English worker import stirs American voters in Boston
In Boston remarks mock the idea of an English worker guiding U S voters with a platform, imagining Republicans denouncing foreign influence. The piece questions if John Bull favors Blaine and Harrison to protect Britain's commercial supremacy as Gladstone warned against abandoning protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ball
Cleveland
John Bull
Blaine
Harrison
England
Gladstews
America
New York City Steamer Inman Faces Repeated Engine Delays
Sikmuck and the City of New York faced ongoing engine repairs delaying departure. The City of New York left twelve hours late after final repairs. Critics warn that persistent failures undermine confidence in the newer steamship. The owners should overhaul the vessel before further sea trials to protect public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikmuck
Inman Steamship
City of New York
Senator SneeMan’s Broad Speech Signals Senate Drift
The remark hints at moral suasion with Canada and foreshadows Senate handling of the retaliation bill. It contrasts with the Senate’s contemptuous treaty rejection and laments pettifogging politics over statesmanlike conduct, urging sober second thought despite opposition to the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SneeMan
Canada
Senate
Cleveland
Sherman
Removal of Railway Mail Service Official Sparks Suspicion
The Postmaster General abruptly removes R C Jackson, veteran superintendent of the railway mail service, after 25 years with the Postoffice. The resignation is asked for the good of the service, yet timing before a national election raises concern that politics may influence the decision. Officials should provide clear evidence to justify the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Jackson
Railway Mail Service
Postoffice Department
Objection to Tariff Reform Highlights Wool Trade Lesson
The American Wool Reporter features a communication from a leading woollen goods merchant arguing against blanket tariffs. It argues the cost gap between foreign and American stock, if reversed, would show an American advantage under free wool, contrasting with harsher tariff voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wool Reporter
Woollen Goods Commission
United States
Free wool and tariffs threaten American industry
The writer argues that free wool would boost Chinese store would lander employment and $30,000,000 of invested capital, worsening tariffs by raising costs for domestic production. He questions whether tariffs protect profitable exports or simply raise costs for consumers, stating he is not for free trade in manufactured goods but condemns taxing raw materials.
Lyman of Waltham Eyed as Ideal District Candidate
The piece argues for Anuur T. Lyman of Waltham as a strong GOP candidate for the fifth district. It cites his broad public view and tariff reform stance, notes national recognition, and suggests Cleveland supporters would welcome his nomination if approached properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anuur T. Lyman
Waltham
Republican
Ways and Means Committee
United States
General BankKs
Lymann
Massachusetts
Lyman
Cleveland
Beacon Street Railways Debate in Boston Aldermen
The Boston aldermen weigh approving an electric street railway on Beacon Street. The West End company seeks overhead lines for suburbs and conduit elsewhere. Officials warn overhead would be a blot on the city, urging caution until a proven, safe, and economical option is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Board of Aldermen
Boston
West End
Mr Chamberlain as a Tory in Radical Unionist guise
A Bradford conference of Radical Unionists endorses coercion in Ireland led by Joseph Chamberlain. The piece argues Chamberlain has aligned with Conservative policy, marginalizing former Liberal ties, and notes his failure to firmly align with Liberal or Conservative camps. It contends Radical Unionists may drift to outright Conservative status, given their stance on Ireland and government measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Ireland
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Hart Tinaton
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Salispur Ry
Chamberlain
Liberal Party
Birmingham
Beacons Street Rail Line Debate Caution Over Temporary Overhead
City officials urged slow action on an electric railway plan along Beacon Street arguing temporary overhead lines could permanently mar the street’s appearance and convenience. The West End company is cited as potentially serving private interests but risks to the city’s welfare require careful consideration before any concession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paratus
Beacon Street
West End
Contempt for statistics on leather trade and free hides
A Home Market Club critic argues against a pro free hides policy, noting sixteen years of trade data. He cites that imports of hides rose from 14 million to 24 million while leather imports fell from 12 million to 11 million, amid a 20 million population increase. He claims leather manufacturers gained domestic demand and export 10 million in leather goods, endorsing wool duties policy as a continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Free Labor Debate Stirs Home Market Club Controversy
The Home Market Club woollen manufacturers aid the import of an English agitator to argue against protection. He promotes free raw materials, insisting it would benefit industry, while critics label his stance ignorant and self serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Market Club
Rome cemetery desecration alarms London Standard readers
A London Standard correspondent denounces Rome authorities for planning a road across half the cemetery near Caius Crsmus tomb. The piece highlights indignation among English speakers, recalling Shelley’s heart urn and nearby graves of Keats, Suvern, and other English figures, and notes the act as a literary outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Standard
Rome
Caius Crsmus
Standard
Dramatic News Attacks Mugwump Critics in Political Rhetoric
The New York Dramatic News raids Mugwump critics and unnamed papers like The New York Times and The Evening Post, calling their editors political and their drama critics theater critics. It labels Mugwumps as a brindled beast and accuses them of seeking a reconstructed drama that won’t pay at the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Dramatic News
New York Times
New York Evening Post
Supposed Trus Play Fragments Shadow Shakespeare Claims
The article doubts further SHAKSPERE discoveries from Stratford or elsewhere. Fragments of an Elizabethan manuscript play titled Trus found by librarian Mr. Savs in juxtaposition with The Merchant of Venice offer no certain knowledge of SHAKSPERE involvement. Style and versification would be needed, but even that remains doubtful due to disputed shares in A Yorkshire Tragedy and Sir John Oldcastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspere
Stratford
Savaas
Old Town
John Oldcastle
Equinoctial Weather Brings Harsh Seas And Winds
The past few days bring a long storm period described as an equinoctial. On land the weather is disagreeable and ships report stronger storms at sea. Several vessels encounter cyclones or strong head winds and high seas from the west, hindering progress.
