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Massachusetts Congressmen and the tariff abomination
The column questions how Massachusetts representatives will vote on a tariff bill, criticizing senators for party loyalty to Nevada and urging them to act for Massachusetts. It argues bold opposition may not stop the bill but urges a principled vote aligned with state interests.
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Conference Committee
Jones
Nevada
Crop Prosperity Foretells Broad Economic Recovery
The midsummer outlook signals a substantial revival as harvests of wheat and corn rise and foreign markets sustain high prices. Washington and Oregon farmers expect to cut debts, with Western lenders reporting stronger savings and mortgage repayment. cotton and wheat prices edge higher, fueling optimism for widespread prosperity.
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Washington
Oregon
Great West
West
South
The Great Strike Ends? Arbitration and the Call for Settlement
An editorial urges using Senator Hanna to help settle the coal miners strike. It notes no violence so far but warns distress looms if West Virginia miners join. It favors amicable settlement via uniformity among operators or outside arbitration to secure living wages now.
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Pittsburg
Senator Hanna
Washington
Hanna
West Virginia
The New Eldorado and Alaska Gold Rush
The article compares the Alaska gold discoveries to California's 1850s rush and warns that interior Alaska lacks sufficient supplies. It notes the extreme distance to bring food and necessities, with transportation difficulties over long land and water routes. The forthcoming panic at the prospect threatens distress unless tempered by reason.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific
Yukon
Atlantic
Alaska
Alaska Gold Rush Prospects Stir Transnational Interest
The Yukon fields prove inaccessible and risky for hopeful miners but hint at vast national development. Klondike strikes lie in British territory yet extend into American-dominated areas, suggesting immense future in Alaska with both nations pushing for exploitation.
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Yukon
Pacific Coast
Klondike
British
United States
Alaska
Sugar Tariff Battle Ends With Senate Concession
The House and conference committee clash over the tariff sugar schedule ends with the Sugar Trust getting a small bounty above refining profit, while broad items like hides, wool, coal, and white pine see heavy duties. Critics call the measure a tariff for deficit and a robbery of the people, noting the omission of raw cotton duty and Lodge’s bond tax cut.
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Reed
House
Sugar Trust
Senate
United States
Jones
Nevada
New England
Lodge
Conference Committee
Missing Grace Stevenson story and local tidbits from The Observant Citizen
A column notes Grace Stevenson’s disappearance featured in the New York Journal with pictures of her family. It also covers Boston newspaper headings, a Waltham cod catch, butter shipments tied to Peary’s expedition, Jamaica Plain businessman M. T. Curley, Captain Albert Ober’s crew, James Armstrong’s recovery, and local policing behavior near the Post building.
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Boston Columnist blasts brutality and city life glimpses
A Boston writer advises patrolmen to curb brutality and praises local figures. The piece recalls Tom Mullen recovering from illness, extols horseman John H. McCaffrey of Leverett street, and notes subway niches once intended for statues memorializing those lost in the tunnels.
A Ballroom Scheme Unmasks Violet Fane and Love
Blanche Alston hatches a plotting scheme to ruin Violet Fane, the new music pupil loved by Ernest Delmar. At Mrs. Delmar’s ball a tattered father appears claiming Violet as his daughter, challenging the couple’s revealed love and forcing a confrontation with truth and motive.
Revelations at Newton End Ball After Alston Scandal
A stern voice confronts a drunken man as Miss Blanche Alston bears the risk of one fatal gamble. She loses, leaves Newton, and attends not the grand wedding of Violet Fane and Ernest Delmar, signaling society’s shaken reputation.
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Blanche Alston
Newton
Violet Fane
Ernest Delmar
Miss Christine Law Named Hampden County Assistant Clerk
Miss Christine Law is appointed assistant clerk of courts for Hampden county. She becomes the first woman in Massachusetts to hold this high state position in western Massachusetts.
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Christine Law
Hampden County
Massachusetts
Miss Law
Woman's eligibility for Hampden office noted and other 1862 honors
The piece states that only Hampden county allows women to hold the office, mentions Miss Law's twelve years with Clerk Morris and her court training, and lists several honors and appointments: Benjamin H. Childs receives a Medal of Honor for Antietam gallantry, a Paris report on Sir William Hood Stewart gallery sale in New York, Lloyd L. Jackson given a GW birthplace gavel, and Milton Cushing Phillips named U S district attorney for the eastern Wisconsin district with Maine lumberman lineage and railroad work.
