Standish Monument and Boston Letters Revisited
A Boston letter in the New York Tribune discusses the Standish Monument, its base keystone from General Grant, the New England stones, and provincial pride. It notes criticism of relic collecting and questions the monument’s value for Duxbury’s 250th anniversary.
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New York Tribune
Standish Monument Association
Miles Standish
U.S
New England
Maine
M.E
Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony
Duxbury
Standish
Diverse quips and witticisms in early 20th century chatter
A compilation of humorous anecdotes and cultural jabs from various sources. Items touch on debutantes in Louisville, Newport yachts, Odd Fellows welcomes, Turkish conduct, a Florida alligator, Professor Sullivan, Harriet Hosmer, Keely stock, a Philadelphia post office clerk, communism versus barbarism, New York fashion, Arlo Bates poetry, an Odd Fellows observation, General Booth’s visit, General Logan’s speeches, Bartley Campbell’s insanity, French adoption of English terms, Lotta’s Hopatcong tie, and theater talk in New Orleans.
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Louisville Post
Louisville
Newport
Florida
John L. Sullivan
Harriet Hosmer
Keely
Scarspin
New York
Marble Workers
Cutting
Mexico
Bulgaria
Alexander
Omaha
Philadelphia Postoffice
Arlo Bates
Boston Courier
Roberts Bros
Picayune
Brudder
America
Booth
Salvation Army
N. Y
Tribune
The
New Orleans Picayune
Logan
Bartley Campbell
Bloomingdale Asylum
Lynch
Trischwisky
Rue de Rivoli
Boston Post Subscription Rates and Notices
The Boston Post Publishing Company lists daily and weekly subscription prices and terms. Rates: daily one year $9, six months $4.50, three months $2.25, one month 75 cents. weekly Fridays $1.50 per year. Notices about manuscript handling and office details accompany the notice.
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Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Washington
LI Street
N. W
Mexican bandit El Coyote killed by Mexican troops
The Mexican bandit known as El Coyote and his followers were surprised and killed by troops under Captain Heward. Surrounded during an afternoon nap, the marauders suffered fatal losses though some escaped. The death is hoped to restore peace on the Mexican border.
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el Coyote
Heward
Drifted Newport Yacht Race Ends With No Official Time
The Newport drifting match ends without a declared winner as finish times were not recorded. Yachts arrived from 8 PM to nearly midnight, with the regatta committee sailing away to safety and leaving racers to finish at their leisure. The New York Yacht Club must now estimate the finish time and apply any time allowances, a calculation that will be done ashore.
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Newport
Regatta Committee
New York Yacht Club
Sullivan Considers Exodus After Pittsburg Slugging Scare
The article reports Mr. John L. Sullivan voicing discouragement with a country where major cities bar his art and hints at emigration to Australia or Britain for a stricter rule of law. His Pittsburg exhibition ended in a near slugging melee, with police halting the fight in the second round and Sullivan’s future sparring prospects in doubt.
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John L. Sullivan
Australia
Great Britain
Pittsburg
Dow and Spectator debate Maine prohibition effects
General Dow faces ridicule over shifts in his Maine prohibition claims noting 1866 success then no change by 1880s. The London Spectator backs separation over home rule, criticizing Gladstone and Ireland. Newport yacht racing ends season with mixed results but boosts popular interest and suggests a Newport to Marblehead race as needed relief. Puritan and Mayflower legacies cited.
Admissions of Opponents Show Fairness in Parnell Bill
The piece notes how opponents of home rule seek a compromise with Nationalists while praising Mr. Parnell as a statesman. It cites reviews from the Saturday Review, the London Standard, and the Spectator, arguing concessions may aid peace and order in Ireland and that Parnell’s measured approach deserves consideration for relief.
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Parnell
House of Commons
Saturday Review
Ireland
Standard
Spectator
Mr. Parnell
Fiddles Roses and Governors Tennessee Campaign
A breezy Tennessee gubernatorial campaign features brothers Bob and Alf Taylor, one Democrat and one Republican. Both are fiddlers who tour together, debate separately or jointly, and use rustic charm and rose cockades to win support. The piece contrasts Tennessee politic decor with Massachusetts scenes and ends noting the North’s envy of Bucolic politics.
