Amusements Today Showings at Boston Theatres
Listings for multiple Boston venues with show times at 7:45 PM and select matinees. Acts include Betty's Finish and The Solicitor at Howard Athenaeum, Lydia Thompson in The Dazzler at Opsea House, George Wilson's Minstrels at namd Opsea House, Impulse at Smoxxis Street Theatre, Master and Man at Howard Athenaeum, Ship Ahoy at Park Tumare, Annie Pixley in Kate A Romance of the War at Taxemont Theatre, and a Cyclorama of Jerusalem at 541 Tremont Street.
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Boston
Mrs. Kendal
Choward Athenaium
Howard Street
Master and Man
Copyright Bill Stalemate Delays Presidential Sendoff
Five days remain to Congress as the international copyright bill faces delay. Indifference from Speaker Reed slows conference appointments, clouding chances of passage in time for a March showdown. Main responsibility for any defeat now rests with stalled action and House hesitance.
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Congress
Friends of the
House
Rexp
Washington
Italy’s new premier pledges peace and cordial France ties
The Marquis di Rup i pledges retrenchment of military and naval spending and promises a peaceful policy toward the earth. He expresses friendly feeling toward France and seeks closer relations, arguing Italy has no interest in isolating its most important neighbor.
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Marquis
Rupi
France
Italy
Rhode Island's Bold Election Reform Proposal
Rhode Island lawmakers consider sweeping limits on political money. A January bill by Hiram Howakip bars contributions for elections outside Rhode Island and within the state except for printing ballots, ads, and voter transport. Expenditures over 50 dollars would require sworn notices filed with the Secretary of State within ten days after elections.
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Hiram Howakip
Rhode Island
Secretary of State
Accidents on Street Railways Hearing Proposed
The Legislative Committee on Street Railways holds a forenoon hearing on a bill to require prompt written reports of all street railway accidents and injuries. The Post urges the law, aiming for 24 hour reporting to local aldermen or selectmen, to reduce anomalies and improve public safety.
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Legislative Committee On
Hows
Cambridge
Publicity and permanent record of proposed reports
The excerpt notes the aim of publicizing reports to make them permanent records and states that the discussion of this subject holds practical importance. It emphasizes the value of publicity for proposed reports and the need for durable documentation.
Direct Tax funding bill faces presidential decision
The Senate and House again send a bill to refund the 1861 direct tax to states. President Harrison must act soon, as inaction could force a veto or pocket veto, with party lines shaping fate. Cleveland previously vetoed similar measure as unconstitutional, arguing funds were not to be returned to citizens.
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Senate
Cleveland
Harrison
Congress
Treasury
New York Tribune
Canadian election campaign nears end amid bitter fight
A week before voting, the close Canadian contest shows Liberal momentum building as Conservatives fight on new ground. Sir John MacDonald appeals for confidence, while Gladstone echoes past fears. Manufacturing and railway allies struggle against farmers and business rivals who see folly in current policy. The reciprocity question remains central.
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Conservaties
John Maccdonald
Gladstone
Joan
Lord Palmerston
Jon
Canada Liberals See Gains From Trade Awakening
A Ottawa citizen argues that farm interests oppose combine subsidies and fear revenue loss from emigration, urging freer trade with the United States. He predicts Liberal gains nationwide as frontiers counties favor reciprocity and observers expect Liberal gains, while government supporters press on.
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Ottawa
United States
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
New York fashions in dogs at Madison Square Garden show
The fifteenth annual Westminster Kennel Club exhibition at Madison Square Garden draws New Yorkers with thirty nine breeds. St Bernards lead with 197 entries, followed by fox terriers and collies. big dogs gain popularity while toy breeds decline. Terrier variety shows less interest among exhibitors, with fox terriers and bull dogs most represented.
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Madison Square Garden
Westminster Kennel Club
New York
St. Bernards
Newfoundland
Yorkshire
Words From The Wise On College Women And Marriage
A critical look at advice targeting college women, arguing it may fail to reform behavior. It questions the value of formal mental training for philanthropies and notes that education may even worsen attitudes toward marriage and deferment. The piece cites Popular Science on marriage delay and suggests the root cause is the lack of suitable matching.
