Bynner to speak on the Bunch of Grapes Tavern tale
The Bostonian Society rehearses a talk on the Bunch of Grapes Tavern with Mr Edwin Lassetter Bynner, known for Agnes Surmage and The Begum's Daughter, linking Boston history to Knickerbocker life and the corner site near State Street. The event also opens a box from the Merchants' Exchange cornerstone and presents a Boston Hussars uniform and Alexander Parris portrait. A bear incident in Denham and a historic bear at Wellesley are noted in lighter, reflective asides.
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Bostonian Society
Bunch of Grapes
Edwin Lassetter Bynner
Agnes Surmage
New England
Atlantic Monthly
Bynner
New York
Boston
State Street
Mackerel Lane
Kilby Street
Burnet
Washington
Lafayette
Merchants’ Exchange
The
Boston Hussars
Alexander Parris
Tariff reform debate and cargo trade plan in 1889
In a Washington Post interview Congressman Farquhar of Buffalo outlines a subsidy scheme favoring American ships with thirty cents per ton per thousand miles and duty-free return cargo. The piece also notes Republican reluctance for joint debates, Newton Tariff Reform Club growth, and the broad, practical business support for tariff reform across mills, factories, and merchants.
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Farquhar
Buffalo
Washington Post
Congress
Newton Tariff Reform Club
Harvard University
Tennessee ballot law struck down over literacy requirement
A Tennessee court declares the new ballot law unconstitutional for requiring voters to read ballots, effectively creating an educational qualification. The ruling notes such literacy provisions touch constitutional rights rather than statutory rules and warns of future possibilities in restricting votes based on literacy.
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Lawter
Tennessee
Bread and butter rhetoric stirs Clay county miners
A year ago Harrison drew coal miners from Clay county Indiana for a tariff appeal. The Indianapolis Sentinel now urges aid for these destitute workers and families noting their need for shoes clothes and other basics as winter approaches while questioning how many were influenced by tariff promises.
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Harrison
Clay County
Indiana
Indianapolis Sentinel
Texas Negro Colonization Scheme Reported in Mexico
A quiet plan seeks to move a large number of Texas Negroes to Mexico under a business driven colonization scheme. Reported from San Antonio, Mexico’s Congress is considering a $2,000,000 funding and 450,000 acres to support the colony, aiming to influence Republican voter balance. Potential opposition from Northern Republicans could affect the plan.
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Texas
Mexico
San Antonio
Mexican Congress
Texans Back Plan to Move 20,000 Negro Colonists to Mexico
Two Texans leading a movement have Mexican backing and a company with a Diaz son-in-law as director. The plan would pay colonists and grant fifty acres per family plus a further hundred. Organizers aim to relocate up to 20,000 people before spring, contingent on favorable congress action.
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Nators
Diaz
Mexican Congress
Reform Appeal Against Boston Police Board System
A Boston letter-writer argues against the present police board by insisting reform must rest on sound municipal principle. He contends the metropolitan police system serves party interests and deprives Bostonians of accountability, urging police control by the people rather than state authority.
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Cleveland Democrat
Board of Police
City of
Boston
Metropolitan Police
Cotton Controversy Hurts Southern Planters in Bale Tare Shock
Delegates note Liverpool factors refuse to discriminate between jute and cotton coverings. New cotton coverings add about eight pounds of cotton per bale, driving losses for planters as new costs exceed trust prices. A Atlanta committee plans an embargo and demands payment for extra weight, risking a broader cotton market crisis amid stubborn Liverpool terms.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Tate
England
Atlanta
The Cotton Bagging Controversy Continues
The cotton bagging dispute between planters and buyers remains unsettled as Liverpool maintains market dominance. Despite Alliance resolutions and a New Orleans cotton exchanges convention recommendation on tare between bagging and jute, several exchanges refused to approve the action, prolonging the stalemate.
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Liverpool
New Orleans
Cotton Exchanges
Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Faithless to Reform in Curtis Attack News
The Philadelphia press rails at Mr. George W. Curtis after his Civil Service reform critique, denouncing motives while failing to offer real defense. The piece cites postmaster Pearson, Clarkson, 15,000 removals, Virginia patronage, and Mahone as proof of reform zeal and partisan hypocrisy.
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George William Curtis
Philadelphia
Curtis
Mr. Curtis
New York Tribune
Cleveland
Curris
Corris
Daily Advertiser
Pearson
Clarkson
Virginia
Mahone
Matthew Quay
Republican Party
President Harrison Versus His Predecessor
The piece argues that the ground of complaint against President Harrison is absolute, focusing on his own promises and deeds rather than relative comparisons to Cleveland. It challenges Republican advocates to refute Curtis’s accusation with facts and responsible argument.
