Most Substantial Benefit to publishers in Dorchester area
A letter from Blue Hill Terrace Company at No. 8% Water Street states that since opening six properties in Dorchester Milton Hyde Park they have received substantial benefit from advertising in the Post. They list Mt. Olive Austin Triangle Blue Hill Terrace Forest Park Holmfield and Oakwood and sign off respectfully.
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the Post
Dorchester
Milton
Hyde Park
Mt. Olive
Austin Triangle
Blue Hill Terrace
Forest Park
Holmfield
Oakwood
Blue Hill Terrace Company
Water Street
Harvard adopts policy on vowing matters for rowing
The piece argues Harvard should stick to a vowed policy, praising continuity over the no-policy approach of recent years. It notes mixed reaction to Mr. Watson as permanent trainer, contrasts him with Mayor Bancroft, and urges a radical method change to restore confidence in Harvard rowing.
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Harvard
Watson
Mayor Bancroft
Bancroft
Starvard
Friend of New England backs Wilson in tariff stance
A New England supporter praises Congressman Wilson of West Virginia for opposing sectional bias in tariff policy. Wilson sought to remove tariffs on coal lumber and iron ore as justice for the nation, drawing criticism from New England Republican press but earning regional prayers and confident prospects for re election.
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Wilson
West Virginia
New England
Congressman Wilson
Supreme Court Upholds State Tax on Legacies and Exemptions
The Supreme Court settles questions on collateral inheritance tax, affirming the state's right to tax property passing on death and to exempt small estates from the tax on larger fortunes. Judge Lathrop’s dissent highlights practical concerns with the exemption feature.
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Supreme Court
Lathrop
Tax policy on inheritances and estate inequality
The ruling notes a discrimination between estates under and over 10000 dollars as a tax upon legatees but finds no hardship. It states the testator can remove the inequality, and that the Legislature may tax all inheritances, direct or collateral, on a sound basis.
Boston Bath Usage Surges Amid Public Health Push
The Board of Health reports 1.2 million baths in two summers, with over a quarter million at the foot of L street in Dorchester Bay. The bath habit grows as beaches come under public control and healthful swimming becomes more common among Boston residents. Mayor Matthews and a group of city leaders visited multiple sites from City Hall to Brookline Park for a group supper.
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Boston
Board of Health
L Street
Dorchester Bay
Matthews
Mayors’ Club
City Hall
Reservoir
Arnold Arboretum
Franklin Park
Marine Park
Charlesbank
New Boulevard
Brookline Park and Country Club
Mayors Matthews
Whipple
Brockton
Bancroft
Cambridge
Carter
Chelsea
Mellen
Chicopee
Batchelder
Everett
Moulton
Fitchburg
Cook
Gloucester
Taylor
Haverhill
Pickman
Lowell
Harwood
Lynn
Stevens
Malden
Brownell
New Bedford
Gurney
Newburyport
Fenno
Newton
Hodgman
Taunton
Warden
Waltham
Marsh
Worcester
Boston Docks Plan Gains Support at Hearing
Ten million dollars was proposed as the cost to establish a municipally controlled dock system for Boston. Support from alderman Barry and business groups argues the project will boost taxable property values and advance the city’s commercial interests, with citizens eventually benefiting through increased wealth. The push stresses urgency and long term gains for the Boston of the future.
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Boston
Jones
Barry
Dr Edward Everett Hale Seen as Chicago’s Possible Successor
Telegraphed rumors from Chicago propose Dr Edward Everett Hale as successor to Professor David Swing. The Boston public values Hale for his unique status and lifelong impact, asserting there may be many possible successors but only one Hale.
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Chicago
Central Church Society
Edward Everett Hale
David Swing
Dr. Hale
Boston
Professor Swing
Observant Citizen Notes Social Oddities and Legal News
The piece wanders from a banquet scene with a Japanese dinner to David Christie Murray’s new satirical trilogy about marital life. It then touches on Chicago’s interest in Rev. Dr. Edward E Hale and public transit haste. Finally it reports Judge Putnam affirming King’s asylum stay, ending a long family court battle.
