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Post Publishing Company
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Corcoran Building
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Amusements This Evening Listed at Tremont and Nearby Venues
Amusements this evening feature a Russian Art Exhibition at 401 Tremont Street and showings at The London on Washington Street and The Musera on Tremont near Scollay Square. The Heir at Law, Grand Duchess, Parlor Match, Lithopinian Opera, and Josephine productions play across venues including Gorse Theatre on Washington Street and Tremont Theatre. Rosina Vokes performs at Tremont as the night progresses with other vaudeville and opera acts in rotation downtown.
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Tremont Street
Boston
Thearke
Washington Street
the London
Musera
Scollay Square
Gorse Theatre
Rudolph Aronson
Graxp Orrra
Josephine
Tremont Theatre
Rosina Vokes
Ocean mail races end as Liverpool lines plan midweek Cunard service
A Liverpool conference of White Star and Inman directors decided that the two fast ships of each line will sail on succeeding Wednesdays, sharing mail contracts with Cunard. The change ends the ocean races, boosts midweek Liverpool to New York service, and reshapes future transatlantic mail speed.
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Teutonic
City of New York
New York
White Star
Man Lines
Liverpool
White Star Company
Nomination of Nathan Matthews Jr. for Mayor Advances Campaign
The Democratic city committee nominates Nathan Matthews Jr. for mayor, a choice praised for independence and broad political principles. The piece contrasts Matthews with Republican contenders Hart and Merritt, arguing Matthews aligns with independent and liberal interests over partisan or corporate aims.
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Democratic City Committee
Marrazws
Democratic Party
Hant
Merritt
Matthews
Hart
Merrie
German food tax blamed as burden on workers
Despite higher army spending and a swollen treasury from meat and bread duties, economists debate prosperity while workers eat 50 percent less meat since 1588 and pay more for poorer flour. Dispatches say Germans begin to see food duties as a tax on their pockets amid growing discontent.
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German Empire
Germany
Prohibitory tariff debate follows last Tuesday's elections
The piece surveys the tariff repeal backlash as voters shifted against the McKinley tariff. It notes confusion among supporters, forecasts possible concessions, and critiques reactions from the New York Tribune and Pittsburg Press. It cites rising tin plate costs, potential duties on hides, and industry fears amid the political realignment.
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Boston Journal
United States Senate
Senate
New York Tribune
Terial
Tribune
Congress
Massachusetts
Tin Plate
Pittsburg
New York Play Postponed Three Nights Over Scenic Elaborateness
A production in New York is delayed three nights due to the complexity of scenery. The remark notes a shift from thorough rehearsals to the influence of the stage carpenter, reflecting evolving stage priorities.
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New York
Church on wheels: a 60 by 10 foot ecclesiastical car
A new church car, finished by the Pullman Car Company for Bishop Walker of North Dakota, measures sixty feet by ten, with oak interior. It houses a chancel, altar, lectern, baptismal font, bishop’s chair, cabinet organ, and seating for seventy, planned for use in villages along the railroad. In a separate note, four riding masters from New York report twelve hour days and four dollars earnings.
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Pullman Car Company
Walker
North Dakota
Scottish critique on golf and athletics in colleges
Mr. Justin Wixsor of Edinburgh writes to the New York Nation warning that the athletic craze and its detriment reach both large universities and smaller schools like Fetts College. He notes golf, an old Scottish game, as an example of the changing collegiate passions.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
New York Nation
Fetts College
Revelations on Bismarck plans expropriation of insurers
The Berlin release of PoscHIncer's third volume claims Bismarck aimed to expropriate all insurance corporations for fire, death, and accident, aligning with his seizure of railways as state institutions to deny insurer profits. Carry the news to the Nationalists.
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Poschincer
Berlin
President's State Paper Described as Patchwork by Tribune
The New York Tribune claims the President's message will be a piecemeal effort like the Mikado’s minstrel. It notes the president jots ideas on a pad, which are typed and arranged by Mr Harrow, aided by his newspaper training, before presentation to Congress.
