Brother of Gail Hamilton questions Cleveland in civil service case
The writer argues against making the President answer broad inquiries from public clerks and related individuals. He suggests complaints should go to the civil service commission, not to the President or newspapers, even if the complainant is related to a political pamphleteer.
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Cleveland
Ife
United States
Cywil Service Commissioners
Chicago
Providence Journal
Boston Meeting Supports Tariff Reform Amid Strike Costs
Bradstreet's figures show losses from the strikes totaling 2.8 million in wages and similar amounts in business, with up to 25 million in new business hindered. Carpentry bears the weight, and a Massachusetts Tariff Reform League meeting at Old South Meeting House will back Morrison’s bill before Congress, signaling Eastern industry support for tariff reform.
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Bradstreet
Old South
Howe
Boston
Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Congress
Old South Meeting House
Henry
Pierce
Canada British fisheries dispute threatens conflict harvest
The fisheries question should be settled with Great Britain before Canada enforces a bill that allows seizure and search of vessels in harbors and on the three mile limit and to compel masters to testify about cargo. Such powers could provoke open conflict, and officials must not be given this chance.
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Great Britain
Canada
Gladstone's home rule debate narrows in Parliament
The Irish question deepens as clerical and radical pressures test Gladstone's scheme. The cabinet sticks to the original plan amid calls to modify or retain the offending clause, signaling a shift toward federation over colonial rule. A Liberal meeting aims to unite supporters, signaling a party realignment.
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Mr. Gladstone
Westminster
Liberal Party
Treaty on Mexican trade met with hostile committee report
A concise review notes the Ways and Means Committee's hostile unanimous report on the reciprocal trade treaty with Mexico. It argues the treaty benefits over time and urges a continental economic policy, while praising Hewitt for presenting supporting facts. The piece comments on naval guard, labor protests, and broader political implications.
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Republic of Mexico
Committee On Ways and Means
Mr. Hewitt
New York
Yewitt
United States
Mexi O
Mexico
Hewitt
Europe
Congress
Critics Split Over Shelley Society The Cenci Performance
A debate arises in London over the Shelley Society’s staging of The Cenci. Some critics condemn it as morbid and shocking while others defend its strong dramatic force and moral complexity. The piece notes English delicacy and suggests Americans may share the heightened sensitivity.
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Shelley Society
Tragedians vs Comedians Benefit Baseball in New York
A charity baseball match played in New York yesterday featured the tragedians and the come dians. The come dians won as expected, the event raising proceeds to aid playwright Bartley Campbell who is in need. Actors wore stage costumes, adding a bright, humorous backdrop to the charitable game.
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New York
Bartley Campbell
New York Tailors Plan Cooperative Shops If Demands Fail
The most practical strikers are said to be New York tailors planning cooperative shops if employers do not yield. It would be interesting to see how quickly these shops might face labor troubles of their own.
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Pennd
Mr. Gladstone
Tuilors
New York
The Spectator and an American Doctor Holmes
An English journal, the Spectator, is cited for using awkward terms like affectionateness and humoristic in a piece about the American Dr. Holmes. The passage notes estaciones of linguistic missteps and questions whether such language reflects on Anglo American discourse.
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Four New Novels by Miss Phelps and Miss Shaw
The review appraises four new novels. Burglars in Paradise by Miss Phelps mixes New England humor with Puritan conscience and satire as a detective plots a bond worth five hundred dollars. Colonel Creswick's Campaign by Miss Shaw is praised as a first mature full length work. Children’s tales are noted, with To Sea Change seen as a transition piece and Colonel Cheswick's Campaign described as pleasant and petite.
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Sophocles
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Prince Otto
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Blue Hills
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Prince Otto and Stevenson's Satiric Tale Enthrall Readers
A literary notice praises Robert Louis Stevenson for Prince Otto and his earlier The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It lauds his lucid graceful style likening it to fine French prose and notes the romance’s imaginary settings and references to maritime Bohemia Derivation and Perdita.
