Meg Merrilies at the Museum Delights Large Audience
A large audience including prominent figures welcomed Mme Janauschek back to the city for Meg Merrilies at the Museum. The performance was praised as superior to prior outings with Janauschek praised for sole mastery of the tragic sybil role and the Museum company lauded for strong supporting turns. The review commends Boucicault for the play’s staging and notes strong comedy from the second bill, with several actors highlighted for convincing work.
Post Publishing Company Payment Notice
All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. Raw Your A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Company
Circular alleged to seek list of patrons by postmasters
A Philadelphia Press despatch from West Virginia purports to publish a circular signed by Senator KeNNA as Democratic committee chair. It asks unnamed recipients to compile a list of names and politics of the patrons of the office. The Post notes the circular is being received by state postmasters and urges swift action if true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Kenna
Democratic Congressional Committee
Postal Service
Aldermen seek clearer powers on underground conduit scheme
The aldermen veto the mayor on the conduit plan and defer study for a week. They plan to push the Legislature for precise statutory powers and rules for underground electrical transmission, while conduit syndicate representatives aim to have the issue properly settled by law. The session is advancing late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Tariff bill debate to open as Mills leads house
The Ways and Means committee prepared tariff legislation and will report to the House today with Mills signaling the start of a major session fight. Debate may extend to the end, aiming for tariff reform in the election canvass, though Senate approval seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Ways and Means
Mills
Senate
Journal critiques Nova Scotia illegal fishing importation stance Bayard treaty
The Journal challenges the Post and opponents of the BAYARD fishery treaty, arguing that claims of protecting American fishermen are hollow. It states that advocates seek to replace native workers with unlawfully imported aliens and that selfish interests violate the law to push Americans from naval seafaring jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Massachusetts
The
Post
Republican tariff debate praised by New Haven leader
The New York Tribune commends N. D. Sperry of New Haven for presenting a clear case for protection. The piece notes churches as mission fields for tariff advocates and suggests the moral questions divide Christians within the Republican faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
N. D. Sperry
New Haven
Connecticut
Hartford
Protection and Tariff Reform Debate Amid Political Tactics
The piece critiques selecting Sperry to preach high tariff reform while Lopar educates undergraduates. It argues the combination is odd and entertaining, promising to curb religious heterodoxy and unite party machinery through a tough, battered manager guiding the tariff evangel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sperry
Tribune
Lopar
Matthew Arnold remembered as critic and poet of civilization
The obituary surveys Matthew Arnold as a critic who illuminated authors and influenced English literature, noting his cosmopolitan spirit, early essays, and later poetic achievements. It contrasts his humane, reformist aims with a harsher censorial side, while praising works such as Sohrab and Rustum and Balder Dead and his role as a beloved poet. It also references English social critique and remarks on prices in a London agricultural association listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Arnold
Emerson
Heine
Joubert
Minton
Falkland
Clough
Sohrab
Rustum
Balder
Bokhara
Worpsworts
Arnold
Carlyle
Ruskin
Senate
Character Witness to a Life in Letters
The passage reflects on a writer who mixed literature with life and whose flaws stem from limited foresight. It praises his dedication to higher life interests, noting his role as a critic and poet who remained true to his own ideas amid turbulent times, despite delusions.
Cost of living in England and wages comparison
A analysis notes that skilled English workers migrating to the United States may not find protectionist gains offsetting higher incidental costs. It cites London advertisements showing modest rents for large houses as a contrast to US wages, suggesting English living expenses permit better use of earnings, with examples from fail River and London estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitish Farmers’ Association
Cowcross Street
Wiltshire
Aylesbury
England
London
New York
Boston
Atlantic
Fail River
United States
Lake
Eleven-room houses in Ravens Court yark area for three years
The notice advertises eleven-roomed houses in Ravens Court yark, West Coast area, on a three year agreement. They include bath, hot and cold water, main drainage, newly decorated interiors, good train and omnibuses access to the city and West End, with front rear and central gardens and rents between £40 and £45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverley Park
Nunhead
City
Crystal Palace
London
The Poor Debtor Law Debate Pressures Debtors and Creditors
The administrations of the poor debtor law raise serious concerns as the Legislature has repeatedly balanced creditor and debtor rights, but the system has evolved into a highly developed method of pressure.
