Post Seeks Verification of Boston Newspaper Circulation
The Post calls for a real investigation into actual Boston area newspaper sales claiming the Boston Herald may be undercounted. It asserts about 3000 news dealers exist and disputes total circulation figures while criticizing rival coverage.
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Post
Boston and
Vicinity
Boston
Herald Ae
Post Jones
Bugins
10 Post
Yan
Cirvalation
Class Day at Academic Groves 1895
Yesterday marked an unsurpassed Class Day at Academic Groves. The sun shone, elms shaded the scenes of youth and future action. Music, dancing, and festive scenes filled the day as students celebrated memory, friendship, and anticipation.
Nantasket Railroad First To Use Electric Power For Passengers
The Nantasket branch road runs passenger service with electricity, marking the first instance of steam being replaced by electric power in passenger railroad operation. Earlier trolley lines served timber and freight lines used electricity, but Nantasket stands out as a pivotal experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantasket Branch
Nantasket
Nantasket Experiment Could Doom the Steam Locomotive
The piece argues steam engines are costly to build maintain and repair and would be replaced by a clean rail option if proven practical. It asks whether the Nantasket experiment will prove all these advantages and thus doom the steam locomotive.
Doctor Blackwell Fails to Move Republican Clubs for Woman Suffrage
The article portrays Dr. Blackwell pleading with Republican clubs at a convention to support woman suffrage, describing his appeals as faithful yet futile. It notes prior promises from governors and legislators that never materialize and condemns the League of Republican Clubs for cruelly contemptuous treatment of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Blackwell
Stock Exchange
Ames
Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Blackwell
League of Republican Clubs
Clean Tenements Urge City Landlords To Act
A Common Council committee warns tenement districts require shared duty from city and landlords. It cites need for proper sewerage ventilation water and rubbish disposal to curb disease and filth and improve urban health and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council Committee
Boston
End of a long tale as Captain Howgate is convicted
The Washington case of Captain Howgate ends at last with a conviction for forgery and falsification of official accounts. The long arc covers embezzlements from the government while disbursing officer of the signal service, disappearance for fourteen years, a prior acquittal, and current doubts about who shielded him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howgate
Washington
Signal Service
Great July Gathering Opens Boston Welcome to Endeavorers
Boston prepares a royal welcome as the Society of Christian Endeavor hosts arrive. The gathering, praised for its broad religious and moral aims, inspires poems and public sentiment, with Boston offering its celebrated hospitality and cordial salutations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Convention Deems Currency Topic Shirked by League
In a sharp address Mr. Miller criticized the League of Republican Clubs for avoiding the currency question at its Cleveland convention. He notes the party’s belief is left unspoken and accuses the free coinage faction of pressuring the silence. The piece questions the convention’s authority and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
League of Republican Clubs
Republican Party
Cleveland
Captain Swain of the bark Alice Visits Jamaica Plain
The observant citizen describes Captain Joseph Swain, a genial Cape Cod captain, who recently traveled from New York where his vessel discharges to visit his step-daughter Mrs. H. K. Bearse of Jamaica Plain. He owns a beautiful Cape Cod residence known for its merry gatherings when at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Swain
Alice
New York
H. K. Bearse
Jamaica Plain
Swain
Cape Cod
Cape
Recollections and notable locals greet the day in Boston
The piece profiles Mr. J. H. Buckley as a sharp recallist and Bostoniana enthusiast. It notes figures like Mr. Fairchild the composer, Ambrose J. Lambert sailing for London, and local officials and veterans seeking roles or honors. It also mentions Judge Adams’s firm stance in court and future hotel ventures at Tremont House’s old site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stranahan
Tremont House
John Bretson
Globe Theatre
Brateonte
Venturm
The Bigger Fool
Meredith, tormented by unrequited love for Virginia, plunges into despair and contemplates death by drowning. He saves a stranger who tries to kill himself, learns the man’s sorrow, and passes a moment of mercy before deciding to help him find work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Meredith
Sewell Ford
Smiles in the News and Shipwrights of the Kiel Canal
A quirky column notes Governor Greenhalge asked for executive council consent before acting on legal matters. It jokes about ripening bananas in North End tenement walls, questions tenement residents' role, and lampoons Little Cuba versus Papa Spain. An Everett man faces a charge of stealing a stable, while comments on German Kiel Canal passages reflect broader wartime mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Common Council
Welcome to the Convention of 95 Poem Prize
The Boston Post invites submissions of a welcome poem up to thirty two lines for the Christian Endeavor convention. Poems should honor those who serve in the ministry, address editors in Boston, and be received before opening day. Mary F Haynes of Sreep Brook Fall River Mass signs as author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post
Christian Endeavor
the Post
Boston
Mary F. Haynes
Sreep Brook
Fall River
Mass
Welcome to Boston a Civic Welcome Song Parody
The text greets visitors to Boston with lines about hospitality and city sights including Common Park subway and Nantasket trips. It playfully envisions tours of stations, hotels, the State House and a grand review. It contrasts earthly welcome with lofty aims in a lighthearted civic tone.
