Pension sharks raid pauper pensions stir uproar
The piece denounces agents scouring the country to recruit veterans for pauper pension claims under a new law. It cites a Massachusetts postmaster who received a circular offering fifty cents cash per claim and a ten dollar future fee, accusing Congress of demoralizing the business by doubling the agent’s fee. Senators Blake Blair Howry and others push to raise the fee from five to ten dollars.
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Congress
BuaAtt
Treasury
Senator Blair
Howry
House
Ban of proscription from any religion or nationality having a claim to association in its management
Proscription rules prohibit excluding any religion or nationality from participation in organizational management, ensuring inclusive membership and leadership rights. The policy aims to guarantee equal access regardless of faith or origin and to prevent exclusionary practices.
Critics Question Johnstown Relief Fund Use
The New York Herald reports only about 158 650 of 356 821 subscribed for Johnstown flood sufferers was used for relief. A further 100 000 remains with the committee, planned for bridges, and some funds went to ten dollar head benevolences and fire department aid. Critics say no detailed accounting exists and charity was mismanaged while New York customs officials seize a purser's rug as a smuggling rumor proves excessive zeal.
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New York Herald
Johnstown
Custom House
New York
Duluth Chamber Appeals For Lock and Canal Appropriation
The Duluth Chamber of Commerce urges House passage of a bill to fund completion of the Sault Ste. Marie lock and canal and Hay Lake channel. The memorial notes 1889 canal traffic of 9,579 vessels totaling 7,516,022 tons, far surpassing Suez traffic, with freight costs far lower by water than rail. Speaker Ren's rules hinder timely action.
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Duluth Chamber of Commerce
House of Representatives
Sault Ste. Marie
Hay Lake
Lake Superior
Suez Canal
Sault Canal
United States
Lock and Canal
Senate
House
Rern
English shipbuilding profits cited against free ships policy
In an 1880s context an extended critique argues that English shipbuilding and carrying trade boost national wealth while U S reformers and protectionists ignore the impact of England’s navigation law repeal. The piece claims free ships would harm American shipyards and European mechanics would gain.
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England
New York Tribune
Tribune
United States
Frank
Public School Union aims to protect nonsectarian Boston schools
A Boston editorial advocates forming the Citizens' Public School Union to resist sectarian influence in city schools. It argues parochial Catholic schools threaten public schooling and calls for a school committee representing all citizens, ensuring education remains secular and inclusive for every child despite religious controversy.
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Boston
Citizens’ Public School Union
Public School Union
Copyright bill stall noted by House speaker
The piece argues no date has been set for considering the copyright bill as Speaker Reep hesitates. It cites Washington reports that blame personal and committee politics for delaying passage while praising Rep Simonds of Connecticut and questioning Butterworth’s influence and Simonns independence.
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Simonds
Connecticut
Washington
New York Evening Post
Resp
Evening Post
New England
Butterworth
Simonns
Wence
Patents Committee
Reep
Rumor of Bulgarian independence and royal proclamation in Sofia
Vienna reports claim Bulgaria may declare independence and Ferdinand be crowned king next Sunday. The article questions the plausibility, notes strong pro Russian currents, and analyzes Stam bv Lor r as pursuing riskier policy shifts to curb Russia. It also discusses Turkey’s stance and prospects for official Porte recognition.
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Bulgaria
Fridinand
Sofia
M. Stampova Lorr
Panitz
M. Sramm BouLorr
Russia
M. Stamboulofy
Turkey
Ferdinand
Toumelia
M. Sram Bounorr
Porte
Great Britain
Austria
Italy
Prince Fripinano
Berlin
M. Sr Amnon Lorr
M. StamBoutori
Garden and herb garden bequest clashes with donor's aim
Review of a legacy dispute over a Boston Physic Garden. The donor wanted the land used to promote healing arts, but a dead man's condition threatens sale and use. The article contrasts royal promises, maritime incidents, and editorial notes on provincial laws and publishing journals.
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Boston
Gas price cut sparks Dorchester worry and a life on the move
In Boston a Dorchester resident frets that a gas rate reduction will raise his bill. The author notes summer travel woes, porch bench crime risk, and calls for policing on the Common. He also mentions electric car drivers seeking higher pay and laments the dangers of urban transit.
Literary News Highlights from the Season
The piece notes FitzGerald's Rubaiyat edition from Macmillan, a Salisbury Cathedral monument proposal for Richard Jefferies, and De Quincey correspond ence unearthed with two volumes planned edited by Dr. Japp. It mentions letters from Coleridge and Wordsworth, Currer Bell's poems, and Holmes's praise for The Broomstick Train as a standout poem.
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de Quincey
Dr. Holmes
Train Derailment After Collision With Mule Near Sulphur
A Louisville & Nashville freight train struck a mule near Sulphur station, derailing and crashing through a bridge. Fireman George Barker was killed while Engineer Murphy and a brakeman were badly injured in the wreck.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
George Barker
Murphy
Obituary: The Rev Robert L Collier Dies in New Jersey
The Rev Robert Laird Collier died of apoplexy at his country home The Everglades near Salisbury New Jersey at midnight Saturday. Born August 7 1835 in Wicomico County he worked as a drug store clerk before joining the Methodist ministry and later the Unitarian pulpit in major cities. He wrote extensively for religious and secular outlets and aided government labor statistics later in life. His remains will be buried in Salisbury before final interment beside his wife in Davenport Iowa.
