Century sketch of Seward Lincoln war plans and Yale notes
The February Century discusses Seward’s push to shift war policy and Lincoln’s firm reply, then shifts to General Sherman’s review of Civil War operations. It covers Lowell’s Landor pieces, Kennon’s Petropavlovsk prison report, Roosevelt on cowboys, and a Yale alumni gathering with Dwight, Walker, and Crapo.
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Seward
Lincoln
France
Spain
Sherman
Wolseley
Gibraltar
Malta
London
Army of the Potomac
West
Russia
Lowell
Landor
Shakspere
Milton
George Kennon
Petropavilovsk
M . Roosevelt
Paris
Post Publishing Company Payment Notice
All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
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Post Publishing Company
Financial and Ship News Page Locations Mentioned
The notice directs readers that the Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven while the Ship News is on page three, outlining the paper's internal index for readers seeking specific sections.
Boston Dost Urges River and Harbor Bill Adequate Funding
Appeals for appropriations in the river and harbor bill grow urgent as supporters press Congress. The bill may reach 18 million dollars with much likely wasted on dubious projects instead of essential aims like safer approaches to New York and Boston harbors.
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Congressional Committee
New York
Boston
Irish Question Rumors Shadow British Parliament Session
The upcoming Parliament session faces internal quarrels over the Irish question and Lord Charles Beresford’s resignation. Government positions economy in public spending may clash with Lord Curzon’s hints of naval inefficiency, affecting public sentiment in England.
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Charles Beresford
Commons
Lord CuAres
Ireland in Crisis as Coercion Act Enforced Hard
A trusted foreign correspondent notes rising tensions across Ireland especially in Clare and Donegal where coercion act enforcement grows. Imprisonments of Father McFadden and Mr Blane spark anger, government boosts troops and police in Donegal, and fears of unrest implicate Mr Balfour. An American Copyright League issues a five point case for international copyright law, arguing morality, literature growth, fairness to authors on both sides, and lower book prices via international law, urging public letters to Congress in support.
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Ireland
Clare
Donegal
Father McFadden
Blane
American Copyright League
League
France
Germany
Congress
Mayor Hewitt Transit Plan for New York City
Mayor Hewitt submits to the common council a rapid transit plan echoing the underground City Hall to Grand Central scheme and offering alternative Elm street alignments or Broadway cuttings. It aims for a direct Grand Central connection with New York Central local tracks, with several notable new features.
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Hewitt
New York
City Hall
Grand Central Station
Elm Street
Broadway
New York Central Railway
Hewitt Proposes City Build and Lease Transit Road
Mayor Hewitt favors city construction of a transit road by contract with the railway, then leasing to the same firm at 5 percent rent for thirty five years. Bonds at 3 percent could fund the project, creating a sinking fund to repay principal. The plan shifts local transit control from corporations to citizens.
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Terest
Hewitt
The Cheap Labor of Europe in Boston Debated
The Home Market Club hosted a Tremont Temple meeting to counter cheap European labor and defend high tariffs. General Draper defended protectionism while critic Jon Jarrett argued wages depend on tariff policy. The debate examined labor conditions, tax burdens, and the political use of tariffs, with ensuing calls for clearer analysis of who bears the cost of protection.
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Europe
Home Market Club
Tremont Temple
General Draper
United States
Pla
Cate
General Craver
High Tariff Party
Joan Jarrett
Morrison
Jarrett
James Russell Lowell
Cleveland
John Jarrety
Committee On Education and Labor
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
England
Jarnerrt
Private School Regulation Dissent From Committee Report
Mr McErtrick on legislative committee submits minority report opposing state regulation of private schools. He dissents from the majority findings and reiterates earlier arguments against such oversight. The report outlines his reasons and positions on education and employment of children.
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McErtrick
Harvard College
Boston University
General Court
Legislative Committee On
House
Commissioner of Patents Seeks Broad Reforms
A historical analysis critiques proposed patent law changes, arguing that making patents cancellable by arbitration would undermine government theory and deter investment. It calls for reform of patent dates, stronger examiners, a new building, and a unified Patent Court to replace conflicting judicial standards.
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Board of Appeal
Commissioner of Patents
Board of Arbitration
Patent Office
Congress
Supreme Court
Patent Court
Youthful gang found in Chicago den behind sidewalk
Police uncover a dozen year old gang led by "Tough Jimmie" with "Billy the kid" as second, roving rob uses revolvers and red ink notices. The youths have committed robberies. questions arise about influence of dime novels and sensational newspapers on juvenile crime.
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Chicago
Dirk Hatteraick
Jimmie
Billy the Kid
Vicar of Wakefield on the stage at Goldsmith’s theatre
Readers of the familiar tale will welcome the stage adaptation featuring Mr Irvin e and Miss Terry next week. Olivia presents a faithful portrait of English country life, with Mr Irvine’s Dr Primrose admirably faithful to the novel’s conception despite stage constraints. The production offers a relief from sensationalism to a simple depiction of bygone manners.
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Wakefield
Goldsmite
Petersilea’s Steinert Hall Piano Recital Ends Series
Mr. Petersilea closed his five concert run at Steinert Hall with a program including Liszt in B minor with variations, Chopin and Brahms pieces. Mrs Petersilea accompanied, while Mr Elson’s lecture praised Liszt and contrasted critics with Wagner, noting Petersilea’s technical handling but tempered brilliance.
