Wright to finish census duty after Porter blunders
The appointment of Colonel Carroll D. Wright to complete the census begun by Robert P. Porter is expected to salvage a badly bungled start. Under an administration valuing quality over patronage, Wright could have been superintendent. while he cannot undo all mistakes, his involvement should restore needed confidence in the process.
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Carroll D. Wright
Robert P. Porter
Colonel Wright
Porter
Demand for silver repeal sparks economic critique
The text argues that a currency surplus follows a silver policy contraction. Banks hold excess funds, preventing profitable lending. It asserts silver repeal is needed to restore industrial momentum and unleash money’s productive use. The writer contends administration policy on silver failed to curb inflation and calls for immediate repeal.
One Hour Delay in New York Boston Mail Train
The early mail train from New York to Boston is delayed by one hour, shifting delivery from 1:30 to 2:30. Local readers lament the loss of a long standing, convenient service that has shaped business routines for years, arguing the change harms communication between the two cities and echoes earlier days of slower travel.
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New York
Boston
South
Lone Fisherman Seeks Delegates For Six Months
The Hon Thomas N Hart pursues delegates for six months with meager results. He claims Hustler Greenhalge ignores Boston votes and that Hart is best positioned to win against the Democratic majority there. Hart notes Boston will cast a large anti rival vote, offering a consolation if party indifference persists.
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Thomas N. Hart
Hart
Boston
Prediction Fulfillment as Votes Are Counted on Election Day
The article notes watchers tracking the realization of forecasts amid ongoing vote counting on Election Day, highlighting expectations versus early tallies and the atmosphere at polling sites.
Pillsbury Steps Aside in Boston Republican Convention
The Honorable Albert E Pillsbury withdraws as a candidate after being outmaneuvered by Greenhalge in Massachusetts Republican caucus politics. He concedes the rival’s dominance, acknowledges Crapo’s leadership, and notes the party’s fixation on factional control. Pillsbury resigns with respect, awaiting the convention.
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Albert E. Pillsbury
William W. Crapo
Greenhalge
Mr. Pillsbury
Crapo
Whiting
Republican Party
Massachusetts
John EB. Russell
Rob Wolcott benefits as Greenhalge rise shifts fortunes
Ambitious Republican Roger Wolcott gains from Hustler Greenhalge defeating the Attorney General and Pillsbury's withdrawal. The change alters 1893 and 1894 nominating odds, promising a possible future bid for nomination while reducing immediate supremacy of a strong governor. A weak candidate now signals a brighter path for Wolcott.
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Roger Wolcott
Wolcott
Council Chamber
Pillsbury
Greenhalge
Peace through arbitration urged at Chicago Peace Memorial
The piece defends universal arbitration led by ex President Harrison and Dublin's mayor at Chicago. It argues peace via arbitration aligns with civilization, notes only civil war exists in a South American republic, cites France pressuring Siam, cites US adoption of arbitration, and recalls Harrison's Chile incident as political maneuver.
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Harrison
Dublin
Chicago
France
Siam
Europe
Quincy
United States
Chile
New Boston to New York Rail Link Opens Prospect
President McLeod negotiates a Boston New York & New England route introducing a Boston entry by rail for passengers and a new Hunter’s Point freight terminal. The plan promises faster service and commercial independence, connecting Boston Summer Street to New York Twenty‑Third Street and shrinking travel to about four hours.
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Boston
New York
Hunter's Point
McLeod
New England
Manhattan
Summer Street
Twenty-third Street
Literary meeting and high tea by New England Woman's Press Association
The Observant Citizen reports the New England Woman's Press Association will hold its season’s first literary meeting and high tea at Parker House on Wednesday Oct 18 at 4 o'clock with Mrs Sallie Joy White as afternoon chairwoman. Music and storytelling planned after supper. The piece also recounts a crossing incident at Devonshire and Adams Square highlighting crowds and traffic and urging crossing safety.
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New England Woman's Press Association
Parker House
Woman Visits Libby Prison Goes Insane In Chicago
A visitor to Libby prison in Chicago became insane after learning her husband died while imprisoned there during the war. Meanwhile a wedding between Miss Annie Howard and Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago is delayed until early November due to wedding preparations. Mrs Ruth McHenry Stuart, author of The Golden Wedding, has left New Orleans for New York to spend the winter and is part of the Harper set, described as a Harper pet.
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Libby
Chicago
Annie Howard
Carter Harrison
Biloxi
Ruth McHenry Stuart
New Orleans
New York
Harper
People
Mrs Owens Breaks In US Woman In Floor Of House Of Lords
Mrs W D Owen of Logansport Indiana is described as the only American woman admitted to the floor of the House of Lords. While in England last winter she sought Parliament and devised a clever scheme to enter a box on the floor, meeting peers as they filed out. The head usher stated she was the first American woman known to have such access.
