Editor letters question silver policy and political loyalties
William Harrison Riley of Townsend Centre Massachusetts and I. S. Austin address the editor with a long list of questions on free coinage of silver and political allegiances. They challenge Cleveland McKinley figures and express anti silver and anti foreign influence sentiments.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Europe
America
Shylock
United States
Bryan
Rothschilds
Belmonts
Judas Iscariot
William Harrison Riley
Townsend Centre
Mass
No Duty on Anthracite Says Calcutta Letter
In a Post letter Calcutta rebuts W Crosman arguing that only bituminous coal bears a 40 cent per ton tariff while anthracite remains duty free. The writer contends most of Crosman’s points are mistaken and defends the coal tax distinction.
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W. Crosman
Calcutta
Respectfully Referred Letter Promises Full Answer
A reader is told that the South Carver silver man is respectfully referred for an answer to his letter in the Post of the 23d inst and to a related piece titled Prom Common Sense. The note hints a lengthy reply would exceed space and cannot do justice to the ongoing green back issue.
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Prom Common Sense
A Challenge to Common Sense on Silver Remonetization
George A. McKinnon argues that remonetizing silver would restore its former monetary status, debase the dollar’s value less, and restore honest money. He criticizes the gold standard, praises silver, cites 1873 changes, and invites a public debate with his opponent. He signs from Somerville on Sept 23, 1896.
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France
United States
Carlisle
George
A. M’kinnon
Oak Street
Somerville
Urges Unity for Bryan Reception in Boston
A Boston letter writer urges Democrats and all citizens including Chief Magistrate Quincy to unite for a large Bryan demonstration in Boston. He warns that McKinley’s election could threaten local self government and cites Lodge and centralization fears from recent GOP leaders.
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William J. Bryan
Philadelphia
Bryan
Boston
Quincy
McKinley
Henry Cabot Lodge
Atlantic Monthly
United States
Committee On “Public Safety
Orchants
PoliticalEconomy and Labor in The Nation’s Finance
A Boston letter by W. Howes Shepard argues for industrial labor protection and stable money. It defends capital accumulation, condemns socialism as force, and favors prosperity through open mills, real wages, and employment rather than coinage schemes. It critiques the income tax and tariff injustices, urging labor to prioritize work over speculative money schemes.
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the Post
Grover Cleveland
Illinois
Supreme Court
Edward Atkinson
United States
Jones, Stewart and
W. Howes Shepard
Boston
Wife Acquitted in Cruelty Case Against Mrs Conant
Mrs Mary A Conant faced a assault charge against her aged husband Stephen K Conant. Testimony described a Friday night quarrel with multiple blows and a push causing the husband to fall. Judge Burke found Mrs Conant not guilty and discharged her after the verdict.
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Stephen K. Conant
Burke
Kittredge
Brown
Wolf
Cleary
Conant
Mr. Kittredge
Lewis Miller
James Dean
Castle Square Théatre Company
Conants
Mrs. Conant
Berkeley Street
Excursion to New York via Albany and Hudson River
A five dollar trip to New York departs Tuesday Oct 6 via Albany and Hudson River, returning on the Fall River line by Boston and Albany railroad spelling out the route and timing for the outing.
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New York
Albany
Hudson River
Fall River
Boston & Albany Railroad
Stabbing at Cambridge Wedding Ends With Arrest
Patrick Hill of 524 Boston Street was jailed after stabbing his daughter Lynn during a wedding visit at Mrs. Cunniff's home on Flint Street. The injured woman, Mrs. Lance of Cambridge, was taken to hospital in precarious condition. Hill, cut on the hand, claimed his daughter stabbed him. authorities suspect the reverse.
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Patrick Hill
Boston Street
Lance
Cambridge
Patrick
Hill
Tragic Love Triangle Ends in Double Shooting
Rosa A. Redgate, a stenographer, is killed by her lover William J. Koerner, a pen and ink artist, in New York. Koerner poisoned himself but survived after hospital treatment. police say they may have planned to marry at the Metropolitan Temple, leading to a fatal quarrel.
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New York
Rosa A. Redgate
William J. Koerner
Seventh Avenue
John S. Fowler
West Twentieth Street
Koerner
Miss Redgate
Metropolitan Temple
Priest Denies Allegations In Slovak-Amerika Article
The Rev. Francis Denes, priest of St. Elizabeth Church, sued in Essex Police Court after the Slovak-Amerika labeled him ox and ass in a humorous piece about a Magyar priest dancing after his mother’s funeral. He could not locate the editor to serve the summons.
