Century Magazine Review of Joseph Jefferson Book and Boston Notes
The December Century features Joseph Jefferson's autobiography with reminiscences of Burton and Burke, Gilbert and Glessing, and portraits of actors. It also recalls early Massachusetts Magazine pieces on Washington’s eastern tour, inoculation debates, and American painters, contrasting past and present literature and public life in Boston.
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Joseph Jefferson
Century
Burton
Burke
Jefferson
Tom Glessing
Wallacks
Mr. C. Burke
Duke of Wellington
Davies-Evans
Jones
Pantglas
Levinge
Paris
Alfred Stevens
Henri Gervex
Lincoln
Richmond
Massachusetts Magazine
Washington
Boston
Benjamin Pickman, Jr
Salem
Nancy Derby
Ann Sears
David Sears
Baron Snyphausen
America
Cotton Mather
Zabdiel Boylston
Mather
Boylston
England
Amelia
Caroline
George II
London
University of Cambridge
New England
Rittenhouse
Philadelphia
Boston Post Subscription Rate Notice
Entered as second class master. Money received at sender’s risk. All checks money orders drafts payable to the Post Publishing Company. Washington Office Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street.
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Post Publishing Company
Wasnrxecton
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
German Colonists in Brazil Strategy Draws Attention
The item notes rumors of German colonists in Brazil aiming to form a republic with German protection. It warns such interference would risk US-European tensions and recalls Germany’s colonial policy. It also critiques Mayor Hart on a Day ton Board of Trade letter touting a nonpartisan city government, calling the piece entertaining and beyond analysis.
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Brazil
Germany
Berlin
American
Africa
Hart
Board of Trade of
Dayton
Boston
Liberal meeting in Manchester to outline programme
Tomorrow the English Liberals meet in Manchester with Mr Gladstone likely to outline the future Liberal programme. Skepticism remains high but a clear stance on Home Rule, disestablishment, Lords reform, electoral reform, and land tenure could shape the year.
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Manchester
Gladstone
House of Lords
Great Britain
Republicans nominate Rezo of Maine for Speaker
Congress shifts to control of the House and could nominate Rezo of Maine for Speaker. Rezo, in Congress thirteen years, is praised as a strong floor ally and contrasts with Keirer's prior tenure. The choice likely affects recognition of McKinney as chairman of a committee.
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Congress
House
Rezo
Maine
Keirer
Rexp
McKinney
Loper Seen Likely To Lead New Federal Election Committee
The article notes Mr. Loper is expected to head the committee shaping the new federal election law. It comments that the Republican House majority is narrow, which will lessen the usual impact of committee composition on the bill.
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Boston
Jack
Evolution
Tee
Loper
Fireproof building flaws blamed after Minneapolis blaze
The Minneapolis Tribune building fire raises questions on fireproof design and escape routes. The piece notes rapid spread, loss of life, and calls for radical precautions such as thicker brick walls and protected divisions to curb future conflagrations. Edward Atkinson proposes dividing the city with such walls for three proof sections.
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Tribune
Minneapolis
Boston
Edward Atkinson
Indian Supplies and Indian Schools Debate and Reform
The article critiques Interior Secretary Nosie and Commissioner Oberly over Indian contracting and school policy. It notes alleged moralizing letters to agents, blanket and other contracts, and calls for costlier yet unchanged school systems. It also discusses the broader divorce issue with Edward Phelps advocating radical reform.
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Secretary of the Interior
Indian Service
Indiana
Noble
Oberly
Nose
Noblee
Bussey
Harrison
Nosie
Nopie
Indian school funding and expansion debate discussed
The article notes about 25 000 Native American children remain without school provision among the five civilized tribes and discusses costs of extending state and mission schooling. It cites an 1 379 568 dollar current maintenance appropriation and a 2 627 054 dollar estimate for expansion, criticizing alleged partisan favoritism in contracts and appointments under Commissioner Morgan.
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Women’s National Indian Association
Newark
N. J
Morgan
Friends of the Indians
Oberly
Debate Over Absolute Divorce and Family Permanence
The piece argues for stronger grounds against absolute divorce and warns that widespread remarriage could alter society’s fabric. It dismisses a national constitutional route, suggesting state actions or coordinated efforts as a path to curb rising free divorce trends.
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United States
U S Egypt policy links drew mixed press comment
The New York Tribune and other papers digest remarks by Eugene Scullyer the new consul-general in Egypt. Smalley sees the note as signaling U S backing for British policy in Egypt while praising the Sun and Sun writers in a rare compliment to a rival paper.
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Eugene Scullyer
Egypt
United States
Smalley
New York Tribune
State Department
Washington
Blaine
Smaruwy
Brainx
Great Britain
New York Herald
Ceones
The
Sun
the Sun
New York
Reverend bishop’s dual ambitions as novelist and hotelier
A reverend English bishop confesses his two main life aims were to write a good novel and to run a hotel. He says he has achieved neither, perhaps because his clerical duties forbade such pursuits, yet both goals are shown as equally challenging.
Mansfield to Tackle Oswald in Ghosts at Palmer's Theatre
Richard Mansfield is set to perform Oswald in Jesen's Ghosts at Palmer's Theatre. The mix of drama and lurid themes sparks debate as New York objects to La Tosca, deeming Ghosts more provocative than the Sunday school tale.
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Palmer’s Theatre
Richard Mansfield
Oswald
Jesen
New York
Espn
Rumor Of Czar Visit To Sultan Dismissed As Absurd
The rumor that the Czar will visit the Sultan is pronounced absurd. The Russian monarch will probably never visit Constantinople unless he goes to drive out the un speakable Turk.
