Kneisel quartet concert at Chickering Hall in Boston
The Kneisel quartet, with Sauter Demuth and Miller, performed Schumann in F and Schubert in G major op.161, plus Beethoven two oboes and English horn trio. The article notes improved delicacy and ensemble, praises Sauter’s phrasing, and comments on the trio’s harmony and technical demands. It also mentions future concert on May 7 and includes local notes on Common fences, straw removal from horse cars, and office boys with reflections by Tavern er.
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Kneisel Quartet
Chickering Hall
Messrs. Sauter
Demuth
Miller
Schumann
Schubert
Beethoven
Boston
M. Sauter
New York Board of Health Reaffirms Vessel Passenger Bans
The New York board of health demands strict action on infected vessels landing passengers. The port health officer faced criticism for permitting Britannia passengers ashore, but the board president argues against taking any risks.
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New York Board of Health
Chamberlain challenges faith in universal peace
Those who think international arbitration guarantees peace will be disappointed by Joseph Chamberlain's remarks to a Midland Peace and Arbitration Union deputation. He said his mission's purpose was unrelated to that principle and that friendly negotiations are more effective than third party references, though he conceded arbitration can have uses such as the Geneva award.
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Boston
Joseph Chamberlain
Midland Peace and Arbitration Union
Chamberlain
Senate Reverses on Oleomargarine Coloring Bill
The State Senate reversed its stance and rejected at final stage a bill banning coloring oleomargarine to imitate butter. The change surprised observers and was seen as more consistent with the measure’s debated nature. The piece notes the House earlier advanced a similar 1 percent liquor bill and hopes for a comparable reversal.
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State Senate
Senate
Labor unrest shadows Burlington strike call
The report claims a pact between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Knights of Labor to mobilize Knights across other crews in support. It follows Pow derly’s circular denouncing strikes and urging funds for an education plan, casting doubt on his stated anti strike stance.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Knights of Labor
Burlington Railroad
Powderly
Rhode Island Votes to Admit Naturalized Citizens
The Rhode Island suffrage amendment, adopted by voters on Wednesday, ends disenfranchisement for naturalized citizens who lack real estate ownership by allowing them to vote in all elections except tax or appropriation matters. Registration for 1888 occurred last December, delaying immediate effect for new voters.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island Reform and Voting Power Debate
The excerpt discusses delaying class participation until 1889 and notes that when voting rights expand, it will energize party contests in Rhode Island. It warns that without concurrent political reforms, the increased power could bring dangers to the state’s political landscape.
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Rhode Island
Death of Jacob Sharp Reverberates Through Reform
The death of Jacob Sharp does not alter the Broadway corruption case. Sharp was convicted and sentenced, and his death comes amid ongoing efforts to hold bribers and aldermen accountable. The editorial notes Sharp's rise from a Hudson River cook to a self-made man who used legislative access to pursue schemes, while his bribed allies worsened municipal corruption. It calls for continued reform, targeting the bribed officials and strengthening courts to ensure justice beyond Sharp’s death.
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New York
Broadway
Jacob Sharp
Sharp
New York City
Hudson River
Cook
SuArp
SnHarp
Why Bismarck May Resign and the European Balance
The article weighs potential effects of Bismarck’s resignation on continental politics. It argues Russia holds the real key to peace or war, while Germany Austria and Italy act defensively. It notes Bismarck’s influence, but suggests his withdrawal might not greatly change overall European conditions, yet would remain a significant event due to postmonarchical shifts.
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Bismarck
Hamlet
Russia
Germany
Austria
Italy
Balkan
Bulgaria
Roumania
Tariff Debate: Lumber Prices and Wages in 1859 vs Now
The Advertiser compares current lumber costs and worker wages with 1859, arguing material costs fell while wages rose, refuting claims that tariffs lower prices. It notes English price drops and argues the tariff harms general consumption, urging an equal and just taxation system.
