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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1887
Page
4
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The yacht Thistle enters our waters with a hearty welcome and a sense of relief as the Scotch boat arrives safely. Debate continues on her Atlantic run time compared with predecessors, with interest rising in future duel with the Volunteer and potential abilities.
The Grand Army Record condemns the Ohio Republican convention resolution attacking President Cleveland over pension vetoes. It accuses them of fishing for veteran votes and highlights Cleveland’s administration expanding pensions and increasing Union veterans employed.
The Harrisburg state convention may shift its backing to James G Blaine as a counter to the Ohio Republicans indorsing Sherman. Boss Quay leads quiet effort to secure Blaine support, with minimal public campaigning and strong behind the scenes maneuvering.
The June offer from the Mexican government proposes a 25 year monopoly or purchase for a new ore reduction process with strict cost limits. The Nicholas electrolysis process by Bias and priest of Louvain is presented as promising despite higher per ton cost, offering full metal extraction and sulfur recovery, with hopes to lower costs.
The Prohibitionists offer a stern reply to anti saloon Republican efforts, arguing Republicans cannot curb saloon sales. Dr Miner’s open letter accuses the party of failed prohibitory actions and contends state leaders control liquor licenses and police. The piece notes Prohibitionists welcome splits and predict growing numbers against the Republican party.
The Gladstonian candidate Brunner defeats Liberal Unionist Lord Grosvenor at Northwich in a pivotal result. The win signals a shift toward self government for Ireland, with a sizable rise in overall votes and a substantial gain in Liberal support, suggesting a new mood among the English electorate.
The English Parliament settled on margarine as the term for oleomargarine, rejecting butterine and arguing over clarity. The French Assembly offered a vague definition of butter, described by the London Spectator as pompous. The piece notes margarine is wholesome and useful but hopes for a clear, simple name as prejudice fades.
The Whyos gang leader Dan Lyons, shot after biting a saloon keeper’s tails, lies in a wake described by the New York World. The piece notes Lyons’s brutal gang, succession plans to Owary Bruen, and a local call for drastic action against violent criminals. The wake draws women and neighbors, with sorrow and tears, as the neighborhood reflects on Lyons’s violent reign.
The famous British breweries including Guinness and Allsopp have recently become stock companies and report enormous profits. This shift to public ownership signals strong performance and expanding market interest in the brewing sector.
An exchange notes a decrease in total drink intake across the British Isles. Wine usage for the first half of the year reached 6,888,000 gallons, higher than last year but 1 million below the same period in 1885, while both home-made and foreign spirits show a downward trend per excise and board of trade data.
Florence Macnacatron of Bunkerly House Bushmills swam the bay between Blackrock and Port Ballantrae in thirty nine minutes to persuade a local fisherman to abstain from drinking. The incident spawns satirical suggestions about other unlikely temperance concessions.
Barillas assuming supreme power suspends the constitutional regime. Justice tribunals continue under March 1 laws. A constituent Assembly to review amendments to the 1879-1886 constitution is convoked and to convene October 1. Decree becomes effective upon publication.
An observer likens the President to Cincinnatus at Oak View describing him strolling the garden with a cigar then sitting on the piazza and taking a drive. The piece questions where the ploughing fits in this rustic portrait.
In Boston observers discuss Massachusetts taxes on inherited wealth and the lure of residence changes to Rhode Island. A trustee declines a local post to avoid double taxation, while a young heir moves to Newport for tax efficiency. Public digs in Boston uncover old relics as street work advances.
The writer recalls a cat nesting kittens in a pipe and a cheerful streetcar conductor who wins friends with humor. He muses on a proposed Court reporter for Mrs. Cleveland and imagines Marion as a quiet harbor for retired sea captains, touched by local wealth observations.
The Mexican Iron Mountain Manufacturing Company of Des Moines acquired the Great Iron Mountain near Durango. The site covers 438000 acres with water rights and plants. The mountain contains 30 to 70 percent iron ore and could supply Britain’s furnaces for centuries.
