Centennial echo in Paris Exposition and American influence
The piece links the 1789 Paris Centennial Exposition with the American Revolution's impact on French popular rights. It notes Lafayette and Washington, contrasting American constitutional aims with the violent French path, and explains English reaction, Burke, Fox, and the broader social roots separating Franco American revolutions.
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Paris
France
Versailles
New Republic
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England
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Chatham
Quay and Prohibition War Highlighted by Pittsburgh Opera of Power
The piece traces Senator Quay’s shifting stance on prohibition, alleging attempts to sway Pennsylvania policy with large brewer contributions. It contrasts Quay's tactics with those used in Harrison’s era, and mentions New York and Wanamaker as potential fundraisers. A wider context critiques plutocratic methods and connects the debate to Bishop Potter’s Centennial sermon.
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Porter
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Quay
Commonwealth
Quayy
Christopher Magee
Pittsburg
Harrison
Brewers’ Legislative Committee
Republican Party
New York Times
Haarrison
Advisory Committee
Wanamaker
Post Office
Potter
D'Angelis Pupils Shine Amid Encore Pleas at Hall
A large audience filled Association Hall last night for Mme. d Angelis piano and vocal lessons results. Several pupils performed with Miss Lucie Tucker praised for her contralto range and artistic delivery. The small orchestra under John Mullally played well though some pitch slips occurred. The piece closed with encore after encore as the sixteenth season ends with Boylston Club concert tonight. ARTHUR WELD.
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Mme. D’angelis
Association Hall
Lucie Tucker
John Mullally
Boston Post Publishing Terms and Schedule Note
The fragment lists subscription terms and publication notes for the Boston Post. It mentions durations such as One Year and Six Months, weekly Friday issues, and states that publication is second class matter. Payment instructions direct checks and money orders to the Post Publishing Company and warn that money is sent at the sender's risk.
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Eee Ccse
Post Publishing Company
Appointments to Civil Service Commission Praised
Boston news notes the May 8, 1889 appointment of Thompson and Roosevelt to the civil service commission. Thompson, Cleveland's pick, is praised for competence and reform ties. Roosevelt, a partisan but not a spoilsman, is seen as a strong associate of Lyman and a voice for better methods despite past machine experience.
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Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
Reform
Blaine Harrison
Cleveland
Edgerton
New York
Lyman
Chandler on reform and patience in national advance
The Washington correspondent of the Traveller quotes Senator Chandler saying a great reform cannot be achieved quickly and that those seeking offices cannot expect miracles in two months. He notes some complaints but urges Republicans to be patient and reasonable as reforms unfold. The President has made major progress in two months, though some individuals may complain, the spoilsmen cause remains well established.
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Curtis
Washington
the Traveller
Senator Chandler
Chandler
Parnell admits misstatement over Irish societies reignites doubts
The London Times report shows Charles Stewart Parnell admitting he misstated the existence of secret Irish societies to the House of Commons in 1881. He now says ribbons societies rather than secret societies existed, a clarification that may ease a grave accusation but leaves questions about his candor in the matter.
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Parnell
London Times
Ireland
House of Commons
Richard Webster
Parnell Admission Triggers Shifting English Public Mood
English liberals and journals avoid taking a stance after Mr Parnell admitted to misleading the House. The New York Evening Post notes the admission reveals Irish leader misreading English opinion and hints at a public rebound against any lack of scruple.
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Par“Nell
Bold Niagara Falls power bill sparks Albany push
A sweeping Albany measure aims to grant Niagara Falls use for electricity and other power. It permits cofferdams to divert the river while machinery is installed below the falls, intending to convert the falls into a large scale manufacturing plant. The bill has received favorable committee reports in both New York houses.
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Albany
Niagara Falls
New York
Legislative talk on public lands and naval tours
The legislature debates costly public land reservations and questions giving the falls area to private speculation. A plan for a world cruise by new ships Chicago Boston Atlanta and Yorktown is proposed but criticized. A home tour of the vessels to boost civic interest is suggested as a practical alternative.
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Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Yorktown
New York
Queenstown
North Sea
Baltic
St. Petersburg
France
Spain
Mediterranean
India
China
Suez Canal
France's 1789 Revolution and Its Enduring Legacy
A historical reflection on the 1789 French Revolution outlining causes such as aristocratic privilege and feudal oppression, the summoning of the Estates General, and the rise of Napoleon. It notes the period’s violence, the shift toward republican rule, and the lasting pride and gratitude of the French people for achieving a constitutional republic through a dramatic upheaval.
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Louis XVI
Versailles
Napoleon
France
Artists and collectors form to end art duty
A coalition of artists plans an organization to abolish the 30 percent tariff on foreign works of art. Kenyon Cox said the majority of U S artists favor the movement, arguing the tax harms buyers and does not aid production. He noted the group aims to educate the public on the issue and win support.
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Kenyon Cox
New York Tribune
Nationalist magazine and Bellamy reforms in 1889
The Nationalist promotes Bellamy's Looking Backward ideas through clubs in major cities and a monthly magazine advocating the nationalization of industry and brotherhood. It notes contributors like Higginson Hale Schindler and Gronlund, and singles out equality of livelihood as central, while criticizing vague aims and urging more concrete steps.
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Chetopa
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Hamilton Place
Boston
Prolific Portraiture in May Magazine of Art
May issue highlights Narcisse Virgilio Diaz as a Barbizon master with wood engravings, Ford Madox Brown self portraits, and an entertaining Grosvenor Gallery piece on eighteenth century subjects. James Dow profiles Kepplestone Portrait Gallery featuring self portraits by Leighton Israels Sargent Luke Fildes Breton and Du Maurier, plus an illustrated theatre scenery article.