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Wheeler
West
England
United States
Zollverein
Anniston Iron Boom Under Woodstock Company Drive
In a Manufacturers Record letter from editor R. H. Edmunds the Anniston Alabama industrial surge is praised. Woodstock Iron Company leads a rapid expansion with all major industries in operation and about 100000 acres of mineral and timber lands bought. The firm claims cash payments for these ventures and banks with funds to build and run new enterprises and pay workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
R. H. En-Monds
Anniston
Aia
Woodstock Iron Company
Noxut
Mary Anderson Praised By A Theatre Writer
A theatre writer who has lately attacked theatrical figures lavishly extols Mary Anderson. He praises her with extravagant rhetoric, claiming even one graceful wave of her arm surpasses a year of the average woman. The piece, however, is seen as biased and unreliable criticism from a critic whose judgments appear warped.
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Mary Anderson
Liverpool to London Run Shows Potential Five Hour Atlantic Link
A special train carrying Mr. Invine's company ran 201 miles from Liverpool to London in four hours and ten minutes, a pace well beyond the regular expresses by about fifteen minutes. The article notes this speed suggests the route could trim time to five hours to New York once the roadbed and equipment are upgraded to high standards.
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Liverpool
London
Northwestern Railway
Invine
New York
Tribute for American minister to England praised abroad
London correspondent of the New York Tribune, a political opponent of Mr Poenrs, pays tribute on his departure from Southampton for a brief holiday in America. The piece notes Smalley’s strong admiration for Bourne and frames the tribute as fair praise for the President’s selection of minister.
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England
London
New York Tribune
Poenrs
Southampton
America
Smalley
Bourne
BATTENBERG saga stirs Europe with unlikely vigor
The Battenbergs, a family of little noted status, are causing a stir in Europe through energetic displays. Queen Victoria, as their steadfast and persistent match-maker, serves as their champion in this unfolding drama.
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Battenbergs
Europe
Queen Victoria
Verdi Otello Coming to New York and Grand Opera House
Verdi Otello to be staged in New York by the Campanini company with three performances at Grand Opera House on April 30 and May 1 and 2. Cast includes Otello Marconi lago Galassi Desdemona Tetratzini Lilia Scalchi. Also notes a Vienna Monument Fund concert next Tuesday and Wednesday featuring a large chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and notable soloists under conductor Wilhelm Gericke.
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Verdi
Otello
New York
Campanini
Grand Opera House
Signor Marconi
Lago
Signor Galassi
B. J. Lang
Tamine
Mr. Kulisch
Wigaro
Mme. Lehmnant
Miss Melestinger
Sarantro
Fischer
Paris and Europe Gleaned From scattered Society News
Sara Bernhardt ends La Tosca run and tours Spain and Portugal for six weeks with May and June appearances at the Odéon in Paris. A Chinaman named Confucius claims lineage from the famed sage. Pope Leo orders higher Vatican walls amid new nearby high buildings. Frank Saltus, Edgar Saltus’s brother, speaks of music and Donizetti life research in ten languages. Aubertin, who fired at Jules Ferry, pens a Europe focused appeal. he holds shells for Prussians. Washington society women reportedly becoming nuns include Miss Febiger Miss Constance Edgar and others. Rumors say Colonel Jerome Bonaparte may bring Eugénie to America. Charles J. Bonaparte denies plans for Empress Eugénie’s homecoming in June.
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Frank Saltus
Edgar Saltus
Donizetti
Aubertin
M. Jules Ferry
Chamber of Deputies
Miss Sands
Sands
Baltimore
Jerome Bonaparte
Europe
Eugénie
Jane 1
Empress Eugénie
America
World
Tolstoi's Lita to be Published by Crowell Co
Literary notes announce an authorized translation of Count Tolstoi's last book Lita, suppressed in Russia and under censor review for religious content. Mesars Cupples & Hurd will publish Stray Leaves from Newport and Social Life and Literature Fifty Years Ago by a Salem social diarist. both titles are positioned for social interest.
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Mesars
T. Y. Crowell & Co
Count Tolstoi
Russia
Messie, Cupples & Hurd
William Lamont Wheeler
Newport
Salem Ditectrateur
Hela
Mme Modjeska ends flourishes at Hollis Street Theatre
Notes and news from the week recount Mme Modjeska’s season finale at Hollis Street Theatre with Romeo and Juliet, praise for her Sabella, and comments on the company. Highlights include Eben Plymouth, Miss Mary Shaw, Vandenhoff, Owen, and Taber, plus next week’s bills at the Hollis Street and nearby venues.
