Amusements in Boston Tonight The Post Theater Listings
Boston readers learn entertainment options for the evening across multiple venues. Listings include Hanlon Walters Martinetti Company at Boston Taxator. Bettys Finish and The Solicitor at Boston Museum. Doroth and Caspar the Yodler at various theatres. Fanny Davenport in Cleopatra. The Fairies Well and Ship Ahoy at Howard and Tremont venues. Captain Swift by Madison Square Company, among others.
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Boston
Washington Street
Hanlon-Walter Martinetti Company
Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Scollay Square
Betty
Solicitor
Groze Theatre
Duff Opera Company
Dorothy
Fanny Davenport
Howard Athen&zam
Howard Street
Park
Attree
Tremontt Theatre
Captain Swift
Madison Square Company
Striking Contrast in Northern Defense of Bill Prompts Boycott Threats
The passage notes that too many people stand in striking contrast to the aggressive partisan language of Northern Senators and journals who defend the bill, which has triggered threats of boycotts.
Consolidation of Streets Department Proposed by City Board
The draft ordinance proposes a unified Street Department headed by a Superintendent of Streets with inspectors for sewer construction bridges repairs and sanitary police. It consolidates permits and street work oversight under one official to reduce conflicts of interest improve efficiency and curb waste while warning of continued electoral abuses under ballot reform.
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Board of Aldermen
Water Department
Board of Public Works
End of Hoar obstruction in Senate opens busy session
Boston commentary notes that Hoar may not renew obstruction as the force bill seems unlikely. It sees this as a chance to push important business and criticizes silver supporters for their defeat. The piece hopes Congress can act and views the clash of force bill and silver inflation as a positive outcome if they derail each other.
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Hoar
Congress
The
Boston Journal
Senate
Conflict in Chili Deepens Despite Government Efforts
The piece notes growing insurgent victories as government steps to hide truth fail. It cites foreign residents suffering property losses amid hostilities while investors favor the insurgents, hinting at gains from a government overthrow.
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Chili
London
Notable Pacific Slope Trotting Stock Sold in New York Auction
Yesterday began the sale of trotting stock shipped by Senator Stan Ford from the Pacific slope. Eight carloads arrived in eight days, including fourteen colts and five fillies, mostly by Electioneer and Whips with others by Piedmont. One saddle pony was left at Cheyenne. Senator Stanford’s breeding success places him at the industry’s lead, and the sale should interest horsemen, with hopes buyers include New England representatives.
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New York
Pacific Slope
Stanford
Whips
Piedmont
Cheyenne
Sunol
Palo Alto
New England
Southern Views on Force Bill and World’s Fair Boycott
The passage of the force bill wanes, yet Southern papers like the Nashville Banner and Chattanooga Times condemn boycott threats against the World’s Fair as foolish and unrelated. They call the scheme idiotic and urge restraint, noting no proper link between the two issues.
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Tennessee
Nashville Banner
Congress
Chattanooga Times
Alabama
Real and sham ballot reform debate at Commonwealth Club
At a New York Commonwealth Club dinner the contrast between real ballot reform and New Yorks sham system was debated. Mr Quincy praised the states secrecy and voter scrutiny while condemning paster ballots and heavy candidate assessments as undermining integrity. A club member outlined the evils of the paster ballot and its use to justify assessments.
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Tammany
New York
Massachusetts
Commonwealth Club of
JustAnm Quincy
Quincy
Horace E. Demine
Commonwealth Club
Tinseled wire and tariff talk in New England mills
The Boston Journal answers a tariff inquiry by noting tinseled wire, once 25 percent duties, is now free. It argues this modest item could spur mills and new industries in Massachusetts and New England while explaining coal and iron ore protections reflect regional interests. It also comments on goats hair carpet use versus carpet wool and policy excuses.
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Boston Journal
New England
Journal
McCkinly
Massachusetts
Congress
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Taxing Theatrical Effects In The Bella Bernhardt Case
The Treasury aims to tax costumes and props from Mme Bernhardt's Cleopatra production just landed in the United States. The case tests whether such belongings are tools of an actor's trade, potentially upholding duties. Taxing accessories could raise prices or reduce the theatergoer’s enjoyment, especially for expensive productions that cannot be quickly duplicated.
