War scare rumor rattles Europe over Montenegro remark
Boston reports a renewed war scare in Europe as Germany notes the Czars remark calling Montenegro the only sincere Russian ally. A Berlin to Vienna story warns another incident could trigger hostilities, with Austrian suspicions about Serbia and a casus belli seen as unlikely by Austria itself.
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Europe
Prince
Montenegro
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Servia
Austria
Civil service reform praised by private secretary to New York collector
The secretary argues for keeping competent workers in civil service roles to benefit the public over partisan aims. He notes removals followed by signatures from Republican allies and extends the idea to include messengers and the Postoffice Department under Clarkson.
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New York
Erhardt
Custom House
Postoffice Department
Clarkson
Cor Tanner’s Pension Commission in Trouble Report
Washington gossip says Cor corporal Tanner, new pension commissioner, faces trouble over delays in cases. An NYT correspondent claims supporters of an agent close to him cause favoritism, prompting a presidential appeal to halt discrimination. Critics cite his earlier invitation to agents to rush dubious cases and lax methods.
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Cor‘poral
Tanner
Washington
New York Times
Office
Chandler under fire in caucus bribery accusations
The passage recounts Republican charges against William E Chandler over alleged bribery in Concord and a defense by Chandler amid calls for a Senate investigation. It notes Sulloway’s claims in the caucus and criticizes Chandler's remarks on race and voting while noting hopes his Senate record might offset the caucus's poor image.
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Chandler
Cyrus Sullowayy
Boston Journal
William E. Chanouer
National Treasury
Concord
William E. Chandler
Witcham E. Chandler
United States Senate
Senate
Paving Department Expenditure Draws Scrutiny
The paving department under Mr MercHAN is rapidly showing signs of wasteful spending akin to improper utilizarion of funds, raising concerns among officials and residents about fiscal responsibility and project management.
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Merchan
Paving Department Spending Under Mayor Henrr Sixty Percent Decline
A 1885-1888 financial comparison shows a rising spending trend in the general paying appropriation during early months, with $78 454 94 in 1885 and $67 735 93 in 1888 amid a downward cycle blamed on the current administration. The figures suggest continued mismanagement since 1885, though the board of works plan was rejected, placing ultimate responsibility on the Mayor.
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McDonalo
Miernan
Henrr
O’brien
Board of Works
Samoan treaty signed after long dispute in Berlin
Berlin reports confirm the Samoan treaty has been signed by all Commissioners. The move ends a protracted quarrel and shifts praise from Bayard to Blaine for managing diplomacy. Haiti remains unstable with Hipployte asserting control as questions linger over potential American intervention.
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Marck
Bayard
Blaine
State Department
Germany
England
Senate
Mr. Blaine
Washington
Samoa
Mr. Bayard
Bayarpd
Haiti
HippoLyte
Boston
Beverly Tucker
West Indies
Hayti
Democratic tariff reform cited as party core in New York meeting
The national Democratic committee gathered in New York to gauge party sentiment on tariff reform. Reports from Missouri Kentucky and Connecticut show firm support for reform and for the 1888 platform. Analysts foresee tariff questions shaping next year’s elections and party strategy. Deerfield Summer School of History opens July 6 offering lectures and a fiction study focus with author visits.
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New York
Prather
Missouri
Judge McHenry
Kentucky
French
Connecticut
Cleveland
Fifty-first Congress
Randall
Browne
Indiana
Senate
Democratic Party
Deerfield Summer School of History and Romance
Deerfield School
L. J. B. Lexcorn
Improbable Drift Pushes Blain Toward Hayti
The fragment suggests Mr. Blain seeks recoupment in some way and contemplates Hayti as a likely avenue, implying a plan or motive connected to recovery or payoff in that region. The note hints at personal calculation rather than public action.
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Mr. Blain
Hayti
Immigration at New York Face Flawed Regulation and Confusion
Immigrant arrivals in New York overwhelm the system as the commissioners of immigration are blamed for incompetence and quarrels. Critics say the board’s power is ill defined, risking chaotic enforcement. Secretary Winn now shifts authority, raising concerns about who decides if passengers may land.
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United States Circuit Court
Wiincom
New York
Commissioners of Immigration
Winncom
Party editorials weigh governor veto on ballot reform
Republican comments reflect how editorial stance shapes views of Governor Bulkeley’s veto of the ballot reform bill. The New York Tribune rejects insinuations of ignoble motives tied to Governor Hinn, while the Worcester Spy argues Connecticut must elect a different governor before ballot reform can be achieved.
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Bulkeley
The
New York Tribune
Hinn
Worcester
Connecticut
Forget-me-nots and the decline of Tremont Street
A Boston reader laments Tremont Street alterations near the Masonic Temple narrowing sidewalks and marring the street’s appearance. He links civic decisions to shopper convenience and notes the historic forget-me-nots gathered in Hingham linked to W Allan Gay and local Derby Academy traditions. He also comments on Josiah Quincy, Mel lent Chamberlain's address, portraits, and the evolving male fashion cult.
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Tremont Street
Masonic Temple
Hingham Meadow
Old Town
Plymouth
W. Allan Gay
Entainebleau
Derby Academy
Hingham
A Pleasant-Looking Man’s Quirky Verbal Gem
In a brief exchange observed in public, a well dressed man addresses an older acquaintance with the line You ain't so fleshy as you was be you The speaker criticizes the phrase calling ain't a bad word and invites readers to submit verbal gems for his column attributed to Tavern er.