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Petersilea
Steinert Hall
Carlyle Petersilea
Pagantul
Brahms
Milo Benedict
Chopin
Carlyle Petersilen
Elson
Liszt
Wagner
Mr. Petersilen
Beethoven
Weber
Schumann
Petersilen
MISS HOWES CONCERT AT MEIONAON
A fine audience gathered in Meionaon last evening to hear Miss Emma Howe in a varied program. Accompanied by Carl Faelten pianist W G Heinrich tenor and Fritz Giese violoncello the program featured Mendelssohns sonata in B flatIntroduzione e Polacca Brilliante by Giese and Faelten songs by Raff and Schubert sung by Heinrich and a selections of arias and songs by Miss Howe from composers including Rossini Rubinstein Schubert Mendelssohn Mozart Massenet Spaetti and Abt.
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Emma
Howe
Miss Howe
Carl Faelten
W. G. Heinrich
Fritz Giese
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Messrs
Giese
Faelten
Raff
Schubert
Mr. Heinrich
Rossini
Rubinstein
Schumann
Mozart
Massenet
Spaetti
Abt
Pupil Recital by Mme d Angeli s at Parker House
A refined social gathering last evening showcased Mme d Angeli s pupils at the Parker House parlor. Noted for strong voices and clear intonation, Marie Zahn Olive Perry Mattie Colby and David Lithgoe received praise for intelligent artistry in ballads and operatic selections.
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Mme. Angelis
Mme. d’Angelis
Parker House
Mmed Angelis
Marie Zahn
Olive Perry
Mattie Colby
David Lithgoe
Courtney elected bishop of Nova Scotia by Synod
The Anglican Synod of Nova Scotia met in Halifax on February 1 and unanimously elected the Rev Dr Courtney of St Pauls Boston to the bishopric. Forty four clerical and forty one lay delegates attended. Courtney was the sole candidate with three blank ballots and no votes against him. A telegram notifying him of his election was sent.
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Courtney
Halifax
N. S
Anglican Synod of
Nova Scotia
St. Paul’s Church
Boston
Yale Alumni Banquet Reveres Old Traditions At Parker House
Boston Yale alumni gathered for a reunion banquet at Parker House with ninety attendees from various classes. Notable guests included President Dwight General Walker and Judge Asa French, while Hon. W. W. Crapp presided and delivered an enthusiastic, laudatory opening speech honoring Yale and its leadership.
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St. Elihu
Parker House
Cold Water Army
Yale
Valensian
Elihu
Dwight
W. W. Crapo
Francis A. Walker
Asa French
Brancroft and Coy
Andover
Tke Bromley
Abner Post
C. Bushnell
Morton Dexter
Professor Bancroft
Odd Bits from a Century Ago News Page
A collage of short items notes cold weather woes and naval names, wealth origins, a domestic dispute view, Siamese royal brood, a Florida style squirrel sale, Jamaica ginger prohibition in Dawsonville Georgia, a New York lawyers conscience piece, England parcel post popularity, Sumatra rail project for coal fields, and a Dutch railway cost estimate in florins.
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Philadelphia
Tennyson
Jay Gould
Siam
Hot Springs
Ark
Dawsonville
Georgia
New York
England
Sumatra
Off for California With Raymond Whitcomb Tour Party
A fourth eighth party of the season departs Boston today under J A Whitcomb with Frank I Whitcomb and W W Stone as assistants. The special Pullman train travels via Hoosac Tunnel West Shore to Buffalo and Suspension Bridge, Chicago routes, then to Kansas City and Las Vegas Hot Springs. It continues by Santa Fe and Barstow to San Bernardino and ends in Pasadena and Los Angeles arriving Feb 11 with Mardi Gras stopovers in New Orleans and courtesy gestures from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
Pacific Coast
J. A. Whitcomb
Frank I. Whitcomb
W. W. Stone
Fitchburg
Hoosac Tunnel
West Shore
Buffalo
Suspension Bridge
Boston streets marred by ice and mud in old warning note
In Boston the writer laments foul footways with ice and slush from recent street repairs and excavations. He urges shopkeepers to employ broom youths and complains of divided authority delaying cleanup. He praises veteran lawyer Samuel E. Sewall, highlighting his reforms for debt imprisonment and women’s rights and noting his dignified old‑school presence.
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Boston
City of
Commonwealth of Massachusets
Tremont Street
Park Street
Commonwealth
Mt. Vernon Street
State House
Board of Police
Sewall
Professor Asa Gray's Last Year
The N Y Evening Post notes Asa Gray's final year marked by happiness and exploration. A Europe voyage with Mrs Gray, visits to friends, and active work in botany defined his autumn aftermath. He remained cheery and diligent, awaiting continued guidance for younger botanists while his Vitaceae revision and necrology awaited completion.
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Evening Post
North America
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Wolsey
Porter
Crapo
Yale Alumni Association
Teston
University of New Haven
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Yale Scientific School
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Bancroft
Charles L. Thomas
Providence
Bromley
Dr. Butler
Judge Gray
S. C. Bushnell
Phillip B. Stuart
Jesse C. Dann
Glee Club
Messrs. Jones
Sage, Underhill
Simmons
Mr. Jones
Jones
E. I. Hincks
Marcus Morton, Jr
Walter Badger
George R. Marble
Albert E. Deming
Samuel C. Bushnell
Asa P. French
Reginald Foster
Parker’s
California
Board of Aldermen
Pemberton Square
Harvard Law School Association
Austin Hall
Samuel E. Sewall
New England
Asa Gray
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