Reform to restrict debtors examination to trained judges
The legislature is urged to limit debtor examinations to justices and trial justices to uniform practice. Current powers allow almost any magistrate to conduct exams requiring heavy legal skill, risking impartiality. The Senate probate and insolvency committee is pressed to act promptly to protect property rights and personal liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On
Henry Irvine Eyes World Tour But Sees Costs
Henry Irvine desires to take his company on a world tour yet finds the expense insurmountable for now. He says he cannot go alone as a star and must not crowd the stage with accessories in the colonies. The remark illustrates his theory that no detail is too small in presenting a play and attracting audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Janauschek
Meg Merrilies
Mme. Janauschek
Fredom
Scott
Macbeth
Dedlock
Hortense
Mary Stuart
Meg Mervilies
Sybil
Henry Bertram
Babe
Hatteraick
Glossin
Mr. Irving
Boucicault
Ireland
Candie Dinmont
Miss Evesson
Julia Mannering
O’leary
Flora
Boyd Putnam
Dirk Hatteraick
Falkland
Nolan
E. L. Davenport
Miss Dayne
Lucy Bertram
Kate Ryan
Mr. Boucicault
al’ Candlish
Mesdames Evesson
Dayne
Mr. Wilson
Annie Chester
Henrietta
New York
New York Wall Street
Howard
Reagan
Lertie
Crane
Nicholas
Charles Kent
Lorimer Stoddard
Lord Arthur
Henry Irvine
Iravina
Boston Views on Old Buildings and a New Public Library
The writer laments Boston’s changing streetscapes as Mrs Harringtons coffee house is demolished and old landmarks face modern towers. He praises the Boston Public Library design, hopes for preserving colonial streets, and reflects on urban renewal seen from the Public Garden and the Bostonian Society. He admires the library exterior, interior plans, and suggests art should capture sowers in sunlight with Miller’s peasant-life insight guiding American painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forman Library
Washington
Miller
Henrietta at Hollis Street Theatre Delights Boston Audience
Hollis Street Theatre presents Bronson Howard comedy The Henrietta with Robson and Crane. Play centers on Wall Street finance, stock schemes, and a coin flip as Bertie rises as a financier while family and romantic entanglements unfold amid a bustling crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis ST
New York
Nicholas Vanalstyne
Street
Henrietta Mine
Nicholas Vanalstyne, Jr
Bertie
Napoleon
Agnes Lockwood
Parke Wainright
Rose
Nicholas
Mia
Cornelia Opdyke
Moray Hilton
Kentucky
Natural Gas at the Park Aims for Laughter and Wit
A Park Theatre review notes the farce comedy Natural Gas by H Grattan Donnelly and praises Amy Ames for Kitty Malone while criticizing the play’s humor and Donnelly’s literary work. The performance supported Phil Shea, Park Theatre treasurer, who received a $250 Howard watch and chain gift from friends before showtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Grattan Donnelly
Shakspere
General Banks
Amy Ames
Kitty Malone
Donnelly
Phil Shea
Park Theatre
Howard Make
Miss Maddern Shines In In Spite of All at Grand Opera House
Minn ie Maddern earns praise for a strong quiet performance as Alice Clandenning in In Spite of All at the Grand Opera House last night. Odette Tyler as Stela the prima donna impresses, and Charles Stanley as impresario Eraft stands out alongside charming maid roles by Moreland and Mary Maddern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Maddern
Grand Opera House
Minnie Maddern
Steele Mackaye
Sardou
Andrea
New York Lyceum Theatre
Alice Clandenning
America
Odette Tyler
Stela
Maddern
Charles Stanley
Antonious Eraft
Miss Moreland
Mary Maddern
Tony Pastor's troupe opens at Howard Atheneum with vitality
