Berlin treaty on Samoa prompts criticism from Boston paper
The Boston Post reviews the Berlin Samoa agreement, arguing it surrenders US privileges and signals a failure by Blaine and Cleveland era diplomacy. It notes Republican critic Ewart of North Carolina calling civil service reform a fraud and planning repeal, highlighting patronage gains under Harrison.
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Samoa
United States
Cleveland
Blaine
Bayard
Berlin
London
Mr. Blainer
Brower Raises Independence For Speaker Bid In NC Politics
The case of Congressman Brower from North Carolina shows tensions in the spoils system under the Harrison administration. Brower declares intent to run as an independent for Speaker after being ignored in federal patronage in his state. His district faces opposition from deputies aligned with another federal appointee, highlighting patronage disputes and political fallout.
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Brower
Ewart
North Carolina
House
Washington
New York Evening Post
North “Carolina
Browns
Harrison
White House
Commissioner Roosevelt Faces Civil Service Limits in Washington
A Washington despatch reports Commissioner Roosevelt confronting the Civil Service Commission's power as charges claim partisan removals in the Pension Office and the sixth auditor's office. The piece notes the law lacks protection in such cases while Roosevelt appeals to the spirit of the law, and it suggests such appeals may fail against pledges by Harrison.
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Roosevett
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Rooskvelt
Harrison
Roosevelt
Senator Blair’s Views on Trade and Union With Canada
A Boston Herald interview highlights Senator Blair advocating free entry of iron ore and coal from Canada into New England to prevent industrial slowdown. He also suggests a political union with Canada for reciprocal exchange, counter to party orthodoxy, while noting his occasional populist pragmatism in New Hampshire funding distributions.
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Blair
Boston Herald
New England
Dominion of
Canada
Canadian
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Hampshire
Parnell Faction Backs Government On Royal Grants Report
Mr Parnell and followers abstain from opposing the royal grants committee report to be debated in the House of Commons. The move is watched for reactions from Mr Labouchere and Radicals, with Lib-Lab tensions and party loyalty under scrutiny. Parnell’s stance aligns with Gladstone and Harcourt, signaling retrenchment values and public loyalty to institutions. The approach raises curiosity about Liberal party unity and the Irish role in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
House of Commons
Lasouchere
Labouchere
Liberal Party
Pension Office Scandal and Tanner Inquiry
The piece critiques the pension bureau probe into Commissioner Tanner, arguing the effort aims to whitewash past faults and pressuring removal of Tanner. It cites Black’s tenure as efficient, questions relabeling profits via relation with claim agents, and notes political defense by Senator Blair amid calls to curb public treasury losses.
Senator Blair Attacks Pension Scandal’s Degradation of Veterans
The piece condemns pension bureau laxity and claim agent enrichment while accusing Blair and Tanner of portraying soldiers as greedy beggars. It laments a generation’s view of veterans as unworthy unless political favors are paid, and urges respect for the Union veterans’ honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Blarm
Pension Bureau
Union
Senator Blair
Tanner
Foreign trade tonnage figures stir US shipping debate
In a long reply the author rebuts Journal claims on American shipping, noting 1887 foreign tonnage US 989,412 tons versus Germany 1,284,708 Norway 1,451,771 and Britain 7,206,000. They cite bureau data showing total US tonnage at 4,191,916 tons with 23,281 vessels, and argue tonnage policies mislead the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gama
United States
Germany
Norway
Great Britain
Bureau of Navigation
British Empire
Register of the Treasury
The Art of Breathing and Public Speaking Diaphragm Health
A writer praises diaphragmatic breathing as essential to health and speech. He criticizes reliance on unproven cures and urges singing lessons to train proper breath control for longevity and clearer voice. He argues that using the belly assists voice projection and reduces fatigue during speaking.
Noted People In Europe And America In Brief
Several prominent figures appear in a roundup of health updates travels and appointments. Murat Halstead’s illness is denied while Wilkie Collins recovers. Christine Nilsson buys a Paris residence near the Champs Elysées and Mrs. J W Mackay sails for New York. E P Roe is to be honored with a monument at Cornwall. William Gillette buys American rights to The Private Secretary. Kate Field debates with President Harrison about a consul reinstatement.
