Blaine May Be Secretary of State in Harrison Cabinet
The New York Press, linked with the Blaine Harrison faction, reports Blaine as Secretary of State in General Harrison’s cabinet. The claim shocks many, recalling Blaine’s brief Garfield-era tenure and feared methods, while Harrison seeks to restore a leadership favored by Blaine. The piece argues the public has chosen the Uncrowned King, who asserts his claim to power.
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Blaine
Harrison
Blaine-Harrison
New York Press
Garfield
General Harrison
Halibut Trust Gloom in New York Over Prices and Freshness
The halibut trust in New York is blamed for high prices and reduced freshness. Allied wholesale dealers in the city are said to control shipments from the Pacific coast, delaying fresh fish to favor Gloucester and Boston suppliers. Pacific coast halibut could reach New York in six days, but the trust allegedly shut off this quick source to protect local traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pacific Coast
Halibut Trust
Gloucester
Loston Halibut
Pacific
Fish Trust
French Chamber Of Deputies Reforms Sparks Alarm Over Senate Abolition
A French committee proposes abolishing the Senate and presidency, seen as endorsing Boulangist radicalism. Critics warn such hasty change could unleash unpredictable political forces, risking disaster and the fall of the current ministry. Moderation offered by Floquet is favored as safer reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
General Boulanger
M. Floquet
Chamber
Danish Parliament Defies King on Anniversary Address
In Denmark the lower house refuses to present the king with an anniversary address amid the ongoing struggle with the Estrup ministry. The stalemate involves the King and the Rigsdag, split between the Landsthing and Folkething, with a deepening deadlock across the two chambers. The dispute centers on constitutional interpretation and the ministry’s dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Rigsdag
Landsthing
Folkething
Danish King Under Provisional Budget Rules Rejection
The EstruP ministry promotes reactionary governance and controls finances through a provisional budget since 1877. With the King accepting their influence, progressive legislation stalls and the rift with the Danish people deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estrup
Civil service push to cover railway mail service
Washington reports the administration aims to bring the railway mail service under civil service rules. Since March extended rules apply to all Washington departments, the next step is applying them nationwide. The piece urges preservation of reform by Cleveland before the Blaine Harrison administration takes power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Civil Service
Clevrland
Chicago
St. Louis
Republican Party
Blaine-Harrison
Cleveland
Supreme Court rules life policy for beneficiaries survives debts
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that life insurance proceeds go to named beneficiaries like a wife and children even if the insured dies insolvent, aligning with life insurance company practices that funds go to beneficiaries and that annual dividends belong to the beneficiary, not the policyholder. a New York decision previously held the same, where a widow sued for dividends paid to the holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Life
Supreme Court of
State of New York
Life Insurance Company
The Cry for Useless Knowledge in Education Debate
A critical review of Lord Armstrong’s article arguing that while technical education has public value its excess and focus on cramming harms youths. The piece supports teacher discretion over rigid exams and stresses self education, individual energy, and meaningful understanding over mechanical fact-collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Armstrong
Elswick
Sir Lyon Playfair
Department of Technical Education
Widow Recovers Large Policy Sum After Longrunning Dividend Fund
The widow recovered from the company after a policy had run for many years with numerous dividends paid, yielding a sum nearly equal to the life insurance.
Mind to Mind Insight Sparks No Repetition
A concise reflection emphasizes that true wisdom grows when thoughts travel anew rather than repeating empty knowledge. The note advocates fresh perspectives and mindful learning to avoid rote recall.
Harvard Yale Football Row Divides College Grounds Policy
Harvard behind a committee ban on the Yale game in New York argues college sports belong on campus for students, not pro venues. Yale counters with past agreements and gate receipts, while Harvard demands Cambridge as the venue or no game, citing a pledge linking last year’s New York game to this year’s Cambridge plan.
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Harvard Committee On
Yale
New York
Harvard
New Haven
Cambridge
Crimson
Beecher
Gitt
Beccurr
Sears
Polo Grounds
Dying Rear Admiral Baldwin and Boston-Baltimore Nuptials Mentioned
Personal notes recount Rear Admiral Charles H. Baldwin’s declining health in New York, Boston physician Dr. Frank S. Clark’s Boston marriage to Baltimore belle Miss M Lindsay Poor at her home on Wednesday, and the 90th birthday for Mrs. Johanna Taylor of East Weymouth. The piece also notes political hints on House leadership, Jefferson Davis’s feebleness, a New York police case involving Miss Mary Anderson, and a New England-leaning Nineteenth Century Club election slate. It closes with a Paris fashion anecdote about the Russian Duke of Mendelfi and his lavish attire.
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Charles H. Baldwin
New York
Frank SH. Clark
Boston
Baltimore
M. Lindsay Poor
Johanna Taylor
East Weymouth
Dalzell
Jefferson Davis
Richmond Exposition
Virginia
Mary Anderson
Inspector Byrne
Nineteenth Century Club
New
Dr. C. Waldstein
Athens
Greece
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
McCosh
Princeton College
Edward Atkinson
Edward $. Moore
Salem
Mass
Paris
Duke
Mendelfi
Princess Woronzoff
Internecine Strife Over Tariff Bill Republican Split
Senator Hiscock and the Syracuse Journal clash with the New York Tribune over the tariff bill. The Journal accuses the Tribune of falsehood and insult, asserting the measure was intended as principled support for protection, not a political ploy before an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiscock
New York
Syracuse Journal
New York Tribune
Journal
Tribune
The
William P Lee Dies in Boston After Life of Cheerful Strength
In Boston the funeral of William P Lee is noted. He endured illness with sunny vitality and a genial, sympathetic nature that earned broad respect and many warm friendships. A long anecdote about a frugal husband stealing to pay a doctor and grocer contrasts wit h health over furniture and a belief that vitality comes from varied work. A Boston letter carrier finds rest through mountain walks, while a youthful reader of the Boston Post is observed in a crockery shop window, still absorbed in the same paper.
