Landis letter on money, politics and reform in 1896
Albert A. Pope of Pope Manufacturing Company, Hartford, writes to endorse honest money and oppose free silver. He attacks monetary critics, rails against monopolies and proposes constitutional amendments taxing fortunes, forcing wealth earners to earn a living, and jailing officials for nonconstitutional laws. He ties these views to Bryan and the 1896 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bryan
Free Silver Party
Grover Cleveland
Albert A. Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
Hartford, Conn
Colonel Pope on the Currency Issue
Colonel Pope argues the currency question is the nation’s top issue since the Civil War. He insists on a dollar that maintains value when melted into bullion and compares money to a standard like the yard, criticizing silver free coinage and urging a stable unit of value.
Treasury orders staff cut at Winslow Warren office
The Treasury Department in Washington orders the peremptory reduction of expenses at the Winslow Warren collector of the port. About forty employees face discharge or salary cuts, with six day inspectors and six night inspectors slated for removal, plus several in the appraisers department. Total annual savings target about $33,000, with $25,000 to be cut in Boston in the next nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow Warren
Treasury Department
Washington
Custom House
Naval Office
Monroe
Barnes
Jones
Boutwell
Stearns
Boston
Drowned Sailor Reported After Dory Capsize at Banks
Martin Mulcahy of the Hazel Onelta is reported drowned after a dory capsized at the Banks of Newfoundland. News reached his Bay Bulls relatives via the schooner Annie Wesley after it spoke with the Hazel Onelta.
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Gloucester
Martin Mulcahy
Hazel Onelta
Newfoundland
Bay Bulls
Annie Wesley
Hazel Onejta
Royal Blue Line Washington Tour Opens From Boston
The Royal Blue Line begins a seven day personally conducted tour to Washington with a first party leaving Boston on Wednesday October 7. The rate covers hotel accommodations and all expenses at $23. Address A J Simmons WN E A 21 Washington street Boston for itinerary and Guide to Washington.
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Royal Blue Line
National Capital
Boston
Washington
A. J. Simmons
WN. E. A
Washington Street
Dr Agnew's Ointment Cures Piles in 3 to 6 Nights
Cure claims for itching piles in 3 to 6 nights with one application bringing comfort. Also advertised to treat tetter salt rheum eczema barber's itch and skin eruptions. Sold by C E Woodward Co at 62 Bromfield Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnew
C. E. Woodward & Co
Bromfield St
Socialists urged to vote Socialist Labor party
F G R Gordon of Manchester New Hampshire argues against free coinage of silver destroying trusts and defends the socialist labor platform. He claims no system can end misery under competitive economics and urges workers to study Socialism and vote Socialist Labor party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Trust
Oil Trust
Money Trust
St. Louis
Chicago
Socialist-Labor Party
F. G. R. Gordon
Public opposition to silver dollar coinage scheme
J Gordon of Roxbury denounces efforts to force government coinage of silver dollars. He argues coin producers should supply silver at market value, insisting the plan is a fraud imposed on the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gordon
Nawn Street
Roxbury
Garment Contractors Sign Union Pact Amid Strike Feels Near
Garment operators and pressers strike continues as six contractors Solomon, L Alexander, I Brenner, Frank Kowareenski, Asher Rose and J Cohen reportedly signed the agreement and filed bonds. Officials say seven more may join today, easing unemployment and improving prospects if the trend holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
L. Alexander
I. Brenner
Frank Kowareenski
Asher & Rose
J. Cohen
City awards water plant price at $275000
Newburyport October 2 The water works commissioners fix the price the city must pay for the plant at 275000 dollars The award covers material property only not income of the works and may be subject to court instruction if misread Mayor Curtis had expected at least 40000 The principal owner George H Norman of Boston may appeal if the award is challenged The decision draws gratification across the city and astonishment among observers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Tne
Curtis
McCusker
George H. Norman
Boston
Pauncefote to Return After Venezuelan Crisis Solved
The Spectator reports British ambassador Sir Julian Pauncefote will soon go to Washington but will not depart England until the Venezuelan dispute is settled satisfactorily. Behind the scenes voices are confident an agreement is near and the western and eastern positions may align for a stronger united approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Spectator
Julian Pauncefote
United States
Washington
England
East
Banquet Planned for Irish Race Convention Delegates
Delegates who attended the Irish race convention in Dublin Ireland will be honored at a banquet upon their return to the United States Hotel on the evening of Oct 7 at 7 30 o clock. Hon Thomas J Gargan will preside. Many prominent citizens expect to attend and a list of speakers has been prepared.
