stance, supporting free coinage of gold and silver in fixed parity. He pledges to present facts under labor, capital, and money to show their natural relations, and commends the paper for open discussion of the issue.
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Post
Senator Bland
Massachusetts
New England
Fremont
Lincoln
Maine
Reed
Ouden
Boston
Obituary notices from Hartford and New York theaters
Obituaries report George H. Burdick of Phoenix Insurance died in Heidelberg Germany. John Frye 8 died after a fall at Pascoag State Soldiers Home. Charles Howard Johnson artist died in New York after brain fever. L. T. Jefts Hudson Mass prominent manufacturer and public man died at home after two years illness. He was a former schoolteacher clerk shoe business leader state legislator senator banker and trustee of Boston University and New England Conservatory.
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Hartford
Conn
George H. Burdick
Phenix Insurance Company
Heidelberg
Germany
Providence
R. I
John Frye
State Soldiers
Pascoag
New York
Charles Howard Johnson
Johnson
L. T. Jefts
Hudson
Mass
Mr. Jefts
Washington
N. H
A. K. Graves
Jefts
Gift From India Arrives at Essex Institute
Salem July 3 The Essex Institute received from His Highness the Maharaja Sawai Madhu Singh of Jeypore India six portfolios of Indian architecture in finest detail. It is a very rare and elaborate work of art.
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Salem
Essex Institute
Maharaja Sawai Madhu Singh
Jeypore
India
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Michael J. Quigley
Pawtucket
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Union
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Union Square
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