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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1891
Page
4
Unscrupulous Lobby Pressures House For Bribes
By their own confession, some seek to obtain national money, while a numerous lobby surrounds the House of Representatives offering inducements to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Boston Protests Free Coinage of Silver Aims at Mass. Influence
At Boston City Hall a protest meeting organized by Mayor Matthews allies will oppose any free silver coinage measure. A noon meeting at Faneuil Hall by the Republican club invites business leaders to stand against the Senate’s silver vote and press for honest money across party lines. Massachusetts unity and vocal opposition are urged to defeat inflationary concessions and curb speculative currency effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Congress
Boston
Republican Club
Faneuil Hall
Senate
Committee On
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Amusements This Evening City Listings
The notice lists venues in Boston showing shows and times this evening. The Crystal Slipper Bettys Finish The Solicitor at Boston Museum Tremont Street Glone Tuearke Duff Opera Company The Red Hussar Great Metropolis A Straight Tip Henry Burlesque Company Stoddard Lecture Ship Ahoy Cadet Theatricala with multiple showings at 2 and 7:45 or 2 and 8 or 7:45 depending on venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hollis Street
Wowarp
Howard Street
Henry Burlesque Company
Iusic Hae
Winter Street
Stoddard
Kenry M. Stanley
Tuckaree
Washington Street
Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
Cadet Theatricala
Trade talks with Canada and US spark cautious optimism
Inquiries into negotiations for closer trade ties with the United States and Canada yield little definite information. Canadian Finance Minister Foster is quoted acknowledging the talks and suggesting a conference is likely soon. Reports also say Sir John Macdonald approached McKinley with a free trade offer on coal and iron ore, promising Dominion Parliament consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Foster
John Macdonald
McKinley
Elijah A. Morse
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
English Liberals push Suffrage Reform in Ireland debate
The piece analyzes Liberal strategy to rally the party by endorsing universal suffrage. It argues the plan would erase about a half million duplicated votes from the property franchise and expand the electorate eightfold, though it may not appeal to current voters. The author notes suffrage reform as a logical outcome of British precedents and inevitable in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Lasouchere
Great Britain
Subsidy debates spotlight Boston Journal critique
The piece condemns subsidies as a tactic used by self serving interests. It cites an example from the New York Standard via the Boston Journal and notes the influence of a large chamber of commerce with limited attendee numbers. It highlights a Maine Democrat shipowner and questions motives of prominent steamship executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Journal
Post
New York Standard
New York Chamber of Commerce
Boston Chamber
Democratic National Committee
Maine
New England
American Steamship Lines
George Bancroft a monumental but debated historian
The obituary assesses Grover Bancroft as a major 19th century figure in American letters and public service. It notes his long, exhaustive History of the United States first published in 1834 with final revised volumes in 1885, and his diverse roles from Collector of the Port of Boston to Minister to Great Britain. It reports mixed critical reception, contrasting traditional methods with modern scientific history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Bancroft
United States
Morary
Voltarre
Bancroft
Bay-Croft
CoopErr
Priscott
Irvine
TickNor
Germany
Boston
Pox
Great Britain
Distinguishing History from Literature by Style and Substance
The author argues history should be judged by its subject and treatment rather than literary charm or diction. Being literature or not is incidental. the value lies in the historical content and its analysis across human knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancror
Mayor Matthews Takes Charge Of Boston Streets Reform
Mayor Matthews acts to consolidate street cleaning under a single acting superintendent, Henry Carter, with Deputy ForristaLy under sanitary police oversight. He replaces Jones and Meehan and orders Carter to report directly to the Mayor, aiming for faster, more accountable street care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Boston
Jones
Meehan
Henry H. Carter
Sanitary Police
ForristaLy
Carter
Johns Hopkins Medical School Fund drives expansion in Boston
The Johns Hopkins Medical School needs 400000 more to complete professorships and a new building as it expands the University Hospital and its $1.6 million campus with a $3.3 million endowment. Boston helped fund the women’s education drive, and local ladies’ committee led by Miss Lidtan Horstorp seeks further donations. The piece also notes Mr Augustin Daly’s revival of The School for Scandal in New York, praised for modernizing the humor and sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
America
Boston
Daly
Sheridan
Thrilling Instances of Fare Nerve
