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Post Publishing Company
New York
Nassau Street
Ernest F. Binmincaum
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Norse Discovery on American Continent Not Proved
The text notes that Leif Ericsson may have landed in North America but states the verdict of careful historians is not proved. It emphasizes cautious interpretation of early Norse exploration claims.
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America
Leif Ericsson
Purging Baltimore Voter Lists Signals Reform Gains
The Baltimore purge of voting lists resumes for the State election. Frauds in twenty wards mirror prior city election issues, with about 130 names struck daily and many ballots rejected for name errors. Reformers hope cleaner lists prove influential even if state results lag.
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Baltimore
Reform League
Virginia Republicans face challenge from Manone in Senate bid
The Virginia GOP canvass leader Manone is accused of aiming to repudiate repudiation and push the party as debt payers. Desertions rise as John R. Moss defects, claiming the party has become a personal vehicle for William Mahone and degrades honest members.
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Virginia
Manone
Senate
Mahone
John R. Moss
Wil
Tiam Mahone
Nicaragua Canal Project Gaining Shape Amid Panama Setback
The Nicaragua canal effort presents a sturdy outlook compared with the Panama venture, which shows 320 million raised with 51.5 million left and over 40 million yearly interest. Engineers report 169.8 miles ocean to ocean with 40.3 miles canal and 129.5 miles waterway through Lake Nicaragua. Eight survey parties start next month and excavation may begin next summer with an estimated 65 million cost and six years to complete.
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Nicaragua
Panama
M. D. LessEers
Nicaragua Canal
Ocean
Lake Nicaragua
Shipping and Industrial League Suppresses Dissent at Meeting
The American Shipping and Industrial League in its city meeting screened opinions and sidelined Captain Joan CapMAN with Free Trade League credentials as a disturbing element. Captain R. B. Forses, unable to attend, sent a letter that was pocketed and never heard from. CapMAN recounts the gathering in a letter to the New York Commercial Advertiser, with extracts and the suppressed Fors letter.
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American Shipping and Industrial League
Joan Capman
New York
Free Trade League
R. B. Forses
Captain Capman
New York Commercial Advertiser
Captain Fores
Shipping and Industrial League
Why should the whole people pay a bonus for a small group
Captain Forbes questions the policy of funding a bonus that enables a small portion to operate and risk their money by backing ventures that support product distribution. He asks why all taxpayers should bear the cost.
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Forbes
Ena
City Budget Change Attack on School Tax Limit Debated
An 1890s city council order to exempt school appropriations from tax limits draws critics who warn it would raise taxes and endanger fiscal safeguards. Proponents cite efficiency gains while opponents emphasize reduced oversight and higher levies.
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Common Council
Waitmmore
Boston
The French Difficulty in Gherry's Circle
The piece notes attacks on Wixson, Gherry's son in law, in the Chamber and Tours. It mentions unproven imputations, Wixson's call for inquiry, and doubts about investigation amid strong public opinion. President Gaevy is depicted as possibly too good a man to face further harm.
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Elysée Palace
Wison
M. Grevvy
France
Caffarelli
Wilson
Grevy
M. Garrery
M. P. Forycrner
M. Ferry
M. Gravy
Republic
Comte
M. Grrvy
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Freycinet
Gherry
Wixson
Tours
Willson
G&evy
Norse statue debate questions pre Columbian American discovery
A critical view questions Miss Waukney's Norse adventurer statue and the idea of Norse discovery in America. The piece notes lack of reliable records, cites Bancrortt and Horstorp, and argues sagas provide insufficient evidence for Norse claims. It warns against overstating European discovery and settlement before Columbus.
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Waukney
Samuel Adams
America
Horsrorp
Iceland
Greenland
Rafn
Newport
Labrador
Hornstorp
Fluellen
Macedon
Monmouth
City Laborers and Election Day
A city order granting all city laborers a paid holiday on election days is condemned as a political ploy that would raid the treasury. The piece argues the Mayor must act to protect city funds while ensuring laborers can vote, criticizing any shift of responsibility.
Boston Notes on Leif Statue and Social Talk
The writer views the Leif statue in Boston with praise for its pose and harmony, noting its contrast with Beacons Street billboards and a future Crispus Attucks placement. He recalls club conversations on literature and Carlyle, and a Cambridge bridge scene showing a mix of urban bustle and quiet tragedy, then surveys a month’s art periodicals highlighting Emile Wauters and other exhibitions.
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Leif
Beacon Street
Back Bay Park
Boston
Crispus Attucks
Notable 19th Century Figures in Europe and America
A roundup of social and political notes includes Mrs. Langtry’s husband joining Queenstown lifeboat service, Commodore Hull as the oldest active US Navy officer since 1818, Rider Haggard’s near completed novels, and Hamilton Aidé yachting with prominent figures in the Mediterranean. Also noted are dowager events in Washington, a Paris art stay for Prince Eugène, and Mrs. Lopez visiting New York for medical advice.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Canada
Lady Randolph
Leonard Jerome
New York
Bancroft
Viscount de Chaunac Lanzac
France
Lord
Lady Herschell
Mt. Vernon
Secretary Endicott
Endicott
Europe
5. C. Wilson
Tom Thumb
Dickens in Boston: son of Dickens faces father in reading
An early Boston notice reviews Charles Dickens the younger’s debut in the city as a dramatic reader. It cautions against overhyped comparisons to his father while praising individual gifts and warns against measuring merit by inherited fame.
