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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1891

Page

5

Free Coinage Debate Walks Line Across Western Senators

The piece reviews how new Western Democrats Vilas Brice and Palmer may vote against free coinage, while others like Palmer face pressure from Farmers' Alliance and New York Eastern sentiment. It notes possible support from Gray Delaware and New Jersey, plus conservative Southern senators, and cites past votes and the current 43 to 24 test vote. It also covers population tables showing limited movement of colored voters since the Civil War and a postmaster visit to Washington.

Washincton Sprcrat Senate Messrs. Vilas Wisconsin Brice Ohio Palmer Illinois Vilas Calvin S. Bries Cleveland Farmers’ Alliance David Bennett Hill New York Congress Gray Delaware New Jersey Gorman Maryland Baltimore Butler South Carolina Gibson Louisiana Carlisle Kentucky Dr. Gallinger Blair New Hampshire Felton California George Hearst Ingalls Kansas Moody South Dakota Wilson Hill

Consuls Ordered to Detail Seamen Deaths Effects Abroad

State Department issues instructions to United States consuls to standardize reporting on seamen who die overseas. Instructions require a detailed statement like a ship master. listing money left, unsold effects, each sold item's sum, and wages with deductions verified by logbook entries. Copy of the verified statement must be sent with accounts to the district judge.

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The Colored Race Population Study Preview

Superintendent Porter previews an upcoming Census Bureau bulletin detailing population by race in the South Atlantic and South Central states plus Missouri and Kansas. The article notes 23,875,259 total, with 16,868,205 white, 6,996,166 colored, and 10,888 of Chinese, Japanese, and Indians, and discusses historical growth disparities between whites and the colored population.

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Mail Subsidy Plan Hints From Postmaster General

Souther n republics and Mexico ministers visited the Postmaster General to discuss the mail subsidy under the new law. No firm results, but the attitude of Argentina and others was gauged. Opinions from Judge Tyner on contract terms and appropriations were noted, with talks on steamship lines, schedules from Baltimore, and faster vessels under consideration.

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Witnesses Describe Taulbee Shooting In Kincaid Case

Testimony opened in the Criminal Court with Samuel Donelson of Tennessee and Clarence P. Lovell of Boston detailing the moments of the Taulbee shooting. Donelson says Taulbee was shot as Kincaid fired from about five feet away after a dispute on the House steps. Lovell recalls the event from a stairway vantage with the shooter saying he acted after being insulted.

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Congressman Candler Heads South for Health Reasons

Congressman Candler returns to Washington for a few days and plans a Southern trip likely reaching Florida to aid Mrs. Candler's health. He favors milder winter weather over the North as spring approaches, stopping at several points along the route. A note on local book offerings from D Lothrop Company highlights Easter books and juveniles in stock.

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Obituary notices including Warren Coolidge and Charles Williams

A list of death notices and brief details for numerous individuals across Boston area parishes with names and ages. Notable entries include Charles Coolidge aged 73 of Waltham and Dr Joseph H Warren aged 59. and funeral details for Silas Potter of Roxbury with the March 29 service at 2 PM.

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Busy Day in the Massachusetts House on Elections and Transit

The Massachusetts House debated making election day a legal holiday to boost turnout, faced opposition over wage loss and liquor campaigning, and rejected the measure 105 to 74. Other actions included street car overcrowding rules, dairy product protections against oleomargarine, and various Senate and House committee reports on transportation, public welfare, and legal reforms.

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