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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1885

Page

2

Suspension and designation under recess of the Senate

The President may suspend a civil officer during Senate recess and designate a successor who takes oath and bonds. The successor can enter office once appointed, even if commission delivery is delayed, per prior court rulings. Congressional rules changes aim to ensure funding bills do not block essential legislation.

Colonel Kent Senate Hall Supreme Court Curtis

Pasteur’s Rabies Work Prompts US and Global Interest

Pasteur faces mounting tests of his rabies treatment as patients from Newark and others seek inoculation after dog bites. London debates dog control and licensing amid public concern. France contemplates a dedicated hospital to apply Pasteur’s method, hoping to prevent the feared disease and extend his practice widely.

United States London

Washington Territory seeks admission as a state backdrop by population claim

Governor Squire's message to the Legislative Assembly highlights estimated territory population growth, citing figures from 1880 to 1884 and recent censuses. Local pride inflates counts, with 1884 male voters at 33,474 and female 8,468. estimates rise toward 150,000 to 175,000, though counts are widely questioned. Official census in 1880 gave 67,522 residents. Admission will be considered after next official enumeration.

Washington Territory Congress Squire Washington Legislative Assembly Washington Vanderbilt New York Tribune New York Sun America Chicago Chicago News Monterey Cal California Norristown Herald Belford Rockies Cleveland Mr. Symes Alf Illinois Board of Supervisors

Pittsburg Seeks 3 Million Refund Bond Issue for Streets

Pittsburg advertises over 3 million dollars of thirty year bonds to refund street loans at lower interest. The controller issues a fiscal summary for investors showing net taxables and valuations, 1886 87 58, and a strong debt position with no floating debt, predicting good market reception for the bonds.

Pittsburg

Mr. Clark’s Lesson on Thought and Tongue

In remarks citing Polonius, Mr. Clark hints his feelings run deep and unspoken. The writer suggests Clark may err in yielding to partisan pressures and anticipates his future discretion after a humiliating experiment.

Mr. Clark Polonius

Advertiser retracts school board vote accusation

The Advertiser apologizes to Mr. Dacey for alleging he voted to close a school house to aid a saloon. Dacey was not a school board member at the time. The paper calls the charge a serious error made on election day and pledges no further unproveable accusations.

Advertiser Mr. Dacey Dacey

Diverse satirical snippets and notes across political scenes

A collage of social and political quips from mid 19th century press cites, mentioning figures such as Toombs Davis Vanderbilt Bismarck and Jefferson Davis. Items reference municipal campaigns, legal rumors, and humorous anecdotes on elections, economy, and public figures with brief, fragmentary observations.

Millet in Boston and a Protracted Public Nuisance

The writer laments Boston private collector Mr. Shaw not selling Millet paintings to France, keeping them at his gallery and denying reproduction. He denounces months of street and sidewalk obstruction at Tremont and Temple due to rebuilding of the old court house, urging a public denunciation at Faneuil Hall to protest the nuisance and contractor avarice.

France M. Durand United States Millet Boston Hunt Miller Quincy A. Shaw Shaw Mr. Shaw Tremont Street Temple Place Old Court House Faneuil Hall

Debtor Confesses Misused Bridge Funds and Bribe

A late 19th century reader voices blame for $22 000 voted for an iron bridge where only $14 000 was spent. He claims $2 000 was paid to a contractor to skip with the rest, now in Canada, illustrating concerns about public funds, contractor conduct, and governance. The page weaves in humorous clippings about Society anecdotes and theater, interspersed with tales of Vanderbilt, fire, and musicians abroad.

Canada Wall Street Augustus Hartford Post

Various Global Elites and Notables Mentioned in Patchy Report

A dated, fragmentary column notes diverse items. Mentions Governor Abbott of New Jersey, Holland’s heir, Carl Spreckies sending 2000 dollars to a Hawaiian leper home, Miss Murfree’s upcoming novel In the Clouds, a Vanderbilts’ vault guard line, M Adolf Ducher as Switzerland’s 1886 president, the Pope gifting Bismarck poetry, Stearns preparing to visit Cuba for winter, Senator Sherman’s handshake with Cleveland, Marshal Serrano’s many ministries, and Judge Davis planning to winter in Washington.

Holland Carl Spreckies Miss Murfree Vanderbilt M. Adolf Ducher Switzerland Prince Bismarck Marshal Serrano Spain Judge Davis Washington Davis North Carolina Bloomington

Schedule fragment shows multiple rail times and routes

Fragmentary timetable lists train times from Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield and various towns, with daily and Sunday departures, express services to Worcester and Millsbury, and numerous arrival and departure figures scattered across lines. Names and places include Work Worcester North Grafton Westboro Southville and Wellesley, with several morning and afternoon slots.

Worcester Millsbury North Grafton Westboro Southvwiltle Cordaville South Fram Xonville Natich R. Wellesley Law Hillis

Boston and Albany Line Passenger Schedule Fragments

A dense rail timetable lists departures and arrivals for Boston to Albany routes. It mentions connections to Syracuse Chicago and St Louis, accommodation and express cars, pulling cars, and frequent stop points including Gardner Baldwinville Athol and North Adams with various times and service notes. Endonym Adams signs off as General Superintendent.

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THAINS LEAVE BOSTON FUP TO PORTLAND AND MAINE STATIONS

Eastern Division timetables list trains from Boston Causeway street opposite Friend street to Biddeford Saco North Conway Whiteboro Great Falls Rochester Dover Portsmouth Amesbury Newburyport Ipswich Beverly Swampscott Lynn Chelsea Everett and Salem with multiple daily departures and holiday Sunday services. The notice names T FURBER general manager and D J FLANDERS passenger agent.

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Fragmented OCR Note With Numeric List

A garbled OCR extract presents a jumble of numbers and times, including periods and decimals. No coherent event, names, places, or clear actions emerge to form a standard news item or identifiable summary.

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