Testimony on silver pool links to Congressmen and banks
Washington hearing reveals Owenby detailing a plan to purchase 6,000,000 ounces of silver through Chase and Fourth National Banks and others for certain lawmakers. He cites a $1,000,000 target, notes involvement of August Belmont and Carson & Simmons, and recalls urging Senator Cullom to join while Cullom declined.
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Washington
James A. Owenby
Silver Pool
Owenby
Donald
Hanover Bank
Fourth National Bank
Chase National Bank
Zimmerman & Forshay
August Belmont
Carson & Simmons
London
Congress
Chase and
Fourth National Banks
Payne
Globe- Democrat
Yale Alumni Boston Dinner Celebrates Heritage and Rivalry
The Yale Alumni Association of Boston gathered for its annual dinner led by Judge Knowlton and Yale President Dwight with Judge Holmes and many dignitaries. Speeches recalled Yale’s social influence, civic duty, and historic ties to Harvard, highlighting alumni achievements, endowments, and the college’s role in public life.
New Canadian Parliament Dissolved Amid Trade Talks
The Empire reports Governor General dissolves House of Commons and sets Feb 26 nominations and Mar 5 polling. Government cites aims to secure a fresh mandate before potential US trade negotiations and plans a post March 4 delegation to Washington to discuss expansion of commerce and resolution of differences.
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Toronto
The
Empire
House of Commons
United States
Canada
Washington
Congress
Sunshine and Shadow Opens at Madison Square Theatre
A New York dispatch reports the Madison Square Theatre company returns from a tour and opens to a fine audience with the American premiere of Sunshine and Shadow. The three act pastoral of love features Mark Denzil, Helen Latimer, and George Addis. Cripple Addis, played by Edward Ell, stands out, Barrymore as Denzil, Maud Harrison as Latimer, and E M Holland with Agnes Miller provide notable comic relief as the mounting impresses for a month’s run.
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New York
Speeiat
Madison Square Theatre Company
R. C. Carton
Mark Denzil
Helen Latimer
Dr. Latimer
Helen
George Addis
Derrzil
Mark
Addis
Edwara Ell
Mr. Barrymore
Denzil
Maud Harrison
E. M. Holland
Agnes Miller
Steamers Arrived at Ports From New York Route List
A compressed shipping log shows steamers arriving at Southampton Hull Hamburg Hioga Seilly Islands and other ports. Vessels include Eider from Bremen to New York Burgermeister from New York Marengo and Boston City from Boston Procida from Baltimore Crystal from New York and Napier from New York among others with departure and arrival notes dated Feb 1 3 and Jan 31 to Feb 3.
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Southampton
Eider
Bremen
New York
Hull
Eng
Marengo
Hamburg
Burgermeister
Peterson
Hioga
Bushmills
Seilly Islands
Boston City
Boston
Liverpool
Justin
Lizard
Rhaetia
New
Hambur
Scilly Isles
Oldham
Isle of Wight
Procida
Baltimore
Leath
Crystal
Kirtle
Cotsaw
Dewcastle
Napier
Sun dry civil appropriation bill passed to Committee of the Whole
The House Appropriations Committee finished the dry civil appropriation bill and Chairman Cannon reported it to the House this afternoon. The measure totals 34,242,970 dollars, about 6.5 million less than Treasury estimates. The current year’s appropriation was 32,304,782 dollars, with an apparent excess of 1,938,188 over last year mainly due to increased public buildings funding of 6,605,212 dollars versus 1,862,100 last year. Public building allocations include Boston Marine Hospital, Haverhill and Lynn Massachusetts, New Haven Connecticut, Pawtucket Rhode Island, St. Albans Wisconsin, Taunton, and a lighthouse project at Cuckold’s Island Maine, among others.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Cannon
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Boston Marine Hospital
Haverhill
Mass
Houston
Lynn
Ene Me
New Oedon
Conn
Pawtucketik
St. Albans
Taunto
Lighthouse
Cuckold’s
Isla Me
New Theatre Planned at Broadway and Forty-First Street
A new theatre will rise at the northwest corner of Broadway and Forty-first street as the 1891 92 season opens. Sire Bros of 183 Broadway guard details but withhold the manager’s name. M L Sire says plans are under way and an architect is drafting them. Rumors link Augustin Daly to run the venture, but nothing is confirmed.
