Amusement Listings In Boston Theaters Today
AHUSEMENTS TODAY features multiple Boston venues on Tremont and Washington streets. Programs include Ye Earlie Trouble at Boston Monsteu, The Old Homestead with Don Thompson, The County Fair with Neil Burgess, The Power of the Press, A Jolly Surprise with Fanny Rice, and My Jack at Grand Opera House with showtimes at 2 and 8 or 2 and 7:46.
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Boston
Tremont Street
Earlie
Washington Street
Don Thompson
Washington Streets
Jack
Treasury Draws $2 Million as Congress Spends
The Secretary of the Treasury plans another withdrawal of $2,000,000 from depository banks amid Treasury holds on appropriations. Requisitions for harbor, buildings, and other works are delayed, sparking unease among disbursing officers over funds. Critics blame the Republican Congress for reckless spending and question if the Secretary can cover pensions and unavoidable costs for the year.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Department
Congress
Treasury
Republican Congress
A McKinley Badge in Ohio Republican Canvass
A special dispatch from Bellaire, Ohio to the Louisville Courier Journal reports tin lapel badges bearing McKinley’s likeness and the legend American Tin. The buttons were supplied by Mr Crooks of the State Republican Club Executive Board. A Crooks clerk reportedly disclosed the plan. Badges were packed in Swansea Wales with Welsh tin and boxes branded like standard tin plate with New York Custom House marks. The disclosure links the badges to McKinley’s talk on tin plate in the United States.
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Ohio Republicans
McKinley
Crooks
State Republican Club
Bellaire
Louisville Courier-Journal
United States
Jewish colonization plan faces immigration hurdles
A sketch of a Jewish colonization scheme led by Baron Maurice de Hirsh proposes migrating European and Asian Jews to American colonies for agricultural and commercial use with substantial capital. Objections arise over possible US settlement, while Canada and Argentina face legal barriers and Ottawa strict enforcement against penniless Jewish entrants. The plan, though broad, risks early conflict with immigration laws.
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Maurice DE Hixscu
Europe
Asia
North
South
America
Baron de Hirscu
United States
Boruscuity
Seligman
Rabbi Adler
Canada
Baron Hirsen
Jewish Colonization Association plans colonies abroad
The association seeks to remove objections to immigration by offering colonization in other countries. It emphasizes that the United States must not be included in the plans, which already cover Canada. The aim is to provide means for destitute exiles to relocate within supportive legal frameworks.
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Jewish Colonization Association
United States
Canada
Poor plea for Crapo sparks intra party clash
A hastily framed plea from Crapo supporters argues for Crapo’s right to speak before a convention, accusing Allen followers of misrepresenting delegate strength. The piece notes Haile is favored by some and questions the overall unity and outcome as the convention nears.
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Crapo Committee
Europe
Crapo
Allen
Parker House
Haile
Crap- Man
Senator Hoar
Mr. Long
General Draper
Hoar
Lone
Senator Dawes
United States Senate
Drapo
Draper
Springfield
Friends
Mr. Allen
Interstate Commission Vacancies Open After Death and Resign
President Harrison faces two vacancies on the Interstate Commerce Commission after the deaths of General Brace of Alabama and Judge Coonty of Michigan. Candidates include ex Senators Reagan and Marty, ex Congressmen Clements and Van Eaton, ex Governor Robert Taylor, Judge Tony, Judge Tempve, and ex Governor Gear of Iowa. Gear was a past congressman and Ways and Means critic of Blaine reciprocity.
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Harrison
Interstate Commerce Commission
General Brace
Alabama
Judge Coonty
Michigan
Bruce
Judge Cooxy
Interstate Commission
CooLry
General Bragg
Reagan and
Marty
Texas
Clements
Georgia
van Eaton
Mississippi
Ropert Taylon
Tennessee
Tony
Louisville
Tempve
CooLey
Gear
Iowa
Ways and Means
Blaine
Groner G Crocker as Interstate Commission Candidate
The piece lauds Mr. Groner G. Crocker a Massachusetts Railroad Commission veteran and skilled lawyer. It argues for a broad liberal approach over technicalism and notes Farmers Alliance concerns about rail road ties in appointments. It warns of an Alliance candidate likely to emerge for a life appointment with a hefty salary.
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Groner G. Crocker
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Farmers’ Alliance
Harpies
Farmers’ Organization
Republican Platform Pleads Civil Service Reform In Name
A New York Republican platform endorses reform in the civil service while a convention of federal officials allied to Ross Piatt aided by officers and appointees from across the state shows active participation in party politics. The piece condemns the manipulation as bold and offensive, noting officials' roles from marshals to postmasters and tax collectors.
