Letters on tariff tax supply lumber from Lyman and Draper
The United Question Clubs have received letters from ARTHUR T. LYMAN and WILLIAM F. DRAPER about the tariff tax on lumber. Draper presents a manufacturer’s view and willingness to share profits with consumers, while Lyman answers the questions Draper omits, offering explicit information. The letters inform readers and are printed in another column.
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United Question Clubs
Arthur T. Lyman
William F. Draper
Draper
Mr. Draper
Lyman
Clarkson's perform ances spotlighted at Black Mountain post office
New York Evening Post notes a change at Black Mountain North Carolina post office where a long serving female clerk is removed to be replaced by a man who cannot read or write. The postmaster allegedly dumps incoming mail in front of callers and fails to identify items for them.
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Clarkson
New York Evening Post
Black Mountain
N. C
the Evening Post
Printing office purge marks civil service reform effort
The new public printer removes thirty partisan staff in one day as part of Harrison era reform. E W Oyster, foreman of the specification division and a labor union member who prepared a record on the Chinese question for the last campaign, is cited in the removal. The action is framed as a shift in leadership rather than a response to his stated nonpartisan stance.
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Oreman
E. W. Oyster
Europe
Whitewashing the Pension Office Probe Revealed
The investigation ordered by Secretary Nobl e is revealed as biased from the start. May as the test period for Tann er’s administration avoids addressing Brack or Manderson controversies and employee ratings scandals, exposing the commission’s transparent scheme against Mr. Harrison.
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Pension Office
Noble
Commission of Inquiry
Tanner
Brack
May
Manderson
Harrison
New York Letter Praises City as World's Fair Site
A New York correspondent argues for New York as the proper host city for the 1892 World’s Fair in temperate, effective terms. The piece counters hostile attacks from some cities and notes New York’s advantages while acknowledging others.
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New York
Silly rivalry among American cities harms the World Fair
A correspondent argues against viewing Boston as the most representative city and criticizes New York's role in city rivalries. The piece notes comfort and elegance in Boston, contends the World Fair needs broader national cooperation, and warns that rivalry could doom the fair without greater backing from other cities.
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United States
Boston
Canadian Transportation Protest Gathers Merchants Support
Boston merchants back a push for freer cross border transit as New England and Midwest interests unite against new interstate commerce limits. A proposed Sault Ste Marie convention aims to coordinate efforts to ease railway freight, with chambers of commerce from Boston and Michigan rallying in favor of keeping lines open and competition robust.
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New England
Washington
House of Congress
Canadian
Blair
Chamber of Commerce of
Boston
Treasury Department
Senate
Hoar
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
United States
Canada
Northwest
Seaboard
Michigan
Judge Walker
Interstate Commerce Commission
United Action
Merchants Convention Gains Momentum in Boston
Boston wholesale trades rally around Merchants Week now titled Merchants Convention set for September 9. Leading firms across all wholesale sectors enroll, signaling a pivotal, citywide meeting of sellers and buyers to determine benefits and strategies for the annual event.
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Boston
New England Passenger Agents’ Association
Boulangers Defeat Shapes French Conservative Debate
Boulang er defeat in last Sundays local elections sparks questions about the coalition with Monarchists. Critics say Boulangers tactics and his blame shifting reveal a misread public mood. Conservatives ask how to proceed when allies of Boulang er widen the gap with moderate Republicans.
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General Boulanger
France
Boulanger
Gazette de France
MM. Laguerre
Writers as readers of fiction in Belford's Magazine
The Deerfield School missed Belford's August issue where American fiction writers discuss their favorite novels and taste in art. The editor highlights several prominent novelists whose views illuminate contemporary literary taste, with some unfamiliar names noted.
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Deerfield School
Belford
English Fiction Critics Split Over Thackeray And Hawthorne
In Boston commentary the writer surveys critics views on Thackeray Hawthorne and others headlining the debate. He cites James Fawcett Hawthorne Harris Stapleton and Wilcox as expressing varied tastes while Thackeray and Scott loom largest in consensus. The piece notes optimism for English fiction and hints at local architectural trends and reflections on nature and health.
