European military science work by General Boulanger on Jersey island
A list of society notes including General Boulanger settling on Jersey preparing European military science. a monument proposal to Patrick Henry near Lynburg & Durham railway. Viscount Cranbrook to retire from the British Cabinet due to ill health. fires at Professor Tyler's Aberst home. Archduchess S temanie denial of morganatic marriage. Whiteside and A Astor Cary wedding planned Oct 15 with Archbishop Williams officiating. Yale student William Harmar marries in Philadelphia. Rev Dr McLeod accepts Albany church call. Commander A G Menocal sailing for San Juan del Norte. and strained relations between Emperor William and Bismarck over talk on delicate matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Boulanger
Jersey
Patrick Henry
Lynburg & Durham
Viscount Cranbrook
British Privy Council
Professor Tyler
Aberst
Helen Hunt Jackson
Archduchess
Stémanie
McLeod
Presbyterian Church
Indianappolis
Harrison
Albany
N. Y
A. G. Menocai
U.S.N
Nicaragua Canal Construction Company
San Juan del Norte
Greytown
Aguan
New York
William
Prince Bismarck
Boston Post Milk Subscription Rates Noted
Messy OCR shows subscription rates for Boston Post milk near Washington Street with figures like 86.00 3.06 1.50 and 50c per unit. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear context or dates.
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Washington Street
Grangers at Iowa County Fairs on Tariff Reform
The piece notes a grange gathering in Iowa praising tariff reform for farmers and cites Senator Allison as aligning with tariff reform among agricultural constituents. It previews next week’s International Marine Conference in Washington and argues for practical measures like fog signals uniform collision rules and derelict removal, while questioning the value of steamship lanes and stressing potential success of conference outcomes.
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Granger
Iowa
Grangers
Allison
International Marine Conference
Washington
Pan-American Congress
Philadelphia Post Office Contention Over WANAMAKER Pick
Since Mr. Harrison’s election Philadelphia federal offices remain a factional battleground. WANAMAKER favored Frep for postmaster, pleasing business leaders but infuriating party workers and organs. The President is understood to back WANAMAKER’s choice, yet no appointment has been made amid held nominations by party bosses.
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Harrison
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Quay
Wanamaker
Frep
Frepp
Russel Harrison Sparks Naval Office Contest in Philadelphia
Philadelphia politicians had arranged a workable surveyorship and naval office plan when Russell Harrison pushed Captain Walters of Phoenixville as a candidate. His persistent bid threatens internal harmony as local Republicans grow angered by office brokerage efforts, seen as harming party unity and administration prospects.
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Naval Office
Philadelphia
Russell Harrison
Captain Walters
Phoenixville
Russert Harrison
Montana
Boston Journal Subsidies Question Prompt Sparks Debate
The Boston Journal reaction to our explicit answer on British subsidies is described as not fully fitting the paper’s expectations. The Journal’s so called schoolboy figure is criticized for lacking docility in handling the issue.
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Boston Journal
Journal and Post clash over naval reserve payments
The piece accuses the Journal of quibbling and evasion while criticizing the Post for shifting its ground by citing Great Britain’s payments to fast steamships in the naval reserve. It asserts prior information was given and says remaining blind to facts is deliberate.
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Great Britain
Post
Sherman Takes Stand on Tariff and Protection Policy
The report covers Senator Sherman’s Ohio speech praising protectionist tariff policies, opposing the Minus bill, and urging stricter customs reform. It notes his support for wool tariffs, criticism of free wool lists, and arguments about protecting American industry and farming against foreign competition.
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Sherman
Ohio
Farabenr
Wayne County Fair Grounds
Senate
United States
Australia
South America
East
Mr. Delano
Supor- Man
Tariff Reform Critique Reflected In Sherman’s Shifts
The piece contrasts free trade ideals with high duties, arguing that excessive protection harms production and labor. It cites Mr Sherman’s 1872 stance and claims the current wartime duties exceed those before the conflict, urging adherence to earlier tariff reform views in Ohio campaigns.
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Sherman
Ohio
Overhead Wires Debate Shapes New York Underground Plan
Mayor Grant presided over a Board of Electrical Control meeting in New York as experts debated safety and insulation of overhead wires. He pressed for strict enforcement of rules and the eventual removal of noncompliant lines, signaling a push toward underground networks amid rising accident concerns.
