Naval ships sold at Mare Island amid new fleet plans
The navy plans value a modern force and condemns several wooden vessels for sale at Mare Island. Ships Shenandoah Lackawanna Tennessee Powhatan Ticonderoga face retirement while Cyane Wachusett await sale. Return to new era in naval power follows. Joan T. Raysonp death noted as a loss to dramatic life. Ray Moon praised as a refined comedian.
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Shenandoah
Lackawanna
Mare Island
Cyane
Wachusett
New York
Tennessee
Powhatan
Ticonderoga
Joan T. Raysonp
Mr. Raysonp
Colonel Sellers
Ray Moon
New England Factory Jobs Rise Since 1885
An inquiry by BrapsTREETS compares 684 establishments in New England. 152,471 workers are employed now versus 145,786 two years ago, with gains in full time operation and higher wages. Only boot and shoe trades in Worcester show a decline.
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Brapstreet’s
New England
Worcester County
Seaside biology lab urged to aid New England teachers
A movement seeks a seaside biological laboratory on the New England coast to provide real field experience for botany and zoology teachers. It would offer boats pumps and diverse marine life, serve visiting investigators, and raise the lab’s renown while improving teaching.
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New England
America
Knights of Labor meeting in Harrisburg lights debates
The Pennsylvania Knights of Labor assembly met in Harrisburg to review labor bills before the Legislature. About 175 delegates, representing roughly 100,000 Knights, influenced lawmakers as speeches by Mr. Powderly and others argued against anarchy and framed the union’s stance amid recent Chicago events. The piece questions the movement’s internal tensions and legal challenges surrounding boycotts and restraint of trade.
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Convention of Knights of Labor
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Sircuman
Marblehead
Powderly
Chicago
PowpErty
District 49
New York
Powperly
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Brown
United States Circuit
Poworry
Powprtty
Powprerty
Unspoken Speech by Senator Morse on Sunday Law
The piece previews Senator Morse Canton planning a Friday and today delivery of a speech tracing Sunday laws from Constantine to Massachusetts. It notes his use of biblical history and quotes, linking Mosaic law to modern enforcement and public calamities, while stressing anticipated strong rhetoric.
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Boston & Providence Railroad
Dedham
Forest Hills
Monse
Sinai
Nineveh
Constantine
Morstof Canton
Boston
Senate
Morse
Massa
Chusetts
Jonas
Ber
Daniel
Nezzar
Belshazzar
Darius
English feeling against coercion in Ireland debate
The piece notes growing English opposition to the Irish Crimes Bill as Liberal hopes rise on Home Rule. It mentions Hyde Park demonstrations, possible Liberal victory, and Conservative hesitancy. It cites Gladstone’s manifesto to northern miners and argues coercion harms England and Ireland alike. It also references Mary Anderson seeking a liquor license and a London World critic’s remark about Mrs. Lian Norton Gower.
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Glapstone
Hyde Park
Tome
Lord Harrieton
Balfour
Gladstone
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Sirlian Norton Gower
London World
Maine
Taverner
London opera nerves on cross Atlantic talent exchange
The piece discusses American and English stage talent exchange, noting Colonel Marixson’s reliance on American prima donnas in London and the potential revival of Pinafore at the Savoy. It casts doubt on critics if box office later diverges from opinion, and suggests Ruddyore may run long.
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Opera
London
Colonel Marixson
Boston
New York
Savoy Theatre
Controversy Flows From Washington Surgeon General Row
The Journal notes friction in the Washington surgeon-general's department and says it waited for a Boston or Massachusetts paper to publish Judge Enphorv's side. The Post on March 17 delivered the details, while Brayton's Rhode Island campaign limited the Journal's usual day coverage.
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Washington
Journal
Boston
Massa
Chaisetts
Judge Enphorv
Brayton
Rhode Island
Statesman s Year Book 1887 overview and contents
The Statesman s Year Book for 1887 offers condensed world facts useful to a range of professionals. It details Great Britain and Ireland with sections on government, revenue, debt, army, navy, area, population, commerce, railways, telegraphs, and colonies, plus prefatory comparative tables and UK market data.
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Statesman
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
United Kingdom
the Statesman
J. Scott Keltie
London
New York
Macmillan & Co
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Price
Ballou's Due North and distant notes on travel
Mr Ballou offers Due North a travel memoir tracing Denmark Norway Sweden and Russia with reflections on Copenhagen Goteborg and Catherine the Great. The critique praises vivacity but labels the prose trivial and uneven while noting a contrast with Haifa or Life in Modern Palestine by Altiora Peto a work praised for its archaeological insight and reportage.
