The Gold Reserve Crisis and Political Fuss
The piece criticizes the Republican Congress for failing to fund Treasury safeguards and replenish the gold reserve. It warns the reserve could dip to 100 million dollars next month, risking another loan under old terms. It questions McKinley and GOP leadership and praises President Cleveland and public support shown in the bond subscription.
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Republican Congress
Congress
McKinley
Cleveland
North End Park in Boston Favored by Legislature
The North End Park bill moves through the Legislature as a key feature of the general park loan. It targets a crowded poor area of Boston where park access is most needed and would allow borrowing beyond the usual debt limit to build the playground for thousands of residents.
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North End Park
Boston
North End
Watch Their Votes on Free Transfers This Fall
The Post will provide a full record on which legislators from this region vote for or against free transfers. It compares the issue to last year’s Bell Telephone bill and notes the committee's recommendation to side with the West End corporation. The House vote on substituting the free transfer bill will be watched to show loyalty to the people.
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Boston
Bell
State House
West End
Post
Sanitation and Ventilation for Boston Schoolhouses
The piece condemns delays by the Common Council on a loan order to fund sanitation and ventilation work in public school buildings. It urges immediate action, criticizing the school committee's control and urging the Department of Public Buildings to carry out the necessary improvements and fire escape provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Department of Public Buildings
Boston
Subway Amendments Passed to Limit Lease Term
The State House approved engrossment of two subway act amendments aimed at keeping control in Boston residents. One bill reduces lease terms from fifty years to ten and allows contract termination on notice. The other forbids exclusive use by a single corporation.
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State House of Representatives
the Post
Boston
No difficulty in leasing on profitable terms for Boston rapid transit
The article states there will be no difficulty securing favorable lease terms to finance rapid transit in Boston, framing the arrangement as the key to advancing the project. The note highlights confident expectations from developers or authorities involved.
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Boston
Boston School Regiment Parade Reflects Civic Pride
About 1500 Boston schoolboys paraded in uniform, the largest public show in school history. The Boston School Regiment impressed onlookers with orderly drill and discipline, emphasizing civic citizenship over militarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston School
East Boston Noddle Island Baseball Rivalry Grows
The article notes rising rivalries among East Boston clubs for the Noddle Island championship. Teams mentioned include the E. L. B.’s E. B. K.’s and the E. L. Brown’s who had a strong previous season. The E. F. K.’s, a newer club, have defeated several rivals and are expected to contend.
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East Boston
Noddle Island
E. L.brown
Breakfast and dinner menu with lamb main course
Daily table hints list meals for breakfast lunch and supper. Includes Sliced Oranges and Sugar steamed oat meal fish balls hot rolls and cream graham muffins coffee plus dinner tomato soup breast of stuffed lamb with gravy mashed potatoes mashed turnips pickled onions tapioca cream crackers and cheese coffee supper cold meat fried potatoes strawberry cake and butter. Mrs William Ames Frances street Back Bay.
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Coe
William Ames
Frances Street
Back Bay
McKinley Currency Question Sparks Republican Debate
The piece asserts McKinley’s currency record, while conceding theoretical soundness, falls short in practical terms. It argues the business classes and a powerful 16 to 1 faction distrust him and fear a silver crisis, making him an uneven nominee despite supporters claiming merit.
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McKinley
Harrison
Sherman
Indorses
Beefsteak Pudding and Meats in Crust Casserole
A list of rations and dishes includes oranges oats and sugar, broiled steak fried potatoes hot rolls and more. It describes making beefsteak pudding by dicing cheap beef, lining a crusted pail, adding seasoning and flour, adding hot water, sealing, and boiling for three hours at N. L. Hill 49 Wentworth Street Malden.
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N. L. Hill
Wentworth Street
Malden
A Bit of Daily Inspiration Quote by Phillips Brooks
The note reframes religion as a new life expressed through new actions rather than a set of deeds. It emphasizes living change as the core of faith and personal transformation.
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Phillips Brooks
Boston Gossip From The Observant Citizen’s Notebook
The Observant Citizen notes Tom Mullen’s social reach with Mayor of Newburg and Boston circles. It mentions Whitney fuel gas bill news, New Hampshire Vermont liquor raids, Moonshine humor, and Fire Marshal Whitcomb with Inspector McKenna in anti arson work. It covers East Boston youths in the Cunard wharf area, Overlook at Franklin Park rowdies, and a stylish young woman bicyclist in Columbus Avenue.
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Tom” Lawson
Parker C. Chandler
State House
Whitney
Tom
Boston
Brother Chandler
Quick Wits and Quips From City Papers
A collage of urban humor and witty exchanges from multiple papers. Jokes range from islands and insurgents to bicycles for angels and heaters in summer.
