Aldermen Prepare City Tour To Inspect Electric Appliances
The Boston Common Council voted unanimously to accompany a multi city trip to New York Cincinnati St Louis and Detroit to study electric devices. The six to eight week tour is expected to cost the city and keep members away from private duties, but no objections were raised. The move also counters past salary related insinuations by showing the board will both earn salaries and further educate themselves at public expense.
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New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Mayor's Latest Appointments Seen as Party Leaning
In yesterday's aldermanic submissions the Mayor's choices show improved features but still echo political bias. The tone suggests a drift toward selecting so called party workers for key offices, despite pledges to focus on fitness and public service.
Young Mr Bricutt Wins Seat Amid Tory Unionist Rift
The contest in Britain produced a handsome majority for the heir, showing that many voters backed Mr Bricott despite preferring Lord Randolph Churchill. Birmingham Unionists retain strength, yet the 1885 Liberal majority of 715 suggests Conservative support was decisive for the elder Bricut, and the result reflects ministerial influence rather than a pure victory for Chamberlain and allies.
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Mr. Bricutt
Lord Randolph Churchill
Mr. Bricot
Birmingham
Bricut
Mr. Chamberlain
Inman Steamships and Subsidies Debate
The Boston Journal is charged with fiction on free trade and protection, arguing that English subsidies aided Inman steamships to adopt naval designs and stay armed cruisers. The piece contends subsidies differ from ordinary subsidies, noting Whitney’s wartime naval plan and urging acknowledgment of British government support in securing these vessels.
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Boston Journal
England
the Journal
Inman
Whitney
The
Britains Secures Two Fast Cruisers For Nominal Price
Steamships are chiefly owned by Americans and navigation laws allowed Great Britain to secure two very fast unarmored cruisers for a nominal price. The issue notes these ships were needed for American use but ended up under British control due to legal provisions.
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Great Britain
Prohibition Debate: Massachusetts Attorney General Criticized
In a sharp critique the writer argues Attorney General A. J. Waterman errs in endorsing prohibition as a path of "healthy advancement" and cites 1867 Massachusetts findings showing rising drunkenness and failed enforcement. The piece urges reliance on history and moral sentiment over law in liquor policy.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Waterman
Commonwealth
State House
Norcross
Boston
Lincoln
James A. Healey
Bowen
Cambridge
Lowell
E. B. Paton
Springfield
Ink
The
Atlantic Monthly
Charles Worcester Clark
Principle of liberty and common weal urged to AG
A compact editorial line urges recognizing personal liberty while upholding the common weal and respectfully commends this stance to the attorney-general for consideration. The note emphasizes balance between individual rights and public good in law.
Our Position as to Samoa in the Berlin Conference
The article defends Blaine's Samoa instructions, aligning them with Bayard's earlier policy. It argues three main negotiating points for the Samoa talks: native autonomy, restoration of the status quo, and denial of U.S. responsibility for disturbances. It warns against German preponderance and urges fair treatment of Samoan protection needs. It also recalls a nautical race analogy urging spirited, not easy victory and calls on New York Yacht Club leaders to reflect.
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Blaine
Berlin
Bayar
Samoa
Mataafa
Tamasese
Bayarpd
Germany
Apia
Pago-Pago
True Sportsmanship in America's Cup Controversy
The New York Yacht Club committee directs that Volunteer must race the smaller English yacht, triggering debate over fair play. Critics argue this undermines the cup’s spirit and self-respect, noting Volunteer’s owner plans no renewed commission and questioning the honor of such unequal competition.
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Richard Surton
Genesta
Boston
England
Valkyrie
New York Yacht Club
Lord Dunraven
Tory Democracy and the McAllister Controversy in New York
An account of Tory Democrat McAllister’s dispute with Commodore Gerry and Mr. Fisu over the centennial ball and banquet. McAllister accused of favoring a people’s representative role while rivals sought personal glory, detailing seating choices and opening quadrille preferences.
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New York
Warp McAllisterg
McAnnister
Bray Brummer
McAllister
Commodore Gerry
Stuyvesant
Fisu
Gerry
Fis
Harrison
Morton
Grant
Mr. Fisu
Mr. McAlister
McAlllister
Mr. McAllister
Lord Ranporph
Obituary notes and social lectures in 19th century press
A terse roundup reports on John P. Usher's death reducing Lincoln era Cabinet survivors to three, illness rumors about Bishop Mallalieu denied, and Henry A. Clapp's Hamlet lecture at Miss Hersey's school. It cites art talks by Mrs. Schumacher, Bancroft’s decline yet intent to attend New York’s centennial, and donations linking Leavenworth portraits, Flagler’s gift to Dr. Shelton, plus Mrs Beecher Hooker's remarks on her octogenarian husband’s accident.
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Henry A. Clapp
Europe
Washington
George Bancroft
New York
Syracuse
N. Y.) University
E. W. Leavenworth
Tariff Seen Not Halt Iron Firms Despite Sides
A short note from current commentary suggests the tariff is safe yet iron companies suspend operations. Industry voices claim something is out of gear with the high tariff and lime imports and related firms.
