Federal aid proposals for schools spark partisan clash
The piece denounces Senator Blair and Senator Buark for a proposed $79 million eight year federal education grant arguing it would pauperize sections of the South and burden taxpayers. It criticizes a railroad license bill for creating useless jobs and paying high salaries to officials while offering little real reform.
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Buark
Senate
Committee On Education
Blaire
House
Blair
South
Buart
Mr. Blaine
Blaine
Blarr
Congress
Internal tax repeal fuels party on revenue cuts
The passage asserts strong encouragement for managers who have organized the party around cutting revenue by repealing internal taxes, signaling unity on the fiscal stance.
Admits limits of navigation laws amid tariff debate
In a Boston Post article from December 20 1887 discussion centers on Cramp’s defense of navigation laws and their impact on American shipbuilding. The piece questions who the protections truly defend amid Clyde and Mersey competition and notes Senator Cameron’s tariff bill could prompt broader discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neem Jefferson
Frye
Cameron
Boston Post
Dinner of Tariff Reform League at Brunswick Alike
The Massachusetts Tariff Reform League will hold a dinner at the Brunswick on Thursday week to back the President’s tariff recommendations. Guests include Senator Morgan of Alabama and Representatives Breckenridge of Kentucky and Wirson of West Virginia. Several eminent local figures will attend for a practical tariff reform discussion.
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Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Brunswick
Morgan
Alabama
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Wirson
West Virginia
Manley Blasts Cleveland Rally as Insincere
Mr. J H Manley, returning to Augusta from a New York Republican clubs meeting, told a Boston Herald reporter he blamed an “enormous outpouring” of young men on President Cleveland’s attacks on U S industries. He called Manley childish and said old leaders planned the demonstration before the president’s message appeared.
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J. H. Manley
Augusta
New York
Boston
Herald
Cleveland
United States
Clearland
Manley
Recount of Municipal Ballots Proposed to Limit Rebegging Privilege
Aldermen begin recounts of ballots from the recent city election for Mayor and council seats. Recounts expected to not alter results as margins are large. Calls grow to limit the statute giving ballots recount rights to only cases showing doubt of accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Brown's Tariff Views Stir Debates In Reformed Trade Push
The New York Herald quotes Congressman Brown of Indiana as favoring tariff revision that removes duties on raw materials and some manufactures while preserving enough revenue. He opposes Blaine on timing of revenue reduction, proposing initial tariff cuts then possible internal revenue changes if needed. Brown, a likely Ways and Means veteran, signals a Western-oriented shift within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Brown
Indiana
New York Herald
Ways and Means
Brown
Mr. Blaain
Songer
Europe
Blaine
Licensing Railway Conductors Faces Licensing Pitfalls
The Rail conductors group backs a U S bill to license interstate train conductors but critics warn it would create dual systems across states and invite political corruption. The measure would require a chief examiner and supervising examiners, complicating uniform enforcement.
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Order of Railway Conductors of America
Congress
United States
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Springfield
Albany
New York Central
Protest Over Bill Allowing Foreign Built Steamers as U S Vessels
A protest from ship owners critiques Senator Camerons commerce committee bill to register foreign built ships in the United States via the International Navigation Company. The piece notes ships like Inman and Red Star lines and Belgian flag subsidies, while arguing current registry laws already suffice and special favors would harm American commerce. It cites opposition from Senator Frye and Senator West and comments by shipbuilder Mr Cramp on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cameron
Senate
Commerce Committee
International Navigation Com‘‘nany
United States
International Navigation Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Inman
Red Star Lines
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
American Line
Belgium
Caameron
City of Chicago
Inman Line
New York
Fire Island
Congress
Cameron
Fryr
Senator West
Crass
Philadelphia
Frye
West
Cramp
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Cray and Protectionist Talk From an Old Era
The piece recalls Henry Cray born 1777 and his stance on protective tariffs, noting his age and quips about whether he would back current policy. It reflects on the march of protectionism, the idea of temporary penalties becoming permanent, and mock dialogue about his possible views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cray
Dr. Hoxares
Cray
Mr. BuAine
Europe
Henry Day
Sawyers
Atlantic passage via Quebec rail line to Labrador docks
An Ottawa despatch details a plan to shorten transatlantic travel by building a rail link from Quebec to a Labrador coast port with docks for ships to Europe. The scheme promises a three and a half day crossing and dining in London after a Monday Washington departure, a notion reminiscent of Verne.
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Ottawa
Atlantic
Quebec
Labrador
Europe
Washington
London
Newfoundland
England
Canada
Boston Snow and Society Skein Prompt Musings
A Boston writer notes a brief snow day with sleds and skating visible then fading, while observations on marriage and repentance hint at social mores. He mentions Rev. J Gordon Gray of Rome addressing the Boston Ladies Association aiding Gould Memorial Home and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. J. Gordon Gray
Rome
Boston Ladies’ Association
Gould
Philanthropiec
Booth and Barrett star in Boston Theatre Shakespeare clash
Review lauds Mr Booth as Iago in Othello delivering unmatched dramatic force despite occasional line slips. Mr Barrett’s Othello shows radical defects yet includes two scenes of quiet dignity, with Miss Minna K. Gale as Desdemona and supporting turns by E. J. Buckley and Kendall Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilia
Othello
Desdemona
Isle of
Cyprus
Barrett
Minna K. Gale
E. J. Buckley
Cassie
Phe Soggarth At The Museum In Boston
A new Irish play Phe Soggarth was staged at the Museum in Boston last evening. The production impressed with its rich situation and lively scenes including Castle Glenmore’s birthday, the eviction of a tyrannous agent, a moonlit glen, and a dramatic chapel meeting with martial law and priestly intervention. The overall mounting was praised for scenic detail and local color of Irish peasantry, with the Ave Maria and the assassin’s confession noted as notable moments.
