Boston Hommopathic Dispensary seeks new building plans
The Boston Hommopathic Dispensary Association met at East Concord street College to discuss a larger, better housed facility. Speakers urged a unified building with departments and a lying-in hospital, considering Hotel Newton as a potential site. A public meeting was voted for Feb. 19 at the Vendome to rally support.
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Boston Hommopathic Dispensary Association
East Concord Street
Liberty D. Packard
South Boston
F. W. Elliott
I. T. Talbot
H. C. Clapp
Boston
D. G. Woodvine
John H. Payne
Walter Wesselhoeft
Clara E. Gary
Saiders
Newton
Harrison Avenue
East Newton Street
Vr. R. D. Crabtree
Caroline E. Hastings
Talbot
Hotel Vendome
Smalley’s Washington forecast meets rebuke at home
In the Sat morning 1889 note Mr. G W Smalley of the New York Tribune presses the claim no English minister will be sent to Washington while Cleveland is President. He cites a London Herald report of Pherps’s rebuke to Lord Salisbury as if printed in England, prompting derision from local readers.
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London
Paris
Graf
Count
Landor
Old City
Livingston
Florence
Marquis Lonsada
Boston
Taverner
G. W. Smalley
New York Tribune
Sackville
Mr. Dick
King Charles
Pherps
Lord Salisbury
Washington
Cleveland
London Herald
England
the Tribune
Atlantic
Smalley
Canyor City
Picayune
Camden
Pneumatic Dynamite Gun
Boston Harbor
Fort Warren
Ida Wilcox
Nice
N. Y. Herald
Boston Trade Journal
Wright as labor commissioner urged by Senate allies
The piece argues Colonel Carroll D. Wright should be confirmed as labor commissioner by the Senate. It emphasizes his nonpartisan service and reliability, praising his impartial handling of statistics and urging reappointment by General Harrison.
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Carroll D. Wright
Senate
Cleveland
Wiiegut
Harrison
Wincut
Judge Brewer ruling on Iowa railroad rate schedule stirs interstate issues
The decision may affect less than four percent of rail business but creates a broader precedent. It highlights conflicts with interstate commerce law over long and short haul rates and potential awkwardness where the Iowa schedule applies to freight passing through the state.
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Brewer
Railroad Commissioners of
Iowa
West Medford Seeks Split From Old Town for Autonomy
West Medford residents push for separation from Medford town to form a distinct municipality. The group argues the area operates as two towns under one government and asks the Legislature to sanction a divided governance while preserving town status.
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West Medford
Medford
Indians and Oberly noted for civil service reform support
Earnest backers urge retention of Indian commissioner Oberly by the new administration. They praise his nonpartisanship and Civil Service reform stance, arguing these traits are key to success in delicate Indian affairs.
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Mr. Oberly
Oberly
General Harrison urged to resist demand for Oberly removal
The remark calls for General Harrison to oppose party spoilsmen and extremists seeking Oberly’s dismissal. It argues continued Oberly service would aid the Indian Department and civil service reform, while removal would signal partisan shift in the new administration.
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Oberly
Harrison
Indian Department
Annexation debate looms in Canadian politics
Ottawa reports claim the Dominion government will test annexation sentiment after this session. Sir John MacDonald may retire, with Sir Charles Tupper likely to lead. Liberal opposition favors unrestricted reciprocity, risking a shift in political balance as extradition treaties with Britain face long-standing disputes and reform efforts.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Laurick
United States
John MacDonald
Scott
Senate
Joan MacDonald
Charles Tupper
Macponagp
England
Conservative
Canada
Macoon- Ald
Extradition Treaty Delays Strain U S Britain Talks
The article discusses decades of delay in negotiating a broad extradition treaty with Great Britain. It cites President Cleveland in 1885 and the Phelps-Rosbery proposal for surrendering criminals, excluding political offenses, and notes large embezzlement sums by fugitives in Canada. It also reviews the 1794 and 1842 treaties limiting offenses.
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Great Britain
Senate
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Moore
Indianapolis
Harvard and the push to shorten college years
A critical look at how rising college standards and better fitting schools shape American higher education. The piece argues Harvard faces pressure to abridge the four year program to three, to align with professional schools and maintain access to qualified entrants while risking losses in tuition and tradition.
Harvard faces choice on undergrad standards and new freshman year
The editorial and opinion excerpts discuss Harvard's potential to lower its first degree standards to adapt to modern pressures and the impact on professional track before graduate work. Debates on prohibition politics, money in elections, and economic concerns in labor and politics are summarized with emphasis on prominent opinions and institutions.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Preservation of Public Records Urged by Historic Society
The New England Historic Genealogical Society advocates state wide action to safeguard public records. Hassam reports highlight parchment as durable, handmade paper superior to machine-made paper, and warn modern heat and gas accelerate deterioration of fragile records.
