Notable Americans, fortunes, and a forgotten queen center 1880s chatter
A New York socialite owns twenty seven carriages while Harvard candidates and Boston clergymen gain fresh recognition. Davy Crockett kin and a 112 year old Ballard county man recall frontier days. Pennsylvania oil fortunes top millions since 1879 and 1830. The ex Queen of Hanover, living in Europe near Gmunden, marks seventy with a torchlit procession and royal greetings.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Royal Society of Antiquaries
Edinburgh
William C. Winslow
Boston
C. G. Beaman
Law Firm
Evarts, Choate & Beaman
Harvard Club
Harvard University
N. Y. Tribune
James McMullin
Ballard County
Davy Crockett
McMullin
Pennsylvania
William Phillips
Newcastle
Vandegrift
Pittsburg
Hanover
Europe
Gmunden
Duke of Cumberland
Ship News Placement Hinted on Page Three
The notice indicates the Ship News feature will appear on page three, while Sixth and Seventh pages will carry related materials. This departmental cue outlines where readers should look for maritime updates and shipping notices in the upcoming issue.
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Ship News
Senate approves international copyright bill by large margin
Boston Post reports the national Senate passed the international copyright bill 35 to 10, defeating the amendment exempting periodicals. If the House moves similarly, friends of the measure may see success. At a legislative hearing, advocates warned that granting $10,000 to the Good Shepherd from public funds would set a dangerous precedent, despite the institution's good work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Senate
Committee On Finance
House of the Good Shepherd
Darwin E. Ware
Geordr S. Hale
Public debate on fisheries treaty urged by press
The writer urges open discussion of the fisheries treaty, arguing senators seek secrecy to hide a weak, selfish opposition. The delay has let the public learn the treaty’s practical details for the fishing industry and international intercourse, and ratification is sound policy.
Parnell Warns Against Plan of Campaign Ties
Mr Parnell declares that he would have opposed the plan of campaign if not ill and argues it was inimical to the national situation. He dissociated the league and Nationalist party from the plan, hoping to blunt the papal rescript’s impact while urging moderation among Irish agitators. The piece also notes New York Senate action on trusts, criticizing its late, limited scope and lack of protection for the public.
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Parnell
Eighty Club
London
League
Nationalist Party
New York Senate
State Antitrust Proposal Praised as Model Legislation
The measure aims to curb restraints on production and price fixing of life necessities and prohibits pooling of interests by trustees. Corporations face charter forfeiture while individuals may be punished as misdemeanants. The author calls it a strong model should political conditions allow.
The Coleman Failure and Tariff Reform Debates
The Coleman firm of San Francisco traces its collapse to borax assets and a proposed tariff duty. Critics link the failure to protectionist policy, citing failed ventures in canned goods and fruit, and warn that a monopoly could profit from high home-market duties. The piece notes Liberal defections and Chamberlain's possible party realignment amid ongoing Conservative reconciliation efforts.
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William T. Coleman & Co
San Francisco
Congress
Coleman
New York Sun
California
Korax
Nevada
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Pacific Coast
Mediterranean
The
New York Tribune
A Coy Politician in Liberal Struggles in Parliament
The piece notes Gladstone’s vigorous Liberal leadership since Easter recess but challenges the notion he is discouraged. It argues that numbers decide, with coercion failing to keep Unionists aligned, and while Churchill and some Conservatives show sympathy, Salisbury still commands a solid majority for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Goscuen
GroveGe Trevelyan
Mr. Gladstone
Sir William Harcourt
Gladstone
New York Herald
Lord Ranvdolru Churchill
Lord Salisbury
Elevated roads not to be built in Boston streets
A legislative committee report urges against elevated street railways in Boston citing New York troubles, property sun loss, and street clutter. It favors surface or electric options, condemns monopolies, and urges accountability for damages while noting improvements by the Minas and West End lines and new Beacon Street connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee
Boston
New York
West End
Massachusetts
The Government of Society and Tyranny of Fashion
A reflective piece on social hierarchy in small towns and cities, arguing that fashion tyranny creates invisible social lines. It contrasts the rigid, exclusive “government of the few” in smaller locales with the more complex social dynamics in large cities and the evolving problems in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raven Walpo Emerson
Great Cryptogram draws admiration for craft and patience
Critics praise Mr Donnelly's industry and ingenuity in The Great Cryptogram even as Labouchere notes the pretentious theory may fail to win converts. Few readers will persist through its thousand pages of coincidences, leaving most of mankind unconvinced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hose
Mr. Donnelly
Labouchere
Boulangérs Latest Book Pushes Militarist Ascendancy
The wavering Boulangér movement may fade in France unless he sustains his appeal. His new book on the German invasion distributes two and a half million copies, aiming to keep his name before the public and to advocate military supremacy led by General Boulangér.