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Denmark
Thorvaldsen
Ethnological Museum
Hamlet
Ophelia
Gottenburg
Sweden
Norway
Catharine II
Russia
Hermitage
Ree
North
Europe
Academy of Arts
St. Petersburg
Ballon
Warsaw
Vienna
Germany
France
Italy
Poland
Parisian
London
Ballou
Haifa
Palestine
Altiora Peto
Piccadilly
New York Sun
Holy Land
C. A. Dana
Amess
Palestine Exploration Fund
Reading Notes and Travel Voices in Old Palestine Lore
A reviewer highlights Maturin Ballou and Laurence Oliphant travel writes, noting wide range from Sheik Abreik to Mount Carmel and Lake Tiberias. The piece praises the books as profitable reading with warm recommendations, mentioning Haifa and modern Palestine life.
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Palestine
Mt. Carmel
Tiberias
Mount of Olives
Miss Todd
Scandinavia
Russia
Maturin M. Ballou
Boston
Ticknor &Co
Price
Haifa
Laurence Oliphant
New York
Harper & Bros
Lee & Shepard
New American Magazine review of Boston literary life
A critical look at the New American Magazine amid Brooklyn’s rebirth, praising some interiors while lampooning Rideing’s literary life pieces. The piece covers the St Botolph Club and Saturday Club portraits, notes on senators and authors, and previews forthcoming literary works and editions from Lincoln, Swinburne, and Whipple.
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NEW American
American
Brooklyn
New Monthly
Boston
New Magazine
Brahms
St. Botolph
Rideing
Saturday Club
Atlantic Bey
Mr. Lowell
Emerson, Longfellow
Whittier
Holmes
Whipple
Dwight
Concord
Longfellow
Agassiz
Hawthorne
Motley
Sumner
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Wednesday Evening Club
Z. L. White
Washington
United States Senate
White
Senate
Fawcett
J. T. Trowbridge
Newman
Grant
New York
Boston Notes on Spring Fashion and Arts Circles
A Boston letter surveys spring fashion at mills, hats and Easter shopping, praises Mme Bernhardt in Camille, and reflects on literary circles and public entertainments. The writer jokes about cats, praises Dodge and the Papyrus Club, and muses on the season's cultural mix.
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Dodge
Park
Central Court
Jordan Marsh & Co
Mr. Howells
Bartley Hubbard
CURRENT COMMENT NOT A HOLIDAY PEOPLE
A compilation of editorial snippets notes that honest adherence to high license laws may curb Prohibition gains in Michigan election returns. The Philadelphia Times senses a potential Democratic rallying cry, while the World contemplates a labor day holiday not guaranteeing enjoyment. The Manchester Union reflects on national traits in holiday enjoyment.
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Michigan
Philadelphia Times
Ind
Manchester Union
Two New Volumes to Henry Holt Editions of Symonds Works
Henry Holt and Co announce addition of two volumes to Symonds Renaissance in Italy. The Catholic Reaction and Greek Literature by Thomas Sargent Perry will broaden the edition with a thorough philosophical account linking Greek literature to history and environs. D Appleton and Co announce John Sevier Commonwealth Builder by James R More under Edmund Kirke pseudonym, plus Rider’s tales. T Y Crowell and Co announce The Death of Ivan Ilyich for immediate publication.
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Lyof N. Tolstoi
Paul
H. R. Haweis
J. Swinburne
Messrs. Chatto & Windus
Woeikoff
James
University of Pennsylvania
Ickner & Co
Henry Holt & Co
Symonds
Italy
Thomas Sargent Perry
D. Appleton & Co
John Sevier
James R.more
Edmund Kirke
H. Rider
T. Y. Crowell & Co
Ivan Ilyteh
Carrying Off the Honors and Boston Culture
A Southern critic argues The Hub misdefines culture by equating it with a noisy aesthetic movement. He contends true taste favors simplicity and questions Boston interiors shown in magazines, noting General Paine’s role in making the old New York schooner Halcyon fast.
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Boston
Atlanta, Constitution
New Steel Sloop Or Rival For Yacht Honors
The New York Herald notes plans for a steel sloop to follow the Puritan and Mayflower, highlighting the pro and syndicate involvement. It questions whether New York will allow Boston to dominate this year’s yachting honors as rivals rise in American waters.
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New York
Boston
N. Y. Herald
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THE
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Sarah B
Mayer
Albrecht
Lord Tennyson
George Alfred Townsend
Gath
China
Prince Li
Panama Canal
Tung Lung Bank of
Hong Kong
Utica
George M. Pullman
Father Maguire
Texas Siftings
Park Street
Vedder
Camille
Shakspere
Pass
George Withers
Democratic Party
World
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