New England Patriots Criticize Tariff Policy Critique
In Boston, the New Englander denounces iron manufacturers' tariff relief as a pitiful stance. The New York Tribune and local papers including the Boston Journal and Daily Advertiser condemn free trade calls, urging preservation of protection and national industrial strength. Governor Ames is singled out for his remarks in favor of removing the war tariff on iron and coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Ames
The
Tribune
Carnegie
Pennsylvania
the Tribune
New England
United States
Carolinas
Virginia
New York
Boston Journal
Journal
Massachusetts
Daily Advertiser
Commonwealth
Repub
Civil Service Reform and Its Limited Means in 19th Century
The piece argues the Chicago reform pledge is hollow and the civil service commission lacks power and funds to enforce the law. It urges stronger oversight, more investigators, and broader authority to curb spoils-system abuses, noting nationwide scope and the need for reform beyond the present administration. It also touches on fishing in New Hampshire, Hawthorne’s war reflections, and a quirky crime anecdote about dog assisted poultry thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Buncombe
Friends of the Reform
Commission
Civil Service
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
New Hampshire Fish Commissioners
Boston
California
Fish Commissioners
Welsh Eisteddfod and royal matters dominate society pages
Noted figures including Mme Patti, Modjeska, and Count Bozenta visit American circles as Elbert strains of culture rise. Reports confirm postponements and engagements among royals and diplomats, with phrases about legions, missions, and résumés of events across Europe and the United States.
Lord Dunraven Confirms Cup Race Delay Not His Reluctance
Lord Dunraven writes to the secretary of the New York Yacht Club denying any reluctance to contest the America's Cup. A cable miscommunication and Royal Yacht Squadron withdrawal prompted postponement. Valkyrie will be welcomed in the U S next season, with cup races planned then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dunraven
New York Yacht Club
Royal Yacht Squadron
Valkyrie
Tanner's Chautauqua speech attacks Harrison
Corporal Tanner halted in Chautauqua New York and delivered a vitriolic broadside against President Harrison. He claimed the government carries a 90 million dollar pension bill and boasted of converting money into “God's golden sunshine” for the suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
Milwaukee
Chautauqua
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Harrison
End of Hayti upheaval after LeGraime abdication
The march 8, 1888 revolt in Hayti ended with HiPpPpoLyTE’s victory and a hoped-for decline in civil conflict now that Legitime is out of the way. U.S. interests were protected by Admiral Gherardi, while DoveGlass replaces Thompson, with Doveall still in the country, causing some diplomatic unease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGraime
Hayti
Legitime
Hippppolyte
United States
Mr. Blaine
Admiral Gherardi
Dr. Thompson
DoveGlass
Doveall
Chicago and New York Vie For 1892 Exhibition Site
The heated contest over hosting the 1892 international exhibition rages with playful barbs between Chicago and New York. Chicago editors publish an open letter urging journalists nationwide to back Chicago, arguing the city will showcase West and national resources to visitors while urging travel to other cities. Meanwhile, Chicago promotes its energy and public spirit to raise the needed funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Express
West
Northwest
Southwest
South
Pacific Coast States
Empire State
Texas
California
Yellowstone
Long Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Central Park
America
New York Takes Practical Steps to Wage Westward Battle
The passage notes New York shows resolve and bluster in its expansion efforts as it pursues influence in the western region, with the prospect that the so called Queen City of the West may ultimately concede the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West
