Industrial growth in the South drives new enterprises across sectors
The Boston Post notes more than 1000 Southern industrial ventures as of July 1 including 39 brick works 29 electric light companies 47 foundries and machine shops 116 railroads and 388 street lines. It laments some new enterprises left New England due to tariff pressures.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
March of Industry
New England
Boston Post
Fiscal tensions and silver policy stir Western investors
A Western South emphasis on farming and mining capital contrasts with underused national iron and rail projects due to Northern Eastern funding. The piece critiques silver legislation, notes 1891–1894 coinage plans to mint trade dollars into standard dollars, and analyzes Treasury bullion, gold reserves, and silver certificates, warning of market distrust and potential gold parity risks.
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Stewart
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
United States
New York Tribune
Congress
Tribune
Foster
Ohio
Parnell’s Marriage If Any Cure for Irish Question
Boston Post outlines Parnell’s claim that marriage to Mrs O shea will unite the Irish party and public. It argues his leadership is already irreparably damaged and retirement would have aided moral and political renewal, but now he may only cause trouble. The piece forecasts the next general election could end his leadership.
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Parnell
Tin Plate Firms Propose Wage Cuts for Tin Plate Start
Pittsburg iron and steel plant owners planning to enter tin plate making propose lowering workers wages by removing the extra charge for rolling plates used to coat with tin. They argue the 2.2 cent per pound tax is insufficient and seek higher foreign plate tax to pay regular wages. Labor leaders may oppose the cut, risking American tin plate only in samples for political use.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Congress
Special legislation condemned by Mr Cleveland at Providence
Mr Cleveland urged Commercial Club listeners in Providence to condemn special and private laws that clog lawmaking time and hint at legislative corruption. He advocated extending executive jurisdiction and using general laws to cover issues now handled by separate acts, urging reform by legislators and citizens alike.
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Cleveland
Commercial Club
Providence
Russell
Massachusetts
Southern Industries Sparking New Enterprises Rise
Although reduced briefly by a town lot boom, the Tradesman of Chattanooga reports three months of new industrial establishments in the Southern States. The article notes substantial development, detailing the total new enterprises formed in the period and signaling ongoing growth across the region.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
International copyright law enters effect amid debate
The Fifty first Congress passed international copyright provisions now taking effect amid widespread discussion. Critics fear provisions favor printers and publishers, while authors anticipate mixed outcomes as England and Berne convention issues loom. Experts differ on residency requirements and possible amendments, with disappointments likely as the new standard settles in.
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Friends of International Copyright
Harrison
England
United States
Dominions
Bryce
James Stephen
The Silver Coinage Cabinet Decision Sees Caution
The last Cabinet meeting postponed decisive action on silver coinage. President Harrison and Secretary Foster display political shrewdness as fall elections approach. They maintain opposition to the silver inflationists while signaling restraint to the East.
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Harrison
Foster
Market Report Sees Wheat-Linked Stock Rise Likely
Despite a week of stock declines, analysts expect a substantial rise in stocks tied to the wheat crop, with prices likely to exceed last spring. Crop reports remain good and railroad earnings rise, while money loosens. Yet overall business softens and failures rise as capital remains concentrated in the North and East, not the West and South.
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Kindred
New York
London
Chicago
London Economist
Financial Chronicle
Dradstreet’s
Atkinson
Correction to the Debt of Robert Morris Myth
The Muse of History misled readers by asserting that Robert Morris died in a debtors prison. A New York Herald correction clarifies that Morris died wealthy and in no debtors prison, noting Congress later reimbursed his heirs and presenting chapter and verse for accuracy.
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Robert Morris
United States
Congress
New York Herald
France Seeks Strong Showing at Chicago World's Fair
The French prepare a major presence at the Chicago fair with paintings from the Salon of 1898 to be shipped, an effort to fund a building with 300 000 francs, a Café des Ambassadeurs recreation, and a government grant of 1 500 000 francs to ensure a creditable national exhibition showing lasting friendship with the United States.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Champs Elysées
France
United States
La Touraine joins transatlantic fleet as greyhound ship
The ocean liner La Touraine, built by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, gains a greyhound nickname after a Havre to Sandy Hook maiden run of 7 days 4 hours 32 minutes. On even terms with rivals, its speed may not outpace five day passages, observers note.
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la Louraine
Compagniel Générale Transatlantique
Havre
Sandy Hook
Queenstown
la Touraine
New York Herald Promotes City as Summer Resort
The New York Herald touts the city as a summer resort, aiming to rival Boston as travellers acknowledge Boston’s hot weather charms. It notes New York’s geography offers easy comfort for short stays and extols the je ne sais quoi of its East Wind.
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The
New York Herald
Boston
Herald
Coney Island
Reform urged after English fraud trial verdict
A fraud case in England ended with one month imprisonment and the defendant could not testify in his own defense under the law. In a subsequent civil suit his testimony showed his innocence, prompting calls for reform in England's criminal procedure as urged by eminent jurists.
