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Boston Post publishing details list subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Rates shown include one year 89, six months 4.50, three months 2.25, one month 0.75, with Fridays weekly and other payment instructions. Addresses for New York agency and Washington office are provided.
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Editor's Notice for Manuscripts Submissions
The Editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous communications. Writers must provide full name and address with their submission for guaranty, though not for publication.
Ship News Usual Section Placement Noted
The notice lists the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven while Ship News appears on page three, indicating the paper's internal layout.
Radicals abandon Trafalgar Square protests
The radicals who had met in Trafalgar Square to defy the government plan to cease demonstrations as the legal question is settled. Sir Charles Warren's determination to enforce the decree is cited as the reason for the pause, giving London a chance to breathe easier as Sunday nears.
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Trafalgar Square
London
Sir Charles Warren
Paris Demonstration Shows Little Significance Beyond Ferry Criticism
The Paris gathering last night reveals only limited opposition to M Ferry and does not affect the presidency question. Radical speakers warned of monarchy restoration, but their cries of Vive la Commune were not genuine popular opinion. The mood favors neither Commune nor Boulang er chants, rendering the scene largely symbolic.
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Paris
M. Ferry
World mail route cuts London to Sydney to thirty days
Article notes proposed Britain to Australasia mail link reducing London to Auckland and Sydney times to thirty days by switching from White Star Germanic to Cunard Etruria and utilizing fast rail and sea connections via Fiji to shorten trans-Pacific legs. Melbourne would be reachable in about thirty days from London, nine days faster than via Suez.
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Australasian
Snondon
Auckland
N. Z
Sydney
N.S. W
White Star
Cunard
Etruria
Atlantic
Central
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Oceanic Company
Honolulu
Fiji Islands
Union Steamship Line
London
Melbourne
City
Suez Canal
Split Deepens in Irish Party Amid Plan of Campaign Rift
London despatches report a growing split within the Irish faction as Charles Parnell denies involvement in the plan of campaign. The New York Herald notes open, public differences and rising acrimony, contrasting Parnell’s moderation with Gladstone’s more radical stance. Liberal leaders alarmed by the drift.
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New York Herald
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Herald
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Trafalgar Square
Ireland
Liberal Party
Irish quarrel fears shape in Parliament pull
A mood of apprehension grows over potential Irish quarrel as Parliament reconvenes. If tensions flare, Irish members may face an unenviable position, but party discipline and government dislike could rally malcontents into a united opposition once more.
Compromising a Principle on Tariff Reform Debate
The Philadelphia Times criticizes Colonel McClure for dogmatic views on revenue reform and Carlisle's stance. It questions a proposed tariff compromise tied to tax removal, arguing only tariff reform defeats the mischief behind surplus revenue and preserves labor protections. The piece warns such deals may fail to satisfy reformers and urges firm stance against protectionist rhetoric.
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Alexander K. McClure
The
Philadelphia Times
Carlisle
McClure
Cleveland
Dickering
The German Army and the Landwehr Reorganization
The piece analyzes the German military system amid European intrigue. It notes the Landwehr and Landsturm reform as defensive in intent and questions potential consequences if the empire pursued aggression.
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Bismarck
Austria
Russia
Landwehr
Landsturm
Pacific Empire
Word from Mr. Smith on royalties and copyright
Mr. Pearsall Still critiques the proposed royalty plan arguing that copyright is not a monopoly. He contends cheap reprints harm American literature and rights between nations require fair pricing and strong reproduction standards. The piece dismisses Mr. Smith’s plan and urges stronger proof before any congressional change.
Weather and city life blur seasons in old Boston musings
The writer laments unseasonable weather in Boston while praising fog’s beauty and critiquing street mud from recent paving. He notes shop windows blooming with holiday displays and crowds around toy pictures, especially a Cleveland puppet scene. A club anecdote on newspaper trust ends with a humorous printer’s ad.
