Amusements Today at Boston Theatres
Boston Post weekly lists showings for Friday with John T. Kelly in U and I at 8, Evan geline at the Boston Museum Tremont, Roland Reed in The Club Friend at Grand Arena House, and Agnes Herndon in La Belle Marie at 7 45.
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Washington Street
John T. Kelly
Boston
Tukatka
S—“Evangeline
Bostex Museum
Tremont Street
Ats
Roland Reed
Conservative outlook eases after Sir John Macdonald’s death
The remark notes that Sir John Macdonald’s death will further weaken the Canadian Conservatives and render their prospects less bright. It emphasizes a cautious, cautious tone about the party’s future without their late leader.
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John MacDonald
The French at Portsmouth Visit Not a Political Pact
A Portsmouth visit by the French squadron is discussed as a diplomatic gesture with limited political impact. The piece argues parliamentary government limits binding promises by leaders and notes reactions in Britain, William and Lapouree figures, but denies a formal alliance or lasting understanding with France.
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Portsmouth
England
William
Lapoueurers
Great Britain
France
Europe
Honest Money Gate Framed By Silver Debate
The Boston Journal criticizes the Pennsylvania Republican platform over free coinage, arguing the paper actually supports free coinage despite claims to oppose inflation. It decries supposed party insincerity and warns against trusting advocates who align with their party’s vagaries.
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Where Those Letters Have Gone
A Boston clerk under Postmaster Hart is arrested for purloining mail letters. The incident follows public accusations by a federal official against private merchants over lost mail. The Boston Journal notes it is believed many letters containing money were disposed of by the suspect.
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Boston Journal
Coast ing and Foreign Trade Undoing Coastal Vessels
A Baltimore list shows three and four masted schooners once used as coal carriers now chartered to load lumber at St Simon's Island Georgia for Britain. Low coal port rates and slow dispatch push coasters into competition with European ships that dominate lumber exports from Southern ports to Europe. Built under navigation laws, these schooners incur high costs from tariffs, raising initial costs relative to foreign trade vessels. Even if designed for foreign trade a tax drawback would be limited by coasting trade rules, leaving owners earning less interest than rivals.
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Baltimore
St.Simon’s Island
Great Britain
Europe
Corruption in Canada Unearths Public Works Scandal
A Canadian corruption wave hits the Public Works Department after Sir Hector Langevin’s resignation. Officials admitted bribes and gifts tied to government purchases, including envelopes and other goods. Some bought items for private use and charged them to the department, while others sought loans from firms. The revelations threaten the governing party as their slim majority stands.
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Canada
Hecotor Langevin
Public Works Department
Montreal
Rural tragedy ends as Army is captured in hay mow
A brutal New England murder leads to a wild manhunt across farms and towns. Army is found hiding in a farmer’s barn in Hanover, New Hampshire, after weeks of pursuit. Citizens, officials, and even a medical student discuss a fair trial before the convict is paraded through a tavern parlor.
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Canada
Army
Almy
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Hay Mon
Atty
Aumy
Quay’s Rhetoric on Pennsylvania Republican Platform
The piece critiques the Pennsylvania Republican platform and its rhetoric, questioning whether Quay and others value silence over speech or writing, aside from the free silver plank, and notes the sense of satisfaction professed in certain points.
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Quay
Comprehensive administration at the post office praised
A critic calls the post office run by Brother Clarkson and Joan thorough and spotless, likening their clean, businesslike governance to a Brown sealed project. The piece lauds their wartime devotion and notes surviving Republican leaders Matthew S. Quay and Join Wanamaker among those who would honor fallen soldiers at Antietam Gettysburg and the Wilderness.
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Brother Clarkson
Quay
Republican Party of
Pennsylvania
Antietam
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Matthew S. Quay
Wanamaker
Republican Party of Pennsylvania
The American Tramp Explored by Josiau Flint
A Contemporary Review writer under the name Josiau Flint recounts an eight month immersion into tramp life. He estimates 60,000 tramps in the United States with five eighths American born and few foreigners among them.
