French Bulgarian dispute sparks chamber uproar duel averted
In Paris on December 28 M Ribot disclosed France Bulgaria relations without new details on the Chadourne case. M Millevoy and M Maillefeu clashed over Bulgaria's actions and a tense tumult followed, with calls for order and the duel averted after motions and exchanges.
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Paris
M. Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
France
Bulgaria
Chadourne
Porte
M. Millevoy
Sofia
Constantinople
Ribet
M. Maillefeu
M. Millevey
M. Mailiefen
Captain charges Russia with insulting flag after James H. Lewis seizure
Captain Alex Maclean, former commander of the James H. Lewis, arrived from Siberia with a fragment of the American flag torn from the masthead by a Russian cutter near Copper Island. He described the seizure by the Alert, the flag’s removal, and the schooner’s confiscation at Vladivostock, leading to two months’ imprisonment and a planned damages suit in Washington.
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San Francisco
Cal
Alex. Maclean
James H. Lewis
Siberia
Alert
Copper Island
Lewis
Vladivostock
Nagaskis
United States
Washington
Maclean
Viadivestock
Folchi Deposition Linked to Holy See Finance Inquiry
Rome reports the deposition of Mgr Folchi from his post as prelate and vice camerlingue, following a cardinal commission inquiry into Vatican finances. The pope approved the commissioners' findings, appointing a seven cardinal panel to oversee Peter’s Pence and Vatican funds. Deficit cited at 18,000,000 and 23,000,000 lire, with Folchi unable to answer 23 questions.
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Rome
Mgr. Folchi
Apostolic Chamber
Holy See
Peter
Vatican
Mer. Folchi
Prince Christian Wounded in Accidental Shot
London December 28 reports Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein was wounded by an accidental gunshot from the Duke of Connaught. Early accounts underestimated the injury but later details indicate it may be more serious than first thought, with medical attention sought and official statements awaited.
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Duke of Connaught
London
Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein
Royal Shooting Accident Injures Prince Christian at Osborne
A royal party at Osborne was shooting when a gun pellet struck Prince Christian, wounding his face and destroying his eye. Dr. Lawson removed the damaged eye after confirming the sight was lost. The incident, described as accidental, may involve the Duke of Connaught, with shots grazing from a tree. Prince Christian, born Jan 22 1833, is a widower with six children.
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Osborne
Prince Christian
Lawson
London
Duke of Connaught
Christian
Helenah
Composer Alfred Collier Dead After Influenza
London dec 28 Alfred Collier the composer dies after two weeks illness from influenza. He could not finish orchestration of The Mountebanks joint work with W S Gilbert in time for the originally scheduled production.
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London
Alfred Collier
W. S. Gilbert
Lynnfield Town Hall dedication marks modern village milestone
Lynnfield boards celebrate the formal dedication of a new two story wood Town Hall on Summer street costing about 8000 dollars. The building includes a town clerk’s office, treasury, selectmen, school committee, banquet hall, library room, brick vault, and a 300 seat town hall with stage.
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LynnField
Batchelder
Danforth
New England
Summer Street
Peabody
George E. Batchelder
Elbridge F. Gerry
Albert Copeland
Henry Law
Warren Newhall
Hingham
St. Michael’s
Marblehead
Landing of the Pilgrims Observed by Baptist Social Union
The Baptist Social Union held its 13th monthly meeting at Meionaon to mark Fore Fathers Day with a program on The Landing of the Pilgrims. Speakers included Rev. Robert Macdonald and Rev. Frank Sleeper, and Frank D. Allen. The event featured toasts, choir selections, and a two course supper. Gardner and Alten of Boston were elected to the union at dinner.
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The
Baptist Social Union
Meionaon
T. J. Villars
Gloucester
Henry W. Peabody
Salem
Appleton (Ladies
Pussy Cat
Harriet Whitney
Robert Macdonald
Warren Avenue Church
Frank 3B. Sleeper
Plymouth
Frank OD. Allen
Social Union
United States
Macdonald
Plymouth Rock
Mr. Sleeper
England
Holland
America
Mary Gray
Roger Williams
Miles Standish
James Brown
Frank D. Allen
R. Hi. Gardner
Charles E. Alten
Boston
Union
Radicals urged over Deer Island reforms after prisoner claims
A former Deer Island prisoner J P Mullen swears theft gambling and drinking thrive among inmates. He filed a dollar demand over a shirt and described payments for tobacco and illicit sales via the sewer project workers. Commissioners and doctors acknowledge suspicions and favor formal investigation and radical reforms.
