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Tremont Theatre Lineup on Tremont and Nearby Venues
The Tremont Theatre on Tremont Street presents Judah at 8. Edward 8S. The Hollis Street Theatre hosts The Last Word at 7 45 with Augustin Daly's Company. Goose Theatre shows Work and Wages at 7 45. Boston Theatre features Wolves of New York at 7 45. Hands Across the Sea plays at Boston Museum at 8. Park Theatre offers A Night's Frolic with Helen Barry at 8. Alexander Salvini performs Don Caesar de Bazan at Grand Opera House at 7 46. The Night Owls appears at Howard Avenue. An exhibition of Water Colors at 264 Boylston Street aids the Grundmann Studio Fund.
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Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
Edward
Willard
Judah
Hollis Street
Augustin Daly
Helen Barry
Grand Opera Hoesk
Washington
Dover Street
Alexander Salvini
Don Caesar de Bazan
Immigrants Arrived at Six Ports in First Quarter
The Boston immigration report shows arrivals at Baltimore Boston New Orleans New York Philadelphia and San Francisco totaling 86 048 from January 1 to March 31. The British North American Provinces and Mexico routes are excluded from these statistics.
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Baltimore
Boston
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Mexico
Isgl
Emperor William's New Helper
The emperor trains his brother Prince Henry to serve as Regent of Prussia so William can focus on imperial and military affairs in the German Empire. The move is seen as a striking development in a highly enlightened nation at the century's end.
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William
Prince Henry
Prussia
German Empire
Roosevelt Trials on Civil Service Records Offer
Mr Roosevelt faces neighbors and friends in New York s Twenty first Assembly District over his plan to submit Civil Service Commission records for public inspection. Critics call it fraud farce and favoritism and wonder what conclusions a reform faction will draw from the probe. The scene of a federal official judged by ward bosses seems undignified to supporters of reform.
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Mrs. Kamera
Miss Beile
New York
New York Sun
Old
New Yorker
Bridgeton
Maine
The Bond Investment Companies Bill Faces Senate Action
The bill prohibiting the investment bond business is set for Senate consideration today. Three Massachusetts partnerships defeated on the StopforD amendment push to recommit, arguing they were not heard by the committee. Observers fear delay tactics, while proponents seek to remove the fifth section for an absolute prohibition.
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Senate
Massachusetts
Beet Sugar and Tin-Plate: Tribune Seeks Cheap Sugar Method
The New York Tribune urges American machinists to protect and develop industry while highlighting beet-sugar as a promising yet underused crop. It notes beet culture yields 30 to 40 dollars per acre and envisions many small communities adopting sugar beet processing to reduce costly imports and supply domestic demand.
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The
New York Tribune
the Tribune
United States
Tinplate Makers Urged to Address Urgent Problem
The article urges U S mechanics to study the problem at once and suggests tin-plate workers could devote some of their energy to this issue.
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United States
The Lobby and the Law
The Post calls for strict enforcement of the lobby registration law. Despite recent filings, many legislative agents remain unregistered or late, and the law should be applied rigorously to curb ongoing violations during the session. Public attention prompted action, and officials should act promptly to ensure the act is upheld.
Fairer Bill and Gerrymander Debate Stirs Republicans
The Republican caucus repudiates a redistricting bill amid claims of party greed. A committee of Republicans tasked with fairness is sidelined as efforts loom for a belated, pro gerrymandered plan to secure more districts. The Daily Advertiser pushes the Journal toward a harsher line.
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Daily Advertiser
Journal
Jay Goulds Rapid Transit Is Favored by Some
New York observers doubt the Rapid Transit Commission will back Jay Goulds elevated plan. The underground Greathead system and a boulevard bypass gain support as the elevated road faces strong protest over aesthetics, financing, and long term viability.
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New York
Rapid Transit Commission
Jay Gould
GovuLp
Tuorr
GouLn
The New Park Loan Passes City Council
The park loan order to borrow 3,500,000 outside the debt limit cleared both branches of the City Council in a special session. Four councilmen voted against it while Alderman Carrurn urged caution, arguing the city cannot afford such expenditure when it cannot even keep streets clean.