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Boston
State House
C. E
Welcome to Boston for the Endeavorers band
Thirty thousand hearts beat at Thy name as we greet the Endeavorers in Boston. Garbed in bright dress the crowd proclaims truth and right marching onward. Boston bows as three hundred thousand voices are said to join the joyous anthem. G. A. Snow, Allston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Our City
C. E. Band
G. A. Snow
Welcome to our home of learning by Edward Baird
A welcome message signed by Edward Baird of 791 Washington Street Boston greets newcomers to a learning community. It emphasizes joy, sacred fires, and the dawning of a new day as the group joins in celebration and blessing.
Welcome Dear Christian Friends Gala Visit Prayer
Poem invites Christian visitors to Roxbury for a city welcome from Joseph H. L. at 48 Centre Street. It expresses joy, unity, and festive greeting with hopes of sunshine and happiness during the gathering dated June 13, 18%. The author asks for prayers for absent friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. L
Centre Street
Roxbury
Boston Greeting to Christian Endeavor Heirs
Annie T. Prescott at 46 Hancock Street writes a cordial Boston welcome to the Christian Endeavor movement’s heirs and followers. The poem links Christian freedom, slavery’s past, and unity in Christ while inviting eternal fellowship and charitable support.
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Boston
Old
Earth
Heaven
Annie T. Prescott
Hancock Street
New England pensions list by state and recipients
Washington June 21 New England pensions Rhode Island Original Henry Nichols River Point Reissue Thomas H Joai son Providence James 8 Davis Prov idence Joseph de Mara Woonsocket George Birchell Lonsdale New Hampshire Original Samuel C Hoyt Claremont Leonard W Brock North Conway Maine Original John Ahearn National Soldiers Home Kennebec Increase George H Allen Machias Llewellyn Heath Auburn Reissue Christopher C Hunt North Windham Thomas Higgins Lewiston Massachusetts Original George M Burnett Worcester Benjamin G Hin son Groveland William Pitman Salem Reissue Charles 8 Redmond East Weymouth Lyman J Goodell Worcester Augustus Stiles Lynn Orrintone Wakefield George D Batchelder Bever ly Farms Marshall F Goodwin Rox bury David Hull Boston George W French Salsbury Point George C Bent South Framingham Thomas B Reed Everett Ira Litchfield Quincy Alexander Bonzey Hillbury William Gault Springfield Oliver Hyde Belchertown Cornelius G. Baker Georgetown James Greene Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Rhode Island
Henry Nichols
River Point
Thomas H. Joaison
Providence
James 8
Auburn
Christopher C. Hunt
North Windham
Thomas Higgins
Lewiston
Massachusetts
George M. Burnett
Worcester
Benjamin G. Hinson
Groveland
William Pitman
Salem
Charles 8. Redmond
East Weymouth
Lyman J. Goodell
Augustus Stiles
Lynn
Orrintone
Wakefield
George D. Batchelder
Beverly Farms
Marshall F. Goodwin
Roxbury
David Hull
Boston
George W. French
Salsbury Point
George C. Bent
South Framingham
Thomas B. Reed
Everett
Ira Litchfield
Quincy
Alexander Bonzey
Hillbury
William Gault
Springfield
Oliver Hyde
Belchertown
Cornelius G. Baker
Georgetown
James Greene
Franklin
In Memory of Chief Justice Brigham
