Thompson’s defense of unbalanced bids for city works
Commissioner Thompson replies to criticism of the Department of Public Works. He defends unbalanced bid practices, asserts limited choice under counsel opinions, and claims errors in estimates were inevitable. He details contracts and orders, arguing results were best under the circumstances and that cost variations do not prove fault.
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Albany Assembly Speakers Race Shapes Quiet Canvass
A large but quiet contest unfolds ahead of the next Legislature session as Republican Assembly candidates for Speaker jockey for support. Littlejohn arrives confident, Roosevelt seeks Broadway and OBrien backing, Sheard gains district pledges, while Erwin cites unexpected western support amid internal clerkship clashes and party-wide coordination efforts.
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Infatuated Woman Leaves Good Nome for Domestic Service
A New Haven tale recounts Miss Hattie Noyes, daughter of a Poughkeepsie baker, who wed a farmer Samuel Waxburn and later left. pursued by her husband, she and a man named Whalen stayed at the Park Central Hotel while he worked on the Conneticut Western Railroad. Multiple attempts to reconcile followed, including trips to Hartford and Poughkeepsie, with the husband eventually seeking a home for her through promises of forgiveness.
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Butler Pardons Halted Amid Blundering Officials
From BOSTON Dec 27 Following a flurry of cabinet missteps Governor Butler faced criticism over the effort to pardon Wall River defectors including Chace, Hathaway and Stickney. The governor’s draft reasons were leaked and contested by the Council whose approval hinged on distinguishing Hathaway from other cases. Separate reports recount tragic accidents and dispatches alongside far-reaching political notes.
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Fargo grocers collapse sparks fraud allegations
Raymond and Company of Fargo failed December 14 with 850000 tied up by the Fargo debtor court. A fraudulent scheme allegedly gouged creditors, with arrests of Raymond and associates in connection to bank fraud and embezzlement claims.
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Democratic tariff talk trains eyes on Morrison plan
Washington dispatch notes the Democratic House aims to consult business interests as it weighs a proposed tariff reform bill. The piece cites editorials from The Post and quotes lawmakers on shaping a single measure, with attention to committee leadership and potential shifts in the Department of Justice and Naval Affairs.
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Recount in Boston Leaves Election Still Unchanged
Dec 27 report from Boston shows the Board of Aldermen spent seventy nine hours recounting the city election votes. A large error was found and evidence of fraud appeared, yet the outcome remained as announced after the election. The board concluded no further recount is required, with each candidate or their representative present throughout.
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Riots Quieted in Yazoo City After Citizens Meeting
Advices from Yazoo City report quiet after a citizen meeting resolved to avoid lynching. Richard Gibbes, a key agitator in the riot, was detained until morning. A Telegraph report from Windsor, Vermont notes a dyke breach on William Evarts farm causing damage around 41,000. In Florence, South Carolina, youths obtained a steam pipe from a machine shop to improvise a device.
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Tripartite pool managers hold afternoon conference
A conference of road managers from the Northwestern Wabash and Missouri Pacific with Tripartite pool reps continued in Omatta on December 27 with no conclusion reached. Most old Town pool members except Burlington road are expected to join the new pool. In San Francisco on December 27 Frederick C Burchard testified in the Hill Sharon divorce case and had been engaged to marry in April 1881 to Ssee BA Bar.
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Bequest Creates Harvard Constantius Fund for Classical Books
Requests to Harvard College Boston December 27 report that in a will from G Oakes Clark of Milton the estate funds are placed in trust for his family and heirs. After their decease the remainder goes to Harvard College as a permanent endowment named Constantius Fund to honor the late Professor Sophocles. Income funds annual purchase of Greek and Latin books.
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