Where is Burgess in the Lord Dunraven challenge
The report notes yachtsmen immediately asked for Burgess after Dunraven’s challenge was accepted. The upcoming season promises a mix of hope and anxiety, with hope prevailing among the majority.
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Burgess
Lord Dunraven
LN. Y. Herald
Parochial Schools and School Boards Debate in Springfield
A Springfield Union editorial argues a law placing parochial schools under school board control could create a plausible pretext to demand public funds for parochial education, a point worth serious legislative consideration.
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Springfield Union
Did Blaine truly feel polite in his letter to Belmont
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes that Blaine’s courtesy in accepting Perry Belmont’s resignation may mask real feelings. It questions whether Blaine wrote with genuine politeness or mere official blandness, suggesting a deeper motive behind the soft words.
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James G. Blaine
Spain
Perry Belmont
Perry B
Philadelphia Telegraph
Rep
The Organ as Abject Slave and Independent Press
The piece criticizes party organs that support every measure approved by a party, praising independent journalism as the bulwark of popular institutions. It warns that destroying independence or intensifying party despotism harms real press freedom. The quotation from Harper's Weekly Ind. anchors the argument.
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Garth
Cedric
Harper’s Weekly
Ind
Boston letter recalls Gilbert Stuart house near Essex Street
In Essex Street, a demolished brick house once tied to Gilbert Stuart, famed painter of Washington portraits, stood opposite Columbia Street and was reportedly his and his death place. The piece notes architectural doorway examples and mentions current sale of the old doorway relic. It also cites a reader’s defense of Fire Commissioner Fitch over firehouse provisions and critiques of horse docking with proposed reform ideas.
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Essex Street
Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Columbia Street
Stuart
Lash
Old Boston
Judge Jackson
Bedford Place
Otis Everett
Oak Street
Bedford Street
Benjamin White
Washington Street
Boston Female Asylum
Boston
Fitch
Back Bay
Lowell
Beethoven cycle recital by Hans von Bülow at Music Hall
Music Hall hosted Dr Hans von Bülow's Beethoven piano recital in Boston. The reviewer notes a four concert cycle of Beethoven sonatas and variations, praises Bülow's restrained, musical rendering, comments on audience weariness, and criticizes overreliance on printed scores and the ensuing noise. The piece contrasts Beethoven with Wagner and Bach, and concludes with reflections on public reception and performance approach.
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Hans von Bulow
Music Hall
Beethoven
von Biilow
Boston
Wagner
Bach
Stuttgart
Miss Akerstrom Shines in Annette at Grand Opera House
Miss Allie Akerstrom opens a week at the Grand Opera House with her own piece Annette the Dancing Girl, a Boston revival noted for its dancing and sincerity. While some acting is weak, her light footwork and rhythm give the production notable charm amid clever novelty and well-edited entracte music.
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Akerstrom
Annette
Allie Akerstrom
Grand Opera House
Boston Theatre
Boston
Miss Akerstrom
Mr. Hewitt
Pete
Pearls of Pekin Reappears at Globe Theatre
The Pearls of Pekin, staged in this city recently, was shown again at the Globe Theatre last night with Mr. Louis Harrison in the lead role.
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Globe Theatre
Louis Harrison
Last week at Boston theatres features and anniversaries
The Hollis Street Theatre hosted Mrs Langtry with Lady Clancarty and As You Like It while Pygmalion and Galatea and Joseph's Sweetheart occupied the stage at the Museum. Park Theatre marked its tenth anniversary with a souvenir program and news of Tremont opening. The Boston Theatre presented Thatcher Primrose and West and a strong minstrel bill with Maggie Cline and trapeze acts, ending with Professor Abt's German Mystery.
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Robert Elsmere
Hollis Street
Vanderfelt
Thompson
Sullivan
Dorothy Dorr
Effie Shannon
Joseph
Boston
Park Theatre
Messrs
Donnelly and Girard
Messrs. Abbey & Schoeffel
the Park
E. A. Sothern
John T. Raymond
Charles R. Thorne
Dan Maguinnis
Marie Aimee
Abbey & Schoeffel
Thatcher
Primrose & West
Ernani
Ferguson
Mack
George Thatcher
Tony Pastor
Howard Atheneum
Maggie Cline
Sherman
Morrissy
Lester and Allen
John Kernell
Inman Sisters
Professor Abt
A Parade of Witty Snippets and Bizarre Tales
A collection of quips and anecdotes spans politics and society from Gladstone’s policy jokes to governors and weddings. It jokes about insurance and going for Goethe, notes a Chicago girl’s Browning joke, and mocks a post office stamp stall so a man buys a hundred stamps penny by penny.
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Gladstone
Sarah
Beaver
Wilson
Ames
Browning
Munsey
Lord Dunraven
Valhalla
Kansas City
Illinois
Nebraska
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Chicago
The
Tribune
Expost Office
News
Theribune
Morning News
Montreal
Washington Post
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Worcester
John P. Usher
Interior
Mr. Lincoln
Simon Cameron
Hugh McCulloch
James Harlan
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