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W. D. Owen
Logansport
Ind
House of Lords
Owen
Prince of Wales
House of Peers
Their Golden Wedding in Danvers Centre Fifty Years Later
Fifty years after their church wedding with Rev Milton Braman presiding Augustus Mudge of Danvers and Lucy Ann Wentworth of Dover NH celebrated their golden anniversary. The couple observed the occasion at their Danvers Centre home with visiting friends from 3 to 6 and 7 to 9.
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Milton P. Braman
D. D
First Church
Danvers
Augustus Mudge
Lucy Ann Wentworth
Benjamin Wentworth
Dover
N. H
Mudge
Wainwright Seeks Absolute Divorce From Louis James
Marie Wainwright appeared before Judge O'Brien in New York seeking an absolute divorce from Louis L. James, star at the Star Theatre. Attorney Hobbs & Gifford filed the suit. witnesses testified to James's past marriage to Alphie Hendricks and alleged unlawful cohabitation. Judge O'Brien reserved his decision as James declined to comment on service or any prior divorce.
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Marie Wainwright
O’brien
Supreme Court
Louis L. James
Star Theatre
Hobbs & Gifford
Miss Wainwright
James
Brooklyn
Alphie Hendricks
New Orleans
Mr. James
Frederick B. Warde
Warde-James
West
Philadelphia
Miss Hendricks
Boston
James D. Vauzene
Pierrepont House
Clarence How
Hotel Jefferson
Hotel Dam
East Fifteenth Street
Margaret Nesbitt
Gne Hotel
Jefferson
Den
New Firm at Everett Otis and Nelson Open Store
Two Everett youths start grocery business under the name Otis & Nelson. Mr Otis was born in Everett 21 years ago and Nelson in Hall 17 years ago. They are noted for pluck and activeness, popular in Everett, and their friends wish them success.
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Everett
Otis & Nelson
Otis
Nelson
Hall
Reader asks editor to answer post on railroad discrimination
A letter from Haverhill dated Sept 21 objects to the Sunday Post editorials on railroad discrimination and offers to help or discuss further. The writer signs as DONAHUE and expresses willingness to engage with the editor.
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Post
Sunday Post
Donahue
New Boston Post launches with strong early success
The Sunday Boston Post debuts as a large illustrated weekly sheet, described as attractive and full of the latest news and excellent reading matter. It is a new venture only a few weeks old and already showing surprising success.
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Sunday Post
North Adams Sunday Transcript
THE
Sunday Boston Post
Hundred Thousand Strong The Sunday Post Push
A fiery crowd gathers as the Sunday Post launches a bold push, claiming a large following and widespread reach. The message emphasizes mass support and a rising tide of readers.
Hoyt notes Gilbert and Sullivan clash on new Savoy opera
New York dated Oct 3 reports dramatist Charles H. Hoyt reacting to Gilbert and Sullivan's unnamed Savoy production. He frames its Southern Pacific island setting with a king’s daughter educated in London and a cast including a Life Guards captain, a naval officer, a Q C, a Lord Chamberlain, and local officials. Hoyt recounts his own failed Civilized Community idea and comments on alleged plagiarism while praising Gilbert’s handling of the theme.
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New York
Charles H. Hoyt
Savoy Theatre
London
Pacific
King Paramount
Life Guards
Blushingham
Gilbert and Sullivan
Hoyt
South Sea Islands
Boston
Yale
Cain
Jack
Walters
Mr. Gilbert
Isaac B. Rich
E. E. Rice
Mr George P Field Responds To A Critical Insurance Column
Boston letters writer George P Field rebukes a Post interview on fire insurance practices. He defends the Boston shipment of damaged goods and claims insurers profited from freight and handling while denouncing the critic as misinformed. Field notes the Post seeks balance while urging courteous discourse.
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Post
Artemus Ward
Balderston & Daggett
Converse
Boston
New York
George P. Field
French Civil Engineers Visit Boston From Paris
A party of French civil engineers arrives in Boston and will be hosted by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers. They tour local facilities including Chestnut Hill reservoir and MIT engineering lab then travel to Lawrence to inspect Pacific mills and water supply systems.
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Boston
Athens
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
United States
Chestnut Hill
Institute of Technology
Lawrence
Armand de Dox
Jaques, Biddermann
Louis Billaudat
Armand L.dumont
Albert Domange Salles
Edmond Kreig
J. F. Lombart
J.-H. L. Osterman
Maurice F. Supplesson
Paris
Alfred Comaillé, Jr
Cambrai
Alfred J. Go
Rev Dr Brady Likely New Pastor at People's Church
The Newark clergyman Rev Dr Brady is expected to accept the pastorate at the People's Church. The governing board will inform him in a few days and he should arrive in about a fortnight. Bishops of the Methodist Church endorse him as a fit leader for the church’s upcoming busy season.
