Popular Boston Orchestra Concert for Young Listeners
A Boston Symphony Orchestra program at Music Hall drew a large, mixed audience of young people and adults. The reviewer notes varied works from Wagner to Dvorak and Bizet, praising Molé’s flute performance and cautioning Miss Tua on the Hongrois airs while urging the idea of a regular popular concert series.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ernst Signorina
Mons
Molé
Atvcrome
ING
Tua
Music Hall
Dvorak
Bizet
Ernst
Miss Tua
M. Mole
Langer
M. Molé
Richard Heard
Governor Gordon Fights Convict Lease Abuses in Georgia
Georgia Governor Gordon orders a reform of the convict lease system after a lengthy inquiry into inhuman treatment. He fines the offending companies five thousand dollars and warns that leases will be forfeited if abuses recur, signaling a push toward abolition of the system.
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Gordon
Georgia
Costly New York election drains near one million dollars
The World estimates legal election costs at 225 dollars per polling place across 812 sites totaling 216 200 dollars plus 335 candidates spending about 728 000 dollars. With 76 offices and numerous other costs, overall expense nears 1 000 000 dollars, risking suffrage via money-dominated politics.
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New York
Fr Liows
Comptreller Myers
Supreme Court
Canadian Blue Book Details Behring Sea Seizures Role
The Dominion of Canada exposes fourteen months of official correspondence showing grave representations to the US over 1886 British sealers seizures and subsequent releases. It questions 1887 actions tied to Alaska Commercial Company influence and notes British fishery commissioners plan to offset Behring Sea seizures with Canadian incidents.
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Alaska Commercial Company
Privy Council of
Dominion of Canada
Washington
United States
State Department
Department of Justice
Swineford
Sworn statement clears Williams hazing incident
The Williams College hazing case is supported by sworn statements from participants. The document disputes sensational media portrayals and suggests the affair was a lighthearted prank aimed at a freshman, with the participants urging caution in judgment.
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Cuo
Williams College
Williams
Reckless hazing critique of CHOATE episode
The piece argues that CHOATE faced ridicule but should not face imprisonment or assume the youths were deeply harmed. It notes possible past hazing but characterizes this incident as thoughtless rather than criminal. The author questions linking CHOATE'S later troubles to this episode without clear evidence.
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Choate
Commerce and Subsidies Debate at New York Chamber Banquet
Speakers at the New York Chamber of Commerce banquet diverge on how to supply needed markets for American goods. They favor liberal tariffs or maritime subsidies to build a merchant marine, while others urge opening ports and removing trade barriers to boost foreign markets.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Cauuncy M. Depew
Drrrw
Sherman
Mexico
South American
United States
Mayor Hewitt
Samar
Great Britain
South America
Surf- Man
Frye
Boston
Cleveland
New York
The Discretion of an Old Hand
The piece praises Mr Gladstone for his statesmanlike stance on Trafalgar Square riots. He supports government enforcement of law while urging calm and lawful behavior despite public dissatisfaction. The letter to the London Radical Club is highlighted as illustrating prudent leadership.
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Gladstone
Trafalgar Square
London Radical Club
Mr. Gladstone
Westerday
Radical Debate Over Mob Tactics Grips London Press
The Pall Mall Gazette faces pressure from government and moderate peers as Radicals push for mob rights and Home Rule. Gladstone urges unity and law, while Granam’s retirement sparks doubt about radical strategy and the cabinet’s resolve.
Fires On Shipboard Recurrence Signals Urgent Safeguards
The article warns that fires on ships, notably in cotton cargoes, threaten transatlantic vessels and passengers. It cites the Venetian fire from chemicals and cotton bales, urges better cargo stowage and crew awareness, and calls for systematic study by underwriters, shippers, and seamen to prevent future catastrophes.
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Montreal
Liverpool
Boston
New two cent stamp draws mixed aesthetic verdicts
Critics note the design is acceptable for a stamp yet the color is deemed abominable. The Postoffice Department may issue a series in hues such as old gold or crushed strawberry for public use.
