Dorchester Yacht Club Pushes Naval Reserve Formation
The Dorchester Yacht Club works to organize a new naval reserve as law passes. Interested applicants can sign the petition through Lt. Joan C. Soley at 68 Devonshire Street. The force aims to be a practical naval auxiliary, not mere ornament, inspiring young men drawn to naval life.
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Dorchester Yacht Club
Dorchester Club
Naval Battalion
Joan C. Soley
Devonshire Street
Navy
Army
Controversy Between Irish Clergy and MPs Grows
The piece notes escalating discord between Irish ecclesiastics and Irish MPs over papal decrees. It highlights Mr Dillon's defiant stance, Bishop of Limerick’s compliance, and Parnell's cautious outlook. It warns of potential disaster for both sides and emphasizes Curtis's reform address.
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Dillon
Limerick
Parnell
Rome
Chamberlain’s possible shift shakes Liberal ranks
The article argues Chamberlain’s move to ally with Conservatives or join a Tory government would be largely indifferent to many of his former Liberal allies. It notes his diminished influence, Labouchere’s remark on his lack of followers, and Harrington’s critique, concluding Chamberlain’s position remains precarious and viewed as treachery by some.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Protection for sale appeal sparks Republican fundraising plea
President James P. Foster of the National League of Republican Clubs calls for immediate funds in a confidential message. He warns that a free trade House Senate and President would ruin prosperity and notes that manufacturers benefiting from tariffs have contributed least to party efforts. The appeal signals a sharp early campaign tactic.
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James P. Foster
National League of Republican Clubs
Congr Oress
United States
The Play Cannot Go On Tariff Policy Debate
A fragmented passage notes that Republicans must embrace high tariffs and bear the cost of belief. If tariff reform gains among protected manufacturers as President Fosrmz stated, the issue would conclude.
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Fosrmz
Treaty Debate Shows Senators’ Statecraft on Fisheries
Democratic Senators face a chance to prove sagacity in the fisheries treaty discussion. President Cleveland urged open session so the public can see a fair presentation of the issue and the arguments for and against the proposal.
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Cleveland
Senators urged to uphold treaty amid partisan debate
The article argues that supporters of the treaty should appeal to reason and reject prejudice to win public confidence. It warns opponents will use misleading tactics for political gain and insists Democrats must elevate the debate above low tactics, trusting American intelligence to favor fair, honorable grounds. The piece urges prudent Senate leadership to improve the treaty's prospects.
Legislature 1888 review praises work and warns on waste
A conservative assessment of the Massachusetts Legislature of 1888 notes overall efficiency and substantial general laws in railroad banking and health, while criticizing excessive biennial sessions, temporary measures, and partisan temperance tactics. It points to Mugwump defections, but lauds Republican shifts and Blaine opposition figures.
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Boston
The Secret of Harmony in Massachusetts Politics
Governor Lane explains why Massachusetts Republicans back Mr Blaine. He blames Mugwumps who controlled newspapers and spread a false view that the party opposed Blaine, sowing distrust and shaping public opinion. The piece frames the internal conflict within the Republican stance toward Blaine.
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Lane
Massachusetts
Blaine
Public Orators Face Shifting Political Winds
The aged Mr. Joan Brigut and Mr. Glapstone, long rivals for English oratory, show diverging paths as Brigut becomes cautious with age while Glapstone advances toward radicalism, leaving his political role diminished by infirmities.
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Joan Bricut
Brigut
Glapstone
Baby Supremacy on Stage Cited in London World
In the London World, William Archer highlights a trend toward childlike roles in theater. He cites plays like Little Lord Fauntleroy and Bootle's Baby performed in London, arguing that he prefers the childishness of children to the puerility of grownups.
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London
William Archer
Lord “Fauntleroy
Contrast Between Editha Burglars and Tin Soldier Plays
A reader who has seen both Editha's Burglar and Mr Hoyt's Tin Soldier will likely disagree with the critic's view, noting a sharp contrast in tone and treatment between the two works. The remark points to differing artistic aims and spectator reactions.
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Editha
Mr. Hoyt
Satirical critique of British national defences and politicians
The Saturday Review ridicules politicians for muddling national defences. It mocks the adjutant general and public figures who deny party motives while defending country, likening them to Shakespearean characters and the Player Queen in Hamlet.
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Saturday Review
Great Britain
Mark Antony
Shakspere
Julius Casar
Lord Sauispury
Mr. Smith
Commons
Boston Belles Letters on New Cable Transit and Local Oddities
A Boston column weighs the approach of cable streetcars and urban change with nostalgia, noting how rapid transit may alter cherished routes and old-town flavor. The writer observes horses reacting to electric cars, lampoons a club writer, and comments on weather, health, and a new bootblack selling shines near the Common despite race.
