Bulgarian politics and postmaster reforms in 1890s tabloid view
The interview with M. Stampoul-Lorr sheds light on Bulgaria facing Russian influence and government resilience. In the U S analysis, the Brooklyn post office reforms favor efficiency over spoils, while Southern anger over the Davenport Lopes force bill sparks cross region debate. Trade risks and party strategy loom as northern and southern leaders clash over policy and race issues.
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New York Herald
Perme
M. Stampou- Lorr
Bulgaria
Panirza
Disturbances Foreseen Before Completion
A brief note predicts fresh disturbances threatening to undo the ongoing work, signaling potential setback before final completion.
Tariff Conflict Across Europe Warned By Officials
Indications grow that passage of the McKinley tariff will provoke European retaliation against U S exports. French Foreign Minister Aisor cautioned against joint action on the administrative bill while signaling possible united action on tariff measures. Austrian Prime Minister Kalnoky and other European leaders pledge concerted steps, with Germany France Italy and Spain cited. Observers in Saxony and Prussia report bitter but calm opinion, noting that while protection is recognized, the McKinley bill is seen as prohibitory and damaging to European manufacturers.
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M. Aisor
France
Shoefiield
Count Kalnoky
Washington
Congress
Austria
Germany
Italy
Spain
M. Arpot
Max Jargrrnber
New York
Europe
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Prussia
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Elberfeld
Barmen
Manchester
Bradford
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America
Nation Eyes European Retaliation Over Tariff Plan
The contemplated retaliation would impose prohibitory duties on American cattle hogs and on packed beef and pork, with higher tariffs on agricultural goods. Since over 70 percent of U S exports are agricultural, a market closing would devastate farmers. The plan could end Europe’s dependence on U S breadstuffs, revealing the protective principle in practice.
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United States
Biaine
Count Kalnokyy
America
Europe
Guatemala and Salvador Near War Over Federation Plan
The unity push by Guatemala risks sparking war with Salvador amid Franco Guatemalan influence and Ezera’s rise. Salvador’s opposition, Baru Menendez’s death, and regional alliances with Nicaragua and Costa Rica raise the likelihood of a broader Central American clash.
South Carolina contest heats up as Tiltmanites clash
The South Carolina political struggle widens with August preliminaries to pick delegates for September. Tilmanites back county conventions, anti-Tillmanites favor primaries, raising fears of riot and even assassination rumors. The dispute splits households, drives attention to black votes, and pits New South against Old South as leaders, unions, and localities brace for a decisive showdown.
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Democratc
Tin
Tillman
Charleston
Orangeburg
The
Washington Post
South
Captain Tins Man
New South
Half Portions and Social Exclusions at the Inn
The author notes a father born in 1774 and a son dying in 1890, exposing a famed fraud age. He laments aging deceit and critiques elite dining pricing with half portions in New York hotels where two often needed. He claims city clubs bar many groups, urging a cosmopolitan inn as universal refuge.
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Cauns
Culp
Chube
New York
Boston
Boston Common Gravel And Street Car Comforts
A Boston writer praises fresh brown gravel on the Common for visitors, urges city care of public grounds, and notes railcar window issues. It cites the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal on coats versus shirt sleeves and commends New York Times praise of Boston streetcar rules including licensed drivers and automatic enforcement.
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Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Medical Journal
United States
Massachusetts
Public Bequests From Elizabeth W Gay and Albert Fellner
The will leaves the residue of Elizabeth W Gay estate to several Boston institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital, Channing Home, New England Hospital for Women and Children, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and others. Albert Fellner bequeaths $400 to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Channing Home
New England Hospital For Women
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Educational and Industrial Union
Home For Incurables
Miss Burnan
Free Home
Adams Nerville Asylum
Free Hospital For Women
Industrial School
Perkins
Albert Fellner
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Reading of The Light of the World in Tokio
An English journalist reports Sir Edwin Arnold’s unpublished poem The Light of the World read in Hokumeikwan hall before hundreds. The work blends Buddhism and Christianity, with passages on Fujiyama and Mary Magdalene, and samples quoted from the reading. Harry Deakin of Yokohama bought American rights for $25,000, aiming for a joint American publication with Arnold.