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Postoffice Department
Lectures on Russian Literature by Ivan Panin at Hawthorne Rooms
A crowd of notable listeners attended Ivan Panin's first Hawthorne Rooms lecture on the Russian literary period 1800 to 1880. Panin, a Russian emigrant and Harvard graduate, argued Russia yields intense yet narrow breadth with poets like Pushkin and Tolstoi the preacher. He promised a Pushkin talk next Wednesday, Nov. 28.
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Hawthorne Rooms
Ivan Panin
Socrates
Plato
Marcus Aurelius
England
Wordsworth
Byron
Thackeray
George Eliot
Carlyle
Mr. Ruskin
Matthew Arnold
Emerson
of Couse
Panin
Russia
Pushkin
Rogol
Tolstoi
America
Vanin
Current Comment on Free Trade and Markets
The piece argues protection is unnecessary for most but harms many industries. It credits American manufacturing with rising productivity from invention, skill, schools, and democratic government. It urges access to foreign markets to expand production and employment and lower living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. ¥. Times
Independent stance vs party loyalty in voting
The Washington Post argues independents switch parties as often as they vote while party members stay loyal until persuaded another party better reflects their views. It notes policies are compromises and parties set and pursue them.
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Washington Post
Coal price conundrum: miners miss gains as rings raise costs
The Springfield Republican notes yearly coal famines and rising prices without miner strikes. A Pennsylvania firm boosted coal price by 50 cents a ton while workers gained only 24.5 cents, illustrating how coal rings profit amid scarcity.
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Pennsylvania
Springfield Republican
Freedom and Responsibility in Limiting Incendiary Speech
A New York editorial argues laws already exist to restrain incendiary speaking and writing and that the Legislature may amend them to better protect the public. It emphasizes policy over rights and refutes the belief that no authority can restrain incendiary rhetoric.
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N. S. Commercial Advertiser
Economical Emperor William Refuses Cloak Renewal
Berlin Tageblatt reports the parsimious emperor William refuses to replace his worn tur-lined cloak despite shabby lacings and a near need for renewal. The emperor insists the garment still lasts and has not worn out, showing his frugal stance.
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Berlin
Benevolent Grocery Clerks Discuss Fund Division
The Grocery Clerks' Benevolent Association met at 616 Washington Street to debate splitting funds with a new group formed by members who left the old organization. A visiting committee was named and trustees were granted more time to review the society books.
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Grocery Clerks’ Benevolent Association
Washington Street
Emmanuel Oratorio Reviewed in Boston with Conservatory Chorus
The Boston Tremont Temple premiere of J E Trowbridge s Emmanuel received a favorable second hearing. The augmented chorus from New England Conservatory and stronger orchestra supported soloists Mrs Humphrey Allen Gertrude Edmands George J Parker and Clarence Hay. The performance highlighted clear enunciation and strong rehearsal, though some voices were uneven.
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J. E. Trowbridge
Boston
Tremont Temple
Newton
New England Conservatory of Music
B. Whitney
Wagner
Whitney
Humphrey-Allen
Gertrude Edmands
George J. Parker
Clarence Hay
Parker
Conservatory
Russian American critic mocks Howells in letter
To the Editor the writer says James’ commentary on the Anarchists case misleads Howells. He claims Russian novelists have bewitched Howells into doubt about his nationality, calling him the Little Tolstoy of Ashtabula county, A. M.
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James
Howells
Supreme Court of Illinois
Mr. Howells
Tolstoy
Ashtabula County
A. M
Harvard Students Debate Cabinet Members in Congress
A Harvard University discussion yesterday examined letting President's Cabinet members hold seats in Congress. Affirmative speakers argued for closer cabinet–Congress contact and fit ministers to office. opponents warned of ministerial rule and politicization. Mr. Garaliel Bradford spoke briefly in favor.
