Armada Tercentenary Memorial Plan Honours English Race
The article details plans for a national Armada tercentenary memorial in London with a Britannia pedestal, bronze bas-relief, and portraits of Howard, Drake, Hawkins, Raleigh and others. It links Elizabethan and Victorian eras, notes beacons from Eddystone to Berwick, and cites city and family contributions, relics exhibitions, and a July unveiling.
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James II
William of Orange
Europe
Westmoreland
Evizanera
Lord Howard of
Herbert A. Gripeee
A.r.lb.a
South Kensington
Brompton Or
Hawkins
Raleigh
Seymour
Wintour
Frobisher
England
Elizabeth
Victoria
Britannia
Plymouth
Con
London
Tilbury
Macaulay
Purple Sea
Eddystone
Berwick
Lynn
Milford Bay
St. Michael’s Mount
Beachy Head
Post Publishing Company Payment Note
Notice indicating second class matter status and that money sent is at the sender's risk. It directs all checks drafts and money orders to be payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Company
Ship News on the Third Page Mentioned
The notice informs readers that the Financial and Commercial Departments will appear on the Sixth and Seventh pages while the Ship News is scheduled for the Third page.
Randolp Churchill rebuked over cabinet return prediction
The Saturday Review notes Lord Randolph Churchill erred in resigning, suggesting a future cabinet must defer to colleagues. It observes his praise of government industry in advancing legislation contrasts with his past Tory Democracy stance and hints at alignment with his own views.
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Birmingham
Randolph Churchill
Saturday Review
Lord Randolph
Irish local government bill puts Unionists in bind
English Unionists face a difficult position as Mr Par Nell plans a bill to extend local government in Ireland. The government will oppose, while Unionists are pledged to study a system for local governance. If Parnell’s plan is moderate, they may be forced to support it to keep the government in power.
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Ireland
Parnell
Gladstone
Meg Merrilies
Museum
Mme. Janauschek
Meg
Museum Company
Dominic Sampson
Mr. Wilson
Bleak House
Marc. Jananechek
Sugar importers and alleged fraud probe linked to New York
Washington despatches describe an arrangement with an ex employee of the New York Custom House to share rebates on duties. The inquiry into sugar appraisal methods in New York gains support from reports. The Treasury Department may brief the committee before investigations begin, impacting local importers who have faced discrepancies in polariscopic tests.
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Washington
New York
Treasury Department
City Appropriation Bill Sparks Local Wrangling Over Cuts
The board of aldermen reviewed an appropriation bill amid sharp dispute as two dissenting reports arrive and the chair reserves to strike certain items. The committee cut 5 million from department estimates, leaving some sufferers and a feeling of fairness relative to prior years. The majority notes that total appropriations cannot be exceeded whether or not recommendations are adopted.
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Board of Aldermen
Gloucester shifts its naval nursery to Maine
The Journal reports that Gloucester has relocated its nursery of American seamen to Maine, noting that the Gloucester fleet is not the New England fleet and that conditions on the coast influence the change. The piece frames the shift as a strategic adjustment amid regional maritime plans.
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Gloucester
Maine
New England
Maine Fishermen Citizenship Compared With Gloucester
The piece explains a misinterpretation of census figures on fishermen. It argues that Colonel Warrant's 15 000 workers include all fishers from clammers to commercial crews and cannot define national status of Maine or Gloucester fishermen. The author promises to supply accurate facts to correct the Journal.
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Maine
Cape Ann
Gloucester
Dingley
Warrant
United States
The Fisheries Treaty Debate and Senate Strategy
A Senate caucus seeks to postpone fisheries treaty ratification until December by agreement with Republicans. The piece argues for open debate and timely consideration, citing public support and criticizing anti administration tactics and party maneuvers led by Mr Fry and others. It analyzes Senate politics around Sherman Blaine and tariff issues, urging prompt votes and accountability.
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Fry
Maine
Senate
Gloucester
Sherman Factor and Sherman’s Bid for 1888 Nomination
The piece argues Blaine’s Florence letter aimed to ruin rival candidates, focusing on Sherman. It recalls Sherman’s 1880 push from Treasury power, drawing delegates from many states plus Ohio to number about 100, then deserting during Garfield’s rise. It notes diminished odds in 1884 and 1880 compared to the current year.
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Treasury
Senate
Ohio
Blaine
Sherman
Treasury Office
Mr. Sherman
South
Manone
Riddleberger
Florentine
Cleveland
Joan
the Treasury
Internal Revenue Officers
Chicago
Garfield
Reform at Castle Garden improves immigrant transport control
New York commissioners of emigration unanimously ended the old pool agreement at Castle Garden and empowered the Castle Garden committee to arrange rail partnerships. Each railroad will operate an office in the Garden selling tickets at regular rates, with baggage checked and transfers overseen by the commission. Railways must avoid rate cutting in favor of immigrants, or face expulsion. The plan began Sunday with 5000 Scythia passengers, next sent Richmond-bound travelers via the Erie line, ending abuses exposed by the New York World and criticized by the Post.
