Amusements Tonight at Boston Theatres
Tremont Theatre Tremont Street at 7 45 Dr Bill Halls Street Theater Hollis Street at 7 45 Blue Jeans Gresze Theatre Washington Street 7 45 Joseph Murphy in Shaun Rhue Boston Theatre Washington Street 7 45 Primrose Wests Minstrels Boston Museum Tremont Street 7 45 Sunlight and Shadow and A Cup of Tea Park Theater Washington Street 7 45 Ship Ahoy Group Or Opera House Washington near Dover Street 2 and 7 45 McKee Raovkin in The Canuck Howard A Tuenzus Howard Street St Lily Clays Colossal Gaiety Company Cyclorama of Jerusalem 541 Tremont Street
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Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
Dr. Bill
Halls Street
Hollis Street
Blue Jeans
Park Theater
Washington Street
OrEena House
Washington
Dover Street
McKee Raovkin
Howard Atuenzus
Howard Street
St Lily Clay’s
Colossal Gaiety Company
Cyclorama OF
Jerusalem
Ice dangers cite steamship encounters near North Atlantic
Boston reports another steamship struck ice in the North Atlantic. The Iowa incident is cited as more fatal, while the Aller of Norddeutscher Lloyd reports passing many icebergs. The piece argues captains face blame if a disaster occurs from northerly running to save time.
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North Atlantic
Iowa
Aller
Norddeutscher Lloyd Line
Southampton
Indians for Show Purposes in Wild West Exhibit
Discussion of BurraLo Bill obtaining permission from Secretary Noble to hire 100 Sioux for a traveling show. It questions the secretary’s stance, notes Morgan’s approval, and speculates on shifts in Secretary Nose’s views possibly due to recent Sioux reservation events. It contrasts a traveling show's potential demoralization with life under political strikers.
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BurraLo Bill
Noble
Morgan
Nose
Dakota
RoyeEk
The Census in New York and the Secretary's Refusal
Superintendent Porter testified before a New York Legislature committee that the responsibility for refusing to verify incomplete census returns lies with the Secretary of the Interior. Porter said New York's recount request was never before him but routed to his superior, undermining New York's congressional and electoral outcomes due to cabinet-level obstinacy.
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Porter
New York
Secretary of the Interior
New York City
Congress
The Public Bar Law Debate Edges Toward House Vote
A liquor bill labeled to curb sales to non guests is before the House this afternoon. Critics say it masks its true purpose while proponents attend to who may drink at licensed premises. Representative Quincy plans a substitute from Law and Order League aims to force a clear stance on whether sales must be incidental to food.
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Committee On the
Quincy
L. Epwin Dupey
Law and Order League
Publican Members Endorse Substitute Bill Vote
Publican members urge support for a substitute bill or similar measure to resolve ambiguities in current law. The committee proposal would merely perpetuate existing uncertainties rather than clarify the statute.
Reform in St Louis Faces Party Opposition
In St Louis reform advocates push the certificate plan under the new Australian ballot law. Six clean candidates for City Council are nominated by the Independent Municipals, split evenly between Republicans and Democrats. Regular parties resist reforms and nominate their own slates, signaling continued political machine influence despite education efforts.
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St. Louis
The Compensation Bill and Street Franchise Proposals
Discussion centers on a city bill for taxing street railway property and charging dividends over a set percent as compensation. It outlines tax bases, apportionment between towns, and a 25 year protection, while noting ambiguities about future franchises and dividend thresholds. The piece also warns against ultra legal remedies and lynching as threats to orderly law and society.
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Citizens’ Association
Corporation Counsel
Supremacy of Law in New Orleans Mob
An editorial condemns the mob violence in New Orleans that killed Chief Hennessey and asserts that those who incited the lawless act share the crime. It defends due process, trial by peers, and lawful remedies for alleged miscarriages, warning against self‑appointed justice by leading citizens.
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New Orleans
Hennessey
Publication of Election Expenses Proposed by DaNA
A bill to publish election expenses, by Mr R H DaNA, sits with the State House Election Committee. The Post urges passage as a safeguard against moneyed corruption in elections. It argues publics should pressure to ensure reform, likening to the Australian ballot and Massachusetts reform, and calls on the Legislature to seize the opportunity.
