Pinero’s The Weaker Sex at Hollis Street Theatre in Boston
A Boston review lauds Pinero for originality and craft in The Weaker Sex staged by Mr. and Mrs. Kendal. It praises Mrs. Kendal’s Lady Vicush, notes the play’s strong construction and witty dialogue, and mentions minor faults while highlighting its emotional depth and social satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lady Vivash
Philip
Mr. Pinero
Rhoda
Mme. Janauschek
Kendal
Wenman
Dudley Silchester
Miss Coleman
Jes. Boyle-Chewton
Second D Albet Piano Recital Delight Despite Rain
The Music Hall audience grew despite rain as D Albet performed Schumann Fantasie op 17 and Chopin works including the op 58 sonata and op 57 Berceuse. Critics praised his delicate dreamlike touch and dramatic technique noting standout Schumann and Chopin passages and predicting the final recital of Schubert Grieg Rubinstein Tausig Liszt and Eugen d Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’albert
Music Hall
Robert Schumann
Fr. Schlegel
Fredferic Chopin
Boston
Schubert
Grieg
Rubinstein
Tausig
Liszt
Eugen d’ Albert
Newspaper Page Indexing for Departments and Ship News
The financial department appears on page six while the commercial department spans pages six and seven, with ship news located on page three. This layout note guides readers to locate financial updates commercial briefs and maritime items across specified sections.
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Ship News
Congress extends International Marine Conference limit
The Boston Dost notes that Congress extended the conference deadline to March 1 after a productive session. It emphasizes careful deliberation on difficult topics and cautions against haste or omissions, stating the move will be generally commended.
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Congress
Boulangers Followers Plan Paris Mass Meeting
The Boulangers intend a mass protest in Paris against the Chamber of Deputies unseating General Boulang er. The exile leader's popular strength is discredited and his followers can only make noise with no real backing. public opinion backs the Chamber's seating decision as just.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Boulanger
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Montmartre
Responsibility for Injury by Stray Electric Currents
A column suggests holding electric companies accountable for injuries caused by stray currents. The writer argues the public bears risk from street and roof electrical use while utilities profit. The proposed remedy mirrors railroad spark relief and should be considered by the Legislature in the next session.
Morse introduces repeal of interstate commerce act in Congress
The Hon. Elvison A. Morse opens his congressional career with a bill to repeal the interstate commerce law and proposes a postal telegraph system. Massachusetts readers doubt Morse can carry out his aims, fearing overreach and questioning the chance of a prohibitory law. The piece also critiques a revived direct tax refund scheme and its constitutional and propriety issues.
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Elvison A. Morse
Morse
Massachusetts
Mr. Morse
Harvard College
Extor
Congressional
Morley and the New Radicalism in Liberal ranks
The piece examines how socialistic ideas grow in English politics as discussed in the New Review December issue. It notes differing Liberal views, labels Morley as a pivotal figure, and questions whether he will steer with or against the socialist current.
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Frederic Harrison
Duke of Marsborough
New Review
Morley
Morney
Liberal
Mountry
Mor EY
Liberal ‘and Radical Union
GraAp“spone
England
New Radical
Morey
Mortey
Foraker in Russia Not fit for diplomatic post says obituary style note
A dated directory-like note argues Governor Foraker should not be sent to Russia as a diplomat or to senate scrutiny. It cites distrust from Ohio Republicans, questions of discretion, and unresolved wartime forgery investigations. It also mentions Colonel Evviour F. Sueparp as deserving consideration.
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Foraker
Russia
Congress
Senate
Washington
Ohio
St. Petersburg
Evuior F. SuepaArp
Indefensible Grab Then and Now
A terse assessment labels the act as indefensible at the time and unchanged in its moral standing today, underscoring a consistent critique of the action across periods.
Steamship Russia Slow Design Highlights Hamburg America Line
The steamship Russia is built for thirteen and a half knots, indicating a slow design. In France, the Chamber of Deputies shows limited support for Boulanger with only sixty one votes for amnesty, keeping him confined in Jersey for now.
