Ohio land values fall sharply in first decennial appraisal
Poston Dost reports the 1890 Ohio land value appraisal shows a marked farm value decline, Wayne county down 14.4 percent, and overall losses of about 20 to 30 percent per acre. The piece contrasts eastern deserts with western fertility and critiques agricultural and economic policy, including Indian schools funding and anti lottery measures, while noting a Tremont street electric railway accident highlighting safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wayne County
New England
West
Wires Fatal to Horses Highlight Street Peril
Reports note that the overhead wire carried power capable of instantly killing two horses and burning their bodies in the street. The system’s guard wire failed when a trolley slipped, leaving the public exposed to a hidden, unavoidable danger.
Change of Tone in Tribune over Behring Sea Talks
The New York Tribune shifts from vilifying critics to urging support for the government. It backs Mr. Blaine aligning with Mr. Bayard’s 1888 policy to secure a treaty that preserves the seal industry, warns against partisan attacks, and calls for careful handling of cotton cargo risks in transatlantic shipping after recent fires and safety concerns.
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New York Tribune
Behring Sea
Blaine
Secretary of State
Bayard
the Tribune
Iarrison
Bayamp
The
Tribune
Harrison
Barns
Bayarp
Boston Journal
Cleveland
State Department
Mr. Blaine
Emperor Paun
Joan Quincy Adams
Vernon H. Brown
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Egypt
Cotton cargoes danger discussed in New York
The piece notes ongoing concerns about cotton cargoes and their dangerous nature, referencing the burning of the steamship Egypt and recent NYT coverage. It reports mixed reactions from transatlantic line agents in New York, with the general impression that cotton remains risky and warrants attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
New York Times
New York
Extraordinary Propositions split over tariff party stance
A Brookline Republican sub committee endorses a new protectionist doctrine urging labor protection through duties on producible goods while admitting nonproduced items free of tax. The Dems press for a debate on raw material taxation, but the article questions the clarity and practical value of the Republican plan and laments the loss of the infant industries argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Tariff Party
Republican Town Committee
Brookline
Democratic Town Committee
New England
Congress
Major McKinney
Republican Town
Republican Party
Brookline Republicans dodge issue on policy amid conference
The Brookline Republican town committee avoids a direct vote on the policy in question citing motives of prudence while critics warn that a bad defence harms a good cause. The piece sketches unrest in England over Socialistic influences, labor shifts, and electoral tensions, juxtaposed with U S issues including veteran support and Mrs Astor debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline Republican Town Committee
New England
Washington
Congress
Arbitration as a path to peace in foreign policy
The text argues that arbitration between the United States and England could settle disputes more satisfactorily than war, urging enlightened governments to choose reasoning over force. It notes Bayard’s restraint in foreign policy, praises Gladstone’s unity in the face of foreign powers, and contrasts Cleveland’s diplomacy with Blaine’s sharp Republican critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Chicago
Bayard
State Department
Cleveland
Mr. Blame
Gladstone
House of Commons
Lord Salisbury
Blaine
LN. Y
Tremont Street memories and a Bohemian breakfast tale
Boston reminiscences recount the Tremont street Indies house demolition and its social links from Dr Inches to Chase and Codman. The piece threads in Bohemian daily life, quirky letters, and a running joke about a second rate straw hat appearing each summer, ending with the line As is the hat, so is the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Street
Inches
Boston
Bethunes
George Amory Bethune
Sam Slick
Codman
Henry Codman
Jonas Chickering
Tremont
Boylston Streets
Masonic Temple
Joseph Head
Winthrop House
Indies House
Harvard
Marriage plans and theater memories surface at clubs
