Judge Gresham Critiques Harrison Civil Service Tactics
A Boston paper on October 7 1859 publishes Judge Walter Q Greshams letter replying to a request for a Harrison administration appointment recommendation He states he will not meddle in federal patronage and expects state appointments to be controlled by local politicians He recalls Greshams sharp critique of Dup Levy in Indiana and outlines his views on Harrison's civil service methods.
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Walter Q. Gresham
Harrison
Gresham
DupLevy
Indiana
New York
Boston
Cunard Company
Laverner
Criticism of Governor Appointed Police Commission
An interview in our news columns argues that Boston’s police commission, appointed by the Governor rather than the Mayor, leaves citizens powerless to oversee its management. The piece asserts the system is irresponsible and susceptible to partisan influence, with Republicans defending it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Boston
Dodge Named Assistant Appraiser in Boston Reform Move
Washington dispatches report Louis A. Dodge appointed assistant appraiser at the port as part of Harrison administration reform in Boston. The post is created by removing M. P. Curran, a faithful officer praised for efficiency. Critics say the move mirrors patronage close to Secretary Blaine.
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Louis A. Dodge
Washington
Harrison
Customs Service
Boston
Dopgee
M. P. Curran
DopGe
Blaine
Curran
Return of Outside Fire Firms Changes New Hampshire Market
After five years of exile, outside fire insurers resume NH business as Hartford based twa Fire Insurance pulls out of the valued policy compact of 1885. The move threatens to end the agreement, shifting risk from about 65 million carried by newcomers to roughly 50 million held by local firms, likely reducing their share of good risks.
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New Hampshire
Twa Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Stock and Mutual
France election returns forecast strong Republican majority
Returns from yesterday's elections show in 188 constituencies two thirds for Republicans. Paris districts report 22 Republicans, 14 Conservatives and Boulangists. provinces tally 84 Republicans to 36 anti Republicans. Result hints at a strong government majority in the next Chamber of Deputies and possible unification of Republican factions.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France’s Boulangist Era Ends as Revisionists Rise
The defeat of General Boulangis is final and irremediable with partisans abandoning the Boulangist name for Revisionists. Royalists, weary of the alliance, have helped shrink the movement. The French outlook appears extremely hopeful.
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Boulanger
France
Republican divisions over tariffs in Kansas and Dakota
The New York Tribune notes rising free trade attacks in Kansas Republicans who petitioned Congress for relief from a binding twine tax. The Dakota legislature rejected the protective principle, abandoning the state platform and voting as a united bloc on remaining planks.
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New York Tribune
Pratt County
Kan
Congress
Dakota
Deserters Defy Republicans in Massachusetts Tariff Debate
Republican organs harshly censured prominent independents in Massachusetts who backed Democrats on tariff policy. The piece cites Harvard President Eliot and a wave of faculty defections, naming figures such as Forses, Pierce, Russell, Brimmer, Copman, Ware, Higernson, Morse Jr., and others, arguing party discipline ignores principled stance.
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Massachusetts
Export
Harvard University
Massachusetts Democrats
Boston Journal
Eliot
Harvard College
New England
Harvard
Extor
Republican Party
Joan M. Forses
Henry L. Pierce
William G. Russell
Martin Brimmer
Charles R. Copman
Darwin E. Ware
T. W. HiGernson
Rupert M. Morse
John F. Andrew
Sherman Hoar
Harvey N. Sheparp
Archibald Howe
Josiah Quincy
Emerson W. Jupp
Francis
Independent Youth Shift in Massachusetts Politics
The educated youth of Massachusetts turns Independent, deserting old anti slavery Republican line. The state leans away from Republican parity as reason and intelligence hold sway, challenging traditional party lines and diminishing Republican influence in the community.
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Peapopy, Jr
A. P. Browne
T. Jefferson Coolidge, JR
Massachusetts
Extor
Bell Telephone Case Plea Filed in Government Suit
The Bell Telephone Company filed a plea in the government suit to annul the Bell patent claiming fraud but not addressing prior invention. The move could force the government to argue fraud or priority, with Judge Cott likely to rule on the anticipated by Drawaugh issue and potential appeals to the Supreme Court.
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Bell Telephone Company
BELL
United States Circuit Court
Bell Company
Drawbaugh
Cott
United States Supreme Court
Bell People
Draw- Baugh
United States
British Subsidies Debate Reopens on Mail Payments
The Journal challenges Post’s claim on British subsidies to shipping, citing authorities to prove government support for the merchant marine. The reply notes prior refutations, restates the case, and cites a Post Office Report showing deficits on West India packets as part of Britain’s transport policy.
