Beidgman Brannaghan & Co printed notices and offices
One year subscription note states second class matter and sender risk. Payment to Post Publishing Company. New York Office at Broadway and Wall Street. Beidgman Brannaghan & Co agents. Waterbury Office Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street. Financial and Commercial Departments on Sixth and Seventh pages, Ship News on Third page.
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New York
Broadway and
Wall Street
Beidgman, Branagcham & Co
Waturcroy
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Rumor of Russia France Alliance Circulates
The Brostow and Post notes reports that the Czar may meet Emperor William and that Russia and France may have concluded an offensive and defensive alliance. The piece casts doubt on the alliance, suggesting proof is weak and the Potsdam visit would imply duplicity if true.
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Russia
Germany
Austria
France
William
Potsdam
Coke workers in Pittsburg plan strike over wages and conditions
Reports from Pittsburg indicate 25000 coke workers will quit within days. They argue that low coke prices stem from operators tied to furnaces and iron works, harming the social and economic standing of labor. The strike targets perceived tariff pain and seeks relief under the promised protection.
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Pittsburg
Penn
New England
New York Chamber Is Banking on Public Funds for Fair
The committee of sixty appointed by the New York Chamber of Commerce met to push the 1892 World's Fair plan. The chairman called the financial question overshadowing all else as resolutions were laid before the body, noting that generous help from national and state treasuries would be required. The piece argues New York should not assume sole location rights and warns of regional resentment if the rest of the country is asked to fund the project.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
New York
Protective system in action as Pioneer Woollen sale stated
A San Francisco Pioneer Woollen Factory ad says after five years of dividend payments it will be sold. California wool goods enjoyed an ideal home market with railroad rates protecting local trade and tariff on raw wool. The cited reason for exit is a market too limited. Same day the National Wool Growers' Association in Columbus praised improvements in the industry.
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Pioneer Woollen
San Francisco
California
National Wool Growers’ Association
Columbus, O
United States
Washington correspondent hints at USDA law overhaul plans
The New York Evening Post cites the Washington correspondent noting the new Secretary of Agriculture is studying the provision converting the Agriculture Bureau into a department and will propose important recommendations to Congress to supplement the law.
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Washington
New York Evening Post
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Bureau
Department of
Congress
Questionable grounds for new Agriculture Department creation
The piece argues the new department lacks justification being mainly a repackaged Bureau of Agriculture with a political head. It recounts proposals to add the Geological Survey, the Signal Service, and the Statistical Bureau, or transfer the Land Office, but notes many plans are impractical and would not improve affected bureaus, especially the Signal Service under War Department control.
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Department
Bureau of Agriculture
Rusk
Geological Survey
Signal Service
Statistical Bureau
Land Office
Interior Department
War Department
Department of Agriculture
The Texas Battleship in Controversy and Debate
Washington criticism grows over the new battleship Texas now under construction at Norfolk Navy Yard. Reports of alleged defects spark calls for a formal board of inquiry, while defenders note experimental design and praise from other authorities as part of naval progress.
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New York Tribune
Navy Department
Washington
Texas
Norfolk Navy Yard
Tracy
Tribune
San Francisco
Maine
France
England
Naval Board
the Navy
United States Navy
Barrow Company
John
J. D. Jearcold Kelley
U.S.N
Eng
Kelley
Bureau of Construction
World food supply outlook shifts as American harvest gains ground
The article notes early wheat harvests show improved conditions in Minnesota and Dakota with better than expected yields amid European shortages. It cites estimates from the St Paul Pioneer Press predicting the Northwest crop may exceed 80 million bushels, while Europe sees continued poor harvests and India warns of shortages. It argues America could dominate world bread supplies, impacting European peace and provisioning.
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America
Minnesota
Dakota
South Dakota
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Iowa
Northwest
Manitoba
Northwestern Territories
Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
Galicia
Silesia
Bohemia and
Moravia
Hungary
Roumania
India
France
England
United States
Commissariat
Europe
American music debate over Nikisch successor cited
Arthur Wedd cites the Sun Day Herald in a critique of the American Musician list naming German and American conductors for Nikischs post. He argues true conductors require daily practice and American talent is limited, urging production of genuine American names and support for American art.