New York to Get Another Combination Theatre
A new theatre is planned in New York, described as a combination house. It will serve as an extra stopping point for traveling companies unless operated to emphasize a particular class of plays, potentially limiting its impact on the current city drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CuriousBoston Gymnasts and the Great House Site Discovery
In Back Bay a small group sails toy ships by a basin while a reader notes human passion for quirky hobbies and unique talents. Boston antiquarian James F Hunnewell confirms findings locating the 1629 30 Great House in Charlestown square near Waverley House and suggests the building burned during the June 17 1775 Bunker Hill attack, tracing its varied uses through time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Hunnewell
Old
Charlestown
Charlestown Square
Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay
New England
Koonewell
Hunnewell
Frothingham
Waverley House
SONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DINNER AT PARKER HOUSE
A sparse New Hampshire gathering at the Parker House featured about forty men including Charles Levi Woodbury General Fraser N B Bryant George W Grover J L Seward John C Linehan and H E Chamberlain. Colonel Linehan gave an essay on General John G Foster as Woodbury praised New Hampshire’s war heroes and a Catskills excursion was proposed for under thirty dollars per person with new members elected Edward A Seymour Eliot B Hodge William W Hill Benjamin F Cutter Herbert W Kittredge Durward Adams and Rosecrans W Pillsbury.
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New Hampshire
Parker House
Granite State
Charles Levi Woodbury
Fraser
N. B. Bryant
George W. Grover
Mr. Woodbury
James W. Clark
Bryant
Kent
Danforth
Catskills
Edward A. Seymour
Keene
Eliot B. Hodge
Plymouth
N. H
William W. Hill
Boston
Benjamin
Newton Theological Students Anniversary Exercises Begin
Newton Theological Institution opened its anniversary events with morning examinations. A 4 p.m. address by Professor E B Andrews of Brown University, and later alumni remarks by Rev Noah Hooper and others, noted a decline in Christian numbers but faith in growth. An evening talk on Clerical Wit by Professor William Mathews followed by Mozart Male Quartet performances.
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Newton Theological Institution
Association Hall
E. B. Andrews
Brown University
Cornell
S. H. Caldwell
Hovey
Noah Hooper
H. C. Barnes
J. Haynes
P. 8
Moxom
G. TH. ‘Whittemore
Cambridge
Baptist Chapel
William Mathews
Ll.d
Boston
Knowles Rhetorical Society
Skelton
Dean Swift
Sidney Smith
Mozart
Congregational Church
Appalachian Club Meeting Highlights Explorations and Yellowstone Ramble
At the Appalachian Mountain Club monthly session at the Institute of Technology Mr W H Peek read a paper on his 1887 Pilot range exploration. Later Miss Annie H Kinder detailed her Yellowstone ramble so vividly that one could imagine traveling through the park.
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Appalachian Mountain Club
Institute of Technology
W. H. Peek
Pilot Range
Annie H. Kinder
Yellowstone National Park
Boylston Club Delivers Varied Concert at Music Hall
The Boylston Club gave the penultimate season concert at Music Hall with a large audience. New pieces included May Song by Arthur W Thayer and The Will o the Wisp by Louis Maas, joined by familiar works like Ave Maria and Finland Love Song. Miss Olive Mead violinist and Charles E Tinney baritone contributed, and the Emmanuel Church and Harvard College choirs aided. The chorus showed strong voices though with some movement uncertainty, but several numbers conveyed color and spirit. The glee introducing the boy choir stood out for its grace and melody with notable performances by the soloists and the instrumentalist. Miss Mead performed with skill and expression for a young player.
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Boylston Club
Music Hall
Arthur W. Thayer
Louis Maas
Alfred Gaul
Jack Frost
Olive Mead
Vieuxtemp
Saraste
Charles E. Tinney
Emmanuel Church
Harvard College
Sullivan
Gaul
Schumann
Strauss
Orchestral Club Concert Close Fourth Season in Boston
The Boston Orchestral Club gave its third and closing concert of the fourth season at Association Hall last evening. The program included Schubert Overture Rosamunde, Gounod Cavatina io Possente, Grieg melodies for strings, Schumann Two Grenadiers, Saint-Saëns March Herodique, and a Saint-Saëns finale. The ensemble shows marked improvement under Mr Listemann and Mr Chadwick, though not yet at professional level. Mr Lamson sang with taste and flexibility, pleasing the audience. Train noise from passing locomotives briefly disrupted the enjoyable evening. The club announces a fifth season starting in October, with plans for a mixed chorus of sixty voices. Membership by nomination through associate members is detailed, with applications directed to the secretary at 17 Congress street.
