Publican Congressmen Back Free Silver Move Revealed
The article notes Congressmen vote as a bloc under Bland to back free silver, setting LopGE on a conspicuous perch while contrasting their actions with his. Walker, Randall, and Morske arranged a pair but were on the wrong side, seen as pandering to silver inflation. Lover alone is recorded for honest money in a tidy Lodge backed political maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Lodge
Nahant
Lopge
Congress
Bland
Lopae
Walker
Coaswell
Randall
Morske
Lover
Mr. Lodge
Boston Schoolhouses in Danger of Fire Escape Inadequacy
Testimony before the judiciary committee warns that thousands of Boston children face hourly danger due to cruel neglect by city authorities to provide adequate fire escapes. Inspectorates and teachers corroborate unsafe buildings and incompetent firefighting apparatus, urging state intervention or immediate city reform. Public opinion fears delay and calls for prompt action.
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Boston
Atkinson
The
Post
Opening of tariff debate pits Republicans in defensive stance
The House tariff debate exposes the Republican minority as on the defensive over the high tariff system. Rep McMillin brands the party corrupt and wasteful, noting a single Congress squandered money at about $40 per family annually. He joins critics who say tariffs hurt farmers and workers while not boosting wages.
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McMillin
Republican Party
Mr. Drvanley
McKinley Tariff Debate Promises to Prove Defenseless
The text asserts the tariff is indefensible and predicts the debate will prove this before the country. It references Mr. Dinatey’s poor performance and positions the speaker as supporting the opposition in the controversy.
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Dinatey
McKinley
Boston Journal’s conversion praised. questions linger on tariff stance
The Boston Journal shifts to support free coal and iron for New England and questions Democratic tariff policy, while warning the Globe to demand a clear Republican stance on McKinley tariff repeal. The Post lauds the Journal’s improved management and quality, noting Stephen O Monara’s editorial leadership and overall newspaper excellence.
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Boston Journal
Ames
New England
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Democratic House
Globe
The
Journal
the Post
Stephen O’ Monara
New England Democrats Proud of Congress Record
The piece lauds New England Democrats for opposing free coinage and contrasts Republican weakness. It notes the 1890 Massachusetts shift to Democrats and criticizes Bland and allied Republicans Walker Coswell Randall for lacking New England support, asserting New England ideas are now represented by Democrats and trust has grown.
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New England
Massachusetts
Bland
Coaswells
Randalls
Democratic Party
Alger in the Saddle for Republican Nomination
The article notes General Alger's entry as a Republican candidate for president and criticizes efforts to damage his war record as cowardly. It suggests Harrison allies may be responsible for the smear, though not necessarily Harrison himself, and hints that Alger's rivals will intensify the race with sympathy and political maneuvering.
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Alger
Mr. Harrison
General Alger
Grand Army of the Republic
Harrison
Behring Sea dispute seen as minor diplomatic issue
Publication of State Department and British minister correspondence yields no new light. Sir Julian reopens an old Blaine proposition, followed by mutual quibbling. The matter is small, not warranting Harrison campaign use, and the Senate foreign relations committee should avoid inflating it for political ends.
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State Department
Behring Sea
Julian
Blaine
Harrison
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Brackett
Faxon
T’vye
Boston Journal to undergo sudden leadership shakeup
A Boston Journal reorganization is reportedly imminent and Stephen O Meara is expected to retire from management, according to a Globe item dated March 8. The report notes the Globe’s casual treatment of the development.
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Boston Journal
Stephen O'Meara
Globe
Boston of Today edited by Edwin M Bacon in press
The Boston of Today, edited by Edwin M. Bacon, is in press and due around June first. The large volume will feature illustrated descriptions of Boston’s quarters, institutions, theatres, clubs, and notable buildings, plus brief biographical sketches of over a thousand business and professional men with portraits. Rockwell & Churchill will handle the typography.
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Boston
Edwin M. Bacon
Joston
Rockwell & Churchill
Obscure jests and notices from a Chicago era observance
A collection of witty non sequiturs and brief anecdotes from a Chicago scene. Remarks on Democratic gatherings in the wigwam, presidential spasms, health institutes like Keeley, and lineages of President Harrison. A note on a Dakota court’s decree changing titles through marriage and a police-appointment tale near City Hall. A Philadelphia Inquirer stunt offers a $500 coupon for death by accident. A quip about a noisy boiler yard and the sight of Earlybird in a spring suit.
