Amusements Tonight in Boston Theatres and Halls
A list of shows across multiple venues in Boston tonight. The Boston Mangas in The Bohemian Girl at The Boston Theatre. The Sudan at Globe Theatre. Shenandoah at Globe. Squatter Sovereignty with Edward Harrigan at Tremont. The Dead Heart with James O Neill at Hollis Street Theatre. fanchon with Maggie Mitchell at Park Theatre. Little Em'ly at Boston Museum. The Step Daughter at Grand Opera Houses. Kernell's Vaudevilles at Howard Athenaum.
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Mechanics’ Building
Huntington Avenue
Mechanics’ Fair
Music Hall
Winter Street
Hamilton Place
Boston Manga
Boston Theatre
Washington Street
the Soudan
Globe Theatre
Shenandoah
Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
Edward Harrigan
Hollis Street
James O’ Neill
Park Theatre
Maggie Mitchell
Fanchon
Boston Museum
Scollay Square
Little Em’ly
Washington
Dover Streets
Howard Athenaum
Howard Street
Kernell
Vauddevilles
Page placements for department sections announced
The newspaper informs readers that the Financial Department appears on page six, the Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on page three, guiding readers to the relevant sections.
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Ship News
Fifty-first Congress judged by its own acts
Boston Dost reports the Hartford Courant view that the Fifty-first Congress is a tough specimen yet not outrageously improper compared with past history. The piece cites 1798 House clashes and remarks about Henry Clay and Daniel Webster to argue that future judgment should rest on current deeds, not ancestors.
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Washington
Hartford Courant
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Reno
Cannon
George William Curtis
Tremont Temple
Fifty-first Congress
Ultimatum for capitalists shocks readers and a district race
English agitator Mr Joseph Burns proposes a fixed wage of 20 dollars weekly for 48 hours and 100 holidays a year, a plan deemed impractical. In the Sixth District race Democrats back Dr William Everett against Mr Lopar, described as a summer squatter, with Everett portrayed as a man of conviction poised to expose demagoguery.
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Joan Burns
United Kingdom
Burns
William Everett
Lopar
Boston-Nahant
EverRar
LopGar
Naval contracts awarded after bids on four new vessels
Contracts for four new naval vessels were awarded Saturday. The Cramps will build two battleships and a triple-screw protected cruiser, while Union Iron Works of San Francisco receives the remaining battleship. The award reflects renewed shipbuilding incentives from the navy and suggests cost efficiency under the current appropriations.
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Messrs. CkAmMp
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Cramps
Congress
Pacific Coast
Russian conditions and tariff limits squeeze shipbuilders
The article laments that Russian shipbuilders face a narrow field under tariffs and restrictive laws that curb merchant trade. It notes harsh govern ment measures, renewed food scrutiny, and elevated security around the Czar, including exile and public punishment of suspected rebels as Nihilists grow in activity. It draws a parallel toold revolts in France.
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St. Petersburg
Paul
Siberia
Russia
France
Oklahoma capital fight fuels riotous legislative scene
The Guthrie to Oklahoma City capital dispute erupts as 100 armed men confront 200 in the Oklahoma House. Critics condemn the rush to decide the capital, alleging real estate greed and political manipulation rather than patriotism, with warnings about broader national and regional dangers.
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Oklahoma
South America
Congress
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Post
Mr Watterson Three Dan Gers Defines Dangers in Politics
The essay critiques protective tariffs and race issues as national dangers, arguing the McKinley tariff lacks conviction and stability. It notes temporary gains from protectionist policy, criticizes voting legislators as time servers, and warns of industry interests facing backlash when policy reacts to broader shifts.
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Congress
Watterson
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tillman Party
Union
New England
South
The Donnybrook Fair in Chicago and the World’s Fair plan
Chicago fights over site control between local and national World’s Fair boards. Reports indicate resignations possible from National Commissioners if the friction continues. Local secretary Burrer-WorruH faces criticism while proposed fair plans dream of a 400 foot dome, a 175 foot tower, and a 25 foot globe atop a massive central structure.
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Chicago
Dickinson
National Commission
N. de Youna
California
Beenajamin Burrer- Worth
Burrerworruh
Boston and New York in Transatlantic Critique
The New York Tribune mocks Boston for lacking first class ships to Liverpool while admitting Boston lines have faster vessels. The writer notes Cunard operates passenger traffic from Boston and defends local services as adequate, urging New Englanders to view New York as a transit hub for Europe.
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New York Tribune
New
Cunard Line
Boston
London theatre audiences await four pieces by Buchanan
A cable announces that on Wednesday evening at least four plays will be shown in London theatres with Mr. Rozsert Buchanan either the author in whole or in part. The news is seen as fortunate for Buchanan, though tender-hearted people may pity English theatre-goers.
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New York Evening Post
Boorn
Bar- Barr
Kenpars
JeffeRson
Frozener
Mme. Janauschek
Bernhardt
Miss
London
Marie Basheirtseff letters volume planned for autumn
Announcement notes another volume of Marie Basheirtseff letters and journals due in autumn. It expresses hope she will not become as posthumously prolific as the late Mr. Faneus known as IluGcus Conway.
