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Nassau Street
Ernest F. Biruincham
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Newspaper Page Placements Mentioned for Departments
The notice lists where readers may find the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven and the Ship News on page three.
Treasury bonds move to market price with reduced premium
The purchase of 44 percent bonds by the Treasury continues as a conservative operation. The third set of proposals shows a further drop in the premium, with September interest offset, bringing bonds to market price. Mr Farracully’s trial over three weeks has removed sensational aspects and confirms ordinary business flow.
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Treasury
Farrenup
United States Treasury
Mr. Farracully
Cleveland Dominates Democratic Preference in Census
A Arkansas Gazette survey of about forty to fifty Congress members and several governors and politicians shows Democrats largely favoring Cleveland as their first choice, with Thurman as a rare second. Republicans display wide approval, led by Blaine, though many alternatives appear in first and second place. The responses suggest Cleveland will likely secure renomination.
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Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Congress
Cleveland
South Carolina
Thurman
Mr. Cleveland
Blaine
Epmunds
Sherman
Lincoin
Allison
Ohio
New Orleans Picayune
South
Langston
Oberlin
New York
the Sun
Goshen
Conn
Springfield Union
Republican
Union
Americus
Artemas Tucker
Narcissa
Artemas
Conference on Uniform Rules for State Extradition
Twenty two state and territory executives meet in New York to form a uniform code of extradition rules. Without federal statute, state laws vary, hindering justice. The conference aims to harmonize procedures and prevent future inconsistencies, relying on capable representatives to achieve success.
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Conference of Representatives
New York
United States
Abandoned Inquiry Into Holding Federal Offices by Republicans
The Democratic State central committee has dropped the investigation into Republicans holding federal offices. Insufficient jurisdiction and civil service principles in the party platform are cited, with community disapproval noted. The committee’s supposed mission is described as foolish and not to have been pursued.
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Democratic State Central Committee
State Committee
Convention Likely to Endorse Administration Reforms
The text signals the convention will not reverse course and will back the administration and its reforms, despite earlier hesitations. It notes the gathering will meet soon and expects a strong endorsement of current policies.
Keynote tone set at Salem Republican gathering
James F. Rumy frames autumn election as the keynote for national politics next year. Essex county speeches reportedly set the Massachusetts campaign tone with Governor Ames present and Congressman-elect Coeswrun’s sharp critique of Washington policy.
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Salem
James F. Rumy
Essex County
Massachusetts
Ames
Glenn
Georgia
Washington
Amos
Blaine
Ingalus
Kansas
Retreat of Russia in Bulgarian affairs shatters old policy
The Bulgarian people face a political shift as Russia retreats from its hard line. Prince Ferdinand’s influence grows while Russia accepts the Bulgarian throne under terms set by Ferdinand. A Russian commissioner arrives, viewed as a guarantor of the new arrangement amid regional tension and Berlin treaty considerations.
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Bulgaria
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Russia
Ferdinand
M. Giers
Journal Des Débats
Mme Pg Novikoff
State Proclaims Respect for Bulgaria's Free Election
The powerful state declares it will henceforth respect the free election secured to Bulgaria by the Treaty of Berlin, signaling a shift in policy.
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Bulgaria
Poverty and Drunkenness Linked in Slum Life
The piece argues poverty spawns drunkenness as well as drinking fuels poverty. It cites tenement beer as nourishment for mothers and children, cites long hours and low pay for garment workers, and notes how cheap beer masks hunger. It advocates refuges and working‑people entertainment to curb the cycle.
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Father Huntington
Episcopal Church
Post
New York
Temperance
Groran 5
Hale
Father Hunthineron
Postal official records show no complaints against him
The Washington Postal Department records indicate no formal complaint or removal effort concerning the official in question. The note suggests that higher office would require greater scrutiny, but current records show no adverse actions against him.
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Washington
Boston in the Rain and a City Life Sketch
A Boston observer notes rainy August weather as a backdrop to urban life and seaside visitors. He recalls umbrellas, mud, a rain parade, and a touching scene of a family stranded by sudden showers, contrasting pleasure with daily hardship. He also cites a tale of Dr Morell Mackenzie and a wary art anecdote about a struggling painter.
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Morell Mackenzie
England
Germany
Texas 1838 Heir Inquiry Sparks Judge Request
A Texas judge writes to Connecticut authorities to determine if 1838 Texan man Mark Smith left heirs. The report notes Smith’s Connecticut origin and substantial property, with no heirs yet established.
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Mark Smith
Texas
Connecticut
Smith
John A. Logan
Galusha A. Grow
Congress
United States
Daniel Freeman
Beatrice
Ned
Hendricks
Tilden
Roswell Beardsley
North Lansing
N. Y
Postal Corps
John McLane
Ohio
Beardsley
September Scribner’s review and literary highlights
The September Scribner’s opens with Edward L. Wilson on The Modern Nile and W S Rainsford’s Hunting and Camping in the Shoshone. Thackeray letters feature Makepeace and Mrs Brookfield sketches, with a Japanese romance The Sacred Flame of Torin Ji, and a Randolph draft. Ladd and Hill critique American universities and English in media. A. Gordon ends with Flandroe’s Mogul. Bird-Song motifs appear. multiple poets contribute sonnets and poems.
