Boston Post Reports New Navy Cruiser Contract Award
The first ship of the new navy to be built in New England will be constructed by Mr. Harrison Lorrie of Boston. Vessel No. 11 of 2000-ton cruisers, after a tie in bids with a New York contractor, is formally awarded to Lor ing with the competitor’s agreement. City Point Iron Works at South Boston has a storied war and merchant service record, and the cruiser will reflect credit on the yard and the navy.
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New Navy
New England
Harrison Lorrie
Lorre
New York
Loring
City Point Iron Works
South Boston
Lorine
Improvements in foreign mail service expected soon
Washington signals near completion of new arrangements with Great Britain France and Germany to speed ocean mail. Merchants have suffered slow mail distribution as steamship schedules changed. The plan assigns postal clerks to steamships so mails are ready for delivery on landing, saving about twenty four hours in business correspondence.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Germany
Boston Seeks Direct Mails To Liverpool For Faster Service
Boston merchants urge a direct postal link with Liverpool, proposing mails be prepared at the Boston post office and shipped straight to the steamer. If incoming steamships follow the same route, substantial time savings would follow, improving Boston’s commercial ties and potentially prompting year round fast vessel service by Cunard or others.
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Boston
New York
Liverpool
Cunard Company
United States
Great Britain
Office brokerage in government reaches census bureau
The piece attacks a system where jobs in the Census Bureau are allocated by partisan influence. It cites Rupert P. Porter creating Pennsylvania postings and claims Senators Cameron and Quay will appoint the state staff, supervisors, and enumerators. Unopened applications are said to be referred in bulk, making Washington applications useless. The writer condemns civil service reform as absent.
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Rupert P. Porter
Pennsylvania
Washington
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Camperon
Quay
Congress
Assessment of Candidates Before the Body Stated
A fragment notes a formal review of candidates before a governing body. It highlights procedures for evaluating qualifications and determining eligibility, with emphasis on keeping within established rules and timelines.
Republicans Scrap Candidate Assessments Reform Against Boo dles
The Republican State committee agreed no assessment would be levied on candidates this year, a reform greeted by citizens and opposed previously by the Boston Journal. The piece notes a possible shift toward campaign finance limits and public itemization of election expenses, a reform Democrats demand in their platform. It suggests Republicans join Democrats in advancing the law next winter.
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Republican State Committee
Boston Journal
Democratic Party
State House
Massachusetts
Virginia
Ohio
New York
Harrison
Quay
National Committee
Mahone
Chicago
Sherman
Foraker
Democratic
Hill
State Elections Stir Virginia Ohio and New York Outcomes
The piece surveys voting underway in Virginia Ohio and New York next Tuesday. It argues the Virginia race shows an administration party led by Mahone amid Harrison control, while Ohio tests rival factionalism and a contested pro controversial platform. New York elections appear locally focused with Mugwump independents recalled and party lines set for the legislature and key offices.
Reservoir memories as Boston reshapes its water future
In Boston the old reservoir site near the State House extension is examined for its massive relics and failed preservation. The writer compares Roman masonry and Tyrolean lakes to the Derne street wall and recalls Moses Wright’s painting of the cornerstone ceremony in 1847. He warns future planners to forecast wisely and guard water quality.
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State House
Court House
Que
Temple Street
Derne Street
Boston
Derne
Moses Wright
Bostonian Society
Old State House
Old Reservoir
Josiah Quincy, Jr
Marshal Tukey
Thomas B. Curtis
James F. Curtis
William Greenough
Washington Gregg
F. McCleary
Lake Cochituate
A Premature Burial of Independents in Party Rhetoric
The Republican organs pay tribute to the independent voter power, critiquing journals that prematurely claim Independents will decisively shape outcomes. The piece questions the certainty of such assertions and calls for cautious interpretation of voter influence.
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Republican Party
Land fraud cases touch Cabinet as Conrad dismissed
Secretary Nosse's dismissal of Charles Conrad, key land office agent, sparks criticism amid Benson land fraud cases. Conrad's testimony linked to indictments of Joan A Benson and 35 others over alleged surveys, contracts, and a widespread California to Wyoming conspiracy. The dismiss al follows accusations that republican officials faced no suspicion in the ring.