Admiral Luce refutes a nationwide misstatement quoting him as using the line Behold the emblem of authority a dog obeyed in office in connection with Secretary Whitney. He says the phrase was spoken in Halifax about the Highland Light seizure to criticize a small Canadian cruiser and insists he would not breach discipline.
A Berlin report notes electric lighting in the Winter Palace banqueting halls harms ornamental plants. Leaves yellow and dry, then fall off after a single night of intense illumination. Palms suffer little, likely due to source plant conditions and humidity.
A collage of brief portraits notes Judge Welborn of Texas earning 25000 yearly in law, Miss Boyd of West Philadelphia famed at Lake Minnetonka for fishing, Elder Evans of New Lebanon turning eighty five after fifty five years fishless, consul general Phelan of Irish extraction from St Louis, Langtry’s diminutive red haired coachman at Long Branch, Governor Foraker’s superstition and Caldwell rally date, Colonel Shaylor Eldridge’s $1500 settlement after a $60000 loss, President Cleveland as Cin cinnatus at Oak View tending a garden, a single carriage, one horse, and Mrs Cleveland’s maid at the house.
Patrick A Collins returns with the goat after attending Irish dinners. The Springfield Republican notes the playful cultural exchange and local curbside humor surrounding the homecoming.
The Manchester Union condemns Blaine for moral cowardice in his Ireland policy. It argues this flaw explains why he falters at critical moments and suffers attacks at the worst times.
An editorial from the Springfield Republican argues General Phil Sheridan as a presidential nominee would be more talk than reality. It calls such talk a sign of party desperation and notes only a war record could stir nationwide support, while cautioning the scenario would be a risky gamble.
A New York World editorial argues for a graduated income tax starting at ten thousand dollars to fund state needs without burdening farms or homesteads. It contends income tax is fair, benefits workers, and would lower rents versus land-based taxes.
A Times Iowa-Indiana excerpt praises improved efficiency and reduced partisan aims across federal offices. It credits administrative reforms under President Cleveland and his advisers, noting a needed change driven by public sentiment. The piece stresses nonpartisan gains rather than party superiority.
The Boston Herald refutes Western hot box sentiments about the President and says Massachusetts G A R remained unshaken by the St Louis uprising or the rebel flag incident. It notes only a few members supported such views, proving they were unworthy of recognition or repudiation.
The NY Commercial Advertiser laments a sharp drop in literary taste across generations, noting a flood of popular novels with little real significance. Since George Eliot ceased writing, hardly any English novels are deemed essential reading, leaving fiction writers prolific yet barren of lasting achievement.
The Boston Post condemns the anti saloon Republicans manifesto as an attack on Prohibitionists while noting Republican refusals to pass key temperance bills. It questions third party appeal effectiveness, citing Dawes Hoar Long and others and contrasting with the Springfield Republican view.
An advertising brochure titled A Brief Discourse Concerning ye Ancient and ye Moderne Clothier highlights literary merit and artistic illustrations. The piece contrasts old and modern clothiers, showcases finely drawn scenes, and blends text with pictures in brown ink on heavy calendered paper designed by Rand Avery Company.
A miscellany notes London society snubs Gladstone and a Goshen New York reunion, a Wall Street comment on bulls, and Marquesas-like Sandwich Islands. It covers Lula Grim’s dramatic fasting, noisy street car bands, Krupp family history, a humorous English error note, and reminiscences on travel tips and Americans abroad.
A visitor asks a servant for Mr. John Sherman to discuss winter clothing. The servant notes Sherman has complained of the cold and wonders if an overcoat bargain can be struck, highlighting a lighthearted glimpse of market chatter.
Lawrence Hamilton 17 and George Gibson 18 were arrested last evening for breaking into Edward Russell's North Street grocery and stealing 3475 dollars in cash and two boxes of cigars.
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