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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1886

Page

2

Political speculation and scandals in Massachusetts politics

The piece discusses senatorial chances for Mr. Dawes in Massachusetts with emphasis on youth in the Republican party and the risk of replacing an entrenched incumbent. It notes the Indian and tariff issues, Western Massachusetts support, and how a Hopedale case showed influence by a single manufacturer. It mocks local corruption and parallels with New York reporting on evidence and guilt.

Commonwealth Mr. Dawes Massachusetts Sill Robinson Butler Hingham Boy Dawes Western Massachusetts Hopedale

South’s rapid industrial growth fuels hope for future progress

The article highlights Southern industrial expansion in early 1886 with about 36.6 million in capital across new and expanded mills and factories. It notes diverse sectors from furnaces to tobacco to lumber, praise for labor-capital harmony, and warns against subsidized schooling, predicting the South will lead in ten years if allowed to develop unimpeded.

South Baltimore Walsh

New York Bribery Season Opens With Aims And Accusations

The bribery trial season starts in New York amid mixed prospects as prosecutors rely on witnesses who have previously sworn contrary statements. The Shaler case collapse and Broadway surface railroad allegations expose police and city officials, showing a pattern of corruption and flawed prosecutions.

New York Shaler Monmouth B. Wilson Waite

Uncle Sam and His Railroads Bill to aid subsidy debt

The committee on Pacific railroads reports a bill to ease government debt tied to subsidized lines. US subsidy bonds totaling 109 million dollars rise by over 1.5 million yearly and mature in about twelve years. The plan offers semi annual payments with 3 percent interest, funded to cover principal and interest over fifty nine years, aiming to preserve through traffic profits without immediate dividends.

Outhwaite Committee On Pacific Railroads Union Pacific Central Pacific Congress

Law and Order League Faces Setbacks in Boston

The Law and Order League pursues Sam Jones's advice to dismantle local justice structures but meets stern resistance. Its push to centralize police control falters as counsel is exposed and the judiciary committee favors repealing a prior district attorney rights abridgment.

Law and Order League Sam Jones Boston League Judiciary Committee

Boston Ward Divisions Move to Third Reading Amid Controversy

The Stevens bill for ward division in Boston advances to a third reading after amendments. If the commission fails to deliver by May 31, the committee on cities gains power to draw the plan. Critics question who validates the commission and fear the committee will push a partisan solution harming citizen satisfaction.

Stevens Boston Committee On Committee On Cities Republican Party Podunk Skunk Hollow General Stevens

Frnny English Comments On Cleveland Administration

The London Telegraph claims greater official purity under President Cleveland but cites a Telegraph example noting sixteen of twenty four New York aldermen arrested for bribery with Broadway tram car railroad. The text mocks ties between Cleveland and these arrests, comparing to Gladstone.

London Telegraph Cleveland Zachary Taylor Telegraph New York Board of City Hall Gladstone

Fragmented speech on English understanding of government

A snippet notes that the English cannot yet grasp the size and independence of a local system of government in the country. The fragment hints at national pride in local autonomy and constitutional structure.

Oregon disaster court shows misjudged verdicts and doubts

The Scottish News analyzes the court of inquiry on the Oregon disaster. It argues the evidence disproves prior theories and claims the wreck was due to the schooner being overtaken by Oregon, criticizing the Wreck Commissioners' Court and warning the public about relying on it for maritime causes.

Scotland Court of Inquiry Oregon Mercantile Marine

Oldest Delaware judiciary with four veteran judges

Delaware's bench, the oldest in the nation, comprises Chief Justice Joseph P. Comegys aged 73 Judge Wotton over 80 Judge John W. Houston nearing 80 and Chancellor Willard Saulsbury at 66. Their four ages total nearly 300 years, averaging about 75 years.