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Carburn
Carrurn
City fights park loan over burden on Boston taxpayers
The city debates a park loan amid worries such expenditures will strain the average Boston taxpayer. With a $322 million assessed value and 160 861 taxpayers, only about 47 055 pay property tax, totaling a burden on the one ninth of residents. Alderman Carruth argues for prioritizing open air spaces to meet the demand for breathing rooms and criticizes funding costly avenues over essential streets and sewers.
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Canrara
Boston
Caarrrouth
The Franchise Bill Faces Scrutiny And Fates
The street railway franchise bill was tabled 91 to 38. Critics warn it threatens local self government and overrules varied town needs. Amendments needed and a forthcoming commission are anticipated to resolve a complex, disputed issue.
Howells Criticism Remade in Harper Study Review
A retrospective review critiques Howells novelists and critics. notes the revised Editor's Study selection from Harper's Magazine aims at responsibility. It praises his charm while condemning patronizing views of predecessors Thackeray Scott Balzac and Dickens. argues the world seeks broader appeal beyond any single school.
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Harper’s Magazine
Howetts
William Dean Howells
Howells Himegelf
Thackeray
Walter Scott
Balzac
Dickens
Howells
Howells and Realism in the Nineteenth Century Critique
The essay surveys Henry Howells’s tastes and critical stances on realism and naturalism, contrasting Fielding, Balzac, Zola, and Don Quixote with Howells’s ideal of the individual and the typical. It notes Howells’s distrust of critics, his exceptions for Henry James, and the muddled divide between anarchist and offalist currents, then shifts to personal legends of Passamaquoddy figures and a Boston encounter with Lewy Mitchell, recalling Mount Vernon Street and Boston’s straight street.
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George Eliot
Howells
Fielding
Zola
Seilor Valdés
Pet
Madrid
Valdés
Balzac
Lapham
Silas Lapham
Don Quixote
John Morley
Morley
Henry James
Stevenson
Rudyard Kipling
George Sand
Alexander Dumas
Mr. Leland
Lewy
Mount Vernon Street
Peter Dana
Captain Lewy
Nicholas
Tomah Joseph
Boston
Lewy Mitchell
Jerusalem
St Louis Opera Collapse Sparks Dramatic Scene
A troubled opera company in St. Louis left creditors pressing, prompting constables to position revolvers among the orchestra to deter further levies on property. The ensuing performance was extraordinarily lively, likely more exciting than usual for a St. Louis audience.
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St. Louis
Warlike Skirmish Hints Between Charleston And Esmeralda
Acapulco reports hint at rising tensions as Charleston and Esmeralda shadow each other. The rival ships monitor maneuvers, risking an inadvertent clash before either fires a shot.
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Acapulco
Charleston
Esmeralda
Birth of a daughter for the Duke and Duchess of Fire
The Duke and Duchess of Fire are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter. The newborn is said to have squealed at once, signaling a joyful start for the new Firz family member.
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Fire
Firz
Boston Anecdote on Mount Vernon Street and Lewy Mitchell
A Boston writer recalls a stroll along Mount Vernon Street near the State House, meeting Lewy Mitchell the Passamaquoddy Indian. The piece blends regional character, memory, and a bridge between Bostonian and indigenous identities while recounting a prior summer boat trip through Passamaquoddy Bay.
The Last Word at Hollis Street Theatre
Augustin Daly presents The Last Word adapted from a German play. The crowd laughed, mainly due to Ada Rehan and Lewis, while critics note a flimsy plot but strong performances. Rehan charms as Baroness Vera. other cast members deliver solid if conventional portrayals.
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Augustin Daly
Hollis Street Theatre
Daly
Franz von Schouthan
Washington
Russia
Miss Reban
Vera
Sarcey
Ada Rehan
Lewis
Mr. Drew
Miss Rehan
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Clarke
Mr. LeClercq
Miss Irving
Miss Cheatham
Messrs
Wheatleith
Herbert and
Bowkett
Case of the Algonquin Club debate in the Post
A letter from ANOTHER RESIDENT defends the Algonquin Club against state actions over building objections. It argues the Commonwealth’s delay harms a seemingly harmless, artistic structure and urges legislative restraint or continuation of the decree to deter future violations.