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John G. Whittier
Conway
N. H
Kistis
Servia
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Murat Halstead
Europe
E. P. Roe
Cornwall
Wilkie Collins
Edward 8. Morse
J. W. Mackay
Chicago
New York
Sydney Page
Margaret Deland
Mme
Christine Nilsson
Paris
Champs Elysees
Joel Chandler Harris
Bascom Place
William Gillette
T. Henry French
George Corliss
Young Men’s Christian Association
Newburyport
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
James Bryce
South
Aberdeen
Elizabeth Ashton
Lancashire
Charles B. Rex
Abbe Hogan
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Catholic University
Washington
Kate Field
Harrison
White House
John Hay
Cleveland
Miss Field
London View of British Politics and Home Rule Outlook
A London Letter analyzes the mood as Parliament nears end and the Parnell commission closes. It notes Conservative doubts after 1880 and Gladstonian optimism about Home Rule, with north country voters swayed by Labour and tenant issues. The piece urges reading country papers like the Manchester Guardian for public opinion cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Parnell Commission
Lord Beacoastfield
Gladstonians
Mr. Gladstone
Balfour
Ireland
Manchester Guardian
Compensation for life savers by New Reproro
A memorial is prepared asking the Treasury Department for compensation for the officers and crew of the schooner Franklin of this port whose voyage was interrupted to rescue the passengers and crew of the burned steamer Lorenzo D. Baker of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Reproro
Treasury Department
Franklin
Lorenzo D. Baker
Boston
Boston Echoes on Estate Rentals and Community Life
A Boston writer discusses summer rental of country or seashore estates as a way to gain income and reduce winter burdens. He notes benefits beyond money, cites a physician’s advice to downsize for nervous relief, tells an anecdote of a merchant selling his city house to farm duties, and recounts a boy injuring his finger on a crowded horse car. The piece also covers Louisa May Alcott biography in progress by Mrs. Ednah D. Cheney and social notices about Mrs. Julia Ward Howe’s Newport tribute and local educators.
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Boston
Post
Louisa Alcott
Ednah D. Cheney
Miss Alcott
Auerbach
Julia Ward Howe
Newport
Newport Opera House
Mary A. Livermore
United States
New Hampshire
Newport Artillery
Clowe
Prince Albert Victor Asked For Independent Household Allowance
A London despatch argues Prince Albert Victor should gain an independent allowance as he nears twenty five. It notes the Prince of Wales keeps tight control over his son's life, making independence beneficial for his character and future role.
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London
Tribune
Prince Albert Victor
Prince of Wales
The Presidents Trip to Bar Harbor and City Visit
Washington July 24 Mr Walker Blaine sent an outline of the Presidents trip for August from Deer Park to New York and Boston by rail then sail to Bar Harbor with Mrs Harrison likely to accompany him Public receptions are to be under local authority The president plans a week or ten days at Bar Harbor then Indianapolis for a monument dedication and September back home to prepare a message for Congress Also noted is a Mexico Weil and La Abra claim dispute with about 700000 involved awaiting instructions from Secretary Blaine Attorney General Miller arrives to discuss a possible Supreme Court vacancy
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WashmerTon
Walker Blaine
Halford
Bar Harbor
Deer Park
New York
Boston
Fall River
Harrison
Drier Park
Pilgrims’ National Monument
Plymouth
Mass
Indianapolis
Blaine
Mexico
Cleveland
Congress
Miller
Davis
Supreme Court
Insurance Agents Hope for License Ruling
Chicago July 24. Insurance agents cheer a judge's ruling on nonresident company licenses. State suits seek $500 penalties for each violation as agencies must prove presence in state. Judge Clifford refused to compel production of company books, risking the statute becoming a dead letter unless the Supreme Court reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcaco
Clifford
Manufacturers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Supreme Court
Obituary of Father James Curley Jesuit and Scholar
Father James Curley S J long associated with Georgetown College dies at 94 in Washington after sixty two years at the infirmary. Renowned for astronomy and mathematics he tutored many future notables including Italian astronomer Father Secchi. His Washington longitude observations were officially verified by government astronomers.
