Amusements Tonight in Boston Theaters and Venues
The Post Publishing notices a busy evening with shows at Boston venues. The Crystal Slipper and Bettys Finish headline at Bostox Theatre and Boston Museum both at 7 45 p.m. The Red Hussar and The Great Metropolis play at other main halls. Cadet Theatricals and Ship Ahoy entertain at additional stages in Tremont and Washington streets.
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Hollis Street
Sowarno Aruenaum
Howard Street
Henry Burlesque Company
Bank Tosates
Washington Street
Mont Theratee
Tremont Street
Cadet Theatricais
New Hampshire Caucus Chooses New Republican Leader
Boston analysis notes Senator Chandler's efforts to overturn the NH election were not rewarded. A new Republican leader was chosen at last night's caucus and the next U.S. Senator will be opposed by the former ally, Dr. Gaalliner. Senator Bi a's retirement is minor beside Chandler's defeat looming.
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Chandler
New Hampshire
United States
Chand Tner
Gaalliner
Bia
Half Way Investigation Aimed to Alter Connecticut Vote
A Connecticut House committee plans a shallow probe to justify amending election returns that left the Democratic candidate short by 333 votes. At Hartford on Wednesday the panel admitted affidavits but refused ballots, sparking Democratic withdrawal and a partisan report due Tuesday. The scheme, though bold, is not clever.
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Connecticut
House of Representatives
Hartford
Committee
Undismayed Jonah Ends Ross Pratt Spat With Albany Copious Talks
New York papers claim Ross Pratt was discarded by Republicans after the Albany senatorial caucus on rapid transit. Protesters challenged partisan limits on commissioners while Boss supporters fade. Pratt has been thrown overboard many times yet reliably resurfaces when a major deal looms.
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New York
Ross Pratt
Albany
Mr. Peatt
Duke of Biprorp dies. calls for late career praised
The report from London notes the Duke of Biprorp recently died and his career, though not a word in modern sense, was useful and honorable. He led a great Whig house, wielded wealth wisely, and improved estates through science, aiding tenants and prosperity under liberal policy. His influence remains notable though understated.
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Biprorp
London
Russelrt
Joan
Judge William Lawrence Letter on Wool Tax Ruling
The Boston Journal of Commerce publishes this week a letter from Judge William Lawrence, one of Ohio’s political shepherds who contributed to the wool schedules of the Republican tariff act. He argues that the Treasury Department ruling taxing goat’s hair as second class wool is correct and in accord with policy.
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Boston Journal of Commerce
William Lawrence
Ohio
Treasury Department
Judge Lawrencr On Wool Tariff And Protection
The letter from Judge LawRENCr cites a committee of wool growers backing schedules and warns that farmers seek broad protection. He claims the recent Farmers Alliance influence pushes a tariff to shut out wool imports including carpets, hair, and woollen goods. The new tariff nears that goal but is unpopular among wool buyers and goat hair users.
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Ohio
The Force Bill Aims Sneak Through Senate
The Boston Journal editorial criticizes Senator Hoar for aiding the free coinage and force bill strategy. It accuses Hoar of silent support for silver inflation while sacrificing Massachusetts interests, and condemns Harrison for using patronage to coerce senators in a troubling trading maneuver.
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Senate
Hoar
Massachusetts
Ingalls
Republic
New York Tribune
Tribune
Dicker
Hitt
Colorado
Harrison
WoLcort
WoLcott
the Journal
Law on the reservations backed by Indian Rights Association
The Indian Rights Association urges radical reform in how Indians are governed, calling for an Indian service free from factional politics with a single head reporting to the President and experienced officers as agents. The proposal stresses law on reservations holding agents accountable, citing Cambridge professor Tuaxer.
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Philadelphia
The
Indian Rights Association
James B. Tuaxer
Cambridge
Reforming Indian policy in the West and Congress
A letter to the New York Evening Post laments blundering mismanagement in Indian affairs. It urges incorporation of Indians into the political system and protection under law. Professor Thayer argues for a radical measure and points to an Indian bill in the Senate committee, though noting it leaves the Indian Bureau intact.
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New York Evening Post
West
Thayer
House of
Congress
Indian Committee
Senate
Indian Bureau
Reform movement forms to enforce New York excise laws
Reformers unite two societies with a citizens committee to strengthen enforcement of liquor laws in New York. The group aims to uphold existing laws, improve them over time, and keep membership independent of party politics. Early progress is cautious, with a tough, delicate task ahead.