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Dr. Jekyl
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Mr. Stevenson
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Gerolstein
Court and Devonshire streets paving debate in Boston
A public hearing by the city paving committee, Alderman Hart presiding, discussed pavement material for Court and Devonshire streets. Witnesses favored wood or granite over asphalt due to noise and horse footing, with strong opposition to asphalt's safety and durability. The committee took the matter under advisement.
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Boston
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Hart
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Putnam
Anniversary meeting of Boston Universalists at Shawmut Church
At Shawmut Church in Boston the Boston Association of Universalists convened with Benjamin P. Whittemore chairing. The morning session featured Rev. S. W. Sample of Chelsea on personal influence in Christian work and the need for active church involvement to aid the poor and fight pauperism.
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Benjamin P. Whittemore
George L. Perin
S. W. Sample
Chelsea
Christopolis
B. B. Whittemore
W. A. Start
Thomas H. Armstrong
John Lyons
Bridgeport
Conn
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Emerson
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Waltham
Mass
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Portland
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Harmon
Tufts College
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Wilson
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Rhode Island
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Tufts Divinity School
School of Expression Exhibition at Association Hall
A varied program at the School of Expression led by principal S S Curry at Association Hall on Boylston street drew a large crowd. Miss Mary E Doyle portrayed Leah with grace and power in Leah the Forsaken, while a Colman comedy, The Heirat Law, was cut due to a missing participant.
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Association Hall
Boylston Street
Leah
Mary E. Doyle
Colman
Matthew Arnold
F.C. Croy
Clara Louise Thompson
Curry
Random Clippings from a Late 19th Century Gazette
A collage of social satire and brief anecdotes from various papers. Items mock the Washington Hatchet, Miss Mackay, and Chinese punishment while noting jokes about the Pope, Little Rock politics, and San Francisco handsome men. Short quips touch on labor, fashion, and courtroom humor.
Anniversary Held for Children Mission at Arlington Street Church
The thirty seventh anniversary of the Children's Mission to the Children of the Destitute was observed at Arlington Street Church with William H. Baldwin presiding. The event featured donors, a treasurer report showing receipts of 22654 11 and expenditures of 22229 28, and 34 children at year start plus 165 admitted and 169 placed in country homes.
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John H. Heywood
Melrose
Baldwin
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Charles Faulkner
J. Mason Everett
Samuel B. Cruft
Albert E. Pillsbury
Massachusetts Senate
George Landor Porin
Shawmut Avenue Universalist Church
Charles W. Birtwell
Children’s Aid Society
Brooke Herford
Catalonia Sails from Boston with Passengers and Cargo
The Cunard steamship Catalonia heads to Liverpool this afternoon carrying 120 steerage and 60 intermediate plus cabin passengers including Octavius Howe J L Morrison Dr Dale Major Ames and others. The cargo totals 40000 bushels of wheat 18900 quarters of beef 15900 bales and 600 tons of provisions and coal.
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Catalonia
Boston
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J. Knox
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W. B. Greene
C. Clarke
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Edgar Pierce
Edward Jones
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Charles Larned
C. H. Roberts
Thomas Roden
John Smith
Globe Theatre Showings and Local Attractions Tonight
The Globe Theatre presents Shane in lawn style while Hollis Street theatre hosts Pepita Union Square Theatre Company offers evening show. Boston theatres feature A Soap Bubble and Fresh the American in evening slots with other acts listed. World’s Museum Menagerie and Battle of Gettysburg open 10 A M to 10 P M daily.
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Boston Theatre
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Neil Burgess
World's Museum, Menagerie
Tremont Street
Dog plays whist with master in Dartmoor tale shocks critics
A correspondent recounts a shepherd and his colley on the moor using double dummy whist with the dog tracking trumps. The tale, praised by the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, contrasts canine wit with human absurdity and cites Sir John Lubbock’s dog as a comparison.
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Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
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Dartmoor
Lord Charles Beresford
Portland
Balaam
Jonah
Mr. Utterton
John Lubbock
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