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Orchestral Club
Boston Orchestral Club
Association Hall
Schubert
Faust
Gounod
Lamson
Grig
Chadwick
Grieg
Saint- Saéns
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Theodore Lyman
Rollins Morse
RH. D. Bolt
Aug. Flaye
Clara Endicott
F. H. Peabody
Robert G. Shaw
Congress Street
Last Symphony Concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will close its season with two Wagner programs at Music Hall. Fr Lilli Kalisch Lehmann and Paul Kalisch star as soloists in Friday's matinee and Saturday's evening performance. Highlights include overture and duets from Parsifal and Die Meistersinger, plus Siegfried's death and the closing scene from Götterdämmerung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Music Hall
Lilli Kalisch-Lehmann
Herr Paul Kalisch
Rostov
The Bostonians at Boston Theatre Benefit Sale Demand
Seats for H. A. M Glewen's benefit at the Boston Theatre sold quickly as the company opened a home engagement presenting Suppé's Fatinitza with Miss Marie Stone Miss Agnes Huntington and actors Karl Barnabee Ricci and Frothingham in the cast. Over the next week the company will perform Mignon The Poachers and Fra Diavolo.
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H. A. M'Glewen
Boston Theatre
Suppé
Fatinitza
Marie Stone
Agnes Huntington
Messrs
Karl
Barnabee
Ricci
Frothingham
Odd Dispatches Sparked by Gossip Across Cities
A collage of brief items notes fashion writers favoring shot silk, political bets on the presidential race, Chicago gas prices, a Utica girls baseball club, a dime novelist’s mass Indian killings, Bandmann critiques, Miss Minna Irving’s tiny foot, Moorish quarrels, Daly’s theater quips, New York cash boys trips, Philadelphia child welfare practices, and a London press interaction with Matthew Arnold on Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Robert T. Lincoln
Gresham
Chicago
Utica
N. Y
United States Army
Hartford Post
Mugwump
Daniel Bandmann
Kansas City
Mr. Bandmann
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Chicago News
Minna Irving
Tarrytown
America
New York
United States
Othello
Muley Hasso
Chicago Herald
Daly’s
Detroit Free Press
Cash Boys
Philadelphia
Matthew Arnold
Duke of Marliborough
London
Hammersly
Public tariff reform issue heads to the people
In the current commentary the public increasingly demands substantial tariff reduction and reform. Evidence is strong, and the issue will test Randall men whether they yield. Cleveland's clear policy on the subject and his nomination will push the tariff question into the spotlight regardless of House actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Cleveland
Times
Ind
Outrage over Mills tariff impacts borax trade
A Boston Herald linked critique repeats the Mills tariff outrage asserting the tariff harms a California borax concern with $2,000,000 tied to speculation and a broader charge that the bill endangers labor and large capital interests, comparing to John Roach’s government contract loss and signaling imminent risk to the “crusts.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
California
John Roach
Boston Herald
Obituary notes Mahlon Sands and Professor Leone Levi
Obituary mentions Mahlon Sands born 1840 in New York, partner in A B Sands & Co., later retired, secretary of the American Free Trade Union, Knickerbocker Club founder, married twice with three children, spent time in England and continental travel. Also notes Professor Leone Levi born 1821 in Italy, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce founder, author of major economic works, received Swiney prize and other honors, and contributed to codification of British commercial law.
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Mahlon Sands
Rotten Row
London
New York
A. B. Sands
American Free Trade Union
Knickerbocker Club
Mr. Sands
R. B. Mintur
Hartpence
Levi P. Moran
England
Sands
Prince of Wales
America
Leone Levi
F.S.A
Italy
Liverpool
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
London Society of Art and College of Physicians
Austria
Prussia
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Post Publishing CO. Publishers
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Worvccer
Gotham
Bayards
Bath
Beau Nasu
Duchess of
Abigails
Robert Long
Josselyn
Samuel Long
Ebenezer Breed
Bunnewell
Charles Street
Beacon
Arlington Streets
Marlboro Street
Back Bay
Beacon Street
Taverner
OF “Society
Back Bay Park
Mr. Burgess
Jersey
Newton Theological Students
Appalachian Club
Bostonians
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