Burbank Letter Debates Free Coinage and National Prosperity
A reader letter to the Post argues that bimetallism and free coinage would lift wages and revive industry, asserting both major parties share responsibility for current economic woes. The piece contends the United States should set its own financial policy without English or foreign dictation, highlighting farm and manufacturing wage gains and criticising gold standard supporters and tariff barons. Roxbury, Mass., signatory W. L. Crosman.
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Enigma
C. W. Ryan
England
Indianapolis
J. E. Burbank
Vance
Calcutta
Roxbury
Mass
W. L. Crosman
Taxation as cure for monopolies and free silver debate
Letter to the editor argues free silver alone cannot fix social ills. Believes land monopolies oppress labor and that taxation should target monopolies and special privileges. Credits a speaker's remark to tax the rich as a remedy, and cites landlords owning land and wealth. Signed B Winnerblad, 52 Fairmount Street, Cambridge.
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B. Winnerblad
Fairmount Street
Cambridge
Tariff Debates and Coal Trusts Across Labor Wealth Claims
Letter to the editor argues wage and wealth gains from labor, condemns coal and other monopolies as price gouging aided by land monopoly and tariff policy. Cites Wilson bill duties, coal and sugar prices, Standard Oil power, and historic tariff era effects on trade and industry.
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Carroll D. Wright
Wright’s
Standard Oil Company
New York
Thomas
Shearman
Lincoln era platform critiqued in 1900s debate
A Denver writer argues that Republican and Lincoln era planks echo Bryan era charges labeling opponents anarchists and revolutionaries. He compares 1860 platform promises on states rights and slavery to modern debates over income tax and federal election interference, urging readers to weigh political lineages against current criticisms.
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Dred Scott
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Four dissenting judges praised while critics labeled anarchists in same era
Joshua Freeman argues money power threatens democracy amid 1900s debates on taxation and silver. He cites Dred Scott and Hylton precedents, condemns court decisions as dangerous to liberty, and urges voters to study silver issue before supporting Bryan and Sewall.
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Dred Scott
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Chicago
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Stetson Estate in Court Over Special Administrator Move
In Suffolk Probate Court Judge Grant heard arguments from W A Gaston for Emma M Stokes and C H Pattee the executor about appointing Pattee as special administrator of John Stetson Jr s estate alongside M O Adams while the will contest proceeds No action was taken by the court.
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Emma M. Stokes
C. H. Pattee
John Stetson, Jr
J. G. Stetson
John Stetson, Sr
Emma Stokes
Grant
Suffolk Probate Court
Pattee
M. O. Adams
Kitchener Takes Dongola as Dervishes Flee
General Sir H H Kitchener reports to the foreign office that Dongola is occupied and the Dervishes have evacuated the province. Emirs surrendering to Egyptian troops and a large cache of stores and munitions captured from the enemy.
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London
H.H. Kitchener
Soudan
Foreign Office
Dongola
Lord Russell and Interior Secretary Visit Gray Gables
Buzzard's Bay September 23 Lord Russell and the new Secretary of the Interior were entertained by President and Mrs Cleveland at Gray Gables today then left for Newport on the Dolphin. Secretary Carlisle sailed to Marion on the John Rodgers to call on Assistant Secretary Hamlin who arrived this morning. Mr and Mrs Perrine Mrs Cleveland's mother came to Gray Gables this afternoon.
Cambridge Vets Win at Yesterday's Muster
Cambridge Vets claim victory at yesterday's muster as top team and winners listed for the event.
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Cambridge
Demon Lover of Theosophy race winners list
The excerpt lists first class winners and prizes: Red Jacket Cambridge first prize .8250 Zonantum Newton second Quinsigamog Hopkinton third Washington Peabody fourth City of Lynn Lynn fifth prize 25. The text branding includes phrases Demon Lover of Theosophy and a brief description of the dangerous uncanny being.
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Zonantum
Newton
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Firemen Muster Ends At Congress Street Grounds
The Veterans muster closed at Congress street grounds with the squirting contest amid cold wind and mud. City of Lynn led noon start. Union of East Braintree finished about 5 pm as twenty five tubs competed in a smooth, protest-free event with many veteran clubs marching in red shirts and white trousers.
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Constitution Veterans of
Excelsior Veterans
Narragansett Veterans
Riverside
Constitution Veterans
Narragansetts
Somerville Veterans
Hyde Park Veterans
Parade Review Before City Hall Draws Salute From Mayor
A Sunday Post report notes the parade starting from a gun salute and the veterans presenting a fine appearance. Mayor Quincy reviewed the procession opposite City Hall while the chief marshal and union officers stood by on Atlantic Avenue.
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Quincy
Atlantic Avenue
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Victory Parade by Cambridge Red Jackets Firemen
The Cambridge Red Jackets veterans parade through Cambridge after their Congress street grounds victory. They pass Craigie bridge and Bridge street to Gore and Third, engines rung, Somerville vets escort, ending at Inman square headquarters for a banquet and speeches.
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Red Jackets
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Congress Street
Craigie Bridge
Bridge Street
Gore
Somerville
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Firemen Attend Denman Thompson Hello At Boston Theatre
A large Boston Theatre audience honored Denman Thompson's entrance in the Old Homestead last night. The Boston firemen from New Boston numbered 250 and were chaperoned by Manager Whipple of Young's Hotel. The volunteers praised the play and the performance was praised as well.
