Boston Letter on Menageries and New York Yachtsmen
A Boston writer critiques dime museum animals leased from New York suppliers, notes painters struggle with a lion and fox portraits, and discusses ownership of the Volunteer yacht. He mocks New York yachtmen and praises Boston craft while citing a brisk ad for a gilt-edged five minute talker to boom Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Beacon Park
Judah Benjamin
Supreme Court of the
United States
Chamberlain doubts Home Rule fade and Liberal reunion
In a Birmingham speech Mr. Chamberlain signals no plan to join Conservatives long term. He sees Home Rule diminishing as a path to reuniting Liberals and Radicals but the split lines remain deep. He argues new conflicts would bar any real Liberal fusion despite pressure over Irish policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Liberal Party
Eight Hour Day Movement Urged by Labor Federation
The American Federation of Labor plans a staged shift toward an eight hour workday. Starting with Washington’s Birthday, mass meetings would campaign for a one fifth reduction in hours over a year, aiming for May 1, 1890, with earnings adjustments a concern for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Powderly
Washington
Federation of Labor
Indiana Democrats push ballot reform bill with swift passage
The new Indiana election law emerges as a Democratic measure approved by party caucus and rushed through as an issue. It aims to modernize ballot reform with balanced details, including a unique rule to destroy all ballots at noon after counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Massachusetts
Senate approves Samoa relief fund to settle Samoan dispute
The Senate committee on foreign relations reports a 600000 appropriation for government use in settling the Samoan difficulty, to be available immediately. Naval dispatch to Apia signals firm action, while German disregard underscores U S concerns and calls for decisive diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Apia
Germany
Samoa Harbor Funding Aims to Secure Coaling Station
The Senate committee calls for a $600,000 appropriation with $100,000 for surveying and developing Pagopago harbor and bay to establish a U S coaling station. The piece notes past treaties and surveys, warns against German control, and argues joint American British naval presence could deter aggression at Apia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pagopago
United States
Germany
Samoan
Apia
Carpet Wools Fight Tariff Plan Highlighting Protection Ring
The piece argues the wool schedule flaws in the tariff bill hurt carpet makers led by Hartford Carpet Co president J L Houston a Republican. It warns against twin duties on raw wool and manufactured goods and predicts broader industry harm and consumer burdens if the plan proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Joan L. Houston
Hartford Carpet Company
Springfield Republican
Congress
Houston
United States
High Tariff
Daily Advertiser
Side Mission Cited in Debate Over Home Market Policy
The discussion centers on the home market concept with several unnamed gentlemen asserting its importance and cautioning against dismissive reactions. The debate emphasizes the balance between national strategy and practical market concerns in shaping policy.
The Saturday Review and American Institutions
A critical review condemns the Saturday Review for ignorance and bad temper in examining American topics such as the Nicaraguan canal and the Sugar Trust ruling. It contrasts by citing authorities like Manz and Tocqueville to defend the U.S. constitutional novelty and laments the periodical's temper while praising its otherwise fair notices of American books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sackville
Nicaraguan Canal
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeals
Henry Sumner Manz
Supreme Court of
United States
Tocque- Ville
Saturday Review
John Bull
Shax
Speere
Halstead on Journalism Maxims Markets and Mission
Mr Murat Halstead cites the maxims markets and mission of the press in a Madison address to the Wisconsin Press Association. He argues journalism buys ink to publish news and views for profit yet should publish truth and stand with the people, reflecting public opinion while cultivating popular character. He notes editors face tensions between independence and party success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murat Hallsteap
Wisconsin Press Association
Madison
Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Hatsreap
A Critique of Journalistic Practice From Halstead and Harstr
The article discusses East and West views on journalism, fault finding, and the role of editors and interviews. It analyzes Halstead and Harstr’s ideas on news values, advertising influence, and ethical duties, noting both commendable points and dangers in tying reporting to profit.