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Castle Garden
New York
Scythia
Lackawanna Road
Richmond
Erie Road
New York World
Armada Commemoration Reflects on a Storied Victory
Three hundred years after the Invincible Armada sighting off Plymouth, reflections trace English heritage across New England Australia and British India. The piece notes pride in Shakespeare Drake and the Spanish victory, while marking hesitation over a formal 300th celebration due to recent jubilee excess and concerns the occasion could be misused.
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Plymouth
Oxpus
New England
Australia
British India
Commonwealth
James II
Miuron
Shakstrnr
New
Agincourt
Stevenson
Drake
Raxeiru
Spain
Evizanera
Paris Students Demonstrate Against Boulangers in Effigy
At midnight Sunday in the Quartier Latin Paris students burned General Boulangers effigy. The display signals Boulangers unpopularity across classes, suggesting the Boulang er battle may continue in peaceful fashion benefiting the republic.
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Paris
Boulanger
Republic
Students at the University at Athens Letter to the Editor
An Anathenian of Harvard writes to the Post disputing a Boston University Year Book claim that BU graduate students can study at the National University at Athens without tuition. He notes Athens University tuition is free, corrects the year 1886 87 enrollment figure to over 2600, and questions the article’s accuracy.
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University AT
Athens
Boston University
National University At
Greece
University of Athens
Anathenian
Harvard University
His Broken Sword Novel Tells of Earnest Natures
A. C. McClurg & Co. announce Winnie L. Taylor's His Broken Sword will appear soon. The novel is described as a superior work in a new field with a compelling motive. It is dedicated to Dr. Edward Everett Hale who has reportedly approved it.
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Messrs. A. C. McClurg & Co
Winnie L. Taylor
Edward Everett Hale
Outdoor sports lead Boston YMCA in health movement
In Boston, the YMCA fosters outdoor exercise and river boating on Charles River, alongside gymnasiums, aiming to broaden public access to recreational activities. The piece notes the Union Boat Club as a long-standing entity and reflects on Dr. Holmes and city life, urging more clubs to use natural opportunities and promote health.
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Young Men's Christian Association
The
Athletic Association
Charles River
Union Boat Club
United States
Alone in London at the Boston Theatre Reviewed
The Boston Theatre staged Alone in London with Cora Tanner as the heroine and Sands as the lover. Critics fault the dry hero and tearful heroine though acknowledge some powerful moments, with notable scenery and a Dickenslike country scene drawing audience enthusiasm.
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London
Boston
Cora Tanner
Westminster Bridge
Nan
Miss Tanner
Mr. Sands
Miss Leclaire
Miscellaneous humorous clippings reflect turn of century satire
A collage of wry observations and quips on circus gymnasts, poets, musicians, florists, painters, politicians, and society. Jocular notes on Buffalo Bill, Lillie Deveraux Blake, baseball, newsprint mishaps, lobster canning, a new congressman, jail life, Salvation Army weddings, Burlington horses, and British water shortages.
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Buffalo Bill
New York
Lillie Devereaux Blake
Omaha Dame
Jane
Omaha
New England
Washington
M. C
N. Y. Sun
General Booth
Salvation Army
London
Philadelphia
Burlington
Burlington Free Press
Great Britain
Liverpool
Manchester
Protection versus labor in tariff debate by I. W. Busb
A critical look at tariff policy argues protection harms workers by raising costs and suppressing wages. The essay cites figures and anecdotes on paper makers, wood pulp, and chemicals, urging minimal tariffs and direct taxes on property to fund government operations.
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David A. Wells
Duke of Argyll
le Conte
Guardian
Gustave Robert Kirchhoff
Harper's
Warner
Denver
Algiers
Russia
Howells
Mr. Howells
Theodore Metcalf
Persia
Italy
Amory
Park Street
Belfast
Boston Post Post Publishing CO. Publishers
Washington Street
Doston Post
the Fisheries Treaty
Joseph T. Brown
Atwood
Copeland
Globe Theatre
Pilling
Mr. Drake
Rice
Hollis Street
Park
Marine Biological Laboratory
Hollis Street Theatre
Messrs.essenden
Bartlett
Babcock
Brine
Mesdames
Gertrude Edmands
Maud Starkweather
Apollo Club
N.S. Wood
Dramatic Company
Katie Howard
Harlem
Mr. Wood
Ada Morton
George C. Boniface
Sam Badger
Frank Mayo
Grand Opera House
Boniface
Laura Palmer
Alicia Bloodwood
Evelyn Pollock
Lucy Fairweather
Blanche Sherwood
Bob
Carl Smith
Gideon Bloodwood
Hurd
America
Theodore Lyman
Congress
Otis Daniell
the Post
Holland
Concord
I. W. Busp
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