John Bull to Portugal and Anglo Italian Actions in Africa
Lisnox dispatch reports Marquis of Salisbury urging Portugal to repudiate Serpa Pinto actions on the Zambesi and restore pre expedition status. The South African Company's charter gazetted outlines north Bechuanaland and west of Mozambique limits, opposing slave trade, amid Rome denying any plan to seize Agig port and stating Italian Britain cooperation on African questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serpa Pinto
Italy
England
Lisnox
Marquis of Salisbury
Portugal
Senhor Gomes
Zambesi
Serna Pinto
South African Company
Bechuaraland
Transvaal Company
Central Africa
Mozambique
Rome
Riforma
Agig
Red Sea
Mr. O'Brien Released From Galway Jail
William O'Brien, freed from Galway jail after two months for holding a Nationalist meeting, spoke to a large crowd upon release. He received an enthusiastic welcome in Dublin, Loughrea, and along the route.
Brazil Reports No Major Revolt In Rio Affairs
Rio Janeiro informs London that soldiers who drank without officers mutinied briefly but surrendered. Government vows firm order and justice. Barbosa says revolutionaries oppose slavery, seek civil liberty reform, with no military aims. Lisbon radicals hope for a bloodless Portugal shift. Brazilian minister resigns in Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dee
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Nazil
Lisbon
Portugal
Brussels
Dom Pedro
The Porte in a Dilemma Over Moussa Bey Affair
The News correspondent in Constantinople reports the Porte faces a dilemma if Moussa Bey is acquitted or condemned. Europe would react with anger if acquittal occurs, while condemnation would expose Armenian misgovernment. Also in Artern, Chakir, governor of Crete, sent a mixed Turkish Christian commissioner to Rethymo to probe reports that three gendarmes killed unarmed Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constantinople
Moussa Bey
Moussa
Europe
Armenia
Arterns
Chakir
Crete
Rethymo
Genndarmes
Italy Abolishes Differential Duties on France
In Rome the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to remove differential duties against France by a 170 to 55 vote. Premier Crispi said the move shows Italy does not seek a tariff war with France but recognized limited chances for reciprocal favorable treatment soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
France
Crispi
Italy
Prinz Wilhelm I Ran Down Off Havre
The steamer Prinz Wilhelm I was struck by an unknown iron vessel five leagues from Havre. The ship sank after four hours. twenty-eight crew took to boats and landed at Boulogne. A boat with thirteen men is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Boulogne
Stanley letter defends march to Khartoum and Barttelot honor
London reports Sir Francis de Winton publishing a letter from Stanley dated Osalala August 31. Stanley objects to newspaper cuttings, defends Emin's decisions, justifies Tippoo Tib salary to avert war, and praises Barttelot's courage while explaining his own decisions during the Nile expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Francis de Winton
Stanley
Osalala
Emin
Barttelot
Tippoo Tib
England
Khartoum
Barttel
Explorer’s Death Ties to Rathbone Commands and Atrocities Denial
The account notes a rift between the expedition’s leader and Barttelot after a dispute over orders. Stanley recounts detailed instructions given to Barttelot and strongly denies Congo atrocities by the Manyema, cannibalism rumors, and photographing women during execution. He states only four executions occurred during the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preter
Stanley
Barttelot
Congo
Manyema
Juror Bontecou Calls for Public Statement on Cronin Jury
Dec 20 Chron reports Juror Bontecou says a full public statement from eleven jurors will reveal what happened in the jury room. He criticizes the unanimity rule and recounts bailiffs keeping watch while exchanges from outsiders hinted at pressure to convict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Bontecou
K. Bontecou
Fires devastate Frankston and St Louis businesses in December
In Frankston North Carolina a major blaze destroyed fifteen buildings with losses estimated between 25000 and 80000 dollars and only about a third insured. In St Louis a fire gutted the Guernsey Scudder Furniture building and several adjoining properties causing losses between 150000 and 200000 dollars. The German theatre in Peatu was also burned with surrounding damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rarelan
N. C
Franksinton
New Reprorp
Morgan Rotch
St. Louis
Guernsey Scudder Furniture Company
Third and Locust Streets
Guernsey Scudder Electric
