British Parliament Dissolution Looms Before End of Session
A Boston paper notes uncertainty about a dissolution and election as Parliament prepares to open the new session. A New York Times table compares party strengths and possible crisis, listing Gladstonian, Whig, Nationalist, and Tory-Unionist positions with figures from 1887 and 1890, hinting at tensions within the government and the likelihood of a broader political shift.
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New York Times
Gladstonians
Promos Cs
Irish’ Nationalisis
Debates Over International Copyright At House Hearing
At a Washington hearing of the House judiciary committee the validity of international copyright was debated again. Opponents argued the push for the Cance bill serves only a clamor of 200 authors against 0,000,000 readers, while supporters noted safeguards and natural market forces would prevent pricey English styles from spreading here. Mr Putnam cited publishing experience to counter the critiques.
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House Committee On the Judiciary
Washington
Putnam
Boston Secures Manuscript Records From Bartow Sale
The Bartow sale in New York transfers to Boston the General Court manuscripts from the Colony. The work, edited by Dr Shurtleff, Mr Gooprell, and Mr Wairmory, links Massachusetts history and its early legal system. Public Library trustees rightly acquire this invaluable manuscript for Massachusetts ownership.
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Bartow
New York
General Court
Boston
Commonwealth
Shurtleff
Gooprell
Wairmory
Massachusetts
Public Library
North Dakota Lottery Bill Sparks Moral Alarm in Legislature
The North Dakota Senate and House, both under Republican control, move to sanction a 25 year lottery charter linked to the Louisiana lottery. Support hinges on a $100,000 annual license payment to the state treasury and perceived benefits to banking. Critics charge a loss of moral sense among lawmakers amid rapid pushback from public sentiment. The editorial also critiques the New York Tribune for misrepresenting Massachusetts iron manufacturers petitioning for tariff relief, arguing that the paper attacks the signers as greedy while urging tariff reform and free raw materials.
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North Dakota
Senate
House
Louisiana Lottery
New York Tribune
Massachusetts
Ames
Stetson
Tausber
Tribune
Congress
Post
Tremont Nail Company
Bay State Tron Company
South Boston Tron Works
Colt’s Fire Arms Machine Company
Manchester Locomotive Works
Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Company
American Screw Company
Magee Furnace Company
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
New England
the Tribune
Home Market Club
Boston
Emperor William's Labour Scheme Opposed Across Europe
European opinion voices strong skepticism about Germany's labor proposals. The plan faces doubts of success even in Germany, with France and Britain unlikely to join an international accord. Observers argue state intervention cannot sustain long term gains while existing rivalries and tariffs will persist.
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Europe
Germany
Austria
Italy
Paris
France
la Lanterne
United States
William
Prince Bis-Marck
London
New York Times
Bradlaugh
Northampton
Great Britain
Belgium
Switzerland
Boston Prize Cups Stir Street Talk On Local Athletics
In Boston a window display shows about forty silver cups to be awarded by the Boston Athletic Association at their major meeting next Saturday. The prizes are simple in design and meant to spur athletic effort, not match world class trophies. A street boy’s remark on jewel thefts highlights how sensational crime reports influence youths, while a vanity ad for a female detective prompts thoughts on gender roles. The piece also ribs on language in reporting and notes Forepaugh’s circus sale to an English syndicate, with a British investor likely to helm the big tent in future seasons.
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Washington Street
Boston Athletic Association
Mnajor
Boston
Jim
From Dakota Legisature to Lottery Deal Alleges Campaign Pact
A Washington report claims the Republican Legislature of North Dakota acted under a Louisiana lottery protection agreement promising a large national campaign contribution. The unexplained WAIRMouth appointment as New Orleans customs collector is cited as part of the same bargain. The charge highlights demoralization in North Dakota.
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Washington
Dakota
Louisiana Lottery
National Campaign Fund
Wairmouth
New Orleans
North Dakota
Court rules street advertising by railways illegal
New York Court of Common Pleas held placarding ads on elevated station walls and streetcars to be a private use of public streets, not authorized by law. The decision says railways cannot engage in advertising unless connected to their passenger service, a view echoed in Boston and New England debates. The piece notes political shifts and tariff debates involving William M. Ayres and party alignment.
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New York Court of Common Pleas
Boston
New York
Buchanan’s poisoned chalice praised by his own lips
The article ridicules Mr. Lanovenens and Mr. Robert Buchanan for views on equality and society. It mocks Buchanan posing as Rousseau and warns that his claim all men are born equal clashes with his own beliefs. The tone condemns the social theory and its political implications.
