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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1889
Page
4
Election Fight in Birmingham Aims at Liberal Seat
The April 1889 Birmingham election draws Liberal hopes to fill the seat left by John Bricot amid a Conservative Unionist contest. Conservatives argue Lord Randolph Churchill should have stood and oppose Chamberlain’s support for the younger Bricot, warning abstentions may tilt the result.
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Birmingham
John Bricot
Lord Randolph Churchill
Mr. Chamberlain
Bricot
Samoan conference at Berlin faces compensation dispute
Viewpoint notes that American commissioners will reject Germany's demand for compensation over Ma TAAFA outrages. It argues Apia troubles arose from German intervention in native affairs, violating neutrality treaties and provoking protests by the United States and Britain, and that aggressors have little grounds to complain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Apia
Georgia Farmers Vote for Cotton Bagging Baling
The Farmers' Alliance of Georgia with 80,000 members votes to use cotton bagging for baling cotton. The Atlanta Constitution calls it a major step likely to spread to the South and break the jute monopoly. Initial higher bagging cost may raise cotton prices, but farmers pledged to use it for one year regardless of cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance of Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia Alliance
Georgia
Blaine Succeeds as Premier in Harrison Cabinet Tale
The New York World reports alleged slights to Mr Blaine by President Harrison and predicts Blaine will resign from the Cabinet. The piece argues Blaine’s influence dominates the administration, with Blaineism shaping policy regardless of who profits from it, Quay, Platt, or Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Blaine
Harrison
Maine
Diplomacy as a Formally Used Tool in International Policy
The piece rebukes critics who call diplomacy unnecessary and defends its value as more than mere formality. It notes that critics like Senator Plumb and a rival paper question diplomacy, yet argues its role in facilitating communication and stable conduct among nations beyond mere ornamental positions.
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Senator Plumb
Kansas
New York Sun
The
Herald
Diplomacy Needs Men of Capacity and Training
The text argues that reasoning shows the limits of a diplomatic service based on politics alone and that capable trained professionals, with wise personal influence, cannot be replaced by mere cables or impersonal means.
Duprey visit fuels bid to unseat Democrats in Congress
Colonel W W Duprey's Southern States tour yields alleged evidence aiming to unseat about twenty four Democratic members in the Fifty first Congress. He is said to back a national committee aided bill to regulate elections and require federal approval of district divisions, a plan linked to the Sherman era. The piece highlights the “blocks of five” fraud-fighting method as central to the strategy.
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W. W. Duprey
Congress
Dupley
National Committee
Sherman
W. W. Dudley
Tennessee
Dudley
New York Post Office and Civil Service Reform
The piece critiques General Harrison’s civil service reform stance and applies it to the New York Post Office. It details the shift from party-based management to fitness and fidelity as tests for office, recalls James and Pearson reforms, and questions Van Cort’s Republican loyalty amid cross‑party criticism from newspapers.
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Harrison
New York
James
Grant
Cleveland
Pearson
Washington
Blaine-Harrison
New York Tribune
Tribune
van Cott
van Corr
van Cort
France
New York Post Office
Hankrison
New York Evening Post
Cornelius van Cort
Arthur
Saxre
Jake” Hess
BaR“wey” Biglin
Steve
Frenca
Muzzling the German Press Threatens Freedom of Speech
A critical examination of a proposed Reichstag bill to curb German press freedom following the Volks-Zeitung case. The article details historical clashes with censorship, the 1848 anniversary massacre memory, and fears that new laws will widen state control, allowing gags on critics and broader suppression of liberal voices.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Bismarck
Reptile
Volks-Zeitung
Courts of Appeal
Schlossplatz
Frederick William IV
William
Germany
Prince Bis-Marck
Public Post Office Run Under Political Lines
The excerpt argues that a politician would run post offices as campaign tools, doubt about non political clerks, and questions public approval of returning President Harrison to discarded methods from fifteen years earlier. It presents skepticism about efficient administration versus political control.
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van Coor
Harrison
England’s Attitude Toward France Sketched by London Times
The London correspondent of the New York Times notes England’s habit of expecting France to act foolishly across the Channel. This mindset explains why English assessments of French politics are often valueless.
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London
The
New York Times
England
Channel
France
French resilience defies Boulangism forecasts, says critic
The author argues American readers receive biased views of France from English media. The French Republic has endured repeated predictions of collapse since its founding and may outlast Boulangism, exposing the folly of assuming national character is doomed.
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France
Naval salute at Montevideo honors Argentine president
The South Atlantic squadron took part in ceremonies at Montevideo to honor the Argentine Republic's president. War vessels including the Swatara Alliance and Tallapoosa lined up in salute, making an admirable display despite being short on effective ships.
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Samoa
South Atlantic
Montevideo
Swatara
Alliance
Tallapoosa
Barrett’s Rochester Speech Under Fire For Panic and Error
The revolt over Epwin Boorn’s illness exaggeration prompts criticism of Lawrence Barrett for his Rochester remarks. While his statements were inaccurate, he likely believed them at the moment and merely lost composure in a panic, a reaction other leaders have shown in crises.
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Epwin Boorn
Lawrence Barrett
Rochester
Barrett
Returning baseball heroes honored in New York reception
World touring baseball stars finally reached New York on Saturday aboard the steamship Adriatic to cheers from thousands of fans. That evening they attended an invitation at Palmer's Theatre and a grand Delmonico's banquet is planned today in their honor. Success to the national game.
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New York
Palmer’s
Delmonico’s
Civil service reform and New York postmaster politics
Civil service reformers view the New York Post Office action as a test of reform. The Times and Boston Herald contrast Cleveland and Harrison records, noting political influence in appointing and removing officials, while other papers debate the implications for voters and reformers amid ballots and appointments.