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Dublin
Ireland
United States
Thomas J. Gargan
Hundred Die As Tidal Wave Ravages Cedar Keys
Reports from Cedar Keys detail a monstrous tidal wave from the West India hurricane that killed about a hundred people, drowned sponge boat crews, and left the town's bridges and keys severed. Twelve of the twelve white victims and eight black victims are identified among the dead, with recovery hindered by mud and debris.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Cedar Keys
the Post
Sewanee River
West India
Gulf
Whitson
Peter Woodson
Mary Eliza
Bostonian's Experience on Storm Laced Voyage
Rufus S. Moxon of 48 Congress street rode through the Solkahachie swamp during a gale aboard the Nacoochee from Savannah to New York. Uprooted trees blocked his path as torrential rain and blinding lightning raged, yet he emerged unscathed though his pony collapsed near the journey's end.
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New York
Nacoochee
Smith
Savannah
Rufus S. Moxon
Congress Street
Solkahachie
Amesbury Coaching Parade Sets Fine Agricultural Day Tone
Amesbury Massachusetts October 2 The grand coaching parade in connection with the Amesbury and Salisbury Agricultural Society fair was a grand success. Major K K W M Bailey of the Light Regiment was chief marshal with Lt J L Adams, G W Langdon of Newburyport, N J Judkins and William George as aids. The first division showcased carriage manufacturers while the second held private and club teams, all decorously arrayed as Merrimac Band and mounted police led the march.
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Amesbury
Salisbury Agricultural Society
KK. W. M. Bailey
Lighth Regiment
J. L. Adams
Leutenant
G. W. Langdon
Newburyport
N. J. Judkins
William George
Aids
Merrimac
Embezzling Postmasters Indorsement From President
The President endorsed a pardon application noting postmaster embezzlement of government funds is common and advocates for lenient sentences. He stated deliberate embezzlement by a postmaster merits about one year in prison, and that interference with the court’s lenient sentence is unnecessary.
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Washington
Gamma Delta initiation shocks freshmen with strange rites
In Jacob Sleeper Hall yesterday afternoon the Gamma Delta Society held its annual initiation. New members endured blindfolds cold hand touches and bizarre tasks including sliding down a board riding brooms and crawling through tunnels. The ritual featured a babel of sounds and demands to recite poetry and the alphabet backward before signing the constitution in blood. At noon a freshman class meeting amended the constitution and nominated Miss Everett Coit and Mr. Gage for president. Helen Armstrong 9 was elected librarian of the C. L. A.
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Gamma Delta Society
Jacob Sleeper
Everett
Coit
Gage
Helen Armstrong
Old Colony Time Changes For Winter Service
The Old Colony system announces winter schedule changes effective Sunday Oct 4 at 12 01 am adjusting all divisions. Shore Line trains Boston New York unaffected while some routes to Providence Stonington Taunton and Plymouth Copco Cape Cod see earlier or later departures and new through runs with several services discontinued or rerouted.
