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Rates for ALK near Washington Street show one year nine dollars six months four fifty three months twenty two point twenty six and one month seventy five cents. Friday issue notes second class matter and warns all money sent at sender’s risk. Payable to Post Publishing Company with New York Agency at 140 Nassau Street and Washington Office at 515 Fourteenth Street.
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Post Publishing Company
TORK
Nassau Street
Ernest F. Bric Mincham
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Marie Antoinette's Milliners Bills Revealed in Versailles Records
Fortnightly Review excerpt details Mme Eloffe the queen’s milliner and dressmaker. It explains roles, items like fichu polisson, redingote costs, and English fashions. August 1787 entries note hats, jackets, and evolving court fashion with scarce payments and retrimmings.
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George Augustus Sala
Marie Antoinette
Comte de Reiset
Mme. Eloffe
M. de Reiset
Balzac
Polusson
Paris
Mme
Eloffe
Mme. Eloife
Versailles
Prince of Wales
England
Royal Drawing
Charlotte
Prince of Orange
the Hague
France
Lord Ronald Gower
Queen
Edmund Burke
New Book on Home Sanitation Advocates Vigilance
The Sanitary Science Club of the Association of Collegiate Alumni promotes home sanitation with A Manual for Housekeepers. Edited by Mrs Ellen Hichards and Miss Marion Talbot, the book argues for vigilant health practices, detailing cellar, drainage, ventilation, heating, lighting, furnishing, clothing, and food. It urges frequent ventilation and warns against heavy drapery and tufted upholstery while criticizing poor plumbing and lack of windows in bathrooms.
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Sanitary Science Club
The
Association of Collegiate Alumni
Ellen Hichards
Marion Talbot
Boston
Ticknor & Co
Immigrant Transport Fees at Castle Garden Spark Jeers
The New York World alleges the railroad pool charges immigrants 13 dollars each for transport to Chicago or St Louis and intermediate points, vastly higher than a 1838 Pennsylvania railroad rate of one dollar. It contrasts rail profits with Castle Garden’s ticket office costs and notes a higher expense for a refreshment counter.
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New York World
Castle Garden
Chicago
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
George
Puck
Omaha
Omaha World
New York
Napoleons of Finance
Kings of
Wall Street
Chicago News
Senator Doveas in Brockton Labor Shop Debate
The strike at Senator Dovesas shoe shop in Brockton shows a clash with organized labor over who may be employed. Doveas rejects the New England Lasters Protective Union plan that would limit non union workers and dictate hiring rules, signaling a push for a free shop.
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Lasters
Doveias
Brockton
Dove- Lai
New England Lasters’ Protective Union
Dovexas
Negro voters urged to support best party now not past
A Louisville gathering of the National Colored Press Association shows progress in black political thinking. Speakers argue colored citizens should back the party best at present, not cling to past loyalties, and oppose using race as a political weapon. Professor P H Murray warns against dictating to parties.
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National Colored Press Association
Louisville
Republican Army
Negro Ark of Safety
P. H. Murray
St. Louis
Curtis Warns Republicans Against Misreading Reform Support
Mr George WILLIAM Curtis in Harper's Weekly argues Republican managers misinterpret Newport reform resolutions as an abandonment of the President. He stresses no distrust of the President or regret at reform support in 1884 and notes the New York Evening Post finds independent voters align with Cleveland.
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George William Curtis
Harper’s Weekly
National Reform League
Newport
Cleveland
Reform
New York Evening Post
Race on Eastern Yacht Club course yields record fleet
Yesterday's Marblehead race on the Eastern Yacht Club course drew the largest fleet ever seen in these waters and provided a solid test of contestant qualities. All eyes focused on the Volunteer as its win continues an unbroken string of victories affirming its high standing.
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Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead
New Claimant for America's Champion Yacht Title Emerges
The Volunteer dominates all entries in the international race and is deemed the fastest yacht in America. If the Titania had not suffered spar accidents, Buraxuss boats would have won in every class. The race shows American yachting favoring one designer’s craft.
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America
Yachiing
Reform League Proposes New Election Law Provisions
The Reform League of Baltimore outlines a draft election law to be introduced by the next Legislature. It creates three election commissioners to appoint judges and clerks and oversee registration with minority representation, voter watchers, and strict room controls to curb past election scandals.