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New York
Re“publican
Ross Piatt
New York Times
Fossrer
Rochester
Messrs
Jacobs
United States
Mitnonanp
Shea
Gunner
Collins
Kerwin
Erpman
Internal Revenue
Barney BiGuin
Castle Garden
Baxrer
Chemung
Fassert
Nathan
Brooklyn
Hunter
Poughkeepsie
Fircu
Morgan
Buffalo
Law
Suspension Bridge
Morse
Cape Vincent
Jesse Jonnson
Smith
Muster
Utica
Reynolds
Syracuse
Aircain
Saratoga Springs
Dunn
Binghamton
Res
Addison
Steuben County
Harmison
Gulliver in Greece review of Lucian adaptation by Alfred Courcil
A literary note on the Vera Historia titled Gulliver in Greece. The piece compares Cavarch’s adaptation to a translation, praising Lucian’s satire and poetry while critiquing the modernizations. It discusses the Moon folk, the gods as targets of good natured mockery, and the Island of the Blessed with golden walls and ivory pavement.
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Lucian
Alfred Cuurcil
London
Messrs. Seeley & Son
New York
Messrs. MacminttAn & Co
Swirr
Gulliver
Aid
Munchausen
Goxp- Smith
Johnson
Swirt
Island of the Blessed
Lucian in Calypso Isle and Homer in the Isles of Delight
The passage surveys Lucian’s voyage to Calypso’s Isle and the Greek links in a companion piece to Gulliver. It notes ethereal purple webs, soullike figures, and a banquet scene with misty perfumes. Homer, Ulysses, and Helen appear as playful guests amid Greek literary allusions.
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Jerusalem
Lucian
Homer
Ulysssés
Calypso’s Isle
Odysseus
Penelope
Helen
Messrs. HagGarp and Lane
Easton group renames from Daughters of Liberty to Knights and Ladies of Washington
In Easton Pennsylvania a local organization formerly known as the Daughters of Liberty adopted the title Knights and Ladies of Washington reflecting a shift to a more lordly, patriotic name. The piece notes a taste for noble titles among Americans and questions the shift.
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Easton
Penn
The
Daughters of Liberty
Knights and Ladies of
Washington
Peeresses
Pennsylvania
MaccAGNI Opera Debut in America Sparks Rights Dispute
MaccAGNI's new opera, praised in Italy and Germany, reached Philadelphia on Wednesday in America without the composer’s original instrumentation. Aronson of the New York Casino, claiming American rights from the publisher, refuses an injunction. The cut version likens to presenting Hamlet without the title role.
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Maccagni
Italy
Germany
Philadelphia
America
Aronson
New York
Chicago packer sells fifty boxes of short clears for Germany
News from Chicago reports a packer has sold fifty boxes of short clears to Germany under a new arrangement. The bacon sides will reintegrate American hogs into Berlin markets, with hopes for a successful voyage and export success.
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Chicago
Germany
Berlin
Providence
Notable Ages and Roles Highlight 19th Century Figures
A digest of notable people: Mr and Mrs Cleveland plan to close Gray Gables on the 20th and return to New York for winter. Rev Arthur Crosby, son of Dr Howard Crosby, is elected assistant Greek professor at Princeton. William Maxse Meredith, 23, heads electrical lighting for Irish towns. Miss Jessica Gilbert Tyler, daughter of Moses Coit Tyler, translates German works. Mrs Mary Bryan of Monro Library edits romances for Georgia cotton. Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale remains active at 69. Enoch Pratt, Baltimore banker, marks his 83rd birthday noting lifelong health and vigor.
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Cleveland
Gray Gables
Buzzard’s Bar
New York
Arthur Crosby
Howard Crosby
Princeton College
George Meredith
William Maxse Meredith
Jessica Gilbert Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler
Cornell University
Ewald Fligel
Thomas Carlyle
Mary Bryan
Monro Library
Georgia
Chicago Herald
Harper
The
New University At Chicago
Enoch Pratt
Baltimore
Boston
Canada and the European Crisis Warn of War Impacts
Toronto letter writer Professor Gold win Smith argues that a England Russia war could disrupt Canada Britain trade, raise insurance, and hurt Manitoba and Northwest harvests while American rivals enjoy neutral status. He urges commercial union or freer trade with North America to keep markets open.
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Toronto
Ont
Goldwin Smith
Mail On
Canada
England
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Manitoba
Northwest
Money Deposits In U S Courts Charge 2 Percent Fee
A U S Circuit Court case reveals a 2 percent fee on money deposits with clerks. The Commonwealth claimed taxes from a corporation, which challenged liability. After deposit, the judgment showed nearly $376 in fees charged by the clerk, paid only after protest.
