Iowa Republicans Face Senator Allison Opposition
Hoston BWest reports that Iowa Republicans opposing Senator Allison offer little beyond his good repute with eastern press and people. The piece urges supporting Allison’s return to the Senate and condemns shifting stances on national issues. It notes optimism for an international copyright bill reaching Congress soon and urges prompt action on this just measure.
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Iowa
Allison
East
Senate
Delayed Prosecution Sparks Doubt Over District Attorney
The delay in prosecuting offenders under the civil service law linked to MAHONE's campaign fund raises doubts about District Attorney HoGe's zeal. It recalls Hoare's 1885 Congress vote against the civil service bill and suggests his actions may align with a hostile administration. Hope remains he will vigorously pursue the cases.
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Mahone
HoGe
Hoare
Congress
Ex-Governor War Mouth Attacks Sugar Bounty Tax
ExGovernor Warmouth before Mr McKinley’s committee argues against a sugar bounty saying it would reveal tariff taxation to the people. He warns a bounty would devastate the sugar industry after one year and expose tariffs as taxes to enrich favored interests, urging public understanding.
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Warmouth
Louisiana
McKinley
War- Mouth
Emperors Sale in Brazil Revealed by Tribune Correspondent
A Tribune correspondent recounts a Brazilian royal abdication in a cash deal. The Count d Eu allegedly led the thrifty agreement with revolutionists paying 2.5 million dollars for abdication and guaranteed salary, enabling the imperial family to exit quietly.
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New York Tribune
Dom TroRo
d’Eu
Brazil
Count o’Ev
Tribune
Dom PrEprRo
Bahia
First party vote in the House of Representatives recounts
The article notes the first party vote in the House of Representatives since the occasion, detailing procedural steps and initial party alignments as the chamber prepares for further action.
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House of Representatives
Minority Unity Presses Rules Objection in House Vote
A recent appeal from a Speaker ruling produced a large but incomplete vote, with the chair upheld by Republicans. The event shows minority alertness in contesting parliamentary tricks and delaying permanent rules, led by Mr. Carlisle who insists minority rights be respected and warns against arbitrary rule changes without united opposition.
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Carlisle
Wool Growers and Manufacturers Clash in Press Debate
The Philadelphia Press promotes the old threat of free wool as a path to free manufacture and urges understanding. The New York Tribune suggests a compromise with compensatory duties on goods if wool enjoys higher duties, warning that buyers of woolen goods will resist price-raising combinations. The piece argues Eastern allies are powerless and readers, not just officials, will shape outcomes.
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Philadelphia
The
New York Tribune
the Tribune
Tribune
Pennsylvania
Oho
Saxton Ballot Reform Faces New Senate Hurdles
The Saxton ballot reform bill reappears in New York with two ballots for national and local offices and a different grouping plan. It adds separate compartments for marking ballots, allows four ballots per voter, and offers election officer assistance to readers. Support grows with Cleveland backing, though Governor Hint may oppose.
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New York
Hit
Saxton
Massachusetts
Albany Argus
Montana
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
A Troublesome Post Office in Quincy Shapes Graft Debate
The Quincy postmaster contest stirs party lines as Congressman Morse proposes a ballot counting plan via letter ballots. Republican factions split over caucus voting, while state tax and debt concerns spark broader discussion on Boston finances and public spending.
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Quincy
Morse
Congress
Morsr
Quincey
Mors
Governor's Message Favors Delay on Reform Ballot
The governor defends an official ballot stance while hinting at a veto risk. The annual message resists exclusive official ballots, a core reform idea. Expect further delay of reform, though Australian ballot support grows nationally as it proves effective in other regions.
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Huilv
The Debt and Tax Limits Open New Municipal Year
Opening of the new municipal year brings lighter criticism than usual of the law limiting municipal debt and taxation.
Robert Browning Poetic Prose Surpasses Lectures in Park
Mr Eommund Yates recalls a Saturday afternoon in Hyde Park about twelve years ago when a pestilent atheist lecturer spoke. Browning’s prose drew a crowd, the audience listened then chased the speaker from the area, suggesting Browning’s writing impressed more than poetry.
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Hiyde Park
Ion Howing
Popul
Orator Number One
Brownia
Editor proposes monument schemes meet with strong rejection
The New York Mail and Express editor SuHep-Anp proposes to donate 33500 to erect a Henry W. Grapy monument and to fund a GRANT monument via weekly subscriptions, but friends and readers react with sharp dismissal. Meanwhile Chicago reports strong Italian opera sales with four weeks' receipts exceeding 280000, prompting continued demand for Mme Parts and her vocal performances.
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New York Mail and Express
Henry W. Grapy
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Chicago
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Italian Opera’s Enduring Life Promises a Long Lease
A brief note underscores that Italian opera retains vitality and growth potential, with audiences and companies continuing to stage classics and new works. Potential trends, enduring repertoire, and ongoing opportunities for performers are highlighted.
Busy Gladstone Delivers Six Magazine Articles
The article praises Mr Gladstone as a lively, vigorous elder who, despite many duties, undertakes to write six magazine pieces. It highlights the veteran’s energy and asserts the busy man has time for additional literary work, framing him as a model of tireless productivity.
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Mr. Glapstone
Gladstone
Bernhardt's Jeanne d Arc Impresses Paris Audiences
Reports from Paris praise Mme. Bernhardt's impersonation of Jeanne d Arc in the recent production. Observers note strong patriotic feeling in the play and acknowledge her as a great actress, though the Maid of Orleans character hinges on religious zeal.