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Algonquin Club
Commonwealth
Court
State
Washington
Land Commissioners
Algonquin Club Petition Denied by Senate on Constitutional Grounds
The writer complains the Senate refused to stay proceedings in the Algonquin Club case on grounds outside constitutional limits. They argue legislative power cannot exercise executive or judicial functions per Massachusetts Constitution Article XXX, and urge the matter remain under the judicial department. C.
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Senate
Algonquin Club
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Legislative Department
Judicial Department
Pi Eta Theatricals at Union Halls for Charity
The Pi Eta theatrical society at Harvard presents a comedy revival of The Mock Doctor and a farce titled Love and Mush Rooms by Dr Frank A Harris 67 for the Homeopathic Dispensary. Tickets available at Ditsons and at the door. the event is expected to attract a large crowd.
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Pi Eta
Union Halls
Harvard
Hasty Pudding
Fielding
Mohere
Frank A. Harris
Ditson’s
Harris
The Wolves of New York stage review in Boston
A Boston Theatre audience saw Leonard Grover’s The Wolves of New York, a blended drama and variety show. The piece features bunco rogues, a remarkable blind stenographer, a lively pool hall scene, and transforming actors doubling roles while a stereopticon reveals scenes from New York City.
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New York
Leonard Grover
Boston
Boston Theatre
Tatlow
Essex Market
Bunco
Dogberry
Laura Bridgman
Salvation Army
Army
Leonard Grover, Jr
Herbert Archer
Girard
Hopper
Macready
Will Tucker
Policeman
Columbine
Work and Wages at the Globe Theatre in Boston
The Globe Theatre in Boston hosted Work and Wages, a melodrama with a capital and labor theme. Critics found the plot conventional and the execution uneven, praising Kellarda as Zon Wentworth and Stella Bomilace among the able cast, with notable scenery of the foundry interior.
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GLOBE
Boston
Globe Theatre
John E. Kellarda
Zon Wentworth
Stella Bomilace
Work and Wages This Week Details Provided
This note states that work and wages information will be issued for the current week only, reflecting a narrow reporting window and focusing on present earnings and labor activity. It emphasizes immediacy and excludes broader historical data.
The Park Theatre Fifth Week Night Of Frolics
A large audience including the Governor and staff attended the Park Theatre for the fifth week of A Night's Frolics, with Miss Barry and Miss Shaw in key roles and a strong supporting company. Willard begins his farewell American week at Tremont amid strong box office demand, and Salvini stars at Grand Opera House in Don Cesar de Bazan with a robust cast and enthusiastic applause despite a late-starting program.
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Park Theatre
Barry
Rosalind
Miss Shaw
W. H. Thompson
John H. Gilmore
Owen Westford
Owen Neil
Lydia Thompson
Dazzler
the Tremont
Alexander Salvini
Don Cesar de Bazan
Grand Opera House
Don Caesar de Bazan
Ben Caesar
de Bazan
Charles II
Spain
Lucius Henderson
Don Jose de Santarem
Elmer Delamater
Marquis
Massachusetts House Debates Gas and Electric Bill and Franchise Measures
The Massachusetts House debated engrossment on a bill to empower cities to manufacture and distribute gas and electricity, with critics calling it too pro corporate. Other actions included laying the street railway franchise bill on the table, proposing Boston Police Pension changes, and various sets of measures advancing or awaiting readings and engrossment. Names cited include Mellen Worcester Murray Fitchburg Carter Wakefield Moriarty Quincy Howe Simpkins Coveney Gilman McNary and others. topics touched on municipal utilities, pensions, dairy bureau, and canal company plans.
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Massachusetts House
Mellen
Worcester
Commonwealth
Murray
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
Carter
Wakefield
Moriarty
House
Quincy
Howe
Cambridge
Boston Police
Simpkins
Senate
Boston Police Department
Board of Police
City of
Boston
Police Department
McNary
Suffolk
Coveney
Board of Agriculture
Gilman
Middlesex
Massachusetts State Firemen’s Association
Carney Hospital
Cape Cod & New York
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Boston Most
Emperor William
MR. Roosevelt
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State House
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Bay of Fundy
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