Lincoln may keep Waite as England secretary
The Boston paper cites an unconfirmed report that new minister Rupert T. Lincolne will retain Henry Waite as first secretary of legation in London. Waite, long in post, is Republican and backed by past administrations, but his tenure may be at risk under Lincoln’s choice. Lincolne would begin by keeping Waite if the report proves true.
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Rupert T. Linco
Legation
Henry Waite
Lincoln
Waite
Poetrs
Wuirte
White
Evans
P. M
P.O
P. O
A. M. Eubanks
Eubanks
Japan
Turkey
Persia
London
New York
Cleveland
Sing Sing
Oklahoma
G. Washington
Bessie
Tommy
Burlington Free Press
N.Y
Boston
Chicago Herald
Chicago
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Dead Horse Opera House
West
Wilber House
Fall River Globe
Boston Post
Ward McAllister
Washington Post
Mayor Likely to Nominate Again for Park Commissioner
The article questions a new statutory interpretation that the mayor must nominate someone within a month after a board rejection. It cites a curbstone opinion by Corporation Counsel Richardson and warns against formalizing this view, urging adherence to established precedent and common English usage.
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Board of Aldermen
Corporation
Richardson
Bar
President Harrison and Blaine in the spoils dispute
Washington discusses friction between President Harrison and Blaine over appointments. The piece warns of a break with party managers and hints at dangerous spoilage tensions, while noting doubt about Blaine's dissatisfaction and the President's obstinacy.
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Washington
Blaine
Harrison
Gar-Field
Secretary Tracy Rejects Samoa Loss Court Inquiry
The article argues Tracy's decision against a court of inquiry into the Samoa naval disaster is unusual but just to the officers. Reports by Kimberly, Farquhar, and Mullan show seamanship was not at fault. It notes potential exceptions if the fleet had sailed before the storm, and questions the lack of investigation as a dangerous precedent.
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Tracy
Samoa
Kimberly
Farquhar
Mullan
Kuis- Berly
Ireland Bill Hinted by Liberal Moderates in British Ranks
A government bill for Ireland may attract moderate Liberal support within the British ranks and provoke cautious satisfaction among some observers, though prospects remain uncertain.
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Ireland
Irish Home Rule Debate Shapes Party Lines
The article argues that Radicals and many Parnell followers will resist anything short of full Home Rule. Labouchere pins the risk on Liberal-Unionist plans, urging clear voter understanding: Home Rule means a separate Irish Parliament with supremacy in non reserved matters, backed by an executive dependent on it. Parnell advocates treating the question as open.
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Parnell
Labouchere
House of Commons
Ireland
Liberal
Move to privatize Mt Hope Cemetery ends decades of political cost
The lengthy push to transfer Mt Hope Cemetery to lot owners ends with the city saving about 15000 yearly while removing a corrupt political center. Critics warn of broader efforts to divert public funds to sectarian schools and private interests, highlighting patronage and the spoils system.
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Mt. Hope Cemetery
Hope
Cedar Grove
Forest Hills
Long Versus the Pope in Early Massachusetts Law
A 17th century Massachusetts code barred ecclesiastical authorities from entering the colony and prohibited papistical practices including Christmas. The piece examines Hon. Joan D Lone’s 250 year old arguments on the Pope as an alien power and contrasts them with modern views on sectarian schools and constitutional limits on state funding.
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Massachusetts
Rome
Legislative Committee On Education
Joan D. Lone
Lone
State House
Boston Journal
Lona
Commonwealth
Guthrie Emerges With Order In Oklahoma Frontier
A Guthrie mayor is chosen as city council meets in a tent to restore order. Gamblers are pressured to quit while wells are sunk and supplies reach the territory. Many settlers face disillusionment as boomers return, proving the Oklahoma rush both hopeful and hazardous for real prosperity.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Inshman
Boston
New York
el Dorados
Policy clash over defeated congressmen control in Missouri race
The administration faced a policy conflict regarding its decision to let defeated Republican candidate A. C. Eoubanks in the second Missouri district gain influence. Departments had initially sanctioned giving former lawmakers control despite electoral defeat.
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A. C. Eoubanks
Congress
Missouri
World correspondent reports from Zanzibar with Sultan
The New York World envoy reaches Zanzibar and meets the Sultan who praises the paper. Troops are deployed and the commissioner is received in state, signaling the paper’s grand prestige. Stanney may yet rescue himself without waiting for the special envoy.
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Stanney
New York World
Zanzibar
New York
Bares Seeks Peace With Germany Amid Berlin Meeting
George H. Bares of the Samoan Commission arrives in Berlin and meets Prince Bismarck. Officials deny official hostility, noting Bares’ Century article reflects no official stance and expressing cordiality. The report suggests a Pickwickian interpretation of past hostilities as the conference begins.
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George H. Bares
Samoan Commission
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Bares
Germany
Barrs
Artist WuHistLER Removes Work from Paris Exhibition
Editorial sharpens attack on WuHistLER for transferring his piece from the American to the English department at the Paris Exhibition. The move sparks questions about patriotism and motives as no explanation is offered beyond preference.
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Wuhistler
Richard Mansfield’s Extreme Realism Sparks Audience Response
The passage notes Richard Mansfield in London pushing realism in his production by having his Richmond cut and being struck by a standard bearer. It suggests no need for such extreme methods to make an impression on the audience.
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Richard Mansfield
Richard
London
Richmond
Higginson’s Life Reflected in Boston’s Trusted Merchant
Obituary honors George Higginson, a Boston merchant and banker of old school, praised for probity, discretion, and civic fidelity. He valued simple living, devoted husband and father, and mentored by example. His life bridged quiet country charm and city progress, prioritizing duty over wealth.
