Memorials of a Half Century by Bela Hubbard
Bela Hubbard who lived near Detroit since 1835 surveys Michigan growth and history. The volume covers Lake Superior scenery, mound builders, ancient garden beds, and Indians with candid critique of policy, forestry, and land relations. Hubbard argues for Indian justice, self-directed agency work, and gradual integration into civil structures, alongside forestry reform and climate notes.
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Bela Hubbard
Detroit
Mich
Lake Superior
Michigan
Hubbard
St. Joseph
Grand River Vallys
Mr. Hubbard
Boston
Philadelphia
Secretary vacancy leaves Massachusetts board open
The State board of agriculture in Boston lacks an executive officer after Francis H. Appleton declined the secretary post elected last February and the clerk cannot continue due to ill health. Ex-Senator Atvry Barros is suggested to fill the secretary role until the next annual meeting. The piece also notes Blaine’s vibrant London presence as a party issue and critiques a London Echo take on his standing, while Senator Puerrps is described as resisting entry into official society.
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Francis H. Appleton
State Board of Agriculture
Atvry Barros
Blaine
London
Ohio
London Echo
Mr. Blaine
Puerrps
Mr. Puerps
Atlantic
Phelps
Senator Hoan urged on Asbury Park race ban
The article condemns a private Asbury Park New Jersey resort for banning colored visitors from beaches plank walks and other facilities. It notes indignation meetings in colored churches and asserts owners aim to wipe out the negro race prompting calls for a senatorial investigation and possible congressional action.
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Hoan
Asbury Park
N. J
New York
Yace
Texas
War Department Praises Secretary Enfrout’s Harmony
The War Department confirms cordial relations between the President and Secretary Enfrout amid rumors of factional rifts. A partisan Boston Journal correspondent praises his performance, fairness to the press, and steadfast commitment to civil service reform, noting appointments are not made for political reasons alone.
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Enpirott
Boston Journal
Ixprcorr
War Department backs new civil service exam trials
The War Department and the civil service commissioners plan the first examinations trial under the new system, reflecting Secretary Enphorr’s friendly stance. Critics argue the departure from Republican traditions. supporters see it as alignment with President Cleveland’s administration and goals.
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War Department
Civil Service Commissioners
Enphorr
Commencement Thoughts on Harvard Graduates and Liberal Education
The Post opines on commencement advice, arguing that modern graduates should be proud of their education while noting a shift in how society views the value of a liberal arts degree. It defends the goal of college life as shaping broad-minded individuals whose enduring wealth is knowledge and character, not immediate money.
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Harvard
Harvard Crew Triumph Signals New London Victory
Harvard won the New London race in a notable display of oarsmanship with favorable wind and tide. Both Harvard and Columbia posted exceptional times, reflecting long, slow strokes and precise technique. Harvard resumes an eight oar stroke and prepares for a Yale showdown with strong form and credit to both crews.
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Harvard
New London
Yale
Columbia
Yale's Fair Victory Praised Amid Stakes Placed
Yale earned wide admiration from peers though enthusiasm was boosted by large sums wagered on the race. Some bettors could ill afford losses, and the comment notes pecuniary interest influenced the cheering in parts of the affair.
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Yale
Rival Yachts Weigh Mayflower Against Thistle In Cup Race
The piece compares British yacht Thistle and Mayflower performances in recent races, noting Thistle's strength in light winds and tighter margins in stronger seas. It also discusses the new steel sloop pausing at Wilmington, and references the Galatea defeat by the Eastern Yacht Club. It comments on English thrift and Boston’s baseball tour, with Captain Key’s steady morale amid losses.
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General Paine
Wilmington
Thistle
Eastern Yacht Club
Frex
Boston notices queer green goods ad in local paper
A Boston reader reports a three line advertisement offering $100 in C M disguise for a dollar, a green goods swindle using the mails. He mailed a dollar to a lock box in a Massachusetts town and received Confederate currency samples, noting the bold ruse and urban credulity. He also reacts to Oak Hall ads featuring his name and to portraits in rural journals, pondering their effect on character and public perception. He ends by mentioning Calvin A. Richards and a humorous line about education limits.
