Amusements Tonight In Boston Area Venues
A list of evening entertainments across Boston venues includes The Pall of Babylon at Oakland Garden Roxbury. Midsummer Musical Festival and Flower Show run from 11:30 am to 10:30 pm at eMusic Hall. Shows feature Lizzie Evans Fogg's Ferry George Thatcher's Minstrels and more.
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Oakland
Gaarden
Roxbury
Babylon
Pixes
Revere Beach
eMusic Hall
Winter Street
Hamilton Place
Boston
Turkatre
Washington Street
George Thatcher
Grose Theatrs
Lizzie Evans
Fogg’s Ferry
Hollis Street
the Sea King
Paris Figaro denial and Belgian suffrage unrest amid Tennessee Force Bill clash
The Paris Figaro questions a US visit by the Comte de Paris over French anti McKinay sentiment while a Pennsylvania cyclone causes eleven deaths and major damage. Belgium faces serious suffrage agitation tied to social unrest. Belgium’s constitution shows deep home rule but calls for broader voting rights. In Tennessee, Baxter opposes the Force Bill with the convention endorsing a non binding resolution, highlighting party rifts and military loyalty dynamics.
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Belgium
Europe
Chamber of ‘Representatives
Senate
Tennessee
Lewis
T. Baxter
Baxter
Hook
Hoult
Baxtur
Knoxville Journal
Political Fog Over Force Bill and Maine Mission
The passage debates swirl around the Force Bill and Speaker Reed’s influence as Henry Lopar defends a Bill variant. Mentioned are Lopar, Davennvorr, Hoar, Reed, and Morst while references to Maine voters and tack manufacturers hint at tariff and political maneuvering. A tangled scene in Washington, with Tennessee conventions and tariff battles shaping public sentiment.
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Henry Casor Lopar
Maine
Rrero
Portland
Lonpam
Rexp
LopGe
Joun L Davennvorr
Davenvorr
Lope
Hoar
Hlouse
Senate
Reed
Blaine
Quay
B. F. Jones
Pittsburg
Bar Harbor
Indy. Ae Eee A Zee
Civil Service and the Machine in the Cleveland Era
Opinion argues that the present administration undermines civil service reform by using partisan influence in federal offices. It cites Boston appointments and officials like the Naval Officer and Internal Revenue Collector as engaging in party activities, contrasting with Cleveland era standards and calling for reinstitution of reform principles.
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Cleveland
Haringe
Pearson
New York
Sauron- Srall
Cleymlanp
Boston
Curnimn
Republican State Committee of
New Hampshire
Cuanpien
Orcurr
Internal Revenue
Middlesex
Collector of Internal Revenue
Cleveland era order warns officials against partisan influence
An 1886 executive order from the Washington Executive Mansion urges federal officeholders to avoid using official positions to influence local politics. It stresses that officeholders are public servants, not masters, and should refrain from manipulating political primaries or conventions. The memo notes examples and contrasts with earlier administrations, signaling a push for reform and civil conduct in government.
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Washington
Grover Cleeyyeland
Grant Monument Moves to Riverside Park Memorial
The Grant Monument Association of New York shifts to erect a Riverside Park memorial using about one third of the needed funds. The national memorial debate grows as critics argue the site belongs in Washington where the national capital resides.
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Plume
General Grant
New York
Washington
Grant Monument Association
Riverside Park
Grant
New York Citizens Push Local Memorial for Grant
New York and state residents will fund a Grant memorial, with local subscription likely to finish the project. The Riverside Park plan is treated as a local effort, and the Senate resolution has spurred a final fundraising push. The piece also notes literary commentary on Thackeray and Dickens, plus political commentary on Cardinal Manning and Icelandic birches, ending with a Missouri marriage law quip and Grant monument humor.
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New York
Riverside Park
Johnstown
Senate
House
John Eliot and His Indian Bible lecture at Old South Church
Rev Edward G Porter spoke to a large attentive crowd on John Eliot's life prior to America, his leadership at Roxbury, and the Indian Bible project. He traced the 1640 Bay Psalm Book, the New Testament, and the 1663 Bible completion, and ended by showing Eliot’s translation chair and the long Indian word for kneeling before dismissing with America.
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Old South Church
John Eliot
Edward G. Porter
America
Jesus College, Cambridge
Porter
Eliot
Roxbury
Lot
Bay
Boston Notes on Artisans Skills and Mountain Excursions
A Boston writer praises local craftsmanship thriving in small villages through Swedish carving and Isle au Haut iron work, urging home production to merge utility and beauty. He warns against overexertion by city visitors at mountain resorts, citing doctors tables and dangers to heart and lungs, while sharing humorous sketches of writers Penbiter and Nervewracker dealing with summer distractions and creative bursts.
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Maine
Institute of Technology
Loston
White Mountain
Sam
Penbiter
Penbiver
Races at Jessups Neck Open With Canoe Doings
Rain delayed events at A C A Camp Jessup s Neck N Y Aug 20. One mile paddle race saw Lees capsize, MacKendrick win in 9 31, later sailing and paddling race led by H L Quick with Mackendrick second. Pecowsic cup race won by Paul Butler ahead of Oxholm. Butler lauded as popular figure. A four and a half mile sailing contest saw Ford Jones take early lead then Oxholm, finishing with Jones second. Upset paddle race ended in a voting dispute over finish line. regatta committee to decide. Eastern Division meeting elected Cartwright Jr vice commodore Parmelee rear commodore Apollonio purser. Weather favorable, more racing planned pending conditions.
