City council orders sewer work in Decatur Street
The Boston common council passed a measure directing the mayor to have the sewer superintendent finish an unfinished Decatur Street sewer in East Boston. The open clog has stood for two weeks, blamed on council politics over a $20 000 transfer dispute. Completion could occur in two to three days at a few hundred dollars, and the episode fuels election commentary on public interests and council reputation.
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Common Council
Decatur Street
East
Boston
East Boston
Public Library
Board of Aldermen
Dorchester
Joan H. Lex
West Roxbury
Brighton
Joan A. McLaughin
North End
Joan H. Sullivan
Reform Needed in Aldermanic District System
The district based election of aldermen limits independent voters and blocks a citywide reform move. Nominations show few strong choices, with many weak Democratic picks and flawed Republican selections due to gerrymandered districts. Nonpartisan civic effort is urged to improve the city’s 1887 stigma and promote decency and intelligence in government.
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Democratic City Committee
Most Sentenced To A Year In Penitentiary
Judge Cowing denied Herr Most a new trial and sentenced him to one year in the penitentiary. His case may go to the New York Supreme Court, though odds of a favorable result seem slim. Celebrity liability weighs on any jury as he faces imprisonment.
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Herr Most
Cowing
Most
Supreme Court of New York
Apostle of Anarchy
Mosr
Political turmoil slows French cabinet formation amid truce
The piece notes unease among French statesmen over the current truce, with M. Gosier hesitating on forming a cabinet and the Radical stance unclear. It recalls Clemenceau's bold chamber action and Grevy’s fate, while urging vigilance as political leadership and policy drift. It then shifts to U.S. naval issues. Secretary Whitney’s report stresses building a stronger navy and coast defenses, detailing current ships, monitors, and proposed additions, amid calls to reduce costly past errors and boost naval reserves.
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M. Gosier
Chamber of Deputies
M. Clemmentead
Rouvier
Grevy
A Statesman Abroad and City Sewer Assessments
A statesman broadcast from Paris angers readers with Blaine criticisms and tariff debate while Boston aldermen face scrutiny over sewer cost assessments. The piece links the Paris interview to Blaine and critiques tax policies, then shifts to sewer financing and collection gaps harming city finances and urging reform ahead of elections.
Rouvier Likely To Guide France Amid Turbulent Politics
The text argues for a conservative direction to stabilize France with a new ministry. It suggests M. Rouvier could best manage the balance, offering skilled tact and judgment while distancing from the Grevy scandals. If returned to office, he may find cooperation with Clemenceau less hostile.
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M. Clemenceau
France
M. Rovuvier
M. Rouvier
Grevy
Submarine Mine Defense Funding Urged by War Report
A congressional report stresses a complete modern submarine mine system for coastal defense. It cites the need for casemates and supporting appliances, notes current stores are inadequate, and calls for a total $5,234,000 including mine completion and armament upgrades.
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Congress
Eri Distant as Ever From Reasonable Am Can Sentiment
Fragmentary line suggests a commentary on public attitude toward Americans, noting a persistent distance in sentiment. Unclear attribution or context prevents precise identification of person or event.
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S . Eri
Cherokee chief election ends in quiet coup at Tahlequah
Report from Tahlequah describes a party declaring a new chief by oath after delaying Cherokee Senate vote. Busuy Heap vacated peacefully as the rival faction installed their candidate, praised as an advance in Cherokee civility compared with past war dances and tomahawk threats.
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Indian Territory
Paris
Busuy Heap
Busuy Hwan
M. Grevy
Virginia Methodists Back South on Theatrical Crusade
A conference in Columbia pledges to root out alleged moral evils including card games dice balls horse racing and dramatic exhibitions. The motion condemns theatre circus and impersonating performances as inconsistent with Christian duty, echoing Puritan rigidity and a strong stance against worldly amusements.
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South Carolina
Columbia
James
Ninth Symphony Concert Attracts Haydn Schubert and Weber
An analysis of instrumental music to be performed tomorrow features Haydn Symphony in G major No 6 with its four movements. It highlights Haydn’s role in shaping modern instrumental forms and praises his clarity and simple construction. Also noted are Schubert Liszt Funeral March and Weber Overture to Der Freischuz, marking early Romantic opera influence and orchestration mastery.
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Haydn
Schubert-Liszt
Schubert
Liszt
Carl Maria von Weber
Berlin
Europe
Boston Views on Fares and School Lessons In 19th Century Life
A columnist critiques streetcar fare systems and passport-like registers, recounts a tale of a passenger tugging the wrong cord for fare, and jokes about a school object lesson that spawns a child’s humorous stomach observation. He recalls a Turanian hawker in Boston and reflects on old Boston merchants and clerks with memories of Central and India wharves.
Miss Lennon Debut Recital in Chickering Hall Impresses
Miss Mathilde Lennon returned from abroad for a Chickering Hall recital under prominent patronage. She offered Grieg and Lassen pieces, three German songs, two English songs, and Donizetti’s aria O Mio Fernando with force and vigor, while critics noted strong voice and solid training though limited flexibility and less agreeable lower notes.
