Theatres on Washington Street Listings
Theatre notices show John T. Kelly performing in U and L and Evan geline at Boston Turature on Washington street at 8. Roland Reed appears in The Club Friend at Boster Museum Tremont street. Agnes Herndon performs La Belle Marie at Grand Urtra Horusa on Washington street at 2 and 7:46.
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Guianp Theatrs
Washington Street
John T. Kelly
U and L
Boston
Boster Museum
Tremont Street
S—Roland Reed
Tariff faith and a South economic revival
An advocate writing from Virginia to the New York World argues protection plus reciprocity as the path for the South to prosper, aiming to build markets, curb South American trade, and strengthen the nation’s economic levee while admitting protection alone cannot suffice. The piece reflects on the bold If that underpins this economic vision.
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New York World
Virginia
Europe
America
Touchstone
Lobby Law Enforcement Urged by Public Advocate
The Attorney General is urged to promptly pursue cases of lobby law violations. The note stresses the law’s value when enforced and warns that delaying suits into a new legislative year would undermine efficiency and respect for the reform. Public interest favors swift action.
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Commonwealth
The Republican Candidate in the Governor Race
The piece portrays the Republican bid for Governor as a friendly, high minded contest among patriots seeking the honor for humane governance. It notes disputes within Crapo and Allen factions yet claims campaigns show party harmony and predicts continued wrangling through the convention and into November.
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Allen
Free Coinage Explained by Boston Journal
The Boston Journal clarifies that its reference was to the Ohio Democrats platform rather than the Ohio Republicans. It counters claims of falsifications and mendacity while noting the silver kings were reportedly connected to the plank through a half million dollar contribution.
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The
Boston Journal
Ohio Republicans
Ohio Democrats
Republican Party
Call for Massachusetts adoption of Ohio silver plank
A letter urges the Massachusetts Republican Party to include the Ohio silver plank in its platform. It champions gold and silver as the basis of money and endorses the amended coinage act adding silver mine production to currency. The writer asks the Journal to influence Mr Greenhalge and justify any difference in stance between states.
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Ohio
Massachusetts
United States
Greenhalge
The Condition of the Treasury in Philadelphia
Secretary Foster defends Treasury funds before the President’s visit at Cape May, citing more than 200 million in available resources including a 100 million gold reserve. He notes 54 million in technical liabilities and 53 million with no liability, while detailing Treasury items that are unavailable or risky, leaving about 9.7 million readily usable. The piece argues this still leaves the government near cash scarcity despite public claims.
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Cape May
Foster
Philadelphia
Ohio
United States
Boston Journal
Financial Chronicle
Treasury Department
Treasury
The American Idea and State Limits in Debate
The piece cites Mr Loweey quoted by Rev Dr Banks in a sermon from yesterday's Post discussing the American idea of individual self-formation versus state control. It notes social ferment and contrasts Socialist and Anarchist aims, suggesting that defining the line between state action and individual liberty remains a difficult, evolving question.
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LoweEy
Dr. Banks
The American idea of government and character
The passage argues that government should develop manly independent character and uphold the American idea of self rule. It contrasts American practical experience since 1622 with German theoretical politics, praising American horse sense and political instinct born in England and centuries of self-government. It notes Germans study many theories, but Americans can and should act on their own institutions.
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Lowrer
Manly
Lowelw
America
Germany
England
Baltimore Roosevelts Report on Civil Service Violations
Roosevelt exposes a Baltimore corruption case where federal officials violated political assessment laws during primaries between the Johnson-Airey and Henderson-Stone factions. He cites fraud and violence involving the Post Office and Marshal’s Office, notes non classified staff bribery, and calls for strict disciplinary actions to restore respect for the law.
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Roosevelt
Civil Service
Baltimore
Civil Service Commission
Johnson-Airey
Hinderson-Stone
United States Marshal
Postoffice
Marshal’s
Custom House
Controversy and Clerical Feud Stir Public Debate
The piece recalls Roosevelt criticizing officials linked to the Old Dominion Club of Virginia and clerks’ levies, noting department protection and Justice Department reluctance. It also covers a London sermon by Rev Dr Goopwin defending Calvinism, Parker family reactions, and a jab at Rev Josiah Parker and Beecher in a sharp, period-voice gossip fragment.
