Behring Sea Dispute Reply Reaches White House
A note from the State Department on the Behring Sea dispute was received yesterday by Mr. Wharton via the British minister. The nature of the reply is not revealed. It was then taken to the White House and submitted to the President.
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White House
New York & New England
Boston
Little Tuesday
Globe Theatre
Joseph Arthur
New York
Vanderbilt
Astors
van Rensselaers
Crugers
Whitneys
Washington
Harrison
Mehkee
Grover Cleveland
Arthur
Patterson
Vendome
Lord Salisbury Replies on Behring Sea Modus Vivendi
On March 20 Wasnaveron, Lord Salisbury sent a communication to the Government replying to Acting Secretary Wharton’s note seeking renewal of the Behring Sea seal protection modus vivendi for the coming season. The document was received by Mr. Wharton through Sir Julian Pauncefote and shown to the President after being taken to the White House. Wharton declined to disclose the reply’s nature.
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Wasnaveron
Lord Salisbury
Wharton
State Department
Behring Sea
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
White House
Caprivi and the Kaiser in Berlin Crisis
From Berri March 20, reports say Chancellor von Caprivi was summoned to the Emperor at Hubertassteck and left before noon. The Emperor reportedly refused his first resignation and Caprivi has made a second request to retire amid mounting political tension since Bismarck's fall two years ago.
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Berri
Bismarck
von Caprivi
Hubertassteck
Green Back Again on the Post In Boston
From the Boston Commercial Green back again on the Post last Thursday. We thought the genial veteran editor and proprietor of that paper had died some time ago.
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Boston Commercial
St Patrick’s Day novelty takes East Boston by storm
From the East Boston Free Press republishing the Boston Post on green paper, the St Patrick’s Day idea proved popular and apparently “took,” drawing attention to the festive display.
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Boston Free Press
Boston Post
St. Patrick’s Day
Banks Attacks Police Indifference on Gambling in Boston Lecture
The Rev Dr Louis A Banks lectured at the YMCA on Liquor Lottery and Licentiousness condemning gambling as a social evil. He faulted the Boston Police Board for neglecting laws and cited the Louisiana lottery and a clerk bait scheme as proof of systemic lawlessness. The audience included Alfred S Pinkerton and a broad cross section of city figures.
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Alfred S. Pinkerton
State Senate
Chauncey Depew
Boston
L. F. Crosby
Washington Street
Eastport
Texas
Crosby
Boston Police Board
Ganks
Readers of the Post Offered State Engravings Via Coupons
The paper explains a daily coupon on the second page, each with a different date, allowing regular Post readers to obtain a State engraving named the World. Thirty unique coupons will grant a copy to the holder.
Boston Barbers Contest Of Speed Arouses City Talk
In Somerville and Boston barbers debate a speed shaving contest touted to shave a man and run 1000 yards in under two minutes. Barbers like John Carr and Lewis Gunta doubt the feat, while fear of “victims” and pride in skill fuel lively remarks about speed versus quality.
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Somerville
Parker House
Boston
John Carr
Green Street
Lewis Gunta
Howard Street
Fred McCurdy
Hanover Street
Mark Twain
New York Press Club Honors Frederick J. Hamilton
The New York Press Club met to honor Frederick J. Hamilton who died March 14 from typhus contracted while researching the typhus fever epidemic in the city. Resolutions praised his courage and duty, and a bronze memorial tablet was ordered for the clubhouse. A proposal to lift the $2500 mortgage on Hamilton’s Brooklyn house was approved, with a committee to raise the funds.
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New York
New York Press Club
Frederick J. Hamilton
Hamilton
George F. Williams
Cockerill
John A. Hennesey
The
Evening News
Press Club
Brooklyn
MR ANDREW LABORS BILL Aims to curb political influence in federal hiring
Representative Andrew of Boston unveils a bill to hire laborers under U S authority by order of application with no political tests. It would affect about 21 188 workers across Treasury War Navy and other departments and rely on Civil Service Commission rules for basic fitness and character checks while avoiding extensive examinations.
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Washington, D. C
Andrew
Boston
United States
House
Army
Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
War Department
Navy Department
Tracy
Navy Yards
Massachusetts
Navy
Early Start Profits Promised by Cotton Harvest Machine
The Cotton Picker advertises a new mechanical cotton harvester at 31 Milk St Boston promising annual labor savings of 80 million dollars. It claims a full sized machine operates daily at the office and offers visible field demonstrations and witness testimony to back its efficiency and profitability for early investors.
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Boston
Milk St
Boston Theater Notes Highlight Starry Cast and Busy Schedule
Pretty Lilla Ware, Josephine Hail, James O Barrows and Francis Carlysle lead. Old Jack the war horse also engages. Frotimas’s company presents Forgiven at Bowdoin Square with Bey ten and Delmore. Sothern charms in The Dancing Girl at Hollis Street, joined by Grace Thorne Coulter and Frank Losee. Suthern’s Boston stay ends. Sol Smith Russell returns with Peaceful Valley at Tremont. Evangeline ends soon at Boston Theatre. The Country Circus debuts March 28. Princess of Erie and Silas Elm at Boston Museum entertain.