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Deer Island
J. P. Mullen
Mullen
Long Island
Otis K. Newell
Dr. Newell
Thomas H. Devlin
South Boston
Devlin
Blaine to Speak in Boston on Reciprocity
The Lawrence Eagle notes Mr Blaine will visit Boston next week to discuss reciprocity. He will not reveal presidential plans in his speech, but may hint at his views. Enthusiastic supporters fear being forced to back Harrison if he pursues the nomination.
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The
Lawrence Eagle
Blaine
Boston
Harrison
Deaths from the grip total ten in New York today
New York on December 28 reports ten deaths attributed to the grip disease to the Board of Health. Local health officials noted ongoing spread, urging residents to take precautions and seek medical care if symptoms appear.
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New York
Grip
Board of Health
The Engraving Coupon Delayed Until Engravings Ready
The Post announces a delay in the State Engraving Coupon due to missing portraits. Hold complete coupon sets until the engraving is announced, and incomplete sets can be completed when the coupon reappears.
Haile and Simpkins Named in Republican Ticket Rumors
From the Lowell News the suggested ticket for next year includes Haile with Simpkins and another variant Haile with Hayes. Simpkins, a Senator from the Cape region, is slated to lead the Massachusetts Republican club. Hayes, newly elected Mayor of Lynn, serves as secretary of the same association and helped promote the Australian ballot that allowed GOP candidates to be undermined in recent governor races.
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Lowell News
Lynn
Mass Agate Association
Long Letter From Edmunds on Forest Preservation
Assistant Secretary Willits will preside at the American Forestry Association meeting starting tomorrow. Ex-Senator Edmunds, now in Aiken South Carolina, regrets he cannot attend but stresses the forest destruction threat to Vermont and arid regions, warning floods soil loss and deserts without stronger timber policy.
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Washington
Willits
Department of Agriculture
American Forestry Association
Edmunds
Aiken
S. C
Vermont
Europe
Republic
Boston's female gymnasts praised by Dr. Sargent in New York World
Berlin Letter notes two thirds of Harvard summer and normal classes are women. Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent highlights women as future physical culture teachers and lists notable graduates. Charlesbank Free Gymnasium in Boston serves women and children, open daily 8 am to sunset, with 140000 attendees since June.
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Berlin
New York
Dudley Allen Sargent
Hemenway Gymnasium
Harvard
America
Sargent
Harvard Annex
Jennie Blanche Wilson
Irrepressible conflict pits Massachusetts iron against Pennsylvania
The Brooklyn Eagle traces a long running industrial clash between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over tariff policy. It cites free coal and pie iron petitions as turning points, notes political fallout including Massachusetts electing a Democratic governor in 1890 and the ongoing impact on state manufacturers and party votes.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Old Bay Commonwealth
Ames
Congress
Harper Remains in Jail After Pardon Denial
Washington Dec 28 The President refused to grant a pardon to Edward L Harper who is convicted and sentenced to ten years in the Ohio penitentiary for wrecking the Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Washington, D. C
Edward L. Harper
Ohio Penitentiary
Fidelity National Bank of
Cincinnati
A Modern Match at Hollis Street Theatre
Review of Clyde Fitch's four act drama A Modern Match at the Hollis Street Theatre. The piece ambitiously studies American character with a strong focus on Violet Hunt and Rankin, praised for Miss Seligman's performance while noting uneven character depth and proportional pacing across acts.
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MR. Fitch
Clyde Fitch
Piton Stock Company
Hollis Street Theatre
Fitch
Beau Brummell
Frederic Lemaitre
New York
Robert Hunt
Mrs. Synnot
Mr. Synnot
Hunt
Jack Warren
Gerald Rankin
le Monde
Synnot
Violet Hunt
Rankin
Becky Sharpe
Becky
Trollope
Eustace Diamonds
Merly
Violet
Shakespere
Miss Seligman
Nelson Wheatcroft
Old Comedies Open Season at the Museum
The Museum opened its annual old comedies season with Thomas Holcroft’s The Road to Ruin. Cast includes Old Dornton G C Boniface Harry Dornton Eben Plympton and others. praised for balanced ensemble and witty, humane writing. Annie Clarke benefit Saturday night.