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David Christie Murray
America
Gladys
Murray
Chicago
Edward E. Hale
Dr. Hale
Professor Swing
Putnam
Circuit Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
William H. King
King
Newport
McLean Asylum
Conant Accepts Democratic Nomination for Congress
Charles A. Conant, candidate for Congress from the eighth district, letters his acceptance and outlines tariff reform, currency, and civil service stands. He notes unanimous nomination by the Massachusetts Democratic convention and assigns duty to Robert Treat Paine Jr. and Richard J. Swyer in Worcester Winchester.
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Carter Building
Water Street
Spring Lane
Charles A. Conant
Congress
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Conant
Messrs
Richard J. Swyer
Eagnth District
Demin
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National Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
John K. Russell
Democratic Party
John F. Andrew
United States Senate
Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Nationa
Andrew
House
North
A. Conan Winchester
B Y M C U Employment Bureau Seeks Local Help
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union at 48 Boylston Street announces that its employment bureau, a long standing and successful part of the union, invites business leaders and the public to write call or telephone 1763 to engage young men and boys with reliable recommendations.
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Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Boylston Street
B. Y. M. C. Union
Surplus Suits Sale Slashes Prices In Boston Outlet
Advertises 200 fall suits in cassimeres worsteds and ceviots cut from 12 15 and 18 to ten dollars. 200 tailor made suits in imported fabrics drop from 18 20 22 and 25 to 15. Suits priced 20 to 30 rivaling custom tailors. Overcoats offered 10 to 40 dollars.
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Rogers, Peet & Co
New York
Boston
Quotable Fragments and Comic Snippets From A Newspaper Page
A collage of brief humorous exchanges and wry reflections from various papers. Bits include a morose man promising an ought-to biography, sugar prices, and a cautionary plan to stock barrels. A tax receipt quip and a cheeky marriage scene add to the light, fragmented humor.
Literary Gossip and Literary Feuds Across Europe
A survey of authors and works from Eugene Field to Walter Crane and Korostovisty. Notes on Sarah Grand, Hawthorne, Miss Braddon, Frances Power Cobbe, Renan, Burns, and the Heine monument controversy. Observes publishing moves by Mathews Lane and Bodley Head.
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Eugene Field
Artemus Ward
Sarah Grand
Walter Crane
Spenser
London
Korostovisty
China
Greece
Mayence
William
Heine
Germany
France
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Marquis of Lorne
Lorne
Edward Beggleston
America
James Russell Lowell
M. BH
Brad
Hour
Mathews
Lane
Vigo Street
Bodley Head
Albany
Macauley
Frances Power Cobbe
Frances
Power Cobbe
Renan
Italy
D. F. Hannigan
Westminster Review
Robert Burns
Brother Srae
New York Theatres Feature Pro Tem Amazons At Hollis
The New York Lyceum Theatre and Museum run a mixed bill with The Amazons at Hollis, Prince Pro Tem at the Museum, The Fogian Blackbirds delighting children, and Mr. Lacy promoting The Man from the West at the Columbia drawing large crowds.
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Museum
New York
Columbia
New York Lyceum Theatre Company
Arthur Pinero
Mr. Frohman
Hollis
Rich
Blackbirds
Harry Lacy
The
Mr. Lacy
Oliver J. Booth
Columbia Theatre
Rich & Harris
Charles Frohman
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
H. B. Stevens Company Advertises Stamps in Boston
Nightly operation touted with success, listing stamps for sale. The notice references Mi og baton and canteees with unclear phrases and an OT sent on face of 2c. in stamps, crediting H. B. Stevens Company at 212 Boylston Street, Boston.
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H. B. Stevens Company
Boylston Street
Boston
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George Dixon
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Richard Mansfield
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Lily Langtry
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Davy Jones Company
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Polly Holmes
Thomas Lewis
H. W. Frillman
R. J. Jose
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Ryan
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Martinetti
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Keith
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Ates Css Museum
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Boston Museum
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Tremont St
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Johnn L. Sullivan
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Romain
Berlioz
University Book Store
Bowdoin SQ
Mr. Chas. F. Atkinson
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Hoosac Tunnel
Ofton
No. Adams
Causeway St
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G. P. A. Fitchburg R. R
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Boston & Annapolis
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Boston & ST. John
Boston & Eastport
Boston & Lubec
Boston & Calais
St. John
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A. Waldron
Gen. Agt
Commercial Wharf
North Aa
Portland
India Wharf
Portland Co
F. Williams
Hk Gemts
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