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Prince Bismarck Wins Passage of Septemate Bill in Reichstag
The Reichstag passed Prince Bismarck’s septemate bill increasing the German army with no opposition after a defeated amendment for a three year term. The vote was 441 to 222, signaling strong control by Bismarck though future use of power remains uncertain.
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Prince Bismarck
Reichstag
Bismarck
Thayer Defends Indian Affairs Plan at Harvard Address
Professor James B Thayer of Harvard Law School replies to criticisms of his plan for administering Indian affairs. General Crook calls it the best suggestion yet offered. The Post reproduces Thayer's Worcester address for clarity, noting misunderstandings behind the criticism.
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James B. Thayer
Harvard University Law School
Post
Crook
Old South
Chayer
Worcester
Thayer
Violent incident linked to Cambridge Horse Railroad strike
The attempted destruction of Somerville stables tied to the Cambridge Horse Railroad Company reflects violence in labor disputes. While not charging strikers, the piece notes violence arises from sympathy and hostility to law, saying few railroad men have been arrested for recent assaults. With the strike ended, danger from lawless demonstrations declines.
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Cambridge Horse Railroad Company
Somerville
Secret naval designs leak shocks England
English alarm rises over Chatham Dock Yard employee leaking admiralty secrets to foreign journals. Despatches allege United States and Russian governments involved with surreptitious information reaching the American legation in London. American denials follow the sensational charges.
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England
Admiralty
Chatham Dock Yard
United States
London
Sanford Fleming Testimony Highlights Canal Feasibility
The appearance of Mr. Sanford Fleming before the legislative committee on the Cape Cod canal drew interest for his personality and the scientific, practical outline of the undertaking. His engineering record with the Canadian Pacific railway and other major projects marks him as a leading authority on public works. The testimony stressed two key points for the committee feasibility by experienced engineers and financial responsibility of petitioners, with a warning to keep the main lines of inquiry in view. It urged that the canal project be managed by trusted engineers to avoid faulty methods and ensure profitable administration, and that franchisees possess sufficient means to complete the work expeditiously.
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Fleming
Canadian Pacific Railway
Commonwealth
Residents Demand Prompt Canal Action By Legislature
Residents and commercial interests complain of trifling with and misleadings delays and incompetence. They urge the committee and Legislature to prevent future policy sluggishness and ensure timely canal use.
Appropriations and Surplus Highlight Fiscal Debate
The article reviews the 1885-86 appropriations totaling 247,387,144, noting a 16.5 million drop from the prior year due to stalled bills and vetoes. It warns of a looming surplus as tax funding pours in, with 60 million idle funds expected by July and up to 125 million idle by Congress’s fifty-second term, urging tax relief and restraint on spending. It also discusses North End housing conditions and a proposed Unitarian Club led relief plan, aiming to aid laborers and poor neighborhoods through cross-church support.
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Cleveland
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Manning
North End Club proposes social reform hub for North End
Unitarian Club hears Mr. George S. Hale urge a North End building housing a coffee house a restaurant and a pawnbroker’s shop for needy residents. The plan includes a large hall for inexpensive amusements and Sunday religious services, modeled on Toynbee Hall and London’s Old Vic to bridge class gaps.
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London
Royal Victoria Hall
Old Vic
Toynbee Hall
Oxford
Boston
Hane
Rhode Island Canvass Signals possible party shift
The Rhode Island canvass notes a Democratic ticket headed by Governor candidate Joan W. Davis and Lieutenant Governor candidate Samuel Kr. Honey, highlighting reform pledges and opposition to Republican misrule. It cites recent Democratic gains, disaffection over prohibition failure, and potential shifts in voter sentiment ahead of the election.
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Joan W. Davis
Pawtucket
Massachusetts
Samuel KR. Honey
England
Providence Journal
C. S. Bradley
Pagr
Brapney
Prohibition
The Limits of Humbug in Theatrical Advertising
The New York Times condemns managers for misrepresenting its opinions in playbills and ads. It cites acts of puffery that overrate actors and plays, noting a broad culture of humbug across arts driven by popular patronage and the public’s expectations.
