Chace copyright bill debated in England
London journalists and the London Chamber of Commerce challenge the Chace copyright bill saying it favors English printers over authors. Lord Randolph Churchill attacks former colleagues at Preston, accusing them of broken pledges on local government in Ireland and criticizing defence spending and finances. He resigns, arguing wasteful government spending proves incompetence.
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London
New York Times
England
London Chamber of Commerce
Micwart Hicks-Beachn
Lord Randolph Churchill
Preston
Ireland
Lord Randolph
Senate tracks ballot reform bill toward enactment
The Senate yesterday refused amendments seen as complicating the measure. The bill would abolish the sham regular candidate and curb caucus tyranny, presenting a non political, impartial framework. Enactment soon could follow, pending House action on the reform.
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Senate
House
Shea
Randall tariff speech seen as partisan juggling
The article portrays Mr Randall as muddled and opportunistic, balancing Democratic loyalty with opposition to the administration. It notes his support for removing internal taxes and maintaining a war tariff to aid wage earners, calling the speech perfunctory and an unpaid defense of a dwindling high tariff faction.
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Randall
Democratic Party
Ran- Dall
Maritime Register urges U S shipbuilders to target South American river vessels
The Maritime Register notes steady South American demand for small iron river vessels and that English and Continental builders have prospered on such orders. It suggests U S builders know the market but have not pursued it, cites tariff restrictions as a barrier, and implies domestic competition with Europe would be limited until tariffs change.
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The
Maritime Register
the Register
Truly remarks on small trades and protectionist profits
The speaker notes that small trades rapidly grow in size and profit, drawing interest only to encounter powerful rivals in control of the business. He argues this is a beneficent consequence of high protection.
The Man Who Pays and the Tariff Reform Call
Congressman Fircu of New York presses tariff reform for the wage earners who pay the tax and buy protected goods, arguing protection must aid those with fixed incomes. The Daily Advertiser notes the speech as advancing broader, home-market protection. Self-Help Manufacturing societies are highlighted as successful models of worker empowerment.
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Fircu
New York
Daily
Advertiser
Frreeu
Frren
Republican Party
Fire
Self-Help Manufacturing Societies Transform Burnley Weaving
English workers practice cooperative industry through Self-Help Manufacturing societies in Burnley. Members pay at least 25 dollars per share via weekly instalments, then gain ownership of looms and become their own employers while producing a set weekly output. Remaining profits fund wages and expenses.
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England
Burnley
The Irish and the Pope resolutions ignite debate in Dublin
An Irish MPs meeting in Dublin adopts resolutions critiquing the papal rescript. The editorial praises the independence of Irish Catholics while noting sharp language and potential risks to unity. It questions the Pope’s political interference and Parnell’s cautious stance amid Home Rule pressures.
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Dublin
Parnell
Holy See
Ireland
Literary Career in France and the Rise of Journalism
The Atlantic notes a century of shifts turning literature into a profitable trade in France. In 1835 only Hugo and de Kock sold high volumes, Musset earned modest rates, and prices for literature rose with press reliance. A new career in journalism emerged, splitting writers into money makers and true artists, with an intermediate group supplying brilliance to French journalism.
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Atlantic
France
Theodore Child
Girardin
Victor Hugo
Paul de Kock
Child
Commerce and critics shape modern literature in debate
A long analysis discusses how authors' associations in France and elsewhere guard royalties, infuse a commercial spirit into literature, and risk degrading taste by favoring popular, crude works. It reviews Parkman and Dabney topics, Russianess on the Rocky Mountains, poems in Lippincott, and critical notes on Lowell Holmes Rives and Horace, with emphasis on humor's role in poetry.
