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New York
Nassau Street
Ernest F. Birmincham
WaAsatinaron Orricz
Fourteenth Street
Newspaper Page Placements
The note lists the layout: Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page three. It implies a masthead or index indicating where certain sections appear in the issue.
English Delegation Seeks U S Britain Peace Treaty
A committee of Englishmen presented President Cleveland with a Workmen's Peace Association memorial signed by many MPs urging a US UK treaty to set universal peace through arbitration. The speaker's reasons praised founding a warless republic's leadership, urging abolition of war over monarchies.
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Cliveland
Workingmen’s Peace Association
Great Britain
United States
Boston Direct Mails to Europe Debate Reaches Post Office
The article discusses Boston losing direct European mails and asks the postmaster to explain. It notes Cunard ships could improve efficiency but mails are a small revenue, leading to relied on mid week direct mails to New York every fortnight in winter with occasional Cunarder sailings from Boston.
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Boston
Europe
Cunard Company
New York
Carnegie Ad Wins Grand Jury Advert for Triumphant Democracy
A Wolverhampton grand jury issued a presentment praising Andrew Carnegie’s book Triumphant Democracy. The piece notes the jury’s unusual stance and suggests residents seek a per centage on book sales due to the action taken.
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Andrew Carnegie
Grand Jury
Wolverhampton
Davis Faces Attack From Boss Syracuse Backers
Mayor Alexander H. Davis leads the Democratic drive in New York's twenty-fifth district against James J. Belden for Congress in Mr Hiscock's seat. Republicans attack Davis by insinuating unseemly private habits, claiming his estate Thornden marks him as out of touch with the people. A dinner at 6 pm is mocked, provoking strong audience backlash.
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Alexander H. Davis
New York
James J. Belden
Mr. Hiscock
Syracuse
Belden
Major Davis
Thornden
Jake Suarrp
Congress
Boston Petition Demonstrates Sincerity at I C C Hearing
A last week hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission showed the seriousness of the Boston petition. Officials from the city argued for regulatory relief, stressing public interest and economic impact.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston
Boston Export Freight Rates Debate At Chamber Hearings
Petitioners push for general freight rate reductions Eastbound to match Westbound. Warkney’s opening argument clarifies public misunderstanding. Lincoln for respondents argues lower New York rates could hurt Boston commerce but may aid export trade if all merchandise rates are equal. NY Central vice-president cites ten thousand tariffs as impacted, potentially swaying commissioners toward petitioners.
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Chamber of Commerce
Warkney
Lincoln
New York
Boston
New York Central
Government urged to protect Pinal Apaches on San Pedro lands
The article notes the Pinal Apaches moved to the San Carlos reservation nine years ago under homestead law, abandoning tribal ties to farm the land. It warns that if the move exposes them to white predation, support for such land ownership will falter, urging swift government action to restore possessions and right past wrongs in Arizona.
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Arizona
San Carlos
San Pedro
Indian Bureau
Antagonizing the Administration in Springfield Speech
The speech argues Mr. Lovering misrepresents the administration and fuels partisan fear. It claims civil service rules affect only about 14 000 of 120 000 workers, with many positions already changed or subject to competitive exams, while condemning “political sinners” still in office.
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Leverine
Springfield
Lovering
Democratic Party
Commonwealth
Protection Against Cholera at New York Quarantine Scrutinized
A Philadelphia College of Physicians report attacks New York quarantine facilities as inefficient and dangerous tracing blame to political leaders and police on Hoffman Island. It urges federal control and stricter handling of emigrants to prevent cholera from spreading inland.
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New York
Boss” Plat
Republican Party
Lukre
Philadelphia College of Physicians
James C. Vinson
E. O. Shakespeare
R. A. Chemmman
United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Hoffman Island
Hoffman ‘Island
Chicago
Administration Clears a Large Roster of Tax Collectors
The internal revenue service has displaced all eighty five collectors and removed or not reappointed most of the one hundred eleven customs collectors. The Democratic party cannot claim unfairness in public office distribution while facing these changes.
