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Milk
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Fire safety at places of amusement urged in state
District police orders push for fire proof curtains in theatres and public halls. Stronger supervision and more exits are urged, citing Exeter and Opéra Comique fires. Boston laws cited as a model, with calls for further precautions in smaller towns.
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Exeter
Opéra Comique
Boston
Trafalgar launches as British ironclad battleship
The first of two powerful ironclads for Britain, the Trafalgar, was launched at Portsmouth. It measures 345 feet long, 73 feet beam, 11,940 tons displacement, with thirty seven guns plus field guns and torpedoes. Twin screws and independent triple expansion engines power it at a cost just under a million pounds. Some doubt its practical value versus lighter cruisers and gunboats, and criticism targets admiralty spending.
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Portsmouth
Admiralty
Foraker Reception Snub Claim Dismissed as Childish
The article notes anti administration voices exaggerating a Mrs Cleveland reception incident with Governor Foraker. A reception committee chair denies any slight occurred and cites Republican decorum. Foraker allegedly enjoys the dispute, while the piece questions his breeding over the supposed snub.
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Fooraker
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Ohio
Foraker
New York Bay tests show dynamite gun power and limits
Lieutenant Zalinski’s pneumatic torpedo gun near New York Bay demonstrated high accuracy and destructive power against a target vessel. A second shell demolished the wreck with minimal explosive, suggesting strong coast defense potential though range remains about two miles and battery protection is a concern.
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Zalinski
New York Bay
Treasury Secretary Fatr enuiLo Faces Peculiar Situation
The excerpt describes Secretary Fatr enuiLo representing the Treasury Department in national business relations, noting the unique position and potential for action not typical under normal circumstances.
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FatrenuiLo
Treasury Department
Government Money Policy Urged To Ease Financial Strain
An open letter to the President argues that current money stringency stems from War tax accumulation and Treasury policies. It urges the government to adjust money supply to match industrial demand and proposes Treasury buybacks as relief to curb inaction and public anxiety.
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Congress
Henry V. Poor
Miners strike in Lehigh region threatens local disruption
The ten day old strike in the Lehigh coal region is spreading with emigration from mining villages. Though no violence has occurred, thousands withdraw from production, risking broader economic impact. Both sides claim arbitration but avoid initiating settlement, risking failure without state or New York resources.
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Lehigh Coal
Knights of Labor
New York
Disaffection in Northumberland Miners Challenge Liberals
The Northumberland miners vote to withdraw support from two Liberal MPs, Thomas Burt and Charles Fenwick, amid growing socialist influence and wage tensions. The move threatens Liberal security in Morpeth and Wansbeck where large majorities exist, risking wider losses if disaffection spreads.
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Northumberland
Great Britain
Thomas Burt
Morpeth
Charles Fenwick
House of Commons
Burt
Fenwick
National Association
Wansbeck
Northumberland Association
Burr
Unionist vote tight in three constituencies prompts concern
The text notes three constituencies where Unionist candidates trailed by under a thousand votes. It warns that defections or a third candidate could shift the outcome, creating a difficult political situation for the Unionists.
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Ture
Mysterious claims surround Count Mickiewicz and the Bell Company
The article details a tangled dispute over a Chinese government concession and alleged conspiracies involving England France and the Bell Telephone Company. It questions how a private American firm could abrogate treaties with China while Count Mickiewicz asserts negotiations were honorable amid diplomatic intrigue. Meanwhile in Scotland a cavernous subsidence collapses earth near Monkland canal, endangering a railway arches.
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China
Count Mirxiewicz
Turneuy
Baltimore
Mitrickowicz
Turnbull
England
France
Bell Telephone Company
Barker Syndicate
Count Mickiewicz
Great Britain
Government by journalism warned of its perils and promise
The piece argues that England faces peril from government by journalism yet asserts a free press strengthens representative government. It notes public opinion can swiftly sway administrations, while praising journalism as a check that channels enlightened will to public servants, despite risks to officials. It closes with a New Jersey baseball umpire spared by his father’s pistol, a rare device likely to be seen as disreputable.
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England
Spectator
New Jersey
J. H. E. Whitney
Junius Henri Brown
McCabe
W. D. Howells
Thackeray
St. Francis
Hayes
J. Q. A. Ward
Ward
Howells
Venice
Miss Meade
Paris
Subsidence Hits Coatbridge Railway Station Late Sunday
A serious subsidence occurred late Sunday night at Coatbridge railway station on the Cale line, disrupting operations and prompting inspection of the track area. Authorities urged passengers to expect delays as crews assess structural damage.
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The
London Standard
Coatbridge
Boston Obvious Sidewalk Fads and Oceanfront Health Theories
A Boston writer critiques roughened stone sidewalks and iron projection surfacing as overkill for winter safety. He notes people and yacht guests exhibit odd health trends, cites Mrs Putnam’s 103 years, and argues fixed residence may boost longevity, while salt baths and salted diets are offered as quirky explanations.
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Edward Atkinson
Boston
New Books review on The Ancient Cities of the New World
A summary of Désiré Charnay's The Ancient Cities of the New World noting his joint expedition with Lorillard and France, Toltec origins over Aztec, Toltec artistry, Palenque Uxmal and Chichen Itza ruins, and the book's emphasis on facts and illustrations. The piece also highlights contemporaneous magazines and authors featured in the periodical.