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Old Colony
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Shore Line
Boston
New York
Fall River
Providence
Stonington Line
Stonington Landing
Park Square Station
Dedham
Providence Division
Mansfield
Readville
Wrentham
Attleboro
Fox Point
Plymouth
Stonington
New London
Taunton
Newport
Cottage City
West Quincy
Cape Cod
Whitman
South Duxbury
Cohasset
Scituate
Provincetown
Wood's Hole Hyannis
Chatham
Kyannis
Wood’s Hole
Wood's Hole
Nantucket
Hotel Savoy Leased by Copley Square Hotel Firm
F. S. Risteen & Co. lease the Hotel Savoy from the John Stetson estate for five years and plan a Monday reopening. Also notes Salvation Oil priced at 25 cents as a notable advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Risteen & Co
Copley Square Hotel
Savoy
John Stetson
Peary Arrives in New York After Arctic Voyage
Lieutenant Peary, U S N the Arctic explorer, has arrived in New York aboard the Hope which is now near St John s Newfoundland His plans for next summer remain unsettled He praises Nansen s work and doubts Jackson s expedition will surpass it noting no explorer will reach the pole unless a substantial portion of the route lies over land or ice
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New York
Peary
Hope
St. John’s
N. F
Nansen
Jackson
Pole
Railroad Disaster Reports Clash Over Death Toll
Pittsburg officials deny twenty two killed in the wreck near Filson station on the Baltimore and Ohio line and say deaths will not exceed two. Fall River reports a head on collision in Central street tunnel between a Boston fast freight and Providence passenger train with no injuries.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Filson Station
Fall River
Boston
Providence
Central Street
Grandson Club Formed for Revolutionary Ancestor Info
South Framingham reports the Grandson Club formed by grandsons of American Revolution soldiers. Constantine Co. Estey serves as president with E. F. Kendall and J. C. Cloyes as vice presidents. Willard Howe is secretary and treasurer, Charles W. Coolidge historian.
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South Framingham
Constantine Co. Estey
E. F. Kendall
J. C. Cloyes
Willard Howe
Charles W. Coolidge
Madagascar Unrest Report From Antananarivo
The Figaro cites dispatches from Antananarivo that Hova insurgents attacked General Galleni’s French party marching through the forest toward the coast, wounding three porters. A state of siege is declared by the French authorities.
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Paris
The
Figaro
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Galleni
Daly Libel Trial Proceeds in Holbrook Court
In Dedham the Commonwealth versus Mary E Daly of Holbrook resumes in Superior Court before Judge Braley on nine counts of criminal libel. Expert Charles F Goodspeed testifies the disputed handwriting differs from Daly's. The judge's charge took 17 minutes and the jury retired at 6:16. they remain deliberating past late evening.
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Dedham
Braley
The
Commonwealth
Mary E. Daly
Holbrook
Miss Daly
Mary E. Good
Randolph
Charles F. Goodspeed
Hyde Park
Bay State Trust Company
Weak Market Edges Lower In London Stocks
London shares opened higher then slipped after the first hour as demand faltered. Copper and Montana stocks weakened while Tamarack rose. Burlington slid despite August earnings gain. Boston and Albany trade rose slightly and Leather preferred fell. Boston rates eased at the clearing house and call money remained ample.
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London
New York
Bay State
Montana
Tamarack
Burlington
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Boston
Boston to Marlboro and coastal towns timetable excerpt
Timetables list daily Boston to Marlboro and coastal routes via Plymouth Provincetown Chatham Hyannis Nantucket and falls River connections. Car seating and sleeping berths available at specific offices. special limited parlor cars and through tickets noted.
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Provincetown
Chatham
Hyannis
W.loods
Hole
Cottage City
Nantucket
Boston & Leany
Old State House
Park Square Station
Fall River
L. H. Palmer
Boston
GEO
TL. Connor
E. G. Allen
Booksellers Club Prepares for National Convention Guests
At a Massachusetts meeting of the Booksellers and News Dealers Protective Association arrangements were made to entertain invited guests expected at the national convention Tuesday at Wells Memorial Hall.