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Grant
New York
Hewitt
Board of Electrical Control
Youne
Coroners’ Office
City of
Planners and People of Pemberton Square Through Change
The essay recalls Pemberton Square in Boston once a quiet residential hub with prominent families like Winthrop, Emerson, and Bourne. It traces transformations from hillside estate to court site and mercantile thoroughfare, noting notable tenants and the shift from quiet homes to legal and commercial use. It ends with a vignette on alert street life and a drowsy coal-cart driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberton Square
Boston
Gardiner Greene
Court Street
Robert C. Winthrop
Young Ladies’ Seminary
George B. Emerson
Park
S. R. Putnam
Charles Lowell
Hayward
Amos Binney
Ezra Bourne
Somerset Street
Charles Thorndilge
Miss Parnell
Maryland
Benjamin Adams
Samuel H. Russell
George Oxnard
Edward Brooks Everett
Robert C. Winthrop, Jr
Adams
Benjamin Crowninshield
Salem
T. Mason Warren
Charlies Miflin
Warren
Blanchard
Georgiana Goddard
Summer Street
Benjamin A. Gould
Putnam
Gould
George Ellis
Goddard
Harvard
Houghton
Tremont Street
Beacon Street
Charles
Public Water Supply Sparks City Debate After Board Interview
Interest in city water quality grows after Pamie J. Donerty of the Boston Water Board discusses concerns in an interview. The remarks, echoed by the Herald, include startling additions prompting public attention and calls for action.
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Donnelly
Mystic
Sudbury
Donenrty
The
Herald
Water Board
Boston
Ashland
Hopkinton
Natick
South Framingham
Cochiiuate
Sherburn
Marlboro
Pamie J. Donerty
Boston Water Board
Post
Boston Theatre Season Preview From the Dramatic Mirror
The N Y Dramatic Mirror previews next week in Boston with Tremont opening on Monday featuring David Garrick, Mr Wrynoxam. Wilson Barrett to start his American tour in Ben My Chree at the Boston. Miss Julia Marlowe also appearing. a week later Richard Mansfield performs Richard III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boor
Mopsiska
Jefferson
Florence
Salvini
Boston
N. Y. Dramatic Mirror
Tremont
Mr. Wrynoxam
David Garrick
Wilson Barrett
Ben
Julia Mar- Lowe
RicHard Mansfield
Richard Ill
Critics Clash Over Kenpat Role In The Scrap of Paper
Dramatic Mirror critic Mr Nym Crinkie notes New York papers judge Kenpat by Lester Wallack’s standard, calling this provincial. Ken DAL’s Prosper Couramont or Colonel Blake differs from Wallack’s but may be equally strong, critics’ comparisons illustrating the issue.
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Nym Crinkie
Dramatic Mirror
New York
Kenpat
Lester Wallack
Mr. Kendal
Prosper Couramont
Colonel Blake
Mr. Waallach
Mr. Kenpall
Trade With Brazil Trade Letter to the Editor
A reader recalls sailing to Rio de Janeiro fifty one years ago and developing U S Brazil trade for fifteen years. He notes the United States bought most Brazilian coffee but paid with London bills due to cotton manufacturers not meeting Brazilian needs and English rivals advancing trade. He warns restoring footing after English and other nations forestarted the trade will be hard amid tariffs that raise prices and harm ships. SENEX
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
United States
London
Fair resigns Nevada Bank presidency in surprise
Ex Senator James G. Fair resigns as Nevada Bank president in San Francisco. James W. Flood elected president and R H Follis named to the board, signaling a potential settlement with Fair. The bank had capital of 3 million and cash on hand of 1.306 million after a prior rescue during the wheat squeeze linked to Flood and Mackay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
James G. Fair
Nevada Bank
James W. Flood
Bonanza
R. H. Follis
Flood
Mackay
Fair
Hazing at Syracuse Results in Humiliation and Removal
Henry Hoar of Ansonia Connecticut and L D Van Arnam of Gloversville New York freshmen at Syracuse University were found and taken to a swamp three miles east by sophomores. Hoars hair and mustache were shaved and the pair walked back to the city under guard.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Henry Hoar
Ansonia
New Ballet in Milan Highlights Napoleon I Role
Opera news notes a Milan ballet with Napoleon I in the lead role and reports on fires at the Buda Pesth opera house, four blazes in three weeks, with a cut fire wire delaying aid. Brahms receives Hamburg honorary citizenship amid warm tributes from local musicians.
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Buda-Pesth
Harvard Class of 1893 Elects Bernard Trafford President
The Harvard '93 class held a second meeting and elected Bernard W. Trafford of Fall River president after a vote of 123 to 106. R. F. Herrick presided. J. H. Hunt was named secretary. The group discussed special students and dropped sophomores as voters. Morse of Andover named manager of the eleven. Earle of Worcester acting captain of the crew.
