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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1886

Page

2

Possible New York City mayoral candidates discussed by Republicans

A report claims the Republican machine in New York City weighs nominating either Cornelius Vanderbilt or William Waldorf Astor for mayor. The idea is treated as a proxy for class issues, resembling a move to run Henry George. The piece notes socialist experiments in Chicago as a caution for Eastern cities.

New York City Cornelius Vanderbilt Wiliam Waldorf Astor Vanderbilt Astor Henry George Chicago

First Trial Race Sets Stage For America's Cup Defense

Four rival sloops contest the inside New York Yacht Club course to determine who defends the America's Cup against Galatea. Priscilla and New York sloop lead in testing conditions with light winds and eastern breeze. The Atlantic also enters as a claimant while next week’s outside Hook races promise tougher competition.

New York Yacht Club New York Hook

Chicago Irish National League Convention Byplay

The Chicago Irish National League convention highlights two rival leaders John F. Finerty and Alexander Sullivan. Finerty is hot headed while Sullivan, calm and reflective, closed with a speech condemning the heated display sparked by Finerty’s harassing of Davitt. The convention ends with Sullivan stressing that the cool headed temperament wins.

Chicago Irish National League West John F. Fierty Alexander Sullivan Finerty Sullivan Davitt Ireland Irish National League of America United States Dominion Canada Charles Stewart Parnell Parnell Gladstone Ezan Judge Fitzgerald Illinois Michael Davitt Friends of Ireland

Tribune misreads public will on Mexico war support

The piece challenges the New York Tribune’s claim that Americans would only back a war with Mexico if it were just. It argues that once war is declared there would be loyal and earnest popular support, regardless of initial doubts.

New York Tribune Mexico

Test Case Violence and Public Justice Urgency

A Detroit Tribune editorial condemns the Chicago murder verdicts and calls for swift execution, arguing the defendants forfeited rights and must die to deter future crimes. It labels the case a test of whether incitement to murder is as culpable as murder itself.

Detroit Tribune

Arbitration Triumph At Saratoga Over Newspaper Feud

At Saratoga Colonel Terrell and General Pryor broker a peace between Murat Halstead of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and John R. McLean of the Enquirer. The quarrel arose from a third paper’s article and involved threats, but the parties agreed, with Pryor disavowing responsibility for the criticized claim and Terrell accepting the settlement. Public praise shifts to Halstead, McLean, and the diplomats.

Peace Society Mystic Long Island Sound Saratoga W. G. Terrell Roger A. Pryor Murat Halstead Cincinnati Commercial Gazette John R. McLean The Enquirer Halstead McLean Terrell John R General Pryor Mr. McLean Colonel Terrell Mr. Halstead Pryor

Howells on novels at Ashfield Academy dinner

The talk supports reading good books and argues that novels praising passions over principles may be bad. It notes readers should avoid excessive works and that strong principle driven stories can powerfully teach ideals through vivid romance.

Mr. Howells Ashfield Academy

German American journalists to hold New York convention next week

The German American journalists and authors visiting New York bring a mix of highly capable men and eccentric cranks. Some have returned to Germany as leaders in journalism, while others have become American journalists losing their native language. A few German newspapers here surpass those in Germany, though their circulation relies on immigrants, as younger German Americans prefer English.

New York Germany Horwitz Berlin Tageblatt Chicago Herrman Raster Boston Museum Boston Paul Merritt Henry Pettitt England London Annie Louise Ames R. J. Dillon Charles Kent D. J New England Tremont Temple William J. Winch D. M. Babcock H. C. Barnabee Howard Atheleum Windsor Theatre McAuley Jarvis Bijou Messrs Keith & Batchelder Robinson Tompkins McNish Johnson Slavin de Hanslick Vienna Gayarre Mme, Albani Marguerite Mme Scalchi London Times Boucicault Lortzing Wilhelm Bruch Sesson Selmagundi

Diplomat Blaine Seen As Weak Even in Short Tenure

In a clipped Philadelphia Record item a commentator mocks Blaine for his brief tenure in foreign affairs. The piece suggests he overestimates his standing in the diplomatic world and implies his influence was shallow.

