Notable 19th Century Figures Mentioned in Brief Notices
A sequence of brief notes mentions James Anthony Froude’s seventy second birthday, Arthur Nikisch sailing for Europe on May 28 and returning in September, Robert Louis Stevenson defending Father Damien, Thomas W. Palmer resigning as minister to Spain, Damrosch honeymoon plans with Carnegie’s party, Takakano Riyokichi visiting Worcester, and Professor Morse and Whitman in Clark University. It also notes invitations to the Robert E. Lee statue unveiling in Richmond, Blackmore’s horticultural controversy, and a jibe from the Fruit and Farm Review about Blackmore’s status as an author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anthony Froude
Arthur Nikisch
Europe
Robert Louis Stevenson
Father Damien
Mr. Hyde
Stevenson
Thomas W. Palmer
United States
Spain
Michigan
Morse
Salem
C. O. Whitman
Worcester
Whitman
Clark University
Robert E. Lee
Richmond
Lee
Army of Northern Virginia
G. W. Smith
Beauregard
J. E. Johnston
Jefferson Davis
Subscription Rates And Department Page References
The notice directs readers to locate subscription rates and department listings across the newspaper. The Financial Department appears on page six, Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page three.
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Ship News
Western Republican fights over party lines and international notes
Boston's May 15 1890 issue notes friction among three leading Republican papers Chicago Tribune St Louis Globe Democrat and St Paul Pioneer Press over McKinley Dill policy. It highlights Signor Crispi keeping Italy linked to the Triple Alliance and England, Croker health rumors in New York politics, and a stalled railroad stock sale bill. Indiana Farmers Alliance info disputes threaten Bureau of Statistics data, plus tariff debates and a Worcester lawmaker injury in tariff discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkson
Shepard
West
Chicago Tribune
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Paul
Signor Crispi
Chamber of Deputies
Bismarck
Austria
Germany
Balkan
England
Italy
Lord Salisbury
Signor
Crispi
Richard Croker
New York
Wiesbaden
Grant
Patrick McCann
Indiana Farmers’ Alliance
Bureau of Statistics
Harrison
Ohio Politician Defends Hides Duty Amid Tariff Debate
In Boston, Congressman Walker argues for defending a proposed duty on hides by claiming the leather industry is unprofitable and would ruin forests through bark demands. He notes shifts in stance from two years ago and criticizes party protectionism as burdensome. BurrkroWarth backs strong protection but questions overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Walker
Ohio
Boston
Home Market Club
Everett P. Wheeler
House of Representatives
Burrkrworth
Butturworth
Washington
Boston Journal
The Importers Protest Against McKinley Tariff Increases
New York merchants urge Congress to reject the McKinley tariff, reporting from April 30 sub-committees show steep duty hikes across dress goods silks and velvets embroidery and hosiery. They warn higher costs and potential job losses threaten the entire import trade and poorer consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
China
Fragmentary quote on repair time for a damaged item
A partial OCR fragment discusses the time needed to restore something after damage. It hints at lengthy effort and possible impairment, but provides no concrete details, dates, places, or identities. The readable portion stresses the challenge of returning the item to full function.
Explaining Defeat of the International Copyright Bill
A survey of how the House blocked the international copyright measure notes the half hour adjournment period for Mr Adams and the later three hour debate. It argues a biased pace favored opponents, cites the Evening Post, and claims a majority against authors’ rights. It critiques Congress for denying justice to authors and reflects on broader legal and political fights of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Evening Post
Evening Post
ApAms
Adams
Payson
Illinois
Congress
New College Songs and Amusing Global Glimpses
A collection of short reflections on social amusement and public affairs. It notes a Dublin clergyman seeking inclusion for clergy in vice regal lists and critiques lax law drafting on convict entry via Canada. Also mentions Morse misfiring on tariff arguments, Hercules, and reporters at a New York presbytery vote to exclude press presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Corton
County Kildare
Ireland
Dublin
Granary Park building plans spark city debate in Boston
In Boston’s Granary Burying Ground area a wooden shop is torn down for a single lot building tied to an Italian fruit dealer lease. The piece notes chimes at Horticultural Hall drawing crowds, streetcar congestion, and residents debating spelling reform and language usage while reflecting on local urban change and cultural shifts.
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Horticultural Hall
Tremont
School Streets
Park Street
King’s Chapel
Boston
Butterworth's Revolt Against Party Line
The Springfield Republicains notes Butterworth challenging party orthodoxy in Congress. It questions how far his stand will spread and praises him as a rare lawmaker who follows conscience despite party pressure, contrasting with others who yield to caucus authority.
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Springfield Republican
Ind
Butterworth
House
Ben Butterworth
Butterworth Speech Sparks Debate on Reciprocity and Tariffs
The Hartford Courant reports Hon. Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio spoke in committee of the whole praising reciprocity with Canada while defending protectionist principles and sharply criticizing parts of the pending tariff bill. His remarks drew Democratic applause and prompt discussion on policy.
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Hartford Courant
Rep
Benjamin Butterworth
Ohio
Butterworth
Canada
Butterworths House Talk Sparks McKinley Bill Debate
New Haven Palladium notes Congressman Butterworth’s lively but non-substantive House remarks on the McKinley tariff. The piece calls his rhetoric a bark over bite and hints at a broader critique of tariffs. It questions why either party pushes the McKinley bill amid current political upheaval and seeks a clear answer for unbiased minds.
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New Haven
Rep
Ohio
Butterworth
Ben
Canada
Union
Winter discontent over McKinley tariff sparks party rifts
The Philadelphia Press notes Mr. Butterworth in dissent against the McKinley bill for not protecting Canadian and American products and not aiding Cincinnati’s infant brewing industry. The Providence Journal flags his independence as risky to party bosses while signaling potential national prospects if he acts consistently.
