Browning's Last Volume Reviewed in Fervent Tone
The review notes Browning's final volume blends old inclinations with new forms including lyrical pieces and dramatic monologues. It praises the prologue on Asolo and the standout long blank-verse scene imperante Augusto natus est, but criticizes prolixity and artificial sentiment in later pieces while affirming the collection as a meaningful final word from the poet.
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Browning
Asolo
Pippa
Varius
Casar
Rephan
Robert Browning
Boston
Houghton, Mifdin & Co
The Lowell Girls and New England Life Reflections
In Boston a narrator reflects on Lowell girls and their magazines as part of a broader shift in New England society. The piece links changing middle class life, migration west, and the decline of traditional attire and craft. It weaves personal anecdotes about doctors, window displays, and gift giving into a portrait of evolving culture.
Local Postal Notice From Washington Office
Entered as second class matter. All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. Washington Office Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street.
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Post Publishing Company
Waswington
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
New York dock commissioners set for defense in cracking inquiry
The New York dock commissioners prepare an elaborate reply to charges from a recent investigation. The abusive practices within the dock department are clear, but reform depends on more than replacing officials. Politics influenced the inquiry, and changing personnel alone may not end the scandal.
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New York
Opposition to Brewer Confirmation Stirs Temperance Debate
The temperance wing opposes Judge Brewer’s Supreme Court confirmation citing his Kansas brewery ruling. They argue the decision shows bias or error, though they do not claim corruption. The Senate’s delay and Senator Blair’s leading role reflect political pressure on independence.
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Judge Brewer
Supreme Court
Kansas
United States Supreme Court
Brewer
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Senate
Blair
Petition Signers Grow for Free Wool Tariff Change
The American Wool Reporter records 524 signatures in favor of free wool and 196 for ad valorem duties. Bennett notes signers include many small manufacturers and farmers, with new support from New York, Pennsylvania, the West and the South, showing nationwide interest in removing wool duties.
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Bennett
American Wool Reporter
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
West
South
Reform Rises Above Partisanship in League Vote
Pennsylvania Republican leaders face soft pressure as Union League of Philadelphia votes on adopting the Australian ballot system. The club, built on wealth and influence, uses a regular ticket to deter challengers and maintain control, highlighting quiet coercion in a powerful civic body.
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Pennsylvania
Clrvzland
Union League of
Philadelphia
League
Union League
Secret Ballot Campaign Shifts Power in Social Elections
The text argues timid members fear enmities and push for a truly secret ballot to enable unbiased officer selection. It implies this reform could broaden influence beyond social circles and affect political ruler choice, challenging bosses who resist change.
Electrical safeguards urged by city board to curb dangers of unregulated electricity
A city board report endorses immediate steps to remove dead wires and require fusible plugs on entering wires. It warns ordinary plugs may fail against arc currents and moisture, and calls for better guard installation on streetcar power lines to prevent dangerous falls, urging prompt, strong action.
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Board of Aldermen
West End Street Railway Company
Aldermanic Committee
Boylston Street
Visual power and color blindness test for seamen
The International Marine Conference recommends testing all officers and seamen for visual power and color blindness. No one may serve as seaman on vessels if their vision is below half normal or they are red or green color blind. The report notes criticism of the wording and that governments should settle the testing methods.
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International Marine Conference
Color vision rules for ship officers praised by conference
The discussion critiques wording on color blindness in proposed nautical rules. It argues for precise terms color-blind as standard and notes the need for verification by experts. It endorses the conference for advancing safety despite calling for wording amendments before final adoption.
New England Girlhood Remembered in Miss Larcom Memoir
A New England document reviews Miss Larcom’s memory work A New England Girlhood outlining life from a coastal town childhood to Lowell factory years. The piece notes vivid scenes of sea life poems Bible breaches and strict moral codes reflecting a old era now altered by industrial change.
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New England
Miss Larcom
Lowell
Merrimack
Cairlyle
L.st
Carlyle
Critics Split Over Mansherp's Richard III and Wainwright Twelfth Night
New York critics devote space to Mansherp's Richard III while awarding only brief remarks to Miss Wainwright's Twelfth Night. First-night pressures aside the Shakespearean interpretations show Wainwright ahead, yet the production lacks deserved attention.
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Mr. Mansherp
New York
Miss Wainwricnur
Shakspere
Miss Wainwright
Poets of this century reach venerable ages
Yesterday Mr WHirrer celebrated his eighty second birthday reminding readers that poets of this century largely enjoy long lives. Mr WHirtrimer may be called the Nestor of them all as Tennyson and Dr Holmes have passed four score and ten while Lowell remains beyond three score years and ten.
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Whirrer
Mr. Whirtrimer
Nestor
Tennyson
Dr. Holmes
Mr. Lowell
Goadstone’s Hawarden Library Grows Amid Letters
The statesman Mr. Goadstone designs an iron building at Hawarden to house a 16 000 volume library and to organize his vast collection of letters and papers. He balances literary interests with politics, showing unusual vigor for his age.