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Taverner
Stevenson Novel The Wrong Box Adapts A Tale Of Intrigue
Review of Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne's The Wrong Box. The opening chapters show Joseph Finsbury and Masterman plotting a Tontine inheritance after a rail accident, with a mangled body causing mistaken Death. The long farce blends humor and satirical jabs at dignitaries, while criticizing British temper and stagey scenes. yet the author’s style feels loud and uneven compared to his shorter works.
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Stevenson
Lloyd Osbourne
Walter Scott
Joseph Finsbury
Four Quarters
Globe
Morris
John
Joseph
Masterman
Sir Faraday Bond
Bloomsbury
Michael
Tontine
Old England
Gideon Forsyth
Edward Hugh Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Gladstone
Bradlaugh
Gideon
Morris Finsbury
Michael Finsbury
William Dent Pitman
Mr. Stevenson
Dickens
Mr. Besant
Mr. Stevensons
The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
A critical review praises The Wrong Box as a bright summer fiction that surprises, delights, and demonstrates Stevenson’s economy and grace. The piece notes the work’s length and Osbourne collaboration while calling it among the author’s best prose efforts.
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Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lloyd Osbourne
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
SOP to the silver men at Carson mint reopens amid politics
Washington reports the Carson mint will resume coinage July 1 after Secretary Windom overruled the prior ruling and endorsed reopening. The move pleases Nevada silver miners while Sen. Quay and Postmaster General Wanamaker coordinate a party slate. a Chinese exclusion case shows stringent enforcement at the border.
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Treasury Department
Carson
Nevada
Manning
Mint
Philadelphia
Congress
Windom
Treasury
Rochester officials visit Boston to study West End electric line
Rochester city officials merchants and newspaper men toured Boston with West End Railroad Company president H M Whitney. They examined the conduit versus overhead system and the Thomson Houston welding process in Lynn, after inspecting lines in Brookline and Cambridge.
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West End Railroad Company
Algonquin
Commonwealth Avenue
Rochester
N. Y
Boston
West End Company
W. H. Tracy
Common Council
Joseph H
John Beckley
Rochester Street Railway
West End
H. ©. Main
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Post-Express
James
Rochester Times
Captain Griffin
Thomson-Houston Company
H. F. Huntington
Asa P. Potter
Richard Briggs
City
Thomson-Houston
Lynn
Brookline
Cambridge
Old South Prize Essay Topics Open for 1890
The Old South committee offers prizes for essays by Boston high school graduates 1888 or 1889 on French influence in American political thought and Reidowats gt Interest in Education. Essays due January 31 1890 to the Old South prizes committee at Old South Meeting House.
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Reidowats
Boston
Old South Meeting House
North American Review
Old South
Washington
Benjamin Harrison
Virginia
Odd Bits From a Century Ago In Print
A collage of wit and quotes from distant papers. Jests on politeness, circuses, posters, and letters, with jabs at New Orleans mule cars and Boston readers, plus a tale of a restless letter never reaching its addressee.
Gladstone argues autonomy prevents separation in Ireland
In Plymouth, June 14, Mr. Gladstone told a mass meeting that separation of a dependency is not caused by autonomy but often by its denial. He cited colonial history to show how granting full self rule strengthens empire and urged Ireland to receive similar liberty.
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London
Gladstone
Plymouth
Ireland
Army and Navy Gazette Military Orders Update
Army orders list officer transfers leaves and station changes across forts Fort Hamilton Fort Omaha Fort Meade Fort D A Russell Fort Lyon Fort Crawford Fort McPherson and Atlanta. Medical corps relocations include Hartruff Brown Hannon Ives Phillips McCarr. Naval orders cover Portsmouth transfers detachments and paymaster movements with July 1 3 5 dates.
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H. H. Benyaard
Engineer Corps
San Francisco
Cal
Ballast Point
San Diego Harbor
David Perry
Sixth Cavalry
Charles A. Allegood
Charles H. Bonesteel
Twenty-first
Medical Corps of
Army
Albert Hartruff
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Fort Omaha
Neb
Justus M. Brown
Fort Meade
Dak
W. C. Hannon
Port Yates
J. Ives
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
Sureen
H. G. Beyer
Portsmouth
Dewitt C. Redgrave
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Richards
Franklin
D. D. Stuart
Pensacola
R. M. Doyle
Naval Academy
R. L. Russell
Yorktown
H. K. Hines
Boston
J. P. Loomis
Navy Yard
New York
Livingston Hurd
The Tyranny of the Spoils System
A Harvard professor argues against the spoils system, contending it burdens officials and distorts politics. He says only a small minority, rich from vote buying, benefits, shaping parties, presidents, and Congresses to serve their own interests.
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CG. C. Everett
Harvard
Brunswick
Charles James Fox
Pupils of Miss Louise Orth Impress With Program
The pupils of Miss Louise E Orth showed strong skill in a Lawrence concert Wednesday evening. The program featured works by Wagner Brahms Moszkowski Schubert Liszt and others including John Orth Albert Jeitary Ratf and Jansen.
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Lawrence
Wagner
Brahms
Moszkowski
Schubert
John Orth
Albert Jeitary
Liszt
Ratf
Jansen
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