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Noble
Conrapo
Pacific Coast
Stewart
Nevada
Nopie
Conrap
Stantorp
Jonas
Felton
Morrow
Cronie
Stone
The
Land Office
Conrad
Benson Et al
Lam
Washington
California
Vandever
Hue and Cry
Nosar
Joan W. Nosse
Harrison
Charles F. Conrad
Benson
Conran
Pacific
Arizona
Idaho
Oregon
Colorado
New Mexico
Montana
Wyoming
Joan A. Benson
Ring
New Berlin Faust Version Delights Theatres of Germany
Foreign journals praise Apoul L Arronge for a revised death of Faust produced at the Berlin Opera House this year. It shortens Gorrer 1829 work to heighten effect, features 39 added characters beside Faust and Mephistophiles, and draws top German actors to minor roles. The result is a landmark in German dramatic literature.
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Faust
Apoul L’ Arronge
Deutsches Theater
Berlin
Gorrer
Mephistophiles
Mrs AmexinA B Epwarps Lecture in Chickering Hall
Dr. Epwarps will lecture in Chickering Hall under the Museum of Fine Arts with Hon. Martin BrimmMer presiding. The course opens November 13 with The Explorer in Egypt and continues on subsequent Wednesdays and Fridays through the month, covering Egyptian origins of Greek art, sculpture, portraits, buried cities, and the women of the Nile.
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Amexina B. Epwarps
Boston
Martin BrimmMer
Museum of Fine Arts
Dr. Epwarps
Chickering Hall
Egypt
Nile
Ipsen cult in infancy in Boston sparks cautious literary zeal
The Herald cites the Ipsen cult as young in Boston while noting many local followers eager to be indoctrinated. The piece warns that literary enthusiasm can dull judgment, describing a “gushing period” before merit is truly assessed.
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Herald
Ipsen
Boston
Feud in West Virginia Sparks Armed Feudfears
The Hatrinup McCoy vendetta erupts in West Virginia as both sides arm and recruit. With 250 contestants already involved, the state's militia seems powerless, a reproach to civilization and a dreadful anachronism impossible under modern government.
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West Virginia
Independent Cynicism Warns Journal’s Political Homily
The text labels the Journal’s stance as independent cynicism and notes its shift to advocate a candidate it had previously condemned. It suggests such reversal could feed general cynicism toward politics, whether from independent or other perspectives.
New York World's Fair fund subscriptions fall to 32585
Yesterday New York subscriptions to the World's Fair fund dwindled to 32585 dollars as a local paper notes a scarcity of dollars. The piece suggests the rest of the country may soon be asked to assist the metropolis.
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New York
Two men sentenced in New Hampshire for theft escape
Two men received prison sentences in New Hampshire after admitting to walking off with property. The defendants appeared in court and faced charges related to the theft, with judges outlining the terms of imprisonment and the restitution plan.
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New Hampshire
Unrecognized Crime Draws Severe Punishment Contrast
The remark notes that seizing others umbrellas on a rainy day would be a harsh punishment for an act not previously deemed a crime in civilized society, highlighting the moral debate over punishment severity and legality.
Autumn Reflections on Public Garden Lake Scene
Spectators on the Public Garden watched autumn colors mirrored on a still lake. The glassy surface doubled the willows and swans while smoke rose in dark contrast, evoking Howitt and emphasizing nature's quiet power to move the soul.
Notable Relapses and Arrivals Highlight 19th Century Figures
Personal notes recount Bradlaugh's relapse after illness while M Constans is deemed France's likely future leader. The Prince of Wales and Prince George visit Egypt and dine with the Khedive. Mrs. Morton selects Nellie Hunt as private secretary, with Wana makers guests in Philadelphia and New York. Bishops Phelan and possibly O Connor to join Kate Drexel ceremony in Pittsburg. Edmund Gosse honored at Trinity College Cambridge on resigning Clark Lectures.
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Bradlaugh
M. Constans
Boulanger
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Egypt
Morton
Nellie Hunt
Garfield
Arthur
Russia
F. H. Drexel
Philadelphia
Order of Sisters of Mercy
Navy
Pittsburg
Edmund Gosse
Clark
Trinity College, Cambridge
Mysterious Disappearance Mentioned in Advertiser Note
The New York Commercial Advertiser hints at the Sun's cat being mysteriously missing and possibly catnapped, alleging incarceration near a corner stone associated with Mr. J. Pulitzer and Chauncey Depew, alongside circulation affidavits.
