Avery to lead Massachusetts Democratic convention
Saturday signals a convention tone aligned with Massachusetts voters. Edward Avery is chosen to preside, with a resolute committee on resolutions led by Joan Russet and including Matt Thews, John Sweeney, James Carroll, and Sigo urney Butler, promising a platform with strong statewide appeal. The piece notes the campaign will be vigorous and issues will reflect public interest.
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Massachusetts
Epward Avery
Avery
Sterling
Joan E. Russet
Mayor Mattthews
John P. Sweeney
James P. Carroll
Sigourney Butler
Passing of the Trusts Highlights Public Reform
The American Bobbin Spool and Shuttle Company dissolves another trust as public condemnation of capital combinations grows. Court decisions and tariff policies drive trust dissolution, signaling a broader push for radical reform to prevent such combinations in the future.
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Bobbin, Spool & Shuttle Company
Massachusetts Democrats Convention Plans Unveiled by Exec Committee
The Democratic State committee met to organize the forthcoming convention. The executive panel outlined arrangements, including delegate seating, event agenda, and procedural steps for the statewide gathering in Massachusetts.
Brayton's Power in Rhode Island Politics Revealed
The Rhode Island campaign finances center on Boss Brayton as the Republican leader. The New York World lists about 79 000 from candidate assessments and 69 000 for Brayton's salary, plus additional outside funds. Democrats claim the people's support, as Rhode Island leans Democratic in popular vote and will vote next week.
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Brayton
Rhode Island
New York World
West End's Jacks and Fenders for Electric Cars
The West End Company plans to keep jacks at stations to lift cars off pedestrians and restore off rails. The piece argues for full hospital equipment, fenders, and better safety, asserting surface electric cars are unsafe at rapid speeds and beyond remedy by jacks alone.
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West End
Beck
Blundering Silver Bill Faces Second Death in Senate
The article mocks Mr Bland and allies for forcing the silver bill again after last week’s defeat. It states the bill is dead for this session and likely for all time, noting the country’s rapid recovery from the silver craze and predicting a second death if revived.
Silver bill and speaker rule spark partisan clash
The text argues against an override rule for the Speaker to block motions, warning it would corrupt House procedure. It states Bland’s silver plan failed to garner support, misreading cheap money sentiment, and urges prudence to avoid defeat and continue current stance.
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Keep
Congress
House
Bland
Gas Prices and a Clouded Commission Report in Boston
The Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners clears some mystery from Boston gas production and pricing though it stops short of a clear answer on an 8 percent dividend target. It suggests 84 cents per thousand feet is too high and a $1 rate could be reduced without harming the company, urging a concrete path to consumer relief. The piece also notes broader market shifts in rail, silver, and copper, with mixed signals about stability in Southern rail plans, stock markets, and commodity trends.
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Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Boston
Richmond Terminal Securities
South
Congress
Europe
Philadelphia
American Sugar Refining Company
London
Public Duty in New Jersey Coal Bill Case
Governor ABBETT of New Jersey delays veto on the late Legislature’s coal monopoly bill. Supporters say it will boost public duty. opponents warn it permits a price-raising trust to raid consumers in the East. The governor’s decision will determine the bill’s reach beyond New Jersey.
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Abbett
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
The Taxed Breakfast Table
The effect of Mr. Harrison's tax on American breakfast tables becomes evident as Maracaibo coffee prices rise and other mild coffees push higher. Producers abroad capitalize on the tariff by increasing exports, lifting prices for substitutes while consumers pay higher costs at breakfast.
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Maracaibo
Market Dullness Halts Gains Amid Northern Pacific Doubts
The stock market showed unusual quietness over the past week with weakness at close. Analysts note investors lack confidence in the stability of Northern Pacific preferred dividends, which began after asset reshuffling and now appear near a critical point.
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Northern Pacific
Washington Dreams Across Congress District Soliloquy
In the eleventh Congress district a man with Washington ambitions worries General William S. Draper. If Wilbur H. Powers spoke his mind, his thoughts would reveal public aspirations and political tensions for the world to see.
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Congress
Washington
William S. Draper
Wilbur H. Powers
Powers on Redistricting Bill and Congress Candidacy
Wilbur H Powers defends his redistricting bill as the only honest measure passed by the Republicans in the state. He criticizes Cabot Lodge as opportunistic and notes a sabotaged substitute by Speaker Barrett. Powers launches a congressional bid, attacking moneyed interests and promising to fight for the people over protectionist motives, stating his patriotism and resolve to stay in the race.
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Powers
Republican
House Committee
Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Barrett
Melrose
Congress
Draper
Senate
People’s
Make a Street of Merchants Row Oppose Boston Street Plan
A Boston born observer urges the editor to commence at the Old Granite Bank on State Street and form a straight Merchants Row to the Old Cradle of Liberty and back, arguing the project would mirror the Washington street extension and reflect the wish of long time inhabitants.
