Debate on Chicago as World Fair site and Emin Pasha service stance
Le Matin urges abandoning Chicago as the World’s Fair site favoring a Paris style celebration of America’s quadricentennial. Emin Pasha faces England’s criticism for joining German Africa service. rescue by a British expedition is noted but obligations questioned. In New York, Sheriff Sickles and a grand jury press reform of legal fees and deputy corruption. proposed code changes would cap fees and punish offences.
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Paris
le Matin
Chicago
Europe
America
United States
France
Emin Pasha
England
Africa
London Times
Francis DE Winton
Relief Committee
Germany
Emin
Stanney
Sickles
Sheriff’s Office
New York
Grand Jury
General Sickles
Strauss Orchestra of Vienna Spars with New York Musicians
The Musical Mutual Protective Union of New York denounces the Strauss orchestra as cheap and unworthy of entry to compete with American talent. A band master says New York hosts a dozen superior ensembles, yet the Vienna players are praised for hidden merit. The Volksgarten venue is noted as Viennese leisure, but real competition questions remain.
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Musical Mutual- Protective Union of
New York
Strauss Orchestra
Vienna
Volksgarten
Mutual Protective Union
Congress Faces Indian Removal Controversy and Ballot Reform Reports
In Colorado a proposed removal of the Southern Ute Indians to Utah faces opposition from Indian affairs officials and the Indian Rights Association, with warnings of civilizational regression. Separate reports praise new ballot reform trials in Wisconsin Rhode Island and Massachusetts, noting orderly elections and few defects despite multiple parties.
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Congress
Colorado
Utah
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Indian Rights Association
Morgan
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Missouri
Rhode Island
Providence
Tariff Reform Debate Shapes House Strategy
Opposition lawmakers debate how to counter the McKinley tariff bill with a reform approach. Hearings for remonstrants have closed and the minority ponders a complete separate measure or detailed amendments. The Minus bill’s principle guides proposed relief while avoiding a full reform bill rejected by party lines.
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House of Representatives
Fraudulent voting alleged in Hudson County elections
An investigation into Hudson County New Jersey election fraud reveals bogus registrations and multiple votes under fictitious and deceased names. The piece cites Jersey City bog down with fictitious residents, identical addresses, and repeated votes, urging honest registration and strict ballot reform overseen by robust laws.
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New Jersey
Hudson
Jersey City
McDonalo
Stuur
Hudson County
McDonap
New York Times
P. J. Graham
William Gleason
Grand Street
Lbonnar
P. Fitzgeralp
P. J. Fitzgeralp
William Sikler
Mr. Cokxiii
Sikler
Joan Vernon
Mr. Corbly
Tariff Reform Battle Divides Congressmen Over Hides and Iron
A political column laments Massachusetts Congressmen for not joining merchants against a proposed tax on hides wool coal and iron ore. It argues tariff reform should come through educating the public about the protection principle and warns against turning reform into a partisan issue.
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House
Party of
Defective vision debate stirs foreign opinion
International Marine Conference recommendations on defective vision and color blindness spark discussion abroad. London Society of Arts speaker Mr. Carter and Dr. Jerrolds endorse the Holmgren wool test as fair and accurate, contrasting with the English Board of Trade method using colored cards.
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International Marine Conference
London Society of Arts
Carter
Jerrrixs
English Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Liverpool
British Medical Journal
Examination Reforms for Color Vision and Medical Oversight
The article reviews Houm-GREN color vision tests, arguing only trained examiners should conduct them and medical oversight is essential. It notes color blindness is incurable, appeals to a second examiner to prevent unfair outcomes, and praises the Alabama law as a model while criticizing Massachusetts provisions. It cites railroad use of the test and calls for broader, proper legislation.
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Houm- Gren
Alabama
England
Massachusetts
British Medical Association
Simple lye cure for clogged pipes sparks old time advice
A retired plumber preferrs three cents worth of liquid soda lye to clear pipes overnight while active plumbers rely on costly crews. A Cheyenne man in New York quarrels with a copless assault, then jokes of danger. A Kentucky revival ends as Rev Groner Mawhrep chokes his wife, parishioners pursue him with tar and feathers.
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Jack
Cheyenne
New York
Mott Street
Groner
Kentucky
Mauhrcp
Free Musical Union sparks debate on merit and hearing
The piece argues Berlin’s Free Musical Union aims to showcase unpublished works by young composers, noting merit will find a hearing in the regular world and that the union may struggle with attendance if renamed as a rejected compositions society. It also mentions a Berlin house fire and a New York jury duty bill for newspaper men, linking public interest to timing and memory.