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Sunday Herald
Mr. Higginson
J. Gericke
America
Herr Nikisch
Adolf Neuendorff
E. A. MecDowell
George W. Chadwick
Boston
Theodore Thomas
Frank van der Stucken
John ©. Reitzel
Victor Herbert
Edgar 5. Kelley
America Gori
New York
Charles M. Schmitz
Philadelphia
Asger Hamerik
W. Edward Heimendahl
Baltimore
August Waldaner
St. Louis
Han Balatka
Chicago
Gustav Hinrichs
San Francisco
Mr. Chadwick
McDowell
Arthur Nikisch
Leipsic Opera House
Levy
Bayreuth
Europe
Nikisch
Seidl
Thomas
Chadwick
Gericke
Higginson
Arthur Wedd
Partisanship Debate Cited by Nonpartisan Advocates
The article notes advocates who claim to seek nonpartisanship while criticizing partisan labels. It examines how factions frame neutrality and whether such rhetoric masks behind the idea.
Boarding House Philosophy by a Public Spirit
A public essay argues that summer boarders, totaling about 575000 across hotels and boarding houses, bridge regional divides. It notes boarders’ health minded leisure yet highlights their unintended political social and religious potential for national cohesion. Names like Jones of Massachusetts illustrate cross country mingling at shared tables.
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Jones
Massachusetts
The
Hudson
Pacific Slope
Pike's
Peak
Mississippi
Herald defends remarks on Miss Anderson actress claims
In a disputed note the Post asserts its discussion of Miss Andersons acting ability began itself not by the Herald. It defends kindness in remarks about illness and claims the Herald objected to its impartial questions and evasive replies.
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the Herald
Post
Miss Anderson
Herald
Transcript questions fair play by Post young Philistines
A neighbor the Transcript critiques recent literary work in our columns and asks how the term fairly should read. The piece implies a warning to the Post’s young critics to fight fair in discourse.
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The
Transcript
Post
Boston Contests for Grant Sheridan Farragut Statues Draw Criticism
A Boston opinion cites the city’s statue commission for Grant Sherman and Farragut as superficial. It condemns the lack of prizes, expert guidance, and expanded time for designs, predicting poor quality models and undervalued artistry in the competition.
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Grant
Sheridan
Farragut
Boston
Notable Society and Academic News From a Mediterranean to New England
Professor Tyndall and Professor Huxley travel in the Alps while Bret Harte’s next Pick-Me-Up serial is announced. Robert Garrett fully recovers and vacations near Bar Harbor. The German Emperor joins the Royal Yacht Squadron acclamation in Cowes. Mrs Kendal, English actress, comes from a large stage family. The Hon. E H Rollins remains critically ill after a second shock at Isles of Shoals. Clarke lectureship candidates at Trinity College include Garett, Hales, Minto, Noel, Saintsbury, Verrall. President Harrison hosts an informal dinner at Deer Park with Cardinal Gibbons and other guests. eight covers. Admiral Wallis nears 98, survivor of ShannonChesapeake action. Queen Victoria voyage rumors are false. Balmoral stay noted. Present gifts to Princess Louise spark commentary. Queen funded her trousseau. Ten nyson poems volume discussed for reprints in London. Mme Zampini Salazaros report on women education in England. Ex-Speaker Carlisle visits Mexico. Venezuelan bronze cast of General Urdanety prepared in the U S and headed to Caracas. Mary Anthony assists Barton in Johnstown flood relief. Stevenson reports better health. Cleveland yacht trip announced with Adirondacks afterward. Lamont to join in Sorento before family reunion.
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Professor Tyndall
Professor Huxley
Alps
Bret Harte
Robert Garrett
Bar Harbor
Royal Yacht Squadron
Cowes
Kendal
E. H. Rollins
Isles of Shoals
Garett
Hales
Minto
Roden Noel
Saintsbury
Verrall
Gosse
Clarke
Trinity College, Cambridge
Harrison
Davis
Deer Park
Cardinal Gibbons
Windom
Halford
Brown
Navy
8. B. Elkins
Nicholas Hill
Baltimore
Provo William Parry Wallis
Shannon
Chesapeake
Halifax
Queen Victoria
Wales
Balmoral
Frederick
Isle of Wight
Scotland
Strathpetter
Rossshire
Louise
Trousseau
Frederic Tennyson
London
Mme
Zampini Salazaro
Italy
Johnstown
Penn
Clara Barton
Robert Louis Stevenson
Cleveland
Adirondacks
Austrian warship Saida visits Boston harbor visitors welcomed aboard
The Austrian cruiser Saida remains at her Boston anchorage for about ten days inviting visitors from 3 to 7 pm. After Boston she will visit Portsmouth and Halifax then cruise to the Azores and Mediterranean ports, returning to Pola. Sixty crew plus 800 aboard, captain and 5 lieutenant commanders among 28 officers, will not depart the anchorage during the stay.
