Subscriptions and theatre listings in Boston newspaper
Subscription rates for daily and weekly issues are listed for The Post Publishing Company with prices and mailing details. Amusement listings include showtimes at the Boston Museum, Boston Theatre, Park Theatre, and other venues featuring "Ye Olde Eattle Trouble" and performances like "A Straight Tip" and "Daniel Boone" with street addresses in Tremont, Washington, Hollis, and Howard streets.
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Washington Street
MOGU
Allmorey
Bax
Post Publishing Company
Washxcron Crvics
Corcoran
Fifteenth Street
Boston Museum
Tremont Street
The Fan as Fashion Symbol in a Boston Note
In a Boston reminiscence, Miss Porphyry’s letter discusses the season's fan as a social weapon and source of flirtation. The piece cites fashion autocrats, public opinion on fans in assemblies, and the era’s satire, while recalling a sidewalk street remark about a diamond pin and Rhinestones.
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Miss Porphyry
Theatrical Gossip From Boston and New York Stages
Changes at city theatres next week include the Museum and Park theatres with Ye Early Trouble and The County Fair. The Old Homestead premieres at the Boston Theatre with Denman Thompson and a strong company. Also slated is The Power of the Press at Tremont and Miss Fanny Rice in A Jolly Surprise at the Tremont.
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Museum
Park Theatre
Boston
New York
New England
Denman Thompson
Boston Museum
Mr. Field
Charles H. Hoyt
Tremont Theatre
Tremont
Flora Walsh
Tim Murphy
Debate over language official status in Canadian territories
Ottawa Senate votes to give Territorial Legislature power to abolish dual language official status. French Canadian Senators oppose. Premier supports. Manitoba Legislature also ends French in Courts and Assembly. Indicates a shift toward English supremacy in Canada despite French gains.
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Ottawa
Senate
Manitoba
Canada
Harrison and the Hog Editorial Satire
The New York Tribune mocks the hog treaty between the United States and Germany, claiming the agreement was reached at Cape May Point with President Harrison personally directing negotiations. The piece parodies diplomatic triumphs by attributing grand credit to Harrison and joking about a long distance telephonic link with the German emperor.
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The
New York Tribune
Germany
Cape May Point
Harrison
Berlin
Bar Harbor
Indifferent Republicans Split on Postcard Appeal
The Journal urged a return of indifferent Republicans via postal cards. Out of about 10,000 nonvoters last year, only 257 responded. Some would vote for Governor Russet, while most back Crapo if he is the nominee, fearing political bossism.
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Crapo
Politics in the Wool Duties and Tariff Manipulation
The article accuses the Treasury Department of using tariff decisions to aid the Republican campaign in Ohio. It cites the boiler plate shearings case classified as scrap to lower tariffs and criticizes the government’s plan to appeal the carpet wool double duties decision as another partisan move influenced by Enwan A. Monst referenced in the text.
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Enwan A. Monst
Board of Appraisers
Treasury Department
Ohio
Monse
Ohio Tariff Battle Sparks Partisan Rhetoric Over Wool Woes
In Ohio, a fight over the carpet wool tariff continues as the Department appeals a decision striking the sorting clause. The Carpet and Upholstery Trade Review says the move aims to curry favor among Ohio wool growers ahead of an election, leaving tariff rates in limbo and carpet prices likely to rise. The action is criticized as an abuse of executive power for partisan ends, drawing even the high tariff press to the controversy.
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Ohio
Board of Appraisers
Lawrence
Painful monotony marks Pennsylvania Democratic platform
The New York Tribune criticizes the Pennsylvania Democratic platform as a painful monotony arraigning the Republican party for twenty five years of bossism. It details alleged misconduct by state and city officers, including embezzlement and misappropriation, and calls for a reform campaign to purge Quayism and protect taxpayers. The piece also notes a separate trial in New York and urges a thorough investigation to resolve doubts and guide other cities.
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New York Tribune
Pennsylvania
Tribune
Republican Party of
Republican Auditor-General
Philadelphia
the Tribune
Republican Party
Philadelphia Press
Bandsley
Keystone Bank
Mercantile
Park Place Collapse Witness Casts Doubt on Explosion Theory
A coroner's jury in New York hears the building collapse case with the architect who designed and oversaw construction as a key witness. He argues that an explosion would have brought the wall down from above, not fallen outward, challenging the Fire Department's leading theory.
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Mr. van Norpen
New York
Park Place
Fire Department
van Nokpun
Workingmen Insurance and Its Rise in Diversified Plans
A Christian Union summary by Professor E W Bess analyzes life insurance for workers, noting about half of 10 to 12 million wage earners are insured. It details 1880 to 1891 policy growth, types of insurers including regular companies and benevolent union features, and the spread of industrial plans with prominent roles for women and children.
