Amusements and notices from the Boston Post listing theater shows
The Boston Post lists amusements for today with theaters on Tremont Washington and Hollis streets. Performances include Earlie Trouble After Dark The County Fair A Straight Tip Mr Barnes of New York Mr Macaroni Kit the Arkansas Traveller Daniel Boone and more.
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Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Earlie
Washington Street
Tremont
George F. Marion
Mr. Macaroni
Grand Area
Kit
The
Arkansas Traveller
Howard
Howard Street
Daniel Boone
Allen record in Legislature defends opposition stance
The Boston Post disputes Springfield Union framing as an attack on Mr Allen by reporting his Legislature record. The piece notes the record shows opposition to labor legislation electoral reform and Dawes faction policy, and argues party actions should be seen as principled and strengthening the cause.
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Boston Post
Springfield Union
Allen
Post
Republican Party
Dawes
Low Tariff Critique in McKinley Tariff Remarks
The Lowell Courier argues the McKinley tariff is the lowest in thirty years and unjustly burdens the people. It notes many relieved items are odd or useless like acorns and fish bladders while essential goods such as wool iron coal and tobacco remain heavily taxed with sugar as the exception.
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The
Commonwealth
Lowell Courier
The Depleted Treasury’s 4 Per Cent Bond Dilemma
Treasury funds are too short to redeem the outstanding 44 percent bonds if presented. Secretary Fostern extends presentation time, not as a favor to holders but to ease a cash shortage caused by past excess. With an estimated 15 million available, half the needed amount, payments on late Congress appropriations may be withheld amid likely tight finances next year.
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Fostren
Treasury
Congress
Fostun
The Pennsylvania Democrats Gaining Moral Strength in State
The Pennsylvania Democrats are described as morally strong with a record of clean administration and respected leaders, contrasting with a Republican Party tainted by leaders such as Quay and a smeared public affairs record. This assessment frames the Democrats as favored by the better class of citizens.
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Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Quay
Democratic Platform Emphasizes Honest Local Government
The Harrisburg Democratic Convention frames the election as a contest between honest local government and partisan brigandage. It advocates a stable currency based on gold and silver, opposing the Republican stance on silver. The Democrats press tariff reform and endorse Grover Cleveland and his principles.
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Harrisburg
Fifty-first Congress
Amercan
Grover Cleveland
France at twenty-one years of republic progress and peril
A retrospective on September 4 1870 to September 4 1891, praising France's post war recovery, military and naval strength, science and education, and international standing. It notes improved freedoms, a modern constitution, and acknowledges concerns over low birth rates and population growth. The piece frames the era as a glorious, creditable period in French history.
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France
French Republic
Napoleon III
Germany
Europe
England
Russia
The Crofter Problem Illuminated by Brack Novel
A review of Donald Ross of Heimra by Mr. Linck argues the crofter issue needs sympathetic, informed treatment. It praises Linck for Highland insight, contrasts professional agitators with real local conditions, and notes Mary Stanley's plan to aid tenants through weaving and better markets.
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Mr. Black
Donald Ross
Heimra
Linck
Mr. Brack
Lochgarra
Ogden
M. P
Ernestine Simon
Petroleuse
Elizabeth Jackson Noyes
Connecticut
Highlands
Neimra
Mary Stanley
Conagan
Miss Stanley
Portraits of Crofters Life by Mr Black
The prose vividly captures crofter life and offers essential insights for anyone seeking what makes this life worth living, presenting details long sought by readers in a vivid literary portrait.
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Black
Harrison family criticism over steamer favor shows ostentation
A colonial era column criticizes Mrs. Harrison and her son for using a government steamer to meet returning travelers in New York. It contends the act lacked republican simplicity and Jeffersonian restraint, noting the President did not participate or remove the customs chief.