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Japan
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Hokumeikwan
Sir Edwin Arnold
Asia
Palestine
Fujiyama
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Socrates
Jerusalem
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Swinburne
Hades
Rome
Athens
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Yokohama
Sir Edwin
America
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Tokio
Madison Square plans and theatre shifts in 19th century notes
A notes-packed briefing covers Fauvette at the Museum 18, Hollis Street Theatre season opening August 18 with The Sea King, Mark Smith as the Sea King and Robert E. Graham as Don Bambula. Miss Sadie Martinez discusses plans for a new theatre near Madison Square, while Miss Palmer debuts at Madison Square Garden Theatre. Palmer’s Theater to close for two weeks, Duff opera company to perform The Red Hussar on August 4, and stage upgrades proceed. Locke & Davis secure control of the new Gaiety Theatre with Minnie Palmer as principal female, preparing a CereniCation season likely titled Locke & Davis Opera Bouffe Company, while Lord Manager W. W. Randall adjusts contracts and staffing.
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Don Bambula
Sadie Martinez
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Herrmann
New Gaiety Theatre
New York
Minnie Palmer
Locke & Davis Opera Boutre
W. W. Randall
Miss Palmer
President Harrison Buys Cape May Cottage
The Manchester Union notes the purchase and suggests earlier action would have aided administration credit. The Taunton lawyers push for a new Court House, not a patched relic, likely to surprise local opponents in Taunton.
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Cape May
Manchester Union
Taunton
Fall River Globe
Republican protest against federal election bill aims to keep GOP control
A Philadelphia Telegraph editorial argues the bill’s purpose is to retain House control for Republicans. It criticizes demagogic claims about racial disenfranchisement and contends the legislation would not improve the condition of Black Americans.
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Knights of Labor Meet in Lawrence Massachusetts
The Knights of Labor of Massachusetts held a semi annual assembly in Armory Hall Lawrence with 108 delegates led by J Mellen of Worcester. Resolutions expressed sympathy with Boston carpenters on strike and reports show 2100 new MA members since Woburn. Delegates elected James H Melien Worcester and Charles H Litchfield Marblehead as national delegates, alternates Nicholas Quinn Luston and IT Cahill Lawrence.
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Worcester
Boston
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National Assembly
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Marblehead
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Luston
P. Cahill
Beatin Helps to Victory headline depicts baseball news
A collection of varied old items notes baseball news, poetry authorship death, pudding preferences, and curiosities. It mentions a famed diary-like parade of cultural tidbits, including Harrison, Weill, Franklin, and Artemus Ward, with humorous exchanges and railway advances.
Notable arrivals and travels of US figures abroad and at home
The President arrived in Washington at 3 50 yesterday afternoon and went to the Waite House. Ex President Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland with Mr Gilder of the Century and his wife and Mr and Mrs Joseph Jefferson are at Hotel Attagenia Mashpee eight miles inland from Sandwich for several days including fishing. Walter Damrosch will sail Aug 1 and then go to Bar Harbor to visit Secretary and Mrs Blaine. Damrosch plans a coaching trip in Scotland with Mr and Mrs Garnexine General F E Spinner who is ill in Pablo Beach Fla. Miss Alice Foxall of Cardiff University College has ranked second for the MA in philosophy at London University after studying at Cardiff since 1887 and taking London University BA in 1888.
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Gilder
Joseph Jefferson
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Sandwich
Walter Damrosch
Bar Harbor
Blaine
Alice Foxall
University College
Cardiff
Aberdare Hall
London University
A Shaky Cabman Sought Exemption From Drunkenness Charge
Thomas Cole a septuagenarian cabman was charged with drunkenness at Westminster Police Court but dismissed after he explained his trembling was an inherited nervous condition. He admitted being a shaky customer and noted his daughter would shake similarly, leading to the acquittal.
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