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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1884

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Bartholdi Statue Committee Dinner Drafts Charity

Saturday night the Bartholdi statue committee met and decided to donate leftovers from the dinner to the statue project. The meeting focused on logistics and future fundraising ideas for the monument.

Bartholdi

Senator Bayard Becomes Talking Point for City Gossips

The newspaper gossips find Senator Bayard nearly as interesting as a presidential winner. In contrast, local murder suspects show unusual restraint, waiting for police to arrive before they are arrested.

Bayard City New York

Nevada Collapse Warns Against State Building From Camps

The New York Herald questions Nevada’s collapse and proposes using the incident as a stark warning about forming states from mining camps and similarly movable elements. The piece underscores fragility of improvised political entities.

New York Herald Nevada

Boston Cribb Club Favors New York Coverage

The New York papers provide detailed reports of the Boston Cribb Club’s Friday night encounters with hard gloves, indicating broader interest from those papers for this boxing coverage over Boston editions.

Boston Cribb New York Boston Papers

Leighton Wins Likely Tip in Republican District

Alderman Leighton’s bid for re election appears close yet solid showing a personal popularity beyond party lines. His combined plurality last year and this year stays under twelve, suggesting a narrow margin but strong support for continued service.

Leighton Cleveland New York

Hendricks and McDonald Attend Crawfordsville Dinner

Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks and Hon. Joseph E. McDonald traveled from Indianapolis to Crawfordsville for an old fashioned dinner at Mr Redden Snyder's residence. They addressed Crawfordsville Democrats and returned to Indianapolis without incident.

Thomas A. Hendricks Joseph E. McDonald Indianapolis Crawfordsville Tribune Boston Journal Redden Snyder

Blaine Lacks Promise as Civil War Historian Says Sun

The New York Sun argues Blaine should write the Civil War era history but casts doubt on his objectivity and consistency. It contends his past politics and selective handling of facts undermine his qualifications as a safe, judicial historian able to inform posterity.

The New York Sun Blaine Mr. Blaine Posterity

Boston Post attacks Spanish treaty over revenue loss

The Boston Post opposes the Spanish treaty arguing it robs the treasury of about 50 million dollars and fails to lower sugar prices for consumers. It condemns reducing the surplus as counterproductive and warns the policy aids planters without compensating benefits, labeling the plan misguided statesmanship.

Boston Post the Post Lowell Courier National Republican Party United States

Taxpayers Driven by Change in Boston Administration

A Sunday exchange argues that leading citizens threaten to relocate and pay taxes elsewhere after a municipal shift. It notes Boston’s high tax rate, criticizes self serving elites, cites Templeton’s Hartford letter on overspending, and calls for reform of city expenditures tied to streets, bridges, sewers, and water, while stressing the need for responsible leadership.

Boston Blaine Cleveland Templeton Hartford Poston

Leading Citizens Urged to Support City Tax Burdens

A historical editorial criticizes out-of-town taxpayers who avoid local duties while Boston bears costs. It urges prominent locals to back city burdens and reduce excessive reliance on public funds, arguing for frugality and shared responsibility. The piece targets those seeking glory but not contribution.

Boston

Bits of Wit and News from an Old Paper

A collage of quips, anecdotes, and short items from a late 19th century periodical. It includes jokes about lawyers, judges, and public figures, notes on theater and music, travel curiosities, and short foreign and domestic tidbits. It also previews new publications and literary items, including works on private corporations and children’s books.

Office seeker humor in Detroit dialect quarrel

Detroit Free Press reports a humorous scene of a hopeful office seeker arguing with his wife and friends about his political prospects. The speaker believes he deserves a government post and laments others doubt. The crowd plans to celebrate a bostmaster as a dog runs loose and people hurry to leave as cheers rise.

Burlington Free Press Austin Albert Texas Dongola Will Uncle Dana Grover Cleveland Albany New York Actors’ Fund Vanderbilt Mr. Cleveland Philadelphia Press Maryland Baltimore Baltimorean Wall Street Gieveland der Custom House Carl Dunder Dot Washington Cleveland White House Detroit Detroit Free Press

Critical reception of late 19th century novels and children’s books

A lengthy review roundup critiques a modern novel for lack of knowledge, then praises and outlines various children’s books and editions. Notable works discussed include Vanny L. Armstrong’s The Children of the Bible with Frances E. Willard introduction, True and Other Stories by George Parsons Lathrop, Poems and Songs for Young People, Jack in the Pulpit, Monks’s etching Crossing the Pasture, The Mentor by Alfred Ayres, A Matter of Facts by George H. Picard, Cicero de Amicitia and Scipio’s Dream translated by Rev. A. P. Peabody. Overall focus on authors, editors, publishers, and illustrated volumes for home and Sunday school use.

Crawford Mr. Isaacs Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co Vanny L. Armstrong Frances E. Willard Fowler & Wells Ishmael Timothy George Parsons Lathrop Funk & Wagnalls North Carolina Pamlico Sound Major Barrington Southey Hemans Bernardo del Carpio Casabianca Macauley Horatius George Routledge & Co Jack R. Worthington Alfred Ayres New York George H. Picard Italy Land of Love Messrs. White, Stokes & Allen Little, Brown & Co Cicero de Amicitia Scipio’s A. P. Peabody

Fragmentary OCR data reports mixed figures and times

The readable text lists several numeric values and times such as 25.47 and 3.6.85 along with fractions like .55 and .60, plus names or terms like irisey, but lacks coherent context or identifiable events. No clear person, place, organization, or date is definitively linked to an action.

Messrs Houghton & Miflin Holmes Emerson Longfellow Whittier Dr. Holmes Florence Taber Maud Muller Hay Mabel Martin Elias A. Long Bostom and Maine Railroad Western Division Boston Bangor Mt. Desert John Malifax Eastport Calais St. John N. B Halifax International Portland Rochkland Maine Central Grand Trunk Mallways Mockland Camden Belfast Bucksport Southwest Bar Harbors Mount Desert Manchester Concord N. H North Keennebunk Biddeford Saco Kennebunk Haverhill Great Falls Dower Exeter Georgetown Andover Lawrence North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Wilmington Wakefield Upper Depot Centre Depot Danvers Ru. Plaiden Medford Reading and Way Dover Portiana Lewiston Reading Washington Street Haymarket Square Jas. T. Forber

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