Boston Dost. Addresses Link Past and Present at Armory Day
On June 5 1888 Boston the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company celebration featured brief remarks by Collector Saltonstall representing the President and Rospert C Winthrop representing Governor John Winthrop. The speeches underscored a strong link between current leadership and colonial origins, lending tangible history to a young republic.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Saltonstall
United States
Rospert C. Winthrop
John Winthrop
Republic
Gorman as convention chairman condemned by public sentiment
The passage criticizes Senator Gorman of Maryland as a proposed chairman of the resolutions committee at the St Louis convention. It argues he lacks competence on Cleveland's two main issues tariff reform and civil service reform and fears his leadership could misrepresent the party and its candidate.
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Senator Gorman
Maryland
St. Louis
Cleveland
Gorman
Southampton election shows local issues over Home Rule shift
The Southampton vote shifted 1886 Conservative strength to a large Liberal majority in 1888, driven less by Home Rule and more by local concerns. The docks and Southwestern railway influenced working class ballots, with the docks backing the Liberal candidate and the railway backing the defeated one, shaping the outcome and its broader Liberal implications.
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Southampton
Gladstone
Saturday Review
Docks
Southwestern Railway
Boulanger Talks Of Constitutional Revision In French Chamber
The general appears to push a reform program in the French Chamber of Deputies, claiming a popular mandate and opposing parliamentarism. His speech mixes insinuations about a privileged class with vague aims, leaving the specifics unclear.
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General Boulanger
Chamber of Deputies
Politician's Dis honesty Charges Sparked by Speech Defeat
He accused unnamed ministers of dishonesty, provoking indignation from deputies who rejected his motion for revision by 877 to 186. The sizable defeat signals a promising start for reform-minded allies and a setback for his early career.
Boulangery remark on presidency stirs French deputies
The article surveys General Bou langer's claim that France could do without a president and the hostile response from the Deputies. It hints the remark may mask a push for dictatorship, though the chamber's mood lessens any clear conclusion.
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General Boulanger
France
Cutile
Bunsbey
Bou Lancer
Mr. Toots
Tariff at St Louis forecast heats party split on reform
The piece argues tariff reform should follow President Cleveland's 1893 message, not the 1884 plank, urging the St Louis convention to endorse his plan and the House bill as a pathway to unified reform, reflecting broad support across states and industry.
Speed and Safety at Sea in the June North American Review
The June issue of the North American Review features a symposium of sea captains on whether fast or slow steamers are safer. The piece argues the captains’ practical insights, from leaders like Captain McMichian, Captain Fran Green, and Captain Murray, may be limited by their vested preferences for fast vessels.
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North American Review
Etruria
Alaska
Gallia
Berlin
HamilTon Priory
Perry
McMickan
Frangeul
Queenstown
Sandy Hook
City of
Chester
Pavonia
Lewis
Brogina
The
William H. Ripeirg
McMichian
Umbria
Fran Green
Bretagne
Murray
Untaxed Carpet Wool Benefit Questioned By Philadelphia Weaver
F A Herwin of Philadelphia compares wages in local carpet mills with English pay. He cites 1885 Pennsylvania averages of 640 dollars per year and Philadelphia loom earnings of 359 26 for the year, equating to about 690 dollars weekly. He argues tariff protection depresses Philadelphia weaver earnings relative to England.
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Philadelphia
England
United States
Harwin
Congress
Pennsylvania
F. A. Herwin
National Labor Commissioner
Pennsylvania Labor Commissioner
Halifax
Eng
Kidderminster
Herwie
The Growth of Cities and Urban Expansion
A 19th century discussion of urban growth argues cities will outpace rural areas due to labor-saving tech and transit advances. It cites 1850 New York, London, Paris densities, compares Boston and New York growth, and notes Jersey City and Brooklyn as part of New York’s footprint. It envisions Boston expanding outward, while New York spreads into surrounding regions.
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New York
Manhattan Island
London
Paris
Engineering News
Boston
Philadelphia
N. Y
Phil
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Gotham
Corey’s Hill
Beacon Hill
Sale of Major Ross Johnsoniana Collection at Christiz’s
The cable reports Major Ross’s Johnsoniana collection to be sold at Christiz’s today. The haul includes 31 Johnson handwritten letters, notably a 1738 Cave letter ending with Yours impransus Sam Johnson. Also offered is Boswell’s old notebook used for Johnsonian jotting and life notes.
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Johnson
London
Boswift
Miss More
Barney
Evelina
Dixonary
Thackeray
Becky
Major Ross
Christiz
Cave
Impransus
Sam
Ross
Bosw
Boston Parade of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
A Boston observer praises the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company parade with visiting English units and Governor courtesy. The writer remarks on uniform variety and vivid color, notes streetcar disruptions, and ponders why white animals are often deaf, offering a humorous aside about a white terrier.
Proverbial luck on Cleveland as Blaine declines
A Chicago News-Index comment notes Cleveland’s luck seems to have failed when James G Blaine declined to run. The piece wonders where luck was for the president, implying the political winds shifted as Blaine stepped back.