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R. H. Dana
State House
Post
Law Massachusetts
Pool Selling Under Scrutiny Amid Citywide Gambling Inquiry
The New York Society for the Prevention of Crime released its annual report prompting a probe into pool rooms across New York and major cities. The piece details evasion tactics, political lobbying in Albany, and police connivance allegations as pool selling persists under the guise of commission forwarding to New Jersey.
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New York Society For the Prevention of Crime
New York
Boston
Albany
Broadway
Guttenburg
N. J
New Jersey
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Tus Society
Police tolerate pool selling with apparent laxity
The author argues police accept pool selling excuses, noting detectives often paid 25 cents to take money to the race track, yet courts free the sellers as “commission” schemes. Public opinion and self-interest in pool rooms threaten merchants, with clerks tempted to gamble with employer funds and theft traced to these bets.
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Ing
Commission
A Step in the Wrong Direction on Reform and Prison Labor
The piece argues against Amalgamated Building Trades joining plumbers to oppose the Concord Reformatory Industrial Training School. It praises reform focused on giving ex criminals honest trades, notes youth are most reformable, and warns against reducing chances for reform by denying trades. It defends prison labor as aiding economic and social recovery and criticizes anti labor protection fallacies.
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Amalgamated Building Trades
Concord Reformatory
Massachusetts
Wife’s clever counsel tames a wayward husband noted
A New York Sun item recounts a young wife claiming in a year she reformed her husband by persuasion and example. The tale contrasts with cautions about whether force or persuasion works, then shifts to London plans to cut Kensington Gardens for a cable railway, sparking anger over potential tree loss and unaddressed harm.
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New York Sun
Italy Joins French Boycott of Chicago World’s Fair
Italian officials indicate Italy will refuse participation in the Chicago World’s Fair amid tariff barriers and the prior decision to deter French exhibitors. The stance follows new economic protections and mounting embargo concerns affecting international attendance.
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Chicago
Italy
German Lady Charged With Treason Over Portrait Remarks
A German woman is arraigned for high treason after a discharged servant testified she praised the Emperor's portrait while dusting. Her possession and care of the portrait are cited as exculpatory. The piece notes Europe still accepts Confederate money and mocks postwar humor about Uncle Sam’s fleet, referencing the Tallapoosa incident.
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Europe
Senator Hoar
Mr. Lopez
Diets and schooling echo in old Boston musings
In Boston, the author muses on Dr Krank’s diet theory for tradesmen, references to Fuseli and Hoffmann, and a reminder of Dr James Freeman Clarke’s schooling methods as told in Atlantic highlights. He praises Freeman’s simple, playlike pedagogy and laments the persistent dictionary grip in modern texts.
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James Freeman Clarke
Atlantic
Freeman
Greece
Rome
Clarke
Boston
Dr. Clarke
Smoking car criterion of gentility in 1900s rail travel
A 1900s observation notes how women react to a smoking car full of men. It claims most women blush or pretend dignity, while American women with two generations of breeding can maintain calm poise, whereas other nationalities need three generations. The piece treats gentility as a social test tied to railway travel.
Dr Bill Farce Shown At Tremont With Replaced Cast
The show previously popular in New York and here returns to Tremont Theatre with Isabelle Evesson replacing Sadie Martinet. Louise Allen again leads as the graceful star, supported by Estelle Clayton, Evesson, Eldridge, Polk, and Jennings. Jerome K Jerome’s new curtain raiser Barbara is praised but deemed weaker than Sunset. A fire scare in act two showcased Nellie Lin’s calm handling of a burning pillow. Dr Bill runs for two weeks.
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TH ‘Atres
Bill
Louise Allen
Estelle Clayton
Evesson
Rs. Eldridge
Ellen
Nellie Lin
Smijad
Minstrels at Boston Theatre Overcome by Refinement Decline
Primrose and West's Minstrels performed at the Boston Theatre last evening with improved material and a lively crowd. The show features Lew Dockstader, Primrose and Powers, W. H. West, Joe Natus, and Gordon Marmichael as musical director, plus acts like The Swell and New Coons Gone Done. The Log Cabin Neighbors and a coarse pantomime billed as A Horrible Night close the program amid some dated jokes. Joseph Murphy opens at the Globe Theatre with Shaun Rhue, followed by Kerry Gow and Aunt Jack. next week showcases A Man of the World by A. M. Palmer's touring company.