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Press Ethics and the Abuse of Newspaper Opinion
The Times protests abuse from a sensational press that puff s everything from medicines to burlesque. Critics and leaders need not fear box office bias, yet some outlets misrepresent plays and players to gain attention. Good journalism should resist misrepresentation to avoid promoting bad drama.
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Sensational Death Bed Scene Drawn by Two New York Journals
The passage condemns two New York papers for depicting Mr Beecher's death bed in sensational fashion. It laments the invasion of private grief and criticizes journalism’s disregard for private rights in such coverage.
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New York
Beecher
Critic Questions Milan Opera Chorus in Signor Vierpi Otello
The London World critic notes divergent views on La Scala performance of Signor Vierpi Otello. He suggests Italian opera may be in decline in composition and singing yet argues the form often resurges, questioning the Milan chorus standard and praising a French singer despite a weakened voice. He muses on German opera craze.
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Signor Vierpi
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Milan
la Scala
Verpi
Notable 19th Century Biographies and Essays Featured
The paper runs installments and sketches including Mr. C. H. Peck’s John Van Buren a Study in Bygone Politics and The Wreck of the Saginaw by Lieutenant Underwood USN. It also highlights Mrs. Lamb Historic Homes on Golden Ground Thomas Willett first Mayor of New York biographed by Dr. Charles Parsons and Chancellor Kent’s Birth Place by William S. Pelletreau among other pieces.
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Lamb
Golden Ground
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Charles ’ Parsons
Kent
William S. Pelletreau
North American Review March issue overview and features
The March North American Review presents Robert Ingersoll on interrogation points and Armitage's Baptist stance with Moncure Conway's dress coat piece. It publishes unpublished war letters to Sherman, a Beaureard rejoinder, and essays on Modern Feudalism and Drury's Bluff. The highlight is a Duke of Argyll letter on prayer with Mrs Cora Linn Daniels’ comments.
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Duke of Argyll
Cora Linn Daniels
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Boston Essays on Hats Art Memory and Public Charity
A Boston writer blasts tall hats over fashion and praises opera hats for practicality. He argues public art should be shown publicly, discusses memory training, and questions a Massachusetts bill to place beggar children in institutions while defending individual rights.
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Pleaskin Giant Eyeglass Illustration Opens March English Illustrated
The March English Illustrated Magazine opens with a wood-cut from F Noel Paton for Mrs Craik's An Unknown Country. The issue features essays and stories on The Countess and Berry village lore, with vivid plates from George Sand's rural world and a short tale Gerald.
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Gerald
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Ishermen
J. R. Wells
Bertha Thomas
George Sand
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Berry
March number of this valuable magazine offers varied thoughtful writing
The March issue opens with C C Everett on the Harvard divinity school and includes anonymous pieces on William Henry Channing, John H Heywood on William Greenleaf Eliot, and C B Frothingham on David Atwood Wasson. Also a poem Bon Voyage reflects on departure and death.
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Harvard Divinity School
William Henry Channing
John H. Heywood
William Greenleaf Eliot
C. B. Frothingham
David Atwood Wasson
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Magazine of American History March issue review
The March issue presents a readable atmosphere with contributors who speak on historical subjects rather than trained writers. Moncure D. Conway is noted as a professional among the magazine’s writers.
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Magazine OF American History
Moncure D. Conway
The Velvet Glove Manages Requests With a Smile
Tavner reflects on schoolboys tossing snowballs with mutual consent and suggests adults imitate their approach. A cheerful, recognizing sign can ease demands and reduce resistance, transforming potential conflict into cooperative conduct.
