Hartington’s shift and critics split Liberal ranks
A Newport era critique portrays Lord Hartington as indolent and unremarkable as a speaker yet honest and bold in backing. The piece argues Radicals push him toward the Tories while praising his plain speech and aristocratic steadiness. It notes his role in 1875 80 and the Suakim affair, and portrays his father the Duke of Devonshire and Chatsworth estate.
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London
Hartington
Newcastle
Gladstone
Liberal Party
Mr. Labouchere
Wilfrid Lawson
Lord Hartington
Salisbury
Parnell
House of Commons
John Morley
Newmarket
Mr. Chaplin
Manchester
Lancashire
Lucifer
Dudgeon
Forster
Bright
Lord Granville
Paris
Lord — Hartington
Beaconsfield
Mr. Chamberlain
Egypt
Lord Northbrook
Gordon
Khartoum
Becky Sharp
Cavendishes
Chatsworth
Barrow
Ireland
Duke of Devonshire
Barrow Steamship Company
Evangelist Sayford Aims to Heal West Medway Church Rift
In Franklin on Feb 21 a West Medway Congregationalist meeting sought church unity. Lay evangelist Sayford and Rev Harlow led prayers for forgiveness and reconciliation as expelled members may be readmitted. The exiled group worshipped at Fuller’s Hall and plan a meeting to ratify reunification.
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Franklin
West Medway
Sayford
West
Old Society
Fuller’s Hall
Old Church
Texas investigation recalls Washington county justice over threats
R P Hackworth recalls during the Texas investigation committee identifies a December 25 1886 threat note from SECRETARY CITIZENS accusing him of long term theft and warning departure. Carl Scheutze a Republican turned German paper publisher testifies about threats against Hackworth and alleged irregularities by Democrats and likely bias in juror selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. P. Hackworth (White
Washington County
Tex
Texas Investigation Committee
Brenham
R. P. Hackworth
Carl Scheutze
Galveston
Kirk
The Anomalous Position of the Queen in the British State
Mr. Towle's Lowell Institute lecture analyzes Britain's unwritten constitution, noting the queen's symbolic role versus actual power. It explains the cabinet's rise, the prime minister's vast patronage, and the government's balance between crown, Lords, and Commons in a period of constitutional evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Institute
George Makepeace Towle
Great Britain
Towle
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Europe
Ransome
Poland
England
Ealderman
Britain
British
Gladstone
House of Commons
Edwards
Henry
Elizabeth
Spcten
Lords
Commons
Privy Council
Treasury
Council
Admiralty
War
India
Scotland
Beecher Plans Autobiography After Christ Biography
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher announced plans to publish an autobiography after completing his Life of Christ. He expects eight months to finish the Christ work first and then begin the autobiography, covering over half a century with focus on major public events including the abolition contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Strike Ends as Cooperage Workers Return to Jobs
New York on February 21 reports coopers resuming work at Briggs's cooperage and Weiderman's in Williamsburg after efforts by District Assembly 49 to organize unions failed. About three hundred men remain out, with Briggs hiring colored coopers from Williamston, South Carolina to fill positions.
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New York
Briggs’s
Weiderman’s
Williamsburg
Coopers’ Union
Knights of Labor
Briggs
Williamston
S. C
Irish Society Declines Victoria Jubilee Participation
The Charitable Irish Society met at Parker’s and declined to join the British charity’s invitation to celebrate Queen Victoria’s jubilee. A joint resolution stated the society did not participate in the fiftieth anniversary and would communicate the action to the inviting party. Twenty-two new members were elected and twelve proposed.
