Saco Bank Bond Heist Then Safe Return Noted
In a Maine period detail, the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution reports stolen bonds recovered, with trustees attributing the return to Frank C McNeally and Harry McNeally. The piece mocks the bank’s formalities and hints at leniency for the youthful offender.
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Saco and
Biddeford Savings Institution
Frank C. McNeally
Harry McNeally
Maine
Frank McCneally
Saco
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution
Senate moves Biarr education bill to House battle
The Senate cut last year’s 25 vote majority to 10 in passing the Biarr education measure, seen as a tilt toward reason amid greed and fanaticism. The bill now faces the hostile House and a possible executive veto, with Blair’s faltering support noted as a sign of weakening momentum.
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Senate
United States Senate
Blair
Rhode Island Voters Consider End to Suffrage Discrimination
The April statewide vote will decide whether Rhode Island adopts a constitutional amendment removing the native versus foreign born voting disparity. The measure, approved by the Legislature, also abolishes the registry tax and ends required freehold or rent thresholds for naturalized citizens. The reform, though not as strong as a constitutional convention plan, seeks to place naturalized and native born citizens on equal footing.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island suffrage amendment faces local tax vote impact
The proposed constitutional change liberalizes general suffrage but adds a municipal tax payment requirement. It already applies in Providence and, if extended to Pawtucket and Newport, could disfranchise about 4000 voters. Opposition is likely in those areas and beyond.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Pawtucket
Newport
Grand jury to probe Gould and Sage bond trust case
The district attorney aims to bring to the grand jury the Denver Pacific and Kansas Pacific trust matter involving JAY GOULD and RUSSELL SAGE. They allegedly converted $3,000,000 in Denver Pacific bonds held for Kansas Pacific bondholders. Grand larceny carries 5 to 10 years in prison and fines up to the misappropriated amount with interest. The alleged offense occurred eight years ago, potentially totaling $5,600,000 with interest. The case draws attention to trusteeship and bondholder obligations.
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New York
Messrs
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Denver Pacific and
Kansas Pacific Trust
Denver Pacific Railroad
Kansas Pacific
Gounp and
San
Sac
Labor lecture on child labor and education policy debate
A committee reports on child labor bills, opposes private school supervision, and argues education should stay under local control. It cites German competition, factory wages, and notable cases from Lynn, Fort Wayne, and Waterbury to illustrate labor cost and efficiency differences.
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Committee On Labor
Special Committee On Child Labor
House
High Wages and Cheap Labor in Protection Debate
The piece questions protective taxes arguing high wages do not guarantee higher production costs. It notes wage differences and unequal production conditions. Example cites Lynn shoe shop workers earning over twice weekly wages of Vienna Berlin and Frankfort shops, yet cost of labor varies by context.
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Lynn
Frankfort
Europe
Lawrence
United States
Canada
Providence
Montreal
Rhode Island
New Home
Orange
Germany
Waterbury Watch Company
Black Forest
Switzerland
Connecticut
Geneva
Waterbury
England
Vienna
Berlin
Morley on Aphorisms in His Last Address
The piece notes John Morley returning to aphorisms in his latest literary address, marking a life milestone. It argues that taste for proverbs grows with age as youth grasp but do not adopt such sayings, and literature serves as a summing up of life rather than its mirror.
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Arisvors
Morury
Burk
France
MorvLey
Morey
Gormur
John Morley
Euclid
Beacon Hill
Tremont House
Atheneum
Weather Bureau
Taverner
Evarts Hints Presidential Choice Without Naming a Candidate
The New York Sun notes Mr. Evarts, addressing Republicans on Saturday night, suggested a statesman akin to Abraham Lincoln in greatness and patriotism but did not name anyone. The piece questions whom he may have had in mind.
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Evarts
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Evarts
N. Y
Simple bid system to curb gov building waste
A New York Tribune editorial argues for awarding construction contracts to the lowest bidder and treating the government like a private citizen in dealings. It contends this method would stop mismanagement and robbery and could save public money if Congress enacts such a law.
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Congress
N. Y. Tribune
An Unregenerated Party and Tax Policy Critique
The Times of Indiana condemns the Republican Party for obstructing tax relief and civil service reform through conspiracy and the spoils system. It accuses Senate Republicans of opposing reduction, defending patronage, and betraying reform pledges to preserve party advantage ahead of the coming year.
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Arthur
Congress
Cleveland
Senate
The Merchant of Venice in an early manhood view
A critical review argues The Merchant of Venice reflects Shakespeare’s early middle comedy phase. It praises Irving’s Shylock as vivid yet lacking dignity, lauds Terry’s Portia and the ensemble, notes Booth’s Hamlet contrast, and comments on other pieces and performances in the program.