Notable 19th Century Personalities and Heredity Tidbits
The item covers Mrs General Sheridan's income from her late husband under $1000 yearly, Texas will boast the oldest voter Richard Kidd at 115, renegade Zulu leader John Dunn renouncing civilization with many Zulu wives, Isidor Hauser owning Straduarius violin, Miss Virginia MacTavish of Baltimore to marry the Duke of Norfolk, and familial links to Charles Carroll-MacTavish and General Winfield Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Sheridan
Texas
United States
Richard Kidd
Mr. Kidd
John Dunn
Natal
John
South Africa
Isidor Hauser
New York
Antonius Straduarius
Cremona
Miska Hauser
Europe
London
Miss MacTavish
Mt. de Sales
Baltimore
Brussels
Belgium
Charles Carroll-MacTavish
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
General Winfield Scott
Musical Notes on Boston Concert Season
A rumor of Mr Frederick Boscowitz’s retirement is denied as unfounded. He will perform and Signor Italo Campanini returns to Boston with Signorina De Vere and other noted artists for twenty entertainments this season. Three grand orchestral concerts headlined by Adolf Neuendorff are planned. Young pianists Ethel and Blanche Wakefield, from Chickering Hall, have returned and will perform in Boston this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Boscowitz
Boscowitz
Boston
Signor
Italo Campanini
America
Signorina de Vere
Marie Groebel
Signors del Puente
Carbone
Gerster
Hofmann
Bologna
Adolf Neuendorff
Ethel
Blanche Wakefield
Chickering Hall
Vue de l’Eau
Laconia
N.H
St. Botolph Street
Loston
Death of Mrs. Caroline Gilman Exposes Boston Writer’s Long Life
The Post notes Mrs. Caroline Gilman of Cambridge and Washington died at age ninety three. Born in Boston, she was the oldest Boston born author, wife of Rev. Dr. Samuel Gilman of Charleston, and mother to a family active in temperance. Her literary career spanned poems, a children’s magazine The Rose Bud, and reform writings. Her Civil War years in Charleston, later life in Cambridge, and a remembered hymn life are highlighted alongside reflections on education and college attendance for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Gilman
Washington
Samuel Gilman
Charleston
S. C
North
Boston
New York
Caroline Howard
South
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Harvard
North American Review
The
Christian Examiner
Rose
Mrs. Gillman
William Warren Condition Remains Critical
William Warren's condition remains about the same as in recent days, yet he grows progressively more emaciated and weaker as the end nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Warren
Cambridge Officials Visit Revere Beach Trip
A Cambridge delegation including city officers and police captains toured Revere Beach yesterday and were received by Solomon Isaacs at the Grand View Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Revere Beach
Solomon Isaacs
Grand View Ovel
First Universal Church Dedicates New Franklin Edifice
The First Universalist Church in Franklin Mass dedicated its new church today on the site of the former building destroyed two and a half years ago. The cost of the new edifice was $28,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin, Mass
First Universalist
Political feuds flare at Montgomery county Republican convention
Report from a Montgomery county Pennsylvania Republican gathering describes hostile reception for Blaine and renewed attacks on supporters of tariff protection. The Mail and Express targets Colonel T. W. Higginson and James Russell Lowell while urging Candler for Congress in place of Ned Burnett. The Philadelphia Telegraph criticizes the Senate tariff bill and warns against cowardice by public leaders as the tariff debate renews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Penn
Blaine
Hisses
Mail and Express
New York
T. W. Higginson
Lowdon
James Russell Lowell
Old Bay
Candler
Congress
Ned Burnett
Philadelphia Telegraph
Senate
Republican Letter and tariff reform pressure in Connecticut
A. M. Warner of New York condemns price fixing by material producers and joins tariff reform, while a Connecticut Republican Campaign Association circular asks for voluntary contributions to spread election information and aid Republican voters in Connecticut, with a focus on supporting free trade against Democratic policy. The missive, dated September 15, 1838, is circulated to Republican employees in Washington.