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Josrau Flint
Josian Furyo
United States
Josial Flint
California
Josiau FuiIat
San Francisco
New York
Jostan
Joslam Flint
Pennsylvania
Hobo
Balway
JostAu Flint
Mr. Flint
Tramp lore and comic quips color late 19th century musings
The writer mocks habitual tramp depictions and class attitudes among natives versus foreign born citizens, notes hieroglyphic street markings, and parodies political and social views. A New York Mail and Express cornerstone event is mentioned with a presidential letter. The Treasury cuts free various exotic animals for a zoological fair, with satirical rail travel quips on pets.
Government Budget Shortfall Cited in Hayti Crisis
The Haytien budget shows a deficit of two million dollars yet officials claim the government will not be disturbed. Authorities suggest confiscation of wealth from a few wealthy citizens and forced removal to restore treasury balance under a ruler like Hir- POLYTE.
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Haytien
Ike Hir- Polyte
Corner stone laying in New York and Bennington monument dedication
The New York Mail and Express notes a great day for both New York and Vermont as corner stone of the Mail and Express building in New York City is laid and the Bennington battle monument dedicated Colonel Shepard highlights the event. The piece mentions editorials by Parnett Ditton and O'Brien pledging continued effort, likening harmony to Massachusetts Republicans.
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New York Mail and Express
Eliort F. Shepard
Rex Harrison
Mail and Express
New York City
Bennington
New York
Vermont
N. Y
Quay's Republicans Reaffirm Loyalty to Brave
The Quay faction did not nominate Brave for president but reaffirmed loyalty to him. Harrison will view this as no gentle hint and a clear signal of support.
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Quay
Brave
Mr. Harrison
The Kind of Education Needed for Colored Workers
A critique of current Southern education arguing it lacks technical training. The piece asserts the era’s industrial push requires skilled colored labor to become engineers, artisans, and expert workers, not merely professionals, to support growth. It emphasizes practical, technical training over purely liberal education.
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Waslington
South
Senator Hoars Admissions Reflect GOP Doubt in Massachusetts
Senator Hoar concedes Republicans face an uncertain Massachusetts race noting public mood is sensitive. The admission implies waning party loyalty and suggests Republicans may drift to Democrats or abstain, signaling weak appeal of the current GOP platform to voters.
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Hoar
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
The Ocean Record of the Future
The piece discusses future ocean records, noting a two‑hour potential drop if a ship enjoys favorable winds across a thousand miles. It imagines a voyage possibly dropping to five days and a half, and considers Teutonic’s current four hours and thirty-one minutes as a target, implying a small margin of improvement over a long transoceanic race.
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Feota
Teutonic
Mere Thoughtfulness Ted ae Tinenat
Mr Harrison favors a sound currency but omits how it can be maintained under the law requiring four million inflation monthly.
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Ted
Harrison
The Western View Of It Maen Ms
Some days a ocean greyhound will attempt the fastest transatlantic crossing causing a rush to push speed. The resulting perils might halt ocean racing for a period as crews scramble for safer methods and offshore routes.
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Lunmiuyy
Wife Murderer Pleads Guilty in Rhode Island Case
James Lynn, who shot his wife Ann Lynn in Pawtucket, was arraigned in District Court. He initially pled not guilty, then withdrew and pleaded guilty. He was bound over to await the September grand jury action, with an inquest likely to be held Saturday.
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Providencer
James Lynn
Ann Lynn
Pawtucket
Court of Common Pleas
Outrages in New Gui ana murder of two German missionaries
Bern reports two German missionaries named Scheidt and Boesch were murdered in New Guinea. The incident was confirmed as an act of violence with authorities pursuing leads and seeking to determine motive.