Christmas Scribner's Magazine Review DelightsReaders with Illustrations
The December Christmas number of Scribner's Magazine is praised for its high quality engravings by William Hole and others, featuring Stevenson, Guiney, Akers Allen, and Blashfield. Essays and fiction by Harte, Jewett, Bunner, and Chesneau highlight art criticism and depictions of Dickensian characters, with emphasis on Brisk humor and robust literary variety.
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Scribner’s
Scribner’s Magazine
Thackeray
William Hole
Robert Louis Stevenson
Howard Pyle
Tarpeia
Louise Imogen Guiney
Swain Gifford
Church
Elizabeth Akers Allen
Austin Dobson
George Foster Barnes
EK. H. Blashfield
E E. W. Blashfield
Florence
Romola
Bret Harte
Sarah Orne Jewett
J. C. Bunner
Stevenson
Ticonderoga
Romona
George Eliot
E. P. Whipple
Dickens
Tony Weller
Mrs. Gamp
Sam Weiler
Squeers Wilkins Micawber
Esquire
Captain Edward Cuttle
Mr. Crummies
Mrs. Boffin
Newman Noggs
Tim Linkinwater
Cruncher
Durdies
Mr. Venus
Were
Boythorn
Pickwick Papers
David Copperfield
Redwood Camp
H. C. Bunner
Zadoe Pine
Law Lane
T. Russell Sullivan
Jersey City Couple Marry In Show Window A Publicity Stunt
A Jersey City wedding held in a shop window drew public attention and a substantial gift from the clothier hosting the ceremony. The stunt sparked bravado and harsh judgment in the neighborhood, repeating the spectacle of sensational weddings in ordinary settings.
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Jersey City
Brooklyn Theatre Prank Ends With Electric Shock
A Brooklyn theatre patron was shocked while seated as part of a prank. He refused the manager’s explanation that it was only a joke and may pursue a damages suit. The audience reacted with amusement and indignation.
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Brooklyn
Lady Brassey Dies Aboard Sunbeam Near Australia
Correspondence from the Liverpool Post reports Lady Brassey dying aboard the yacht Sunbeam after a malarial illness near Port Darwin Western Australia. Lord Brassey and the Brassey family witnessed her final farewell as the interment occurred at sunset on September 14 with services led by Lord Brassey.
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Chicago woman seeks treatment for asylum patient incident
Mrs. Ke idder of Chicago reports a case involving Mrs. Anna Jolson a faith panier A sent to an asylum by Daniel Kenny Fiskill R was killed by teens of circular law a steel piece pierced his heart causing death
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Apite
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Circular Law
The Curio November Number Review and Highlights
The November Curio issue is reviewed for its engaging but not exceptional content. Essays cover American art in a New York collector’s holdings, Scott of Ancrum, American book plates, Damascène de Morgand, and other topics with strong illustrations. Edgar Fawcett’s Dominick Diamonds is deemed not unusually meritorious.
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Damascéne de Morgand
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E. de V. Vermont
Picture Dealer
Alfred Trumple
Edgar Fawcett
Dominick
Charles Giron
Curio
Joseph L’ulitzer
New York World
Magazine of Art Engravings Impress with Notable Works
In the December issue Anthony Comstock might disapprove yet the Magazine of Art showcases a fine engraving of Frank Dicksee's Adam and Eve and strong plates throughout. Edmund Gosse's Seymour Lucas piece features notable images including Dobie’s etching Fleeced and engravings of For the King and the Cause and The Latest Scandal. The Irish Types and Traits article presents several good engravings after H Helmick and Murillo’s The Vice in excellent form.
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Anthony Comstock
Magazine of Art
I‘rank Dicksee
Seymour Lucas
Edmund Gosse
Dobie
H. Helmick
Murillo
Notable Americans and Their Varying Fortunes
A collage of short biographical notes highlights diverse lives and fortunes. David Dudley Field walks daily at 82 and rides horseback. Hawley’s marriage reduces widowers in Congress to three. Potter Palmer rose from a $10 month store clerk to wealth. Rev. Alexander Baker, free Georgia man, earned $20,000 and fathered twenty-one children. Roland Nickerson, son of a Chicago bank president, tends horses for the streetcar fleet. Mrs. James Brown Potter plans summer Boston society. Louise Chandler Moullen inherits poet Philip Bourke Marston’s library. John Teemer, famed sculler, is cash-poor after a lean season. Senator Reagan of Texas dwells near Palestine and has long Senate tenure. Blaine sits for a portrait in Paris with Healy noting his caricature-friendly nose.