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The
Sun
Advocating Absurdity on Reciprocity Treaties
A Providence Journal editorial notes newspapers overly confident tariff limits foreign trade and suggests some advocate reciprocity treaties as a supposed way to ease international commerce. It criticizes the framing and questions the effectiveness of such proposals.
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Providence Journal
Ind
Optimistic Republican sees party lasting with saloon suppression
Senator Hoar argues in North American Review that the Republican party will endure and that future achievements include suppressing the saloon. Meanwhile the Vice President seeks a retail liquor license at Washington, and four of six New England states reject prohibition by large margins, signaling changing tides for the saloon.
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Senator Hoar
North American Review
National Capital
New England
Pittsburg
No Going Back on National Election Regulation
A Manchester Union opinion denounces any national law regulating State elections as unconstitutional, arguing only congressional elections fall under federal authority. It warns Republicans seeking federal interference will meet the progress of the past twenty years blocking such moves.
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Congress
Manchester Union
Rising Sun Stove Polish Rudely Bulldozes Free Trade
The Bangor Whig and Boutelle’s paper echo a Boston Republican club remark by Rising Sun Morse Morse who urged boycotts against any New England college not teaching high tariff doctrine. He warned presidents and professors to surrender or face starvation while likening Southern tactics to threats against voters.
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Bangor Whig
Boutelle
Rising Sun
Steve Polish
Morse
Boston
Harvard College
Massachusetts
New England
N. Y
Evening Post
Home Sweet Home with a Chorus in a Prairie Park
In Quincy the Court House was fitted up for a performance followed by Terre Haute and Pekin logistics. A large frame building on piles near the edge of town housed the opening play Clari the Maid of Milan. My mother played Clavi and sang Sweet Home as pigs outside clashed with the music, ruining the song. father said the grunting matched the sentiment.
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Jefferson
Quincy
Terre Haute
Pekin
Clari
Milan
John Howard Payne
Home
Clavi
Animal Kingdom
Whimsical Bits and Oddities From A Distant Era
A collage of short items recalls gossip, ironies, and curiosities from 19th century life including marriage name changes, political satire, and a French monument to daring volunteers. It mentions Buffalo Bill and Tosti, a minister not receiving a call to Providence, a colored Washington man with many descendants, a Dickensian toy shop keeper, a Brest sun trio, a Bangor cemetery ghost encounter, and a Mars river leap commemorated in Angers. It also notes a Tyro orphan benefactor, escaped Birmingham lions, and a Springfield telephone scare igniting a sparked fire in a house.
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Mme
Baldi
Tosti
Snooper
Halford
Simeral
Claude
Maud
Buffalo Bill
Prince Murat
Papa
Jack Goodenuff
Mamma
Russia
Providence
Washington
John Williams
John Krupp
Fredericksburg
Williams
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk County
England
Smike
Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby
Squeers
Brest
Bangor
Angers
France
First Republic
Mars
Loire
Anjou
Johann von Sieberer
Tyrol
Innsbruck
Lieberer
Birmingham
Eng
Springfield
Slow and Sure the Life of Louisa May Alcott
The piece follows Louisa May Alcott from early poverty to later success, noting sewing earned more than early writing, her Flower Fables sale of 32 dollars, and eventual wealth of 200000 dollars. It cites her perseverance, family care, and a quote from Michaelangelo about genius as infinite patience as her life illustrates slow but sure achievement.
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Louisa Alcott
Michael Angelo
Miss Alcott
Hocking Valley resignations shake Columbus rail line
George R. Carr general superintendent of the Columbus Hocking Valley Toledo railroad M P L Booth superintendent of the Hocking Valley division and W T Seymour superintendent of the Toledo division tendered their resignations to President Waite citing inability to run departments under current management. A few other minor resignations were also submitted.
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Hocking Valley
Columbus
George R. Carr
Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railroad
M. P. L. Booth
Hocking Valley Division
W. T. Seymour
Toledo
Waite
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Custom House
Uncle Sam
Pepys
Wordsworth
Josiah Quincy
Nathan Hale
Benjamin Seaver
James F. Baldwin
Te Water Works
Jonn H. Eastburn
Nehemiah Adams
Adams
Francis Gardner
Gideon ¥. Thayer
Chauncy Hall School
Common Council
Samuel I. Armstrong
Jerome V. C. Smith
Thomas Gill
Boston Press
Taverner
William Howitt
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