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Scribner’s
Nile
Edward L. Wilson
Wilson
Memphis
Winslow Homer
Rocky Mountains
W.S. Rainsford
Rainsford
Mrs. Browning
Yes
Tennyson
Brookfield
Thackeray
E. H. House
Moncure D. Conway
Edmund Randolph
George Mason
George Ladd
American University
Adams Sherman Hill
Ladd
Althouah
America
Hill
Addison
Flandroe
A. ©. Gordon
Maurice Thompson
Julia C. R. Dorr
James T. Fields
Louise Imogen Guiney
Robertson Trowbridge
John Bogie O’reilley
A. Lampman
Dr McGlynn to edit new New York labor daily
Dr McGlynn plans to renounce anti poverty stances and pursue poverty by becoming editor of a forthcoming daily labor paper in New York.
The Girl Graduate of France in Modern School Dress
The London Truth notes festive school toilettes for girls from noble families. White mousseline de laine and nun's veil are worn with pale blue accents, creating a scholarly vestal look. Hector Leroux’s paintings inspire these patrician, classical styles seen in convent gatherings at Les Dames Augustines and Les Oiseaux.
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London
Hector Leroux
Cété de Dames Et Des Demoiselles
Rome
Les Dames Augustines
Les Oiseaux
Deck hand John New Drowns From Bridgeport Wharf Fall
John New of Lowell deck hand aboard the schooner Jennie Rogers fell from the vessel at the Bridgeport wharf in Connecticut Tuesday night and drowned. His body was recovered.
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John New
Lowell
Jennie Rogers
Bridgeport
Decay of civility in Paris prompts public complaints
The Paris Telegraph letter laments a decline in politeness among waiters, cab drivers, omnibus conductors, and railway staff. It notes harsher treatment of Parisians and foreigners, contrasts with past civility, and cites incidents of insult and rough behavior in cafés, stations, and streets. The piece ends with a Coventry death report identifying a man found in Green Station swamp as James Gibbons of Taftville, Conn, caused by exposure.
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Paris
Thackeray
Garsong
Jehu
Green Station
Coventry
James Gibbons
Taftville
Conn
Tompkins Takes Lease of Fifth Avenue Theatre New York
Eugene Tompkins of the Boston Theatre confirms he leased the Fifth Avenue Theatre for five years. He plans to run stars and dupe engagements with Boston and New York houses and will keep the Boston operation. John Stetson notes the long- term lease, past improvements, and pending decisions on future changes and a competing Sanger theatre on Broadway.
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Fifth Avenue Theatre
New York
Eugene Tompkins
Boston Theatre
New York House
Tompkins
Boston
John Stetson
Sanger
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Hoffman House
Trusts in Whiskey Industry Encouraged Says Republican
The Springfield Republican urges public support for a large whiskey trust. It claims the trustees will regulate production to guarantee 10 percent returns to old distillers with certificates and praises the scheme as beneficial to consumers.
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Springfield Republican
Affront to Workingmen: GOP Criticized Over Protection Policy
The Manchester Union argues that Pennsylvania Republicans insult workingmen by claiming protection policies shield them from unfair imported labor. It cites large numbers of Poles and Hungarians brought to Pennsylvania coal and iron mines at pauper wages, deeming the platform hypocritical.
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Pennsylvania
America
Manchester Union
Dem
TRUE BUSINESS POLICY
The Philadelphia Times urges a strict stance against theft in business. It argues theft occurs across ages and calls for policies that deter crime by making it dangerous, warning that rewarding small thieves risks bigger losses. It says banks and financial institutions gain no safety until defaulters are punished first and foremost.
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Philadelphia Times
Tariff reformers oppose abolishing internal revenue
The Washington Post argues that high duties have yielded more revenue and that repealing internal revenue laws while pensions top 80 million and debt interest exceeds 40 million would make tariff revision and lower duties impossible for years. The piece contends abolition is inconsistent with tariff reform theory.
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Manor
Washington Post
Reforming Tariffs and Revenue. A Call for Honest Taxation
The piece warns that Congress may distribute surplus funds without fixing current revenue inequities. It argues for tariff reform and honest taxation, asserting the public favors a right, prosperity-promoting solution and that the party pursuing it will gain majority support.
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Congress
Pace
Providence Journal
Civil Service Reform Gains at Boston Custom House
The Boston Herald notes a step forward as civil service reform takes offices out of party hands at the Boston Custom House under President Cleveland. It praises the administration for limiting patronage and reducing congressional influence, signaling progress beyond prior administrations.
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Boston Custom House
Cleveland
Congress
Boston Herald
Accent ends in higher price at market stall
A market stall keeper coolly answers a question about the word tomato by noting the current accent is on the price. She wields a peck measure as she quotes 6600 cents per bushel.
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Detroit Free Press
Prohibition weather and colorful press musings IOC
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