Debut of Mrs Grace Van D Cook at Chickering Hall
A concert at Chickering Hall on the 27th features Mrs Grace Van D Cook in her Boston debut. Proceeds benefit Memorial Hospital funds, with harp and violin solos by Schuecker and Adamowski, songs by Lilian Cyril Smith, a Russian number by Mrs Cook, Gounod’s Waltz Song, and readings by Mrs Davenport.
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Grace van D. Coor
the Post
Chickering Hall
Boston
Grace van D. Cook
Vincent
Memorial Hospital
Departments Page References for Sixth Seventh and Third
The notice directs readers to locate the Financial Department on page six, the Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on page three for related items. The instruction outlines page locations for various sections in the publication.
Abolition of imprisonment for debt debated in Albany
Haston Post reports on New York reform sentiment after corruption in Ludlow Street prompts bills to end imprisonment for debt. Earlier efforts failed, but recent disclosures have shifted public opinion toward decisive action across the state.
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Ludlow Street
Albany
Restore of Spoils System Cited by Eaton in Civil Service Debate
The solitary Republican reformer Dorman B Eaton attacks Senator Allison and the pension examiners measure, arguing the House bill and Senate committee action threaten civil service reform. He contends the plan shifts appointments to Interior, undermines the President’s rules, and weakens good administration, warning the party could lose votes and trust.
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Dorman B. Eaton
Hoar
Senator Allison
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Allison
House
Secretary of the
Eaton
Senate
Reform
Friends of Reform
Congress
Spovntsmen
Harrison
Cleveland
Batron
Mr Balfour's Land Bill Sparks Debate in Commons
The first major government measure of the session, the Irish Land bill, was laid before Parliament by Mr Balfour. While largely unclear in full text, the Chief Secretary's speech outlines a complex approach. Critics label it overly elaborate and landlord-favoring, with newspapers split on its merits and financial implications.
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Trish
Balfour
Commons
Ba.fourr
Gladstone
Ireland
Bal ¥ Fort
London
The
Morning Post
Times
Glapstone
Parnell
Daily News
Ivish
Balfouur
Goscheen
Land Department
Barrower
Treasury
Mr. Gladstone
Dublin
Sunday Cigar Sales Bill Moves Through Judiciary Panel
The judiciary committee considers a Goopstein bill allowing Sunday sale of cigars and tobacco by druggists tobacconists innkeepers and common victuallers with safeguards against saloon openings. It argues the law causes hardship for observant Jews who keep Saturday holy and faces a push to abolish the Mosaic code gap now that Morse is out of the Legislature.
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Legislative Committee On the Judiciary
E. L. Goopstein
Erisau A. Morse
Opposition Cheers Ellis Island Site for Immigrant Station
A congressional inspection panel objects to Secretary Wincom's Bedloe's Island plan for an immigrant station. They prefer Ellis Island as equally suitable, citing nearby dangers from gunpowder storage and urging a site that preserves the statue's visual impact.
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Wincom
New York Harbor
Bedloe’s Island
Congressional Committee
Washington
Ellis Island
Window
Journal says Legislature should not tarry in tariff aid
The Boston Journal backs Massachusetts officials in resisting federal tariff pressures. It condemns lawmakers for overstepping by shaping national schedules and urges not to presume to dictate Congressmen's views on behalf of state citizens.
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Boston Journal
Massachusetts
Washington
Legislature Speaks for Industrial Protection Against Taxation
The Journal aligns with Pennsylvanian monopolists against New England industries. Our Representatives in Congress are gagged by party bosses, prompting calls for state lawmakers to defend local interests. Washington’s stance on hides taxation and the coal and iron resolution is cited as harming merchants and manufacturers seeking relief.
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Pennsylvania
New England
Congress
Washington
Committee On Federal Relations
Coal and Iron
Party Fate Hinges On Count Of Passed Resolutions
Fragmentary quote suggests debate over how many resolutions are required and implies the party’s fate would be near certain if passed. The snippet reflects internal procedural tensions without detailing the resolutions or context.
The Massachusetts Navy First Naval Militia formed
Last evening the first Massachusetts Volunteer Militia naval battalion, four companies of forty four men, was mustered at the State House. Governor as commander in chief. Lt. Commander Sowery key advocate and organizer. Washington arms and training facilities provided. Massachusetts leads seaboard in naval reserve formation amid hopes for broader legislation and stronger coast defense.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Commonwealth
Army
Navy
Navy Department
Washington
Congress
Andrew
State House
Seaboard
Massachusetts
Boston
Jon Copman Sowery
United States Navy
Naval Reserve
Admiral Brackettt
Englishman’s valor praised amid Delhi siege survivor’s hardship
The sole surviving officer from the 1857 Delhi siege, Lieutenant William Ler of the Seventy-Fifth Regiment, is destitute at Bhim Tal. He earns a meager subsistence writing letters for natives and suffers poor health from jungle fever ophthalmia and paralysis. The piece notes not all Britons share faultless commemoration.
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India
Delhi
Cashmere Gate
William Ler
Seventy-Fifth Regiment of the Line
Bhim Tal
Galignani Messenger Ends Its Long Career
The Galignani Messenger, a Paris daily since 1814, closes after decades of calm reporting and dull pages. Its successor appears with a private London wire, special cables from America, and illustrations, promising modern enhancements. The old paper is noted as a soporific to readers.
