Weather Forecast for Northeast States Rotates Warmer to Cooler
Washington reports a forecast through 8 p.m. Friday. Eastern New York can expect rain with variable winds turning westerly and cooler. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut see rain with southerly winds shifting to variable and slightly warmer. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont will be cooler and cloudy with rain and variable winds.
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Visited dignitaries and cultural notes from New York chatter
Sir Terence O'Brien and Lady O'Brien make a brief New York visit. Autograph values cited for Columbus, Titian, and Raphael. Adelina Patti reportedly will not return to the country. Marie Antoinette Nathalie Pollard aims for a seat on the Consolidated Stock Exchange. Queen Elizabeth of Roumania, Carmen Sylva, devoted to charity and women’s advancement, tours her Roumanian peasant dress and villeggiatura at East Pelesch.
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O’brien
New York
Christopher Columbus
Europe
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Adelina Patti
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Virginia
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Consolidated Stock Exchange
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Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Easte
Pelesch
Yale's New Launch Fails To Satisfy Navy Tests
New Haven October 16 A third trial of Yale's new navy launch again falls short of requirements despite changes to pitch and screw size and higher speed The Yale committee may not accept the craft It is built by Copeland of New York at a cost near $5000 and not sold yet The launch shows beauty but lacks the water speed to coach a crew
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New Haven
Specran
Navy
Copeland
New York City
New York
Yale Committee
Dramatic Notes Bring Crowds to Boston Theatre
The Loudon continues to draw large crowds at the Boston Theatre with enthusiastic applause. Mrs. Erving Winslow returns from London to boost readings, appearing at Nahant, Newport, Bar Harbor, and likely increasing fashion and engagements from Boston to St. Paul. Starting Oct 18 in New Bedford, she will conduct courses in Worcester, Philadelphia, Rochester and Buffalo within the next month under local club auspices.
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Buffalo
Milk Near Washington Street Subscription Rates
Publication notice lists daily and weekly subscription terms for Milk near Washington Street with prices across durations. It warns of second class matter status and outlines payment methods and office address. The editor declines to return rejected manuscripts and rejects anonymous communications, requiring full name and address for all submissions.
Texas and Tennessee Populations Reported by Census Bureau
Census Bureau releases state population figures for Texas and Tennessee. Texas reaches 2,232,220 with an increase of 640,471, while Tennessee records 1,765,723, up 221,04.
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Amusements This Evening At Boston Theatres
The schedule lists performances at multiple venues in Boston. The Soudan at Globe Theater on Washington street, Shenandoah at Tremont Theatre, Cordelia's Aspirations by Edward Harrigan, The Charity Ball by Lyceum Theatre company, Little Em'ly at Boston Museum, Erma the Elf at Howard Athenaeum, and The Ivy Leaf at Howard Theatre, all starting around 7:45 PM and 8 PM.
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Newspaper Page Department Locations
The notice lists where to find key sections in the paper. The Financial Department appears on page six, the Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on page three.
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Political and economic commentary from Bangor era diary and Boston
A compilation of opinion pieces critiques Pension Commissioner Raum and the carpet industry wage agreement, notes McKinley bill price impacts, questions British press about Mr. Morrry’s Tipperary visit, and discusses police conduct and riots. Speaks on Raum, Cooper, McKinley bill, carpet workers, silver value, and Morrry.
Comte of Paris Leaves Washington After Diplomatic Coincidence
The President returned to Washington forty five minutes after the Comte of Paris departed. The timing reduces perceived political significance and a potential diplomatic flap. The Comte aimed to keep his visit from being interpreted politically, showing tact and goodwill toward American hosts.
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Tariff Changes Hit Imported Tailoring Goods Prices
The passage of the new tariff bill has severely advanced prices on all imported goods in the tailors trimming line. We advise that our prices are subject to change at any time without further notice per Harrington and Goodman Philadelphia trade circular.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Silver price and foreign coin valuation under tariff act
The document cites silver at 120 under the new law, though trading near 109. The piece notes this isn't a rational deception, as silver reached that level when the campaign book was prepared. It also discusses the Mint Bureau’s valuation of foreign silver coin under the tariff act’s provisions.
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Mint
Senator Hale on Reciprocity at Boot and Shoe Club
Senator Hale of Maine addressed the Boot and Shoe Club on reciprocity in trade, arguing for a policy to boost foreign markets for American farms, mines, and shops. The article notes the Senate’s rejection, critiques Hale’s vague language, and contrasts his stance with Blaine’s real reciprocity proposal and Aldrich amendments.
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New York Tribune
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United States Senate
Amendment Favoring Tariffs Sparks Reciprocity Debate
A debate centers on a new law granting the President authority to impose tariffs on free import commodities to counter alleged discrimination against U S products. Critics denounce the plan as lacking true reciprocity and question returning duties on hides, labeling the rhetoric as hollow.
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Maine
Another Needlessly Horrific Hotel Fire Tragedy
The piece recounts a deadly hotel blaze with inferno conditions in the night, noting kitchen origin, elevator shaft chimney, stairway collapse, and many jump to death while others burn. It criticizes lax safeguards and urges strict hotel inspections and immediate adoption of life-saving measures. It references Leland Hotel in Syracuse and past Buffalo fire outcomes prompting safety laws.
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Wool Advertisements Reflect New Price Legislation
An advertisement from the Philadelphia Record notes broad impact of recent legislation on wool. Manufacturers report accepting no future orders at current prices with price advances of ten to twenty percent as the scale of change.