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University
Congress
England
Garaliel Bradford
Iis
Bradford
FP. G. Peabody
Kirkland Street
Princeton
Revolution in Hawaii changes crown to cabinet control
Dr G H Martin, one of the nine men who sparked the Hawaiian revolt, says since Oct 25 great changes have been made. The king is under cabinet and legislature with veto power only with cabinet consent. He predicts further cabinet changes and notes intent to oust Minister Godfrey Brown. He disputes Claus Spreckles as a threat to sugar, asserting beet sugar cannot rival cane.
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Pitrspure
Penn
G. H. Martin
Hawaiian Kingdom
Kalakaua
Boston
Martin
Honolulu
Dr. Martin
Godfrey Brown
Brown
Claus Spreckles
King Kalakaua
Hawaiian
California
Speckles
Oxen and civility in Boston recounts a southern visit
The author notes polite reactions after a minor insult in Boston and observes a slow oxen team in the street advertising a patent animal feed. He muses on civility, progress, and daily city scenes from Old South Church shadows to a basement restaurant, easing into reflections on social life and labor.
Reception to President Curwen at YWCA Hall
John Spencer Curwen, president of the Tonic Sol-fa College London, was honored at a formal reception by the YWCA. Speakers praised the system's simplicity and urged congregational democratic singing. Vocal solos were performed by Miss Abell Mrs Hitech and Mr George Want.
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John Spencer Curwen
Tonic Solta College
London
Young Women’s Christian Association
Curwen
Curyen
Reven Thomas
Moses
Brown
Boston School of Oratory
E. C. Carrigan
Abell
Hitech
George Want
Tragic Passings and A Oxford Church Installation
Thomas Murphy of Stoughton was killed by trains at Ayer Junction yesterday. Benjamin F. White, longtime Boston & Providence railroad employee, died after being run over in Providence’s freight yard yesterday. The Rev. William N. T. Dean was installed as pastor of the First Congregational Church in Oxford yesterday.
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Thomas Murphy
Stoughton
Ayer Junction
Benjamin F. White
Boston & Providence Railroad
Providence
William N. T. Dean
First Congregational Church
Oxford
Odd Bits and Wit From A Wild News Roundup
A collage of jests and curiosities from a late nineteenth century column. Notes on Congress, taxes on tacks, hens paying debts, a poem titled Why do I live, and German diet. Anecdotes span emperors, auctions, crook watercress, long piano marathons, and a Delano jail dispute.
Notable Figures Span Cities in a Global Web of News
Andrew Carnegie plans a Philadelphia visit then winter in New York before spring at his Scottish castle. British Colonel Hobart, kin to the late Hobart Pasha, cements ties to New York and London circles. Governor-elect Jackson of Maryland teases a salary for pin money. Mrs. L. M. Barry campaigns for Knights of Labor oyster shuckers in Baltimore. John A. Joyce rises to editor of Leadville Herald Democrat. St Gaudens and William M. Chase back Comstock abroad for art education. Meissonier faces paralysis hints. St Charles and Lady Dilke receive Greek/Constantinople reception akin to Yankee crowds, with levée famed in Athens.
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Andrew Carnegie
Philadelphia
New York
Scotland
Hobart
Hoffman House
Hobart Pasha
Jackson
Maryland
L. M. Barry
Woman's Labor
Baltimore
Knights of Labor
John A. Joyce
Washington, D. C
Herald Democrat
Leadville
Cal
Elia Wheeler Wilcox
St. Gaudens
Anthony Comstock
William M. Chase
Comstock
Meissonier
Dad
Paris
London
St. Charles
Lady Dilke
Greece
Constantinople
Yankeeland
Athens
Tricoupis
Pandel Ralli
London Truth
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Washington Stri
Boston Post
Greadstone
Pall Mail Gazette
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Pall Mall Gazette
Mr. Granam
Gramp- Stone
Martuews
Pavonia
Emmanuel
Harvard
Hawaii
Richmond
Old South Church
Tsoon
Versifier
Aprison
Anti-Poverty Society
Henry George
Hewitt
Germany
Herald
New York Commercial
Berry
Plymouth Church
India
Crook
Arizona
Napoleon Bird
Boulogne
France
Norristown Herald
Buffalo Bill
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