Forres Bill Gains New England Merchants Backing
Despatches to Republican organs in this city concede unexpected strength to the bill proposed by Hon John M Forres opposing the subsidy scheme of the committee on merchant marine and fisheries. It is found that Forres has substantial support among New England merchants who favor free ships over subsidies with practical experience guiding judgment.
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John M. Forres
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Forres
New England
Republican Party
Congress
Mr. Fores
Kansas Farmers Rebuke Senator Ingalls Over Farm Policy
The Topeka Farmers Alliance adopts a resolution denouncing Senator Ingalls after eighteen years in the Senate. It states constituents cannot point to a single agricultural measure he championed and pledges not to support any candidate who backs his reelection. The move signals mounting political trouble for Ingalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls
Kansas
Iowa
Allison’s
Conference of the
Farmers’ Alliance
Topeka
Joan J. Tngalls
United States Senate
Rockwelluw bill aims at desertion with pay withholdings
The proposal would retain 34 monthly from new enlistments in year one, creating a strong incentive for faithful service. It also supports a three year end discharge option and raises rations to improve comfort for soldiers who are already well fed, while noting variance if a commander lacks concern for his men.
New York Welfare Law Faces Repeal Fight Over State Labor Wages
The New York Legislature debates repealing a year old law setting day labor wages at two dollars. Proponents cite a 70 percent rise in state labor costs and a $600,600 annual canal expense increase, while general wages remain unaffected, shifting tax burdens to non state payroll workers. The repeal appears likely to advance in the upcoming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Court to decide fate of reporter who hid in jury room
The New York reporter faces possible contempt punishment after secretly entering the jury room during deliberations in the Flack case. An order to show cause was issued on DA request, returnable today, with one counsel arguing the World city editor may bear responsibility for publishing the jury proceeding report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flack
The
World
New “York
Contempt in Jury Room and Fire Department Report Raised
A Boston jury room controversy centers on a reporter accused of contempt for disobeying instructions and publishing details of the jury proceedings. The district attorney plans to pursue action as a test of press accountability. Separately, a Board of Fire Commissioners report to the Common Council lauds department discipline and equipment while recommending a permanent, citywide call force and noting department efficiency.
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Board of Fire Commissioners
Boston
Lime Trust Rumors Stir Maine Builders and Rockland
A Maine tariff dispute linked to lime kilns in Rockland prompts warnings of a private lime trust. Reportedly supplying U S builders with lime at profits, Rockland manufacturers may expand prices and curb competition across the state line in New Brunswick.
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New England
Rockland
Dinglrey
Congress
United States
Maine
New Brunswick
Dingley
Blaine
Building Trades
Massachusetts
Dinglery
Boston Daily Advertiser
Lime Trust
Mary Isesruxova Sentenced To Siberia For Letter
Mary Isesruxova, author of a Paris written letter described as threatening, is sent to Siberia as a political prisoner. She planned exile in Paris, sending a copy to Mr. Keemann, hoping the gesture would spur Russian enfranchisement. The piece blends political martyrdom with a note on new gunpowder and camphor price impacts.
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Mary Isesruxova
Ing
Siberia
Paris
Keemnan
Russia
Spelling Reform Debate in U S Printing Policy
A House hearing may consider a proposal to mandate phonetic American spelling for government publications. Critics say the reform is motivated by patriotism and aims to reduce costs, while supporters push to free English from British norms and standardize a distinct American system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Printing
Washington
House
United States
England
Restoring Shakespeare Church Sparks Debate on Vandalism Risks
An old Stratford on Avon church is being "restored" for a June opening festival, likened to painting a masterpiece. The plan aims to brighten brasses and sand-paper the bust of Shakespeare, but questions arise about potential vandalism and damage during the restoration process.
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Stratford-on-Avon
Slow but sure Berates Lobbyists and Treasury Raiders
The speaker, denouncing Congress, accuses lobbyists of constant activity and claims that every body is seeking riches from the Treasury. They compare supporters of extensive welfare bills to demagogues from Warren’s era and warn that raiders are ubiquitous, alarming the Ledger with their uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury
Warren
Goats Hair Taxed as Wool Despite By-Product Status
A large import of goats hair for plastering is treated as wool by customs officials due to wool-like prominences on the fibre scale. Though a by-product from hides and not from cows, the hair will be taxed as wool, increasing plastering costs for every square yard.
New York Tribune Editor Visit Sparks Paris Peace Image
Mr. Waiter Rey, editor and Harrison’s minister to France, returns briefly to America and tells the New York Herald he was surprised by the Parisians’ peaceable nature. He notes Americans often misperceive France, contrasting Tribune office heat with the boulevards’ calm.
