Newfoundland loan floats in London market at premium
The Evening Mercury of St. John s reports Newfoundland has placed a 500000 dollar loan in London at a premium up to five percent. The loan carries six percent interest and offerings exceeded the required amount by about fifty percent, signaling the province s strong credit and solvency in the Boston and New England market.
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The
Evening Mercury of
St. John’s
N. F
London
Newfoundland
Boston
New England
Dingley Plan Sparks Senate Remonstrance Over Canals Fight
Congressman Dingley proposes retaliatory tolls on Canadian vessels using the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Clair canals to offset Welland canal charges. Senator Hoar, in a fisheries treaty speech, signals opposition to new measures restricting entrance and trade for British subjects. The piece questions Hoar's broader sympathies beyond New England and critiques alignment with Gloucester fish interests.
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Dingley
Sault Ste. Marie
St. Clair
Welland Canal
Hoar
Gloucester Fish Trust
New England
Nova Scotia
Mayor Russell Praises Tariff Reform at Springfield
Cambridge mayor William E. Russell spoke last night in Springfield on tariff reform. He framed reform as urged by President Cleveland and the Mills bill, contrasting it with free trade and the war tariff. His analysis of Mills bill provisions on industries wages and living costs was among the clearest presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Russell
Cambridge
Springfield
Cleveland
Fortification appropriation bill allocates 15 million total
The House appropriations committee reports a fortification bill with a 15 million ultimate expenditure and a 9.2 million current year cap. It creates a board of three civilians and three army officers to spend up to 2.5 million annually on testing and purchasing 12, 14 and 16 inch steel rifled guns. At least fifty guns must be contracted. The measure includes purchases of fifty cast iron mortars and twenty twelve inch iron rifled guns, plus 750 thousand dollars to outfit Watervliet Arsenal for finishing heavy ordnance.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Watervliet
N. Y
Queen’s request to Spain for Armada patroness role
The writer notes the Queen of England sought Spain’s permission to become patroness of the Armada celebration. It argues the gesture aims to spare Spain hurt feelings after three centuries, though Spain’s emotions are unlikely to be stirred now except by pride in the Armada’s former invincibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Spain
Mister Austin Donson Sings Question About Galleons
The passage presents Mr. Austin Donson singing of the sea quest asking where the galleons of Spain lie. His phrasing evokes maritime history and exploration themes within a reflective, lyrical moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Austin Donson
Spain
Republican Tariff Muddle Reveals Party Split Over Bill
The Republican Senators debated a substitute tariff plan amid deep divisions and strategic maneuvering. Editors from the Boston Journal and New York Tribune trade barbs as factions forecast risks whether Congress passes a tariff measure or not. Levi P. Morton and salt tax debates surface amid ongoing clashes within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Washington
New York Tribune
Congress
Tribune
Journal
Senate
Daily Advertiser
Evarts
Salt Tax Debate Sparks Laughter at Tremont Temple Meeting
Representative T B Reep challenged how salt tax was portrayed at a Tremont Temple Republican gathering, provoking laughter. The remarks referenced past figures including Eugene Hale James A Garfield and Levi P Morton, noting support for free salt and criticizing monopolies tied to Onondaga salt works.
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T. B. Reep
Tremont Temple
Reep
Maine
Eugene Hall
Jamis A. Garfield
Levi P. Morton
Dawes
Hoar
Frye
Hale
England
Massachusetts
James A. Garfield
Garfield
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Ways and Means
Revamped Scarecrows in Tariff Reform Debate
The piece argues that opposition to tariff reform repeats past currency reform tactics, labeling tariff as unnecessary taxation and a drag on prosperity. It likens tariff defenders to wartime currency supporters, condemns protection as harmful to all, and critiques the Adver tiser for portraying protected industries as noble yet portrays them as self serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Notable Social Feats and Illnesses Across the Era
A crowded social bulletin notes Miss Amy B. Dickens visiting Mrs. Judge Waters in Salem while Dr. Robert Morris lies dying in Kentucky. Ex Governor Berry keeps croquet and walks daily at 93, Uncle John Robinson is ill in Cincinnati, and Senator Sherman's wife tends a thriving garden. John Leech’s sisters seek relief in England. Robert Koch rises in fame after cholera discovery. Woodrow Wilson, newly titled at Wesleyan, writes on Congress. Mrs. General Grant plans Columbus visit for the G A R encampment, hosted by Governor Foraker. Bishop William Taylor schedules talks nationwide, with a likely last Massachusetts tour at Douglas in late July.