New England Pedagogues Meet at Boston Latin School
School superintendents from across New England convened for the fiftieth annual meeting in Boston. Mason S. Stone chaired sessions as G T Fletcher discussed rural schooling, salaries, and proposed reforms to unite towns and raise funds to boost teacher pay. Afternoon talks included teaching pupils to think by N C Schaeffer of Pennsylvania.
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New England
Boston Latin School
Warren Avenue
Mason S. Stone
G. T. Fletcher
Northampton
Massachusetts
C. C. Rounds
Plymouth
I. Freeman Hall
North Adams
N. C. Schaeffer
Pennsylvania
Leap for Life prompts safe fire escape tips
A Post piece outlines a woman’s perilous leap to safety and provides early guidance on avoiding cremation when homes catch fire. The article promotes tomorrow’s 3 cent Sunday Post with broader fire safety advice.
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the Post
Sunday Post
Prize Winners and Reprint Tease in The Post
The Sunday Post announces the reprint of The Ten Dollar Prize Story and reveals other prize winners. Readers are invited to test their guesses on fiction selections and celebrate the contest outcomes.
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Sunday Post
Viva Cuba Libre marching to Havana with Cuban forces
Malcolm Macbeth describes joining Cuban troops aboard the Matanzas, fleeing Reina Regenta, landing on Cuba, joining Maceo and Gomez, and fighting to capture Havana with the Cuban army. The account ends with General Gomez entering Castle de la Mora as president.
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Malcolm Macbeth
Broadway
Matanzas
Bahamas
Reina Regenta
New York
Regenta
Cuban
Cuba
Maceo
Gomez
Havana
Castle de la Mora
Funeral of Dennis P Sullivan Draws City and Lodge Members
Friends gather at St. James Church in Nashua to bid farewell to Dennis P. Sullivan. Delegations from Boston and New York Elks, Charitable Irish Society, Tremont Council, Knights of Columbus attend. Pallbearers include Charles A. Kelley and Dr. John Sullivan. Interment follows at the family lot beside the deceased’s mother.
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St. James’s Catholic Church
Harrison Avenue
Dennis P. Sullivan
Boston Lodge of Elks
Charitable Irish Society
Tremont Council
Knights of Columbus
New York Lodge of Elks
Charles A. Kelley
John Sullivan
Michael T. Callahan
Nick Engel
John Field
M. O'Mahoney
J. J. Baxter
D. D
J. W. Galligan
James Lee
Union Station
Nashua
N. H
M. N. Grady
the Elks
Booth Tuckers to Visit Boston in June
The New England Salvationists announce an arrival letter for Commander and Consul Booth Tucker. They will come to Boston on June 4, while Brigadier Brewer ends a temporary North Western Division command from Chicago and will greet them upon arrival.
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New England Salvationists
Booth-Tucker
Boston
Brewer
Northwestern
Chicago
Booth- Tuckers
Drill on Franklin Park by Boston School Cadets
The Boston School Cadets from English High School Boston Latin Roxbury West Roxbury and other districts displayed a fine martial bearing during a parade through Beacon Street to Franklin Park. Governor Wolcott and state officers watched as the Second Regiment led the field and bayonet drill closed the program.
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Boston School
Boston Latin
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Brighton
Dorchester
East Boston
Charlestown
Continental Clothing House
Paget
Boston Latin School
Quincy
Leary
Beacon Street
Bulfinch
Wolcott
Samuel Dalton
William C. Cappelle
Henry Hastings
William M. Bunting
Charles Street
S. H. Calderwood
Messrs
J. F. Paul
George W. Anderson
Gallivan
Messrs. Allen
Davidson
Bassett
Watkins
Union Station Bill Reported by Railroads Subcommittee
The Legislature’s railroad sub-committee reported its draft union station bill to the full committee, with expectations of approval. Provisions allow the terminal company to acquire land in Boston, submit station plans for mayoral and board approval, and hearings before railroad commissioners. It mandates shared station use, sets monthly payments to cover administration and operations, and details land purchases near Dartmouth Street to replace Park Square. The act limits vacating land, aligns gas and electric boards, imposes a franchise tax on the terminal company, and assigns tax payments to the railroad entities.
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Committee On Railroads
Terminal Company
Boston
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Supreme Judicial Court
Dartmouth Street
Park Square
Boston & Providence Railroad Corporation
Boston & Albany Railroad
Columbus Avenue
Buckingham
Dartmouth
Harwich
Yarmouth Streets
Railroad Commissioners
Boston Gas Light Company
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Commonwealth
Honored by All at Bulfinch Place Chapel Birthday Tribute
The vestry and Sunday school of Bulfinch Place Chapel honor Miss Fanny S. Merrill on her 60th birthday. She has 48 years as a church colleague of Rev. H. Winkley and now leads the infant department. Her family from Newburyport is active in church work, with sisters in the Rev. Hale’s church.
