Amusements Tonight In Boston Venues
The listed venues including Boston Tusarre on Washington street and Boston Museum on Tremont street offer 7 45 pm showings of Bettys Finish The Solicitors Gioss Rose Coghlan in Lady Barter Miss Fahny Davenport Cleopatra and Ship Ahoy at Tremont The City Directory at Tremont theatre with performances at 7 45 pm or 8 pm per each location.
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Boston
Tusarre
Washington Street
Hanlon-Walter Martinetti Company
Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Scollay Square
Betty
Boston Reform Club hears silver report on money reform
At the Massachusetts Reform Club meeting last evening visitors who recently went to Washington spoke on the silver question. Their public report is expected to interest Boston businessmen and encourages the movement to save the country from what they call cheap money, under any pretext.
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Massachusetts Reform Club
Washington
Boston
Minnesota proposes graduated campaign expense limits
A new measure in Minnesota would require compulsory publication of candidate expenditures and cap amounts at 1000 for state and federal races, 250 for smaller city contests. It also envisions preelection as well as post election reporting, sparking nationwide interest if enacted.
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Minnesota
New York
Congress
Pressure for Boston postmaster by party men in Washington
Washington dispatches report Republican workers seek General CorsE’s post to please business interests. They pressure Massachusetts Senators to back a Republican appointee, aiming to place a party man as postmaster of Boston while Hoag and Dawes back CorsE despite party lines, unless President Harrison intervenes to end the scramble.
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Washington
General Corsi
Massachusetts
Boston
New Hampshire
Middlesex Club
Hoag
Mr. Dawes
General Corse
Harrison
A Treaty With Brazil Publicly Proclaimed
The commercial treaty with Brazil is published in the President's proclamation under the reciprocity section of the tariff act. It grants free admission of several American produced articles into Brazilian ports and cuts duties on others by 25 percent. The arrangement aims to boost trade and expand markets for U S products, with Brazil gaining relief from certain taxes.
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Brazil
Washington
United States
Bacteria Fear Drives Public Health Probe in Buffalo
A Buffalo specialist, Dr Howse, studies school roller towels to assess bacterial exposure. He reports that a square foot of towels in schools may harbor startling levels of microbes, fueling public concern over sanitary conditions.
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Buffalo
Howse
Public towel linked to contagious eye diseases and blindness risk
A study found towels harbor 35 to 50 million bacteria including germs of contagious diseases. Experiments with inoculated rabbit eyes tied towel washings to contagion. With blindness rising rapidly in the US, doctors warn that even minimal cleanliness steps may pose danger, though cleanliness remains essential to health.
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United States
Bankrupt Bill Faces Urgency as Congress Nears Session End
Boston Merchants' Association urged immediate action on the Torrey bankruptcy bill. The piece warns that closing days of Congress risk shelving key reform amid lobby pressure and calls on Senator Hoar to push the measure with persistent effort.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Massachusetts
Congress
Hoar
Uprising Against Free Silver Moves Merchants Nationwide
Business leaders across the country voice hostility to the silver inflation bill in Congress. Merchants associations in Louisville Milwaukee and St Louis urge that the Senate bill not become law. Superior Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce calls for action urging defeat of the measure. The protest cuts across political lines, uniting East West North and South.
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Congress
Boston
East
Merchants’ Associations
Louisville
Milwaukee
Wis
Memorial of Merchants and Manufacturers of
St. Louis
Senate
Chamber of Commerce of
Superior
Free Wool and Policy Change urged by Wool Consumers
The Executive Committee of the Wool Consumers' Association urges the National Association of Wool Manufacturers to recognize the public shift against protection and adopt a policy for free wool. They argue such a move could preserve duties on goods while aligning with voters and government needs, despite the West's leverage in tariff politics and Treasury rulings. The piece notes Goats hair taxes and warns of continued pressure if manufacturers reject reform.
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Wool Consumers’ Association
Dwyer
Treasury Department
National Association “of Wool Manufacturers
The
Boston Journal
Lawrence
Towne Addresses Western Reserve President at Cleveland
A Boston writer weighs Rev Charles F Towne's inaugural speech at Western Reserve University. He notes Towne's New England roots Harvard ties and Cambridge parish background. The piece contrasts Towne's nonsectarian religious vision with Eastern academic pragmatism and stresses the need for sustained university growth in the West.
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Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Charles F. Tow1ne
Boston
Western Reserve
New England
Tuwine
Harvard
Cambridge
Thwing
Ohio
Thwine
West
East
Elior
Feudalism in New York and police corruption exposed
An eye opening critique denounces New York police brutality and the city’s protection racket influenced by political bosses. The piece describes a drunken man beaten by policemen, the coroner’s involvement, and advice to seek protection through bosses to avoid unsafe treatment. It also comments on contemporary theater criticism regarding Mr. Archer and Mr. Jerome.