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Bern
Scheidt and
Boesch
A Patchwork of Quotations on News and Society
A collage of cartoonish quips, satirical snippets, and brief notices ranging from politics and taxation to social slang. The item weaves references to Blaine, Chinese labor, onion crops, fashionable figures, and literary jests, concluding with media remarks on gender stereotypes and fashionable quirks.
James Russell Lowell A Patriot of American Letters
Harper's Weekly reviews the death of James Russell Lowell as a grievous loss to nation and friends. It praises his intellect, Puritan New England character, anti slavery inspired verse, and major works like Biglow Papers Uncle Tom's Cabin and Commemoration Ode. It highlights his public service as Minister in England and his balanced patriotism and humanity shaping American literature.
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Emerson
Wendell Phillips
Spain
England
America
Mechanic’s Institute
Biglow
New England
Lincoln
The Great Mike Kelly and a Boston Train Station
A Boston letter writer praises Mike Kelly's baseball skill while warning of his vanity. He then recounts a station scene where baggage handlers cope with 11,000 admirers and chaos. He suggests rails and queues to restore order and critiques American individualism. The piece ends with a critique of post hoc piety in a Boston embezzlement case.
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M. Kelly
Mike Kelly
Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Phillips
Honest Money and Bi metalism Debate in Aug. Platform
The item cites Pennsylvania Republican platform and an Advertiser note from August 19 arguing for bi metalism and the McKinley bill. It accuses Democrats of opposing honest money while supporting a broad attack on the purchase and pealing of antediluvian mining products.
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Advertiser
The Italian Exodus Drives Emigration From Genoa
The Messagero reports that 17,000 emigrants left Genoa in the past seventeen days amid a commercial downturn across the kingdom. The agricultural sector is cited as toppled by ruin, fueling the mass departure.
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Rome
Messagero
Genoa
Notable arrivals and transfers across society and church
Lord and Lady Mount Stephen sailed from New York aboard the Teutonic and head to Montreal. Sir Thomas Elder and Baron Dickson subscribe £5000 each toward the Australasian Antarctic expedition with the government adding £5000. Dr. Charles E. Knox, Newark seminary president and John J. Knox’s brother, is discussed as Hamilton College president. Cardinal Gibbons learns of Dr. P. L. Chapelle’s appointment as coadjutor to Archbishop Salpointe. A Queen Victoria portrait is highlighted in ex-Minister Phelps’s Burlington drawing room, which doubles as an art gallery. The Spanish Queen is described as tall and reserved, with Austro-Hungarian features and admired for kindness.
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Baron Dickson
Charles E. Knox
German Theological Seminary
Newark
N. J
John J. Knox
Hamilton College
Clinton
N. Y
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
P. L. Chapelle
D.D
St. Matthew’s
Spain
Tennis Championship Report from Newport Round Two
The Newport tennis page notes completion of most second round matches with Huntington vs Chase, Larned vs Lee, and Hovey vs Sears as morning highlights. Hovey advances in five sets over Sears, Campbell and Huntington defeat Chase and Ryerson 5-? in a five set doubles display, and Chase defeats Huntington in four sets earlier. Time listed 1 hour 51 minutes. Campbell and Huntington win 28-25 in games.
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R.L. Ang
Huntington
T. Chase
Chase
Larned
Lee
Hovey
Sears
Yale
S. Sears
F. H. Hovey
S. T. Chase
R. P. Huntington, Jr
E. L. Hall
H. A. Colby
Clark
J. H. Hunt
P. S. Sears
O. S. Campbell
H. P. Huntington, Jr
Staten Island
J. A. Ryerson
Chicago
C. Hobart
W. G. Hail
United States
National Lawn Tennis Association
Campbell
Ryerson
Civil Service Reform Plans Move Forward in Washington
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt returns to Washington and plans a September push to transfer promotion examinations from departments to the commission. He invites Taft DeLand Cooley Carrington and London to a conference to draft new regulations and launch the reform quickly. He notes limited action on Baltimore investigation and criticizes attacks in Brooklyn while citing party politics.
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