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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1888
Page
4
The text notes patience as the ultimate authority weighs in, arguing that statehood could grant women's suffrage if Washington Territory becomes a state. It explains Congress may intend to limit political privileges to males when granting territorial suffrage power, but burial of this hope is not fatal and suffragists may endure the setback.
The Times may seek redress in Scotland despite an indemnity bill, while the Parnell commission begins hearings on October 16. Counsel for the Times argues Scottish courts lack jurisdiction if it does not own property or reside there, with interim applications due by Sept 17. Justice observers fear the Scottish suit may fail on a technicality.
The article contrasts home market economic ideas arguing railroads ruinous but promotes regional shoemaking and wheat, then shifts to a rural crime story. Four juvenile thieves aged 14 to 19 steal horses from neighbors, lure others, and eventually confess after a family flogging. Families seek settlements while authorities trace recovered and sold horses across counties.
A Boston writer muses on heat The nerves influence mood and suggests avoiding feverish thermometer watching He also riffs on a proposed color scheme for West End Street Railway cars noting blue green buff and white with trims The piece shifts to a reminiscence about two old schoolfellows Robinson and Duane ending with reflections on youth and a playful tale from their past
Doston Post notes Hon. Arcuipa Linn of Hartland Maine, a woollen manufacturer, urged free wool and argued American labor and machinery exceed English in efficiency. He backed free raw materials but would not extend the same to whiskey and tobacco and said he would support Cleveland for another term. The piece adds that Whitman will need to borrow many fingers.
The Connecticut echo of the Blaine bugle horn arrives as a Hartford Republican convention nominates a local wealthy politician to succeed retiring New York banker Louis Bury. The platform blasts protection policy and denounces free trade, while warning of ruinous foreign competition. Connecticut and Massachusetts resist the demagogic surge despite party leaders following it.
Congressman Fircu of New York withdraws from Republican circles in his district criticizing the party’s campaign as a false keynote. He says leaders label his liberal views on tariffs as free trade attacks on American industry and accuse colleagues of aiding British workers. Fircu refuses to participate in what he deems ridiculous misrepresentation, noting dissent within party ranks and a revolt of intelligent men aligned with his views.
The Supreme Court in Washington Territory upholding Judge Nasu’s ruling on the unconstitutionality of the law allowing female citizens to vote is not decisive, as the matter will go to the Supreme Court of the United States for final determination. The outcome remains uncertain and awaits higher judicial handling.
The piece analyzes a reported lumber trust aiming to control Minnesota and Wisconsin timber and mills, warning of a looming monopoly. It contrasts oil sugar and copper trusts, argues Congress must curb trusts, supports Senator Reagan's bill, and endorses the Mitts bill to protect forests and lower costs.
London Times signals a slow approach to Mr Par Nell's suit in Scotland with trial unlikely before January. The pursuer may choose among five judges four Liberals with Unionist leanings and one Tory. Par Nell picks Lord Kinnear noted for learning and impartiality. Indemnity against legal costs is mentioned.
The text argues that tariff legislation has always been controlled by protected industries and shaped by compromise among diverse interests. It cites the 1789 Hamilton tariff, shoe tax cases, and Walker era experiences to show how protection creates monopolies, raises consumer prices, and shifts benefits to resource owners. It concludes that high duties are unstable and harmful to sound trade.
A wave of horse thefts hits Belmont Ohio over two months with pastures and barns raided. A Sunday note warned a farmer his mare Kate would be targeted, prompting investigators to trace handwriting to a likely ledger page from an attic journal.
The Maine man who offered a Tippecanoe era campaign button to Mr. Blaine signals Republican plans to invoke Tippecanoe and Tyler too this autumn. The New York Evening Post notes 1840 campaign remembrances nationwide and questions funding to repair General Harrison’s tomb at North Bend, urging admirers to make this a labor of love rather than solely boost the Republican candidate.
Catholic News condemns a slanderous claim that Irish American citizens vote against England by backing the Republican ticket. The piece argues such political rhetoric insults intelligence and devotion to American institutions and predicts a rebuke at the polls next November.
A New York Herald (Ind.) editorial questions Secretary Blaine's stance on protection by noting his European travels and alleged import of goods made by foreign labor. It challenges what duties were paid on his thirty two trunks and twenty parcels and bags and why this matters to American workers.
The Springfield Republican denounces the Tribune of New York and the woollen manufacturers in a harsh indictment of tariff policy. It argues that protection remains strong under the Mills bill and notes industry slumps under Republican rule years ago, with mills near the city nearly silent for months.
The text contrasts individual economic behavior with community patterns, using Massachusetts and Minnesota as examples. It argues that, like individuals, communities err by trading their products with each other, highlighting a critique of exchange patterns in the home market theory context.
The piece surveys editorial positions and political maneuvering surrounding Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. It notes New Haven Register advocacy for Pigott, Illinois and Massachusetts savings debates, English press reactions, and various Democratic and Republican maneuvers. It highlights union and business reactions, including Marshall Field backing Cleveland, Indiana Republican doubts, and tariff reform support from Henry G. Hubbard of Russell Manufacturing, with broader implications for the 1888 campaign.
South Norwalk Connecticut August 15 Chief of Police John Lockwood clubbed Patrick Cahill last night then tied him by the heels to a wagon rear and dragged him to the lockup with his head bumping on paving. He put Cahill in the lockup and set a bulldog on him. A near riot followed the affair Cahill was tried and bound over to the Superior Court Jons wend has been suspended from the police once.
The New York Times notes Congressman Fitch leaves his party amid disagreements over tariff reform. The decision, seen as principled, contrasts with typical party shifts and calls on Republicans who back tariff reform to value national interests over party fortunes.
First Lieutenants William H. Carter William R. Hamilton and Francis J. Hatten receive leaves or orders. Captain William C. Gergas proceeds to Monte Lano Camp Huntsville Alabama. Detachment of recruits to depart New York. Captain Edward A. Godwin back to troop duty. Second Lieutenant Henry R. Adams resigns effective Sept 1 1888.
A Olympia Wyoming dispatch reports the Supreme Court has ruled that woman suffrage in the Territory is unconstitutional. The decision affects the rights of women to vote in territorial elections and reflects ongoing national debates over suffrage.
A collage of items includes Philadelphia scientists aiming to restore Babylon and possibly remove the Ganges cataract, Congress member Hatch praised for a plain shirt, and reflections on tariff talks. Also notes on a torch-toting campaign gadget, poetry praise for Whitman, and vivid vignettes from Omaha to Poitiers with humorous exchanges about flats, sermons, and a London to Edinburgh journey.
The Hon. Robert C. Winthrop rests at Bar Harbor while Chauncey M. Depew Judge Gresham and Robert Lincoln visit Hamburg. General Hovey seeks Indiana governor and pens poems and a Peru book. Miss Winnie Davis visits Bar Harbor with Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. Mme Patti-Nicolini lists her Wales castle for sale post robbery. Lord Tennyson returns to Farringford and plans Rivera winter with Lord and Lady Tennyson. General Harrison plans a Lake Erie fishing trip as letter of acceptance looms. Mrs. Anna Wheeler known as Nym Crinkle dies after years of rheumatism.
A new form of electric fire alarm features a closed vessel of very thin metal filled with naphtha. Rising ambient temperature vaporizes the liquid causing the chamber walls to bulge and press against ebonite pieces that complete an electric circuit to ring the alarm.
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