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Boston
C. M
Massachusetts
United States
Oak Hall
Lydia Pinkham
Gillany
Hedging on Education and Fashion at a City Club
A columnist rebuts a horse railroad president's claim that schooling is unnecessary, arguing it mocks education and highlights folly in anti-intellectualism. The piece also critiques current headwear trends, contrasting London and New York fashions with local summer attire and noting a judge’s preference for light felt hats.
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Panama
Manila
Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Court
Taverner
Literary notes on authors and forthcoming works
Mr Anstey of Vice Versa will contribute a story to the Graphic Christmas number. Grimms tales by George Cruikshank found among rubbish by an English bookseller. Walter Besant’s new novel to begin in September simultaneously in all English-speaking regions, Herr Paulus: His Rise His Greatness and His Fall, touching Spiritualism. Germany reports nearly 12 000 literary figures per Kurschner’s Literatur Kalender. Caucasus to launch a high class monthly Commercial and Industrial Review of the Caucasus from July, to be issued at Titlis in French and Russian. Baron Hubner’s reminiscences focus on home life. Miss Yonge studies What Books to Send and What Books to Give. The Canterbury Poets extra midsummer volume Sea Music to appear early July with unpublished pieces. Fisher Unwin publishes Juvenilia a volume of essays by Violet Paget Vernon Lee new to English readers.
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Anstey
Graphic
Brothers Grimm
George Cruikshank
Walter Besant
Herr Paulus
Germany
Kurschner
Titlis
M. J. Mourier
Baron Hubner
London
Redclyffe
Violet Paget
Vernon Lee
Harvard Overseers ballot call for Dr Henry P Walcott
A letter to the editor urges Harvard alumni to support Dr Henry P Walcott for the board of overseers. It praises his strong character and extensive experience in medicine public health and public affairs and says he would render service if elected. The author signs from Boston dated June 28.
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Harvard University
Henry P. Walcott
Relic of the old system at Oxford departs with hall
Dr. Cornish who died last week at Oxford had led New Inn Hall for twenty years as a prudent and hard working principal. The hall known as the Tavern will pass to Balliol College, ending its long association with the old university system and preserving its medieval heritage.
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Oxford
London
Cornish
New Inn Hall
Oxford Society
Tavern
Balliol College
Thackeray Pendennis in Letters Discussed in Atheneum
The London Atheneum reviews Thackeray Pendennis letters from Paris era, showing his mix of boyish fun and serious thought. It notes how Thackeray could not force endings, as characters guided the plot, and hints at his pay of about £3 per page and total earnings.
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London Atheneum
Thackeray
Scribner’s Magazine
Paris
Pendennis
Fanny Bolton
Fanny
Salmi Morse Plays Sold at Amusement Exchange Sale
A catalog of Salmi Morse works and manuscripts was auctioned at Hay den Broadway, including Doctor of Lima and On the Yellowstone. Prices reached twenty two dollars for Doctor of Lima, fifty for On the Yellowstone, with many pieces going for single figures. Attendees included Louis Aldrich and L Graves. sale yielded limited interest and several items remained unsold or nominally priced.
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Salmi Morse
Hayden, Dickson & Roberts
Broadway
Lima
Janauschek
Union Square Theatre
Yellowstone
Cosmopolitan Theatre
A. J. Eaves
Louis Aldrich
L. Graves
William Onis
F. E. Freeman
Eaves
Emma Frank
Florence Bindley
Bartley Campbell
Gustave Adolf
E. B. Fitz
Slapiece
Royal Hottentots
Jew
Jesse
Ppa
Nearly Gill
London News editorship changes and notable figures
At the end of July J B Robinson will succeed the Lon donry News editor. Mile. Therese Pomey, 20, Paris Salon honoree, is daughter of portrait painter Louis Pomey. Michael, Nebraska editor, follows Ben Perley Poore as clerk in the Capitol. Mrs. Frank Leslie of New York visits London, with her Windsor Hotel rooms a hub for artists. Edward Aronson of the Casino marked a birthday with a pistol gift from station sergeants, while Peter Finnerty of Kes lake left 500000 to heirs after rising from poverty. Henry Clews, long in business, plans a Newport summer and remote stock updates via library links.