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Reform League of
Baltimore
Baltimore American
League
Senate
Labor Convention at Rochester Signals Political Realignment
A Rochester meeting opens a season of labor conventions led by the Union Labor party formed in Cincinnati. The platform blends protectionism and immigration taxes with anti Henry George positions, while hinting at a union with the Grover party and a trade of nominations, seen by critics as a sale of principles.
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Rochester
N. Y
Union Labor Party
United Labor Party
Henry George
Cincinnati
Greenback
Act of Congress
GrovGr
Tom’ Prat
New York
Grovge
Syracuse
Admiral Luck in Fishermen Question Controversy
In response to a request from American fishermen, Admiral Luca faced questions from the commander of the British fishery protective service about anticipated actions in various contingencies. The British official reply followed.
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Luca
British Fishery Protective Service
Admiral Luce Defends Calm Conduct Amid Canadian Policy Debate
The memorandum on fishing questions was withdrawn after Secretary Whitford's dispatch. Admiral Luce declined to voice opinion on Canadian course, stressing cooperation between the United States and Britain to decide what fishermen may do in provincial ports. He is described as a disciplined scholar, not a man to heed reckless newspaper attacks.
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Mander
Whitory
Scott
Luce
Lord Salisbury and the National League in Irish policy
The piece argues Lord Salisbury faces a trap as Ireland and Conservative peers resist radical reforms It questions a possible proclamation of the National League and warns of futile coercion versus tenant rent reduction and the new powers in government hands. The essay speculates on political risk and the prime minister’s weakness.
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Lord Salisbury
Lord Hartington
Ireland
Mansion House
National League
Sannissoury
All Ireland
League
Leaguers
Alderman on Bail Frequent Camp Meeting Attendee
A New York alderman out on bail has often attended a country camp meeting this summer. The report recalls a Boston lawyer’s quip about a fellow lawyer who, after conversion, being more shrewd than honest, asked if the rogue had finally turned state’s evidence.
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New York
Boston
Herald Sees Life’s Pressure Crowding Deep Living
The Herald editorial notes that the multiplied engagements of life crowd terribly upon those who live most deeply into the pressure of the hour. It implies the paper itself may be overextending and not living wisely.
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the Herald
Herald
French Misers Parade Thrift and Fortune in Paris
The Parisian misers, pale and ragged, hoard wealth in the Savings Bank and subscribe to loans while living in cold garrets. The latest Parisian Dancel Dancer died leaving a fortune of 1,000,000 trancs, about £40,000, and was known as Péire Denizot of 10 Rue de Brosses in the Quartier des Archives, the butt of neighborhood taunts.
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London Telegraph
Paris
National Savings Bank
Police
Péire Denizot
Rue de Brosses
Quartier Des Archives
Man Dies In Sow Squalor Leaves Four Thousand Pounds
A solitary beggar died of apoplexy in a poor room. An arriving district police inspector found gold and silver totaling about £4000 along with bonds and securities. The estate is claimed by the State as the deceased left no heirs or executors.
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Pére Denizot
Mammon
Chick
Child
Canada
Taverner
United States
London
Great Britain
Bowmanville
Ont
Winnipeg
Chicago
China
Mt. Whitney
Whitney Creek
Australia
East Indies
Sabal Johnson
Oakland
Fla
Peter Goodrich
Mascotte
A Boston Street Life Tale of Tramps Gypsies and Curious Fame
In Boston's North End a decayed warehouse block hosts a floral facade atop a tramp lodging house and street sellers. The writer notes beggars shifting to health resorts and gypsy fortune tellers in the heart of the working district. He recalls a stout satire on modern thieves and praises old bravado from highwaymen while lamenting crime's decline.
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North End
Boston
South Ferry
Babylon
Pobedoniczew Named Likely Russian Panslavist Leader
The piece notes Pobedoniczew as the likely successor to the late editor Katkoff as head of the Russian Panslavists. It also mentions Stevenson planning a trip to New York then Colorado, Whitman’s response to Swinburne, and records about volunteer firefighters and notable figures such as Prince Bagration-Imeretinski and John M. Clay, heir to Henry Clay, with racing and breeding details.
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Pobedoniczew
Eolitor Katkoff
Robert Louis Stevenson
New York
Colorado
Walt Whitman
North American
Swinburne
Burglar strikes Skowhegan postoffice and store
The postoffice and H D Patterson and Co store in Skowhegan Maine were burglarized Wednesday night with powder blown openings. Cash and about $600 in stamps were taken from the postoffice. Patterson company was also hit.
