Docking of Horses Cited as Cruelty Banished by English Ruling
A Boston writer discusses an English decision on dehorning and docking cattle, stating that cruelty laws forbid unnecessary pain. The note condemns dockings for fashion and notes limited enforcement by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It also comments on camping, libraries, and a self‑effacing authorial persona at the Boston Atheneum.
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Boston
England
Massachusetts
Lord Coleridge
Justice Hawkins
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Senator John C. Crosby Replies on Tariff Questions
The Berkshire district senator answers inquiries from the United Question Clubs about tariff protection versus excluding Canadian railroads. He presents the high tariff position clearly, and his conclusions appear unlikely to be disputed, appealing even to free trade advocates in railroad transport.
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John C. Crossy
Berkshire
United Question Clubs
Crosby
Langston Backed by Repulican Letters in Virginia Race
Joan Langston faces Republican pressure as MAHONE seeks Virginia governor support while Langston’s bid for Congress is cited in campaign appeals. Langston publicly states he will expect backing from every Republican member of the House, signaling a partisan price for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan M. Langstron
Mahone
Virginia
Langston
Congress
House
Hopkins University finances secure after fund drive
Reports on Johns Hopkins University finances had caused concern but are overstated. Losses from Baltimore & Ohio investments will be partly offset by a $100,000 friends fund and incoming bequests. The university’s strong postgraduate programs bolster optimism that trouble will be resolved and future success assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Treasury Secretary WinDom Faces Suspicion Over Balance Sheet
The piece argues that Secretary WinDom may alter the monthly Treasury statement to hide shocking balance sheet facts from September 1. It contends such deception would be dangerous and notes persistent government overspending. It links this view to John Sherman’s finance stance and a referenced aid by Corporal Tanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WinDom
Treasury Department
John Sherman
Wincom
Baltimore Celebrates 1814 Defenses and Fort McHenry
The city marks the 1814 victory over British forces and the Fort McHenry defense with the star spangled banner linked to Kry’s song. Yet the piece notes Baltimore Washington and other seacoast cities stand practically defenceless today and that volunteer militias would be ineffective under current warfare conditions.
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Baltimore
General Ross
Washington
Capitol
Admiral Cockburn
Fort McHenry
Kry
New York Tribune Warns Wool Growers Move Against Manufacturers
The New York Tribune quotes Hon Columbus Delano and the Ohio Association of Wool Growers warning manufacturers in the region. It urges manufacturers to be undeceived as wool-grower politics justify reducing or removing duties on raw wool and manufactured wool products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
Columbus Delano
Ohio Association of Wool Growers
Ohio
Tribune backs Ohio congressmen and farmer vote unity
The Tribune asserts support for Ohio men in Congress and vows to mobilize the farmer vote against manufacturers if they push for independence. It warns that free wool advocates ignore the wool producers who wield at least ten votes per free trader, urging woollen manufacturers to consider the farming majority.
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Tribune
Ohio
Congress
Conference of Woollen Manufacturers
New York Appointments Under Harrison Reflect Boss Rule
The New York removals and new offices for George W. Lyon and Toroport B. Willis illustrate a Virginia and Brooklyn boss system. Critics say the president rewards party workers with high offices, undermining civil service reform and public service integrity.
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New York
George W. Lyon
Turoport B. Willis
Virginia
Mahoone
Pearr
Mr. Harrison
Mahone
Platt
Willis
New York Tribune
Brooklyn
Harrison
Dun-Ley
Indiana
Lyon
Beattie
Erna Arpt
Silas W. Burt
Burt
Pearson
Rule of the Road at Sea in Yacht Collision Case
A British Yacht Racing Association ruling on the Enriqueta Georgie collision highlights contrasting English and American navigational rules. The board disqualified both vessels, claiming the Georgie’s steersman courted collision, prompting debate on right of way and course changes to prevent harm.
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British Yacht Racing Association
Enriqueta
Georgie
Delib
Erately
England
United States
Board of Trade
Democratic Principle Essay Sparks Debate on Government Form
A critical essay by M. H. Deu Fosix arguing that republican government clashes with human nature is reviewed. The piece contends democracy may fail in industrial and political life, favors aristocracy or monarchy, yet praises the work for provoking thought and defending the Democratic Principle.
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Deu Fosix
Henry Sumner Marne
M. del Fosse
United States
M. Dex Fosse
M. Det Fossk
M. Dri Fossi
Switzerland
London Review
M. Dern Fossi
M. Deut Fosix
Missouri patronage broker charged over office fees
Joseph B. Upton, a defeated Republican candidate for Congress in Missouri's sixth district, is accused in affidavits of taking fees from all applicants for offices there. Amounts range from 25 dollars for Warsaw post office to 5 dollars for Palo Pinto, as three congressional hopefuls peddle government offices unrebuked.
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Missouri
Messrs. Love
Eubanks
Joseph B. Upton
Congress
Warsaw
Palo Pinto
Harrison
Federal appointment in Illinois sparks critique of nominee
A federal choice in Illinois, pushed by Senator Cantom, named Daniel Ho GAN as internal revenue collector for southern Illinois. The selection draws sharp criticism over his reputation and fitness for the role.
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Illinois
Cantom
Daniel Hogan
Internal Revenue
Southern
Illinois Republicans Face Friction Over Appointment
A political worker described as aggressive influenced by a Republican Legislature that unseated an assemblyman counted by Hocan as county clerk amid vote counting frauds. Hocan’s rival for the appointment is praised as worthy and a gallant veteran, adding to party annoyance.
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Hogan
Illinois
Hocan
Mr Murray Proposes Lectures on America’s Problems Next Winter
Mr Murray plans a six‑part lecture series titled America’s Problems. Topics span physical health education wealth city government and family life. Lectures would be in New England cities if invited under proper auspices after careful study and preparation.