A Suffolk bar meeting was held in memory of Chief Justice Lincoln Flagg Brigham of the Superior Court. Attendees included R. M. Morse Alfred Hemenway Albert E. Pillsbury Edmund H. Bennett Solomon Lincoln Horatio G. Parker C. P. Greenough J A Flatley Henry M. Rogers. Pillsbury was chosen chairman and spoke of Brigham as kindly and respected. resolutions of mourning were passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Flagg Brigham
Superior Court
Suffolk Bar
R. M. Morse
Alfred Hemenway
Albert E. Pillsbury
Edmund H. Bennett
Solomon Lincoln
Horatio G. Parker
C. P. Greenough
J. Flatley
Henry M. Rogers
Bos ton travelers by Majestic and Waesland ships
Among the Liverpool bound passengers for Wednesday on the Majestic are N W Rice Miss A M Means Miss McG Means Miss Roberts Mrs J N Wright Miss B von Seckendorff Mrs R Russell Alexander McLachlan Miss E E Sears and maid Dr G W Hilton wife and daughter R M Johnson Holden Davis and wife Dr D A Gurney and wife G W Gurney Mrs A C Howard F W Carter C G Winslow Miss Louise Thomas A P Bryant. On the Waesland bound for Antwerp are Mrs S J Sherman Miss Maud Sherman Miss Emma Vietor Mr and Mrs A T Dudley and child Mrs J L Dudley A Maria La Messiee L D Stein B S Oppenheimer.
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Liverpool
Majestic
N. W. Rice
A. M. Means
McG. Means
Miss Roberts
J. N. Wright
B. von Seckendorff
R. Russell
Alexander McLachlan
E. E. Sears
G. W. Hilton
R. M. Johnson
Holden Davis
D. A. Gurney
A. Maria la Messiee
L. D. Stein
Oppenheimer
Salvation Army Notes Grow at Two Local Posts
Salvationists at 886 Washington street report weekly joy with growing attendance at the new 118 Dover street outpost. A midsummer revival proceeds as Rev W Kelsey of Berkeley Temple is to address the men at Association building Sunday at 4 pm on The Young Man of Today. Dr Brady continues Sunday talks and will deliver the memorial sermon for Dr Miner tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvationists
Washington Street
Dover Street
W. Kelsey
Berkeley Temple
Association Building
Boylston and
Berkeley Streets
Brady
Jesus
Miner
Henry Howard Houston Dies of Heart Disease
Philadelphia June 21 Henry Howard Houston longtime director of the Pennsylvania road and other large corporations died suddenly this morning of heart disease His wealth is estimated at 15009000 dollars and he was a prominent financier with extensive holdings in rail and other industries.
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Philadelphia
Henry Howard Houston
Pennsylvania Road
Bostonians Arrive in Newport for Summer Visits
Boston residents Mr. F. J. H. Paine is staying at Startmanns while Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Phillips and Dr. F. W. Elliott reside at the New Cliffs Hotel in Newport Rhode Island dated June 21.
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Newport
R. I
F. J. H. Paine
Boston
Startmann’s
L. A. Phillips
F. W. Elliott
New Cliffs Hotel
Boston School Committee Meeting in 1895
A regular meeting of the Boston School Committee will be held in the committee chamber at Mazon Street building on Tuesday June 25, 1895 at 7 38 o clock.
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School Committee
City of
Boston
Mazon Street
Fragmented line about consent and shaving referenced
The readable fragments mention consent and shaving in a disputed context. No clear subjects or actions are verifiable from the text.