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Cleveland
Blaine
Chicago News Ind
If Henry of Navarre Skipped Ivry Battle
A hypothetical Louisville Courier Journal note explores the impact if Henry of Navarre had fled Ivry. It suggests his cause would falter as the white plumed Navarre leader refuses to let his feather shine among war ranks.
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Henry of Navarre
Ivry
Navarre
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sherman letters could shape Halstead book appeal
Suggested to Sherman. The note proposes that if John Sherman writes one or two withdrawal letters to Editor Halstead, the book might gain a sympathetic turn in the Atlanta Constitution editorial page.
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John Sherman
Halstead
Atlanta Constitution
Plumed Knight Behind Mask in Chicago Nomination
A Brooklyn Eagle editorial notes the Chicago nomination likely supports a candidate who could become Secretary of State, suggesting the Plumed Knight remains masked in political maneuvring and behind public scrutiny.
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Chicago
Blaine
Brooklyn Eagle Dem
Harrigan's Pete at Hollis Street Boston Causes Mixed Reception
The Hollis Street Theatre audience greeted Mr Edward Harrigan with enthusiasm for Pete though the play is weak. The action shifts to the South with plantation scenes and complex deceptions, while strong parts come from Braham’s songs and certain performers including Harrigan Collyer Yeamans Coffey. The production features elaborate scenery and a steamboat and animals for realism.
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Harrigan
Pete
Edward Harrigan
Hollis Street
Boston
Peter
Horrigan
New York
South
Randolph Coolidge
Victor Lemaire
Joseph Clifford
Coolidge
Mary Morgan
Marie
Lemaire
Mr. Braham
Dan Collyer
Yeamans
Coffey
Shadrack
Miss Akerstrom Shines In Debut At Boston Theatre
Miss Allie Akerstrom, a rising actress, appeared in Boston in Annette the Dancing Girl with a strong audience and notable company members Alfred Hudson Dan Maquinnis Boyd Putnam Kennedy. Her dancing impressed though critics say she lacks force and finish and the play proves a familiar melodrama.
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Miss Akerstrom
Annette
Allie Akerstrom
New England
Boston
Alfred Hudson
Dan Maquinnis
Boyd Putnam
Kennedy
Miss Lotta
Magic at the Museum Opens Summer Season
Kellar the magician started the summer season at the Museum with a strong illusion show. He features new and familiar tricks and challenges mediums with feats like slate writing and a $1000 bill bet placed between slates. Psycho and Echo perform musical tricks, while Ossipoff and Nana Sahib add mind reading and necromancer acts to the bill.
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Kellar
Echo
M. Ossipoff
Bishop
Nana Sahib
Last week of Jim the Penman at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre closes its run of Jim the Penman with an 80 member company led by Palmer. Mrs. Booth Salvini and Holland deliver standout work as the cast earns praise for its overall excellence.
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Jim the Penman
The
Park Theatre
Palmer
Booth
Salvini
Holland
Draper Prizes Declamatory Contest Winners Named
The twenty second Draper prizes declared at Phillips Academy Hall Andover. First prize twenty dollars awarded to James William Husted Jr Peekskill New York. Second prize twelve dollars awarded to William Wilson Parker Washington DC. Third prize eight dollars awarded to Sidney Emerson Farwell St Paul Minnesota.
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Andover
Phillips Academy Hall
Moses Merrill
Boston
Charles W. Chifford
New Bedford
F. W. Palmer
James William Husted, Jr
Peekskill
William Wilson Parker
Washington, D. C
Sidney Emerson Farwell
St. Paul
Minn
Belva Lockwood and Turbulent Times Across 19th Century News
A collage of topics from an era newspaper including politics in St Louis as a Democratic hub, heavy talk of the presidential race with doubts about Republican unity, satire on figures like Belva Lockwood, and notes on social life. Includes anecdotes on whiskey trusts by Kentucky distillers, earthquakes in South Carolina, and commentary on journalism and vacations. The item blends jokes, foreign and domestic events, and short social sketches from the period.
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St. Louis
Jay Gould
Ralgia
England
Belva Lockwood
Rain-in-the- Face
Kentucky
Sam Small
South Carolina
Sadie Martinet
Boston
Social notes from transatlantic arrivals and society figures
Personal details from the era note Mr Longfellow and wife as La Gascogne passengers bound for Manchester by the Sea for summer. Washington figures Sheridan and Cardinal Gibbons are mentioned, along with Prince Roland Bonaparte arriving for an Anthropological Congress at Columbia College.
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Mr. Longfellow
la Gascogne
Havre
Longfellow
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Rigga
Washington
Lord O’ Hagan
George Errington
Mirs
General Sheridan
N. Y
Matthews
Supreme Court of the United States
Harlan
Philadelphia Times
William F. Slocum
Baltimore
Colorado College
Amherst College
Germany
Andover
Johns Hopkins University
First Congregational Church
Cardinal Gibbons
Henry Clay
Cleveland
White House
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Howard Atheneum
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