Notable Social Notes From Coastal and London Circles
The Wadsworth family association plans its third reunion at Seaside House in Old Orchard on August 29. Updates on cultural figures include Mrs Annie Louise Cary Raymond singing at Scarboro Beach, Mr Laurence Hutton writing for Harper's Literary Notes, and Herbert Herkomer set to wed in Landsburg Bavaria. Also noted are Princess Salomon's exile, Mrs Shaw’s concert prospects, and Lawrence Oliphant’s health and recent marriage, with London dispatches detailing cultural shifts and Socialist connections.
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Wadsworth Family Association
Old Orchard
Annie Louise Cary Raymond
Scarboro Beach
Laurence Hutton
Harper’s Magazine
Appledore House
Isles of Shoals
William II
Prussia
Frederick William III
Albert
Hubert Herkomer
Landsburg
Bavaria
Margaret Griffiths
North Wales
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Sir Lyon
Lady Playfair
London
New York
Newport
Boston
Tina Ingersol
Ingersol
Connecticut
Appledore
Kate Chase
Treasury Department
Hayti
General Salomon
France
Salomon
Rosamund Dale Owen
Oliphant
New Harmony
Robert Owen
America
N. Y
Boston Post Adopts Second Class Matter Notice
The text states classifications and payment instructions for the Boston Post, listing payee as POST PUBLISHING COMPANY and offices in New York and Washington with agents and addresses at Broadway and Wall Street and Corcoran Building.
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New York
Broadway and
Wall Street
Bridgman
BiraineHam & Co
Washington
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Postpaid Subscription Offer To United States Readers
On receipt of 25 cents The Weekly Post will be sent postpaid to any address in the United States from this time until after the Presidential election.
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United States
Post Seashore and Country Mail Offer
Readers going out of town for the summer can have the Post mailed to them for 50 cents per month with postage free.
Almost a Panic in Values on Wall Street
The 1888 Tribune money article headlines spoke of a sensational scare as bears pressured values but the Saturday market opened calmly. It noted there was no real panic among holders and dismissed the mood as temporary, with Wall Street laughing at the hype and the day starting serenely.
Senator Hoar and the Blair annexation note no shared ground
The Lomson Saturday Review mislabels Senator Hoar and attributes to him Blair’s Canada annexation resolution. The two men differ greatly, with Hoar sometimes backing foolish schemes. Blair’s hobbies seem to serve only to keep him employed and away from worse mischief.
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Senator Hoar
Lomson Saturday Review
New Hampshire
Canada
Blair
Hoar
Saturday Review
Blaine Dominates Republican Campaign Overture
The editorial notes in the London Globe critique a New York welcome for Mr Blaine as a staged showpiece. It argues the real aim is to position Blaine as the campaign’s true leader, with the overture inadequate yet suggestive of his central role in the electoral drive.
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Mr. Blaine
London Globe
Blaine
New York
Democratic State committee circular criticizes reform stance
The Democratic State committee is accused of sending a begging circular to Boston Post Office employees, with claims the group lacks clear reform principles supporting CLEVE LAND. Do not injure CLEVE LAND's campaign. withdraw the circular and let officeholders be. The HUBBELL campaigning method should remain with its origin party. Government staff urged to ignore the circular and focus on duties.
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Democratic State Committee
Boston
Cleveland
Republican circular condemned by Journal contrasts in fear and force
The piece notes a Boston circular by Republican operatives aimed at post office clerks and contrasts it with a Democratic circular. It accuses both of coercive tactics, labeling one a forced gift and the other a threat. The Journal has not published the Republican circular, possibly found in the Friday Post, and editorially promises a strong response.
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Republican National League
Washington
Boston
National Republican Committee
Bowdoin College in Political Controversy and Alumni Opinions
The piece critiques partisan attacks on Bowdoin College president Hyp and the college’s stance amid Maine and national political clashes. It recalls earlier events with James G Blaine, notes living supporters of Cleveland, and defends alumni rights to express political views regardless of tariff debates.