Notable Society Notes From Washington And Boston
Mrs Langtry buys five imported thoroughbreds for her California ranch. Secretary and Mrs Endicott host a dinner for President and Mrs Cleveland. Mrs William Claflin resides at the Arno in Washington. Mr Spurgeon reports a fall damaging his teeth. Mr Morton rents Professor Bell’s Washington house, moving March 1. Trinity College seeks 300000 for a new dormitory and library. Sir William Reeves, Barbados chief justice, knighted. father Scottish, mother mixed race. Josiah Hulett and wife are the oldest married couple in New England. William Payson Mackaye, son of Steele Mackaye, hailed as rising stage talent. He's left Texas malaria after Southern tour with Miss Claxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endicott
Cleveland
William Claflin
Claflin
Massachusetts
The
Arno
Washington
Spurgeon
Morton
A. Graham Bell
Scott’s Circle
Sir John Hennesey
Josiah H. Hulett
Great Barrington
New England
Hulett
Sandisfield
William Payson Mackaye
Steele Mackaye
New York
Kate Claxton
Pierre Frochard
Miss Claxton
Texas
Army Orders Extend Leaves for Crispin and Michler
Wassuington Jan 23 Colonel Silas Crispin of the ordnance department receives one month's extension of leave. Captain Francis Michler of the Fifth Cavalry is granted a twenty day leave extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassuington
Speciau
Silas Crispin
Ordnance Department
Francis Michler
Fifth Cavalry
Harvard College Overseers Adjourn to Wednesday Next
Colonel Charles R. Codman led an adjourned Overseers meeting at 50 State Street to discuss the discipline and government report. The board voted to concur in electing a Museum of Fine Arts trustee for a year from Jan 1 and named a committee to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard College
Charles R. Codman
State Street
Museum of Fine Arts
William Gray
Henry J. Bigelow
Henry Lee
The Library Aims at Book Lovers and Scholars
Literary notes describe The Library monthly from Elliot Stock London as the organ of the Library Association of the United Kingdom. The first issue includes a sketch of the Apple dore private press by W J Linton, and previews February Forum pieces by Judge Alfred Conkling Coxe Senator Morgan and the Marquis of Lorne. Jules Verne contributes a satire set in 2839 about a great American editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot Stock
London
Library Association of
United Kingdom
W. J. Linton
Alfred Conkling Coxe
United States District Court
Supreme Court
Morgan
Marquis of Lorne
Jules Verne
East Boston Festival Honors President Whitney at 16th Trade Event
The Maverick House in East Boston hosted the sixteenth annual Trade Association festival a brilliant reception for President A. C. Whitney and wife. About 150 guests attended with elegant costumes and a grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. Leighton. Mayor Hart praised the event and delegates spoke on civic unity while the Ladies' Home Club observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maverick House
Boston
Trade Association
A. C. Whitney
Whitney
Messrs
A. M. Morton
A. G. Pierce
E. M. Benson
G. M. Day
Bradley Whitney
Leigton
Hart
Rogers
Board of Aldermen
Allen
Ladies’ Home Club
East Boston
Spaulding
N. M. Jewett
George McCarthy
Fred Wellington
John Benson
E. D. Leighton
H. D. Huggan
E.N. Benson
Judge Willey Advocates Self-Education Over Classical Study
The Wisconsin judge spoke at Tremont Temple on methods of self culture and independent thinking. He urged reading to think for oneself, praised daily effort like Franklin, Lincoln, and Greeley, and warned against overreliance on others' ideas while recommending Combe's Constitution of Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Judge Willey
Wisconsin
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Mississippi River
Horace Greeley
New York
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Edward Everett
Willey
Combe
Georgia Colonel Buck and editorial views on national issues
A synthesis of political observations mentions Colonel Buck of Georgia, reactions to Mr. Phelps and Lord Salisbury, and Ohio school desegregation clashes. It notes Republican hesitation on Smalls Elliott election coverage, and Massachusetts lawmakers Allen Cogswell Hayden Whiting voting against debating the case as the river and harbor bill looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalls
Elliott
Washington
the Tribune
Messrs. Allen, Cogswell, Hayden and Whiting
Massachusetts
Readings From Greek Authors by William C Lawton
William C Lawton of Cambridge plans winter and spring courses of Greek readings. The program features Euripides works with translations, explanations, and informal translations for teachers and students. Sessions meet Saturdays at 10:30 a m starting Jan 26 at 12 Somerset Street Boston. Tickets cover fifteen lessons for ten dollars. early inquiries encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cranston Lawton
Cambridge
Wellesley College
New York
Roxbury
Euripides
Schylus
Lawton
Somerset Street
Boston
Fragmentary Snippets From Harper's and Society Gossip
The text gathers assorted quips and anecdotes about jail terms, cabinet chatter, fashion jokes, school banter, theatre etiquette, slang, and a fatal fall from a scaffold. It blends fictional banter with headlines and social observations reflecting early 20th century humor and culture.
