London tone of banquet for Minister Puerps provokes mockery
In Boston, observers note British papers mostly friendly about the banquet for Minister Puerps yet mark unease at his early departure, the Sackville successor delay, and a reported rebuke by Phelps. The Standard calls the banquet indecorous, Pall Mall Gazette sneers, while overall respect remains.
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Puerps
Phelps
Prescott
Church Green
Summer Street
Eliot
New York removals spur debate over Treasury policy
The series of officer removals at the New York Custom House draws less partisan reaction than last summer. Secretary FAIRCHILD defends actions, citing sufficient reasons for each move in the tobacco and sugar divisions and noting improved revenues and reduced distortion for sugar imports.
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New York Times
Farrenuo
McMullen
SturGis
Hamilis
Sumatra
New York
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Faarrcuilp
Boston
Secretary of the Treasury
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An Object Lesson In Derelicts At Sea
The W L White drifted from Delaware Bay to the Hebrides over ten months, sighted 45 times and traveling over five thousand miles. Hydrographic Office warns of risks to navigation from derelicts and suggests a patrol or rewards to spur destruction of abandoned hulls at sea.
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North Atlantic
W. L. White
Fastnet
Stornoway
Atlantic
Cape Sable
Bermudas
Congress
Norfolk
Common Council and House of Representatives rebuke over $30,000 New York junket
The common council censures the state legislature for a $30,000 New York junket on Washington’s birthday, arguing the State House shows corruption and waste while the Boston City Council has grown more responsible. The piece contrasts legislative decay with local reform and urges improvement, noting a shift in public service quality between bodies.
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Washington
Boston
State House
Boston Common Council
Water Board
Boston City Council
New England
Common Council
Bicknell Exhibition Shows Mixed Works by A H Bicknell
The Chase gallery presents twenty five oil paintings by A H Bicknell once scarce on public view. Landscapes from around Boston and Malden to Marblehead mix with a vibrant left door canvas named Homeward Bound. Critics note over elaboration at times though strong mood and a notable Venice study. The show runs through February and other museum and club exhibitions are announced.
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A. H. Bicknell
Couture
Hunt and
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Bicknell
Boston
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Woburn
Cohasset
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Annisquam
Marble
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Trial in Absence Sentences OBrien to Four Months
In Dublin the case of William OBrien proceeded without his presence. The trial concluded with a four month imprisonment sentence. The episode undermines the BALFour administration of Irish affairs and casts doubt on coercive methods amid clear evidence.
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William O’ Brien
Trish
Tense labor unrest in Panama threatens riots
Despatches report restless canal laborers at Panama and Colon, mainly low‑type Black workers, with a serious riot narrowly averted by police and troop arrival. A French warship lingered at Colon ten days ago, and the Ossipee may provide added force to keep peace. chances of outbreak remain high.
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Panama
State Department
Colon
Canal
United States
Ossipee
Paris Votes Tomorrow in Boulangist Election Debate
Tomorrow Paris votes in a landmark election with global interest. General Boulangers chances stay possible but uncertain as government worries rise. Parisians curiosity may have helped him, yet the author doubts Boulangers impact if elected and trusts French judgment.
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Paris
France
General Boulanger
Improbable tariff compromise cited in Congress
The final weeks of the Fiftieth Congress will be consumed by speculation on tariff legislation. A reported plan by liberal Democrats to craft a House compromise aligning with Senate provisions faces opposition, with critics arguing that free wool and tobacco would merge with the Mills and Senate bill schedules, hurting industry and favoring monopolies.
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Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House
London tribute crowns minister with distinction in Times praise
The Times lauds the minister and his country, calling the affair and the company of notable men the highest tribute to the representative in London. The tone reflects cordial regard for the envoy and his nation.
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London
Senator Allison for Secretary of the Treasury in Harrison cabinet
The article reports strong support for Senator Allison to accept the Treasury post in General Harrisons new cabinet. It argues he would bring respectability to the administration, has proven ability, and aligns with party tariff policies, likely making him the best choice alongside Senator Sherman.
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Harrison
Allison
Chicago
Han- Rison
United States
Senate
Alexander Badlam
San Francisco
California
Leland Stanford
Central Pacific Railroad
Stanford
General Harrison
Cleveland
Congress
Central Pacific
Charles Francis Adams
Union Pacific
Senator Stanford
Reform Continuation Hailed by Interest Groups
The passage notes how groups that have benefited from government losses push to complete reforms already started, asserting momentum from those interests and the potential impact on future governance.