Third Street
Commercial Printing Company
Dickerson & Haas
Locust Street
Gant Bros
New York
Peatu
Corner Stone Laying at State House Annex
The corner stone of the State House annex will be laid at noon today at Derne and Temple streets with a 11:50 a.m. assembly in Doric Hall Beacons of state officials and invited guests proceed in order to the platform for ceremonies including music prayer and addresses Governor Ames presides and a silver trowel will be kept as a memento A copper box for historical items will be sealed in the cornerstone and measures 25 by 14 by 11 inches
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Derne
Temple Streets
Doric Ball
Ames
Brackett
Executive Council
Then
Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court
Grand Lodge of Masons
Senate
House
Derie Hall
Beacon
Mt. Vernon
Baldwin
Edward Everett Hale
Governor Ames
Henry Endicott
Grand Lodge
Long
Endicott
Whitcomb
New Englland Historic Genealogical Society
W. K. Watkins
Bostonian Society
Essex Institute
F. F. Hassam
Heliotype Printing Company
Miners Demand 20 Percent Wage Increase Spread Across Regions
In the anthracite fields miners push for a 20 percent raise with meetings planned at multiple sites to organize. Competing claims say large firms threaten to cut wages to counter the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Wall
Taylor
Clark Street
Chicago
New Orleans & Mobile
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Orange Grove
Mobile
New Orleans
Ae Pierce
Charlies Johnson
Two Silver Bars Worth 40000 Missing From Bank Shipment
Two silver bars worth 40000 are missing after slipping from a truck transporting 400000 in silver from the American Exchange National Bank at 128 Broadway to the Cunard steamer Etruria at Pier 40 North River. Each bar weighed more than a half ton and neither has been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Exchange National Bank
Broadway
Cunard
Etruria
Pier 40
North River
Steamers Arrived Across Atlantic Ports in December
Multiple steamers reached U S and European ports between December 16 and December 20. Vessels include Siberian from Glasgow to Boston, Laba from Bremen to New York, Friesland from Antwerp to New York, and City of Chester from New York to Liverpool. Additional ships tied up near Malta, the Lizard, and the Scilly Islands en route to Philadelphia, London, and Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Siberian
Glasgow
New York
Laba
Bremen
Ozama
Iagna
Friesland
Antwerp
Philadelphia
Barnwell
St Jago
Barcelona
Pontiac
Charleston
Prudentia
Ouen
London
Scilly Islands
Mora
Hamburg
Harvard Reply Over Athletic Regulations Sparks Debate
Professor W. M. Sloane of Princeton denounces Harvard’s retroactive rules on amateur status and disqualifications. He cites misread charges, calls for suspension of judgment, and says Princeton will await graduate advisory committee study. He defends Princeton’s athletic management and urges cooperative reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
John Williams White
Harvard University
Harvard
New York
Yale
Navy
George
Cambridge
WrlLiam M
Sloane
Conductor Quinn Dies in Railside Sleep Tragedy
At Piedmont below Rome Georgia an east Tennessee Virginia and Georgia freight train wreck killed B. Quinn the first section conductor. He slept aboard the caboose with a lit lamp causing the fire after a nearby section struck the car tipping it over and burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinn
Chatlanxooca
Tenn
Piedmont
Rome
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Raiload
B. Quinn
Beales Land Grant Case Decisive Dismissal
Judge Brewer sustains a demurrer in the Interstate Land Company versus Maxwell Land Grant Company suit, ruling that Mexican concessions were never completed. The 60,000,000 acre dispute spans Colorado New Mexico and Texas and involves Vincente Pacheca and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beales Land Grant
Kansas City
Brewer
United States Court Today
Beales Land
Interstate Land Company
Mexico
Mines Idle as Coal Market Sags in Shamokin
In Shamokin Pennsylvania by December 20 mining halted at Neilson shaft and Buckridge collieries due to weak coal demand. Eight mines including North Franklin Caermon Neilson Hickory Ridge Hickory Swamp Lancaster Buckridge Morris Ringa idle, employing about 7000 men and boys as owners warn the outlook is worse than in years past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Penn
Neilson Shaft
Buckridge
North Franklin
Caermon
Neilson
Hickory Ridge
Hickory Swamp
Lancaster
Morris Ringa
Portraits of Friends by John Campbell Shairp
