Gas company appeals to commission over Boston street openings
The gas trust informs the Boston Board of Aldermen it has appealed to gas commissioners against Brookline Gas Company street openings for pipe laying. It questions the commission’s power and implies the gas trust claims street rights in Boston. The piece taunts the Gas Commission to curb extortionate gas rates or risk its own demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Trust
Board of Aldermen
Gas Commissioners
Boston
Brookline Gas Company
Appicks
Gas Commission
Bay State Gas Light Company
Brookline Company
Bay State
Committee On Streets and Sewers
Safe arrival of disabled Sarnia and Naronic lifeboats found
The report confirms the safe arrival of the disabled Sarnia and the discovery of drifting lifeboats from the missing Naronic. The sea mystery remains unresolved unless survivors aboard boats reach land. meanwhile, major lines have avoided disasters in a perilous season, with the sole fatal mystery being the freighter's disappearance and its limited casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Naronic
Unanimous rail bill backed to limit stock sales at market rate
A railroad committee report endorses a bill to issue new stock only at market value or by auction. Shareholders have first refusal at market price set by railroad commissioners, then remaining shares go to highest bidder by public ad or auction. No stock below par. If passed, ends stock watering. if not, corporate influence may prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Committee
Filling Up the List
President Cleveland progressed yesterday with a list of executive appointments. The nominees are all good men and Democrats. Ex-Chancellor Runyon of New Jersey will be minister to Germany, a strong reliable choice. Ex-Senator Eustis of Louisiana goes to Paris with knowledge of French. Ex-Senator Wade Hampton is named commissioner of railroads as the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Runyon
New Jersey
Germany
Eustis
Louisiana
Coolipge
Paris
Wade Hampton
Senate clash over Mellen inquiry on New Haven railroad
It is intimated that an attempt will be made in the Senate to kill Mr MELLEN S order of investigation of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad which yesterday passed the House The House has the right to go ahead without the Senate and the railroad is one of those which have taken a hand in combination for control of Massachusetts and New England It is essential that the public should know how far it is observing the laws of the state into which it has entered and this is to be known only through full and careful inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
House
Massachusetts
New England
A New Temple for Tremont Temple Contemplated
Unofficial reports say Tremont Temple may begin reconstruction immediately. The Evangelical Baptist Benevolent and Missionary Society will meet today to decide the policy, while suggestion rises for a more sightly Boston home for the faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Evangelical Baptist Benevolent and Missionary Society
Boston
Should a Baptist temple be rebuilt on the old site
The article notes the old building’s usefulness and central location but cites only Tremont street access and rear entry absence as drawbacks. It argues for relocating the temple, stating the denomination has resources and spirit to fund a new memorial elsewhere if the site remains problematic.
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Tremont Street
Balance of Democrat Representation in Massachusetts Politics
The piece argues that the new administration fairly recognizes Massachusetts Democrats. It notes even treatment among Old Line Independents Cephalonians and names OLNEY Enpicott Quixcy HAMLIN COLLIns COVENEY. It suggests forthcoming adjustments will continue to balance representation within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Cephalonians
Olney
Enpicott
Quixcy
Hamlin
Collins
Coveney
Endowment Orders in State Urged to Close
The state should dissolve the few surviving endowment orders as their finances are dire. With average certificates worth 787 dollars but only 24 dollars available for redemption, and expenses nearly double contributions, the remaining ten orders face collapse. A quick, quiet liquidation would relieve members and the system.
