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Morrison in Illinois politics sparks calls for discipline
Boston Dost analyzes the strange placement of Mr. Morrison in Illinois and reports rumors that Chicago mayor and his followers oppose his entry to Congress. The piece suggests a scheme to resign another member to seat Morrison and punish perceived slights, while debating whether vacating a seat could thwart Chicago mischief-makers.
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Morrison
Ilinois
Harrison
Chicago
Trial of Mike Cregan Over Poll Election Funds
A report outlines that Mike Cregan faces charges in New York City Republican circles for taking funds from Mr. Rice to influence ballots at polls. Prosecutors assert he ran out for General Spinola and sought compensation. Rice may not gain full satisfaction, and the case may prompt political backlash or renewed attacks.
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Allen Thorndike Rice
Congress
Mike Cregan
Republican Organization
New York City
Rice
Spinola
Mgr. Crecan
Great Britain
Brimmer Replies to Blaine on Civil Service Reform
Mr Brimmer writes to the Daily Advertiser defending his remark that Mr Blaine repudicates the civil service reform. He says his comment based on a Huntingdon Penn speech reported nationwide and reprinted in the Post. He argues discrediting reform as imitation of England’s failed system equates to repudiating reform itself.
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Martin Brimmer
Daily Advertiser
Blaine
Brimmer
Massachusetts Independents
Huntingdon
Penn
Associated Press
Advertiser
Post
Mr. Blaine
United States
England
Sabbath Observance Exemption in Supreme Court Ruling
The court allows Jews to avoid penalties for Sunday work if they believe the Sabbath requires rest on Saturday, with shops to close on Saturday and no disturbance on Sunday. The police board may exempt other occupations, prompting concern over enforcement and consistency.
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Supreme Court
Board of Police
Disturbance Notes From Streetcar Rumble
The text contrasts streetcar rumbling with quieter acts like selling stamps or serving Vichy water at a druggist. It highlights how noise disrupts restful meditation and everyday routines amid urban life.
Swett Leads Anarchists Case Before Supreme Court
Leonard Swett, Lincoln’s associate, represents the convicted men before the Ulinvns Supreme Court. If the court rules against the plea, the decision will highly credit the original verdict and the trial’s thoroughness, reinforcing Swett’s advocacy for the condemned.
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Leonard Swett
Lincoln
Ulinvns Supreme Court
Swett
Ex President Chester A Arthur A Model of Decorous Leadership
The obituary recalls Chester A Arthur as an active public servant from the war through reconstruction. It notes his rise from quartermaster to New York port collector and his role in the Stalwart faction, praising his self control and gentlemanly administration. The piece contrasts his steadiness with the era’s political shifts and discusses tariff debates featuring Blaine and Beck, arguing against revenue redistribution plans.
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Arthur
White House
Union
Morgan
New York
Grant
Conkling
Mie
Taxation for Money-Lending at the Iroquois Banquet
A Chicago Iroquois banquet debate argues against Senator Beck proposing national loans to relieve a tax surplus. Critics warn such a plan usurps state sovereignty, cites Jackson and Blaine precedents, and likens it to past financial distress. The piece also notes Russia's railroad car idea and mocks religious theatrics in public worship.
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Senator Beck
Chicago
Beck
United States
Massachusetts
Florida
Ireland
Bulgaria
Jackson
van Buren
James G. Blaine
Russia
Mayor O Brien Proposes State Annex To Preserve Front
The mayor urges the city council to consider building an annex on Mt. Vernon street behind the State House with covered bridges to connect to the current building. This would reduce expenditure and prevent vast taxable property loss estimated at about one million dollars, while preserving the front of the landmark. He suggests the state could take the vacant reservoir lot or even gift it to avoid shedding taxable real estate.
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O' Brien
State House
Commonwealth
Mt. Vernon Street
Copley Square
Princeton Doctor Sparks Mixed Reactions at Harvard Visit
The Springfield Republican notes Dr. McCosh earned a distinction without a degree and left Harvard offended by a man who supposedly never offended anyone before. The episode suggests the notable friction over the unusual honor.
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Princeton
Harvard
French influence in dentistry and the rise of Paris schools
The piece notes dentistry as a French led science with Parisian roots, citing an 1880 dental school in Paris graduating 120 and now 90 students, and 20 000 procedures performed in its clinics. It contrasts American leadership in dental education with European imports and calls for more dental colleges abroad.
