Unimpeachable Evidence On Boston Post Circulation
Boston auditors report circulation figures for the Boston Post on Oct 7 1893. Jameson Knowles Browning Kakas validate Sunday and September averages are fully corroborated by examined registers orders and receipts for pictures and white paper bills.
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Boston
Boston Post
POST
Jameson & Knowles C
J. F. Knowles
Milton H. French
Browning, King & CO
L. Fletcher
E. F. Kakas
Edward Kakas
Sunday Post Growth Letter From Hillsborough Town
A brief note to the Sunday Post from Hillsborough Bridge New Hampshire requests increasing the weekly sale to thirty five copies. The letter is signed by Wyman and MacAlister and dated October 15.
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Sunday Post
New Hampshire
Post
Wyman & Macalister
Hillsborough Bridge
N. H
Why Forties of Posts Were Cut to Five
J. T. Pierce, Newsdealer at Tremont, dated Oct 12, asks why forty Posts were reduced to five last Sunday. He explains the Post had more orders than could be supplied that day.
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J. T. Pierce
Tremont
The Way Out in Senate Rules Debate
The debate on Senate rules could extend a year yet the article argues the only solution is to cut through rules and force a vote. It condemns a revolutionary minority and worn traditions while predicting repeal will come in time as the majority can compel a conclusion.
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Senate
Sherman Denounces Senate Obstruction Blame Debate
The article rebukes Senator Sherman for blaming the opposite side for repeal obstruction. It accuses Republican Senators from silver states and Cameron of Pennsylvania of obstructing to protect the McKinley tariff, urging Republicans to confront their colleagues.
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Sherman
Senate
United States Senate
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Boston Police Controversy Sparks Governor Call
A protest criticizes the Board of Police for assigning to duty prisoners under sentence to the House of Correction, arguing the move undermines public authority and democracy and demands gubernatorial action. The remarks label the measure an insult to the public and a step toward democratizing the force.
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Board of Police
Boston
House of Correction
Police Board Criticized Over Return of Convicted Officers
The Boston Police Board faces harsh criticism for reappointing convicted men to command positions. The author argues the move degrades the force and outrages the public, seeing it as a failure to uphold lawful authority. The removal to a different city section is framed as a temporary concession highlighting weakness.
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Board of Police
Boston
Independents Remain Key in Massachusetts Race
The piece argues the Republican lead of 20,000 will shrink as Massachusetts independents break from Hustler Greenhalge. It favors Hon. John E. Russell, noting independents vote for courage and substance, not sophistry, and will rally to Russell this fall.
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Massachusetts
Hustler Greenhalge
Music Hall
Greenhalge
John E. Russell
Calamity claims fly as Greenhalge campaigns hard
The piece attacks Hustler Greenhalge for backing the pig-silver purchase law and McKinley tariff, arguing his record worsens calamity. It condemns his rhetoric about future Democratic peril and says Massachusetts voters won’t be swayed by such claims. It notes confusion over Wolcott Wolcott ballots last year and cautions against overdrawing responsibility.
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Hustler Greenhalge
Mr. Greenhalge
New England
Gounod Revered For Faust And Grand Popular Viola
The article notes Charles Francis Gounod’s lasting fame as the composer of Faust and his popular melodies like the Soldiers Chorus Garden Song There Was a King in Thule. It remarks on Faust its enduring classics and its wide appeal in the United States with crowded houses and brass bands. It also mentions his sudden death while singing his own music.
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Charles Francis Gounod
Faust
Gounod
United States
Thule
The Balance of Trade and Its Implications
Treasury figures show exports exceed imports by about 50 million in three months, with September driving the surplus. The piece questions the meaning of the balance of trade, arguing a weak domestic mood lowers imports while falling prices boost exports, signaling a natural adjustment rather than trouble.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Observant Citizen Notes Street Crossing Habits
The observer reflects on pedestrians near electric cars and the timid reactions after fatal accidents. He notes police presence at crossings and questions why many unused streets still have rails, asking in effect what the West would do.
Boston society notes mix of gossip and charity tales
The item surveys Boston social life with remarks on nightlife rails, a possible night school for police, and exiles of restaurateurs. It highlights Marie Antoinette relics in America, Mrs. Morgan’s lace, Pulitzer’s Boston visit, Salvation Army fundraising, a trumpet recital by Walker, and Col. Hanley’s recovery and trip to Canada.
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Abba Goold Woolson
Marie Antoinette
Bradley-Martin
New York
France
Pierpont Morgan
Arlington Street
Harvard statistics show gains in some schools and losses in others
The University totals 2969 students with gains in Lawrence Scientific School almost 50 percent and in the graduate department. Losses occur mainly in law and medical schools due to new admission and residence requirements. Changes reflect higher standards and later graduates.
