Fifty Years of Utah Growth Since Brigham Young
A tribute notes Salt Lake City's transformation from a desert to a productive state in fifty years. It highlights the 1847 settlement by Brigham Young and 2000 followers, the current population of 287 006, and the enduring church influence tempered by moderation. The piece compares Utah's development to California's and credits Mormonism's historical impact on the region.
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Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
California
Salt Lake Country
Treasury Chief Gage to be welcomed in Boston
Secretary of the Treasury Gage will be warmly received in Boston next Tuesday. The invited guests indicate a nonpartisan interest, but expectations run high for a clear statement on the administration’s unknown financial policy and possible steps after a deficit in revenue.
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Gage
Boston
Financial Department
Will Americans Be Shut Out From Alaskan Gold
The article argues Canada may restrict non citizens from gold fields if borders permit, but current boundary disputes along the Alaska peninsula complicate exclusive claims. It notes Canadian police influence in the area and urges the United States to assert its rights over the boundary and local governance.
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Canada
United States
Peninsula
Alaska
Canadian Mounted Police
Sam
Boundary Line
Boston
Yukon River
Public Library
Yukon
W. Wilson
Tariff on hides harms Massachusetts boot and shoe makers
The piece denounces a 15 percent export drawback on tanned hides, claiming it subsidizes foreign competition and benefits the Chicago Beef Trust. It argues the policy taxes domestic leather producers to aid rivals, cites Congressman Walker, and recalls Blaine’s warning about tariff politics.
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Republican Party
Massachusetts
England
France
Germany
South America
Canada
Australia
Europe
Chicago
Walker
James G. Blaine
William McKinley
Blaine Prophecy Echoed as Opposition Rises
The remark signals a growing political clash with the opposition taking shape to fulfill Blaine's forecast. The move sets the stage for renewed confrontations and strategic campaigns ahead of upcoming votes.
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Mr. Blaine
Question of Jurisdiction Over Deer Island Prisoner Transfers
The Boston Board of Aldermen laments jurisdiction issues over county controlled Deer Island prisoners sent to Long Island for city labor. The shift from city to county control raises questions about authority and risk of prisoners escaping restrained by county officers. The city law department may need to address authoritative clarity.
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House of Correction
Deer Island
Long Island
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Law
The People and the Tariff
The piece critiques a new tariff praised by the Boston Journal as an overwhelming popular measure. It argues voters wanted revenue based duties and now face deficit driven costs, with taxes on workers’ wages benefiting big trusts. It predicts public opinion will emerge as tariff burdens bite.
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The
Boston Journal
Rising Son Frederick Howard Returns To Stage Amid Local Buzz
The Observant Citizen profiles Frederick Howard son of the late George W. Howard as he reenters vaudeville under the title The Rising Son. A Boston native age 21, Howard resumes performing after eye surgeries and is joining Masonry, with many friends praising his charm and talent.
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Oliver Ditson
Washington Street
Frederick Howard
George W. Howard
Howard
Augustin Daly
James O'Neill
Boston
Prince School
St. Omer
Enterprise Arrives at Havre Under U S Navy Command
Commander J Giles Eaton U S Navy reports the steamship Enterprise has reached Havre France yesterday. The arrival signals ongoing U S Navy presence in European waters and augurs potential naval operations or exchanges with French ports.
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Massachusetts Nautical Training School
J. Giles Eaton
Havre
France
Hen Thief Tale Spun From Grandpa’s Childhood
Ralph worries about hens being stolen as grandpa recalls a village chase of a mysterious thief. The story recalls a boyhood hen raid near a country farm, a wild chase through trees and brook, and a twist where the mayor proves innocent after a playful misunderstanding.
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George Weston
Ralph
Lizze
Lottie
Grandpa
Lizzie
Daily table hints and breakfast menu excerpt
A digest of meal plans lists a breakfast including Bapanas Mommy and Cream Broiled Sirloin Steak Baked Potatoes Raised Biscuit Corn Muffins Coffee and Cream Dinner features Celery Soup Roast Chicken Mashed Potatoes Kay Fees Asparagus on Toast Bread and Butter Steamed Blueberry Peach Sponge Cake and Tea The cake beating directions cover egg whites yolks flour corn meal sugar baking powder and salt.
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Kay Fees
Ectlechild's Staat
Jubilees, authors, hospital plans and Senate tariff debate
Sir Arthur Sullivan sets music to Kipling s Recessional while Mark Twain and daughter winter in Vienna. George W Vanderbilt plans a Asheville hospital with a $10000 starter fund. Brooklyn Navy Yard changes brief command. Talmage rumor denied. In Washington the tariff conference debate continues with Morgan Allen Teller and Aldrich arguing over powers and reciprocity amid labor and prices concerns.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan
Rudyard Kipling
Distinguished American visitors in Stockholm honor Vegesack birth
General William D. Whipple visits Stockholm at the request of the War Department and Grand Army of the Republic to congratulate Major-General Baron Ernst von Vegesack on his seventy seventh birthday. Work begins on rebuilding General William H. Harrison's tomb at North Bend Indiana with blue limestone replacing the old brick tomb.
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Stockholm
William D. Whipple
United States War Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Baron Ernst von Vegesack
von Vegesack
Twentieth Regiment
New York Volunteers
William H. Harrison
North Bend
Ind
Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
New Jacket Styles for Travel and Sport
New coats elevate the jacket to travel and sportwear. Two models emerge a short basque with tight back and box fronts and a longer sacque back coat worn by cyclists and golfers. Colors include huntsman’s pink and adaptable silk options. the latter suited for home sewers though not in tan broadcloth.
