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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1885

Page

2

Hoar succession bill stirs Senate debate and party splits

The Hoar bill to fill a presidential vacancy prompts partisan clash and constitutional questions. Senators Kean and Edmunds oppose different repeal approaches while discussions consider temporary caretaker rule and a people chosen president. Possible constitutional amendments and local appropriation notes appear as Congress weighs executive succession.

Hoar Senate Kcar Congress Edmunds United States Eaton

Vanderbilt Ambition Shapes Social Evolution Across Generations

The piece traces how the Vanderbilt family shifts from wealth to social continuity, noting the elder Commodore’s influence and the third generation’s impact. It compares Vanderbilt prospects with Astors and Godets, predicting a future where Vanderbilt power may eclipse rivals as wealth and conservative customs protect the line.

Vanderbilts Commodore Vanderbilt Mr. Vanderbilt Astors Godets New York Great Britain Wust

Iron industry gains in New England market despite higher freight

Southern iron shows a stronger foothold in New England over the past year with freight costs of 3 to 4 dollars per ton. Furnaces in blast rise from 181 to 260, weekly output climbs to about 90,000 tons, and finished iron shows a parallel increase. Production limits on finished materials were raised after most of the initial quota was sold or contracted. Across the Union, demand for pig iron, bar iron and steel rail grows as railroads and manufacturers expand activity, with public building bills before Congress and Hearnes and Dawes adding site proposals for Worcester and Springfield.

Southern Iron New England Middle States West Iron and Scotland United States Wallace and Bruce Ossian Scott Burns England Lowell Longfellow Holmes Whittier Mississippi River America West Indies Chiba South Africa Australia

Florida orange boom warns investors against glittering promises

The piece cautions readers about Florida orange prosperity rhetoric and speculative hype. It notes that orange growing requires far more capital, experience, and energy than other crops, and warns that much money has been made and more will follow, but much glitter does not equal gold or tangible fruit.

Florida Jacov Esau

Reuben Noble Urged as Westfield Postmaster Candidate

The case for Reuben Noble to be appointed postmaster of Westfield rests on his active Democratic alignment and long-time party support. He is described as honest and conscientious, with courage of his convictions, and the writer asserts no better man exists for the office in the state.

Reuben Noble Westfield Noble Kaiser Wilhelm Parson Downs Gilbert Egypt Louisville Courier-Journal Chauncey Depew Vanderbilt Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg Portugal Elise Hensler D’ Eila Don Ferdinand Cinna Stallo Italy Rome Annie Hampton Brewster Count Robulant

Parson Milburn Nominated Chaplain for House

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette notes Parson Milburn was recommended as House chaplain for twenty five years of Democratic votes and his blindness. It claims that when sense is gone mental vision sharpens, citing Mr Fawcaett and Milburn as illustration of the point.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Parson Milburn House Fawcaett Milburn

Journal Spars With Washington Correspondent Over Bradder Smalls

A Washington dispute arises as the Journal rebukes a correspondent for praising Bradder Smalls. The reply defends Smalls as a peer in intellect while noting the Journal’s limits in discussing manners and balance of ideas.

Journal Washington Bradder

Traveller calls Post to condemn school board members

The Traveller urges the Post to condemn certain school board members for serious charges but notes past experience with Republican organs shows mere accusations are not proof.

New York Fire Blazed Through Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago this Wednesday a great New York fire burned about 20 million dollars in property. It marked a milestone as the city, then lacking modern improvements, faced a notable blaze and its aftermath.

New York

Satiric sketch hits at political figures and folly

A lively column mocks politicians and public figures. Black Jack Logan looms as a warlike force while rivals like Linley Murray and Hart are ridiculed. Comments touch on Gratz Brown, Salisbury, and Vega themes, with quips about pensions, age, and public perception. mentions of Gilbert and Sullivan, Depew, and mugwumps add color. Reader tone mirrors late 19th century humor columns.

