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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1890
Page
4
Parliament History Dent in Congress Cited
A remark calling the event a dent in the entire parliamentary history of Congress appears in coverage. The comment frames the impact as a historic setback, noting political repercussions and enduring implications for proceedings and public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Newspaper Page Index Notice
The Financial Department appears on page six the Commercial Department spans pages six and seven and the Ship News occupies page three for reference and navigation within the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ship News
Mayor Grant's World Fair commissioners list favors Republicans
New York World prints the commissioner names by party showing Republicans hold a ten vote majority even without the proposed twenty two addition. Boss Platt questions some names but notes the list is strong overall and nonpartisan. World asserts none of the forty Democrats belong to Tammany Hall and suggests independents could affect perceived bona fides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platy
Grant
New York
New York World
Depew
Platt
Out of doors protector urged for wires by Harvard observatory
Mr Epvrands of the Harvard College Observatory calls for an outdoor protector for telegraph and telephone wires to prevent current entering buildings. He notes that ordinary fusible wire protectors need modification for this purpose and cites a suitable form already used at the observatory. The public’s understanding of the risks in current wiring is lacking and warrants careful attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epvrands
Harvard College Observatory
Envands
Prohibition Efforts Highlighted by Des Moines Register
The Des Moines Register shifts stance on prohibition, noting Francis Murray the temperance orator has effectively closed saloons in Waverly Indiana within ten days. It contrasts gospel temperance with legal reform and questions statewide success if Waverly proves open saloons still exist elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Francis Murray
Waverly
The
Register
Murrauy
Towa
Francois Murphy
Ballot Forgery Debate Ties Immunity to Prosecution
The piece discusses Mr Murar UAcstran harping on a feature of ballot box forgery related to immun ity from libel prosecutions by Governor Campbell. It cites HALSTEAD’s view that self restraint would require a plain retraction rather than harsh prosecution and questions whether a hidden controlling weakness explains support for contentment with a measured approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murar
The
Commercial Gazette
Halstead
Campbell
Messrs
Sherman
Beaterworkeir
McKinney
Mr. Haushian
Sunday opening experiment at Kates Hall in public library
A brief report notes the experiment of Sunday opening of Kates Hall in the Public Library seeking to boost access. Details on timetable, staffing, or user response are limited in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kates
Library Sunday opening proves popular and beneficial
The liberal policy by the trustees gains full approval after the first trial. The library uses show a broad range of volumes with theology history and foreign languages well represented. Sunday openings benefit students and staff, who embrace the extra labor as a privilege and cost remains minor in overall expenses.
Misrule at Washington in House proceedings
The piece argues that Republican party organs misrepresent the conflict in Congress over Speaker Reed’s actions. It contends minority rights in the House are essential checks on majority power, condemns Reed’s perceived autocracy, and critiques attempts to bypass quorums and dilatory motions. The writer cites editorial cautions and a New York Tribune correspondent on public demand for results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
RecEp
Congress
Hhe
House of Representatives
House
Reep
Rrep
Rero
Reed
United States
Washington
The
New York Tribune
Rarp
Blaine
Two Story Path for New York Transit Proposed
A Sun newspaper idea by engineer William Fleming suggests building a second elevated structure above the existing tracks to separate express and local trains. Critics warn of ugliness, higher noise, and access issues, while others doubt safety and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William . Fleming
Fliom- Ing
Fleming
Cood
Manhattan Company
English Actress Mrs Beere to Star Next Season
A list of brief notes from a period paper reports Mrs. Bernard Beere, the English actress, slated to star in the country next season. Whistler the Anglicized American artist plans a spring visit. Dr McGlynn arrives in New York greatly improved after Chicago. Grace Hawthorne will produce Theodora at Drury Lane on May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Beere