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Irish Society
Parker’s
British Charitable Society
W. W. Doherty
Thomas Flatley
Society
Victoria
Doherty
Ireland
John H. Burke
Flately
Wedding at Mt Vernon Church in Ashburton Place
Gilman Parker Robinson registrar of Brown and Esther M. Turlay daughter of the late Thomas Turlay of New York wed at Mt. Vernon Church yesterday morning with Rev. Dr. Herrick officiating. The bride wore corded white silk with train and white illusion veil. flowers white roses. Bridesmaid Isabel Turlay in rose. best man Thomas A. Jenckes of Providence. ushers James F. Phetteplace of Providence and Thomas Irving Crowell of Boston. Reception at Jacob A. Dresser residence on Hancock street. ex Mayor Wickham of New York attended. Receptions planned for April 13 and 20 at 72 College street Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman Parker Robinson
Brown University
Esther M. Turlay
Thomas Turlay
New York
Mt. Vernon Church
Herrick
Robinson
Brown
Isabel Turlay
Waltham Appropriation Advances in City Budget
Waltham city council moved to a second reading of the appropriation list totaling 147 528 for the next year, up from 140 600 in 1886. The year includes 8988 interest on debt and 20 000 for sinking fund, with total slated at 176 466. A resolution supports a metropolitan sewerage system and a city committee will attend a Legislature hearing. New appointments include Hud son as city messenger Tol man assessor Warren overseer McCusker street commissioner Moore city engineer Stone sinking funds commissioner.
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City Council of
Waltham
Fisher
C. F. Stone
E. T. Luce
B. B. Johnson
George M. Hudson
City Messenger
B.S. Tolman
O. C. Shepard
Isaac F. Warren
Bernard McCusker
J. Fred Moore
F. Stone
Mr. Joseph Cook Led Discussion on Indian Question
Mr. Joseph Cook spoke on the Dawes bill and new Indian legislation with assistance from Mrs. Tibbles known as Bright Eyes. Mrs. Tibbles urged abolition of the current system while Cook defended the veto on the pauper pension bill and urged temperance unity with the Knights of Labor and WCTU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cook
T. H. Tibbles
Mr. Cook
Knights of Labor
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Cook
Middlesex Encampment No 9 Reinstated In Malden
Middlesex Encampment No. 9 I O O F of Malden reestablished in Odd Fellows Hall. Over five hundred applicants were initiated in the afternoon. Grand High Priest John P. Loring of Boston installed the new officers: C P S. O. Newhall H P A C McDonald J W Samuel Davidson S E P Holton, 6 E C A Mayo treasurer William Lund F Jd P Liteh J 8S 0 T Shackford G B 2 P Green 6 Frank Venn trustees Shackford Venn and J W Robinson.
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C. P
O. Newhall
H. P
A. C. McDonald
J. W
Samuel Davidson
E. P. Holton
C. A. Mayo
William Lund
F. Jd. P. Liteh
T. Shackford
P. Green
Four Remonstrances Against Free Ferries In Massachusetts
In Boston the Legislature was presented with four remonstrances opposing free ferries. The petitions, dated February 1887, list numerous signatories including merchants, manufacturers, and firms from Boston and East Boston, arguing that subsidized ferries would burden city residents and lack legality. The lengthy protest, led by named businessmen and companies, frames the issue as a public cost vs. individual taxpayers.
