The White Lie and Other Plays At Boston Theatres
Amusements today list a string of shows in Boston venues from Hollis Street to Tremont Street. The Kendals perform The White Lie at the Boston Theatre while Mr Wilkinson's Widows plays at Colonnata. Dora Wiley features in a matinee program at Mechanic Theatre.
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Hollis Street
the Kendals
Collomsia Tuxarex
Washington Street
Vexuonr Theatre
Tremont Stree
Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Lady Bountiful
A Curious Page From an Old Newspaper
The text presents a collage of witticisms and brief sketches from a vintage paper, noting playful lines about di visions and attire, snippets of conversations, and satirical quips. It includes mock dialogues, humorous quotes, and a spoof impostor notice about John the Baptist, all reflecting light entertainment and social commentary from the era.
One Week's Gain in The Post Circulation
The Post reports a precise increase in its circulation for the week ending November 21 1891 over the week ending November 14 1891. The exact amount is not specified in the excerpt but the notice highlights a measured gain.
Beacon Hill Monument restoration urged by Boston Post
The Boston Post argues for rebuilding the Beacon Hill Monument, lamenting lost landmarks like the Governor Hancock house and Brattle Street Church. It praises preserving Old State House and Old South Meeting House while noting modernizers threaten history and calling citizens to join the duty.
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Boston
Beacon Hill
Hancock
Brattle Street
Old South Meeting House
Faneuil Hall
Old State House
Beacon Hill Monument
Post
Clarkson Named Republican Chairman Amid Civil Service Debate
The Republican banquet praises Clarkson as a hero and head of the party, while critics warn his leadership signals a return to the spoils system in the Federal civil service. Supporters call him representative. opponents urge reform despite his appointment after Quay.
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Ross Pearr
Clarkson
Federal Civil Service
Boston Journal
Post Office Department
Massachusetts
National Republican Committee
Quay
Clarxson
Boston's Claim to Republican Convention Auctioned
Boston asserts priority in entertaining the Republican national convention after an auction in Washington. The Harrison machine appeared to bid in the item, while Boston contends the Democratic national influence was at stake.
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Washington
Harrison
Boston urged as ideal site for Democratic convention
The piece argues Boston should host a Democratic convention to nominate the president. It cites the moral impact of holding the event in New England, potential political gains in solidifying the region, and the city’s superior accommodations and hospitality for attendees and delegates. The article emphasizes local cooperation to offset expenses and ensure smooth arrangements.
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Boston
New England
Journal questioned over mendacity in Cambridge Rolling Mills shutdown
A Boston Journal debate centers on whether tariff policy caused the Cambridge Rolling Mills to suspend operations. The piece challenges the Journal’s claim that the shortage of old rails, not tariffs, led to the closure, noting contrasting reports from the Daily Advertiser and Eustis. It argues tariff-discrimination against New England and questions which Journal statement is truly mendacious.
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Hoar
Boston
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Boston Journal
Post
Cambridge Rolling Mills
Journal
Cambridge “Rolling Mills
Busris
Norway
Sweden
Manuufacturer
Daily Advertiser
Eustis
New England
Poor Excuse Over Examiner Reports Publicity
Comptroller Lacry defends withholding examiner Magruder reports citing risk to solvent firms by exposing borrower lists and standings. The Maverick Bank collapse is blamed on massive loans to nonexistent or dubious borrowers, with director endorsements. New claim alleges Magruder supplied borrower lists, contradicting prior denials and prompting questions about public release.
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Lacry
Examiner
Magruder
Maverick Bank
Lady
MaGrupxer
Lacey
Magruder Reports Scrutinized Amid Public Doubt
The public awaits the release of detailed examiner reports after conflicting explanations about Magruder. Authorities have given one justification then another, leaving certainty elusive until the documents are disclosed.
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Magruder
The Cecilia Opens Its Doors To Wage Earners In Boston
The Cecilia plans an inclusive season offering music to working men and women. Traditionally exclusive, the club will now sell tickets to the public at a small price, ensuring access to those intended. The move is praised as public spirited and likely to be widely appreciated.