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Marie Basheirtseff
Faneus
IluGcus “Conway
Army and Navy Gazette Military Orders and Retirements
Army orders show First Lieutenant A. Blockson relieved from Fort Lewis and ordered to join his troop. Leave extensions granted for Second Lieutenant C. H. Martin and First Lieutenant L Wood. Henry A. Bella and George W. Kingsbury retired as captains. Naval orders transfer Lieutenant J. P. Parker to the Alert and revoke Lieutenant S. K. E. Woodworth duties at Pacific Rolling Mill.
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Washington
Sprcran
A. ?. Blockson
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Lewis
Col
Charles H. Martin
Fourteenth Infantry
Leonard Wood
Henry A. Bella
George W. Kingsbury
Congress
James P. Parker
S. KE. Woodworth
Pacific Rolling Mill
San Francisco
Cal
Hospital Cottages Dedicated in Baldwinville Dedication
About twelve hundred people attended the dedication of new hospital cottage buildings in Baldwinville. President George Jewett gave the opening address urging a permanent fund of 100000 for upheld patient care. Governor Brackett was ill and unable to attend. W W Rice of Worcester spoke, noting 95000 state support since 1887 and state ladies raising 100000 as a permanent fund to aid children.
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Baldwinville
George Jewett
Brackett
Jonathan A. Lane
Boston
W. W. Rice
Worcester
Gilman Waite
Bemis
Flood
Free Public Library Opens on Sunday for First Time
The free public library opened this Sunday for the first time, allowing those unable to visit on weekdays to use the reading room. Officials predict the Sunday hours will be a success and well used by the community.
Citizens meeting in Tremont Temple October 10
Wendell Phillips friends are invited to a Tremont Temple meeting at 7 45 pm with His Honor the Mayor presiding. Speakers include the Governor, Tufts president Capen, Abby Morton Diaz, P A Collins, Edwin D. Mead, Edwin G. Walker, James Kay Applebee, Charles El Latchman, R F Hurley, Philip S Moxom. An organ concert by Mrs LeB Tilton begins at 7 15 pm and John Hutchinson with daughter will perform.
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Friends of
Wendell Phillips
Tremont Temple
President Capen
Tufts College
Abby Morton Diaz
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
P. A. Collins
Edwin D. Mead
Edwin G. Walker
James Kay Applebee
Charles el. Latchman
R. F. Hurley
D.D
Philip S. Moxom
Leb. Tilton
John Hutchinson
Peloubet Begins Bible Instruction at Lasell Seminary
The Rev. Francis N. Peloubet yesterday started leading Bible instruction at Lasell Seminary. Currently weekday Bible study is taught by teachers from various departments.
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Lasell Seminary
Francis N. Peloubet
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events in Brief
Gertrude Atherton receives 10000 from her mother in law in San Francisco. Kipling ill. ordered sea voyage, leaves London for Naples. Archbishop Kenrick, aged 85, oldest living American archbishop, in line for cardinal hat. Kendals and daughter arrive in New York. season to open at 11th Avenue Theatre. Butterworth rumored to write romance about the World's Fair. The Count of Paris and party dine with General Sherman. depart for Philadelphia. Lady Augusta Noel visits Waterloo battlefield. Henry M. Stanley to reach New York Nov 5 with a private car. lectures paying up to 5000 per stop. Victoria of Prussia trousseau being made in Germany. four Oriental dresses under Empress Frederick’s orders. Lace for the princess from Silesia. bridal dress at Berlin Royal Art Museum. Emperor William may lend Electoral Palace at Coblenz to sister and husband.
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Gertrude Atherton
San Francisco
Judyard Kipling
London
Naples
Archbishop Kenrick
St. Louis
Mrs. Kendal
Paris
Duc d’Orleans
Duc d’Uzes
Count d’Haussonville
Sherman
Philadelphia
Augusta Noel
Waterloo
Albemarle
Mr. Keppel
Wellington
Henry M. Stanley
New York
Baltimore
Africa
Victoria of
Prussia
Germany
Boston Notes on Streets Reform and Harvard Athletics
A Boston writer critiques municipal inaction on street dirt, urges reform, and recalls Rev. William P. Tilden’s charitable work. The piece also covers a backstage scare at the Boston Theatre with Walter Edlinger, Harvard College’s surge in freshmen rowing interest, and the author’s stance on athletic vigor among students. TAVERNER bids them godspeed.
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Harvard College
Taverner
Substitute for Lodge bill urged by Pinkertons idea
Opinion notes a proposed substitute to the Lodge bill suggesting the Pinkertons manage congressional elections to remove prejudice against federal troops at polls. The piece questions feasibility and implications of assigning election duties to a private agency.
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Hoar
Pinkertons
N. Y
McKinley Tariff Seen As Campaign Scheme
The Indiana Herald describes the McKinley tariff bill as a scheme by Republican political managers to finance the next campaign. Ibn Saucier, a notorious jail escapee from Beauharnais, Canada, was captured in Nashua New Hampshire last night.
