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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1886

Page

2

Irish wit livening Parliament jokes in Rome burning remark

The Hoston Post notes Irish members brighten Parliament with sharp wit. It cites Mr Sexton joking that Mr Chamberlain, if alive in Nero's era, would have played second fiddle while Rome burned. The piece frames this as satire on the Radical leader’s stance against Ireland.

Sexton Chamberlain Nero Rome Ireland

Mayflower to sail cup races under seasoned hands

News from New York confirms the Mayflower will be managed by Captain Stone who has sailed the sloop since commissioning and Captain Joe Ellsworth who advised the Puritan last year. The crew will be trained in running rigging and canvas to give the American champion every advantage for the upcoming race.

New York General Paine Joe Ellsworth

Printer Jump Commentary Shows Bridge Jump Risks And Gladstone Pamphlet

The article notes the Brooklyn bridge jumper as the third such case and critiques prevention efforts, while also discussing Mr Gladstone's pamphlet on the Irish question. It highlights his stance against land purchase schemes, analyzes the Irish policy of the new government, and argues for Ireland remaining under Britain to avoid invasion risks and maintain trade with a global market.

Brooklyn Bridge Great Bridge Mr. Gladstone Great Britain Ireland Pall Mall Gazette Swettenham Civil Service Straits Settlements The Anthropological Institute Malay Peninsula Bret Harte

Park loan vote tests aldermen on retirement vow

Four of five aldermen opposing a 500000 dollar annual park loan announce they will not seek re election. The piece argues the fifth vote could block the project, urging a swift passage to prevent loss and deterioration of the parks, and to spur a clearer verdict from voters on council priorities.

Prohibitionists tap temperance pivot in 3rd party push

Pennsylvania Prohibitionists claim prohibition outperforms tariffs as a remedy, rallying 658 delegates in Harrisburg to back Charles Wolfe and a wide cross section of labor groups. The movement expands in Maine with ex Governor St John and Neal Dow on Blaine’s tour, challenging Republican lines and signaling a shift in regional politics.

Pennsylvania Blaine North Harrisburg Charles Wolfe Philadelphia Times Maine St. John Mr. Blaine Neal Dow Mr. St. John Calais Congress Republican Party

Melancholy Elopement and Public Figures in 19th Century Gossip

A quixotic tale from Quincy features a social young lady eloping with a milkman, hinting at a broader social peril. The column then skims political and cultural notes, including remarks on Senator Riddleberger, Henry James, Blaine, prohibition, and theater listings with critics from Chicago to London.

Quincy

Milkman Elopement Plots Recounted In Quixotic Rhapsody

The piece extols a milkman as an unlikely elopement hero, describing clandestine signals from milk cans, covert conversations at back windows, and a ladder fitted into a wagon. It riffs on the peril to paterfamilias and the prankish defiance of social norms in a playful, quixotic voice.

Quincy

English cable despatch on Boston poisoning case shocks readers

A New York despatch says Robin son, jailed in Somerville Massachusetts for poisoning her son, is now suspected of murdering 100 people by the same method in four years. Reporters in Somerville lag far behind this figure as English papers claim many more victims.

Tompkins Ian Meguinris Edward Lamb Mark Price J. W. Taylor Rachel Noah Grace Thorne Pennoyer Boston Theatre Hollis Street Paris John W. McKinney Julius Kahn New York City Effie German Wallack’s Richard Mansfield Prince Karl James A. Herne Philadelphia Chestnut Street Boston New York Robinson Somerville Mass County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts John N. Randall Suffolk Roxbury Dale Wakulla Wakulla Street Rockland Street Thomas J. Dunbar Charlotte Spaulding Dale Street Institution For Savings Andrew J. Browne

Direct Mail From Europe Shown By Gallia Case

The Gallia’s last voyage to Queenstown proves direct European mails via Boston are faster than New York routes. The Scythia’s arrival ahead of the City of Chester highlights delays in sending Tuesday Liverpool mails by a New York ship. Merchants face multi day lags as post office moves letters from New York to Boston, despite faster Boston departures.

Queenstown New York Gallia Boston Liverpool City of Chester Scythia

Folio editor lashes Post over music hall remarks

The Folio editor inflates a quarrel with the Post over promenade concerts and their beer and tobacco. He attacks the Post harshly and even targets a former staff member with violent language. The piece reveals his own narrow minded bias, though the writer deems further rebuttal unnecessary.

Coming Season in New York Promises Brilliant Theatre

The 1886 87 New York season will feature Booth, Barretts, James, Wart, and other stars in Hamlet and classical plays. Meiningen, Coquelin, Ward, Modjeska, Bernhardt, Langtry, and Jefferson head lines in high merit works. Major houses plan new plays, revivals, and expanded Lyceum seating with Frohman and Stetson readying major productions.