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William P. Lee
Boston
Berkshire Hills
Franklin Street
Hawley Street
Boston Post
Dunce
Taverner
Slumbering Stock Certificate Sparks New York Trial
In the New York Supreme Court a dispute over eleven shares of New York Central Railway stock arose. Witness Clinton Gilbert testified he held an 1853 Hudson River Railroad certificate transferred by Henry Stokes, which lay unused for 35 years until discovering it was in Henry Stokes’s name and that dividends had been paid to the deceased holder. The case revealed a 1876 duplicate certificate. the court ordered surrender of the duplicate to the company.
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New York Supreme Court
New York Central Railway
Clinton Gilbert
Frank Loomis
Stokes, Gilbert & Co
Henry and
Ananias Stokes
John S. Livingston
Henry Stokes
Artemas Holmes
Loomis
Higgins on Cleveland and civil service reform stance
Washington correspondent reports Eugene Higgins praising Cleveland for retaining Republican clerks in the Treasury and civil service reform. He notes Republicans fear a post election purge, while Quay signals a “clean sweep” of offices, including minor positions, regardless of civil service protections.
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Eugene Higgins
Washington
New York Evening Post
Treasury Department
Cleveland
New York
Quay
Sixth Symphony Concert Promises a Sterling Program
Tomorrow evening's public rehearsal showcases Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave overture, Arthur Whiting's Piano Concerto in D minor op. 6, and Dvorak Slavonic Dances. Rubinstein Symphony in C op. 42 closes a varied program with noted bravura and orchestral color.
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Mendelssohn
Arthur Whiting
Boston
George E. Whiting
William H. Sherwood
Rheinberger
Brahms
New York
Dvorak
Rubinstein
Exhibition of Albert Durer Engravings at Museum of Fine Arts
An unusual exhibit in the museums print rooms features a near complete set of Albert Durer engravings etchings and dry prints from Henry S Sewall New York and the Gray collection at Harvard plus eight original drawings valued at about 14900 dollars. Descriptions praise the Lime Tree on a Projecting Bastion Head of the Virgin and Study for the Feet of the Kneeling Apostle while noting the deep feeling and universal appeal of Durers work. The exhibit is introduced by S Koehler and aims to attract lovers of etching engraving and related arts.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Albert Durer
Henry S. Sewall
New York
Gray
Harvard College
Eve
Apostle
Atlantic
Louvre
Diiver
Christ
Raphael
S. &. Koehler
Museum
Perilous Election Quarrels and Wit Across Papers
A collage of 19th century jokes and notes on elections in Indiana and Colorado, with quips about voters, whiskers, and political slang. It cites comedic lines from various papers and hints at unrest in political satire from the era. Also mentions London’s new lord mayor and a recap of Democratic campaign spending and multilingual tariff dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
Boston custom seat seen as possible for Noyes
Boston newspaper men note Speaker Noyes would not object to the seat of customs in Boston, though Beard and Burden in the race suggest the Alger orator may not lead the line in the contest.
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Boston
Noyes
Springfield Republican
A Triumph of Blaineism in the Chicago Herald
The Chicago Herald argues Blaine created the party and its morals and defined the era. It says Harrison's words may fade but Blaine's influence and leadership remain the summit of corporate allegiance and political zeal, with Blaine steering a chorus around the Capitol and the golden calf of power.
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Harrison
Blaine
Capitol
Chicago Herald
Dem
Lasting Respect for Cleveland Cited by Advertiser
The New York Commercial Advertiser argues that the public will honor Cleveland for his integrity and democratic simplicity, noting critics may snarl but his enduring esteem among Americans is assured. It cautions against predicting his future political career while praising his life and devoted service.
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Cleveland
N. Y
Cleveland's Independence and Tammany Hall's Influence
The Providence Journal notes President Cleveland earned praise from some New York allies for resisting spoilsman dictates. It argues his administrative independence, choosing appointments to serve the people rather than party bosses, shaped his reputation and strained Tammany Hall ties.
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Cleveland
New York
Tammany Hall
Providence Journal
Ind
Free trade bugaboo in tariff battle shifts gains
The Philadelphia Record notes Democratic strength rising in Massachusetts industrial districts and the East while Republicans gain in Western agriculture. Voters in tariff reform areas largely favor Democrats, contradicting free trade fears in New Jersey Connecticut and other manufacturing centers.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Philadelphia Record
Ind
The Evil of Money in Elections Warned by Editors
A New York Evening Post editorial warns that funding influence in presidential campaigns grows rapidly, diminishing public sentiment and shifting power from persuasion to money. It argues for active measures to curb the spread of paid influence and questions lingering faith in traditional oratory as the sole political force.
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N. Y. Evening Post
Ind
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the Civil Service
Balzac
Battle
Charles Lamb
Appalachian Club
Higgins
Harvison
the Fine Arts
Peru
Sam
Indiana
John
Colorado
Yale Record
Whiskey Trust
the Mail and Express
Elijah
Marthy
Puck
Penman
Quills
Schmerz
Mr. Spruce
Dr. Schmerz
George
Alice
London
James Whiteley
Appleby Grammar School
Kensington
Cheap Ward
Breffit
Westmoreland
W. Lowther
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