Water Color Society Exhibition Opens in Boston Gallery
The Boston Water Color Society exhibition at Williams & Everett shows broader scope and stronger quality than last year. Featured are Fraser’s six mountain canvases along the Canadian Pacific line, Bolt’s Parisian street scenes, Turner’s garden and marines, Caliga’s portrait, Sandham’s fowl feeder, Clements’ heads, Hassam landscapes, Peirce English scenes, Copeland winter and spring visions, Triscott and Hallett marine and shore work.
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Hassams Pictures Sold At Noyes Cobb Gallery Auction
The F Childe Hassam collection displayed at Noyes Cobb & Co began selling yesterday. About half the works, sixty oils and sixty watercolors, sold for around $2200 with many pieces under $100. Notable prices included 750 for At Dusk and 170 for A Wet Day Berkeley Street Bridge, as sale proceeds into this afternoon.
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Lowell Institute Tickets Raise Teacher Access Issue
A reader from Lowell comments on the refusal of two men to obtain tickets for a prominent Boston area school principal and fellow teacher. He notes mail-ticket practices for teachers ended due to new rules and argues for direct access to lectures for educators, praising public benefit from contact with scholars.
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Hicks-Beach Resigns Over Deteriorating Vision
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach facing worsening eyesight prompts resignation after a legible last document failed to be read. Lord Salisbury accepts the need to step back as doctors urged early retirement to save his eyes. prognosis remains uncertain for return to public life.
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Costly Lunch Party Favors Misimagined at DC Soiree
Washington society tale recalls a hostess hosting a grand luncheon where silver salt cellars, gifted on her wedding day, were mistaken for favors. Guests plucked the ornaments from plates, leaving the hostess with only two of the cherished keepsakes after counting her treasures. A polite note later explained one guest had simply forgotten her favor.
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Farewells and jests from a cluttered page
The Albany Argus notes winter woes for cable firms in Philadelphia and Boston though Boston has no line. A hotel notice in Huron Oak bans Sunday card playing with quiet behavior. Humorous quips follow about Dr. Carver, a blue uniform prince, penny hoarder boys, and a mock telegraph marriage ruling.
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Steamer Egypt Lost After Sinking in Heavy Gale
The British steamer Egypt, 1001 tons, bound from New York to Lisbon with 63 000 bushels of wheat, foundered in heavy seas March 2 after a belligerent gale. Captain and 29 crew saved by the bark Hannah Blanchard, near 38 4 north 56 10 west. Built 1878 at Newcastle owned by Hi Bucknall & Sons.
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Newfoundland Annexation Desire Cited by Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press argues Newfoundland should seek a certificate of honorable discharge and a clean bill of health from its current allies before pursuing annexation to the United States. The piece notes the province’s eagerness but says the U S should not hurry to assist.
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Philadelphia Press
Propriety at a Discount Satirical Note
A clipped quotation from the New York Sun Parody column remarks that excessive propriety would make existence unbearable, noting even Puritans needed occasional breaks into fun.
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The Influence of Independence in Politics
A New York World opinion piece argues that some Jacksonian Democrats doubt a president can be a pure Democrat at all times. It contends that true independence in leadership inspires an independent tone in the press and public.
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Trade dollar repudiation ends in redeemed faith
The Philadelphia Times (Ind.) laments the late acknowledgment of the nation’s pledge to trade dollar holders and condemns the coinage of bastard silver dollars while praising the return of the trade dollars and the nation’s faith fulfilled by redemption.
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Mahone Plans Virginia Senate Bid Against Riddleberger
The Providence Journal reports ex Senator Mahone will enter Virginia's legislative race to challenge Senator Riddleberger for the seat. The piece criticizes Mahone as unscrupulous and urges the GOP to avoid using him as its standard bearer in Virginia.
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Providence Journal
Convict Labor Proposal Highlights Reform Aim
The Philadelphia Record notes calls to reduce crime by limiting rewards and favoring labor for offenders as a social progress goal. Professor Richard Chandler plans a July start for a world voyage in an open dory, outlining adventurous travel.
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