Global notes on political and cultural figures in transit

A collage of brief contending items: ex‑pensions officialdom, voyages and receptions in New York Jamestown and Monte Carlo, and several society lectures. Mentions James Gordon Bennett’s yacht Namouna at Villefranche, Lt Gov elect Jones’s cordial Jamestown reception, a McClellan memorial in Chicago, and diverse remarks on Burns and Scottish literature. Further notes on Dr Holmes, autographs, and a Glasgow banquet with Mr Underwood.

House of Representatives Randall New York Sun Kate Chase Sprague James Gordon Bennett Namouna Villefranche James Gordon Monte Carlo Jones New York Jamestown N. Y G. A. R. Post George BG. McClellan Grand Opera House Chicago Schofield Harrison Indianapolis Journal George W. Snow Newburyport Eighth Infantry M. V.M John G. Whittier C. W. Ernst United States Henry Whearton Rhode Island Historical Society Providence Cleveland Lehigh Valley Railroad Matthews Wilkesbarre Buffalo Oliver Wendell Holmes Washington Bayard Dr. Holmes Senate Senator Evarts St. Andrew Society Glasgow Underwood America Emerson Lowell, Whittier Longfellow Mr. Underwood Scotland

Witty miscellany from the era and a street auction tale

A patchwork clipping offers humorous vignettes from Chicago and Detroit. It parodies household economy debates, social pretences, and a colorful auction scene as narrated in a Detroit Free Press anecdote about a boy named Shake and a city policeman's reaction.

Fine Arts Exhibit By Jacob Wagner At Williams Everett Gallery

The exhibition features twenty six Wagner works including six portraits and landscapes and marine scenes. Critics praise his tonal delicacy in Spring East Dedham and Sunset East Dedham and note strong portraits, with a promising two child portrait group. Also shown are F Hopkinson Smith watercolors, Paris to Cuba, praised for color and atmospheric brilliance.

Jacob Wagner Messrs. Williams & Everett Boyiston Street Wagner Museum of Fine Arts East Dedham F. Hopkinson Smith Messrs. Dole & Richards Paris Holland Bavarian Alps Tyrol Venice Cuba Quebec New York Mr. Smith

Literary Notes on forthcoming books and magazines

Miss Mary Anderson contributes reminiscences of London society to Lippincott's Monthly. Century will publish McClellan's Antietam manuscript material and a facsimile tribute to the Army of the Potomac. Magasine of American History features Civil War articles, and new works announced on child’s voices and Sunday school gems. Scribners publishes Presbyterian Review and Greely Arctic service book with extensive illustrations.

Mary Anderson Lippincott England London George Elot Dickens Tennyson Quarlyle Kingsley Browning Westminster Review Antietam McClellan William C. Prime Lincoln Halleck Pope Washington Lee Fort Donelson Baldy Smith Emil Behnke Lennox Browne F.R.C.S Oliver Ditson & Co O. Ditson & Co Emma Pitt Emerson Swayne L. O. Emerson Harper’s Magazine Edward Reed W. J. Linton Mazzini America Linton A. W. Greely Arctic Messrs Charles Scribner’s Sons Lady Franklin Bay Greeley

Eastern Division Train Schedules and Stops

Schedule list for Boston area routes including Saugus Branch and seaside towns. Contains multiple listed times for stations from Causeway Street toward Saco, Newburyport, Rockport, Marblehead, Swampscott, and beyond with weekday and Sunday patterns. Includes fares and service notes from Furber, Gen. Manager.

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Fitchburg Railroad Schedules and Connections 1855

Reader details a dense timetable for the Fitchburg Railroad after Oct 18 1855 with listed departures from Boston and connections to Syracuse Chicago and St Louis, plus numerous intermediate stops including Gardner Athol Greenfield Chesterfield North Adams Brattleboro and several towns. The timetable notes accommodations Pullman cars and various express and mixed trains, with outbound and return trip patterns and station stops across a wide rail network in Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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