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Robert Buchanan
Rousseau
Telegraph
Foxglove “Manor
Stage Realism Falls Short in Prince and the Pauper Hiss
Mr. E. H. Vanperrexr may hold a poor view of stage realism after an actor playing a hanged scene nearly died at Broadway Theatre New York last night due to stage hands clumsiness.
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E. H. Vanperrexr
The
Broadway Theatre
New York
American consul at Bristol writes praised melodrama
The American consul at Bristol has written and produced a melodrama, drawing high praise from local critics. If Mr BLAINE calls this pernicious, regular theatre-goers will not share his view, as the piece gains favorable notices in Bristol.
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Bristol
England
Blaine
Riches Through Industry, Says Mr Russell Sac
In a Sunday column, Mr Russell Sac proclaims that anyone with intelligence and industry can grow rich. He notes his own fortune is around fifty million, presenting the view as cheering and likely achievable for many.
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Russell Sac
Newvorb Big’s World Record Halted by Lecturing Tour
Newvorb Big had the world record within reach but chose to tour as a lecturer instead. Her decision likely cost her a higher title and broader fame, as the potential public speaking would have amplified her name beyond the record itself.
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Newvorb Big
Forepaugh to Manage Local Circus Institution
The passage praises Adam Forepaugh taking the helm of the circus concern. It describes Forepaugh as American through and through, tall and slim with a partly bald head, and notes his large diamond necktie. The text asserts safety under his leadership and defends the circus from British interference.
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Adam Forepaugh
Sixteenth Symphony Concert Glows With Lopez and Nicode
The Boston audience savored a rich program featuring Nicodé’s Symphonic Variations Op 27, Massenet’s Phedre overture, and Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole with soloist C M Loeffler. The Romeo and Juliet overture by Tschaikowsky closed the evening with fervent acclaim and praise for the orchestra led by Mr Reiter.
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Rart Tschaikowsky
Boston
Cnestia
Dynes Ee Wenners
Nicodé
Phedre
Massenet
C. M. Loeffler
Jean Louis Nicodé
Reiter
Xavier Reiter
Liszt
Tasso
Rubinstein
Lalo
Loetzer
I'schaikowsky
Juliet
Publishers Notes and Santa Claus Prize Winners
Publishers notes announce Stanley’s expedition narrative forthcoming from Scribner’s Sons and an illustrated Scribner’s Magazine piece on his last journey. Miss Ethel M. Arnold will contribute to the New York Ledger on The London Social World. Santa Claus prizes offer 22 prize-winning children a Washington day trip by private Pullman car to tour Congress, the monument, the White House, departments, the Smithsonian, and a hotel dinner, with Philadelphia patronesses.
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Stanley
Emin Pasha
Charles Scribner's Sons
Scribner’s Magazine
Ethel M. Arnold
Washington
Santa Claus
Philadelphia
Congress
Smithsonian Institute
Last books and rare manuscripts anchor Barlow library sale
The Barlow sale in New York drew strong competition led by Brayton Ives. A black letter De Cosco Latin Columbus letter sold for 490 dollars, four copies of Mundus Novus moved to bidders, and Vespucius works fetched high sums. Massachusetts records topped 6500 dollars, and Benedict Arnold’s journal sold for 405 dollars. Total day sales reached 24,508.60 with overall sale at 85,048 dollars.
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New York
Barlow Library
Brayton Ives
de Cosco
Boston
Vespucius
Hylacomus
Ives
Strasburg
Dodd, Mead & Co
Brown Library
Barlow
Virginia
Colonie
Vincent
John White
Roger Williams
America
Williams
Winslow
Wood
New England
Whitaker and Croshawe
Waterlouse
Claration
Mr. Ives
de Vries
Wolley
J. F. Sabin
Zarate
Peru
John Pierce
John Peter Zenger
New York Weekly Journal
Charles R. Hildeburn
Massachusetts Records
Boston Public Library
J. S. Barnes
Whalmers
Kirby
Sabin
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Columbus
Ferdinand and Isabella
Brown
Providence
Charles I
John Indicott
Secretary Tracy Recovering After White House Fire
Secretary Tracy improves in health after a blaze at his home killed his wife and daughter. Fire chief Parris and officers Cattell and Wright reported their heroic entry into the burning house. An examination by Norman Wiard found overheated steam near a pipe register likely caused the fire, with Tracy planning a brief trip down the Potomac this week.
