Amusements Today at Boston Theatres Listings
The Boston Post lists shows at major venues with matinee and evening performances. The Hustler at Boston Theatre. Sunlight and Shadow and A Cup of Tea at Boston Museum. A Fair Rebel at Glorieta Theatre. Lost in New York at Grand Opera House. The Queen's Shilling at Howard Street Theatre. The Iron Master at Howard. Ship Ahoy at Park Theatre. Minnie Palmer in A Mile a Minute at Tremont Theatre. Jerusalem Panorama at Cyclorama of Jerusalem.
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Boston Theatre
Washington Street
Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Scollay
Washington
Dover Street
New York
Cyclorama OF
Jerusalem
Boston
Hollis Street
von Yonson
Globe
Grand Opera House
Park
Jury finds New Haven road responsible in tunnel collision
The Boston jury presiding over the Fourth Avenue tunnel crash concludes the New Haven road is immediately responsible for the deaths and injuries caused by signal misreadings and a stove car upset. The verdict prompts arrest warrants for company officials while awaiting grand jury action, signaling a possible extraordinary case ahead.
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Fourth Avenue
New Haven Road
Ocean Racers And Monsters
Two Cunard steamships planned this year would measure at least 600 feet in length, 14,000 tons, and reach 21 knots. The claims rival earlier reports and appear remarkable, suggesting these ships would be costly experiments rather than the definitive future of maritime travel. The article opines faster, larger vessels may emerge with a somewhat different design approach.
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Cunard Company
Cunarders
Loss of Pension Shares Credits Saving Claimants and Agents
The article notes Congress reduced pension agent fees in the closing hours, aiming to cut massive profits. Estimated 850,000 pauper pension claims could yield $8.5 million under old law but only $1.7 million under new. 300,000 increase claims split similarly, dropping agent take from $1.5 million to $200,000. Result is saving to claimants and less to pension sharks.
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Congress
Pension Bureau
AS TO THE SHERMAN AMENDMENT DISCUSSION
The piece notes Rupert Underwood Johaxson of the International Copyright League supports the amendment as sent to the President, while Johnson argues the Sherman measure allowing foreign copyrighted books importation would undermine the bill. It frames the non importation clause as essential to protect U.S. typesetting and market for American workmen.
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Rupert Underwoop Johaxson
International Copyright League
Johnson
Jonnson
Robert A. Johnson
New York
Copyright League
New Haven
Debate over Sherman amendment and typesetting clause
The article critiques the Sherman amendment and the related typesetting clause arguing the vote split relied on expediency rather than principle. It notes Johnson ignored that the 25 percent duty could enforce the clause and frames the bill as an illiberal, only partially justified international copyright law.
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Mr. Johnson
Counting the Cost of Reckless Congressional Spending
Congressman Dockery of Missouri presents tables showing total federal outlays for the two years ending next July exceed 1.009 billion dollars with permanent appropriations and a large deficit. The Treasury faces serious depletion, while the Administration is blamed for two years of reckless legislation and bank-note strip. The piece criticizes further pensions, the Philadelphia mint building, and potential new debt, warning of tax or bond schemes to cover the excess.
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Congressman Dockrery
Missouri
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Dockery
Cleveland
Treasury
Philadelphia
Washington
The Canadian Elections and Liberal Gains known
The Canadian elections produced a larger Conservative majority than expected with Liberal gains mainly in Quebec and Ontario. In 1887 Quebec had 56 Conservatives and 26 Liberals, Ontario 37 Conservatives and 30 Liberals. This time Quebec 28 Conservatives and 36 Liberals, Ontario 46 Conservatives and 45 Liberals, yielding a net Liberal gain of two seats in the two provinces. The Liberals' broad appeal in Maritime Provinces and the Northwest is noted as decisive. Sir John A Macdonald’s defeat is acknowledged despite a claimed national vindication.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Toronto Evening Telegraph
Maritime
Northwest
John MacDonaLp
Different Sorts Of Protection In Tariff Debate
The Journal rebukes the Governors message urging inquiry into infected clothing from Boston and New York wards as a protection issue. It contrasts protection with tariff reform, arguing protection aims to exclude disease rather than clothing. It discusses University of Chicago's 1892 opening and notes on British politics and Italian alliance faithfulness.
