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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1886

Page

2

Clergy Defend Gladstone Faith in Home Rule Debate

The London Spectator argues moral questions should bow to politics as clergy defend Gladstone’s home rule stance. A clergyman notes home rule as best path to Irish settlement and a potential federation, while praising Gladstone’s political insight over two decades of policy.

London Spectator Ireland Mr. Gladstone Mr. Chamberlain Lord Arrington Lord Salisbury Gladstone

Collins Bill as Retaliation Against Canada Questioned

The editorial views General Collins's bill as extreme and potentially harmful, arguing it targets foreign vessels and land routes over trade, risking war if enacted. It urges restraint during ongoing diplomacy and notes Canadian partisans seek to trigger retaliation to gain trade. The piece predicts presidential discretion would limit any action.

Collins Canada

New London Rendezvous Opens Yacht Club Cruise

The New York Yacht Club meets at New London as the annual cruise starts, featuring the Goelet cup races with the Fortuna, Puritan, Mayflower, and Sachem. Newport tests will determine the defender of the Americas Cup amid favorable weather and strong eastern entries.

New York Yacht Club New London New York Club Boston Fortuna Newport New York Bay Atlantic Marblehead Eastern Yacht Club America

British Journals Flood Crawford Dilke Case Space

The Pall Mall Gazette shows how London papers covered Mrs Crawford testimony with the Times at four columns and Daily News near ten. Newcastle Leader led with ten and a half columns as others spread scandal details widely. The piece questions morality and parallels American sensationalism.

Pall Mall Gazette Crawford-Dilke

Traveller condemns sale of two old horses for pension

The Traveller denounces the administration for selling two aged horses that served at Charlestown Navy Yard, urging a pension for the animals. The piece notes this may be the only case not covered by Senator Blair's bill.

Hoar Senate Beck Charlestown Navy Yard Blair

Ebers Credits Winslow in Egyptian Discoveries

Georg Ebers of Leipsic sends hearty congratulations to Dr. William C. Winslow of the Egypt Exploration Fund. He notes scholarly labors and research are internationalizing the world as well as commerce and treaties.

Egypt Georg Ebers Leipsic William C. Winslow Egypt Exploration Fund

Fate of the Great Eastern Reimagined as Global Exhibit

The London Telegraph recounts the Great Eastern's revival as a floating world’s fair in Liverpool. Proposals include touring major ports from Dublin to Yokohama, with coal logistics to overcome, and even a round the world voyage if the Panama Canal were completed.

London Telegraph Mersey Thames Ainsworth Brunel Scott Russell Bay of Dublin Cork Clyde Firth of Forth Downs Millwall Plymouth Sound Barcelona Cronstadt Hamburg Rotterdam Naples Colombo Madras Calcutta Bombay King George Sound Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Auckland Cape Horn M. de Lesseps Panama Canal

Destruction of Birds at a New Brunswick Lighthouse

Montreal witnesses describe William Brewster's night observations at Point Lepreaux lighthouse from August 23 to September 26. He records dense fog and rain magnifying bird strikes as dozens die or are disabled, with a vivid diary of the fatal lantern at the Bay of Fundy shore.

Montreal Witliam Brewster Nuttall Ornithological Club Agassiz Museum Cambridge Point Lepreaux New Brunswick Bay of Fundy Nuttall Club Brewster

Irving to sail Rambler for Maine voyage after Delmonico dinner

After a welcome dinner at Delmonico's New York on the 11th, Henry Irving will board the Rambler chartered by Colonel E A Buck. A party of thirteen will cruise up the coast to Maine visiting New London Boston Marblehead and Bar Harbor with a steam tug following. Estimated cost exceeds 5000 dollars, about 250 per day.

Delmonico’s New York Henry Irving E. A. Buck Wilkes Spirit Hies Maine New London Bar Harbor Boston Marblehead

Literary notices and forthcoming Harper works

A roundup of upcoming books from Harper and Brothers and others. Mentions Jo's Opportunity by Lucy C Lilley, The Winnipeg Country by A Rochester Fellow, and The Study by W D Howells. Notes on Samuel Bowles biography, Miss Braddon new novel The One Thing Needful, Sala autobiography parts, Norah Moriarty by Blackwood, and Howells new novel for Harpers. Also lists Love and Luck by Roosevelt and The Children of Old Park's Tavern.

Harper & Bros Lucy C. Lilley Harper’s Monthly the Atlantic Samuel Bowles The London Spectator Bowles Hannibal England America Miss Braddon Mr. Sala Athermum Abd Bellini Grisi Paganini Lablache Braham Yom Moore Theodore Hook Dickens Theckeray Duke of Wellington Lord Melbourne Mrs. Norton Mad Marquis of Waterford Countess Waldegrave Duke of Brunswick Harriet Duchess of St. Albans Count D’orsay Napoleon Inl Mark Lemon Buckstone Webster Mme. Vestris Charles Matthews Dejazet Bentley Sala Messrs. Blackwood & Sons Norah Moriarty Land League Ireland Howells Harpers Venice Florence Boston Elliott Coues Ornithologists’ Union Russia

Handwriting Expert Reveals Forensic Detail and Dangers

The Scotch examiner Mr Inglis discusses his forty years as a facsimilist and handwriting expert. He demonstrates methods using magnifying glass, ink pot dangers, and forged checks, noting education will improve future writing and describing his tracing paper analysis with line by line comparisons.

Pall Mall Gazette Inglis John Smith

French censorship row mirrors English stage licenser controversy

The London Telegraph notes a French Chamber budget committee move to abolish censorship of the stage, driven by Emile Zola over Germinal. It argues English licensure protects social morality and political caricature, while France permits Germinal in print yet bars stage adaptation.

M. Emile Zola Davidson Concord Mr. Howells Professor Davidson London Telegraph England Paris France M. Zola Lord Chamberlain Foote Haymarket Tenniel Gordon Thompson Furniss Proctor Rejgeing

Oddities and opinions streak New York gossip columns

The item collection mocks politics and poetry with scattered quips about Squire, General Logan, bears in Labrador, and bomb politics in Hungary. It mentions a New York columnist’s rapid-fire sensationalism and jokes about a prince of Japan and dynamite.

Prince Angostura Japan New York Life

All the Illusions of the Modern Traveller Vanishing from Rome

Saturday Review notes a Rome transformed by rapid construction and redevelopment. Historic sites bow to modern boulevards and hotels as ground prices soar, while the Coliseum gains modern brickwork and new crowds bustle along tram routes, signaling a democratic, bustling transformation.

St. Peter’s Civita Vecchia Quirinal Bermondsey St. Denis Diocletian Paris Vienna Alps Lateran Forum Pantheon Appian Wey Church of St. John Lateran Rome Alban Coliseum Titus Roma di Roma Hawthorne

Choir fee schedule and upcoming items

The text outlines fees for the choir and mentions two upcoming items. It lists a series of unreadable or corrupted terms and numbers, making precise details unclear. The available data indicate a financial schedule followed by two unspecified items.

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