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Harrison
New York
Hargison
Secretary of the Treasury
Harrisons
White House
Fassrryr
Port of
Notable Burglary Expert Reflects on Dishonesty
A famed long time burglar recaptured in the West asserts he is educated and that dishonesty does not pay as a business. He notes the public McKinley bill discussions in Ohio, and Cleveland Plaindealer mocks Mee Taxites satire, calling McKinney’s Niles speech rot. The piece hints at a path for others to burgle if desired.
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West
McKinxley
Ohio
Cleveland
Sir Edwin Arnold Reads For Five Thousand Pound Contract
A contract announced yields Sir Edwin Arnold £5000 for fifty readings in the United States from The Light of Asia and The Light of the World. Five hundred dollars per night for reading selections from interior poems is high pay. If Americans will pay that, they illustrate a familiar adage about a fool and his money.
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Sir Edwin Arnold
United States
Asia
Landlords Push Gold Rents in Leases Across New York
New York newspapers report many landlords demand rents in gold in their leases, citing distrust of fiat currency and lack of silver mines. The trend highlights worries about currency value and the practicality of accepting paper money in rents.
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New York
Preacher’s Load and Renewal Cited by Haynes
The quote from Rev Dr Emory J Haynes reflects on diligent ministration and the need to pause and reload. It contrasts with a misattributed line to Sir Boruy vOCHE, clarifying source authenticity and ongoing religious discourse.
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Emory J. Haynes
Sir Boruy
Voche
Lowell's Elder Brother Defended in Brief Essay
A letter defends Robert Traill Spence Lowell, elder brother of James Russell Lowell, against a curt obituary slur. It outlines his life as Harvard graduate, Episcopal clergyman, Union College professor in Schenectady, and long residence there. It notes his age, health, and absence from his dying brother and Cambridge funeral, while praising his literary standing and listing major works.
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Lowell
New York Times
James Russell Lowell
City Journal
Burnett
Lfe
Robert ‘Traill Spence Lowell
United States Navy
James Russell
Harvard
Newfoundland
New Jersey
New York
Union College
Schenectady
Cambridge
Concepcion Bay
O. F. Adams
Ki. T.S
J. R. Lowell
Lucknow
Burgoyne
Antony Brade
Hamilton College taps Horace L. Silliman as president
The Hamilton College board elected Horace L. Silliman of Cohoes as president to succeed the late Henry Darling. Silliman has served on the board for years and contributed generously to the institution.
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Hamilton College
Urica
N. Y
Horace L. Silliman of
Cohoes
Henry Darling
Big Catches of Seals Offshore
Victoria B C Sept 3 The sealing schooners Sapphure Carmelite and Walter A Earle have returned from Sebring Sea having been warned away by the men of war They all secured big catches and report seals very plentiful
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Victoria
B. C
Sapphure, Carmelite
Walter A. Earle
Sebring Sea
Fragmented 1881 column jumble and note list mix
A garbled 19th century column blends literary quips a weathered mix of quotations from Life New York Sun and Topeka scenes. It references Annie Rooney and Home Sweet Home on Patti’s piano, Major Handy traveling Europe, and a City of Winnipeg whiskey sinking.
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Pat Ean
Annie Rooney
Patti
Craig-y-Nos
Sweet Home
Where the Young Men Stand in Public Service
Providence Journal notes Elihu B. Hayes secretary of the Republican Club of Massachusetts writes in the New York Recorder urging young men to pursue constructive public work. He argues reform study across government and social development, but contends such activity should be within the Republican organization, while acknowledging MA youth have largely gravitated to other parties.
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Isaiah
Colonel Shepard
Mail
Harrison
Topeka
Winnipeg
Lake Superior
Duluth
Lloyd
Players’ Club of
New York
Adirondacks
Providence Journal
Elihu B. Hayes
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
New York Recorder
Public Service
Republican
Republican Party
Tennessee convict labor proposal for prison reform
The Tennessee Legislature faces a duty to enact new laws that regulate convict labor. The proposal calls for providing convicts with work for exercise and health, policing prisons, supplying prison needs via prison labor, and producing non competing goods. If enacted, Tennessee would set a model for other states.