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Post
Great Britain
Post Office
Post“Office
Boston Note on Subsidies and Shipping Paragraphs
The article discusses subsidy debates surrounding the Peninsular and Oriental Line, arguing subsidies are fair payments for postal work with political and commercial aims, and cites historians and figures to counter the Journal's view. It then reports George Goodnow, Boston’s oldest grocer, and reflections on Boston business values, followed by anecdotes of New York customs conduct and a note urging Boston ports as alternatives.
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Journal
Goscuen
Sixplay
Peninsular and Oriental
England
Henry Fawcett
M.P
Great Britain
Erison Morse
London Times
Vancouver
Japan
China
Admiral Pr
Alaska
Guion
George Goodnow
Burien
Boston
Joshua Sears
Goodnow
New York
Custom House
How Wilkie Collins Worked in His Own Words
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Wilkie Collins methods from Chatto & Windus notes. He drafted synopsis before drafting, typed with interlineations, and sent proofs to printers, balancing legal and medical knowledge with serialized risks like Fallen Leaves and Heart and Science.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Wilkie Collins
Chatto
Chatto & Windus
Collins
Love and Thunder Order
Mortmain
Belgravia
Ramsgate
Literary Notes on New Books and Publications
A tour of forthcoming works includes Andrew Lang’s fairy tale Prince Prigio with Gordon Browne illustrations, Dr Brown-Séquard’s Elixir of Life account, Richard T. Ely essays on Christianity’s social aspects, Tangletop by Mary Bissell Waterman, Lelia J. Robinson’s Law of Husband and Wife, and Our Baby’s Book from Lee & Shepard featuring baby records in colors and gold.
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Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co
Andrew Lang
Prince Prigio
Gordon Browne
Giglio of Twackeray
Rose and the Ring
Richard T. Ely
T. Y. Crowell & C
Tangletop
Locust Hill
Mary Bissell Waterman
Daniel Waterman
Utica
N. Y
Lelia J. Robinson
Suffolk
Lee & Shepard
Bristol
Robber Arrests in North and Fleet Street Theft
Special Officers Johnson and Tryder yesterday arrested Martin McDonald and John Pendergast for robbing Peter Parsons of 24 dollars and a gold watch and chain worth 57 dollars last Saturday morning at the corner of North and Fleet streets.
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Johnson
Tryder
Martin McDonald
John Pendergast
Peter Parsons
North
Fleet Streets
Triumph for Chicago at World’s Fair decision
Chief Justice Fuller rules in favor of Chicago for the World's Fair. The decision is final with no appeal from the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, as reported by the Chicago Herald.
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Chicago
Fuller
United States
Chicago Herald Dem
Mr Blaine and His Halo in Ashen Glory
The Albany Argus notes that the halo of glory being prepared for Mr Blaine looks inauthentic despite costly colored fire as part of the public display. The piece mocks the spectacle and questions the authenticity of the accolades.
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MR. Blaine
Albany Argus (Dein
Question of Time in Democratic Reproach over Protection
The Springfield Union notes Democratic organs express bitter disappointment that woollen manufacturers have not abandoned protection as they predicted they would, marking a political setback and lingering debate over tariff policy.
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Springfield Union
Blaine Returns to Front Upon Foreign Policy Spotlight
Mr Blaine regains prominence within his party as his strong foreign policy draws renewed attention from leading papers. The shift follows the temporary eclipse of Mr Tanner and his domestic agenda in Charleston with Courier Democratic commentary.
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MR. Blaine
Blaine
Tanner
Charleston News and Courier Dem
Useless Scheme Critics Subsidies to Boost U S Trade
In the Providence Journal editorial Blaine and other American statesmen propose subsidies to revive commerce after shipbuilding profits are crushed by heavy raw material duties and bans on foreign-built ships. The piece likens the plan to hiring a carriage for a man who could walk if his bandages were removed.
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Blaine
Providence Journal
Feeble insinuations on youth of Massachusetts governor candidate
Republican organs in Massachusetts launch feeble insinuations about the Democratic candidate for Governor. The article notes he is thirty five years old and contrasts his achievements with those by younger leaders who once ran the party.
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Massachusetts
Republican Party of
Providence Journal
Admirable showing funds to defend Parnell
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that despite charges against him and his party and his past confessions, money flowed to defend Parnell. When the defense fund closed yesterday, more than $200,000 had been raised from the world to save him from Balfour and the crimes act.