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Axprica
Mr. James
Mr. Howrits
Prudence Palfrey
Alprich
Hawke S
Belford’s
Deerfield
Epgar Fawcerrrt
Thackfray
Scott
Jonan Hawthorne
Patirence Stapleton
Newcomes
Enward Everett Hae
Rose Terry Cooke
Euna Wherver Wilcox
Effense
Thackeray
Ecorr
Dickens
Hawt Hokne
Charlotte Bronte
Miss Woolson
Augusta Evans
Mr. Harris
Lew Wallace
Mr. Hawes
Notable Readings and Appointments Across Society
Overwork worries Mr. Gladstone. J W Hales named Clark lecturer at Trinity Cambridge. Edward Pierce returns from Europe after eight months. Charles Noyes ill with inflammatory rheumatism at Parker House but improving. Rumor that Gladstone to visit and tour Alaska. Evarts denies drafting Dakota constitution. Edward Hale to speak at Antioch reunion in June. Lindsay to preach at St Paul’s Sept 1. Harris to remain in charge. Mrs Harrison offers chrysanthemum seed cup for Indiana Florists show Nov 5–9. Padre Montefeltro’s sermons in print. Architect J I Clark tours US, praises Philadelphia City Hall. Ex-King Milan regents debate Queen Natalie’s status. outcome to meet outside Servia. Isaac Rich to gift Bucksport fountain designed by F B Moses. Fronde denies Home Rule link. criticizes Gladstone. Samuel Longfellow revises life biography. Asaph Hall takes Navy Observatory post. Yale alumnus, Harvard grad. Hermann Grimm to publish Jakob Grimm letters with Achim von Arnim. Publication delayed by personal reasons.
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Gladstone
J. W. Hales
Clark
Trinity College
Cambridge
Edward L. Pierce
Europe
Charles J. Noyes
Parker House
Chauncey Depew
Alaska
Evarts
Dakota
Edward Everett Hale
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Lindsay
St. Paul’s Church
Harris
Harrison
Philadelphia
United States
Milan
Natalie
Alexander
Servia
Isaac B. Rich
Hollis Street Theatre
Bucksport
F. B. Moses
Bangor
Bar Harbor
Fronde
Samuel Longfellow
Asaph Hall
Yale College
Naval Observatory
Washington
Hall
Harvard
Yale
Hermann Grimm
Jakob Grimm
Achim von Arnim
Grimm
Theatrical Gossip and Upcoming Tours
The article previews two weeks left of Little Lord Fauntleroy at the Museum and notes Roland Reed's fort knight run in The Woman Hater. It covers the Globe Theatre opening with German minstrels August 12, plus Governor Ad Ryman, James Gorman and Princess of Cambodia. Signor Salvini's fall tour from September to Denver includes Othello Samson and The Gladiator at Palmer's Theatre with a company list, and Mrs. Scott-Siddons North American tour with Fred Pelham, plus Scandinavian festivals in the Northwest.
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Lord Fauntleroy
Roland Reed
Globe Theatre
Haverly
Ad Ryman
Boston
James Gorman
Cambodia
All America Baseball Club
A. M. Palmer
Signor Salvini
Palmer’s
Star Theatre
May Brookyn
Virginia Buchanan
Annie O'Neill
Genevieve Beaman
Messrs
John Malone
Carl Ahrendt
L. F. Henderson
Fred Corbett
E. KE. Delamater
A. Foster
E. L. Snader
George C. Robinson
Edmund Day
Alexander Salvini
Denver
Florence
Paris
New York
Palmer's Theatre
Messrs. Theatre and
Pelham
Chicago
Northwest
Fred Pelham
Miscellaneous Humorous Snippets and Medical Odds Ends
A collage of quips on oars and banana peels, moral quips, and social scenes. Reports on Lord Fife, the Sunday closing movement, and jokes about wine, skeletons, and trousers. Medical notes cover Sir Andrew Clark’s career and a paralytic case, with a curious asylum tale of Prince Joseph Sulkowski and legal implications across Prussia and Austria.