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Société Des Auteurs Dramatiques Et Compositeurs
France
Mme. des_Ursins
Thomas Dabney
Mr. Parkman
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Chevalier la Vérendrye
Big Horn Range
Yellowstone Park
Notable Figures in Prompting Society and Industry
Portraits and anecdotes of prominent figures from Baton Rouge and New Orleans including Mrs Ruth McEnery Stuart a rising writer in negro dialect General E C Walthall Mississippi senator John Wanamaker’s reminiscences Major E A Burke New Orleans land prospecting S W Burnham Lick Observatory Myron Gardner Wisconsin war dead Mrs Judge Woodward Kentucky jewels at Atlantic City highlighting wealth careers and curiosities of the era.
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Baton Rouge
Ruth McEnery Stuart
New Orleans
E. C. Walthall
Mississippi
Sir Peter Lely
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Barclay Lippincott
E. A. Burke
South
Bessemer
Ala
Major Burke
Texas
Wisconsin
Myron Gardner
T. A. Simpson
Arcadia
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Judge Woodward
Kentucky
Atlantic City
Geneva
Boston School Regiment parade stirs old memories on State street
In Boston the annual School Regiment parade along State street impresses with orderly lines and a large crowd. The writer notes the drum corps’ powerful roll and the harmless appearance of the mock weapons, contrasting it with nostalgia for earlier displays and commenting on sidewalk bricks and architectural taste on Beacon Hill and the Back Bay.
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Boston School Regiment
Boston
State Street
Albion
From a Civil Service Stand Point
To the Editor of the Post the Independents acknowledge some reform progress under the President but view civil service changes as incomplete. They warn against party-driven removals, urge continued agitation for congressional and popular support, and contend Cleveland remains the best reform option for 1888.
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Congress
Cleveland
Leveland
Republican Party
Democracy
Blaine
Death of an Old Time Art Dealer in Providence
James Eddy of Providence died at his home in his eighty second year. Forty years ago he was a prominent art dealer and reproducer of old masters with large auction sales. Known as an art connoisseur, his anti orthodox religious views gave him a peculiar standing. He once allied with the Free Religious Society but later isolated himself. His remains will be buried from his chapel, with Sunday services first ever held in the church’s main room.
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Providence
Free Religious Societand
Matthew Arnold
Carter H. Harris
Chicago
India
Danbury
Conn
Spain
Philadelphia
Congress
New York
Wiggins
Burlington Free Press
Washington
Cleveland
Chicag Herald
Loisette
Emperor Frederick
Germany
William
Queen Victoria
Austria
Czar
Russia
Otto
Bavaria
Empress Augusta
King
Holland
King Luis
Portugal
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Prince of Wales
Alnwick Castle
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Duchess of Richmond
Brussels
Major Percy
Lord Bathurst
Correction on Judas belief in Mr Cable Bible study
A Tremont Temple Bible class led by Mr Cable analyzed Judas character. The Post’s report misrepresented his view as Judas a Christian. The author clarifies Cable meant Judas believed himself Christian without genuine faith and urges readers to verify the genuineness of their own faith.
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Tremont Temple
Jesus
Mr. Marsh Plans Departure From Law Practice
Luther R. Marsh president of the new parks commission has resigned from the New York Bar Association and will soon withdraw from his extensive law practice. In about six weeks he will leave New York for good to retire to his Lake Erie area estate. He stated his resignation was unrelated to the Miss Debar affair and that he seeks a long rest after many years of active service.
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MR. Marsh
New York
the World
Luther R. Marsh
New Parks Commission
New York Bar Association
Marsh
Lake Erie
Miss Debar
Abstract of French Academy findings and related curiosities
Reports note experiments on dogs with absinthe alcohol and its offspring effects, a Paris hysterical patient reacting to metal with Burns, and tests by Cape Town officers showing sun and cloud based Morse like signaling using a 100000 candle power lamp. Also mentions Hungary's Schemnitz tunnel, costing about five million dollars, and a Tarnish polishing method using prussiate of potash.
