Miuus Bill to Pass House This Week in 1888
The Boston Post notes the Miuus bill poised for passage in the House within the week and likely by Monday. Minor provisions advanced, with Republicans in the Senate finance committee keeping their alternative proposal quiet as calls for higher duties are ignored. Congress remains not inclined to raise taxes at present.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Congress
Republican plan to avert silver coin collapse sues demonetization
A Boston banking house warns that legislation will not stop the under weighted silver dollar from failing to compete with gold. It predicts a sudden government credit collapse that could disrupt all business. The Republicans oppose the Democratic drive to demonetize silver, claiming it would worsen the crisis.
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Boston
Republican Party
Democratic
General Harrison’s South policy questioned in meeting
General Harrison addressed Republican managers in New York arguing a sharp, clear issue split in favor of American interests and a government by majorities counted honestly. The piece questions what practical steps Harrison could take in the South that Grant, Hayes, or Arthur did not already pursue.
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Harrison
New York
South
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Shipbuilding tariff amendment noted by Diney Maine man
The item discusses Mr Dineiry of Maine offering an amendment to the Mixis bill to include plates angles bars and bolts in tariff rebates for shipbuilding materials. It argues the amendment would be limited by other restrictions and contrasts with the free ship bill which broadens relief by exempting materials of the manufacturer.
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Daily Advertiser
Boston Journal
Dineiry
Maine
Dingley
DineLey
House rejects Senate bid for steamship subsidy precedent
The House maintains a firm stance against steamship subsidies. The Senate rider attached to the post office appropriation bill was reported back and the Senate receded as advised. The subsidy scheme was a clear bounty to a single steamship line, signaling a reformist victory for House critics.
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House
Senate
Sequel Rumor Follows Chicago Arrests After Slaughter
A Chicago report notes that arrests tied to the Haymarket aftermath could spark a second wave of violence if carried out, implying the planned act would worsen the original incident and reflect ongoing sensational turmoil.
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Chicago
Seeds of Anarchism Threaten City After Bomb Plot
The editorial warns that weak governance fostered anarchist agitation leading to open preaching and plotting before a bomb incident. It notes a later hidden plot as far more dangerous, stressing that investigation and suppression prevented serious harm and expressing hope that law and order will root out such ideologies.
Chandler Attacks Fisheries Treaty and Mock Demagogy
The piece pillories Senator Chandler for denouncing the fisheries treaty and alleging a Democratic British alliance. It contrasts Chandler with Hoar, notes Chandler’s overreaching rhetoric, and defends the treaty as a political issue amid debates on free trade and alien labor in New England.
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Chandler
Whiteney
Navy Department
Fisheries Treaty
Department of State
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Hoar
New Hampshire
Cleveland
Bayard
New England
Massachusetts
Nova
Gloucester
Mr. Hoar
Hoax
Putnam
Republican Party
The East St. Louis Receiver Question in Municipal Law
The East St. Louis case questions court intervention to appoint a receiver over a city. It contrasts equity powers to preserve property with the unusual notion of treating a city as a private corporation. Courts may prevent municipal abuse, but appointing a receiver is a temporary emergency measure, not a goal of suit.
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Illinois
Fortieri
Memphis
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Court of Chancery
General Equity
Republican Confessions Divide Over Free Whiskey Platform
A Boston Journal dispute highlights GOP splits over the Chicago platform’s meaning. Western interviews published by the Chicago Times reveal many Republicans opposing free whiskey and tobacco, while others endorse Cleveland or critique tariff and tax positions. Notable names and counties cited include Brown Douglas Ill and Morton Jo Daviess, among others.
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Boston Journal
Chicago
Journal
Chicago Times
The
Times
Joan Brown
Douglas County
Ill
Brown
Charles Morton
Jo Daviess County
Cleveland
Henry Hoparn
Wayne County
Grant
Hares
Blame
Hoper
Charles McKee
Whiteside County
Thomas Soran
Iroquois County
Blaine
Cleve“Lanp
Nathan Harris
Clevelanxy
Definition of a country city teased in Worcester dialogue
A Worcester friend challenges Senator Hoar to define a country city in light of his fisheries speech that labeled William L. Putnam as “a New England lawyer in a country city.” The query seeks a definition that would include Portland but exclude Worcester.
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Hoar
William L. Putnam
New England
Worcester
Portland
Political flirtations mark party lines in 1880s era
Contemporaries debate free trade versus free whiskey as Democrats fear tariff protection and Republicans rally under Harrison. Mention of Blaine’s possible White House reception, speculation of cabinet roles, and Prohibition strength estimates across Minnesota counties. Reports cite pensions, mill interests, and national party maneuvers from multiple papers.
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Minnesota
Harrison
New York Commercial Advertiser
White House
Boston Papers Attack New York Car But Endure Pneumonia Chariot
The New York Mail and Express notes Boston papers rail at the toleration of the murderous bobtail car yet acknowledge that the open horse car inflicts far more harm. It claims Boston and suburbs suffer tenfold more deaths than the New York system.
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N. Y. Mail and Express
Boston
New York
Boston critics and the Gallic measure of circuses
A Boston observer notes critics fixate on theatre with a narrow gaze while France, through Sarcey and Lemaitre, treats circuses and side-shows with serious critique. He reviews a Dover Street Harrisons circus featuring Sullivan and Ashton, praising some feats, noting mediocrity in others, and highlighting the Irish-born Juliens. The piece reflects on cultural tastes and the enduring appeal of circus history over conventional theatre.
