Boston Chamber of Commerce Acts to Shield Free Transit
The Boston Chamber of Commerce yesterday urged the Treasury Department to await the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee report before acting on excluding Canadian cars from free transit. The resolutions stress protecting Boston and New England commercial interests and avoid endorsing the merits of the policy, signaling prompt local mobilization against perceived administration hostility.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Treasury Department
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Boston
New England
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Journal Quietly Lifts Spin On United Question Clubs
The Boston Journal breaks its silence on the United Question Clubs and credits the exchange for fostering intelligent debate. It publishes the full letter of Hon. Peleg McFarlin, treasurer of Ellis Foundry Co., on pig iron duties. The paper also notes the Tremont Nail Co. petition seeking repeal of coal and iron duties to save New England industries.
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Boston Journal
United Question Clubs
Peleg McFarlin
Ellis Foundry Company
Tremont Nail Company
New England
Yorktown Gunboat Proves Remarkably Useful in Broadside Trial
The Yorktown’s broadside guns perform superbly in trial with critics of Whitney’s policy silenced. The Tribune notes the ship withstood heavy seas, pitched and rolled lightly, and returned with guns still lashed, leaving the vessel in near identical condition to departure. The report defends Secretary Tracy against charges of undue generosity.
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Yorktown
New York Tribune
Texas
Whitney
the Tribune
Tribune
Tracy
Small coast defence ships prove strategic value in naval shift
The York town trial hints at broader questions of credit while highlighting small vessels as vital to coast defence. The Condor example shows how a compact gun boat, able to maneuver under heavy fire, demonstrated superior flanking capability and urgent tactical significance for protecting shores.
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Yorktown
Bennington
Concord
Petrel
Congress
New York Herald
Alexandria
Charles Beresford
Condor
French election defeat exposes Boulangists narrow base
The article discusses General Boulangers defeat in France, noting his losses in strongholds and arguing his political strength is limited. It attributes criticism of shipbuilding progress to external rivals and frames the election as a political death by action, with only about 1.5 percent of cantons listing his name.
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General
Interstate Commerce Commission faces bias in freight rate ruling
A column notes the ICC opinion on unjust discrimination in West to New York freight rates, contrasting it with a Boston case. The correspondent argues the roads may charge different rates to Boston versus New York, a discrepancy seen as more flagrant than alleged against the railroads.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Boston
Behring Sea Jurisdiction Showdown Set by Blaine
A prominent State Department official signals that Behring Sea policy hinges on jurisdiction. The Blaine Harrison administration faces a choice to claim exclusive U S authority over the Behring Sea or pursue amicable settlement, with implications for the Triumph seizure and Canadian views.
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State Department
Behring Sea
Blaine-Harrison
United States
Great Britain
Blaine
Congress
Treasury Department
Russia
Pacific
Atlantic
Mr. Blaine
High Seas
Alaskan
Harrison
Bayard
Lord Randolph Churchill Turns Radicalist Voices Grow
Lord Randolph Churchill reemerges in England stirring friends and foes. Critics note a shift toward socialistic radicalism with land reform aims and state led housing for workers. He backs eminent domain for model dwellings and an imperial loan to let Irish tenants buy holdings. His temperance and labor hour controls mark a broader Radicalism.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
England
London Standard
Lord Ran Polph
Disraeli
Birmingham
Lord Randolph
Cable
Mr. Bradlaugh
Mr. Labouchere
Seal Fishery Protection Presses for Maritime Accord
The article urges rapid action to protect the seal fishery from indiscriminate slaughter and disruption of migration and propagation. It notes negotiations begun under Cleveland and the need for concurrent action among maritime powers to avert poaching and incidents like the Triumph seizure, pressing the administration to decide its policy soon.
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Mr. Cleveland
City of Paris Sets Slight Record On Transatlantic Run
A long excerpt notes aging actresses like Charlotte Cushman guiding debutantes with caution while praising steadfast craft. It reports City of Paris steamship’s latest voyage from Queenstown to Sandy Hook in five days, twenty three hours ten minutes, three minutes faster than a prior record and discusses implications for future crossings and White Star line vessels.
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Paris
Queenstown
Sandy Hook
Etruria
White Star Line
Atlantic
Mary Anderson’s illness sparks mixed praise and concern
The Herald defends noncritical support for Mary Anderson amid illness and retirement rumors, contrasting with foreign press focus on her perceived failure to be hailed as a great actress. The piece warns such scrutiny harms mental and physical health, urging balanced public response.
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Herald
Mary Anderson
Fanny Kemper
Fanny Jarman
Ellen Tree
Miss Anderson
Heven
Ellen Terry
Paris Exposition Impresses NY Advertiser Correspondent
The Paris Exposition rises as grand iron and glass architecture with domes arches and sculptured ornament. Inside walls display painters tapestries and colorful art while grounds offer parterres promenades fountains and shady arcades with tables of global fare and national orchestras.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Steppes
Pyrennes
Governor Lowry Tracks Sur LIVAN to New York Arrest
The target, Jonn L. Sur LIVAN, has been arrested in New York and not granted bail, raising prospects of punishment for alleged Mississippi law violations. Attested by tone of the era, the report notes Sur LIVAN wore a flannel shirt at capture, framed as a minor credit, while warning the garment cannot mitigate recent misconduct.
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Lowry
Jonn L. Surlivan
New York
Mississippi
Sulleyvan
New York Water to Run Short by 1892 Fair Time
The article notes a projected water shortage for New York during the 1892 World’s Fair, with Chicago anticipated to capitalize on the situation. It references Lake Michigan as a potential resource and hints at regional implications for the event and nearby cities.