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Mr. Goadstone
Hawarden
World misreads Brazil amid diplomatic delay
The New York World, obsessed with Brazil, urges quicker recognition of Brazil's new government and mocks the era of dress-coats over shirt-sleeves in American manhood. It calls for a special correspondent to press General Da Fonseca for formal recognition.
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New York
Brazil
Mr. Dick
King Charles
Rio de Janeiro
General da Fonsaca
Incomplete discovery on subsidies and naval reserve plan
The Providence Journal notes indications that England may subsidize a naval reserve of ships as its main purpose, but questions how large subsidies to a few steamers will grow the broader merchant marine, which would not directly benefit from the grants.
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England
Providence Journal
Ind
DC Plan to Put Wires Underground via Pole Tax
The District of Columbia commissioners propose taxing each utility pole $25 annually to force wire owners to replace poles with underground subways. The suggestion, cited by the Albany Argus, argues the tax will push companies to bury lines as a more economical choice.
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District of Columbia
Albany Argus
Call for rigid pursuit of ballot box forgery cases
The Philadelphia Press urges Congress to launch a comprehensive investigation into ballot box contract forgeries tied to the late Ohio campaign. It demands exposure of all crooked acts, vindication for the innocent, identification and branding of the guilty, and public cleansing through scrutiny.
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Congress
Ohio
Philadelphia Press
Presidency of the Senate: Sprague Best Fit for Leader
The Springfield Republican argues Mr. Sprague has stronger claims than Colonel Metcalf for the Senate presidency. It warns against a one year term and calls for a conscientious choice reflecting the office's dignity. Sprague is seen as the candidate to embody independence and prudent leadership.
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Senate
Colonel Metcalf
Sprague
Springfield
Metcalf
Springfield Republican Indy
As You Like It at Daly's Delights with Ada Rehan
Daly's celebrated production of As You Like It staged with lush sylvan scenes and refined reading of the verse. Ada Rehan’s Rosalind stands out though the portrayal shows limits in depth. J. Drew as Orlando and Mr. Lewis as Touchstone are praised for their performances with Isabel Irving as Audrey.
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Daly’s
New York
Daly
Miss Rehan
Lewis
Fisher
Clarke
Ada Rehan
Rosalind
J. Drew
Orlando
Mr. Lewis
Audrey
Isabel Irving
Toronto inventor wins long distance telephone case
Information from Toronto confirms the US patent office decision favoring Rosebrugh of Toronto over Carty of Boston and Barrett of New York in a key interference case. The duplexing invention aims to reduce the cost of operating long distance telephone lines.
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Toronto
United States
Random Clippings From Around the World
A collage of brief items including remarks on Greenland college freshmen, a jokey jab at phonographs, a digression on a monu ment and arch looks, and notes on wealth, art, and poetry. It mentions Millais earning $25000 for a Gladstone portrait, Shelley's son’s death changing his lineage, and humorous exchanges about baby names and Girton. Additional items touch Behar Herald holidays, a French autobiographer, green pictures, soap bubble outfits, and New York cane fashion. A flag design at Pan-American Conference and the Southern Society of New York’s library plans are noted, with Captain H R Gordon collecting 5000 South books.
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Greenland
Siam
Millais
Gladstone
England
Shelley
Percy Florence Shelley
Girton
Herodotus
Practical Ighing
India
Behar Herald
Indian Chronicle
Paris
Lyons
New York
N. Y. Sun
Americas
Professor Shipley
Saratoga
Washington
United States
Southern Society of
South
H. R. Gordon
Notable 19th Century Cultural and Political Moves
A roundup of notable figures and events: Marshal MacMahon works on memoirs. Sarah Bernhardt to portray Joan of Arc in a Barbier version. Dr Asa F Pattee elected honorary member of Florence Botanical Society. farewell banquet for John L Toole in London before Australia trip. Tangier reports on Consul Lewis seizure of firearms. Sardou rewrites Theodora with Miss Fanny Davenport slated to lead. Shanghai advices link officials to an assassination attempt on the Korean King. Weser Zeitung notes a Czar plot thwarted with officers arrested. Carlotta Johansson praised soprano, studying in Christiania. Austrian PM von Taafe resists crowning King of Bohemia. Rev Charles E Stowe resigns Hartford pastorate. Oxford’s Professor Murray, young top chair, with Margoliouth. Balfour under cloud over rumored engagement to Sir Charles Tennant’s daughter. Primrose League tensions at recent gathering. Henry Bacon leaves Paris for Venice to sketch new Corsica book and Venice project. letters to Paris address forwarded to Venice.
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Marshal MacMahon
Sarah Bernhardt
Joan of Arc
Barbier
Asa F. Pattee
Botanical Society of
Florence
Italy
London
John L. Toole
Australia
Tangiers
Lewis
Washington
Sardou
Theodora
Fanny Davenport
Shanghai
Corea
Min-Yong-Gyik
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Austria
Bohemia
Charles E. Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Windsor Avenue Congregational Church
Hartford
Conn
Murray
Oxford
England
Mary Howard
Margoliouth
University of Oxford
Balfour
Charlies Tennent
Primrose League
League
Henry Bacon
Boston
Paris
Venice
Riva Degli Scbiasoni
Corsica
Rue du Faubourg
St. Honore
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Milk
the Marine Conference
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