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Lilla Ware
Josephine Hail
James O Barrows
Francis Carlysle
Old Jack
Mr. Frotimas
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Messrs. Beyten
Delmore
Boston
Sothern
Hollis Street Theatre
Lord Chumley
Duke of Giuisebury
Sol Smith Russell
Peaceful Valley
Tremont Theatre
Mr. Russell
Russell
Bradford Academy Closed Amid Typhoid Fears
Typhoid fever has appeared among Bradford Academy pupils causing alarm. Three girls ill, one seriously. Parents present, trained nurses on site, and full care provided. School had planned two week vacation beginning March 22 but closed early last Tuesday. Principal and staff cannot determine source. water and facilities deemed clean. Further inspections planned this week.
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Havrruly
Bradford Academy
Secretary Foster Returns Home to Good Health
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Foster expressing happiness to be home on March 20. He says he felt much improved, did the proper thing by returning, and that his trip was pleasant though cut short.
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Washington
Foster
Premium whiskey cash offer from Graves and Sons Boston
A Boston ad offers a cash price for a case of twelve bottles G. O. Taylor Reserve Whiskey. It promises pure, top quality liquor that will satisfy physicians or connoisseurs, accepts post office money orders or Boston New York funds, and asks readers to remit to C. L. Graves & Sons, Box 1639, Boston Mass. Include paper mention.
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G. O. Taylor
New England
Boston
New York
C. LL Graves & Sons
Mass
Larry Godkin's Luck Arrest Reported in New York
Edward L. Godkin editor of the Evening Post was arrested for criminal libel on the complaint of Dennis W. O Halloran secretary of the grand jury. Readings note the article attacked Tam many Hall and accused Bernard Martin commissioner of jurors of manipulating juror names in the Dr Parkhurst case.
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New York
Edward L. Godkin
Evening Post
Dennis W. O'Halloran
O'Halloran
Grand Jury
Dr. Parkhurst
O’halloran
Tammany Hall
Bernard Martin
Anarchy Parade in Cureaco Ends Peacefully
About 500 people gathered at Battery D to mark the Commune anniversary. Police, with 200 reserves, stopped beer sales as authorities reported no major trouble beyond a German Freiheit paper distribution and a few hostile remarks toward police.
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Cureaco
Battery D
Freiheit
Aparchy
Remarkable infant dies in western county town
An infant aged 229 years dies at Wharton in Upper Sanpusky County after a life as a perpetual baby. Son of Austin Korden, the creature never learned to talk or walk, remaining helpless from birth. Doctors were baffled as twenty nine years passed without change before death.
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Upper Sanpusky
Wharton
Austin Korden
Hartford Man Dies of Pneumonia While Visiting School
Thomas G. Welles of Hartford, son of the late ex Secretary of the Navy, died at St Pauls School in Concord, New Hampshire, from pneumonia often after visiting a pupil sick with the same disease. He left his hotel in good health Friday afternoon and grew ill after arriving at the school. The body was sent back to Hartford this morning.
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Concorp, N. H
Thomas G. Welles
Hartford
Conn
Navy
Welles
St. Paul’s School
City Aims Municipal Control For Light Plants
W. L Carr mayor of Crawfordsville advocates municipal ownership of electric light and water works. He notes the city’s shift from a contract system with eighty arc lamps to building its own Western Electric plant, running 133 lamps at $42 each annually, and earning rental from 1000 incandescent lamps that cover over half expenses. He projects future street arc lighting cost not to exceed $20 annually per lamp.
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W. ©. Carr
Crawfordsville
Western Electric System
Autopsy Ordered in Wilson Case Burned Body Today
Ayrr March 20 Monica Examiner Hartwell reports he ordered an autopsy on Mrs. Wilson. He sent portions of heart brain liver kidneys stomach to Professor Wood as in the husband case. Cause of death listed as Bright's disease. no poison evidence stated. Body burned today. Wood not yet heard from.
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Ayrr
Monica
Hartwell
Cooney
Wilson
Professor Wood
Bright
Treate DOCS forge price notice at Tremont
Advertising notice lists 50 cent treatment, daily care at 1.50 for attending surgeons and board, names Dr Edward C Beckets Dr Daniel D Lee and Dr Wilbert Soule at 992 Tremont. Regular rates apply for calls by night and telephone.
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Edward C. Beckets
Daniel D. Lee
Wilbert Soule
Cails
Tremont
Politician Dramatics Stir Boston Post Reporter
The Springfield Republican notes the Boston Post political reporter maintains a sharp grasp on politician actions, drawing attention to his incisive coverage and the tense atmosphere around party maneuvering.
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The
Springfield Republican
Boston Post
Boston Post Green St Patrick's Day Edition Stirs Debate
The Boston Post marks St Patrick's Day with a green paper edition in a bold departure for modern journalism. Critics praise novelty while others question readability and tradition in this week’s issue.
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Boston Letter
Boston Post
War on Docked Horses Ends in Narrow Defeat in Senate
President Angell of the Humane Society vows renewed effort after a law requiring docked horses be covered when stationary falls short. He cites docked horses sold for service, abuse by English influences, and a two-vote Senate defeat, promising ongoing crusade to stop the practice.
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Post
George T. Angell
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Mr. Angell
Docking
Country Club
House
Senate
England
Commonwealth Avenue
Temperance lecture subject injured in kitchen accident
Eugene Phipps aged 40 of 2 Haskins Street, while intoxicated, fell on a stool at his home yesterday afternoon. He upset a kettle of boiling water, scalding his right arm and side. He was admitted to City Hospital.
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Haskins Street
City Hospital
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