Doubtful Compliment on Senators Hawley Edmunds
The New York Times Indiana edition notes Hawley and Edmunds as likely having shown the most sincere yet least informed votes among their colleagues. The remark preserves a critical appraisal of Senators in a brief, period voice.
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Messrs
Hawley
Edmunds
N. Y. Times
Ind
Congress to probe rail presidents for moral tone
A Herald (Ind.) item notes Congress plans inquiry into the moral tone of railroad presidents, provoking a reply that they might be justified in studying Congress’s own conduct in return. The exchange frames mutual scrutiny between lawmakers and rail executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
N. ¥. Herald
Ind
New Administration Promises Respect for Stars and Stripes
A Philadelphia Press editorial argues that a forthcoming Washington administration will demand global respect for the United States and serve notice that the Stars and Stripes must be respected, asserting that insults from other nations will not be tolerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Philadelphia Press
Canada’s Twenty One Knot Debt Policy Described
The piece mocks Canada’s fiscal policy, claiming every breath by the finance minister expanded the net debt by 30 cents and the gross debt by 45 cents over ten years. It labels the government’s approach a twenty-one knot policy as described by the Montreal Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maring
Omtreal Gazette
Let the law tell the truth on its face
A Philadelphia Times (Ind.) opines that government should not tax the poor to fund a $15,000,000 bounty to tin manufacturers. The piece argues the state would be better off capitalizing and paying bounties directly to the tin industry if the government is owned by centralized money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Protecting the Foreigners in Carpet Wool Legislation
The Senate bill claimed to shield American wool growers by protecting carpet makers, but the measure would mainly aid foreign manufacturers. It argues wool growers influence policy more than carpet weavers, yet American wool is not the main carpet raw material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
Ind
Prohibition of foreign trade eyed in tariff debate
The Springfield Republican laments the party drift on tariffs and asks if the goal is full national seclusion. It notes twenty years of wartime duties failed to build lasting industry and criticizes senators for circling back to protectionism, while arguing the people favor different paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Ind
Senator Frye's Samoa claims challenge Bayard
A Philadelphia Record editorial urges Senator Frye of Maine to seek Congress for redress if he believes Germany violated treaties and citizens' rights in Samoa. It argues Congress alone decides peace or war and notes Secretary Bayard cannot foresee or prevent all international complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frye
Maine
Samoa
Congress
Bayard
Globe
Philadelphia Record
Ind
New York social club debuts in knee breeches at a debutante party
At 642 Fifth Avenue Mr and Mrs William Douglass Sloane hosted Miss Louise Shepard’s debut. Seven young society men led by broker John C Furman arrived in matching knee breeches and tailless velvet dress coats, signaling a shift from regulation evening dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Douglass Sloane
Fifth Avenue
Louise Shepard
Elliott F. Shepard
John C. Furman
Messrs
Thomas Howard
George Mitchell Shoe Maker Fails in Haverhill
George Mitchell a boot and shoe manufacturer of Haverhill has failed an assignment made to Daniel Fitts for his creditors and business affairs in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mitchell
Haverhill
Daniel Fitts
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Intelligence Office
Alexander Pope
New York Yacht Club
General Paine
Boston Post
Washington Street
MR. Halstead
Dana
Hat- Stead
Alleghanies
Harstreap
Connecticut
Hrin
Hatsteap
ARMY
East Boston Festival
Buck
Georgia
Mr. Harrison
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Constitution
Atanta
New York Tribune
England
George Washington Smalley
Mr. Phelps
Lord Salisbury
Squire
Phelps
Southampton
Felicity
Ohio
South
Foraker
Robin
Bullock
Chicago News
Harrison
Kansas
Lawrence University
Simpson
Emma
Darling
Beacon Street
Chicago
Utica
Willie Wa
Sardinia
Willie
Eastport
Webster
Harper’s Magazine
New Yorker
Jake Boner
New Orleans
Robert Elsmere
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