Amusements Today in Boston Theatres Schedule
The Boston Post lists Tremont Theatre Blue Jeans at 7 46 and other shows including Aunt Jack and A Man of the World at Goose Theatre and Brass Monkey at Boston Theatre. Grand Opera House Peck s Bad Boy matinee and night performances at Park Theatre. Dan ll Boone and drama at Howard Street venue with later Cinema shows.
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Hollis Street
Goose Theatre
Washington Street
Jack
Boston Theatre
Boston Museum
Scollay Square
Grand Opera House
Washington
Dover Street
Peck
Bad Boy
Howard Atrena&am
Howard Street
Dan’l Boone
Arsenic Protection Debate Mirrors Clothing Shield Idea
A Boston Post discussion argues that arsenic protection is a new form of protectionism. It contends the line between clothing and disease is blurred, suggesting shielding against arsenic, clothes, and weather amount to similar protections.
France’s arsenic limits on fabrics differ for export
In France the allowed arsenic for home use cloth and paper is about one tenth of a grain per square yard, while export has no limit. Unclear if a minimum applies to goods sent to Germany. A spirited foreign policy remark.
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Germany
Extent of Arsenic Danger in Household Goods
A letter from J. M. C. in yesterday's Post argues people are exposed to arsenic in small doses in coal dust and fabrics. It notes safety limits around 1-10 grain per square yard for clothing and wallpaper, cites a case with 6 grains per square yard in children's clothes, and warns the detected level was sixty times safe. It calls for legislative protection.
PARNELL'S WAY AND QUAYS
PARNELL argues against challenging alive opponents to avoid reprisals while Quay faces public blame after challenging denials of false charges. The text contrasts Quays strategy with Parnell's caution noting a dead witness could not contradict. It ends with a maxim about doing worthwhile work well.
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Par-Nell
Indian Service reform urged for Dakota outbreak
Herbert Welsh argues in Scribner's Magazine that the Dakota disaster stemmed from agency mismanagement and a spoils system. He calls for a single responsible head of the Indian service, abolition of spoils, merit-based appointments, and education for Indian youth.
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Scribner’s Magazine
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Indian Rights Association
Money in Elections and Vetoes Spark Debate
The Brockton mayor cites councilors pledged to back measures for favored interests as a reason for vetoing an order. He argues money’s role at elections breeds charges, some unfounded, some not, and vows not to end the problem while noting a $10 man could still be bought.
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Boston
Cambridges
Illinois
Haddock College
Gullock College
New York
Twenty-eighth Street
Detroit
Rupert
Second Avenue
L” Road
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Cornelia
Election Expenditure Bill Threatens $10 Man Victory
The passage notes that securing election expenses could curb corrupt money in campaigns and hinder the $10 man from being elected. It argues spontaneous voter admiration does not usually favor the $10 man.
Veto of the West End roof scheme upheld by Mayor
The Mayor vetoes the Aldermen's order to let a West End company roof part of the Granary Burying Ground sidewalk for a passenger shed. He cites danger to pedestrians, traffic obstruction, and city control over public rights, arguing a private firm should not encroach on public streets.
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West End Company
Immigration Debate Reflects On New Orleans Affair
An editorial argues immigration poses both benefits and risks. It criticizes foreign troublemakers and urges stricter entry controls while acknowledging America’s diverse heritage and long term national character. The piece warns about the moral responsibility tied to immigration and the nation’s future.
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New Orleans
Molly Maguires
Clan Na Gael
New England
America
The Newfoundland Dilemma and British Policy
The British government faces a tough choice over Newfoundland rights with France, urging unconditional withdrawal of French privileges. Some fear coercion could trigger colonial rebellion, while others warn treaties bind Britain to defend France against any breach. The piece links colonial self government, global power dynamics, and looming shifts in industry and urban life.
