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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1886

Page

2

Romantic Chicago tale of lost husband and new union

A Chicago family story unfolds from the 1876 Philadelphia centennial era. A husband, drawn to vast warehouses and rail comforts, vanished for years leaving a grieving wife to remarry, amid vague rumors of a possible fate or death at Lehigh mines, and a new partner entering their lives.

Chicago Tennyson Philadelphia Klook Sage Fritz C. Kind Lehigh Supreme Judicial Court Suffolk Boston Annie Pearce Daniel B. Pearce Coe

Cremation Debate: Poisoning Traces Not a Deterrent

The Pilot argues cremation would erase death poisoning traces and shield a suspect, yet cremation advocates dismiss such concerns. It is hard to credit murder by poisoning as common enough to affect burial decisions.

Haverhill Salem Commonwealth

Political ethics and reform across papers in 1890s

A concise survey of editorials from multiple papers condemning demagogic tactics, urging stronger anti-saloon focus, warning against personal issue campaigns, and calling for disciplined leadership. It discusses resignation talk, media interviews, the need for new issues, and the dangers of public corruption across parties, highlighting figures like Bayard Hewitt Powderly and Gray.

King of San Francisco Unitarian Sermon and Life Remembered

San Francisco letter chronicles the life of T Starr King, a New York born Unitarian pastor who aided California’s Union loyalty during Civil War era. The piece details his arrival in 1860, energetic preaching, beloved character, and pivotal role in preserving California for the Union amid secessionist sentiment. It notes his death in 1864 from diphtheria and his enduring legacy in California.

San Francisco Cleveland General Scott California King C. M. Cousens First Unitarian Society of New York Golden Gate Cousens Mr. King Mr. Cousens House of God Boston Presidio Alcatraz Island Washington Pacific Republic T. Starr King Pacific Star Union Thomas Starr King

Mr Gray's Predecessor in One Mill

The text recalls Edward Atkinson as the long serving treasurer of Indian Orchard Mills and notes his stance on tariff debates. It credits his departure with shifting focus to fire prevention in manufactories, leading to lower mill insurance costs via the Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company, praised as a public achievement. It also nods to Mr Gray's steadfast stance on protecting American industry.

Enterprise Delaware Bayard Benjamin T. Biggs Pennsylvania Randall Wallace Chauncey F. Black Zandail Ohio Frank Hurd John McBride Order of Knights of Labor State Miners’ Union Morrison Payne State Senate United States Michigan Cheap Money Party Legal Tender Treasury Gray and Payson City of Boston Gray Boston Herald Springfield Republican LN. Y. Evening Post William Gray, Jr Indian Orchard Mills Edward Atkinson Atkinson New England Manufacturers’ Mutual Insurance Company Samuel W. Duffield New York Funk & Wagnalls

Coveney Assumes Boston Port Surveyor Post

Yesterday morning Colonel J W Coveney entered the Boston port surveyor’s office and, after inventory verification, took over the duties from retiring General Adin B Underwood. He was introduced to department staff including Collector Saiton Stall, Mr Dyer and Comptroller Fiske before resuming regular duties. Prominent figures have long held this office.

J. W. Coveney Boston Adin B&b Underwood Coveney Saitonstall Dyer Fiske Port of

War fever over a prisoner and the shamokin avengers

A Northern crowd questions why volunteers rush to defend a man named Cutting. The column argues there is no justification for war fever, cites constitutional limits, and recalls the 1848 Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty urging arbitration before any war. It warns against premature drum beating as Diaz and the United States negotiate peace.

Russia United States Conradi Sun Cutting Mexico Tucson San Francisco Cleveland Shamokin Penn Shenandoah Buffalo Diaz Ireland Texas Congress

Comparative Literature by H. M. Posnett review

The work provokes both praise and critique for its wide reading and rigorous method. It argues literature grows from social conditions and rejects absolute perfection. Yet the reviewer finds it overreaching within a compact scope and critiques its stance on style and universality, while acknowledging clear merit and engaging prose.

Posnett Shakspere Mr. Posnett H. M. Posnett University College Auckland New Zealand New York D. Appleton & Co

Obituary notices from New England dated Aug 17

A series of death notices list Sarah M Evans of Allenstown Augusta 17 and other local names. Captain David Hoffses Henry J Johnston Mary M Allen Stoddard Blanchard Benjamin Colby Alfred Howes Mary F Rich Elizabeth Kenney Hila Swazey Isaac Warren noted with ages and locations Chelsea Charlestown New Bedford Poquetanuck Cottage City Malden Fitchburg Waltham in an urban New England notice page.

Evans Allenstown Sarah M Rice Boston Chester Square Hoffses David Hoffses Johnston Charlestown Henry J. Johnston Allen New Bedford Mary M Humphrey B Allen Blanchard Chelsea Stoddard Blanchard Colby Poquetanuck Conn Benjamin Colby Cambridge Howes Cottage City Alfred Howes Newton Ricgh Mary F Bar Tain Henry Rich Kenney Fitchburg Elizabeth Kenney Swazey Malden Hila M George H Swazey Warren Waltham Isaac Warren

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