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Miss Lennon
Mathilde Lennon
Chickering Hall
Aéié
Ames
Senor de Espina
T. W. Higginson
Zerrahn
Lang
Grieg
Lichtenberg
Arthur Foote
George Parker
Mendelssohn
Donizetti
Qo Mio Fernando
Lassen
Schubert
Cowen
Tosti
Lennon
O Mio Fernando
Mme. la Grange
Gertrude Franklin Recital at Steinert Hall Delights Crowd
Miss Gertrude Franklin opened two recitals at Steinert Hall with strong voice and clear interpretation. Accompanist Fritz Giese impressed on cello with Schumann Schubert Spohr and Kalliwoda pieces. A first performance of Ernst Perabo Circumstance drew mixed response. next recital set for Dec 19 with Maude White Cowen Lacome songs and harpist H Schuecker performing Alvars Fantasie and Danse des Sylphes.
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Gertrude Franklin
Steinert Hall
Miss Franklin
Fritz Giese
Schumann
Schubert
Spohr
Ernst Perabo
Mr. Giese
Kalliwoda
Sylvia
Perabo
Maude V. White
Cowen
Lacome
H. Schuecker
Parish Alvars
Gocecfroid
Signor Rotoli Presents Stabat Mater at Conservatory
Signor Rotoli and pupils filled Sleeper Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music for a notable concert. The highlight was Pergolesi Stabat Mater sung for two part female voices with two part choruses and paired solos. The program opened with selections from Rossini Bellini Donizetti Mendelssohn and Schumann and featured strong performances by Mrs. Lovell and Miss Lucy Pitts.
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Signor Rotolis
Signor Rotoli
New England Conservatory of Music
Pergolesi
Rossini
Bellini
Donizetti
Mendelssohn
Schumann
Professional Matinee At The Academy Opens Season
The Academy of Music hosted a Wednesday matinee by Tompkins & Gilmore with about twelve hundred actors in attendance. Tickets went to the public though the event was billed as professional, drawing many out of town guests and peculiar requests at the box office. Edwin Booth lookalike and a G. Brown caller offered amusing entries, but only the latter failed to secure seats.
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N.Y. World
Rialto
Academy of Music
Messrs
Edwin Booth
Ola
G. Brown
the Forest Company
Longtime Wilmington Bank Janitor and Family Milestones
Baker family details from Wilmington Bank veteran janitor aged 96 who served sixty six years with $20,000. His 92 year old wife survives and twenty one children are living except one. Among sons are three ministers and Rev Alexander Baker 76, now a steward on a Southern steamboat, who has travelled 45000 miles including England Germany France Scotland and two years in Africa as missionary.
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Whitney
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicago
Charleston
Baltimore
Atlanta
Boston
Wurr- Ney
Wuurr- Ney
England
Etruria
Umbria
France
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Department
Secretary of the Navy
Wuitney
Tennessee
Congress
All Sorts of Nonsense From the Age of Talk
A playful miscellany notes various items from politics to weather. It mentions Morgan Morgan as a new West Virginia postmaster, records about Parisian politics, a Majestic steamship name, and humor about umbrellas, gas wells, and Christmas candy sales. It also references long cribbage games, wealth and poverty contrasts, and turkey prices in California amid railroad strain.
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Morgan Morgan
West Virginia
Morgan
White Star
Majestic
M. Goblet
France
Los Angeles Herald
New York Tribune
George
Boston
Norwich
Conn
Cribbage
Wheeler
George Bancroft
Mr. Blaine
Admiral Porter Dashes
California
Rocky Mountains
N. Y
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Blaine
San Francisco
N. Y. Herald
Presidential messages on a single subject in early history
The note argues that a focused presidential message is unusual but not unprecedented. It cites James Madison sending two messages to the Thirteenth Congress during 1814 and 1815, both centered on the war with Great Britain and its various aspects.
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United States
Madison
Great Britain
N. Y
Protecting English Trade and High Duties
The British mind has dawning realization that England prefers high U.S. duties to be preserved to shield its foreign trade from American competition. Our tariff protects England in South America and beyond while our prohibition of ship purchases removes us as a sea rival, benefiting England more than it costs us.
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Atlantic Cable
Smalley
Blaine
Paris
Maine
United States
Blone
Federal Union
England
South America
West Indies
Asia
Africa
Canada
Australia
Independent voters would judge Blaine by character not party
Harper's Weekly argues that if Blaine were renominated in 1888 voters would assess the candidate's fitness rather than party reform rhetoric. Independents backed Cleveland to defeat Blaine, not as civil service reformers alone but as a decisive practical choice.
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Republican Party
Blaine
Reform
Democratic
Cleveland
Harper’s Weekly
Plaint No Longer Heard In This Era Of Presidential Messages
The New York press reacts to a powerful presidential message, praising its impact and contrasting it with earlier dissatisfaction over leadership. Critics note the shift from a ideas minded leader to one commanding broad attention, with the Evening Post and other papers contrasting editorial responses.
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Congress
New York
Tribune
Peery
Sun
N. Y. Evening Post
None the Less Binding on Republicans
The message is able and statesmanlike in style, urging Republicans to uphold the tariff reduction plank of 1884 expanded, arguing it binds the party and is essential for public welfare and fiscal needs, with Democratic endorsement not diminishing its authority. It emphasizes unity over theory and calls for surplus reduction through tariff adjustment.
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Minnesota
House
Messag
Chicago Tribune
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