Boston Theatres and Museums on Tremont and Washington Streets
Listings show Boston Museum on Tremont Street presenting Ye Earth Trouble. Boston Theatres on Washington Street feature Don Thompson in The Old Homestead and Neil Bur in The County Fair. Glens Tueares on Washington Street hosts The Power of the Press. Grady Urkra Hors on Washington Street presents Annie Ward Tiffany in The Stepdaughter at 7 45.
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Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Boston Theatne
Washington Street
Don Thompson
Disinterested counsel saga around Hoar and Crapo visit
The report notes Governor Lone and General Cranker invited Crare friends to meet Senator Hoar at Parker's last Friday for disinterested patriotic counsel. They did not meet Hoar nor receive counsel. It hints Hoar may travel to Boston soon as a delegate with instructions to vote for Allen, potentially making him an unwilling instrument in fulfilling his prophecy that the election will be lost.
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Lone
Crarker
Allen
Mr. Crapo
Hoar
Belated GOP Convention Activity Evident in Staffing
The piece notes rapid late energy from managers of a distinguished gentleman en route to Sandy Hook aboard the Saab. It claims crafty assurances misled foes about an LEN machine and suggests a larger delegation split might have occurred. Despite belated haste, officials push appeals and letters as the convention nears.
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Sandy Hook
Saab
Divided on Silver in Republican Senatorial Split
The piece argues Republican managers should broker a compromise with the People's party to keep Nevada Senators Stewart and Jones from campaigning for free coinage in Ohio. It highlights Sherman supporting sound money while Nevada Republicans push for unlimited silver inflation, and notes Suezman must align with his party platform.
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McKinney
People’s Party
Stewart and
Jones
Nevada
Ohio
Sherman
Suez
United States
Stewarr
A Cure for the Pension Evil
A reform movement forms around veteran groups aiming to end wasteful demoralizing pension laws. The New York Tribune warned against widespread abuse as claims surged, urging public recall of the bounty. The Society of Loyal Volunteers in Washington publishes its constitution and prospectus advocating pension revision.
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New York Tribune
the Tribune
Society of Loyal Volunteers
Washington
Pension Reformists Fight Fraudulent Veterans
A veteran reform movement denounces lax pension laws and vows to protect genuine soldiers while exposing abuses. The group, composed of volunteers with honorable Union Army records, seeks branch societies nationwide to weed out fraud and restore the veteran’s honor.
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Honer
Whch
Tin-Plate Industry Debate Amid U S Supply Claims
A Boston letter cites the American tin-plate question as a political myth, quoting Merchant & Co. on American production limits and the delay in establishing U S tin-plate works. The correspondent argues that abundant U S supply is unlikely and underscores skepticism about domestic mills.
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McKinley
Ohio
Wales
United States
Merchant & Co
Philadelphia
Mercuant & Co
Boston
Messrs. Merchant & Co
American Architect and Building News
Calls Grow to Continue Probe Into Keystone Bank Embezzlement
Philadelphia agitation mounts as Citizens' Committee of Fifty offers to fund further inquiry into Keystone National Bank affairs. Critics claim stopping the investigation shields implicated parties while naming delays by the Comptroller of the Currency and other officials as part of a larger cover up. The bail on Mansu and witness suppression actions by Barossey and Leady are cited as crucial obstacles to full exposure.
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Foster
Keystone National Bank
Philadelphia
Citizens’ Committee of Fifty
Citizens’ Committee
Mansu
Marsu
Wanamaker
Barossey
Pennsylvania
Leady
Treasury Department
Government probes stalled as Foster orders halt
Experts pursuing the Keystone Bank money trail are stopped by Mr. Foster. A knowledgeable source says daylight appears in the darkness of disappearances, while the Treasury Secretary’s interference disrupts clear insights into ten years of bank accounts. Political voices urge continuing the investigation despite internal party unrest.
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Keystone Bank
Foster
Philadelphia North American
Republican Party
Feudalism Revived In City Political Clubs And Rites
The piece compares New York and Brooklyn political clubs to feudal hierarchies with bosses at the top and local associations beneath. It notes primary and caucus activity plus socials like picnics and funerals. A Brooklyn picnic of 5000 for the P. H. McCarren Association and a parallel New York funeral for Joan Stroubenmuller highlight rivalries for influence and leadership.