Fair show and office quips headline miscellany
A miscellany of light notices and quips from various papers. The pieces include reflections on theatre fare, mail clerks, weather via bluebirds, a pithy money joke, and a humorous exchange about a headache. snippets from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and others appear as brief witticisms and a Good News caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Press
Picayune
Lowell Courier
Roseleaf
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paterfamilias
Binghamton
van Arndt
de Swill
Vogue
Philadelphia Record
Washington Star
Thanks to editor and attorney for law coupon aid
Pp B McHugh writes to the Post praising Mr Clifford the attorney for kindness and information received from the Post's law coupon dated March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford
B. McHugh
Forecast for Tuesday Weather Across Regions
Forecast released from Washington on March 20 8 p m notes New England will be fair Tuesday morning with rain or snow Tuesday evening and warmer southerly winds. Eastern New York sees increasing cloudiness and rain with stronger southwest winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Wening
Washington
New England
New York
Notable Citizens and Political Shuffles in the South End
Observant citizen notes East brights rising in the South as Colonel David N. Haynes becomes a leading Southern city figure and banker while editor. ex-Alderman Short faces many invitations. a misprint confuses City Treasurer Turner of Boston with Cambridge. General Collins sails for London as consul general. M. J. McEttrick returns from Texas trip and attends McDonough funeral, amid past political rifts. Partridge studies for World's Fair exhibit. Mary Hampton urged as potential Shakspere star with road training. Local newspaper dispatches quote schedules and dealers in South Boston and the South End. many Boston newsdealers featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young’s
David N. Haynes
Colonel Haynes
New England
Naronig Was Lost Two Lifeboats Afloat Keel Up
Bremen reports confirmation that the White Star line steamer Naronic, sailing Feb 11 from Liverpool to New York, is lost. Coventry sighted a white keel-up lifeboat bearing Naronic’s name at 2 am March 4, with a second lifeboat later that day showing signs of heavy weather. The drifting boats were about south by west of 42N 46W.
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Bremen
White Star Line
Naronic
Liverpool
New York
Coventry
Wilson
Fernandina
Liverroot
White Star Line Company
Hamburg
Hummell
Chicagoe
Naronic disaster linked to heavy ice in Atlantic chase
White Star officials report lifeboats from the Naronic were seen by the Coventry and other ships, with hopes that remaining crew were rescued. Ice fields moving south are blamed for the loss, as sightings near latitude 47.30N longitude 47.20W and other reports suggest a possible derelict or iceberg strike.
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Deal
White Star
Naronic
Connetore
Lady Heary Somerset Heads Woman's Herald Editor
Lady Heary Somerset becomes editor with Edwin H. Stone at the Woman's Herald, the authorized organ of the World's Temperance Union advocating equality in civil and political privileges. Mt Holyoke College shares in a New York college settlement on Riverside Street and joins its board of managers.
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Heary Somerset
Edwin H. Stone
Woman's Herald
World’s Temperance Union
Mt. Holyoke College
New York College
Rivingion Street
Norfolk
Princess of Wales
Lewelling
National Guard
Mary E. Lease
Women of
Kansas
Felix the Paris dressmaker and the Bernhardt toilet tickets
Felix the Paris dressmaker famed for reviving crinoline dressed Sarah Bernhardt and issued numbered tickets for her first European tour toilets. He pioneered extra width silks and velvets for wide skirts. The original Felix was actually Joseph, a hairdresser who served Empress Eugenie and invented her iconic coiffure.
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Felix
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Joseph
Eugenie
No Women Humorists Prompt Open Letter Debate
A Century open letter questions why literature has no women humorists. The writer argues boys learn to mock and hide passion for truth, while women’s idols shape their lives and broken idols leave them unable to laugh.
Women Workers in New York and Wage Decisions
In New York over 100000 women, seen as uncertain and hard to please, earn living and support families. A dry goods store planned to raise married men’s wages by cutting women’s pay, but investigations showed single women supported more people, so no cut occurred.
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New York
Fair Offer Hints at Sale of Music Hall in Boston
Colonel Higginson says a fair offer would be accepted though owners have not put stockholders on notice. Music Hall, built 1852, 2600-seat venue with two balconies, archived for concerts not all aligned with original mission. Possible cross-town street could destroy it. organ removed in 1885 to NE Conservatory amid plans to remodel for theatre and opera.