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France
London
Paris
Great Britain
Egypt
Lord Knutstorp
Lord Salisbury
New York Herald
Grover III
Lord Satisbury
Sunday Newspapers Petition Against Sunday Printing
A committee of a Massachusetts Sabbath Convention presents a petition to repeal the law legalizing Sunday newspaper printing and distribution. Rev. Joseph Cook, named as committee chairman, leads the effort noting the Sabbath distinction and urging legislative action.
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Massachusetts
Joseph Cook
Safety of train hands prompts push for nationwide automatic couplers
Railroad Commissioners press for universal federal legislation requiring automatic couplers and brakes on freight cars. At a state hearing, Chairman Crocker argues for nationwide adoption, citing Iowa data on 20000 workers crippled, 2700 killed, and 300 injured yearly during car coupling.
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Crocker
Congress
Massachusetts
Iowa
Old Methods Made New in Tene ment House Sewing
An investigation of the tenement house sewing trade shows how cheap railroad transport spreads industry far beyond Boston. Sewing once done locally now occurs in Cape Cod Maine New York and New Jersey as steam power and future electricity push production outward from central stations.
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Falls of Montmorency
Boston
Cape
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Quebec
Italians and Americans Protests Show Legal Misunderstanding
The article criticizes Italian mass meetings in New York and Boston reacting to the Louisiana affair. It argues many speakers misinterpret U S law, calling for federal action against lynchers, while lamenting ignorance of American constitutional limits. It cites Major Mannina defending mob actions as law and compares such views to Mafia ideology.
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New York
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Washington
Dogo
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New England Club
Major Manning
General Joe Johnston Remembered as Confederate Leader
A commemorative appraisal notes General Joe Johnston died after serving as pall bearer at General Sherman’s funeral. The piece recalls the Johnston Sherman clash as a defining Civil War contest and argues the South’s fight for slavery was unjust yet worthy of pride for its courage and leadership. It credits Johnston as a brave officer and respected public figure.
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Suerman
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Sherman
Atlanta
South
Jon Johnston
Arsenic in Dust Prompts City Health Concerns and Essays
A Boston reader supports anti arsenic measures in wallpaper and household items after noting poisonings. The piece compares two patients from a physician's practice, laments social habits, and critiques the idea of a "hustler" professional, while signaling dissatisfaction with cultural pretensions from distant colleges.
Welcome Back Miss Jo Marlowe Shines in Philadelphia
Miss Jo Marlowe returns to the city after a serious illness with a warmly cordial reception. The young artist is praised for a gifted and ambitious career and the Philadelphia audience, though usually restrained, showed strong appreciation for her dramatic performance.
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Ta Marlowe
Miss Marlowe
Philadelphia
The Mafia and Immigration to the Editor of the Post
In a letter to the editor, the writer argues that the Mafia and immigration reflect long histories of Sicilian and American civilization. He notes South Italian and Sicilian immigrants, praises governance in Sardinia and France historically, and calls for ways to separate desirable from undesirable immigrants while joking about a statue for a reporter who could do so.
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New Orleans
South
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
France
South Italy
South America
South Pole
Argentine
inChili
Brazil
Owever
Death of veteran temperance worker John Hazelton at 77
John Hazelton a charter member of Henfield Division Sons of Temperance aged 77 years 10 months died after a brief illness at his home on May street. He helped found the oldest division Feb 23 1844 and amassed considerable property. His wife had died a week earlier at 76.
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John Hazelton
Henfield
Sons of Temperance
May Street
Beir
Aunt Jack at the Globe Delights Boston Audience
The Globe Theatre presents Aunt Jack to strong praise with Joseph Haworth as C Berkeley Brue and Fidliott Paget as Joan Berpou, their energized performances drawing enthusiastic support. A Man of the World with Haworth as Captain Bradley preceded the comedy.
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Jack
GLOBE
Boston
Globe Theatre
Joseph Haworth
C. Berkeley Brue
Agnes Booth
Joan Berpou
Fidliott Paget
Dr Bill adapt at Tremont Theatre marks cast changes
Garden Theatre Company opens a second week of Dr Bill at Tremont Theatre with Estelle Clayton replacing Everson and Isabelle Coe debuting as Mrs Brown. The show remains funny with strong second act surprises while Miss Clayton lacks comic force, and Miss Coe provides a pleasant Mrs Brown.