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New York
Francis Denes
Church of St. Elizabeth
East Fourth Street
Essex
Slovak-Amerika
Denes
Girl Charged With Libel In Dedham Case
Miss Mary C. Daly of Holbrook is charged with libel in the Norfolk Superior Criminal Court for circulating defamatory slips about Miss Mary E. Good of Randolph. The papers were scattered on the street and observed by Officer Crocker and Daly's sister.
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Dedham
Norfolk
Daly Case Hears Ambiguous Handwriting Evidence
Miss Daly of Holbrook testified she found scrap papers on Union street about Miss Good and discarded them. A Boston expert testified the writing matched the defendant’s note, while another contradicted this. The case was adjourned to continue tomorrow.
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Henry S. Fouche
Holbrook
Miss Good
Louis F. Fairbanks
Boston
Vaid
Steamer Ashore Off Bosch Platz Identified by North German Lloyd
A despatch from Amsterdam reports a four masted steamer ashore on the Bosch Platz with no possibility of assistance due to rough seas. A later despatch identifies the vessel as part of the North German Lloyd line.
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London
Amsterdam
Bosch Platz
Lloyd Line
Collision At Sea Interprets 1890 Maritime Duty Law
Judge Webb of the US Court of Appeals rules on the Boston Tow Boat Co v Jacob Winslow(s) case. The ruling interprets the 1890 law requiring colliding vessels to stand by and aid, and to reveal names when appropriate. The schooner's captain is found not guilty of negligence for not stopping where help was unnecessary.
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Judge Webb
United States Court of Appeals
Boston Towboat Company
Vesta
Jacob S. Winson
Jacob
Towboat Honeybrook Sets Fast Bath to Boston Run
The towboat Honeybrook under Captain W S Durkee, owned by the Central railroad of New Jersey, left Drummonds coal wharf Bath Maine at noon Wednesday and reached Lewis wharf Boston at 9 30 p m after about 115 miles in nine and a half hours averaging 12 12 9 knots an hour. The segment also notes the launch of the steamer James Watt as the first Rockefeller fleet vessel, Pilot Austin N Barber's vacation with Bartley McCue covering, Lewis Wharf dividends, and various port movements and incidents including barges, bridges, and ships Max and Cleveland.
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W. S. Durkee
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Drummond’s
Bath
Lewis Wharf
James Watt
Rockefeller
Great Lakes
Austin N. Barber
Boston Towboat Company
Bartley McCue
Lewis Wharf Company
Southern
Western Coal and Railroad
Consolidated Coal Company of Baltimore
Charles F. Mayer
Portsmouth
Yarmouth
O. E. Smith
Boston
Max
Mattson
Richard T. Green
Port
Azalea
Highland Light
Cape Cod
Vineyard Sound
New Bedford
Lillian
Phillips
Baltimore
Norfolk
Apple Shipments Set to Reach New High as Freight Demand Surges
Boston freight space tightens on outward steamers as apple and grain exports surge. Officials report record shipments near 3,000,000 barrels and advance freight rates rising up to seven percent while lines add ships and extend services to Liverpool Glasgow London Hamburg and beyond.
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Alexander Martin
Cunard Company
Liverpool
Ae Lincoln
The
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Allan Line
Glasgow
Johnson Line
London
Hamburg
Boston Man Swindles Portsmouth Advertisers
A Boston man using the name John J. Norton collected ads for a church sketchbook in Portsmouth. After printing by a local firm the project was due today. Norton left Langdon Hotel owing $20 board and $50 for printing, with about $150 from advertisers unpaid.
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John J. Norton
Boston
Henry E. Hovey
St. John's Church
Norton
Langdon Hotel
Location Secured in Lynn for Mr Guinan Clothing Firm
Mr Hubert H Guinan formerly of Randolph secures a prime Lynn location for a clothing and gentlemen’s furnishing store. He built a reputation for honesty and fair dealing with Randolph customers and remains active in town advancement, serving on the centennial committee and in local business and community groups.
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Randolph
Lynn
Guinan
Norfolk County Fish and Game Association
Randolph Co-operative Bank
Randolph Business and Improvement Society
Travel Deal to Albany by Boston & Albany Route
Five dollars offers a trip to Albany via the Boston and Albany line down the Hudson to New York with connections on the Fall River line to Boston. The sale starts Tuesday in October.
Millionaires Targeted in Fifth Avenue Incumbrance Raid
New York authorities seized property from rich residents including Governor Levi P. Morton and William Waldorf Astor. Workers removed granite stepping stones bearing dated inscriptions and large guide posts from three Astor houses, and from Coppell and a church, as part of the bureau of incumbrances operation.
