Milk and subscription rates from the Boston Post
The Boston Post publishes subscription rates for daily and weekly editions and notes that all money is sent at the sender's risk. The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and requires full name and address for communications for good faith, not for publication.
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Washington Street
PAILY
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Washington
Orfiere
New York Ave
Financial and Commercial Pages Dated Sixth and Seventh
The article notes that the Financial and Commercial Departments will be located on the sixth and seventh pages, while the Ship News is assigned to the third page.
Prohibitory majority in liquor bill edges toward constitutional amendment
Boston notes a tie in the liquor legislation committee now resolved to a prohibitory majority of one after dropping an extra man. In Pennsylvania a legislator returns a Reading railroad pass, citing constitutional prohibition on free or discounted passes to non officers or employees, an unprecedented stance in the legislature.
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Noyes
Pennsylvania
Reading Railroad
Henry George’s United Labor party maps platform in New York
The United Labor party completes a Henry George based program in New York. It calls for land restoration to the people with a land tax, abolition of interest bearing bonds and banks, a people direct currency, female suffrage, and reform of civil service laws, while George disavows political ambition.
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Henry George
United Labor Party
New York
Mr. George
George
Governor Luce Warns on Concealed Weapons in Michigan
Governor Luce writes to the Legislature describing a troubling rise in concealed weapons and related murders accidents. He notes teachers and students going armed and urges legislation addressing this issue amid broader claims of societal unrest.
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Michigan
Luce
Lounsbury
Connecticut
Long and Lodge Spar Hard Over 1888 Presidential Path
The New York World portrays Mr Long pursuing a senatorship as a stepping stone to the 1888 Republican presidential nomination against Blaine. It credits Mr Lodge with aiding this Mugwump faction effort in Massachusetts, a claim challenged as misreading state politics and Lodge’s campaign role.
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New York World
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Blaine
Lodge
Massachusetts
Julian Hawthorne
Nahant
Boston
Mr. Long
Mr. Lodge
Arbitration Board Report May Aid Massachusetts Law
The New York board of arbitration has operated longer than Massachusetts plans and offers hints for reform. Its publicity and pamphlet outreach show readiness to assist in labor disputes despite broad notices.
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New York Board of Arbitration
Massachusetts
Proposal to Expand Powers of State Board Over Labor Disputes
The text urges vesting the board with original jurisdiction in all employer and worker disputes to initiate and supervise settlements. It notes prior cases in Troy laundries and steel works were settled by board suggestions and argues for broader authority, citing Massachusetts experience as similar and beneficial.
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Troy
Steel and Iron
Massachusetts Board
New York Board
Eight Hour Work Day Proposition for City Workers
The Boston Common Council orders the Mayor to seek a legislative act establishing eight hours as a day for city laborers and mechanics. The plan would raise city costs and face opposition from departments not included, risking an ineffective shift unless applied uniformly beyond politics.
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Boston
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Health Department
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O’brien
Bismark Defeated In Reichstag On Army Bill Vote
The Reichstag defeated the government army bill by 186 to 154, limiting its duration to three years rather than seven. The defeat triggers dissolve and new elections set for the 24th of next month as restiveness grows against military despotism and massive standing forces in Germany.
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Count von Moltke
Reichstag
Germany
Feared French War Threats Stir German Plans and Seattle Praise
The piece assesses potential Franco-German tensions, noting Bismarck’s warnings and alleged German preparations in Alsace Lorraine. It contrasts with cautious French assurances and highlights Seattle’s Post-Intelligencer as a booming Northwest paper with a sixteen page look at the year past.
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Northwest
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Post-Intelligencer
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Chicago
Far West
The Shilling Case in Queen's Bench Jurisprudence
A Queen's Bench volume recounts Ashwell’s larceny case who received a sovereign by mistake in place of a shilling. Seven judges found taking is physical, seven mental, leaving the matter undecided and prompting a philosophical note to scholars.
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Queen’s Bench Reports
Coleridge
Ashwell
James Fitzjames Stephen
Court of Queen's Bench
European Rifle Trends And U S Army Armament
The article discusses European nations shifting to repeating rifles, with Germany Italy Austria and France moving away from breech loadeds. It notes the Hebler rifle with a small seven and a half millimeter bore enabling 140 cartridges per soldier and a rifle weight under nine pounds, delivering 618 yards per second at muzzle, promising high kill power with light caliber.
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United States
Europe
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Italy
Austria
Whistler’s Birthplace Question Recalls Lowell Claim
The Post notes Whistler was born in Lowell and asserts he first saw the light in Baltimore. The Herald mocks his certainty, cites St Anne’s Church records, and recalls his London libel suit where he claimed St Petersburg as birthplace.
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Cannibals and Convicts by Julian Thomas review
The critique describes Julian Thomas as a wandering journalist with deep Pacific island experience. It notes his lively but uneven book covers Pitcairn to Norfolk Island, Louise Michel, and missionary impacts on cannibalism. It argues the work leans toward federation and British rule in the Western Pacific amid German and French rivalry.
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Pacific Islands
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Norfolk Island
Louise Michel
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William Penn
Western Pacific
Germany
France
Britain
Myr. Thomas
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Pacific
New York
Cassell & Co
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
Price
Architecture for Beginners by Clara E Clement
Mrs Clara Erskine Clement expands her beginner series with Architecture for Beginners and Students. The volume outlines ancient Christian and modern European and American architecture in three parts with abundant illustrations and a handsome, affordable edition from White Stokes and Allen. Price $2.50.