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A.C. A. Camp
Jessup
Neck
N. Y
Lees
Harry MacKendrick
Tilly
Knappe
Carnegie
Perry
MacKendrick
H. L. Quick
Douglas
Ford Jones
Butler
Oxholm
Paul Butler
A.C. A
Dr. Sage
Jess
Inasis
Oxhalm
Lowell Boys
Bulier
Goddard
Gage
Oxharn
Howard
Vaux
Gossler
J. MacKendrick
Dr. Gize
St. Clair
Elliotsebetiim
W. Mackendric
H. D. Murphy
Murphy
H. Mackendrick
Macendrick
Jones
Scheffin
Regatta Committee
Palmer
D.D. Gessler
J. W. Cartwright, Jr
Puritans
Boston
Dr. Parmelee
Hartford
Raymond Appolonio
Winchester
Lawson
Ralph Brazer
H. DD. Murray
National Society of Sons of the American Revolution Meets
The National Society of Sons of the American Revolution met in New York with Dr. William Seward Webb as president-general and Lt. James C. Cresap as secretary-general. Officers elected included L P Deming and William H. Arnoux. resolutions aimed at perfecting genealogical records and expansion into new states were approved for vigorous organizing this winter.
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Sons OF the American Revolution
New Yor
National Society of Sons of the American Livvolution
William Seward Webb
Luther L. Tarbell
James C. Cresap
Lucius P. Demwing
New Haven
Edwins. Barrett
Heston
Jonathan Tramuall
Norwich
Conn
New States
Comig
Government crop bulletin forecasts 25 bu acre wheat yield
The Winnipeg special reports the government issued its third crop bulletin. It projects an average wheat yield of twenty five bushels per acre, totaling about 20 million bushels. Harvesting is half over and weather is magnificent.
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MtnxeApours
Minn
Journal
Winnipeg
Tennis Matches At Narragansett Casino Court
Rainy morning delays on the Narragansett Pier courts with resumed play. A K E Wright defeats W B Moorehead in two straight sets, and several second round results follow including Ryerson, Kellorg, and Manchester. In Newport, Metcalf defeats Herbert in four sets as the national court tennis tournament opens with light spectator interest.
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Narragansett Pier
R. L
A. K E. Wright
Columbia
W. B. Moorehead
J. A. Ryerson
F. A. Kellorg
A. E. Wright
W. B. Dinsmore
E. A. Manice
Percy Manchester
GG. §. Smith
Dean Miller
H. W. Billings
Newport
K. B. Metcalf
Boston
Michael Herbert
Washington
Metcalf
Fiske Warren
Michealf
Notable Figures in Mentor and Lenox Visit and Indian Chief's Death
Secretary Windom's daughters visit Mrs. Garfield in Mentor while Mrs. Lincoln and her daughters stay in Mt. Pleasant with ex Senator Harlan. English actor Henry Neville joins The Soudan cast and Miss Lavinia Farnham celebrates her eighty fourth birthday at Sunnyside. George Pullman marks his mother's eighty second birthday at Castle Rest in the Thousand Islands as fireworks dazzle crowds. Mr Tennant and Miss Clementina Furniss announce an engagement. Dr Lorimer's illness is not hopeless, with rest planned and Europe trip to follow. Margaret Solomon Wyandotte, last of her tribe, dies near Upper Sandusky after a life from mission teaching to tribal memory.
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Windom
Garfield
Mentor
Robert LT. Lincoln
England
Mamie
Jessie
James Harlan
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Henry Neville
Tompkins
Mayland
Lavinia Farnham
Sunnyside
Winchester
George H. Gilbert
George M. Pullman
Chicago
Thousand Islands
Margaret Solomon
Mother Solomon
Upper
Sandusky
Sandusky River
John Gray Eyes
Mr. Finley
Margaret Grey Eyes
John Solomon
Variety of quotes and curiosities from temperate debates
A miscellany of remarks on Tolstoy and Kreutzer, notes on Mrs Reid and a hog defense, quips from several cities, and cultural tidbits. Items include a drowning in the Mississippi near St Paul, a Kreutzer Sonata link, Boulangist journalism, and a London poem translation.
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Mississippi River
St. Paul
Kreutzer Sonata
Mr. Wanamaker
Current Comment on Reed Tariff Bluff in Providence Journal
The Providence Journal suggests Speaker Reed may block tariff legislation this session unless the force bill passes, portraying the stance as a bluff in a weak position. The item highlights political maneuvering and potential implications for congressional action.
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Reed
Providence Journal
Halstead Prodding Mr Plumb in Senate Minds Abroad
The Brooklyn Standard Union notes Mr Plumb in an agitated mood as he debates reciprocity sugar and global trade. His expansive thinking spans the earth and even the Mississippi, reflecting a broad curiosity about international affairs.
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Halstead
MR. Plumb
Plumb
Senate
Mississippi
South America
Australia
Washington
Brooklyn Standard Union
Rep
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