Russia Would Dictate Bulgaria's Future, Says Report
The Count de Schouva Lorr's claim to Prince Bismarck about Russia's demands on Bulgaria is echoed in a Russian plan. It calls for Ferdinand to abdicate and for a Russian commissioner with a Turkish partner to run Bulgaria with little real authority. Russia also asserts the right to occupy the principality at will, a proposal Berlin and Vienna cannot accept. If pressed, a military showdown seems likely.
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Count ScHouva Lorr
Bismarck
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Russia
Berlin
Vienna
Political Shift in Michigan's Eleventh District
Doubt persists over which party won the Michigan eleventh district congressional race as the Democratic candidate shows a small majority. The district previously backed Blaine by over 7000 in about 25 000 votes, while Republican gains under Cleveland waned to under 2500. The result signals a political revolution tied to tariff reform and Cleveland's campaign strategy centering on his tariff message.
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Michigan
Blaine
Cleveland
Congress
New York Senate Probes Trusts Amid Powerful Opposition
A standing New York Senate committee opens an inquiry into trusts in New York City. The vote to start the investigation faced strong opposition from monopolies allies in Albany. The Pryor argument frames trusts as conspiracies akin to boycotts, urging use of police power to curb monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Senate
New York
Senate
Albany
Roger A. Pryor
Assembly
Windows in St Margaret’s Church Honor Milton and Lowell
The Raleigh window at St Margaret’s, Westminster, funded by American subscriptions, is supplemented by a Milton window donated by Mr. Cumps. Lowell’s inscription on the Raleigh pane mirrors Wurtriner’s verse on the Milton pane, linking Puritan and Cavalier themes with transatlantic respect.
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Raleigh
St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster
Milton
Cumps
Mr. Lowell
WurrTrer
England
New World
General land in severalty law and Indian policy reform
Professor James B Thayer discusses in the March Atlantic the scope of the general land in severalty law enacted a year ago and its progress in allotting lands to Indians. He argues for an immediate court system and legal framework for reservations to implement the new policy as a first major step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Thayer
March Atlantic
Tuayurr
Indian citizenship and reform of tribal policy urged
The text urges granting citizenship to Indians with freer land use under oversight, improved roads, compulsory education, and solutions for those not under severalty law. It calls for ending the reservation system with licensed traders and outsider exclusion, and notes Professor Thayer’s recommended legislation as essential for future territorial statehood and preserving federal reform power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer
Friends of the New
Strikes in Pennsylvania Reach Settlement Amid Wage Dispute
The Reading company mines reopen amid arbitration on wage terms after miners, about 20,000 strong, ended a six week strike that caused widespread loss in wages and coal supply. The agreement involved recognizing a Knights of Labor representative not in company employ and signals tense follow on in Lehigh, Lackawanna, and Wyoming regions. Economic losses total about 2.8 million dollars, with miners bearing the heaviest share.
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Reading Company
Corpry
Reading Railroad
Coal Corporation
Knights of Labor
Ohio
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Powperly
Reading
Gladstone Speech Electrifies Commons in Irish Debate
In the House of Commons the Irish question dominated after a sharp, eloquent speech by Mr. Gladstone. The scene featured wild enthusiasm, Goschen’s failure, and a Southwark bye election update, signaling a Liberal majority gain with strong political impact on Conservatives and the national mood.
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Barfour
Michael Hicks-Braca
National League
Ginuoony
Ireland
Lord Hartington
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
House of Commons
Goschen
Southwark
A Dickens worthy note on churchmen and workhouse amusements
A long critique contrasts Victorian writers with modern censorship and moral zeal. It highlights Ruthin guardians debating a minstrel troupe's workhouse entertainment and Colchester workhouse banning dominoes as gambling. The piece uses Dickensian irony to question limits on amusements for the poor.
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Spiffton-extra-Super
Anthony Trollope
Barchester
Dickens
England
Ruthin
Board of Guardians
Harding
Chichester
Colchester
Whitehall
Admirable project grows from modest library effort
The Children’s Library Association of New York advances from a small teacher-driven seed in Miss Hanaway’s school to a citywide effort. The group secured West Thirty-fifth Street rooms, expanded to 700 ticket holders, faced book shortages, and earned support from Columbia College and Barnard. Trustees and donors now back a secure foundation with new Ninth Avenue facilities and ongoing fundraising from Boston and nationwide supporters.
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Children’s Library Asciation
New York
Colum College
Evening Post
Mervin Dewey
National Association of Teachers
Hanaway
Ward Chichester
EpGaAr Vanderbilt
Treasury
Ter
West Thirty-fifth Street
Terry
Columbia College
Joan Bigetow
Barnard
Robert Coiuyeer
Dewey
Hyperbolic praise for Miss Terry in Portia undermines judgment
Critics overrate the English actress visiting our city, confusing persona with performance. The Portia portrayal is praised as among the greats, yet many acknowledge Miss Terry is a genuine artist who does not deserve excessive flattery or unjust depreciation.
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Portia
Miss Terry
Howe to Question Home Secretary on Sudden Rise
Mr Howe, M P, intends to ask the Home Secretary next Monday whether his attention has been called to the sudden and rapid increase in the matter under discussion. The statement signals a parliamentary inquiry prompted by recent changes and prompts formal consideration of the issue.
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Howe T, M.P
Home Secretary
English prize fighting and press reactions discussed
The text notes Mr Howxuy's hope for action against newspapers and his plans regarding prize fighting. It reflects on long standing English fondness for sport dating back to noble rules and famous games, suggesting the sport’s enduring popularity beyond fiction.