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Excise Board
Citizens’ Committee
Ain
A Faithless Poet and a Maine Pulpit Tale
A New York Court of Appeals case reveals a farmer poet named Chapman whose verse pleases with bucolic charm yet fails in faithfulness. His letters to a departed love accompany the print edition amid moral critique. A Maine preacher resigns after reports of hostility from parishioners, who mocked his duties with peanuts and stones. A rumor about Dramatic Mirror surfaces in New York.
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Court of Appeals
New York
Chapman
Burns
Vergil
Ovyip
Journal Denial of Publication Suspense Emphatically Declined
The Mirror is praised for its field work and denial of suspension is welcomed by supporters. Mayor Grant met his autumn rival Mr. Scott at an Aqueduct Commission meeting, a discussion centering on a dam. The Nutmeg State faces greater governor troubles than before.
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Grant
New York
Scott
Aqueduct Commission
Looking at News Through Two Viewpoints in Old Boston
A reader notes how different readers value events like the silver coinage fight and a New Orleans prize fight, illustrating how a newspaper balances news as educator. The piece also memorializes Mrs Eleanor J W Baker and her Dorchester estate, then reports on Brookline dog control and hydrophobia cases, urging better veterinary knowledge.
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New Orleans
National Senate
Goethe
France
Cuvier
St. Hilaire
French Academy
Krehbiel on Tristan und Isolde at Steinert Hall
Mr. Krehbiel presented a second Steinert Hall lecture on Tristan und Isolde. He traced Wagner's deviations from Malory, Arnold, and Swinburne, analyzed the prelude as longing for the unattainable, and examined the opera act by act with focus on chromatic descent and the interval of the seventh.
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Steinert Hall
Wagner
Malory
Arnold
Swinburne
Henry H. Huss
New York
Lecture on Wagner Ends With Thoughtful Remarks
Mr Krehbiel criticized Wolzogen phrase books in Wagner study and offered no defense of King Mark. Huss provided musical illustrations, which lacked impact outside their orchestration. The next lecture on Die Meistersinger is slated for Thursday Jan 22 at 3 pm.
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Granite State Democrats hold largest Jackson Day reunion in Manchester
In Manchester on January 15 the Granite State Club hosted a record crowd for a Jackson Day celebration. About 300 members filled Pembroke block rooms and moved to the new Masonic Hall for a banquet with speakers including Gov elect Warren Daniell and Luther McKinnie. Grover Cleveland sent a regretful letter praising New Hampshire Democrats for their principled fight and Jacksonian spirit, urging continued unity to secure future victories.
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N. H
Granite State Club
New Hampshire
Pembroke Block
New Masonic Hall
Joan E. Russell
Massachusetts
Harry Bingham
Littleton
Charles Levi Woodbury
Frank G. Noyes
Nashua
Charles H. Amsden
Penacook
Charles F. Stone
Laconia
Warren F. Daniell
Luther F. McKinney
J. ©. Moore
J. ©. Eastman
Hampstead
Samuel _ __B. Page
Haverhill
George Byron Chandler
Jackson
John E. Russell
Grover Cleveland
Notable Bequests and Health News From Public Figures
Governor Pattison receives a several thousand dollar bequest from Aunt Emily E. Smoot. Secretary Proctor’s son is seriously ill in Washington. social engagements are abandoned. Canon Gregory, St Paul’s London dean, is Admiral Stopford’s son in law. Senator Walcott of Colorado is the youngest senator at forty two and called a “good fellow.” J Ritchie Jr of the Boston Scientific Society recovers from typhoid. months needed to resume duties. Joan Noble’s son Wilson Noble, a present MP, inherits income with a condition of a 10 000 a year cut if he is not reelected. At the Indian National Congress a woman, Vladambini Ganuli, appears on the tribune. Prince of Naples depicted as a youthful English swell but multilingual and memory sharp. Andrew Lang in frail health but still industrious. Henry M. Stanley and Major J B Pond arrive with party. Stanley lecturing in Haverhill, Fall River, and Boston on life as an African explorer.