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New York
Sreerax
Broadway
Forty-first Street
Sire Bros
M. L. Sire
Newark
Augustin Daly
Connecticut Muddle House rejects minority on canvass votes
The Connecticut House rejected the minority report of the Special Committee on canvass of votes for State officers and passed the majority's report with resolutions for a fuller joint investigation. The measures go to the Senate, which meets tomorrow at 11, as the House reconvenes at 10. Outcome tomorrow remains doubtful.
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Hartrorp
Conn
House
Senate
Fishermen Stranded on Ice Field Off Saginaw Bay
Bay City reports excitement over a south wind blowing fishermen onto Lake Huron ice. About 200 men were spreading fish when early reports claimed all lost, but by evening several arrived at shore and most survivors, though 20 to 50 still on the ice, face danger if they cannot reach land before the ice breaks up.
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Bay City
Mich
Lake Huron
Saginaw Bay
Worcester Postmaster Nomination Sparks Contention
Senator Hoar urged the Worcester Spy editor J Evarts Green for Worcester postmaster as the Esterbrook term ends March 3. General Pickett previously sought the post, but Hoar believes Green would be a more energetic official. Representative Walker stayed neutral in the usual Senatorial prerogative.
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Washington
Hoar
Postoffice Department
J. Evarts Green
Worcester
Esterbrook
General Pickett
Greene
Walker
Weather forecast for New England and mid-Atlantic regions
Weather indications forecast fair but very cold conditions for New England and eastern regions through Wednesday. Northwest winds bring a severe cold wave with temperatures near zero along the Maine coast. Storm signals extend from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport as described in the Washington weather bulletin.
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Washington
New England
Maine
Eastern
Delaware
Eastport
Delayed cold wave grips New England with sharp falls
A weather summary notes fair but colder conditions across New England today and tonight with temperatures dropping 25 degrees or more. Zero to 15 below readings extend from northern to southern districts as a storm centers shift west and new systems advance, bringing continued clear skies in the South and West while lake regions report flurries and Maine Nova Scotia rainfall.
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New England
Eastport
Nebraska
Montana
Ft. Assiniboine
Middle States
Maine
Nova Scotia
Portland
Boston
Nantucket
Northfield
Block Island
New Orleans
St. Vincent
Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
White Squadron Arrives in Galveston for Harbor Visit
Three ships of the White Squadron the flagship Chicago the despatch boat Dolphin and the gunboat Yorktown arrived to maneuver off Galveston. Commanded by Rear Admiral Walker the fleet, with 888 officers and crew, will remain in the outer roadstead until February 7. City hosts hospitality events for the visitors from across the state.
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Galveston
Chicago
Dolphin
Yorktown
New Orleans
John G. Walker
H. B. Robson
I.E. Chadwick
Yates Sterling
Manitoba Catholics Lose Appeal Over Separate School Rights
In Winnipeg on February 3 the Manitoba Supreme Court upheld the act abolishing Roman Catholic public schools in the Canadian Northwest. The Catholic appeal was dismissed with costs, one judge dissenting. An appeal to the Privy Council is planned. Trustees were elected and Catholics will fund schools until the matter is settled.
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Winnipke
Man
Supreme Court of Manitoba
Canadian Northwest
Privy Council of
Great Britaan
Canada
Confederation
New England Farmers Meet. tuberculosis views spark debate
New England Agricultural Society held its annual meeting at Ploughman Hall with Hon. George K. Loring presiding. Loring cited Massachusetts veterinary views on tuberculosis as noncontagious and discussed a self generating disease theory. Treasurer George W. Riddle reported year start balance of 2747 dollars, expenses 615, receipts 3598, year-end balance 2983, and listed 1890 fair profits. Trustees from several states were named, Vermont invited renewed union with Worcester County Agricultural Society, and the next fair will be a joint event. The annual dinner followed at the Quincy House.