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Clara Erskine Clement
Europe
United States
New York
White, Stokes and Allen
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
History of Parliament reviewed as lively and instructive
The piece reviews 1 A Short History of Parliament by Mr. Skottowe. It praises his lively prose and readable approach to the evolution from the Anglo-Saxon Witena gemote to the modern English Parliament while noting occasional overf lair in pursuit of vivacity.
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Skottowe
National Assembly
The Great Orators and Parliament in Focus
A critical look at Parliament history from 1675 to 1882 detailing dramatic scenes, reporting abuses, and the admission of ladies as spectators. The note covers Lord Shaftesbury, sensational sessions, and later chapters on Gladstone and Disraeli alongside humorous reflections on contemporary letters and notices.
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Gladstone
Disraeli
House of Lords
Commons
Bradlaugh
Parnell
B. C. Skottowe
M. A
New York
Harper & Bros
Mistakes in Writing English and Madame Tabby's Establishment
A reader notes Marshall T. Bigelow's Mistakes in Writing English as a serious grammar manual arranged for reference and helpful in avoiding common errors. It also highlights Kari's Madame Tabby's Establishment a charming cat tale with amusing pictures and a visit to a royal feline court, no moral.
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Marshall T. Bigelow
Boston
Lee & Shepard
Madame
Madame Tabby
Kari
New York
Macmillan & Co
Seat relinquishment on horse cars sparks Boston opinion
A Boston writer argues against giving up seats on horse railways, claiming it crowds cars and pressures companies to limit seating. He questions politeness as a driving force behind concessions and notes civic rights may suffer if passengers surrender seats. The piece also recalls street improvements near Lyman Street and their impact on light and urban flow.
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Tremont Street
The Sugar Bounty Critique of Tariff Policy
The Philadelphia Record argues the tariff's indirect aid to raw material and factory owners amounts to plunder. It condemns direct bounty schemes as unconstitutional actions that drain consumer wealth to benefit a few producers, claiming they violate the Constitution’s spirit.
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Philadelphia Record
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Anti polygamy bill faces Senate after House approval
The Providence Journal notes the strong bill aims to uproot polygamy, suggesting Senate adoption of the substitute could mark the beginning of the end for polygamy in Utah if tied to Mr Edmunds's measure.
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Senate
Edmunds
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Providence Journal
The Roaring Boutelle A Portrait of an Angry Politician
A Brooklyn Eagle critique portrays Boutelle as a volatile figure driven by old grievances. The piece casts him as a relic of partisan energy, arguing he fights battles for faction rather than country or faith.
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Brooklyn Eagle
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Pulling the lion's tail and guarding policy blamed
The Boston Republic Democrat notes the refusal stems from guards led by Burke who may have Irish blood. It says Mr. Phelps informed the State Department and hopes Congress will obtain the correspondence and expose it publicly.
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Phelps
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Congress
Boston Republic
Boston women and city waste remarks stir debate
The Philadelphia Times editorializes that extending municipal suffrage to women would help make Philadelphia perform better by ensuring ash and garbage removal. It argues women could influence city sanitation if enfranchised.
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LITERARY NOTES February Scribners and Worcester Dictionary Additions
A February Scribner’s Magazine issue features The Likenesses of Cesar by J. C. Ropes and pieces by T. S. Perry on Russian novels Lieutenant J. R. Soley on Our Naval Policy and Brander Matthews on M Coquelin. Worcester’s Unabridged Dictionary adds a New Pronouncing Biographical Dictionary of 12 000 personalities and a New Pronouncing Gazetteer of the World with over 20 000 places, plus 12 500 new words.
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J. R. Soley
Brander Matthews
M. Coquelin
Worcester
Boston Art Club35th Oil Exhibition Opens to Mixed Praise
The Boston Art Club hosted its thirty fifth oil only exhibition with 135 works by 110 artists. New York contributors numbered about forty, local painters around sixty canvases. Notable names include Thomas Allen, Childe Hassam, Charles Sprague Pearce, and R. W. Vonnoh. The show closes February 12.
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Boston Art Club
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Thomas Allen
R. F. Bunner
Ida Bothe
J. Wells Champney
Bruce Crane
J. de Camp
W. L. Dean
C. Harry Eaton
Charles Warren Eaton
H. Peabody Flagg
Gilbert Gaul
Abbott Graves
W. F. Halsall
F. Childe Hassam
Carl Hirschberg
F. K. M. Rehn
I. Jeungling
Alfred Kappes
W. F. Lansil
Scott Leighton
J. A. S. Monks
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Henry Sondheim
R. M. Shurtleff
Ross Turner
F. H. Tompkins
R. W. Vonnob
C. H. Woodbury
C. F. Pierce
C. R. Loomis
Stacy To
Palmistry at the Press Club reception noted
Mr Ed Heron Allen the English palmistry professor hosted an informal gathering at the Press Club rooms. Many attendees had their character read from their hand lines with notable accuracy. Guest Frederick Terry of Miss Fortescue's company attended.
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Ed Heron-Allen
Frederick Terry
Miss Fortescue
Singular Medical Case Of A Child In Waltham
About eighteen months ago a four year old daughter of L. A. Dow of Waltham suffered chronic nose irritation. Doctors treated her for catarrh with no relief. Yesterday a mother, while bathing the child, found a foreign object in the upper nostril. Dr J F Hadley removed a common boot button whose eye had been corroded away.
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Waltham
J. F. Hadley
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