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Cecilia
Boston
A Pitying Tilt at Windmills and Theatres
A critique of Rev. Mr. Banks and his sermon condemning theatres as sources of moral and intellectual pollution. The piece argues theatres generally offer harmless, healthful recreation and highlights the reformer’s overreach, noting his past contributions but disputing his broader claims. It cautions against opposing widely accepted social entertainment.
Elizabethan Songs
A fragment from Thomas Cargew presents an Elizabethan lyric about confessing love and emotional doubt. The speaker asks why a spring flower appears speckled with dew and fragile, explaining that the pale primrose humbly reveals a lover’s fears and the sorrow that accompanies tender emotion.
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Thomas Cargew
Public Eye Highlights from Royal and Political Circles
Notes recount misfortunes and boasts of notable figures including Commander Schley’s mother’s death, Paris unemployment forecasts, Reverend Dixon praising the Farmers Alliance, Pope Leo’s health, a Bismarck dinner for Empress Frederick, Jussuport’s fortune and death, Colonel Beecher’s railway casualty insurance invention, King Christian IX’s royal marriages, and a denial of Oliver Wendell Holmes’ eyes failing with his tests showing improvement.
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Baltimore
M. de la Haye
Paris
Thomas Dixon
Boston
Farmers’ Alliance
Pope Leo
Vatican
Prince Bismarck
Frederick
Prince Jussuport
St. Petersburg
W. H. Beecher
Christian IX
Denmark
Princess of Wales
England
Russia
Greece
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Death of Governor Hovey at Dennison Hotel in Indiana
Governor Hovey died at 1 20 p m in his Dennison Hotel room after heart trouble caused failing respiration. A lifelong public figure, he served as Indiana governor since 1889 after a career as attorney, U S district attorney, Supreme Court judge, war veteran, minister to Peru, and U S congressman. His last words asked for his granddaughter Mary Menzien, with all immediate family present.
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Hovey
Dennison Hotel
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Indiana
John Pitcher
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
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Grant
Peru
Rally Round the Flag War Song of 1891
A historic verse urges unity in a 1891 rally around national loyalty amid hard times. The poem references demagogues, loyalists, and a return to strength, calling for steadfast support and dismissal of weak leaders as the nation faces hardship.
The Stranger Within Our Gates Sees Boston Panorama
A reflective travelogue invites readers to view Boston from Somerville to the bay, highlighting the Ames building and State House as symbols of enterprise. It describes streets, traffic, ships, ferries, and harbor activity in a lyrical panorama, urging citizens and strangers alike to climb high and observe the city’s evolving spectacle.
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Bay
Boston
State House
Ames Building
Beacon Hill
The Fine Arts and Scribner's Magazine Art Notes
Watercolor progress by Samuel Miles and a gleam of Scribner's 1892 issue promise strong art content. Sidney Dickinson writes on New Zealand mountain life and Australian racing with Birge Harrison sketches. Allston discussed as a pioneering painter and writer, with modern artists in Boston and New York shaping a vivid arts scene.
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Scribner’s Magazine
Sidney Dickinson
Boston Journal
New Zealand
Australia
Birge Harrison
Melbourne
Washington
Allston
America
Willis
Scribner
Boston
New York
Sketch material from Springfield struggle inspires artists
The text imagines artists sketching unseen moments from a Springfield event. It mentions an unused portrait of Major Harry, a sit down front episode, and students on a train offering rich material for colorists and illustrators. The piece reflects on potential studies for Harper's Weekly and other patrons.
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Reed
Harper’s Weekly
W. D. Howell
Harry
Springfield
Music Review of the Knessel Quintet and Linding Piece
The second Union Hall concert featured Haydn quartets and Schumann Op. 41 No. 3 with a new Norwegian piano quintet by Christian Linding. Critics praised the performance, noting Busoni’s refined piano contribution and the program’s appeal to discerning music lovers.
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Union Hall
Shuman
Recital at Steinert Hall Draws Fair Audience
A sizable audience attended a vocal recital at Steinert Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs S. A. Hilliard led most of the program with strong support from George F. Parker, a noted local church tenor, and violinist F. M. Davis. Each number won enthusiastic applause, though no encores were granted.