Mr William Winter presents Adelaide Neilson belt and a Mary Anderson miniature at the Players Club. News of ex President Andrew D White of Cornell marrying Miss McGill, daughter of Swarthmore’s President, is announced for next fall. White and Professor June’s Norway trip is dropped. Navarro couple tour England and blend into Nottingham. Carmelite nuns movement secures John Felt Osgood estate in Roxbury for lease with purchase option on Cedar Street and Fort Avenue property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Winter
Adelaide Neilson
Mosalind
America
Mary Anderson
Andrew D. White
Cornell
Miss McGill
McGill
Swarthmore College
White
June
Norway
Sweden
Order of
Carmelite Nuns
Boston
John Felt Osgood
Paren
Cedar Street
Fort Avenue
Roxury
Lippincott's August issue features What Love Cannot Buy
Mrs Alexander contributes a complete novel to Lippincott's August number titled What Love Cannot Buy, a pleasant love story with a happy ending. Kipling contributes At the End of the Passage, plus Mrs Stoddard's Zanthon-My Friend poem. Other notable items include Lawn Tennis for Women and a Stowe biographical sketch by Eleanor P. Atlen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Alexander
Rudyard Kipling
Elizabeth Stoddard
Popular Science Monthly August Overview Shows Tariff and Science Essays
The August issue highlights Edward Atkinson on tariff reform with statistics, Henshaw on Missions and Mission Indians of California with photographic illustrations, and Fernald on Ancient and Modern Ideas of Hell. Also featured are Groff on Sanitary Work in Great Disasters, Richet on Mental Strain, Scott on Thunder Storms, Hollander on Centres of Ideation in the Brain, and Jordan on Evolution and Distribution of Animals. Youmans edits the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
H. W. Henshaw
California
Henshaw
Frederick A. Fernald
Hell
Groff
M. Charles Richet
Robert H. Scott
B. Hollander
Jordan
Youmans
The Arena August Number Features Shaler and Buchanan
The August Arena showcases Professor Shaler of Harvard with "The Economic Future of the New South" offering a hopeful view. Marion Harland defends "literary women" against domestic infelicity. The issue leans toward social and political extremism, including J Rodes Buchanan predicting a coming cataclysm of America and Europe.
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Shaler
Harvard
New South
Marion Harland
J. Rodes Buchanan
America
Europe
Cosmopolitan August issue highlights illustrated articles and features
The August Cosmopolitan showcases illustrated pieces including a frontispiece of a prize design for public baths and editorials on the subject. It also features Myr William R. Hamilton on National Guard Camps of Instruction, Herbert Pierson on Old Guilds of Flanders, Charles G. D. Roberts on The World's First Great Ship Railway, Edward King on Versailles, and Hypnotism by Professor Donato. Additional items include Miss Bisland’s Flying Trip Around the World, Schwatka’s My First Walrus Hunt, Murat Halstead’s Historic Illustrations of the Confederacy, and other illustrated content with mixed quality.
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THE
Cosmopolitan
Myr
William R. Hamilton
U.S.A
National Guard
Herbert Pierson
Guilds of Flanders
Charles G. D. Roberts
Versailles
Edward King
Donato
Miss Bisland
Schwatka
Murat Halstead
R. H. Stoddard
August magazine notes and Shakespeariana reviews
Belford's August offers Lathrop's Love Wins a graceful novelette and pieces on Literature in Louisiana and Canada Under Protection. Shakespeariana features New Place, Shylock lore, a note on runawayes eyes, and New York Shakespeare Society portraits. Poet Lore and other August magazines include Queen Isabella of Spain and Bible Lands research. Donahoe's Magazine highlights Irish topics.
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Belford
George Parsons Lathrop
Louisiana
Canada
Shakespeariana
New Place
New York Shakespeare Society
Browning
Euripides
Frank Leslie
Isabella
Spain
Quiver
Schodde
Io Bible Lands
Donahoe
MR GLADSTONE TO THE RESCUE IN HIKE ON HELIGO LAND
Harold Frederic notes Mr Gladstone’s bold Commons intervention shifting focus from parliamentary ratification to royal prerogative over the Heligoland cession. The Liberals were stunned and the Tories laughed as the island was slid from the British empire without delay.