Stamp Tax Battle Shapes Conference Report
The conference amendment removes the Senate’s stamp tax on bonds and stocks after objections that excise taxes apply to a class and not to specific bonds. Supporters cite capital favoritism and Sugar Trust influence, while opponents argue ideological surrender to money power. The reading finished at 5 25 and the Senate began executive session before adjourning.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Arkansas
Conference Committee
Hobart
Morgan
Thomas Jefferson
House of Representatives
Allison
Allen
Sugar Trust
Examination for Architects in Washington Vacancy
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a competitive examination to fill the position of supervising architect of the treasury. Salary is 500 dollars per year. The department seeks a practical architect with strong administrative ability to direct the office force and oversee contract work on public buildings nationwide.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
the Treasury
Kidney Missives Probe City Hall Poodlers
A Boston citizen, Charles J Kidney, writes to Mayor Quincy on July 21, 1897, demanding disclosure of names connected to alleged City Hall corruption. He cites about 160000 dollars stolen from taxpayers and criticizes protections for officials while calling for accountability and the late Samuel C Cobb.
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Quincy
Boston
City Hall
Samuel C. Cobb
Charles J. Kidney
Dudley Street
The Second Time I Saw Him Engaged
The Life section quotes a puzzling exchange about a delay and engagement as part of a reflective snippet. The fragment references a second sighting of a person and a question about the cause of the delay, suggesting a narrative framing rather than a complete event.
Boston Elevated Railroad seeks early elevated route approval
The Boston Elevated Railroad petitions the Board of Aldermen to approve an elevated line from Roxbury through Boston to Charlestown with multiple street and private land locations. If granted, construction may start within a year, with a railroad commission decision pending after a sixty day delay.
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Boston Elevated Road
Board of Aldermen
Roxbury
Charlestown
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Boston
Bartlett Street
Washington Street
Castle Street
Village Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
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Pleasant Street
Haymarket Square
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Boston Transit Commission
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New Bridge
Charles River
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Main Street
Sullivan Square
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Washington Streets
Xbury
Dudley Street
Warren Street
Washington and Castle Streets
Motte Street
Orange Lane
Harrison Avenue
Beach Street
Gove Street
Cove Street
Federal Street
New Street
Atlantic Avenue
Commercial Street
Boston Elevated Railroad
Boston Vated Railroad Company
William A. Gaston
Water Department Accounts Reported in Good Shape
The April board order for water dept accounts was fulfilled by Andrew Stewart. He found general improvement, a May 1 fund of 21913.37, and reduced travelling and miscellaneous expenses. New books and better stock and meter accounting were noted, with a holiday book and fraud detection measures added.
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Board of Aldermen
Water Department
Andrew Stewart
Mayo
Boston Importers Await New Tariff Impact
Importers in Boston have largely moved consignments through the Custom House. Collector Winslow Warren reports receipts of 53 000 and 59 000 dollars as sea traffic plans shift. A July 19 1897 Washington memo warns the new tariff will take effect on approval with no hours extensions for entries and official act distribution soon.
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Boston
Custom House
Winslow Warren
Waren
Warren
Washington
W.W. B. Howell
Virginian
Lepanto
Sylvania
Borderer
British Empire
Watson Calls Butler to Resign as Populist Chairman
In Atlanta on July 21 Thomas B. Watson urges Senator Marion Butler to quit the national chair of the Populist party. He accuses Butler of collusion with foes, says the party cannot succeed with a fusionist leader, and appeals for Washburn or Reed as a trusted head.
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Atlanta
People’s Party
Thomas B. Watson
Marion Butler
Butler
Allen
Nashville
Washburn
Reed
Boston Transit panel approves sidewalk posts on Boylston
The Boston Transit Commission asks authority to place posts along the Boylston Street sidewalk near the West End tracks for pedestrian protection. The board also sets a Monday Aug 2 meeting, approves 100000 for school and public building improvements, and discusses 200000 sewer maintenance funding with party opposition.
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Boston Transit Commission
Boylston Street
West End
West End Street Railway Company
Public Buildings Department
Shaw Monument
Charles E. Morrison
Board of Commissioners
Laurence Minot
Department On
Board of Park Commissioners
Dorchester Parkway
Lee
Colby
Street Department
Navy to hold extensive naval maneuvers along New England coasts
The Navy Department will assemble all available ships of the North Atlantic squadron for a two month cruise. Rear Admiral Sicard leads battleships and armed cruisers from Newport to the Maine coast with stops at Portland and Boston. After three weeks at sea, drills will continue as the fleet returns to New York, then moves to Southern waters for autumn and winter operations.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
Sicard
North Atlantic Squadron
Portland
Boston
Bar Harbor
New England
North Atlantic
Admiral Sicard
Newport
Maine
New York
Damaged Stocks After Water Burst at Goulston & Co
A burst water pipe on 320 region street at George N. Goulston & Co caused extensive damage to cigars pipes and smokers articles. Water ran all night and torrents poured over goods when the store opened Wednesday morning.
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Region Street
George N. Goulston
General Caldwell of Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ratiwa
General D. W. Caldwell of Cleveland died after a long illness caused by gout and neuralgia. He had suffered a rapid decline culminating last night, leaving his company and associates in mourning.
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Cleveland, C
W. Caldwell
Lake Shore
Michigan
Ratiwa
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