Post Publishing Company Address and Payment Details
The notice lists the Boston Post second class matter status and payment instructions. It names the New York and Washington offices, with routes to make checks, drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company and to send money at the sender's risk. It also lists BripGMAN Brimincham Co. as agents and locations for offices and Corcoran Building in Washington.
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Post Publishing Company
New York
Broadway and
Wall Street
Bripgman, Brimincham & Co
WasnincTos
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Ship News Highlights on Third Page Then Financial Pages
The notice indicates Ship News appears on the third page while Financial and Commercial Departments are located on the sixth and seventh pages. Readers are guided to the correct sections for updates and listings.
Petrel Gunboat Set for Trial by Whitney Era
The Petrel, smallest among new gunboats, will be ready for a trial voyage before Whitney leaves the Navy Department. Despite 870 tons and two fewer main battery guns than the Yorktown, she is expected to perform well. At thirteen knots speed, she should prove a capable coastal defender for the nation.
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Petrel
Whitney
Navy Department
Yorktown
Bismarck Attacks Fail as Tsar Honors English Envoy
The Czar and the Imperial family will attend a reception in honor of Sir Rupert Monick in St Petersburg, signaling government support for the English ambassador against BISMARCKS accusations. The ceremony also serves as a rebuke to German Chancellor and his critics. It highlights the emptiness of grand international courtesies witnessed at last summer's royal meeting.
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St. Petersburg
Robert Monick
Rupert
William
Aldermen Trip Financed by Electric Firm In Chicago Visit
A Boston aldermen’s educational trip, paid by an electric light company, aims to study underground wiring in Chicago and assess a city electric light and gas plant plan. The ex mayor and company officials may join, signaling a fully sponsored tour.
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Board of Aldermen
Electric Light Company
Boston
Chicago
France ministry hopes rest on Rouvier as head
The text notes M. Meine failed to form a new French ministry with capable ministers. It suggests M. Rouvi er or Rouvier may take the helm, likely Moderate Republican and wary of Radicals. It recalls FLOQUET’s ouster after Radical concessions.
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M. Meine
France
M. Rouvirer
M. Peurreycinet
M. Rouvier
M. Metine
M. Floquet
Misunderstood remarks of Henry Cabot Lodge noted
The Transcript reports that the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge has been misunderstood. The Boston Journal echoes that Lodge’s speech as reported in the Congressional Record may be misrepresented, with exact words to follow.
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Henry Canor Lopge
Boston Journal
Henry Cabot
LopGe
Honry Canort Lovee
Record of Lopes Words at Polling Places Sparks Debate
The transcript notes Mr Lopes saying he would accept a United States supervisor and a file of soldiers at every polling place in his district if needed. It contrasts his later revision of those words with the Congressional Record account and cites prior Washington dispatches detailing the change in wording.
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Congressional Record
Indorses
Lopes
United States
Washington
Unwarranted German Conduct at Samoa Sparks Bitter Sentiment
Testimony from multiple sources paints German forces in Samoa as insolent during recent disturbances. Charges of misgovernment against the German consul are strong, supported by paymaster reports from the Nipsic showing the Apia commander and consul encroaching on foreign rights. The findings aim to clarify American interests ahead of the Berlin conference.
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Samoa
Bismarck
Nipsic
San Francisco
Apia
Berlin
Savings banks investments threaten depositors in New York
The article warns that attempts to broaden savings bank investments in New York mirror prior risky moves. It notes $5 million lost from 29 bank failures in fourteen years, mostly from unwise investments under special charters. The piece questions proposed municipal bond limits and stresses trustee liability for unauthorized loans.
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New York
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri
Colorado
Elizabeth
N. J
Topeka
Kan
Memphis
Tenn
Supreme Court of the United
Franklin County
Ill
Eternal vigilance as price of security for certain institutions
The source asserts that for these institutions constant watchfulness is necessary to ensure safety. It presents vigilance as a perpetual requirement, implying ongoing scrutiny and readiness to defend against threats. No specific entities or events are named in the readable fragment.
Direct Tax Bill Sparks Senate Debate Over Refund Plan
Senator EpMunds and Senator Blair oppose the direct tax refund bill while supporters argue it helps relieve surplus while aiding states that paid toward 1861 taxes. Opposition centers on justice and state fiscal impact. president’s veto looms if passed.
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Suerman
Conference Committee
Epmunds
Senate
Blair
New Hampshire
Congress
Vendome Meeting Plans Expanded Homeopathic Charity
A Vendome afternoon meeting considers extending the Homeopathic Medical Dispensary's work. The charity has operated over thirty years, aiding the sick and poor with 150000 beneficiaries last year, 14443 patients treated, 88327 prescriptions issued, and 8688 home visits. The gathering aims to boost its reach and equipment.
