Beals Family Ties End as James H Beals Dies at 73
The Boston Post notes the death of James H Beals aged 73, a former partner in Beals & Greene and long time business manager of the paper. He followed his father into the counting room after his Boston Latin School graduation and led the Post’s business until the partnership dissolved in 1874.
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James H. Beals
Boston Post
William Beals
Boston
Charles G. Greene
The
Post
Beals
Tariff Question and McKinley Campaign Tactics
The piece analyzes Republican strategy shaping around tariffs with McKinley as the tariff embodiment. It notes Hanna permitting bolder front porch speeches and Boston Journal claims of Democratic support for protection. It warns that election results on currency won't settle the tariff fight, which will persist vigorously.
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McKinley
Hanna
Canton
Boston Journal
Harrison
A Marvelous Campaign by Mr. Bryan Across the Nation
The article praises William Jennings Bryan for a nationwide rail campaign covering 17 000 miles. It compares his endurance to General Butler and notes the immense physical strain and nerve required to press his political message from coast to coast.
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Mr. Bryan
General Butler
Massachusetts
Debate Over Free Coinage and Labor Wages Explored
An essay argues free coinage would distort wages by making fifty cent silver dollars legal tender for a full dollar profits go to mine owners while workers bear the loss. It condemns class favoritism and cites labor as the taxed group. Also notes police plan on alcohol and literary notes on Du Maurier and Altgeld.
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United States
Fred
Goodman
Puck
The
Traction Company
Harper’s Bazar
Stock Market Rises Amid Grain Slump Amid Election Confidence
The week saw the stock market advance to its highest since last August's scare, outpacing grain declines. Bank of England raised discount rate to 4 percent, gold imports totalled 68 million since August, signaling easy money and renewed trade optimism after the election.
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Europe
United States
New York
Bank of England
Remembering the Silver Question in Mining Profits
A Post correspondent notes that if the dollar’s purchasing power falls below 412.2 grains of silver under free coinage, silver mine profits shrink as bullion value would not translate into higher money value. The discussion touches on mining costs and supply prices.
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The
Post
United States
Oddities and Observations From Boston to Verlaine
A columnist frets about BostonPost Office safety at Spring Lane and praises cemetery florals in Forest Hills. He notes hard to count silver certificates, and highlights Verlaine’s memorial drive while Poe grows in esteem. A Beacon Street funeral misread leads to a symphony rehearsal cue. Felix Boire chases debt dodgers across New Hampshire in a ten day pursuit.
The Post's Short Stories Ends With Hidden Betrayal
A village gathers under a full moon as a dying woman name her betrayer. Lucia Grey reveals her son as the culprit, shocking the crowd and driving the doctor to carry her away. The deacon and townsfolk confront the moral outrage in a God fearing yet troubled community.
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Lucia Grey
Breakfast to dessert menu from Mrs Angell’s kitchen
The excerpt outlines a complete daily menu with breakfast lunch and dinner items such as Bananas and Grapes Creamed Potatoes and Oyster Stew plus recipes for Graham Muffins Oyster Stew Floating Island and several desserts. It ends with a home kitchen note from Mrs N M Angell of Beachmont Massachusetts.
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N. M. Angell
Crest Avenue
Beachmont
Mass
Various Humorous Snippets From 19th Century Papers
A collage of one‑off jokes and anecdotes from period papers. Puck and Truth jokes mix with humorous exchanges about burglars, home life, and writing, featuring everyday characters, editors, and a playful take on modern life.
Mrs Seibert Wins Post Menu Prize
Mrs Seibert of 9 Willis Avenue Malden wins the Post menu prize of $5 for last week. Her entry was published in the Post Friday morning Oct 93. With Thanksgiving ahead, young housekeepers may use the receipts and suggestions offered.
Puzzle about Williams Governors Dinner Guest Count
In a hypothetical Massachusetts governor win by George Fred Williams a private dinner party requires seating. He provides a guest list including his father's brother in law Elis brother's father in law his father in law's brother and his brother in law's father. Determine the smallest number of plates needed for Williams and his guests.
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George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Mr. Williams
Hlls
Elis
Post
George Fred
H. M. Barnes
Cambridge
Puzzle letter offers five guests and kinship hints
Readers submit solutions to a complex family relation puzzle. Kitty C. O Neill from East Boston cites five guests including Mrs Williams. Cambridge writer H M Barnes explains another variant where Mr Williams’s kinship chain ties him to multiple in laws and connections through marriage and step relations.
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Williams
Boston
Mr. Williams
Boston Theatres Preview Big Week of Plays and Entertainments
The Empire Theatre company opens The Benefit of the Doubt at Hollis Street Theatre in Boston with Pinero's satire on modern English society. Boston and regional venues showcase minstrel shows, opera, and burlesque acts as Davenport Fedora tickets go on sale at the Boston Theatre.
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Doubdt
Empire Theatre Company
Boston
Hollis Street
Pinero
Tanqueray
New York
Boston Theatre
Cleveland & Haverly
Herbert Sparling
Brown
Park Theatre
Mamile Gilroy
Chimmie Fadden
Annie Irish
Helene
Museum
Wil
Harvard College
Tremont
Cissy Fitzgerald
Anna Held
Mapleson Imperial Opera Company
Academy of Music
Clara Lane
Laura Millard
Mabel
Castle Square
Biondi
Fregoll
Keith
Lydia Barry
Columbia
Miss MecVickar
Howard Atheneum
Russell Brothers
Russells
Jennie Yeamans
McAvoy
May
Meyer Cohen
Mazuz and
Mazett
Staley
Birbeck
Rossi Brothers
Johnnie Carroll
Living Pictures
Alice R. Jones
George Neville
Gilbert
Washington
New Grand
Daniel A. Kelly
Baltimore
Grand Opera House
Antoinette Cyr
Austin & Stone’s
Woods Sisters
Trocadero
Holl
Isaac B. Rich
Charlies Frohman
N.Y
Pastor Inman Street Universalist Church Falls Ill in Pulpit
In Cambridge the Rev. George W. Bicknell collapsed during morning service at the Inman Street Universalist Church with a bilious attack. Though ill recently he refused rest, finished the sermon, then was taken home to Harvard Street. Dr Thomas diagnosed a serious condition.
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George W. Bicknell
Inman Street Universalist Church
Cambridge
Harvard Street
Bicknell
Thomas
The Old and the New at Barchester Deanery
A sharp jab as critics question a new deanery appointment in Barchester. The dialogue mocks the choice citing family connections and a history of failures at prior posts.
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Fedora
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Boston City Band
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Model Playhouse of the Country
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Miss Brown
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Land of the Living
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India Wharf
Nats . Williams
Francis Joseph Hebrew Charitable Association
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Hyman Pill
Minnie Weisstilh
Maurice Messenger
Samuel Strock
Abraham Barth
Barnard Hoffman
Hyman Weller
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Hyman Fill
Abraham Alpert
Marvelous Cinematographe
Sie
Subway Plaisance
Mile
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Prof
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Adjie
den of Lions
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Tremont Theatre
Iftel & Gran Co
Cissy Fitzgerald Big Vaudeville Co
Fanny Rice
Boston Museum
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Excelsior, JR
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