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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1885

Page

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Mayoralty Contest in Boston Features O'Brien Endorsement

The Hoston Post argues that Mr. O'Brien is the superior candidate for mayor over Mr. Clark. It cites O'Brien's proven administration cutting taxes and criticizes Clark as untested, tied to Republican ring politics, and potentially guided by religious prejudice. The piece also notes Clark's wealth growth while in office and references local option and import rights tied to Prohibition-era debates.

Board of Aldermen Council Clark O’brien O'Brien Gardner Supreme Court of the United States Cincinnati United States Supreme Court Atlanta

Swift Interview Reveals His View of Official Proprieties

Ex deputy collector John L Swift agrees to discuss proprieties in an interview with the Boston Traveller. The piece outlines his close, confidential relations with collectors, his duties, and his readiness to sacrifice for the chief, plus reactions to prohibition fights and various political salvos amid a stream of quoted notes and satirical snippets from contemporaries.

John L. Swift Boston Traveller Swift Androscoggin Ohio Custom House Thore

Notable Figures and Events in A Bustling Postal Era

Senator Logan becomes a Knight Templar in Chicago while his son follows a high church path. California Senator Miller will head for Washington next Monday. Par nel visits New York next month with a public reception planned. Miss Anderson drafts Engincd reminiscences for an American magazine. Ex-Commissioner Waton becomes Marietta College president. An aging Hamlet admirer recalls his father’s stage days. Sir Nicholas Sutton pays duty on cups won in America. Charles Francis Adams resumes health tests despite chronic mental strain. Berlin prints reproductions of Crown Princess drawings. Clayton McMichael, retiring DC marshal, leads Philadelphia North American as editor in chief. Mapleson plans a German opera company next year with forty years’ impresario work. University of Virginia expands with a large freshman class and campus improvements. Japan mapped into divisions for medical colleges. Penn students prepare Aristophanes Greek play for May. Acharnae spans 641 lines. Albanians seek 20 million gallons daily water, cost estimated at 450000. Colby Academy singers tour New Hampshire to fund studies. James P. Platt and Katie Ives wed with Rt. Rev. John Williams officiating. Georg Otto Trevelyan elected borough figure. nephew of Macaulay, a noted writer. General Logan’s Washington home features a carpentry room and outbuildings. Liverpool Post notes possible polar Eden site. Artist James Beard praised for humor and presence. George Sala notes Pacific Mail service changes early next year. Hans von Bülow resigns Meiningen orchestra directorship amid temperament controversy.

Senator Logan Chicago Shaftesbury Senator Miller California Washington Parnell New York Miss Anderson John Waton Marietta (Ohio) College Edwin Tooth Hamlet Nichard Sutton Liverpool Charles Francis Adams Crown Princess of Germany Berlin Logan Greely Liverpool Post Garden of Eden Polar James Beard George Augustus Sala London Telegraph San Francisco Orient Hans von Bulow Meiningen Boston Post Florence J. Abbott Workingmen’s Knights of Labor The Normal College Dublin Ireland Thomastown College Merthyr Tydwal South Wales England Timothy C. Abbott St. Mary’s Catholic Church Jackson Tenn Father Abbott Germantown Penn Ill James P. Abbott Clarksville Honora Sullivan St. Louis Paige Charles J. Abbott Woods & Abbott Clarkeville James O’donovan Ohio Daniel O'Donovan Honora Abbott Ambrose Abbott Bow Street Court London William G. Abbott Timothy Abbott Limehouse Halton County Ontario Abbott Dublin Nation T. D. Sullivan Alexander M. Sullivan M. P Mr. Abbott Mary E. Sullivan Bere and Bantry O’sullivans Pope Dayleys Murphys Cherringtons Powers Fords Boston South Boston Cherrington Gray’s Hall

Florence J Abbott for Ward 14 councilman in Boston

A letter to the Boston Post endorses Florence J Abbott Esq as the Workingmen's and Knights of Labor candidate for Ward 14 councilman. The writer details Abbott's education in Ireland and Wales, extensive family connections, and long history of Democratic service and labor advocacy.

Florence J. Abbott South Bos

Tribune Picks Logan as Senate President Pro Tempore

The New York Tribune argues for electing Logan as President pro tempore of the Senate, contending Republicans should choose a suitable candidate despite past presidential ticket outcomes. It notes Logan’s unique 24 year exception and urges Republicans to select a better man than Logan.

New York Tribune Senate Logan Tribune

Boston Republicans Nominate Clark for Mayor

The Lowell Courier notes the Boston Republicans nominated ex Sheriff Clark for Mayor likely to salvage aldermanic votes rather than win outright, portraying him as a faithful collie to keep wandering sheep from the main flock.