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Hamilton Aidé
Estelle Clayton
Mrs. Horton
Miss Isabelle Coe
Mrs. Brown
Miss Clayton
Miss Coe
Elf
Tremont
J. C. Duff Opera Company
Marie Tempest
Dorothy
Red Hussar
Carmen
Miss Julia Marlowe Delivers Warm Philadelphia Return
Miss Julia Marlowe opened at Broad Street Theatre in Ingomar before a large enthusiastic Philadelphia audience. Her first city appearance since illness drew massive cheers and heaps of flowers as she delivered a graceful performance retaining vitality and charm.
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the Post
Julia Marlowe
Broad Street Theatre
Boston Theatres Week in Review of Plays and Casts
The Boston stage is active with Sunlight and Shadow at the Museum ending Saturday The cast features Emma Sheridan as Janet Felton during Miss Clarke’s illness George F Marion and Maud Williams lead the acting lineup The Park Theatre presents Ship Ahoy with extra matinee and W S Cleveland’s minstrels next week Atkinson’s Peck’s Bad Boy continues at Grand Opera House Daniel Boone starring Lanigan and a Gypsy Queen debut at the Boston Stock Company theatre
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Boston
Hoyt
George F. Marion
M’glenen
Hollis Street
William H. Crane
Annie O’neil
Jane Stuart
Katharine Florence
Mary Rothe
Emma Johns
J. D. Frawley
Henry Bergman
George W. Leslie
William Herbert
George F. DeVere
J. C. Badgett
Henry Brahman
The
Park Theatre
Cleveland
Willis Sweatnam
Billy Rice
Peck
Grand Museum
Cynthia
Lothrop
Boston Stock Company
H. Percy Meidon
Ishmael
Wolf
Stella Ainsworth
Natatorium
Clothing clubs operate as lotteries in city case
Proyinenck March 23. C F Nugent tailor who has supplied clothing to clubs was adjudged probably guilty of conducting a lottery and bound over to the Court of Common Pleas.
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Proyinenck
R. I
C.F. Nugent
Mrs Beach and Mrs Whitney Give Charity Concert
Mrs H H A Beach with Mrs W F Whitney staged a Steinert Hall benefit for Calixa Lavallée’s family. Program included Lavallée pieces and works by Schumann Bizet and other composers. The audience praised both performers and the four songs by Beach, including one in manuscript.
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Beach
H. H. A. Beach
W. F. Whitney
Calixa Lavallée
Steinert Hall
Tolédo
Whitney
Henley
Burns
Shelley
Farewell Scharwenka Recital Sales At Music Hall
Tickets are on sale for a farewell pianoforte recital by Xaver Scharwenka at Music Hall on Tuesday afternoon the 31st. The program will feature several of Scharwenka's own compositions among a lineup of pieces of rare interest.
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Music Hall
Xaver Scharwennka
Scharwenka
Many Oddities From London and New York Debris
A selection of light notes and cartoons: Queen Victoria travels to Grasse, a playful take on the Spanish throne, and a daring thief climbs a 260 foot Providence ladder to steal platinum tips. Odd anecdotes include a 81 year old New Yorker with no social history, a Long Island City mayor suppressing a circus, a probate riddle on trifles, and humorous quips from editors and pedestrians.
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Victoria
Grasse
Spain
Providence
R. L
Thomas Church
Hamilton
N. Y
N. Y. Sun
Gleason
Long Island City
Ulster County
Carpenter
Bait Regulations Issued for Newfoundland Fisheries
A government proclamation outlines bait sale rules for the season in St Johns Newfoundland. Licensed vessels may take or purchase bait under the bait act with limits of eight barrels of herring per dery, ten barrels of caplin per dory, or four barrels of squid per dory, per license, plus further bait allowed within set days from the previous license.
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