Washington Moves to Host National Democratic Convention
Washington activists press to secure the national Democratic convention with a 12 000 seat frame hall on public land near B Street and Louisiana Avenue. The effort, led by the Columbia Club, aims to outpace rivals and attract future meetings while noting finance and site challenges. Also reports on literary figures considering Washington as a home and on Me and debt refunding legislation timings.
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Advertisement invites cotton and woollen goods manufac ture
A notice from the seigneurs of Lewiston Mills offers an excellent opportunity for a person to engage in the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods in the local area, highlighting available facilities and permission to pursue this enterprise.
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New York Graphic Sold to Wealthy Republican Syndicate
A group of prominent Republicans led by Levi P. Morton Frank Hiscock Thomas C. Platt Cornelius N. Bliss Stephen B Elkins and possibly William Walter Phelps purchased the New York Graphic from J W Hinkley The buyers plan to run the paper as a Republican weekly and to broaden its circulation nationwide The report notes a prior 1884 bid by Elkins to take control and distribute 100000 copies weekly, and that Hinkley had shifted the paper to Democratic lines for the 1884 election.
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William Walter Phelps
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Sermon at Trinity Church Urges Living in the Present
Rev. Phillips Brooks preaches on St. Matthew 6 34 urging faithful living now not coveting the future. He contrasts two Bible versions, warns against peering into tomorrow and advises steady present work to prepare for what lies ahead.
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Maguire Corse Hearing Shifts Focus on Interviews
General Corse and Dr. William Shaw Bowen missed Saturday’s Maguire Corse hearing though summoned. Maguire’s counsel read excerpts from a New York Sunday Herald interview and its denial. Bowen later visited the speaker and hinted a single man caused Corse’s troubles. Alderman Lee signaled an early report to the public.
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Naturalization sermons urge civic duty in East Boston
The Rev J Loughran Scott of East Boston Presby terian Church preached on naturalization using Acts 16 8 8. He noted Boston residents of English Scotch Nova Scotian and Canadian English origins and urged identification with politics to safeguard schools and counter liquor interests. He cited the Portuguese evictions on Long Island as a cautionary example.
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Look Right On Sermon From Second Church
The Rev. Edward A. Horton preached at the Christian Union on Look Right On from Proverbs 4 25. He urged focus amid modern distraction, urged youth character building, less nagging, and aim for trust courage and hope to foster progress and peace. The talk contrasted John Bright and Gladstone in striving for larger truths.
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Anti Poverty Club meeting in Hor ticultural Hall
A Hor ticultural Hall gathering heard speakers on anti poverty theories last night. Notable speakers included Andrew Garbett J R Roche and LE M White among the participants.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Tourists Return After Oct 5 Start
A party of Southern tourists from Boston on October 5 returned yesterday morning. Those considering joining the next trip are urged to consult travelers who can attest to the trip’s pleasures and merits.
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Depew interview and Boston rail consolidation debated
The piece argues the Depew interview overstated claims while defending Atchison stock and noting bears’ market impact. It outlines plans for a southern Boston rail belt line and a broader Boston & Maine consolidation, detailing system totals, potential expansions, and expected financial outcomes.
West End Railway Seeks Beating Change on Beacon Arlington
The West End railway petitions city to shift its inner track seven feet farther from the sidewalk at Beacon and Arlington to ease the sharp curve. Abutters sign a remonstrance against moving the rails toward the middle of the street. President Whitney says remonstrance unexpected and endorses the new location for public convenience. He notes electric motor tests show power and traction satisfactory despite gearing refinements to improve speed.
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Washburn Will Probated With Large Bequests
The will of Governor William B. Washburn, filed for probate, leaves Mrs. Washburn $100,000 and the Main street mansion, $25,000 to each of four children, plus other gifts to Smith College and the Greenfield Library. Remainder goes to missionary boards. executors named as his son William N. Washburn and Franklin G. Fessenden.
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Dr J C Harrison Addresses Tremont Temple Audience
Dr J C Harrison spoke to a large male audience at Tremont Temple on Saturday evening. He described health dangers facing men and boys and offered practical advice to avoid them. He noted Massachusetts lags behind leading states in medical laws and announced his final lecture Friday evening. Admission is free.
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Pennsylvania Tour Rate Covers Rail, Travel, and Lodging
The $70 rate for the upcoming Pennsylvania tour includes railway fare over about 2000 miles, a vestibule Pullman berth for eleven days, meals and lodging in first class hotels, and numerous carriage rides through historic ground in America.
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Amusements listings from Boston venues
The page lists showtimes at multiple theatres including Park Theatre Philopene at 7:45, Boston Museum Sophia, Boston Theatre A Run of Luck at 7:45, Trollis Street Theatre Phryne at 1 2 0, Globe Theatre Le Grande Mogul at 7:45, and Howard Atheneum My Partner at 8.
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Auction Sale Schedule for Real Estate and Horses
Real Estate sales by S. R. Knights & Co. and Charles W. Sawyer listed for 3 p.m. today. Horses auctioned by Albert Howe & Co. at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
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Marriages Record From City Notices
Names and details of multiple wedding announcements including Jesse Herendeen to Florence Wheeler in Boston, Charles Lamphere to Mrs Lucy, W L Watson to Alice Parkinson, and Bartlett Winslow to Ann Freeman with ceremony locations and officiants.
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Utica
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Alice G
Edward T. Parkinson
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Brewster, Mass
J.C. Lamb
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Ann M. Freeman
Brewster
Obituary notices from New England towns dated Oct 14–18
A sequence of brief death notices from Maynard Salem Auburndale Quincy and Somerville lists Clarissa A Bent 3 8. John Culliton 70. Minerva Davis 90. Cotton C Johnson 61 1. Herbert A Speare 85 1. George A Sanborn 63 6. Dr James Wilde 75.
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Auburndale
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Speare
Herbert A. Speare
Alden
Caroline M. Speare
Sanborn
Somerville
George A. Sanborn
Wilde
Duxbury
James Wilde
Drawbridge Opens On Mystic River Bridge
Travel on the Western division of the Boston and Maine railroad paused yesterday afternoon as a new drawbridge over the Mystic River was installed. The 44 foot opening spans 51 to 73 feet truss sections, each tower post 65 feet tall, built by Joseph Ross of Ipswich, claimed to carry 100 tons. Trains resumed as the work finished in the afternoon.
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Indian Summer In Virginia
Southern tourists on October 26 will glimpse Virginia mountains through a delicate Indian summer haze. The scenery appears softer and warmer in color, bathed in radiant tinted sunlight.
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