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Italian immigration to Boston continues rising after New Orleans episode
The Boston Post notes Italian immigration remains high despite the New Orleans incident. It states 5500 Italians left Genoa for the United States last week, and compares this to about 70,000 Italians landing in New York between July 1890 and July 1891. At 5500 weekly, the influx could swamp the country, highlighting the seriousness of the issue.
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Louisiana Fusion Aims to End Lottery Toll on State
The movement against the lottery in Louisiana envisions a fusion of the Farmers' Alliance and Democrats to share offices on an anti-lottery platform. A successful convention could persuade the regular Democratic convention to back the plan, potentially ending the lottery as a legal institution in the state.
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Queer Justice in New York Case Stirs Debate
Webster killed Goodwin in a jealous act and delayed surrender, while lawyers and press focus on the woman who posed as Mrs Webster. The case highlights muddled ideas of justice as authorities pursue the suspect and public attention shifts to the alleged accomplice.
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Cost of living and reciprocity debate in Cuba
The New York Tribune argues that reciprocity with Cuba would massively cheapen the island’s cost of living and boost food consumption. It questions why U S tariffs cannot be reduced to share the same benefit and notes sugar would only be the single item Americans gain from such a policy.
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Treasury balance and fiscal conflicts in 19th century press
The article criticizes the administration for masking Treasury excesses and highlights a shift to a new cash balance form stating about 155 million dollars in available cash at August start versus 10 million under the old method. It quotes the Financial Chronicle noting a 31 million dollar revenue loss and 38 million dollar rise in expenditures as Secretary Foster faces fiscal pressures.
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Treasury Chief Faces Scrutiny Over Large Deficit
The Financial Chronicle notes $67,000,000 miscalculation in seven months since January and questions method accuracy and openness. The piece argues the truth will emerge, and doubts any Treasury secrecy can hide facts before the November elections.
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Colored veterans clash over separate department demand
A Southern push for a separate Colored Department in the Grand Army of the Republic is rebuffed by the Louisiana Mississippi Encampment. White posts threaten to dissolve their charters or shift to a white fraternal order, while leaders argue equality for all veterans and note political motives behind recognition efforts.
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Time allowance for yachts and how length on the water affects fairness
The article discusses the hidden complexities of measuring yacht speed for sizing taxes. It contrasts English rules using width and half width with American practice using on water line length, noting how rules incentivize boats to maximize taxed dimensions. It cites Gloriana as an example of overhang and length discrepancies.
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Market rises as Union Pacific debt alarm eases
The market shows strength with higher prices and strong export demand. Union Pacific faces a large floating debt and scrutiny over ownership and finances, while a syndicate reportedly forms to manage debt for three years. Investors watch Governor Gott appears to act for bondholders' comfort amid concern over control.
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Hostlership Exam Questions for Street Cleaning Foremen
A civil service exam in New York last week selected foremen for Street Cleaning stables. We suggest a trial list of questions about bran ma feed uses, frogs in a horse's thrive, remedies for thrush, causes of thrush, two kinds of colic and remedies, and whether fever and scratches are necessary evils and how to treat them.
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Oldtime horse care Q and A on bedding watering and cures
The document offers horse care guidance with numbered answers on bedding, feeding, watering, leg care, thrush treatment, colic remedies, mud fever, leg drying, and handling a drunken hostler. It also includes samples of quirky local color such as a Pittsburgh girl’s invented language and a Bar Harbor shipwreck prank, plus notes on a trotting stallion and a St Bernard dog.
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Evangeline Reopens at Boston Theatre with Fresh Decor
The Boston Theatre reopened Saturday after extensive decoration in ivory and gold tones with a new electric chandelier in the auditorium dome. The revival of Evangeline promises strong audiences in midsummer weather, aided by a clever text, melodious music, elegant staging, and a strong company including Hilda Thomas Patti Stone George A. Schiller J.S. Matitt and E. S. Tarr.
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Sensational Grand Opera House Reopens With The Midnight Alarm
A dramatic re opening Saturday evening featured The Midnight Alarm with a tire engine horses a lightning express a draw bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge among vivid scenes. An enthusiastic audience praised the spectacle and the company, though some critics found it merely satisfactory.
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Russia bans corn exports due to poor harvest
St. Peterspur e August 7 The Russian Imperial Council decided to prohibit corn export from Russia because of a bad harvest and resulting scarcity of the cereal.