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New York
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Open the Doors to the Pension Office Inquiry
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues for transparency in the Pension Office probe, asking if a secret inquiry can vindicate the commissioner or hide wrongdoing. It warns that guilt could merit condemnation and disgrace, urging full public scrutiny.
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Pension Office
Fanner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rep
Carlisle’s Warning on Reform and Suffrage for 3 Years
Ex Speaker John G Carlisle warns the House that three questions will haunt government for years: civil service reform, negro suffrage, and silver coinage. The Philadelphia North American urges prudent action to guard Southern elections, coinage policy, and departmental reforms.
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Carlisle
House of Representatives
John G. Carlisle
Republican Party
Philadelphia
Free Speech in Boston Parks Sparks Public Meetings Clash
Boston park commissioners and supporters press a plan to bar public meetings in Franklin Park. Workers insist on holding gatherings in the park, vowing to persist until opponents are removed from the path. The Pilot urges all sensible Bostonians to form opinions on the clash.
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Park Commissioners
Boston
Franklin Park
Republican inconsistency in pension debate echoes past denunciations
The Providence Journal notes that Republican organs hint pensions may be justified by General Black's precedent, implying their current stance contradicts last year's sharp attacks on Black, whom the paper believes deserved much of the criticism.
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General Black
Providence Journal
Lnd
Tanner Wants The Surplus Warped View Of Robbery
The Corporal Tanner figure asserts he will seize the surplus and implies no inquiry is needed. He hints the committee should wait to glimpse Treasury vaults, then seek the last dollar with a dark lantern.
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Tanner
Corporal Tanner
Treasury
N. Y. Herald
Question Clubs Seek Answers on Tariffs in 1889 Letter
A note to secretary S W Meachum from Joel Fox of Willimantic Connecticut dated July 25 1889 questions press coverage and tariff policy. Fox cites papers Boston Herald Hartford Times and Boston Record asking whether Senator Blair favors free wool and calls out political motives behind tariff debates.
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United Question Clubs
Willuimantic
Conn
S. W. Meachum
Boston Herald
Boston Record
Versailles
Hartford Times
Senator Blair
New Hampshire
Blair
Joel Fox
Bostonian reminiscences and a Braemar travel note
In Boston a street fruit stand mispacked berries amuse a buyer who feels slighted and an Italian vendor. The piece recalls Braemar visits of Bostonians with details of the Earl of Fife, the Queen, Balmoral, and local hospitality at the Fife Arms. It discusses Howells and a critical Gazette review, then moves to a portrait of a parasitic journalist Jonas Caligraph and a fictional interview with Tavener about thrifty literary practices.
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Dr. Holmes
Earl of Fife
Frederick
Dr. Mackenzie
Braemar
Hovgles
Mackenzie
Farquhar
Balmoral
Dee
Abergaveny
Prince of Wales
Fife Arms
Cascades
Jonas Caligraph
Many Honors and Travels Across Europe and Asia
Rumors place Russia mission to Hawley while figures like Edgar Fawcett, Henry Irving, and C. V. Riley gain prominence. Tales recount the Legion of Honor, Trafalgar veterans, Tolstoi, and Kaneko’s upcoming visit. Kossuth's Turin villa life and memoirs frame a panorama of 19th century elite movements.
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M. Henri Vignaud
United States Legation
Legion of Honor
M. Emmanuel Louis Cartigny
Hyeres
France
Trafalgar
Chevreul
Prince Albert Victor
India
Grace Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing
Calfornia
Angeli
Arthur Hodgson
Australia
Queensland
Eben Plympton
A. Corbett
New York
Mr. Plympton
Julia Marlowe
Frederick William Fleisher
Spandau
Carl Schurz
New Britain
Conn
Edward Parry
Leyland Line
Venetian
Parry
L. Vaughan Parry
Royal College of Surgeons
Edinburgh
Scot
Mr. Kennan
Armfeldt
Kara
Leo Tolstoi
Russia
Count Tolstoi
Siberia
Kentaro Kaneko
His Majesty
S Privy Council
Japan
Boston
Via Dei Mille
Turin
Louis Kossuth
Kossuth
Popular Concert Novelty at Music Hall
A shadow pantomime of the Mikado opens the program at Music Hall Saturday evening. March selections from Wagner and Mozart, Opera overtures, Waltzes and a series of solos and novelties are listed. Performers include Mr. J Holbrook and the Brooks Sextet with a variety of instrumental numbers and vocal pieces.
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Music Hall
Brook
New York
Brooks Sextet
Donizetti
Sheayerbeerophone
J. Holbrook
Bolero
Malladaire “Young Bloods
Coraggio
All Sorts of Wit and Worldly Notes Across Pages
A collage of quips, anecdotes, and brief items on social banter, elite figures, sketches of jokes, charity stabs, and oddities from around the world. Features Japan candle explosion, Hindoo marriage reform, a Bottesini anecdote, and a comic verse on the Scythe.
Air ship letter to editor questions feasibility
A reader in Boston challenges the air ship concept in the Post, arguing propulsion requires power and fuel and that birds move only with energy. He says no wind-propelled air craft can work without direct leeway and invites demonstrable proof beyond nebulous theory.
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Leeward
Omaha Brewery Sale To European Syndicate Reports
Omaha on July 31 reports negotiations completed for the sale of all Omaha breweries to a European syndicate for 100000 dollars. Purchasers are said to be the Fothschil.
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Omaha
Neb
Fothschil
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Whittier
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Jonas Callgraph
Taverner
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Smiffkins
Washington Capital
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Solomon
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William
Hotel Dieu
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Dude Transcript
Yuan
Hove
Mr. Bamboo
Bombay
Madhowdas Ragnathdas
Hindoo
Signor Bottesini
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