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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1891
Page
5
The St John Globe reviews a diverse slate from local stages and venues. Performers, makers, and crews are praised for craft, pace, and character in a winter season dispatch across theaters and skits.
A brief dialogue from the New York Ledger features two deacons debating a horse sale. The first notes ownership remains with the horse while the second chides the ongoing selling or trading. The exchange reflects ordinary church-life humor of the period.
A man presented a Boden girl with a ring instead of a new hat and a set of glasses valued at 500. She would have preferred eye glasses and the complete works of person.
A fragmented notice references a young man asking if a daughter will accept a dress suit and implies impropriety in his intentions. The readable text is partial and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
The Philadelphia chief detective notes a partial clue about a missing person. The unidentified woman turns when another woman with a new bonnet passes, suggesting a potential identifying habit.
An elderly bachelor questions a Texas mother about her two children in Austin, praising their beauty and asking if they are twins. The mother confirms they are twins and responds with courtesy, addressing the man’s curiosity.
A playful exchange between Flossie and Pottingto about peas. Tommy identifies the peas as peas, while Flossie insists they come in big red cans. The vignette captures light humor from Harper's Bazar style dialogue.
In Harper's Bazar dialogue a New York firm is cited as supplying men for escorts or events when there is a shortage of male companionship, with a Harlem sighting mentioned as a casual aside.
A visitor arrives in Washington and tells a hotel clerk he intends to help make laws in Congress while asking how long he will stay. The exchange highlights his expectation of influencing national policy during his visit.
A speaker questions professional parity between a druggist and a doctor after a heated dispute. The dialogue pivots on the rigor of examinations and the role of traveling salesmen selling medical goods.
Rochester Herald notes John D Rockefeller says to the president of a Baptist university in Ona that his $1,600,000 gift is only a start, declaring that he has merely begun to make money. The remarks imply more extensive future giving from Rockefeller.
In an unreadable fragment from the Indianapolis Journal a young preacher is referenced. The text mentions a first set and a response about proving something, but most of the details are lost or garbled.
A cryptic note from the New York Herald teases readers with a theatrical gag about an underground entrance and a mysterious gypsy order. The fragment hints at a playful piece titled It’s Down Below and invites curiosity about hidden entrances and staging.
A garbled clipping references a legend in a Mvervivements and a quoted line about a woman proposing an unclear phrase. The readable fragment suggests a discussion of phrasing or translation, with likely focus on a linguistic or editorial note in a New York publication.
Fragmentary note reads like a personal suggestion or remark directed at Mr. Whittier about a baro bank event or topic. The readable text is limited and lacks clear names, dates, or actions to confirm specifics.
A brief Brooklyn Life fragment notes a child’s routine moments with the baby crying upon waking. The exchange hints at parental reactions and the baby’s temperament, with casual humor about preservation of quiet intervals.
A collection of pithy headlines and quips from the Elmira Gazette and Atchison Globe, noting lawyers’ income from wills and a joking remark about love and investments. The judge ponders whether anything can exceed a lover’s gratitude toward a woman who lets herself be loved.
News of the Week surveys speculation on whether Robert Ray Hamilton was murdered and notes public interest in skating records and the broader diplomatic push for reciprocal trade. It highlights the sweeping scope of new treaties with Brazil and other nations, while London reports critical views from Rio de Janeiro moderates.
Ottawa clashes over tariff reform and reciprocity as Conservatives resist Washington dictation and Liberals push broad commercial talks. Liberals claim unity in Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and Quebec while farmers and artisans face wage pressures from a glutting home market and factory curtailment. Sir Charles Tupper hints at broad reciprocity with the United States to ease trade tensions.
London papers show tepid interest in Canada’s political crisis. Editors clash over Sir John Macdonald and reciprocity with the United States. The Times notes threats to corner Canada with tariff moves. the Sony Fant aspires to a fair treaty without surrendering imperial trade.
Ohio representative Butterworth voices support for full unrestricted reciprocal trade with Canada. He criticizes commissioners and tariff-influenced treaties, argues a bill he proposed would quicker achieve liberal trade, and predicts future Congress action to remove trade barriers.
New York February 7 four National Skating Association races were contested on the river in calm conditions. Quarter mile went to J Poronohue over Howar Moshier by about 20 feet with Mizenheimer third. time 3 7 4 5 seconds. One mile won by Joe Donoghue with Jim Donoghue on Meade third. Five mile saw Donoghue set pace and top the field with Simpson 16 52 1 5 and Moshier close. new record beat the prior 18 01. Ten mile saw Donoghue and Simpson leading until mid race when Moghier fell back and Donoghue held on for the finish as weather and ice shaped the dramatic endurance event.
Washiton February 7 American Horse urges removing the imaginary line between Rosebud and Pine Ridge agencies. He argues the line has caused much uncertainty and trouble as discussions followed from several other Indians speaking to Bedon Noble.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a conference adjourned until Monday with the commissioner of Indian affairs presiding. No favor was set by asking, and it is unclear what decisions or actions were planned or discussed.
Sr Paun Minnesota reports three strangers opened a Minneapolis office displaying maps and notices promising government land in Oregon and Washington. They posed as officials of a fraudulent scheme offering land via railroad transport and favorable references. Large sums moved before arrest. suspects named Charles Reed of Seattle George Williams and William Davis of Butte City.