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Russia
Boulanger
Chamber of Deputies
Jersey
Plot Against the Czar Revealed as Yet Another
A new plot against the Czar has been exposed, underscoring how common such schemes are and suggesting future notices may only report the occasional failure to uncover one.
Colonel Exxtor Shepard Boosts Grant Monument Fund
Colonel Exxtor F. Shepard pledges 10000 dollars to revive interest in the Grant monument. The effort is described as heroic though uncertain of success. New York State and the World’s Fair project are noted as contemporaneous items.
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Exxtor F. Shepard
Grant Monument
New York
Sweet Lavender Leaves London Stage After Long Run
The charming play Sweet Lavender ends its London run at Terry's Theatre after more than two years. The piece may signal improving popular taste, though Erminie has enjoyed equal success, suggesting shifting audience preferences.
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Terry’s Theatre
London
Erminie
Critic Praises Rosalind Costume in Shakespeare Note
A New York critic enjoys Rosalind in a martial dress free of boots or leggings and hints at Richard Grant Waite’s essay on Stage Rosalinds as reading for profit.
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New York
Miss Roman
Rosalind
Richard Grant Waite
Shakspere
Rosalinds
Was BrowninG a Jew Debate Raises Old Questions
The piece notes readers discuss BrowninG from various angles and question whether he was Jewish. It mentions an uncle with a high position at BoruscHips as supporting an affirmative view. The author views the debate as a boon to a certain minded group despite public weariness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Boston editor edits Salem diary of William Pynchon
Dr J E Oliver of Boston has edited the diary of William Pynchon of Salem. The diary, from the mid to late eighteenth century, offers an accurate picture of Salem’s social and political life in that period. Riverside Press will publish the book soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Oliver
Boston
William Pynchon
Salem
Riverside Press
Hearing Into Woollen Imports At New York Custom House
Importers of woollen goods were heard by Collector Erhardt at the New York Custom House yesterday. The hearing claimed favoritism toward certain importers at the appraisers' stores, harming the trade at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erhardt
New York Custom House
Notable Personalities Reported Across Europe and America
Lawrence Barrett rests comfortably in last reports. Henri Rochefort is dangerously ill in London. John G Whittier declined $2000 for a Christmas poem. Mr Stead resigns Pall Mall Gazette editorship and plans a review. Parnell visits Gladstone at Hawarden and heads to Liverpool for speeches. Emin Pasha recovering well after a window injury in Bagamoyo. Seth Low, Columbia College president-elect, to dine with Boston Boot and Shoe Club and speak on municipal government.
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Lawrence Barrett
Henri Rochefort
London
John G. Whittier
Mr. Stead
Pall Mall Gazette
Parnell
Gladstone
Hawarden
Liverpool
Emin Pasha
Bagamoyo
Seth Low
Columbia College
Boston Boot and Shoe Club
Bank Robbery Probe and Other Rounds in Brief
Three men robbed State National Bank Providence dropping 1900 while fleeing. they secured 1410 and escaped. Mike Cushing lost a glove fight with Austin Gibbons in Stamford Connecticut after drinking beforehand. Henry Jones confessed to the killing of Thomas N Foster during Navassa rioters trial in Baltimore. Locks and Canals Company directors in Lowell move to lift restrictions on the St Peters Church post site. Editor Shepard shifts Weekly Mail and Express subscriptions to Grant monument fund. total now 140000 with 10000 already donated. State Grange meeting Northampton favored higher tariff on vegetables and urged more farmers in Legislature. John Gamage of Reading killed at Wakefield station while boarding a moving train. Ditman’s hat found on Schuylkill river banks.