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Harold Frederic
Heligoland
British Empire
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Gladstone
Edison House
American Committee
Sherman
William Harcourt
William Harcourt, and Noted With Some Curiosity Mr. Gladstone
Sir William Harcourt
Braneat
Engine blast at Edison power plant causes steam flood
Last evening about eight, a cylinder head blew out in the Edison Electric Light Company's Head Place powerhouse. The sudden release filled the building with steam, causing excitement among workers, but no serious injuries were reported. The engine powered two 600 pound dynamos.
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Edison Electric Light Company
Head Place
Bizarre 1890s society chatter and political jests
A mosaic of anecdotes from late 19th century society and politics. Notes include Berlin university enrollments, Caine joining Liberals, Vienna archducal gifts, theatre closures, Butler and Vaux mutual admiration, honeymoon at Merchet Court, and royal dining hints amid London chatter.
Railway Terms and Humorous Misalignments
A quirky glossary of railway terms explained through playful phrases. Behind time, hot box, overdue board bill, open switch, mixed train, accommodation, express. Each term paired with a humorous or domestic image to illustrate common misreadings or punning definitions.
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Belinda
Obituary of Hon. Silas C. Hatch prominent Bangor figure
The Bangor community mourns the death of Hon. Silas C. Hatch at about 6 am aged 69 years 4 months after frail health and a paralytic shock. Born in Horton Nova Scotia he moved to Bangor in childhood and built a public service career as State Treasurer legislator and city official. Survived by widow one daughter and one son.
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Bangor
Silas C. Hatch
Augusta
la Grippe
Horton
N. S
Perham, Connor, Robie and Burleigh
Charles H. Bartlett
Bartlett
Manchester
N. H
Croydon
Moses Eastman
Elizabeth Exton Larned
Central Falls
R. 1
Mr Depews Social Engagements Amid London Hostings
Mr Depew and Mrs Depew attended a garden party hosted by the Prince and Princess of Wales and joined a dinner with Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. He also dined at Lord and Lady Rosebery’s in Berkeley Square, where Lady Rosebery proved unusually hospitable. A cold kept him largely at his hotel this week, though he later dined with Mr and Mrs Jeune. He faced questioners here and abroad over remarks attributed to him about his host.
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Senator Hoar
Senate
Massachusetts
Hoar
Berkshire County
Congress
Vienna
Valérie
Count Kalnoky
Narragansett Pier
Fenderson
Dumley
Drury Lane
London
Covent Garden
General Butler
Richard Vaux
Washington
Vaux
Andrew Jackson
Butler
Springfield
Merchet Court
Mrs. Stanley
Louisa Lady Ashburton
Bingham Lord Ashburton
Lord Ashburton
Lord Randolph
Paris
Gladstone
Duke of Orleans
Rosebery
Dudley
Lady de Gray
Baron Hirsch
Henry Chaplin
Chauncey Denew
Depew
Mrs. Depew
Prince and Princess of Wales
Lord
Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Rosebery
Berkeley Square
Mr. Depew
Prince of Wales
Kearsarge Sails for New York for Repairs. Baltimore Quietly Bound
The Kearsarge sailed at 4 this morning for New York for dry dock repairs and then will proceed south. The Baltimore's first orders are for Boston on August 9, and she will likely remain here until sailing for there. Afterward she is to carry Ericsson's body to Sweden.
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Bar Harapor
Kearsarge
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Ericsson
Sweden
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Publishers K
Washington Street
Poston
Indiana
Montana
Indian Bureau
Catholic Bureau of Missions
Davis
House Committee On Post Offices
Norddeutscher Lloyd Line
White Star Line
General Court
Connecticut
Astor
Newport
Charleston
Whcatns
Highfinter
Doughby Scraper
Doughby
Hightinter
Post
Lancashire
MR. Gladstone
Hardhead
Webb
University of Berlin
Caine
Cain
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