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Ent
Internal Revenue
Loverine
Democratic Party
A German View of Russia Reflects on War Prospects
The Herald piece argues German and Russian relations inform war chances yet notes two key omissions. It emphasizes the Czar’s unique bond with the Russian people and the impact of Russian sentiment on national dignity and policy.
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Germany
Russia
The
Herald
Czar
Europe
Author Ness Sues Relatives Over Literary Losses
A woman who calls herself author ness dramatic reader and elocutionist sues relatives claiming damage to the labor of her lifetime. She lists a drama valued at 500, a temperance lecture at 50, twelve original songs at 3800, and fifty unpublished poems at 1000, plus miscellaneous items. The suit questions the value of manuscripts and notes difficulty in proving worth of unpublished verses.
Chicago Tribune writer warns against Daisy Millerism in city girls
A Chicago Tribune writer gently chides young Chicago women for Daisy Miller like behavior and pushing themselves forward. He laments loss of chaperons and parental authority as a negative phase of Chicago manners. The piece notes Western readers pondering West rather than East social norms.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
East
West
Daisy Miller
Lausanne
Vevey
Venetian English in Boston and street notices in 1900s diction
A Boston observer recalls a Venice art catalogue of English renderings and mocks local misprints and street notices. He laments eccentric wordings from both the continent and Beacon Street, noting odd phrases and the genteel language of real estate ads.
Gentlemanship and a Circus Investment Raise Debate
The writer questions the coining gentlemanship as a substitute for gentility and praises the noun’s stronger sense. He recalls a tale of a young man who, after inheriting 1.5 million, bought a small circus and toured as chief showman wasting wealth, hoping later to recover some funds through new ventures.
Fine Arts Exhibition at Leonard & Co Gallery
The Leonard & Co gallery hosts a large oil painting show with nearly 200 works from private galleries and featuring Corot Schaefels Weber Verboeckhoven Courbet Bruck Lajos Beauquesne and Berchere among others. The collection will be exhibited this week and sold Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoons.
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Messrs. Leonard & Co
Corot
Schaefels
Weber
Verboeckhoven
Courbet
Bruck-Lajos
Beauquesne
Herbo
Carpent
Theo. Weber
Berchere
Hoyt’s Hole in the Ground Opens at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre hosted the first Boston showing of Charles Jr Hoyt’s A Hole in the Ground. Critics found it a loud farce that mocks rail travel, with mixed praise for some clever moments but strong disapproval of excess noise and slang. The cast includes Mr Lawton as the Station Agent and Miss Flora Walsh as the lunch counter girl. The show runs two weeks before Lotta Pawn Ticket 210 follows.
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Hoyt
Shakspere
Lawton
Flora Walsh
Lotta
Sidney Dickinson to speak on Paris Salon at Art Club
Sidney Dickinson will give an illustrated lecture on the Paris Salon of 1887 at the Art Club Wednesday evening. He already has engagements near Boston and will soon go to New York and the West where dates are set for much of the season. Miss Whitney’s statue is graceful in detail but historically unlikely. A. A. Childs & Co. hosts a portrait of the late Hon. Amos A. Lawrence by N. B. Onthank, and the Art Museum exhibits the women etchers of America amid notes on art and merit.
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Sidney Dickinson
Art Club
Dickinson
Boston
New York
West
Miss Whitney
Leif Ericsson
Greenland
Notable Society Figures and Theatre News From New York
A sweep of brief notices covers prominent figures. George L. Brander leaves San Francisco for Scotland. D. K. Pearson donates nearly 200,000 to Chicago charities. Senorita Luccrecia Allen de Romero presides at the Mexican legation in Washington and B. H. Bristow emerges as a prosperous Broadway figure. The Boston stage hosts Run of Luck, Boucicault’s Shaughraun revival, The Colleen Bawn, Upside Down, and The Highest Bidder. Sophia garners praise at the Museum, Lagarette dazzles at the Globe, while Joseph Jefferson stars next week in multiple works.
