Maas's Third Boston Chamber Concert Review
In Miller Hall last night Mr Maas and collaborators Giese and Kneisel presented a varied program including Brahms and Beethoven. Maas's Beethoven andante showed weakness, while the Chopin trio climaxed with vigor. Mendelssohn's trio drew praise for melody and accessible craft. The reviewer notes audience interest, expectations for the final concert, and remarks on Hofmann’s audience reception and a side anecdote about a voodoo practitioner in Boston.
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MR. Maas
Miller Hall
Giese
Kneisel
Aticael
Brahms
Erika
Mendelssohn
Messrs
Maas
Beethoven
Rubinstein
Torpedo boats fail test in British navy evaluation
Experimental cruise results show only five of twenty four torpedo boats survived uninjured. Boilers burst, boats ran ashore, collisions occurred, and machinery troubles common. Authors doubt poor management unlikely, suspect construction flaws, but insist torpedo boats must endure an ordinary sea voyage.
New Insurance Venture Seeks Real Estate Liability Coverage
Henry Lee and others petitioned in the House for a new company to insure owners of real estate against liability for injuries on or arising from the property. Representative Wharton presented the petition, highlighting a growing shift of responsibility from individuals to corporations amid rising accident reports.
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Henry Lee
Wharton
Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts Organized
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts completes its organization with strong officers chosen yesterday and a principles declaration aligned with liberal ideas. It backs civil service laws and tariff reform per the President's message and outlines clear aims for local legislation and administration, signaling a promising start and potential impact.
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The
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Farewell to Governor Andrew and Professor Asa Gray
The Herald notes the absence of coverage on the Massachusetts Club memorial for Governor Andrew and criticizes the Advertiser and Journal for omitting key parts of Joan M. Forbes letter read at the event. It lauds Andrew's wartime leadership and calls for steadfast policy and reconciliation, then honors the life and work of Harvard botanist Professor Asa Gray, detailing his contributions, evolutionist stance, and impact on science in Boston and Cambridge. Gray’s death prompts sorrow across scientific circles, with praise for his clarity, literary style, and mentorship of younger researchers.
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the Herald
Daily Advertiser
Massachusetts Club
Andrew
Advertiser
Journal
Joan M. Fores
Washington
Ring
South
Congress
Louis Agassiz
Asa Gray
Fisher
Harvard
America
Cambridge
Europe
French Academy
Imperial Academy of St
Amos Eaton
Beck
Albany
Joan Torrey
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York City
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Candolle
HooPprr
Grray
Gray
United States
Japan
Atlantic
Pacific
Agassiz
Darwin
Boston
Liberty of schooling and private education debate
A cautious editorial defends private schooling against state supervision as a liberty issue. It argues public authority should not intrude on private intellectual training beyond setting educational standards, comparing schooling freedom to religion and private enterprise, and urging limits on public funding that favors the leisure class while stressing liberty of thought and conscience.
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Committee On Child Labor
The Torrid Zone of Our Politics by Halstead
A critical summary of Murat Halstead’s forum piece arguing that his census based theory inflames sectional fear. The essay ridicules his rearranged figures, contends he exaggerates influence of the colored vote, and notes risks to constitutional amendments and political balance.
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Murat Halstead
Halstead
Dakota
Congress
Supreme Court
Chandler
Mr. Hoar
Governor Andrew’s foresight on peace and recovery
The piece argues that Andrew spoke boldly in January 1866 about rebuilding waste places and restoring order, society, and prosperity. It contrasts his forward stance with his party’s later lagging prejudices, noting his early vision surpassed party lines by decades.
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Herald
Andrew
Alarm over Russian mobilization and Balkan reactions
The piece argues Russia’s military moves create panic in the Balkans and notes Roumania seeks Austrian and German protection. It suggests Russia would avoid direct conflict with Austria, strike Romania first, and could use Black Sea naval power to aid a siege of Constantinople, with land forces moving south.
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Russia
Roumania
Austria
Germany
Balkan
Black Sea
Constantinople
Editor Rights in Paris Literary Dispute
Paris debate centers on whether a publisher can alter a contributor manuscript. M. Guy de Maupassant sues for damages after Figaro edited his preface on fiction theory. The case tests editor discretion versus author control and potential financial remedy.
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Paris
M. Guy de Mav- Passant
Figaro
M. Pe Maupassanv
Oil Queen of Tennessee Annie Dovalass Heir to Vast Oil Wealth
Tennessee tale of Annie Dova Lass an orphan famed as the Oil Queen with claims valued at about 100000 dollars. The story presents a dramatic figure known across the region for her wealth and possible romantic or legal intrigues surrounding her fortune.
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Tennessee
Annie Dova- Lass
Grandfather Sets Four Mile Foot Race For Oil Queen Suitors
Two lovers compete for the Oil Queen title with a foot race proposed by Grandfather Dovetass. The four mile out and back event, planned for Thursday, could draw 8000 spectators and will conclude with a banquet and the victor receiving the Oil Queen's hand. The contest aims to be fair and purely merit based.
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Dovetass
Boscowitz Recital Delights Boston Audiences at Steinert Hall
Pianoforte recital by Mr. Boscowitz in Boston drew a large audience, featuring Chopin and older composers with graceful, poetic playing. Critics praise his interpretation of antique airs and dances, note his refined touch, and anticipate a new recital set for February 15.
