Keep Out Foreign Rags To Prevent Cholera Spread
The notice warns that thousands of rags from Europe may enter ports via New York and urges strict screening. It calls for precautions to prevent contagion, stressing that origin must be clearly proven free of disease and that mere origin in London is insufficient. The emphasis is on avoiding contaminated rags from any Hamburg source unless proven safe.
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Boston
Washington Street
New York
A. Frank Richardson
Tribune Building
E. A. Grozier
Europe
London
Hamburg
Haile expresses pleasure at voters' choice for Governor
The Boston Journal quotes Lieutenant-Governor Haile saying he feels pleased residents intended him to win. The piece mocks Hare for a fake ballot stunt, notes Haile’s tenure as lieutenant governor carries dignity, and suggests the public disapproves of his conduct.
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Haile
The
Boston Journal
Massachusetts
Seize the Coal and Break the Anthracite Combine
Mr Epmunds urges Pennsylvania coal seizures to cripple the great coal combine. He commends District Attorney Allen to seize coal shipments within his jurisdiction and do his full duty. He cites Whiskey Trust indictments as a lesson and urges bold action for Allen’s big chance.
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Epmunds
Pennsylvania
Allen
Whiskey Trust
Mr. Allen
Democratic Board Outlook After Aldermanic Adjustments
The piece argues that Democratic gains will yield a two week away election of a Democratic board to prevent obstruction by the opposition. It warns that Republican boasts of tilting seven of twelve seats will fail and urges every Democrat to act to secure control for Mayor Matthews’s agenda.
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Matthews
Cold Comfort in Hatfield Ballot Controversy
A harsh take on Lieutenant Governor Hatfield’s claim he was voter choice and that 20,000 Republicans erred on ballots. The piece dismisses the “blank ballot” incident as unproven, notes ballot-scrutiny misleads, and accuses Hatfield and party managers of avoiding accountability for a failed campaign.
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Hartr
Hainx
The
Boston Journal
Executive Council
HatLe
A Fast Boat for Boston Travel
Boston seeks its share of fast Cunard service as Etruria operates from this port. With Boston nearer to Liverpool than New York, the board of aldermen supports permanent fast-boat service after the World's Fair year. The plan aims to extend improvements in travel and mutual benefit for the line and Boston.
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Boston
Liverpool
New York
Etruria
Board of Aldermen
Cunard Line
Endorsement of Ballot Law Amendment in Massachusetts
The author argues for amending the ballot act to simplify voting without changing its character. They note Republican misuse and ignorance in marking ballots and urge a straightforward rearrangement of ballot names to facilitate straight-ticket votes. The piece rejects abolition of the secret ballot and calls for action in the coming session.
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Massachusetts
A Leaky Prison Revels in Charlestown Escape
The Charlestown State Prison escape of Bradley shows the facility as a sieve with convicts slipping out easily. The piece argues the fault lies in the building and system, not negligent staff, blaming state oversight and prison commissioners for the ongoing leaks.
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Bradley
Charlestown
Tin mining query of tariff impact on imports
Superintendent Porter releases a census note stating U S tin mining employs many but has not reached commercial production. The report, delayed until after an election, suggests much of the tin talk was political tin. If the McKinley act remains, a 4 cent per pound tariff on imported tin would start July 1, 1893.
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Porter
United States
Temescal
Harney Peak
Cleveland’s thorn in the flesh and the back bone cited
The Springfield Union editorial urges President elect Cleveland to confront the office seeker described as a troublesome thorn. It argues the office seeker risks undermining the new administration and that a firm stance would be a public service.
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Springfield
Cleveland
Thanksgiving Dinner by Young Men's Christian Union
The Young Men s Christian Union held its twenty second annual Thanksgiving dinner at Union Hall. Bishop Brooks, a life member, spoke warmly of Boston s future public spirit while President Baldwin welcomed guests and led prayers. Representatives from many countries and regions attended, with generous offerings from local businesses and hotels for the meal and table service.
