Atlantic Monthly July issue highlights Miss Preston on Cicero
The July Atlantic Monthly reviews Miss Preston's noble biography of Cicero ending with his last days and death in his villa garden. It also previews Miss Jewett's Going to Shrewsbury and critiques essays by Professor Shaler and others on education, art, politics, and theatre.
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Atlantic Monthly
Newcome
Cicero
Shaler
Harvard University
W. H. Downes
New York
van Dyck
Reynolds
H. L. Nelson
John Evelyn
Mary Davis Steele
Agnes Repplier
Sanford and Merton
Milton
Redcl
Gouverneur Morris
Bynner
James
Mme. Carré
Miriam Booth
Constance
Brown of Boston Art Fame and a Tale of Local Tyranny
A nostalgic essay on George L. Brown, Boston painter, his color mastery and Venetian scenes, contrasted with later taste shifts and European influence. The piece notes Beecher’s admiration, the Prince of Wales purchase, and Brown’s enduring but evolving appeal while touching on local vignettes and a tale of a foreman banning a laborer from a rum shop.
Concord portrait and satire mix of political humor
A collage of 19th century jests references General Butler in oil and a soap depiction while noting Russell Harrison sailing to Europe. It mocks Michigan fatherhood, William Walter Phelps, Fire Alarm Foraker, and Punch style quips about Islip and Armes. A Harvard student exam joke caps the piece.
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Concord
General Butler
Russell Harrison
Europe
Montana
Michigan
William Walter Phelps
Bismarck
Foraker
Silk and wool braid makers press tariff grievance
Boston readers learn that American silk mohair and wool braid manufacturers protest tariff inconsistencies. They warn that under the current duties the sector cannot meet foreign-made consumption, as key raw materials wool and mohair are not produced domestically and are taxed higher than some finished products. The industry plans to present grievances to Congress at the next session.
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Congress
New York Comptroller to Fund McQuappy Trial Start Date
Yesterday the New York comptroller agreed to pay the trial expenses for the McQuappy case, now set to begin July 9 at Saratoga. Prosecution will be led by District Attorney Fellows with assistant Hamilton and Semple. The trial on neutral ground aims for a verdict grounded in truth.
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New York
McQuuapby
Saratoga
Fellows
Hamilton
Semple
Surprise over Civil Service Reform Sparks Republican Uproar
An Indianapolis Harrison organ mocks the civil service commission for proposing to force Republican postmasters to obey the law. It labels Roosevelt a Mugwump in his gu ise and warns that “injudicious acts” by the commission could harm him and the reform cause. The piece cites Wallace as an example of a postmaster who violated the law.
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Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Harrison
Wallace
Roosevelt Says Civil Service Bars Signal Reform Drive
The Washington talk centers on Civil Service reform and Fourth Class post offices. Roosevelt criticizes patronage and hints he would target fourth class postmasters if possible, arguing Congressmen use patronage to stay in power while neglecting service. The exchange foreshadows tense clashes with Clarkson and the Harrison administration.
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Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Washington
Commission
Question Clubs Challenge Daily Advertiser Over Anonymity
The United Question Clubs press Dawes to answer seven printed questions repeated twenty two times though signed by five gentlemen from various parts of the Commonwealth. The Daily Advertiser denies their existence, then hysterically mocks the clubs while noting their growing numbers and influence.
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United Question Clubs
Dawes
Commonwealth
Protectionists and the tariff debate feature in the press
The Advertiser and Post clash over quoting and misrepresentation in tariff discussions. The piece notes Mr. Lopage’s shifting stance from reformer to high tariff advocate, highlighting the readers' interest in his evolving position and the explanations offered to Question Clubs.
Park faces conflict over mass meetings in Franklin Park
Boston park officials urged the Mayor to reject allocating ten acres of the new Franklin Park for mass meetings. They warned such use would bring daily crowds, noise, and safety concerns, potentially making nearby lawns unusable and setting an unwanted precedent for an unfinished park.
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Central Labor Union
Boston
Address of Hon Edward Phelps at Harvard on international relations
The Phi Beta Kappa address by Hon Edward J Phelps at Harvard is praised as luminous on international relations. It argues that international usage replaces law, urges a nonpartisan, consistent American policy in diplomacy, and cites the fisheries treaty rejection to illustrate partisan impact on foreign affairs.