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Primrose
West
Boston Theatre
Boston
Lew Dockstader
Powers
W. H. West
Joe Natus
Robert Marmichael
George Powers
Mr. Primrose
Janson
Queen
Joseph Murphy
THE
GLOBE
Globe Theatre
Shaun Rhue
Belle Melville
Murphy
Larry Donovan
Miss Melville
Kerry Gow
Jack
A. M. Palmer
Park Theatre ends run as Ship Ahoy nears close
Last week of Ship Ahoy at Park Theatre draws large crowd despite other bookings. Sunlight and Shadow stays at Museum two weeks more, New Lamps for Old slated for Easter Monday. Carton’s play praised, Campbell and O’Leary lauded, Booth’s young man acclaimed. Box office selling fast for Actor's Fund at Boston Theatre. A new theatre planned in Washington Street or Pine Avenue by Rich & Saring to house George Thatcher’s Minstrels, with about a thousand seats and a single balcony, to feature small operettas and revivals, aiming for steady patronage from Boston’s theatregoers.
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Park Theatre
Mr. Carton
Miss Campbell
Helen
Miss O’leary
Maud
Mr. Booth
Messrs
Rich & Saring
George Thatcher
Washington Street
Py Ave
Minstrels
Buckley
Morris Rothers
Pell
Trowbridge
Bryant
Boston
Kentucky
Count Tolstoi
Shoemaker’s Bench
Cleopatra
Bernhardt
Marc Antony
Washington Star
Rapineau
Jean
Legaro
West End
Chicago
Eddy
Colorado
Senator Hill
Governor Hill
New York
Hill
Chicago News
la Salle Street
Iowa
Gray
Athens
Japanese Union” Club
The Pharisee at Madison Square Theatre Tonight
The audience at Madison Square Theatre in New York was treated to an excellent performance with the leading actor delivering a standout portrayal. The review notes strong stage presence and compelling interpretation in the evening’s program.
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New York
Sreeray
the Post
Madison Square Theatre
The Pharisee in London with a strong cast
The play portrays an almost inhumanly hard husband who cannot forgive his wife for a past misstep. Miss May Brooklyn and Mr. Kell lead a strong Palmer company in a cleverly written 20 minute drama. A standout young actress enlivens the program alongside a charming prelude titled Dinner at Night.
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London
May Brooklyn
Aoss Maurison
Ballet reform spreads in Minnesota and other odd notes
The column surveys quirky topics from American life including ballet reform in Minnesota, public attitudes toward Ibsen, a white blackbird in Gardner Mississippi, and a river of anecdotes from Washington to New York. It covers theater chatter, gossip, odd signs, a law quip on poker, Tolstoy, and a Manchester man renamed Gagadig Gigadab after fearing common identity.
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Minnesota
London
Gardner
Miss
Washington
New York
Reflections on Mob Rule in New Orleans
Reflections by David MacJon and Ron discuss mob rule in New Orleans, questioning whether justice can be restored amid corruption. They argue powerful legal action is needed to cut away corruption and suggest addressing the root issues rather than attacking the seemingly perpetual cycle of turmoil.
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David Mac
Jon & Ron
New Orleans
Milton Democratic Club Banquet Honors Ex-Representative Beck
Augustus Hemenway of Canton presided at the Parker House banquet last night hosted by the Milton Democratic Club in honor of ex-Representative W. P. Beck. Twenty attendees heard informal after-dinner remarks as the event concluded.
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Milton Democratic Club
Augustus Hemenway
Canton
Parker House
W. P. Beck
Stearns Named Republican Nominee for Lieutenant Governor
March 16 Providence R I Henry A Stearns of Lincoln has been chosen to replace Lyman B Goff who declined the nomination for lieutenant governor by the Republican State Central Committee.
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Lyman B
Goff
Providence
R. L
Henry A. Stearns
Lincoln
Republican State Central Committee
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