Democrats Open Campaign with Faneuil Hall Rally
The Massachusetts Democrats stage their first campaign rally at Faneuil Hall. Alderman Conry will preside as speakers Bruce and Slattery, Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates, Lloyd for Secretary of State, Congressman Fitzgerald, and Lynn Mayor Ramsdell for Congress, with T. W. Moloney speaking for Vermont Democrats. A major, influential lineup described as ready to energize supporters.
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Faneuil Hall
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Bruce
Slattery
Lloyd
Fitzgerald
Ramsdell
Lynn
Congress
T. W. Moloney
Green Mountain
Contrast in shipwrecks shows courage of Mohegan crew
The Mohegan wreck is hailed for discipline and gallantry as sailors safeguard women and place them in boats, unlike the Bourgogne disaster where most women perished. The piece contrasts Anglo-Saxon heroism with Latin cowardice, labeling the Mohegan tale luminous and the Bourgogne tragic.
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Bourgogne
Sable Island
Mohegan
Telephone Competition Moves Against Monopoly in New York
A rival company plans to enter New York’s market offering service at commercial rates based on real capital invested. It campaigns against extortionate charges and franchises, arguing profits come from honest operations. If organized transparently, it could threaten the Massachusetts Bell monopoly and pressure a reconsideration of regulation.
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New York
Massachusetts
Bell Telephone
Post
Delay in fixing the protocol of peace in Paris
The Paris Treaty Commission debates the remaining point of Philippine governance. The protocol has Spain relinquishing Cuba and ceding Puerto Rico and other Antilles to the United States while evacuating the West Indies. The sole issue is control of the Philippines and its disposition now rests with the Paris commission.
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Paris
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Antilles
United States
Ladrones
West Indies
Philippines
McKinley
Day
General Dodge
Washington
Polygamy Revival in Utah Linked to Mormon Republican alliance
The piece argues polygamy is resurging in Utah, with officials flouting constitutional prohibitions and ecclesiastical authority overpowering state law. It denounces a Mormon Republican alliance, claiming it corrupts government, replaces Gentiles with Mormons, and harms liberty for political gain.
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Republican Party
Mormon Church Party
Congress
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United States Senate
Mormon - Republican Alliance
Mormon influence under Republican rule alarms observers
The text warns that appointments to federal offices are being made from among the faithful Mormons and that Mormonism is entrenching itself within Republican governance. It calls this influence a grave threat to the system.
The Week in the Market Gains in Copper Stocks and Stronger Trade
The week shows unresolved Wall Street weakness in industrials like American Sugar Refining and American Tobacco, while copper shares rally on a Standard Oil push and renewed local enthusiasm. Gold imports exceed 20 million dollars as overseas demand for grain grows, iron and steel demand remains robust with solid orders into next year.
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State Street
Stock Exchange
Butte
Boston
Boston & Montana
Standard Oil Party
Montana
Lake Superior
Europe
Possums Stir Up Boston Mechanics Fair Debates
At a Mechanics' Fair in Boston on Saturday an exhibition of Southern cooking featured live possums in a box. Shown as a culinary display, the frightened animals faced possible slaughter but the crowd objected. The feature was abandoned and efforts were made to save the possums.
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Mechanics’ Fair
Opening of Eastport Railroad Promises Sardine Voyage
Citizens celebrate the opening of a new Eastport Maine railroad and announce the first trip carried 2500 cases of sardines. The note ponders how sardines could travel from France to Maine, highlighting the surprising, international supply chain.
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Eastport
France
Notable Personalities in Society and Education Found Dead
President Shafer of the State University of Iowa, a leading Midwest educator and Episcopalian, has died and was elected a deputy to the Episcopal general convention. Ex Governor Drake of Iowa recently donated 26000 to Drake University, bringing his total gifts to about 100000. James G Woodward, Mayor-elect of Atlanta, now oversees the Atlanta Journal mailing lists, and Rev Charles Hutchinson has led Third Presbyterian Church of New Albany since 1853, baptizing and marrying many. Dr James Tyson, successor to Dr Pepper at University of Pennsylvania, after nine years as clinical medicine professor, remains a Philadelphia medical leader at age 57.
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State University of Iowa
Middle West
Episcopal General Convention
James G. Woodward
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Journal
Charles Hutchinson
New Albany
Ind
Third Presbyterian Church
That Place
Drake
Iowa
Drake University
Des Moines
University
Mary J. Drake
James Tyson
William Pepper
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Wairs 0 Fun And Quotations Across Papers
A stream of witty lines from various papers highlights golf’s survival doubts, artistic vows, marriages, etiquette, and wordplay. The excerpts feature remarks on photography, literature, loves, superstitions, and language in light comic tone.
Letter to the Editor praising Congressman Fitzgerald
A reader defends Congressman John F. Fitzgerald amid editorial praise in the Herald. The letter, signed FAIR PLAY, credits him with aiding volunteer soldiers in the late war, noting measures for baker and cook provisioning, repatriation of fallen soldiers, and influence with Washington.
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Fitzgerald
Washington
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Ninth Massachusetts
Ambulance drive and hospital upgrade urged for Carney Hospital
A Roxbury resident lauds the Post for ambulance efforts for Carney Hospital and urges four additional patient rooms and new operating facilities to ease overcrowding. He recalls injuries from City Point, praises the surgical staff and Sisters, and notes his ties to local merchants and publishers.
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French Army Critique Slams Justice in Letters War Debate
A reader signed Cynic rebuts a correspondent named Justicia, arguing the French army remains tethered to politics via parliament, condemning Napoleon and Chauvinism, while upholding patriotism as a force that perpetuates class plunder and divides humanity. The letter questions arming for national ambition and cites Jaures and Paine as contrasts to militarized nationalism.
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Washington
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France
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Glory Lacking, The War Boy and the Old Man
An old man in a restaurant reads a war headline as a steamboat carries a crowded river of people. A young boy grows somber while the man reflects on glory and loss. In the night scene the boy drowns as the boat passes a bar, and the survivor laments that danger favors few worthy men. The tale ends with the man doubting heroic triumph as he contemplates home and mother.
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Ile
Post menu prize awarded to Mrs Jennie C Anson
The Post awards the $5 prize for last week to Mrs Jennie C Anson of Baldwin Avenue West Everett. Her menu appeared in the Post on Wednesday Oct 2.
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West Everett
Post
Jennie C. Anson
Baldwin Avenue
The
Daily Table Hints Dinner Menu Highlights
The menu features broiled steak Parker House rolls gingerbread cocoa and dinner items including roast mutton corn bread pudding with hard sauce sweet potatoes stewed tomatoes peaches fruit cake coffee Supper offers scalloped mutton mixed pickles hot biscuits pear sauce walnut cake bananas and tea.
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Chickamauga Poem Echoes Horror of Chickamauga Camp
Elizabeth Stuart Phelns presents a poem about the Chickamauga camp from the New York World. It laments brutal death and disease, memory of fallen comrades, and the river of death and life as soldiers recount suffering, mortality, and a quest for justice. The piece reflects on war’s grim toll and unanswered questions about who caused the wrong.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelns
Chickamauga
The
New York World
Divorce Canon Sparks Episcopal Convention Debate
Washington October 16. The Protestant Episcopal General Convention debates marriage and divorce as faction divides between Doane Albany and Potter New York. A proposed canon bans remarriage for both parties to a divorce during the other’s lifetime, provoking fierce opposition and a close vote in the house of bishops. Potter’s amendment would allow the innocent party to remarry with court certification, drawing support as more in line with mercy and common sense.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
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Albany
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Episcopal Church
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House of Deputies
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