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Sobeide
Lawrence Scientific School
Divinity School
Teant Ears
Boececs BO
Law
Medical
How Cholera Works
Eight new milder choleraic cases reported in the Greenwich workhouse today. Total under treatment rises to 220 with 170 convalescent.
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London
Greenwich
Muldoon Spillane Rites At St Josephs Church
Miss Agnes Gertrude Muldoon daughter of John Muldoon Roxbury married Jeremiah C Spillane at St Josephs Church in the morning. Rev William Fennessey officiated with a low mass. Music directed by Edward J MacGoldrick featured the chorus of St Josephs and St Patricks. The brides gown was white bengaline silk. Bridesmaid Florence Muldoon wore blue China silk. Ushers included Frank Davis John Neldon Jr Benjamin Watson and others. Reception at 44 Linwood Street. They will reside at Highlands after honeymoon and host friends Nov 22 and 23.
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Agnes Gertrude Muldoon
John Muldoon
Roxbury
Jeremiah C. Spillane
St. Joseph's Church
William Fennessey
St. Joseph's
Edward J. MacGoldrick
United Chorus
St. Patrick's
Florence Muldoon
Frank Davis
John Neldon, Jr
Benjamin Watson
W. L. Mooney
James 8. Mahoney
Herbert McLaughlin
Linwood Street
Highlands
A Correct Prediction on Sunday Train Rights
Boston correspondence notes a wager on equal Sunday train rights for the Boston Post and rivals. The Post argues trains are common carriers and should treat Sunday newspaper deliveries equally, challenging contracts with rivals and forecasting a legal win.
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Boston Correspondence
Rochester Post Express
Boston Post
The
Post Express
Post
Boston & Albany
Fitchburg
Maine and Northern
Globe and Herald
Governor urged to suspend police commission
A Haverhill Gazette note urges the Governor to suspend the police commission in the name of the people for neglect of duty. The item also advertises a NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE 160 Tremont.
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Haverhill Gazette
Plans for Candace Wheeler Building Draw 100 Plus Applicants
Over 100 applications have been filed for the 140 rooms in the apartment house by Mrs Candace Wheeler and Miss Janet Lewis. Plans are drawn contracts awarded and ground to be broken soon with opening aimed for early autumn. Also notes Maria Mitchell feared lightning, finding the heavens an open but mysterious book.
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Candace Wheeler
Janet Lewis
Maria Mitchell
Womanly idea on affection for the poor at Sorosis talk
Mrs. Kidder of the dramatist family urged affection as the hardest aid for the abject poor. She described why cleanliness and gentle kindness from Sunday school teachers appeal to children. The speaker noted mothers grow worn and distant, leaving children to seek love elsewhere. The poor need friendship amid starved lives.
Two Salem Men Play Amusing Tunnel Prank on Wives
The Salem Journal recounts two young married men on a Salem excursion to Newport who swapped seats in Elk City tunnel and kissed their wives. One wife screamed, triggering laughs as the light revealed the couples. the other remained quiet, sharing a laugh with her husband after the surprise.
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Salem
Newport
Salemi” Journal
Long Tunnel
Elk City
Governor nominates Cambridge official for Middlesex Probate judgeship
At a Governor Council meeting resolutions were passed on the death of David Hall Rice. Charles J. McIntire of Cambridge was nominated to succeed late Judge George M. Brooks as Probate judge of Middlesex County. McIntire, Cambridge city solicitor since 1886, was born in Cambridge in 18. His paternal ancestors came from Scotland.
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David Hall Rice
Charles J. McIntire
Cambridge
George M. Brooks
Middlesex County
Charles John McIntire
Scotland
Long Career of Mr McIntire Chronicle of Cambridge Official
The article traces the life of Mr McIntire from his Seattle roots to Charlton Worcester county and Salem. It notes his Civil War service with the Forty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment under Colonel Francis L Lee and his later public roles in Cambridge including alderman Common Council School Board Legislature assistant district attorney and charter and election law commissions.
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Salem
Charlton
Worcester County
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
S. C
John Reed
Boston
McIntire
Forty-fourth
Massachusetts Regiment
Francis L. Lee
Washington, N. C
Cambridge
Marriages and Obituaries from Arlington to Boston
At Arlington on Oct 10 the Rev Silas L Meorse officiated a wedding between Ar mand W Morse of Charlestown and Emma J Douglass of Arlington. Obituaries note Elizabeth C Bates aged 85 at Roxbury on Oct 16 and Abby A Barber of Foxboro on Oct 16. Charles L Gilbert formerly with Company E Thirty sixth Massachusetts Volunteers died at the Chelsea Soldiers Home on Oct 16 aged 51. William H Mason of Everett died Oct 16 aged 55. Oliver W Turner of Newton died Oct 16 aged 82. Edward P Twitchell of Boston died Oct 16 aged 61 months suddenly.