Rush Sealing Patrol Closes Behring Sea Season
Revenue cutter Rush reports another Behring Sea seizure drive with searches of sealing vessels. An American schooner docked at Port Townsend Wash, British ships avoid U S jurisdiction, while Victoria B C sees many seal skins, including 1600 on Sapphire owned by the American vice consulate. Policy debate quotes Bayard and Blaine as coverage notes friction over exclusive fisheries jurisdiction and diplomatic stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue Cutter Rush
Behring Sea
Port Townsend
Wash
United States
Victoria
B. C
Blaine
Bayarp
New York Tribune
Bayard
State Department
Political stand on free raw materials for Massachusetts industries
The passage notes contempt from party organs toward those demanding justice for one industry. It warns their courage is tested as they resist granting other industries the same rights to free raw material as they seek for iron mills, highlighting peril in their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lican Party
Massachusetts
Boarding House Evolution In Summer Resorts
A nostalgic look at how summer resorts attract visitors who discover quaint life, raise prices, and transform once calm spots into bustling retreats. Native residents notice the shift as villa guests bring wealth, gossip spreads, and the season’s allure fades with subsequent summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Bar Harbor
Lenox
MopJESKA Praises New Stage Company Concept in Interview
Mme MopJESKA defends combining well known actors in one company. She cites Jefferson Florence and Booth MopJESKA ensembles as examples of art advancing through shared productions. The interview argues such collaborations offer value for money and may raise dramatic art above the weak supporting cast critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme. Mopjeska
Boorh
Jeffer- Son-Florence
Bootth-Mopdjeska
Rumor Of Exile Denied By General LancER At 51 Portland Place
A Pall Mall Budget rep meets General LancER in a formal London room filled with Chelsea plates and Georgian portraits. The reporter asks about leaving for America. the general angrily denies the rumor as false and insults. The interview abruptly shifts to another question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
Boy Lancer
Portland Place
Chelsea
America
Infamous falsehood about Boulangism harms imagination
The passage ponders an unlikely visit by General Boulangere to America after Waterloo. It muses on possible fates if he landed on American soil, contrasting quiet town life with the harsh reception he would face in politics, suggesting a dime museum spectacle as a more fitting stage for his notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
Boston
Longfellow
Ticknor
James T. Fields
War
Washington
Atlantic Monthly
Mr. Hawthorne
Mme
Patti
Parnell
America
Council of the Legion of Honor
General Boulanger
Sims Reeves
Franklin Simmons
Hannibal Hamlin
John Bright
Gladstone
Tennyson
Count Yamagata
Philadelphia
Stratford Hotel
Mr. Sherman
General Sherman
Lake George
The
Paulist Fathers
Mme. Modjeska
Count Bozenia
Marion
R. W. Gilder
J. M. Arnold
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
Miss Huntington
California
Prince Hatzfeldt
England
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Inverness
Duke of
Kent
Newman
Bishop Newman
Round Lake
N. Y
India
Hugo Muench
Turnerbund
National Turner Association
H. M. Starkloff
Bremen
Muench
St. Louis
Count Bozenta
Cleveland
Henry G. Davis
Deer Park
West Virginia
William Pinckney Whyte
Pan-American Congress
Davis
Whyte
Theodore Durrant
New Orleans
Silesia
Conservatory
Vienna
Theodore Thomas
Modjeska
Victoria of Wales
Prince
Hohen
Schloss of
Langenburg
Wiurtembureg
Boulangmer
Napoleon the Great
Massachusetts
Boy Lannger
Naroteon the Great
New England Swimming Association Plans Crescent Beach Meet
The New England Swimming Association holds five races at Crescent Beach this Saturday afternoon with professional entrants Captain Simpson Professor Riley Leavitt Stone and McCluskey. Amateur women and boys races plus a tub race are also on the program.
