Leading Boston Firms Certify The Boston Post Circulation
The Jameson & Knowles Co. and Browning King & Co. certify The Boston Post’s Sunday circulation for Oct 8 at over 80 000 copies. They corroborate Sun daily average of 82 207 for the first four issues and September daily average of 60 711 from inspected accounts and orders.
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The
Sunday Post
Boston
Boston Post
POST
Jameson & Knowles CO
J. F. Knowles
Milton H. Prench
Browning, King & CO
L. Fletcher
E. P. Kakas
Edward Kakas & Sons
Senators Aid for Campaigns Mentioned in Timely Suggestion
A timely suggestion urges Republicans to invite Senator Allen who spoke long on the stretch to help their candidate and explain Mr Greenhalge s famous letter.
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Senator Allen
Mr. Greenhalge
Race off Sandy Hook May Decide America's Cup
The article notes the Sandy Hook race is likely the final in the America's Cup series. It urges favorable winds and seas for a decisive 15 mile beat to windward and return. It asserts American yacht superiority and sailors’ skill.
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Sandy Hook
City Hall Project On Beacon Hill Prompts Cost Alarm
Estimates and land take orders were presented to the Board of Aldermen for a new municipal building to replace the cramped current offices. City planners argue it will cut outside rent, with Beacon Hill site favored. Figures show about 1.5 million for the site and 2.5 million for construction, likely rising.
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Board of Aldermen
Beacon Hill
Silver Fanatics Granted Generous Senate Treatment
For six weeks the nation heard pleas for fair play and courtesy toward silver supporters in the Senate. They received soft gloves and wide latitude in oratory with no coercion. Yet at the regime’s end they remain obstinate and troublesome, unchanged by restraint or urging.
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Senate
Agbate
Obstructionists Face Critique Over Pacifactory Policy
The article condemns continued polemics and calls out obstructionists from insignificant states. It argues the pacificatory policy failed and urges harsher measures, noting the extra session should teach the methods for handling such opposition.
Nothing to say from Board of Police chief on legal rebuke
The chairman of the Board of Police offers no response to a legal rebuke of its conduct. Editorial argues the board defies courts and the people, asserting autocratic authority and demanding accountability or abolition.
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Whiting
Board of Police
Post
No Compromise with Silver Fanaticism in Senate Row
The nation will tolerate no compromise in the contest of endurance over silver. The repeal Senators are attacked as an absurd minority whose constituents could fit in Boston. The majority must not yield to minority pressure or the government will become a laughing stock. Business interests should stand firm against silver fanaticism.
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United States
Senate
Boston
Met
American Republic
Greenhalge’s Taunton appeal fades amid national doubt
The Taunton tariff talk by Greenhalge is met with skepticism as voters in Massachusetts reject reelecting Harrison and doubt the governor hopeful’s promise to influence national policy. Critics warn only Harrison could have saved the era, while Pillsbury Hart Crapo and Whiting supporters are advised to vote Republican with confidence for the state race.
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Greenhalge
Taunton
Massachusetts
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Hustler Greenhalge
Pillsbury
Hart
Crapo
Whiting
Senator Allen’s 15-Hour Speakathon Sets Record
Nebraska Senator Allen delivers a fifteen hour speech described as a supreme feat of wind and endurance. The piece reframes political triumph as a maritime analogy and praises the Populists over Democrats and Republicans for achieving the marvel.
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Senator Allen
Nebraska
The Longest Talker of the Nineteenth Century Remembered
A remark echoes the era’s fascination with memory and oratory as the nineteenth century’s longest talking figure is recalled. The note underscores the cultural value placed on spoken mastery and public speech in that period.
Boston Streets in Dark as Gas Lights Fail in South End
The writer recalls a blackout in the South End drawing fears of garroters and noting citizens demand better lighting. He recounts an encounter with Hon. John E. Russell, praises Mrs. Lucy Stone’s improving condition, and observes an old fashioned street performer near Charles Street mall. Marlave marks 25 years in Boston since arriving in 1868.
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South End
John E. Russell
Russell
Lucy Stone
A. W. K. Newton
Tremont Street
Charles Street
Boston
Felt
Mme Carnot Captures French Heart With Quiet Style
The article portrays Mme Carnot as a dignified, attractive figure with a youthful aura despite being a grandmother. It highlights her refined dress sense, consultations with designer Felix, fluency in English, slight deafness adding charm, and her shift from private wife to prominent presidential figure as husband’s rise.
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Mme
Carnot
France
Felix
Europe
Mme. Carnot
The Serene Wardrobes of Mrs Potter Palmer
A confidant says Mrs Potter Palmer remains calm amid Woman Commissioners meetings by being always well dressed. The idea that a woman uses attire to face life’s trials echoes Marie Antoinette and the ritual of a neat bonnet.
Petitions for Larger Music Collection at Boston Public Library
A local plea circulated among teachers and students urges the Boston Public Library to expand its music department. The petition notes current holdings of about ten orchestral scores and fifty piano volumes are insufficient to educate the many music students in Boston. It calls for a full range of scores from ancient to modern, including vocal and chamber works, to elevate local musical education.
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Boston
Boston Public Library
Public Library
H Y R, Ilsley
Maidens Revenge at Boston University Ghost Prank
Sophomores and a junior once peeped at a gym frolic and stole refreshments, prompting the Ladies Gamma Delta to plot revenge. The coeds forged a faculty summons to two offenders and had them visit the dean after chapel. The dean exposed the ruse, warned against future peeping, and dismissed the matter.