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Howxuy
German Opera in New York Closes After Heavy Losses
The London Daily News notes German opera in New York has ended after years of losses. Capitalists backing the enterprise gave up the venture, leading to the Metropolitan Opera House’s closure and deep regret among New Yorks German American community. The News reports an exclusive item that will astonish American readers.
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New York
London Daily News
Metropolitan Opera House
March Magazines Review Highlights The Atlantic Contents
The Atlantic features a rich mix of fiction and history. Henry James begins The Aspern Papers Venice mystery while Miss Tempy’s Watchers presents a New England sketch of two watchers by a corpse. Essays cover Holmes Over the Teacups, Fiske on the Revolution, and Dawes Indian bill critique. Lippincott’s and Macmillan’s offer novels and essays, with poetry and notes on Calderon and Robespierre portraits.
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Atlantic
Henry James
Aspern
Venice
Mr. House
Yone Santo
Broomsedge Cove
New England
Miss Jewett
Dr. Holmes
John Fiske
Mary D. Steele
Montaigne
Lady de Gournay
Shaler
Mr. Cook
Hayer
Thayer
Modern Translators and Virgil Lovingly Critiqued
The discussion surveys metrical experiments and praises Morris and Dryden as modern translators. It celebrates Virgil with delightful criticism and notes Henry James as a fiction purveyor in The Reverberator. Also mentioned is Kinglake’s Crimean War volume containing an artiller y battle tale previously unrecorded.
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Morris
Dryden
Virgil
Henry James
Kinglake
Autographs and audience manners in Boston notes
A Boston Theatre farewell for Mr. Irving shows polite audience conduct, contrasting with usual rustle and overshoes. The piece surveys autograph auctions linked to Ben Perley Poore, noting value volatility across ages and writers, and muses on how distance, sentiment, and fame shape prices and perception. It ends with reflections on language, cold weather, and literary style to enliven dialogue.
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Mr. Irving
Boston Theatre
Boston
Ben. Perley Poore
Garrison Defends Tariff Talk At Providence Club
Mr. William Lloyd Garrison addressed the West Side Club in Providence on the Treasury surplus and tariff saying the last ditch of protection is the few wages scare. He cited John Graham Brooks’s Germany trip and Consul Schoenhof’s report showing American textile workers earn higher wages but are less paid by piece work, in contrast to English wages.
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William Lloyd Garrison
West Side Club
Providence
Treasury
Garrison
John Graham Brooks
Germany
England
Brooks
Schoenhof
Department of State
N. Y
Evening Post
Canadians applaud new fishery treaty in strong terms
The Canadians are excited over the new fishery treaty and vent strong criticism of British commissioners calling it base and ignominious fizzle cowardly surrender and Benedict Arnold. Critics say the administration has been accused of truckling to England and sacrificing American labor for British gold.
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Benedict Arnold
England
N. Y
Odd Bits From Many Places Sparkling With Wit
A collage of lighthearted items notes Sheridan’s upcoming lead, Maine’s political tilt toward Blaine, Sonora’s population tax, and humorous quotes on culture and Congress. It mentions Con gress folly, a Connecticut car door kiss tale, a Kansas schoolhouse theft turned kitchen, a bank heist in Texas, and a World War era heroism medal for Frank Bradshaw. Unusual well bubbling in Glenwood NC hints at unexplained geology.
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Sheridan
Horner
Langtry
Nevada
Maine
Blaine
Sonora
Mexico
Max O’rell
Congress
Chicago
Connecticut
Texas
Rook’s
Kans
Kansas
Cisco Bank
Omaha
Battle Creek
Mich
Georgia
Frank Bradshaw
Bay of Biscay
Annabelle
Crimmins
Iberia
Bradshaw
Glenwood
Johnson County
N. C
At Theatres Tonight Boston Engages Emmet and More
Notes of the theatres list Hollis Street for Boucicault and Emmet’s Fritz Our Cousin German, Museum Bells of Haslemere, Park The Private Secretary, Globe Madelon, Grand Opera Micha Strogoff. Boston Ideals to tour for Fortnight with a strong cast. Donizetti Daughter of the Regiment opens the season with a busy first week. Euterpe concert Feb 22 at Chickering Hall and lhat concert on Mar 28. Irving bids farewell at Boston Theatre after The Merchant of Venice with warm praise and plans for future visits. Irving’s party heads to New York for five weeks, then City of Richmond to sail. Faust returns to Lyceum in April, Macbeth planned for autumn with Miss Terry.
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Hollis Street
Dion Boucicault
Mr. Emmet
Fritz
Boston
Mlle
Zeke de Lussan
Harriet Avery
Helen Dudley Campbell
Frank Baxter
George Appleby
W. H. Clark
J. C. Miron
A. D. Saxon
George Holmes
Clement Brainbridge
Fritz Williams
George Loesch
Donizetti
Victor
Blue Stockling
Boston Theatre
Mr. Irving
Miss Terry
Bassanio
Qoimvia
Miss Berry
America
New York
Star Theatre
Olivia
Richmond
Southampton
Faust
Lyceum Theatre
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
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Boston Post Post Publishing CO
Washington Street
Boston Bost
Pennsylvania
Guardians
March Magazines
Lippincott’s
Julia Magruder
Albion W. Tourjee
Frant G. Carpenter
Washington
Charlotte Fiske Bates
William K. Hayne
Medwin
Irving
St. Patrick
Calderon
Shelley
Macmillan’s
Newton
Darwin
Robespierre
Charles Bowen
Steele
Lam
Euterpe
Chickering Hall
Haydn
Schuman
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