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Treasury Department
Mme. Bernhardt
Tailors plan public auctions of judgments to collect debts
A New York tailors association for the upper ten proposes to hold an auction on Feb 15 at the Real Estate Exchange to sell judgments against delinquent debtors totaling four to five thousand dollars. The plan aims to shame nonpayers and pressure settlement, with many bills of $500 or more. Also notes political gossip about Minnesota ticket affects Donnexxy and references to Bacon plays and a Washington Arch cost rise. A Franco German war on a small scale at Bordeaux erupts as French sailors defeat the Germans.
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New York
Bordeaux
Stage and political commentaries mix of 19th century views
A column surveys plays like Guido Ferranti and Thermidor provoking Paris protests and Greece within national passions. It notes Chili insurgents, a Scottish actress losing a damages suit, Senator Cameron under Philadelphia Press attack, and Major McKinley admiring Bismarck while planning retirement to private life.
Ice encased pines in Brookline draw winter reflections
In Boston area towns I observed moonlit ice coating tree boughs and pines bending under the weight with some branches breaking. Estate owners fear further damage and consider costly solutions while hoping sun and warmer days melt the ice. A snowy charity of youth on Commonwealth Avenue offers a cheerful contrast.
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Brookline
Brookline Republicans Plan Annual Meeting Banquet
At a Brookline Republican Club meeting in Town Hall last night the annual meeting and banquet were set for February in the lower Town Hall. Arrangements were delegated to a committee including Aear W Baker and F W Burdett.
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Brookline Republican Club
Town Hall
Aear W., Baker
F. W. Burdett
Cleopatra at Hollis Street Theatre Stirs Mixed Review
Boston critics evaluate M Sardou's Cleopatra with Fanny Davenport as Cleopatra. They praise stagecraft and Davenport's effort but fault Sardou's melodrama, uneven characterization, and lack of Shakespearian depth. Melbourne McDowell and Mr. Roberts receive careful remarks as supporting players amid a large, enthusiastic crowd.
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Shakspere
Elysian Fields
M. Sardou
Cleopatra
Boston
Hollis Street Theatre
Fanny Davenport
Melbourne McDowell
Sardou
Messenger
Octavius
Antony and
Mme
Sara Bernhardt
Isis
Rése
Tarsus
Antony
Actium
Antoni
Octavia
Antone
Cleoptra
M. Sardon
Old
Nile
Miss Davenport
Mme. Bernhardt
Ptolemy Soter
Philip of Macedon
Egypt
McDowell
Roberts
Rephew
Notable EuropeanKing Oscar Lays Claim To Superb Form
King Oscar of Sweden is praised as the finest specimen of physical manhood on a European throne noting his plebian blood. Senator Leland Stanford suffers a severe shoulder contusion after a coupé collision with a street car in New York. Cardinal Manning, eighty two, is described as tall, pale, and ascetic, with a kind blue gaze and a plain black cassock during visits.
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Oscar
Sweden
Leland Stanford
California
New York
Mr. Stanford
Cardinal Manning
Gladstone
Election bill collapse cited after Senate split
The Worcester Spy reports the election bill now faces near disaster after a Senate vote fracture. The apportionment bill is under consideration as Republicans fail to unite on the election measure.
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Senate
Wocester
Put the Wires Underground for City Safety
The Philadelphia Times argues that underground telegraph and power lines prevent storm outages. It urges City Councils to require burial of wires for street lighting police and fire alarms and to compel all electric companies to bury their lines.
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Philadelphia Times
Ind
Unconditional Surrender Claimed for Force Bill By Editorial
A New York Herald editorial declares the force bill defeated and predicts its permanent retirement. It says the American public’s common sense, along with Republican partisanship, forced an unconditional surrender and foreshadows political consequences for President Harrison and his ambitions.
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Harrison
N. Y. Hera
Leather Associates Dinner Marks Fourth Annual Meeting
The Leather Associates held its fourth annual dinner at Young's Hotel with 45 attendees chaired by E. H. Towle. Guests included W. B. Rice, W. W. Willett, W. H. Baldwin, W. C. Lewis, and Albert Plummer. New officers were elected: President A. M. Williams, vice president H. A. Phinney, secretary S. M. Dow, treasurer H. H. Baldwin, directors E. H. Towle, E. G. Place, W. A. Day, E. G. Pearl, and C. H. Conway.
