Made Land in Boston Topography Reforms the Hub
A historical survey traces Boston Neck and the Old Hub's arc from a sea bounded peninsula to a made land metropolis. It details the Mill Pond, Great Cove, South Cove, Back Bay and South Boston flats, noting mills, walls, rail depots and the immense value from reclaimed land and future urban gains.
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Roxbury Line
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Neck
City
Washington
Spring Lane
Congress
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Beacon
Copp's
Fort
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Mill Pond
Blackstone Street
Fort Hill
Doc! Square
South Bay
Back Bay
Kostun
North Cove
Causeway Street
Green and Leverett Streets
Endicott Street
Prince Street
Thatcher Street
Salem Street
Henry Simmons
Mill Creek
Canal Street
Causeway
Blackstone
Mill-pond Corporation
Copps
Gacon Hills
Cit
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Lowell
Eastern
Fitchburghes
Commonwealth
Providence Railroad
South Boston
Boston Wharf Corporation
South
Washington Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Hayden jury room tale of a long deadlock in 1880
The article recalls the Hayden jury after discharge spending the night in the court house. Foreman Brotherton and jurors like Hotchkiss, Thrall, Clark, and Johnson are portrayed with vivid detail as they describe Eighty One hours of deliberations from October 7, 1879, to January 16, 1880.
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Hayden
New York Sun
Foreman Brotherton
William x. Travers
Henry Bergh
Egbert J. Thrall
Albert E. Clark
Uncle Kane
Garry Johnson
Anathematie Hotchkiss
Stevens
Dr. Johnson
Mary Stannard
David B. Hotchkiss
Conscientious Paper
Prospect
Hotchkiss
Brotherton
Many
Perry
Butter Maker Claim Promises Big Gains for Dairymen
An antique ad touts Gilt-Edge Butter Maker claiming a 6 percent production increase, 20 percent quality boost, and market distance from nonusers. It promotes 25 cents worth of powder to raise value by about $3 and urges readers to request Sena stamps for hints to better butter making, sold by Buffalo New York retailers.
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Sena Stamp
Dress Butter Luproyemaput Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Silver Tongued: Phillips and Ingersoll Compared
The San Francisco Chronicle interview contrasts Wendell Phillips with Col. Ingersoll, noting Phillips as a New England patrician and moral orator who appeals to intellect, while Ingersoll speaks with western warmth. It recalls Phillips’s modest home, generosity to workers, and his disciplined, unemotional rhetoric.
Celestial Sorrow at Chinatown Funeral in San Francisco
Funeral rites for Wong Hip On of Low Sing & Co. in San Francisco featured open street ceremony with incense, candles, and a scarlet pall. Relatives wailed as guests watched the Chinese rites, blending with Catholic funeral pomp, before the body is sent to China for bone bleaching.
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Commercial Street
San Francisco
Wong Hip On
Low Sing & Co
Sacramento Street
Emperor Norton dies in San Francisco amid famed imperial legend
Joshua A Norton known as Emperor Norton I, ruler of California and protector of Mexico, died of apoplexy. He left 250 in gold and other coins, had vast real estate holdings, and once sought to corner rice. His funeral drew about 10,000 mourners, with pomp provided by the Pacific club and Rev. N. L. Githens officiating. The eccentric figure awaits final resting at Masonic cemetery as details of his long and public delusion are recalled.
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San Francisco Chronicle
James Redpath
Boston
Wendell Phillips
Mr. Redpath
Ingersoll
Phillips
J. R
Essex Street
Kansas
John Brown
Martin Milmore
Rep
Lee
San Francisco
Joshua A. Norton
Emperor Norton
Norton
London
England
Valparaiso
Chile
Cape Town
South Africa
Auture
Macondray & Co
Messrs. Macondray & Co
California
Eise
United States
Norton I
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Howard Street
Eastman
N. L. Githens
Mr. Githens
Masonic
Commercial Street
Emma
Sandwich Islands
Eugenie
Bummer
Lazarus
Occidental Lodge
A.M
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Pendleton and Thurman Dominate the Ohio Senate Seat
A Washington letter portrays Ohio senators George H. Pendleton and Allen G. Thurman as pivotal figures in the U S Senate. Pendleton holds seat No 4 on the Democratic side near the vice president, known for punctual attendance and courteous leadership, while Thurman, seated at No 63 between Eaton and Bailey, is the busiest, most influential member, a skilled speaker and tireless worker admired by allies and feared by foes.
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Senate
Allison
Iowa
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West Virginia
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Florida
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Conkling
Carpenter
Blaine
Wallace
Eaton
Ransom
Pendleton
Lord Brougham
George
Yakias
Pauline
Melnotte
Vance
Lamar
Sara
Matt. Carpenter
Assembly
Russia
Kamunds
A Profession Blackmailer and Spy
An old New Bedford resident earns a living by spying on couples at dusk to locate potential victims. He then extorts by threats of exposure, using blackmail and coercion, often bribed with money and various euphemisms. The column also dabbles in a promotional aside for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup.
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New Bedford Mercury
Dr. Bull
Guch
Relics of a Martyr Translated at St Marys Church Endicott Street
An unusual ceremony will take place at St Marys on Endicott street as the body of St Eugenia martyr is translated at the 10 15 mass. Relics from catacombs near Rome are authenticated by Pope Benedict the Fourteenth and will be venerated in a glass frame within a small box after procession to the church basement. Reverend William H Duncan will celebrate and Reverend Father O Connor will preach on the saintly life.
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Endicott Street
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Rome
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Father O'Connor
Boston College
Benedict
Archdiocese of
Boston
St. Castula
The Comfort Corset Promises Health and Style for Women
The Comfort Corset for ladies and children, sold by the Boston Comfort Corset Company at 76 Chauncy Street, Boston, is praised for health, comfort, and graceful design. The firm commits to maintaining its high standard of excellence in style and workmanship to keep the corset famous.
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Boston Comfort Corset Company
Chauncy Street
Boston
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