Milk Subscription Rates and Publication Details
Milk near Washington Street lists daily and weekly subscription rates including one year nine dollars and weekly Friday issues. The notice indicates second class matter entry and payment details payable to Post Publishing Company New York Agency at 140 Nassau Street with manager Ernest F. Brminleau. Washington office listed at 516 Fourteenth Street.
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Post Publishing Company
New York
Nassau Street
Ernest F. BrrMiIneuay
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Harvard University catalog highlights growth and opportunities
Harvard University shows growth with 1812 students and a larger freshman class nearly 300 strong. The article notes extensive lectures, prizes, undergraduate societies, and generous scholarships aiding students of limited means, portraying the university as flourishing and intellectually progressive.
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Harvard University
Harvard
Ship News on the Third Page Promised
The Financial and Commercial Departments will be found on the Sixth and Seventh pages, the Ship News on the Third page.
Russian moves on Galicia front justify aggressive behavior
The Military Gazette of Saint Petersburg claims Russian frontier movements in Galicia are for self protection. The author counters that this plea mirrors a highwayman’s excuse, noting Germany and Austria watch cautiously while Russia’s aggressions seem unfounded despite their military strength.
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St. Petersburg
Galicia
Germany
Austria
Russia
France's new ministry secures provisional budget
The new French ministry passes its provisional budget by an almost unanimous vote in the Chamber of Deputies. Some Radicals vow no confidence, but future decisions will settle that. Tri Akb outlines a policy prioritizing financial, economic reforms to boost prosperity and peace. Tharp’s policy is hoped to develop with time.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Tri- Akpb
M. Tharp
City council adopts district scheme for municipal representation
The common council last evening approved a new division of the city into districts for representation with a minor amendment. The board of aldermen is urged to pass the order to inform the Legislature of existing inequalities and press for a fair reassessment based on the current scheme.
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Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Congress to grant land for Tsimshean Indians in Alaska
A bill is expected to grant land to William Duncan and his Tsimshean Indians colony in Alaska. About 800 natives have settled at Port Chester, building dwellings a steam mill and a salmon cannery. The move aims to remove church interference and promote territorial development.
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Congress
Winniam Duncan
Alaska
Lamar
Port Chester
Mettakahtta
British Columbia
Duncan
Senate bill to refund direct tax to States and Territories
Senator Morrisn’s bill in the Senate seeks to refund the direct tax collected from States under the August 5 1861 act. It would relieve the government from an awkward dilemma. The tax was paid by the States, chiefly the Southern States, with Home of the States contributing as levied.
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Morrisn
Senate
Tax refund proposal after set off dispute over state debts
The dispute over taxing states shows the Treasury counted claims as set-offs against amounts due but the Court of Claims and the Supreme Court ruled this improper. A refund appears likely, with $20 million levy of which $17.55 million was paid and Massachusetts’s share up to $800,000 if refunded.
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the Treasury
Louisiana
Court of Claims
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Immigration Bills Spark Senate Debate on Restriction
Two early session bills by Senators Morrings and Reagan push tighter immigration controls. The article notes rising waves of arrival, concerns over criminal or shiftless migrants, and contrasts consular versus port inspections. A merged bill combining the strongest elements from both proposals is urged.
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Morrings
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Rra-Gan
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New World
Atlantic Seaboard
London
Paris
Vienna
England
Morriny
United States
Reagan
Beagan
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Morriuuy
Dual System Of Inspection Faces Possible Congressional Passage
The text argues that a dual system of inspection could pass Congress and notes there is reason to believe the problem might show measurable chances of solution.
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Congress
Duty on Wool Faces Tariff Revision Push
Washington reports Mr Randall has drafted a bill to cut tariff duties on raw wool as part of a broader tariff revision. The President urged reducing the cost burden on clothing, while wool manufacturers debate the impact, arguing for free raw materials with a modest manufactured goods duty.
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Washington
Randall
Ways and Means
United States
Cleveland
Manning
Messrs. Beach & Co
Hartford
Keystone Mills
Philadelphia
Alfred Dolge
Piano Selting
New York
Benjamin C. Ports
Iconoclastic critics attack Shakespeare and Greek tragedy
The piece notes rising iconoclasm led by Mr. Lanovucnera against Sophocles and Shakespeare, deriding Oedipus Tyrannus as crude and archaic and lampooning the tragic figures and modern staging. It questions literary authority and mocks critics for their condescending rigour.