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Leather Associates
Young’s
E. H. Towle
Messrs
W. B. Rice
W. W. Willette
W. H. Baldwin
W. C. Lewis
Albert Plummer
H. A. Phinney
8. M. Dow
H. H. Baldwin
E. G. Place
W. A. Day
E. G. Pearl
C. H. Conway
Work of Artists at St. Botolph Club exhibition
A reflective review of the late Denis Muller Bunker’s exhibition at the St. Botolph Club. The piece traces his development from simple landscape sketches to portraiture, and notes the restraint of his career, his moral painting potential, and the impact of his death on American art education. It also surveys a broader gallery context, praising Barbizon-era works and noting key figures such as Munkacsy, Israels, Turner, and Sisley among others.
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Denis Muller Bunker
St. Botolph Club
Bunker
Avuno
America
Chas
F. Haseltine
Philadelphia
Dole & Richards
Barbizon
Diaz
Daudigny
Corot
Isabel
Prince of Orange
Rauber
Munich
Rcepavalde Madrazo
Palmarchi
Pasini
Vibert
Josef Israels
Aranda
Sheraud
Bonnat
Billet
Jules Breton
Corelli
Dalbono
Monticelli
Watteau
Turner
Jongkind
Ziem
Jacquet
de Vock
Lin Hunt
Eawin Landseer
Emile Levy
Luminais
Michel
Dusseldorf
Mucke
Delft
Glaise
Jules Worm
Alfred Stevens
Venice
Santoro
Moneti
Cazin
Albert Sisley
Monténard
Pissaro
Raffaelli
Miscellany of quotes on wires birds and literature
A miscellany of observations covers underground wires argued by Blimbers, the Audubon Society in England, and a Princess of Wales order about birds in trimming. It notes a Duke of Bedford toll, a Vatican audience anecdote, and New York Central’s rail defect detector on a labor saving car.
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Bangor
Maine
Audubon Society
England
Princess of Wales
Duke of Bedford
London
Covent Garden
Vatican
Madeline Berens
St. Louis
Mgr. Delle Valpe
Papa
United States
Harrison
Cleveland
Blaine
New York Central
Montesauien
Gray
Mason
Alliance of Education and Government
Montesquieu
Osborne Explanation of his Ties to Printing Telegraph Firm
Boston Police Commissioner William M. Osborne explains his stock stake in the New England Printing Telegraph Company and confirms that his cousin Abner McKinley, Essick Printing Telegraph secretary, recommended his March 1890 purchase. He asserts no improper influence on aldermen and defends his outside investment while noting potential pressure from rival Bell and Western Union interests amid franchise debates.
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William M. Osborne
Mayor Matthews
Board OF Police
City OF
Boston
Pemberton Square
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Board of Aldermen
New England Printing Telegraph Company of
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Company
Abner McKinley
Essick Printing Telegraph Company
New England Printing Company
New England Printing Telegraph Company
Essick
Western Union
Bellislephone
New England Company
McKinley
New York
Alderman Farmer
Common Council
Farmer
M. Osborne
Mt Bowdoin Library Association Meets Tonight
The Mt Bowdoin Library Association holds its annual meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the Mt Bowdoin Reading room at the corner of Washington and Eldon streets Dorchester. Officers are to be elected a report on the book fund will be read and free talks announced. The trustees seek gifts of money and books to provide 1000 volumes of American classics. Contributions may be sent to the treasurer or librarian at the reading room.
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MT. Bowdoin Library Association
Mt. Bowdoin
Washington and
Eldon Streets
Dorchester
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Feast
The regular monthly smoke talk of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company at the American House drew over 160 members and guests. Commander Jones was absent, first lieutenant presided with few formalities, and after dining the celebration continued with numerous gongs and short speeches.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
American House
Jones
Inspector Knox seizes trunks in Anna Wilson case
Inspector Knox yesterday took possession of two trunks and bundles of goods believed stolen by Anna Wilson who was arrested for pocket picking last Monday. The trunks held a large array of items including dresses, totaling about 1000 dollars in value. Wilson had been arrested in December for pocket picking and released on condition to leave the city.
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Charles River
France
Paris
Knox
Anna Wilson
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