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Benjamin H. Childs
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Antietam
Paris
Sir William Hood Stewart
New York
Milton Cushing Phillips
United States
Wisconsin
Maine
Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul
Young Women in Business Circles Sermon and Cardinal Manning Bust Tale
The source quotes Dean Matthews of Des Moines urging women to join the world markets as equals and to work without pity or charity. It also recounts Cardinal Manning’s Rome bust session where a sculptor points to a location on the head as the organ of conscientiousness, prompting a witty remark.
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Des Moines
Cardinal Manning
Rome
North Carolina farmer Miss Sue Comer proves tobacco sale success
A North Carolina farm girl, Sue M. Comer of near Madison, handles her own tobacco crop from field to market in Winston. She harvested, transported, and sold the crop herself, earning a favorable price at the Winston sale. Meanwhile royal ceremonies in Siam mark the Korat railway start as King, Queen, and officials participate with gold tools during the first section opening in 1892.
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Sue M. Comer
Madison
Winston
England
Siam
Korat
Bangkok
Clynthia
Neighbor views and jokes mingle in midwestern quips
A collage of clippings jokes and remarks from Household Words Harper's Bazar Detroit Free Press and Washington Star mix social musings about gossip insomnia and political bosses. The snippets humorously reflect everyday concerns and public attitudes of the era.
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Yardsley
Washington Star
Monsignor O Connell Returns From Rome To Boston
Mgr O Connell formerly curate of St Joseph s parish Boston arrived yesterday on the Scythia. He came from Rome where he is rector of the American College. His return is due to a brother s illness and he may stay a month or six weeks before resuming duties in Rome. At the college he has earned approval from officers and the Pope and was made a domestic prelate. He is in good health.
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Princess Isabelle of Orleans to wed Prince Albert of Belgium
The Paris Figaro reports Princess Isabelle of Orleans will soon marry Prince Albert of Belgium. The betrothal is announced amid royal circles in July.
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Paris
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Dorchester Woman Wins Post Menu Prize
Mrs. George W. Andrews of 94 Aman Dine Street Dorchester wins the Post Menu prize of 5 dollars for last week. Her menu appeared Thursday July 15.
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Dorchester
Amandine Street
Post
Breakfast and dessert fare from Mrs Hall Chelsea menu
The excerpt lists breakfast and supper dishes like bananas, wheatlet and cream baked potatoes veal chape and peach shortcake with instructions for baking like beating butter with sugar and eggs. It cites Mrs Hall of 10 Beacon Street Chelsea as the contributor.
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Beacon Street
Chelsea
Old-Fashioned Gingham Revival in Wardrobe Trends
A revival of gingham fabric appears in fashion with durable washable qualities and versatile plaid patterns. Small and large checks suit shirtwaists while blue and white gingham with Irish point embroidery makes a pretty waist. gowns feature diagonal plaids, matched carefully, and are trimmed with lace and embroidery.
Gingham gowns described with lace trims and flounces
The article details fashionable gowns in blue and green gingham over lime slips with cream lace inserts and a green ribbon at waist and neck. A yellow gingham dress features narrow skirt flounces and a V shaped yoke with multiple flounces on sleeves.
Sermon at Young Men's Christian Union by Rev Josiah L Seward
The Rev Josiah L Seward pastor of Unity Church Allston preached an forcible sermon at the Young Men's Christian Union last evening from Matthew 20 16 Be the last shall be first and the first last.
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Young Men’s Christian Union
Josiah L. Seward
Allston
Unity Church
Belmont interview notes Europe split on bimetallism
Perry Belmont returns from Europe and says support for international silver gold parity remains limited. He cites Britain’s strong economy and London as a global money market as keeping Britain from changing coinage laws, while the McKinley administration pursues free coinage by international agreement.