A Profession for Women Sparks Debate in Popular Science
The article argues college education for women as a social remedy. It critiques the push for women to join philanthropies and reform efforts while balancing or challenging expectations about marriage, independence, and self-support. It questions the cost of culture for women and the role of education in reducing idleness.
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Popular Science
Popular Science Monthly
Advances in steam navigation and political satire
The text discusses fuel choices for steamships including crude oil versus coal, then shifts to political topics. Paris opposition to French paintings in Berlin is noted, along with England debating modern Greek in schools. It also mentions McCarthyite and Parnellite fund-raising, Irish causes, and a New York Tribune critique of subsidies and Congress records with a proverb about pride before a fall.
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Paris
Berlin
England
Athens
Homer
Aiscuyes
The
New York Tribune
Brace Memorial Fund Endows Children Aid Society Lodging House
New York announces the Brace Memorial Fund to honor Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society. A donor contributes 10000 dollars to create an endowment not to affect current Christmas appeals, funding Brace’s lodging house and related society work in perpetuity.
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Charles Loring Brace Memorial
Charles Loring Brace
New York
Children’s Aid Society
Brace Memorial Fund
Mr. Brace
Newsboys
Brace
New Chambers Street
Brace Memorial Fund Seeks Public Support in Remembrance
The society urges public donations to establish a memorial in honor of a benefactor who aided the city and nation. Contributions may be sent to Brown Brothers & Co. at 59 Wall Street or to Brace Memorial Committee members Ward Potter Charles E Whitehead and George S Coe, or to L. W. House, 24 St. Mark's Place.
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Brace Memorial
Children’s Aid Society
L. W. House
St. Mark’s Place
New York City
Paul Revere Birthplace Fate Spurs Boston Interest
In Boston an old wooden house at the North End, Paul Revere’s birthplace, faces demolition with only a tablet possible for commemoration. The piece recalls Revere’s life at North Square, his 60 Cornhill shop, and his role in the tea party, plus Longfellow’s verse that revived his fame. The essay urges public support for Dallin’s statue and notes spring activity in the horse market.
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Paul Revere
Old North End
North Square
The
Holyokes
Harvard College
Francis Shaw
Robert G. Shaw
Old North Church
Church of the Mathers
Copp’s Hill Cemetery
Cornhill
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics’ Association
Longfellow
Pleasant Mason & Hamlin Hall concert features Chelius Sharland and Van Raalte
Music notes report a bright afternoon concert at Mason & Hamlin Hall with organist Herman P. Chelius, soprano Mabel Sharland, and violinist Albert Van Raalte performing works by Beethoven, Handel, Wagner. Crowds applauded loudly and the program included the prize song from Die Meistersinger.
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Mason & Hamlin Hall
Herman P. Chelius
Mabel Sharland
Albert van Raalte
Chelius
Liszt
Handel
Wagner
Miss Sharland
Temple and Roeder
van Raalte
Messrs. Chelius
Mason
Imperial family to tour Khiva and Bokhara next summer
The Imperial Russian family plans a summer tour visiting Khiva and Bokhara. They will spend weeks at the Czar’s Mourgab estate, joined by the Czarewitch on his return from Eastern travels, then proceed to the Crimea. Dr. William L. Abbot reports a Kilima Njaro collection to the Academy. George L Seney’s sale of pictures brings $665,550, a record aside from 1886. Dolores Marbourg, collaborating on a novel with George Cary Eggleston, is a slender, stylish young woman from Atchison with fluent English influenced by foreign dialogue.
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Khiva
Bokhara
Czar
Mourgab
Czarewitch
Crimea
William L. Abbot
Philadelphia
East Africa
Meyer
Academy of Sciences
Mount Kilima-Njaro
George L Seney
Mary J. Morgan
George Cary Egeleston
Atchison
Naval officers reassigned to new duties in Washington
Naval orders announce Lieutenant Alfred Reynolds assigned to ordnance duty at the navy yard Washington effective March 1. Lieutenant John F. Parker detached from special temporary duty and ordered to duty in the Bureau of Navigation.