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Post
Granite Bank
State Street
Republicans Think 80 Brisk Young Men In Massachusetts
The Lawrence Eagle notes a new generation in Massachusetts politics. It highlights Governor Russell Mayor Matthews Josiah Quincy George Fred Williams Sherman Hoar and others as vigorous new blood. The piece suggests the young reformers are not to be laughed at and calls them Brist young chaps.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Russell
Matthews
Josiah Quincy
George Fred Williams
Sherman Hoar
Bri
St Young Chaps
March lions wool and political talk cross the nation
A jumble of political and cultural notices touches on Mills in the upper house, the Congressional Record as a newspaper, Paderewski’s fortune, Kaiser Wilhelm’s repairs, Iowa Republicans and prohibition repeal efforts, Maine as a prohibitioner, Rhode Island duties, and Mitchell and Slavin in New York. References to Jack the Ripper, Deeming confession, and Jaspar move include prison release of his son.
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March Lion
Congressional Record
Paderewski
Kaiser William
Iowa
Aroostook
Maine
Rhody
Mitchell
Charley Mitchell
Slavin
New York
British Dominions
Jack the Ripper
Deeming
Society Notes Touching Travel and Affairs in June May
Colonel Sidney M. Hedges plans sail for Europe in June. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Haserick sail May 1 for Europe, remaining until October. Dr. and Mrs. William Appleton and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Paine visit Florida for a few weeks. Mrs. Mary F. Leeds and others have cottages at Kar Harbor for the season. Arthur Nikisch mourns his mother's death by cable. John C. Paige publishes the Fire Insurance Pocket Index 1892. New England Shoe & Leather Association mourns William E. Field. funeral committee named. Arlington hosts a musicale with the Euterpe Club and various performers, followed by a fine collation and dancing.
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Sidney M. Hedges
Europe
Arthur A. Haserick
Mary F. Leeds
A. L. Mason
Clarendon Street
Charles Frye
Josiah Bradlee
Peabody
Kar Harbor
Arthur Nikisch
Cable
John C. Paige
Blanchard
The
Arlington
Euterpe Banjo
Miss Silsby
Frank Kennedy
Mr. Young
Maud Nichols
Hilda Clark
Albert J. Pratt
H. Gittus Lonsdale
Messrs. Prescott and Carle
C. P. Poole
Arthur Surnham
Notable Maine Links in National Tales Skimmed News
Across Maine and nearby states, a series of colorful notes highlight local figures. George Danworth of Machias becomes Seattle city solicitor while Aaron Clark, Maine governor candidate, battles illness in Buxton. A Lewiston woman owns a 1804 silver dollar valued at about 500 in gold. Captain John Moore of Belfast owns a spoon forged from a sword hilt linked to his mother’s uncle John Beboar from King George II era. Thompsonville resident Finnegan, a survivor of Arctic expedition, tells a grim joke at an undertaker’s bill dispute about laying out his wife, delaying a final settlement until he’s found.
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George Danworth
Machias
Seattle
Wash
Aaron Clark
Maine
Buxton
Lewiston
Varney
John Moore
Belfast
John Beboar
George II
Finnegan
Bangor
All Round About A Miscellany From Europe And America
Joseph Jefferson cannot go to the Vienna international musical and theatrical exhibition as a representative of this country. Siam Postmaster General named Lomdeteh Phra Nong Fa Bahaumangsi Swaneuvusga Kooma Araph bhaubhaddaroo gasee Vavadey identified. Mrs Parnell's daughter Miss O Shea and Henry Harrison MP to be announced. King Tombrino of Kutaritari in San Francisco described as fat with cropped hair and beard. Duke of Connaught becomes a director in a dividend paying company. The Church Schools Company Limited described as semi philanthropic. New Home Sewing Machine at 160 Tremont.
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Joseph Jefferson
Vienna
Lomdeteh Phra Nong Fa Bahaumangsi
Swaneuvusga Kooma Araph Bhaubhaddaroogasee Vavadey
Siam
Parnell
O’shea
Henry Harrison
M. P
King Tombrino of
Kutaritari
San Francisco
Duke of
Typical Boston Girl Contest Description Requested
The Boston Post invites readers to describe the Typical Boston Girl in one hundred words or less. Contest offers a ten dollar gold piece to the best description with Miss Miriam O Leary as judge and Early receipt preferred. Submit one side only to the Typical Boston Girl Contest THE POST Boston.
