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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1893
Page
5
Washington Oct 10. The House, under a special order, debated and voted on the Tucker federal election bill and amendments. The Burrows and Lacey amendments were defeated and the bill passed by party lines 200 to 101, with Populists voting with Democrats.
The Senate debated Dolphs resolution on Chinese laborer registration and the Geary bill. McPherson defended repeal of the Sherman act while Cockrell argued that Sherman’s gold standard shaped policy and criticized international bimetallism amid the session’s partisan lines.
Mr. Cockrell spoke for five hours during an international conference session and, after an executive session, yielded the floor as the Senate adjourned. The description highlights a lone nation willing to abandon its monetary system in proposals under discussion.
An indication of tomorrow's plan was shown as several slumber rugs were aired on the Capitol marble balustrade. The display suggests an all night campaign expected to start tomorrow, as Sergeant-at-Arms Bright prepares for the event.
Washington reports a possible compromise near in the silver bill with a Blackburn like approach. It would avoid bond issues and keep metal parity by using seignorage from gold and depositing it in the Treasury. Observers expect the long session to end within about forty eight hours.
A Boston reader defends insurance agents against critics Merchant and Crocker. He argues agents handle premium collections and client service, that brokers' commissions are not excessive, and cites Boston fire losses over 25 years as proof rates reflect risks and costs. He challenges outsiders to run a company to prove the point. Insurance Agent. Boston, Oct. 10.
Dr. Alexander T. Brown was found dead in his office chair yesterday morning by his employee Thomas P. Foley after an apparent overnight death likely between Monday 5 PM and Tuesday 8 AM. Medical Examiner Harris will perform an autopsy. Brown lived at 732 East Fifth Street, Southton, and leaves a second wife and a 12 year old son.
A five story Merrimac Street fire destroyed by James H. Roberts & Co. with stock losses estimated near 25 000 dollars and building damage around 5000. Two alarms, no clear origin, and a brisk street commotion as Italians and Hebrews evacuated with furniture and cradles. The fire marshal will investigate.
The State Society of Christian Endeavor holds its eighth annual convention in Syracuse with nearly 2000 delegates. The gathering begins at the Alhambra at 10:30 AM, led by Rev. Henry W. Sherwood of Rondout, who gives the address of welcome, followed by a response and the annual report read by A. E. Dewhurst of Utica.
At a City Hall hearing Mayor Matthews and William Jackson presented a three column cost tab for an elevated rapid transit line. Jackson put construction and land damages at not less than 20 million dollars. The Rapid Transit Commission urged state approval for a system near that cost.
An unknown man about 26 with a mustache and heavy eyebrows was killed on the Eastern railroad near Beach street bridge in Revere when a freight engine backed out and he stepped onto the inward track to avoid it. He suffered a crushed head and broken legs and died at the scene.
At last night’s meeting the School Board proposed the City Council appropriate 200000 for Nos 183 to 107 on West Contest for erection plans. The offer aimed to fund construction and facility upgrades for the normal school.
A New York Press piece humorously observes the clash between shopping women and traffic. Men try to dodge crowds and window displays while maintaining civility, yet imagined gallantry is tested by busy aisles and shared sidewalks.
Boston theatre listings note Mme Maude Dixon of Laconia will play in Venus at the Park alongside a tame caribou arrival. The article surveys Bowdoin Square attractions, concerts, and performances by de Pachmann, Morton duo, Hart Cadillac? and others, plus details on tributes for Black Crook anniversary and Saint and Sinners runs.
An amusing tale from Harper's Bazar recounts Mme de S seeking high status by befriending influential Parisians. On a Paris train she boasts of Countess Lemoine’s circle to a well dressed stranger who proves to be the countess’s valet, exposing her blunder.
A young matron recalls moving a dozen times with her husband in short years. She recounts a lost small broom among packed items as professional movers fail to secure it. The tale ends with humor over the missing hearth broom and a larger kitchen broom left behind and blamed on broom makers.
J A Trefethen tells a reporter he will rebuild the family store in East Cambridge, avoid wholesale trade, and seek local trade with neighbors. He notes past two years of hardship and debt from legal expenses, and mentions a $1200 yearly travel job offer and letters of support from prominent people across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont.
The Waltham Canoe Club held its annual meeting last evening and elected officers including President W. A. Hyde Vice-President B. F. Bates Secretary Arthur Randles Treasurer W. M. Lucas Financial Secretary B. E. Jewett and Directors John Stickney O. R. Rice T. C. Holmes Peter Pendlebury.
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