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Vendome
Paris Declines as Cheap Art Overtakes Stage and Books
A letter in the New York Tribune laments a Paris trend toward cheapness in art and literature. It criticizes the fading traditions of the French stage and says prized works, even by Angier and Dumas, are disappearing from view. The writer questions removing superfine and expensive works in the name of popularization.
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New York Tribune
Paris
Angier
Dumas
Sarpon
Critics Reimagine Shakespeare With Purely Theoretical Notions
The piece lampoons actors and reviewers who claim hidden intentions in Shakespeare works. It cites revived Macbeth at the Lyceum and a spoof about Hamlet and Othello, arguing against improbable readings and urging skepticism toward expert theories and theatrical conceits.
Fragments Hint at Rising Temper in Production Struggle
A terse line suggests an actor grows furious about the pace of work and the push to finalize it. The text implies escalating tensions around completing a production.
Death of Professor Charles Carroll of New York University
Boston observer reflects on the life of Charles Carroll longtime Paris of Harvard 1853 first scholar who rose to teach French and German at the University of the City of New York. The piece recalls his brilliant though curtailed career, and his frail health. It also tells of a Lawson portrait of Daniel Webster seen in Boston with anecdotes about Webster’s admiration for the likeness and a Princeton gun accident linked to Stockton’s expedition.
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Charles Carroll
University of the City of New York
Harvard
Eliot
John Quincy Adams
John C. Palfrey
Albert G. Browne
Adams
Hull
Ariel H. Crocker
James Mills Peirce
Justin Winsor
Arthur T. Lyman
James C. White
Wilder Dwight
Webster
Lawson
Washington
Mr. Webster
Potomac
Commodore Stockton
Princeton
Stockton
Upshur
Mr. Gilmer
Navy
Kennan
Mr. Lawson
Miss Marlowe Shines as Rosalind in As You Like It
The Park Theatre audience praised Miss Marlowe's Rosalind for wit and feminine strength in a text driven, sensible production. Miss Shaw as Celia and Mr. Owen as Touchstone drew strong approval, while Taber’s Orlando and other cast members showed mixed success. The play, noted for its buoyant mood and plain forest setting, will run tonight and tomorrow night.
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Miss Marlowe
Rosalind
Shakspere
Dr. Furnivall
Orlando
Touchstone
Forest of Arden
Ardennes
France
England
Warwickshire
London
Park Theatre
Viola
Miss Anderson
Mme. Modjeska
Miss Coghlan
Miss Davenport
Miss Shaw
Celia
Taber
Audrey
Phebe
Mr. Barron
Mr. Owen
Harbor Lights and The Twelve Temptations At Boston Theatres
The Harbor Lights at the Boston Theatre features Gustavus Levick Luke Martin Julia Stuart and others with strong nautical drama and a Wabash sailors tableau while The Twelve Temptations at Hollis Street Theatre is a lavish reworked spectacle centering on ballet and visual effects The program also notes next week’s Antony and Cleopatra with Mrs Potter and Mr Bellew and Rice's Great American Burlesque Company at the Grand Opera House
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Lieutenant Kingsley
Tom Dossiter
Dora Vane
Mrs. Chu
United States
Wabash
Hollis Street Theatre
Boston Theatre
Mrs. Potter
Mr. Bellew
Rice
Grand Opera House
The Corsair stage review and next week’s offerings
The Corsair returns with lavish scenery and fashion, though some say it loses its former daintiness. Annie M Perkins shines as the hero with supporting laughs from Martint Ali Getthere Schiller Birbanto and Fortesque Zuliema. Music by Braham pleases while the Park Theatre hosts Boccaccio with Manola Moore and a star cast next week. Moran Birch minstrels and Carrolls bring holiday variety at the Howard with new features and Boson favorites.