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Boston
THE
POST
Miriam O'Leary
the Post
Boston Girl Says No to an Earl Echoing Confidence
A brief, characterful note highlights a Boston girl known for steadiness and resolve in turning down an aristocratic suitor, illustrating a poised, no-nonsense attitude attributed to her typical city temperament.
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Boston
A. P
Typical Boston Girl and Her Composite Taste Portrait
The passage notes no fixed size or eye color for the girl and argues no two Boston girls share exact tastes. It suggests the typical girl might be a composite of about fifty minds from different classes, mentioning Miss Fiora Kenuney of 52 Myrtle Street.
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Boston
Fiora Kenuney
Myrtle Street
City
Boston Girl Sonnets and Local Ad Commentaries
Poem praising Boston girls notes charm and versatility from molasses baked beans to fluency in French and German. It playfully lists traits, moods, and social roles, ending with a cheeky pledge to reward a sonnet with Easter bonnet and naming Isaac Duncan of Chauncy Street, Boston.
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Boston
Isaac Duncan
Chauncy Street
A Sensible Estimate of the Boston Girl
A Bath, New Hampshire reader describes the true Boston girl as well bred earnest and modern. She pursues aims in life supports causes with time and money enjoys science literature and politics and would make a loving wife and mother.
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Boston
B. B
Bath, N.H
Boston Girl Ideal Described by Boston Stream Gaver
A compact portrait outlines a Boston girl as five eight, with a slender waist, blonde or brunette hair, sparkling eyes, peachy cheeks, clear pale skin, cherry lips, and pearly teeth. The note is signed by Boston Stream Gaver of 28 Beach Street.
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Boston
Boston Stream
Beach Street
Boston Lady's Fiendish Rebuke to Durst over Slippers
A Boston woman denounces Simon Durst for mocking her old blue stocking and slippers. She vows lasting displeasure and demands he confront a work depicting Boston life, kneeling before the "Boston girl" until he repents. The speaker casts Durst as a scoffer whose insults scar her cherished prejudices.
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Simon Durst
Boston
Melice
Sarau Dorst
Experience the Best Master in Boston Chic Speech
A paternalistic praise piece extols the typical Boston girl as worthy of esteem love and protection. It lauds her humanity quirks wit wisdom and dignity ending with a signature from OxalveR W Chenery of 8 James avenue South Boston.
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Boston
Oxalver W. Chenery
James Avenue
South
Model Boston Girl Lenora Dover Highlighted
A description extols the Boston girl as pleasing to all classes with good education, intelligent conversation, neat dress, independence, and noble home life. Lenora Dover of Hudson Massachusetts is named as a model example.
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Boston
Lenora Dover
Hudson, Mass
Choicest of Uncles Sam's Daughters Washington Boston Girl
A description of the typical Boston girl noting symmetry and grace in carriage features and dress, highlighting refined taste and neat attire as attracting qualities. The piece portrays cultural expectations of women in Boston society, focusing on appearance and demeanor.
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Boston
Portrait of a Modern Ideal Woman at Somerville Address
A vivid self description paints a woman as poetic and witty with a bold zest for life. She values excitement and ambition, claims quick control of emotions, and vows devoted love and faithful family devotion at Somerville, 28 Irving Street, West Somerville.
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Uncle Sam
Somerville
Irving Street
West
A Remarkable Creature May Bossom Emblem of Womanhood
A portrait praises May Bossom as tall, dignified, modest, and true hearted. The piece lauds her conscientious nature and refined tastes, calling her a perfect example of Boston womanhood and a type of female loveliness men may honor.
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Boston
Bossom
Will Almy Escape to the Editor Letter Debate
A letter to the Post discusses the Frank Almy murder case in New Hampshire. It analyzes whether a guilty defendant who waives presence at sentencing can avoid the gallows, contrasting English and American procedures, citing precedents Buzzell v State and Cole v State, and noting the Chicago anarchist case influence. The author urges against escape on technicalities and argues the defendant should be resented to punishment.
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Frank Almy
Hanover
New Hampshire
New England
Almy
England
Hoyt
Johnson
N. C
Doe
Buzzell
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Wharton
Cole
Kely
Price
The
Commonwealth
D. B. Roeers
Ashburton Place
It Will Be Livelier Yet From the Cambridge Chronicle
The Boston Post earns praise for its eye catching business focus in news and illustrated enterprises. It is described as a lively penny paper for Boston, comparable to two cent sheets and more engaging than its larger rivals.
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Cambridge Chronicle
Boston Post
New Post
Boston
A Daily Hint from Paris Indoor Dress Description
A Paris fashion note describes an indoor dress with a yellow cloth skirt and a short fur trimmed jacket opened over a chemiselle of dark gray silk. The ensemble includes an iron gray satin waistband and reflects early 20th century style sensibilities.
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