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Hyp
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
Hype
James G. Blaine
Cleveland
Winnamm L
Putnam
Fishery Commission
Melvi.l. W. Fuller
United States
Ecuert C
Newman Smythuh
Mr Blaines figures on savings banks analyzed
A critical examination of Mr Blaine's figures on UK and Massachusetts savings deposits. The piece questions the source, methods, and implications of his 780 million dollar UK total and 317 million Massachusetts total, reassigning shares to wage earners and highlighting inconsistencies with official reports from 1887 and 1574.
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Blaine
Bangor
General Butler
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Savings and Postal
Friendly and Building Societies
Treasury Office
New York
New England
British Isles
Comptroller of the Currency
Bourne
Mr. Blaine
Beard and Woollen Manufacturers Debate Tariff Figures
The Hon A W Beard argues against the four pounds of wool per pound of cloth standard, asserting two and a quarter pounds suffice. Woollen manufacturers and officials cite data from 1885 backing higher wool use, noting tariffs push unwashed wool imports and reduce finished cloth efficiency, supported by 950 firms and 4890 card sets.
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A. W. Beard
Rupert Bleakie
Hyde Park Mills
Beard
American Wool Reporter
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Dr. Hayes
Daniel Manning
the Treasury
Robert Middleton
Globe Woollen Mills
Utica
David Rams- den
Oswego Falls Manufacturing Company
Henry 8. Cor
Washington Mills
Minus
Debates over tariff impact on Massachusetts savings deposits
Discussion questions the use of absolute deposit figures across tariff periods and presents ratio analyses from 1834 to 1887 showing annual deposit growth in Massachusetts savings banks. It notes increases per person and cautions against attributing all differences to tariff without acknowledging other factors.
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Blaine
Massachusetts
Massachussets Savings Banks
Pierre Loti Gains Fame Through Translations
The French navy officer who writes as Pierre Loti has lately captivated American readers with two new translations. In France his long travels are celebrated, his voyages seen as remarkable, while Paris remains central to national imagination and literature.
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Polar
South America
China
Tahiti
Turkey
Senegal
Pierre Lori
George Euior
George Euror
Pieree Loti
Pierre Loti
M. Jules Lemaitre
Les
Loti
Pietre Lori
Pierre Lort
Mon Frire Yves
Pierre Lorr
Brittany
Sea
Bay of Fundy
France
Paris
The Rise of Quoted Titles in Modern Novels
A ten year trend spots books adopting quoted phrases from plays and poems as titles. Examples include Cometh Up as a Flower and Far from the Madding Crowd, with critics noting risks of misnaming characters or misrepresenting authors work. The piece warns against naming children after living figures or literary precedents.
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Thomas Harpy
Ramon Ortega
Mr. Taikstan
Miss Schreiner
Gregory Nazianzen
Senor OroreGa
Moses
Thomas JeffeRson
Hamlet Translation and Taming of the Shrew in Paris
The piece notes a debatable Welsh rarebit footnote in a translator's work and confirms the Comédie Française used a particular Hamlet version. It reports Daly's company performing The Taming of the Shrew in Paris this week, generating entertainment prospects for Paris audiences.
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Wales
British Isles
Comédié Française
Boston Post recalls Mrs Anson Burlingame and local memory
The Boston Post reflects on Mrs. Anson Burlingame s generosity to the Museum of Fine Arts including Oriental bronzes and pottery. It urges Boston to retain and acquire art treasures, notes the work of Dr William Sturges Bigelow and Morse, and discusses memorial tablets for historic figures. It cites Richard Spofford s will praising loyal service and personal tokens.
