Behring Sea orders and critics fuel mixed signals
The Boston paper reports Treasury disavowing sensational sealing voyage orders for the revenue cutter Rush. Semi official word says the 1890 secret orders resemble 1888 ones tied to Behring Sea negotiations. It recalls Senator Dawes praising Blaine management while Bayard’s allies debate oceanic rights and enforcement.
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Port Townsend
Treasury Department
Rush
Corwin
United States
Behring Sea
Dawxks
Blaine
Bayard
Plan for bullion value unify coins from Britain and United States
The fragment argues that the sole clear advantage of the plan is uniform bullion value of British and American gold coins. It notes this benefit is minor, mainly affecting bookkeeping and exchange, and unlikely to influence the central problem.
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Great Britain
United States
Subsidy Schemes Debated as Senate Confronts Shipping Aid
The article surveys proposed subsidy plans in Congress, detailing the Farquhar bounty and postal subsidy bills, plus a rival Barnard scheme. It notes projected yearly costs from 3 to 3.8 million dollars, critiques protectionist aims, and contrasts with German shipbuilding, urging ships under the Stars and Stripes. It also traces Cunard Line’s 50-year history and progress in transatlantic steam navigation.
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Washington
Senate
Farquhar
Postmaster- General
Secretary of State
Congress
Buamer
Mr. Blainr
Fangguhar
Fry
Commissioner of Navigation
New York
Liverpool
Frye
Senator West
Frys
Argumen
Wust
Germany
Joan M. Forses
House Committee
Merchant Merine
The Work Of Samuel Cunard
Fragmentary notice credits Samuel Cunard and his ship venture, noting a Cunard vessel departing for the port and a July selection as a compliment to Americans. The incomplete passage references energy, speed, and the shipowning era, with Cunard’s role in the inception implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Eso
Ascaunia
Safat
Newfoundland Crisis Deepens as French Interfere at Port a Port
Reports claim a French warship expelled two French fishing vessels and forty Newfoundland boats from Port a Port, then the French fishermen cut lobster traps and robbed others. The incident heightens England France tensions over fisheries while Newfoundland threatens secession if protections are not granted. The British stance offers no explicit protection, fueling islander discontent and fueling speculation about confederation pressures from Lord Salisbury.
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Newfoundland
England
France
Port-a-Port
New York Tribune
St. John’s
Mr. Harvey
Sir Wililiam
Lord Salisbury
the Tribune
Canada
English Public Views Ibsen Readings and Vatican Guard Cuts
A July 5 1890 item reviews Mrs Winston as an Ibsen reader, notes Mr Archer’s mixed praise and hopes for clearer plays like A Dolls House. It also discusses Pope Pius IX reducing military guards from Swiss guards and gendarmes, Gov reform sentiment, Irish MPs urged to work, and curiosities about Byron town bands and colonial island hints.
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Exyx
Winston
Resea Hh
London
Wintiam Archer
Ancuer
Papal Guards
Guarda Nobile
Holy See
Micuarn Ancono
Massachusetts adjourns and a lobby light appears
Massachusetts Legislature adjourned and a Hartford Post editorial notes a "ray of light" as lawmakers admit the growing lobby evil and suggest curb measures. The piece references reactions to Quay and party organization as the nation seeks discipline and unity.
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Pennsylvania
Quay
Senator Quay
Brooklyn
Limes Union
Massachusetts
West End
Williams
State House
Hartford Post
Real blame lies in lobby character says Boston Journal
The Boston Journal argues that the lobby itself is not the ultimate danger, but the weak or corrupt legislators who allow influence to sway policy. It contends that upright lawmakers could curb lobby power, while noting some members resist unethical pressure. The Worcester Spy criticizes lax legislative standards and the West End company's heavy lobbying.
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Boston Journal
Massachusetts
General Court
Worcester
West End
Lyening Post
New York City
Catle
Weehawken Ferry
Guttonburs
New York Sun
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Tribune
Jersey City
PuTNaM man killed at grade crossing in fatal crash
A sixty year old man from PuTNaM Conn was struck and killed at a grade crossing in the town center this afternoon. The crossing gates were down but the car failed to stop. He leaves a wife and several children.
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Putnam
Conn
Denis
Notable Figures and Social News Occluded Notes
Friedrich Spielhagen lies ill with typhus to be reported from the Shenandoah Herald domina. Ex Senator Riddleberger widow assumes control. Kendal will appear at Fifth Avenue Theatre New York Oct 13 in Pinero's The Squire. Hannah Purvis a Quaker minister can solemnize marriages. Sultan of Johore finds Carlsbad waters and rewards hosts with Order of the Crown. President Harrison and Secretary Halford at Cap May for Independence Fourth. Summer trip to Cresson Springs Parke cottage. Don Jose Garcia sails for Europe on Umbria. Parnell and Balfour avid readers of American press, praising American writers.
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Friedrich Spielhagen
Herman
Riddleberger
Shenandoah
Kendal
Fifth Avenue Theatre
New York
Pinero
Squire
Hannah Purvis
North Lewisburg
Society of Friends
Jebore
Carlsbad
Las Novedades
United States
Europe
Umbria
Charles Stewart Parnell
Balfour
Ireland
Boston Fourth of July on the Common Reflects City Shifts
The writer observes Boston's Independence Day scenes on the Common noting a cosmopolitan crowd, fewer towns from surrounding areas, and lingering local booths and street life. A dog hydrophobia scare is briefly discussed, highlighted by a police-assisted salvage of the pet. The piece closes with a fire alarm incident at Chauncy Street and a nod to a local man who died in a related accident.
