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Post Publishing Company
Washington
New York Ave
Parnell to Press Government as Parliament Opens
From Dublin comes word that Mr Parnell will launch a vigorous attack on the government once Parliament meets. Rumors also say Gladstone may oppose Dillon's recent Ireland moves and seek to abandon the plan of campaign. The overall plan is unlikely to be dropped and a rent reduction measure may return with changes.
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Dublin
Parnell
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Dillon
Ireland
Europe's Armament Accelerates Across Nations
The arming of all Europe continues at unprecedented speed. France increases arms production, Germany expands in Alsace Lorraine, Bohemian workers supply Russian factories, and Italy shows high military activity. The burden impacts industry and commerce, but universal preparation could deter aggression unless motives are dire.
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Europe
France
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
East Boston Ferries Directors Cut Supported by Board
The ordinance to reduce East Boston ferry directors from five to three passed the board of aldermen 11 to 1 and moves to the council tonight. The board, now effectively three members, saved $50 157 in seven months while improving accommodations.
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East Boston Ferries
Board of Aldermen
Whitmore
Connecticut Legislature to Choose Governor by Minority Vote
The Legislature will elect the governor from the candidate with a minority of November votes, provoking calls for constitutional reform to empower popular choice and reform rotten borough representation. Edward Atkinson notes rising wages and improved purchasing power since 1860, showing 80–100 percent gains for skilled workers and 40–50 percent for unskilled, despite wealth concentration.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Lounsbury
Cleveland
Edward Atkinson
George
Mississippi
Atkinson
The Judicial Humorist and Judges of Humor
The piece recalls the judicial humorist facing hostility from Japan’s lord high executioner and praises English judges known for wit. It recounts anecdotes about Justice Byles, famed for Bills and a horse named after the statute, and Justice Martin, a horsey man with sharp Shakespeare quips.
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Japan
Justice Byles
Byles
Martin
Shakspere
Malvern Hills
Supreme Bench
Belgium Plans Congo Streamlined Trade and Possible Colony
The text notes Belgian efforts to develop Congo resources signaling a Belgian colony in name and fact. A monthly Antwerp Congo steam line has begun, with possible biweekly service if trade grows. Stanley is ordered from America to Grussels for an unspecified purpose.
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Congo Free State
Antwerp
Congo
Stanley
America
Grussels
Peaceful nation joins effort with tranquil aims
The passage notes a country entirely devoted to peaceful purposes and free from any interest that would fuel jingoism. It emphasizes harmony and nonaggressive goals in international collaboration.
Congress Faces Tariff Reform After Holiday Recess
After recess, a House committee chaired by Mr. Randall plans to draft a bill reducing internal revenue taxes to cut government costs. In the Senate, Mr. Dawes urged finance committee study of specific cuts in customs duties and internal taxes to ease war taxation without harming home industry or labor. Critics warn against sugar import tax repeal while urging tariff reform as the real solution.
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Congress
Randall
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Senate
Dawes
Committee On Finance
Louisiana
Mischievous Theory on Socialism and Government Spending
The Chicago Times critiques General Walker's view of socialism citing Scribner's Magazine and modern legislation. It argues that government now supplies services previously paid for by individuals, citing free roads bridges ferries and funded district schools with cultural instruction, highlighting shifts in public funding and wealth taxation.
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The
Chicago Times
Spencer
Francis A. Walker
Scribner’s Magazine
the Times
Government
Boston
New York
Paternalism and culture in urban policy debates
The article argues the state has expanded aid to individuals through free schools roads and parks while critics warn of paternalism. It notes socialists gains cited by The Times and defends public benefits as not socialist concessions. It then discusses Washington aiming to be a literary capital with Bancroft Burnett Southworth and Howells connected to its culture scene.
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Herbert Spencer
Beacon Street
Brimmer
Charles Street
Arlington Street
New England Pilgrims Satire and Salem Witch Trials
The New York Sun offers a satirical take on the Pilgrim Fathers and William Blaine underlining imperfect praise. It notes the Sun mocks both New England bread and forefathers with a clever poem while highlighting harsh deeds such as witch hangings and the expulsion of Mugwumps.
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New York
Mr. Blaine
New England
Plymouth Bay
Dysnepsia
Roger Williams
Literary centers and the chase for fame in America
The piece notes rising fortunes of literature in the United States as cities compete for literary prestige. It mentions Simon Cameron’s remark about literary fellows and cites New York and Chicago challenging a local city for national literary status.
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Simon Cameron
America
New York
Chicago
Grévy Son-in-Law Faces Scrutiny Over Elysée Ties
French Conservative papers accuse Daniel Wilson, son-in-law of President Grévy, of leveraging his position at the Elysée to gain profitable jobs. He allegedly controls two newspapers, though no charges have been proven. The alleged scandal harms Grévy’s unblemished reputation.
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Grévy
Daniel Wilson
M. Wilson
Gommeux
the Elysée
M. Grévy
Punny exchange with Father McGlynn provokes church row
A New York Sun snippet notes Father McGlynn’s pun about cats at a house without felines. The owner says the place is in fel is it is infelicitous. McGlynn replies that the remark is un-feline yet orthodox, joking it predates the Apostles’ Creed and urging Rome or elsewhere for him.