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Edward J. Phelps
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Harvard
Cleveland
England
Pueers
Great Britain
Preps
Senate
Diplomats share horse sense and navy power in Phelps address
Mr Phelps argues for granting American chiefs abroad ambassadorial rank with adequate funding to avoid aristocratic bias and ensure capable representation. He warns that a rich class will dominate public service and urges naval strength as the right arm of diplomacy to protect seaports and national interests.
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Phelps
Paeps
Ohio idea platform stirs hopes and worries for woollen industry
The Ohio Republicans ally with protectionist planks, courting labor and wool interests. The piece flags a clash between promised protections for American labor and hardship for wool manufacturers. It warns the woollen industry faces disaster if the Ohio idea prevails, citing the American Wool Reporter on mill misery and mounting costs.
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Ohio
Forraker
Senate
American Wool Reporter
The Scholar in American Politics by Bishop Porter
The article argues for the value of study and letters in the career of young graduates. It contends that the Bishop’s ideal will attract students to learning and literature, countering practical and philistine objections. It notes modesty and humility deter careers in study, fears of obscurity and poverty.
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Bishop Porter
The Scholar's Path and the American Scholar Revisited
A reflective essay contrasts choosing a trade with pursuing learning. It follows Porter’s praise of the scholar as a private investiture in a great cause and recalls a fifty year old Phi Beta Kappa address urging poetry and intellect to lead a new age. It notes material strides while questioning lasting cultural influence and the delay of a literary renaissance.
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Bishop Porter
Cambridge
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Congress cuts magazine postage while books keep rate
A letter notes Congress reduced post age on magazines but kept carrying charges for books equal in weight. The Forum argues the change harms book sales, citing Western bookstores overflowing with magazines and dwindling books, degrading public cultivation.
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E. E. Hae
Office
Harper’s
Atlantic Monthly
Forum
Exhibition of American art industry in Philadelphia
An autumn show in Philadelphia under the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art will feature pottery porcelain glassware stained glass terra cotta tiles and mosaic work. Prizes will reward skilled workmen. The event runs October T to November 18 with space applications due by September 14.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Williams College awards LL D to Rutherford in personal note
In addition to degrees previously announced Williams College has conferred the degree of LL D on Lewis Morris Rutherford. Dr Bradford P Raymond new Wesleyan University president after a two year interregnum born in the East but trained in the West. His inaugural address urges broad academic training at Wesleyan. St Johns College Annapolis Md centenary grants doctor of science to Rev W C Winslow. The necrologist at Andover Theological Seminary finds a member of the class of 1838 living in Cambridge Mass now a member of a Roman Catholic brotherhood. Thomas Ewing Sherman of Woodstock College Md will receive sub deacon deacon and priesthood next week in Archbishops private chapel. he is eldest son of General Sherman and follows his mothers wish.
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Lewis Morris Rutherford
Bradford P. Raymond
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Cambridge
Mass
Thomas Ewing Sherman
Woodstock College
Howard County
Ryan
Thomas E. Sherman
General Sherman
Remains of General Cameron Depart for Harrisburg
The special train bearing General Cameron's remains and his immediate relatives left Marietta at 8 PM for Harrisburg. No services were held at the old home in Donegal.
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General Cameron
Lancaster
Penn
Marietta
Harrisburg
Donegal
Scribner magazine fiction number review
A critical survey of Scribner s Magazine July issue highlighting six new short stories and the ninth instalment of The Master of Ballantrae. It praises Miss Crosby s Copeland Collection while noting overall mediocrity apart from Stevenson's strongest segment and a few standout illustrations and pieces.
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Scribner’s Magazine
Mr. Stevenson
Master of Ballantrae
Margaret Crosby
Messrs
Harrison Roberston
I. R. Sullivan
George A. Hibbard
John R. Spears
H. H. Boyesen
Annie Eliot
Kilkenny
Miss Crosby
Copeland
Alan Breck
Davie Balfour
Mackellar
Mr. Hole
Popular Science Monthly July lead by Sumner on civil liberty
Yale professor Sumner writes the leading article on What Is Civil Liberty arguing socialism and nationalism threaten personal and civil liberty. He cites altruism as anti social and notes Huxley Wace controversy, with Pilgrim on self destruction and rising death rates. Other pieces cover Sea-Butterflies translated, artificial sea fish propagation, and Muscle and Mind.
