Fourth of July Celebrations Abroad Impress U S Readers
The July Fourth observances extend beyond America with London hosting illuminated American flags at Leamington and Paris staging elaborate ceremonies led by President Carnot as the Bartholdi statue replica is unveiled. U S Marines and other Americans visit Lafayette’s grave in Paris to lay flowers, symbolizing enduring ties between the two republics.
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London
Leamington
Paris
Bartholdi
Pont de Greneile
Carnor
Campaign Clash at Home Market Club Sparks Debate
The piece argues Herbert Radcliffe leads a strong campaign against the Home Market Club board. Printed documents aim to persuade directors of Radcliffe’s merit, noting Hoar’s support for Rapcliffe Fre and general praise for Radcliffe amid political endorsements and forged quotes affecting Harrison’s election.
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Herbert Radclyffe
Home Market Club
Senator Hoar
RapclyFre
General Banks
Jerry McCarthy
Mr. Radclyffe
Harrison
Canal Boundary Quiet Amid Costa Rica War Rumors
The minister for Nicaragua at Washington and the canal company president dismiss war rumors between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Boundary issues seem settled by the reference to President Cleveland and a January convention. Local Costa Rican campaigning for a December presidential election may spark disputes, but no international consequence is foreseen.
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Nicaragua
Washington
Canal Company
Costa Rica
Cleveland
Pat Ford praised as philanthropist and Christian by Irish World
The New York Evening Post highlights Pat Ford as a benevolent Christian figure, quoting his response to 1885 London dynamite explosions. He urges reverence for the divine, condemns imperial decadence, and praises Irish reform efforts led by Parnell over Blaine’s Republican Irish allies.
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New York Evening Post
Hell
Mr. Parnell
Blaine
Injustice at Washington by Sixth Auditor on Clerk Promotion
The Sixth Auditor of the Treasury exposes a flaw in civil service rules as he seeks to promote a clerk whom he says does the work of three higher-paid aides. The clerk’s efficiency prompts consideration of an examination, highlighting tensions between policy rhetoric and bureaucratic practice. The remark about horn-blowing and promotion underscores political framing influencing civil service rules.
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Washington
the Treasury
David Saxlehner
Buda Pesth
Louis Kossuth
Saxlehner
Saxiehner
Hard test for promotion on horn-blowing merits
The speaker argues that being debarred from promotion should be straightforward if the man can pass any examination successfully. He notes that perhaps no test has yet been established for horn-blowing, implying a lack of standard assessment for this defect.
West End Railway wires threaten noble trees on Boylston Street
The paving committee voted to grant the West End Railway permission to lay electric wires along the current track line on Boylston Street, likely requiring severe tree cutting near the Public Garden. Citizens’ protests are dismissed, prompting alarm that the beloved row may be destroyed as vandalism.
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Board of Aldermen
West End
Boylston Street
End of a sensational New York municipal corruption trial
The Ballston trial of Arthur J. McQuade, ex alderman, may end with acquittal amid a long saga of bribery in 1884. Several co defendants fled or turned informer, others died or were jailed, yet the case leaves a moral lesson despite unlikely full justice.
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Arthur J. McQuade
City of New York
Ballston
McQuaprie
New York
Jaehne
McCabe
Thomas Cleary
Kern
Kenny
McLaruen
Alderman McCabe
DeLacy
Dempsey
Sayres
Montreal
Roruman
Germany
Fullgraff
Waite
Duffy
Slarp
McQuapr
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Kerr
Minnesota
McQuade
Plan for Irish American Republic Colonization in America
An article reports a Chicago formed association and appointed committee forming a syndicate to purchase a large land tract for a new Irish American Republic colony. The proposal targets millions, inviting Irish born or descended Americans and others to settle in the new continent settlement.
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Chicago
United States
Irish Emigration and a Proposal for a Franco Irish Republic
The text debates emigration guiding funds to create a navy and army to establish a republic, chiefly aiming at Lower California or Canada. It notes potential war with Great Britain if Canada is pursued, mocks a Franco Irish alliance if Ontario joins the U S, and suggests the plan may be satire by a humorist opposed to Lower California.
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Ireland
Atlantic
California
Canada
Great Britain
Ontario
United States
Dogberry
Lower California
The Way We Celebrate Fourth of July Accidents
A historical column laments Fourth of July celebrations. It notes numerous accidents, many fatal, caused by firecrackers bombs and pistols. It criticizes unlicensed, reckless use of gunpowder and calls for limited, safer revelry while acknowledging a patriotic but noisy public mood.