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Harrison
Alfred the Great
Baroness de Steurs
Dakota
Zeberowski
North End
City Hall
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Musical Matters Recital Draws Large Boston Audience
An audience filled Mason Hamlin Hall for Otto Bendix second recital with a varied program including Beethoven Eroica theme variations Yausig Weber Invitation to the Dance and Liszt La Campanella. Italian Hall hosted Cericola and family with twelve numbers in a warmly Italian crowd. Nikisch song recital expected at Chickering Hall with Fraulein Adele Lewing and Charles Parkyn benefit at Tremont Theatre. Virginia Marwick of Hartford to sing. praised Reinecke concerto encore requested by Philharmonic members.
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Otto Bendix
Mason & Hamlin
Beethoven
Yausig
Weber
Liszt
F. P. Day
Cericola
Marcia Schubert
Verdi
Nikisch
Chickering Hall
Alexander Fiedemann
New York
Philharmonic Orchestra
Adele Lewing
Charles Parkyn
Tremont Theatre
Reinecke
Virginia P. Marwick
Hartford
Boston
Sealchi
Four Master Augus tus Hunt Passes In Distress At Sea
The 1200 ton four master schooner Augus tus Hunt of Bath Maine neared Sandy Hook Tuesday afternoon after a severe storm. Her forward house was badly damaged and she had lost her jibboom and foretopmast. She was en route from Norfolk Virginia to Cox's Head Maine.
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Augustus Hunt
Bath
Sandy Hook
Norfolk
Cox’s Head
Missing Senate doorkeeper urged Norfolk search
Private letter to Norfolk police chief asks look out for Major Stillman W. Edgell, missing Senate doorkeeper, who spoke of a trip to Virginia. A printed description and photograph accompany the letter. State House friend hopes the Post’s coverage helps locate him. The sergeant at arms corps praises the paper’s follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Stillman W. Edgell
Senate
State House
Edgell
Post
Waldo Adams Dies in Boston at 68
Waldo Adams son of Adams Express founder died last evening at his home 222 Beacon Street after a long illness chiefly liver and heart diseases. Born 1838 in Bulfinch Street he joined his father’s business, rose from clerk to superintendent and later New England manager. Survived by wife I H Burnham, a brother and sister. He was a Temple and Algonquin club member and lieutenant colonel on Governor Andrew’s staff.
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Waldo Adams
Adams Express Company
Beacon Street
Mr. Adams
Bulfinch Street
Alvin Adams
United States
Boston
South End
New England
Adams
I. H. Burnham
Temple and
Algonquin
Andrew
Help for the Heathen A Million for Missionary Support
The American Board of Foreign Missions aims to raise a million dollars this year through special efforts among organizations and individuals. Two meetings opened the drive in Berkeley Temple with sessions led by Rev. Dickinson and Dr. F. E. Clark. Speakers included Rev. E. K. Alden, Rev. C. M. Southgate, Rev. J. L. Atkinson, Rev. Thomas E. Besclow, Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, Rev. Lawrence Phelps, Rev. G. H. Gutterson, Miss Margaret Leitch, and Mr. J. B. Buer. Concluding meetings were scheduled for this afternoon at Old South Church.
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American Board of Foreign Missions
Berkeley Temple
Youngers Ooh
Christian Endeavor
Dickinson
E. K. Alden
Mr. Dickinson
C. M
Boston
Old South Church
Cleveland Seen Likely for 1884 Nomination
Ex Secretary Whitney predicts Cleveland will be renominated by the Democratic Party. He notes South reports show Hill strength not yielding Hill delegations and argues the convention will favor Cleveland again, with a Western man as possible compromise while Harrison remains the Republican choice.
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New York
Whitney
Cleveland
Senator Hill
President Harrison
Tufts President Capen Seen on Liquor Question Wing
The passage contemplates the temperance faction within the Republican Party and how President Elmer H. Capen of Tufts might respond to liquor policy, reflecting on recent years' events and potential stance.
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Republican
Elmer H. Capen
Tufts
Capen Reflects On Temperance and GOP Decline in 19th Century
Capen, a college president and temperance Republican, laments the decline of moral leadership in the GOP. He recalls Webster and Sumner, notes Donovan bar law as a low point, and doubts future temperance prospects. He recounts 1889 nomination attempts, exiting Brackett’s bid, and contemplates aligning with Faxon as critic rather than governor material.