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Popular Science Monthly
Sumner
Yale
Wace
Mr. Huxley
Huxley
Dr. Wace
St. Paul
Peterborough
C. W. Pilgrim
United States
Carl Vogt
W. K. Brooks
Frances Emily White
Army and Navy Gazette United States Military Orders
A summary of army and navy orders lists detachments and transfers. Ensign H C Poundstone moves to ordnance duty at Washington Navy Yard with two months' leave. First Lt Carroll Mercer moves to Marine Barracks League Island. Surgeon Edgar Woodruff reassigned from Fort Monroe to Fort Hamilton. Lt S J Mulhall to lead recruits from New York to California. Captain Cullen Bryant acts as inspector on unserviceable stores at Frankford Arsenal. Captain Frank Baker accountable. Capt George W Davis granted one year leave. Thirty recruits join the Fourth Artillery. Capt S C Kellogg to New York for battlefield printing. Leaves for Assistant Surgeon W R Fisher and 2nd Lt D Clay extended.
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H. C. Poundstone
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Willis B. Day
New York
Carroll Mercer
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Edgar Woodruff
Fort Monroe
Fort Hamilton
N.Y
S. J. Mulhall
Fourteenth Infantry
Department of California
Cullen Bryant
Ordnance Department
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Philadelphia
Frank Baker
George W. Davis
Fourth Artillery
S.C. Kellogg
Fifth Cavalry
W.R. Fisher
D. Clay
Seventeenth Infantry
Odd Selection by Governor Draws Fire
An editorial note in Worcester Spy criticizes the governor for naming three men scarcely out of sight or hearing from his own doorstep, calling the move odd for a state-wide selection. The piece implies local bias and questions the officials’ proximity.
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Worcester
Genial Mr Tweed under fire over pension charges
Pension Commissioner Tanner faces scrutiny as accusers press accusations against him. He admits he bears responsibility, while critics ask what action will be taken in response to the charges aired by his attackers.
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Tweed
Tanner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Post Office in Maspeth Changes Hands in Controversy
The Maspeth post office changed leadership from Miss Moony, daughter of a prominent Republican and Grand Army man, who had been first assistant to the Democratic predecessor, to a local politician named Smith amid protests from many patrons. The switch occurred after L. L. was appointed in October 1888 by Mr. Cleveland, marking a partisan shift from Arthur's era.
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L. L
Moony
Cleveland
Smith
Arthur
N. Y
No Change in the Running as Carnegie Feasts Elsewhere
A Philadelphia Record article notes Andrew Carnegie hobnobbing with eminent free traders at a self hosted feast abroad while his workers protest wage reductions across the ocean. The piece suggests Carnegie will not expect changes in production when he visits his mills, implying grim expectancy.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pluto
Carnegie
Philadelphia Record
More Power To Mr Roosevelt Spoilsmen Angered
The Chicago News Ind reports that Roosevelt has angered party spoilsmen while gaining public support. Citizens hope he will push hard against officeholders who evade the law and lead a forceful reform in the spoilsman-ridden republic.
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Roosevelt
Republic
Chicago News
Surplus Passage Cited As Vanishing Phantom
A columnist taunts lawmakers for fearing the surplus pension issue, noting Corporal Tanner claims power to raise pension figures at will. The piece mocks the prior panic over the surplus and questions why officials postpone tackling difficulties until they arise.
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Tanner
N. Y
Take a Long Rest Urges President to Pause Work
The Philadelphia Telegraph quotes friends of the President urging him to rest from labor that fatigues him and could threaten his survival after March 4, 1893. They advise daily yachting for relief instead of making removals and appointments seen as unwarranted or unmerited.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
GORN-BLOWER Rewarded Augusta Postmaster Manley
A despatch from Augusta reports the reappointment of Joe Manley as Augusta Maine postmaster. The piece notes Democrat removal before term end, satisfaction with the change, and a Blaine ally will be assistant postmaster. Manley is portrayed as a steadfast Blaine supporter skilled in predicting political outcomes.
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Joe’ Manley
Augusta
Tribune
Joe
Blaine
Joe” Manley
Harrison
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