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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1888

Page

2

A Word From Mt. Desert on Fog and Season in 1880s Maine

An opinion piece from Mt. Desert, Maine, railings against the summer season and its resorts. The author notes rare beauty yet laments frequent fogs, citing specific dates and durations of dense fogs at Bear Island lighthouse, urging visitors to come in September or October for clearer air and fuller scenery.

Spreciau Mt. Desert Island Atlantic Mt. Desert Bear Island Northeast Harbor Southwest Harbor

Letter to the editor on tariffs and immigration in 1840s America

J. S. F. argues against General Harrison’s tariff stance, asserting protective duties drive immigration of laborers, many under contract. He contends reduced protection would curb cheap labor and profit from industrialists like Carnegie would fall, urging tariff reform and lower taxes to help the masses.

Post Harrison William Jr. Harrison Tippecanoe Tyler Cleveland Thurman Ife Europe New England Canada Pennsylvania Ohio Carnegie

Smugglers Lure in Treasury, Seizure No. 1777 Told

Seizure No. 1777 in Boston district details a humorous yet serious smuggling case. Peter J. Rogers, a self described importer, offered tailor made wares to Special Agent R. M. Johnson in the Post Office building, later detained with a cache at the Jefferson House. The account notes contraband goods, a wealth of sales records, and a wider smuggling pattern impacting Boston’s cloth trade, with officials stressing duties and citizen cooperation.

Boston Charlestown Mass Peter J. Rogers Ireland Canada Custom House L. M. Montgomery The Treasury Colonel Montgomery Postoffice Mr. Johnson Treasury Department Citernains Bond Street Savile Row Talor Montgomery United States Jefferson House Johnson Rogers St. Louis George J. Junior Vine Street of the Treasury Customs

Body found in Perkins's woods near Brockton. man shot

The body of a man about 25 was found in Perkins's woods Brockton. Two bullets from a 32 caliber revolver passed through the heart. The deceased is believed to be Josiah P Hills's son from Newburyport, with a receipt bearing that name and 59 cents in one pocket. Hills arrived by noon train Friday and left a trunk at the depot with a matching check.

Brockton Perkins John Hills Newburyport Josiah P. Hills Hills

Cleveland and Thurman Club Organized in Farmington

A Cleveland and Thurman club was organized in Farmington Maine on Saturday evening, forming a new local group. The event brought together residents and civic minded individuals to establish the club's aims and activities.

Cleveland and Thurman Club Farmington, Me

Senator Hoar under fire over Scandinavian sailors remark

A written debate over Senator Hoar’s fisheries speech and a letter to the Worcester Spy is examined. The author argues Hoar endorsed Admiral Porter’s views on fisheries as a navy nursery and may bear responsibility for the contested remarks about Scandinavian sailors. Partisanship is blamed for the dispute.

Porter Hoar Blaine Senator Hoar D. H. Chamberlain Worcester Congress Joseph Cook Senate James Russell Lowell Massachusetts Sumner Andrew Admiral Porter

Tariff politics and trusts dominate party talk in 1880s debates

A sprawling column collects Republican and Democratic quarrels across states. It cites John E. Russell in Maine, Delaware county leadership shifts toward tariff reform, and a tour of political clubs. It contrasts Blaine’s defense of tariffs with trust arguments, notes Endicott’s stance on army blankets, and highlights a Minnesota convention backing tariff reduction.

John E. Russell Maine John 8. Rhodes Delaware County Penn Philadelphia Democratic County Committee Harrison and Morton Clubs New York Cleveland Springfield Union Pittsburg Edgar Thompson Company Andrew Carnegie Braddock Union Steel Company Chicago York Tribune Mr. Blaine England America France Endicott Enoch P. Hincks First National Bank of Bridgeport New York World Dem Thurman Port Huron Sharon Springs N. Y Ola Coons Harrison R. F. Tucker J. B. Brewster & Co Lincoln Blaine Mail and Express Ctarrison New York Tribune Senator Colauitt Pecksnilf London New York Herald Carnegie Havemeyer Sugar Trust New York State Commission Steve Elkins New Mexico West Virginia Wilson Congress Illinois Europe

Boston City Collector Notice of Tax Lien Sales 1888

Public auction of unpaid Boston real estate taxes for wards 1 through 13 listed with owners and parcels. Sales set for September 4, 1888 at 10 a.m. at Samuel R. Knights & Co., 226 Washington Street, including numerous lots, streets, and estate plans in Suffolk County Massachusetts.

