Ingalls Defends Pension Bill Against Southern Attacks
In a heated Senate session, Ingalls rebuked Missouri and Kentucky senators for denouncing Union veterans and defending Confederate figures. He blasted pension opponents as insincere, warned the North would not be swayed, and urged full back pay to all Union soldiers on the rolls. The debate shifted to procedure as adjournment approached.
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District of Columbia
Veterans of
the Republic
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Missouri
Kentucky
Blackburn
Union
South
Confederacy
North
Lee
Appomattox
Morgan
Topalle
General Hancock
Mr. Ingalls
Horace Greeely
George B. McClellan
Atlanta
Ingalls
Grady
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Senator Hill
Florence
Graty
New York
New England
Hardihood
Congress
Senate
House
West
France
Andersonville
Belle Isle
Libby
Army of the Union
St. Louis
Cleveland
Grand Army
Fron Congress
Exciting Debate Over Alabama Ejection Case in House
In Washington on March 6 the House resumed the Alabama contested seat fight between McDuffie and Davidson. O Ferrall argued for the majority, attacking Republican claims on black southern votes, citing Lincoln, emancipation, and party shifts, while Democratic side rebutted. The majority resolution awarding the seat passed 144 to 122 as the House adjourned.
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Washineton
House
Alabama
McDuffie
Davidson
Lyman
Iowa
Johnston
Indiana
O’ferrall
Virginia
Republican Party
South
Hancceck
Thomas
Rosecrans
Mr. Allen
Michigan
O. Ferrall
Allen
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Kerr
Capitol
Mr. Boutelle
Maine
Boutelle
Mr. O’ferrall
Houk
Tennessee
Pharaoh
Red Sea
O’ Ferrall
Abraham Lincoln
Boutette
Hannibal Hamlin
Bontelle
God
Butterworth
Ohio
Minority Report
Messrs. Moore
Texas
Jones
Wheeler
Crisp
Georgia
Yeas
Preaching on the Common Debate Letter to the Editor
Charles F. Dole of Jamaica Plain argues against repealing the common use restriction for preaching and public meetings. He cites public disorder risk and calls for strong reasons if repeal is sought, noting substantial opposition from diverse denominations and civic leaders. March 3, 1588.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Dole
Jamaica Plain
Insolvencies and Assignments Reported in New England and Indiana
Insolvencies include A B Dunning a Bath grocer with 7000 in liabilities and assets in stock and accounts. Sheehan Bros Holyoke Mass close on attachment with 8750 liabilities and 2400 assets. Oxx Bros Newport R I assign. Quebec firm A V Carson Frere dry goods assigns. Indiana Veneer Mills Evansville assigns. J A Farrell Boston dry goods jobber settling at 30 cents on the dollar with about 5000 liabilities. BE Thomas Middleboro grocer offers 60 cents on the dollar.
Auction at Hatch sale shows fine Oriental rugs and carpets
At the regular monthly auction of N. M. Hatch No 258 Tremont street beginning March 13 a large lot of Oriental rugs and carpets of superior quality and colors will be offered. The goods will be on exhibition and at private sale today and sold at auction prices for one week. The lot is one of the finest offered by Mr Hatch The New Cafe for gentlemen at the Revere House remains popular with bon vivants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Hatch
Tremont Street
Hateh
Death of Louisa May Alcott Follows Father Funeral