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Mme. Modjeska
Hollis Street Theatre
Mme
Mouijeska
Sabella
Viola
Eben Plympton
Angelo
Armand
Benedick
Don Cesar
Mary Shaw
Vandenhoff
Owen
Tariff letters show Meriden and Screw firms aiding reformers
Everett P. Wheeler argues that letters from Meriden Britannia Company and American Screw Company support tariff reformers by evidencing Canadian factories and labor efficiency. He cites statements from the companies on wages, materials, and the impact of protective duties, urging lower tariffs on iron and screws and highlighting broader production costs and labor productivity.
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Radclyffe
Meriden Britannia Company
American Screw Company
Tariff Commission
Wharton
Wilcox
Canada
Britannia Company
Meriden Company
Connecticut
Hacland
Meriden
England
Screw Company
Everett P. Wheeler
New York
Books Received This Week
A list of new book titles and authors across multiple publishers including J H Kennedy William P Atkinson Edward A Freeman Benjamin Franklin Stevens Henry Ward Beecher Laurence Hutton Isaac Henderson John Kells Ingram Willis Steell J R Sitlington Sterrett and details on publishers and formats. The list notes subscriptions and availability through major houses and institutions.
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J.H. Kennedy
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
William P. Atkinson
Boston
Roberts Bros
William the Conqueror
Edward A. Freeman
Macmillan & Co
Benjamin Franklin Stevens
London
Trafalgar Square
America
England
United States
Kenry Ward Beecher
Fords, Howard & Hulbert
Literary Landmarks of
Laurence Hutton
Ticknor & Co
Agatha Page
Isaac Henderson
John Kells Ingram
Isidra
Willis Steell
Archeological Institute of America
Wolfe
Asia Minor
J. R. Sitlington Sterrett
Damrell & Upham
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
John D. Philbrick
Larkin Dunton
New England Publishing Co
Reform Club Dinner Promotes New Ballot Act Speech
The Hon. William M. Ivins city chamberlain of New York speaks at a Reform Club dinner at 2 PM on the proposed new ballot act. Ivins has been active in protecting the ballot and curbing election expense.
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William M. Ivins
New York
Reform Club
Ivins
All Sorts of News, Odds, and Oddities From a Century Ago
A collage of vignettes touches on trust and mortgage trends among farmers, a water color exhibit featuring a red headed girl and a cavalry figure, and the Morning Star steamship designed by Captain R Dancan. The piece notes undertaker advertising in Florida and social commentary on Illinois politics and Grover Cleveland, plus a quip about Mrs Bentley and a lung illness. It mentions a lesson in economy, a Faneuil Hall Market anecdote, and a failed English girls domestic help venture in Los Angeles with repercussions for those involved.
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Miss Nowell
Zogbanum
Morning Star
England
Cape
R. Dancan
London
Leith
Florida
St. Augustine
John
Edwards
Kyron EK
Oak
Laura Street
Illinois
Allison
Sherman
Gresham
Cullom
Grover Cleveland
Faneuil Hall
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Elizabeth Parker
California
West
San Francisco
Uvion
Californna
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Beacon Street
Washington
Emerson
James Malhoolly
Dexr
Taverner
Boston Post Post Publishing CO. Publishers
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Hyw
York
Nassau Street
Bripemayr
Birmingham & CO
Wasnrreton
Corcoran
Boston Post
Mr Gladstone
Friepuier ST
Alexander of Battenberg
Victoria
Alexander
Alexandrer
Furst
Iran
Mx Edmonds
Amiston
New England
the Theatres
Mr. Daly
Boston Theatre
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Daniel Bandmann
Louise Beaudet
Gillette
Mimmie Dupree
Park
Haslemere
The
Globe
George Learock
Howard
Edmund Collier
Virginius
Damon and Pythias
Jack Cade
Metamora
Richard NT
Mr. Bandmann
New York Mirror
Mr. Mansfield
Fifth Avenue Theatre
E. D. Price
Price
Bandmann
Mansfield
George W. Wilson
Maida Craigen
Serbha
Wilson
Mme. Janauschek
Merrilies
Philadelphia Ledger
MR. Wheeler
Tariff
Providence
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