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Anson Burlingame
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
China
United States
Sam
Art Museum
New York
Death-blow to partisan jingoism in Cleveland message
The Philadelphia Times Int. lauds President Cleveland’s Canadian dispute stance as a crushing blow to jingoism. It asserts no intelligent business leader doubts the president’s fidelity to honest statesmanship under political pressure, praising his integrity while critics reel.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia Times Ind
Not Mr Cleveland's Kind In Democratic State Appeal
The Massachusetts Democratic State committee through circulars to Boston post office workers requests contributions to the Democratic campaign fund. It urges staff to donate as they see fit to support the administration, contrasting with civil service reform efforts associated with Mr. Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Democratic State Committee
Massachusetts
Boston
Democratic Campaign Fund
N. Y
Political contrast in party policy on monopolies and welfare
The Democrats under President Cleveland advocate government laws serving all people and opposing monopolies that oppress the many for a favored few, while Republicans accuse them of coddling trusts and letting monopolies form a moneyed aristocracy by taxing the public.
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Cleveland
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
Ind
Don't Interfere with the Trusts Rally Speech
The Philadelphia Record notes Republican leaders face a choice on Blaine after his Portland speech urging not to interfere with the trusts. If Blaine is not repudiated, credibility of anti trust pledges in Chicago platform is questioned and campaign confidence wanes.
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Blaine
Maine Statesman
Campagn
Portland
Chicago
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Senate clash on presidential policy and partisan conduct
The President’s course is praised as wise and prudent while Senate leaders are labeled narrow and contemptible. The piece argues the public will see the President’s consistency and the opponents’ disingenuousness, noting the message forces Republican Senators to confront the issue first raised in December.
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Senate
Edmunds
Sherman
Hale
N. Y
Ind
Butler as tariff foe shapes Massachusetts stance in 1888
The Springfield Republican notes manufacturers in Massachusetts urge Benjamin F. Butler to speak against tariff cuts. It argues Butler and George D. Robinson could team with Blaine to rally workers, framing the Republican campaign as a shift toward demagogic rhetoric and statesmanship.
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Massachusetts
Benjamin F. Butler
Lowell
Blaine
Butler
George D. Robinson
Republican Party
Reublican
Springfield Republican
Remarkable manuscript finds and literary notes
A Meyerbeer orchestral manuscript titled The March of the Bavarian Chasseurs was found in Munich's Royal Opera Library. The piece spans sixty pages and is praised as brilliant. The piece about Shakspere and the barnstormer evokes contemporary wit, while translations and collectors' items highlight the era's cultural curiosities and notable figures like Robert Coulton Davis.
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Meyerbeer
Royal Opera
Munich
Shakspers
Barn Stormer
Cholmondeley
Barnstormer
Shakspere
Boston
Kniston Marmalade
Wigworth Hall
Kent
Eng
Puck
Brazil
Horaze
Milk Street
Robert Coulton Davis
Philadelphia
Davis
Mr. Davis
L. Dod
Renshaw
London Sunday Times
Dod
Ruskin as an economist in the Harvard Journal of Economics
The Harvard Journal of Economics review highlights F J Stinson's essay on Ruskin as economist with liberal quotations from Ruskin, critiquing economic vagaries while praising kernel truths. It notes solid wage statistics by KR M Smith and a continuing debate between MacVane and Walker on wages and profits.
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Harvard Journal of Economics
F. J. Stinson
Ruskin
Stinson
Proessor Mav Vane
Walker
Dunbar
England
Bank of England
M. E. Keley
Mr. Atkinson
Sidney Webb
Henry Clay
Journal of Economics
Harvard University
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Boston Post
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Soston
MR. Beard
Woollen Manufacturers
Augustin Daly
Couey Cibber
Congreve
Jules Janin
Post
Belgium
Ben Franklin
Webster
Summer Street
Tremont and
Court Streets
Phillips
Hamilton Place
Josiah Quincy
Prescott
Bancroft, Motley
Icknor
Hancock
King’s Chapel
Richard S. Spofford
Spofford
Lord Chesterfield
Mr. Spofford
Chesterfield
William Wirt
Robert Burns
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