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H. D. Patterson & Co
Skowhegan
Patterson
Mrs Shillaber's Cook Book Offers Safe Household Guide
Mrs Shillaber presents a cookbook that fills gaps in others with familiar ideas and a dash of novelty from Mrs Partington. The volume promises recipes and morals, noting that poor cooking drains homes and even pious men cannot stomach all foods.
Boston Honors John L Sullivan With Belt And Cash Gift
The Boston celebration for John L Sullivan grants him a belt valued at $8000 and additional cash benefits amid civic honors, signaling admiration for pugilistic fame. Meanwhile funding for the Longfellow monument remains weak, contrasting with other city tributes.
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Rome
Boston
John L. Sullivan
Longfellow Monument Fund
Kelly
Athens
N. Y. World
The Elevation of Labor in Civilization
The piece argues civilization aids uplift by offering decency, homes, and freedom to learn and participate in society. It condemns a civilization that degrades workers or denies education and livelihood, calling such conditions plague spots and harmful to both society and the workers.
Not Compromise on Taxes and Tariffs, Chicago Herald Opinion
The Chicago Herald argues against tax cuts on tobacco and whiskey to relieve the treasury, warning such surrender of principles would delay addressing tariff reform. It contends permanent relief would shift burdens to iron, coal, wool, and other essentials, risking future crises and hollow victory.
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Chicago Herald
President’s Defense Against Demagogues Cited by Harper’s Weekly
Harper’s Weekly portrays the President as patriotic and duty driven while denouncing demagogues. It cites vetoes on pension bills as showing careful judgment and notes the rebel flag incident was an illegal order revoked for patriotic reasons. The piece argues the controversy boosts the President’s popularity and diminishes demagogic influence.
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Grand Army
Harper’s Weekly
New Street Railway Opens Between Melrose Highlands and Malden
The first car over the Eastern Middlesex horse railroad ran yesterday from Melrose Highlands through Melrose to Malden drawn by four horses with many Melrose and Malden businessmen aboard. Cars will run hourly in the morning and every half hour in the afternoon, with Malden to Revere Beach tracks expected to be finished in a few weeks.
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NEW Street Railway
Eastern Middlesex Horse Railroad
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Malden
Revere Beach
Obituary for Frank P. Steavens of John A. Andrew Post
Frank P. Steavens died suddenly at his home Hotel Milford 1081 Tremont street of bronchial congestion. Aged about 50, he leaves a widow and many children. The text also notes the death of John M. Clay in Lexington Kentucky at 65, described as a prominent turfman and lawyer.
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Frank P. Steavens
John A. Andrew
Hotel Milford
Tremont Street
John M. Clay
Lexington
Misplaced Sympathy in Up-Town Church Circles
A story from club circles recounts two losses in an up-town church where a Bible class sent sympathy. The sympathizers mistook the widower for the boat loser and visited him, prompting a blunt, crude rebuttal about his wife. The tale ends with the man boasting of seeking a replacement.
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N. S. Times
Two Paterson Victims Run Over by Rail Train
Patrick Loftus aged 20 and Patrick McCusy aged 22 were killed when run over by a New York and New Jersey railroad train in Jersey City. Patrick Barrett 65 a farmer from Underhill Vermont drowned while bathing at Pleasant Valley. A break in W K Potters Providence window yielded 260 dollars in gold rings. Sloops Mischief and Mignonette arrived Provincetown for Vineyard Haven to Winthrop and Boston and Plymouth fire board votes for automatic alarm. George Littlefield, fever patient, died at Wells Maine after mental strain.
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Patrick Loftus
Patrick McCusy
New York & New Jersey
Jersey City
Patrick Barrett
Underhill
Pleasant Valley
W. K. Potter
Providence
Provincetown
Mischief
E. A. Auchincloss
Marblehead
Vinegara Haven
J. B. Loring
Vineyard Haven
Winthrop
Boston
Plymouth Board of Fire Engineers
George Littlefield
Wells
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Washington Street
NEW Books
Home Sanitation
Hoston Post
Admiral Luck
Curbstone Industries
Sam Adams
William Lilly
John de Mier
Allentown
Charles H. Stearns
Prince Alexander Constantinovitch Bagration- Imeretinski
Russia
Bulgaria
Mingrelia
Plevna
Henry Clay
Yorkshire
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