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America
Europe
Harvard School
Paris
Editorial rebuke of press attacks on Cleveland
The Journal condemns vicious editorial attacks from the Chicago Tribune and New York Evening Post criticizing President Cleveland. It argues such barbed remarks and insinuations degrade journalism and insult the nation's leader, urging higher standards in editorial pages.
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Chicago Tribune
Cleveland
Harvard
New York Evening Post
Journal
Blaine
Notorious figure Jack Straus Arrested by City Officer
One Jack Straus was arrested by Captain Robinson at the Quincy House yesterday. He was photographed for the rogues’ gallery and ordered to leave the city.
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Jack Straus
C Tie Robinson
Quincy House
Rogues
City
Well-Worn Roads by Hopkinson Smith praised for art and travel
The review lauds Well-Worn Roads by K Hopkinson Smith as a handsome large folio combining sixteen phototype plates with text. It notes Spain Italy and Holland as settings with vivid pen portraits of gypsies gondoliers and city scenes. It cautions that the sketches may reflect unfinished works yet praises both author and book.
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Houghton, Mifflin & Co
K. Hopkinson Smith
Mr. Smith
Venice
Spain
Houghton, Mittin & Co
F. Hopkinson Smith
Boston
Houghton, Millin & Co
Price
The Boy Travellers in the Russian Empire review
A Harper & Brothers imprint praises Thomas W. Knox's The Boy Travellers in the Russian Empire. The volume follows boy travellers through Russia with vivid illustrations and maps while noting depictions of exile, street punishment, and student life, reflecting Knox's firsthand and researched insights.
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T. W. Knox
Thomas W. Knox
Russia
Mba. Knox
Knox
Siberia
Org
St. Petersburg
Russian Empire
New York
Harper & Bros
Eley Price, Pe
Book Review on A Budget of Letters from Japan
A Budge t of Letters from Japan by Arthur Collin Maclay is reviewed as dated and dull. It notes Maclay taught English in Tokio and wrote about Japanese life including a Kyoto festival for courtesans. The reviewer faults the book for lacking novelty and style while praising some observations on Buddhism and women.
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Pape
Japan
Mr. Maclay
Tokio
Our Trades
Ali
Maclay
Boston
Arthur Colline Maclay
A. M
New York
A.C. Armstrong & Son
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
American Art for November highlighted by refined typography
The November American Art issue showcases elegant typography and a broadened scope with notable plates and drawings. Key works include a steel plate bird design by John A. Lowell, a Holland scene by Louis K. Harlow, a library interior by W. Ki Garrett, a Japanese house interior by Shirayama Dani, and metal designs by H. D. Murphy, among others.
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John A. Lowell
Holland
Louis Kk. Harlow
Me. W. Ki. Garrett
Shirayama Dani
H. D. Murphy
Painters of the Italian Renaissance reviewed for young readers
Edith Healy's Painters of the Trahan Renaissance offers brief biographical sketches of masters like Giotto Da Vinci and Titian. The reviewer notes the work provides a concise history of art up to the Renaissance with twenty five engravings by YT de Mare and calls the volume useful for students seeking a skeletal overview.
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Giotto
Fra Angelico
Ghirlandajo
da Vinci
Michael Angelo
Raphael
del Sarto
Correggio
Giorgione
Titian
Tintoretto
Paul Veronese
Domenichino
Guido Reni
de Mare
New York
Belford, Clarke & Co
Art Gems from the American Architect collection
A Boston publisher presents twenty nine plates including celatine and relief views of foreign localities American homes interiors iron designs landscapes and reproductions of noted works. Notable doorway sketches from Back Bay fireplace designs and Della Robbia terra cotta reproductions. Price two dollars.
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American Architect and Building News
Boston
Vieknor & Co
Reflections on Centenarians and Life's True Measure
A Boston essay weighs authentic long life against the burden of age. The writer praises modest, meaningful living, cites Mrs. Putnam’s 102nd birthday, and argues intellect and character outweigh mere longevity.
All Sorts of Opinions and Oddities From a Window on Politics
A mosaic of jests and political chatter mentions a lone ex president, Missouri patronage, boss nominations, and party stances. The piece jokes about public trust, theater failures, and humorous quips on current figures, culture, and science, ending with a vignette about a chimpanzee at a dime museum and its clever use of rope.
Book notices praise and critique of illustrated poetry Longfellow works
The Wreck of the Hesperus is praised as a strong verse piece but its illustrations are average and fail to enhance drama. Christmas Roses Under the Mistletoe and The Three Fishers receive admiration for pretty lithographs and appealing child groups, though some gowns seem overly voluminous.