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Young Men’s Christian Union
Ams 4
Union Hall
Charles 8. Hill
New England
Ees
Board of Government
Baldwin
B. Y. M. C. Union
Mr. Baldwin
Bishop Brooks
Brooks
Harrison
Boston
Christian Union
A. D. Mayo
Tuskegee School
Booker T. Washington
South
Andrew Gray
Robert H. Hamilton
J. M. Kinney
Belgium
Norway
England
Scotland
Ireland
Denmark
Sweden
Nova Scotia
Germany
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Poland
Turkey
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Alabama
J. Reed Whipple & Co
Parker House
Young’s Hotel
George G. Hall
Adams House
R. B. Brigham & Co
Pierce & Co
James Dooling
George Johnson& Co
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
George Johnson & Co
William B. Clarke & Co
Otis A. Ruggles
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
David Whiting & Sons
John Cape
Oriental Tea Company
Cobb, Aldrich & Co
Cheney & Neil
George H. Ellis
Alarm in St Louis Typhoid Panic Spreads
St Louis reports 100 new typhoid cases in a day as authorities warn of a potential pestilence. Water levels in the Mississippi cited as a factor amid poor sanitation. Over two months, 900 to 1000 cases logged. one doctor predicts cholera next year, prompting board of health alarm.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Board of Health
Public Protection in Berlin Interrogates Sentry Use
Begin Nov 26 Berlin Reichstag questioned Baron Kaltenborn-Stadian minister of war on how often sentries fired on civilians. He said fewer sentries would be needed if civil authorities protected public buildings and that busy streets no longer provide sentries with ammunition.
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Begin
Baron de Kaltenborn-Stadian
Reichstag
Cause for Thanks and Gymnasium Prizes in Local Tales
A mix of short quips and anecdotes contrasts minor injuries with humor. A doctor suggests quiet away in Philadelphia for rest. A paper artist spares digestion while a hostess offers wine he refuses. Maud boasts two gym prizes for high kicking and vaulting. A tramp declines charity as a dinner is served by a cooking-school graduate. A tragedy closes with a small angel boy on his way to heaven.
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Philadelphia
Maud
Ethel
Heaven
Holmes suffers asthma notices and fair at Cyclorama
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes endures asthma but visits Bescon street when weather allows. James Stevenson of the Cyclorama building offers free use of his large amphitheatre for the Working Boys' Home Fair. Miss Mary Allen of the Allen Gymnasium speaks on Physical Culture at women's headquarters Mechanics' Fair.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Bescon Street
James Stevenson
Mary Allen
Allen Gymnasium
Mohawk prayer book copy and assorted 19th century notes
Mrs. John Ogilvie Roorbach of Mystic Conn owns a rare Mohawk language prayer book printed in 1769 for Rev John Ogilvie assistant minister of Trinity Church New York only twenty copies printed and she reportedly has a 4000 offer from the British Museum. William A Andrew of New Bedford may take Milford Y M C A secretary post. Rev W H P Faunce, Brown University graduate and former pastor of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, may earn 10000 salary. his Springfield salary was 3500. Ex-Speaker Reed did not lecture in Rochester as planned due to an advertising blunder. he dined with John Van Voorhees. Many military men in the state support Gov Seldon Connor for adjutant general noting his distinguished service.
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John Ogilvie Roorbach
Mystic
Conn
John Ogilvie
Trinity Church
New York
Roorbach
British Museum
William A. Andrew
New Bedford
Milford
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Armitage
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Springfield
Reed
Rochester
N. Y
John van Voorhees
Seldon Connor
Connor
Bearded Jim Garfield Mirrors His Father in London Trial Tale
In London testimony a bearded young Jim Garfield is described as the image of his father. Records reveal the Prince of Wales owed 2345 for Lyceum box tickets. Notes compare rulers of various nations and recount anecdotes about Steele Mackaye, Governor McKinley’s lineage, and Joel Chandler Harris shaping.
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Jim” Garfield
London
Prince of Wales
London Lyceum
Turkey
Dahomey
Persia
Siam
Ashantee
Morocco
Steele Mackay
Georgia Country Weekly
Remus
Impostor Solicits Carney Hospital Fund Appeals
Readers are warned that a large man with gray hair and a goatee is soliciting contributions for the Carney Hospital Fund. The fund was closed months ago and no one has authority to solicit. Police should be called immediately if this impostor appears requesting subscriptions.
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Carney Hospital Fund
Carney Fund
International Currency Association Pushes Silver Unit
In London on November 24 the International Currency Association circulated a memorial to Sir William Vernon Harcourt urging British delegates at Brussels to back demand for an international silver unit to counter a possible US Spain America bloc, protecting British commerce.