Clark Lowell Courier Boston

Journal and Post clash over sewer fund transfer explanation

The Journal criticizes the Post for not explaining the charge about transferring 19,000 from Roslindale sewers to the sewer department. The Post calls the Journal's accusation a bold falsehood and questions what more the Journal seeks in explanation.

O’brien Roslindale

Boston Politician Thomas Flatley Appointed Deputy Collector

Saltonstall of Boston names Thomas Flatley deputy collector at once. The Hartford Post notes Flatley as a machine Democratic politician of the Bostonian school, but claims he will not resemble his predecessor who spent much time on the stump at government expense.

Ollector Saltonstall Boston Thomas Flatley Flatley Hartford Post

Mr Clark Aims to Win Back Unsatisfied Voters

A Herald query asks who are the unsatisfied voters toward Mayor O Brien and how Mr Clark plans to win their support. The passage hints at addressing discontent without revealing specifics.

Public opinion splits on Mr Peter Butler services

The Boston Post reports the public suffers for the services of Mr. Peter Butler while Mr Secretary Endicott holds a different view. The public’s stance is not clear or universally shared, and the Lowell Guinan remark suggests discord about consensus.

The Boston Post Peter Butler Secretary Endicott Lowell Guinan

Droll Money Lost Then Found as a Nickel under Bin

A city woman misplaced a quarter that rolled under a coal bin with thirty five bushels of coal. After moving and emptying the bin, the coin appeared dust covered yet proved to be a nickel. The tale underscores the need to keep quarters secure.

Louisville Courier-Journal Louisville Courier-Journal Dr. Bolus Dr. Pellet Bolus Pellet Mme. Jodie Chicago Millard B. Hereley Mme. Judie Hortense de Plassignac Hereley Estates Normandy Hortense Mme Jodie Senator Hercley Madame Judie Soubrette America Shamus O’brien Frances Saxton’s St. Joe Chicago News

Sidney Dickinson to lecture in Boston on Spanish art

American art critic Sidney Dickinson will lecture on Spanish painters at the Art Club in Boston next Thursday evening. The lecture series has drawn crowded houses and high endorsements from Amherst and Smith College presidents and museum leaders. The talk will feature stereopticon illustrations and is part of a winter circuit praised for entertainment and instruction.

Sidney Dickinson Boston New York Journal Art Club Dickinson Seelye Amherst College Smith College Charles G. Loring Museum of Fine Arts

Coca and Cocaine Use and Beliefs Stir City Medical Circles

A Chicago report on Coca and cocaine describes a physician allegedly ruined by cocaine use and a dealer asserting wide availability. The piece explains coca origin, Cocaine uses as stimulant analgesic anesthetic and dental aid, with doctors differing on risks while praising benefits.

Boston to Seacoast Trains Sched Through Saugus Branch

Timetable fragment lists daily and Sunday Boston to Lynn Revere Chelsea Salem Newburyport and Portsmouth routes with Saugus and Western Division connections, detailing morning and afternoon departures, stops, and service names such as Met and Harbor lines. Includes workingmen’s train note and notes general manager Jas T Furber.

WBD Boston Lynn and Way Het. Lynn Met Revere Chellsea Salem Newburyport Portsmouth Bet Portsamouth Portland Bangor St. John Halifax Bavaraay Mes Merarn Sun Saugus Western Division North Berwick Scarborough Junction Jas. T. Furber

Boston to Albany and Westbound Trains Timetable Listing

Fitchbure Railroade IL Wa schedules detail daily and Sunday trains to Syracuse Chicago St Louis and beyond. It lists accommodations Pullman sleeping cars, express and local services, stops including Gardner Athol Greenfield and Keene with changes at Ayer Junction and South Acton. Officials Adams General Superintendent sign off.

Boston Syracuse Chicago St. Louis New York, W. and B Troy West Gardner Baldwinville Athol Orange Miller’s Greenfeld Shelperne Falls North Adams Wing Wachusett Iterer Wende East Deerfield Tagae Westminster Ashbur Ssathburnham Pullman Albans Lowell Lobah Aimster- Hy Ayer Junction Littletom South Acton Greenwilhe Wowneena Maripor Hindgcorm Maynard

Schedule fragment shows mixed times and travel notes

A garbled timetable lists multiple times and routes with references to Newark, Providence, Mansfield, Shore Line, and New York. It mentions return times, weekdays, and delays, but the legible content is fragmented and lacks coherent events or a single narrative.

Lore Warrem Newark Providence Mansfield Shore Lerome New York

Abe 14 3.08 3.28 4.48 5.06 Mt Hope and U Areme

Fragmentary OCR data lists numbers and place names without clear context. Likely a page note with measurements or codes including Mt Hope U Areme, Am 13, MW 23.10, Pu 10.25, and other figures. No coherent event or person to anchor a proper news summary.

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