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Traveller replies on Dawes and Long senatorial seats
Rostoun at Most printed the omitted sentence from our Thursday quotation and agrees not to advocate for Senator Dawes. It admits an inference error and asks for further discussion on a U S Senate candidate. It requests explanation of how Mr Long could be elected Senator from Massachusetts starting March 4, 1887 without displacing Mr Dawes.
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United States Senate
Long
United States
Massachusetts
Mr. Dawes
Doctrinal clash shadows Des Moines missionary meeting
The annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions at Des Moines Iowa next month revives the Orthodox Congregational Church dispute. Conservatives uphold eternal punishment for infants and heathen, while liberals argue for probation after death. Resolution at Des Moines could avert a major orthodoxy crisis by settling the Andover controversy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Orthodox Congregational Church
Andover
Party machinery and Ames nomination debate in Massachusetts
The Republican State Committee masks its prearranged work as reform while nominating committee members in secret. The piece condemns the process as oppression and laments Massachusetts Republicans backing Oliver Ames for governor, arguing the party is demoralized by machine politics and lack of independent leadership.
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Massachusetts
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John M. Forbes
William Endicott
Henry L. Pierce
Charles 8. Codman
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Peabody Labor Troubles Call For State Board Arbitration
Salem and Peabody tannery workers strike citing nine hour day price list splits and fewer apprentices. About 15,000 people affected as violence and arson fears rise. The piece urges voluntary arbitration by the State Board to avert further clashes and restore peace.
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Man Candidates for New York Mayor on Queer Platform
A remark suggests no one has run for mayor on such a queer platform, but with four other well supported candidates likely in the field, the candidate may still show well at the polls.
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New York City
Russia moves in Balkans with southern push expected
The report states Russian troops in Poland and Livonia are to hold ready for a southward move within a day. It notes Austria may balk at Russia’s Balkan plans amid Hungarian opposition and suggests Germany and Austria must act together to keep Balkan states independent from Russia.
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Germany
Austria
Apocryphal US Canada trade treaty disputed
The proposed reciprocity deal between the United States and Canada echoes the 1854 treaty with free fishing rights for Americans in Canadian waters and Canadians off the US coast to the 36th parallel. It removes many duties but faces Senate disapproval and is officially discredited in Washington and Ottawa.
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Canada
Senate
Great Britain
Washington
Ottawa
Weak GOP Nomination Seen for Governor
The piece argues the Republican party will nominate a candidate lacking qualifications, despite hopes to avert this by Governor Robinson’s renomination. It laments the likely choice as a reproach to the state and urges citizens of all parties to view the outcome with concern.
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Republican Party
Culture and Baldness in Boston Society
A Boston reader notes Dr William A Hammond predicted widespread baldness among the coming man and Virgil G Eaton argues culture and baldness go hand in hand. Eaton cites Boston observations at Trinity Church King s Chapel Hollis Street Theatre Boston Theatre Judie and the World's Museum showing higher baldness among cultivated crowds and sparse baldness in dime museums.
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World’s Museum
Washington Street
Bacon's Dictionary of Boston reviewed with wit and evidence
The Boston book surveys city life and lore with statistical support and anecdotal flair. It argues baldness correlates with culture, cites Patti and Arnold, and praises the work for its comprehensive portrait of Boston institutions, figures, and history.
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George E. Ellis
Massachusetts Historical Society
Edwin M. Bacon
Houghton, Miftin & Co
Price
Tragedy in London Underground Carriage Reported
An English railway carriage attack left a man bleeding and unconscious as the train reached a station. The piece notes old public transport notions and contrasts safety expectations with American readers.
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Boston Theatre Concert Aids Charleston Relief Fund
The Ideal opera company with all its artists and new singers will perform tomorrow evening at the Boston Theatre to benefit the Charleston relief fund. The charity concert promises strong attendance and a pleasant evening of music.
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Charleston Relief Fund
Ideal Opera Company
Notable passenger Julius A A Cesar on America bound for New York
The steamship America list includes Julius A A Cesar as a cabin passenger. Brutus from Shakspere is cited, while Realistic fiction and Boston as Mr Howells next novel setting draw mixed commentary from the New York World on American fiction’s landscape.