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Charles Dickens
Boston
Dickens
New
Pickwick Papers
David Copper‘fields
Dramatic Reading
Hawwthorne
Mr. Dickens
Charnes Dickens
Mr. Pickwick
Swiveller
Charles
Dickens the Younger
Realistic stage water feats push limits in New York play
The article describes a stage production using a large water tank as a regatta and rescue scene. An English manager imports a patent roaring cataract with a real raft and soldiers to simulate a rescue. Casts in the same play will also experience lifeboat crew rescues and spray from the cataract, promising oilskin gear for actors.
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New York
Gladstone misfires on Manchester praise in Modern Athens jab
The Pall Mall Gazette critiques Mr. Gladstone for calling Manchester the Modern Athens, suggesting the remark harms relations with Boston and urging a friendlier stance toward the city.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Missing Canton man Henry Hodson Update
Henry Hodson, age about 66, has been missing from Canton for a week, leaving behind a wife and three children. The printers' strike in New York collapsed with admissions of error, while New York City total registrations for four days ending Friday reached 21,436 dollars. Edwin A. Cox of Boston is elected music teacher for Springfield public schools.
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Henry Hodson
Canton
New York
New York City
Edwin A. Cox
Boston
Springfield
Current Art Magazines Review Highlights Design and Decor
The American Book Maker features page designs and a portrait of L. L. Roush with a book exterior design. Decorator and Furnisher prints J. S. Bryce on Romanesque forms with examples by H. H. Richardson and others. The issue mixes plates of English bindings and domestic interiors with abundant decoration topics.
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L. L. Roush
Richard
Irene E. Jerome
Lee & Shepard
J. S. Bryce
H. H. Richardson
Woburn Public Library
Austin Hall
Harvard University
South Framingham Railway Station
Maiden Public Library
J. H. Dolph
Magazine of Art
Public libraries lift communities and guard democracy
The Springfield Union notes gifts to public libraries in this and neighboring states will gradually uplift communities. It calls libraries a small leaven widening readers horizons, promoting education and reducing appeal of radical ideologies through knowledge.
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Springfield Union
The Equality of the Sexes Expounded
An article argues that women can be educated for professional life in dedicated schools and enter any occupation suited to them. It notes women in this city can obtain remunerative work, though wages may differ due to earning amounts and overall value. The piece reflects early progressive views on gender and employment.
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N.Y. Sun
A Plea for Chamberlain in International Debate
The piece argues Canadians may insult their lawyer before court while Sir Charles Tupper protects their interests. It notes English Radicals' dislike of Chamberlain and urges Americans to treat him with civility as Britain’s representative, as he sails soon and will remain chief commissioner.
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Chamberlain
Sir Charles Tupper
Mr. Chamberlain
Liberal Party
Chambelain
Great Britain
1N. Y
Tribune
Rep
John E. Russell Praised At Belchertown Cattle Show
The Worcester county Republicans note the calm popularity of John E. Russell who spoke at the Belchertown cattle show. He recalled his seven terms as secretary of the board of agriculture and his broad statewide travels. He contrasted tariff reform criticisms with Governor Oliver Ames beside him, arguing against the economic policy cited by the opposing Democrat.
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John E. Russell
Worcester County
Belchertown
Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
W. W. Rice
Oliver Ames
Springfield Republican
Bitter bits and bustling notes from a busy era
A collage of city life and politics with mentions of patent bitters, Anarchists in Chicago, voters warming registers, Thanksgiving fare, train and stage robbery worries, and notable figures in Washington. It references the Marquis de Mores, the New York World, Lt. Foulke’s romance, and Ohio men owning Washington houses including Warder, Hay, and Evans.
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Chicago
Congress
Charles Dickens
Dickens
South
Pacific Coast
California
Marquis de Mores
Consumers’ Meat Company of
New York
O Tempora
Seattle
W. T
Yale College
New York World
Johnson
Foulke
United States Navy
Japan
E. H. Hounse
Scribner’s Magazine
Sixteenth
H Streets
John Hay
Washington
Cleveland
K Street
W. M. Evarts
Hayes
B. H. Warder
Springfield
Prudent Real Estate Ventures
Farewell Sermon Preceding Rev Leighton Parks Europe Departure
The Rev. Leighton Parks of Emmanuel Church preached a farewell sermon before leaving for Europe. He urged faith amid change, urged cooperation with God's plan, and warned of two rival religious tendencies within the Protestant Episcopal church. Parks will be absent until September with guest preachers filling the pulpit from November to May.
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Leighton Parks
Emmanuel Church
Europe
Jesus
Protestant Episcopal Church
Christ
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