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Gloriana Yachts and Whimsical War in Classy Gossip
A collage of society chatter and farflung curiosities from an old paper, noting yachtsmen in a Gloriana setting, compliments and jests about society figures, with a Philadelphia ghost tale and a bonkers World’s Fair hoax idea. The item blends overheard dialogue and brief vignettes, including a Russian sailor’s comic Cronstadt welcome.
Real Heroes and Imitation in Boston Gazette Reflections
The piece honors real heroes, thousands who served as duty demanded, noting their quiet bravery. It doubts heroes seek public praise or pageantry, imagining Thermopylae survivors gathering annually to toast themselves and their sacrifices. It warns against elevating leaders like Washington and Lafayette to political praise or personal gain.
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Our Foremost Man of Letters Im Lowell Text
The piece argues Mr Lowell’s literary career is effectively over yet praises his enduring critique. It lauds his vigorous yet delicate style and notes his clarity on American political tendencies, highlighting his wide grasp and detail orientation as unmatched by contemporaries.
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Blaine Boom in Springfield
The Springfield Union notes growing Republican support for Blaine's 1892 presidential nomination. Observers say only his explicit refusal can block a nomination, as party loyalty may outweigh personal ties if current momentum continues.
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The Boot on the Other Leg
A Philadelphia Telegraph report cites denunciations of grain gamblers by Alliance demagogues yet notes farmers may abandon scruples to play the market, risking public pother as calls to reform fade when stakes rise.
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Railroad accidents blamed on carelessness rise in heat
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a rash of railroad accidents attributed to carelessness. It suggests summer heat may dull alertness and discipline among train crews, increasing mishaps and stressing vigilance on duty.
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Quay Maintains Ties With Pennsylvania Republicans
The Washington Post reports that Mr. Quay has not renounced his alignment with the Pennsylvania Republican Association, signaling continued political influence and held support within party circles.
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Infant fatally burned in Providence fire incident
In Providence on August 9 a 10 month old girl, left briefly with siblings, toppled a high chair while a lamp shed oil that ignited. The cloth caught fire and the child was badly burned on hands and face, dying within hours.
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Boston Wanderer Tale Shows Odd Streetland Navigation
A visitor to Boston wanders east of Washington Street seeking Broad Street and cannot find Pearl Street. The narrator reflects on Boston’s topography, noting locals’ familiarity with the city yet warning of pretentious youths on Washington and Tremont streets and their obsession with fashion and pink boutonnières.
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Theor and the Man in Massachusetts Politics
The article traces 1880s Massachusetts Democratic growth through Blaine and Cleveland realignments. It notes mugwump activity, Gov Russell's rise, tariff reform influence, and a youth-driven party revival shaping future statewide contests under a pragmatic, reform-minded leadership.
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Notable Society News From Washington to London and Paris
Attorney-General Miller remains the sole Cnet official on duty in Washington as Foster travels to Ohio. Miss Mary Lincoln, daughter of the African Minister, weds Gries Isham of Chicago in London on Sept 9. The widow of astronomer Richard Proctor will curate the Ocean Memorial Observatory in San Diego. Mrs Bernhard-Beere plans a US return this autumn escorted by Marcus Mayer. Alfred M Williams, Providence Journal editor, returns from Europe aboard the Cephalonia. Carnegie laid the Peterhead library foundation stone in Scotland, gifting 5000. Tennyson marks his 82nd birthday with a $200,000 appeal for Gord’s Home for Boys. Lora Hartington suffers neuralgia and will travel to Hamburg for recuperation when able. Edith Clift, tall and Titian blonde, to wed Baron Montbrun in Paris. her father Smith Clift is a wealthy New York clubman and lawyer.
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Saints and Sinner drama by Henry Arthurmes announced
Literary notes discuss Moss Macmillan & Co announcement of Saints and Sinner the first of four Henry Arthurmes dramas and copyright rights for publishing. The piece also comments on John Ropes's Atlantic paper on Geral Sherman and a Boston working girls plan via the Cubicle longinhouses proposal with signals of public support.
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Struck by Fitchburg train injures man at home
Ayer August 9 John Tigue was struck by Fitchburg railroad train 196 at his home Saturday night. He sustained a severe head injury and internal injuries as a result of the accident.
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