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New York
Ferdinand LiEvy
P. Drover
F. Levy
Witty quips court clumsy praise in a caustic critique
A satirical review rails at a play wright imitating French styles and mocks The New York Sun for suggesting the guillotine as a cruelty free alternative to electricity. It notes Mr Dana’s failed political guillotine experiment and mocks Sir Julian Paunceforte’s invented Behring Sea interview while lampooning Sir Juan’s stubborn stance.
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The
New York Sun
Dana
Julian Pauncurorsz
Behring Sea
London
Juan
Sack Ville
Boston Reflections on Life, Culture and Weather Traditions
The piece surveys a Boston era with tributes to a late eminent lawyer and his wife, praising domestic virtue and social grace. It notes the American Folk Lore Society's Chinese theater event, reflects on Boston’s view of Chinese art, and comments on weather talk, club conversations, and a writer’s future literary ambitions.
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Tam
American Folk Lore Society
Boston
Celestial Theatre
Harrison Avenue
John Chinaman
Peculiar Boston Observations on Yartaria and Trolleys
The letter criticizes Boston street dust storms and trolley behavior, praising the electric car system as a tool for civic training. The writer, TARTARIN, recalls desert imagery, horse car spectacles, and the coolness of women approaching electric cars, contrasting dangers with urban routine in Tremont Street. Dated Boston February 6, 1891.
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Yartaria
Boston
Algerine
Pty
Tremont Street
Tartarin
Pachmann Second Recital Praised for Poetic Rhythm
Music critic Hilary Hale reviews Mr. de Pachmann at Chicker ing Hall noting articulate rubato and strong Mazurkas Waltzes and Barcarole rise in performance while criticizing the funeral march and G nocturne for mannered delivery and lack of color The piece ends with announcement of a third recital on Feb 10 with Chopin works listed
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Pachmann
de Pachmann
Chickering Hall
Chopin
Tuesay
Hilip Hale
Krehbiel Concludes Wagner Lecture Series in Steinert Hall
In Steinert Hall yesterday afternoon H E Krehbiel of the New York Tribune finished his five lecture course on Richard Wagner and his lyric dramas. Henry Holden Hass accompanied on the piano. He spoke nearly two hours delivering a forceful interpretation of Der Ring des Nibelungen and its ethics, noting parallels with Greek myth. The audience listened intently and applauded generously.
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Steinert Hall
H. E. Krehbiel
The
New York Tribune
Richard Wagner
Henry Holden Hass
Krehbiel
Wagfier
Brunhilde
Grand Matinee at Music Hall and Rummel Recital
Mr. Franz Rummel's last pianoforte recital is set for tomorrow afternoon at Union Hall, highlighting his varied piano artistry. The Grand Operatic Matinee at Music Hall tomorrow at 1 o'clock features Miss Decca, returning from Europe, with a lineup of renowned performers and a program praised for its appeal. Miss Decca has appeared with Her Majesty Italian Opera under Colonel Mapleson and with the Carl Rosa English Opera Company in London and on tours, later presenting concerts in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and other cities after her return to America.
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Franz Rummel
Union Hall
Music Hall
Miss Decca
Boston
Europe
Italian Opera
Colonel Mapleson
Carl Rosa English Opera Company
London
Paris
America
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Richmond
Causes for Signor Crispi's Defeat and Return to Power
A political analysis argues Italian voters blamed tax and spending policy rather than broad opposition to the Triple Alliance. It notes Crispi secured support by promising limited taxation and economic reform, while naval buildup and budget deficits spurred opposition united by fiscal concerns. The piece also discusses lingering sentiment against Austria and Italian fears of Austrian pressure and interference.
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Signor Crispi
Italy
Crispi
Florence
Tunis
Capitan Fracassa
Italans
Triple Alliance
Austria
Germany
Trieste
Trentino
Austraan
Francis Joseph
Humbert
Rome
Italian Finance and Crispi Defeat in 1891
The piece argues Crispi’s fall stems from Africa policy and cost overruns in Massawa and Abyssinia, criticizes colonial aims, notes French press delight and tariff friction, and views Magliani as the only strong alternative. It predicts Crispi’s return given fragmented opposition and analyzes potential successors and political dynamics in Italy.
