Imagined Europe gossip around Queen Victoria visit
The piece dismisses much of Europe’s political chatter as exaggerated. It notes Victoria’s Innsbruck meeting with the Austrian Emperor was a simple courtesy, not a formal English recognition of any alliance. Berlin reception and the request to be seated by Bismarck are treated as inflated claims of Anglo German concord.
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Europe
Victoria
Berlin
Austria
Innsbruck
England
Bismarck
Germany
Legislature Predicted to Press Ahead Before Chicago Convention
The legislature plans to accelerate work by merging two legislative days into one as no local Republican conventions remain to pause actions. A short session promise remains uncertain amid major bills on water gas elevated railroads and oleomargarine. The rush may continue until the Chicago convention, which could cut the session short before July.
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Great Corporation
Chicago
Boulangists face uncertain support as rivals challenge destiny
Signs grow that General Boulanger’s political strength has peaked and he may fade again after his Clermont Ferrand setback. He hosted a Friday gathering but many Deputies declined to attend. Anatole de La Forge proposes resigning his seat to run against Boulanger if he agrees to public meetings to spell out his views. The move draws limited support as followers doubt their “man of destiny.”
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General Boulanger
Clermont-Ferrand
M. Anatole DE LA Forge
Dynamite cruiser at Philadelphia launch sparks debate
Two new war vessels were launched in Philadelphia on Saturday. The Yorktown, an armored cruiser of a known type, may meet expectations if speed and design succeed. The dynamite cruiser, an experimental ship, faces doubts about the value of dynamite projectiles and practical tests.
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Philadelphia
Prices of New Books Under International Copyright Law
The Herald argues against definite price rises under new copyright rules. It notes that preexisting cheap publication methods and ongoing publisher competition will likely prevent a return to high prices. The piece critiques cited instances as insufficient proof of future costs.
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Herald
Copyright law and literary piracy debate noted
The discussion questions whether copyright law clearly lowers prices in practice and argues that no monopoly on a single author’s works would significantly affect the crowded books market. It also notes England’s possible influence and cautions against overstating piracy’s impact. The Herald is not opposing copyright but believes fears of dire outcomes are exaggerated.
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England
Herald
Gloucester Fishermen and Census Figures in 1885 Debate
The piece critiques Census Colonel Wincut 1885 data on Gloucester fisheries arguing figures misuse vary by industry and misrepresent alien participation. It cites 14 676 fishermen with 8547 American and 6129 foreign born non naturalized and notes regional counts from Provincetown Wellfleet fleets and Nova Scotia labor plans for 1888.
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Gloucester
Wincut
Dingley
Barnstable County Journal
Provincetown
Wellfleet
WinGut
Barnstable Journal
Boston Journal
Nova Scotia
Boston
Cape Cod
Ireland in Parliament Feud Over Local Government and Plan of Campaign
The piece argues that Ireland will dominate British debate as the coalition buckles under coercion policy and Irish local government push. It weighs papal opposition to the plan of campaign against Home Rule fervor, predicting a climate of moral advantage for opponents and lasting political impact beyond Rome.
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Ireland
England
Lord Salisbury
Lord Randolph Churchill
Papal
Rome
Cam‘‘Naign
Census figures miscast on Gloucester fishing decline
The Gloucester fishery debate centers on census 1885 figures. The Boston Journal and Dingley supporters rely on them, though they exclude rock fishermen and lobster potters, skewing the industry’s current picture and prompting claims of dishonesty in their use.
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Gloucester
Boston Journal
Dingley
Fisheries Negotiations Papers by Hon. W M L Putnam
Today we publish a valuable paper on provincial fisheries by the Hon. William M. L. Putnam and his riposte to criticism of the pending treaty. The pieces explain the treaty’s provisions, the historical context, and the US approach as practical and fair. They emphasize water jurisdiction, harbor rights, and concessions designed to aid fishermen while avoiding seizure of neighboring property.
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Williamm L. Putnam
Putnam
Cleveland
Senate
Bayaro
United States
Putnam Papers Seen Aiding Treaty Understanding
An editorial argues that Mr Putnam’s examination of past complaint cases shows penalties under treaty provisions would be relieved. The paper urges thorough public understanding as the key to treaty approval and credits Putnam’s writings as essential aid for informed citizens.
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Mr. Putnam
A Book of Pedigrees Review by an English Scholar
A critique of Walter Elliot and peers packed with genealogy lore. It praises Walter Aye’s Records and Record Searching for guiding readers through heraldry and parish registers to uncover ancestral lines. It warns American genealogists to pursue humble origins and cautions against overexposure of family history.