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Tom”” Rero
Woodstock
Fireworks and noise on the Fourth in Boston and beyond
The author reflects on Fourth of July celebrations from Boston to the White Mountains, praising festive lights and bracing air while debating limits on fireworks and bells. He suggests balanced restrictions, defends drivers’ adaptation, and reviews painter S. Salisbury Tuckerman’s Gloucester summer work and potential seascape subjects on the North Shore.
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White Mountains
Bengola
Mt. Willard
Salisbury Tuckerman
Boston
Gloucester
Tuckerman
Holland
Amsterdam
Massachusetts
Scheveningen
Novelists Winkie Conns and Collins Face News
Illness of Mr Winkie Conns is far less serious than feared and recovery is anticipated. The passage discusses the novelist Collins praising his rival's vigor in plot and character, noting Man and Wife for its bold critique of Scotch marriage laws and its ethical social influence akin to Dickens.
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Winkie Conns
Mr. Collins
Dick Ens
Nation Celebrates Fourth With Grim Headlines
Herald blast frames the Glorious Fourth as cheerful yet grim with three vivid incidents. A hundred people fall ill from ice cream poisoning at a picnic, an excursion steamer crashes on the rocks, and the day’s nationwide observations are oddly juxtaposed.
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The
Herald
Fraudster broker invites victims to farewell
Men forced to flee the country for financial reasons are common, but a New York broker stood out by calmly inviting those he had defrauded to see him off, illustrating an unusual demeanor amid his flight.
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New York
Entertaining Stranger Collects Farewell at River Steamer
A humorous yet ironic stranger is described as taking money from customers unknown to them before boarding the steamer. The tone suggests he maintains a fund of wry humor while conducting exchanges or farewells, leaving some customers unaware of the financial detail.
Copper still unsettled amid price war fears in lake copper
New York July 5 reports say American lake copper producers remain unsettled as disputes over the May agreement persist. Tamarack and others allegedly sold heavily and shaded prices to large customers, blocking a fresh or renewed deal while hopes rise for an amicable adjustment by Monday.
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New York
Sprcray
Tamarack Company
Monument to the Draft Riot Suppressor Should Honor Major Cabot
A Boston Post letter debate weighs who quelled the 1863 draft riot. Detailed, sourced counterclaims insist Major Cabot commanded the defense at the Cooper Street Armory and directed artillery with clarity, while Major Jones acted as infantry support. The exchange argues Cabot’s broader command and decisive actions deserve a lasting monument.
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Wendell Phillips
Major Jones
Major Cabot
Captain Jones
Cooper Street Armory
Cabot
Jones
Cooper Street
North Margin Street
Fort Warren
Andrew
Boston
New Hampshire
Virginia
State House
Fusiliers’ Armory
Union Street
Blackstone Street
White
Lieutenant Sawin
Sawin
Pepe
Lancers
Fanelli Hall Square
Stephen Cabot
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
President Harrison's Trip in New London and Newport
The article recounts President Harrison's day on July 5 in Woodstock and New London Connecticut and Newport Rhode Island. He plants a tree at the Bowen residence, travels by special train, and is greeted by crowds and officials including Governor Bulkeley, Senator Hawley, Congressman Reed. The Dispatch and Stiletto voyages include salutes, receptions, and demonstrations. A baby rescued from the Johnstown flood is presented at the Newport reception.
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New London
Conn
Woodstock
Harrison
Bowen
Tracy
Governor Bulkeley
Justice Miller
Senator Hawley
Congressman Reed
Putnam
Bulkeley
Clarence W. Bowen
W. E. D. Stokes
Lispenard Stewart
Norwich
Connecticut
Tinker
Cole
United States Steamship Dispatch
Nopie
Ladd
Aldrich
Dixon
Dispatch
Newport
R.I
United States
Fort Adams
Juniata
Goodrich
Shcard
U.S.N. T
Commodore Sicard
Selfridge
Logan
Luce
Porter
J. W. Mendenhall
C. Best
G. H. Elliot
Army
Navy
Wetmore
Cogeshall
United States Training Station
Higginson
State House
Ecuracy
Coyogeshall
Johnstown
Rhode Island Society of Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Society
Newport Artillery
Secretary of the Navy
Hawley
Reed
United States Supreme Judge
Blatchford
Mendenhall
Coggeshall
Constitutional Conventions Open at Helena and Bismarck
In Helena Montana the constitutional convention organized with W A Clark as president and 73 of 75 members present, including 39 Democrats and 32 Republicans. In Bismarck North Dakota F S Fancher was named permanent chairman as seven rules were appointed and the convention recessed.