Cleary trial stalls as jurors remain elusive in New York
The CLEary trial reaches its fourth day in New York with no juror chosen. The New York Times notes the legal approach mirrors old religious discipline, deterring informed opinions and excluding those without them. A venue move to a rural county is proposed to secure a farmer jury. Jay Gouxp was summoned on Wednesday but did not appear.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Taverner
Cleary
New York
New York Times
Jay Gouxp
Athenian Club
Boston
Athletic Club
Harper’s Magazine
Piper
Mrs. Simpson
Bridget
Harper’s Bazar
Miller Warner
M. W
John Wanamaker
America
Remembering Robert Burns at Boston Caledonian Club
The Boston Caledonian Club marked Burns birthday with an 180th anniversary event at Odd Fellows Hall featuring flags and bunting, 600 attendees, readings of Scotch works, songs, and an oration by Lt Governor Brackett and Mayor Hart, followed by supper and late dancing.
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Robert Burns
Boston Caledonian Club
Scotland
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Brackett
Hart
Lathrop J. Cloyes
Cambridge
James Wemyss
Tin plate tariff debate recalls 1883 defeat
The discussion on taxing tin plate surfaces as a revenue measure is recalled with Senator In galls absent during the vote last week. The critic argues the tariff cannot be protective for tin plate, as it is a raw material and burdens wages rather than aiding American industry.
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Ingalls
Worcester Spy Condemns Cash and Covert Bribes in Legislature
The Worcester Spy argues open cash bribes and covert railroad passes are essentially the same. It asserts legislators deserve public respect and questions whether railroad companies give favors without expecting equivalent return. It notes profits drive the practice and asks if benefits would continue without realization of profit.
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Worcester
Globe denounces removal of William Ross Halifax collector
The Toronto Globe denounces the removal as provoking international ill will and contrasts it with the lax handling of gross maladministration in the Bridgewater seizure. It notes aims of a Chicago tariff reform convention to organize branch leagues and a continuous campaign across states with literary and lecture bureaus.
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William Ross
Halifax
Bridgewater
Globe
Chicago
Pennsylvania House Debates Public School Flag Display
Lawmakers clash over displaying the Stars and Stripes in all public schools with a projected cost exceeding 250000 dollars. The bill passes amid accusations of sentimentality and religious influence.
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Pennsylvania
The Ice Men and Market Talk in Harper's Bazar Era
A collage of Victorian chatter cites tariffs tin plate taxes and China, jokes about etiquette and dance culture, club life and fashionable women, curbside gossip, and a forecast of Hudson River ice harvesting with 34 days left before March 1. Numerous named figures and publications appear in quick vignettes.
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Hudson River
Wanamaker’s Little Device Draws Political Attention
The New York Herald (Independent) notes Wanamaker is credited with a clever device that helped him gain notice in the presidential race. It suggests Quay supporters claim credit, but Quay supposedly helped create Wanamaker, an assertion the piece treats with skepticism.
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Wanamaker
Quay
Mr. Wanamaker
N. Y. Herald
Ind
Woman candidate in Indiana legislature reacts to defeat
A female candidate for the state librarian post in Indiana faced hysterics in the legislature after learning of her defeat. The New York Sun editorialized that women must brace themselves for any contingency, stand firm after defeat, and remain tranquil in victory.
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Indiana
LN. Y. Sun
Justice to Bayard and the drive for policy in Samoa
The Springfield Republican argues for Senate direction and House support with war power if needed to counter Germany's attitude toward Samoa. It defends Bayard against attacks as ignorant and partisan, praising his candid stance and predicting sufficient West Pacific warships to implement any policy.
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Germany
Samoa
Senate
House
Arei
West Pacific
Songrees
Springfield Republican
Ind
Embarrassing Negro in Office Ambitions Provokes Pity and Grim Satisfaction
The piece portrays a real yet awkward figure, a Southern aspirant for office who asks payment for his services with Wanamaker like aplomb and Dudley shrewdness. It notes President-elect Harrison wrestling with the choice, while observers express mixed pity and grim satisfaction at the situation and the negro’s claims alongside a Philadelphia shopkeeper.
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Wanamaker
Dudley
Mahone
Virginia
Harrison
Philadelphia
Political metamorphosis of Allison and allies
A startling party realignment surfaces as Allison and associates shift, with Pennsylvania protectionists outpaced by new zeal among rivals. The Senate tariff bill acts as ambuscade and test of party orthodoxy, spotlighting 1892 campaign lines for President William B. Allison and Vice President Nelson W. Bleece.
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Allison
Pennsylvania
William B. Allison
Iowa
Nelson W. Bleece
Rhode Island
Philadelphia Record
Ind
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