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U. S
United States
Circuit
United States Circuit Court
Misnomers and notable Texans rise in wealth stories
A collage of anecdotes and figures notes witty quips about officials, tech lines, and a London Paris telegraph tariff. It highlights Texas individuals attaining wealth with mentions of Silvester of Galveston, Milton Sterrett of Houston, Senator Burton of Fort Bend, Henry Black of Tom Green and Pecos, and Mrs Harvey as one of Texas’s wealthiest widows.
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Silvester
Galveston
Milton Sterrett
Houston
Texas
C.N. Burton
Fort Bend County
Henry Black
Tom Green
Pecos
Harvey
Boston men plan English grill room revival on Newspaper Row
In Boston two to three affluent young men consider starting an English style grill room near Newspaper Row. They envision substantial meats, no lunch counter, guests seated properly, ales in copper, and a civilized dining ambiance. A blazer themed concept is proposed, with separate rooms and personal waitstaff.
The Embattled Farmers
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that good crops abroad boost U S agriculture by expanding foreign markets under free trade. It contends the McKinley tariff failed to open new markets while reciprocity and Britain’s free trade benefit grain, meat, and cotton exports amid a jubilee for farmers.
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Blaine
Great Britain
Germany
Growing heavier from day to day in Pennsylvania politics
The Springfield Republican notes the burden on Republicans in Pennsylvania as defalcations surface. Officials Hastings of Allegheny City and Kroft of Sharpsburg are found short by thousands, while State cashier Livsey continues a mysterious disappearance. The piece warns a fresh defalcation series could influence the upcoming election.
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Springfield
Sharpsburg
William Livsey
Pennsylvania
Those Dangerous Derelicts Near New York Harbor
Aware of eighteen derelicts afloat near New York Main and Express, following a liner collision that cost hundreds of lives. The piece urges authorities to send a wreck destroyer to blow up the derelicts and prevent further disasters.
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New York Main and Express
Southern ports rise as shipping centers in trade reviews
From recent trade reviews in the New Orleans and Savannah papers it is learned that both these Southern ports are rapidly growing as shipping and distributing centres. Like Baltimore, they are waking out of sleep and breaking with old traditions.
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New Orleans
Savannah
Baltimore
Republican Platform Summary from Rochester
A concise note from the New York Sun sketches the Republican platform vibes in Rochester. The piece mentions emphasis on policy rhetoric with focus on speechifying and broad promises, signaling a campaign atmosphere without specific proposals or outcomes.
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New York Sun
Rochester
Two More Claimants Enter Searles Estate Case
Salem September 11 Two more claimants appeared for a share in the Searles millions Frederic Barnum of Brewster New York entered his appearance for Lyman Sherwood and Delta Sherwood first cousins of Mrs Searles who live at South East Putnam County New York
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Salem
Searles
Frederic
Barnum
Brewster, N. Y
Lyman Sherwood
Delta Sherwood
In Memory Of Miss S. B. Packard
A large audience gathered at Meiona to honor Miss S. B. Packard, principal of Specimen University, Atlanta. The event, led by the Women's American Baptist Home Mission Society, featured remarks by Rev. Dr. Lorimer and speakers from the society, school staff, and former pupils noting her home mission work and impact.
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B. Packard
Meiona
Women’s
American Baptist Home Mission Society
University of Atlanta
Alice B. Coleman
Madrigal Choir of Boston Formed Under Arthur Whiting
A new choral society named The Madrigal Choir of Boston forms under pianist and composer Arthur Whiting. The group aims to perform madrigals and motets with 100 associate members, three concerts in Pierce Hall on Nov 30 Jan 18 and Mar 14, featuring Bach Mendelssohn Brahms works and Italian Dutch English madrigals.
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Madrigal Choir of
Boston
Arthur Whiting
Bradbury
Hascail
Mathews
Rideing
Tippett
Patrick-Walker
Pierce Hall
Bach
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Madrid
Provence
Kastner
Lemaire
Lavoix
Stainer
Barrett
Symphony rehearsa auction for hall seats set Sept 14
Auction sale of seating for Symphony rehearsals to be held at Music Hall next Monday September 14 at 10 am. Seats priced at 12 dollars and 760 dollars are noted in the listing.
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Music Hall
Auction sale of rehearsals and concert seats at Music Halls
Rehearsal seats go to auction on Tuesday Sept 15 at 10am. unsold seats go on sale at the box office on Wednesday Sept 16. Concert seats priced 12 and 750 dollars will be auctioned on Sept 17 18 at 10am. Bids proceed in regular order with a four-seat limit per bid. Remaining seats sell at the box office from Sept 19. Circulars with full sale details available at Music.