The Tony Pastor company delivers a bright brisk program at the Howard Atheneum with notable acts including Lindsays, St Albert sisters, Revene and Athos, and Annie Oakley. May 14 marks M Gleinen's Boston Theatre benefit featuring The Bostonians, while Murray and Murphy begin a week at Boston Theatre in Our Irish Visitors amid high praise for music and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Pastor
Howard Atheneum
Lindsays
St. Albert
Revene
Athos
Farrell and
Willmot
Fannie Beane
Charles Gilday
Armstrongs
Donnells
Ramza
Arno
Little Tich
Annie Oakley
Mr. M’glenen
Boston Theatre
M’glenen
The
Bostonians
Murray
Murphy
Boston
Alexander sarcophagus claim sparks historian debate
A. S. Murray of the British Museum questions reports that Alexander the Great’s sarcophagus was found in Sidon of marble, contrasting with ancient historians who say the gold sarcophagus lay in Alexandria and was later replaced. He notes possibilities of misinterpretation and references Lysippus and the Naples mosaic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Alexander the Great
Sidon
Alexander
Alexandria
Ptolemy Nothus
Valinos
Diodorus
Iculus
Strabo
Pausanias
Arrian
Q. Curtius
Lysippus
Naples
Murray
British Museum
Maple sugar season gains as Catskills yield tops records
The Catskills western slopes report a prolonged maple sugar season with snow lingering in orchards. Small to mid sized producers tap hundreds to thousands of trees, selling larger shipments and maintaining prices. Total output west of the Catskills and Adirondacks is estimated over 5 million pounds, aiding farmers with cash flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny
N. Y. Sun
Mary Walker
Washington
Congress
Mary
D. Gumper
Fort Wayne
Ind
Japan
Tokio
Asai
Sasaki
Scott
Texas Siftings
Jewellers’ Weekly
Mr. Tomtit
Miss Appleblossom
Phidias
Praxiteles
Catskills
Adirondacks
Notable People and Hints of Wealth Across Nations
A Western paper profiles James Whitcomb Riley earning largely from writing and lectures, a young Chinese prodigy in London challenging nobles, and Mary D. Lowman of Oskaloosa as a 49 year old mayor with Pennsylvania roots. James J. Hill, 51, heads Manitoba RR speculation wealth at about 10 million, while Senator Spooner's son Philip Spooner shows exceptional musical talent and a childlike operatic gift, despite lacking formal training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
London
Confucius
Hanlin College
Mary D. Lowman
Oskaloosa
Kan
Pennsylvania
Philip Spooner
Senator Spooner
Civil Service Reform League Meeting Set For May
The National Civil Service Reform League will move its annual meeting to May 30 in New York. President George William Curtis will speak May 29. The change aims to precede party conventions and present league action to the public without campaign ties. New York was chosen as the most convenient location for delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Civil Service Reform League
League
George William Curtis
New York
Visitors To Moosehead
Portland April 16. Superintendent Arthur Brown of the Bangor & Piscataquis railroad notes Moosehead tourism growth. Travel to Greenville nearly doubles last year, Kineo traffic similar, expects large rise this season. He cites insufficient hotel capacity and plans for additions and two new hotels to handle more summer visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Sprcral
Arthur Brown
Bangor
Kineo
Greenville
Moosehead Lake
Maine
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Theatres
Boston Post
Milk
Washington Street
Tee
Teddington
Fulwell Station
Bushey Park
HE Midland Colliery Company
Wallsend
Derby
Great Northern Coal Company
School Street
King’s Chapel
Tremont Street
Down Hill
Parker’s Tavern
Old Town
Boylston Market
School
Washington Streets
Bostonian Society
New Public Library
Civil Service Reform League Meeting
N. S. Times
Moosehead
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!