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Salisbury
N. J
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Wicomico County
Methodist Church
Philadelphia
Methodist Theological Seminary of
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N. H
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Chicago
Brooklyn
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Kansas City
Leicester
Eny
Germany
Switzerland
France
Cleveland
Henry Irving
Wilson Barrett
Edwin Booth
Collier
Second Church
Judge Dillon
New York
H. Price Collier
Our Saviour Unitarian Church
N. Y
Leipsic
Garfield
Otto Dresel Dies at Beverly Cove Pianist and Composer
Obituary notes the sudden death of Otto Dresel from heart disease at his Beverly Cove summer home. Born in Geisenheim in 1826, he studied with Liszt and Hauptmann and counted Mendelssohn Schumann and Hiller as friends. He settled in Boston in 1852 and collaborated with Robert Franz on editions of Messiah and Well Tempered Clavichord. He organized the Bach Club at his home and influenced Boston music culture through deep knowledge and austere tastes.
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Beverly Cove
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Rhine
Liszt
Hauptmann
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Hiller
Schumann
Robert Franz
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Harvard Musical Association
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Tere
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Europe
Hiindel
Obituary Notices From Charlestown and Chelsea
Samuel Dexter Lawin of Charlestown dies at fifty five a life of public service including alderman and legislator roles. Also memorials for Dr Charles D Lawin Joseph Paine Rufus Bradford Frank Hadhey Joshua Fenno J Henry Dwyer Linley Dean George Clifford and others with brief career highlights and family notes.
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Charlestown
Stowe
Five Cent Savings Bank
Charles D. Lawin
Joseph H. Paine
Boston
Brooklyn
Lincoln
Rufus B. Bradford
Cottage City
Old Colony Railroad
State Street
Bradford & Macomber
Bradford
Frank A. Hadhey
Chelsea
Cambridge
San Francisco
Lynn & Boston Railroad Company
J. Henry Dwyer
Columbia Avenue
Lynn
Post 6
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Cnilren
Linley N. Dean
Abington
Universalist
George W. Clifford
Malden
Bristol
Cruse's Victim May Recover After Shooting
Wesmoke July 28 The physician holds hope that Frank Martin will recover after being shot by John Cruse though danger remains from blood poisoning sephalmia and abscesses His respiration and pulse stay dangerously high His father in Liverpool was unaware of the serious condition and cannot be reached until his Scotland trip ends
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Wesmoke
Frank Martin
John Cruse
Martin
Liverpool
Scotland
Prince George Will Not Visit Newport
Naval authorities state that the warship Thrush commanded by Prince George of Wales will not visit Newport Rhode Island. The ship left Bermuda for Halifax direct while the flagship Belerophon with Admiral Watson and Sir John Rose sails from St John’s for Newport and will be joined by Canada and Parwidge along the route. It is said Prince George had no intention of going to Newport.
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N.5
Thrush
Prince George of Wales
Newport
R. L
Bermuda
Belerophon
Admiral Watson
Sir John Rose
St. John’s
Canada
Parwidge
Prince George
Happy in Spite of Her Troubles
Provinence Rhode Island July 28. The Philadelphia express threw Johanna Curtin sixty years old from the Old Colony track against a fence at East Junction. She was brought to Rhode Island Hospital with a scalp wound and an injured arm. She lives in Foxboro and was walking to East Providence for a funeral. She weighs 200 pounds and remained cheerful.
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Provinence
RK. L
Mischievous Snippets and Social Oddities From Old Papers
A collection of light items and anecdotes from various papers. Jests about dentists in Bombay earning high fees, prophetic quips on editors and publishers, a Chicago bakers strike, a clever pun on the Sun, a Russian punishment joke, and a Georgia man discovering a dog in darkness was his own companion. Also notes on a baby carriage that can convert to a sled or go cart and a Newark Canada child custody dispute involving a $20 debt and a pending chancery action.
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Fenderson
N. Y. Herald
Bombay
Lake Tchad
Africa
Adirondacks
N. Y
Chicago
Clara
Maud
Dumpsey
Athens
Pomeroy
Newark
van Ness
Williams
Chancery Court
Thalias View of It A Philadelphia poem reply
A middle aged lyric poet leaves the Muse of Comedy as Thalia speaks farewell only to see a stranger approach. The exchange questions happiness and fidelity, notes the poet’s fallibility, and ends with a playful interruption as Clio’s doves signal a new figure. By I. W. in Philadelphia.
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Thalia
T. B. Aldrich
Clio
I. W
Philadelphia
Indian Education A Great Success Quote
The Chicago Herald praises Indian education showing thousands of refined educated Indians in the country. It notes tribal governments newspapers and churches thriving with chiefs messages likened to Washington and calls education a great success.
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Indian Territory
Washington
Chicago Herald
Behring Sea dispute prompts retreat from hard stance
The Philadelphia Record notes that administration organs protested Behring Sea enforcement while in office Blaine claimed exclusive U S jurisdiction but later abandoned the position to avoid a foolish conflict over sealskins, urging a more cautious approach.
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Behring Sea
Blaine
United States
Philadelphia Record
Ind
West and East urged to back Chicago World’s Fair
The Detroit Tribune urges Eastern papers to stop criticizing Chicago and the World’s Fair. It declares the event will be a four story success if all regions unite and show patriotism, warning that failure would bear shared blame.
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Chicago
Detroit Tribune
Brookline Selectmen Hear Petition for Beacon Street Car House
Brookline Board of Selectmen received a petition from the West End Street Railway Co requesting a terminal car house location for the Beacon street line. A hearing is set for Monday evening August 18. A prior bid to erect a car house on Chestnut Hill avenue was refused. A Brown street layout from Pleasant street to St Paul street was approved as a town way with no opposition.
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Brookline Board of Selectmen
West End Street Railway Company
Beacon Street
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brown Street
Pleasant Street
St. Paul Street
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