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Denman Thompson
Boston Theatre
N. H
Whipple
Young’s
Rescue at Hull Gut as brig crew is saved by tug Camilla
Chief Mate Charles Hill and Second Mate Ward of the American brig H. B. Hussey were rescued from drowning yesterday afternoon after a capsized boat encounter in Hull Gut. Captain William Brittain of the tug Camilla brought them to safety as waves swept over the men. The brig’s captain Warr and his wife had rowed to Hull from Nantasket roads when the mishap occurred. Thirty fishing vessels arrived at 1 wharf with fares totaling 360000 pounds. Cod sold 7 cents to 2.25 per hundredweight. haddock 3. pollock 60 cents. hake 50 cents. Brig Mary Gibbs sold to Captain Horace R. Coombs for private terms at Leighton's wharf for refitting and freighting work. The Shawmut canned toward Galveston after repairs. The Hermione to have its propeller overhauled at East Boston. Etta A Stimpson hires new crew in Vineyard Haven.
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H. B. Hussey
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Haddock
Mary Gibbs
Horace R. Coombs
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Rockport
Mass
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Shawmut
Galveston
Lockwood Company
East Boston
Henry L. Pierce
Hermione
Herald
Etta A. Stimpson
Vineyard Haven
Boston
Fay Templeton Elopes in Montreal
Montreal Sept 23 Fay Templeton the well known actress has mysteriously disappeared and is said to have eloped with a young man named Brown from a wealthy Philadelphia family as rumored from the city.
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Fay Templeton
Brown
Philadelphia
Mining Stocks Rally as Copper Leads Close Higher
The market shifted from weakness to a sharp advance led by copper shares, with Tamarack and Montana among gainers. Sugar and other locals were active, while grangers faded as overall conditions stayed unsettled until after the election. Bank and railway notes plus dividends on Bell Telephone and Cutting Car Company were announced.
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Kearsarge
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Europe
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Sterling
New York
Boston & Albany Railroad
Stephen Salisbury
Worcester
John P. Spaulding
American Bell Telephone Company
Cutting Car Company
Boston Stock Exchange Official Daily Report
Official report of sales lists the day’s highest and lowest prices and closes with bid and asked figures.
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange Listing Fragment
A fragmented OCR excerpt lists varied securities and rail notes, including Batopilas Mining Boston Real Estate and Terminal City with sparse figures. It mentions several companies and speculative entries such as Brunswick Gold and Geyser Mining amid scattered valuations and locations.
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Massachusetts
Mollie Gibson
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn R. R
Bonanza
Brunswick
Penobscot Bay
Civil Court Docket Highlights Middlesex Superior Court
The report lists numerous civil action entries in Middlesex Superior Court with verdicts and jury lists. It includes Costello versus Curran verdict for the defendant and a sequence of cases by docket numbers and parties such as McNab versus Fitzgerald and Connors versus Donnelly, among others.
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Lowell— Sherman
John H. Costello
Peter Curran
William H. Bent
R. Blaisdell
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Cooper
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Gately
McNab
Fitzgerald
Connors
Donnelly
Welch
Brennan
McManus
Donahoe
Ordway
Puffer
Monahan
Met. Life. Ins. Co
Marion
Kelly
Gariepy
Mercier
Cambridge
Bond
Ward 9 Hebrew Educational Club Holds Inaugural Meeting
Last evening the Ward 9 Hebrew Educational Club held its first public meeting at Engineer’s Hall 1031 Washington Street with about 300 voters in attendance. Theodore ioh opened the gathering and Charles KE Barnett presided.
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Engineer’s Hall
Washington Street
Theodore
Ioh
Charles KE. Barnett
NEW ENGLAND PENSIONS
Washington lists pension awards for New England residents including original grants to John B. Clough in Springvale and widow Sarah R. Runnels in Medway Maine. Also grants to Mary M. Cilley HastWeare New Hampshire and Charles Blood deceased Groton Massachusetts with increases for Cornelius Carter Lawrence Jacob P. Hill East Bridgewater reissue for John Grace Cheshire and widow Rachel McConnel Winchendon.
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Maine
John B. Clough
Springvale
Hebron Wentworth
Gardiner
Sarah R. Runnels
Medway
New Hampshire
Mary M. Cilley
Hast Weare
Massachusetts
Charles Blood
Groton
Increase
Cornelius Carter
Lawrence
Jacob P. Hill
East Bridgewater
John Grace
Cheshire
Rachel McConneil
Winchendon
New York Excursion Starts Tuesday via Albany Line
A five dollar excursion to New York departs Tuesday October 6 traveling via Albany and Hudson River routes with return on the Fall River line by Boston and Albany railroad.
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New York
Albany
Hudsour River
Fall River Line
Boston & Albany Railroad
Pattern for a Dime Fashionable Circular Silk Skirt
A figured silk skirt in nasturtium and stem green forms a stylish circular design with a flared foot and rippling side and back folds. The top fits smoothly over the front and hips while the back is gathered at the sides of the placket.
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