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Boston
New York
Fatal Crossing Accident Near Palmer
March 6 report from Palmer states John March, an Antinz Walk resident, and an unnamed woman, all of Three Rivers, were fatally struck by a train on Ware River road one mile north while crossing the tracks at 6:15 PM. The locomotive hit the sleigh between the horse and sleigh, killing the horse and wrecking the sleigh. the crossing is described as the town’s most dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
John March
Ware River
Here
Gale Hits Marblehead With Severe Northwest Storm
Marblehead reports a daylong northwest gale moderating at night. No manned cars from Lynn or Salem could set Sireugh and morning trains ran about an hour late. A large gang works on outskirts as the past forty eight hours mark the severest storm in five years.
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Marblehead
Lynn
Salem
Ingalls to visit Massachusetts to see parents
Ex Senator Ingalls plans a brief trip to Massachusetts in a few days to visit his parents who live in Boxford. He will travel from Washington and stay briefly in the state to spend time with the family.
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Ingalls
Massachusetts
Washington
Boxford
Boston Winter Musings From The Papyrus Club And Stables
In Boston on a brisk March day the writer reflects on town life and the Papyrus Club influence on new literature. He notes Francis Rives Lassiter’s engagement to Miss Fannie P. McGill of Petersburg and recalls the Chelsea horses driven by a coal dealer, plus a driver’s witty remark about their color. He also discusses horse behavior and a printers’ misprint dispute over a phrase about a horse’s disposition, taking responsibility for the error.
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Boston
Papyrus Club
Francis Rives Lassiter
Petersburg
South
Taverner
Fannie P. McGill
Chelsea
School Street
Sunday Sun
London
Mr. Labouchere
Louis XV
Mademoiselle
Bernhardt
Coquelin
Coquel
Kansas Farmer Office
New York Sun
Sir John Macdonald
Dominion
Sir John
Canada
Benson and Tarbell Exhibition at Chase's Gallery
A reader lauds the Benson Tarbell show in Boston, praising daring light effects and flawless technique. Highlights include Tarbell’s Opal study of a woman in white, a lamp light painting with two contrasting figures on a sofa, a full length portrait of Tarbell’s wife, and Benson’s delicately colored portraits including a young girl with a red shawl.
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Benson and Tarbell
Post
Franuk W. Benson
Edmund C. Tarbell
Chase’s
Boston
Tarbell
Dégas
Mr. Benson
New York
Benson
Three Sisters by Tar bell shines at art club exhibit
In a Brookline letter dated March 6 1891 the writer praises Tar bell’s No 12 Three Sisters a June sunlight study shown at the art club and recently at St Botolphs. The canvas is lauded as fresh harmonious with sunlight and colors predicting a bright future for the Boston artists.
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Art Club
Tarbell
Three Sisters
St. Botolph
The
Post
Boston
Drimmonpd Fitzgerald
Brookline
Bernhardt to Star in Boston Theatre Week
Theatres announce Mme Sara Bernhardt returns to Tremont for a brief week with La Tosca Camille and Cleopatra in schedule. New performances and fresh casting notes include Sunlight and Shadow at the Museum and Blue Jeans at Hollis Street with Davenport leaving the Museum at season end.
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Mme
Sara Bernhardt
Camille
Cleopatra
Mme. Bernhardt
E. L. Davenport
Davenport
Joseph Arthur
William H. Crane
Ditson Company
Music Notes and an Armful of Upcoming Concerts
A dense list of forthcoming performances fills the season at Music Hall Steinert Hall and Union Hall. Concerts feature soloists Leo Schulz Kneisel Quartet Mrs Wyman and Mrs Hopekirk in varied programs with works by Wagner Beethoven Tschaikowsky Cherubini Haydn and Liszt among others. A charity concert at Union Hall Brookline and multiple Boston venues include prominent names such as Nikisch, Hekking, Schulz, and Kneisel with many first-time or rare pairings and recitals scheduled through March 31.