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New York Tribune
the Tribune
Hanrorp
Congress
Tribune
Ex-Chancellor BISMARCK Plans Brewery Venture in Estates
BISMARCK proposes to erect a brewery via a limited liability company with 11 percent dividends promised to shareholders. The piece contrasts his shift from diplomacy to beer with a poet’s tongue in cheek, and notes a Berlin Guards captain may be rivaled by a taller recruit, pondering imperial temptations to assemble a giant bodyguard like Frederick William's era. It hints at potential international tensions if foreigners are abducted for such schemes.
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Berlin
Alyria
Frederick Witulam
Freprincx
Notable Figures Face Health Strains and Property Sale
Governor Campbell of Ohio is reported threatened with typhoid pneumonia. General Boulanger has left Jersey for an unknown destination. Ex Governor Sprague of Rhode Island is reportedly frail after his son's death and plans to rent Canonchet, travel to Europe, and spend the winter with his wife. Canonchet is said to be placed with a New York agent for sale, valued around 1,000,000, to be divided while keeping the house and grounds to the family. A testimonial benefit for Mrs Agnes Robertson Boucicant in New York will feature many notable men and women including Judge George Barrett, Lawrence Barrett, Chauncey Depew, William Duncan, Henry French, Joseph Jefferson, General Sickles, and others.
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Ohio
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Jersey
Sprague
Rhode Island
Canonchet
Europe
Tts
New York
Agnes Robertson Boucicant
George ©. Barrett
Lawrence Barrett
John KR. Brady
Chauncey M. Depew
William Butler Duncan
Henry French
Daniel Freiman
Ohn A. Hunter
Joseph Jefferson
Richard Manstfield
M. J. O’brien
Robertson
Juaniel E. Sickles
Hermann Oelrichs
A. M. Palmer
E. Hl. Sothern
Bartletts New Concordance to Shakespeare Extends to 1650 Pages
A scholarly work, Bartletts complete concordance to Shakespeare surpasses Cowden Clarke in breadth and usefulness. The specimen pages show meticulous, clear printing designed for long term Shakeparian study. Also noted is Popular Science Monthlys 1801 shift to illustrated pieces on Americas industrial growth since Columbus, starting with iron making in the colonies by W I Durfee.
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Shakspere
Cowden-Clarke
John Bartlett
Bartlett
Popular Science Monthly
Columbus
Colonies
W. I. Durfee
Pennsylvania
Tribune Hints Dana for New York Senate Seat
The Tribune proposes Charles A. Dana of the Sun as the Democratic choice for New York State's next U S Senate seat. It asserts Dana would gain Tammany Hall and Governor Pean support.
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New York
United States
New York State
Charles A. Dana
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Sun
Rosina Vokes and Company at Tremont Theatre Boston
A large Boston audience welcomed Miss Rosina Vokes Felix Morris and the London company at Tremont Theatre last evening The program featured Percy Pendragon A Double Lesson and My Lord in Livery with strong turns by Morris Thorpe and Gottschalk Miss Vokes appeared in the second piece and the house praised the dancing and balance of humor The season also brings Savoy productions and an extended engagement at the Globe Music Hall with Strauss farewell dates in late November at the Music Hall and Sam Devere's variety show at the Howard.
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Tremont Theatre
Felix Morris
Boston
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H. J. Byron
Fercy
Pendragon
Graingers
Abel Grainger Veret
Augustus Vere
Stewart
Miss Bancker
Mr. Morris
Miss Lane
Miss Iiby
My Lord
Miss Vokes
Sybil
Mr.thorpe
Lord Thirlmere
Mr. Gottschalk
Hopkins
Sam Devere
the Howard
Heir at Law at the Museum in Boston
The Boston Museum presents Colmans Heir at Law with William Warren Mrs J R Vincent Mary Cary John Gilbert and Harry Crisp. George Wilson Mr Pangloss maintains a cautious balance while Boniface Dowlas Barron Ducey Addison Davenport and O Leary give mixed work. The show runs until Thursday before She Stoops to Conquer.
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Colman
Museum Company
William Warren
Pangloss
Warren
George Wilson
Mr. Warren
Mr. Boniface
Daniel Dowlas
Mr. Barron
Zekiel
Miss O'Leary
Ducey
Miss Addison
Deborah Dowlas
Mr. Davenport
Dick Dowlas
Sven
Parlor Match at Grand Opera House Delights Audiences
The Grand Opera House hosted A Parlor Match by Mr. Charles H. Hoyt with Evans and Hoey. Hoey sang They Are After Me to strong applause while the Levy sisters and Clara Thropp impressed with a Spanish song Espanita. The piece draws crowds and plays through the week.
