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Post Publishing Company
New York
Nassau Street
Ernest FP
Birmingham
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Ship
Cleveland targets land grabs and west reform drive
Poston DP Post reports that President Cleveland’s stance against land grabbers signals a broader crusade to curb land frauds under the desert lands act and to challenge large corporations and cattle interests. The piece praises bold action to reclaim public lands and asserts Cleveland’s leadership could influence a second term.
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Cleveland
Northern Pacific Railroad
New York excise law debate prompts reform push
Mayor Hewiry’s strict enforcement spurs public demand to change the excise law. Legislation moves to repeal the ban on selling wine or beer at concerts and theaters. Sunday hotel prohibition faces action as Assemblyman Crosby supports repeal. Public opinion moves faster in New York than Boston, with talk of funds to open the Museum of Natural History on Sundays.
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Hewiry
New York
Crosby
Boston
Board of Estimate
Museum of Natural History
Boston Metal Workers Seek Saturday Half Holiday
The movement for a Saturday half holiday among Boston area metal workers gains support. The main question is whether workers and employers can afford the pay cut. Workers note few strikes recently and contrast U S tariffs with British competitors enjoying more favorable conditions.
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Boston
Great Britain
Landlord escapes punishment in Worcester court ruling
In a Worcester police court ruling landlord Surramp of the Bay State House was not punished for supplying strong drink to Senator Jerrs's committee during a February inspection of the insane asylum. The decision rests on not creating a precedent and notes the committee members did refresh themselves with liquor in a city lacking licenses. The piece also mentions the National Opera Company's strong San Francisco success.
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Worcester
Surramp
Bay State House
Jerrs
Rurstven MurGattroyp
Twenty-first Baronet
National Opera Company plans New York opera focus next season
Mrs Thurber, driving force behind the company, states in an interview that future productions will move toward opera and away from ballet. The Academy of Music in New York is set as the scene, with reduced expenses and aims to keep costs reasonable while preserving efficiency. The sponsors remain hopeful the National Opera Company will fulfill its public promises and deliver better things ahead.
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New York World
Academy of Music In
New York
National Opera Company
Bayard Proposition Stands Firm on Fisheries Settlement
The article argues that the Bayard plan for settling Canadian fisheries disputes rests on the treaty of 1818 framework, seeks definite lines on regulations and entrance rights, and calls for release of seized vessels and compensation. It notes the administration’s openness to publication shows steadfast adherence to a just, practical settlement while Britain resists a Washington Treaty approach.
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Lord Salisbury
Ireland
Cleveland
Baya Arp
Pueps
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Puuxps
Congress
BaynArp
Canada
BayArp
Washington
The Police Signal Bill Sparks Honest Reform Debate
The article condemns a timid move to spend 75000 of Boston funds on a police signal system via a state board. It frames the act as a weak justification by officials who fear real reform, calling out party machinery and political weakness at the State House as signs of deeper rot.
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State Board of Police
Boston
State House
Disorder in Boston politics stains municipal reform goals
A political column laments Republican discouragement over municipal reform in Boston as state control weakens. It attacks the police commissioners for usurpations, cites their failed attempts to push a signal system, and warns that endorsing their actions would harm legislative principles and public governance.
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Republican Party
Board of Police
Waitcomb-Jenkinsgaye
Boston
Metropolitan Police Commissioners
Police Board
A Moral Defeat in Commons Debates on Times Libel Case
The article argues the House of Commons debate over Mr Lewis's investigation into the London Times libels ends in a moral defeat for the government. It contends the government erred by resisting a committee hearing for Mr Ditton and Mr Grapstone's critique highlights precedence as a weak shield. It notes Great Britain’s public mood could drive a Home Rule outcome and praises Mr Ripps for revising his stance on Boston boycotts.
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House of Commons
Charles Lewis
London Times
Ditton
Sir Charles Lewis
Times
Grap- Stone
House
Glapstone
London Standard
DimLon
Parnell
Gosesen
Lon
Young actor seeks to soothe Boston ire with amende honorable
The piece notes the actor’s expenditure of a small pride to soften tensions in Boston. He reflects that the supposed damning incident may affect more than local sentiment and reconsiders appearing in Boston again. He offers his service to Boston, with the amende honorable paid and a plea for public generosity.
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Boston
Rupp
Peccari
Patriotism on display in France amid Alsace Lorraine quarrel
A London Telegraph correspondent notes odd patriotic acts in Paris and beyond. Mme Theo reacts with hysteria to Berlin proposals while Mme Brinou Annt refuses to set foot on German soil. The standout gesture is painter Berne Bellecour’s bold return price claim tied to the Alsace Lorraine issue.
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France
London Telegraph
Mme
Theo
America
Paris
Berlin
Brinu Annt
M. Berne Bellecour
Alsace
Lorraine
Beacons and Burden of Emigrant Classes Discussed
The Beacon hints at distinguishing emigrants by class, proposing a $10 prize for a practical definition of “better class” versus steerage. The piece then notes imagined wartime tools like bicycle corps replacements, falconry against carrier pigeons, and even armored bloodhounds to detect or threaten outposts, evoking grim military fears.
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Beacon
Dogs and boxers spark curious city musings in Boston
A Boston writer riffs on canine behavior proving dogs show humanlike thought, from a setter’s night wander to a terrier’s nap before walks. He weighs a claim about a pugilistic nickname trend, praising personalized boxing monikers like The Belfast Spider while noting Strong Boy and The Big Fellow as less distinctive.