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S. A. Hilliard
George F. Parker
F. M. Davis
Boston Theatre season opens with Hank Opera Company
The Minnie Hank Opera Company brings Mme Basta-Tavary Mme Kemelli and Sig Montariol to Boston for a week of opera at the Boston Theatre. The lineup includes Carmen Faust Flying Dutchman Cavalleria Rusticana Don Giovanni and The Huguenots with Hank in original roles. Tickets go on sale Tuesday at normal prices.
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Minnie Hank
del Puente
Mme. Basta-Tavary
Gounod
Faust
Flying Dutchman
Cavalleria Rusticana
Electric Pullman Makes Second Trial Run In City
The West End Street Railway tested a new double deck Pullman electric car from Bartlett street to North Cambridge last night. Officials called the trial satisfactory and expect service between Bowdoin square and North avenue after Thursday. The run, aided by a special car and newspaper men, took an hour and a half with slow speed on sharp curves while the trolley pull was adjusted. Crowds gathered along Shawmut avenue and Tremont street to view the electric marvel. Notable attendees included F A Pullman, J W Stockton, L S Dumoulin, F S Pearson, and R Hagood.
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North Avenue
Bartlett Street
North Cambridge
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Shawmut Avenue
Tremont Street
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Pullmans
F. A. Pullman
Pullman Company
J. W. Stockton
New England
Dumoulin
Pearson
R. Hagood
Cambridge
Not Lost After All Charles Wheeler Found Rumor Busts
Melrose boy Charles Wheeler, reported missing, has been heard from. His mother had two other children by a first husband and a small fortune was rumored. He was in a Boston institution and seen recently in Warner Vermont at Farmer Hirk's house. Relatives deny knowledge of his whereabouts and officers of a life insurance company are suspected in stirring the tale.
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Charles Wheeler
Melrose
Boston
Farmer Hirk
Warner
Life Insurance Company
Charles T. Witt Nominated for Alderman by Republicans
Republicans of the First Aldermanic District nominated Charles T. Witt for Alderman last night. The party gathered to select a candidate aiming to represent the district in local government.
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Charles T. Witt
Charles ‘I’, Witt
Brazil faces shift in leadership as da Fonseca resigns
Intelligence reports a Brazilian revolution in Rio de Janeiro leading to President da Fonseca's resignation in favor of Floriano Peixotto, a veteran general and vice president. Peixotto moves to form a government while calls for calm and congressional action follow. News notes effects on business, censorship easing, and naval officers' protests.
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Rio de Janeiro
da Fonseca
Floriano Peixotto
Brazil
Fonseca
Rio Janeiro
Peixotto
Congress
Rio Janero
General da Fonseca
Senor Piexotto
New York
Charles R. Flint
Floriana Peixotto
Flint
Grace & Co
Washineton
Conger
United States
Cecilia to offer affordable concerts for wage earners
The Cecilia musical organization plans three affordable Boston concerts at Music Hall this winter. Tickets, sold only by employers to their workers, will be 15 or 25 cents, with reserved seating and no box-office sales. The first show on Sunday evening November 29 features soloists Mrs Genevra Johnstone Bishop and Mr Heinrich Meyer with a full orchestra led by Franz Kneisel.
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Cecilia
Boston
Music Hall
The
Genevra Johnstone-Bishop
Heinrich Meyer
Franz Kneisel
Essex Congregational Club hears paper on Sound Words
The November meeting at Tabernacle Church featured a paper read by President Clark titled The Form of Sound Words by Gail Hamilton. Miss Dodge was expected but could not attend.
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Sordau
Essex Congregational Club
Tabernacle Church
Gail Hamilton
Clark
Mills of Texas for speaker endorsed by Boston Post
The Fort Worth Gazette reports the Boston Post, a leading Democratic voice in New England, strongly endorses Mills of Texas for speaker, highlighting cross regional party support and influence in legislative leadership battles.
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Fort Worth
Ter.) Gazette
Massachusetts
New England
Boston Post
Mills
Boston Seeks Democratic National Convention Honor
The Troy Press notes Boston’s bid for the Democratic national convention as a graceful recognition of Massachusetts staying in the Democratic realm, highlighting the state’s noted political achievement and favorable status.
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