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Mme. Bernhardt
Jeanne @ Arc
Paris
Maid of Orleans
World’s Fair postponement debate stirs New York Chicago rivalry
The proposal to delay the World’s Fair to 1895 aims to allow more prep time and avoid clashing with the presidential election. Yet critics warn delaying the location decision could intensify the New York versus Chicago rivalry and create further uncertainty.
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New York
Chicago
SHAKSPERE on stage and Miss Rehan's acting noted
The New York paper discusses Shakspere on the stage but pivots to praise Miss Rehan as the be all and end all of dramatic art in New York. It contrasts weather patterns from midwestern blizzards to Massachusetts autumn, underscoring the enduring season.
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New York
Shakspere
Rehan
Miss BretHan
Kansas
Missouri
Massachusetts
John Foster
Washington Street
Max O Rea L Lecture Tour Sparks Opinions
During his lecture tour Max O Rea L will present his views orally, sharing perspectives in public talks.
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Max O'Real
Boston Tax Lists and a Tale of Robbery Reflections
An essayist in Boston contrasts heavy taxpayers including new wealth with old social ties, frowns on wealth vulgarization, and notes the value of fresh blood in society. He praises bold robbery in Washington Street as a lesson in enterprise but condemns the methods, and muses on property tenancy and dog obedience with practical advice.
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Boston
Washington Street
Theatrical Gossip and Memoirs of a Boston Company
The piece recalls the Globe Theatre era of 1874 under Arthur Cheney with Katherine Rogers and a noted stock cast. It notes the company’s focus on standard comedies and avoids melodrama, while marking the deaths of several members and Rogers’ return to Boston. Also mentions Pauline Hall’s Hollis Street debut and the Corsican Brothers revival with Mantell. A 1889 letters exchange shows support for a National Conservatory of Music scholarship fund led by Jeannette Thurber.
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My Jack
Bestoen Theatre
Globe Theatre
Arthur Cheney
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Cheney
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John ©. Cowper
Harry Murdock
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Lillian Conway
Clara Fisher Maeder
Henry J. Byron
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Mr. Cowper
Harry Murdoch
Miss Coneway
Miss Rogers
Slaeder
J. R. Vincent
Guibert
Mir Mantell
Fechter
Davenport
Thorne
Wilkie Collins library sale set for London January seventeenth
A collection of Wilkie Collins works will be auctioned in London on January 17. Mentions of Miss Emily Faithfull’s pension, French Czar policy, a Bancroft Blodgett law partnership, a Henry Stanley lecture offer, Bates health, and other British and American notices follow in a broad news brief.
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Prince Louis Napoleon
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W. K. Blodgett, Jr
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Figures of merit and fashion in a sprawling column
A long, mixed collection of social observations, quotes, and trivia notes. It covers figures praised as leaders and artists, jokes about money and organ buying, references to Virginia politics, excerpts about a Chicago expo stay, Shakespearean debate in Gilroy, Nuremberg art gifts, Dr. Peabody’s running prowess, plans for Talleyrand memoirs, Amélie Rives Chanler in Paris, and Princess of Wales dress interest, all framed in a breezy, miscellany tone.
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McKinney
Virginia
Patrick Henry
House of Representatives
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Gilroy Cali Debating Society
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Shakspere
Macbeth
Ellen Terry
Miranda
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Nuremberg
Anselm von Feyerbach
Andrew Preston Peabody
Harvard College
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Harvard
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Talleyrand
Chateauvieux
Roger-Collard
Leipsic
M. Andras
Amélie Rives Chanler
Paris
Princess of Wales
Maine congressman opposes ballot reform law says too honest
Current comment from Congressman Boutelle in the Springfield Republican notes Maine is too honest to need a ballot reform law. The Bangor statesman is warned may be aligned with Hill, Gorman & Co on the issue, suggesting partisan influence.
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Boutelle
Maine
Bangor Statesman
Hill, Gorman & Co
Uand
Springfield Republican
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Tariff Reform Fear Drives Bitter Opposition
The Philadelphia Record notes tariff beneficiaries fear reform would fuel public demand for more changes. The piece cites furious anti reform sentiment in the tariff camp against measures aimed at mitigating abuses and injustices of the current system.
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Vphiladelpha Record
Tax hearing continues week amid calls for broad subsidies
A reporting note from the Providence Journal Ind. describes the tari hearing before the ways and means committee extending through much of the week. It argues that without universal subsidies and reciprocal support the nation risks a regression to tribal structures and diminished national progress.
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Ways and Means Committee
Providence Journal
Ind
Interesting Reading On Tariff Inquiry Proceedings
Charleston News and Courier notes the House Committee on Ways and Means is conducting a tariff inquiry. It praises the proceedings as mighty interesting reading that enlightens the public on the creed and selfishness of protectionists and the futility of protectionism in achieving its aims.
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House Penn
Anibas
Charleston News and Courier Em
Good Advice for the Young Speaker in the Legislature
The Worcester Gazette reports that the speakership should stabilize after Sir Barrett's reflection. It urges the Speaker to appoint proper committees to ward off renewed jealousies and bickering. Rivals are urged to avoid obstructing him and to stop using the legislature as a battleground.
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Sir Barrett
Barret
Worcester Gazette
A Wonderful New Year Sentiment from Walker Blaine
A Chicago deralit mocks a New Year sentiment offered to a New York paper. Walker Blaine, son of Blaine, drafted the reply and the piece calls his effort witty but impractical. It notes Walker’s role in the State Department and questions his handling of diplomacy.
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William H. Gladstone
Walker Blaine
State Department
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