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Pennsylvania
Emily E. Smoot
Proctor
Washington
Canon Gregory
St. Paul’s
London
Admiral Stopford
Dean Gregory
Walcott
Colorado
J. Ritchie, Jr
Boston Scientific Society
Indian National Congress
The
Tribune
Vladambini Ganuli
Calcutta University
Naples
Andrew Lang
Henry M. Stanley
Major J. B. Pond
Burlington
Brunswick
Central
Africa
ROYAL
Edinburgh
Sir Walter
Edinburgh Castle
Scotland
Scott
Burns
Carlyle
Marjorie Fleming
Skene
Waverley
Holyrood
Prince Charlie
Stuart
Midlothian
Aberdeen
Redgauntlet
Alan Fairford
Darsie Latimer
Castle Rock
Mons Meg
St. Giles’s
Walter Scott
Oliphant
Margaret Atheling
George Buchanan
John Knox
Mary of Guise
Allan Ramsay
Ramsay
Fletcher
Labour
Duncan Forbes
Mrs. Oliphant
New York
West Side
Elizabeth of
Roumania
Meister Manolly
Vienna Court Theatre
Geneva
M. Gustave Revilliod
Genéva
War Department
Signal
St. Augustine
Newrbor
Port A Ee O
Boutz
West Hazleton
Ingalls Consistency Question Over Free Silver Policy
HL of West Newton questions Mr. Ingalls on consistency after his speech cited in today’s columns. He notes Ingalls denounces millionaires yet supports free coinage of silver, which HL attributes to silver mine owners aiming to widen fortunes. HL accuses Ingalls of dual motives and mocks his stance as inconsistent.
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Ingalls
Solomon
Minister Pitkin Returns Home After Legation Lockup
The Providence Journal notes Pitkin evacuated his Buenos Ayres legation without notice and came home to stump for his party, an action seen as repayment to the party during its time of need. His appointment for political utility is cited as the motive guiding his move.
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Providence Journal
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Reflections on the Silver Situation by The Independent
The Independent laments Fate's irony as currency debasement presses, noting David Macron and his son in a reflective piece. The piece singles out Speaker Reeds as his sole remaining hope amid a fraught financial climate.
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Speaker Reeds
Royal Edinburgh and Sir Walter Scott reviewed
A critical review of Mrs. Oliphant’s Royal Edinburgh, praising its readable, illustrated homage to Edinburgh, Burns, and Scott while noting occasional factual slips. The piece traces Scott’s inextricable link to Edinburgh, highlights his novels’ settings, and comments on Oliphant’s strengths and errors, concluding with publication details.
Book Catalog of Reference Works and Texts
A list of scholarly and literary titles with authors publishers and brief descriptions. Notable items include Rudimentary Economics for Schools and Colleges by George M. Steele and The Best Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu edited by Octave Thanet among other works in philosophy religion poetry and history. These entries reflect late nineteenth century American publishing offerings.
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George M. Steele
New York
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
Webster Wells
Ad, Shewell & Sanborn
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Octave Thanet
Chicago
A. C. McClurg & Co
David Greene Haskins
T.D
Boston
D.C
John Coleman Adams
D.D
Universalist Publishing House
Edward G. Coy
M.A
American Book Company
Baker, Voorhis & Co
Robert Louis Stevenson
Charles Scribner's Sons
Exceeded powers contract declared illegal in railway dispute
In Curacao dated January 15, Union Pacific declares certain 1890 agreements with multiple railways exceed statutory authority. It disaffirms terms, surrenders property and tracks, and restores ownership to Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway. Rock Island cites bridge denial and lease facts, awaits court decision.
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Curcaco
Union Pacific Railway Company
W. P. Holcomb
Cable
Rock Island Today
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Omaha & Republican Valley Railway Company
Salina & Southwestern Railway Company
Chicago
Legal Department
Rock Island Road
Union Pacific
McPherson
Hutchinson
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Plummer
Rock Island
A Day in January and Oddities of the Era
A collage of observed curiosities and social notes from 1891, including trends in fashion praise for actors, debates on government burden, cross border smuggling woes, clever business signage like an umbrella hospital, sensational theater gossip, Geneva museum gifts, War Department weather duties, alleged witchcraft cases in Pennsylvania, and a reflective poem titled A DAY IN JANUARY.
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Cleveland
Joan Noble
Wilson Noble
MR. Ingalls
David Macron
NEW Books
Rock Island Company
Interior Department
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Mexico
Uncle Sam
Scivitate
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