Amusements listings for Boston theaters and venues
A printed notice directs readers unable to buy The Post in Boston or near areas to report the fact. The amusements section lists Tremont Theatre, Hollis Theatre, Goose Theatre, Boston Theatre, Boston Museum, Park Theatre, Grand Opera House, Howard Athenaeum, Cyclorama of Jerusalem and Music Hall with showtimes and acts such as Dr Bil Barbara Blue Jeans Shawn Rhue Sunlight and Shadow The Canuck Lily Clays Colossal Gaiety Company and a charitable concert for the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
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Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
Dr. Bil
Barbara
Hollis Sraert
Hollis Street
Blue Jeans
Goose
Washington Street
Joseph Murphy
Shawn-Rhue
Boston Theatre
Primrose & West’s Minstrels
Boston Museum
Scollay Square
Park Theatre
Grand Opera House
Washington
Dover Street
McKee Rapkin
Howard Athen&um
Howard Street
Lily Clay
Colossal Gaiety Company
Cyclorama OF
Jerusalem
Mustc Hall
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
MacDonald Eyes Reciprocity With France and U S
Sir John Macdonald bears a striking resemblance to the late comrade and seems ready to move toward reciprocity. After nearly losing on extending Canadian trade limits he favors steps toward free trade with the United States and France as a possible part of a broader arrangement.
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Sir John MacDonaLp
Disraeli
Morever
France
United States
Police Case Faces Board Over Funeral Disturbance
The Municipal Court hearing today on the complaint against Mr. Kinepon for disturbing a funeral assembly raises questions for the Board of Police about officer conduct. The board may also probe Lieutenant Blanchard and Patrolman Benjamin regarding alleged attempts to fix the protestors, and potential broader policing propriety.
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Kinepon
Board of Police
Benjamin
Kine
Brenjamin
Blanchard
The New Orleans Butchery
The piece condemns the New Orleans lynching of Saturday as mob violence replacing law. It notes Mafia crimes including the October Chief of Police assassination, cites acquittals or hung juries, and warns such acts erode civilization and trust in justice.
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California
New Orleans
Mafia
Death of Lupina Winnprhorst Alters German Power Balance
The death of Lupina Winnprhorst marks the passing of a leading German opponent of Bismark and a crisis for Ultramontane leadership. A Catholic by family, he championed Hanover toward Protestant houses, rising from the Hanoverian Delegates in 1849 to its president and then Minister of Justice until 1865 after a royal policy dispute.
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Lupina Winnprhorst
Germany
Bismarck
Winprhorst
WINDTHORST: Defender of Catholics and balance of power
The article recalls WINDTHORST as a pivotal Hanoverian leader who, after Hanover fell to Prussia, championed the king and reclaimed Grueston funds. In the Reichstag he united Catholics, wielded influence like a political statesman, and tempered Bismarck with clear, logical oratory. His balanced temperament and courtesy earned respect, leaving German readers grieving his death.
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Hanover
Prussia
Austria
Windthorst
William of
Wumap- Thorst
WinprHouse
Bismarck
Germany
Winer Horst
The New Department of Streets Appointment Plan
The city approves Carter as Streets Superintendent under expanded rules. Aldermen must confirm for the unexpired term and the full term to avoid unsettled work. A central office will oversee five divisions: sewers, street construction, street cleaning, ashes and offal, and bridges with named heads and salary adjustments.
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Carter
Cakzter
H. W. Sanborn
C. R. Carrer
Martin Hews
Refunds From Treasury Demand for State Tax Rebate
About 15 million dollars rests in the United States Treasury for state needs when governors authorize receipts. The money comes as a gift from Congress, not a right. Governor Hsll of New York has made a requisition, totaling 2,213,330 dollars for New York, with Massachusetts possibly receiving a little over 700,000 dollars.
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United States
Congress
Hsll
New York
Treasury
Massachusetts
Debates Over Northern State Windfall to New York
The piece argues against distributing the 1861 tax surplus as a gratuity to states, warning of extravagance and political manipulation. It recalls 1836 distributions, notes Massachusetts and Boston impacts, cites constitutional objections by President Cleveland, and suggests Massachusetts refrain from action to avoid unearned funds.
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Hitt
New York
Ohio
Massachusetts
Boston
Congress
Cleveland
Cleverland
Bare
New Hampshire
Hill
Indefatigable Mrs Oliphant lauded for prolific career
A review praises Mrs. Oliphant for writing two volumes yearly, noting recent works including Janet and Royal Edinburgh. It lauds her skill in character drawing, especially in Carlingford, while reflecting on a long career spanning over four decades and many notable novels.
