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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1886
Page
4
Growing War Talk in Europe Amid Neutral Stalemate
The piece notes rising opinion that a European war may not be delayed much longer while armed neutrality persists. It highlights Germany's stance as the era’s danger factor and suggests Berlin, London, and Vienna could curb Russian Balkan schemes if aligned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Bismarck
France
East
Berlin
London
Vienna
Balkans
Dublin Castle coercion sparks Irish unrest and rent protests
The piece notes intensified Irish anger after Dublin Castle measures and Mr Dillon’s arrest. It highlights widespread rent agitation impacting tenants, Ulster loyalty shifts, and Dillon’s potential use of rents seizure legality against the government, warning Parliament faces a tougher scene in weeks ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin Castle
Mr. Dillon
Ulster
Dillon
Loughrea
Friends of Ireland
Ohio oil refiner sues Standard Oil in federal case
George Rice of Marietta Ohio filed suit in the United States court at Louisville Kentucky charging a conspiracy between Standard Oil and railroads to raise freight costs. The claim seeks an injunction and cites a directive to increase charges, reflecting the common pattern of rebates and price hikes against competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
George Rice
Marietta
Standard Oil Company
United States
Louisville
Standard Company
Railroads
Paircoade
Rice
Sericube
Bir Hice
City Aldermen Vote Omnibus Loan Amid Debt Limit Fight
The Transcript criticizes Aldermen Allen Hart Coe and others excluding Freeman for backing an 828000 loan and urging the Mayor to seek state action to bypass debt limits. It warns such moves threaten the city’s finances while noting prior criticisms and political maneuvering by the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen, Hart, Coe
Alderman Freeman
Transcript
Boston
O’brien
Allen and Piatt
Dawes Indian Bill Powers Land Owning Rights for Indians
The Dawes bill would permit Indians to take up to 160 acres outside the Indian Territory for each adult male and 80 acres for others in smaller shares and hold it in severalty for twenty five years. It limits their ability to sell or alienate the land during that period and aligns with policy hinted at in Mr. Cleveland's final message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Cleveland
Indian Territory
Indian policy marks step toward settlement
The article condemns Henry George’s land policy while praising a new legislative move on the Indian question. It argues the measure is essential to place the issue on a path to fair settlement and end the costly anomaly of unsettled land. The author claims only George would regret the policy’s adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry George
House Defeat on Revenue Bill Consideration Sparks Debate
The House refused to go into committee of the whole to consider revenue bills by 154 to 149, signaling limited reform prospects. The vote split along party lines with two Republicans breaking ranks, reflecting mixed sentiment on tariff reform amid calls for urgent revenue action.
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House of Representatives
Morrison
High Tariff
Congress
Hayden and
Stone
Massachusetts
Legal methods in New York
The piece criticizes the prosecutor in the McQuade trials for improper conduct. It highlights that in the second trial affidavits by Nesbitt and Vickerman were signed in court before the jury, alleging a juror’s connections to indicted officials. The act is described as indefensible and possibly intimidatory, with Rosenberg suing Nesbitt and Vickerman for libel.
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York
Rosenberg
Nesbitt and
Vickerman
Keenan
McQuade
New York
Nesbitt and Vickerman
New
City Council Debt Plan Under Fire Over Flood Funds
Critics denounce use of 828000 borrowing margin for local improvements and urgent expenses. They warn of lax limits and rising municipal debt while recounting last February flood near Stony Brook and questionable sewer and street projects. The piece questions aldermen priorities and calls for scrutiny of public need versus private gain.
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Stony Brook
Humboldt Avenue
Lodge
Roxbury
Massachusetts Avenue
Brighton
City Hall
Public funds debate over possible borrowing plan
The public will watch with interest as officials consider how money will be appropriated and whether a loan will be sought. The discussion centers on the size of the margin and the ultimate use of the funds.
New Tile Club Book Showcases Bohemian Art and Wit
A New York Tile Club book presents honorary membership through a frank volume of essays and extensive phototype plates. Hopkinson Smith and Edward Strahan contribute playful sketches, while the illustrations emphasize the club’s artist members and lively camaraderie. The work critiques phototype reproduction for art, noting color limitations and texture differences.