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Morse—Douglass
Arlington
Silas L. Meorse
Plymouth
Armand W. Morse
Charlestown
Emma J. Douglass
Bates
Roxbury
Elizabeth C. Bates
Barber
Foxboro
Abby A. Barber
Flint
Quincey
Elizabeth A. Flint
Gilbert
Chelsea
Soldiers’ Home
Charles L. Gilbert
Company E
Thirty-sixth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Lockwood
Brookline
Ellen
Dudley Family Reunion Holds First Annual Meeting
About 150 members attended the Dudley Govern or Thomas Dudley Family Association gathering at the Vendome. Officers were elected including Sanford H. Dudley as president and a long list of vice presidents secretaries and directors. A treasury report showed 901.55 income and 218.76 balance. The event featured photo exhibits relics and remarks on the Dudley line with remarks read from absent speakers and a general sense of pride in Dudley lineage.
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Dudleys
Governor
Thomas Dudley
Vendome
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sanford H. Dudley
Boston
Henry F. Harris
Worcester
James Henry Wiggin
Elizabeth Abbott
Charlestown
E. Dudley Freeman
Portland
James F. Dudley
Hartford
Henry Dudley Teeter
Denver
Richard M Jones
Philadelphia
Charles A. Sheldon
New Haven
Gilman H. Tucker
New York
Woodbridge G. Langdon
Louise Winthrop Krones
Dudley R. Child
L. Edwin Dudley
Charles E. Wiggin
Warren P. Dudley
Joseph B. Moors
Robert T. Babson
Julia C.clark
Florence M. Adkinson
Daniel Dudley Gilbert
Dorchester
Albion M. Dudley
Salem
Augustine Jones
Providence
Frank Dudley
Thomas Mitchell
Harry Clay Dudley
Buffalo
Elizabeth C. Young
Medford
John Dudley
Minneapolis
A. M. Dudley
Howland Dudley
Cambridge
Francis J. Moors
Edward H. Whitman
Laura Howl
Dudley Castle
Staffordshire
England
Stephen Dudley
Joseph
David Hoar
Harwood A. Dudley
Warsaw
N. Y
Russell
Wolcott
Stephen H. Phillips
Mercy
Patience Dudley
Slibyl Jones
Friends’ School
Henry W. Dudley
Dudley
Willis sued for absolute divorce in New Haven
Patrick Willis long time Democratic politician now working in the Grand Central baggage room is sued for absolute divorce and alimony by his wife here. The complaint attaches property in New Haven totaling $18 006 and accuses him of living with a woman on Lexington Avenue in New York as his wife. Willis is reputed to be financially well off.
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New Haven
Patrick Willis
Grand Central Station
New York
Willis
Lexington Avenue
Growth of the Post and Sunday Post a reader’s note
A notice invites women readers to submit concise observations on the circulation growth of the Post and Sunday Post compared with other Boston morning papers. Respondents should state the number of Posts and other papers observed on streetcars, steam cars, or at business places, without exaggeration. Address Comparison Editor, The Post.
Marie Tempest In The Algerian At Hollis Street Theatre
The evening program features Marie Tempest and Julius Steger in DeKoven and MacDonough's The Algerian at Hollis Street Theatre. Reports note Tempest's refined voice, Wagner and Massenet arias, and a Dresden China era presence amid a busy Boston theater scene.
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Marie Tempest
Julius Steger
DeKoven and MacDonough
Hollis Street Theatre
J. M. Hill
Dresden
China
Reginald de Koven
Glen MacDonough
Charles Frohman
Yale Hotel in Difficulty in New Haven
Creditors of Jules Prokasky owner of the Yale Hotel met in New Haven as George Ring the New York brewer attached Prokasky property for 5000 dollars. Prokasky faces liabilities around 15000 dollars with assets about one third this amount. An effort toward compromise is planned, else an assignment may be made.
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New Haven
Jules Prokasky
Yalé
Géorge Ring
New York
Prokasky
Prokosky
Tug Anna Explodes on Lake La goda Killing All Aboard
The boiler explosion aboard the tug Anna on Lake La goda today wrecked the vessel. The tug was blown apart and every crew member on board was killed or drowned.
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ST. Petersburg
Anna
Lake Lagoda
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