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Jane Austen
Emma
Highlands
Royal Edinburgh
Janet
St. John’s Wood
Meredith
Carlingford
Oxip Hsnt
Wessex
Barchester
Toxstror Abandons Luxuries and Political Extremes
The passage notes Toxstror has forsaken luxuries including the comb and argues his Socialism is now adjacent to Anarchism, indicating a shift toward radical political stance and minimal personal adornments. The statement juxtaposes lifestyle choices with evolving ideological alignment.
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Toxstror
Spectacle and oddities mark weekend sale of pictures
A Saturday auction of water colors and drawings drew curious crowds and some extraordinary bargains. The sale spanned three days with a refined auctioneer calming bids, as the owner watched, while attendees laughed softly at the spectacle. A bizarre post-sale procession included a live turkey, boiled lobster, and a small saddle on wheels, prompting humorous speculation about a riderless rooster bearing the load. The writer muses on superstition and literary influence, referencing Sterne and a French writer in elegant dress.
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Gainsborough
Abraham
Isaac
Providence Road
Sterne
Writing Style and Paper Choice for Humorists
The author muses on how writers like Shakspere and Philip Welch influenced their wit by using distinct writing surfaces. Welch kept each joke on its own sheet of thick note paper to force brevity and precision, placing a bon mot in the exact center. He contrasts this with a friend Penloper whose cheap paper and dull pencil hindered his humor.
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Philip Welch
Penloper
Taverner
Making and Drawing as Means of Expression
The fourth Prang Art Educational Conference at Steinert Hall explored handwork as forming thought. Miss Kate Foster urged growth through clay paper cloth and wood making, stressing expression over finished drawing and the need for beauty in children's work.
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Prang
Steinert Hall
Kate McCrea Foster
Robinson Crusoe
Is Aslrand
North Attleboro
Asler
Louisa Parsons Hopkins
Paige
Clarke
Paderewski Showpiece Draws Mixed Notices at Music Hall
The nineteenth Symphony concert featured Paderewski’s concerto praised for technique but criticized for lack of depth. Mrs. Rive-King excelled, while Whiting’s suite drew mixed views and calls for more melodic invention. Upcoming program includes Dvorak, Rubinstein, Spohr, with Lena Little and selections from Gluck, Brahms, Secchi, and Hiller.
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Music Hall
Bach—Esner
Erewski
Raua Four Horner
Sda
Whiting
Ignace Jean Paderewski
London
Paris
Berlin
Frankfort
Otto Lessmann
Technica
Bu ‘Andel
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Hiting
Noris
Dvorak
Rubinstein
Antony and Cleopatra
Spohr
Otto Roth
Lena Little
Gluck
Brahms
Secchi
Hiller
Philip Hale
Co Education and Mrs Grundy Letter to the Editor
Michael Loverin of South Boston defends co education recounting a Eureka Illinois experience in the early seventies. He describes mixed undergraduates living arrangements and emphasizes that properly run coed colleges can be valuable, noting small weekly board costs and strong student conduct. He argues that such institutions challenge Mrs Grundy’s objections and promote practical education.
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Grundy
Post
David Macron
Eureka
Illinois
Cos
Michael Lover
South
Boston
Naval officers reshuffled at Naval Home and training ship
Special dispatch notes Captain Edward E Potter detached as governor of the Naval Home Philadelphia on the 31st and ordered to command the training ship Minnesota on April 1 Captain Henry Erben detached from the Board of Inspection on the 31st and ordered to duty as governor of the Naval Home Philadelphia on the same date
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Army and Navy Gazette
WasuinaTon
Edward E. Potter
Naval Home
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Henry Erben
Lieut Casey Murderer Indicted in Deadwood Case
Fort Map South Dakota March 15 Tasuake Ota alias Plenty Horse has been indicted at Deadwood for the murder of Lieutenant Casey. Trial postponed to April term of the United States Court to be held at Sioux Falls. The accused is in the guard-house at this place.
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Casey
Fort Map
S. D
Tasuake
Ota
Plenty Horse
Deadwood
United States
Sioux Falls
Commissioner Groff Resigns Over Ill Health
Washington March 15 Commissioner Groff of the General Land Office resigns due to ill health. He hails from Nebraska and will be succeeded by another Nebraska man not yet chosen.