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Boston
General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Henry L. Pierce
William Gaston
Fuller, Leonard & Small
Wendell, Fay & Co
D. Pecgari & Co
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Albert Metcalf
V. P
BE. L. & F.S. Rollins
Mackintosh
Rhodes, Ripley & Co
Louis A. Cohen
Smith, Bates & Co
J. A. Haskell
Charles H. Ropes
Bouveé
Daniels & Goss
O. Reinstein & Co
W. H. Gibbs
J. Corey
Caswell, Livermore & Co
H. E. Taylor & Co
Jackson
Mandell & Daniels
Marston
Shreve
W. Barron & Co
Hill, Clark & Co
Deane Steam Pump Company
KE. M. Bixby
Bellows & Manson
Walworth Manufacturing Company
Charles Richards & Co
George W. Hunt
Charles W. Trainer & Co
Bradlee, Hastings & Co
Edwin F. Bacon
Charles C. Newell
Austin & Eddy
W. K. Lewis & Bros
Cutler Bros
James H. Blake
Hutchins & Wheeler
Ambrose Eastman
Robert C. Wiggin
John D. Bryant
George Harrison Hodges
W. B. Kyle
Redding, Baird & Co
W. A. Blodgett
F. W. Boies
Frank E. Brigham
Henry Elsay
Jones, McDuffee
J. H. Pierce & Robertson
Burrage
Ridler & Cornish
John Hall
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Morey & Smith
Rogers & Co
R. Sherburne & Co
Page, Hardwig & Co
Otis D. Dana
Frye, Phipps & Co
Henry Brooks & Co
Hills, Turner & Co
Nickerson & Miller
Lambert Bros
Charles H. 3Olles
C. W. Beals
Worthley, Downes & Co
C. W. Jenkins
Howe & French
George Wilkinson
John Graham & Co
G. S. Morse
the. &C. Porter & Co
E. J. Ewing & Co
Edward W.harkins
Page, Newell & Co
Window Glass Company
Walter G. Macomber
John Goldthwait
A. P. Martin
Samuel A. Green
Francis A. Osborn
Joshua D. Ball
Boston & Bangor Steamship Company
W. H. Hill, Jr
Charles Wheeler
A. A. Rowe
Franklin Hunt
John L
Roberts
A. J. Blanchard
James Atchenson
John H. Robinson
S. Woodberry
W. R. Clark, Jr
Fred Brooks
Thomas Mair
William P. Thompson
P. H. Folger
W. H. G. Rowe
W. A. Baker
Charles C. Barton
Albert G. Frost
Frost Bros
W. Wellington
John H. Norton
John 8. Hooper
Charles A. B. Shepard
Winkley, Dresser & Co
Charles L. Flint
J. F. F. Brewster
C. H. Brown
William H. Besanet
Victor L. Chandler
John L. Behneke
George E. Rogers
G. W. Chapman
Henry P. Coffin
T. L. Livermore
Francis T. Morton
F. E. Robinson
Field, Bullivant & Field
James Wilcox & Co
Jenkins, Adams & Co
Perry, Converse & Co
J. F. Thompson & Co
Maltin & Brown
Arthur A. Hibbard
F. Osborn, Jr., & Co
Hubbard & Blake
Ingalls, Brown & Co
William W. Kellett & Co
John J. Griffin
A. W
Boston Theatres Offer Varied Matinee and Evening Dramas
The Amusements column lists several venues with performances today including Margaret Mather in Lady of Lyons at the Boston Theatre, Leah the Forsaken at 2 afternoon and 7:45 evening, Boneicault in Fin Mae Cool at Hollis Street Theatre, Held by the Enemy at Boston Museum, Lorraine at Globe Theatre, Private Secretary at Park Theatre, Marinelli's Specialty Company at Howard Athenaum, and Stranglers of Paris at Bijou Theatre with daily 2 and 8 showings.
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Boston
Margaret Mather
Eugene Tompkins
J. M. Hill
Dramatic Company
Lady OF Lyons
Leah
Juliet
Macbeth
Justin McCarthy
Auction Sales List Displays Multiple Items
Wednesday auctions include Stocks at 11:80 a m by R L Day Co and 12 m by Francis Henshaw Co. Fruit offered by Horatio Harris at 12 m. Water color studies and drawings by Leonard Co, op. a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Day & Co
Francis Henshaw & Co
Horatio Harris
Leonard & Co
Robinson son marries Esther M Turlay in Providence
In Providence on February 21, Gran Parker Robinson of Providence RI married Esther M Turlay of Boston. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Dr. Samuel E. Herrick.