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Ploughman Hall
George K. Loring
Massachusetts
French Academy
George W. Riddle
Manchester
N. H
Dana
C. B. Pratt
Worcester
John Johnson
Brookfield
E. T. Rowell
Lowell
Phil
Williams
Taunton
Connecticut
S. M. Wells
Wetherfield
Osgood
Norwich
Frank Day
Brooklyn
J. 8
Larnard
Pomfret
New Hampshire
C. Fisher
Dover
C. C. Shaw
Milford
Thomas J. Jameson
Great Falls
Chester Pike
Cornish
Rhode Island
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Isaac Hazard
G. W. Rounds
Edgar A. Hopkins
Maine
Rufus Prince
Turner
Frank Briggs
Auburn
Edmond Briggs
South Paris
B. H. Pease
Vermont
Worcester County Agricultural Society
New England Society
Quincy House
Boston Athletic Association Water Polo Tonight
The Boston Athletic Association water polo team plays Providence Swimming Club tonight, after a drawn match two weeks ago. Boston suffers by the loss of Erickson Cushing and Osborne, with Gangs back from Florida to compete. The probable B A A lineup includes M C Greaves captain, O Bangs in goal, F Swannes and J A Taylor rushers, M Norton and W Adams half backs, with Barter as reserve.
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Boston Athletic Association
Providence Swimming Club
Boston
Erickson Cushing
Osborne
Gangs
Florida
M. C. Greaves
O. Bangs
F. Swannes
J. A. Taylor
5. M. Norton
W. Adams
Barter
Messrs. Greaves
Bangs
Shirlaw Exhibit Showcases Romantic Nudes and Urban Studies
Walter Shirlaw leads at Doli & Richards with Rufina a standout nude praised for solidity of form and rich color reminiscent of Titian. Other works include Westward a Western family scene, A Woman Reading, and landscapes from Duluth to Florence. Walter Kimball’s gallery presents watercolors by Grant, Bricher, Rix, Chapman, Harlow, Bicknell, Chaffe, with notes on technique and subject variety. Exhibition runs until the 22nd inst.
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Doli & Richards
Walter Shirlaw
N.A
New York
Rufina
Titian
Raphael
Munich
Duluth
Vermont
Monticelli
Pasin
Ciyte
Florence
Rubens
Devotion
Elena
Walter Kimball
Park Street
C. R. Grant
A.T. Bricher
Julian Rix
C. T. Chapman
L. K. Harlow
F. H. Bicknell
S. R. Chaffe
Harlow
Waban
Nantucket
Grant
Chapman
Harbor
E. P. Bicknell
P. Buckins, Jr
W. Allen
Temple Bar
Edwin Dolby
Sparet
Walker West
Death by own action epidemic in Warren Spurr death note
Warren Spurr a 30 year old sign painter rooming at 6 Beacon Street shot himself last evening with a 40 calibre revolver the bullet entering just below the heart He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where prognosis is poor Despondent after losing his wife about a year ago he had become adacted to drink He dined with a young lady friend of the family Spurrs father lives at 8 Bowdoin Street George McCarthy 38 unknown residence shot himself in the temple at 5 Shawmut Street He was taken to Station 4 then City Hospital where he is not expected to live A panel slip in his pocket read Ask Billy elly to be a pallbearer.
