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Cabinet crisis in France hints at Carnot successor
Monday morning report from Boston notes President Carnot may seek a successor to M. Tirard amid perceived weakness. If Tirard falls, a likely new premier is floated as M. Gosier or M. Froquet. The proposed ministries are expected to be weak, similar to Tirard's.
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CongressMembers urged to fund coastal signal service
Members of Congress from sea board districts should personally press for adequate appropriations for the signal service in the coming fiscal year. The abandonment of coast storm signals during a critical season is unfortunate, and funding must be safeguarded to prevent further deficits, likely achievable through targeted effort by those with affected constituents.
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Postal Convention Opens Canada US Mail for Nonletters
The postal convention takes effect March 1 between the United States and Canada to allow prepaid domestic-rate packages, inspectable wrapping, and delivery collected duties. It mirrors recent agreements with Mexico and others, easing tariffs and boosting cross border commerce and public convenience.
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Chicago Tribune Reforms Stance As Blaine Support Shifts
The Chicago Tribune previously opposed Blaine's platform on tobacco tax repeal and tariff support, now rebuking rivals while acknowledging its own past criticism. The piece notes a shift toward backing Blaine and aligning with the Republican party, despite earlier warnings that his position would not appeal to voters.
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Labor Strikes Of 1887 Cost Workers Losses On Wages
Bradstreet's tally shows workers using strikes in 1887 lost about 84 percent of their earnings, roughly one month’s pay per striker. The total wages lost surpassed 18.5 million dollars. Most strikes failed to achieve their aims, including the coal handlers’ action drawing 90,000 men by sympathy.
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Arbitration Could Avert Massive Early 20th Century Strikes
The passage notes strikes across Massachusetts shoe factories coke burners in Pennsylvania Lehigh miners and Chicago building trades. Wages lost in these five movements exceed 19 million dollars. It argues the general condition of workers was solid yet strained and laments the avoidable suffering, attributing it to the absence of arbitration.
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Three Libs Set Points Against Ministry at Parliament Opening
A Liberal member lists three attack points on the present British ministry at Parliament opening: imprisoning Irish members, interfering with Trafalgar Square meetings, and naval mismanagement. The party vows to press the coercion act, while critics doubt the Trafalgar Square action breached privileges. Resignations by Randolph Churchill and Beresford signal friction over retrenchment and naval funding. There is nationwide concern over inefficiency and possible corruption in the services, which could intensify parliamentary battles.
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A Lesson From Our Neighbors on Prohibition
Massachusetts nears the end of temperance measures while Rhode Island and Maine report constitutional prohibition backfires. Providence notes 591 liquor outlets with 279 saloons and many groceries, many open 24 hours. Portland reports open bars in hotels and rising arrests for drunkenness.
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Salaries for the City Council Move in Public Opinion
Editorial argues for paying city council members a reasonable salary to foster public responsibility and independence. It cites 19th century evidence that legislative bodies commonly compensate members, notes council duties are lighter than aldermen, and warns against gratuitous service. The piece references the 1884 charter revision commission proposing about five dollars per session and favors fixed annual pay to avoid inflated committee work.
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Symposium on Journalism Reflects on Modern Newspapers
A Sunday symposium features Harvard professors and other experts debating the function of journalism. They contrast actual practice with an ideal, urging space and importance proportionate to value, balanced reporting, and newspapers that inform on business, politics, literature, art, and morals while resisting sensationalism and partiality.
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Demoralizing effects of prohibition policy in states
Eyewitness accounts in classrooms describe pupils often under the influence of drink and one child frequently intoxicated. Teachers report daily incidents and a policeman removal, illustrating the policy's damaging impact and hypocrisy of Massachusetts party managers using constitutional prohibition as political theater.
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Handel and Haydn Concert Review at Music Hall
The second season concert featured Paine's Nativity with soprano Miss Gertrude Franklin and bass Mr. Ivan Morawski, conducted by Carl Zerrahn, joined by a Boston Symphony Orchestra and a large Emmanuel Church Chambers chorus. Critics praised the vocal score and orchestral work, noted uneven merits, and anticipated next program including Spohr and Dvorak pieces.
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Haydn and Spohr Violin Concert Review
A contemporary critique of a concert featuring Haydn Symphony in C major No. 7 and Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 with soloist Franz Kneisel. The reviewer praises Kneisel and the orchestra while noting Haydn’s music suits calmer tastes and may not reflect modern passion.
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Mr Maas Recital Delights At Bumstead Hall
A good sized matinee audience heard Louis Maas perform a varied program including Schubert Mendelssohn Chopin and Wagner with modern pieces and Maas own works grouped toward the end. The review notes strong technique in pieces demanding speed and energy and predicts another chamber concert at Miller Hall on Tuesday.
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Ballad Recital at Parker House Directed by Mme dAngelis
A ballad recital at Parker House Wednesday evening features pupils of Mme E M dAngelis. Vocalists include Laura B Wood Mattie Colby Faith Morse Olive Berry Mabel Putnam Marie Lahn Susie Fuche Louise Simonds Mary Joyce Mac Howard with accompanists Mrs N Stang Lida Low Grace Lee.
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Mattie Colby
Faith Morse
Olive Berry
Mabel Putnam
Marie Lahn
Susie Fuche
Louise Simonds
Mary Joyce
Mac Howard
David Lythgoe
Current Comment on Congress Speeches by Press
An analysis noting that careful readers rarely find new points in congressional speeches as the press has pre discussed most questions. It argues that journalists repeat familiar arguments and experts can turn brief editorials into lengthy speeches. Washington Post (Dem.).
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Representative Bacon Pushes Investigation Into Trusts
TheGraphic urges Congress to begin a harsh inquiry into trusts as a defense of republican principles. It condemns capital’s coercive power, warns of monopolistic control, and asserts competition safeguards individual rights against tyrannical influence over prices for life’s necessities.
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President Arthur’s Position Stirs Revenue Reform Debate
In Philadelphia a large meeting called to endorse Arthur and Cleveland on immediate revenue reform prompts scrutiny of quotations. The Springfield Republican argues the Press misrepresents Arthur’s stance on internal taxes and tariff simplification, noting his nuanced support and opposition to total excise abolition.
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Oddities and Local News From An Early Kansas Outtake
A rambled collage notes cold weather and its effects on weddings and plums, mild humor about headlines in Congress, and quirky notes on January temperatures. It lists vanilla prices, jokes about shoddy wealth, and a Salina tale of a hunter finding a rabbit already frozen. It then surveys Kansas newspaper names and a few Iowa town papers with playful alliteration and wordplay.
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Boston Wicker of Wakefield and Boston readings planned
The article recalls Cyrus Wakefield’s impression on a Boston gathering and the nickname the “Boston Wicker of Wakefield.” It notes Daniel Sargent Curtis and Thomas G. Appleton for witty remarks, and mentions Arthur Falkland’s three week readings starting February at Mrs. S. A. Bigelow’s home. It also warns horse owners to keep horse legs clean to prevent scratches amid snow and mud.
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