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Tennessee
Massachusetts
Bob
Alf
Taylor
Bob Taylor
North
Denunciation of Gladstone Sparks Debate on Separatism
The speaker denounces Mr. Gladstone as a separatist, noting that many see him as the more rational statesman who would untangle a political knot rather than sever it, highlighting a tension in public opinion.
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Mr. Gladstone
Centennial Celebration Plan for U S Constitution Link
The centennial of the Constitution will be observed on September 17 1887 with a Philadelphia conference of governors from Pennsylvania Delaware Rhode Island Maryland and Georgia to plan a nationwide celebration Each state and territory is urged to participate and local efforts are expected to support the event as a revival of patriotic enthusiasm after a decade long gap.
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United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Rhode Island
Maryland
Georgia
Chevreul Celebrates Centenary With Wit and Grace
Eminent French chemist M. Chevreul marked his hundredth birthday with a torchlight procession and orations. He impressed by passing the event with notable grace and wit, entering and exiting his carriage unassisted, earning a new reputation for bon mots alongside his scientific achievements.
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M. Chevreul
Centenarian Deans Wit At Paris Celebration
Chevreul, famed Paris centenarian, jokes about age as crowds celebrate his hundredth birthday. He describes himself as dean of the students and notes a diet of water only with no fish. Paris writers parody his regimen as Calino tries the same diet to imitate a century.
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Chevreul
Paris
Calino
M. Chevreul
New Irish Viceroy Faces Mixed Dublin Reception
The Marquis of Londonderry was welcomed with mixed feelings in Dublin. Loyalists cheered while Nationalists groaned and attempted to sing God Save Ireland, even as the marchioness wore a white poplin dress as a tribute to the Irish people. The populace seems unlikely to be easily pleased, suggesting tougher times ahead for the new viceroy compared with his predecessor.
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Marquis of Londonderry
Dublin
Ireland
Change to Full Mails on Boston Cunarders Oct 1
The Post Washington special reports that from October 1 full mails will be carried on the Boston Cunard steamships. These ships, sailing to Queenstown in eight and a half days or less, will receive full mails rather than specially directed ones, as at present.
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Post
Washington
Boston
English novelists and the search for a master
The Saturday Evening Gazette argues that English fiction lacks a single great master aside from George Meredith and notes Brwers Bulwer Thackeray Dickens George Eliot and Trollope have passed their era. It credits William Black and Thomas Hardy as peers and contends other writers deserve fair pay for their talent and work.
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Julian Hawthorne
Saturday Evening Gazette
George Meredith
Bulwer
Thackeray
Dickens
George Eliot
Trollope
Gazette
Mr. Meredith
William Black
Thomas Hardy
Czar Seeks Harmony in Bulgarian Affairs
Reported thoughts suggest Russia desires peace in Bulgaria, with a readiness to fight if needed. The reference notes the czar’s inward resolve to secure stability and avoid open conflict while pursuing concord among Bulgarian factions.
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Russia
Dangerous temperance debate and trial in Cambridgeport
A compendium of opinions from New York World Sun and other papers argues the double stance of Republicans on prohibition, warns of political risk, and notes William E. Phelan's arraignment for manslaughter after a spittoon incident in Cambridgeport. The items reflect public discourse on temperance, international trade, and American drama.
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William E. Phelan
Samuel Wilson, Jr
George G. Reed
Main Street
Cambridgeport
District Court
Cambridge
Humble detail crowns Saratoga monument tale
The Schuylerville Saratoga monument features a silver buckle on Burgoyne’s shoe in its bas relief. It recalls Burgoyne reprimanding the Indians and mirrors a battlefield find near where General Fraser fell. The sculptor’s name is withheld by authorities, marking the last phase of a forty year monument effort.
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Saratoga Monument
Schuylerville
N.Y
Burgoyne
Fraser
Alma Tadema and the price of art in early Boston reflections
Alma Tadema destroyed a picture for which he would have earned 60000, and the tale contrasts temperate New England restraint with a painter in Boston who, after studying in Europe, arranged his sketches and announced fixed prices for every piece, hoping to sell them.