Delaware Union Joseph P. Comegys Wotton John W. Houston Willard Saulsbury United States Senate Eli Saulsbury

Witty miscellany from national weeklies and critics

A collage of quips and anecdotes from various periodicals. Items include satirical lines about professors, editors and politicians, snippets on theater figures, writers and public notices, plus a parade of humorous exchanges and brief cartoon-style observations.

Parley of Springfield Senators Shapes Up for Chair and Roles

The Springfield circle discusses who may preside in the Senate and who could fill the lieutenant governor post. Senator Phillips is praised for past chairmanship, Norris seeks higher office, and exerts party whip influence. Clerk McLaughlin impresses as a parliamentary authority to country members.

Springfield Senator Phillips Pillsbury Phillips Haile Senate Howes Norris Cottage City Norris Clerk McLaughlin McLaughlin

Noted World Figures and Local Anecdotes Highlight European and American Life

Rome hosts Plon Plon at a grand dinner with King Humbert. Scotland's George Stirton dies at 101, reputed Europe’s oldest Freemason. Carnegie tours Georgia and Florida with his Democracy. Thomas Mercer, buried in Philadelphia, exhumed after 38 years and found petrified. Senator John I Mitchell rests in Wellsboro, unlikely to return before Congress adjourns. Georgie Ives to wed Baron Meyer of Dresden in June. Bishop Taylor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

William J. Florence Joe Jefferson Lawrence Barrett John Gilbert Lester Wallack Edwin Booth Charles Pope McVicker Drew Mme. Ponisi Charles A. Dana Newell New Jersey Centralia W.T. George Augustus Sala London India Lortijo Madrid Dolph Oregon Senate Duke of Connaught Blair Daniel Marcy New Hampshire Washington New Orleans Florida Capitol House of Representatives Voorhees Indiana Dawes Massachusetts Morrisl Vermont Allison and Wilson Iowa Randall, Kelly and O'Neill Pennsylvania Holman Eden and Morrison Illinois Wadsworth Kentucky Rome Humbert George Stirton Pethshire Scotland Europe Andrew Garnegie Jacksonville Fla Thomas Mercer Philadelphia Thomas Mercer United States John I. Mitchell Wellsboro Congress

State House Notes and Legislative Reactions

Discussion spans the dome tank risk, May 5 reception for Lieutenant Governor Oliver Ames, park land loan delays, and Marblehead Representative Sam Roads avoid splitting his town. Debates cover Boston ward division, committee power plays on cities, and a water gas repeal vote with a split stance between Republicans and Democrats and between representatives and senators.

State House Wharton Committee On Manufactures Boyden Wilbur Crane Desmond

Public Voice on Tariff Law Turns Back Tax Burden

A letter to the editor blasts the 1883 tariff clause on wrappings as bungling and in effect unlawful. It notes New York collectors taxed coverings, merchants protested, a New York suit failed, the Supreme Court reversed, and about 12.66 million dollars previously paid may be refunded to importers, with consumers bearing the burden.

Press of New York The Post Congress Circuit Supreme Court Washington United States Treasury United

Tax justice under tariff law debate

G W South Easton argues April 26 that an illegal tax taken under tariff law should be repaid to remedy the wrong, and questions whether any system robs the people more than a protective tariff.

States Treasury G. W. South Easton

Feminine Fancies and the Belle of the Ball

A satirical column rails at society living and youth discipline from a Belle’s gown filled with long routines of morning to late-night events. It ponders training of society women, critiques school discipline, and ends with a note on Queen Blanche of Castile inspiring wigmaking in medieval times.

United States Boston Transcript New Jersey Evening Standard England Boston Young America History St. Louis France Blanche Castile Louis Holy Land Palestine

Bowdoin Square Baptist Church Society Meeting Report

The annual meeting notice appeared on church doors and the gathering drew many Bowdoin Square attendees. With Patrolman 149 present and two constables at the doors, 27 members attended including 15 proxies with lawyers Coffee and Keyes. The majority report was sustained after proxy controversy and adjournment followed after a lengthy session.

Bowdoin Square Coffee Keyes Wilbur May Ile

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