The simple ceremony for A Bronson Alcott at Mrs Pratt’s 10 Louisburg Square home honored his life and work as friends including Dr. Bartol Rev Dr, Holmes, Mrs Cheney and Mr Sanborn spoke. Louisa May Alcott had died hours earlier and the burial moved to Concord’s Sleepy Hollow Cemetery near Emerson Thoreau Hawthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bronson Alcott
Mrs. Pratt
Louisburg Square
Louisa May Alcott
Alcotts
Cyrus A. Bartel
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Hdnah D. Cheney
F. B. Sanborn
Samuel E. Sewall
Frederick May
George May
John May
George B. Bradford
Walter Blanchard
Walton Richardson
Shackford
J. 8. Bush
Henry Stone
Julia Ward Howe
Emerson
Allen Emerson
Warren
Boston University
H. J. Bowditch
Millerey Green
Louisa
Bartol
Jesus
Nicodemus
Egypt
Socrates
J.S. Bush
Concord
Bartel
Frank B. Sanborn
Alcott
America
Mr. Alcott
Mother Earth
Ednah D. Cheney
Cheney
Sleepy Hollow
Smerson
Thoreau
Hawthorne
Louisa May Alcott Dies After Suffering Illness in Roxbury
Louisa May Alcott, famed author of Little Women and Eight Cousins, died yesterday at the house of Dr. Lawrence in Roxbury after cerebrospinal meningitis. Born November 29, 1832 in Germantown, she lived in Boston Concord and Rome, wrote extensively for newspapers and books, supported by family, with notable works including Little Women, Little Men, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Rose in Bloom, and more. Her life intertwined with Emerson, Thoreau, and Parker, and she will be buried in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa May Alcott
Dr. Lawrence
Dunreath Place
Roxbury
Miss Alcott
A. Bronson Alcott
Abby May Alcott
Germantown
Penn
Philadelphia
Boston
Masonic Temple
Tremont Street
Concord
Alcott
Mary Russell
Marston Watson
Plymouth
Henry Thoreau
Harvard
Lancaster
Algott
Fruitlands
Boston Journal
Roberts Bros
Ellen Emerson
Alcutt
Hawthornes
John Pratt
Louisburg Square
Washington
James Redpath
Louise Chandler Moulton
Amon
E. P. Whipple
R. E. Apthorp
John ‘S. Sargeant
J. 8
Thomas Barry
Boston Theatre
Josie Orton
W. J. Lemoyne
Nat Bachelor
Theodore Parker
Emerson
Sumner
Garrison
Phillips
Howe
Power
Christie
Frank Leslie
Atlantic Monthly
Fields
the Atlantic
German Baths
Vevay
Paris
London
John Stuart Mill
George H. Lewes
Jean Ingelow
Francis Power Cobbe
Mephistopheles
Crashaw
George Herbert
Hersel
May
Green
Columbus Avenue
First Ad in Volapuk by Simmons Company
G W Simmons & Co pioneer Volapuk advertising with an interlinear translation that helps readers grasp the merits of the "Yufaklotiel" as makers of ponies once did Vergil and Horace. The notice signals enterprise across directions and aims to educate the public on the new universal language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. G. W. Simmons & Company
Vergil
Horace
Benefit Concert for Harvard Crew at YMCA Hall
The Harvard University benefit concert last evening drew a good crowd at the YMCA Hall. Harvard Glee Club Pierian Sodality and Banjo Club performed with solos by N Longworth and J Loeb. M A Taylor led the Glee Club and J H Whipple conducted the Pierian. Encores followed popular college songs and Banjo Club selections.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Harvard University
Harvard Glee Club
Pierian Sodality
Banjo Club
N. Longworth
J. Loeb
M. A. Taylor
Glee Club
J. H. Whipple
Pierian
Inherited Blood Taints Cured By Hunt’s Remedy
A convention debate cites heredity as a health influence. General Alfred Monroe of Boston suffered kidney pains but recovered through Hunt’s Remedy, praised by Dr. Vanderville as a standard remedy for kidney and liver troubles and female difficulties. The Rev. Dr. Brooks agrees such cures could reduce suffering and death.
