Three Things for Fall Wardrobe Care and Goods
An advertisement offers coat hangers at 95 cents for three, trousers stretchers at 2.50 each, and bushellers for suit cleansing and pressing. It promotes early order for new winter custom suits by mid October, notes rapid men’s suit stock, waterproof coats from five dollars, and claims sole agency for Charles Macintosh Co. London coats in New England.
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Hamilton London
America
New England
Chas. Macintosh & Co
London
Editorial policy and subscription information note
The notice outlines subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, billing terms, and office addresses. It states that manuscripts rejected will not be returned and anonymous communications will be ignored, requiring full name and address as guaranty of good faith.
October Weddings Across Somerville and Melrose
The October weddings include William E Blaikie and Clara Conant at 46 Pear Street East Somerville with reception and music by Hadley's Orchestra, and Harry Lincoln and Nellie Heyden marrying at 94 Winsor Street Cambridgeport with a Buffalo tour planned. Grace Winn and Clifton Hadley wed at Evergreen Avenue Somerville, followed by a Hillsboro trip. Melrose hosts Harriet Orcutt and William Mitchell at Upham Street with a large reception, Malden unites Winfield Sweetser and Josie Makechnie at Knee land Street, and a second wedding at the Unitarian Church features Joseph Thaxter Jr and Edith Corbett with a Tremont Street reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Blaikie
Clara E. Conant
Ezra D. Conant
Somerville
Pear Street
East Somerville
E. S. Tead
Prospect Hal Congregational Church
Messrs. E. G. Scriptures
Edwin K. Blaikie
Hadley
Harry L. Lincoln
Cambridge City Hall
Anaiss Nellie A. Heyden
Winsor Street
Cambridgeport
W. Sneath
Wood Memorial Church
Buffalo
N. Y
Grace A. Winn
Clifton H. Hadley
Evergreen Avenue
Charles L. Neves
Broadway Congregational Church
Hillsboro
N.H
Melrose
Harriet Louise Orcutt
Internal Revenue
Frank E. Orcutt
William Howard Mitchell
Messrs
I. M. Orcutt
A. Stedman Kent
H. Rockwell
North Adams
Frederick Cobb
Portland
Annie W. Brown
Edith Burler
Nellie Barrett
George Battiz
New York
G. Bole
Charles Littlefield
Middletown
Conn
Mrs. Mitchell
Upham Street
Malden
Winfield S. Sweetser
Josie M. Makechnie
Kneeland Street
J. Nelson Lewis
Mabel Makechnie
Carrier
Bill
Edwin Sweetser
George H. Jacobs
Thhe Unitarian Church
Joseph K. Thaxter, Jr
Joseph B. Thaxter
Hingham
Edith M. Corbett
John M. Corbett
Frank O. Nash
Boston
Harry 8. Converse
Phineas W. Sprague
Albert L. Cushing
James E. Thomas
Caleb Nichols
Cohasset
Abbie Copeland Corbett
Ohio and Virginia vote echoes in 1889 campaigns
Beston Dost notes Joan M Lanaston in demand in Ohio for speaking in towns with many negroes, while Virginia holds more black residents than Ohio. FORAKER and MAHONE face differing needs. Dakotas and Washington lean Republican, Montana uncertain. Sioux City proclaims itself South Dakota capital amid Pierre and Huron challenges, with capital site contest blamed for corruption.
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Joan M. Lanaston
Ohio
Virginia
Foraker
Mahone
States
Dakotas
Washington
Montana
Sioux City
South Dakota
Pierre
Huron
Democratic Bosses Rule New York in City and State
The New York Democrats mirror the Republicans with boss control as PLATT and HILt1 dominate. Yet a show of insubordination surfaces in Tammany Wall and County Democracy factions opposing Hivats candidates for Comptroller and Attorney General. Despite splits, the governor’s nominees pass and he tightens grip on the State committee. Two liquor dealers and three state office holders join the new lineup as Iv Governor HiV ascends while Tammany and County Democracy simmer with wrath.
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New York
Platt
Tammany Wall
County
Hiw
State Committee
Cleveland
HiIv
Tammany Braves
Address of Mr George WILLIAM Curtis before reform group
The orator Mr Curtis is praised for calm incisive speech and strong use of facts and figures. His review of Mr Harrison's civil service stance cites leading Republican journals and argues the party's reform attitude in relation to the current administration. He notes a historic declaration of reform in the party platform yet accuses the party of breaking faith with itself and the country.
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George William Curtis
National Civil Service Reform Association
Curtis
Harrison
Civil Service
Confidential Letter and Pension Pledge Drama in 19th Century Politics
The piece recounts Dalzell leaking a confidential letter about a deputy commissionership tied to Tanner and pressure from Joan Sherman and Congressman Taylor and President Harrison. It argues pledges to veterans hampered administration and notes pension costs rising from 35 million to over 88 million by 1889, illustrating party leadership failures.
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Dalzell
Tanner
Joan Sherman
Taylor
Harrison
Congress
Garfield
Policy critique on Har Rison era and Garfield estimates
The passage contrasts Garfield's natural cause based estimate with the Har Rison administration's budget. It asserts Tannerism will cost about 100 million dollars, acknowledging the grave fiscal burden of the policy.
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Harrison
Garfield
The Work at Worcester and Massachusetts Politics
A Worcester convention article argues for Democratic principles and criticizes Republican policies. It praises tariff revision, local autonomy, and opposition to national overreach while highlighting candidate qualities of Brackett and Russell. It cites past GOP failures and endorses independent, principle driven leadership with emphasis on local rights. Professor Erray Thomson wins a Paris prize for electric lighting and welding innovations.