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George L. Brander
Nevada Bank
San Francisco
Scotland
D. K. Pearson
Chicago
Mr. Pearson
Frye
Maize
Europe
New York
N. Y. Tribune
New
Waite
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Senora
Dona Luccrecia Allen de Romero
Legation
N. Y. World
B. H. Bristow
Broadway
Bristow
Boston
Booth-Barrett
Niblo’s
Daisy
Mason Street
Barron
Early Birds at the Howard entertain with varied acts
The Howard Atheneum show opened with Scenes in the Backwoods of Paris and featured Lester and Allen in blackface numbers, Zitella in male impersonations, Mat Flynn, a duo act Two New Sports in Town, Veta imitating European dances, and a travesty She. The crowd gave a hearty reception to the lively program.
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Howard
Howard Atheneum
Paris
Lester and Allen
Miss Zitella
Mat Flynn
Lester
Allen
Mr. Lester
Holly the
Grumbler questions Thanksgiving amid Cleveland era praise
The Chicago Herald mocks a critic who denounces the President's semi religious proclamation. It notes the organ grinder perspective and contrasts Cleveland with a hypothetical Jim Blaine administration in a pointed political jab.
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Cleveland
Jim Blaine
Chicago Herald
Not an Impetuous Reformer in Lovering Critique
A Springfield Republican editorial critiques Mr. Lovering’s civil service reform stance. It argues his quotations show more strength than his own declarations and says he wavers between supporting reformers and pleasing opponents.
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Lovering
Berkshire
Springfield Republican
Postal Telegraphy Threatens Telegraph Rates and Monopoly
The Western Union monopoly now dominates the nation's telegraph resources leaving little competition. Postal telegraphy could lower rates and spur fair pricing, aligning railroads with public will. The Atlanta Constitution argues for rate legislation and compares U S and English telegram costs.
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Western Union
England
America
Atlanta Constitution
Civil Service Reform Signals Internal Promotion at Interior
The Providence Journal notes Lamar’s likely Supreme Court promotion and argues Assistant Secretary Muldrow should be chosen as successor. Muldrow is described as competent, nonpartisan, and experienced, aligning with genuine civil service reform and avoiding an outsider with no proven service.
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Lamar
Supreme Bench
Interior Department
Muldrow
Providence Journal
Fragments of Society and Politics Across the Nation
A miscellany of notes includes Dinah Mulock Craik reported dead. Fashion trends feature sealskin overcoats from $300 to $500. An editor bids farewell in Nevada. Spies on death row in Chicago is said to be losing reason. Etienne in France shipped $200,000 in August goods to the U S. A Cairo barber attempt fails. English crime statistics show ages 20 to 25 most prone to crime. A cowboy in Colorado charms a wolf with a harmonica. Two East women acquire 100 acres each in California, planting fruit trees and selling painted flowers. A ten-year convict in Indiana loses a deck of homemade reward cards. Prairie dog towns line the Texas & Pacific. Consul Beyrout notes no American ships since 1850s. petroleum trade shifts to Russians. Baltimore to host a sugar refinery. Webster’s Dictionary derided for abrupt subject shifts. A humorous exchange in New York glosses over a legislative vote.
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Dinah Mulock Craik
John Halifax
Nevada
Chicago
Etienne
France
United States
Cairo
Stanford
George Alfred Townsend
Evarts
Senate
California
England
Wales
Colorado
George Goodwin
Wetmore
George
Butte Creek
Cal
M. M. Flowers
Jeffersonville
Ind
Abilene
Big Springs
Bissinger
Beyrout
Syria
Department of State
Cammerce
Charles Fabrique Found Unconscious from Coal Gas at Middletown
Charles Fabrique, president of the Industrial School for Girls at Middletown, Conn., was found at his residence yesterday morning unconscious from coal gas. Physicians worked over him for seven or eight hours and finally revived him. He will recover.
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Charles Fabrique
Industrial School For Girls
Middletown
Conn
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