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Waitelaw Rey
The
New York Tribune
Harrison
France
New York Herald
Tribune
McKinnery tariff debate targets quinine tax stance
The McKinnery tariff bill proposes a ten percent duty on drugs of barks and beans, including quinine. Formerly a twenty percent duty enabled wealth for a domestic combine at fevers, dubbed a blood tax, now largely erased. The committee hints at restoring half of it under protection rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinnery
Ways and Means Committee
Department of Agriculture Endorses Supply and Demand Truth
The Department of Agriculture declares it futile to defy the law of supply and demand. It notes earlier administration practices contradicted this truth but now recognizes it. The statement urges cessation of advice encouraging people to lift themselves by their bootstraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
German Emperor Wears Naval Uniform as Honorary Admiral
The German Emperor is described as having a naval turn of mind, wearing the uniform of his honorary admiralcy in the British navy whenever possible. It is noted that his grandmother, made an honorary colonel in the German army, does not return the compliment.
Crinkle Calls Dary Production Merrymaking Horse Play
A critic, NYM CRINKLE, refuses the label madrigal for Mr. Dary's latest work and admits it amounts to sheer merrymaking. Interpreted plainly, the piece is described as horse play rather than a serious composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nym Crinkle
Mr. Dary
New York
Personal updates from New South Wales and Washington
Henry George is lecturing in New South Wales. The Hon. 8. J. Randall can attend to correspondence and hopes to resume duties in Congress soon. Dr. William Everett will sail aboard the Etruria tomorrow for several months away after a severe grippe season.
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Henry George
New South Wales
J. Randall
Congress
William Everett
Etruria
Grippe
The Charm of Miss Guiney's Letters
A Boston Post note on Louise Imogen Guiney's London letters exposes a refined mode of English prose. The writer admires her grace, living speech, and evocative London scenes, comparing her to Elia and The Complete Angler while praising the autumnal color she lends 19th century letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. ¥. Independent
Louise Imogen Guiney
London
Boston Post
Browning
Old Abbey
Elia
Fire lines permit access with new badge plan in Boston
A Boston editorial laments not receiving a badge to enter fire lines while officers and reporters gain access. It praises a red flag entrance system and hopes for a courteous doorkeeper to ease access for proper persons amid fire scenes. The note also discusses James Jeffrey Roche’s April Atlantic Monthly poem At Sea about a Navy officer lost at Samoa and links it to classic elegies by Tennyson and Milton.
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Tires
Shavye
Boston
New York
James Jeffrey Roche
Atlantic Monthly
Atlantic
United States Navy
Samoa
Arthur Henry Hallam
Tennyson
Milton
Lycidas
Roche
Edward King
John King
Ireland
Christ’s College
Cambridge
Chester
Massachusetts Urges Compromise In National Debates
In a Worcester Spy editorial the Massachusetts readership is urged to accept give and take in national policy. The piece argues residents should not expect to receive every preference and acknowledges that other states may view certain choices as harmful to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Worcester
Home Market Club Tainted by Free Trade Heresy
The Home Market Club of Boston is described as tainted by the view against free trade. The piece notes that imposing a duty on raw hides would be unwise, arguing hides and wool are produced domestically as well. The writer urges consistency in logic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Market Club
Boston
Providence Journal
Ind
Assistant Secretary Sought Amid Navy Dept Expansion
The Navy Department faces continued workload growth from eight years of steel fleet construction. An assistant secretary is urged to handle routine business, easing the secretary’s burdens as the bureau system distributes duties but cannot cover all routine tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Department
Washington
War Department
N. Y. Times
Ind
Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Young Man in Massachusetts
The Boston Advertiser laments Democratic tactics in the Massachusetts Legislature over a proposed revive of a hid es duty. It notes Republicans opposed the move and mocks the Democrats for rushing resolutions not to reflect public will but to outpace the opposition. The piece ends with a humorous hint that the Advertiser should cry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Advertiser
Massachusetts
The
Advertiser
House
N.Y
Eight freight cars derail near Keene station
Krenz N H March 27 eight loaded freight cars of a train bound east derailed near Pembertons a mile and a half west of Keene station this afternoon three went over an embankment a broken wheel caused the accident no one was injured
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Krenz
N. H
Pemberton’s
Keene Station
Von Bulow Concert Opens Noted Series at Music Hall
Dr Hans Von Bulow opened a three concert run at Music Hall with a program including Bach Fantasie and Fugue, Mozart Sonata F major, Mendelssohn variations, Schumann Carnival of Vienna, Chopin Tarantella and Polonaise. The review praises his masterful restraint, clarity, and fidelity to the music rather than virtuosic display, calling him a conservator of pianoforte art.