Whistler
McGlynn
New York
Chicago
Grace Hawthorne
Theodora
Drury Lane Theatre
Phillips Exeter Academy
Bradford L. Cilley
Europe
Stanley
Cairo
Arthur Ward
London
Niagara
Corrigan
Paris
Rome
Henry Kemble
John Philip Kemble
Edinburgh
Henry Irving
Bancroft
Franklin H. Sargent
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Boston
Sophocles
Saturday Morning Club
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lafayette Avenue Church
Royal
the Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Cambridge
Viscount Hardinge
Inkermann
George II
Aldershot
Egypt
Arabi Pashe
Savag e Policy Of The United States
The fever of aggrandizement grips navy officers who favor twenty knot ships though paper speeds mislead. A national decision is needed on real requirements not just Congress actions or European benchmarks. The Policy Board warns American armament must fit our unique conditions and cannot mirror Europe’s model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Portuguese Fury Against English Invaders Sparks War Talk
A Lisbon news extract shows public anger at England with calls for vengeance if hostilities rise. Citizens denounce Norman and Saxon colors, demand savage punishment for British actions, and warn hostage retaliation if a shell falls on their shores. The piece suspects war unless the government restrains tempers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Lisvon
Critic Attacks Miss Martow Rosaland Performance
A New York critic returns to attack Miss Martow Rosalind calling the performance pretty amiable and inadequate. He claims it is admired by many self-satisfied critics with no true understanding of acting, a verdict that clarifies critics’ status in the city and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miss Martow
Rosalind
Neri Bry Shown Over World Record Time
The New York World highlights a picture of Neri Bry with an inscription claiming a girdle of the earth in seventy two days six hours and eleven minutes Puck allegedly holds a faster record at forty minutes, as noted in the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Neri Bry
Puck
Perceptions of Deprivation as Creative Gain at Perkins Institute
In Boston the fifty-eighth annual Perkins Institution report discusses how sensory deprivation fuels imagination and inner vision. Laura Bridgman’s happiness through giving, and the rising musical talents of blind students, show heightened auditory sensitivity, musical theory, and proficiency across instruments, with a deepening study of Bach chords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins Institution For the Blind
Howe
Obituary notes for Mrs Coppinger and others near death
Mrs. Coppinger eldest daughter of Secretary Blaine and wife of Lt Col John J Geiger died in Washington after brain congestion following grip an epidemic. Funeral expected at St Matthews Church Oak Hill Cemetery with Father Sherman. Also noted: Captain Hiram Waitt of Gardiner Me died of heart failure aged about 68 leaving a widow and son plus another son in banking. Preston Ware, chess stalwart aged 69 in New York. George F E Dame railway mail chief of New England division died at Newport NH aged 48 after brain softening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppinger
Blaine
John J. Geiger
Lighteenth Infantry
Washington
Columbus
St. Matthew's
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas Sherman
General Sherman
Hout
Ste
Hiram Waitt
Gardiner
Preston Ware
New York City
Murphy
Ware
Boston
Supreme Court
Sullivan County
Grippe Proves Mild in Southern California Travel Rise Seen
Southern California shows the mild form of la grippe aiding a surge in February and March travel to the region praised for its climate. Eastern residents are expected to recover faster there, boosting Raymond excursions and local commerce as the proverb suggests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grippe
California
Raymond
An Afternoon With Emerson Talk by Dorchester Club
The public is invited to a talk on Emerson by Charles Malloy, president of the Waltham Emerson Browning Club, under the Moral Education Association Dorchester branch. The event is Wednesday Feb 6 at 2 p.m. in the Unitarian Church parlors on Richmond Street Lower Mills Dorchester. Milton streetcar service is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Charles Malloy
Waltham -Emerson Browning Club
Dorchester
The
Moral Education Association
Unitarian Church
Richmond — Street
Lower Millis
Milton
FIFTEENTH SYMPHONY CONCERT REVIEW