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Magazine OF Art
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Ford Madox Brown
Grosvenor Galery
Gowler
Reynolds
Lady Hamilton
Euphrosyne
George Romney
Lowndes Stone
Gainsborough
James Dow
Kepplestone Portrait Gallery
Sir Frederick Leighton
Josef Israels
John
Sargent Luke Fildes
Jules Breton
George du Maurier
John Millais
Centennial at Versailles Arrives in Dramatic Parade
Paris dispatch describes a packed Versailles crowd for President Carnot's visit with trains and roadways crowded by ticketed spectators. The noble palace backdrop drew a diverse crowd as the president appeared at the Neptune fountain around five, triggering wild cheers and a brief chaotic crush.
Harvard Spring Meeting Sets New Records in Field Events
Harvard athletes at Holmes field report a chilly but productive afternoon with new marks. E A Bailey lowered the two mile bicycle record to 6m 1s, and R G Leavitt raised the pole vault record to 10ft 4in. Bodley won the 220 yard hurdles, Greenleaf led early in the bicycle race but Bailey finished strong. Other events saw Williams, Downs, Endicott, and Dodge among winners as Harvard captures multiple titles.
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Harvard Athletic Association
Holmes Field
Harvard
E. A. Bailey
R. G. Leavitt
E. B. Bodley
L. S
A. S. Walcott
K. Brown
W. B. Greenleaf
R. H. Davis
Lee
J. E. How
C. T. R. Bates
R. RK. Endicott
E._ Sturgis
F. W. Burlingham
A. H. Williams
C. A. Davenport
H. Downs
Williams
Downs
Davenport
H. R. Allen, Jr
H.F. Grant
J. L. Dodge
G. L. Batchelder
G. W. Priest
Grant
Dodge
Priest
F. B. Lord
J. P. Lee
E. C. Moen
O. K. Hawes
Harvard Bicycle Club
F.G. Brown
J.P. Clark
E. Clark
J. W. Schaefer
W. D. Frost
L. Foster
G. H. Herriott
R. I. McLaren
W. Windle
F. G. Brown
J. P. Clark
Rk. W. Holmes
F. A. Delabarre
P. Davis
L. J. Webster
F. Forbes
R. Thayer
A. W. Porter
R. M. Atwater
I. R. Kimball
S. L. Crowell
W. B. Greanleaf
J. M. Weissman
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E. F. Rogers
T. Barron
R. W. Holmes
G. Hendee
E. W. Bailey
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Doane
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Union
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Yale
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Cambridge
Lyceum Hall
VALUABLE TROTTERS BURNED IN KY FIRES CITIES
Fire across Kentucky and nearby states destroys stables and buildings. Captain T E Moores Cedars stock farm near Shawhan reports horses lost including Twilight Wilkes Bourbon Bismarck Bismarck Pilot Johnson Von Wilkes Kentucky Hambletonian Bourbon Mark and several others totaling large sums. Incidents also include New London West Mystic Lynn Wishchester Hopson Malden and several towns with widespread losses from fires in Michigan Ohio and Connecticut. Continuous blazes threaten timber and farms with substantial uninsured losses noted in multiple communities.
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Lilly
Perfection
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Conn
Clift & Tribble
West Mystic
Fenner Cradle Company
Lynn
Fire Department
Fayette Street
Patrick Connors
Wistchester
N. Y
Watson Bownes
Waldron
Lockport
Jackson Lumber Company
Findlay
Beaver Dam
Here
Malden
Harriet Pierrepont
Salem Street
Cleveland
Midland
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Gladwin
Osceola
Fish Will Be A Free Man In New York Prison Release
Auburn May 7 James D Fish ex president of the defunct Marine Bank of New York will be freed from the state prison on Saturday under a commutation of a ten year sentence He is reported in good health and penniless at 76 years old with no money to his name upon release or to begin anew.
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Marine Bank of New York
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Arthur Sullivan
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Southend
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Charlie
Papa
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Maud
New York Sun
Egypt Exploration Fund gifts to Boston from Bubastis
The sixth annual London meeting of the Egypt Exploration Fund praised American support and announced gifts for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Amelia B Edwards proposed sending a red granite Hathor-head capital, a colossal king statue fragment, a lotus-bud capital, a bas-relief slab from Osorkon II, and two Hathor temple reliefs from Terraneh, dating from Dynasty IV to the Ptolemaic period.
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London
Academy
John Fowler
White
United States
Henry Howorth
M.P
Tell Basta
United States of America
Egypt
Amelia B. Edwards
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Bubastis
British Museum
Osorkon II
Hathor
Ptolemy Soter
Terraneh
Termathis
F. Llewellyn Griffith
America
Terrenah
Miss Edwards
Stuart Poole
Peole
Parisians Tour as Bou langer Fate and Other Oddities
A collage of light, witty items from late 19th century humor columns. It notes Paris as festive with Bou langer’s fate uncertain, mentions Adler Porter and Carnot, and cites ephemeral quips from Texas Siftings and The Epoch about nursery talk, centennial banter, and restaurant gimmicks in New York.
Personal notices of engagements and travel abroad
Mr. Henderson an American student in Berlin becomes engaged to Baron von Bunsen's granddaughter. Joseph Chamberlain plans a Saturday dinner for Endicott, father of Mrs. Chamberlain, visiting Manchester. Mrs. Burnett reveals bread and butter as her favorite food. Oscar Fay Adams of Cambridge sails from New York next Thursday aboard the State of Nebraska for Glasgow, then visits Bath and Winchester to research a Jane Austen biography.
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Berlin
Baron von Bunsen
Joseph Chamberlain
Endicott
Chamberlain
Manchester
Burnett
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