Lies and accusations fly as press outlets spar over silver bill
The debate centers on the Boston press and the Merchants' Association letter to Congressman Harter. The Boston Post accuses the Boston Journal of lying about opposition to the silver bill and claims the Journal misrepresented Republican support for delaying the measure. The Commercial Bulletin joins the fray over alleged tariff impacts on tinware prices.
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The
Boston Journal
Journal
Boston
Post
Merchants’ Association
Harter
Massachusetts
Commercial Bulletin
the Post
Boston Trade Price Rise Sparks Public Letters
An attack on the Journal and Commercial Bulletin exposes a Boston price list from a leading manufacturer showing tariff-driven increases. The writer hopes a test case will push better manners and politics in New England, urging improved conduct by local neighbors.
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Bulletin
Boston
Journal and Commercial Bulletin
New England
Campaign fumbles and bluster mark rival Republicans
The piece weighs support for ex Senator Blair and critiques rivals Blaine Harrison Alger and Brarr. It notes Blair’s backing from friends, Blaine’s risky position, Harrison’s weak record, and Alger scrutiny. It warns that Behring Sea seal protection and poaching issues may affect policy and campaign narratives.
The Post's Canvass of Massachusetts Voters
The Post opens a statewide canvass to capture presidential preferences from all Massachusetts residents. It invites both Democratic and Republican views using a blank form printed on another page, aiming for a representative, accurate measure of public opinion.
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The
Post
Massachusetts
Massachusettts
New England
Push the Trust Cases to Indict Trust Officials
Chicago reports investigations into Cordage Trust operations with a view to indicting officials if common facts are proven. Public pressure seeks not only indictments but crippling or eliminating trusts, with federal action tied to the looming presidential election and party interests. The author urges trials before the election and warns against using arrests as political leverage.
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Chicago
Cordage Trust
United States Grand Jury
United States District Attorney
Republican Party
Woops
Indianapolis
District of Columbia
Manoni
Behring Sea Affair Draws Laughter Yet Fails
A grim note on renewed foreign entanglements over the Behring Sea dispute. The column predicts the latest maneuver will crash, as critics mock the attempt to manufacture a new complication.
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Behring Sea
New England Stance on Bland Silver Bill and Market Warnings
The piece argues New England Congressmen will oppose the Bland silver bill to protect the country from inflation and market folly. It notes Republicans must oppose the measure at the outset, warns of the dangers of stock speculation, and highlights earnings and dividends in railroads, with praise for conservative management at Chicago and Alton and strong growth in New England journalism.
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New England
Boston Journal
House
Massachusetts
Miscellany of quotes and quips from a bustling city page
A collage of parlour gossip and humorous asides from The New Reporter includes remarks on Blaine and Rubinstein, a Field case sign about paresis, a witty note on New York World’s Fair Sunday exhibits, and city newsroom banter about off days and financial accounts, all reflecting a chaotic urban chatter.
Where is that tin plate hidden from domestic buyers
A commercial paper in this city reports thousands of boxes of tin plate daily being produced in the United States. The Tin Plate Consumers Association surveyed buyers and found fifteen persons who had purchased American tin plate, totaling 665 boxes. One hundred firms said they could not obtain any tin plate and knew nothing of its availability. A Boston house said it had not seen or heard of American tin plate locally, and another Boston user claimed they had not bought or been offered any American tin plate. The article questions the whereabouts of the imported tone or product amid tariff taxes.
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United States
Tin Plate Consumers’ Association
Boston
Market Mystery at New York & New England Stocks
The public awaits Tuesday to learn if Vanpver Hilts will control the road or stay indifferent, whether Corpin and Parsons are friends or foes, and if the whole affair is stock jobbing to scoop the public. If true, it comments on the gullibility of a long-tried audience and a mystery revived as fresh and innocent.
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New York & New England
Vanpver- Hilts
Corpin
Parsons
New York
New England
Post weathers blunders over Chinese inscription reading
The paper notes readers struggled with a classical Chinese inscription at the head of the paper. It was sent to ex Senator Blau for interpretation due to his Chinese associations. Reading the Post is seen as essential for presidential candidates.
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Post Publishing Company
Blau
New England Faces and Summer Visitors at Newport
Bowdoin College President Hyde recovers from grip. Concord postmaster Kenry Robinson announces candidacy for Congress. Notables at Newport include Sir Charles and Adv Tupper, Cornelius Vanderbilt couple, McK Twomblys, and R H Robinson of New York at Shelburn Farm, Vt. Charles H Nelson hires A M Rathburn to drive next season. Nelson sells horses and plans leisure. Mrs Hannah Harmon of Brockton marks ninety fifth birthday after Washington retirement, having lived under every U.S. president's tenure.
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Concord
N. Y
Congress
Newport
Sir Charles
Adv Tupper
Canada
Cornelius Vanderbilt
McK. Twombly
R. H. Robinson
New York
Shelburn Farm
Charles H. Nelson
Waterville
A. M. Rathburn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Nelson
Hannah Harmon
Brockton
Washington
United States
Pinning Down Cape Ann Politics clashes over General Cogswell bid
From the Cape Ann Breeze the Boston Posy offers a skeptical take on General Cogswell’s bid for a durable office. Voters have backed him to date, and unless unseen events arise he will likely secure a third Gloucester-area term. The Lapham bill case in Congress could influence sentiment but is not seen as provoking major grievances.
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Cape Ann
Boston
Cogswell
Gloucester Way
Congress
House
Current Magazines Review of Century Current Literature and More
A compact survey of the February Century issue with photo frontispiece of Paderewski and literary appreciations by Irving R. Wiles and William Mason, plus notes on Current Literature and Cosmopolitan content. It highlights essays by Stedman and Boyesen, poems, and the era’s discussions on poetry, education, and public life.