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Lord Fife
Russell Harrison
New Jersey
Ting Man
Augustus
Dean
Washington
Andrew Clark
London Hospital
England
Belle
Gus de Jay
Huxley
Darwin
N. Y
Prince Joseph Sulkowski
Vienna
Zurich
Bonn
Prussia
Austria
William Leonard
Athol
Leonard
Tanner to attend Grand Army encampment in Milwaukee
Pension Commissioner Tanner plans to attend the Grand Army encampment in Milwaukee despite wiser Republicans urging him to stay away. There, his direct forcible English oratory, already a feature of the present administration, may delight supporters and provoke critics who laugh at its blunt style.
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Tanner
Grand Army
Milwaukee
Whistler Mrs Suan Captures Shah of Persia’s Interest
A notable American entrepreneur Mrs Suan earns praise as the London success and is said to have attracted the Shah of Persia. Reports claim his Majesty wishes to buy the lady for transportation to his realms, yet observers insist her birthright remains unmatched by wealth.
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Suan
London
Persia
Ormus
Jad
The Captain of the Rush Seizures and Service Record
Captain L G Shepard of the revenue cutter Rush, noted for recent sealing vessel seizures in Behring Sea, is a Massachusetts native who joined the revenue marine in 1866. He rose from third lieutenant to captain, serving at major ports from Boston to Galveston and later commanded the training bark Chase at New Bedford. During a Rio Grande voyage north, he calmly aided passengers and led the quarterboat transfer for women and children after a fire broke out.
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L. G. Shepard
Rush
Behring Sea
Massachusetts
Revenue Marine Service
Boston
Galveston
Chase
New Bedford
Hamilton customs seizure valued over twenty thousand dollars
Ottawa reports a major seizure at Hamilton involving 1325 bags and 75 barrels of Muss covado sugar. The goods were valued at over 20000 dollars and seized for false invoicing and excessive undervaluation.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hamilton
Tariff issue pressed by Democratic party noted
The Democratic party wields strong backing to push tariff consideration to the forefront, with trusts described as making themselves notably useful in this effort, according to the Philadelphia Record (Ind.).
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Democratic Party
Philadelphia Record
Ind
What is the Use of the Civil Service Commission
The piece questions the value of the Civil Service Commission after appointing Roosevelt, Thompson, and Lyman, arguing that the President and Cabinet undermine its work by turning civil service into political capital to reward supporters and align with untrustworthy elements for the future.
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Messrs
Roosevelt
Thompson
Lyman
Civil Service Commission
N.Y. World Dem
Who Pays the Pensions in Government Spending
A New York Times editorial argues that pension disbursements to soldiers come from public funds provided by taxpayers. It condemns liberal use of other people's money and notes that government money is the people’s money, not an inexhaustible resource, stressing tax illusion and lack of clear payment timing in fiscal policy.
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Boston
Hastings
Cambridge
Tiffany
New York
Marlboro and
Exeter Streets
Temple Place
Tanner
N. Y
Republican organs oppose reform in civil service system
The Albany Journal and Philadelphia North American condemn reform by exams for civil service. They argue examinations test character and competency only through party loyalty, warn against partisan examiners, and call for practical tests aligned with the people’s chosen government. The debate reflects a broader skepticism of reformist bureaucratic measures.
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Washington
Albany Journal
Garfield
N. Y. Evening Post
Ind
Clarification on Breckinridge’s Given Name in Transcript
A letter to the editor questions the transcript’s reference to Mr. Breckinridge as William Campbell and suggests the correct name is William Cabell Cabell from the notable Virginia Cabell family known for strong intellect. The writer notes Cabell lineage and seeks accuracy.
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Mr. Breckinridge
William Campbell
William Cabell
Cabells
Virginia
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