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Bulfinch Place
Fanny S. Merrill
Miss Merrill
Newburyport
Margaret A
Georgiana Merrill
E. E. Hale
SteamER Old Colony Sold in Fall River Transfer
Thomas Butler & Co of Boston purchased the steam boat Old Colony for about $12,000. The vessel will be towed to Boston early next week for use as an excursion boat or coal barge. The Old Colony has run on the Fall River line since 18%.
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Fall River
Thomas Butler & Co
Boston
Old Colony
Massachusetts pensions awarded today in Washington
Massachusetts pensions announced in Washington include Daniel McCabe of Lawrence and Livesay B Hale of West Gard ner for original and widows. Ann T Wheeler of Rockland and Marve P Penniman of Worcester receive Mexican war widow pensions, with Annie M Corab of Gloucester listed among recipients.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Daniel McCabe
Lawrence
Livesay B. Hale
West Gardner
Ann T. Wheeler
Rockland
Marve P. Penniman
Worcester
Annie M. Coorab
Gloucester
High School Parade Marks 75th Anniversary Plan
The board and advisory committee for the English High School seventy fifth celebration held a final meeting to finalize Wednesday’s parade and the banquet at Ven dome. About 400 attendees are expected. Carl G. Zerrahn is named marshal for the 1872 class with a large turnout hoped for.
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Board of Governors
Joseph M. Gibbons
Association
W. S. Moriarty
Wolcott
Quincy
State Board of Education
Faneuil Hall
Fancut Mall
Montgomery Street
Boston School Regiment
Carl G. Zerrahn
Miss Maud Murray Opens New School of Acting Parlor
Last evening the spacious parlors of Miss Maud Murray at 314 Boylston street were opened with about 20 Back Bay guests inspecting the model school for drawing room debuts and artistic training. The facility promises a thoroughly equipped and peculiarly Miss Murray’s own system.
Tremont Temple Reopens With Grand Song Service
Sunday services listed for multiple Boston churches with Tremont Temple reopening at 3 p.m. includes Rev Lorimer sermon at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Tremont Street churches. Major T C Ryan lecture at People's Temple. varied pastors and programs across several churches with free seating and open invitations.
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Tremont Temple
George Co. Lorimer
D. D
Tremont Street
M. E
Concord and
Tremont Streets
J. D. Pickles
J. A. M. Chapman
Epworth
Epworth League
Gospel OF Spirit Return Society
Minnie M. Soule
Hiawatha
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Dorchester Street
Boston
E. A. Nelson
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Saba
Amnesty Meeting Set With Mayor Quincy Presiding
Arrangements are complete for a large amnesty demonstration in Music Hall tomorrow night chaired by Mayor Quincy. Notable supporters include Archbishop Williams and Bishop Lawrence who sent letters of approval. Rev P A McKenna of Marlboro sent a 50 donation, with other clergy from Brighton and Marlboro. The principal speaker is James F Egan, a former political prisoner who spent ten years in Portland with John Daly.
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Music Hall
Quincy
Archbishop Williams
William Lawrence
P. A. McKenna
Marlboro
A. A. Berle
Brighton
Edward A. Horton
James F. Egan
Portland
John Daly
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Tom” Mullen
A la Newburg
Arthur Perry
Williamstown
Professor Perry
Williams
Bliss Perry
Princeton
New Hampshire
Vermont
Brattleboro
Connecticut River
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Whitcomb
Edwin F. Stone
Middlesex
Cambridge
Somerville
Watertown
Waltham
McKenna
Franklin Park
Thers
Johnny Squanch
Puck
Pat
Erin
Watts
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bonn
Porras
VIVA
Madeline B. Driscoll
Michigan Avenue
Borchester, Mass
May Manton
White St
Morrell
John Morrell & CO
Atlantic Av
Captain Paget
Gov. Wolcott
Bill Nye
Walt McDougall
Tomorrow
Nantucket
Unitarian Church
Miss Maud Murray
R. Hollings & Co
Washington St
Baptist
New Temple
OLD South Church
Third Church
Edward H. Chandler
Taunton
Mass
Methodist
T. C. Ryan
People's Temple
People’s Temple
St. Peter’s Bark
Major Ryan
Pacific Coast
Carter and Root
Grace Bradbury
Christadelphians
Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church
Berkeley Street
Scott EF. Hershey
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren
Woodbine Streets
George L. Robinson
Berkeley Hall
Moses Hall
Lyceum
Newbury
Exeter Streets
P. L. O. A. Keeler
Lyman C. Howe
B. Y
Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
J. M. Pullman
Lynn
Bertha N. Edlefson
Seville A. Martyn
Henry Pew
Charles M. Aborn
Kate M. Bruce
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
John A. McElwain
N. Eaton Burkett
Parliament OF Man
James Logan Gordon
Men of Action
A. L. Blair
Boston Journal
Christian
Westminster Hotel
Jone Clogk
Caisasa
4Th Ave
Grand Central
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