Irving and Terry Readings Elevate School Endowment Effort
An appreciative audience at Stuntington Hall witnessed Mr. Irving and Miss Terry perform to aid the School of Expression endowment. Irving offered five selections including Hamlet and The Feast of Belshazzar while Terry delivered Copperfield and The Merchant of Venice. The critic notes Irving’s restraint between reading and acting, praising his dignified soliloquy and witty pauses that revealed the performers’ intelligent approach and public spirit.
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Mr. Irving
Hamlet
Mr. Booth
Irving
Copperfield
Edmund Kean
Kean
Miss ‘Jerry
Portia
Stuntington Hall
Miss Terry
School of Expression
Waiter
Hi Aseca
Shakspere
Columbus and The Trumpeter at Apollo Club Concert
The Apollo Club in Music Hall presented Columbus by Joseph Brambach and The Trumpeter by Templeton Strong in the seventeenth season. The program also featured Brahms scenes, Reichardt chorus and Beethoven Turkish March with tenor and baritone solos, male chorus, and orchestra. The reviewer praised Brambach’s Columbus as a high ranking work and noted strong executions by Mr. Strong and the ensemble. The audience demanded encores and the concert will recur next Monday.
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Apollo Club
Music Hall
Templeton Strong Lhgdy
Maschera
Cave
Hav
Reichardt Chorus
Athens
Columbus
Joseph Brambach
Brambach
Germany
Milwaukee
Auber Forestier
New World
Fair
Templeton Strong
McDowell
Sprague
Mr. Strong
Strong
Dramatic and musical notes at local theatres
A tour of entertainment at the Howard Atheneum features Harry Williams’s company with Brantford siblings in Pritz’s Reception, Edgeio, White, and others in comic and musical acts, and further shows at Hollis Street Theatre and Grand Opera House including Cushia Ma Chree and The Silver King. Washington’s birthday matinees, Michael Strogoff next week, another Hofmann concert, seat sales start Saturday, and J K Emmet bringing Fritz, Our Cousin German to the Boston Theatre.
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Howard Atheneum
Harry Williams
Tom
Bertie Brantford
Horseshoe Four
Quinlan and Turner
Love Sisters
Sandor
Mr. Boucicault
Colleen Bawn
Shaugbraun
Boucicault
Washington
Michael Strogoff
Hofmann
Music Hall
J. K. Emmet
Boston Theatre
Fragmented Bits From A Wild Patchwork Paper
A collage of satirical quips and curiosities including a self made actor in a dressing room, a drowning metaphor, a New York man jailed for wife beating, Ignatius Donnelly’s sanity forecast, and the rise of distinctive cable car names. Also noted are cigar makers striking in Philadelphia, a funeral toast by Jim Pegtop, a London advertisement for a strict governess, a comic exchange between Mr. Sampson and Miss Julia, a Texas postcard joke, and an ancient Japanese coat of mail found near Victoria B C with earlier coin discoveries in the area.
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Blaine
Emory Upright
New York
Ignatius Donnelly
Agrippa
Pittsburg Chronicle
Philadelphia
Arizona Howler
Jim Pegtop
Jim
Morning Post of
London
Julia
Texas
Victoria B. C
Surroundin
Victoria
Boston Architect John H. Sturgis Dies in England
The Boston architect John H. Sturgis dies in England after years of illness. He led Sturgis & Brigham, shaping Boston landmarks including the Museum of Fine Arts and the Church of the Advent. He served as vice-president of the Boston Society of Architects and left a noted legacy in interior planning and public buildings.
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Sturgis
Boston Society of Architects
Sturgis & Brigham
Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
Church of the Advent
Young Men’s Christian Association
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company
Henry P. Kidder
Beverly Shore
Nathaniel Thayer
Commonwealth Avenue
Frederick L. Amey
Dartmouth Street
Athletic Club
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Doston Mast
Herbert Radclyffe
Home Market Club
Gorr
Rapcllyffe
Paul “Revere
Tariff Reform League
Paul Revere
Child Labor and Instruction
Morley
THE
Dowden
Caviliers
Swinburne
George Saintsbury
the Whiteley
Shylock
Venice
Antonio
Bassanio
Marlowe
Malta
Tubal
Nerissa
Beatrice
Margaret
Olivia
Calverley
John H. Sturgis
Young Men’s Christaan Association
Ames House
Great House of Baring
Jaing Sturgis
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