Blaine Cleveland Plain Dealer Philadelphia

Mrs. Cleveland Lands a Three and a Half Pound Trout

Paul Smith's dispatch details a lake trout fishing outing with President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland at Hoyle pond. The party catches numerous fish including a six pound lake trout won by the President, later served for supper, while Mrs. Cleveland lands a three and a half pound trout and Mrs. Folsom others of similar size.

Paul Smith N. Y Trout Pond Hoyle Pond Dr. Ward

Mrs Chanfrau Secures The Scapegoat For Long Branch

Clifton W. Tayleure notes Mrs. Chanfrau will star in The Scapegoat by Sir Charles Young after its London and Chicago success. He recalls her rise from music teacher to stage star, Chanfrau’s wealth share, and her Huguenot Philadelphia lineage. London offers and beggar impostors are mentioned, including a baroness seeking a loan.

Clifton W. Taybeure Chanfraus Tayleure Chanfrau Caranfrau Brittany Philadelphia London Mr. Chanfrau America

The American Salmon Fisherman by Henry P Wells review

A concise appraisal of Wells's book on salmon fishing linking it to his Fly rods and Fly tackle. The piece notes practical chapters on gear technique and river maps, corrects a village name, and praises clothing advice while highlighting the book's timely guidance.

Wells Wella St. Croix Henry P. Wells Acon Teme New York Harper & Bros

Essays on Bolingbroke and Voltaire in England by Collins

A volume collecting Collins essays from the Quarterly Review and Cornhill on Bolingbroke and Voltaire in England and related topics. The reviewer notes Collins’s vivacity and antithetical style, likening it to Macaulay, and critiques some overconfident deductions and Swiftian diction.

Lord Bolingbroke Macaulay Swift England John Ig Ia Collins New York Harper & Bros

Hygiene of the Vocal Organs by Morell Mackenzie

Dr Morell Mackenzie, noted English throat specialist, presents The Hygiene of the Vocal Organs. The practical guide draws on his practice with actors and singers, explaining voice care for a popular audience with plain language, illustrations, and throat-position diagrams. London Macmillan & Co 1886.

Morell Mackenzie Mackenzie London Macmillan & Co

Miss Ellis's Mission by Mary W. Smith

A compact notice of Miss Ellis's Mission a biography from 1886 praising Miss Ellis a Unitarian lady who despite weakness sent out tracts religious writings and letters of counsel and cheer to readers seeking advice in this Boston publication of 1886.

Profits in Poultry profusely illustrated by Orange Judd Co

The work teaches profits and pitfalls of bantams Shang hai Leghorn and other fowl breeds with guidance on profitable breeding and care. The author declines to reveal his name on the title page. New York O Judd Co 1886.

Orange Judd Company Shanghai New York O. Judd Co Edward Beal Florence M. Beal Joan Casey, Jr Suffolk Bailey Street Boston Luther Briggs Tolman John Casey

Ashfield Academy dinner panel on democracy and culture

At Ashfield summer literary festival speakers discuss South education, democracy, and the role of Sanderson Academy. Norton hosts, Curtis and Chadwick praise civic virtue, Howells warns on novel reading, while Norton urges annual local contributions to the academy. News items and quips wrap the column.

Charles Eliot Norton George W. Cable William D. Howells George William Curtis John W. Chadwick Ashfield Academy Mr. Cable Louisiana South Flowells Brooklyn Howells Chadwick Sanderson Academy Professor Norton Mr. Curtis Curtis Norton George W. Norton Cambridge Staten Island Mr. Chadwick Sanderson Mary Lyon Ashfield

Mme Nilsson to Wed in Madrid Likely Sept Fifteen

Paris dispatch notes Mme Christine Nilsson plans to marry possibly on Sept 15 in Madrid to Count de Casa Miranda’s daughter Rosita de Casa Miranda. The prima donna, keeping details tentative, contemplates a European concert tour with Maurice Strakosch handling management.

Mme. Nilsson Mme Christine Nilsson Paris Schwalbach London Madrid Count de Casa Miranda Mlle Rosita de Casa Miranda America Maurice Strakosch

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