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London
New York
Chicago
France
Francisque Sarcey
Revue Bleue
Lemaitre
Jules Lemaitre
Les Contemporains
Couronné
Academy
Impressions de Théatre
Physique Amusante
Eden- Théatre Et Cirques
London Atheneum
Messrs
Doris
Sullivan
Dover Street
Harrison Avenue
Chantilly
Ashton
Notable Deaths, Weddings, and Local Notices Across Cities
Dr. Schweinfurth breaks up Cairo establishment and moves to Berlin. Senator and Mrs. Stanford plan a Switzerland tour with no fixed return date. Bret Harte's wife and children at Block Island, with F. Bret Harte, Jr. joining in August. E. P. Nettleton, Nantasket, ill and unable to perform duties. General Moses Cleveland statue to be unveiled in Cleveland on Monday. historic surveying camp anniversary noted. Justice Lamar and granddaughter Mary visiting Atlanta en route to Washington. Mary expected to charm in the capital. The Gilmore family of theatre prominence noted as unrelated individuals. Mrs. Matilda Vose of Hyde Park, 100th birthday celebrant, with early life in Dedham and Washington memorial services. She has four living children and marked a July 8 birthday visit to Milton.
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Dr. Schweinfurth
Cairo
Berlin
Stanford
Switzerland
America
Bret Harte
F. Bret Harte, Jr
Block Island
E. P. Nettleton
Rockland House
Nantaske
Miss Mary
Gilmores
E. G. Gilmore
Niblo’s Garden
Matilda Vose
Hyde Park
Alarmists Proved Wrong On Half Year Trade
The American Bunker notes that alarmist predictions of widespread business depression did not materialize in the half year just closed. Trade shows stability with a smaller volume in the second half and staple prices somewhat lower than last year, but not due to any damaging causes for national commerce.
Macbeths Plan to Move Chimney Glass Works to Belgium
George A. Macbeth & Co. of PirrssurG Pennsylvania announce their chimney glass manufactory will relocate to Belgium. They claim Belgium production and cheaper duties will allow chimneys of equal quality to be imported to the United States at lower cost, even with a 45 percent duty.
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Pirrssurg
Penn
George A. Macbeth & Co
Belgium
Macbeth & Co
United States
Parade of Jests and Jibes From A Nation’s Echoes
A collage of light anecdotes and wry observations from newspapers and writers. Jabs at political campaigns and reputations mix with city oddities. Notes on fashion, theater, sport, and travel thread through humorous vignettes, from Buff alo carpenters to German courts and Paris translations.
Complex Advances in 19th Century Science and Industry
Notes cover Griqualand West diamond output, the US steamer Omaha fitted with electric lights, Nordenfelt electric torpedoes, Belize harbor dredging funded by logwood, long lost logwood logs, solidified petroleum via soap heating, an 1889 Berlin safety exhibition. Distinct entities include Griqualand West, United States steamship Omaha, Lieutenant Murdoch, Nordenfelt, Belize, Honduras, logwood, Dr Kauffman, Germany, Berlin.
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British South Africa
United States
Murdock
England
Admiralty
Belize
Honduras
Berlin
One Way to Secure Republican Harmony
A Springfield Republican editorial argues that Republicans should close U S ports to protect the home market and then subsidize a fleet of vessels to patrol for the American flag abroad. The piece decries mixed ideas on trade and warns against subsidies to ships as folly and false economy.
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United States
Springfield Republican
Prohibition Prospects in Connecticut
The Providence Journal item notes four years after a 2489 St. John's vote in Connecticut that the Republican free whiskey plank boosts Prohibition support. It cites Isaac Lewis of Meriden Britannia Co and two Meriden clergymen as switching or considering switching to the Prohibition ticket, with more likely to speak after the election.
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Connecticut
St. John’s
Fisk
Isaac Lewis
Horace Wilcox
Meriden Britannia Company
Republican Party
Prohibition
Meriden
Providence Journal
Boomerang Tactics Hit Senate Judiciary Moves
The Senate judiciary panel plans to drop charges against Mr Fuller for the chief justice nomination but seeks to stain him with alleged sympathy for the South from decades ago. The tactic backfires on Republicans, who face growing contempt as repeated attempts fail.
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Judiciary Committee
Senate
Fuller
Republican Party
Congress
N. S. Times
Misrepresentation of Morse Speech Sparks Controversy
The Boston Herald accuses two papers of misreporting Leopold Morse's congressional remarks last week. It argues the hostile coverage, copied by the Boston Journal, stems from malice and misstates Morse's reception, noting interruptions proved the speech's impact and his success in the debate.
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Leopold Morse
Congress
Boston
New York
Boston Journal
Morse
Mr. Morse
Boston Herald
Literary Notes on New Novels and Reference Works
Summary of recent literary items including Mrs. Humphrey Ward's Robert Elsmere new American edition and a William Black portrait feature, Duffield Osborne's The Spell of Ashtaroth as a top seller, Scribners Yellow Paper series reaching volume fifty, and the Dictionary of National Biography adding an index of names with multiple essays on notable figures by various scholars.
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Robert Elsmere
Humphrey Ward
London
Macmillan & Co
William Black
Brighton
Duffield Osborne
Ashtaroth
Scribners
Volgne
Dictionary of National Biography
Diamond
Drake
J. W. Ebsworth
Charles
Thomas Dibdin
Javies Douglas
Earl of Morton
Scotland
Athens Mackay
Archibald Douglas
Earl of Angus
H. Firth
George Downing
Austin Dobson
John
Richard Doyle
J. K. Laughton
Sir Francis Drake
London Athenewui
Americas Club to Tour Indiana for Tariff Propaganda
The Americas Club of Pittsburg plans a two hundred member vestibule car train tour through Indiana and possibly New York to distribute tariff literature and deliver speeches. The mission aims to illustrate how farmers pay for imports and how Carnegie style profits arise from exploitation, with potential working climbers joining to heighten impact.
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Americas Club of
Pittsburg
Indiana
New York
Prince
Carnegie
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Burlington Free Press
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