A concise review praises Portraits of Friends for its Scottish focus and warm portraits of Norman Macleod Thomas Erskine of Linlithen Campbell the Sectarist Bishop Cotton and Clough. It highlights Shairp’s intimate reminiscences and his own character revealed through conversations and impressions. The volume, with a sketch by William Young Sellars, offers humble but delightful reading valued by lovers of simple faith and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shairp
Norman Mcleod
Thomas Erskine
Linlathen
Campbell
Bishop Cotton
Clough
Scotland
Sellars
John Campbell
Principal Shairp
William Young Sellars
Houston
Houghton, Miffin & Co, Ov
Liberty and a Living book review
The article reviews Liberty and a Living by Philip G. Hubert Jr noting Thoreau influence and a plan of poverty in the country through gardening fishing and hunting. It discusses feasibility and costs, mentions a $600 yearly income as sufficient, and praises the book's candid tone while urging caution on family impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Thoreau
Philip G. Hubert, Jr
Hubert
New York
Liberty
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
Evolutionary Philosophy Applied to Christianity
Book review notes a work titled The Continuous Creation by froD Adams, published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin. The volume argues for philosophical generosity and doctrinal flexibility within Christian religion using evolutionary ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frod Adams
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Go
Price
Harper's Young People picks up Christmas reading for 1889
A review of Harper's Young People volume for 1889 highlights bright serials and tales by Kirk Munroe and Sophie Swett, with contributions from Stoddard, Page, Brooks, Johnston and others. It notes engaging outdoor stories, naval cadet adventures, Around the World sketches by Olive Risley Seward, and Lotus Bay by Laura D. Nichols, plus fine art juvenile books from Raphael Tuck & Sons and related Christmas titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Harper’s
Kirk Munroe
Sophie Swett
Captain Polly
George Perry
Uncle Peter
Trowbridge and Stoddard
Mrs. Lillie
Thomas Nelson Page
Elbridge S. Brooks
Richard Malcolm Johnston
Margaret Sang
New York
Harper & Bros
Olive Risley Seward
Goldsmith's Village
Seward
China
Java
East
Free
Republic
D. Lothrop Company
Laura D. Nichols
Lotus Bay
Cape Cod
Marlow’s
Willoughbys
Raphael Tuck & Sons
J. Pauline Sunter
Helen Jackson
Maude Goodman
Sydney Dayre
Miss Cheney
General Mosby
Helen Marion Burnside
E. M. Chettle
Raphael ‘Tuck & Sons
Alice Havers
Fannie Moody
Marcella Walker
Arthur E Seanes
Helen M. Burnside
C. Emma Cheney
W. Stuart Mosby
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
W. B. Clarke & Co
Eli and Sybil Jones Their Life and Work reviewed
A tribute to Eli and Sybil Jones two Quaker pioneers whose steady faith and humanitarian acts stretched across continents. Rufus W. Jones portrays their calm leadership, peace work, and restraint amid modern conflict. The volume from Porter Coates and De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. is both memorial and lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Sybil Jones
Society of Friends
St. Pauls
St. Johns
Eli Jones
Eli and
Rufus W. Jones
Philadelphia
Porter & Coates
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
The Continuous Creation
A Congregational Trinitarian minister author presents an accessible defense of evolution as a basis for Christian belief. The work is praised for candor and fairness in discussing prayer miracles evil immortality and related themes, with strong citations to Le Conte Clodd Powell Fiske Savage and Schurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Conte
Clodd
Powell
Fiske
Savage
Schurman
Munger
Beecher
West Virginia University Lectures on Christian Theism
Fragmentary notice references lectures delivered at West Virginia University on Christian Theism Its Claims and Sanctions. Book by D B Purinton LL D New York GP Putnam Sons 7 price 175.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
D. B. Purinton
New York
Putnam’s Sons
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
FrenchRomance Translations and New Nature Travel Essays
Little, Brown & Co publish two volume French romance Cinq-Mars by Alfred de Vigny translated by William Hazlitt with a prefatory memoir. Publishers Estes & Lauriat issue Notre Dame de Paris in two volumes and the Emerson Essays in one. Shaler’s Aspects of the Earth praised for illustrations and accessibility. Ober’s The Knockabout Club in Spain travels noted with Doré illustrations. Standish of Standish by Jane G Austin favored by historical treatment. Le Plongeon and Chapin travel and natural history works reviewed with emphasis on illustrations and accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little, Brown & Co