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Galignani’s Messenger
Paris
Europe
Galignani Messenger
London
America
Indignation Over Forth Bridge Travel Costs
Residents of Queens Ferry held a meeting criticizing the new railway timetable and higher third class fares to Edinburgh posting frustration that the seven year bridge project and rising prices mark progress backward compared with the 35 years ago coach trip.
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Forth Bridge
Queensferry
the Antiquary
Edinburgh
Daly's Theatre Presents Vanbrugh Comedy The Relapsed
Sir John Vanbrugh's comedy The Re lapsed, pruned and shaped by Sheridan and now adapted for modern taste by Daly, is staged in New York at Daly's Theatre this evening. The program notes claim it has likely not been seen in the country before, praising Daly's past work while criticizing his current choice for relying on roistering and commonplace German farce.
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Sir John Vanbrugh
Sheridan
Tribune hedges on tariff bill critics backing down
The New York Tribune claims most public criticisms deserve little consideration but then repeats the same objections it cites. It seems the paper detected strong objector presence and backs off, noting activists were vocal and numerous.
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New York Tribune
the Tribune
Press of Troy References Ice Crop as Blessed Manna
The Press of Troy calls the belated regional ice crop a blessed manna of compensation in a wilderness of woe, noting the severe cold and imagining poetical depths if temperatures had fallen further.
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Troy
American Bell Telephone Company Directors Report
The annual report to stockholders shows increasing prosperity and profitability for the company. It notes that licensees have expanded their plant significantly and indicates strong growth across the network.
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American Bell Telephone Company
Portrait for Bishop Ignites Money Talk in Diocese
The article reviews subscriber earnings and expenditures with emphasis on a $3000 portrait of the Bishop of Chichester. It notes clergy in the diocese surviving on a fraction of that sum. General Boulang er offers to return to France for court martial, hinting at fear of being forgotten.
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Chichester
Obituary of John S. Farlow Praises Civic Duty in Boston
In Boston the obituary of John S. Farlow honors a sagacious merchant and railway manager whose public spirit and philanthropy supported reform and good government. The piece recalls his rise from grocer to East India and China trade, his humane treatment of all customers, and his later rail ventures, ending with reflections on floral tributes at King's Chapel burying ground and a satirical aside about offers from merchants.
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John S. Farlow
High Street
Pearl Street
Athenæum
Fort Hill
Boston
Daniel Webster
China
Farlow
King’s Chapel
Probate
Queen Victoria and Beatrice Sail for Cherbourg to Aix
The Queen and Princess Beatrice departed for Cherbourg yesterday in sunny Channel weather en route to Aix les Bains. Mme Alboni recently celebrated her 74th birthday in Paris performing The Prophet aria with notable force. Robert Louis Stevenson, in Samoa, is said to have found new inspiration among Pacific island locals during his travels.
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Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Cherbourg
Aix-les-Baims
Mme Alboni
Cours-la- Reine
Paris
Mme. Alboni
Fidel
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Mr. Stevenson
Color Blindness in Seamen Report to the Marine Conference
W T Sampson of the Naval Academy argues that US delegates urged mandatory visual and color blindness testing for all seamen and officers, including those on enrolled vessels. He notes the need to prevent color impairment from endangering safety at sea and defends the conference’s provisions against misinterpretation.
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United States
W. T. Sampson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Sampson
Museum of Fine Arts seeks $15,000 annual fund
The museum notes that about $1000 has been received since the last Post announcement, raising the annual subscription fund to $12,576. Trustees urge all friends to help reach the $15,000 goal as many last year’s subscribers remain unaccounted for.
All Sorts and Spring Weather Reflections
A collection of short musings on public figures and topics. Mentions Mr Gladstone's many axes to grind and a politician named Mudd needing to live down his career. Notes the American School at Athens gaining excavation approval at Platea and Jamaica considering a future exposition. Ends with a playful riff on spring forays and recurring snow.
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Gladstone
Mudd
Athens
Platea
Jamaica
Choice of a Profession by Charles E. Smith in Cambridge
Mr Charles E Smith president of the New York Chamber of Commerce spoke on Business at Lever Hall Cambridge describing the history and value of subsidies for ocean trade He argued that success comes from integrity intelligence and effort noting that England subsidizes shipping while the United States lags in steamship capacity banking and transport and that educated graduates generally fare well in the long run
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Lever Hall
Cambridge
Charles 8. Smith
New York Chamber of Commerce
Christ
Ivor
Joseph
Venice
Florence
America
Columbus
Alexander Hamilton
Robert Peel
John Bright
Richard Cobden
Gambetta
United States
England
North Atlantic
Europe
France
Havre
New York
Germany
Vancouver Island
China
Japan
Buenos Ayres
Quiet Salem wedding ties Pollock and Roberts daughter
A quiet ceremony occurred at 5 PM as Edward J. Pollock, a prominent express man, married Miss Annie F., daughter of Stephen Roberts, with Rev. A. Rogers officiating. The couple will reside on Norman Street.
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Salem
Srediay
Edward J. Pollock
Express
Annie F
Stephen Roberts
A. (. Rogers
Norman Street
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Dvorak
K. L. Wheipley
MacDowell
Harriet Whittier
Louise May
Arthur Foote
B. L. Whelpley
Whelpley
Mozart
Rae
Boston Post Post Publishing CO
Milk
Washington Street
Haston Post
Newport
Baltimore
Cushing
MR. Balfour
Massachusetts Navy
Museum OF Fine Arts
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Longwind
Blue
Lawrence American
Mississippi
White House
Indianapolis
Detroit
Comitan Mill
Signor Lanciani
Venus
Pollock—Roberts
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