New York Boston Hamlet Mr. Booth Two Barretts Louis James Robert Mantell Frederick Warde Messrs. Keene Charles Pope Bargs James Meiningen Shakspere Schiller Coquelin Genevieve Ward Mme. Modjeska Sarah Bernhardt Mr. Jefferson Madison Square Gillette The Enemy Mr. Wallack Robert Buchanan Sophia Fielding Tom Jones London Mr. Palmer Jim Penman Chicago H. C. de Mille Harrigan Park Theatre Violet Cameron Offenbach Lionel Brough Bijou Nat Goodwin Mr. Dixey Star Theatre Lawrence Barrett Wilson Barrett Miss Ward Miss Eastlake Princess’s Claudian Rome Clito Wilson Burrell Star Booth Arthur Chase Jefferson Fifth Avenue Theatre Mr. Stetson Langtry W.G. Wills Globe Maurice Barrymore Mr. Beerbohm-Tree Miss Mather Union Square Peg Wofington Mile Rhea Feuillet Mejibac Halevy Legouve Niblo Lillian Olcott Grand Opera House Windsor

Bancroft Hosts Irving Guests At Summer Home Visit

Henry Irving and companion J C Parkinson called on George Bancroft at his Newport summer home. Bancroft welcomed the actor warmly, sharing memories of Hamlet and Talma, and discussed Shakespeare, authorship, and stagecraft before Irving's departure.

Newport Henry Irving J. C. Parkinson London George Bancroft New York Tribune Bancroft Mr. Irving Irving Hamlet Washington Mr. Bancroft Talma Talia Shakspere

Irving and Terry Sail From Cunard Umbria to Liverpool

A party of guests gathers at the Cunard liner Umbria to bid farewell to Henry Irving Ellen Terry and Miss Wardell as the vessel sails for Liverpool. The scene includes waving handkerchiefs and final goodbyes while remarks indicate plans for an American tour in 1887-8 possibly featuring Miss Wardell.

CN. Y. Times Cunard Henry Irving Ellen Terry Liverpool Mr. Irving Miss Terry Miss Wardell Terry Denert Excise W. 8. Andrews E. A. Buck W. H. Hurley Mr. Edwards Cleveland Horace Porter N. Y Irving Mediterranean Terry

Mrs Cleveland Treasures Quiet Time in Adirondacks

An observer portrays Mrs. Cleveland at the Adirondack cottage near the hotel. She spends much time on the piazza, greets hotel guests, and enjoys cribbage and bezique. The President's wife, admired for elegance and charm, jokes about tennis and recalls her limited experience yet remains unfazed by press comparisons.

Cleveland Adirondacks Upper Lake Hoff Mr. Cleveland Buffalo

Engagements and Upcoming Weddings Noted in Boston Area

Samuel Hoar son of Judge E R Hoar and Bainbridge Wadleigh's daughter announce an engagement. Russell Gray half-brother of Justice Horace Gray and Amy daughter of Augustine Heard of Boston linked to a wedding reception at Glen Rock Malden. Theodore Roosevelt of New York to soon wed Miss Carow of New York. Miss Mary Louise Clark and Mr Benjamin C Porter plan September nuptials.

Samuel Hoar E. R. Hoar United States Bainbridge Wadleigh Russell Gray Horace Gray United States Supreme Court Amy Augustine Heard Boston B. F. Dutton Miss Cora John W. Little Glen Rock Malden Theodore Roosevelt New York Miss Carow Mr. Roosevelt Miss Gray Mary Louise Clark Henry L. Clark Bridgeport

Ancient land conveyance recorded in Plymouth County

On July 16 W. S. Danforth, Plymouth County register of deeds, accepted for record a 1756 deed never previously registered. The document, age stained, conveys one acre in Kingston from Gershom Bradford of Bristol to R, 1.

Danforth Plymouth County Kingston Gershom Bredford Bristol

Partial Solar Eclipse Observed by Harvard Astronomers 1886

Yesterday morning a partial eclipse was visible in this region while totality occurred near the Atlantic equator. Observations at Harvard Observatory led by Professors Searle and Wendall recorded contact times, greatest eclipse, and corona details amid plans by English observers in Grenada to photograph and spectrograph the event for the official record.

Atlantic Ocean South America Harvard Observatory Arthur Searle O. C. Wendall Benavelar Africa Grenada J. Norman Lockyer Arthur Schuster Turner Maunder Royal Observatory Thorpe Harvard College Observatory

Fragmented atlas of wit and world notes in a newspaper round

A collage of satirical items and brief notices spanning European politics theatre and public figures. It lampoons Sofia and Alexander, Stolypin, Mexican peace, naval clashes, and public figures like Gladstone and Blaine while recounting quirky anecdotes about Miss Minnie Palmer and an Arkansas politician.

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