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James Curley
Society of Jesus
America
Washington
Georgetown College
Curley
High Court of Appeal
Messrs. Kaldenberg & Co
New York
Father Fox
Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown
Father Secchi
Two New Hampshire Notables Die at Ages Sixty Seven and Eighty
Langley H. Boardman of Lowell dies at Willow Street home after a week illness pneumonia hastened his end. He was 67, longtime boot and shoe merchant, survived by widow and two children and a son and daughter. Deacon Mark N. Merrill, Nashua business leader and longtime Congregational Church member, dies at his home aged eighty after years in dry goods trade. mourned as a highly esteemed resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley H. Boardman
Lowell
Willow Street
Old Residents’ Association
Deacon Mark N. Merrill
Nashua
Congregational Church
Noyes Block
Bell Telephone Wins Cushman Case In Federal Court
In Curcaco on July 24 Judge Blodgett issued final decrees in two suits brought by Bell Telephone against Cushman Telephone for infringement. The Cushman company must pay a nominal one dollar fine and surrender all Cushman telephones to Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcaco
Blodgett
Bell
Cushman Telephone Companies
Bell Company
Cushman Company
Sushman Company
All Sorts and Oddities of Everyday Life
A jumble of jokes and anecdotes about waiting, social manners, and curious facts. Notes on Boston and Philadelphia misstatements, misheard names, a trout farm near Emans station, and a witty exchange about European hotel plans. Details on the Eiffel Tower’s finances, visitor counts, and costs.
Indian Service Seeeking Partisan Influence Claims
The Philadelphia Record argues that under ex-Commissioner Oberly the Indian Bureau was cleansed of abuses but now risks turning partisan again. Western Senators and Representatives led by Ingalls and Dolph are said to be staffing the service with loyalists who view Indians as targets for plunder.
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Indian Service
Oberly
Indian Bureau
Ingalls
Dolph
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Wild West reacts to woolen tariff controversy
The Philadelphia Times notes Western states like California, Colorado, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Montana and the Dakotas shifted Republican last fall over a tariff bill that raised wool and woollens taxes. It laments wool manufacturers gaining while wool producers and consumers lose, and asks what the West will say about the law’s effects.
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California
Colorado
Oregon
Michigan
Washington
Montana
Dakotas
Wild West
Philadelphia Times
Ind
Tanner's Character Defended in Pension Office Appointment Debate
A Washington correspondent for a Republican paper rebuts claims about Corporal Tanner noting he is not a man of affairs and not suited for large business. The piece says President Harrison pressed to appoint him to the Pension Office despite friends acknowledging the lack of qualifications, risking a scandal.
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Tanner
Commissioner Tanner
Washington
Pension
Harrison
N. S. Evening Post
Ind
Common Sense View From The London Economist
The London Economist’s 13th inst review of the United States Treasury calls for tax remission from customs duties guiding the surplus. It argues surplus funds serve little purpose and burdens such as high living costs and restricted commerce stem from protectionist policy. The piece notes English readers condemn the view, while some Americans grow sympathetic to trimming tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Economist
United States
Carnegie
Buying Natural Gas Lands Lands in Ohio for 320 an Acre
Cleveland oil and gas reporters say Standard Oil is buying control of natural gas lands in Ohio and Indiana. Leases once possible at two to eight dollars per acre are now paid at 320 dollars per acre by Standard representatives. Dr. Baxter of Lima owns much territory and has sold to the new combination.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Ohio Oil and Gas Fields
Big Trust
Ohio
Indiana
Standard
Baxter
Lima
Accidents in the City Take Three Lives and Injuries
Frank McManus a furniture finisher at 111 Poplar Street died at 3 20 after being crushed between two freight cars at the Boston and Lowell yard. Thomas Seeley an undertaker at Glover's Corner and David Rogers of the same place were injured when a buggy axle broke near Brighton road and the horse ran away. Edna Laurence four at Arlington was struck by a team at Causeway and Merrimac streets and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with head injuries.
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Frank McManus
Poplar Street
Boston & Lowell
Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas Seeley
Glover's Corner
David Rogers
Brighton
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Milk
Washington Street
Boston Post Post Publishing CO
Aoe
Boston Bost
Lopeée
Pension Office
Commissioner of Pensions
Black
Bureau
Tannr
Blaiir
Jersey
Liffeld Tower
New York Sun
Baltimore American
Corea
Corean Legation
Australia
Mt. Vernon
Joy Streets
Puritan Club
Caroline H. Dail
Abbott
Cheney
Jamaica Plain
Bell Telephone
Elsie
Mamma
Emans Station
East Pennsylvania
Oxford
Mrs. Brown
Mr. Brown
Eiffel Tower
M. Fiffel
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