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NEW England Swimming Association
Crescent Beach
Captain Simpson
Professor Riley
Leavitt
Stone
McCluskey
Secretary Tracy visits Herreshoff works in Bristol
Secretary of the Navy Tracy, with Senators Aldrich and Hiscock, visited Herreshoff's Bristol facilities this afternoon aboard the torpedo boat Stiletto. He inspected torpedo boat No. 1 under construction and was shown through the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Providence
R. 1
Navyracy
Herreshoff
Bristol
Aldrich and
Hiscock
Army orders place officers on recruiting duty
Washington Aug 25 Speci4.1 Army orders assign Captain George B Russell Ninth Infantry to lead a detachment of recruits from New York to the Department of Arizona Captain Henry B Freeman Seventh Infantry ordered to repair to St Paul Minnesota and report by letter to the superintendent of the recruiting service for duty under him First Lieutenant George T Patterson Fourteenth Infantry and Charles J Lt Clarke Tenth Infantry ordered to duty at Davids Island New York on recruiting service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George B. Russell
Ninth Infantry
New York
Department of Arizona
Henry B. Freeman
Seventh Infantry
St. Paul
Minn
George T. Patterson
Fourteenth Infantry
Charles J. Lt. Clarke
Tenth Infantry
David's Island
Augusta Votes 60 000 For Kennebec Iron Bridge
The city government approved sixty thousand dollars to build an iron bridge across the Kennebec River replacing the old structure. The move underscores plans to improve transportation and municipal infrastructure in Avacusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Avacusta. Me
Kennebec River
Navy reforms loom as Tracy inspects yards
Secretary Tracy surveys navy yards planning big schemes to improve the navy. The writer doubts a navy ever being large enough to deter rivals until sailors improve. Published in the Chicago Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Chicago Herald
Governor Ames Defends Free Material Petition
Providence Journal notes Governor Ames defends signing a petition for free iron and coal as essential to his business and asserts protectionist leanings. The piece suggests he should recognize the broader demand for free raw materials, including wool, from manufacturers in other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Providence Journal
Ind
Mahone nomination ignites critique of Republican principles
The Springfield Republican warns that Republican principles no longer exist in party leadership with Mahone's nomination. The editorial accuses current management and platform of betraying decades of party values and criticizes the party’s reaction to Mahone’s candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahone
Springfield
Tariff Issue Key in Ohio Democrats Platform Debate
A St Louis Republic editorial argues that if Ohio Democrats adopt a clear tariff reform platform the issue will shape national opinion. It warns that evasion would reduce the race to a mere office scramble and urges a bold, principled fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
St. Louis
A Mistaken Method for Naval Vessel Costs
The Philadelphia Ledger argues Congress should not cap warship costs. if a limit is used it must be high enough to cover expenses. It suggests the government specify required speeds, dimensions, and armament, then invite bids from builders to meet those conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Navy Department
Philadelphia Ledger
Charge Against Justice Field Dismissal Sought
Acting on Governor Waterman's communication Attorney General Johnson asks District Attorney White of Stockton to drop the charge against Justice Field due to lack of evidence in the shooting of Judge Terry. He adds that if new evidence appears the DA may pursue a fresh complaint without guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Field
Sacramento
Cal
Waterman
Johnson
White
Stockton
Terry
Excursion Train Strikes Boston Man at Tiverton
E M Brady of 64 Harrison Avenue Boston, employed in Tiverton, was struck by an excursion train at Tiverton this noon. No bones broken. He was brought to the Newport hospital for treatment.
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Newport
R. L
E. M. Brady
Harrison Avenue
Boston
Tiverton
Eclectic Notes on Arts Science and Eccentric Tales
A collage of short items surveys lectures on fruit, Edison in Europe, a strike banter, a hotel waiter joke, tariff reform in New York, a broken engagement duty, and school boot styles at Eton and Harrow. It also tracks wildlife counts in the Adirondacks, Queen Victoria's shawls, and high altitude meteorology near Pike's Peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Europe
Krupp
Essen
Jem
Collier
Thousand Islands
New York
Custom House
Eton
Harrow
Warren Humes
Adirondacks
Humes
Pike’s Peak Observatory
Andes
Peru
Pike’s Peak
Indianapolis
Harrison
Indiana
Washington
York
Yorkshire
W. Ebor
Archbishop of
Massachusetts Horticultural Society Award Winners
At the exhibition the society awarded prizes for vegetables fruit and flowers. Winners include W Frost Brackett Fay Hartwell Chase Heustis & Son Tuttle Hill Fewkes Claris Story Coburn and others for melons peppers corn apples pears peaches plums grapes asters lilies dahlias gladioli petunias and vase arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Society
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
E. Grant
Terry
W. Heustis & Son
Hackensack
J. S. Fay
C. N. Brackett
Raby King
Potter
W. H. Hunt
Burr
S. Hartwell
Joseph S. Fay
P. G. Hanson
Barnett
Mary Langmaid
Varnum Frost
W. P. Walker
L. M. Chase
Clapp
A. S. McIntosh
Warren Heustis & Son
E. H. Luke
Crawford
Hartwell
Foster
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the Civil Service Commission
New Hampshire
Julian Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Taverner
Boston Post
Milk
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Boston, Post
Trout Brook
Army and Navy Gazette
Albany
Mr. Ruskin
London
Ruskin
Joseph Chamberlain
Coniston
Christ Church College
Oxford
Brantwood
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