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French Academy of Sciences
Cape Town
Books Received This Week
List of new books including Sir John Malcolm Sketches of Persia Volume II Cassell's National Library Olive Thorne Millers Nesting Time Bret Harte Argonauts of North Liberty Sigmund B Alexander The Veiled Beyond Rose Terry Cooke The Correct Thing in Good Society Maria Louise Pool A New Varorum Edition of Shakspere Volume VII Merchant of Venice Horace Furness Fatherhood of God John Coleman Adams Dissolving Views in the History of Judaism Solomon Schindler Reed text lists publishers and cities for each title.
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Persia
Sir John Malcolm
New York
Cassell & Co
Cassell’s National Library
Olive Thorne Miller
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
North Liberty
Bret Harte
Sigmund B. Alexander
Rose Terry Cooke
William S. Gottsberger
Estes & Lauriat
Stony Beach
Maria Louise Pool
Horace Howard Furness
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
God
John Coleman Adams
Universalist Publishing House
Solomon Schindler
Lee & Shepard
Witty miscellany items in a late 19th century column
A pithy collection of anecdotes and quips covering vaccination, political reception, aging figures, exile politicians, hatters in Danbury, royal finances, saloon licensing, joke prizes, tariff speeches, agriculture, earthquakes, digestion, and memory systems. Notable mentions include Carter Harris in India, King of Spain income, and a Waterloo era reticule story.
The Tribune's plan of campaign from The Tribune idea
The New York Tribune seeks to strengthen the Republican party by opposing Mr. James Russell Lowell and praising Mr. Patrick Ford in a political strategy described by the Providence Journal.
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the Tribune
The
New York Tribune
James Russell Lowell
Patrick Ford
Providence Journal
Ind
Blaine Likely Drafted. No Substitute Promise Seen
A Philadelphia Telegraph editorial contends Blaine may be drafted and would refuse a substitute again, as he did in the prior war. The piece suggests his Florence letter signaled a shift toward a fresh bid for the presidency, implying no substitute would be offered or accepted.
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Blaine
Florence
Philadelphia Telegraph
Oratory vs Figures in Connecticut GOP Campaign
A contrast between the Blaine-or-bust rhetoric from the Connecticut Republican State convention chairman and figures from the Tribune Almanac. It notes the 1880 Garfield vote in Connecticut at 67,671 Republican plurality 5,656 and the 1884 vote for the idol at 65,923 with Democratic plurality 1,276.
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Connecticut
Tribune
Tribune Almanac
Gures
Garfield
the Idol
Massachusetts Delegates and Stream of Cleveland Support
The Boston Herald reports Massachusett delegates at large elected last fall oppose the administration except Mr. Collins. Newly chosen district delegates favor Cleveland, making the delegation largely pro Cleveland. Three at large delegates oppose Cleveland yet lack firm opinions and will be carried along with the flow.
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St. Louis
Collins
Cleveland
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Democrats Rally Behind Cleveland Tariff Message in State Conventions
Unanimous support for the candidate and his tariff program floods state conventions. Ohio Democrats endorse President Cleveland with praise for his honesty and principle, urging renomination and election. The editor notes nationwide enthusiasm and warns Republicans to recognize the strong, unified Democratic push in the campaign.
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Cleveland
Democratic
N. Y. Evening Post
Ind
Tariff Reform Meeting in Malden Saturday Night
Mr Josiah Quincy will speak on tariff reform this Saturday night at o o clock in Deliberative Hall Bailey's building Pleasant street Malden. The meeting is open to the public and all are invited. At the close questions may be asked.
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Taverner
Jones
Smith
England
John Brown
J. B. Brown
Roxbury
Tremont Street
Boston
Pasquino
Josiah Quincy
Bailey’s
Pleasant Street
Malden
Governor nominee Joseph R. Anderson dies in Bristol
Joseph R. Anderson, nominated for governor by the Tennessee Prohibitions Wednesday, died at his Bristol residence in Sullivan County yesterday morning of typhoid fever.
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Joseph R. Anderson
Bristol
Sullvan County
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Holmes
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