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New England Historic-Genealogical Society
Joan T. Hassam
Commonwealth
Hassam
England
Preservation of church records and gravestone inscriptions urged
The report stresses printing valuable memorals and provides methods for preparing them. It urges officials to act on the circulars and push cities and towns in the state to protect and preserve church records and inscriptions on gravestones, viewing it as highly important.
Critics Respond to Western Praise of a Kid Actress
The Louisville Courier Journal notes regional enthusiasm for a young actress, citing praise from Boston and Chicago. It argues the West shows rare unity with eastern acclaim and defends the spontaneous outburst against petty criticism.
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Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal
Boston
Chicago
Speculation Roils Around Aldrich Treasury Bid and 1891 Senate Plans
Indianapolis correspondents discuss John Hopewell Jr of Boston visiting General Harrison to back Aldrich for Treasury and oppose a New York appointee. Hopewell cites undervaluation at the New York Custom House. Allison reportedly declines Treasury due to workload. Connecticut labor groups vote on reform bills favoring an American-leaning envelope method. Governor Hill’s Washington visit fuels talk of Democratic drift, possible 1891 Senate bid for Cleveland and Hill leadership.
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New York
House
Indianapolis
John Hopewell, Jr
Boston
Harrison
Aldrich
Treasury
Literary Notes on Living Authors and New Publications
A roundup of forthcoming and recent literary works and prizes. Andrew Lang curates Letters about living authors for Longmans. Katharine Lee Bates and Mrs. Caroline A. Mason win prizes for Rose and Thorn and A Titled Maiden. Push for translations by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Theodore Roosevelt writes The Winning of the West and Southwest. Brentano opens a London branch to aid American literary access. Warner debuts A Little Journey in the World in Harper's. Cupples & Hurd publish The Eggs of North American Birds. Bandelier's Archeological Reconnaissance into Mexico goes to a second edition. Leslie Stephen's Dictionary of National Biography reaches Kings with many Edwards and Queen Elizabeth.
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Independent
Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co
Andrew Lang
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Katharine Lee Bates
Wellesley College
Caroline A. Mason
Brockport
New York
Messrs. G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Ruth Putnam
Alexander Arbuthnot
Histoire de la Participation de la France
Establessement Des Etats Unis d’Amérique
Henri Domol
Theodore Roosevelt
West
Mississippi
Messrs. Brentano
No. 480
Strand
London
Europe
Paris
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper’s Magazine
Messrs. Cupples & Hurd
C. J. Maynard
Bandelier
Mexico
Leslie Stephen
Harvard University Calendar February 10 16
Harvard University schedule lists lectures and services from February 10 to 16. Notable events include Appleton Chapel services, lectures on Homer and German affairs, Bowdoin prize discourse, and debates at Harvard Union.
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Appleton Chapel
Alexander McKenzie
Homer
Wright
Sever
Bowdoin
Germany
Fred Amory Haynes
Sevel
University
Roger Wolcott
Divinity School Library
Deutscher Verein
Henry Villard
New York
Harvard Union
Canada
United States
J. J. Higgins
L.S
Thornton Woodbury
W. D. Clark
H. A. Davis
Athenian Acropolis
Keeler
Jefferson Physical Laboratory
Divinity School
Rofessor A
Hill. Severil
All Sorts of Vignettes and Quips Across Papers
A collage of brief journal items from various papers features a Brooklyn schoolboy shouting fire to test a teacher, political quips about Democratic caucuses, weather and tariff jibes, racial humor, legal and court yardage, and a tale of mistaken sensationalism as the Birmingham Age and Atlanta Constitution play a telegraph prank on a rival paper.
Rockland Stitchers Case Sets New Factory Wages in Mass.
The State board of arbitration recommends wage and price changes for Burrell, Houghton & Co. of Rockland after joint applications by the stitchers and firm. Prices for stitching and bottoming are set to take effect December 31, 1888, with full back pay owed through the last payday.
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State Board of Arbitration
Burrell, Houghton & Co
Rockland
Massachusetts
Senator Morrill Hosts Vermont Reception in Washington
Senator and Mrs Morrill will host a reception for Vermont visitors during inauguration week in Washington. Attending will be Governor Dillingham ex Governors Proctor Pingree Ormsbee and Farnham and Hon John Stearns. Congressman elect Elijah A Morse has a hotel suite on Capitol Hill and will address the Lincoln Club in New York Monday. He plans to attend no inauguration but expects an extra session of Congress prompting a Washington trip soon.
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Morrill
Vermont
Washington
Dillingham
Proctor, Pingree
Ormsbee
Farnham
John Stearns
Elijah A. Morse
Maltby
Capitol Bull
Lincoln Club
New York
Harrison
Congress
Bourrienne Memoirs of Napoleon to Be Published
Bourrienne's Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte in four volumes will follow the latest English edition and be issued soon by T. Y. Crowell & Co.
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Bourrienne
Napoleon Bonaparte
Messrs
T. Y. Crowell & Co
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