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von Bulow
Hans von Bulow
Music Hall
J. Leb. Bach
W. A. Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
Bulow
Dr. Biilow
Bach
Biilow
Carl Baermann
Parr
Hans von Biilow
Jess
G. L
The Cecilia's Third Concert At Music Hall
The Cecilia presented Foote Brahms and Massenet with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under B. J. Lang. Critics praised Mrs Walker and Lon Brine for Eve and Ave while noting weaker narration and fewer rehearsals.
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Cecilia
Music Hall
Foote
Brahms
Massenet
Oly
Homer
Eve
Garden of Eden
Jeune P. Nalker
Lon F. Brine
H. ©. Johnson
Walker
Ave
Adam
Lon Brine
Mr. Johnson
B. J. Lang
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Concert Aids Vincent Memorial Fund In Chickering Hall
A Chickering Hall benefit concert raised funds for the Mrs. Vincent memorial fund. Grace Van D Cook debuted after training in Paris, performing pieces by L'Asignao and Gounod. M Heinrich Schuecker of the Symphony Orchestra complemented the program with Gounod and Godfried harp pieces, while Lian Carll Smith and Adinowski impressed with voice and violin. Dr E L Davenport offered recitations and Dowacid accompanied, delivering a refined music evening.
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Vincent
M. Heinrich Schuecker
Symphony Orchesta
Music Hall
Gounod
Godfreid
Miss. Lian Carll Smith
Me. T
Witty Snips and Oddities From A Busy Page
A miscellany of quips and curios from streetcar banter to opera envy. Notes on hypnotism in surgery, Bismarck’s medal stash, and the Scribner electric railways piece. Odd anecdotes include an old Maine gentleman quitting tobacco at 91 and living to 102, plus Egyptian linen hangings and crocodile nitrate mines in Nubia.
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Berlin
Bismarck
Reichbank
Scribner
West End
W. H. Whitney
Henry M. Whitney
Jabez Crowell
Maine
Lewiston Journal
The Transformation by Austin Dobson in London Globe
Poem fragment reflecting love changing with time from pursuit and romance to home and steady affection. It traces love’s first roaming youth with vivid imagery of wings dawn and noon to later longing for hearth, porch, garden, and a forgiving heart. From a London Globe issue, attributed to Austin Dobson.
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Wien
Austin Dobson
Sale of Noyes Cobb Co paintings draws large Boston audience
An unusually large second day auction attracted savants from Providence Hartford and many New England towns to Noyes Cobb Co paintings in Boston. Notable sales included Corot landscapes and scenes by Leighton Wahlberg and Beraud with prices ranging from a few hundred to over sixteen hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noyes
Cobb & CO
Providence
R.L. Hartford
Conn
New England
Boston
Corot
Venice
Unterberger
R. Piquet
George Michel
Rawlovski
Sweden
Alfred Wahlberg
Scott Leighton
Jean Beraud
J. Francis Murphy
Daubigny
W. H
Piet
Latore
Weeks
Leon Belly
Auvergne
Pheodore
Rousseau
Portraiet
Army and Navy Gazette Military Orders and Transfers
Army orders note Lt Frank E Hobbs to Pennsylvanian Standard Steel Casting works for ordnance inspection then return. Lt Frederick S Calhoun granted disability leave until further orders. May 1, 1890 transfers: Lt Col Graham to Fifth Artillery. Lt Col Loder to First Artillery. Naval orders detach W L Cothuan from St Marys schoolship. Cmdr William M Smith on waiting orders. Lt Cmdr William H Webb leave four months. Leasne Island yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wshington
Sprcra
Frank E. Hobbs
Ordnance Department
Bethlehem
Penn
Standard Steel Casting Company
Thurlow
Frederick S. Calhoun
Fourteenth Infantry
William M. Graham
Richard Loder
W. L. Cothuan
St. Mary ’S
Marine Conference
William MM. Smith
Charleston
William H. Webb
Leasne Island
Coal Production Policy Maintains April Output
At a meeting of six major coal producers sales agents kept restriction policy. April production set at 2,009,000 tons, Jan 1 to May 1 forecast 6,200,000 tons. No price action. Corbin's idea of year round pricing appears adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Corbin
First Seals of the Season Arrive in St John’s
The Kite, first sealing vessel of the season, reaches St John’s with 11,000 prime seals. It struck seals on March 13. Also reported: the Falcon 15,000, the Vanguard 12,000, the Ranger 7,060, the Terra Nova 86,500, the Walrus 5,000, and the Walruss 1,500.
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St. John’s
N. F
Kite
Falcon
Vanguard
Ranger
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New York Senate
Japan
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Lam
Texas Siftings
Rankin
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Akhimym
Upper Egypt
South Kensimieton
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Justinian
Ralph Sadleir
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Burton Constable
British Museum
Walter Scott
Sadlehr
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