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Brackett
Russell
Harrison
Cleverland
Curtis
Theft of Washington brasses at Sulgrave Church shocks readers
Archaeological loss noted as two American-looking men visited Sulgrave Parish Church and stole two brass plates from the Washington slab memorial. The slab honors Laurence Washington and Amy, with coats of arms and inscriptions. Call for recovery urged. American archaeologists urged to help trace the stolen artifacts.
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Washington
Sulgrave Church
Northamptonshire
Eng
Sulgrave
Amy Washington
Lawrence Washington
Hingtons
America
Stars and Co
United States
Etticies
Laurence
New York Critics Debate Daly's Othello Revival
Critics sharply question Avucustixy Duty’s version of SARpOoU's Macquise and Daly's Dead Play approach. Nym Crinkle condemns reviving Sanpou with the Daily Elixir and injudiciously reimagining Othello. The debate centers on whether such deodorized depictions honor Shakespeares genius or ruin his tragedy.
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Sarpoou
New York
Sanpou
Mr. Day
Madison
Jago
Othello
Miss Rehan
Shakspere
Augustin Daly
Day
New York Pennant Win Sparks Portrait Craze
The victory by the New York baseball team boosts coverage in local papers that publish player portraits. Despite a long hard battle with Boston, decided on the season’s final day, some claim New York never had a real chance to win.
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New York
New Yorks
Bostons
Exhibition of American Art Industry Opens in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art hosts the opening of a national exhibition today. Managers promise a complete and attractive display meant to stimulate the industrial arts across the country, with prior references noting its value and impact.
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Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Philadelphia
Relaxed passport rules ease travel in Alsace Lorraine
The eased passport regulations in Alsace Lorraine reduce needless trouble for travellers. Authorities no longer treat the region as if it were under siege, marking a noted improvement in ease of crossing and movement.
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Alsace-Lorraine
General BowLANGER Faces Cake Debacle in Local Bakeoff
BowLANGER proves not a good baker as his entry collapses into dough during the community bakeoff. Judges note the cake lacks structure and flavor, highlighting humor in the mishap and inviting reattempts.
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General Bowlanger
Naval Army Gazette Navy Yard Portsmouth Orders
Commodore J G Skerrett to command at Portsmouth Navy Yard N H. Pay Inspector John Stevenson named general store keeper Naval Academy. Assistant Paymaster John S Carpenter to Michigan Oct 31. Ensign H B Ashmore detached from Yantic with three months leave. Ensign John H Shipley ordered to Michigan from Wabash. Paymaster H T B Harris relieved at Naval Academy and to await orders for Boston. Passed Assistant Paymaster William W Galt detached from Michigan Oct 31 to settle accounts and await orders.
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Washington
J. G. Skerrett
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
John 38
Stevenson
Naval Academy
John S. Carpenter
Michigan
Ensig H. B. Ashmore
Yantic
John H. Shipley
Wabash
H. T. B. Harris
Boston
William W. Galt
Head Without a Body A Knights of Labor Leader Contested
Mr Terrence V Powderly remains head of the Knights of Labor though division grows as Peay challenges leadership. The Providence Journal notes the factional tension within the organization and the unsettled stance after Powderly’s tenure.
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Terrence V. Powderly
Knights of Labor
Peay
Providence Journal
Dangerous man to have around at Dalzell innuendoes
In a Detroit Free Press report the piece hints at Dalzell possessing letters he could publish if compelled. The tone suggests political maneuvering and a threat of disclosure, implying a strategic move to install him as consul to Patagonia.
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Dalzell
Patagonia
Detroit Free Press
Dem
Hole Left by Tanner Withdrawal Stuns Harrison Administration
The Chicago Herald-Democrat notes that Tanner’s exit created a significant vacancy in the Harrison administration, a gap that proves hard to fill as the political landscape adjusts to the loss.
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Tanner
Harrison
Chicago Herald Dem
Montana Democrats win Governor and Senate seats end slim majority
The Hartford Courant notes Montana Democrats secure the Governor's office and a slender joint-ballot majority in the Legislature, giving them the two United States Senators. Republicans, meanwhile, elect the Congressman, a small consolation for the GOP.
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Montana
United States
Hartford Courant
Curtis Thrusts Home and Party Denunciation
Mr. Curtis provokes GOP feedback in Philadelphia where the organ press blasts him as worse than a Democrat. The Philadelphia Record notes the sharp reaction and name calling from party supporters.
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Curtis
George William Curtis
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record Uind
Officer Patrick Cokely Retired From Boston Police
Patrolman Patrick Cokely of Station 3 was retired yesterday from the Boston police force and placed on the pension roll at four hundred dollars per annum.
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Patrick Cokely
Boston
THE THEATRES NEW BILLS AND DRAMATIC NOTES
The Boston Globe reports Miss Maggie Mitchell stars in Ray at the Globe Theatre with an entertaining early act and a mixed verdict on later parts. Other highlights include Herminie at Grand Opera House, The Brigands at Hollis Street, Hands Across the Sea at the Museum, and the Rentz Santley burlesque at the Howard Atheneum. Mansfield plans King Richard III at the Globe with a ninety three member company.