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Father McGlynn
Ine
N. Y. Sun
Dr. McGlynn
Rome
New Book American Art by Koehler Aims at Era of 1877–87
The illustrated volume American Art edited by S. R. Koehler collects twenty five full page plates in etching and engraving with essays tracing American art from 1877 onward. It highlights Shirlaw Duveneck Chase Pearce Bridgman and others, plus praise for B. A. Schoff's etching of Judge Devens and Pearce's Prelude. Published by Cassell & Co and Estes & Lauriat. price $16.
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S. R. Koehler
Shirlaw
Duveneck
Chase
Pearce
Bridgman
Koehler
B. A. Schott
Judge Devens
Wraton
Charles Sprague Pearce
New York
Cassell & Co
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
Carlyle Letters 1814 1826 Publish Zeal From Norton
A review extols Charles Eliot Norton for presenting Emerson and Carlyle letters from 1814 to 1826, praising their depth and importance. The piece notes editor Froude’s selections and compares Carlyle’s letters favorably to those of Cicero Walpole Gray Pope and others, highlighting enduring literary value.
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Charles Eliot Norton
Carlyle
Froude
Emerson
Thomas Carlyle
Cicero
Archias
Horace Walpole
Gray
Shelley
Pope
Carlyle Letters and Norton Editing Reviewed in Boston
The piece discusses Thomas Carlyle's letters from 1814 to 1826, praising their intensity and honesty while criticizing editor James Froude's portrayal. It notes Norton’s careful editing in Early Letters of Thomas Carlyle and offers reflections on New England readers and Boston scenes including automata illustrations and store life.
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Carlyle
Mme. de Sévigné
Alick
Jack
Alexander
John
Mitchell
Johnstone
Murray
Welsh
Mr. Froude
Edinburgh
Mainhill
Tom
Scotland
New England
Mr. Norton
Norton
Thomas Carlyle
Charles Eliot Norton
New York
Macmillan & Co
Price
All Sorts
A collage of witty jests and social quips from various sources, including references to Ireland, Chicago, and New York figures. It notes oddities in speech, coin shortages, sponge fishing profits, and humorous misstatements from teachers and editors.
Home Fairies and Heart Flowers
Margaret Sangster and Frank French create a charming volume of twenty studies of children's heads with floral designs and initial letters. The paired poems match the pictures, reflecting childhood sentiment through delicate engraving and handsome printing by Harper & Bros. New York.
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Margaret Sangster
Frank French
French
Margaret BE. Sangster
New York
Harper & Bros
FourSg¢le and the Elf A Delicate Holiday Poem Volume
A delicate illustrated holiday poem titled FourSg¢le and the Elf features fine photogravure art by St John Harper F S Church Hamilton Gibson Siddons Mowbray Baur Van Sehaick and Miss Jessie Shepherd with decorative designs by René T Quelin. Poems on nature accompany children friendly verses from Mary A Lathbury and Irene E Jerome. praised for graceful pictures and quality production.
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Elaine
Messrs
St. John Harper
F.S. Church
Hamilton Gibson
Siddons Mowbray
Baur
van Sehaick
Jessie Shepherd
René T. Quelin
Toland
Nature
Jerome
Mary A. Lathbury
Legle and the Elf
M. B. M. Toland
Philadelphia
J. K. Lippincott Company
Price
Irene E. Jerome
Boston
Lee & Shepard
New York
Worthington Company
Tariff Reform Bill Gains Steam in Congress
The Chicago News notes protectionists in Congress fear opening Morrison's tariff reform bill but acknowledge growing support. Editors state strong wooden arguments in its favor are persuasive, and a rush vote may come soon.
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Congress
Colonel Morrison
Chicago News
Call for American Plimsoll in Marine Safety Debate
The Buffalo Courier argues that Chinese navigation protection fails to shield crews on American whalers from dangerous voyages. It cites the wrecked Atlantic as evidence that ships in poor condition, like damaged floating cots, still sail. The piece calls for stricter safeguards and a Plimsoll line in American law.
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Atlantic
Buffalo Courier
Their Only Argument Tariff Reform Folklore in Press
In the Albany Argus a satirical note contrasts Marie Antoinette's mocked bread remark with critics of tariff reform who plead innocence when taxes stay high, asking why forts aren’t built instead.
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Mary Antoinette
fAlbany Argus
Make Him A Citizen
Native citizenship is needed so Indians can buy goods, dispose of surplus, and be judged by civil law rather than military, seek redress for land trespass beyond the warpath, and participate in the same battle for existence as other citizens.
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N. Y. Post
Democrats split by tariff views in House politics
The Philadelphia Record reports six to one Democrats favor tariff revision to cut taxes while protectionist Democrats back tariffs. The piece frames the protectionists as being in the wrong camp.
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House of Representatives
Philadelphia Record
Spoilsmen Read Morrison Vote as Rebuke to Reform Policy
A Philadelphia Times editorial frames Morrison's tariff motion vote as a spoilsman’s rebuke to the President's civil service reform. The piece argues political logic hinges on patronage and reform clashes.
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Morrison
Philadelphia Times
Defeat of Morrison tariff bill stalls revenue cuts
The Albany Journal notes that the failure to advance the Morrison tariff bill shows no plan to reduce government revenues through customs duties will pass for several years. The remark marks a firm stance against tariff reductions in the near future.
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Albany Journal
Tariff reformers buoyed as Congress stalls revenue reform
The Boston Herald notes tariff reformers can smile at Congress delays on revenue measures. Time and reason favor reform, and pressure from surplus reduction may force action next year or at an extra session. Reformers are patient while opponents push ahead.
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Congress
Bostog Herald
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