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Grand Opera House
Evans
Hoey
Charles H. Hoyt
Charles E. Evans
William Hoey
Adele
Carlotta
Lillian Levy
Josephine Empress of the French at Parks Theatre
A historical review notes Mile. Rhea’s faint Josephine performance and moderate acting in Napoleon and other figures. It commends careful staging and period accuracy while deeming the cast uneven, with notable efforts from Hastings and Dunbar in key roles.
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Rhea
Josephine
William Harris
Napoleon
Franccour
Rees
Henry Napier
Tailevyrand
Murat
Eugene de Beauharnais
Justan
Mameluke
Cuyler Hastings
Erroll Dunbar
Museum
Fouche
The Soudan Recital and The Merry Monarch At Globe
The Soudan completes its ninth Boston Theatre week to enthusiastic crowds. Sidney Woollett’s first Museum recital series begins next Tuesday with Hiawatha as the subject. Francis Wilson’s new comic opera The Merry Monarch arrives at the Globe next week showcasing rich, novel costumes designed by Percy Anderson of London.
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Museum
New York
London
Francis Wilson
Globe
Percy Anderson
Gilbert & Sulli
New York Theatres Open Season With Wil lard in The Middleman
New York critics praise Mr E L Willard in The Middleman at Palmer's company noting his living portrayal of Cyrus Blenkarn the potter who endures gain and loss to reveal a genius. Marie Burroughs leads a strong cast with DeMille Belasco's production receiving praise for scenery and performances across multiple New York venues outlining ongoing runs at Academy Union Square Madison Square Casino and Garden Theatre through the season.
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New York
Specian
Palmer
E. L. Willard
Henry Arthur Jones
Cyrus Blenkarn
Mr. Willard
Willard
Williard
Marie Burroughs
E. J. Phillips
Katherine Rogers
E. M. Bell
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Academy
Old Homestead
Union Square
Madison Square
Casino
Jonathan
Garden Theatre
Bill
Senator
Star
Blue Jeans
Fourteenth Street
Stoddart
Warren
Fragment Society Meeting At Mrs Russell’s Cambridge Home
The Fragment Society of Boston, a 75 year old sewing society aiding the poor, gathered at Mrs. Charles Theodore Russell’s Sparks street residence in Cambridge. A large attendance worked on charitable tasks and enjoyed the hostess’s hospitality, ending with a pleasant social.
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W. E. Russell
Sparks Street
Cambridge
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Boston
Sewing Society
Lineman McKinnon Killed by Live Wire in Somerville
Lineman McKinnon, 26, working on Lynde Street for the Somerville Electric Light Co, was instantly killed about 5 PM yesterday after touching a live wire with one hand. The body showed only small cuts between the forefinger and thumb. He married last June and had four years with the company.
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Lynde Street
Somerville
Somerville Electric Light Company
Dinner to Sherman Hoar by Harvard Class of ’8
Harvard class of eight members plan a dinner at the Parker House to honor newly elected Congressman Sherman Hoar. The event is set for Friday evening to celebrate his victory.
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Harvard
Sherman Hoar
Parker House
Close of the Lumber Season and Yard Closures
Montreal reports the New York Lumber Company has closed its yards for the season. Export to South America totaled five ships this year, down from thirty. The volume is 20,000,000 feet short of last year, with political troubles blamed for the decrease.
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Montreal
New York Lumber Company
South America
Enduring Elms and Boston Street Plans Streaked by Change
The writer reflects on the hardy English elms along Boston Common and Tremont Street, contrasting their vigor with American varieties and noting the decay and iron supports. He laments street excavation limits after Nov 15, comments on sanitation delays, and praises the Sumner memorial concert with pianist Nikisch. The piece also covers New York horse shows, local entries, and the value of native hackneys for future breeding.
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Beacon
Tremont Street
Canine Loyalty and Literary Censorship Echo Old Tales
A collection of short, pointed anecdotes and quotes from various papers. Tales include a dog Jack mourning a master, a sharp Carlyle exchange with Mr. Mudie on judging books, and light skits on editors and critics. The piece blends humor with reflections on trust and discernment.
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