Mr Nikisch conducted a Boston concert featuring Bach and Raff works, including Raff’s An das Vaterland Symphony No. 1. The reviewer praises the orchestration of Abert’s Bach fugue arrangement, notes slower tempo, and critiques Raff’s symphony for mixed movements though highlights the opening and final sections as powerful. foreshadows Loetzler’s upcoming Lalo Violin Concerto performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikisch
Iecearess
Boston
Wagner Capellmeister Abert
Raff
Raif
Ifere
Bayreuth
Loetzer
Symphonie Espanole
Lalo
Concert in Steinert Hall by Clayton Johns and partners
This afternoon Clayton Johns with Loeffler and Hubbard present a varied violin and piano program in Steinert Hall including pieces by Peters Schumann and Grieg. Due to influenza illness Franklin postpones the third concert of Mr. Carl Baermann’s series announced for this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Johns
Loeffler
Hubbard
Steinert Hall
Peters
Brook
Nicode Violin
Rheinberger der Sehmetterling
Grieg
Pera
Franklin
Carl Baermann
Art Club elects new members in Saturday meeting
The following gentlemen were elected to membership at the regular meeting of the Art Club on Saturday: Frederick W. Goodwin, Francis P. Adams, Augustus N. Sampson, Joseph A. Jackson, W. Lawrence Underwood, Edward S. Parker, W.C. G. Sailsbury, A. N. Loring, Nathaniel M. Jewett, Ward P. Delano, Charles A. Cottin, William A. Sargent, Edward Lawrence, Gabriel Boos, Charles W. Hallstram, Samuel KXitson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Club
Frederick W. Goodwin
Francis P. Adams
Augustus N. Sampson
Joseph A. Jackson
W. Lawrence Underwood
Edward S. Parker
W.C. G. Sailsbury
A. N. Loring
Nathaniel M. Jewett
Ward P. Delano
Charles A. Cottin
William A. Sargent
Edward Lawrence
Gabriel Boos
Charles W. Hallstram
Samuel Kxitson
Teat Cutters Strike Not Settled Denied Compromise
Haverhill February 2. Shoe manufacturer W W Spaulding denies any compromise after Friday strike by forty four cutters seeking 82 a week. The workers were paid off yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
W. W. Spaulding
Gossip and literary notices from urban society
A collage of anecdotes on Mrs. Shaw and other Americans in London, reviews of plays and novels, critiques of actors like Eben Plympton and Richard Mansfield, and notes on Dr Botkin and Tsarist figures. It traces gossip on Mme Carnot, Mme Chanter, Miss Marlowe, and George Sala, plus details of Sala’s secretive living and post readers’ chase through London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Amy
Travers
Punch
M. Zola
Abbe Mouret
Josers
Mme. Carnot
Amelie Rives-Chanter
New York
M. Hyrvoix
Napoleon II
Konane
The
New York Tribune
Eben Plympton
Curande
Richard Mansfield
Sams
Pettite
Ishakspere
Mr. Manfield
Mansfield
Richard
Winter
Botkin
France
Unprecedented spectacle cited in political rant
A fragmentary notice cites a New York Evening Post opinion condemning Mr Reed and his control over the House of Representatives as tyrannical and without precedent. The writer warns that both parties will appeal to the people nine months hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
N. Y
Republicans Defy Reed Ruling to Table Appeal
The Republican majority refused to endorse Speaker Reed's ruling, laying the appeal on the table and placing full responsibility on the Speaker. The Providence Journal notes the move could allow repudiation at the next session just as Reed repudiated his earlier declarations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Provingence Journal
Perilous Course for Reed Strains House Precedents
The Springfield Republican notes Reed pursues a perilous course by expanding party control to unseat a Democratic WV member. It warns of potential moves toward appointing committees by the whole House and even suggests the House could resemble a receiver if Reed’s position prevails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reed
West Virginia
House
iSpringfield
Ind
The Manufacturers and the Senators in Boston Word Trade
Report notes Senator Dawes visits the White House for talks with the President over federal office distribution in Massachusetts while not urging hearings for free raw materials. It recounts Senator Hour allegedly telling a persistent manufacturer that relief would come via reciprocity with Canada, as Republicans publicly oppose free trade yet hint at backdoor access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dawes
White House
Massachusetts
Congress
Senator Hour
Hour
Canada
Republican Party
LN. Y. Evening Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Asoston East
Fes
Misrule
Republic of France
Republic
Perkins Institution
Edith M. Thomas
Edith
Mani
Edwin Booth
John Ss. Sargent
Mr. Sargent
Mr. Booth
Sargent
Carolus Duran
Royal Academy
St. Botolph Club
Trefer
George Augusta Sala
Myr. Sala
Othce
Sala
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