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Disputed New York Census Sparks partisan critique
A census taken by police in New York reports a population of 1 710 715, about 200 000 more than the federal count prompting Washington Bureau officials to defend the figures. Critics charge partisan inflation in Republican areas and suppression in Democratic regions, doubting the census credibility.
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Ready made clothing maker in Buffalo predicts textile price shifts
A Buffalo ready made clothing manufacturer argues that increased duties on linings buttons braids silk threads and all trimmings plus imports of worsteds and suitings will raise costs for workers. He expects American syndicates to dominate the trade, squeezing wages and raising prices for workers’ clothing.
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Buffalo
Two Chicago Officers Feud Ends in Fatal Revolver Shot
Two patrolmen in adjacent beats, JUNGE and Mappin, quarreled with insults. Mappin fired as JUNGE was off guard, mortally wounding him, illustrating a violent conflict among lawmen in Chicago. Meanwhile Senator Angalls explains his vote on the McKinney bill, claiming it is a Republican measure. Ships City of New York and Teutonic depart for Queenstown, with no race allowed despite speed.
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Garment Quality Praised And Tariff Effect Highlighted
The advertisement notes the excellence of their garments, praising fit, materials, and customer expertise. It claims goods were introduced before the tariff change, making them 25 percent cheaper for certain buyers.
Explosion at Otis Steel Works Injures Dozens in Cleveland
An explosion struck the Bessemer department of Otis Steel Works in Cleveland Ohio yesterday. A score of men were injured by red hot steel as the blast swept through the shop area.
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Otis Steel Works
Cleveland
Boston Symphony in Cambridge Under Nikisch Delivers Mixed Vision
The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Sanders Theatre Cambridge opened a season with Mozart Beethoven and Paganini selections. Critics praised the Mozart G minor serenely sung yet faulted Nikisch for embellishing the opening theme and conjuring sensationalism in the Paganini piece while praising Franz Rummel for a thoughtful Beethoven E flat concerto and the ensemble's improved orchestral support.
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Eberlein
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Baermann
Paganini
Puinipe Hale
Knesse Quartette Concert Opens Monday at Union Hall
The first in the Knesse Quartette series occurs Monday evening the 20th at Union Hall. Svendsen’s Quartette in A minor op 1 and Schumann’s in A minor op 41 are on the program. Mr Theodor Reichmann sings three Schumann songs Dedication The Lotus Thou Art so Like a Flower.
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Svendsen
Schumann
Theodor Reichmann
Boston Aldermen Revoke Theatre License Over Vicious Play
The Boston Board of Aldermen receive praise for revoking a theatre license after a controversial production titled The Clemencean Case. The measure is praised as a stand against vulgar entertainment and precursors of public harm. The Providence Journal notes the move as a moral stance and a cleanup of indecent stage offerings.
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McKinley Campaign Speech Promises Farm Tariff Benefit
The Charleston News notes McKinley told agricultural listeners that the Republican Congress has given the farmer a distinctive place in tariff laws. After thirty years of high tariffs, farmers may soon understand the benefits when buying the next lot of store goods for their families.
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Protectionist Mob attacks price hikes in tariff rush
The Philadelphia Record notes protectionists lash merchants and manufacturers for immediate price rises aligning with tariff hikes. It argues the timing harms voters and suggests delaying until after the next Congress is elected. Congress hurried to set new duty rates, a move the piece critiques as premature.
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Let the Tariff Revisers Face the Issue
Congressman Joseph H. Walker spoke at Princeton urging votes for a Republican ticket to support tariff policy aimed at reducing living costs for the poor while taxing necessities for the well to pay more. The Springfield Republican notes rising tariffs are felt in households and questions the committee’s denial of price increases.
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Unitarian Ministers Institute Concludes Sessions in Salem
Closing sessions of the Unitarian Ministers Institute were held in Salem with a devotional service at North Church led by Rev. Samuel Longfellow of Cambridge. At First Church Harvard professor C H Toy discussed The Serpent Tempter in Genesis and its parallels to ancient mythologies followed by Rev. J W Chadwick of Brooklyn presenting on Innocent Theologies.
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Brookqlyn
Boit remembered as Boston merchant and Harvard graduate
A Boston obituary honors Edward D. Boit in his seventy eighth year, detailing a career that blended cultured tastes with business, Harvard class of 1884, ties to Cotuit, and a life filled with social engagement and civic interest. The piece notes his takeaway from South business, his retirement’s tranquil fulfillment, and his strong sense of community. It then shifts to reflections on portraits of Charles Sumner and Longfellow, their friendship, and the social circle of The Five of Clubs. Finally it endorses the Massachusetts Trustees of Public Reservations, praising public ownership of historic sites for civic and patriotic benefit, while noting private control as a drawback.
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Boston
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Gavelles
Europe
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Trustees of Public Reservations
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
All Sorts: Tariff talk and public notices mix with wit
A jumble of quips and anecdotes touches on McKinley tariff effects, a Lamartine centennial celebration plan in Macon, a minister’s bit on tariffs, a voter remark about Mayor Grant, actors and theatre plans, a boxing halt by John L. Sullivan, Archbishop Eyre’s elevation, a Georgia editor marrying a couple, and a brisk joke on time and money. The item preserves era tone and local flavor with diverse names and places.
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England
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