David V. Carvalho, an handwriting expert in the Andrew J. Davis will contest, recounted a tale linking Hamilton to an August sighting in a National Park, describing a body with two bullet wounds. He suggests ranchmen may have staged an accidental death to conceal murder, amid competing claims.
An official hearing on the Mammoth mine disaster devolved into a clash as Frick Coke Co General Manager Lynch and other executives testified they had ensured mine safety. Senator Hines denied charges of union influence, sparking insults and a near fist fight. A coroner’s inquiry is set for Thursday as two reports may follow.
Judge Biddle of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court ruled in Joseph Bradley vs Pierson and Mitchell. The decision centers on an alleged conspiracy by morocco manufacturers and departing employees to restrain hiring and control wages through employer circles. The judge found the agreement among employers illegal only if proven by evidence among workingmen, noting persuasion without violence or threats is not illegal.
At J. C. Hayden & Co mine Jeansville Penn a new slope was flooded when miners broke into an old slope eight. Six men were saved. The 624 foot deep shaft requires pumping to remove water and no timing for rescue can be set.
In Cal Deane on February 7 a passenger train at Alita was boarded by robbers masked with pistols who forced Engineer Thorne and Fireman Radcliffe to pull out. A volley of shots wounded a passenger fatally as the bandits fled toward Delano, with authorities pursuing them.
Reports from Virginia City say drainage of lower mine levels may revive mining on the Comstock after six years of abandonment while upper levels show little promise. Elsewhere notes report Morse’s death in England at 84, a Pittsburg man’s fight over a young woman, smallpox quarantine in Rusk Texas, nurses sought in Smith County, and cost estimates for Jackson Park work and World’s Fair funding.
A collage of incidents from across cities describes strikes over wage and work stoppages at Tilinovs Steel Coy building sites, a poisoning case involving Mrs Ernest Steinhart’s family, the death of Justice John Hale Wentworth in San Francisco, a flooded mine and disaster in Hazelton, a railway wreck killing two crews near Cleveland, and multiple accidents, with cold waves blamed for fatalities and a large drop in steelworks production affecting 700 workers.
The Senate discussed Turple's joint resolution for direct election of U S senators, plus a fortifications bill debate. Dives into Britain’s naval threat, war costs, and arbitration. House adjourned after rejecting a Tallapoosa relief measure and passing a pension and harbor defense package.
Sprinetreep Illinois February 6 The contest for the U S senatorship reaches a crisis as Representative Moore of the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association testifies before the Republican steering committee. He says no pledges are made except that if any of the three named men is chosen, he would advocate conscience and association principles. Farmers give Republicans until next Tuesday to decide. after that the three representatives will withdraw from joint balloting and push legislation in both houses.
New York on February 7 reports an explanation for Gov. Hill accepting a U S Senate seat. A letter from Henry Watterson, acting as a Democratic spokesmen, claimed allies nationwide favored Grover Cleveland and that even if Hill carried his state he could not secure other delegates at the national convention.
Five Republican council members in a City Council office were targeted when two men fired a shotgun and rifle through a window wounding Councilman J A Anechuka and narrowly missing Catron Stover and Rarea. A posse tracked the assailants seven miles but they escaped. The Assembly approved 10000 for their capture with governor aid if needed. The motive appears political aiming at T B Catron a leading Republican. Anechulta may recover.
In Denver on February 7, Hon J N Topping of Clear Creek county introduced a regulation. It notes 79 members of the Chicago board of trade petitioned against a free coin bill. The Colorado Resolve urges citizens to direct trade away from Chicago to a Western city for the Columbian Exposition to be held in Chicago in 1893.
Feb 7. In Borse Crry Ida a Senate resolution proposed that if doubt remains about Dubois election a joint session of Legislature would elect a senator for the term starting March 4. The measure was adopted on an 8 to 8 vote.
In the Ohio Legislature on Wednesday a joint resolution by Mr. Holliday, Republican, questions Senator-elect Brice’s residency claiming New York ties to argue constitutional ineligibility. The debate centers on potential shifts in Senate representation and John Sherman’s role should the resolution be reported back.
The Indiana Senate approved a broad statute aiming to outlaw trusts pools and price fixing. It subjects members of such organizations to fines from one to five thousand dollars and prison terms of two to five years. Stockholders or anyone with an interest face penalties and charter forfeiture for state organized companies. The bill also allows injures by trust activity to sue for damages equal to the business loss.
Denver Feb 4 The House received the bribery investigating committee report with a majority claim of a corrupt lobby and multiple unverified offers. Otto Mears allegedly offered Rep Bowman 500 dollars and others were said to have proposed large sums to support Hanna.
Mentions headaches fevers cleansing the system gently and to awaken kidneys and liver to healthy activity. Refers to a habitual cure and urging use of remedies when costive bilious or blood is impure or sluggish. The tone resembles old medical quackery promoting simple tonics.
The report lists weekly commodity prices including butter cheese eggs beans and vegetables with notes on supply and demand. Prices vary by item and region with liberal receipts for cheese and dried fruits while eggs show firm demand due to favorable weather.
Arrivals of live stock at Brighton and Watertown including cattle and swine. Mentions hides and tallow values and country talln. Several garbled figures and terms appear, with references to Easter trade and regional listings. Distinct entities limited by fragmentary OCR.
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