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Ibn Saucier
Beauharnais
Can
Nashua
N. H
Boston Philharmonic Opens Season at Boston Theatre
Philip Hale reviews the first Sunday night concert led by Bernhard Listemann. He praises the program for its balance and contrasts, notes the strong performances by Mr. Giese on Servais, and remarks on the uneven vocal delivery of Mrs. Zel, while urging further rehearsals to tighten ensemble and dynamics.
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Sophie
Servais
Giese
Naila
Zel
Listemann
Italy
Masaniello
Auber
Paris
Hoffman
Boston
Raff
Sophie Zela
Eckert
Philip Hale
Stabat Mater Performed at St James Church in City
The Stabat Mater was produced at St James Church Harrison Avenue last evening under Signor August Rotoli. Soloists Anna Westerfelt Theresa Flynn Rotoli Thomas Clifford Edward J. Kelly performed with an augmented seventy-voice Catholic choir. An immense congregation filled the church, seats and aisles crowded.
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ST. James’s Church
Rossini
Harrison Avenue
Signor Augustus Rotoli
Anna Westerfelt
Theresa Flynn
Signor Rotoli
Thomas Clifford
Edward J. Kelly
Cambridge Symphony Concerts With Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Cambridge Symphony series features the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr Arthur Nikisch performing eight Thursday programs at Sanders Theatre Cambridge. Season tickets go on sale at the University Book Store Cambridge next Saturday morning.
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Cambridge
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Nikisch
Sanders Theatre
University Book Store
Remembering Little Em'ly at the Selwyn's theatre
The essay recalls Mary Cary's iconic turn as Little Em'ly in David Copperfield at Selwyn's, a performance etched in memory for its faithful capture of the character. It notes the enduring image of a blue dress and plaid shawl and discusses the justice and weight of public memory on actors who define roles.
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the Home Journal
Selwyn’s
Mary Cary
David Copperfield
Peggotty
Em’ly
Lille Hm’ly
Miriam O’leary
Museum
Playhouse
Otterville Train Robbers Captured at Elmira Mo
Horatio Hines and Frank Hoffman were captured Saturday at Elmira Missouri and jailed in Lexington. Hines is described as a farmer and Hoffman as a country sportsman and tough man.
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Otterville
Elmira
Lexington
Horatio
Hines
Frank Hoffman
George Sand home for sale invites public auction items
A Punch style collage notes George Sand's Nohant estate up for sale with furniture, library, and possessions auctioned recently. The garden is weeds rich, the tombs ill kept, and the scene evokes fading memory and desertion per Pall Mall Gazette.
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Wayfarer
Bill
Conamorey
Nohant
la Chivre
George Sand
Pall Mall Gazette
Andrew Johnson
Buffalo Express
Simpson County
Johnson
Simpson
America
Fair Grounds
A. Johnson
Bradford Alumni Reunites at Alma Mater in Bradford
Clouds and rain did not deter Bradford Academy alumni from a reunion. Miss Johnson welcomed guests and urged alumni to support the academy, recounting its growth and moral progress. Miss Nelson and Miss Allen shared memories and comparisons with other schools, while Mrs Donus praised literature’s future influence. The Leonora Society led a hymn as the meeting closed and dining followed.
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Bradford
Bradford Academy
Johnson
Academy
H. A. Nelson
Donns
Obituary summaries of Hall Cole Greenough Fling and Booth wife
Obituary notices report John R. Hall a retired city businessman dying at Hotel Berkeley born 1821 in Norwich now Huntington. Funeral Tuesday at Arlington Street Church with forest hills burial. Gordon E Cole of Faribault Minn died in London while seeking health. prominent Minnesota lawyer born 1823. Attorney General 1859. long career. Eben Greenough, 78, former Groveland and Haverhill trader and shoe maker, died leaving widow and two sons. Charles H. Fling, Portland notable, died in St Paul Minnesota. burial to Portland Missouri. survived by wife, daughter, four sons including Bowdoin alumni. General Booth’s wife, head of Salvation Army, died in London.
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John R. Hall
Berkeley
Norwich
Huntington
Boston
P. C. Hale
Eastern Railroad
Mr. Hall
Eastern Express
George Carpenter
Augusta
Fred Hodgeman
Bangor
FEF
W. Carr
3Rangor
J. C. Winslow
Portland
American
Hall
Samuel A. Way
Arlington Street
Forest Hills
Gordon E. Cole
Faribault
Minn
London
Cheshire
Governor Briggs
Pittsfield
Harvard Law School
Stella C. Whipple
Shaftsbury
Minnesota
Jole
Cochran
Cole
Minnesota Millers’ Association
George Harding
Pennsylvania
National Millers’ Association
Minnesota Millers
St. Paul
First State Bar Association
National Bar Association
Eben Greenough
Groveland
Haverhill
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John T. Kirkland
Oliver Everett
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