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Boston
Isaac Weir
Old Colony
Belfast
Weir
Wilson
Anecdotes of Johnny Lepine Highlight Old Boston Life
A letters column describes social pressure over church and political choices in Boston, recalling a Frenchman Johnny Lepine with dry humor and sharp wit. A long anecdote shows Lepine’s ignorance of reading, his debt tale, and playful misreadings, ending with Tav erner praising his quaint humor and personal grit.
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Johnny Lepine
Boston
Taverner
Mr. Lepine
Longwharf
Savannah
Lepine
Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs
Johnny
Civil service exam rules seen as advance
Current comment from the New York Mail praises the Civil Service Commission’s competitive examinations for promotion as a distinct advance and condemns favoritism. It urges resisting plutocracy, political favoritism, and war taxes for private benefit, noting diverse views within party lines and state–federal tensions.
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Civil Service Commission
N. Y. Mail
Rumor Ties Phelps to Second Spot on GOP Ticket
A World newspaper item hints that William Walter Phelps may seek the vice presidency under Blaine leading the ticket. The playful remark imagines a coordinated national slate as a “cute little family affair” in a tuneful comparison.
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William Walter Phelps
Blaine
Mr. Phelps
World
Dem
The Hope of the South: Immigration and Growth Prospects
The West built wealth through foreign immigration and the South should seize similar opportunities to develop its resources. As immigration likely rises, enterprising Southerners face a forceful prompt to act and attract new people and industry.
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South
N. Y
Dem
Duty of the Ministry and Modern Challenges
The Providence Journal editorial urges ministers to revive life through religious spirit amid worldliness. It argues true vocation lies in selfless service, warning that priests abandoning the priesthood for lower work sacrifice eternal rewards for earthly applause.
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Habor
Providence Journal
Cleveland Faithful and Civil Service Reform Support
Critics from Democrats outrun restraint claims. The Atlanta Constitution argues Democrats backed genuine civil service reform and trusted Cleveland would uphold the law and end the spoils system, praising his administration and appealing to northern conservatives for electoral backing.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Chicago
Atlanta Constitution
Dem
The Golden Legend Cantata Opens in Music Hall
The audience attendance at Music Hall last evening signaled strong interest in Sir Arthur Sullivan’s cantata The Golden Legend. The piece, first produced in Leeds in 1886, retells Longfellow’s version of the tale with Prince Henry of Hoheneck aided by Elsie. Critics praised Sullivan’s melodic craft and faithful libretto handling, while noting uneven chorus and solo singing though the performance by the Oratorio Society showed some strengths, particularly J. H. Wilson’s Lucifer and Archer’s conducting.
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Arthur Sullivan
Music Hall
Leeds
England
Longfellow
Joseph Bennett
Prince Henry of
Prine
Isse
Henry
Lisse
Salerno
Lucifer
Elsie
Angelo
Cothurnus
Wagner
Liszt
Berlioz
The
Atheneum
Sullivan
Ursula
Prince
Mephistopheles
Oratorio Society
Gertrude Luther
Miss Edmonds
Jules Jordan
Prince Henry
J. H. Wilson
Archer
Offenbach’s Widow Dies in Paris Home
The widow of Jacques Offenbach has died in her Rue Mogador apartment in Paris. Daughter of M Mitchell, she was sister to Robert Mitchell editor and former deputy. She survived by living long with feeble health after her husband and son’s deaths and witnessed much of Offenbach’s rise from his Rue Laffitte residence to the Capucines where Contes d Hoffman premiered.
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London Telegraph
France
M. Robert Mitchell
Mme. Offenbach
Rue Laffitte
Rossini
Mozart
Champs Elysées
Boulevard Des Capucines
Hoffman
New York Parodies and World News Digest
A compilation of remarks on trends from New York readers, hints of society speech patterns, and assorted notes. It covers cultural quips about dogs in Europe, politics and law, a heated Maryland debate over climate, and humor on provincial stores in Iowa. It cites Canadian fish trade, the Prince of Wales rebukes, Washington society speech quirks, and historical notes on Washington era finances. Also mentions Pontida monastery sales, Lombard memory, and Trafalgar veteran accounts, with brief journal notes on stamp collecting and Chicago literary rates.
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Schnaebeles
Elia Wheeler Wilcox
Ella
Patti
Baltimore
Canada
United States
Prince of Wales
Iowa
Druck
Drugg Stoner
Jowa
Newton
N.J
George Washington
Hartford Woollen Manufactory
America
Paris
Pontida
Lega Lombarda
Frederic Barbarossa
Bergamo
Lecco
Jacopo Sansovino
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Tobias Leer
Congress
London
Fynmore
Royal Marines
Trafalgar
Africa
Collingwood
Digby
Western Philatelist
Zymo Technic
Chicago
Chicago sNews
A Matter of Business Not of Politics
Civil Service Record argues against political appointments in railroad oversight. It recalls Clemens Herschel a civil engineer whose 1883 term expired and Governor Butler replaced him with E A Stevens. The piece contends Herschel’s warnings shaped Providence road bridge safety and asserts rail commission appointments should be practical, not political.
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Civil Service Record
Clemens Herschel
Bussey Bridge
Butler
Herschel
E. A. Stevens
Locomotive Brotherhood
Paing
Stevens
Providence Road
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