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Paderewski
Paderawski
Irving R. Wiles
Waderewski
William Mason
Charles Rochester
Fanny Morris Smith
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Hjalmar Ujerth Boyesen
Trans Christian Andersen
Litterateur
S. Weir Mitchell
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
George Wharton Edwards
Cologne
Elizabeth Kisland
Adam Badeau
London
Strawberry Hill
Countess Waldegrave
Cosmopolitan
Atlantic Monthly
George H. Palmer
Harvard
England
Jacob de Cox
Agnes Repplier
Kate Douglass Wiggins
Charles de Garmo
Swarthmore College
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Richardson
J. St. Common
Allan
Massachusetts
Continental
B. L. Farjeon
Hamlin Garland
James G. Klaine
March
Henry Dwight Chapin
Symphonic novelties and Chopin delights in Boston
The eighteenth Symphony program features Tschaikowsky Hamlet and Bruch violin concerto with Mme Camilla Urso. Schumann No.4 performed with nuance. Pachmann wowed with Chopin, others praised Beethovens, Liszt and Schumann in the same recital. Mechanics Building hosts a Mezz distortion of opera lineup through March with Patti and Reszkes. Kneisel Quartet and Nikisch dates upcoming at Chickering Hall.
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Hamlet
Bruch
Mme
Camilla Urso
Ophelia
Nikisch
Mme. Urso
Eugen D’albert
Beethoven
Lenore
Schumann
Boston
Chickering Hall
Vladimir de Pachmann
Pachmann
Chopin
Liszt
Mechanics’ Building
Faust
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Bauermeister
the de Reszkes
Lassalie
Vaschetti
Vianessi
del Puente
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Valero
Sig
Arditti
Gluck
Opera
Orfer
Jean da Reszke
Martha
Patti
Mile
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Romeo Et Juliette
Bauermister
Magini-Coletti
la Traviata
Mmes
Klein
Signor del Puente
Don Giovanni
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Albani
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Mlle
van Zandt
M. Lasselle
Serbolini
Edouard de Reszka
Kneisel Quartet
Union Hall
Amalie Joachim
Alexander Fiedemann
Vivian
Burdett Seeks Space In Soliloquy Column
The Post invites Joseph O Burdett former chairman of the Republican State committee to share his inmost thoughts in the soliloquy column. The piece promises a candid opportunity for Burdett to speak alongside other GOP figures.
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Republican Party
Post
Joseph O. Burdett
Republican State Committee
Joseph O Burdett Talks of Politicians and Law
The speaker reflects on his career as a lawyer and former state committee chairman. He criticizes Cabot Lodge and Howes Norris, recalls coaching Brackett and dropping Allen, and asserts his own ambitions for office while valuing a profitable law practice over party leadership.
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Bob
Joseph O
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Draper
Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Howes Norris
Cape
Guessers In City Shine In Various Live Places Post
In every other live place The Post candle burns as crowds gather. A number of guessers fill the city, drawing attention to unseen bets and whispered forecasts amid lively venues and shared anticipation.
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Cape Ann
Bostonian Bound for Liverpool Misses Pickup at Port
Last Wednesday the Leyland steamer Bostonian left port for Liverpool with Pilot John Leary and ten carpenters on board to be taken off at Boston Light. A northeast snow storm prevented the tow and pilot boats from meeting her, so she proceeded with the passengers aboard. Halifax, Nova Scotia, later reported the Bostonian landed the carpenters and they caught the 2:30 p.m. train to Boston. The Nessmore, bound for London with Pilot W. H. Fairfield, may also enter Halifax.
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Liverpool
John Leary
Boston Light
Hull
D. J. Lawlor
Halifax
N. S
Boston
Johnston Line
Nessmore
London
W. H. Fairfield
Federal Street House Condemned and Evicted
Health officials closed No 507 Federal Street after condemnation two weeks ago and the residents were given a 15 day move order. Only three tenants remained, forced out by officers, while J H Litchfield holds a lease on the dilapidated building owned by S Clough of Lowell. its fate is now unclear.
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Federal Street
Boston Post Increases Liveliness Under New Management
From the Newburyport Herald, the Boston Post is lively again like a phoenix rising. It novelty label Post Mortem is playfully invoked to describe its refreshed energy and management.
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Newburyport Herald
Boston Post
Phoenix
Street Cars Collide Near Charlestown Neck Injures Five
A Dudley street car and a Winter Hill car met head on near the horse car stables on Charlestown Neck on Saturday forenoon when the Dudley car ran onto an open switch. The front ends of both cars were smashed. Three men on the Winter Hill car’s front platform and two women riders from Somerville and Winter Hill were injured.
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Winter Hill
Charlestown Neck
Burton Whitcomb
Somerville
Hill
Post editorial appeal to Chinese readers boosts Boston paper
The Boston Post prints a humorous appeal in its editorial column asking Boston laundries to treat its linen colored editors gently. The note, written in Chinese, aims to win favor with a readership of businessmen previously overlooked by other papers.
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Charlestown Enterprise
Boston Post
Laundryment of
Boston
Post
Partisan notes on silver question in press editorials
From the Waltham Free Press and the Boston Post, partisan rhetoric scales up as Republican Congressmen oppose aiding Democratic capital on the silver issue for the coming presidential campaign. The Post’s editorials liken the opposition to scoldings of an antique maiden.
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Waltham Free Press
Boston Post
Post
Haile and Hart Seen as GOP Ticket Leaders
The Boston Post identifies Lieutenant-Governor Haile and Postmaster Hart as likely leaders of the Republican ticket next fall, calling for their victory and noting their suitability for top offices.
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Newburyport News
Boston Post
Haile
Hart
Marty
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