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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1889
Page
8
A fragmentary review contrasts views on race relations from Spokane to New York and Chicago. Senator Gite cites emancipation era tensions while arguing for progress amid fears and social shifts, noting upheaval in free Black communities and debates on race and freedom.
A fragmentary OCR passage references James Phelan of Tennessee, Washington appearances, and writings on the race question. It notes a celibate representative, edited by others, with scattered mentions of speakers, editors, and court actions. The context is unclear but centers on early 20th century press coverage of race and politics.
Joe Halliday, brother of the late Ben Halliday, faces a legal case for mismanaging the family estate and evading arrest. The report notes debts and actions surrounding the estate, with references to family ties and the broader financial collapse impacting creditors and relatives. The piece also mentions Peritonitis-related illness and details about family origins in Wiesbaden and Jamaica Plain, highlighting a complex, troubled background.
Italians in New York and Boston marked the tenth anniversary of Victor Emanuel entering Rome and the alliance’s founding. Parades in New York featured 77 halls and 67 societies joining 20 bands as Malian army uniforms were displayed. The piece also notes violent crime in New Orleans and relief efforts for fire victims, with arrests and public fundraisers mentioned.
A jumble of late 19th century items reports a steamer Leo incident with several named passengers on board bound for Cleveland, references to Gettysburg monuments and a New York fair site, forest fires in Oregon and Washington, a Massachusetts underwear mill venture, a Garton ship crew in Auckland, and various public notices, speeches, and accidents with limited coherent narrative. The scattered items include names like John Tanto, D. Lawier, Ritter Benjamin Klive, and General Ketcuimas, plus mentions of army units, clergy, and patent data.
A noisy, fragmented OCR passage describes a clockwork or instrument scene with scattered dialogue. It mentions a Clock Company setting, a Shecton reference, a drawing of a wheel, and a box with a serous or spur wheel, hinting at mechanical testing or assembly. The text is garbled but preserves names and objects like a gear, a winding mechanism, and a passage around a wheel. The overall sense is a dialogic, technical sequence amid a manufacturing or workshop context.
A damaged OCR line mentions a church member and volunteer work with unclear context. It references Sunday school and a possibly misread phrase about helping someone get home, but the exact details and names are illegible.
A fragment argues that if every lamp in the United States had a pearltop chimney the rate of chimney breakage would decline and lamp sales would fall. It notes Macbeth & Co of Pittsburgh could perhaps produce enough pearl tops and mentions a dealer offering new chimneys for each broken one. A primer for dealers exists.
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