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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1886
Page
2
The article argues Blaine’s stance on prohibition is limited to Maine politics, not extending to New York or a constitutional change. It claims his support is political and factional, restricting prohibition to Republican policy only and not under Democratic rule.
The article condemns striking horse railroad men in New York for rioting through streets and blocking traffic. It argues public sympathy fades as demonstrations become frequent, nuisance to the community, and justify swift suppression despite the workers' cause being potentially just.
The Mayflower’s performance in yesterday’s race leaves little doubt she is the proper choice to meet the Galatea in the center for the America’s Cup. The new Boston sloop showed qualities that confirm expectations built over the season. Puritan proves a worthy rival, but Mayflower has the edge, as yesterday’s result was an emphatic success for the new sloop.
The Bulgarians resist Russian influence as five garrisons and militia chiefs declare for Prince Alexander. The abdication tale seems false. Alexander appears abducted or forced from Bulgaria’s throne. He may be unwilling to return to a troubled, uneasy throne in Europe.
The governor approves Squire’s removal citing lack of public decency after a letter to Flynn. Critics note possible past efficiency in office, while cases of criminality would go to court. The appointment of General Newton to the vacancy starkly contrasts with a contractor driven influence on office.
A stockholders meeting discussed the directors report on the Atlantic Mills defalcation. The report reiterates known figures: total embezzlement around $560,818 with $329,735 charged to Atlantic Mills and an offset claim of $220,000 plus balances from check transactions. No new details were provided beyond previously public facts.
The Atlantic Mills affair exposes systematic embezzlement by a former treasurer over years. Directors failed to critique methods, with periodic audits certifying accounts. Stockholders urged direct public disclosure and independent action to restore trust and guard against future thefts, signaling a broader impact on directors duties and public opinion.
Louise Michel, a French anarchist leader, faced judgment after a June speech at Chateau d’Eau. The jury found her guilty with extenuating circumstances, sentencing four months in prison and a 100 franc fine. The piece contrasts her fate with the harsher handling of Chicago’s Spies and Parsons.
In the death of Charles C. Perkins Boston loses a contributor to art and music culture and a trusted critic. His sudden passing creates an irreparable gap for public taste education. His legacy endures in his printed volumes and the intangible influence on many.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science closed its Buffalo session with debates on Niagara Falls’ upstream shift in a millennium, a Cam at Buffalo redirecting Great Lakes waters to the Mississippi, and notably the flight mechanics of high circling birds.
An association hailed a discovery of bird locomotion with diagrams and models said to soar, but the exhibition failed to rise above rhetoric. The discoverer refused a $1000 challenge to demonstrate in the park, leaving doubt about practical flight.
The scarlet-faced Brazilian ape at the Philadelphia Zoo captivates locals and could be sent to New York to blush for poet Rollin M. Squire, who cannot blush for himself. The proposal playfully suggests using the animal for literary amusement and civic curiosity.
The article critiques how the Bennington Vt monument project has been handled by the monument association. It notes initial approval of a design, disappointment with its appearance, and concerns over a 300 foot foundation while preserving the designer from blame if the project fails.
A compilation of editorials and brief notes from multiple papers critiquing Blaine speeches and public discourse. The items discuss tone and effectiveness, funding and corruption in elections, and opinions on political strategy. Includes reactions from Springfield Republican, New York Evening Post, Providence Journal, Buffalo Courier, and Philadelphia Ledger. The tone is analytical and unsettled about political performance and reform.
An American report mocks English figures Matthew Arnold and Irving after near drownings and a railway mishap. The account quips about Arnold surviving a bath incident and notes Irving riding sixty miles in a train since saying goodbye to Ellen Terry. The piece hints英 readers should question farewells to Miss Terry.
John M Forbes writes to Thomas Hughes about a discovered silver vase prize in a San Francisco pawnbroker shop linked to a historical yacht race. The letter notes the item bears an inscription The gift of HH. R. I. the Duke of Cumberland, 1752 and wonders if archives of English yacht days reveal the race it commemorates.
The New York Tribune quotes Mr. Irving praising his stay in America and the hospitality he received from figures like Colonel Sanford and Moses Goddard. He notes affectionate ties to friends in America, recounts visits to New London with ex-President Arthur, and recalls Newport travels. He plans to sail to Liverpool with Ellen Terry and associates, visiting Staten Island and possibly West Point on invitation from Ontario and Western Railroad officials.