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Ignatius Donnely
Judge Hommes
Shakspere
Vircit
Horacius Friaccus
Messer Dante
Lanovucnera
Sopx Hoces
Drury Lane
Cambridge
Lanoventre
O2dipus
Lasoveenwere
Sharp Pointed Fences At O'Brien Schoolhouse Playground
A local critique condemns the new O'Brien schoolhouse yard for dangerous fencing. An enclosing iron fence with sharp points and a low two foot six inch barrier along a grass plot could seriously injure children. The writer calls the design lazy and careless, even mocking the schoolhouse title.
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O’brien
Christmas in Boston Shows Brisk Holiday Spirit in Rain
In Boston the holiday mood grows despite drizzle with abundant brown paper parcels. Bright storefronts display innovative decor from greens banks to whimsical scenes, while street vendors promote 15 cent angels. A country boy’s first city trip highlights urban mystery and the crowd’s good nature as the journey ends.
Country lad travels by train to city with baggage and box
A country boy arrives at a city station in a crowded scene. He clutches a wooden box a canvas satchel and dried grass gift as he boards the car and texts his elder brother in a wary reunion amid onlookers and travel bustle.
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Hallo
Tom
Mrs Sherwood Delivers Fourth Steinert Hall Piano Recital
Mrs W H Sherwood gave her fourth piano recital at Steinert Hall featuring Gavotte and Variationen in A minor and Liszt Novelletten among other works. Review notes her established technique and bright touch, with Chopin pieces praised for grace and refinement.
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Sherwood
W. H. Sherwood
Steinert Hall
Ramean-Leschetizky Suumdes
NOOK
Saint-Saéns Elsa
Public Senate Expenses Spark Surplus Jokes
The itemized contingent expenses show both parties’ simple meals. Ed Munds lunch costs 10 cents and Saulsbury dinner in Boston 45 cents. The New York World mocks the small sums and notes a big surplus.
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Senate
Edmunds
Saulsbury
Boston
N. Y. World
Dem
Honest politics in the 1888 campaign
The Washington Post argues honesty as the key to political victory in 1888, saying candidates must avoid evading or straddling issues. It asserts that honest politicians cannot be on both sides at once and frames the clash as two conflicting theories.
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Washington Post
South Carolina Florida Mississippi and Louisiana election bill
William K. Chandler proposes a bill to regulate congressional elections in the four Southern states. He is seen as an expert on Southern election questions by those who remember the 1876 national election.
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William K. Chandler
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Springfield Republican
Ind
Public Resolve to Cut Surplus Revenue in Time
The Providence Journal argues that the people will settle the surplus revenue issue, not politicians. It warns that an unnecessary tax is unjust and predicts eventual resolution through liberty and self-government, despite dangers to the Union and ongoing debates over tariff reform.
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Journal of Commerce
Providence Journal
Safeguards on Citizenship for Imported Population
The article argues for stricter immigration controls and longer residency before citizenship. It calls for careful evaluation of applicants, stricter qualifications, and positive evidence of fitness, criticizing past lax handling and urging tighter scrutiny at ports and by consular and federal authorities.
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N. Y. Times (Ltd
Farmers Support Tariff Revision in Grange Meetings
The Delaware and Pennsylvania State Granges praised President Blaine's tariff doctrines at meetings yesterday. The Delaware master called the tariff a logical argument while Pennsylvania’s overseer attacked wool tariffs, blaming high duties and freight discrimination for farmer burdens.
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Blaine
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Cobden Club
A Beautiful Life Whittier Honored by Country
A tribute from the M. Y. Herald praises Whittier as a poet and social reformer. It notes his era shaped his work, likening him to Byron and Goethe, acknowledging both praise and critique. The piece celebrates his legacy, urging the public to honor a blameless life and the progress he helped inspire.
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M. Y. Herald
Whittier
Webster
Byron
Shelley
Hugo
Tennyson
Goethe
Jena
Germany
Lightkeeping and notable figures linger in a column
A note on Mrs. Catherine Murdock keeping Rondout lighthouse lanterns bright for 32 years highlights a long serving guardian. The column lists nine Harvard graduates in Congress and remarks on Oliver Boutwell of Troy at 90, plus remarks on Dr. Thomas French, Louis Swinburne, and Charles McDonald, noting Swinburne’s Yale essay and McDonald as founder of the postal money order system.