A New York paper headlined Thrilling Instances of Fare Nerve but the text describes routine actions of soldiers and pioneers. The piece reframes adventure as everyday bravery, focusing on mundane yet steady acts of endurance and service rather than dramatic exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reflections on Peck Opposition to Ben. Net Law in Wisconsin
Reflects on Peck the "Bad Boy" who spoke little English yet held influence in some circles. Questions whether the Governor aims to require English instruction in Wisconsin schools as part of the Ben. Net Law dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Wisconsin
Contributions to the Coffee House Fund Acknowledged
The New England department of the Church Temperance Society lists donations to the Coffee House Fund. Names include Ais. H. Derby William Caleb Loring and Miss Mason among others, with amounts indicated. Page 2 of the fund acknowledgments records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Department of the Church Temperance Society
Society For the Coffee House Fund
Ais. H. Derby
Wercescadis
William Caleb Loring
Coffee House Fund
The
Church Temperance Society
Boston attorney candidates show diversity and change
In Boston, twenty eight new lawyers are to be admitted tomorrow including one woman, Mrs Anna Fall, highlighting shifts in the profession toward broader inclusion. The piece also critiques the Sears building roof railings and notes anecdotes about poets misquoting lines, reflecting local commentary and urban detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Boston
Anna
Fall
Boston University
Law School
Fail
Pictures at the Art Club Boston Exhibition Portraits
The Boston Art Club hosts its forty third exhibition with strong landscapes and notable portraits. Works by W L Dean Watermen Davis Hayden and Eakins Brent Tompkins Major Shirlaw Wagner and others are praised for color light and lifelike detail plus bold handling of flesh tones and textures. The show runs through February 15 with many pieces highlighted including portraits of Barker Zerrahn Garland and a notable Odalisca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Art Club
W. L. Dean
Charles H. Davis
Hayden
Art Club
Davis
Iwilight
Enneking
Twilight Pictures
F. H. Richardson
Concarneau
Madame de Peralta
Phyllis
Walter Shirlaw
Munich
Toaspern
Walter Gilmore Page
5. M. Crosby
Mr. Brent
Laura Lee
Hamlin Garland
Arthur FE. Pope
Kronberg
Mozart Piano Concerto Delights Boston Philharmonic
The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra at the Boston Theatre performed Mozart’s E flat concerto for two pianos with Messrs Doerner and Andres. Soloists Miss Minna Van Buren and Dr. Clark received applause for their works from the Creation and Burger. New pieces by Bird and Hallen entertained, with Listt and Raymond pieces also favored. The final concert will feature Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream with 150 female voices and George Riddle as reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart
Messrs. Doerner
Andres
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Boston Theatre
Minna van Buren
Dr. Clark
New Heaven
Burger
Arthur Bird
Hallen
Raymond
Listt
Mendelssohn
George Riddle
Concerts at Horticultural Hall and Union Hall
Andres Doerner performs solo and duet pieces this week at Horticultural Hall with Jacob and Mrs. Benzing singing at the first concert. Bernhard Listemann to play violin at the second. Franz Rummel to give two pianoforte recitals at Union Hall on Feb 2 and Feb 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andres Doerner
Horticultural Hall
Jacob Benzing
Bernhard Listemann
Franz Rummel
Union Hall
Laced 1400s artifacts and Caprera bid in Italy
Sig Jessada of Genoa showcases 1400 lace fabric specimens, claimed as earliest art. Mrs Allison Nailor of Washington is the Pine Ridge despatch subject adopting the Wounded Knee infant. Gen Miles praised for riding, Paddy Miles nickname used by veterans. Camilla Urso Harris teases study trip to Italy. Caprera, Garibaldi’s island home, attracts a government bid rejected by the revolutionary family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig. Jessada
Genoa
Italy
Pine Ridge Agency
Wounded Knee
Allison Nailor
Washington, D. C
Miles
Paddy Miles
Camilla Urso Harris
Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta
Garibaldi
Caprera
Egypt Exploration Fund launches exhaustive Archeological Survey
The Egypt Exploration Fund with Ghizeh Museum support begins a detailed survey of southern Minieh in Upper Egypt. Directors Fraser and Newberry aim to map, copy, photograph, and document inscriptions and depredations across the district’s Xilth Dynasty tombs, Speos Artenidos, and nearby sites. Funds and pledges poured in from international patrons, with an appeal for further subscriptions and unpublished materials to complete an authoritative record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
A. B. Edwards
The
Egypt Exploration Fund
Ghizeh
Fraser
Newberry
Minieh
Upper Egypt
Bersceh
Beni-Hasan
Europe
Robert Hay
British Museum
J. Gardner Wilkinson
Yauncey Crewe
R. Stewart Poole
Wallacey Crewe
W.C. Winslow
D.D
Ll.d
Beacon Street
Boston
Amelia B
Bow Warrs
Winslow
Current Comment and Massachusetts Voice in Money Issue
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes protectionist trusts contrast with calls to remove duties on imports, urging a bold stance against window-glass interests. The Springfield Republican remarks on Massachusetts backing honest money and a Quincy resolution, predicting legislative adoption and voter mandate for state voices.
