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Senate Rejects Woman Suffrage Amendment Amid Dubious Courtesy
The United States Senate yesterday discussed and rejected the woman suffrage amendment in a display some deem a doubtful courtesy to attending suffragists. The debate fell short of notable eloquence, and Blair’s amendment was decisively voted down, as Congress nears the end of its session.
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United States Senate
Blair
Congress
Redmond Warns Of Strong Arm Resistance In Ireland
Nationalist MP Mr Redmond at Kilbury declares that if England fails constitutional redress Ireland has strong arms and stout hearts in Tipperary and Wexford to oppose its enemies in a different struggle. The remark invites cautious interpretation amid calls for patience and fortitude.
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Redmond
Kilburry
England
Tipperary
Wexford
Ireland
War Talk Fades as Markets Rise Amid Frontier Tensions
The article notes a brief calm in Europe with stock markets firming on foreign capitals. It pins the focal tension along the Franco German frontier and suggests Bismarck’s recent Prussian Diet speech was campaign rhetoric.
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Europe
Bismarck
Reichstag
Senate action on retaliatory Canada bill raises power concerns
The Senate shows unusual deference to the President by granting broad powers to provoke war and affect commerce. The piece notes Edmunds once fought to curb executive appointment powers, implying inconsistency in the Senate’s distrust of the President across different issues.
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United States Senate
Canada
Edmunds
Senate
Cleveland
Theatre prices and quality under debate in press
The New York World argues against war time theatre prices following Chicago manager reductions. The Post questions broad cheapness, insisting people get what they pay for and warning that widespread price cuts would cheapen performance quality.
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New York World
Chicago
The
Post
London
Theatres Charge Higher Prices for Stalls Seats
The text notes stalls seat prices at half a guinea versus $150 for orchestra seats, arguing Americans demand more in stage settings, elegance, and should pay accordingly.
Building on the Public Garden in Boston
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society seeks a building in the Public Garden bounded by Boylston Street. The plan faces legal and public opinion hurdles as critics argue a breach of the garden’s preservation and fear future encroachments.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Common Council
Boylston Street
Horticultural Society
Boston
Chamberlain’s Cardinal Distinctions on Home Rule
A London published letter from Mr Chamberlain argues that his provincial form of home rule differs greatly from Gladstones national approach. He claims Ireland should be treated as a separate nation with its own rights, including taxation and foreign affairs, a view others say misstates the Irish demand for a local parliament without separatist aims.
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Mr. Gladstone
Ireland
Mr. Chamberlain
Westminster
Chamberlain
Irish home rule and Parliament in Dublin urged
The speaker argues that home rule is provincial not national and the Irish people deserve a Dublin Parliament. He predicts Westminster or a future Parliament may concede this right, stressing the issue remains central to English public thought.
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Dublin
Westminster
Philadelphia's New Charter Sets Citywide Reform
The Philadelphia charter introduces an elected mayor with a $12,000 four year term as the city moves to an April start. It mirrors Boston in core reforms but features an impeachment path by private citizens and a strict civil service rule barring political involvement by city employees. Public interest focuses on practical outcomes of these changes.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Theatre Royal
Niagara Falls
Pittsburg
Gotham
Lydia
Clark Street
Chicago Herald
Mrs Thurber’s Musical School Aims At National Opera Education
Mrs Thurber argues in letters to the World that the National Opera Company project offers free comprehensive musical education to all, with a three year program open to improvised entrants and a national culture goal. She notes strong industrial benefits from workshops and production, urging public support for the educational and patriotic aims.
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National School of Opera
Conservatory
National Opera Company
National Opera
Boston Echoes Praise for National Opera Company and Conservatory
The article emphasizes the influence of the National Opera Company on Boston's musical culture and notes Mrs. Thurber's explanations of the conservatory’s work, urging equal commendation for both institutions as a foundation of national musical life.
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National Opera Company
Boston
Conservatory
Labouchere and Churchill Seen Together at Savoy Theatre
The sight of Mr Labouchere and Lord Randolph Churchill chatting earnestly on a sofa in the Savoy Theatre smoking room after Ruddygore caused onlookers to note their unusual pairing. As close friends, their discussion may not have been political.
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Mr. Labouchere
Lord Randolph Churchill
Savoy Theatre
London
New Opera
Ruddygore
American actresses seal London theatre deals in London visit
The report notes Miss Anderson leasing the Lyceum during Mr. Trving’s planned visit and Miss Grace Hawthorne securing Mr. Wilson Barrett’s Princess’s Theatre for five years leaving Barrett without a dramatic home after his American tour. Hawthorne may take the Empire Theatre instead.
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America
London
Miss Anderson
Lyceum
Mr. Trving
Rumor Denied About Van Zandt Vassar Connection
The article rejects a newspaper claim that Miss Van Zandt, a Chicago girl related to an anarchist, was a Vassar College graduate. It states her name does not appear among Vassar alumnae and warns the rumor makes her seem more foolish.