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Walter Elliot
Sir Walters
England
Walter Aye
London
Rye
Sir Walter Elliots
Mr. Ryn
Nile
Riper Haccarp
She
Dual impersonations on stage fail to reach true art
The review notes Mme Janauschek’s Lady Dedlock and Hortense in Bleak House and Irvine’s Dubosc and Lesurques in The Lyons Mail as notable dual roles. It argues Mr Mansr etp’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde miss the artistic mark, offering a pathological rather than artistic dual performance.
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Mme. Janauschek
Lady Dedlock
Hortense
Museum
Mr. Irvine
Dubosc
Lesurques
Lyons Mail
Mr. Manstrevp
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Mme. Janauseuen
Mr. Mansretp
Anecdote Confirms Mr Arnold’s Amiable Manner
A London Truth anecdote recalls meeting a Mr Mar HEW ARNOLD at a Como lakeside hotel. After dinner and a boat ride, the author, unaware of his identity, found him unusually agreeable, illustrating how a critic of men and manners can be seen in a friendly light.
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Arnold
London
Lake
Como
Mr. Mar
LA Bouchrert
Prince of Wales May Visit Spark Social Snobbery Rumor
A London society journal hints the Prince of Wales might visit next year, a rumor unlikely to be confirmed. The prospect arouses sharp talk of social snobbery and how Bar Harbor and Newport would react with invitations to Marlborough House.
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London Society
Prince of Wales
Bar Harbor
Newport
Marlborough House
Bishop Harkins Confirms Hundreds in Fall River and Somerset
Bishop Harkins of Providence visited Fall River April 20 confirming 184 children at St. Joseph's Church then 200 French-Canadian children there and dedicating the new basement church at St Mathew. He later confirmed 200 children at St Patrick's Church in Somerset.
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Harkins
Fall River
Bishop Harkins
Providence
St. Joseph's Church
St. Mathew
St. Patrick's Church
Somerset
Pastor L W Trink Resigns From Baptist Church
Sharon April 29. The Rev L W Trink has resigned the pastorate of the Baptist Church here and preached his farewell sermon this evening.
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Sharon
L. W. Trink
Baptist Church of
This Place
Notable Clergy And Public Figures In Brief Portraits
The Rev Arthur L Gillett Amherst College graduate and Congregational Church pastor at Grand Forks North Dakota will teach apologetics at Hartford Theological Seminary Connecticut. U S minister to Turkey Q B Straus led a consular tour through Egypt Asia and Syria. Vincent de Bauernfeind a 45 year old Grand Opera House watchman in St Louis claims royal Hungarian blood. Colonel Victor L Baughman Maryland comptroller has run for office twenty times and always led his ticket. Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania a 50 year old six foot 6 1 2 inch veteran who lost a leg in the war attends the State House daily. Colonel P T Wall Hoffman House clerk in New York and former president of the Winter School of Christian Philosophy is active in philanthropy and rhetoric. A graphic note recalls a surgeon’s paradoxical view on a broken neck making money from a condition once thought disabling. Mme Janauschek’s dual role in Bleak House at the Museum prompts a witty theatre anecdote about a French maid rather than Lady Dedlock.
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Arthur L. Gillett
Amherst College
Congregational Church
Grand Forks
Cak
Hartford Theological Seminary
Hartford
Vincent de Bauernfeind
Napoleon
Victor L. Baughman
Maryland
Baughman
Cleveland
St. Louis
Beaver
Pennsylvania
State House
P. T. Wall
Hoffman House
New York
Winter School of Christian Philosophy
Gotham
Colonel Wall
N. Y
Florence
Blaine
Panama Canal
Acre
Lowell Courier
M. de Lesseps
Isthmus
Keely
Life
Ignatius Donnelly
England
Shakspere
Boston
Hartford Post
Hassellman
Tower of
Pisa
Norristown Herald
Tatnall County
Georgia
Andrew Jackson
Lord Augustus Loftus
Queen Victoria
Vienna
Lad Loftus
Masonic
Savannah
Ethel
Italy
Harriet
Cairo
Babastis
Naville
India
Liang Chang
Liang
Washington
France
Fac
Egypt
Harvard Athletics and Public Life in Boston Reflections
A Boston reader laments Harvard athletics catering to the competing class and urges a Union Boat Club style undergrad rowing facility. He critiques public displays, house numbering on glass, dime museums, and the sensational Man with a Broken Neck ads, urging clearer sidewalks and safer urban amusements while praising scientific aid from museums.
Art notes on Bertha Von Hillery and Leavitt exhibits
The annual Bertha Von Hillery show features seventeen wood interior paintings from Virginia, Florida, and California with a prominent scene of Saint Paul’s legend. E C Leavitt of Providence opens a fruit and flower show at Williams and Everett today. The Thomas Robinson sale shows improved prices on day two but misses expectations, totaling 10 400 for 166 works. Millet’s portrait of William M Hunt sold for 605 francs at Paris Chevalier and Feral sale. The Lafayette statue project adds four small statues of D Esteing De Grasse Rochambeau and Du Portail for the memorial.