Perforated Embroideries Inspire Fashion Trend
A fashion feature highlights perforated trimmings that pair with fine fabrics. A pale blue batiste bodice with a tight fit and hip-length cut leads to a cream perforated draped bodice with blue enamel buckles. Black and white striped sleeves drape with embroidery, showcasing mixed materials as a popular yet risky patchwork look.
Colonel Thomas to Speak at Marshfield Town Hall Dedication
Colonel Henry A. Thomas will be the principal speaker at the Marshfield Town Hall dedication on Tuesday, delivering the address The Town Meeting. He will also attend a reception hosted by Boston elocutionists for the National Association of Elocutionists at the Brunswick next Monday night.
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Henry A. Thomas
Marshfield
Elocutionists of
Boston
National Association of Elocutionists
Brunswick
Tremont Temple and Other Boston Church Services
Sunday religious scheduling across Tremont Temple and multiple Boston churches. Listings include sermons by Charles R. Powers and George C. Lorimer, memorial tribute to Rev. A. A. Miner, D. D., and services at First Baptist Commonwealth Avenue, Clarendon Street, Old South, Emmanuel, Mt. Vernon, St. Paul’s, St. John the Evangelist, and People’s Temple. Also notes on memorial observance and public worship details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Mttesio Hall
Charles R. Powers
George C. Lorimer
D. D
David the King
A. A. Miner
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Nathan E. Wood
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
H. C. Hiscox
Malde
J. A. McElwain
OLD
Emmanuel
MT. Vernon Church
Beacon Street
Massachusetts Avenue
ER. Herrick
ST. Paul's Church
Tremont Street
Lindsay
ST. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
P. m
Falmouth
Merway Street
Huntington Avenue
Washington Street
Anhington Street
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Sunday Post
Beaton
Washington Site
Grozier
Boston Daily Post
Arity
Cambridge
Everett, Obelses
Winthrop
Lobe
Herald
Society of Christian Endeavor
Observant Citizen
Hlignest
U.S
Reval
J. H. Buckley
Buckley
William B. Fairchild
Fairchild
Chelsea
Ambrose J. Lambert
Scythia
London
Great Britain
Continent
O'Neil
Tiverton
R. 1
Joseph H., Jr
Thirty-second Massachusetts Infantry Veteran Association
Blake Bell Company
Gettysburg
Z. Boylster Adams
Thirty-second Massachusetts Infantry
Fifth Army Corps
Veteran Association
Carter
Chase
Eighth Regiment
Captain Little
Frank J. Wells
Camrell
Clover Club
Knight of Columbus
Melancthon W. Burlen
New Board of Elections
Mel
Scannell
Harvard
Henry Thomas
Eddie McLaughlin
Galvin
Curtis
Board of Élections
Eddie
Sergeant Smith
Cain
Adams
Ingalls
Our Daily Original
Executive Council
Cuba
Papa
Spain
Sandow
Kiel Canal
Germany
Es Zimmerman
Cyclist Johns
Christian Brothers
Christian Sisters
J.P. Ww
Allston
C. E. Welcome
Bright Endeavor
Edward Baird
Yue @anoree
Mawnie
NEW England Pensions
Chief Justice
Brigham
Europe
Bostonians
Itcura
Sei Cotes New- Sewee
Wwe
Fine Batiste
Thomas
Baptist
Episcopal
Methodist
LL. D
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Dr. Finer
James B. Dunn
Hale
Brnie
Tommer
Sing, Gray, Fulton, Foster, Hershey
Wes Wheeler
G. Harris
Grace Bradbury
Hodges
Phéto
M. B
J. D. Pickles
Taving Waters
People's Temple
Tonesque
Berkeley Street
Gop Sa
James Boyd Brady
Jesus Foie Valle Tyre
Marion Luce
Stine
Miss Lace
Carter-Cushman
Stanleychestra
Comets
Comat
Temple
C. I. Goodell
George M. D. D
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Lorin B. Macdonald
W. Ball
Newell Retaker
T Taylor
Army Services
Andr
Kelsey
Joseph Stewart
Salvation Army
Yorke
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