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Philadelphia
Butterworth
Cincinnati
Providence Journal
Chicago hosts interstate industrial exposition in September
Two $500 prizes for oil paintings will be awarded for best landscape or marine picture and best figure painting. Entries must be American artists and painted in the last three years. A Chicago and two New York judges will select the winners. Noted critic Durand-Greville comments on Rembrandt tones and varnish, while Reginald Cleveland Coxe relocates to Gloucester. A statue unveiling in Newark honors inventor Seth Borden amid ceremonies.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
James H. Dole
New York
Reginald Cleveland Coxe
Niles Farm
Eastern Point Syndicate
Gloucester
First Strauss Concert Delights Boston Audience
A large Music Hall crowd welcomed Eduard Strauss and his Viennese orchestra with much enthusiasm and several encores. The program mixed ambitious newer pieces with familiar waltzes and showed strong dance numbers, though critics found some selections inappropriate and noted technical flaws in the orchestra and balance, urging a stronger opening program and better overall preparation. ARTHUR WELD.
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Music Hall
Eduard Strauss
America
Galop
Dohann Strauss
Germany
Bizet
Boston
Johann Strauss
Josef Strauss
Strauss
Arthur Weld
Pachmann Duo Perform Final Chickering Hall Concert
The last Pachmann concert will be given this afternoon in Chickering Hall with both Mr and Mme Pachmann. A very interesting programme has been selected. The artists will not return until next spring.
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Association Hall
Boylston Street
Harvard Boat Club
Glee Club
Banjo Club
Guitar Club
Pachmann
Chickering Hall
Mme. Pachmann
Fires destroy Eliot Hospital section in Manchester New Hampshire
May 14 1920 a nurse spotted flames at the eastern edge of Eliot Hospital Manchester NH. The L section burned gutted with $8000 loss fully insured. A patient Mrs Daniel Harriman wife of a railroad worker suffocated died in the upper L room. Nearby, forest fires in northern Wisconsin devastate Kings Bridge camps. In Norwalk Connecticut fire at Water Street damaged two allied structures. cost about $2000 insured. A third blaze on Cornhill in Boston area damages total around $500 with unknown cause.
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Manchester
N. H
New Eliot Hospital
Central Fire Station
Daniel
Harriman
Norwalk
Conn
Water Street
X. Pratt Price
Britto & Son
F. K. Pratt & Co
Bear Wanders into London Chapel During Sermon
A traveling showman's escaped bear entered a Nonconformist chapel between Barnes and Mortlake during Sunday service. Women shrieked while children cried and worshippers rushed for the door, but the bear lay calmly in the empty choir stalls until its owner arrived. The minister had just chosen the text Be not afraid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Barnes and
Mortlake
Adv
Combined inkstand pistol case burglar alarm patent
A Kentucky man patents a combined inkstand pistol case and burglar alarm. The piece adds a curious note on editors, a dollhouse purchase, census jokes, and satirical exchanges about society, fashion, and scandal from various sources.
Collect For The Ascension Day On Holy Thursday
Grant we beseech Thee O Almighty One that like as we believe Thine Only Son into the heavens to have ascension made Thither in heart and mind may we ascend to dwell continually with Him our Friend Who lives and reigns with Thee alike obeyed with the Holy Ghost world without end T. W. Parsons
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T. W. Parsons
New World’s Fair Prices and Discounts Feature
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note imagines a fair exhibit showing American prices and foreign discounts in exhibitor catalogues at Chicago. The Worcester Spy lists Charles A. Dana Grover Cleveland and Clarence A. Seward as railroad arbitration panel members, questioning their aim and acumen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charles A. Dana
Grover Cleveland
Clarence A. Seward
Worcester
Silver legislation critique under Gibbs warning
The letter from Mr. Gibbs, president of the English Bimetallic League, to Senator Jones argues that increasing silver coinage would mainly aid English industry while severing gold from U S currency. It warns such free coinage would harm U S finances and mostly benefit foreign nations, noting the silver advocates overlook this risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Jones
Gibbs
English Bimetallic League
United States
England
Providence Journal
Ind
Electric car accidents injure two men in Cambridge area
John McShay of Vine and Third streets East Cambridge slipped getting on an electric car at Shawmut avenue and Dedham street, severely cutting his face and being taken to City Hospital. James A. Good of 73 Palmer street Roxbury was struck on the shoulder by an electric car at Shawmut avenue and Hammond street, knocked down with a badly injured face and also taken to City Hospital.
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John McShay
Vine and
Third Streets
East Cambridge
Shawmut Avenue
Dedham Street
James A. Good
Palmer Street
Roxbury
Hammond Street
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Boston Post ST Publishing CO
Washington Street
Wong Ee See Eee
Post Publishing Company
Wasatnctos
Corcoran
Fifteenth Street
Joseph H. Walter
Mills
McKinley
Supreme Courts
Supreme Court
Ollendorf
Muscovy
McKinney
Stratford
Connecticut
Exzyn Morse
Josh Billings
Chaucer
Webster
MR. Butterworth
Fine Art Notes
Durand-Greville
Rembrandt
Seth Borden
Newark
Eliot
Leary
Cornhill
J. R. Ham
J. E. Fernold
J. E. Wall
Wall
Wheelwright Heirs
Kentucky
Henrik Ibsen
Mabel
Cora
Yonkers Statesman
Blowitz
Chicago Times
Washington Item
Wanamaker
Philadelphian
Lockport
N. Y
Wild West
Salifon
Ingleticheff
Cleveland
Mr. Kennan
Holbrook
Virginia
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