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Vassar College
Miss van Zandt
Chicago
Vassar
Harper's February Review Highlights Art, Essays and Novels
Harper's February presents illustrated features, serials, and short fiction. Notable items include Grant Allen's stories, Cowley verse, Howells on Cambridge class day, naval surveys, Cossack campaigns, and Miss Jewett's new stories with Comment on Miss Jewett and Maud Howe wedding at Julia Ward Howe's Beacon Street residence.
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Harper’s Magazine
Grant Allen
Cowley
Abbey
Parsons
Jack-light
Hemenway Gymnasium
Mavering
Cambridge
Maverings
Palmers
Boston
Edward Reed
Europe
Italy
Russia
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Miller
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Howells
Miss Jewett
Mrs. Wyman
Dunham
Martha
Mary
Miss Maud Howe
John Elliott
Julia Ward Howe
Beacon Street
Boston Society Theater Night Supports Cruelty to Children
In Boston a small theatre event by the Saturday Morning Club raised funds for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The writer hints at the ambiance and mood inside Mr Adams's venue, noting the many visiting beauties as the programme featured tableaux.
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Mr. Adams
Little Theatre
Saturday Morning Club
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Boston
In a Balcony Dramatic Sketch Shown in Boston
A Boston audience witnessed Miss Nora Gerstenberg embody the aged Queen in Browning’s In a Balcony with nuanced stagecraft. The piece contrasted London’s minimal scenery with performance intensity, while contemporaries noted Mossworth Wadsworth and others amid Mass. press gatherings and reflections on journalism’s past.
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Prince’s Hall
Piccadilly
Browning Society
Boston
Browning
London
Nora Gerstenberg
Constance
Plan to turn legislative power over to editors discussed
The speaker argues a plan to entrust legislative functions to editors of the State is better than a rival idea. The latter would assign Representatives to those over 250 pounds and Senators to those who weigh 300 pounds or more, though it has merit in places.
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Massachusetts Press Association
United States
Samuel Bowles
Massachusetts
Common Sense
Colonel Greene
Alphonso Ross
The
Advertiser
George A. Marden
Lowell Courier
N. A. Horton
Salem Gazette
Procters
Gloucester
Taverner
West
Senator Hearst
California
Wetmore
Maas Concert Impresses at Miller Hall
The Louis Maas concert at Miller Hall drew a large audience last evening. The program featured Beethoven and Schubert pieces for piano and violin, Pergolesi air, Schubert cellorandom, and Rubinstein trio. Maas, Kneisel, and Giese received high praise for refined, skillful performances elevating the season’s series.
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Louis Maas
Miller Hall
Beethoven
Schubert
Pergolese
Air
Rubinstein
Maas
Kneisel
Giese
Boston Ideal Opera to Open Season With Fra Diavolo
The Boston Ideal Opera Company begins its annual engagement at the Boston Theatre next Monday. The opening bill is Fra Diavolo with Mile. de Lussan Tom Karl H C Barnabee and W H Clark returning from last season. New to the company are Mile. Lablache Wieths Lawton and Ivan Morawski. First week seats are on sale at the box office.
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Boston Ideal Opera Company
Boston Theatre
Fra Diavolo
Mile. de Lussan
Tom Karl
H.C. Barnabee
W. H. Clark
Mile. Lablache
Lady Allcash
Wieths Lawton
Lorenzo
Ivan Morawski
Randall urged to pass revenue bill amid pension surplus
In strong editorial voice the New York Mail argues that two pension bills were approved by large margins and calls on Mr. Randall to act. It warns the surplus invites extravagance and insists he should push a revenue bill to curb spending.
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Randall
N. Y
Reciprocity talks with Canada tripped by fisheries dispute
The Philadelphia Press argues that U S Canada reciprocity is stalled by Canada’s fisheries conduct. Any policy shift would resemble reprisals rather than closer commercial ties, reflecting a strained stance two to three years after initial optimism.
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United States
Canada
Philadelphia Press
Against Rapid Action on Anti Mormon Bill
The Providence Journal argues for slow deliberate handling of a severe anti Mormon bill now with a conference committee. It warns that the measure repressive aspects strain constitutional powers and should be justified only by absolute necessity.
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Providence Journal
Pinkertons Will Not Be Abolished and Demand Will Grow
The New York Post Ind describes a future where Pinkerton men persist and multiply as protection withdraws. It warns the country will fill with mercenary fighters, likening them to ancient Greek armies, with abundant pay and rations when abolition attempts fail.
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Pinkerton
Greece
N. Y. Post
Ind
Constitutional Provision Blocks Interstate Commission Members
The Manchester Union urges that a provision barring any man who served in the legislative bodies that created the commission from joining the Interstate Commerce Commission is a relief to the appointing power, facing a grave and responsible duty.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Manchester Union
Dem
United States Warns Against Violation of Treaty Obligations
The United States states it will not bully neighbors but will defend citizens and national dignity. It hopes for peaceful settlement and believes Canada and England cannot afford lasting hostility.