Theatrical bill changes and continued run in Boston
The Tremont opens Hoyts A Texas Steer while Grand Opera House presents The Step Daughter with Annie Ward Tiffany. The Old Homestead at the Boston Theatre remains popular as do Ye Earlie Trouble at the Museum and The Power of the Press at the Globe. The County Fair at the Park draws big crowds with two daily performances and a standing advance sale. Miss Fanny Rice ends her Tremont engagement with A Jolly Surprise. Ye Earlie Trouble continues to enthrall audiences at the Museum. cast familiarity fuels smooth performances and strong box office.
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Tremont
Hoyt
Grand Opera House
Annie Ward Tiffany
Old Homestead
Boston
Museum
Globe
the Park
Globe Theatre
Earlie
Boston Museum
Annie Ward Tiffany to Stage The Step Daughter at Grand
Annie Ward Tiffany, the only female Irish star on the American stage, will produce her successful play The Step-Daughter at the Grand next week. Miss Tiffany is a Boston favorite and spends summers at Buzzard’s Bay in a Swiss cottage near Joseph Jefferson and Grover Cleveland.
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Annie Ward Tiffany
Miss Tiffany
Boston
Buzzard’s Lay
Joseph Jefferson
Grover Cleveland
Sol Smith Russell Brings New Play to Tremont Theatre
Sol Smith Russell continues success in A Peaceful Valley and will present the new play at Tremont Theatre this season.
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Sol Smith Russell
Peaceful Valley
Tremont Theatre
New York theater season lines up next week shows
A list of upcoming attractions in New York includes Wolf Tropper Opera Company in Wang at Broadway Indigo at the Casino Vaudeville at Jony Pastor's Marie Wainwright in Amy Robsart at Palmers She Still Alarm at Fourteenth Street Theatre Niobe at the Bijou Richard Mansfield at the Garden Theatre Maude Granger at the Windsor Cleveland's Minstrels at the Park Theatre Mr Wilkinsons Widows at Proctor's Twenty third Street Edward Sothern in The Dancing Girl at the Lyceum Theatre Frederick Paulding in The Struggle of Life at the Standard Theatre The Khedive at Niblo's Rolands Rheed in The Club Friend at the Star Theatre The Fire Patrol at the Grand Opera House Henry E Dixey in The Solicitor at Herrmanns Theatre The Soudan at the Academy.
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New York
Wolf Tropper Opera Company
Proctor’s
Twenty-Third Street Theatre
Edward Sothern
Lyceum Theatre
Frederick Paulding
Standard Theatre
Khedive
Niblo’s
Rolands Rheed
Star Theatre
Grand Opera House
Henry E. Dixey
the Solicitor
Indigo at Tremont Theatre Opens October 12
Stuart Robson launches his season and his new company with productions ready for Tremont Theatre by late September. The New York Casino Company will present Indigo on Monday October 12 with Pauline L Allemanda Fantasca in the cast alongside Louise Beaudet Evan Davenport Villa Knox Edwin Stevens Ferdinand Schuetz Max Figman A W Matlin and Edgar Smith.
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Stuart Robson
Tremont Theatre
New York Casino Company
Pauline L’allemandas Fantasca
Louise Beaudet
Evan Davenport
Villa Knox
Edwin Stevens
Ferdinand Schuetz
Max Figman
Edgar Smith
Mile. Rhea to open Judith at Globe Theatre on Sept 28
Mile. Rhea's engagement at the Globe Theatre begins Monday September 28 in Judith with a leading role. Her supporting company features William Harris Errol Dunbar E L Waiton Burr Carath J R Amory Laura Rees Gracie Sherwood Lillian Laurence Una Abell Florence Sherwood Frank Wright and Mr Bowers. Also Fritz in Ireland by J K Emmet draws Western success and Daly's Theatre New York undergoes major upgrades ahead of reopening. The Tremont Theatre announces The Merchant as a coming attraction andMme Modjeska starts her London season on Sept 26 with J B Thalberg as her leading man.
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Mile
Rhea
Globe Theatre
Judith
Wiliam Harris
Errol Dunbar
E. L. Waiton
Burr Carath
J. R. Amory
Laura Rees
Gracie Sherwood
Lillian Laurence
Una Abell
Florence Sherwood
Frank Wright
Mr. ©. Bowers
Broker C M Stokes Dies by Own Action in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Sept 11 a broker C M Stokes of Drexel Co committed death by own action this morning by shooting himself in his office at 420 Labrary street. The tragedy occurred as colleagues reported he had been under pressure from clients and financial worries. Police filed no immediate motive and continued investigation.
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Philadelphia
C. M. Stokes
Drexel & Co
Labrary Street
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