Boston Dost. Shipping bill grants fishing port equality
The shipping bill with Senator Frye s amendment passed the House and goes to the President. It would empower the President to establish equal privileges for American and Canadian fishermen at both nations ports, with no implied threat of retaliation. The State Department studies fishermen rights while the President may exercise this extraordinary power prudently.
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National House of Representatives
Dominion of Canada
State Department
Ottawa
Tx Board of Hearth
Boston
Europe
Esteen
Madeira
Omeary
Cape de Verde Islands
Mediterranean
Straits
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
West India
Bahama
Bermuda Islands
Virginia
Central
South Africa
United States
British America
Board of Health
BE. Davis
Jmn
Gladstone Meeting Unites Liberal Home Rule Faction
A Liberal meeting called by Mr. Gladstone united the home rule wing and cleared the political atmosphere. Gladstone agreed to modify the clause to allow Irish representatives in Parliament a voice in Irish or imperial affairs and will introduce amendments after the second reading in autumn. New supporters Mr. Moulton and Mr. Whitbread strengthen the cause, though concessions to Lord Hartington and Mr. Chamberlain remain uncertain.
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Gladstone
Moulton
Whitbread
Mr. Whitbread
Lord Hartington
Chamberlain
Rhode Island Moves to Enforce Prohibitory Amendment
The Rhode Island House passed key provisions of a prohibition law including a State police for enforcement. If the Senate agrees, prohibition machinery should be in operation soon, marking a decisive shift from previous temperance attempts and closely following Massachusetts. Supporters say it is the most desirable course while opponents caution about coercive enforcement.
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Rhode Island
House of Representatives
Senate
Massachusetts
Rhode Irland
Congress
Union
Sam Cox
New Haven Register
Parnell Words Used Against Home Rule Debate
The text discusses Mr. Parnell's remarks reported by Mr. Trevelyan claiming Irish Nationalists seek to destroy the last link to England. While the editor notes the heat of debate, the remark is seen as a powerful rhetorical weapon against home rule efforts and Mr Gadstone’s measure.
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Mr. Parnell
Trevelyan
Ireland
England
Cincinnati
Powderly Defines Knights of Labor Path Forward at Cleveland
In his Cleveland convention address, T V Powderly urges ending strikes and boycotts while tightening central control. He warns the order has grown unwieldy and must be organized under a conservative, autocratic rule to restore public respect and discipline.
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Knights of Labor
Cleveland
T. V. Powderly
Powderly
Tariff reform meeting in Boston supports Morrison bill aims
A New England gathering at Old South Meeting House backs tariff reduction and Morrison policy, arguing for customs-based government revenue, fewer imports, and broader markets. Speakers cite industry needs, sugar tax issues, and fish and hemp cases while urging steady, constructive reform.
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Old South Meeting House
New England
Congress
Friends of Tariff Reform
Wash
Louisiana
Pierce
Garrison
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Montana
Private audience and royal hospitality surround Dr Holmes
Dr Holmes draws English admiration with a private audience before attending the Derby with the Prince of Wales. He dines with Minister Phelps and a distinguished company including the Princess Louise, then calls on three ladies including a countess. Still, he longs for Boston Common and the Gilded Dome.
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Dr. Holmes
Prince of Wales
Phelps
Princess Louise
Boston Common
Fire risk from electric arc lights sparks new warning
A fire started when a heated carbon dropped from an electric arc light onto inflammable material. The incident highlights a new danger as many arc lights burn through the night in unoccupied rooms. Call for protective wire screens or other safeguards to prevent greater losses of property or life.
Brooks Declines Assistant Bishop Position in Pennsylvania
The Rev. Phillips Brooks has decided not to accept the offer to become assistant bishop of the Pennsylvania diocese. His decision pleases Trinity Church parishioners and the public alike, given his significant and successful work in Boston. His stay is welcomed as a calamity averted for the community.
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Phillips Brooks
Pennsylvania
Trinity Church
Brooks
Boston
Trinity Club
Young’s Hotel
Rufus S. Chase
W. N. Merriam
Allen
Frank B. Williams
Herman Page
George L. Hunter
Reuben Kidder
George M. Stowell
John
Browning
Frederick B. Allen
Willam A. Merriam
Thomas P. Dean
W. W. Sears
William N. Merriam
Politically Charged Views Across Parties and Court Battles
Excerpts critique New York aldermen and national politics, discuss temperance and saloon influence, praise President, rail against protectionist finance, and report Boston House debates on court sittings, taxes, water, and public works with emphasis on governance and legal actions.
Cleveland May Visit Boston Next Month Says Sun
The New York Sun reports Mr. Cleveland may visit Boston and Harvard College next month. It notes a June event already on his calendar and jokes about Boston society, Harvard commencement, and possible reception of an honorary LL D, while cautioning against the trip for several witty reasons.