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London
International Currency Association
William Vernon Harcourt
Brussels
United States
Spanish America
Boston and Maine reports near million rise in gross earnings
The Boston and Maine railroad board approved the annual report for the year ended September 30, 1892. It shows nearly a one million dollar increase in gross earnings, gains in net earnings, and extensive investments in track, terminals, rolling stock, and new passenger and freight facilities. The report notes debt reduction, stock movements, and the death of vice president and general manager James T. Furber, with tributes by the directors.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Frank Jones
Dover & Winnipiscogee
Wolfboro
Chelsea Beach
Saugus
Ipswich
Salisbury
Exeter
South Newmarket
North Conway Junction
Intervale Station
Maine Central Railroad
Salem
Old Colony Railroad
South Sudbury
North Street
State Line
Seabrook
New Durham
Almont
Bennington
North Littleton
Bradford
Malden
Newburyport
Glenwood
Wilton
Sasem
North Conway
Maiden
Jowell Junction
Grand Beach
Beverly
North Lawrence
West Chelmsford
Lenoxville
Eustis
Mystic Wharf
Lyndonville
Lawrence
Boston
Southern Division
East Cambridge
Winchester
Wilmington
Arlington
Lexington
West Lebanon
Rowley
North Cambridge
Qukdale
East Barnet
Western Division
Charles Rivers
Charles River
Barton
Southern Divison
Dover & Winnipiscoree
South Reading
Eastern
Boston & Maine
Road
Eastern Railroad
Eastern Railroad Company
United States
Great Britain
Essex Railroad
James T. Furber
Somersworth
N. H
Corporation
Thanksgiving Day Reflected In Generous Feasts and Festivities
A lively Thanksgiving across the city with many dinners for the poor and abundant turkey donations. The day featured crowded theatres and fairs, sports from football to polo, windy skies for cycling, and social dancing into the night, leaving residents grateful yet uneasy about the 1000 turkeys consumed.
Pair Arrested for Break In at South Boston Liquor Store
Police arrested Matthew J. Sullivan aged 18 of 13 South May street and John Fitzgerald 20 of 87 Lenox street for breaking and entering the liquor store of Matthew Tierney at 100 Dorchester Avenue South Boston. Entry was gained via a rear window and liquor cigars and ten dollars were stolen.
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Matthew J. Sullivan
South May Street
John Fitzgerald
Lenox Street
Matthew Tierney
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
Turkish government denies school closures for American missions
Constantinople Nov 24. It is officially stated for the Turkish government that there is no truth in reports that schools operated by American missionaries in Asia Minor have been closed. The government asserts that full liberty has always been allowed in managing such schools.
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Constantinople
Asia-Minor
Alwys
Thomas William Flood Democratic Alderman Candidate
Thomas William Flood is the Democratic candidate for Alderman from the seventh district. He is 35 years old and was born in Ireland on November 7, 1857. He received education in Ireland and came to the United States in 1869, later working in New York City.
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Thomas William Flood
Ireland
Emerald Isle
New York City
Boston Grocer's Clerk to Alderman and Real Estate Man
A native spent a year in a saw mill before moving to Boston in 1870 to work for South Boston grocer Thomas Johnson. After Johnson sold to Daniel Noonan Flood joined the street department in 1884 and served under Superintendent Michael Meehan until Mayor Hart’s 1889 election. He won alderman that year by 143 votes, was renominated in 1890 winning by 1300 over Kelley, and was elected again in 1911 and 1922, now active in South Boston real estate and insurance.
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Boston
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
Daniel Noonan
Flood
Michael Meehan
Hart
Kelley
Independents likely to decide Felton successor in California
San Francisco November 24 report says the third party will hold the balance of power in the Legislature which will elect a successor to Senator Felton. Democrats are five short of a majority and Republicans need seven votes on joint ballot. Seven Independents will wield decisive influence and their choice remains undisclosed.
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San Francisco
Felton
Gunpowder Accident Hits Cambridgeport Druggist
Theodore Hillier of Speck and Hillier druggists at Main and Austin streets Cambridgeport was preparing a horse ointment when scraps of leather burned to powder ignited gunpowder. A spark in the leather powder exploded and injured his eyes, risking total blindness.
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Theodore Hillier
Speck
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Wolfboro Road
Saugus Branch
Dover
South Berwick
Wee Y Ete
Intervale
Medford
Melrose
Haverhill
Revere
Wakefield
Mass
Biddeford
Sais
Mr. Furber
Jerry Rusk
Jerry
Mechanics’ Fair
Aldermanig
Senator Felton
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