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Vanderville
New York
Brooks
Alfred C. Monroe
No. 1
Pemberton Square
Boston
Hunt
The Boston Post's Claim of Growth and Standards
The Boston Post describes rapid growth in public favor and expansion of influence across New England. It touts fairness and decency in reporting, positions as a leading reform paper, and highlights comprehensive news, money market data, commercial records, ship news, and a yearly $1 subscription for the Weekly Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
New England
United States
Public Auction and Property Sales Listing
Sales of real and personal property attended when ever desired. Horse and carriage sales every Wednesday at Salesroom Brighton. Houses and lands for sale in various parts of the country. On hand at private sale at auction prices. New custom built farms and road carts hay wagons grocers express Wagons carriages and harness. Residence 159 Warren avenue Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Boston
Historic New England Industrial Stocks and Rail Bonds List
A dense listing of 19th and early 20th century U.S. corporate stocks and railroad bonds from various banks and mills. Entries include Amoskeag Mfg Co, Nashua Mfg Co, Lowell Machine Shop, Boott Cotton Mills, Suffolk Cordage, Union Metallic Car Company, Boston & Albany R R, New Hampshire stock, and several 7s and 63s issue notes with dates ranging 1880 to 1917. The fragment presents multiple company names, securities types, and par values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipwlod Amas Ue
Nashua Mfg. Co
Amaskeag Mfg Co
Lyman Mills
Fitchburg RR
Ptd
Troy Stock
Lake Superior Iron Company
Suffolk Cordage Co
Union Metallic Past
Assn
Boston
Concord
Montreal
R. R. Co
Burton Stock Car Co
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Asiatic National Bank
Salem
Union Stock Yard and Transit Co
West End St. Ry. Co
Pfa
Dantarm & Alaina
She Nati. Bank
New England
Cincinnati
Sandusky
Cleveland
Louis
Evansville
Boston & Albany
R. R
Ogdensburg
Lake Champlain
Bank Shares and Local Investments Listed for 1888
On Saturday March 10 1888 shares of First Natl Bank Danvers 62 shares of Ice Co Natl Bank Greenfield Mass 10 Bangor Steamship Co 7000 Binborough Co N H 68 1895 annual interest noted in brief financial listing.
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First Netl. Bank
Danvers
Eh Ice Co
Nat’l Bank of
Greenfield
Mass
Do Bangor Steamship Co
Binborough Co
N. H
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Revere House
THE
Boston Post
Associated Press
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Boston Athenieum
Newburyport Gas Light Co
Arkansas Valley Town Lot Co
New Hampshire
Woodstock
Saginaw & Western RR
Little Rock & Fort Smith RR
Iowa Falls
Sioux City RR
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & No. RR
Siusouil Ghautaegd
Wee
Wichita & Western R. R
Little Rock & Ft. Smith R. R
Wichita & So
Western R. R
Eastern R. K
Scrip
M*g. Co
Taunton
Little Rock & FL. Smith Scrip
Sandusky & Cleve
Hoston Athen In
Chienco
West Michigan R. R
Washington N. Bx
McKay & Bigelow
Asso
Norwich & Worcester
Worcester
Nashua
Rochester
Boylston Mutual Ins. Co
Rutland
Real Elk Horn & Mo. Valley R. R
U.S
Dorado & Walnut Valley R. R
Tremont Nat'l Bk
Charles F. Libbie
English and Foreign Literature
Shakespeare
Halliwell
Steevens
Staunton
Boydell
Napoleon
Agyp
England
Ireland
R. L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Penperel Mfg. Co
Tuce Works
Cambridge Gas List Co
Old Boston Natl Bank
Manchester
American Ins. Co
Mercantile Fire and Marine Insurance Ca
Charlestown Gas Co
International Button Hole Mach. Co
Robinson Iron Co
West Amesbury Branch
Middlesex Horse Rd
Rutland Ra
BOOT
Gas Light Co
Pueblo & Arkansas Val
Concord RA
Globe
Natl
Bank of No America
Dorchester Gaslight Co
Old Colony Steamboat Co
Napa Consol
Quicksilver Ming. Co
Bank of No. America
Eagle Bank
Bank
Florida
Old Colony Rd
Boston & Proy
West End St. Ry
Cheshire Rd
Conn
Pass. Rivers Rd
American Waltham Watch Co
Washington Mills
New
Nat’l Bank
Eastman Freight Car Heater Co
State of Maine
Francis Henshaw & CO
No. Si State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Kirst
Stoom LI
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctionlers and Commission Merchants
State Street
John C. Wilmerding
EW Filmerywing
Hoguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montant
Leonard Sirech
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