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England
Prospective American Hog Exports Stir UK France Germany
Post dispatches suggest France and Germany may warmly receive American hogs, signaling a bright prospect for exports. If hogs can be shipped overseas, it could end protections in the United States, marking a potential shift in trade policy and agricultural commerce.
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Post
Washington
France
Germany
Harvard Wins and Wins Again on All Fronts
A brief summary notes Harvard’s football victory 12 to 6 and strong showings in track. The crew leads by a long length at New London and Betty Russell Governor is mentioned, with playful barbs about President Elliot not getting all desired. The tone hints at school spirit and athletic breadth with light humor.
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New London
Betty Russell
Harvard
Elliot
ENGLISH SOCIETY IN LONDON DESCRIBED AS SERIOUS YET FRIVOLOUS
The London Spectator argues that England’s high society remains serious and sober despite a rising frivolous faction. It notes grandees shrink from influence as Continental ideas of pleasure spread, leaving events dominated by a Second Empire style and fewer restraints.
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London Spectator
England
Byron
St Botolphs Day and Boston Class Day Revered
Dr Hale notes St Botolphs Day marks Boston history and Class Day dominates town life. He observes no Catholic ceremonies, fishing on holiday, while Charlestown hosts a carnival through a media mocked celebration. The piece emphasizes June Class Day as the real focus for youth.
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Bunker Hill
Dr. Hale
Boston
Commonwealth
St. Botoll’s
Charlestown
Police seize documents from Panama Canal Company offices
Paris authorities conducted a search of the Panama Canal Company offices on June 28 and seized all documents related to the company’s affairs. The raid aimed to uncover details of ongoing operations and potential irregularities involving the firm.
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Paris
Panama Carnal Company
Chalk talks and gardens of Eden in Boston gone by
In Boston I recall a reverend proposing a chalk talk on Where is Heaven and contrasting it with smoke talks. The piece muses on Genesis diagrams, Paradise details, and music in heaven, then shifts to Women’s Gymnasium fashion, running tracks, and witty notes on Atalanta.
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Heaven
Thomas Browne
Adam
Eve
Charlesbank
Shylock
Boston
Atalanta
Sam
Milanion
Traitors in Legislative Balls Ex-President Cleveland speaks on private legislation
Providence June 28 ex President Cleveland guest of the Providence Commercial Club at a closing dinner. He and ex Chief Justice Durfee warn that private and special legislation corrupts lawmaking and must be fought by patriotic business leaders and citizens to preserve general laws and equal justice.
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Providence
R. L
Cleveland
Providence Commercial Club
Buzzard’s Bay
Choate
Old Colony
Narragansett Hotel
Andrews
Brown University
Ladd
Davis
George
Durfee
Gilder
the Century Magazine
Stone
Congress
United States
Jland
Duchess of Westminster holds Nassau diamond worth £35000
The Duchess of Westminster is identified as the owner of the Nassau diamond valued at £35,000. Other notes mention Rev. Edward N. Packard receiving a D D from Syracuse University, Henry Guy Carleton visiting to discuss the play Ye Earhe Trouble, and various London society updates on Gladstone Morley Burnett Hodgson Burnett and literary figures.
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Duchess of Westminster
Nassau
Edward N. Packard
Syracuse N.Y
Dorchester
Syracuse University
Henry Guy Carleton
R. M. Field
Sam
Gladstone
John Morley
Harold Frederic
London
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lionel Burnett
Surrey
Chellini
Frank Leslie
Criterion
Louise Chandler Moulton
Lesiie
America
The London Panch Fifty Years Old and Odd Notes
The column surveys jesting lines about weather machines airships and mustards. It jokes about Kipling in New York and babble on Paris gossip while noting a Maine man’s charity $2 bills and a Fishtown turtle rental for soup mock turtle and a New York father’s church decision flip.
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New York
Maine
Massachusetts
Pine Tree
Fishtown
Edith
Prince of Wales
Smiles
John Murray
Campbell
Germany
St. James's
Hohlenlinden
Quest
Tratisbon
Hohenlinden
Universals Grove Meetings Close in Willoughby Lake
The Univers alists of Northern Vermont concluded a three day grove meeting at Willouchby Lake in Londonville drawing nearly 1000 attendees. Rev. R. A. Hoyt of St. Johnsbury preached this forenoon with addresses by Rev. Mr. Seitz Mrs. Pratt and Rev. Mr. Meade editor of the Gospel Banner. A grave meeting is planned for the first Sunday in August with Rev. ir. Miner of Boston to preach in the morning and Rev. Mr. Morrison of Manchester EL in the afternoon.
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Universalists
Grove
Londonville
Vermont
Willouchby Lake
R. A. Hoyt
St. Johnsbury
Seitz
Pratt
Meade
The
Gospel Banner
Ir. Miner
Boston
Mr. Morrison
Manchester
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Paradise
Keely
Brones
Illinois Steel Works
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