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United States
Canada
England
Knights of Labor Claim Earth Belongs to Central Executive
The N S Commercial Advertiser denounces the Knights of Labor in a scathing critique. It argues the group seeks to strip individuals of liberty under law, placing power in a secret executive committee. The piece portrays members as bound to masters and calls the stance anti liberty.
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Knights of Labor Organization
Knights of Labor
Central
Executive Committee
Order
N. S. Commercial Advertiser
Multiple New York and New Hampshire Firms File Assignments
The report lists Frank W. Yeaton of Concord New Hampshire with 10000 liabilities and 8000 assets, J B Weddleton of Harbor New Hampshire as assigned, and Stearns & Co New York fertilizer concerns with 25385 in preferences including Chemical Ammonite Oil and Delta Azotin. It cites Stearns net worth around 60000, real estate holdings in Brooklyn and Guilford Conn, and then lists numerous other assignment notices across North America with diverse trades plus Concord Cash Cloths New Hampshire also assigning with 8000 liabilities.
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Frank W. Yeaton
Concord
N. H
J. B. Weddleton
Clark
Harbor
N.8
Stearns & Co
New York
Chemical Ammonite Oil Company
Delta Azotin Company
Stearns
Brooklyn
Guilford
Carrollton
L. Murphy
Bettie Banken
Magee & Willes
Sarah Clark
Jefferson City
Fontaine & Reeves
Taftville
Conn
C. E. Diehl
Boots
Carlisle
Penn
John Vischern
New Haven
T. H. Jones
The Capture of New Orleans Lecture in Cambridgeport
Ex Surgeon General Alfred F. Holt delivered a detailed talk on The Capture of New Orleans During the Late War and the government of the city by its captors. Holt, eye witness to Farragut’s fleet passage, spoke to a large attentive audience at Union Hall concluding the Dowse Institute course.
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New Orleans
Alfred F. Holt
Robinson
Middlesex County
Union Hall
Cambridgeport
Holt
Farracut
Dowse Institute
Town Committee to Confer on Water Company Purchase
A South Braintree town meeting appointed J. Murray Knight Ansel A Clark A C Drink water J T Stevens and George H Arnold to confer with the Braintree Water Supply Company regarding the purchase of the companys branch and property by the town.
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J. Murray Knight
Ansel A. Clark
A. C. Drinkwater
J. T. Stevens
George H. Arnold
Collage of 19th Century Snippets and Quips
A collection of brief humorous and editorial clippings. References include George W. Cable and Henry W. Grady poetry battles, Prince Edward Island lobster exports, Theatre Royal advertising, Niagara Falls paper pulp, English protective duties, and light anecdotes on manners, tipping, and public figures.
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George W. Cable
Henry W. Grady
Prince Edward Island
Europe
Druggists Meet in Boston Banquet Despite Presiding Absence
The Boston Druggists Association held its annual meeting at the Revere House with Vice President A C Smith presiding due to President H A D Sheppard's Bermuda trip. Treasurer Thomas L Jenks urged closing stores on Sundays as he announced a $3000 treasury surplus and election of new officers.
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Boston Druggists’ Association
Revere House
A. D. Sheppard
Bermuda
A. C. Smith
Noyes
J. K. Tarbox
Kent
William Rust
E. M. Whittier
N. P. Banks
Beard
E. E. Morse
Banks
J. K
Mt Auburn Cemetery 55th annual report details finances and removals
The Mt Auburn Cemetery Corporation releases its fifty fifth annual report noting a 500000 permanent fund maturing in 1910 and a planned removal of old tombs to improve public health. The superintendent cites 41 monuments 315 headstones erected and 508 interments totaling 25930. Treasurer shows receipts 109929.36 with expenditures 89316.88 and a year end balance of 20612.48. Permanent fund stands at 264404.006.
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery Corporation
Boston Art Notes on Local Exhibitions and Portraits
Mr. Charles Copeland shows water colors at Williams and Everett gallery. Max Libourel’s sketches run at A A Childs Co. opposite Boston Theatre. Libourel highlights Boston suburb scenes. David Neal paints Baltimore’s Garrett family portraits. New York Water Color Society opens Friday at the Academy.
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Charles Copeland
Messrs. Williams & Everett
Max Libourel
A. A. Childs & Co
New
Boston Theatre
Libourel
Boston
David Neal
Garrett
Baltimore
New York Water Color Society
Academy
Dramatic notes of matinee and evening theatre today
The schedule lists Hollis Street with The Jilt, Museum with Held by the Enemy and Antoinette Rigaud future, Globe presenting Romeo and Juliet and Virginius, Howard starring Never Say Die, Bijou showing Confusion, and Boston Theatre last week of Barrett. Rienz repeats nightly and Saturdays. Humming Bird stays one more week at Park. Hoodman Blind to open February 7. Massachusetts Press Association attended last night via Tompkins.
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Hollis Street
Boucicault
Museum
Enemy
Globe
Mr. James
Miss Wainwright
Virginius
Howard
J. J. Dowling
Sadie Hassan
Bijou
Antoinette Rigaud
St. James's Theatre
London
Mr. Barrett
Boston
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