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Boston
Sculptor Story
Jerusalem
Pontius Pilate
Everett
Alma Tadema
Europe
Paris Gift to Chicago Fire Sufferers Sparks Unease
The text notes an unacknowledged contribution of 30000 dollars from Paris to Chicago fire victims. It mentions artists presenting works, including Fremut the eminent sculptor whose statue of a chimpanzee carrying Venus of Milo stirred debate. Some speculated the piece referenced England due to her reputation for borrowing but seldom generating fine sculpture.
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Paris
Chicago
Fremut
Will of Randolph Rogers Bequeaths Works to Detroit Museum
A Detroit Museum of Art benefactor, Randolph Rogers, an American sculptor long based in Rome, left his plaster casts and marbles to the museum with £50,000 for care. The Royal Academy reportedly showed little regard for his genius, keeping the pieces in a cellar while the bequest’s funds were used for upkeep.
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Randolph Rogers
Rome
Detroit Museum of Art
Royal Academy
Gibson
Canny Scotchman
Academy
England
T. H. Bartuerr
Alexander's Anchor to Windward in Chicago Claims
Chicago Herald reports Prince Alexander the deposed Bulgarian monarch is unlikely to face money trouble. He holds a $2,000,000 legacy and various American investments, including real estate in Chicago Kansas City Denver and Omaha and a stake in a large New Mexico sheep ranch. His US holdings are under Alexander Marie Wilhelm Ludwig Maraschkoff with Colonel J S Norton as attorney. Norton notes the prince may relocate to the United States, citing a June letter expressing desire for a peaceful home beyond the Atlantic away from court intrigues.
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Chicago Herald
Alexander
America
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
Omaha
New Mexico
Alexander Marie Wilhelm Ludwig Maraschkoff
J.S. Norton
Norton
Prince Alexander
United States
Colonel Norton
Prince
Atlantic
Sea serpent tales echo dragons in folklore and myth
The Springfield Union notes that sea serpent stories color the idea that dragons from old folklore and Chinese literature may not be entirely mythical. The piece suggests bringing back St George of Cappadocia for clarity on saurian legends.
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St. George
Cappadoc? S
Song From Colonial NY Promoted By Dodd Mead Release
The song The Song of Joris Heemskirk appears in Mrs Barrs new colonial life story The Bow of Orange Ribbon to be published October by Dodd Mead Co The beggars of the sea from Zealand chant Liberty and resistance against Spain with lines urging to rip the brown sails free and kneel before prayer and fatherland.
Mortals After All in the Pall Mall Gazette
A House of Commons hearing sparks mockery as speakers misname dukedoms. Dr Tanner is called to order for praising the Duke of Argyle while Freeman’s historical accuracy invites scorn. The column notes eulogies from Mr Baumann and a Tory Democrat’s quip that even great nobles are mortals.
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Pall Mall Gazette
House of Commons
Hearpf
Duke of Argyll
Tanner
McCallum
Freeman
Duke of Northumberland
Smithson
Mr. Baumann
Oldest church tower pictured in Tacoma church
The Northwest Magazine shows a St. Peter's Roman Catholic church in Tacoma Washington territory with a unique tower built from a cut fire tree trunk. A belfry and bell sit atop, connected by a pathway and slats to the ridge pole, forming a striking flying buttress effect.
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Northwest
E. V. Smalley
St. Paul
America
Tacoma
Washington Territory
St. Peter's
Singer and theologian Mrs Cleveland praised by former teacher
Professor William Ludwig of Wells College recalls Mrs Cleveland as a sweet voiced choir member with strong individual work and inspiring enthusiasm. He notes her thoroughness as a pupil and her Curious, erudite questions on religious doctrines and biblical topics once asked in Aurora.
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Barr
Aurora
Cleveland
Frugal Fathers and the Jeffersonian Simple Life
A Washington Post item recalls how John Adams bought a billiard table in France, installed it in the White House, and billed Congress, highlighting contrast with modern extravagance and the era’s frugal ethos.
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John Adams
France
White House
Congress
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