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Democratic State Committee of
Kansas
Cleveland
Washington
Connecticut
Washington, D. C
New England
District of Columbia
Connecticut, Republican Campaign Association
Ll. E. Spencer
Cartoon Politics and Trade Policy Stir Home Market Club
The Boston Herald notes London Punch mocks President Cleveland by turning his back on Free Trade, a setback for the Home Market Club. It suggests future forgeries and brighter political cartoons, with figures like Emperor William Bismarck and the Pope as themes ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Punch
Cleveland
Boston Herald
William
Bismarck
Pope
N. Y
Home Market Club Hosts English Shriekers Debate Trade
The Home Market Club imports a hired shrieker from England to discuss free trade as Hessians once were brought to this country but returned defeated in their aim according to the Manchester Union Democratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Manchester Union
Sherman’s Inconsistency Explained in Fisheries Quarrel
The Philadelphia Times suggests Senator Sherman avoided angering Canada over fisheries to protect Ohio trade. It argues his stance shifts when the President pushes broader reciprocity, fearing nationwide implications and possible harm to Ohio interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Senator Sherman
Canada
Ohio
Philadelphia Times
Ind
President's direct message stands out against Senate remarks
A Philadelphia Telegraph summary notes Senator Sherman’s speech appears to counter the President on retaliation but falls short. The President’s message is praised for clarity and accessibility to plain folks, contrasting with Sherman's more opaque style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sherman
Philadelphia ‘Telegraph
Using Familiar Weapons
The text criticizes Republican committees and newspapers for circulating lies after falsity is proven. It likens current tactics to Blaine campaign demoralization and compares attempts to justify misinformation with past schemes like the Mulligan letters, warning against immoral practices to sway voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal and Advertiser
N. Y
Ex Senator Windom jokes on ignorance abroad in politics
Referred to the Home Market Club Windom who has just returned from Europe remarks on foreign ignorance about American affairs and institutions He cites steamship pilots who had never heard of Chicago or the Republican convention and thought America was in Canada The piece contrasts this with claims of universal British interest in Cleveland’s election and criticizes General Harrison for misleading economic claims by saying the consumer pays the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Market Club
Windom
Minnesota
Europe
Chicago
America
Canada
Great Britain
Cleveland
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Harrison
Chicago Herald
Dem
Mile
Decca
Sirius
New York Mailand Express
Fragmented Snippets Highlight Vanity and News Tidbits
A potpourri of satirical notes on politics society and culture. Remarks on irrevenue reformers actresses wearing diamonds stage wardrobe and professional writers. Micro-essays touch on crime fire excuses and a large bronze Buddha statue in Pekin with Lama links.
Preservation bid for Hunt's Albany paintings sparks interest
Henry D Williams of Williams and Everett visited Albany at the request of Hunt's Boston admirers to urge safeguarding The Discoverer in the capitol. His efforts may lead New York officials to relocate the painting within the state capitol or to Boston, preventing a fate like The Light of Night. The move is a private tribute to the artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Capitol
Albany
Henry D. Williams
Williams & Everett
Boston
Governor Hill
Williams
New York
New York State
Brilliant Linden wedding ties Elwell and Clapp in Malden
In Linden Malden on September 20 a large crowd attended a Congregational ceremony for Fred B Elwell of Lamkin Co wholesale shoe house and Martha Louise Clapp daughter of Joseph Clapp manager of Chickering piano rooms Boston. The Rev E Potter officiated. A glorious reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple plan an extended tour of New York and Albany before settling in Malden. Also notes: the 1887 8 cotton crop reached 7 046 835 bales the largest on record surpassing 1882 3 by 96 000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden
Malden
Congregational
Lawrence Street
Fred
Elwell
Lamkin & Co
Zosion
Captain Elwell
Beachmont
Martha Louise Clapp
Joseph Clapp
Chickering Piano Rooms
Boston
Potter
Union Congregational Church
Maplewood
New York
Albany
Shepperson
The
Cotton Exchange
United States
Thirty Third Degree Masons Adjourn at Sutton Hall Convention
The Masonic supreme council of the thirty third degree gathered in Sutton Hall, Masonic Temple, and adjourned about 3 30 pm after routine business. It was voted to hold the next convention a year hence in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Supreme Council
Sovereign
United States
Sutton Hall
Masonic Temple
New York City
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Milk
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Boston Bost
Beacon Street and Railroads
Jonny Kats
Keats
Suvern
Harn
Joan Bell
Ginson
Nglish
Shelley
Spezzia
Oath
Taverner
A. M. Warner
Herald
Warner
Rose Cleveland
New Orleans Picayune
Hudson
Ouida
Jacksonville
Fla
Huang Tzu
Yellow Monastery
Pekin
Buddha
Thibet
Albany Pictures
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