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Italy
Africa
Red Sea
Enrieh
Crispi
Massawa
Abyssinia
France
Tunis
Magliani
Treasury
Naples
Cleveland
Magnani
di Rudini
T. P
Boston
The Indian Mess and News Snapshots
A Western paper riffs on The Indian Mess and other tidbits. Anecdotes cover eloping lovers aided by a plumber in Pittsburg, elections in Canada nineteen years ago, a tuberculosis sample mailed from Ontario to Dr. Minot, and wry quips from Chicago, Philadelphia, and Baltimore papers. Reports mention Baton Rouge’s camellias, ancient inks in Rome, and the arrival of the Big Indians in Washington to meet the Little White Man.
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Pittsburg
Canada
John A. Macdonald
Minot
Harvard Medical School
Buffalo
Ontario
Powers
Protoco
Seni
Ruth
Baltimore Herald
Chicago
Crispi
Bismarck
McKinley
Philadelphia Times
Baton Rouge
Rome
British Museum
Yisraeli the Elder
Reflections of ae Macron and Son Poem Fragment
A short verse fragment notes a proposed amendment tying Free Silver to the Pension Bull. The speaker predicts mixed odds, suggesting success in tying the issue could backfire and cripple broader ambitions, using a kite and tail metaphor to illustrate the risk.
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Ae Macron and Son
Stewart
Weather Crop Bulletin Highlights Varied January Rainfall
The bulletin reports excessive rainfall in New England and the Middle Atlantic, plus generous rains in the Ohio Valley and Lake region, though the Ohio Valley moisture was below normal. California and the Pacific coast were dry, spring wheat areas like Minnesota and the Dakotas also saw dry conditions, with snow depths from one to five inches across New England south to Massachusetts and across Northern New York and Michigan. Some Northern New England and Northern Michigan zones show 18 to 30 inches of snow measured on the ground in limited areas.
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Washington
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Georgia
North Pacific
California
Minnesota
Dakotas
Massachusetts
New York
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Navy Fitting Lancaster and personnel transfers announced
Naval orders detach Chief Engineer B B H Wharton from Quin tard Iron Works New York on the 15th for special duty connected with the fitting out of the Lancaster. Leave granted to Chief Engineer Charles H Loring for six months with permission to leave the United States. Lieutenant B A Piske furlough extended six months from the 15th next month with permission to remain abroad.
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Army and Navy Gazette
Washington
Naval
B. B. H. Wharton
Quintard Iron Works
New York
Lancaster
Charles H. Loring
United States
B. A. Piske
Charitable Mechanic cites Governor Russell on industrial education
Last evening at Mechanics Building the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association held a sociable to honor the ladies night with speeches and supper. Governor Russell urged public support for industrial education and manual training as part of the state public school system, praising the association’s two century history and its role in promoting labor, education, and public welfare. Other speakers touched on prison reform and the balance of labor and capital.
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Mechanics
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Associaation
Oliver M. Wentworth
Russell
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Paul Revere
Boston
Cambridge
Stacy
B’arvey N. Shepard
Oscar Mellish
E. C. Vitz
Frederick W. Lincoln
JL. G. Haynes
C. H. Spaulding
Ice Carnival at White's Park Finals Featured Local Winners
The Concord carnival featured amateur one mile skating races for different age groups with winners Warren Potter E P Jordan Clarence Fifield and Harry Hall. A A Holden won the one mile event and M W Emerson took five miles. J Q Bacer of Arlington Mass won fancy skating. W O H Clap of Concord won the pole match. Trotting races closed the event drawing over 5000 spectators.
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Concord
Concorp
N. H
White’s Park
Warren Potter
E. P. Jordan
Clarence Fifielt
Harry Hall
A. A Holden
M. W. Emerson
J. Q. Bacer
Arlington
Mass
W. O. H. Clap
South Street
Cambridge Sons of New Hampshire Banquet Reception
The Cambridge Sons of New Hampshire held a reception banquet and entertainment at Citizens' Trade Association Hall in Cambridge last evening. President J A Dow presided with speeches by H B Buffum editor of the Chronicle and Dr Currie. Singing by Lawrence Miss Sawyer and Mrs Alice Osborne.
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Cambridge Sons of New Hampshire
Citizens’ Trade Association
Cambridge
J. A. Dow
H. Buffum
The
Chronicle
Currie
Lawrence
Sawyer
Alice Osborne
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Reform Club
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Jerome
SorHeRn
Atlantic
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Insen
Howxtis
Js Romx
Nestor
Bancroft
Sydney Bartlett
Old Cottinger
Cofiinger
Taverner
Coffinger
Cape Horn
Post
MR. Krehbiel
Wagner
Signor
Governor Russell
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