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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1897
Page
4
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Voters will face five full candidate sets on the official ballot including Democratic, Republican, Socialist Labor, and Prohibition tickets. The piece notes a holid-over year, urging participation from minority views and hoping side shows gain more than 8 percent for official recognition.
Boston will cast a modest vote at the state election as registration ends at 10 tonight. About 95,000 names are expected, with 100,000 voters in the city possible. last year 96,746 names were on the list. The city faces a major municipal government question, and a low turnout could undermine the referendum's authority.
A sustained suit against the city of Boston and the Metropolitan Construction Company and the Boston Electric Light Company has been discontinued for the city. The blasts from last March now seem unlikely to yield damages or punish those responsible, though some claimants may seek accountability in time.
The writer laments the city’s disaster as an act of God if negligence goes unaccounted. Judicial inquiry allegedly fixed responsibility, with legislative investigation confirming accountability, yet nothing was done beyond citizens pursuing damages from corporations.
In a charged campaign New York candidates split along boss lines. Tracy and Croker face off against Low George Wyck and independent factions as voters weigh a Democratic city and shifting party loyalties. The piece notes polls and potential crossovers while describing urban political dynamics and related city life details.
The article notes Lexington residents resist electric tram lines through historic streets amid rising suburban growth. It argues exclusivity yields to practicality as electric cars would serve more people, and while not as picturesque, they will run through Lexington eventually.
The Observant Citizen describes a Washington Street clash of processions under a heavy downpour. It notes firemen yielding to others, a brusque public reaction to rain, and a planned October 21 frigate Constitution illumination with warship participation.
Fragmented OCR text reads as a poem or song about a naval scene aboard a ship at anchor. It mentions a captain’s son Jack, a main mast, waves and a tense moment on deck, with eerie atmosphere and danger implied. The exact publication context and full lyrics are unclear from the damaged excerpt.
Mr and Mrs J Montgomery Sears opened their Arlington Street townhouse yesterday. Visitors include Mr and Mrs W K Hill of Portsmouth at the Vendome and Rev Samuel Eliot of Brooklyn with other notable guests. The Dudley family plans an Oct 19 reunion at the Vendome with a 200 cover dinner. Mrs Sophia Markee will join the Arion Musica Club of Providence for a concert series starting in November.
A collection of brief items: Mrs. Jefferson Davis explains health and isolation influenced her Beauvoir relocation to New York amid South criticism. French President Faure’s bath habits upset radicals. a private train bath is requested with a Valence town payment of 1200. Louisiana Senator Caffrey comments on water hyacinths threatening reelection prospects. J Pierpont Morgan’s Havana cigars cost at least 1.2 dollars each, chosen for him yearly. Senator Hoar jokes about matrimony among graduating women. Lord James of Hereford settles a labor dispute on the Northeastern Railway and is honored with a gold badge.
Letter to the editor argues a century long industrial revolution has moved production from individual control to social ownership. It claims capitalism robs workers and advocates socialist redistribution via state ownership of means of production. Author: G. F. Lombard.
William Devens of Roslindale complains about the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and its plan to abolish a grade crossing near the station. He cites a dug hillside bank, coal yard noise and dust, a dilapidated depot, and old passenger cars on the Dedham branch as unacceptable conditions for a populous suburb. He signs the letter dated October 12 1897.
Miss Ethel Louise Fuller daughter of Senator Granville A. Fuller wed Harold Upton Tree a Boston merchant in a Brighton ceremony conducted by Rev A A Berle. Attendants included sisters Mrs Herbert Fuller and Mrs William Fuller. They plan to reside at 10 Cambridge Street Brighton after a Canada tour.
A blind young woman Freda Nelison forms a bond with Robert Stanley during a summer in the land of the midnight sun. After a dangerous spill while crossing a stream, Freda saves Robert, and he regains hope as she becomes his sight and eventual bride. Barbara Stanley watches with approval as the couple marries, celebrating a romance centered on courage, devotion, and love beyond sight.
A collage of humorous lines from Harper’s Bazaar Puck Philadelphia North American and other papers. Snippets include a mosquito’s quip about Miss Mollie Jones a mother guiding Johnny to use his right hand and a waiter’s memory lapse.
A Boston social wedding at the Baptist Church on Commonwealth Avenue united Miss Martha Sophia Sinclair to Mr. Sherburn Moses Merrill in a ceremony led by Rev. William H. Alden. The reception at the bride’s Brookline home showcased gifts, floral displays, and a guest list including prominent local families and Harvard affiliates. The couple planned an extended wedding trip and a series of at homes on Beacon Street upon return.
Miss Louise Prescott Allen and Mr. Cleavéland Augier Chandler wed in East Bridgewater church amid bay trees and white chrysanthemums. The ceremony was led by Rev. John W. Quinby with a reception at the bride’s Central Street home and plans to reside at 2 Alveaton Street Jamaica Plain after December first.
In Dorchester last evening Miss Marion Belle Stone and Mr Arthur Per ley Underhill were united in marriage. The ceremony joined two local families in a quiet home wedding with friends and relatives in attendance.
The groom, a Springfield social and business figure, marries a Roxbury brunette at Meeting House Hill Unitarian Church. The church is lavishly decorated with palms and chrysanthemums. Guests include Messrs Charles Moat Portsmouth arfy Fiske Charles Shepard Lawrence Dewey Arthur Pickering and Lewis Yale. The bride wears white satin with duchess lace, diamonds, and carries lilies of the valley. The bride is given away by her father William Payson Stone. A Brunswick reception follows and the couple plans to reside in Springfield after a wedding tour.
Michael J. Moore of Dorchester and Margaret Gertrude Curry of Charlestown were married in St Marys Church Charlestown by Rev J W McMahon with Rev D J Sullivan assisting. The bride wore white chiffon and carried white roses. Bridesmaid Elizabeth Curry and best man Dr John Addins attended. The couple will reside on Mayfield Street Dorchester after a trip to Washington and Baltimore.
Miss Mary Louise Sullivan and Brendon J. Keenan of Boston wed at 9 in the Church of the Assumption East Boston. The ceremony was followed by a nuptial mass. The couple plan to reside at 31 Liverpool street East Boston with gifts from family and employers. They will travel by boat to Baltimore and visit Washington before returning by rail in about a week.
A dated menu lists Daily Table Hints for dinner and supper including Tomato Soup, Roag Mind Sauce, Sweet and White Potatoes, Squa Peach Cottage Pudding and Bread and Butter. It then provides a rough recipe for Tomato Soup and for Peach Cottage Pudding with steps, ingredients, and measurements. The text ends with the name Maud Allen of Webster Avenue, Allston Massachusetts.
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