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Notables and Literary Circles Stir in Early Autumn
Gabrielle Sand praised for beauty and grace, while Siegfried Wagner debuts privately in Bayreuth but not clearly inheriting genius. Eliott F. Shepard wins Republican delegate honor for Saratoga convention. Kipling identity rumors center on Henry G Bruce of Harvard 87. Walsdorf honors Astor memorial with 50,000 marks and declares William Walldorf Astor honorary citizen. Queen Victoria to publish letters of Prince Consort to William and to the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Henry Savage Landor, young artist, travels Japan and aims Siberia and Australia before London show. Joseph Hatton, author, to vacation in New York with daughter Bessie. Hatton’s new book from travels. Willard and Hatton’s London circle noted. Hatton’s “B rider of the Czar” hint for next year.
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Amusements Tonight in Boston Venues and Showtimes
Listings cover Oakl and Garden Roxbury The Fall of Babylon 3 30 and 8 30 Porst on Piss Revere Beach Midsummer Musical Festival Winter Street Hamilton Place from 11 30 am to 10 30 pm Flower Show Boston Theatre 8 George Thatchers Minstrels Gione Theater Lizzie Evans Jogg s Ferry Boston Opera House Washington and Dover streets The Hine and the Gray Boston Museum Tremont near Scollay Square Roland Reed A Woman Later Howard Athenaum Sof Tony Pastor Vaudeville Butte of Garrysburg 541 Tremont Street Biorus Street Tucarice Hollis Street The Sea King on 8 Ship News Sixth page</S>
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Central American peace treaty and World Fair woes linger
The report notes a likely peace between Salvador and Guatemala, dampened hopes for Central American federal union and a World’s Fair in Chicago. It critiques the fair’s bungled plans, site quarrels, and hints Kalamazoo as a joking alternative. It also covers Behring Sea tensions, the Corwin, and political crosscurrents around silver coinage and Democratic conventions.
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North Carolina Democrats and a Proposed Money Scheme
The passage discusses substituting legal tender Treasury notes for national bank notes and regulating per capita money needs as the economy grows. It suggests the North Carolina Democrats lean toward Farmers' Alliance ideas while endorsing greater public school funding and lively tariff discussions on cotton ties and tin plates.
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The Accident at Quincy Reveals Lax Worksite Safety
The railroad commission hearing shows the Tuesday disaster near Quincy resulted from a jack left in place by repair workers on a curve. No fault by the road’s construction or operation is proven, but lack of discretion and insufficient safety precautions near active tracks are blamed, with calls for stronger state control of Adirondack lands and broader preservation efforts.
Adirondack Forest Destruction Provokes Public Indignation
The Adirondack region, valued as health and pleasure resort, faces renewed alarm over reckless spoliation by railway interests and lumbermen. Destruction has persisted for years despite legislation, with recent encroachments on the northern Adirondacks drawing public attention.
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Elephant given to city of Pittsburg for five cent rides
A generous citizen donated a small elephant to Pittsburg with the plan to allow children to ride it for five cents to fund ongoing maintenance and future additions to the collection. The piece notes thrifty Pittsburgers and discusses election-time ballots and voter registration myths linked to the Australian ballot law. It also surveys topics from how farmers are fed to the quiet summer in Concord and New York's push to honor Grant with a monument.
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Magnitude of Quay's firmness noted by Hartford Courant
The Philadelphia Telegraph (Rep.) brands the Republican party's leadership as incompetent and embattled, condemning a forthcoming open Senate quarrel as a humiliating exhibition that will affect the nation for years. It accuses leaders of nine months of blundering and laments continual diatribes over loyalty to Republican principles.
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Democrats Expand Influence in Massachusetts Newspapers
Massachusetts Democrats extend impact by taking control of a Dedham weekly and planning similar moves in other districts. The Ninth District, represented by John W. Candler, is targeted as a potential Democratic gain, signaling vigorous activity from Boston headquarters to influence state politics.
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Mulberry tribute to Shakespearean tree and Beacon Hill
A poetic dedication from Tuomas Widuan Parsons to Mrs May M, recalling Stratford’s mulberry planted by William Shakespeare and urging a Beacon Hill planting. The verse laments the tree’s destruction by Eve’s hatchet, imagines future inspiration from Warwickshire’s shore, and seeks a copy of the tribute.
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New Game in Our Forests Seeks 500 Pinnated Grouse for Massachusetts
A Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association committee prepares to import 500 pinnated grouse and 600 sharp-tailed grouse, plus 300 California quail, aiming for Thanksgiving or Christmas distribution. They hope to reintroduce the wild turkey, aided by funds, with protections under game laws to help thrive in Cape scrub oak and Worcester Hampden Berkshire regions. The 34 shipments of quail from last winter show favorable results, with birds nesting, pairing, and adapting despite occasional losses to cats.
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Bay State Politics Show Shifting Republican Ticket Plays
Quiet Republican debates in Massachusetts focus on shaping the state ticket for the next fall. Eastern leaders push for plum offices including Secretary of State and Auditor, while Western members resist centralized control. Rumors link Olin to Secretary of State but faces opposition from Chelsea veteran Howland supporters. General Hincks may reappear, and James Murphy denies Senate deals, planning an Alderman challenge to Leary.
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Prohibition Era Jokes and Global Banter in an Odd Scrap
A verbose clipping surveys jokes about prohibition era soda water debates in New Jersey and witticisms from New Orleans to Paris. It notes public quarrels over a president’s birthday gifts and details quirky exchanges about marriage to a deceased wife’s sister, plus a colorful mix of anecdotes about actors, writers, and world figures.
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Naval transfers and detachments announced in Washington
Navy orders assign Lieutenant Valentine Nelson and Ensign Frederick Bassett to the Ranger. Chief Engineer Elijah Laws to Pensacola. Carpenter Joseph Cox to New Hampshire. Ensign Frederick Singer detached from naval intelligence to Ranger. Several lieutenants and ensigns detached from Ranger and Dolphin and reassigned. Ensign Hill moved to Dolphin then Baltimore. Ensign Walters reassigned to Ranger. Ensign Wahs shifted to Standard Steel Works. Wharton placed on waiting orders.
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National Conservatory Announces Liberal Term Plans
The National Conservatory of Music at 124 East Seventh Street New York led by Mr. Thurber unveils a generous term. Entrance exams run Sept 25 to Oct 6 with a schedule for singing violin cello piano organ flute oboe clarinet bassoon French horn cornet trombone orchestra chorus. Tuition is 100 dollars though gifted pupils receive free instruction. Signor Roumaldo Sapio joins as vocal department head amid a strong faculty. Reports say Mary Anderson may return to the stage next season under contract with Henry B Abbey, possibly as Mme Navarro, with Rubinstein also linked to Abbey’s plans. Also premiering Good Old Times by Wilson Barrett and Hall Caine opens at Boston Theatre next Monday, with a notable company and dynamic scenes. Next week Globe Theatre hosts a fresh musical satire 0 and 1 with a robust company. The Leyton sisters, novelty dancers, appear in the east.
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Croquet Tournament Progresses at Norwich Showdown
The National Croquet Association tournament in Norwich Conn notes five first division games. Spaulding, after four losses in five, beat Jacobus, the champion of champions, as Wambold tops the first division standings with three wins and one loss. Greenslit leads the second division with five straight wins, Jenks four straight, while H N Spaulding of Townsend Harbor Mass has six straight in the third division. The major prize contest looms as evenly matched players prepare.
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