Opposition to new telephone commission in Massachusetts
An adverse report argues against creating a separate telephone commission. It favors extending the Gas and Electric Light Commission to regulate telephone companies, noting existing state regulation can protect the public with the same effectiveness and fewer new costs.
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Telephone Commission
New Commission For
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Massachusetts
Gas Commission
Post
National figure McKane rose from village dictator to power
Ex boss now convict John McKane of Gravesend and Sing Sing is tied to gin fueled ballot stuffing in the 1888 presidential race. Inspectors testify he dictated returns after polls closed, assigning Harrison and Cleveland totals to fix the count. His influence may have swung New York's narrow 1883 GOP margin.
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McKane
Gravesend
Sing Sing
New York State
Brooklyn
John ¥. McKane
Harrison
Cleveland
New York
Boss McKane
Distinction and political memory in a towering figure
The passage reflects on Boss McKane and his support for Harrison in November 188, tying his legacy to four years of Harrison and other Harrison administrations. It questions the value of past glories versus current consequences like the Sherman bill and McKinley tariff, implying a cynical view of political memory and the need for accountability.
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Boss McKane
Benjamin Harrison
Harrisons
McKane
Harrison
Bing
Fooling At The State House On Municipal Suffrage
A Massachusetts House rebukes its own action on the municipal suffrage bill. The editorial questions the Republican majority’s intent and hints at a possible plebiscite to confirm or reject the measure, urging readers to seek clarification from state leaders.
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House
Senate
Kansas
Colorado
Massachusetts
Speaker Crisp and the Senate Seat Vacancy
The transfer of Speaker Crisp to the Senate post left by Senator Colquitt is not a promotion but a move of greater influence. The Democratic Senate should keep its numbers full, and Crisp would add moral strength to the ranks amid a looming later election and minor factional tensions.
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Crisp
United States Senate
Colquitt
House of Representatives
Senate
Commissioner Lee for Boston Police Board Reappointment
The essay urges renewing William H. Lee on Boston's Police Board. It lauds his unassailable record, career-focused conduct, and prompts Governor Greenhalge to reappoint him, noting his experience and grasp of police administration in contrast to partisan upheavals.
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William H. Lee
Board of Police
City of
Boston
Lee
Greenhalge
Proposed unemployment relief commission set with three members
The plan fixes three commissioners at 1500 dollars per year each and urges a definite 12 month term. The board should report in the current session for decisive action and not become a continuing body. The author argues for swift action and cautions the salary may attract greed while urging timely completion.
Notable sayings and public figures cited in society notes
A collection of social items. Rev Dr Joseph Parker of London is credited with a witty remark about world flesh and devil named as society environment and tendency. Lady Henry Somerset’s nine day lecture tour reached over 22 000 people with 27 public addresses. Newman Club Philadelphia hosted a reception for Archbishop Ryan. The King of Italy awarded honors to Lister Pasteur Virchow. Rev Dr Gunsaulus to preach opening sermon for the National Council in San Francisco. Isk O Pomeroy recalls driving Peck's Bad Boy creator and publishing politics in La Crosse before the war.
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Joseph Parker
London
F. W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
National Council of Congregational Churches
San Francisco
Isk O' Pomeroy
Lecturer Furness reads Merchant of Venice at Lasell Seminary
Dr. Horace Howard Furness of Philadelphia addressed a large audience at Lasell Seminary Auburndale yesterday afternoon reading The Merchant of Venice. Benjamin Frick resigns from Lynn and Boston Street Railway after a year to become secretary treasurer of the Atlantic Avenue Railway Brooklyn. He helped Philadelphia bankers purchase the Lynn and Boston line and form North Shore Traction Company.
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Horace Howard Furness
Philadelphia
Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
Benjamin Frick
Lynn & Boston Street Railway
Atlantic Avenue Railway
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frick
Lynn & Boston Road
North Shore Traction Company
Appeal for musical bells at Christ Church Boston
A letter urges raising funds to complete restoration of Christ Church bells in Salem street Boston. It recalls bells’ historic moments from 1740s to 1824 and beyond, cites Abel Rudhall casting, and notes requests for immediate donations to fund a perfected ringing system led by Henry Hill and the Old Colony Guild of Bell Ringers.
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Salem Street
North America
Abel Rudhall
John Hammock
Robert Temple
Gloucester
Christ Church
Charles River
Marquis de Lafayette
Whittier
Boston
Copley Square
Donald
Old Colony Guild of
Bell Ringers
Henry Hill
Henry Walker
Court Street
Charlotte W. Hawes
Park Street
Are Boston's moral crusades out of balance?
The observer questions Boston's zeal for morality citing a bootblack's arrest for luckless work and a crackdown on a bookseller selling the Decameron while pornographic images fill shops. The letter asks if public virtue is overdone while other issues go unchecked.
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Boston
Boccaccio
Hannah More
Rasselas
Massachusetts Reform Doubts Bill Threatening Medical Liberty
A speaker denounces a proposed medical bill as an assault on personal liberty and common sense. He cites use of M D credentials as a quack label and condemns efforts to regulate medical practice, warning Massachusetts will resist the measure. He cites Boston doctors who favor protections against coercive licensing.
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Massachusetts
Webster
Iaws
Tre
Boston
Post Sells More Papers Than Any Morning Paper
A Boston reader tested the Post aboard a Causway Street train to check which paper readers preferred. He counted passengers and purchases and found the Post outsold four rivals, totaling 43 more copies than the others combined.
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Post
Salem
Causway Street
Pawengers
Globess
Jourmals
Eosses
Boston
Bridge Safety and City Engineer Review for Southton Extension
Readers question the safety of running electric cars over the West End Railway Company swing bridge to Southton. The city engineer will inspect the bridge and draw before laying new tracks, with repairs and extra beams planned to ensure travel safety for increased weight and passengers.
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West End
Southton
Lar
Neevy
Biggest Head in Congress Sparks Rivalry and Echoes of Eloquence
The piece portrays Daniel Reed and Thomas Reed Cockran as a remarkable pair in Congress. It notes Cockran’s commanding presence with a large head, thick hair, and imposing neck and chest, likening his voice to a lion. It describes their rivalry, mutual admiration, and habit of sharing meals and walks together after debates.
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Reed
Cockran
Cochran
House of Congress
Congress
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Law Coupon Help Praised By Reader In Ada
A letter from P. V. K. of 211 Third Street Hast describes Mr Clifford as obliging and genial and credits him with assisting the poor. The Boston Post notes its growing circulation and cites questions answered by Mr Parker and Mrs Jackson and Mrs Barker.
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Third Street
North
Ada
Boston Post
Parker
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