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Washieton
Groff
General Land Office
Nebraska
Miss Aus der Ohe Delights at Steinert Mall Recital
The first of Adele Aus der Ohe's piano forte recitals at Steinert Mall featured a program including Chopin and Liszt works. Critics praised her sincere interpretation and virtuosic brilliance, noting Etude in D flat and Tausig waltz as highlights.
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Aus der Ohe
Adele Aus der Ohe
Steinert Mall
Ric Presto
Liszt
Aus der
Tausig
Voyrich
Miss Aus der Obe
Mege
Miss Adele Aus der Ohe Recital At Steinert Hall
Miss Adele Aus der Ohe gives her second Boston pianoforte recital at Steinert Hall at 3 p m this afternoon, her last appearance this season. The program includes works by Beethoven Bach Saint Saëns Bonn and Gluck with other composers. Proceeds benefit the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mrs Nikisch will sing Beethoven songs and the Symphony Orchestra will perform an overture. The Cecilia Club presents Mas sonet Eve under Lang with Vere Rieger and Treumann. Tickets available at Music House.
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Adele Aus der Ohe
Steinert Hall
Boston
Bach-Saint-Saén
Bonn
Amann
Jaezt
Jon Giovanni
Aura Department
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Nikisch
Beethoven
Symphony
Massonet
Cecilia Club
Lang
Vere
Rieger
Treumann Asgat
Boston Death Rate Tops U S Cities in Per 1000
The Marine Hospital Bureau bulletin lists annual death rates per 1000 for several cities. Boston shows 22.9, Providence 19.2, Fall River 22.1, Portland 19.9, Newton 14.8, Newport 17.1. Brayton Ives collection of curios sold for $166,946 total with $87,850 realized yesterday.
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Boston
Wasuusaton
The
Marine Hospital Bureau
United States
Providence
Fall River
Portland
Newton
Newport
R. L
Ives
New York
Brayton Ives
Musical Flats and Curious Tales From Old News
A collage of vintage gags and human oddities from urban life including Sixth Avenue apartments famed for pianos, hotel notices warning against love proposals, and playful quips about beverages, tariffs, and eccentric characters from the era.
Reflection of David Mac Jon & Son in Amesbury
The passage portrays Amesbury as a town once famed as a cradle of a post and a hub for its citizens who built a strong reputation. It highlights a shift toward being recognized as a leading buggy and carriage builder hub, driven by local business people and industry progress.
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David Mac Jon
Harvard College During the War of the Rebellion in New England Magazine
March issue features Captain Nathan Appleton's reminiscences on Harvard figures and battlefield recollections. Also includes Some Recollections of Slavery by M. W. Moore, a piece on unemployee issues by M. Salter, The Indian Corn as Our National Plant by Sarah Freeman Clarke, and a Photographic Illustration of Poetry with commentary by William H. Downes.
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MARCH
New England
New England Magazine
Harvard College
Nathan Appleton
Harvard
Memorial Hall
Appleton
Barnett and Shaw
Charles Russell Lowell
William Lowell Putnam
M. W. Moore
M. Salter
Sarah Freeman Clarke
William H. Downes
President Baldwin Addressed Middlesex Teachers Dinner
The Middlesex County Schoolmasters' Club met at the United States Hotel for its annual gathering and elections. President George E. Gay, vice-presidents E. M. Lovering A. J. Bennett and A. P. Smith, and secretary treasurer F. B. Hotaling were named. President Baldwin of the Y M C A spoke on Our Public Schools, urging teachers to influence youth and warning that public schools must be sustained, with salvation tied to Christian churches and public schools.
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Baldwin
Middlesex County Schoolmasters’ Club
United States
George E. Gay
E. M. Lovering
A. J. Bennett
A. P. Smith
F. 8. Hotaling
W. H. Baldwin
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Essevevers
Post Publishing Company
Washimeton
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Department OF Streets
State Senate
Purutis Brooxs
St. Paul's
Issan
Georgia
Chappie
Atlanta Constitution
Pia Sakod Polen
Petie
Harrigan
New York Sun
L’avitation & la Vajse
Brooklyn
Sixth Avenue
Eleventh
Twelfth Streets
George van Orden
Canada
Willie
Cluo
Inevah
Washington Post
Belfast
Insane Asylum
Bangor
Sandborn
Cape Cod
South Yarmouth
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