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Byron
Quincy Webertas
H. Pitt
Bancroft
Pertggance
Music Hall
Wagner
Klughardt
Reinecke
Egmont
Beethoven
Leo Schulz
Kneisel
Walter C. Wyman
Helen Hopekirk
Hopekirk
Tschaikowsky
Cherubini
Haydn
Kaiser
Arthur Whiting
Messrs. Kneisel
Hekking
Steinert Hall
Baenap
Richeinberger
Adele Aus der Ohe
Voyrich
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Schubert
Tausig
Liszt
Waldstein
Ach Saint-Saén
Schumann
Union Hall
Brookline
Arthur Nikisch
Anton Hekking
Albert van Raaite
Cambridge
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sanders Theatre
Howard F. Peirce
Kneisel Quartette
Brahms
Ata
Atlas
Boston
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Nikisch
Thoven
Symphony Orestra
Massenet
Gecilia Club
Lang
Rieger
Treumann
Ake
Marlboro Street
O. Gilla
Boylston Street
J. Mixter
C. Waters
Newbury Street
Lenten Sermon on Denial and Cross Following Christ
The Rev E Herrick preached at Arlington Street Church on Matthew 16 24 urging daily self denial and taking up the cross. He framed Christianity as rebellion against self rulers and lifelong discipline, with Christ as the enduring ideal and captain of salvation guiding all who follow.
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E. Herrick
Arlington Street
Jesus
Dr. Herrick
Jesus Christ
Our Cross
Jesus Aniesen
Self
Christ
Our
Giants of the Navy Yard at Philadelphia Build Four Warships
In Philadelphia on March 6 the Cramps shipyard reports four government warships under contract totaling 11,750,000 dollars. The fleet includes the armored cruiser No. 2 New York and cruiser No. 12, a commerce destroyer, plus two battleships. Speeds, dimensions, and premiums are noted, with Indiana and Massachusetts named for the battleships.
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Puinadelphia
Cramps
United States
New York
Baltimore
Indiana
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Two More Cruisers Accepted by Navy
Washington March 6 The cruisers Philadelphia and San Francisco have been formally accepted by the Secretary of the Navy.
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Washrneron
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Secretary of the Navy
Sarah Bernhardt to stay in Vendome apartments in Boston
Mme Sarah Bernhardt will occupy a suite at the Vendome during her Boston visit. The piece recalls Stuart Robson's late wife and defends his reputation against rumors of romance with Miss Waldron. Bernhardt praises her New York charity performance as unusually satisfying.
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Agnes Booth
T. Henry French
A. M. Palmer
Paris
Garden Theatre
New York
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
the Vendome
Boston
Stuart Robson
Miss Waldron
Somerville Water Board Names Sent to City Council
Mayor Pope announced three year appointment for George D. Wemyss Albion A. Perry for two years and George A. Kimball for one year to the Somerville Water Board. Council debated constitutionality of metropolitan sewerage act and authorized issuing bonds totaling 204000 at 4 percent. A China? Not needed.
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Somerville Water Board
Pope
Somerville
George D. Wemyss
Albion A. Perry
George A. Kimball
Cunningham Iron Works
Common Council
Do. Hill Park
Central Traffic Association Dispute for Arbitration
The Central Traffic Association lines between Chicago and Buffalo agree to arbitrate their dispute over differential rates. Commissioners Blanchard and Goddard will serve as arbitrators in Cuicano on March 6.
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Cuicano
Central Traffic Association
Chicago
Buffalo
Blanchard and
Goddard
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University of Chicago
Lady Blanche
Model University of the Future
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Mr. Glapstone
PayneEtt
Warp McAtursrrr
News OF the Theatres
Museum
Charles A. Metcalf
F. E. Piper
Park Theatre
Fanny Davenport
Cleotra
Broad Street Theatre
Miss Davenport
Broadway Theatre
General Sherman
Monument Fund
Mason & Hamlin Hall
Heinrich Schuecker
Chickering Hall
W. §. Hascall
Sopfero
Fiedler
Schulz
Xaver Scharwenka
Will Wen
H. H. A. Beach
Waiteer
Calixa Ée
Steinert
Bach
Matthew
Gels and Haydn Society
Erning
Harriet S. Whittier
Mary H. How
G. J. Barker
J. H. Ricketson
Ludwig
Muawski
Carl Baermann
Arlington Street Church
Cozre
William R. Silver
Lasho
Reed
Sandwich Islands
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Annie Rooney
Connecticut
Kentucky
St. Louis
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