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Thomas Robinson
Woodstock
Art Museum
William M. Hunt
J. F. Millet
Paris
Lafayette
Washington
D’estaing
de Grasse
Rochambeau
du Portail
Mugwumps of 1884 challenged Blaine as unfit for office
The Mugwumps split from the Republican party over James G. Blaine’s character, arguing that honesty and trustworthiness must govern candidat es. The 1884 revolt signaled a demand for personal uprightness that persists in politics today, per the Chicago News (Ind).
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Republican Party
James G. Blaine
Chicago News
The March for Office in Republican Ranks
An editorial notes the rise of party clubs and posts shaping a campaign culture centered on personalities over principles. It likens the effort to ancient Rome's mercenary legions and accuses leaders of wheedling conventions for power under Lincoln’s name.
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Lower
Lincoln
N. Y. Herald
Ind
Republican Discord Over Tariff Splits Republican Ranks
The piece notes a split in the Republican ranks between the West and East over tariff policy. Pennsylvania and Indiana factions oppose each other, with leaders predicting no settlement or compromise. The discord is seen as a sign of a broader scattering of Republican strength.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
N. Y
Favorite Sons In 1888 Presidential Talks
A New York Sun editorial argues against favorite son candidacies based on state popularity alone. It warns such nominees lack broad appeal and are tools of political manipulators, yet supporters persist with renewed vigor for the 1888 cycle.
Blaine's candidacy frames a shaky Republican hope
The New York Times editorial argues Blaine may be an ambitious invalid or a hesitant athlete, while Blaine boomers claim vigor. It portrays his nomination as the party's “forlorn hope,” noting doubts about his fitness and past defeat despite advantages, highlighting Republican weakness and controversy surrounding his stance.
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Blaine
Rave
Times
Ind
Tremont Temple resolutions and national policy bluff
The article critiques Tremont Temple resolutions as political bluff with grand rhetoric. It argues that great questions such as reducing the surplus and protecting workers from monopolies are evaded, while patriotic phrases are emphasized and the beer mug froths. This reflects a New York Herald commentary on party tactics and public discourse.
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Tremont Temple
N. Y
Judge Rules Broker Not Special Agent In Embezzlement Case
Portland Maine April 29 Judge Gould discharged Charles Rich a broker accused of embezzlement holding that a broker is not a special agent of any party. This is the first Maine case of its kind.
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Portland
Gould
Charles Rich
Maine
Variety in An Era of Ironies and Inventions
A collage of witty snippets cites politics, sports, law, and culture with satirical jabs at Blaine, Panama debates, and horse racing. Notes on Isola de Lesseps, Donnelly, Oklahoma and Egypt humor mix with tales of economists, workers, and travelers, preserving a newspaper voice of the era.
Elm planted for Arbor day in Plymouth sparking Emerson elm
Arbor day observance in Plymouth features planting an elm at the former home of Mrs. Ralph Ward Emerson on Winstow street and naming it the Emerson elm. Across the region, a floor collapse at an Ausbylvania school exhibition injures about sixty, some fatally, while a gas tunnel explosion at Delaware & Hudson No 4 shaft in Plymouth kills Patrick McGill and injures others. A Western New York & Pennsylvania train wreck near White House, between Enxporium and Buffalo, leaves cars off track after a rails spread. Remains of Levi S. Snow are buried in Oakdale cemetery Weilfleet with services at his father’s home. Daniel Callahan dies at his mother’s home after a parole. Greenfield selectmen double liquor license fees and plan yearly enforcement officer. A six days walking match ends in Springfield with T J Malone as first man at 27 miles. An earthquake at Briggs Cal lasting 75 seconds cracks plastered buildings.
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Plymouth
Ralph Ward Emerson
Winstow Street
Emerson
Ausbylvania
Delaware & Hudson Company
Penn
Patrick McGill
John Knoiess
Charlies O'Connor
Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad
Enx Porium
Buffalo
White House
Olean
Levi S. Snow
East Somerville
Oakdale
Weilfleet
Daniel Callahan
Brown
Marblehead
Greenfield
Springfield
Mane
T. J. Malone
Briggs Cal
Minister King Dies by Suicide in Columbus
The Rev. Charles T. King, pastor of Miller Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, killed himself in a delirious fit in Columbus Ohio on April 29. Ill with typhoid fever for weeks, he secured a razor during a nurse's absence and cut his throat from ear to ear, dying instantly.
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CoLtumpBus
Charles T. King
Miller Avenue
Hisco Pal
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Massachusetts
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Ipswich
Whale
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Nantucket
Cape Ann
Chesney Wold
Dedlock
Harvard
Oxford
Cambridge
Union Boat Club
America
Washington Street
Inquirer
J. G. Wood
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