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Roosevelt
Old Dominion Club
Virginia
Reform Club of
New York
Department of Justice
Roosevet
Baltimore
Goopwin
Chicago
Josrrh Parker
City Temple
London
Parker
Josrrn Parker
Josefa Parker
Henry Warp Brxcuer
Mr. Beecher
Sentiment on government from a letter at Cluny Castle
A letter dated from Cluny Castle signed by the “Triumphant Democrat” criticizes class rule and praises the republic for those who serve it. The writer notes a pension awarded to a widow of a Scotch Civil War veteran and reflects on monarchy versus republic, calling attention to a controversial perspective from a long-time beneficiary of protection.
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Axprew Carrazgie
Republic
Cluny Castle
Horse named Nancy Hanks mirrors Lincoln lineage origins
The text notes a Kentucky filly named Nancy Hanks as an example of equine naming reflecting family history. It mentions the mare’s maiden link to Abraham Lincoln’s mother, foaling in Hardin County, and her marriage to Thomas Lincoln, with the log cabin residence cited. It also references names like General Knox and Ethan Allen used for horses to honor historical figures.
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Nancy Hanks
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Hardin County
Tomas Lincoln
General Knox
Ethan Allen
Mister Goutp’s Vacation In Idaho Linked To Stock Market Wires
Mr. Jay Goutp travels by a three car special train and whenever he stops a lineman cuts wires and installs an instrument to connect him with the stock market. He likely regards this as a vacation.
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Jay Goutp
Idaho
Mr. Goutp
The Harrison Kind of Reform in Chemung County
The Republican quarrel in Chemung county reveals self serving leaders. Fassett, Port of New York collector, admits ignorance of Custom House work and travels to Chemung to fix it. Flood of Elmira leads the opposing faction. The collector wins and attends the State Convention as Platt’s Chemung delegate. Flood stays home and gnaws the file.
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Harrison
V. K. Times
Chemung County
Port of
New York
Fassett
Custom House
Chemung
Flood
Elmira
Platt
Belgium as Socialism’s Hive in Peaceful Times
Belgium, once a battlefield in wars, is described as a hub of Socialism during peaceful eras. Many International Socialist Congresses are held there, and it is suggested that great powers might seize key continental agitators in a single move. The Belgian government is seen as unlikely to oppose such a coup.
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Postmaster Johnson
Belgium
Europe
Protestor cries stop thief as crowd fears McKinley defeat
A Providence Journal item notes a man leading a crowd shouting stop thief and warnings that hundreds of thousands of dollars are going to Ohio to defeat Major McKinley, with observers calling such figures suspicious and worth watching.
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Providence Journal
Ohio
McKinley
Judge Benedict Rules Yacht Tax Improperly Assessed
Worcester Spy notes Judge Benedict declares the tax on foreign built yachts, collected at New York, improperly assessed after owners appealed. The ruling is praised as aligning with the free spirit of our institutions and widely commended.
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Worcester
New York
Benedict
Protection for workers from labor's costs and lower returns
The Philadelphia Record notes that protection for manual laborers raises their costs and reduces the value of their work. The piece asserts that protection benefits entrenched interests by inflating prices and shrinking real earnings for those who work with their hands.
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Philadelphia
And What After That
Opinion snippet from the Philadelphia Inquirer urging readers to align with the Republican party for the next two years, framing loyalty as essential for true Americans.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Notable Americans in Hamburg and Literary Moves
Among the Americans at Hamburg are Mrs. Mackay and the Princess of Colonna and family who occupy a garden villa adjoining the Hotel de Russia and entertain largely. The lecture tour of the West by Dr. Talmage was very successful with large audiences. Mr. Thomas Bailey Aldrich has written several short stories for the Century to appear next year, and the magazine will feature a portrait of the author. Father Fidelis, son of Dr. John Seeley Stone and Chancellor Kent’s grandson, now leads the Passionist order in Buenos Aires after ten years in South American missionary work. Amélie Rives-Chanler sails from Havre on La Champagne with John Armstrong Chanler, Miss Page, and Miss Pleasants of Virginia.