A Saturday Review piece criticizes readers in the British Museum library for objecting to women present. It cites complaints about attire and behavior, notes that some men fear distraction, and argues the reading room is not ideal for fastidious scholars. The column suggests patience and possibly separate spaces as remedies.
A London Atheneum critique on boys adventure stories like King Solomon's Mines and Treasure Island. It contrasts fast scene making with adult novel logic, arguing boys fiction relies on imagination and freedom from strict narrative rules, yet risks unrealistic feats such as armor appearing from nowhere in battles.
A terrIfic storm drenched Belmont district near Bolton with a vast rain sheet and enormous hail. Water rose to lamp post height flooding streets and forcing rescues from bedroom windows. Floodwaters submerged fairground rides, left two feet of mud in cottages, and devastated gardens. Rumors say two men may have died. Bromley Cross Station saw wagons swept from the line as engines bore the torrent.
Dr Albert B Hart of Harvard delivered the Old South lecture on The Times That Tried Mens Souls tracing the revolutionary era from Washingtons retreat to the 1778 alliance with France. He described colonist population, slave numbers, and noncombatant groups shaping the war effort and emphasized Washington as an indispensable figure in American independence.
The obsequies of the late Amos A Law rence were held yesterday at the Church of Our Saviour Longwood with a large Boston business and professional turnout. Prayers were said at Nahant, the plain casket bore a silver plate, and the interment was at Mount Auburn. Relatives, Harvard colleagues, abolition and temperance supporters, and many prominent figures attended including E Rockwood Tour R M Lawrence Samuel A Gree Leverett Saltonstall John A Lowell William Appleton and Henry Cabot Lodge. Represented by leading members from the Episcopal Seminary Society of Cincinnati Massachusetts Historical Society and numerous commission houses plus the Law and Order League.
creditors of Samuel Payson met at 28 State street to review liabilities totaling 1 021 000 with nominal assets of 1 075 000. committee to investigate includes William Pupee George Mixter and William Whitman while assignee Samuel Johnson expects possible full settlement to creditors.
The United States signal office will issue special frost bulletins for cranberry growers in Massachusetts delivered to Boston and forwarded to East Dennis Dennisport North Dennis Chatham Qsterville Cotnit Centreville South Yarmouth Harwichport South Carver and Marston's Mills posted in post offices and rail stations in West Sandwich Sandwich Barnstable West Barnstable Yarmouthport Hyannis Harwich Brewster Wellfleet Provincetown Falmouth Wareham Orleans and distributed from Hertford Conn. to Connecticut Valley tobacco districts. The program aims to protect crops and foothold value for growers in the South West and Pacific regions by extending frost warnings into New England.
The Veteran United States Engineers held their second annual reunion at Fort Independence yesterday amid bad weather. About twenty five veterans and families attended as officers were reinstated including Melvill C. Grant as president and I. W. Parker as vice president. Fifteen sons of veterans were initiated as full members, with engineers from Companies B C and D among the attendees.
The ovation for Lord and Lady Aberdeen shows Irish loyalty and affection for their oppose of rough governance. The piece argues that if the Queen had connected with Ireland, she might have earned a popular toast, rather than an oppressive idea.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Jane Allen of High street Milon woke to a man in her room. Her screams alerted the household and the intruder fled, leaving his hat behind which has been identified.
The special committee of the board of aldermen conducting the East Boston terraces inquiry failed to secure a quorum yesterday. Another meeting is unlikely for two weeks due to several committee members being away from the city.
In a Supreme Court session Judge William Allen refused to grant an injunction restraining Condemned to Death at the Boston Theatre. The ruling centered on a contract between W. J. Randolph and Richard J. Dillon, with Tompkins a bona fide purchaser whose interests would be harmed by an injunction. The court held the plaintiff’s remedy lay in an action at law against Mr Dillon, not in equity.
A collage of 19th century items recapped from Punch and newspapers. Mentions Cutting from Mexico, a new novel My Friend Jim, domestic satire about a Boston honeymoon, and playful jabs at British peers. Notes列 on Russia Bulgaria Prussia Germany and Welsh tithes alongside a criminal justice anecdote.
Deputy Sheriff Ira Taylor died suddenly at East Orleans on Saturday. His funeral was held at 2 pm yesterday at Havard Street Methodist Episcopal Church Cambridge with Rev. Andrew Keown officiating. Attendees included members of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association, Middlesex Sportsman's Club, a delegation of Middlesex county sheriffs, and Cambridge Lodge No. 13 Odd Fellows. A last rite ended with the body being placed in the grave and interment at Cambridge Cemetery.
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