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State National Bank
Providence
R. L
Mike Cushing
Austin Gibbons
Stamford
Conn
Cushing
Navassa
Baltimore
Henry Jones
Thomas N. Foster
Locks & Canals Company
Lowell
St. Peter’s Church
Shepard
New York
Mail and Express
Grant Monument Fund
State Grange
Northampton
John Gamage
Reading
Wakefield Upper
Ditman
Schuylkilliver
International Conference considers rules of the road amendments
Washington delegates debated 32 amendments to maritime rules. The Shackford proposal to extend side light visibility to three miles was rejected. A compromise screened side lights to limit glare. King proposed globular red rear lights and horizon visibility. both changes were adopted. The conference adjourned.
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Washington
International Marine Conference
Shackford
United States
Steve King
Woollen Mills Sold at Auction in Worcester
The Worcester Woollen Mills formerly Adriatic Mills, a major plant, were sold at public auction for 62300 dollars. A. W. Smith of Providence, acting for creditors, bid in the property which James Legg & Co. had operated as woollen manufacturers.
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Worcester
Worcester Woollen Mills
Adriatic Mills
A. W. Smith
Providence
James Legg & Co
Down With Electric Wires In New York Cleanup
The board of electrical control continues removing illegal electric light poles and wires in New York. About 62 000 feet of wire and eighty five poles were dismantled as six gangs work city wide.
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New York
Board of Electrical Control
Business troubles of T Thomas Christian & Co
Creditors appointed a investigation committee after a Thanksgiving Day fire. Liabilities total about 74,046 with 54,977 in merchandise accounts and 11,000 notes. Assets total 56,000, including 34,500 insurance, 1,500 cash and 20,000 accounts. Several firms across the nation have assigned, including Rothschild clothing house and J B McCrystall in Minneapolis. Mead VanBekkelen company in Chicago failed with liabilities 250,000 to 275,000 and assets far lower.
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T Thomas Christian & Co
Eugene Batelle
William F. Cabot
Anton Russy
Edward P. Wilbur
Boston
New York
Andrew Dieboth
Buffalo
N. Y
Bieh! Bros
Kittanning
Penn
Summers & Hayden
New Milford
Joseph Konnigsburg
Hiawatha
Kan
G. Y. van Nostrand & Co
Commission Merchants
Chicago
Quotable Bits and Artistic Snippets from Puck and Figures
A collection of wry maxims on sailors actors and lovers, plus brief notes on literary figures. It mentions Turners, Tennyson, Browning, Bernhardt, Carlyle, and Burne Jones with anecdotes about shocks in San Francisco and a German lash description.
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Turner
Tennyson
Longfellow
Browning
Géréme
Gérome
Boston
San Francisco
Jay Gould
George
Puck
Germany
Saxony
Mecklenburg
Oldenburg
Prussia
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
New York
Maurice
Mme. Bernhardt
Westminster
Augusta Stanley
Carlyle
Burne-Jones
Transatlantic Magazine Dec 15 Review Extols European Letters
The Transatlantic Dec 15 issue maintains high standards with coverage of European literature. It features Zola portrait and extracts from La Bete Humaine, an interview on Academy candidacy, Daudet’s preface, Donnay on Paris Exposition, and Rosmersholm translation, plus fiction and poetry.
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Transatlantic
Zola
Paris
Academy
Merceau
France
Daudet
M. Maurice Donnay
Herr Eckstein
Tbsen
Rosmersholm
Lyceum
Funeral of Samuel E. Sawyer in Gloucester
The funeral for Samuel E. Sawyer was held at the First Parish Unitarian Church with city officials and the mayor in attendance. The Sawyer Free Library closed and public flags were lowered to half-mast while pallbearers and a Boston church service marked the ceremony. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. A freight wreck near Forestville, Conn., injured a brakeman with a broken arm.
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Samuel E. Sawyer
Gulovcresteerr
First Parish Unitarian Church
Sawyer Free Library
City Hall
Allen Rogers
Joseph Stevens
Benjamin H. Corliss
Samuel A. Stacey
Hiram Rich
Alexander Patillo
King’s Chapel
Boston
J. B. Greene
George B. Stevens
Oak Grove Cemetery
New York & New England
Forestville
Conn
Mooney
Les
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