Theatrical Gossip and Upcoming Boston Theater Offerings
The article previews the opening of A Fair Rebel at the Grand Opera House with H P Mawson directing and Fanny Gillette in the cast, plus a rotating Libby Prison scene. It notes Harry Kernell’s European artists and Sheffer Blakely’s company for Boston’s theater week, and surveys John Hill’s plan to stage dual shows at the Standard and Union Square theatres with vaudeville acts and French works in rotation, including The Clémenceau Case and The Whirlwind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Mawson
Grand Opera House
Fanny Gillette
Libby Prison
Star Theatre
New York
Harry Kernell
Sheffer
Blakely
Boston
Harry Kernel
Bernard Dyllyn
Lizzie Derious Daly
Chester Sisters
George Murphy
Garnella Brothers
Major Burke
Acme
Dave
Mlle
Augusta Sohlke
J. M. Hill
Standard Theatre
Standard
Union Square
T. D. Marks
International Vaudeville Company
England
Mr. Hill
Clémenceau Case
Helen Dauvray
Sydney Rosenfeld
Neil Burgess
County Fair
Alarm in Armenia and Central Asia Deepens Crisis
On Tuesday morning August 5 1890 alarming reports reach from Armenia where Turkey has summoned reserves and distributed arms to Kurds to terrorize unarmed Christians. Russia threatens to advance on Afghanistan if England backs the Triple Alliance, raising the crisis in Central Asia and widening potential danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Turkey
Constantinople
Russia
Afghanistan
England
Central Asia
Pane
Ceremonial plans for Jon Ericsson coffin in New York
The Navy aims for a solemn embarkation of Jon Ericsson’s coffin from a Second Avenue church vault to the Battery on the tug Nina with marines, escorted by steam launches and ships, as the Baltimore harbor awaits. The event honors Ericsson’s memory amid Chicago Exhibition talk and tariff-era debates on mining, industry, and legislative process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericsson
Sweden
Navy Department
Baltimore
Second Avenue
New York
Nina
Jonny Ericsson
Rail commission rejects Blue Hill crossing plan
The Railroad Commissioners refused the Old Colony extension crossing at Blue Hill Avenue, citing lack of public necessity, safety concerns, and potential traffic disruption. They note cost concerns, and urge public safety over private gains, praising the decision amid regional transport policy. The piece also discusses obituary poetry trends and other distant notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Hill Avenue
Old Colony
Mattapan
Clarendon Sills
Cambridge
Harvard
Commonwealth
Neponset River
Old Colony Railroad Company
The Force Bill and Federal Enforcement Controversy
The article critiques the Force Bill provisions on enforcing due execution including possible domical visitation and voting supervision. It notes powers to call federal troops or marines to polil gates and implies authorities like Longer could pursue voters deemed suppressed. It also rebukes the Journal for offensive language toward critics as vulgar and excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Longer
Charlestown Navy Yard
Farmers Alliance shifts away from sub treasury plan in Nebraska platform
A Nebraska convention backed a People’s Independent ticket with a Alliance majority, omitting the sub treasury. J N Powers secured the governorship nomination, signaling a move toward a more rational platform and skepticism toward federal interference in farmers’ markets. The piece criticizes party caucus control, parliamentary tactics, and absenteeism as undermining individual duty and legislative deliberation.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Nebraska
Peoople
Independent Party
Alliance
Grangers
Knights
J. N. Powers
State Alliance
Uncle Sam
Opposes Force Bill, Southwestern Christian Advocate
The Southwestern Christian Advocate in New Orleans, a leading color newspaper, denounces the Force Bill. Editor Rev. Albert argues the measure brings more trouble to colored people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Christian Advocate
New Orleans
Albert
American physicians flock to Berlin for Medical Congress
More than five hundred doctors travel from the United States to Berlin to attend the Medical Congress signaling a busy season for medical exchange. The note hints at unusually healthful summer conditions accompanying the international event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Notable World Figures and Arts Picks Across Continents
A summer scene includes George Kennan at North Spring Lake, Emperor Francis Joseph in Gratz opening Styrian goods, and Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln sailing home on the City of New York. Other items note Mr Alma Tadema on language, Rev Watson Lyman Phillips receiving a church call, and a Blake family academic lineage linked to Amherst and overseas study. A memorial to Dinah Craik at Tewksbury Abbey honors her life and John Halifax, with a detailed description of the marble medalion and inscription.
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George Kennan
North Spring Lake
Emperor Francis Joseph
Gratz
Robert T. Lincoln
England
America
New York
Halifax
Prince George
de Maitre
Robert Louis Stevenson
London
Church of the Redeemer
Congregational
New Haven
Conn
Thomas L. James
Lincoln National Bank of New York
East Tennessee Land Company
Clinton B. Fisk
Nicholas Chauvin
Chauvin
Rochefort
Amherst
Heidelberg
Gottingen
Berlin
University of Berlin
Dinah Marian Mulock
Craik
Tewksbury
Eng
Reader letter disputes Massachusetts town population figures
To the Editor of the Post a reader challenges a Springfield Republican inspired piece. The writer argues boundary changes since 1790 invalidate direct town population comparisons and notes at least one town may have increased while others declined less than stated.