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New York Post Office
New York
the Times
van Cott
Boston Herald
Cleveland
Harrison
Lynn Prominent Men Back Plan for Daily Republican Paper
A Lynn board of trade discussion signals steps toward a new daily Republican newspaper. Ten thousand dollars has been subscribed by several business men to launch the venture, though no definite decision has been reached yet.
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Lynn
Republican
German Opera Rhine gold revival earns praise and derision
Arthur Weld reviews a Boston performance week, noting great improvement in Beck as Alberich and stronger Rhine daughters, while singe rs Jaeger and the Tannhauser cast falter. Favourable orchestral playing contrasts with a disastrous Tannhauser finale. Fischer and Sedlmayer praised. Kalisch Lehmann excells as Venus. Jaeger criticized for volume over tone.
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Herr Beck
Alberich
Fraulein Klein
Alvary
Fischer
Sedimayer
Wotan
Mime
Herr Seid
Fannhauser
Frau Kalisch-Lehmann
Venus
Boston
Hermann
Landgrave of
Thuringia
Ferdinand Jaeger Wolfram von Eschenbach
Alois Grienauer
Walter von der Vogelweide
Albert Mittelhauser Topol
Eois
Ludwig Modlinger
Heinrich
William Sedlmayer Reinmar von Zwetter
Dore Elisabeth
Sophie Traubmann
VGNUG
Wees
Kalisch-Lehmann
Felice Koschoska
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wagner
Ferdinand Jaeger
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Abend Stern
Kehr’zuriich
Kuhhner
Frs
Traubmann
Elisabeth
Frau Lehmann
Koschoska
Walther von Stolgung
Arthur Weld
Inaugural Gems Quote on New York Postmaster Post
Providence Journal notes Colonel Elliot F. Shepard may add a line to his Inaugural Gems collection after Van Cott is appointed New York postmaster. The quote: The ideal, or even my own ideal, I shall probably not attain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Cott
New York
Elliot F. Shepard
Providence Journal
Ind
Ben
Stanley’s Dark March Through African Forests
The article lauds Stanley’s extreme perseverance in a brutal equatorial forest trek. It contrasts earlier journeys in Tanganyika and the Congo with the current perilous march, noting fierce foes, treacherous slave-dealers, and hostile terrain. Despite poor planning, his fortitude and masterful leadership shine in this arduous expedition.
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Stanley
Tanganyika
Congo
Lualaba
Manyemas
N. Y. Tribune
Concert at the Industrial Home Delights Boston Audience
The sixth concert at the Boston Industrial Temporary Home chapel on Davis street drew a packed crowd. Performances included a piano violin cello trio by Bullard Matthews and Clement, a piano duet by Maggie Roberts and George Fox, numbers by the Clarence Hills male quartet, and solos by T. I. Roberts and Miss Lottie Wood with Sadie Wood reciting.
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Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Messrs. Bullard
Mathews
Clement
Maggie Roberts
George Fox
Clarendon Hills
T. I Roberts
Lottie Wood
Sadie
Mr. Mathews
E. May Crawford
Boston design and dog show reflections share civic tone
The writer praises a proposed Boston Chamber of Commerce building with a medieval tower and arch motifs echoing Faneuil Hall and the Old State House. He commends Colonel Higginson’s The Afternoon Landscape, notes poems with domestic themes, and closes with detailed observations on a dog show, praising round and bull terriers while lamenting vanished Scotch terriers.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Washington Street
Old City
Faneuil Hall
Old State House
Boylston Market
Dame Craigie
Cambridge
Vassall
The Wakefield Children Recital At Chickering Hall
Little Miss Ethel Wakefield and Blanche will give a single recital at Chickering Hall on April 30. Their parents and critics favor private study of music for two to three years to aid future welfare. They attend school and have trained two hours daily since last year. Aided by Gertrude Edmands Bernard Listemann Wulf Fries and the Listemann Quintet.
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Ethel Wakefield
Blanche
Chickering Hall
Gertrude Edmands
Bernard Listemann
Wulf Fries
Listemann Quintet
Irreverent scraps and jests in old New York chatter
A collage of quips from New York papers satirizes poets, politicians, fashion, and public life. It jokes about Sullivan disowning Boston, a phony four star flag boast, harmless gibes at editors, and a tale of a graphophone gag gone wrong in a governor’s office.
European Voyage News and Obituary Glimpses in NY Dispatch
Notable movements include M Coquelin and troupe sailing from New York on La Bourgogne while Bishop Duhamel of Ottawa returns home by steamer Umbria. James Redpath welcomes anti poverty group in Cooper Union. White House hosts Michigan governors and Clarkson aides. Portraits, royal orders, and Beecher Stowe reflections populate this transatlantic update.
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M. Coquelin
New York
Europe
la Bourgogne
J. T. Duhamel
Ottawa
Umbria
James Redpath
Anti- Poverty Society
Cooper Union
Ireland
Harrison
Alger
Michigan
Clarkson
White House
Harvard
Times
City
John S. White
Berkeley Athletic Club
Angeli
Vienna
Queen Victoria
Prince Alexander of Battenberg
Windsor Castle
London Telegraph
Ellen Terry
Sargent
Rossetti
Lady Macbeth
Duchess of Cambridge
Hesse
Cassel
George III
Victoria
Kingdom of
Hanover
St. James’s Palace
Duke George of Cambridge
Mary
Duchess of
Teck
Hartford
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Italy
Lyman Beecher
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Pall Mall Gazette
Hail
Ordsworth
Byron
Charles Lamb
S. C. Hall
Landor
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John
N. Y. Star
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