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Ees Ok
Londonry News
J. BR. Robinson
Mile
Thérise Pomey
Louis Pomey
Michael
Nebraska
Ben. Perley Poore
Capitol
Washington
Frank Leslie
New York
London
Hotel Windsor
St. George's
Hanover Square
Edward Aronson
Captain Williams
Aronson
N. Y. Sun
Peter Finnerty
Waukesha
Wis
Iowa
Keokuk
St. Louis
Newport
Wall Street
Harrison Starr
CURRENT COMMENT. WHEN WE MAY HOPE
Wealth and political influence failing to keep bribers and ballot box stuffers out of jail may herald better public morals and honesty in offices. N. S. World. Wisconsin solitary victory. George pushes land taxes. he sides with his church over excommunication, a victory for George and a setback for the priest, per the New York Sun.
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N. S. World
Wis
N. Y
Sun
A Predestined Failure and Wall Street Rumors
In Boston the Confederate veterans were greeted with enthusiasm at a Faneuil Hall banquet signaling the war is over. The piece argues against North South asset line politics as a doomed effort. The second item discusses Wall Street turmoil with a speculative hand targeting lambs among brokers.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Richmond
Christian Register
Helping Wall Street and the Treasury Policy
The article argues that Treasury rescues of Wall Street encourage gambling on the stock market. It warns such policy links the Treasury with speculative adventurers and undermines public confidence. It emphasizes that national finance should not be guided by Wall Street wobble or reckless schemes.
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Wall Street
Treasury
Washington
Stock Exchange
Street
Treasury Department
No Subsidies on American Shipping Profit Rule
The piece argues that restoring American shipping only makes sense if profitable without Treasury subsidies. Individual citizens should decide their business uses, and Congress cannot properly direct private funds into commerce. It criticizes congressional power to allocate taxpayer money for corporate ventures.
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Congress
Unclear Miscellany Reflections On Public Figures
A collage of witty notes and anecdotes on politicians and public life. It riffs on Henry George, Mayor Hewitt, Blaine, Grant, and Gilpin with satirical quips about cigars, dogs, and parrot lifespans, interspersed with brief reports and humorous jabs. It mentions watermelons in Boston, patent medicines at sea, and a Springfield Republican note on Hambletonian.
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Kelly
Henry George
Hewitt
Boston
New York
Gilpin
Colorado
John Gilpin
New York Harbor
Trig
Blaine
General Grant
Norwich Bulletin
Two Issues in Canadian Fisheries Dispute
The piece argues two plain issues in the controversy. First, American historic rights in Canadian fisheries stem from assistance in the conquest of French colonies and are recognized in 1783, rearranged in 1818, never renounced, as indisputable as regional shores. Second, the 1830 commercial privileges must be respected mutualy, with retaliation for violations of 1820 laws and the Washington Treaty.
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Harvard
United States
New England
Great Lakes
Washington
N. Y
Tribune
Rep
The Debt Limit Law Contested by City Debts
A Boston letter from June 28 1887 questions a city auditor report showing nearly 3 million dollars in debt beyond the legal limit. It asks whether notes and bonds issued without lawful authority are worthless and whether holders can recover if funds were used for lawful purposes.
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Sir
Boston
The Press and Half Holidays
The piece argues for Saturday half holidays as a nationwide business boon. It credits the progressive press for promoting the idea and notes Pope Manufacturing of Boston publicizing early closing hours to boost commerce. It claims such ads function as philanthropic marketing and may fuel broader adoption.
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Progressive Press of
America
Boston
Pope Manufacturing Company
Press of America
Granite workers injured by blast at Rockport quarry
David Sunn and John Rokes of Landsell Granite Company were severely injured by an explosion at a rock quarry in Rockport. Sunn is described as likely to lose sight, both men transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
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David Sunn
John Rokes
Th Landsell Granite Company
Rockport
Sunn
Thechusetts General Hospital
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Milk
Washington Street
the War Department
The
London Spectator
John Bull
Kexuy
Naporeon
Calvin A. Richards
Old Schoolboys’ Association
Thadason
Horse Railroad
Richards
Metropolitan Road
Fifth Avenue
Board OF Overseers
Ind
Springfield Union
Pennsylvania
Hopkinsville
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Mentor
Garfield
Bridget
Puck
Figaro
Chester
Rysdyk’s
Hambletonian
Springfield Republican
MR. Winthrop
Chio
Erato
Daniel
T. W. Parsons
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