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Longfellow
Mary
Henry W. Longfellow
New York
E. P. Dutton & Co
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
Price
Lizzie Lawson
Robert Ellice Mack
Cupples, Upham & Co
Price, Bt
Portrait of Hawthorne Arrives for Bowdoin College
A Hawthorne portrait by Alexander Johnston arrives in Boston at Houghton Mifflin & Co. and will go to Bowdoin College. Painted from a London photograph of Hawthorne’s friend T. Bennoch, the likeness and painting are praised for expression and execution though color remains restrained.
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Park Street
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Alexander Johnston
Bowdoin College
T. Bennoch
London
Bennoch
Hawthorne
Mr. Benno
Hiawthorne
Johnston
England
Lord
Lady Russell
National Gallery
Prince Charles
Highlands
Fianthorne
Political woe and tax battle shadow Randall
The Philadelphia Record notes Chairman Randall faces pressure to craft an appropriation bill to block any tax cuts while Samuel is described as a man full of trouble. The piece contrasts Congress in session with his personal ailments rheumatism and inevi smith.
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Randall
Samuel
Congress
Philadelphia Record
First Cousin to Meanness in Liberty Lit
The Boston Pilot laments neglect to light Liberty statue due to missing funds for the expense. It urges government action to cover the trifling amount and asks Congress to authorize payment, calling economy a close kin to meanness.
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Congress
Scrupulois
Boston Pilot
Land theory debate from the Philadelphia Times
The Philadelphia Times argues that adopting the land theory as pushed by George and supporters would worsen conditions by reducing farming and swelling the ranks of workers choosing other trades, increasing overcrowding among laborers.
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George
Philadelphia Times
Knights of Labor Focus on Education and Legislation
The Hartford Post argues the Knights of Labor should channel energy into educating and legislating to improve workers’ conditions rather than pursuing revolutions that could disrupt most industries and fail to achieve goals. The piece calls for steady, nonviolent reform across the year’s political backdrop.
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Knights OF Labor
Order
Hartford Post
Tariff agitation must be met sooner for all concerned
The Buffalo Courier argues that tariff agitation will persist despite changes in congress or presidency. It says resolutions by trade associations and political party shifts cannot halt the issue, and stresses that addressing tariffs earlier benefits everyone.
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Congress
Buffalo Courier
Blaine's Nephew Confirms Opposition to Nomination
A Blaine family member publicly states the uncle does not favor another presidential bid. The public had assumed otherwise, while Blaine signals a desire for the next election.
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Mr. Blaine
Chicago Herald
Heaviest on the Poor Strike Lesson
A New Haven Register editorial argues that strikes hurt the poor and weak most, while those targeted suffer least, framing the action as a social burden on vulnerable workers.
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New Haven Register
Mamzelle Nitouche Delights Park Theatre Crowd
Lotta starred in Mamzelle Nitouche at the Park Theatre last night delivering Denise with zest. She and the drummer boy created merriment while Fred Lennon as Celestine the organist was irresistibly funny. The Major and J O Le Brasee received careful, judicious treatment with strong supporting cast throughout the remainder of the week.
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Lotta
Park Theatre
Mamzelle Nitouche
Denise
Crea
Fred Lennon
Celestine
J. O. le Brasee
Arthur Wilkinson
P. A. Anderson
J. A. Mahoney
Josie Shepard
Sara Manypenny
May Florence
Naumgeile Nitouche
Cecilia concert presents Liszt Saint Elizabeth oratorio
The Cecilia Society premiered Liszt oratorio Saint Elizabeth in Boston with six scenes based on Hungarian folk and church airs. Soloist Louise Elliott impressed, while Ronconi struggled with tone and diction. the chorus and orchestra delivered a creditable performance despite uneven phrasing in places.
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New York
Liszt
Saint Elizabeth
Hungary
Mystic Shrine audience helps welcome Dixey at Hollis Street
A large Hollis Street Theatre crowd mainly from the Order of the Mystic Shrine applauded Dixey after his performance as Adonis. Mournful notes say Mrs Langtry makes final appearances this week in The Lady of Lyons and A Wife's Peril. Thanksgiving week brings back McNish Johnson Slavin's Ben-tons minstrel show to be warmly received.
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Order of the Mystic Shrine
Dizey
Dixey
Adonis
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