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Amy B. Dickens
Judge Waters
Salem
Robert Morris
Lagrange
Berry
New Hampshire
John Robinson
Cincinnati
Senator Sherman
John Leech
Punch
England
Robert Koch
Germany
Geheimer Medicinal Bath
Woodrow Wilson
Wesleyan University
Bagehot
General Grant
Columbus, O
Foraker
Tariffs and inflation tied to protectionist trust power
The passage argues that tariffs would grant manufacturers a monopoly profits boost by tariff price and extra consumer squeezes through trusts, killing domestic competition. It warns such conditions would make goods unaffordable, rendering the nation nearly independent of world markets like a currency backed by worthless paper.
Every Juryman in His Humor and Other Satirical Sketches
A fragmentary column reviews a Middlesex sessions scene where ArcHER is acquitted after a muddled charge of purse theft. The judge and jury exchange pointed humor on evidence and trial by jury, reflecting on Anglo-Saxon faith in juries and broader debates about rest and leisure methods for modern thinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
England
Archer
Mr. Fuetener
Mr. Fiercherr
Mr. Fierener
Macaulay
AlscHyLus
Lyman Dispels Whiting Assertions On New England Industry
The Providence Journal notes Arthur T. Lyman’s Tuesday interview in the Post in which he systematically counters Whiting’s claims. Lyman argues the Republican party cannot be a friend to New England industries and should not expect support from those directly involved in those industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Providence Journal
Ind
Arthur T. Lyman
Lyman
Whiting
Republican Party
New England
Governor Ames Improving as Recovery Accelerates
North Easton July 26 The Governor enjoyed a splendid day and made more progress toward recovery than in the prior three days. He sat on his piazza for about six hours and expects to ride out by week’s end.
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North Easton
Republican Prospects in the South Debate Nominating Weakness
A Charleston News and Courier Dem column argues the Republican nomination would be the weakest and most dangerous, predicting hardships for Southern people under a Blaine Sherman or Foraker White House and noting Harrison has no Southern support beyond his name.
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South
Blaine
Sherman
Foraker
White House
Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
Charleston News and Courier
Analyzing "Tom" Reed and his cynicism on protection
The Portland Argus argues Reed hides suppressed convictions behind cynicism. It suggests his ambition weakens his moral sense and integrity, causing inconsistent logic and railery. The piece questions his faith in protection as a lasting national system.
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Tom” Reed
Reed
Portland Argus (Dem
Free wool policy echo from Massachusetts makers
The Boston Post cites Henry Wilson on reducing wool duties to boost home production and curb foreign imports. It compares 1857 conditions to today and notes that Wilsons remedy no longer guides the Republican party, with Sumners and Wilsons of Massachusetts absent from leadership.
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The
Boston Post
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
United States Senate
Wilson
the Post
Haney Wilson
Republican Party
Wilsons
Sumners
Pilot
A Dangerous Admission in Tariff Debate
A New York World editorial argues that admitting Mills bill is not free trade but a first step exposes the flawed claim that removing some taxes in the reform would lead to universal free trade. It questions fears of a first step as proof the system is wrong.
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Russia
High Tariff
N. Y. World
Dem
Bankers condemn silver plank as demagogism in Republican platform
The Boston Post canvassed local bankers who denounce the silver plank as demagogic and harmful. They warn the Republican national committee against Senator Stewart’s Pacific speeches, arguing the plank is false and alienates voters. Franklin Haven says the platform shows demagogism from start to finish.