Boston Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Samuel R. Knights & CO Washington Street Luther Blodgett Lafayette Street Whitman B.reck Suffolk Leeds Farrington Street Swan Street Leverett Street Kane Bohen Porter Street Sarah B. Bowker Saratoga Street William Boynton Wordsworth Street Eddy kLutan Street Andrew J. Church Stephen P. Weld Ashley Avenue Whitman and Breck Coeman Cook Willian H. Morse Trenton Street Martin L. Cross John L. Ellis Lexington Street Mary K. Hayes Charles M. Carter Daniel Crowley Pope Street Suffolk Deeus Ope Street Kenningon Street John C. Crowley Bennington Street Moore Street East Boston Company Ann West Equity North American Insurance Company Mortgagee Elizabeth I. Donovan Bridget Dunphy Anna Gribbon John Dunn Michael Barrett Milton Street Frank JV Georgia A. Hill Orient Avenue John Keohane Putnam Street William H Samuel H. Litchfield Chelsea Street Dennis F. McCarthy Catherine Baggott Chelsea Court Francis J. McLaughlin Margaret J. Maloney Curtis Street Benjamin Misener George KR. Swasey Gare James Fitzpatrick Bunker Hill Street John J. Fitzpatrick Spice Street Cambridge Street Waddsworth Middlesex South District Registry of Nathaniel G. Green Marshall Place Walnut Street Mary J. Lydston Cook Street Olney T. Meader Irving Place Sarah L. Moseley Belmont Street North Mead Street Court William Dehondirs Aaron H. Allen Sabra D. Rogers Walker Street Susan Sanborn Bolton Place Thomas Stanley Medford Street Geoge R. Swasey Margaret S. Carleton George R. Swasey George I. Swasey Granville Greenleaf Perkins Street Lawrence Watson Hess Wellington Place Quincy Street Stephen I. Weld Edmund M. Wood Esite Anthony Watersman William Dehon Athens Street West Third Street James Ieshon John F. Oweng Athen Street Catherine J. Kiscoll Bidelia Fitzgibbons Margaret M. Foley Ontario Street Matthew Gallivan Lolton Street Susan M. Gookin West Fifth Street John Kenny Margaret C. Lally West First Street Namae New York & New England Railroad West Thomas Manning West Broadway Christian Misner West Turd Street Albert L. Murray James Power James Powers Mary A. Power West Fourth Street Jane Spellman West Sixth Street Ellen Ttwomey Samuel E. Tweed Silver Street James H. Cunningham Gold Street Daniel W. Beckler Thomas Park Thomas Gogin Lydia A. Walbridge Vihacles A. Colling Francis C. Welch East Sixth Street Frederick J. Stark East Sixh Street Marion H. Belden William H. Kent Dell Avenue Edwin F. Bowker Sarah LB. Bowker F Street James F. Cleary Anne Dever Neaves East Fourth Street Francis A. Coyle Ann Coyle East Second Street Catherine Danning James Deshon Francis PF. Adams Stewart Iggleston Love Street Catherine Farrell Robert Fitzgerald Alice Goodman Emerson Street Arthur W. Hamilton Stephen ?. Weld Cornelius Lane Augustus Ross Morty Wee H. W. Wilson Catherine Lawler Annie Mr. Irving Old Harbor Court James McIntyre Arthur Fr. Means Elizabeth Merry East Lighth Street Frank K. Neal Atlantic Street James Nugent James R. Murphy City of Benjamin B. Converse Ellen M. Nyen Sarab Bt. O’brien S. R. Knights & Co Martin Wilson Automatic Fire Alarm Company United States

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