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Christian Union
E. W. Bess
Vanderbilt University
United States
Bremis
Bemis
Bishop of
Peterborough
House of Lords
Bris
Voting rights for sailors and cooks in era travel
The piece notes that sailors and others abroad face voting barriers, with advocates urging voting at residency ports while the Register warns of unintended legal consequences. It laments exclusion of Jack from voting and parodies navigation law meddling. The Indianapolis Sentinel then highlights growing culinary culture with a daily editorial menu for housekeepers.
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Mississippi Valley
Indianapolis Sentinel
Indiana
Indianapolitan
Sentinel
Theatrical Tricks Backfire On Grorain Cayvan
Miss Grorain Cayvan reports a small jewelry loss while denying any advertising scheme. The leak of secrets fuels gossip as observers claim ongoing updates were part of the alleged scheme, turning theatrical tricks back on the innocent performer.
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Grorain Cayvan
Rito
Theosophist Letters and Chinese Exile Cry Reported
Mrs Annie Lisanr claims letters from Mme Bravarsky after a theosophist death and refuses to show them, sworn to secrecy. The Transcript notes a rising cry in China exterminate the foreigners and the English phrase the Chinese must go echoes amid tensions.
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Annie Lisanr
Mme. Bravarsky
China
Laughing plants and Schultz jokes in a curious clipping
A collage of humorous notes and odd facts from a bygone page includes jokes about Chauncey Depew and a tasteless pun on pork embargoes, plus a German boom in hospitality and a Wells England ecclesiastical case. It mentions a laughing plant in Arabia and a September poem about Queen autumn, with sketches of city directories and social quips.
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Arabia
Pennsylvania Platform Echoes Silver Policy
A brief reference in the Pennsylvania Democratic platform hints at a liberal stance toward silver while upholding a sound and stable currency based on gold and silver. It asserts parity between metals and suggests a practical, prosaic approach while admitting the exact proportion is not yet found.
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Pennsylvania
Wall Street
Yachtsmen Will Not Like It Tariff Act Dilemma
The New Haven register critiques a tariff interpretation that labels foreign-built yachts as merchandise subject to a prohibitory duty, framing it as harmful to the American pastime of yachting. The piece argues the duty jeopardizes yacht ownership and enjoyment in the United States.
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New Haven Register
Notable Literary and Performing Figures Across The Ocean
Thomas Hughes prepares an introduction for Lowell poems in Macmillan’s forthcoming English edition. George F. Root, aged in Chicago, famed for The Battle Cry of Freedom, resides there. Sir Henry T. Wood and James Dredge sail from Liverpool to New York with Chicago Fair Commissioners. Sarah Bernhardt and her son Maurice proceed to meet her in San Francisco after Australia. The Germain Emperor and Empress plan a Alsace autumn visit. Kenry Labouchere cites Lowell as an eminent speaker. David Christie Murray debuts on London stage at about 44, a former Oxford cavalry recruit who turned to journalism and then novels.
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George F. Root
Chicago
Henry T. Wood
James Dredge
Liverpool
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
San Francisco
Australia
Maurice
Germain
Urville-les-Kurzel
Alsace
Lorraine
Kenry Labouchere
Lowell
London
David Christie Murray
Oxford
Sixth Dragoon Guards
Ireland
England
A Chance For Them in Cabinet Service
The article recalls Thomas J. Brady and Stephen W. Dorsey, urging their return from retirement if Stephen B. Elkins is named to a Cabinet post. Dorsey could oversee Indiana's soap distribution next year, with Brady suited to assess departmental performance for an eager candidate.
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Thomas J. Brady
Stephen W. Dorsey
Stephen B. Elkins
Dorsey
Dudley
Indiana
Brady
Free Trade Opinion Cited in Worcester Spy
In the Worcester Spy a columnist asserts that everyone has a right to his own opinion even for a free trader, framing a defense of individual viewpoint within partisan economic debate.
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Worcester
New York and Boston Theatre Schedules Spark Labor Day Plans
The article lists multiple theatre engagements across Boston and New York including Niobe at the Bijou, Work and Wages at the Wind sor Theatre, Dorothy's Dilemma at the Park, Mr. Wilkin's Widows at Proctor's, The Dancing Girl at the Lyceum, The Pence of Life at the Standard, The Khedive at Niblo's, The Club Friend at the Star, Dr. Bill at the Grand Opera House, and Mr. Macaroni at Tremont. It notes last performances of Mr. George F. Marion's farce and the withdrawal of Aver Dark from Boston Theatre. A Labor Day matinee of The Power of the Press at Globe Theatre is planned, with scenic constraints from Connecticut blue laws. Also announced: Nero by Richard Mansfield at Garden Theatre Sept 17, Indigo at Tremont in October, Pauline L Allemand leading, Marion Manola Mason casting for Marina in Tar and Tartar, Newark Sep 23, and Sydney Rosenfeld writing a new farce for Manda and John Mason.