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Saida
New York
New England
Boston
Portsmouth
Halifax
Azores
Lisbon
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Tanger
Tunis
Algiers
Malta
Corfu
Pola
Newport
United States
Consul
Navy Yard
Anchorage
Variety of jokes and oddities from early 20th century
A cobbled page of humorous snippets covers a tea of quips about nobility, poets, and social foibles. It references Lord Fife, a sour life for an aeronaut, a tennis club racket joke, a royal wedding aftermath, and a playful aunting twist. The column mentions a hailstorm at Villafranca, a Dutch automatic medicine machine, and a dog stealing a veteran’s wooden leg. It closes with Latin newspaper humor, a six-foot-six Russian giantess, and a Chamberlain Shah intro gag amid a Prince of Wales tableau. America’s Cup notes end the item.
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Lord Fife
Iivi
General Drum
Herbert
Edith
Chant
Ted
Vis
Maria
Chicago Tribune
Villafranca
Piedmont
Dr. Cureaul
Holland
Phunnyman
Captain Curran
Wisconsin
Italy
Carlo Arrigo Ulrichi
Paris
Elizabeth Liska
Prince of Wales
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Salem Custom House Removals
Salem July 30 Special. Democrats lose holdings in the custom house to make room for Republicans. Aug 1 appointments include John Pickering as inspector and clerk replacing J H Collins, S A Powers as inspector and boarding officer replacing C P Luscomb, Thomas A Prime as inspector weigher and gauger replacing Nicholas Bovey, J B Osborn as inspector replacing John E Crowley.
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Salem
Custom House
John Pickering
J. H. Collins
S.A Powers
C. P. Luscomb
Thomas A. Prime
Nicholas Bovey
J. B. Osborn
John E. Crowley
G A R Leaders Meet Over Milwaukee EnCampment Attendance
Cabanco July 30 Grand Army of the Republic department commanders from eight states met at the Grand Pacific Hotel to decide on a stance for the upcoming Milwaukee encampment. They unanimously endorsed discouraging general attendance due to railways not offering satisfactory rates.
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Cabanco
Grand Army of the Republic Department
Grand Pacific Hotel
Milwaukee
Wanamaker's Government Telegraph Rate Blunder
The Postmaster General Wanamaker assumed Western Union sent corporate messages at one mill per word and set that rate for all government use. The fact is no such corporate rate exists, the price falls far short of costs, and Wanamaker should admit and correct the error rather than cling to a flawed decision.
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Wanamaker
Western Union Telegraph Company
N. Y. Evening Post
Ind
Republican View of Tanner Seeks Harried Treasury Policy
A transcript argues that Pension Commissioner Tanner should give multiple speeches across the North to keep him busy, claiming government savings would follow if he did not touch the Treasury surplus. It frames the speeches as a political tactic to constrain Treasury expenditures.
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Tanner
Treasury
Protection of Foreign Capital Faces American Tax Burden
A Philadelphia Times editorial argues that as more large factories come under English control, Americans may tire of financing protection for foreign capital through taxes. The piece critiques foreign ownership and its impact on national fiscal policy.
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Philadelphia Times
Ind
Watch dog at pension bureau muzzled by administration
The President and Secretary Noble fear Corporal Tanner may incite sentiment for a service pension at the Grand Army encampment in Milwaukee. Tanner supports pensions, risking an administration commitment it does not want. The Times notes a “watch dog” caretaker who must be led and muzzled to avoid loose talk.
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Noble
Tanner
Milwaukee
Grand Army of the Republic
Pension Bureau
N. ¥. Times
Nine poisoned by dried beef shipped from Chicago
Burlington Wisconsin reported nine people poisoned last night after consuming dried beef distributed to local dealers by a Chicago firm. Four are in peril, the rest recovering as foodborne illness signs emerge.
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Burlington
Wis
Chicago
Tecovely
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