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New York
Tile Club
Good Cheer
Hopkinson Smith
Edward ‘Strahan
Precedents of Pleadings in Personal Actions in Court
The book presents a compact collection of pleading precedents for common law personal actions. It notes changes toward brevity and fewer forms, with an introduction on modern pleading principles and extensive notes and case citations. Aimed at attorneys, the volume adapts Buller and Leake for U.S. jurisdictions. Boston Little, Brown 1886.
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Heard
Buller
Superior Courts of Common Law
Franklin Fiske
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Boston clock adopts twenty four hour dial on Washing ton street
A Boston clock on Washington Street shifts to a twenty four hour dial while keeping a twelve hour face. The piece notes the impracticality of 24 hour time for everyday use and praises a compromise design with outer twelve hour numerals and inner twenty four hour marks. It contrasts the change with a temperance lecture and cites Emperor Charles V as a historical reference.
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Washington Street
Lenece
Charles V
Salty miscellany cuts deep into leisure and culture
A column of wry quips and short sketches ranges from prison and clocks to fashion, manners and American identity. It notes the Chillon prisoner, street clocks aiding the public, and debates American gentility versus European models, with anecdotes from clubs and a jailhouse tale.
Lippincott's Magazine January Review and Poems
A survey of Lippincott's January issue notes Hawthorne's Sunfire and Sidney Luska stories, Whitman Leaves of Grass reflections, and a long personal essay on the author’s American literary identity. It also describes a Washington discussion between Senator Ingalls and Mr. Howells and mentions Mrs. Ingalls.
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Lippincott
S. Lippincott’s
Julian Hawthorne
Sintire
Mr. Hawthorne
Sidney Luska
Angela
Walt Whitman
America
United States
Mysel
Statesman
Ingalls
West
Spasmodic cooking schools urged to teach household nourishment
The Providence Journal argues that sporadic cooking schools have failed to improve daily life. It calls for a truer view of the value of food and dining and criticizes rapid meals and reliance on servants as causes of dyspepsia and family discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
An Ingenious Scheme on Federal and Local Liquor Revenue
Albany Journal argues for shifting tax power from federal whiskey receipts to local liquor licenses. It notes federal revenue exceeds spending while local governments face high debt and taxation and suggests increasing local license fees to balance funds.
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Albany Journal
Open Sessions Demand Reaches Across Senate
The article argues for full daylight on government operations, urging ongoing agitation in and out of the Senate until the old secrecy device is discarded. It proclaims daylight as essential to a government of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEP
Senate
People
Chicago Herald
Watching the People’s Interests in Fraud Detections
The Chicago News notes rising customs fraud detections under the current administration. It suggests two possibilities: more dishonest importers or tighter government oversight benefiting the public.
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Chicago News
Tariff Reform Must Progress Slowly in Congress
The Philadelphia Record argues tariff reduction should advance gradually to avoid abuses and misalignment with public opinion and national needs. It warns sweeping reform could invite unscrupulous schemes and fail to gain lasting support.
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Congress
Philadelphia Record
Arbitration Progress Seen as Meager in Labor Dispute Comeback
The Philadelphia Times notes that current arbitration results are meager and unlikely to replace costly strikes soon. It cites too much human nature on both sides to accept a fair and sensible tribunal for labor disputes.
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Philadelphia Times
Interest in People Urges Banking Reform for Public Benefit
Atlanta Constitution argues for reorganizing the national banking system to serve the people. The piece says government bonds need not be Nursed and real estate should not face discrimination as loan collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Patriotic Sign Urges Repeal of Tenure Law in Vote
A Brooklyn label argues the tenure of office law blocks executive responsibility and calls for its repeal. It favors Republicans serving notice to uphold the Constitution and urges action this election period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Can Be Mayor Right Along
The piece argues that a new cap under a Republican Legislature allows Mr. O'Brien to appoint nonpartisan capable aides, expanding cross party support. It credits a prudent approach to governance as attracting formerly Republican voters and suggests O'Brien could be mayor as long as he maintains his current standards.
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O’ Brien
Boston
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