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New York
Brooklyn
Boss Pratron
Heeler
the Post
Tammany Hall
Tammany
P. H. McCarren Association
McCarren
P. Donnelly
John Dunn
Hugh O’ Brien
Michael J. Devine
Joan Stroubenmuller
de “Ate
Notable Tribute Echoes at the Wreath Laying
The passage recalls a respectful farewell to a friend, Baanny Ourke, with a solemn sign off. An onlooker named F. Wor comments on another aspirant, noting the wreath bearing and remarking on a perceived lack of recognition for the speaker’s own efforts.
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F. Wor
Funeral Goods and Costs Stir Public Attention
The bystanders are offered a sharp anecdote on who profited from a funeral as Barney Rourke draws praise for his costly goods. The exchange suggests McCarren of Brooklyn benefited from a separate event, while “De Ate” pays homage to Rourkx, highlighting rival claims of expense.
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Barney’s
Barney Rourke
McCarren
Brooklyn
de Ate
Rourkx
Stock Market Outlook and Investment Cautions
The piece discusses the Government crop report showing a favorable corn crop and its impact on markets. It covers stock price speculation, the limits of predicting short term movements, and the broader trend of investor caution. It notes bond market activity as a sign of rising confidence and includes a brief, satirical anecdote about Jewish immigrants in New York and a New York gambler named Allen, with references to Boston in past years.
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Boston
Atchison
Union Pacific
West End Railroad
New York & New England
Poetic License Letter Critiques Aldrich Tribute
In a Soda Springs Idaho note dated Sept 6 1891 the writer objects to a Salt Lake City correspondent and criticizes inaccuracies in a poem quoted by Mr Sherman about Aldrich. He argues Aldrich should avoid errors if aiming to fill Lowell's chair.
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Aldrich
Lowell
J. C. Soda Springs
Idaho
Cleveland declines to reply to Jones letter
The New York Herald offered to print any statement from former President Cleveland in response to Lieutenant-Governor Jones. In a brief telegraphic reply dated Sept 11 1891 from Buzzano s Bay Maas Cleveland says he does not plan to issue any reply.
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Cleveland
Jones
New York Herald
Buzzano's Bay
Maas
The
Herald
Grover Cleveland
Across the Continent on a Wheel by Swan Arrives
Allen W. Swan completed a cross continent bicycle feat and arrived in New Reprorp from San Francisco last evening, ending a long coast to coast ride across the country.
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New Reprorp
Allen W. Swan
San Francisco
Avant garde miscellany sparks from a New York to Vienna chatter
A collage of brief items covers mischief with names and places from Chicago to Perth Amboy. Blavatsky comparisons, water concerns, Albany politics, Verona dialects and an Alaska glacier remark mix with notes on Manhattan Club membership, Vienna's Jewish share, Commodore Vedder anecdotes, a new Bookman magazine and fears of literary cliques.
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Ava
Chicago
Madame Blavatsky
Avatar
J. Sloat Fassett
Perth Amboy
N. J
Verplanck Calvin
New York
Galveston
Berlin
Sisera
C. P. Huntington
Timothy
Michigan
Alaska
Muir Glacier
Manhattan Athletic Club
Vienna
Europe
Hamburg
Munich
Dresden
Frankfort
Commodore P. Vedder
New York State
Chautauqua
Buffalo Express
Mr. Vedder
Bookman
Robertson Nicholl
Saturday Review
National Observer
Harold Frederic
London
People Satisfied With Governor Russell In Massachusetts Politics
Springfield Republican notes broad satisfaction with Governor Russell across parties, with Republicans acknowledging his faithful service. The Lawrence Eagle cites optimism for Russell’s reelection prospects amid a Republican-leaning state, while critics urge campaign focus on issues and stronger leadership at headquarters.
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Springfield Repubican
Russell
Massachusetts
Lawrence Eagle
Colonizing the Jews and the Judea Return Question
The piece notes that speculation on returning to Judea has been largely ignored and argues that the secular Jewish dream of reviving a homeland faded from nineteenth century Jewish minds.
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Judea
Year for the Bee Boys in Massachusetts Politics
The article notes Mr. Crapo, favored by the Massachusetts silk stocking Republicans for governor, and Mr. White from this state as potential companions in a favorable year for the Republican boys with ex-Congressman Allen leading the slate in Massachusetts.