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Boston Common
Tremont Street
Harpers
Boston
Dramatic Gossip Spreads Word on Local Theatres and Openings
The period piece reviews the Museum run of Little Lord Fauntleroy and previews future productions at leading houses. It notes Miss Clarke and Miss Campbell’s strong performances, upcoming shows including Fauvette and The Soudan, and plans for the season’s openings with many Grand Army men visiting. It also cites stock-company debates and financial takes from New York venues, plus Olympic Theatre naming chatter in London.
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Lord Fauntleroy
Miss Clarke
Miss Campbell
Coleman
Earl of Dorincourt
Fauvette
Mr. Woolf
Mr. Field
Messrs
Edwin W. Hoff
Henri Laurent
George C. Boniface, Jr
James Montgomery
Mesdames
Maud Williams
May Merrick
The
Globe
Hollis Street
Grand Opera House
Dramatic Mirror
Naval fleets and US naval policy in 19th century inquiry
The Providence Journal notes Congress ordered three line of battle ships at great cost. It suggests theft could become a curiosity by completion and the action signals a commitment to naval expansion. The piece argues the nation must build a navy proportioned to its extensive coast and commerce.
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Providence Journal
Congress
Old World
Future journalists annual meetings held in Massachusetts and New England
The Massachusetts and New England Amateur Press associations met at the American House. Officers elected include President James F. Morton Jr and vice presidents L A Nutter and Wm Darby. The next annual meeting will be at Cottage City with G Smith Waltham as treasurer and C S Greene Jamaica Plain as official editor. The event featured music, recitations, toasts by Ex-President Charles E. Watson and speakers on Our Sectional Organizations Our Printers and Our Lady Editors.
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Massachusetts
New England
American House
Massachusetts Association
Lynn
Charles A. Sheffield
Florence
G. H. Lewis
W. W. Darby
North Adams
Charles S. Greene
Jamaica Plain
R. A. Balleu, Jr
Newton
L. H. Nutter
Haverhill
New England Association
Charles E. Watson
N. KE
P. A
Alfred H. Nash
Our Lady Amatears
Willard Cabe
Walter C. Child
Philadelphia
National Amateur Press
Frank K. Batchelder
Lost Land
Mabel J. Noyes
Our Lady
Charles K. Burger
Greenville
N. J
J. Z. Morton, Jr
Edith Minster
Ella M. Fry
Cottage City
James F. Morton, Jr
L. 4. Nutter
Wm. Darby
G. Smith
Waltham
G. H. Lewigaggan
C. S. Greene
A Festive Day Echoes With Droll Delights And Traditions
The piece compiles a collage of summer style quotes and anecdotes from daily life amid a heatwave. It contrasts witty exchanges about firearms, glove perfumes, and fashion with a slice of New York manners and old customs. It also notes patriotic display in media and a humorous railroad scene along the Palisades. The item closes with a church collect dated 1890.
Huxley essays and Lux Mundi article news
Literary items note a new volume of Huxley essays from Macmillan with an added introduction and a forthcoming Nineteenth Century piece on Lux Mundi. German reports claim a Cairo Coptic manuscript sheds light on the 431 Council of Ephesus. The Waverley edition price drop and pagination errors are also mentioned.
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Huxley
Messrs. Macmillan
Cairo
Ephesus
Cyril
Alexandria
Theodosius II
Victor the Younger
Abbotsford
Edward Sullivan
London Atheneum
Man Hit by Express Train at Wall Street Crossing
John Meitz a 50 year old German was struck by an express train at Wall Street crossing in Bripccroft Conn. He suffered severe head and body injuries and his leg was amputated after arrival at the hospital but died tonight. Formerly worked in Ansomla. further details are incomplete.
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Elliott F. Shepard
Mail and Express
New York
Philadelphia
United States
North
South Dakota
Brazil
South America
Wyoming
Idaho
Africa
Heligoland
Europe
England
Clarence Seward
John Fitch
General Ripley
Sumter
Bripccroft
Conn
John Meitz
Wall Street Crossing
Ansomla
Bar
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Internationalopyright
Thompson
India
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Pillsbury
Boston Theatre
Pillssurry
Winchester
Henry Curtis Sravine
Post
Spalding
T Ness
Forbes
Philadelphi Wales
Halifax
South Sea
Jmuda
Fyland
Britannia
Cunard Line
Cambria
Sirius
Great Western
Ocean
Etruria
Persia
Queenstown
Brussels
Atizoud
Alaska
Paris
Samuel Cunard
Seul
America
LeaBovcuern
Lanouchere
Byron
Caribbean Sea
Madagascar
John Bull
Pacific Coast
Springfield
Persona
Beacon Street
Chauncy Street
Washington Street
Tompkins
Marcus K. Mayer
Phyllis Broughton
Waaman
Esme Lee
Annie Schuberth
Messrs. Monkhouse
Ashley, Templar-Saxe
George Temple
Albert Jones
Agnes Huntington
Paul Jones
R. M. Field
the Beacon
James A. Herne
Margaret Fleming
Mrs. Herne
Mabel Earle
Mansfield
Madison Square
Amberg Singers
Terrace Garden
Koster & Bial’s
Palmer’s
Madison Square Garden
Wilson Barrett
Wych Street
Elliston
Mme. Vestris
William Farren
Alfred Wigan
Benjamin Webster
Robson
Mr. Emden
Olympic
London Daily News
Brown
Mr. Biornes
Mrs. Biones
Champleigh
Smithers
Mrs. Thriver
Mr. Thriver
Catherine de Medicis
Ninon de l’Enclos
Lady Montague
Marie Antoinette
Josephine Beauharnais
Jesus Christ
T. W. Parsons
Scituate Harbor
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