Deaths in Various Cities Highlights Local Losses
Death notices from Ellsworth, Worcester, Dorchester, Andover, South Boston, Lincoln, Braintree and Wakefield detail passings including Henry C. Adams, Nancy H Benchley, Marion Boothby, Emily Y Comstock, Francis Fuller, Martha Washington Jenks, Anatolie de Maitehyce, George Frank Peirce, Mary Rice, William M Sherman, and Elizabeth W Sweetser with ages and brief funeral details where given.
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Adams
Ellsworth
Kan
Henry C. Adams
Charlestown
Benchley
Worcester
Nancy H
James H. Benchley
Boothby
Marion
Alonzo
Maria A. Boothby
Comstock
Andover
Emily Y
Daniel F. Comstock
Danbury
Conn
Fuller
Francis Fuller
Jenks
Boston
Martha Washington
Samuel Haynes Jenks
St. Matthew’s Church
Broadway
Maltchyce
Anatolie de Maite
Sweetser
Wakefield
Elizabeth W. Sweetser
Albert G. Sweetser
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Big Lord Hartington
Eral
Texas Investigation
MR. Towle
Brooklyn
Coopers
Ashburton Place
THE
Mr. Joseph Cook
Bright Eyes
Knights
Malden
ODD Fellows
Middlesex
Sion
Boylston
Kilby Street
J. W W. Balech
W. Glover
American Insurance Co
State Street
Messrs
George Croshaw & CO
Francis Peabody
J. W. Field
Henry S. Bean
Southerner
Boston Post
P. O
Jowa Loan and Trust Company
Chemical Nationa Bank
Freeman A. Smith
Tremont Temple
Cusibuiriachic Mining
New York City
Cc. T. Barney
Brookline Land Company
Equitable Building
Alfred D. Chandler
Winterset
Madison County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk
Margaret Noone
Peterboro
Hillsboro
State of New Hampshire
Ezra M. Smith
New Hampshire
State National Bank
National City Bank
Continental National Bank
National Webster Bank
Market National Bank
Norwich & Worcester Railroad
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Ellwah George
Massachusetts
Susan Munnigle
Teneen
George A. Dary
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
Elijah George
Daniel Gallivan
Ellen Gallivan
Rence Hughes
Daniel Madden
Peter Conlon
Navan
Meath
Henry F. Naphen
James Conlon
John M. Lawrenson
Sufolk
Atherine Lawrenson
Admx
the Brookline News. Illustrated
Philadelphia
MT. Hope and
Cedar Grove
City Hall
Henry W. Putnam
Charles Hayden
Alfred G. Harlow
Commissioners In Public Cemeteries
Faneuil Hall
J. H. Ashton
State St
Hollis Street Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Mer
Epion
Fin
Fin Mac Cool
Skibbereen
Boston Museum
R. M. Flegh
William Gillette
A. M. Palmer
Madison Square Camepany
M. A. Kennedy
Rosina Vokes
McCaull
Opera Comique CO
Rudolph Dellinger
Opera
Lorraine
Robert R. Mantell
John W. Keller
Howard Athenaium
Marinelli
Bijou Theatre
Warren Street Chapel
Boston Music Hall
Edmonds
William Ordway Partridge
Keats
Hotel Vendome
Kents
Shelley
the Vendome
Yy. M. Co. U
Norcross Hall
Boylston Street
George Makepeace Towlf
Victor Hugo
Union
Lady Friends
WM. H. Baldwin
WB. Clarke
Louis Maas
Miller Wall
Tremont Street
Hotels
Punta Gorda
Trabue
Florida
Florida Southern K
Charlotte Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Jacksonville
United States
John Jefferies & Sons
Devonshire Street
Massachus
Court OF Insol
Quincy A. Oliver
John W. McKim
A. D
A. N
Joan W. Morss
Court St
Davey Sheriff
Fred H. Seavey
Tay
Pie
Back Cove
Portland
Maine
United States Engineer Office
Congress Street
Jared A. Smith
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