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Conrad
Annie M. Perkins
Mr. Martint
Ali Getthere
Mr. Schiller
Birbanto
Mr. O’gorman
Syng Smaul
George K. Fortesque
Frankie Kemble
Medora
Cora Tinnie
Hassan
Lila Blow
Gulnare
John J. Braham
SIVA
McCaull Opera Company
Park Theatre
von Suppe
Boccaccio
Marion Manola
Boccaccia
Laura Moore
Fiametta
Charles W. Dungan
Edmund Stanley
John J. Raffael
de Wolf Hopper
Digby Bell
Jefferson de Angelis
H. A. Cripps
Charles H. Jones
Louis Shrader
Laura Joyce Bell
Annie Myers
Josephine Knapp
Mme
Mathilde Cottrelly
Herr Adolph
the Howard
Moran & Birch
Minstrels
William Carroll
Specialty Company
Miscellaneous 1889 political and social notices
No change in Rev. Henry W. Foote. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee declines Michigan bishopric. Senator Vance to receive a glass eye, rejoin Congress soon. London World items on Boulanger and Mme de Trédern, Patti concert dates, German Empress gown cost, and Spartan regime. London Truth notes gifts to the heir. Mrs Endicott praised in Washington. Mrs Cleveland social rounds. Chancellor Pierson at Wells College. Mr Russell honored in Albany. Russell dines with Bayard and foreign affairs committee.
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Henry W. Foote
Henry Y. Satterlee
New York
Michigan
Senator Vance
Congress
London
General Boulanger
Mme. de Trédern
Paulus
Canada
Mexico
William II
Frederick
Endicott
Washington Post
Washington
John E. Russell
Cleveland
Gray
Pierson
Mr. Russell
Independent
Albany
Bayard
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Arkansas Legislature Urged to Tackle Immigration and Safety
The Springfield Republican argues that fewer immigration resolutions and more policies preventing tragedies like the Clayton assassination would help Arkansas grow its population by reducing violent incidents and improving public safety.
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Arkansas
Clayton
Springfield Republican
Ind
Monstrous Impudence Over Merchant Marine Revival
A New York Times editorial lambasts Pennsylvania iron masters for opposing a revival of the American merchant marine, arguing that free shipbuilding would restore the industry if allowed to run its course. It condemns proposals they present as impudent given their role in undermining the sector.
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United States
District of Columbia
State of
New York
Pennsylvania
N. Y
The Course of Wages Downward Trend Cited By Record
The Philadelphia Record notes that wage changes in public prints are mostly downward with reductions and lower schedules. It argues tariff claims by political doctrinaires about protecting wages were false.
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Philadelphia Record
Ind
Cleveland says we have nothing to hide after defeat
The Chicago News Inter Ocean comments that Grover Cleveland's administration will gain an honorable place in history and remains faithful in its assertion that it has fought a clean, burden-relieving campaign.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Chicago News Ind
Those American Suits and Inaugural Homespun Proclamation
A Philadelphia Times report notes a new President and Vice-President plan to appear in homespun for the inauguration. The move signals novelty in wearing American goods and may prompt inquiries by Benjamin Harrison and Levi P Morton into why a large majority wear factory products.
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Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton
Philadelphia
Times
Bolting Kenna Dominates Second Charleston Ballot
In Charleston West Virginia on February 18 two ballots were taken in the joint assembly for Senator. On the second ballot Goff led with 40 votes Kenna had 29 E W Wilson 6 J B Somerville 4 W R Neal 3 and scattering. Forty three votes were required to elect. Bolting members explained they opposed Kenna saying he cannot be elected while one man holds out.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joint Assembly
Goff
Kenna
E. W. Wilson
J. B. Somerville
W. R. Neal
Balance Scattering
Kenway
Eighteenth Star Course Features Rev George Dowling
The Star course's eighteenth evening presents Rev George Thomas Dowling former Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Cleveland speaker on Good Old Times.
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George Thomas Dowling
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Cleveland, O
Quotable Snippets and Jests From Various Papers
A collage of humorous lines and quick quips from multiple sources. Topics range from political bars to family quips and courtroom banter, including Bismarck quotes and playful exchanges about money, pie orders, and voting.
Cabinet Gossip and Dakota Civil Service Debate
Reporters discuss a Harrison era cabinet lineup with Blaine Wanamaker and Noble named for key posts. The piece notes Edgerton's critique of patronage and cites a Dakota bill opposing civil service reform by removing territorial officers at executive pleasure.
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Indianapolis
Harrison Homestead
Harrison
James G. Blaine
Maine
Treasury
William Windom
Minnesota
Jerry Rusk
Wisconsin
John Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
W. H. H. Miller
Indiana
Navy
John R. Thomas
Illinois
the Interior
John W. Noble
Missouri
Warner Miller
New York
Dakota
Dakotas
Bismarck
Edward King in Naples Faces Fraud Charges in Prison
Boston readers learn Edward King, once a journalist here, is imprisoned in Naples on fraud and obtaining money under false pretenses. About $300 in claims stand against him. an appeal seeks immediate funds from friends to settle and avoid trial and possible imprisonment.
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Edward King
Italy
King
United States
Naples
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