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Peter Lorillard
New York
Central America
Mexico
M. Désiré Charnay
M. Charnay
Cortez
City of
Palenque
Uxmal
Chichen-Itza
Egypt
Asia Minor
The
New World
Désiré Charnay
Harper & Bros
Apple Seed and Brier Thorn Leads Lippincott Issue
Lippincott's Magazine October reviews several pieces including Louise Stockton's complete novel Apple Seed and Brier Thorn and short works by Josiah Allen's Wife and Annie Robertson Noxon. James R. McDonald discusses Williams College social life, Guiney's poem is praised, and McCabe recalls Howells with anecdotal tales of his wit and circle.
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Lippincott
Louise Stockton
Dorothea
Josiah Allen
Annie Robertson Noxon
James R. McDonald
Williams College
Williams
Macmillan's September opens with Arnold on Amiel and critics
The page highlights Mr. Matthew Arnold praising Amiel as a critic and social commentator, preferring Amiel’s critical work over his fiction. It notes Arnold’s favorable view of Amiel’s society, politics, religion, and national character criticism, alongside other Macmillan offerings and notable items in the October American Magazine.
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Grant Allen
W. W. Corcoran
Washington
Church Review
Church Magazine
J. M. Hoppin
Appleton Morgan
Episcopal Church
Cassell
Family Magazine
the Quiver
Wide Awake
Edith Thomas
Whitney
Edwin Arnold
Charles Egbert Craddock
Louise Imogen Guiney
Babyland
Donahoe’s Magazine
American Bookmaker
Macmillan
Matthew Arnold
Amiel
Maia
Oscar Foote
Washington National Monument
Edgar Fawcett
Olivia Delaplaine
Richest Man in Vermont Colonel Estey of Brattleboro
The piece notes Colonel Estey as Vermont’s wealthiest man with an estimated net worth of 3.5 million dollars earned in trade and no speculation in pet stocks or bonds. It also mentions possible Ameri can Board president elect E W Blatchford, Mrs Logan planning the general’s burial, and lists other contemporaries with brief descriptors.
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Colonel Estey
Brattleboro
E. W. Blatchford
Chicago
American Board
Hopkins
Washington
Cilley
New Hampshire
Simon Cameron
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Jefferson Davis
Hannibal Hamlin
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Brockport
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Theodore N. Vail
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Bullock
Georgia
Cornell
New York
W. J. Johnston
E. H. Johnson
Rome
Inquirer
Bernhardt
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Lovering
Tacoma
W. T
Puget Sound
Wicked Partner Business Ridicules Party Line
Editorial notes remark on Cleveland versus his party and the convention. It contrasts Democratic and Republican lines, recalling the term wicked partner as first used during the Republican regime.
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Post
Cleveland
Reform spread hailed as Most turns new leaf
The Boston Herald notes Herr Most has washed his hands and declares the public will welcome the change. The piece celebrates a shift away from anarchy and praises the red Righteousness in social reforms.
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Herr Most
Boston Herald
Democratic reform pledge could steady party prospects
The article argues the Democratic party’s strength rests on the President’s reform policy and warns that abandoning it would invite discord and Republican gains. It urges leaders to boldly advance reform rather than cling to old spoils, to restore party harmony and public support.
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Democratic Party
Maryland
N. Y
Statement on Tariff Constitutionality by Senator Sherman
The Philadelphia Record argues Sherman wrongly assumes tariffs are constitutional and would overturn Supreme Court rulings to prove it. The piece mocks the idea that one person may be taxed to enrich another and urges returning to first principles.
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Sherman
Supreme Court
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Loyalty to the Laws and the Veto Power
In a reflective column the Providence Journal argues that Grand Army members should respect the veto power as a constitutional duty. The piece warns that loyalty to laws and the will of the people sustains government beyond prejudice or political pressures.
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Grand Army
Congress
Protectionists Weigh Tax Cuts Against Surplus Power Plays
The piece accuses protectionists of stalling tax reform to create a surplus that hurts business and pressures further tariff privileges. It cites Republicans and Mr Randall as complicit in blocking repeal efforts, while blaming these forces for current economic woes and opposing the administration.
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House
Randall
Pennsylvania
Congress
South
N. Y
Ind
Wide Range of Gossip From Courts To Theatre News
A garbled survey of items touches on Kentucky burglary and swift punishment, Tennessee lies jail terms, imperial India resources, Boston sports plans, Georgia liquor taxes, Vanderbilt heirlooms, Verdi and barrel organs, telegraph pioneers, theatre ushers, and light social anecdotes all framed in a rapid, columnar miscellany.
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America
George
Kentucky
Tennessee
Punjaab
India
Rawalpindi
Peshawar
Kulu
Himalayas
Thistle
Boston
Detroit
Instances of Good Journalism
Arlington Advocate notes the Boston Post's centennial constitutional supplement and rich coverage as exemplary journalism. It praises the Post editorial strength and its four page supplement on political and social change, while Newburyport Daily News highlights two instances of good journalism from Boston Herald and Post.
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Boston Post
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Boston
Newburyport Daily News
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