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Army and Navy Gazette
Washington
Sorcian
Alfred Reynolds
Navy Yard
John F. Parker
Bureau of Navigation
Council Rejects Motion to Compel Recalcitrant Witnesses
Executive Council votes 6 to 1 against Flynn's order to seek legislative power to compel attendance of witnesses and production of books in the Os brown investigation. The motion argued for a thorough inquiry and responsibility if the Legislature declined. The council board contends action must originate with the Governor.
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Executive Council
Osborne
Flynn
Mr. Flynn
William M. Osborne
Board of Police
City of
Boston
In Memoriam Cobb Honored by Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance
The Board of Control adopts memorial resolutions for Samuel Crocker Cobb late actuary of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company. It lauds his thirteen years of leadership, prudence, and public spirit, noting his balance of conservatism and progress, devotion to trust administration, and his respected civic stature. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to his family.
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Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company
Cobb
Comany
Samuel Crocker Cobb
Cleopatras and critics spark playful clashes in press notes
A collage of amusing lines notes pundits on Sarah Bernhardt and Fanny Davenport sparring with asps, a bombastic political jab, an anarchist remark, a planned bicyclist convention, and Wheeling, West Virginia questions. It recalls Morse and Draper at New York University, Sir Edwin Arnold’s daughter in Yokohama, and a spirited bouquet exchange among American and British admirals praising Miss Arnold.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Fanny Davenport
Brown
Wheeling
W. Va
Philadelphia Ledger
New York
Chicago Post
John E. Gett
Miss van Clef
Mr. Gett
Puck
Jerry Simpson
Alliance
Organization
Mme. Worth
M. Worth
University
Washington Square
Morse
Draper
Sir Edwin Arnold
London
Bok
Japan
China Squadron
Yokohama
Sir Edwin
Miss Arnold
Edwin Arnold
Lover James Dougherty Sentenced for Dr. Lloyd Murder
New York reports James M. Dougherty Mary Andersons mad lover was sentenced by Justice Bartlett in Brooklyn to life imprisonment in Sing Sing State Prison for the murder of Dr Lloyd at the Flatbush Insane Asylum last October.
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Mary Anderson
New York
James M. Dougherty
Bartlett
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Dr. Lloyd
Flatbush Insane Asylum
No Dinner or Wine A Blow Aimed at Lobbyists
The House adopts the Redistricting order and reports on Governor’s entertainment bill banning gifts to General Court members by corporations with pecuniary interests. The session also passes school fund distribution plans, railroad commission debate, and several minor measures including fines for imperfect weaving and public notices.
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Committee On Joint Rules
Messrs
Towle and Bennett
Senate
Sohier
Powers
Wilson
House
General Court
Commonwealth
Committee On Education
Mellen
Worcester
Boston
Mott
Taunton
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Babson
Gloucester
Hemenway
Canton
Winthrop Loan & Trust Company
Selectmen
Watertown
Labor Committee
Shaw
Public Service Committee
Frank J. Tuttle
Municipal Court
South Boston
Superior Court
Adrian B. Smith
Municipal Court of the South Boston District
Governor Bulkeley Letters on Prisoner Transfers to New York
In a February 25, 1891 letter Governor David B. Bulkeley of Connecticut informs Governor Hill that about 200 Connecticut convicts could be turned over for prosecution in New York. He notes criminals from sister states find safety in New York’s territory and implies readiness to provide reinforcements via express trains.
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Hartrord
Conn
Bulkeley
Hill
StaTte OF
Connecticut
Executive Department
Hartrorp
David B. Hill
City of Refuge
New York
Morean A. Bulkeley
Consul at Aden Denies Duties Linked to Rivalry
Boston businessman George Ropes protests a Washington special, saying the U S Consul at Aden acts for his competitors and that he has never imported items from Aden subject to U S duties since 1884. He signs the letter from 77 South Street dated February 26, 1891.
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Washington Special
United States
Aden
George Ropes
South Street
Boston
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Marine Biological Laboratory
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