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Boston University
Gamma Delta Society
I.w
Then
W. E. Huntington
Theatres Roundup of Boston House Programs and Stars
The New Scene in Venus at the Park draws crowds with a large permanent orchestra as Rice expands the production. The Globe hosts Captain Swift closing Palmer company run while Glenda Lough at the Columbia nears its final weeks. The Lyceum features Old Heads and Young Hearts tonight with Charity Ball tomorrow and Americans Abroad Saturday. Marie Tempest will debut The Algerian next week under J. M. Hill. The Black Crook continues at Boston Theatre and Tacchi brothers debut Monday. May Howard, Lottie Collins, and Bertoto illuminate diverse bills at Lyceum Bowdoin Square Palace and Museum venues.
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Hollis Street Theatre
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Ratcliffe
Ormonde
LeMoyne
J. M. Hill
Philadelphia
Boston
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Rice
Venus
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Park Theatre
Mr. Mostyn
Poom
Little Regaloncita
Cupid
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
Bo-Peep
Captain Swift
Palmer
Globe Theatre
DeWolf Hopper
Panjandrum
A. M. Palmer
Saints and Sinners
DeWolf Hopper Opera Co
Iote
Rfwtetgwe
St. Hollis
Csextar
Isaac B. Rich
Daniel Meaten
Lyceum Theatre Coo
Young Hearts
Wits E Chari
Spall
Marvie Tempest
How to reduce the present high fire insurance tax
Boston merchants urge reform of fire insurance costs, arguing $146 million was accumulated over ten years with $73 million paid for losses and same for expenses. They propose eliminating brokers and agents, capping commissions, and aligning practices with other trades to save about $74 million for the community.
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Boston
Crocker
Massachusetts
United States
Boston Firemen Seek One Rest Day Weekly
A Boston petition urges the city to enact a measure granting all fire department workers one day of rest per week. Washington Camp No 2 and others back the drive, with thousands signing and copies available at the Post business office.
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Boston
Washington Camp
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Post Business Office
E. P. Whitten
Blackwell Street
Dorchester
Elderly Lyme Woman Dies After 51 Day Fast
Mrs. Amy Peck aged 71 of Lyme, who had fasted fifty one days, took a small nourishment on Wednesday afternoon and died within minutes. She had been in a comatose state for two weeks. Attending physicians could not determine the cause of her ailment.
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New London
Conn
Amy Peck
Lyme
Indian Rights Forum Discusses Merit System in Indian Service
At Mohonk Lake New York on October 12 members of the Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends of the Indian heard Herbert Welsh of the Indian Rights Association praise the merit system for the Indian Service and credit President Cleveland and ex President Harrison for progress. Philip C Garrett of Philadelphia urged ending abuses by avoiding frequent personnel changes with administrations. Delegates from Indian missionary groups reported their activities.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Lake Mohonk
Philadelphia
Salem pawn story challenged over cost of watch loan
Letter to the editor from M. B. Page of Salem street disputes Amy Robsart's illustrated piece Among the Pawn Brokers claiming the watch cost $136 last July yet only offered a $25 loan. He offers to duplicate the story for $50 and notes others profits from misrepresentation.
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the Post
Amy Robsart
Salem Street
Series of public declamations at Public Latin School
This morning at 10 o'clock the first of a series of public declamations will be given at the Public Latin School located at Warren avenue and Dartmouth street.
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Latin School
Warren Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Somerset Associates Denies Political Endorsements
In Ward 14 rumors claim the club backs a Representative candidate, but the Somerset Associates state meetings are for social, not political purposes. Members may support candidates as individuals, with responsibility. James Buckley, Secretary, South Boston, Oct. 12.
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Ward 14
Somerset Associates
James 8. Buckley
South Boston
Balloon voyage ends in Alps tragedy for Charbonnet
In Rome on October 12 the aeronaut Charbonnet and his new bride plus two companions attempted a balloon flight over the Alps to France. A glacier collision crushed the car and ejected all four passengers. Charbonnet died instantly while the wife and others were severely injured.
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Charbonnet
Alps
France
Italian Alps
Is There A Law For 8 Cent Checks On West End
Letter to the editor questions whether a state law requires West End Street Railway to sell 8 cent checks between its own lines. The author notes a law compels sale of Lynn and Boston railroad checks and asks for clarification. The editor cites that 8 cent checks on the same company are an accommodation, and that the law applies only to checks issued by one road for use on another.
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West End Street Railroad Company
Lynn & Boston Railroad
David McCali
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West End Street Railway Company
Ed Post
Steamer Russia Cleared After Quarantine Stay
In Illinois on October 12 the steamer Russia and its passengers and crew were inspected twice with all found well. Twelve cabin passengers and twenty nine second cabin passengers were moved to the Hoboken company wharf this evening. The ship will be allowed to dock tomorrow.
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Russia
Hoboken
Columbus Day Observed by Italian Community in North End
Yesterday Columbus Day was marked in the North End with a street parade by several Italian societies and a picnic at Oak Island Grove. Italian national games bicycle races and other sports followed the gathering.
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North End
Oak Island Grove
Balloon Ascension Marks St Johnsbury Flight
Charles Bennett of St Johnsbury completed a successful ascent on October 12 as part of a balloon launch near St Johnsbury Vermont. The event showcased the early aviation effort with Bennett piloting the craft through clear skies over the town.
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Symphony Orchestra
Emil Paur
América
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Lester Wallack
Rosedale
New Boston Grand Opera House Company
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