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The financial department appears on page six while the commercial section runs on pages six and seven and the ship news is listed on page three. This brief describes the page distribution across the issue without detailing individual articles.
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Ship News
Amusements This Evening in Boston Venues
Arena Building shows Russian Art Exhibition from 9 am to 10 pm at 401 Tremont Street. The Soudan screens at 7:45 pm in Washington Street theatre district. The Road to Ruin plays at the Boston Museum near Scollay Square at 7:45. Francis Wilson stars in Merry Monarel at Grope Theatre at 7:45. Allie Akerstrom appears at Grand Opera House at 7:45. Agnes Huntington in Paul Jones at Hollis Street Theatre at 7:45. Joseph J. Dowling and Sadie Hasson perform at Howanp Athenaeum on Howard Street at 8. Booth Barrett at Park Theatre at 7:45. Rosina Vokes at Tremont Theatre at 7:45.
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ARENA
Tremont Street
Boston Theatre
Washington Street
the Soudan
Boston Museum
Scollay Square
Grope
Francis Wilson
Merry Monarel
Washington
Dover Streets
Allie Akerstrom
Hollis Street
Thearne
Agnes Iuntington
Paul Jones
HowaAnp ATHEN+ZUM
Howard Street
Joseph J. Dowling
Sadie Hasson
Park Theatre
Booth Barrett
Tremont Theatre
Rosina Vokes
Wool Tariff Threat Seen By Tribune On 1892 Election
The Chicago Tribune reports that Andrew Haston Dost notes the wool tariff will raise costs for foreign wool while domestic wool stays flat. Manufacturers will pass higher material costs to consumers, who will pay in clothing prices as imports stockpiled before the law are exhausted. The Tribune warns the price spike could be a Democratic talking point in 1892.
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Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Harrison
The
The New Hampshire Case and Republican Split
The adjournment at Concord avoided a party fracture as Chandler’s plan sparks a quarrel between faction leaders. Gallinger’s supporters block Chandler’s aim to control the incoming Legislature’s qualifications. The Democrats’ fate hinges on a new clerk from the Republican committee and potential partisan actions when the next Legislature convenes.
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Concord
Chandler
Dr. Gallinger
Cuanpver
House
Republican State Committee
Daily Advertiser
Balfour relief measures gain unlikely cross party backing
In the British House of Commons Mr Balfour secured funds for Irish relief amid surprising support from a Home Rule MP for Galway and cautious praise from Morry over the scheme’s intent. Banour favors railway labor and seed potato aid for congested districts. Observers note nationalist absence helping smooth passage as unity between foes emerges briefly.
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Balfour
House of Commons
Ireland
Home Rule
Galway
Mortry
Banrour
Parnell
Lion
Lamb
Political fate of Senator Ingalls discussed by Farmers Alliance
The Farmers Alliance weighs its next steps as Senator Ingalls faces a slim reelection path. With about sixty two votes secured, the tally stands twenty one short of victory, and the group must rally additional votes to support his bid.
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Ingalls
Farmers’ Alliance
Kansas Farmers Condemn Ingalls Over McKinley Bill
The Alliance and Kansas farmers express a harsh view of Mr Ingalls citing his support for the McKinley bill and alleged high interest on loaned funds. They question his character and warn against a so called fluke victory, hoping Ingalls will not be chosen from Kansas.
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Kansas
Mr. Ingalls
McKinry
Sons of the Soil
The Game of Apportionment in Congress Debate
The article condemns immediate reapportionment after the census, citing suspected errors and manipulation in Porter’s figures. It warns that a rushed plan could Gerrymander electoral power, favoring the party in power as 1892 approaches, and urges delay to restore public confidence.
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Congress
Harrison
Fifty-first Congress
Porrier
New York City
Washington
Reluctant Officials and a Court-Forced Board of Excise
The Board of Excise in New York faces court-ordered attention after citizens, led by the City Reform Club, exposed illegal liquor selling and pressured action. Judge Barrett labeled the board’s neglect as denial of justice, a claim appealed twice. The Dramatic Mirror discusses Mr. W. H. Crane’s view on collaborations between dramatists and actors, noting collaboration often yields a star-centric, machine-made play rather than a writer driven work.
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Board of Excise
New York
City Reform Club
Bar-Rett
Dramatic Mirror
W. H. Crane
Crane
City Officials Dragooned Into Duty, Law Must Be Enforced
The city government now faces the need to enforce the law after the board’s settlement. The remark questions the type of city administration that yields officials who only act when forced to perform their duties.