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New York
New York Sun
Cleveland
Boston
Harvard College
Albany
Harvard
Fremont
Salvation Oil Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement urges readers with rheumatism neuralgia stiff neck or any pain to try Salvation Oil at once priced at 25 cents.
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Salvation Oil
Lilley Fails to Carry Substitute on Bell Bill in General Court
In the Senate Lilley fails to substitute his bill to limit telephone rates and rebuts the Bell Company history. The committee’s adverse report on telephone matters is accepted. the Supreme Court sittings bill is defeated and an oleomargarine sale bill is reported.
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Northampton
Williams
Dana
Franklin County Bar Association
Supreme Court
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Springfield
McDonough
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House
Senate
Fay
Brookline
Water Supply Committee
Everett
Boston and Maine
Haverhill
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Felch
Newburyport
Frothingham
Dolan
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Lawrence
Chase
Georgetown
Woodbury
Oxford
Fitzgerald
Committee On Agriculture
Crosby
Pittsfield
Lord
Plymouth
Towns
Tony
Essex County
Bradford
Supreme Judicial Court
Office of Auditor
Towers
Benjamin C. _ Lincolin
Improved Dwellings Association of
Great Barrington Fire District
Braintree Water Supply Company
Bureau of Statistics of
Pabor
Committee On Water Supply
Board of Police
City of
Lilley
Lowell
American Bell Telephone Company
Douglas
Bell Company
Alexander Graham Bell
The
Bristol
Mr. Reed
Joyner
Boynton
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
United States
South Carolina
Whitney
Massachusetts
Morse
Kendricken
Cogswell
Charlestown Gas Company
John F. Wallace
Tewksbury
Scituate Bounties and Telegraph Histories Feature in Session
The judiciary committee recommends against passage on Scituate town bounties and on a bill to appoint honorably discharged soldiers without competitive exams, with an amendment. It also favors passing the Onset Bay Street Railway incorporation and notes water supply orders pending. Details on Lenox sewer bill revisions and extensive history of Bell Telephone Company dominance are reviewed, including past charters, stock manipulations, and rental schemes.
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Scituate
Messrs. Scott and Dunbar
Onset Bay Street Railway Company
Committee On Water Supply
Lenox
Joyner
Pillsbury
Scott
Konkapot Valley Railroad Company
Lilley
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Lowell
American Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
New England Telephone Company
National Bell Telephone Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Samuel W. Bowerman
Jonas H.french
Victor Hugo
Devil Fish
Bell Company
Boston
National Bell Telephone Company of
Maine
Bells Company
Ohio
New England Company
Meeting of the Unitarian Sunday School Society New Methods Suggested
The Unitarian Sunday School Society met at Second Church with Rev. H A Horton presiding. Speakers urged annual May public meetings outside Boston to promote Sunday school interests and faith. Teachers and parents were praised for home lessons and joint work to foster scriptural knowledge.
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The
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Second Church
H. A. Horton
Mr. Heywood
Henry G. Spaulding
C. K. Elliot
Dorchester
Boston
Moore
Robinson
Church Trustee Fund
J. O. Norris
D. Wright
R. Cel Horp
Syracuse
Emerson
Darwin
Huxley
E. C. Butler
Murdock
San Francisco
Elliot
Shelley Society stage version of The Cenci raises debate
A review discusses The Cenci and the Shelley Society’s London premier at the Grand Islington. It notes critics’ doubts, the society’s funding and professional casting, and audience enthusiasm, while pondering whether the tragedy fits stage form or remains a literary achievement.
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Shelley Society
Suadlley
Shelley
Mr. Harris
E.ger
Islington
City Awards Sewer Contracts for Brighton Roxbury Dorchester
City contracts let yesterday at City Hall cover sewer work on Market and Waverley streets and private land. Patrick Grace wins 1180 feet of 26 by 20 inch brick and 460 feet 30 by 24 inch brick for 2491 dollars. John A Gill gains 385 feet of 12 inch pipe for 1147 dollars. W T Davern 300 feet 12 inch pipe for 799 dollars. M Farrell 946 feet 12 inch pipe for 926 dollars.
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City Ball
Market
Waverley
Brighton
Patrick Grace
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
John A. Gill
Magnolia Street
Dorchester
W. T. Davern
Washington Street
West Roxbury
M. Farrell
Humboldt Avenue
Crawford Street
Walnut and
Humboldt Avenues
Crawford, Homestead
Ruthven
Hutchings
Harold Streets
Ruthven Street
Elmwood Hall
Beaver Street
Boston
Franklin Park
Jes
Samuel Little
Edward Sands
Phineas B. Smith
Boston Lead Co
Aaron D. Williams
Fragmentary clippings mix of humor and society notes
A mosaic of 19th century quips and vignettes from various papers. Jests about journalism, Prohibition, a Parisian periodical for maniacs, jokes on trout and fashion, and social banter across cities, with reflections on humor and daily life.
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Lavinia Goggin
Mlizabeth Hogan
John B. Burke
Leverett St
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C. A. Dorr
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Western
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Macifornia
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