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Springfield Republican
Ind
Boston Post
Republican National Committee
Stewart
Pacific
Republican Party
Treasury
Franklin
Haven
Mr Dana’s Journalism Rules and a Missing Ninth
The Times notes Charles A. Dana spoke on Journalism in Milwaukee and listed eight precepts starting with Get the news and concluding with humanity is advancing. It finds no basis in these rules for a journalist to bias his conduct after a New York governor’s inaction on appointing a judge advocate general and suggests a ninth rule was dropped.
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Times
Ind
Charles A. Dana
Milwaukee
Dana
New York
Atmospheric carbonic acid gas levels warning
The text notes normal carbonic acid gas in air is about four parts in ten thousand and states that an atmosphere with more than twelve to fifteen hundredths of one per cent should not be tolerated.
Art and berries in Boston musings on Hunt and huckleberries
A Boston writer rails against plans to remove Hunt paintings from Albany and suggests relocating one to the Boston Art Museum. He wanders through notes on crawlers at hardware store windows, a bare Flagstaff Hill slope, and then extols the humble huckleberry as New England’s sturdy fruit while laments public grounds neglect.
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Hunt
Assembly Chamber
Capitol
Albany
Boston
Flagstaff Hill
New England
Rubber Works Sold in Setauket Auction
The L. B. Smith Rubber Company property was sold at auction in Setauket. Brookhaven Rubber Shoe Company, a new entity with $450,000 capital, bought it. George Watkinson becomes president and George K. Allen treasurer. Trustees include John Clatlin, Robert Ward, Charles R. Flint, Charles W. Haskins, J. W. Elberson, and Charles H. Fargo. Factory to start August 1.
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New York
L. B. Smith Rubber Company
Setauket
L. L
Brookhaven Rubber Shoe Company
George Watkinson
J. Candee & Co
George. K. Allen
Woonsocket Rubber Company
John Clatlin
H. B. Claflin & Co
Robert Ward
French & Ward
Charles R. Flint
Flint & Co
Charles W. Haskins
The
Manhattan Trust Company
J. W. Elberson
Charles H. Fargo
C. H. Fargo & Oo
Chicago
Various Anecdotes and Notes on Public Life
A collection of short items from political jibes to curious incidents. It includes remarks on soldiers, crops, politics, education, a San Francisco teacher named Wallop, and commentary on the 1880s campaign. Reports cover a whale skeleton found in California, a fly paper anecdote, a New York car, a republican view of small things, and a mix of witty exchanges. Also notes on divorce laws in France, coin issuance, pigeons, and literary mishaps.
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Wallop
San Francisco
Foraker
N. Y
Magnanimous Editor at London Banquet Criticized
The New York Evening Post notes a London banquet by the Incorporated Society of English Authors honoring American writers and James Russell Lowell. The Tribune allegedly edited an Associated Press dispatch, omitting Lowell’s reception and speech synopsis, sparing only his name near the end.
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Evening Post
Tribune
London
Incorporated Society of English Authors
Banqnet
America
Mr. Phelps
James Russell Lowel
Associated Press
Lowell
Trising
Sun, Times and Herald
the Tribune
Vessels' fines remitted by customs department
Ottawa July 26. The schooners Annie Hodgson and Arthur Story had $400 fines each for landing men without reporting to the customs house remitted by the customs department.
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Ottawa
Sreeray
Annie Hodgson
Arthur Story
Customs Department
Cump Tom House
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Milk
Washington Street
Daly
Monty
Post Publishing Company
Toronto
Canada
Levi P. Morrow
McMillin, Morrison and Mitts
Breep
Morton
William Taylor
Africa
Douglas
Mass
Ames
MR. Dana
Hergamite
Asa Gray
Lowell Courier
Blaine, Jr
Blaine, Sr
Jim Jims
Coast Survey
Monterey County
Cal
Duluth
State House
M. Marambet
Brooklyn
Dudley
Berlin
Fredericks
Columbia
Strasburg
Vienna
Keats
Norristown Herald
New York Bowery Museum
France
Paris
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