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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1872

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Rail lines cut 15 miles Nashua 24 miles Lowell by Boston Concord Montreal

Concord Railroad announces April 1 1872 service reductions on multiple lines including Nashua Lowell and Taunton branches via Boston Concord Montreal Old Colony Newport Boston Clinton Fitchburg and other railroads. Officials H E Chamberlin Finslow Blood Swasby Kendrick Lemonds Dodge Folsom and others sign the release.

Lowell Boston, Concord Montreal White Mounevain Railroad Taunton Branch R.R Old Colony & Newport Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg H. E. Chamberlin Concord Railroad PR. Finslow Nashua & Lowell Railroad H. A. Blood Sap’t A. E. Swasby Sept Sup't B Mt. KR Eeee Taunton New Bedgford Old Colony Newport R. R Corner South Kneelana Sts Boston New Bedford Fairhaven Willeave New York Cep J.B. Kendrick Vermont Central Dar Buxnetem St. Albars Ogiensburg West Mowell Lawrence Pingsbimg Windsor Rutland St. Albans Saratoga Fitchburg Berincton Albens Ogdensburg Egee Ashionaton Merrill Burt OLD Colony and Newport Railway Jape Cod Harrison Square Neponset Wollaston Heights South Braintree Randolph Stoughton iLie Peton Somerset North Bridgewater W. Bridgewater Bridgewater Idieboro Pall River Newport B. Braintree Weymouth W. Hingham C. House Plasket Bingham and Gomasvet Puxbury and Cohasset RR South Abington Aga East Bricewater Milton and Mattapan West Quincey Hanover Branch Bedford F. River Vie Sannwoo Foil River Rastow East West Bridgewater North Shanewater South Duxbury Comasset Nantaszet B. Weymouth N. Weymouth Braintree Pigmonta Bridgeware South Brainties Quincy A. M Barrisop Mattapan W.quincy Hanover S. Abington Clinton and Futcubl KG Boston and Albany Beach Street Framingham Framigham Fayville Southboro Mar Yoro So. Marloro Northboro Berlin West Berlin Clinton Pratt’s Junction Leominster Fitchcurg Pratt Bolton A.l Bertin Northporo Marlboro Farville Rem South Framingham Pfitchburg Mas Boson Firchburg Cheshire Railroad Burlington Central R.R Payville A. Blood Montweller Bellows Falls Cheshire R.R Tite Movartnock BR. R Peterboro Jaffrey and Rindge Troy N. A No. Adane Hoosac Mountain Hoosac Tunnel Shelburne Falls Greenfield Brattleboro Worcester Nashua Lancaster Sterling Oakdale Waltham Meturn Leominster and Shirley Return Townsend Centre Mason Village Meeturn Groton Junction Hudson and Hudson Concord Keturan Belmont and Waverley Waverley Fresh Pond Mt. Aupure Upico Market Watertown Mt. Auburn Hreturn Rit Auburn Union Arket Cambridge Hevarm Air T Aos Thursiaes Eva Sun L. Heywood

State Police Bill Spars with Minority Report

Boston editorial denounces the Senate vote on raising the State Police to one hundred, calling the majority’s plan a continuation of corruption and inefficacy. The piece blames the Commission structure and ties liquor-law enforcement failures to police politics, urging decisive action at the Cincinnati Convention to curb the Military Ring and restore reform.

Senate Messrs Tarbox and Whitney Texas Clark Congress Cincinnati Levy Buffalo Daily Advertiser Connecticut Mr Daily Chicago

Review of the Boston Market for the Week Ending April 3

Market letters show Ashes Pearls firm at 104 lic th with moderate demand for Pots. Coal includes Albion Mines 38.50, heavy supply issues, and near-mine shortage. domestic coal scarce. Copper prices surged with speculation. Cotton gains amid firm prices and low activity. F shares of various goods up and down. flour demand improves. grains firmer. hides, leather, and lumber in steady to active demand.

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Holborn Treason Tale Ends With Loyalty Triumph

A lengthy political tirade laments Anglo American diplomacy and Geneva arbitration, while a London inn tale shows radicals silenced by Holborn authorities. Dame Quickly renames her tavern The Hole in the Wall to The Crown and the Constitution, pleasing the monarchy and Holborn magistrates as the Lord Mayor gains a baronetcy for loyalty.

England Downing Street United States Geneva Court of Arbitration Granville Joint High Commission Spain Geneva France Germany London Dame Hyde Park Trafalgar Square Royal Head Holborn Chelsea Odger Bradlaugh Victoria Bumble Democracy United Kingdom

Connecticut Debate over Cincinnati Project Sparks Party Tensions

The Grant faction argues Connecticut fixes the Cincinnati plan while a slim Jewell majority signals ongoing contest. Journal rhetoric targets Liberal Republicans, warning reformers within the GOP as May Cincinnati talks loom. Senators Tilman Trumbull and Schurz back the convention, with Greeley already committed. Sumner Logan and others noted in discussion.

Grant Connecticut Cincinnati Jewell United Democracy Republican Party Trumpull Schurz Greeley Sumner Logan

Governor's Fast Reflections on Seasonal Observance

The Governor's Fast marks a timely pause between seasons, shifting from Puritan rigor to a blend of recreation and reflection. Churches may remain open while theatres thrive, illustrating a public debate between fasting and pleasure. Regardless, the day invites contemplation of upcoming spring and summer bounty and a recognition that all comes from a higher benevolence.

Western Municipal Victories Signal Shift in Politics

In Cincinnati Democrats win by four to eight thousand votes per office, sweeping the city. St Louis and Dubuque follow with complete Democratic takes of the municipal governments. The West shows strong anti Radical sentiment influencing the national contest, with the East likely to feel pressure as the political climate shifts.

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Appointment of Otis Norcross to Prison Inspectors

The article notes the select appointment of Hon Otis Norcross to the Board of Prison Inspectors and highlights the importance of improving the State Prison system. It references the Legislative Committee on Prisons report condemning Charlestown Prison in several respects.

Otis Norcross Legislative Committee On Prisons Charlestown

Contenders clash as Hoar enters Vice Presidential fray

The Philadelphia contest for the Vice Presidency tightens as Congressman Hoar joins the Wilsons in the race. Rivalry between Wilson and Hoar on temperance emerges, while Butler eyes shift in Worcester history and local enmities flare among Massachusetts leaders.

Colfax Philadelphia Wilsons Congressman Hoar Henry Wilson Wilson Laws Congress Butler Worcester Hoar

Vast Clippings and World Notes From An Early Paper

A flood of eccentric items fills the page from a late nineteenth century issue. Notes cover Oregon floods, Laura Harris at Lisbon, Kaufmann’s orchestrion death, Detroit bears, Sacramento peach crop fears, and wild remarks on politics, religion, and society. Short items mix humor, crime, and travel as a broad snapshot of public notices and curiosities.

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