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Beacon Street
Parker
Bulfinch Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Spurr
Bowdoin Street
George McCarthy
Shawmut Street
City Hospital
Billy Elly
An Unexpected Windfall in a Washington Church
A St Louis Globe Democrat letter recounts how Mrs. Stanford, without her purse, left a visiting card promising $100 to a Washington church during a collection. The pastor announced divine aid had sent Mrs. Stanford to donate and sparked excitement, then the pastor collected the $100 at the Stanford home the next morning.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Washington
Stanford
Stanord
Genuine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt Promoted for Digestive Health
An advertisement urges readers to avoid cheap nostrums for stomach and liver ailments and to buy genuine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt imported from Carlsbad. It claims the concentrate mimics natural water effects, aids dyspepsia constipation gout and rheumatic conditions, and bears the City of Carlsbad seal with Eisner & Mendelson Co. signature on every bottle.
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Carlsbad
City of
Eisner & Mendelson Co
New York
Founding of the German Empire reviewed in five volumes
A new study by von Sybel draws on Reich archives to trace Prussia from 1850 to 1870. It argues the national rise sprang from liberty and order rather than personal animosity, highlighting Luther’s Bible, Frederick the Great, the 1819 tariff league, Metternich’s restraint, and the 1848 German Parliament impulse. The first volume is praised for its clear style, strong translation, and William I portrait.
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German Empire
Herr von Sybel
Prince Bismarck
Department of Foreign Affairs
Prussia
Maximilian I
Luther
Frederick William
Frederick the Great
Frederick
Count Metternich
Baden
Tariff Union
Frederick William IV
Count Schwartzenburg
William I
William J
Marshall Livingston Perrin
Boston University
Gameliel Bradford, Jr
Newark
T. Y Crowell & Co
Parton Publishes Captains of Industry Second Series
James Parton issues a new volume Captains of Industry in a second series. It profiles figures such as George Peabody Count Rumford David Rittenhouse and Nathaniel Bowditch with balanced biographical detail. The author avoids blind admiration and presents well-executed sketches in accessible style priced at $1.25.
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George B. Emerson
Boston
Parton
Promised Land
Captains of Industry
Review of Montagu and Walpole Letters In 19th Century Bios
A critical look at collections of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Horace Walpole letters compares their wit and artifice with Madame de Sevigne. It notes the charm of Sevigne and Cowper while praising the new selections edited by Octave Thanet and Anna B. McMahan, highlighting editorial choices and publication details.
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Horace Walpole
Madame de Sévigné
Cowper
Olney
Horace
Lady Mary
Octave Thanet
Montagu Letters
Andrew Lang
Lady Montagu
Miss McMahan
Te Og
Octave ‘Shanet
Anna B. McMahan
Chicago
A. C. McClurg & Co
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
A. A McClurg & Co
Plays of Molire Tartuffe and Bourgeois Gentilhomme
A critique praises D. C. Heath & Co. edition of Molire's Le Tartuffe and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme edited by M. Gasc. It highlights care and intelligence in presenting these major French dramas and notes the editor’s mindful approach.
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Moliere
Messrs. D. C. Heath & Co
Molitre
M. Gasc
Annotation Adds Depth to Moliere For English Readers
Review notes that modern annotators for Molire’s works enhance comprehension for English readers. It compares Tartuffe and Bourgeois Gentilhomme, citing delayed entrances and audience applause for notable performers, with specific reference to Gasc’s edition from D. C. Heath & Co.
Sonnets by American Poets review and selection
A critical review of Representative Sonnets by American Poets edited by Charles H. Crandall. The essay reflects on Crandall's approach, praising breadth and careful reading while noting a perceived lack of distinctive critical instinct. It lists contributors like Longfellow, Lowell, Moulton, Aldrich, Higginson, and Lanier and mentions the Boston edition from Houghton Mifflin priced at $1.50.
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Charles Crandall
Longfellow
Lowell
Moulton
Aldrich
Colonel Higginson
Perry
Sidney Lanier
Charles H. Crandall
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Price
An Object Lesson For Business Men On Free Coinage
A city circular contrasts Windom’s New York speech image on free silver coinage with a Wall Street broker drawing. It urges business readers to read mark and inwardly digest the two experts’ words, citing Windom’s death night remarks as a warning.
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Windom
New York
Postr
Washington
Wall Street
Congressional Committee
John of Gaunt
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