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Boston
Boots on the Common Draw Color Line in White Bootblacks
A letter notes racial divisions among bootblacks near the Common opposite West Street, praising some who switch from pavements to the Common yet urging a balanced presence of a "gentleman of color." It questions licensing, examinations, and motives, and laments comfort over nature as stands proliferate under elms this season.
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West Street
Taverner
Notable Americans Abroad and Arts Events Reported
Ex Senator Jones’s son works in a Washington department while pursuing Georgetown Law. U S minister E J Phelps fished in Vermont and will return to Burlington. Chauncey Depew’s opera night in New York ends with an unnoticed appearance and a poor seat. Lord Rosebery acquires Millais’s Gladstone portrait for Melbourne Exposition. Pierrepont denies his wife funded Yale’s recitation hall gift. Danish painter Tuxen finishes a royal Jubilee portrait set for Windsor. Paul du Chailly visits New York amid a long writing period on the Viking Age due for October. bronchitis recovery noted.
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United States
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Middlebury
Burlington
Ripton
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Millais
Gladstone
Duke of Westminster
Lord Rosebery
Melbourne
Edwards Pierrepont
Yale
Paul du Chailly
London
Waxtailings Bindings and Early Rail Innovations
Scientific note outlines waxtailings as a non oxidizing resin for sizing papers, plus aging toughens like wax. Russian Central Asia rail drift solved by deep-rooted vegetation planting. Mékarski compressed air trams trialed in London with air reservoirs under cars. Kalewawa tank in Northern Ceylon restored after centuries dry, embankment breach repaired to revive fertile land.
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London Tramway
Kalewawa
Ceylon
Benedicts Famous Setter Bob Serves Town In Quiet Duty
A Baltimore Sun notice from Benedict Maryland extols Bob a nine year old white and liver setter owned by Captain Jones. Nominally belonging to Benedict residents he acts as nurse and guardian for children and keeps a careful routine with steamers, crew, and passengers. He guards the gangway, inspects visitors, aids mothers and children, retrieves a bone from water, and watches for safety while aging yet diligent, mourned by locals when he passes.
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Charles County
Bob
Captain Jones
Weems
Benedict Wharf
Diverse topics mix in old world chatter
A jumbled column surveys sport, politics, science, and culture with sharp, humorous asides. It notes Seattle style sea serpent tales, tariff talk, women candidates, cocaine dangers, and a rise of women lawyers, mentioning Belva Lockwood and a Chicago law school link.
Current Comment on the League Circular Implications
The Springfiel d Republican critiques a Republican League circular that allegedly forces manufacturers to fund the party through tariff profits. It cites over 500 dollars extracted in New York and Brooklyn and questions whether the war tariff is a conspiracy to keep Republicans in power and funds. James P. Foster is urged to explain to the public.
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League
Republican League
New York
Brooklyn
James P. Foste
In Spite of the Tariff Refrain Debunked
An editorial from the Philadelphia Record in Indiana argues that the country has progressed in spite of tariff laws not because of them. It condemns tariff apologists as ignoring broader economic and historical progress, stating nations advance despite wars and trade barriers, not due to bad laws and governance alone.
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Philadelphia Record
Ind
Parsimony of Manufacturers and Campaign Funds
The piece questions why protected manufacturers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere have grown parsimonious in contributing to campaign funds. It suggests fear of Republican prospects and fear of tariff changes, but argues the main cause is distrust of the campaign handlers who manage the funds. It claims fund managers seek to preserve a surplus, forming a class of political actors focused on money and protection maintenance, as echoed in a Foster circular.
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Pennsylvania
Union League Club
Foster
Ma Foster
Evening Post
The Real Contention on Tariffs and Taxation
A Chicago News editorial argues the tariff debate centers on taxing necessities versus luxuries. It criticizes attempts to justify taxing food and clothing as noble while taxing whiskey is liberty harming, framing it as partisan hedging.
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Chicago News
Ind
Conley system claims economical iron ore prep for smelting
The Conley method crushes ore, mechanically separates gangue, and heats it with carbon in muffles to deoxidize and remove impurities. The ore then cools in airtight boxes and is mixed with carbon bearing substance, molded into transportable blocks, and said to keep indefinitely without change.
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Conley
Practical Statistics Book Announcement
Charles F. Pidgin chief clerk at Massachusetts bureau of statistics of labor introduces Practical Statistics as the first book in a new field. Published by William E. Smythe Company of Boston, the handbook targets working statisticians, college students, census workers, and others who may find it useful.
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Charles F. Pidgin
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor
William E. Smythe Company
Boston
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