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Lake City
Georgia
Alexander Baker
Abbeville
Roland Nickerson
First National Bank
James Brown Potter
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John H. Reagan
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Washington
Palestine
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Senate
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Paris
Healy
Blaine
Maine Statesman
Dubious Copyright Plan Sparks International Debate
The Epoch notes a Philadelphia plan by R Pearsall Smith to tax stamps on every copy of a work for author rights. In England the idea garners serious consideration but is viewed as an illusory protection for foreign authors and a questionable boost to good literature.
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Philadelphia
England
Epoch
Comstock Needed in Boston, Sun Demands Transit
A Boston Sun column blasts the Boston Post for a controversial admission about turkeys carried in baskets and calls for Anthony Comstock to travel to Boston. The piece declares Boston wicked and urges urgency in sending Comstock, arguing duty over personal loss for the island.
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Put Coal on the Free List
A Providence Journal editorial decries a coal price rise tied to a Lehigh region strike. It argues the move harms consumers by distorting supply, urges abandoning protections, and predicts public demand to open coal imports from cheaper foreign sources.
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Providence Journal
Disorganized Republicans Face Uncertain Political Future
A Graphic (Dem.) column laments the disarray of the old Republican party after years of defeats. It criticizes false prophets and movements, notes Sherman and Blaine as lingering figures, and warns that if Democrats fail to address overtaxation and industry burdens, the political balance may swing with no clear horizon.
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Grant
Sherman
Blaine
Washington
A Tribute to His Strength and Shifting Political Tactics
A New York Times-like editorial notes the President’s strength and describes how opposition Democrats have altered tactics after recent elections. It argues rivals now flatter and praise the President while seeking a place behind his back, not for support, but to stay aligned with his leadership.
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Cleveland
N. Y. Limes
Ind
Art Notes on John Eliot Maud Howe and colleagues
The article reports John Eliot still at his Newport studio handling large interior decorating orders. Maud Howe Eliot is drafting a novel to be released soon. Sculptor Dailin runs popular modelling classes attracting interested young women. It notes Robert Louis Stevenson is not as darkly portrayed by some U S artists. Miss Adams of Washington recently back from Dresden and Paris travels visits Boston.
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John Eliot
Newport
Eliot
Maud Howe
Dailin
Robert Louis Stevenson
Miss Adams
Washington
Dresden
Paris
Boston
Quotes and notes from a curious 1900s miscellany
A digest of varied items includes satire on Turkish and American symbols, ostrich feather price drops, and notes on Kentucky county salaries. It moves through misers of discovery, a motto about the press, a Chillon castle museum plan, suicides amid poverty, postal reform forecasts, juries, a sacred Bo tree demolition in Ceylon, and Siam coinage developments with Hamburg mint.
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Chillon
Canton
Vaud
New York
Chattanooga Times
United States
Gautama Buddha
Ceylon
Thuparama Dagoba
Hamburg
Germany
Kingdom of Siam
Siam
Westphalia
England
Birmingham
Two Sonnets. Evolution and the New Sona
A fragment from The Cosmopolitan presents two sonnets by George Edgar Montgomery. The first praises Darwin influenced verse and hints at a future song rising from a wider world. The second, Evolution, debates self awareness, language origins, and love, urging growth beyond present day conflict toward a world free of hate.
Railways and literary notices in Scribner's January issue
Professor Chaplain previews a series on railways including construction and tunnels with elaborate illustrations. Paton’s Barbadoes and Caribbean scenes accompany Burns’s art for the forthcoming book. George of Boston Univ prepares Prelude notes. Farrar's liquor critique appears in a separate form. Stanley life and Pepys diary instalments update Cassell's National Library.
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National Library
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