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Julius Cesar
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Boston
Boston Editors Publish Books of Poems This Week
The piece notes three Boston editors releasing poetry books while also discussing weekly press editors favoring truth over poetry. It mentions Hartford reactions to the missing president of Charter Oak Insurance and a New York World stance on defalcations, plus a critique of English education and teacher training as compared with France Germany and Switzerland.
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Charter Oak Insurance Company
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Matthew Arnold
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Arnold
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Switzerland
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Seeley
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Bacon's Dictionary of Boston Adds Valuable Reference
New book Bacon's Dictionary of Boston presents a novel alphabetic arrangement of thousands of topics. It serves as a handy reference and a lasting compendium reflecting Boston life with careful, discriminating tone.
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Boston
Architects and Art Topics Appear in Oct American Architect
A survey highlights H. H. Richardson buildings in American Architect. A heliechrome method previews stores by the same Boston architect. The October Magazine of Art continues London landmark coverage. J Ashby-Sterry’s Boudoir Ballads are compiled into Lays of a Lazy Minstrel to be released in London and New York. Prince Philip of Colture, allied to Austrian royalty, writes under Karinda Travel and Sports All Over the World.
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Magazine of Art
London
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Inflationary politics and New England opinion
A compilation of editorial briefings criticizing inflationist monetary policy and tariff pressures. The Philadelphia and Boston papers debate party strength, leadership, and reform legacies, with notes on Massachusetts governors and New York Philadelphia antagonisms.
Simon the Cellarer and Guy Fawkes in Boston Club Lore
A reminiscence of Boston literary circles recalls John Liphot Hatton and the jolly songs Simon the Cellarer and Guy Fawkes. The piece links the singer to a well known Boston man of letters now at a consulate, and notes Bancroft's Boston era, residence on Winthrop Place, and friendships with Choate and Bowditch, with praise for Bancroft's roses and enduring vigor.
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miscellany notes on racing, politics and culture
A collage of short items cites yacht race costs, political figures, and odd anecdotes from varied papers. It lampoons Japanese scares, mentions Belfast quakes, Chautauqua speakers, and a Kansas Prohibition candidate, with quips about Blaine and May flowers and local gossip.
Theatrical Week Sets New Play Premieres
Next week brings the first local staging of Bronson Soward's comedy One of Our Girls with Miss Dauvray in the lead. The Mikado returns at the Globe with Geraldine Ulmer in Yin Yui and a strong cast, plus Arminie, Nacht Party, and She Rajah. Other venues feature Clio and Around the World in Eighty Days as crowds fill Boston theatres.
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Rentz Santley
Clio
Hollis Street
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Dramatic and Musical Notes at City Theatres Today
Matinee and evening performances listed across Globe Hollis Street and Bijou venues. Notable acts include Annie Pixley in The Deacon's Daughter and Henry E. Dixey in Adonis premiering October 4 at Hollis Street Theatre with box office seating and early allocation. Pepita at Columbia Chicago without ballet. Louise Day stars. Edwin Bocci touring Michigan with high ticket prices of 250 dollars due to demand.
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Speculating About Blaine's Chances in 1888 Convention
Washington dispatch reports Blaine’s supporters worry over a unified Democratic front and a divided Republican field. It notes belief that Edmunds’ defeat would push mugwumps back, Sherman and Logan fight boosts Blaine odds, and Blaine contemplates naming a leader if he falters. Outside candidates like Allison could emerge.
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Wiggins Repeats Warning Of Sept. Earthquake Visit
Professor Wiggins, claiming to have foreseen the Charleston quake, predicts a far larger subterranean disturbance will strike the Southern U S on Sept. 29. He warns of devastating damage from Jacksonville to Galveston, with New Orleans, Macon and Mobile at risk, and expects volcanoes in Central and South America. Walter H. Smith of Canada’s association backs the forecast, noting a West storm precedes rough Atlantic weather.
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