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Thomas Holcroft
Old Dornton
G. C. Boniface
Harry Dornton
Eben Plympton
Goldfinch
George W. Wilson
Silky
Charles Barron
Sulky
James Burrows
Jack Milford
KE. L. Davenport
Sophia
Miriam O’ Leary
Widow
Mr. Plympton
Mr. Boniface
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Davenport
Mr. Barron
Mr. Burrows
Miss O’ Leary
Miss Addison
Annie Clarke
Vokes Presents Triple Bill at Tremont Theatre
Rosina Vokes closes her Tremont engagement with In Honor Bound The Circus Rider and A Rough Diamond all staged in one week Courtenay Thorpe impresses in In Honor Bound while Gottschalk and Morris support with strong acting The three plays run each performance of the week
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Miss Vokes
Tremont Theatre
Rosina Vokes
Boston
Courtenay Thorpe
Mr. Thorpe
Lord Merton
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Felix Morris
Cousin Joe
Mr. Morris
Carmencita Opens Boston Engagement With Dazzling Dancer Art
Carmencita headlined Koster & Bial's Vaudeville at the Boston Theatre last night. The Spanish dancer drew a strong crowd amid acts by Le Clair Dagmar and De Celle Albini, the Spanish Students, and the Barra troupe. Her Santago La Cachuca El Bolero impressed, earning renewed calls and growing applause as the evening progressed. The engagement runs through the week.
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Carmencita
Boston
Koster & Bial
John le Clair
Dagmar
de Celle
Herbert Albini
New York
Spain
Santago
Barra
Warschau Brothers
Bottom of the Sea at Grand Opera House draws crowd
The Bottom of the Sea with lavish stage effects filled the Grand Opera House last evening. GraecoItalian cast led by Alexis Banilli with J M Brophy R D O Neal B M Lyle Felix Haney Camile Cleveland Belle Douglass Mollie Stockmeyer and others star. Palace Theatre bills include Woman Against Woman and a popular Japanese troupe with Dora Wiley songs.
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Grand Opera House
George P. Webster
Alexis Banilli
J. M. Brophy
R.D. O'Neal
B. M. Lyle
Felix Haney
Camile Cleveland
Belle Douglass
Mollie Stockmeyer
Palace Theatre
Dora Wiley
Palace Theatre Company
Dr Howard Magnetic Physician Opens New York Office
Dr Howard, noted magnetic healer, locates at 412 Columbus Avenue New York offering free consultation daily after Monday December 28 from 9 am to 6 pm and 7 to after hours. He treats long standing cases with hands on methods and promises cures for female complaints kidney urinary issues and many other ailments with a small or no advance fee.
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Howard
New York
Columbus Avenue
Laughter and Luxuries Fill A Week Of City Theatre
The Globe hosts Blue Jeans second week while Sinbad the Sailor debuts at the Globe with the American Extravaganza Company. Crowded houses mark Park and Tremont venues as Bernhardt adds Cleopatra and La Dame de Challant to the Tremont lineup next week. Hyde’s vaudeville at Howard Athenaeum draws standing room crowds as Dixey returns to Columbia with A Tangled Skein and the Man With a Hundred Heads before The Lost Paradise arrives next week.
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Blue Jeans
Globe Theatre
Sinbad
Chicago Opera House
Sinbad the Sailor
American Extravaganza Company
Bluebeard
Mme. Bernhardt
Tremont Theatre
Hyde
Howard Atheneum
Conroy
Fox
le Fre Trio
James F. Hoey
Helene Mera
Imro Fox
McAvoy and Hart
Hayden
Mr. Dixey
Cocayne
Evesson
Buchanan
More Egyptian Remains
In an Owens College Manchester address, Flinders Petrie argued that desert mounds over towns reveal long decay of mud brick cities. He described how mound height and sherds date occupations, prospecting as scientific as geology, and noted early Egyptian stonework, tools, and art dating back to about 4000 B C.
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Flinders Petrie
Owens College
Manchester
Egypt
Petrie
B. C
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Temple Place, Besten, Mass
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Association
Charlesbank Gymnasia
Harper
M. C. Golden
Voreaeaoe
Temple Place
George Backus
W. H. Thompson
Faversham
C. T. Copeland
R. Hollings & Co
Boston Post
R. Hollings &Co
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DR. Howard
Johnson
Ike Magic
L S, Johnson & Co
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Washington Street
Price
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Lake Elevator
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Callat
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Hanover St
American House
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