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W. H. H. Murray
Tanner raid on Treasury expands via a pension schemer
Washington pension schemer circulates to postmasters urging aid in the tax and revenue scheme. He claims increased business for country post offices and even the so called sickly green stamp would contribute to Tanner's growing network.
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Treasury
Washington
New York Sun Criticism of Shenandoah Play Cited
The New York Sun condemns Mr. Howard's Shenandoah noting trial performances in Boston last season. The work was written for the Museum and played six weeks here, a contrast the piece finds amusing amid New York critics provincial view.
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New York Sun
Mr. Howard
Boston
Museum
New York
Notable Figures Tour Church, Court, and Crown Circles
The report covers diverse figures: Judge James of Nova Scotia reportedly near death. Rev. Wayland Hoyt plans a Palestine tour next year. Emperor of Japan takes possession of a European style palace costing $4,000,000. Prince Albert Victor to attend German and Austro-Hungarian autumn maneuvers. Rev FE L Clarke builds a sea-rock summer home in Kennebunkport. novelist F Marion Crawford working on a three volume novel in thirty days. Dr George Naser collecting California plants for Washington Herbarium. Joel Benton to preside at Halleck session for Guilford Conn 250th anniversary. Mme Patti to sing in London and the U.S. tour with $28,000 earnings.
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James
Supreme Court of
Nova Scotia
Wayland Hoyt
Philadelphia
Palestine
Japan
Prince Albert Victor
FE. L. Clarke
New York
Kennebunkport
Guilford
Conn
Fitz- Greene Halleck
Mme
Patti
Craig-y-Nos
London
Liverpool
United States
Canada
Mexico
Mary E. Alexander
Preston Street
West Philadelphia
Penn
Civil Service Commission
Karl Falkenstein
Vienna
Round Lake Association
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Conscience Case Involves Mennonite Minister and Rabbits
A Norristown Mennonite minister Landis confessed to breaking game laws by shooting a rabbit after the season. He paid a $5 fine, then helped prosecute his nephew and a buyer, also fined $5 each. Report notes the minister might profit if fines were collected, but urges accepting the tale for its moral.
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Norristown
Penn
Landis
Worcester
The Stradivarius Fiddle’s Remarkable Royal Trail
Waldemar Meyer, a famed violinist, bought a priceless Stradivarius valued at £1250. Its history spans from George II’s era to Waterloo, passing through a royal cache, a Scotch nobleman, Molique, Baron Von Dreifus, and Berlin collector Reichers before Meyer acquired it.
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Waldemar Meyer
Stradivarius
George of England
Molique
Bavaria
Cannstadt
Baron von Dreifus
Munich
Berlin
Herr Reichers
Various Quips and Anecdotes From 19th Century Columns
A collage of light humor and notes from the era reports: jokes about hats, sunburn, toothache, and social scenes. It includes a Utah mine claim for natural shoe blacking, a joke about a baby’s nose, a conductor permitting smoking, and a playful exchange about mind reading. Also covered are tales of a bear killed on the Upper Coquille River, the Macaulay house in Great Ormond Street, Queen Victoria’s Welsh harp performance, Edmund Yates noting Austrian reactions to the Shah, and a vignette about a Hudson River millionaire cluster.
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Utah
Somerville Journal
Pedro
P’leeceman
Tommy
Washington
Blaine
Harrison
William Hood
Coquille River
Oregon
Hood
Great Ormond Street
London
Zachary Macaulay
London Homeopathic Hospital
Macaulay
Queen Victoria
Wales
William H. Bishop
Milwaukee
The
Atlantic Monthly
Bishop
the Atlantic
Dobbs Ferry
Tarrytown
Hudson River
Edmund Yates
Austria
Vienna
Pesth
Aziz
Archduke Joseph
Shah
Rough on Colonel Dudley Taken as Real Pension Boss Claim
Washington chatter claims Colonel W. W. Dudley is the actual commissioner of pensions, a charge deemed among the roughest yet leveled at the official by Philadelphia Ledger in Indianapolis.
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Dudley
Washington
W. W. Dudley
Philadelphia Ledger
Ind
Woollen Manufacturers to Hold Conference on Industry Slump
The Providence Journal notes that despite explanations from the New York Tribune and the Boston Journal, woollen manufacturers plan a conference to consider the industry’s low spirits unless Hon. Columbus Delano orders dispersal. The piece highlights mounting concerns within the sector.
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The
New York Tribune
Boston Journal
Columbus Delano
Providence Journal
Ind
Ohio platform cites Fordaker's splendid administration of finances
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports an appointee claims an edict from the executive autocrat orders all public officers and employees to be assessed to fund the campaign. The note frames the directive as a direct tactic to raise money for partisan purposes.
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Ohio Republican
Foraker
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dem
Tanner and His Tongue in Public Denunciations
The Pittsburg Post Democrat notes that Tanner’s conduct provokes constant denunciation of his role in the Pensions Department. It argues the public scorn reflects a broader dissatisfaction with his official tenure and personal behavior.
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Tanner
Pensions Department
Pittsburg Post Dem
Boston Teases Sullivan in Quest for Congress Nomination
The Philadelphia Record notes Boston readers face a bold scene as Daniel Sullivan presses his bid for the next congressional nomination in a triumphant Democracy. The piece frames Sullivan as an unmatched challenger whoseCoolness and resolve test the Hub’s political temperament.
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Boston City
Mr. Sullivan
Cve
Boston
Thedelphia
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Boston Post Post Publishing CO
Milk
Washington Street
Reavens
Boston. Post
Lord Tennyson
Lewis Morris
Alfred Austin
Spectator
Aubrey de Vere
Mr. Browning
Chief Grass
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