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Constantinople
Mr Stanley's New Book Planned Title and Fee
The notice suggests Mr Stanley will title his new book How I Believed Emin and receive about £40,000 for the copyright. Dom Pepro, en route to Lisbon via St Vincent, decides to proceed to Nice, avoiding any potential Portugal Portugal issues.
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Stanley
Emin
Dom Pepro
St. Vincent
Lisbon
Portugal
Nice
New York Iceman Wins Congressional Seat By Big Margin
The New York Iceman has been elected to Congress by a majority of over 5500 votes. His opponent was frozen out.
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New York
Turner Wins Sixth New York District Seat In Special Election
In the sixth New York congressional district election to fill the Fitzgerald vacancy, Charles H. Turner the iceman won with 6716 votes. George W. Collier received 1148 votes and Michael Hynes 169 votes. Turner is the united Democracy nominee. Collier and Hynes ran as independents.
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New York Congressional District
Frank ‘I. Fitzgeralds
Charles H. Turner
The
Iceman
George W. Collier
Michael Hynes
Turner
United Democracy
Collier
Hynes
Second Sarasate D Albert Concert Draws Large Boston Crowd
The matinee attracted a larger crowd than Wednesday’s show. Sarasate and D Albert performed a demanding program including Beethoven violin concerto and Liszt piano concerto. Criticism focused on fatigue limits, encore refusals, and conductor Damrosch’s tempo handling.
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Boston
Pablo de Sarasate
Liszt
Grieg
Don Juan
Albert
Rackoezy
Berloz Sarasave
Sarasate
Manneira
D’ Albert
Post
D’albert
Walter Damrosch
Damrosch
Arthur Weld
Curious clippings span art to royalty in European pages
Roundup of quick items notes Punch jokes and social quirks, a Marie Antoinette era organ restored, a Paris unveiling of Alphonse de Neuville’s bronze monument costing $7000, and a Crown Prince anecdote. Pedigreed names surface: Marie Antoinette, Mozart, Gluck, Ibsen, and Bismarck among brief cultural capsules.
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Bloffett
Angelus
Yas
Mr. Everpreach
Eugenia
Mamma
George
Papa
Marie Antoinette
Mozart
Gluck
Versailles
Saint Sulpice
Rome
Italy
Count Herbert
Count Bismarck
Princess of Wales
Paris
Jimmy
Australia
Melbourne
Tbien
Place Wagram
Alphonse de Neuville
Pépiniere
M. Messonier
Concert for the Firemen's Relief Fund at Boston Theatre
A concert is planned for next Sunday evening at the Boston Theatre to aid the families of firemen who died on Thanksgiving Day. All proceeds go to the Firemen's Relief Fund, with Mr Jompkins and Mr Mullaly in charge.
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Firemen’s Relief Fund
Boston Theatre
Jompkins
Mullaly
Bremen to New York Freight Line to Start in March
North German Lloyd Line will begin a Bremen to New York freight service in March with eight steamers assigned to the new route.
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North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Bremen
New York
Eighth Symphony Concert Under Nikisch Delivers Vivid Orchestral Drama
The Saturday concert featured Weber Freischutz Overture Brahms Symphony in F major Liszt Preludes and Wagner Tannhauser Overture. Nikisch’s dramatic conducting drew strong applause with vivid tone pictures and refined ensemble, though some tuning slips were noted. Brahms received praise for clarity and power, provoking an energetic audience response.
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Weber
Brahms
Liszt
Fannhauser
Wagner
Nikisch
Venusberg
Tannhiuser
Ad Neuendorf
Health updates from various notable figures and lectures
Cardinal Newman shows marked health improvement while Carl Schurz recovers from pleurisy in New York. Rev C A Bartol and Miss Mary Bartol plan to stay in southern California until spring. Henry Potter will speak at Harvard Phi Beta Kappa next June. Prince Albert Victor escaped harm from a white elephant in Mysore. Huntington Hall offers the Lowell course on potable water starting December 2 with lectures by experts. Crown leads a major water study analyzing over 5000 samples in three years.
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Cardinal Newman
Carl Schurz
New York
C. A. Bartol
Mary Bartol
Southern California
Henry C. Potter
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Harvard
Prince Albert Victor
Mysore
India
Lowell
Huntington Hall
Crown
Institute of Technology
State Board of Health
Subscriptions Exceed Goal as Fair Fund Reaches Five Million
The World's Fair executive committee in New York voted to keep accepting subscriptions beyond the 5,000,000 goal, bringing total pledges to 5,028,942. Reports of salt discovery at Wadsworth Ohio spark potential salt works development if gas or oil proves elusive. The Germania verdict finds drownings due to ship bearing mistakes and censures inspectors. Sailors buried with costs covered by Theo Ruger. Cuban riot news from Key West shows limited revolutionary activity.
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New York
Guaranty Fund
Wadsworth
Long Branch
N. J
Theo. Ruger
Key West
Via
Cuba
San Cristobal
Cardenas
Matanzas
Breaker No. 4
Jeansville
Penn
Edward Callaghan
T. W. Powderly
J. R. Byrne
Peter Wise
Knights of Labor
Scott
Jersey City
Washington
Baltimore
Atchison
Topeka
Kan
Union Trust Company of
Monongahela Valey
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Duke of Clarence
Byles
Halifax
Langbourn
Aid-De-Camp
Marquis de la Fayette
Lapland
Russia
Turkey
Winter Street
Mother Earth
Park Street Church
Boston Post
Washington Street
Feely
Financial Department
Commercial Department
Ship Newe
Boston Bost
Anderson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Endowment House
Indian Supplies and
Indian Schools
Carroll D. Wincat
EpwArd J. Phelps
Phelps
Mr. Phelps
South Carolina
Herr Eugen A’ Albert
Marineira
Muler
Senor Pablo de Sarasave
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