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George Higginson
Boston
Robert B. Minturn
New York
Mr. Higginson
Chauncy
High Art Mania Turns Baseball And Homes Into Modernist Stage
The piece laments a modern craze labeling baseball as high art where brains and refinement join muscle in play. It notes artful domestic scenes with cracked china and antique books crowding rooms and recalls a bohemian yet humorous Art Museum fete with figures like Bonaparte and Psyche among exhibits.
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Vesuvius
William Amory
Bohemia
Back Bay
Art Museum
Campbell
Porteus
End of Boston Symphony Season with Gericke Farewell Concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra closed its season with Brahms and Schubert works plus Bach arrangements. Director Carl Gericke received a standing ovation for five years of leadership, leaving an orchestra regarded as among America’s best and praised for refined, varied performances.
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Euryanthe
von Weber
Ciaconna
NASA DE Ois
Wtalee
Bach
Brahms
Schubert
Raff
Gericke
Boston
Mr. Gericke
Massenet
Bizet
Cowen
New York
America
Scribner's May Issue Features Railway Series and Tolstoy Reflections
Scribner's May presents Theodore Voorhees on railway freight car service and upcoming electricity pieces by Buckingham and Kennelly. It also covers dry plate photography by John Trowbridge, Tolstoy reminiscences by Eugene Schuyler, and literary notes on Dumas de Kock Balzac and Stevenson. The issue includes fictional continuations, poems, and Norton’s meditation on missing old homes in America.
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New York Central Railroad
C. L. Buckingham
Western Union Telegraph Company
Morton
Stevens Institute of Technology
A. E. Kennelly
Mr. Edison’s Laboratory
John Trowbridge
Harvard University
Trowbridge
Leroy M. Yale
L. R. O’brien
Canadian Academy
Eugene Schuyler
Russia
Count Tolstei
Ecount
Schuyler
Tolstoi
Irize
Alexander Amas
Paul de Kock
Paris
Dumas
Balzac
Schopenhauer
Anna Karénine
Ballantrae
Stevenson
John Elliot Curran
Jeanne
Octave Thanet
Sir Guy the Neuter
Fields
Hawthorne Lathrop
Kate Stephens
Norton
America
Noted Boston Figures Prepare Moves and Honors
William D. Howells plans a Boston residence next month while Lawrence Barrett and the Hon. Edward Barnett prepare to sail for Europe in May. The New England Woman's Club marks Mrs. Julia Ward Howe’s seventieth birthday on May 27, and Whitelaw Reid receives a farewell ban quet from New York’s Lotus Club after fourteen years as president.
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William D. Howells
Boston
Lawrence Barrett
Edward Barnett
Europe
New England Woman’s Club
Julia Ward Howe
Whitelaw Reid
Lotus Club of
New York
Charles Francis Adams
The
Historical Society
Richard H. Dana
Dana
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Chestnut Street
O. W. Holmes
Beacon Street
Browning Society
Browning
W. V. Heroncourt
Harper’s Weekly
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Territory
Grover Cleveland
Levi P. Morton
Canid
Bangor electric railroad makes trial run night voyage
The first car on the Bangor electric railroad completed a trial trip to Bangor Me with President Laughton and twenty aboard. The car traversed the entire line and regular service is expected to begin next Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Banaor
Bangor Electric Railroad
Laughton
All Sorts and Snippets From Old Newspapers
A collage of 19th century gossipy items and quotations spans weather talk, centennial social frolics, political jibes, Oklahoma boomer anecdotes, theatrical notes, and a mock poetry fragment attributed to Washington with era hints. Various brief witticisms reflect newspaper humor and public temperament.
Political satire puzzle about Platt Dudley and Marrison table napkin
A Providence Journal opinion piece questions why Thomas C. Platt deserves a napkin under his chin and both feet under President Marrison's table while Colonel W. W. Dudley is barred from the area railings. The piece frames the political crime as an everyday observer’s discovery.
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Thomas C. Platt
Marrison
W. W. Dudley
Providence Journal
Ind
Prohibitionists Face Setback Across States
A New York Sun editorial notes that prohibition supporters were defeated in Texas Michigan Tennessee New Hampshire and Massachusetts despite strong finances and political backing. The piece predicts a glorious future behind prohibition, reflecting widespread enthusiasm yet growing losses.
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Massachusetts
Texas
Michigan
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Alfred de Musset
N. Y. Sun
Dem
Partisans and the Amendment Debate
The piece says the Republican party faces fallout as legislators earlier approved submission by a two thirds majority but then voted against the amendment under party caucus pressure. It argues the caucus dictated votes and the party may lose the state in the fall, a merited rebuke for their conduct.
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N. Y. Evening Post
Ind
Judgment Pronounced On Massachusetts Liquor Campaign
The Worcester Spy reports that Massachusetts has spoken on political campaigning for liquor. Voters did not back the saloon or outright prohibition but favor retaining legislative control, possible prohibition, local option with strict licenses, and rising pressure as needed.
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Massachusetts
Friends of the Saloon
Worcester
A Cheerful Pessimist Excerpted in Worcester Spy
The piece contrasts a confident minority with Dr. Miner who says ruffians rule and the press lies. It notes a cheerful demeanor despite alleged corruption and misrule, highlighting a public debate about opinion and power without graphic detail.
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Miner
Adet
Worcester
Foolish Prohibition Policy Sparks Republican Tension
Templeton in the Hartford Courant argues that Republican lawmakers used the amendment as a sop to Prohibitionists. He contends the move was foolish and that Prohibitionist Republicans rarely bolt party tickets, predicting no quick repeat of such tactic. Judge Pitman warned of manipulation by Prohibitionists within the party.
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Judge Pitman
Templeton
Hartford Courant
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