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Hamburg
John Seeley Stone
Kent
Chatard
Indianapolis
Father Fidelis
James Kent Stone
Buenos Aies
South America
Amélie Rives-Chanler
John Armstrong Chanler
Miss Page
Miss Pleasants
Virginia
Havre
la Champagne
Reception to Pastor at Upper Falls Baptist Church
A reception for Rev. G. W. Holman pastor of the Upper Falls Baptist Church was held in the church vestry. About 100 attendees enjoyed an evening program with Miss Maud Goodwin of New Haven reading and baritone Mr. Stephen Morgan performing.
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Newton
G. W. Holman
Upper Falls Baptist Church
Maud Goodwin
New Haven
Conn
Stephen Morgan
All Sorts Of Fortunes And Curious Tales From 19th Century Press
A collage of quirky quotes and notes on political, literary, and social topics from a late 19th century column. It mentions Kaiser rumors, a doctor’s circulation joke, yacht boom talk, Hay fever pun, Napoleon imagery, Brazil’s German emigrants, and a Sicilian battleship launch. Also notes pay routines for the President and Supreme Court, Berlin barmaids publishing Herzblatt, and a public shaming pledge for uncivil behavior.
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Penman
Webb
Bentley
Joselyn
Brazil
Republic
Steenth Ward
Chicago Tribune
White House
Treasury Department
Columbia Bank
Supreme Court
Sicilia
Venice
Italy
Spezia
Herzblatt
League
Honest Journalism Letter to the Editor Praises Post Censorship
A Democrat commends the Post for exposing Republican papers and partisan tricks. He urges honest press and public demand for integrity, arguing the paper acts like a Roman censor guarding political morals and truth. Boston, Aug. 7, 1891.
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The
Post
Boston Journal
Quay
Dudley
New York Tribune
Republican Party
Boston
Woollen Mill to Pass to Stock Company in Westerly
Westerly Rhode Island August 17 Pass into hands of a stock company capital 50000 dollars if matters are satisfactorily arranged. C H Hayes of New York will be president and P J Cullen will remain as agent and superintendent.
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Woollen Mill Stock Company
Westerly
P. J. Cullen
C. H. Hayes
New York
Symbolists in France and Belgium press for new forms
Special to the Post notes Verlaine as a poet among Symbolists while critics debate reform versus tradition. The La Plume issue showcases prose experiments, obsolete words, and varied verse, sparking a heated grammar discussion. Rossetti's influence in England and Poe in France are cited as benchmarks for the evolving French novel and poetry.
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Giverny
Symbolists
Paul Verlaine
la Plume
Walt Whitman
Brandes
England
Spencer
Pope
Rossetti
France
Verlaine
Coleridge
Oreover
Zola
Baudelaire
Poe
Romanesque Flats and Clever Janitors in Boston
In Huntington Avenue area Boston apartment houses rise rapidly with cellars, roofs, and high rents defying supply basics. A satirical observer notes educated janitors earning high wages, cites an Italian kid barter scene, and quotes a scheming youth Snatile advising cash payments and strategic borrowing to avoid debts. The piece blends social commentary with wry anecdotes and urban life observations.
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Huntington Avenue
Jonah
Cunarder Engineering predicts new 600-foot liner for Cunard
The Cunarder Engineering says Sir John Burns and Cunard directors have contracted with Fairfield to build a 600-foot liner over 12 000 tons. It would run at 22 knots, 21 knots at sea, aiming to cut Atlantic crossing to five and a half days soon. Construction starts immediately with several preliminaries before the Chicago Exhibition.
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England
John Burns
Cunard Company
Fairfield Company
Atlantic
Majestic
White Star
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