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Washington
Tracy
Fire Department
Parris
Cattell
Wright
White House
Miss Tracy
Potomac
Navy Department
Douglass
General Rosecrans
Norman Wiard
Drew
Mr. Wiard
Henry Arthur Jones to visit this country in March
A report notes playwright Henry Arthur Jones will visit in March. Other items mention a benefit fund for Samuel J. Randall reaching around $50,000, Mrs Joseph Chamberlain potential Egypt travel book, Emma Eames destined to lead in Saint-Saëns Ascanio in Paris, and McGlynn’s illness delaying a lecture. Sherman turns seventy with home reception in New York. Attending were brother John and generals Scho field Howard Slocum.
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Henry Arthur Jones
Samuel J. Randall
Joseph Chamberlain
Egypt
Emma Eames
J.r. Malone
McGlynn
William Tecumseh Sherman
New York
John
Schofield
Howard
Slocum
Quorum Tactics in the British House Described
London observers discuss Speaker Reed's attempts to create a quorum outside the bell test. The piece explains the forty member rule, the Speaker counting with his hat, and the lobby counting range, noting how obstructionists like Biggar popularized the tactic and how the Irish adopted it.
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Reed
Biggar
Notable miscellany of long-ago celebrity and theatre notes
A parade of brief items recounts the Cuba governor general’s illness marked by many doctors, Mary Anderson’s matrimonial career and contract disputes, a Pennsylvania man planning to sing at his funeral via phonograph, a Palace of Saint-Cloud collapse, a Correggio painting found in Correggio, Wilkie Collins’ ambitions, Grand Army post resolutions, a legendary Japanese treasure tale, Macdonald and Tennyson chat, Sarah Bernhardt theatre plans and contract limits, Coquelin’s leave policy, a Bridgeport stage mishap during the Merchant of Venice causing a dummy dry goods box display, and audience reactions suggesting the accident was part of the performance.
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Cuba
Mary Anderson
Pennsylvania
Palace of Saint-Cloud
Salon of Mars
Signor Callini
Parma
Correggio
Italy
St. John the Baptist
Barili
Malatesta
Modena
Lawrence
Japan
Yuki Harutomo
George Macdonald
Tennyson
Thea
St. Petersburg
Scenia
Removal of Saltonstall Seen as High Politics
The Boston Journal calls Saltonstall’s removal a question of high politics, comparing it to the legendary King of Liliput taller by a nail’s breadth. The note suggests the action is politically charged beyond routine patronage removals in Ethan A. Morse’s district.
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Boston Journal
Liliput
Saltonstall
Ethan A. Morse
Providence Journal
Ind
Sunday Readers In Bates Hall Open To Public
The Bates Hall Sunday opening is likely to draw more Sunday readers and students. Boston’s working population, often unaware of local news, will gain brighter prospects as awareness grows. A Cambridge Tribune note highlights a tutor coming to Boston to study, praising access to multiple books in a warm, well-lit library for readers with limited means.
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Bates Hall
Boston
Bright Trades
Cambridge Tribune
Unitarian Club to hear socialism talk and honor Saltonstall
The Unitarian Club will host a Wednesday evening session headlined by Alexander Wheeler speaking on Socialism with a panel including Hertford Hale John Graham Brooks and Savage. Collector Saltonstall likely chairs again and is praised for his public service amid national civil service reform tensions among merchants and citizens.
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Unitarian Club
Alexander 8. Wheeler
Suffolk
Hertford
Hale
John Graham Brooks
Savage
Saltonstall
Washington
Boston Architectural Club Receives Ames Courtesies
The Boston Architectural Club was hosted by Hon. Oliver Ames at his Commonwealth Avenue residence on a Saturday afternoon. Architect Carl Fehmer assisted in guiding the visitors through the mansion, and Mr. Blackall spoke for the club, thanking the ex-Governor for his hospitality.
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Architectural Club
Oliver Ames
Commonwealth Avenue
Carl Fehmer
Blackall
Funeral of General Salamanca in Havana
Funeral services for General Salamanca, former captain general of Cuba, were held in Havana with full military honors. Troops lined the palace route to the cemetery as an eight horse hearse carried the coffin. Wreaths adorned the casket as foreign consuls, officials, press, and thousands attended amid unanimous newspaper praise.
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General Salamanca
Havana
Cuba
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