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Post
Massachusetts
Springfield
Cale
F.C, L
Ice water duties and Beacon Hill ice cream scenes in Boston
A Boston observer notes hotel ice water for the public is not universal and cites Tremont and Severe House as examples. He describes an incubator for infant revival called La Couvreuse, a door-step ice cream party of mixed race youths on Beacon Hill, and comments on evolving social propriety and openness in hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tremont House
BK Bonifaces
Beacon Hill
Chestnut Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Taverner
In Time of Peace, A Bloody Fighter Bill Chandler
A Springfield Republican editorial mocks a Minneapolis politician's claim about a St. Paul editor using the line Invisible in war invincible in peace The piece questions the label and notes the editor’s feistiness even in peacetime, calling out the sharp rhetoric of local political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bill Chandler
Springfield Republican
Ind
The Rallying Point and Tariff Debate
The piece notes Blaine's tariff suggestion has become the rallying point for foes of McKinleyism within the party. It is seen as an antidote to tariff heresies that challenge the Republican party's history and its leading voices.
Unwarrantable stretch of law on Kreutzer Sonata ban
The Worcester Spy condemns the Postmaster General for barring Tolstoy’s Kreutzer Sonata from mail. It argues the ruling is morbid and unjustly targets a book unpopular with censors. The piece predicts a possible new edition and blames Washington postal officials.
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Tolstoi
Kreutzer
Washington
Tolstor
Post Office
Worcester
Rep
Syndicate Buys Davies Brewery and Ontario Brewing
An English syndicate has acquired Davies's brewery and the Ontario Brewing and Malting Company in Toronto. Each sale price is reported between 300000 and 400000 dollars. Negotiations continue for the purchase of O Keefe's and Cosgrove's breweries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Davies’s Brewery
Ontario Brewing & Malting Company
O’keefe
Cosgrove
North American Review August features Reed reply and Sherman paper
The August number centers on Mr. Reed's reply to X M C criticizing his Speakership in the prior issue. It also highlights General Sherman’s article on Our Army and Militia. Additional pieces cover False Hydrophobia by Dr Mond, Pasteur Treatment by Dr Gibier, Westminster Abbey notes, Roosevelt on Professionalism in Sports, Gail Hamilton on women's roles, Roche on Literary Letters, and other meritous writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
Reed
Abbey
Theodore Roosevelt
Gail Hamilton
James Jeffrey Roche
Glimpses of Log Cabin Life in Early Ohio
The Magazine of American History August issue features an engaging account of the Ellison family relics at New Windsor New York and another entertaining paper titled Glimpses of Log Cabin Life in Early Ohio, both illustrated. The rest of the number provides material of special interest to historical students with foreign selections in Eclectic. Yable Talk prints attractive menus and household topics. Home Maker targets homemakers with practical, less epicurean content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magazine of American History
Ellison
New Windsor
N. Y
Ohio
Revival of the Whaling Towns Reaches New Bedford and New London
From the Providence Journal the census reveals revival in the whale fishery towns. New Bedford now has 41,044 residents, a gain over 50 percent since 1880, while New London, the second port in importance, has increased by about 30 percent or more in the same period, signaling renewed enterprise after decades of decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
New Bedford
New London
Various Oddities and Notices Spark Reader Curiosity
A kaleidoscope of clipped items from obscure trivia to legal quirks and scandals. Whitelaw Reid’s mansion rumor, a patient talk on universal peace, and a single killer of bandage-eyed justice surface amid tales of thrift, a Vienna butcher case, and a Cleveland gum scandal with a fake five dollar bill wrapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
Brown
Washington Star
Vienna
Parisian Sunday observed by bourgeois families in Paris
A Paris despatch describes a typical Sunday for middle and working classes. Morning churchgoers contrast with afternoon family drives along boulevards to Bois de Boulogne or Bois de Vincennes. Cafés offer four course meals at low prices, while evening entertainments include Comédie Française, Opera, or café concerts.
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Paris
London
Fountains
Versailles
Alfred de Musset
Montmorency
Boulevards
Champs-Elysées
Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Vincennes
Montmartre
Mcenilmontant
Mile End
Bermontsey de Regent Street
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Howard Atheneum
Lleward
Nile
Mississippi
Louisiana
South
Fred Stinson
Hollis Street Theatre
Madame Angoin
Camille d’Arville
Marie Halton
d’Arville
T. H. French
Leon Espinosa
Madison Square Garden
Clairette
Lecocq
Eden Theatre
Aronson
Europe
Louis XV
Chassaigne
Nadjy
Falka
Napoleon III
Madame Angot
Spain
Jakobi
Therese
Planchette
Alexander Bisson
Boston Post
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Wasninctosa
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Aston
Chicago
Protective Tariff League
Bessemer Iron
Ontario
Canada
Cleveland
Economist
Lake Superior
Boston Journal
Davenport
The
Duprey
QuAy
Congress
House
Senate
Rrero
Blue Hill Avenue Crossing
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Brownina
Mike
Barbara
Gar Harbor
North Atlantic
Winston
Kearsarge
Zanzibar
Evan Smith
Africa
Macbeth
Delaware
Frances Willard
Evanston
Iil
Rest Cottage
West
Northwest
Calcutta
English Channel
Pall Mall Gazette
France
Pestalozzi
Yverdon
Neuhofy
Stanz
Burgdorf
Treasury Department
Secret Service
Chewingaum
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