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Harvard
Bernard W. Trafford
Fall River
Ww. N
R. F. Herrick
Sophmores
J. H. Hunt
B. W. Trafford
G. R. Fearing
Trafford
Fearing
Exeter
F. W. Morse
Andover
D. Vv. Earle
Worcester
Sale of trotters at Lexington Kentucky
Lexington Ky October 10 The Fairlawn sale of trotters opened with fine weather and a large turnout of horsemen from across the United States. Total receipts reached sixty six thousand dollars for eighty five head. Top prices included Aberdeen by Hambletonian James E Clay Paris K 3000 Grace Veron by Nutwood Ke ed Shelburne Vt 1900 Crape Nyyrtle by Almant 4 H Moore 83150 Sara Meade of Happy Medium G Lang Buitalogn.
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Lexington
Fairlawn
United States
Aberdeen
Hambletonian
James E. Clay
Paris
Grace Veron
Nutwood
Keed
Shelburne
Crape Nyyrtle
Lighthearted snippets mix wit and world notes
A collage cites pithy quips on luck and luckless love, a New Jersey student paper quitting, fashion buckles, and rival fairs. It notes Icelandic writer Bjornprosjk touring, a Western “Honeymoon row,” and a Paris joke on height. Also covered are a German naval credit, a dog’s tail misfortune, oboist Cooke’s death, an enormous milk pumpkin, a Chinese bank in New York, and loan rates for Asian merchants.
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New Jersey
New York
Boston
Bjornprosjk
Mamma
Laura
Terre Haute Express
Navy
Columbus
Eiffel Tower
Puck
Totnes
England
Henry Michael Angelo Grattan Cooke
Europe
Harting
West Sussex
Eng
Thomas Cooke
Royal Academy of Music
Mendelssohn
Germany
Miss Keillmarck
Fanny Kemble
Anderson
Ind
New York City
United States
Mott Street
Indication of Future Political Trends
A quoted New York Herald remark riffs on French politics to comment on Blaine. The Manchester Union notes a Democratic win in Indianapolis signaling broader consequences if current administration policies persist.
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Indianapolis
Manchester Union
Democrats Nominate William Everett for Legislature in Quincy
Progressive Democracy criticizes Republican rivals and nominates Dr. William Everett of Quincy for the Legislature. The piece notes Everett as a rising New England figure and explains the GOP refused a joint canvass with the gubernatorial nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
William Everett
Quincy
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Pitiful Subsidies Compared to England and Railways
The Boston Journal criticizes England's mail payments as pitiful next to U S subsidies. It cites England's mail conveyance costs about 3 150 000 dollars yearly and the U S steamship payments around 1 000 000 dollars annually, then notes U S railroad subsidies of 19 500 000 dollars while urging attention to rail subsidies and railway mail support.
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England
Boston Journal
United States
Railway Mail
Se . Y. Commercial Advertiser
Admission of Georgia white churches divides Congregationalists
Worcester Oct. 10 The National Council admitted delegates from the Manhattan Association led by Rev Dr R R Meredith, setting a precedent that two local bodies may both belong in the council. A later credential report delayed on reception of Georgia delegates, with Dr Quint urging a special committee. The evening session covered church youth work by Francis E Clark and Bible study needs with limited discussion.
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Worcester
National Council of Congregationalists
Georgia
Manhattan Association
New York City
R. R. Meredith
Quint
Council of ’86
American College and Education Society
Colorado
Doane
Pacific University
Rollins
Hitman
Yankton
Francis E. Clark
Auburndale
Church
Young Peoples Societies of Christian Endeavor
M. Day
New York
Walter Barton
Massachusetts
L. N. Beach
Albert E. Banning
Dr. Meredith
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Boston Post
France
Suez- Man
Rhine
Mr. Bourne
Count Sartiges
Newport
Banuelos
Richard Parker
Allen Thorndike Rice
Mr. Rice
Blazerwitz
Elbe
Dresden
Koffler
Brazil
Milan
Napoleon I
Johannes Brahms
Hamburg
Bley
Brahms
Turkey
David Popper
Constantinople
Mme. Patti
Berlioz
Augusta Holmes
K. Globe Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Arthur Weld
Boston Orchestral Club
G. W. Chadwick
Arthur Foote
A. E. Pillsbury
B. W. Crowninsfield
M. H. Richardson
William Basset
C. S. Lee
J. A. Beebe
Percival Gassett
Jules Ferry
Mr. Blaine
Boulanger
N. Y. Herald
Congregationalists
National Council
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