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Worcester
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Russell
Chicago
Cleveland
Harrison
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Brackett
Erray Thomson
Lynn
Thomson
Paris
Mr Matthews Address Demonstrates Massachusetts Democrats Stand
Mr Matthews spoke to the Democratic convention presenting a clean cut frank and progressive address that shows where Massachusetts Democrats stand on key issues. His speech contrasted with Governor Robinsons Republican address which was evasive and disingenuous on temperance and other facts.
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Martingws
Massachusetts
Marthins
Ropinson
A Call to Reform Costs in Criminal Prosecutions
The Massachusetts system largely serves justice but gaps exist especially in criminal costs. The piece argues for allowing costs against or for defendants, noting civil practice recovers necessary expenses and deters vexatious suits. It cites private complaints and a local felony case to illustrate the hardship of non recoverable costs even when acquitted.
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Massachusetts
Equity
Portraits and Uniforms Reveal Bostonian Society Treasures
In Boston the Bostonian Society adds two memorials to the Old State House. A large portrait of architect Alexander Parris celebrates his work on St Pauls Church and other buildings. A vivid uniform of the Boston Hussars, donated by Major Charles Porter Phelps’s heirs, showcases parade dress, weapons, and horse equipment, recalling the seven year club’s splendor and its fading era.
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Bostonian Society
Old State House
Alexander Parris
Solomon Willard
St. Paul’s Church
Tremont Street
St. Paul’s
Parris
Quincy Market
Marine Hospital
Chelsea
Arsenal
Watertown
Charlestown Navy Yard
New England
Benjamin Franklin Chandler
Bulfinch
State House
Bonney
Pembroke
Nicholson
Portland
Richmond
England
Boston
John Hancock
Boston Hussars
Charles Porter Phelps
Hussars
Moses Williams
Caverner
Reformers Demand Civil Service Reform League Meeting
Philadelphia reports the National Civil Service Reform League met at the Continental Hotel. George William Curtis was reelected president. Resolutions praise reform, demand fitness over partisanship in appointments, condemn removals for politics, and urge public disclosure of appointments and removals. Papers by Richard H. Dana and Charles J. Bonaparte were read.
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Philadelphia
National Civil Service Reform League
Continental
George William Curtis
Republican Party
Democratic Party
The
League
Civil Service Commission
United States
Richard H. Dana
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Gnomish Lawyer Burrows Under Massive Volumes
An advertisement for a famous legal treatise boasts five thousand case citations in the current edition, plus those from earlier editors, with projections to ten thousand in five years. It imagines the twentieth century lawyer as an invisible gnome living among the volumes and communicating with the court by telephone.
Readers debate spellings for pi an ist and or chestra
To the Editor of the Post a reader argues that when doctors disagree it is rash to be dogmatic. He notes how R. pleads for pi a nist and orchestral while Stor month asserts pi an is t and orches tra. The exchange reflects varied pronunciations and authorities.
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Sir
Stormonth
New England Society hears on General Moses at Sleeper Hall
At a NEHGS meeting yesterday in Sleeper Hall the Rev. Mr. Putman presented a paper on General Moses. The text highlighted Porter as an unrecognized hero of American history.
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The
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Sleeper Hall
Mr. Putman
Moses. Porter
Wool Resolutions Adopted by National Wool Manufacturers
About a score of prominent wool manufacturers met in secret at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the National Association of Wool Manufacturers twenty-fifth annual meeting. Officers elected: President William Whitman, vice presidents John L. Houston A C Miller and Thomas Dolan, treasurer Benjamin Phipps, secretary S N Dexter North. Boston resolutions were adopted and a financial report approved.
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New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
A. C. Miller
Utica
Thomas Dolan
Philadelphia
H. J. James
Rockville
Fitchburg
Mass
William Whitman
Boston
Robert Dornan
Benjamin Phipps
S. N. Dexter North
Gastons
John L. Houston
Hartford
Conn
N. Y
N.D. North
Democrats Rally Around Russell Ticket In Massachusetts
A collection of votes of confidence from Boston politicians and party members. Leaders praise the ticket as strong with a clear platform, favoring tariff reform and the Australian ballot system. Many predict success for Russell and the slate, while noting Mellen episode may boost turnout.
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William E. Russell
State Central Committee
George S. Hale
Boston
Worcester
Henry L. Pierce
Tariff Reform League
Russell
Emerson W. Judd
P. A. Collins
Melsen
Edward J. Flynn
Samuel Roads, Jr
Marblehead
James Murphy
Harvey N. Collison
W.D.L. Trefry
William N. Osgood
the Commonwealth
John W. Corcoran
Clinton
Patrick Maguire
John L. Nichols
Somerville
Molen
Henry W. Swift
Young Men’s Democratic Club of Massachusetts
John H. McDonough
The
Ton
Mellen
John Breen
Lawrence
Democratic Party
Iwrence
Representative McEttrick
Quirks and notices from the late 19th century
A collage of misc notes from the era covers oyster and fish prizes in Cambridge and French Creek, a barn struck by lightning, a stage rumor about Miss Bjornprosjk, and inventions for humor. Also details Halifax dock plans, Abyssinian king Menelik II, indemnities for China revolt victims, Scottish forest economics, and Fulbeck eccentric’s whimsical end.
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Maryland
French Creek
Cambridge
Penn
John Bucks
Urbana
Bjornprosjk
Edward Hertzberg
West
Mme
Miss Prue
Maine
Halifax
Menelik II
Abyssinia
Ras Darghe
China
Chian-King
Shanghai
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Boston Post
Sypreet
Post Publishing Company
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Marruews
Robinson
Andrew
Wilson
Sumner
Blaine
Quay
Manonr
Martuews
MR. Matthews
National League
the Manufacturers’ Association
Scotland
Fulbeck
Grantham
Eng
Australia
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