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New York
Perry Belmont
Europe
France
England
Germany
London
India
McKinley
Cleveland
Paris
Turkish Foreign Minister Delays Frontier Plan at Conference
At the peace conference in Constantinople on Saturday Tewfik Pasha arrived late and submitted a new frontier scheme. The powers found it unacceptable and the ambassador told him the conference would adjourn until his government sent written acceptance of the line traced by military attaches.
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Tewfik
De Lome Hosts Dinner for Woodford and Dignitaries
Senor Dupuy de Lome and Senora de Lome entertained at dinner in Washington on July 18 for Stewart L. Woodford the newly named minister to Spain and Mrs Woodford. Guests included Assistant Secretaries Day and Adee, the Portuguese minister, Viscountess Thry o, Colombian charges affairs and Mrs Rengifo, Dr Merou the Argentine minister, Miss Drain, and several Spanish legation officials.
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Senor Dupuy de Lome
Senora de Lome
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Mise Woodford
Day and
Adee
State Department
Thry#o
Death of Edward Charles Baring Baron Revelstoke
Edward Charles Baring first baron of Revelstoke has died in London at age 96. Born in 1828, he became a baron in 188. He served as director of the Bank of England and was senior partner of Baring Brothers financiers.
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Edward Charles Baring
Revelstoke
Bank of England
Baring Bros
Rain Brings Relief to India North West Provinces
Rainfalls relieve drought in the northwest provinces. Authorities plan to curb relief work as skies bring satisfactory rainfall across Silla region and surrounding areas.
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Silla
India
Ward 8 Club Officers Elected at Leverett Street Meeting
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Ward 8 held its annual election at 87 Leverett Street. Chosen as officers were Bernard Newman president Max Solomon vice president Barnett White second vice president Joseph Rubinstein financial secretary Hyman Weinberg recording secretary Abraham Glass treasurer and a board including William Alpert Jacob Charack A Goldstein William Hirshon J M Holshensky H Hoblit M Salomon Louis Sonnabend and Barnett White as councilman.
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Ward 8
Leverett Street
Bernard Newman
Max Solomon
Barnett White
Joseph Rubinstein
Hyman Weinberg
Abraham Glass
William Alpert
H. Hoblit
M. Salomon
Louis Sonnabend
Hebrew Club Installs Officers At West End Reception
The West End Hebrew Educational Club held a reception last evening to formally install officers elected at the previous meeting. Joseph Roth was named president with L. Danisef sky as vice president and Louis Navick as second vice president. Isaac Rosenberg became financial secretary, Henry Greenberg recording secretary, and I. Lipman treasurer. A collation followed and speeches were delivered by the new officers.
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West End
Working Boys Home Festival Set for Roxbury Aug 14
The managers of the midsummer festival at the Working Boys Home in Roxbury announce an elaborate program beyond the usual athletic events. The event takes place on August 14 with a full schedule to showcase community efforts and activities.
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Working Boys
Roxbury
Earthquake Strikes Stromboli Island Off Sicily
A violent earthquake hit the island of Stromboli in the Lipari group off Sicily on Saturday. The quake was followed by an active eruption of the Stromboli volcano.
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Lipari Islands
Sicily
Drowned Finnisher at Nashua River Still River
Harry Harroni 22 a Finlander employed at Bailey s brick yard drowned while bathing in the Nashua River at Still River Harvard last night his body removed this morning authorities say he has relatives in Worcester
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Still River
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Haroni
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Whitney's Game and the Elk Buffalo at October Mountain Preserve
Two carloads of Yellowstone Park animals arrive at Whitney's October Mountain preserve on the Pittsfield Becket road. The shipment includes 20 blacktail deer 20 elk and 13 buffalo including the largest buffalo named McKinley and a rival Harrison killed during loading. Whitney plans a 10 000 acre estate with 6000 acres fenced for the animals and additional birds and trout stocked in surrounding waters.
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Kansas Wheat Rush Strains Rail Lines Across Midwest
Long empty freight trains depart Kansas City for two weeks and drop off along Missouri Indiana Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma tracks. Rail officials fear a grain car famine as millions of acres await harvest with Kansas yield estimated at 60 million bushels.
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Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Lovell Recovers From Sudden Shock in Cottage City
John P. Lovell shows steady improvement after a recent shock. Physicians expect him to survive the immediate dangers as his condition evolves through July in Cottage City.
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John P. Lovell
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