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Berlin
New York
New
Judge Charles Devens Remembered For Military And Civic Honors
A tribute to Judge Charles Devens on his seventieth birthday highlights his rare blend of military and public service. He led Massachusetts troops in the Civil War, earned a brevet major general, served as attorney general, and held senior judicial posts. His writings, speeches, and civic activities reflect a long, distinguished career in Massachusetts.
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Charles Devens
Harvard
James Russell Lowell
William W. Story
George B. Loring
Boston
Charlestown
Richard Devens
Franklin County
Devens
United States
District of
Massachusetts
Thomas Sims
Sims
Lyia Maria Child
Worcester
George F. Hoar
Miles
Fifteenth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Ball’s Bluff
Fair Oaks
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Twenty-fourth Corps
Richmond
Charleston
South Carolina
Superior Court
Supreme Bench
Hayes
Supreme Judicial Court
Harvard University
Bunker Hill
Judge Devens
Massachusetts Historical Society
Wednesday Evening Century Club
Union Club
Stanley to Leave Cairo for Brussels on Monday
Henry M. Stanley will depart Cairo for Brussels on Monday. Cardoso, explorer of Nyassa and Shire districts, has returned to Lisbon. Professor William Hyde Appleton declined Swarthmore College presidency. George Gould dismisses a St. Louis report of his father’s illness in Mexico, saying he is in good health.
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Henry M. Stanley
Cairo
Brussels
Cardoso
Nyassa
Shire
Lisbon
William Hyde Appleton
Swarthmore College
George Gould
St. Louis
Mexico
The Rivals Returns to Boston Globe Theatre
The chief draw next week is Jefferson and Florence in The Rivals at the Globe Theatre with Mrs. Drew as Mrs. Malaprop and Viola Allen as Lydia. Miss Marlowe’s Boston engagement continues with Twelfth Night Ingomar Romeo and Juliet and more.
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Boston
Jefferson
Florence
Globe Theatre
Drew
Malaprop
Viola Allen
Lydia
Paulding
Varren
Anthony
Miss Marlowe
Ingomar
Hunchback
Elsie Leslie
Mrs. Richardson
Mark Twain
Dilemma of our congressmen on tariffs in Massachusetts
Washington National Democrat argues most MA manufacturers overtax consumers through tariffs, while Mr Walker supports a duty on hides but loses support among MA Republicans who oppose taxing leather buyers for cattle kings. The Philadelphia Record condemns the hypocrisy and political risk.
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Massachusetts
Washington National Democrat
Walker
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Ballot Reform in Rhode Island Brings Notable Gains
The Rhode Island ballot reform improved voting integrity by subdividing wards into districts and removing bribery pressure at polling sites. It curbed caucus power, encouraged intelligent choices, and heightened the push for further ward district subdivision by the General Assembly.
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Rhode Island
General Assembly
Providence Journal
Substitutes and Social Snippets of a Bygone Era
A collage of light vignettes and quick quips on smoking, summer debutantes, fashion costs, social manners, and a humorous note on a pension scandal. It previews a new weekly journal, describes automatic photo machines, and reports on New York Hudson Tunnel air leaks solved by rats and oakum methods.
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Benson
Corporal Tanner
Dudley
New York
Saturday Evening Gazette
New York Sun
George Edgar Montgomery
Hudson River
Moir
Oakum
Baermann and Kneisel Chamber Concert Draw Mixed Response
A two hour recital by Baermann and Kneisel featured Mozart and Saint Saens quartets with Kreutzer sonata praised for its artistry. Audience fatigue set in as the program lingered past nine thirty, and critics noted Saint Saens lacked engaging contrasts while praising the Bachian craft in portions.
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Bacrmann
Kneisel
Keats
Poe
Mr. Handel
Halle
Saxony
Saint-Saens
Funeral Services for George W Coburn Held at Marlboro Street
Funeral services for the late George W Coburn were held at 173 Marlboro Street at noon yesterday. Rev. Dr. David Grezd of Park Street Church officiated, with Mendelssohn Quartette providing music. Pallbearers included Ezra Farns worth Henry H Proctor Edward A Studley William KE Murdock A H Colby John K Parker Frank Garvin and Mr Ladd. Interment followed in Andover Massachusetts.
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George W. Coburn
No. 173
Marlboro Street
David Grezd
Park Street Church
Mr. Coburn
Mendelssohn Quartette
Pal
Messrs
Ezra Farnsworth
Henry H. Proctor
Edward A. Studley
William KE. Murdock
A. H. Colby
John K. Parker
Frank Garvin
Mr. Ladd
Andover, Mass
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Sacred College
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News OF the Theatres
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Tremont Theatre
von Suppe
Colonel McCaull
Phil. A. Shears
Tremont
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Madison Square Theatre
Erving Winslow
Charles J. Rich
Hollis Street
William H. Crane
Star Theatre
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Burton
Coleman
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Georgie Drew Barrymore
Uae
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