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Boston
Museum
Castle Glenmore
Saxon
Coit
Lord Glenmore
Neil Maguire
Glen
Hart of
Rome
Loggarth Drama Receives Mixed Critique and Praise
A contemporary review finds Garths Loggarth a commonplace drama with limited humor and uneven character depth. Performances by Hudson Barron Davenport Clarke Evesson Ryan are noted with cautious praise though overall verdict is of a beautifully staged yet moderately engaging spectacle.
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Garth
Hudson
Mr. Barron
Lord Glenmore
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Davenport
Neil Maguire
Miss Clarke
Ruby Wpontifew
Lord Beaconsfield
Miss Vokes Delights With Park Theatre Repertory
Miss Vokes begins the Park Theatre third week with three plays including Honor Bound. Selten shines as Philip Graham and Thorpe offers strong Sir George Carlyon. The Circus Rider and A Pantomime Rehearsal showcase Vokes, with Gottschalk notable at the piano. The bill repeats tonight with The Widow's Device and A Double Lesson added.
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Miss Vokes
The
Park Theatre
Selten
Mr. Thorpe
Isabella Irving
Rose Dalrymple
Thorpe
George Carlyon
Graham
Mr. Kendal
Mr. Selten
Dragoon
Tom F Robinson
Mr. Gilbert
F. Gottschalk
Little Puck at the Globe gives modest merit amid farce
The Globe Theatre presents Frank Daniels's Little Puck adapted from Vice Versa. A stock broker and his son swap lives by magic with comic effect from Daniels and Bessie Lawson leads a vivacious cast. Jinks Hoodoo provides running stage calamities.
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Puck
Frank Daniels
Globe Theatre
Anstey
Mr. Daniels
Bessie Lawson
Jinks Hoodoo
Variety at the Howard Atheneum Delights Crowd
Hyde's specialty company drew a crowded house at the Howard Atheneum last night. The program featured a Rehearsal sketch, John and Edna Vidocq. William McMahon. Doglets by Sharpley and West. Miss Mitty O’Neil in jigs. Kelly and Murphy with sparring. Sam Devere in two performances. Flora Moore in songs. the Marten family acrobatics. Heffernan and McDonald Irish numbers. and Devere's His First Situation.
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Howard
Howard Atheneum
Hyde
John
Edna Vidocq
William McMahon
Sharpley
West
Sam Devere
Flora Moore
Marten
Heffernan
McDonald
Gillette-led Lyceum ends second week at Hollis Street
The New York Lyceum Theatre company under Mr. Gillette closes its second week at Hollis Street with strong crowds for Editha's Burglar and The Great Pink Pearl. The Private Secretary revival is planned for February with Gillette as Robert Spaulding. Upcoming bills include Minnie Paley in My Brother's Sister at Hollis, Denman Thompson in The Old Homestead at Boston, Parlor Match at Park, and Howard’s variety. The Museum and Globe run Loggarth and Little Pugs respectively.
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New York Lyceum Theatre Company
Hollis Street
Minnie Palmey
Boston
Denman Thompson
Park
Messrs. Evans and
Hoey
Howard
Harris
Museum
Globe
All Sorts of Quips and Quirks Across The Globe
A compilation of light snippets on politics travel and industry including Blaine in Cannes gas bills poetry of Sundays counting and the Kangaroo leather boom. Observations touch on mining Cuba Sweden and Norwegian artifacts with humorous asides on voters motorists and brokers.
Foreign born London mayor and other era profiles
The piece notes past foreign born London mayors from 1713 to 1764 and profiles U.S. figures such as Congressman ONeill of Pennsylvania, Butte editor John Bolivar Reed, and Charles W. Knapp of the St. Louis Republican. It also discusses Mrs Ida Hoffman bail for John Most and the Hoffmans as wealthy anarchists in the city and their connections to socialists and anarchy.
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de Keyser
London
Congressman O'Neill
Pennsylvania
John Bolivar Reed
Butte
Mont
Rocky Mountains
Charles W. Knapp
St. Louis Republican
John Knapp
Washington
Ida Hoffman
John Most
Sun
Seventh Street
Julius Hoffman
Hoffman
Germany
Most
Blaine urged to return home amid tariff dispute
The Herald urges Mr. Blaine to abandon cable orders and return to his native land immediately. It warns that if he delays, Republicans may ally with Democrats to revise the tariff, calling the current days Bau for Blaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Herald
Political momentum and party control in a national movement
The Springfield Republican reports that New York delegates see the movement as a working machine for the defeated 1884 candidate and that Massachusetts delegates at Boston favor Blaine. Maine supporters claim a working majority of the national league executive committee, risking a sober second thought in the Republican party.
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New York
Massachusetts
Boston
Blaine
Maine
New National League
Republican Party
Springfield
Admission on War Tariff Reform Cited by Providence Journal
The Providence Journal argues a war tariff should have been revised after twenty five years of peace noting a Republican paper in New England supports revision. It cites Massachusetts opponents who prefer whiskey taxes over revising the wartime tariff.
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Providence Journal
New England
United States
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
No International Copyright Drives Magazine Growth
The piece argues magazines expanded as book production slowed and young writers found outlets in periodicals. It notes limited imaginative literature, reliance on imported high criticism, and that publishers profit from printing many poor works while better pieces are rejected.
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France
England
Wall-M. Ys Times
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Sally
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Mr. Booth
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Cassius
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