Patriots Should Speak Up Or Silence
Quote from Speaker Reed declares a good time for patriots to stay silent while noting the need for people to voice concerns. The Springfield Republican frames the remark as a debate on whether patriots should speak out in the national forum, emphasizing the deliberative nature of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Great National Forum
Springfield Republican
Snod
Wedgwood Revival and a Donkey China Tale
A china shop display of Wedgwood ware prompts memories of Wedgwood Institute honors for Gladstone. The piece notes Wedgwood’s court ties and a curious English charity stunt: a live donkey’s bones ground into china, raffled for hospital funds, raising about £100 after 2440 tickets sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burstein
Eng
Gladstone
Wedgwood Institute
Wedgwood
America
London
Josiah Wedgwood
Princess of
Cottage Hospital
London Plays and Arts Mutterings Across Page
A distracted variety of notes touch on Henry Arthur’s stage success with The Dancing Girl in London, Amelie Rives’s illness recovery and new novel, debates over free ships and Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, Mozart and Beethoven skull tales, a Richmond and Twickenham Times hymnbook anecdote, Boston’s McKee ties to Harrison, misheard slang on Portuguese, and a poem excerpt by Miss Gertrude Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ArthUrytes
London
Amelie Rives
Ibsen
Hedda Gabler
Butt
Mozart
Mozarteum
Satzpur
Hyrtl
Fiennese Aytist
Beethoven
Vienna
Richmond and Twickenham Times
Beecham
New York
Portugal
Washington
Est
William Ave
St. Thanasius
Antioch
Eustachius
Kidon
A Good Beginning Street Department Clears Streets on Sunday
Street Department work continued on Sunday with most streets clear of teams and few pedestrians. Crews chopped ice from sidewalks and gutters, cleaned crossings, and focused on principal streets. The new walks on the Common employed about twenty five men, illustrating the impact of adequate staff.
Four New Pictures Purchased by Boston Art Club
The Boston Art Club has invested 750 of 1500 for paintings from the forty third exhibition. Four works were selected: No 28 Pasture Land and Hills Plymouth Mass by Charles H Hayden. No 76 A Question by George W Cohen showing a thoughtful girl. No 318 a study of roses by B Champney. and a small fish study by Adelaide Palmer praised for its simple honesty and realistic fish motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Art Club
Plymouth
Mass
Charles H. Hayden
George W. Cohen
B. Champney
Adelaide Palmer
Rabies Frequency in Boston Discussed by Doctor
Dear Taverner, it is sad that a champion of dogs doubts rabies rise in Boston area. Dr. Ernst inoculated rabbits from several dogs showing rabies signs. all tested dogs proved rabid. Rabies is contagious dog to dog and can be controlled by muzzling for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Boston
Ernst
Brookline
Newton
Massachusetts
Daniel
Les
Cruel Check Warned on Boston Market Wagon
Journal note from Boston dated January 16 describes a cruel use of the check rope on a wagon loaded with meat and vegetables from Faneuil Hall Market. The observer recalls horses tightly checked with the rope passing over their heads while pulling up Joy Street, urging removal of the restraint on steep streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will “Taverner
Joy Street
Faneuil Hall Market
Boston
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