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Crapo
Massachusetts
Mr. White
Allen
Citizens' Committee of Fifty call for Keystone Bank inquiry
The Citizens' Committee of Fifty for a New Philadelphia urges Secretary Foster to ensure continued government expert investigations into Keystone National Bank. They offer to cover expenses if funds are lacking, pending Congressional appropriation, and urge immediate action.
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Citizens’ Committee of Fifty of Philadelphia
Secretary of the Treasury
Charles Foster
Washington, D. C
Sir
Citizens’ Committee of Fifty
Philadelphia
The
United States Treasury
Keystone National Bank
United States
Congress
Bagel Gate
Francis B. Reeves
Rupert R. Corson
Rare book devoured by a chemist turns to ruin in tragedy
In Boston a tale of bibliophilia unfolds as a young Harvard alum-turned-chemist hoards a scarce edition. He buys it for a few shillings, guards it jealously, then sells it for $40 to a public library. An expressman dumps the case into a canal. the binding ruins. The library rejects it, a chemist buys it for $1 at public sale, and remorse comes too late as the book’s value sinks while his fame with scientists vanishes. The piece ends with a wary warning of possible dangerous experiments to come.
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Harvard
Dormstock
Frank Stockton
London
Reuben
Esau
Society of Scientific Men
Express Company
Sharpers in the Lobby at Park Theatre Sellers
Patrons flock to The County Fair at Park Theatre as tickets vanish days before performances. Speculators from New York ply family circle tickets at 35 cents then try to resell them at cost to disappointed buyers. Management has hired four officers, arrests made, urging patrons to buy only at the box office.
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Park Theatre
New York
Family Circle
Books in press announced by major publishers this fall
Several prominent authors announce new works for autumn publication. Austin Phelps biography by Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. Henry Adams Historical Essays expanding his US history. Octave Thanet We All with Arthur Appleton. E E Brown Life of James Russell Lowell new edition with three added chapters. Ducoudray based Modern Civilization history from Appletons. Alice Morse Earle Sabbath in Puritan New England. Stephen Ellicott's Daughter by J H Needell. Henry Van Dyke Poetry of Tennyson new Scribners edition. Lecky Poems forthcoming from Longmans. Walker, Farrar, and Gardiner works also listed.
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Austin Phelps
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Henry Adams
Scribners
The
United States
Octave Thanet
D. Appleton & Co
Verschoyle
Appletons
Gustav Ducoudray
London
Alice Morse Earle
New England
Stephen Ellicott
J. H. Needell
Philip Methuen
Henry van Dyke
Tennyson
Lecky
Longmans
Auction for public rehearsal seats at Music Hall
This morning at 10 the $12 seats go to auction in regular order with no bid under 25 cents. Seats not claimed will be resold immediately. The $750 seats are sold tomorrow at 10 at the same place and rules. Saturday evening concert seats will be sold Thursday and Friday mornings under similar terms. Clarence E Hay resigns as Polymnia Club director of Roxbury and the club plans to disband.
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Music Hall
Clarence E. Hay
Polymnia Club
Roxbury
Public Letter Denounces Kaiser's Reports and Sensationalism
A Milan letter dated September 3 1891 criticizes American papers for sensational Kaiser stories about William II. It argues the reports are false, often sourced to French papers, and harm German American relations. The writer urges editors to avoid printing unfounded claims and notes educated Germans see the bias.
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William
Post
Hohenzollern
Germany
Milan
Italy
Newtons Special Meetings Start for Young Men
Newton September 18. Speciar to the Post. Evangelist C H Yatman to conduct a series of meetings here for young men under the YMCA. A preliminary meeting was held this afternoon and was largely attended. S M Saylord conducted the service.
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Newton
C. H Yatman
M. Saylord Condi
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Hoston Post
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MR. Foster
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Sam
Tue” Allen
New York City
Tun
At- Len
Gotham
Haverhill Gazette
Wardwell
Republican State Committee
State Committee
Keystone Bank Investigation
Philadelphia Committee of Fifty
High Seas
Captain Kidd
Taverner
Arthur Sullivan
James Russell Lowell
Partridge
Henry M. Stanley
Australia
Stanley
Rosina Vokes
Devonshire
Harriet Pullman
George M. Pullman
Frank J. Carolan
Colonel Mapleson
Schirmer
America
Vienna Opera House
John H. B. Latrobe
Baltimore
Peter Cooper
Ellicott’s Mills
Stockton & Stokes
Artistic
Japan
Shibata Janzo
Zeshin
Umus
Park Theatre Management
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