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MR. Boscowitz
Boscowitz
Steinert Hall
Boston
Ad. Valse
Passepieds
Gigue
Virginal
Spinet
Richord
Saget Boscovitz
Air de Danse
Hindel “Assepieds
André Camprad
Bourées
Jean J. Monnet
William Byrdee
J. Menuette
C. Messager
D. Menuette
Boscovitz
Chopin
Pole
Bach
Lully
Haindel
Richaard
Pianoforte Recital by Mr Frederick Boscovitz at Roxbury
Mr Frederick Boscovitz will give an informal pianoforte recital in Fauntleroy Hall Elm Hill Roxbury Thursday evening Invitations have been sent out and accepted by nearly all residents in that section of the city
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Frederick Boscovitz
Fauntleroy Hall
Elm Hill
Roxbury
Machinery serves diners through the ages in Paris and London
The London Truth notes British diners favor many servants, but Paris avoids this. Now wealth relies on machinery at meals. A dinner lift, dating back to Louis XV, and electric transport on the table feed dishes through a small electric truck that moves from table to kitchen as a dumb waiter, with decorative potential.
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London
Paris
Louis XV
Norwich man bound over for mail theft in federal case
Joseph Keenan of Norwich Conn was bound over by U S Commissioner Tenney to February 14 on a charge of stealing letters from the mails. A Fitchburg railroad morning train near Hudson was disabled yesterday by an axle break.
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Joseph Keenan
Norwich
Conn
Tenney
Fitchburg
Hudson
Obscure News Snapshots From Across U S History
A collection of quips and notes from various papers recounts humorous contrasts and curiosities. It mentions lawyers, editors, railway men, a preacher jailed over a Bible, and global coal projections, with digressions on rabbits, wasps, and Asis Minor.
New England Women's Press Association Banquet
The New England Women's Press Association celebrated its second birthday at Parker House with over a hundred attendees including Mrs. Sallia Joy White and other notable journalists. Music by Fannie Kellogg Bachert and others preceded a supper and brief two minute speeches praising the association and its members. Florist Doyle presented baskets of cat flowers, adding color and fragrance to the event.
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Parker House
New England Women’s Press Association
Fannie Kellogg Bachert
Sleary White
Alcide d’Andria
Sallia Joy White
The
Herald
Samuel Mevrrill
Max Bachett
E. C. Carrigan
White
Abby Morton Diaz
Cora Osborne
Chippendale
Irving Company
C. A. Lee
Transcript
George M. Whittaker
State Press Association
Merrill
Jean Kincaid
Mary Latham
Cook
Milford Journal
A. E. Winship
Diaz
Doyle
General Sheridan in Boston Visit Schedule
General Phillip H. Sheridan arrives in Boston and spends the day with the Loyal Legion. He is greeted at the New York & New England depot, escorted to the Hotel Vendome, a seventeen gun salute at Boston Common, hospitality at the Algonquin Club, a call on Governor Ames, a sleigh ride on the Mill Dam, and attendance at the Loyal Legion meeting.
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Phillip H. Sheridan
Boston
Loyal Legion
New York
New England
Griffin
Hotel Vendome
Boston Common
Albert A. Pope
Algonquin Club
Governor Ames
Mill Dam
Massachusetts
Ebenezer Chase jailed on burglary charge in Fair Haven
Ebenezer Chase was jailed in default of $1000 bail at New Bedford yesterday for breaking and entering the house of Benjamin F. Cattel ie at Fair Haven and stealing a watch and chain valued at $50. The Salem Publishing Company sold the Salem Daily Times plant to M W Daulton who has edited the paper these past six months.
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Florida
United States
Davenport Times
Milwaukee Journal
George Gould
Jay
Hartford Post
Blaine
J. S. Brown
Arkansas
Victoria
Australia
Gillies
London
New South Wales
Turkey
J. Gould
Asis Minor
Jay Gould
Knoxville Journal
Samuel Spencer
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad System
Spencer
University of Virginia
Great Britain
Newcastle
South Wales
Clyde
Germany
Aachen
Silesian
Europe
Ebenezer Chase
New Bedford
Benjamin F. Cattelie
Fair Haven
Salem Publishing Company
Salem Daily Times
M. W. Daulton
Whiskey tax and tariffs slow consumption and aid welfare
A World Democratic endorsement argues higher taxes on whiskey and tariffs raise revenue for the war and curb luxuries. It contends universal necessities bear the tax burden and insists the whiskey tax be kept until the government covers annual war expenses of 124 million dollars.
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Congress
N. ¥. World
Negro race to stay and assimilate in South
The Springfield Republican notes the push to exodus as a segregation claim but argues the Negro race is here to stay. It points to Black land ownership in cotton states, claims harmonious white black relations, and cites Warren Logan of Tuskegee praising postwar gains and equal money value.
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Beacon Hill
Boston
South
Kansas
Colored Brothers
Connecticut
Warren Logan
Tuskegee
Ala
Springfield Republican
Ind
Against paternal government and postal telegraph
The author condemns government takeover of telegraph services, arguing government control over mail is justified but not for transmitting telegraph messages. Attacks on Western Union are acknowledged as sometimes warranted, yet they do not justify a government run commercial operation. The piece asserts Americans reject socialized governance and oppose broad governmental intrusion into private business.
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Western Union Company
Western Union
Les Congress
N. Y
Tribune
Cleveland and His Mission
The principle is that a party is an association of voters to carry out a general good, not to secure offices for seekers. The mission is to reorganize public service by this principle and apply party policy to national legislation. Cleveland is not a perfect representative but shows firmness, independence, and dedication to these aims despite intra party pressure.
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Cleveland
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Fifteenth Street
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General Sheridan
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