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Parnell
Balfour
Philadelphia Inquirer
Criterion Theatre Company Arrives for Tremont Opening
London stage troupe members have arrived and are quartered at the Tremont House. William J. Ludwig, the singer, is also at the Tremont. The Parker House will open a new ladies dining room finished in white and gold. Mrs Sterns and daughter Fannie Sterns are staying at the Adams House. J Albert Butler returns from Bar Harbor to manage the Brunswick desk. Atwood, Vendome clerk, resumes duties at the Mountain Hotel after summer oversight.
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Criterion Theatre Company of
London
Tremont Theatre
Tremont House
William J. Ludwig
Parker House
Sterns
Samuel Sterns
Bangor
Fannie L. Sterns
Adams House
J. Albert Butler
Brunswick
Bar Harbor
Atwood
Mountain Hotel
Eclectic society notes and Parisian hints in 1889 paper
A collage of jests poems and notices from London to Belfast highlights quirky quotes and social observations. Mentions of Sir Edwin Arnold jokes about service versus command, a Paris banquet invite to Mayors, a new women law school led by Dr. Emily Kim pen, and a Belfast ghost tale, with assorted arrivals and steward changes at coastal hotels.
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Sue
General Boulanger
Rochefort
Chicago
New York
Edwin Arnold
Clara
Slick
Life
Arthur Sullivan
Schiller
Neckar
Marbach
Corporal Tanner
Johnny
Lawrence American
France
Morteau
Law School
Emily Kimpen
University of Zurich
M. Coquelin
Coquelin
Belfast
Notable literary and diplomatic circles reveal upcoming works and events
A roundup notes biographies in progress for Palmerston Beaconsfield and Jonson. Swinburne essays. Depew Yale article. London singing tours. marriages and candidacies including Bayard Glover and Glover senatorial bid. Edison and guests arrive. Windsor Habsburg visits teased. Cambridge musical salons. Hopkinson Eliot nuptials. Rockhill returns from Thibet trek. etc.
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Marquis of Lorne
Lord Palmerston
James Anthony Froude
Beaconsfield
Swinburne
Ben Jonson
Hope Glenn-Heard
Covent Garden
London
Chauncey M. Depew
Yale College
Harper’s Magazine
Bayard
Mary Clymer
Henry Irving
Barrett Wendell
Emilia
Alice Freeman Palmer
Cambridge
Horace E. Scudder
State Board of Education
Louise Chandler Moulton
Paris
Dr. Barnard
Columbia College
John M. Glover
St. Louis
United States Senate
Missouri
Senator West
Harvard Free Wool Club
Cleveland
Prince Henry
Prussia
Humbert
Italy
Athens
Dragoon
Savoy
Thomas A. Edison
New York
U.S. Grant
Frelinghuysen
Frederic Clark
Mme
Anna Steiniger Clark
Mt. Desert
Buckingham Street
Fannie Hopkinson
Samuel Eliot
Eliot
Harvard
Unitarian Church of
Denver
Col
W. W. Rockhill
Philadelphia
Pekin
China
Washington
Thibet
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Milk
Washington Street
Bell Telephone
South Market Street
Brothers Goodnow
Mr. Goodnow
New York Custom House
Sam
The
Criterion Theatre Company of London
William Winter
David Demorest Lloyd
W. C. Hartshorn
Manhausett House
Shelter Island
A.C. Brooks
Victoria
William J. Tucker
Andover
Vendome
F. F. McKenzie
Penn
W. B. Otis
Ill
W. H. Gaw
Emily
Gaw
H. L. Gaw
Howard
J. B. Pipin
Baltimore
Oswald Wehers
Belemy Storer
Cincinnati
W. A. A. Brown
Brooklyn
J. J. Adams
Julius Dexter
Francis H. Appleton
Peabody
Parker
L. B. Beardsley
Dais Beardsley
Sioux City
J. L. Baker
W. H. Hodgson
West Chester
O. Grover Brice
J.G. Martin
S. Westray Battle
R. B. Blake
H. M. Hiller
Ashville
N. C
W. G. Hitchcock
J. J. Moran
W. M. Lincoln
Youne
Toledo
H. J. Griswald
Leicester
Eng
S. R. Gayton
C. H. Merrill
Concord
L. ©. Moore
Auburn
F. Wasson
St. John
N. B
A. L. Neesere
J. Sabine
D.C
A. C. Smith
Chatham
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