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Catherine Murdock
N. Y
Harvard
Hoar
Pasco
Hayden
Long
Perry
Adams
Lodge
Burnett
Belmont
Oliver O. Boutwell
Troy
Thomas Salpy French
Lahore
India
Louis Judson Swinburne
Albany
Colorado Springs
Yale
William Black
Black
Charles F. McDonald
Postoffice Department
Washington
United States
Despot of Broomsedge Cove replaces Reaping the Whirlwind
The Atlantic Monthly will feature Miss Murfree's new serial The Despot of Broomsedge Cove next year. New works appear from Longmans and Murray. Scribner's January issue promises rich illustrations and notable contributions from Stevenson Blashfield Rideing and others. The piece highlights holiday reading in Scribner’s and major essays on tariffs in Popular Science Monthly.
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W. B. Wright
St. Nicholas
Henry VIII
Greenwich
Annie Robertson Macfarlane
E. H. Blashfield
Europe
Blashfield
William H. Rideing
Boston
Joaquin Milter
Hamlin Garland
Julian Hawthorne
Alice Wellington Rollins
Lillie Devereux Blake
David A. Wells
Popular Science Monthly
National Opera troupe faces salary arrears and delays
The National Opera company now in New York faces wage shortfalls after a 26 week tour with 218 people. Key singers Fursch-Madi Sylva and Trautmaann report unpaid salaries. several cast members owe hotel bills. absence of principal performers jeopardizes future productions like Tannhauser and Nero.
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Mme. Fursch-Madi
Eloi Sylva
Trautmaann
National Opera Company
Kansas City
New York
Charles E. Locke
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Mme. Fursch- Mach
Vetta
Ludwig
Sylva
Tannhauser
Nero
Calendars for 1888 Macallar Parker & Co Calendar
The 1888 calendar from Macallar Parker & Co is praised for its attractive typography engraving and warm brown print. It features views of the clothing house and a literary calendar block with weekly and monthly dates plus prose or verse quotations.
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Macallar, Parker & Co
Man Killed by Westbound Train at Union Square
An unknown man about 50 years old was instantly killed by the 5 10 p m west bound Fitchburg train at Union Square station yesterday. He stood about 5 feet 6 inches, dark complexioned with black whiskers. He weighed roughly 160 pounds.
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Fitchburg
Union Square Station
Cambridge School Committee Forms Gift Discussion Panel
The Cambridge school committee appointed Hall Orcutt and Kendall to confer with the citizens committee about Mr. Rindge's proposed gift for an industrial school. Teachers confirmed include George E Lancaster of Webster school Emily J Allen of Dana school and Martha A Smith of English high replacing Clara Bancroft who resigned.
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Cambridge
Messrs. Hall and Orcutt
Miss Kendall
Citizens’ Committee
Rindge
George E. Lancaster
Webster School
Emily J. Allen
Dana School
Martha A. Smith
English High School
Clara Bancroft
Cambridge Recount Elects McKelleger to School Committee
A Cambridge recount confirms RK J McKelleger elected to the school committee replacing J H Ponce. The result finalizes the local school governance lineup and affects committee leadership.
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Cambridge
RK. J. McKelleger
J. H. Ponce
New York Anti-Saloon League Convened in Syracuse
The annual meeting of the New York State League Anti-Saloon Republicans began yesterday afternoon at Music Hall in Syracuse. Colonel BE. P. Hill of Brooklyn presided as attendees from across the state gathered. The session will run two days and close with a mass meeting.
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New York State League
Music Alall
Syracuse
N. Y
BE. P. Hill
Brooklyn
Gossip and anecdotes from editor’s almanac Epoch column
A rapid-fire compilation of quips and vignettes on politics Blaine Gladstone and Cleveland. bee and distillery humor. a Hendricks monument update. a Buffalo milkman tale. Princess of Wales lily lore. a bartender breakfast quip.
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Congress
Blaine
Hig
Nichols Smith
Gladstone
Ohio
Hendricks
Indianapolis
W. W. Corcoran
Potter Palmer
Cleveland
New Orleans
Picayune
Rappahannock County
London Sporting Life
Dr. Parker
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Parker
Wolferton Woods
Norfolk
Marlborough House
Masked Deaf Ball at Adelphi Hall Delights Silent Guests
At Adelphi Hall in Fifty second Street New York 200 deaf and dumb guests in masquerade costumes dance in total silence relying on the sense of feeling. The Gallaudet Club ball honors Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founder of deaf education as attendees from across the country join in a long night of music and movement without spoken language.
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N. ¥. Times
Gallety
Europe
Delmonico’s
Adelphi Hall
Queen Elizabeth
Eugénie
Oxford
Josiah Hayseed
Tom Greenhorn
Uncle Sar
Satan
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