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Helena
Mont
W. A. Clark
W. H. Todd
G. H. Stanton
Sam Alexander
H. E. Clews
Bismarck
N. Dak
Fancher
Surge of fashion and odd notes across a quirky column
A collage of witty vignettes and odd facts spans fashion at the beach, mourning customs in Canada, speed limits on Cunard ships, college student waiters, canal hydraulics, Fourth of July musings, social quips, a stamp office anecdote, and a Hungarian clothing magnate’s rise.
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Canada
Notable 19th Century Social Notes And Appointments
Postmaster John Wanamaker's life is insured for 1 000 000. Colonel TI W Higginson and family of Cambridge are at Beachcroft Manor East Gloucester for the summer. Premier Sagasta offers the Pope asylum in Valencia if Rome becomes unsafe. Mme Etella Gerster devotes time to her daughter showing promise of musical talent. Mme de Grouchy, widow of Bonaparte's marshal, 86, returns to lively conversation. Mrs Alexander Agassiz and kin at Nahant. Max and R L Agassiz at Newport RI. Mrs Emily Kempin LL D a Zurich graduate opens a women lawyers' law school in New York next fall. The Prince of Wales garden party at Marlborough House July 4 attended by the Queen, the Shah of Persia and General Boulanger. Ray Greene Huling declines East Boston high school master post after election. Prof W N Burt appointed superintendent of Western Pennsylvania Institution. Henry Stanley expected in London by September with lectures starting in October earning 250 per night in London and 400 in the provinces. Mrs Lynn Linton active in anti suffrage signatures at parties. She met Miss Ellen Terry and Miss Genevieve Ward at Sir Bruce Seton's home.
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John Wanamaker
TI. W. Higginson
Cambridge
Beachcroft Manor
East Gloucester
Sagasta
Spain
Valencia
Rome
Mme
Etella Gerster
Mme. de Grouchy
Bonaparte
Alexander Agassiz
Nahant
Max Agassiz
R. L. Agassiz
Newport
R. 1
Emily Kempin
University of Zurich
New York
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Shah of Persia
General Boulanger
Ray Greene Huling
New Bedford High School
East Boston
W. N. Burt
Indiana Institute For the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
Western Pennsylvania Institution
Henry Stanley
London
Lynn Linton
Bruce
Lady Seton
Ellen Terry
Genevieve Ward
St Paul School cricket club opens match in Toronto
The St Paul School cricket club of Concord New Hampshire began a game with the Toronto cricket club. In their first innings the visitors scored 69 runs and 30 in the second with eight wickets to fall. Toronto made 26 runs in their first inning.
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Toronto
St. Paul School Cricket Club
Concord
N. H
Toronto Cricket Club
Campaign efforts in the new states and a national focus
The Republicans push heavy campaigning in the new states. Failure here would be damaging, while any success would reflect concerted national party strength on limited territory rather than a true political trend of the new commonwealths. Reference from the New York Star.
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N. Y. Star
Looking Forward to Looking Back on Harrison
The New York Sun opines that General Harrison will not lead a quiet life once Congress is in session and expects him to look back with regret on the days that are no more. The piece reflects on constitutional timing and public duty.
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Harrison
Congress
United States
N. Y. Sun
Future of America oration excerpt inspires unity
A Fourth of July oration by Cox envisions a U S future beyond borders with a population near a hundred million. He praises enterprise education and freedom through institutions, uniting people by shared memories for a growing glorious future.
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America
Cox
Deep-rooted Evil on Poll Tax Receipts
The Philadelphia Press warns that poll tax receipts become a purchasable commodity when receipts are required at polls to prove voter eligibility. It argues that both parties would struggle to honor any self-imposed restraint and urges a stronger remedy to prevent the politicized misuse of receipts during a heated suffrage campaign.
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Spoosing
Philadelphia Press
Tariff and Trusts in Republican Papers
The Manchester Union notes a fashion of denouncing trusts while Republican newspapers lean theory with high tariff appeals. It suggests trust managers profit as monopolistic taxation persists and that protection journals would defend trusts to protect tariff interests.
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Blaine
Manchester Union
Harvard Athletics Inquiry Barking Up Wrong Tree
The Worcester Gazette critiques Harvard athletics, condemning the athletic advisory committee as a lamentable mistake. It argues for centralized control with team captains acting as despots, asserting government by a triumvirate is unworkable and that proper organization is a modern science not taught at the university.
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Boston Post
Harvard University
Storrow
Herrick
Worcester Gazette
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