Patrolman Orpen Charged With Drunkenness Before Board
Patrolman William A. Orpen of Division was brought before Commissioners Clark and Martin yesterday morning charged with drunkenness. Several witnesses testified in his favor. The case was taken under advisement.
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William A. Orpen
Clark
Martin
Fire on Louis Osborn damages East Boston steam boat
A fire caused by spontaneous combustion of oily waste in the engine room of the steam water boat Louis Osborn was discovered shortly after 11 o'clock Thursday at Morrisons wharf East Boston. The vessel was gutted inside though flames were extinguished. damage about 300 dollars and repairs to take a week.
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Louis Osborn
Morrisons Wharf
Sumner Street
Boston
Richard T. Green
A. C. Howard
Josephine
St. Helena
Patagonia
Honolulu
Joseph B. Thomas
Olivette
Halifax
N. S
James Farren
London
New York
Barkentine
Nellie M. Slade
Splane Bros
Salem
Hillsboro
N. B
Keewaydin
Bath Houses
J. K. Manning
Gloucester
McKie
D. M. Anthony
Simpson
Ellen M. Golder
Burnham
Henry Lippett
Reuben Stubbs
Juno
Boston Light
Henry Cramp
Crowley
Baltimore
Portsmouth
N. H
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POST
EDI
DR Landis
Wall Street
Millonaires
Goulds
Vanderbilts
Rockefellers
Pope
Washington, D. C
Manchester, N. H
Neal
Garment Contractors
Rapa Sonne de Agtebinsil
Ambassador Pauncefote
Bostonian
Boston University
Gamma Delta
Northern Division
Marlboro
Kneeland Street
Hotel Savoy
Mt. Washington
United States Life Saving Service
Peary and the Pole
Explorer
Quincy
Beecham
Albany
Hudson River
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Foal
Mass. c
Massachusetts
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
Turner
Aasst
Alpheus M. Stetson
Kilby Street
Barnard & CO
Boston Stock Excaange
Do Scrip
Aes
RB OU
Ill Steel
Mexican Central
NY & NE
Tland
Fitchburg
NH &H
Union Pacific
West End
Bell
Erie
Pullman Eee
U S Rubber
Wwestinghouse
Bay State Gas
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
Tate Street
San Diego Land
Altham Inter Motor
Colorado
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange
Denver
E. C G. Davis & Co
Washington St
Bangkok
Bankers
Garfield Grouse
Insley
Mollie Gibson
Mt. Rosa
New Zealand
Pharmacist
Eople’s
Puritan
Argentim
Ac & M
Cr. & CC
Pete Eweee
Jack Pot
Portland
Sacramento
Bs Union
LABSE
Ask Druggiet
Caltheater
Rafuss
Aend
Ratura
Mall ‘Ios
Chichester Chemical Co
Kiadiaon
Pilada
Pe P Uhichesters
J. Ferré & Co
Brou
Pharmacien
Rattraa
Wilcox
Wilcox Medicine Co
Philada
Remey ¥ CO
Tremont St
Dr. Warren
Warren Remedies CO
Tremont
J. E. Bishop
Tolman
Sere
Railroads
New York, Rew Haven & Hartford Af
Gary
New Haven
Middletown
Willimantic
Air Line Limited
Norwich
Philadelpata
Washingdon
New Bedford
NEW York Stock Sales
West
Atchison
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Gas
C. Co
St Louis
Con Cos
Saratate Ems
Delaware & Hudson
den & Rio Grande Pref
Lead Trust
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Missouri P
New Jersey Central
Norfh West
Northern Pacific
Northwestern
Pacific Mail
Pullman Palace Car Co
Reading
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
St Paul
Ee Pe
Omaha
Ton Coal & Iron
Texas Pacific
U P
den & Gulf
Wabash
Western Union
Wheel & Lake Erie
Enews
S Leather
Sneer
Newsdealers’ Convention
IW Court
Edward Hayes, Sons & CO
Exchange Building
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