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Brady
Newark
People’s Church
Methodist Church
Where is Helene Irwin missing in Brooklyn
New York Oct 3 Miss Helene Irwin of Taunton Mass arrived in Brooklyn with her brother Henry staying with Mrs. Hartley at Sixth Ave and Sixth St. After Henry's Sunday week death and his body sent to Taunton she disappeared on Thursday last. Police notified. she is described as 5 ft 3 in, dark hair and complexion, wearing a black skirt and waist, black straw hat and russet shoes. No trace found in Taunton. brother died in New York and body sent here for care of sister Mrs. A M Jackson. Miss Irwin had money expectations and no Brookyln relatives.
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Helene Irwin
Taunton
Mass
Brooklyn
Henry
Hartley
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Street
Miss Irwin
Express
A. M. Jackson
J. Jackson
Free ships debate opens as hearing adjourns
Washington October 3 The House committee on merchant marine and fisheries began considering free ships. Supporters were to speak but none appeared. General J Hale Sypher representing Morgan Company urged government aid for shipping, citing England’s coastwise trade and its shipping interests. The panel will reconvene tomorrow to hear the free shippers.
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Washington
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
J. Hale Sypher
Morgan Company
England
Stage Matters Camille D'Arville in New Costume at Park Theatre
Camille D Arville appears in a new first act costume for Venus at the Park Theatre as the opera advances with strong crowds. The Lyceum company at Hollis and A M Palmer cast enhance a busy week with notable roles by Cay van Shannon and May Brookyn among others. The Globe Theatre stages Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde with a balanced cast including Julia Arthur and Maurice Barrymore, while Clara Lane's singing in Glenda-Lough grows in polish. Bertoto captivates Palace Theatre crowds as Maybel Winner presents attractive young women. Pugilistic monkeys headline Austin & Stone's, and Vento's Vaudevilles earns praise at the Lyceum under Mr Bingham for a limited run. The Boston Theatre's The Black Crook continues drawing, and Prince Pro Tem at the Museum shines with Jennie Corea as Princess Lucie in a renewed production.
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Camille D'Arville
Venus
Park Theatre
Regaloncita
Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere
Globe Theatre
A. M. Palmer
May Brookyn
Julia Arthur
Maurice Barrymore
E. M. Holland
Edward Bell
Rhode Island Sends Strong Delegation to World’s Fair
Chicago October 3 Rhode Island will have the largest representation per population at the fair next Thursday with Governor D Russell Brown and staff visiting as private citizens. The official delegation includes Lieutenant Governor Melville Bull US Senators Aldrich and Dixon Congressmen Lapham and Page and State Generals Goff and Gardiner C. Tomorrow a formal inspection of exhibits will occur. In Thursday’s parade Governor Brown will be escorted by the Newport Artillery under Lt A A Baker and the Newport Band. Speakers include Brown Andrews Aldrich Lapham and James with John C Wyman Executive Commissioner.
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Chicago
Rhode Island
D. Russell Brown
Melville Bull
Franklin P. Owen
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Nathan F. Dixon
Oscar Lapham
Charles H. Page
Lyman B. Goff
Gardiner C
Brown
Newport Artillery
A. A. Baker
Newport
Festival Hall
Governor Brown
B. Benjamin Andrews
World's Fair Board
Alonzo Williams
Aldrich
Lapham
W. A. James
John Cc. Wyman
Boston Passengers for Europe on Noordland to Antwerp
The Red Star steamer Noordland sails today for Antwerp carrying Boston travelers including Mrs. E K Slayton Miss Slayton C A Cutter Miss Mary F Wesselhoeft Mr and Mrs Walter Ellis Mr Harold Mott Smith Miss Julia B Platt Mr Hermann D Murphy Mrs D F Murphy Mr George H Leonard Jr and others.
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Boston
Antwerp
Red Star
Noordland
KE. M. Slayton
Slayton
C. A. Cutter
Mary F. Wesselhoeft
Walter Ellis
Harold Mott Smith
Julia B. Platt
Hermann D. Murphy
D. F. Murphy
George H. Leonard
Webster Must Go To Jail For 1891 Slaying
A telegram to the district attorney's office reports the Court of Appeals affirming Burton C. Webster's conviction for manslaughter in the Percival flats killing of 1891. Webster received a sentence of nineteen years and ten months in State prison.
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New York
District Attorney’s Office
Court of Appeals
Burton C. Webster
Webster
Charles Goodwin
Percival Flats
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