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Tennessee
Philadelphia Ledger
Notable Americans Abroad and Domestic Happenings
Ex-Collector J. B. Erhardt vacationing in Colorado. Spencer regains health and pursues philosophy. Theodore R. Davis resides near Asbury Park designing, once Harper's Weekly war artist. Rev. Howard MaccQuery seeks sentence reduction with Bishop Leonard in Ohio. Mrs. Harrison anticipated to visit Mrs. McKee in Boston as President’s household departs Cape May. Christian Reid, Southern novelist, lives in Salisbury North Carolina in a prewar mansion. daughter of Col. Fisler and wife of Professor J. M. Liername.
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White House
Howard MaccQuery
Leonard
Ohio
J. R. McKee
New York Tribune
Cape May
Christian Reid
Salisbury
N.C
Charles Fisler
Battle of
Manassas
J. M. ‘Liername
Dirty Boston boy asks for two cents to see Dan't Boone
An anecdote from Boston near Somerset and Howard streets describes a barefoot boy asking for two pennies to buy a theatre ticket. The narrator defends showing him the play about Daniel Boone, arguing the tale popularizes history. He reflects on poetry, undertakers, and a temperance protest at a restaurant.
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Somerset Street
Howard
Dan’t Boone
Simon Girty
Howard Street
New Normal Building Dedicated at Bridgewater
The Sept 3 dedication of Bridgewater Massachusetts new Normal building marked by a 10:30 a.m. ceremony. Richard Edwards of Springfield delivered the dedicatory address praising the school history, its longtime principal, and the uplifting purpose of the hall to foster morality patriotism brotherly love and good will in a free schooling system.
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Bridgewater
State Board of Education
Richard Edwards
Springfield
H Ls
Massachusetts
Whale on Exhibit Seized Vessel Tied Up by Surveyor
The Surveyor of Customs seized a small vessel in Hamilton on Sept 3 after it carried a big whale displayed at various ports. An American had exhibited the whale for two years, moving between Canadian ports, but the vessel was tied up when the seizure occurred.
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Daniel Boone
Shakspere
Scott
Dumas
Richard III
Hugo
Lucrezia Borgia
W. W. Astor
Boone of
Kentucky
Boone
Hamilton
Ant
Surveyor of Customs
County Fair at Park Theatre Draws Large Boston Audience
Review of Park Theatre opening and Boston debut of The County Fair notes mixed staging and farcical plot. Burgess’s Aunt Abigail praised for quirky traits. Annie Blancke lauded for Zuggs as Vera human and vivid. Performances by Fisher and Currier cited. scenery praised, drop scenery criticized for its painted figures. Audience enthusiasm high as Burgess and cast received curtain calls.
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Parks Theatre
Boston
Playhouse
Mr. Barnard
Mr. Burgess
Mr. Howells
Jed Prouty
Howells
Aunt Abigail
Abigail
Burgess
Annie Blancke
Zuggs
Miss Abbigail
Miss Blancke
Blanche
Abigial
Mr. Fisher
Otis Tucker
New England
A Distinguished Convert From Northampton’s O Hara
The Springfield Republican notes James E. O Hara a Northampton Democrat who studied his beliefs and converted to support the Republican party. The Boston Journal cited his change while he faces District Court fraud charges, dampening Republican triumphalism and prompting questions about partisanship.
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Springfield Republican
Boston Journal
James E. O'Hara
Northampton
Russell
O'Hara
Journal
New England
Mansion House
Texas
Ward 6 Republican Club Opens Lynn Campaign
In Lynn Ward 6 the Republican Club held its campaign opening meeting with remarks by J Otis Wardwell secretary of the State Republican Committee and Rev J S Briggs among others. Many prominent Republicans attended.
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Lynn
SteerAn
Ward 6 Republican Club
J. Otis Wardwell
State Republican Committee
J. S. Briggs
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