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Maggie Mitchell
Boston
Globe Theatre
Miss Mitchell
Ray
Hollis Street
Museum
Howard Atheneum
Rentz-Santley Company
Richard Mansfield
Richard III
London
Globe
Mansfield
Parker House
New York City
Mr. Mansfield
Witty Snippets and Oddities From World Gossip
A collection of humorous observations and curiosities, touching on acrobats, honest merchants, the electric car, weighty icemen, arithmetic disdain, vacations for philosophers, reforming criminals, book binders, military encampments, government stamps, antique furniture, Turkish lessons for a price, Marshal Von Moltke’s longevity, Meissonier’s remark, a living skeleton at a dime museum, English professionals’ pay, Burke’s Peerage sales, Bismarck's cognac relics, a ghostly London inn, Mrs Mackay’s empty city and a laughing parrot.
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Cleveland
New York
Marshal von Moltke
Meissonier
America
Dime Museum
N. Y
Burke
Prince Bismarck
Friedrichsruhe
Prussia
Hamburg
London
Royal and theatrical news from Europe and America
The King of Siam arrived in Paris yesterday. Andrew Long prepares a fairy stories volume. Stepniak has a new novel in London titled The Career of a Nihilist. Queen Victoria may appoint the Duke of Fife Governor General of Canada. The Roumanian queen suffers neuralgia. Senator Allison wears homespun at Iowa fairs. Maurice Barrymore injured by a fall in Chicago. Mrs U S Grant returns from Europe with family abroad. Goschen tours Ireland for land bill input. Fanny Davenport suffers from nervous prostration in San Francisco. Miss Huntington to wed Prince Von Hatzfeldt in London midmonth. Mrs Shaw’s London photograph survey stands nine feet tall. Merival's Thackeray biography in Great Writers Series. Conway to write Hawthorne life. Wilson Barrett to host Elks reception in Boston. Private Secretary Halford in serious condition after bowel inflammation operation. Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett ill in East Grinstead from pony trap accident.
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Siam
Paris
Andrew Long
Stepniak
London
Victoria
Duke of Fife
Canada
Roumania
Allison
Iowa
Maurice Barrymore
Chicago
U. S. Grant
Europe
Austria
Sartoris
England
Goschen
Ireland
Fanny Davenport
San Francisco
Miss Huntington
Prince von Hatzfeldt
Trousseau
Shaw
Whistler
Thackeray
Herman Merivale
Moncure D. Conway
Hawthorne
Wilson Barrett
the Elks
Boston
Halford
Frances Hodgson Burnett
East Grinstead
Eng
Books for the General Theological Library purchase
At a committee meeting held at 23 Mt. Vernon Street the Rev. Alvah Hovey presiding, it was voted to purchase numerous volumes for the General Theological Library. The list includes De Prsesence Ancient World and Christianity, Ragozin on Chaldea, Rawlinson on Phoenicia, Sell Faith of Islam, Rydberg Teutonic Mythology, Theism by Bonne, Schrader Cuneiform Inscriptions, Inscriptions and the Old Testament, The Unseen Universe by Stewart and Tait, The Tribune Almanac, Oxenden Story of Ruth, Samuel Cox Book of Ruth, Life of Albert Barnes, Jeter Campbellism, Alfred Barry Parables of the Old Testament, Delitzsch Genesis, Littell Living Age, Cheyne Job and Solomon, Life of Jonathan Edwards by Allen, Beginnings of New England by John Fiske, Catalogue of Harris Collection of American Poetry by Stockbridge, more on The Unseen Universe by multiple authors, Expositor's Bible volumes on Isaiah and the Pastoral Epistles, and eight other volumes.
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General Theological Library
Mt. Vernon Street
Alvah Hovey
D.D
de Pressense
Ragozin
Bonne
Schrader
Stewart and Tait
Tribune Almanac
Bishop Oxenden
Samuel Cox
Albert Barnes
Jeter
Littell
Cheyne
Job
Solomon
Jonathan Edwards
Professor Allen
New England
John Fiske
Harris
Stockbridge
Isaiah
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Denham
William E. Baker
Wellesley
Neponset
Hull
Taverner
Doston
Post
Boston Police Board
Army. and
Navy Gazette
the Theatres
Mr. Hoyt
Park Theatre
Herminie
Cross of Gold
Grand Opera House
William Redmund
Thomas Barry
Miss Kline
Estelle Duval
Redmund-Barry
Criterion Theatre Company
Charles Wyndham
Mary Moore
David Garrick
Tremont Theatre
Tremount Street
Sardou
Julia Mariowe
Ingomar
Miss Marlowe
Messrs
Eben Plympton
Milnes Levick
Leslie Allen
W. H. Crompton
Ian _ Robertson
Mary Shaw
Pinero
Hare
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