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Music Hall
Henry L. Higginson
Tremont Temple
Hamilton Place
Elis
Post
George Snell
Theodore Parker
W. H. N. Murray
New England Conservatory of Music
Washington Street
Do We Want Hawaii Debate at Old South Church
At the Old South Church parlors last evening the Old South Club and Trinity Club debated annexing the Hawaiian Islands. Trinity argued for annexation with Dukelow Morse and Surbridge. Old South opposed with Aldrich Blodgett and Soren. No verdict was announced as auditors drew their own conclusions.
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Old South Church
Old South Club
Trinity Club
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Charles T. Dukelow
Frank E. Morse
Randolph Surbridge
Harry M. Aldrich
George R. Blodgett
Walter Soren
Naronic disaster report from New York current details
Maitland Kersey of White Star offered conjecture on the Naronic’s fate after loss suspected near iceberg or collision. He noted lifeboat readiness, crew estimated at sixty five with fourteen cattlemen and ten horse tenders aboard, and the ship’s Belfast launch May 26 last as the largest freight steamer afloat.
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New York
Maitland Kersey
White Star Line
Naronic
Mr. Kersey
Kersey
Unclear Link Between Incident and Naronic Mishap
The report states that any connection between the current incident and the Naromic mishap is purely conjectural and cannot be confirmed from available details.
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Mast
Naronic
Lectures on The Newspaper in American Life
Rev Edward Hale planned talk on The Newspaper of the Past and Present but bronchitis kept him away for last evening at Old South Meeting House. Edward Stanwood spoke on The Newspaper and Our Young People urging cleaner reporting and public letters to editors to curb crime sensationalism.
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Edward Everett Hale
Old South Meeting House
Meade
Hale
Edward Stanwood
Stanwood
Bennett
Remarkable Announcement From Lynn Weekly
The Boston Post declares a split printing plan with green paper for city readers and white for the country, noting a prior belief that green suited country readers better than city dwellers.
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Lynn
Boston Post
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Post Publishing Company
A. Frank Richardson
Tribune
E. A. Grozier
Addicksville
Alderman Short
South End
Tarr
Cambridge
Turner
30Ston
P. A. Collins
London
American Line
M. J. McEttrick
Texas
John H. McDonough
McDonough
Mc Ettrick
Tom
Partridge
Lowell
Horatio Stebbins
San Francisco
Booth
Henry Irving
Mary Hampton
the Museum
Mary Anderson
Evening Record
New Post
J. E. Moore
Post Herald Globe. Journal
Grove. Herald. Journal
Post Globe Herald Journal Evening Record
South Boston
Joseph Garside
Newsdealer
Dorchester Avenue
Globe Herald Journal Evening Record
ST Herald, Globe
Journal
Bracon Hill
West End House
E. P. Robinson
East
P. J Kievenaar, Newsdealer
Sumner Street
Charlestown
J. F. Finley
Bunker Hill Street
Post Globe
Herald Journal
Naronig
J. J. Grace
LA Mode
Azores
Halifax
Roberts
Heathfield
Sable Island
Newfoundland
Biow
Cyrus G. Beele
Beacon Stree
Benjamin E. Woolf
West Brookline Street
Young People's Club
Church of the Disciples
Pierce Hall
Winthrop Mall
Upham’s Corner
Women Workers
Hawaii
Old South
Trinity
KIND
John A. Corson
Dana
N. Hi
J. A. Corson
IAS
W. Hicks
Wolfboro
N. H
Dana Sarsaparilla Co
Belfast
Maine
Harland & Wolff
The
Youth's Companion
Tremont
Jordan Marsh
Pn Pay
Jordan, Marsh
Compar
Chicd
Havi
City Hall
Bridges
HOTEL
Bowddoin
Messrs
Hale & Dean
Bowdoin
Bowdoin Square
Osgoo & Co
Frank Hale
St. Geor
White River Junction
Dean
Brookline Gereht Company
Beacon Street
Charlesgate West
Commonwealth Avenue
Erlioz
Cecilia
Cmperts
Marguerite
Elizabeth Hamlin
Faust
Young Men's Congress
Boston Young Men's Congress
John ST. McDonough
BRS
Boston Letter
Tam
J. F. Benyon
Th Post
New Si
USA
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