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Capen
Republican Party
Babylon
Webster
Sumner
You See It in the Post It’s News Paris Herald fragment
A brief Paris Herald item notes a recurring phrase You See It in the Post It’s News. The fragment emphasizes the newspaper’s punchy slogan as a promo or reader-facing tease without additional context or events.
Papyrus Club Souvenir Gift For Members
Papyrus clubmen will receive or have received a graceful Papyrus paper portfolio as a gift from an anonymous member. It features portraits of past presidents and two facsimile poems. The Loving Cup cover dates to 1877, with facsimile poems by T. R. Sullivan dated 1891 and John Boyle O'Reilly on the cup presentation.
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William Alfred Hovey
T. R. Sullivan
John Boyle O’reilly
Western Union declares 1 percent quarterly dividend
Directors of Western Union Telegraph Company declare a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent payable April 15. The books close March 18 and reopen April 2.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company Today
Grand Army Men Meet in New York Encampment Opening
Burrato New York March 9 opening exercises mark the twenty sixth annual encampment of the State Grand Army of the Republic at Music Hall.
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Burrato
N. Y
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Music Hall
Bell Advocates Elocution Unity Across Teachers and Students
Professor A. M. Bell of Washington delivered a lecture on elocution at MIT Huntington Hall Boylston Street. A large audience heard him argue for unifying elocutionary interests of both teachers and students in an admirable, instructive talk.
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A. M. Bell
Washington, D. C
Huntington Hall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boylston Street
Bell
Star Actresses and Theatres In Boston Holiday Notes
Vernona Jarbeau discusses seeking a new piece and a musical comedy in Europe amid Boston stage talk. Carroll Johnson stars Irish drama at the Globe. Keene performs at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Sothern, Virginia Harned, and Stellar productions headline at Hollis Street and Howard Theatres with a Saint Patrick’s matinee planned at Columbia.
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Rostox
Washington Street
Bowport Square
Bowdoin Square
Thomas Keene
Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
Sadie Martinet
Hows Srexet
Hollis Street
Fanny Davenport
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Columbia
Vernona Jarbeau
Boston
The
Miss Jarbear
Grand Opera House
Europe
Agoli
Budd Ross
Washington
New England Notes and Local Happenings
Chairman Cushing expands influence in Maine lumber camps. Bourne welcomes Mr and Mrs Cleveland and Baby Ruth in April. Ira Remsen named head of chemistry at Chicago University after Williams College departure in 1876. James A Edgerly of Great Falls NH boasts a 2000 volume law library including a Supreme Court history and autographs of the justices. A Stetson man Hubbard dislocates a shoulder while driving an ox team but returns to work the next day in Corinna.
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Cushing
Maine
Bourne
Cleveland
Baby Ruth
Ira Remsen
Williams College
Johns Hopking University
New Chicago University
James A. Edgerly
Great Falls
Nhs
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Hubbard
Stetson
Corinna
Church Temperance Coffee Houses Subscriptions Noted
February donations total 278 274 dollars for church temperance coffee houses with gifts from A friend Pittsfield 600 and Mrs H T Brown 10 among others. The Rev S H Hilliard acts as secretary and Charles G Lawrence as treasurer at 55 State Street.
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Pittsfield
H. T. Brown
Pynchon Street
William R. Lawrence
Francis W. Lawrence
William H. Lincoln
Frederick Amory
Charles Street
Charles Shimmin
R. A. Green
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Representative Democratic Paper OF
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Post Publishing Company
Aemteton Orvices
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
CorFice
Nassau Street
Globe Theatre
Lillian Russell Opera Company
la Cigale
Boston Museum
Princess of Erie
Pauacs
Court Street
Grand Opera Hovusk
Grand Museum
Dover Streets
Mankind
Variety
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Tremont Row
Scollay Square
Oprah
Glob Herald Post Journal
NEW England Democracy
Blaine and
Pruncefote
the “Boston OF Today
Chicago
Dixie
Beacon
Musical Matters
Music Notices
Virginia
Police of
Tory
Mission Church
Majetta Spencer
Paris
Paris Herald
Papyrus Club
Jadeau
MR. Keene
Carroll Johnson
Columbia Theatre
Thomas W. Keene
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Miss Vaders
Desdemona
Scanlan
the Gossown
Howard Atheneum
Howard
St. Patrick’s Day
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