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New York
Bureau of Incumbrances
Fifth Avenue
Levi P. Morton
William Waldorf Astor
George C. Coppell
First Presbyterian Church
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Governor Morton
Fifty-sixth Street
Crocker Bonds Gift Tied to Prohibition Tenure
Crockers sue to terminate a trust under Charles Crocker's will regarding 49 bonds worth 1000 each held for George Crocker. The condition requires George to abstain from liquor for five years after the testator's death. if met, bonds pass to him. if not, to Crocker heirs and Mrs. Alexander. They allege George has abstained from Sept 22, 1891, to Sept 22, 1896, and seek transfer of funds to him.
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C. F. Crocker
W. H. Crocker
Charles Crocker
George Crocker
Twenty Third Regiment Association Holds Gloucester Reunion
The Twenty Third Regiment Association met in Gloucester with about 15 members attending. A business meeting followed by a 2 PM dinner at Tarrs Hall. Members were Essex county predominately with some from Boston and Cambridge. Colonel Nason presented a flag to the group. The next reunion is set for Beverly on September 28 next year to mark Colonel Raymonds seventieth birthday.
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Twenty-third Regiment Association
Tarr’s Hall
Essex County
Boston
Cambridge
Nason
Beverly
Raymond
Portland Council Coming to Boston for Visit
Arrangements for the City Council's baseball visitors from Portland are nearly complete. They depart Portland by special car at 7 a.m. and arrive in Boston at 10 30. They return Wednesday afternoon and evening. A committee will meet them at the station and escort them to the American House. The game is to be played at the South End grounds on Tuesday afternoon with a banquet at the American House.
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Portland
Boston
South End
Vestments Found In Cambridge Dump Near Sixth Street
Yesterday morning workers at the dump by Sixth Street Cambridge found a fine leather traveling bag among rubbish by the Charles River. Inside were vestments of Vicar-General William Byrne of the Boston diocese including a cassock chasuble alb and other mass garments. Three articles were untouched but it appeared valuables were searched for.
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Sixth Street
Cambridge
Charlies River
William Byrne
Boston
Pleasant Surprise Party Honors Mrs. Eleanor Lee
A group of Dorchester young ladies hosted a pleasant surprise party last evening at 518 Dorchester Avenue. The event featured a presentation to Mrs. Eleanor Lee of a French China ice cream set, with an orchestra and a vocal quartet enhancing the enjoyment.
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Salsce
Dorchester Avenue
Eleanor Lee
Dorchester
Keefe Sentenced to Nine to Ten Years for Roxbury Burglary
In Superior Criminal Court yesterday Judge Bishop sentenced Thomas Keefe alias Shes to State prison for nine to ten years for breaking and entering the home of Christopher J. McGowen in Roxbury and stealing clothing. The habitual criminal charge was not pressed.
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Bishop
Thomas Keefe
Shes
Christopher J. McGowen
Roxbury
Keefe
Fitchburg Excursion Ticket Sold for Five Dollar Note
A five dollar note funds a ticket for the Fitchburg railroad New York excursion slated for October 1. The purchase reflects modest travel means and interest in the planned rail trip between Fitchburg and New York.
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Fitchburg Railroad
New York
Stocks Buoyed by Copper and Sugar Rallies
Sunday Post reports a buoyant stock market with copper and sugar leading gains. Tamarack and Tamarack Jr. rise while several copper stocks show strength. Trade shows outside buying, with Burlington and Fitchburg preferred advancing. a cautious week-end outlook expects smaller declines than gains and continued active trading. Clearing House money at 5–6 percent, New York funds steady, gold imports rising amid steady Sterling quotes.
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Dulness
Tamarack
Montana
Tamarack, Jr
Burlington
Fitchburg
New York
Boston
Jury List on September Civil Calendar in Middlesex Superior Court
The uncontested divorce list and civil cases in the Middlesex Superior Court will be in order Monday at 9 am. Judges Dewey and Cambridge officials oversee the session with juries waived for the listed cases.
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Crane
Potter
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Waltham G. IL. Co
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Ken
Underwood
Ryan
Elliott
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Halloran
Freeman
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Maloney
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Melrose
Coot
Joel
Schafer
O'Donnell
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Delaney
Everett
Grady
Dewey, J
Keen
Locke
Norris
Dole
Hulse
City of
Gloucester approves funds for firemen parade expenses
The Gloucester City Council appropriated 400 dollars to defray firemen costs for the parade scheduled in October.
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Gloucester
Edward Hayes Sons and Co Note Brokers
Edward Hayes Sons and Co a Boston note broker firm located at 511 Exchange Building handles negotiable paper, commercial notes, and related financial services for clients in the financial district.
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Edward Hayes
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