Removing Derelicts Through Naval Destruction and Policy
The Hydrographic Office urges systematic derelict removal to improve safe ocean travel. Despatch style operations used torpedoes and a hand dynamo to blow derelicts from 200 feet away, as in the 1888 Brimega case. Congress is urged to fund and standardize this work, with nations coop erating to clear navigational hazards.
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Hydrographic Office
United States
Brimega
Congress
Positive appraisal of US ordnance praised by British officers
Colonel W Harr, V C, who inspected US ordnance for Britain, reports to the New York Times that American guns are absolutely perfect and safe. He notes US Navy ordnance department's accountability, lack of red tape, and openness to new ideas, contrasting with British naval critiques in English papers.
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W. Harr
V.C
England
Lorn
New York Times
Chicago
Ordnance Department
United States Navy
Admiralty
Williams candidacy for fifth district Alderman praised
Dr Haronp Williams seeks the fifth district Alderman seat in what is described as a strong independent bid. The candidate, wealthy and devoted to municipal matters, is noted for public service readiness and deep knowledge of city issues including water supply hospitals and sanitation.
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Haronp Williams
Williams
Auoustix Datry’s Firm Valued Among Global Theatres
The New York Times regards Mr Auoustix Datry’s company as the sole organization outside the Théatre Francais in Paris that pretends to a form of theatrical authenticity or authority.
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Auoustix Datry
New York Times
Théatre Francais
Paris
A Boston Theater Compared With Daly’s New York Ad
The piece contrasts London’s Lyceum and Boston’s Museum for plays, noting modern works outnumber Daly’s Theatre offerings. It mocks a New York press debate on Daly and his players, while lampooning an advertisement that touts a new song as revealing the poet’s soul and composer’s heart.
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London
Lyceum
Boston
Daly
New York
Dancing for Rations Sparks Indian Uprising Speculation
The passage suggests famine as the root of unrest among Indians yet notes the oddity of dancers continuing for about a day. It questions whether rations are sufficient or if some may have taken more than their share, implying scarce food fuels the unrest and unusual behavior.
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Beacon Street
East Gloucester
Brittany
East
Gloucester
Flage
Annisquam
Rocky Neck
Flagg
Old Bostonian J A Smith visits as Higginson prize noted
An aging Boston playwright, J A Smith, seen in the city during holiday season, evokes memories of old stock company days and the Museum’s modern English comedies. The essay also lauds Waldo Higginson’s gift of 250 for an honors English thesis at Harvard, widening eligibility to Annex students and women, urging broader support for higher culture amid a lodging-house trust debate and readers’ notes on horse gear and driving practices.
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Boston
Mr. Smith
Smith
Museem
Waldo Tigginson
Harvard University
Higginson
Harvard
Society For the Collegiate Instruction of Women
T Y. W. Higginson
Waldo Hligginson
Cheap Lodging House
New England Lodging Hotel Company
Army and Navy Gazetter Wastmeron Military Leaves
Army orders grant Captain Joseph Haskell thirty days leave and Cadet J J McEvilley leave until May 1. Naval orders assign Lieutenant Frank E Sawyer to duty for the World's Columbian Exposition and reorganize command of the Atlanta with Captain John W Philip and Captain John A Howell placed on waiting orders.
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Army and Navy
Wastmeron
Army
Joseph Haskell
Twenty-third Infantry
J. J. McEvilley
Military Academy
Naval
Frank E. Sawyer
John W. Philip
Board of Inspection and Survey
Atlanta
John A. Howell
Recital by Miss Gertrude Franklin at Steinert Hall
A first recital by Miss Gertrude Franklin featured Miss Franklin with pupil Mrs. W H Prior and cellist Carl Hoechner at Steinert Hall. Emilie Grant accompanied with a program including L Esclave Souvenir En Avril and Enchantment with Delibes Massenet and Augusta Holmes works praised for musical fidelity and expressive singing.
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Miss Franklin
Gertrude Franklin
Steinert Hall
Carl Hoechner
Avril
Miss Frankttin
Hugo
Gautier
Sylvestre
Delibes
Massenet
Lalo
Augusta Dolmés
Hahn
Rubinstein
Symphony Concert at Sanders Theatre Cambridge Review
The Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a program at Sanders Theatre Cambridge featuring Mendelssohn overture and Tschaikowsky extracts. Mrs Nikisch sang with favor though selections by Jensen Neuberger Raff and Goldmark drew mixed verdicts.