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New York
Augustus Pitou
Manhattan Athletic Club
Imperial Hotel i
Wall Street
East River
Battery
James J. Wilson
Charles Mason
C. H. Reeves
Herbert Pateo
Charles M. Kidder
Walter B. Wordbull
Charles B. Poor
Ida Watterman
Sally Williams
Lavenia Shannon
Dorothy Kingdon
Etta E. Laker
Fanny Rice
Tremont Theatre
Arthur Wallack
Miss Rice
Jennie Weathersby
Eugenie Nicholson
Annie Gordon Miller
Eva Trrnock
Allie Smith
May Montford
Nellie Hawthorn
Messrs
Charles Bradshaw
Andrew W. Mack
Charles Lawlor
J. Thornton
F. Risdale
William Bradley
Jesse Williams
Carl
Nadjy
Walter Sanford
My Jack
Grand Opera House
America
Australia
George Rignold
Jack
Mr. Sanford
London
Surrey Theatre
George Conquest
Niobe
Bijou
Richard Mansfield
the Garden
Windsor Theatre
Rose Coghlan
The
Park Theatre
George F. Marion
Mr. Macaroni
Boston ‘Theatre
Globe Theatre
Connecticut
Connecticut State
Pitows
Garden Theatre
Nero
T. Russell Sullivan
Messrs. Lee, Higginson & Co
Marion Manola Mason
Marina
Newark
Sydney Rosenfeld
Manda
John Mason
Wanamaker's September Song Condensed Biography
The piece satirizes John Wanamaker's September outreach at Wanamaker's, noting his habit of championing retail interests and pondering his political connections. It frames September as a time when merchants push marketing and speculation, hinting at broader national figures and economic themes.
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Matthew Stanley Quay
Benjamin Harrison
Blaine
Pennsylvania
Ion
Mr. Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
The Old Complaint and a Parisian Model for Civility
A reader contrasts Boston civility with Paris on July Fourth and crowded streetcars, praising French seating rules and discipline. The note also promotes a Boston Philharmonic Concert season under Bernhard Listemann with eight Tremont Theatre performances and early ticket sales, naming eminent artists and pianists.
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Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernhard Listemann
Conrad Ansorge
W. H. Sherwood
Hopekirk
Gertrude Franklim
Messrs
Thomas Clifford
Adolph Brodsky
Fritz Giese
What Might Have Been Expected Save De Beening Post
The passage argues about Egan's Chile career and urges the Tribune to reveal whether its past or current view of his character is closer to truth. It contends the President and Mr Blaine anticipated his flaws when appointing him and would be unsurprised by his behavior.
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Metternich
Jules Janin
Vanloo
Austin Dobson
Register
Jack
Tribune
Egan
Chile
Blaine
Ewan
Faithful Uncle Jerry in Philadelphia Telegraph
The article lauds Secretary Rask for fidelity and efficiency as head of the Agricultural Department. It credits him as the cabinet member who consistently supported renomination and refl ection of Mr Harrison from the start.
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Jerry
Piladelphia Telegraph
Rask
Agricultural Department
Harrison
The Week's Business Failures Across Nations
The Mercantile Agency reports 217 failures in the past seven days, 197 in the United States and 20 in Canada, compared with 226 the prior week and 216 the week before. Last year for the same week showed 203 total failures, with 167 in the United States and 36 in Canada.
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New York
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
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E. L. Walton
Burr Caruth
J. i. Amory
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Una Abell
Florence Sherwood
Frank Wright
Mr. C. Bowers
Bostom Museum
Wadsworth Harris
Woodland Park Hotel
Auburndale
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Carmen
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Horticultural Hall
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Star Theatre
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Mr. Palmer
Madison Square Company
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Omaha
Stuart Ropson
Goldsmith
Luke Schoolcraft
Wills P. Sweatnam
Alexander Salvini
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Minnie Hank Company
Boston Theatre
New England School of Dramatic Instruction
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Boston, Post
Harrison and the Hog
Workingmen’s Insurance
New York Maritime Register
Chauncey Depew
Depewty
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Armour
Schultz
Berli
Wells
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Goldenrod
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Travquil
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