Alfred de Vigny
William Hazlitt
Richelieu
de Vigny
Louis XIII
Alfred de Vieny
A. Davant
Gaujean
Boston
Elves & Lauriat
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Emerson
Lessays Oy
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fred A. Uber
Antilles
Mexico
Spain
America
Atlantic
Maren
Liverpool
London
Paris
Madrid
Cid
Don Quixote
Alhambra
Ober
Doré
Fred A. Ober
Estes & Lauriat
Theism in the New Century as Seen by Dr Purington
The article surveys Dr. Purington’s scholastic approach to theism, stressing biblical authority and theological coloring. It notes his use of eutaxiological, teleological, intuitive, historical, monistic, and causal arguments to defend faith while opposing strict evolution, and identifies rivals like Spencer Darwin Lewes Hegel Kant in the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purington
Hhis Search
Fiske
Abbott
Spencer
Darwin
Lewes
Hegal
Kant
Manufacturing to Let In Knapp Street Complex
Real estate notice offering large floors Nos 9 to 23 Knapp St off Beach St between Washington and Harrison Ave for manufacturing with 4700 sq ft, light on all sides and power from a new Corliss engine. Also store rooms at 25-29 Beach St. Plans at W B Weeks 20 Water St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp St
Beach St
Washington and
Harrison Ave
Corliss
W. B. P. Weeks
Water St
To Let Shoe Factory in Busy City near Boston
Three story frame building with basement 227 by 40 feet and addition 127 by 50 feet suitable for a shoe manufacturer. Well lighted with ample steam power, side track access, located nine miles from Boston. Plan and photo available from James F. C. Hyde at 31 Milk Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James F. C. Hyde
Milk Street
For Sale Property at Cause Way and Friend Streets
Corner property advertised for sale with inquiry address to Geo F Blake Manufacturing Co at 111 and 115 Federal Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Causeway
Friend Streets
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co
Federal Street
Boston
Mountaineering in Colorado by Chapin reviewed
A note on Frederick H. Chapin's Mountaineering in Colorado from the Appalachian Mountain Club edition. The review discusses the book's scope and its insights into Colorado peaks and mountaineering practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Frederick H. Chapin
Boston
Appalachian Mountain Club
W. B. Clarke & Co
Literary and publishing notes for January 1890
The periodical year opens with Betty Leicester in third edition and The New Eldorado in second from Houghton Mifflin. Amelia B Edwards writes for Century on Bubastis discoveries. Daumier illustrated piece by Henry James. Norumbega pamphlet with maps. Ingersoll on God in the Constitution. Joaquin Miller poem. Forum article on tariff by Carlisle. other scholars include Conkling Charcot Labouchere Powell Thurs ton. Albany Book Co. announces An Experiment in Marriage. Popular Science Monthly opens with Edward Atkinson on The Future Site of Cotton Manufacture in the U. S. and six Chinese pictures. Additional articles: Letters on the Land Question, Public Schools as Affecting Crime and Vice, Irrigation of Lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Horsfern
Norumbega
United States Coast Survey
Charles River
Stony Brook
Cambridge
Robert G. Ingersoll
Joaquin Miller
Carlisle
F. A. Conkling
J. M. Charcot
Paris
Henry Labouchere
England
Goldwin Smith
J. W. Powell
America
R. H. Thurston
Albany Book Company
Charles J. Bellamy
Edward Bellamy
Popular Science Monthly
Edward Atkinson
United States
China
Benjamin Reece
Henry Philpott
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Pedro
the Porte
Prinz Wilhelm I
Cronin
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Princeton, N. J
Oldrieve
Battery Wirt
Boston Light
Governor’s Island
Bentley
Clark
Uncle Sam
U.S. Navy
Blue Jacket
Joe Bentley
H. H. Clark
U.S.N. Boston
Shaler
Scribner’s Magazine
Jane G. Austin
Standish
Aristotle
Old Colony
Austin
Bradford
Mary Chilton
Priscilla
F. H. Chapin
Appalachian Club
Rocky Mountains
Estes Park
Long’s Peak
Mount Hallett
Table Mountain
Mummy Mountain
Ypsilon Peak
Hague’s Peak
Stone’s Peak
Mr. Chapin
Messrs, L.A. Shattuck & Co
Kilby ST
Boston, Mass
Gilbertson
Camaret
Water Street
Charles River Avenue
Charlestown
Tudor CO
Atlantic Avenue
Rowe's Wharf
J. C. McKie
Rowe’s Wharf
Holbrook & Fox
Post Office Square
Kilby Street
Devonshire St
Arch Street
Sears Building
Nathaniel W. Hawes
Newbury Street
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