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Sanders Theatre
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Lschairowsky Dangs
Heuberger
Manzanares
Jensen
Tschaikowsky
Nikisch
Raff
Neuberger
Goldmark
Mr. Nikisch
Puipir Hare
Priscilla or the Pilgrim's Proxy at Museum for Charity
The cowie opera Priscilla or the Pilgrim's Proxy was staged at the Museum to aid Shawmut Avenue Working Girls' Club. Thomas W. Surette led a selected company with mixed jury of applause and criticism for vocal and orchestral performance. cast included Mrs. Bates-Rice and Miss Edmonds. Despite flaws, the show drew a large audience and likely raised a handsome sum for the charity.
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Museum
Shawmut Avenue
Working Girls’ Club
Thomas W. Surette
Alice May Bates-Rice
Gertrude Edmands Barbard
William Hubert Dodd PO
First Woonsocket Road Train Reaches Olo Street
Proviprner December 4. The first train ran over the Woonsocket and Pascoag railroad up to Olo street. Operations plan to extend to Slatersville before Christmas.
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Woonsocket Road
Woonsocket & Pascoag
Olo Street
Slatersville
Watercolors by Amelia M. Watson on Cape Cod and Beyond
In Williams & Everett downstairs gallery Miss Amelia M. Watson of East Windsor Hill Conn presents sixty watercolors. Subjects from Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard show varied scenes including Pond Village North Truro and Provincetown from the hillside. Her strong values and varied technique echo Dutch and Old World influences earning praise from critics.
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Amelia M. Watson
East Windsor Hill
Conn
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard
Ocean
Edgarton
Pond Village
North
Truro
Provincetown
Normandy
Brittany
Chatham
Holland
Miss Watson
Pohogonot
White Mountain
Watson
Vineyard Haven
Lawa
New Bedford
William M. Chase
la Farge
Expurgated David Copperfield and Odd London Tales
A cabinet of curiosities highlights an expurgated David Copperfield for London children, a mourning saloon for bereaved hotel guests, and humorous anecdotes about Calfornia visits, Remington and Booth. It notes explorer Joseph Thomson’s courteous voyage, Mrs. Parker’s Mayflower chair relics, Roman finds in Rome, Jowett’s Oxford windows, and a guide’s miscue at Balliol College.
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David Copperfield
London
Brooklyn School Committee
Mr. Comstock
San Francisco
Gratiot Avenue
St. Aubin
Detroit Free Press
King Kalakaua
Honolulu
United States
Charleston
California
Frederic Remington
Miles
New York
Edwin Booth
Mrs. Stanley
Aldine Club
Park Theatre
Boston
Joseph Thomson
Shire River
George Parker
Danville
New England
Arabella Johnson
P. W
Republic
Faustina
Via Polia
Flaminian Gate
Jowett
Oxford
Balliol College
Balliol
Benjamin Jowett
Regius
Governor Tillman Inaugurated at State House
Columera D C December 4 Governor elect B C Tillman sworn in today in front of the State House at 1 o clock. Tillman leads a reform coalition of Farmers Alliance and Democrats seeking government change. He was inaugurated amid ceremony and public attention.
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Columera
D. C
B. C. Tillman
Reform
Farmers’ Alliance
State House
CURRENT COMMENT BYBROOKLYN STANDARD UNION ON ELECTION LAW
Mr Halstead questions the Republicans must hew to calm, calculating debate before reacting to federal elections law. He asks what if the Lodge bill had become law in November would it have kept any congressional district for Republicans and was it worth the paper it was printed on.
The Revision of the Pension Roll
The Philadelphia Times urges practical reform of pensions arguing total costs are untenable and tax burdens grow, calling on veterans to support an honest audit and a roll of honor that grants pensions only to those who clearly merit them.
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Republic
Philadelphia Times
Built on business principles in navy rebuilding
The article argues the navy's rebuild is based on business principles with Secretary Whitney praised as a bright cabinet figure. It notes Whitney cannot monopolize credit and may expose any weaknesses in a predecessor's administration while Tracy could reflect well on Harrison's era.
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Whitney
Cleveland
Tracy
Benjamin Harrison
Springfiel Republican
Ind
Harp of gold and Francesca sings of peace
The poem asks for a note of sweet degrees like ancient Jewry and a harp of gold. It urges a solemn measure and deeper soul of music. Francesca is invoked as singing, lifting thoughts to celestial highways with minstrel kings and prophets, beyond vulgar sense.
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Francesca
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