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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1883

Page

3

Portrait of Mr. Lowell in London A diplomat poet

The London World sketches Charles Lowell as a modest, reserved American diplomat and poet of Cambridge Elmwood, detailing his life from Massachusetts to Harvard, his Biglow Papers, and his role in fostering American-British literary ties. It notes family loss, scholarly work, and his cordial reception in London, with praise for his tact and broader cultural influence.

Irris Lowndes London Republic The Est Atlantic Pacific United States Lowell New England Queen Victoria Mr. Lowell Longfellow Ike Swift Thackeray Harvard Lowndesquare Cambidge Massachusetts Charles Elmood Bristol Lowells Mount Auburn Cemetery Old World Longellow England New Egland Canada Biglow Ars Major Downing Sam Slick Hood Hosea Biglow Honor Wilbur Birdofredum Sinam Squire Western J. Primrose America John P. Ropinson Guvener Aia Gare Subjick Psupjick Mr. Seaward Johnson Elmwood

Free Trade Debate and Haunted English Estate Tale

A Albany free trade meeting features Prof. Perry and Thomas Shearman arguing that protection worsens wages and conditions, with a comparison to Ireland under free trade. The essay then shifts to a first person narrative of Nina Northcote, who inherits Crowsnest, experiences spectral visitations in a cedar chamber, and slowly uncovers a haunting tied to her stepmother’s death, ending with a reflective note on supernatural occurrence.

Albany Perry Williams College Thomas G. Shearman America Iron and Steel Association England United States New York Ireland Congress Paris Charles C Mademoiselle Justine Dashshire County Crowsnest Mr. Weston Crowsnest George Nina Finley’s Magazine

Philadelphia Fire Insurance Inspections Aim to Cut Losses

An association of Philadelphia insurance men forms to standardize rates and reduce fire losses by inspecting each property. Inspectors report risks, adjust future premiums, and push preventive measures. Hotels show particular danger and now must install roof ventilators linked to elevator wells to aid safe evacuation.

Philadelphia Association

Paris to Sell 28000 Pictures Over Seven Years

The Paris sale at Salle Drouot of M. Berniche’s 28000 works begins, with early lots fetching as low as £1 4s 2d and others reaching £102. The plan runs through next June with 260 canvases per week, continuing twice monthly until 28,000 is exhausted, potentially seven years. The heiress may gain a sizable dowry if prices hold.

Paris London Telegraph Salle Drouot A M. Berniche Maecenas M. Berniche Messrs Rand Betseliere Blum Clary Filosa J. Marc Mendes Rossi Madame Esnault Murdock Liquid Food Free Hospital Boston Sirk Sam Mrs. S Murdock Liquid Food Hospital Miss T Adaut Miss V Mies Q

War on fencing grass lands sparks Texan feud

A San Antonio dispatch notes 200 miles of fences cut by a group calling itself the Javelenas as landowners clash with smallholders. The movement argues grass is free and denies private property in grass while warning that fences intrude on natural rights. The Houston Post report cites radical views and predicts government action to curb the lawlessness.

San Antonio Texas Javelenas The Houston Post Houston New York

Elopement Shocks East Riding Family in Liverpool Chase

A 19 year old Yorkshire heiress elopes with Tim M Quinness, Irish farm laborer, after secretly forming an attachment. The couple fled by rail to Liverpool as her father and brother pursued to retrieve them. The incident, described by the Liverpool Courier, ends amid a family scandal.

Liverpool Courier Dale Street Goole East Riding Aoung Inshman Tim M’quinness Kerry Liverpool

Runaway romance ends in angry confrontation at Dale Street hotel

Detectives Strettler and Thorn Thwaite traced two runaways to a Dale Street hotel where relatives intervened and halted an intended marriage by special license at a Roman Catholic church. The woman was returned home with her father and brother, while the Irishman remained behind. Her last words to him urged endurance.

Strettler Thornthwaite Dale Street Tim

Sene the Substitute for Oleomargarine in Philadelphia

An examination of wholesale butter figures shows over 3000 tubs daily of snene, a butter lard compound, sold in Philadelphia. Experts say five-eighths of daily butter substitutes are bogus, with suene replacing oleomargarine, often indistinguishable from real butter yet cheaper. Chicago and Detroit are main production centers. one Chicago factory outputs 80,000 pounds daily.

Philadelphia Record Philadelphia Elgin Chicago Detroit Produce Exchange

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report December 35

Live stock totals for cattle sheep swine and lambs at Watertown union market. Includes regional origin by state and road car counts, plus price ranges for beef store cattle hogs and calves and notes on hides tallow and pelts. Also classifies cattle and sheep by quality and lists western hogs' market placement.

Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island New York Canada Boston Lowell Maine Albany Fitchburg Eastern New England Providence Old Colony N. B Boston and Albany Brighton

Retail Prices at Faneuil Hall Market on Dec 26

Prices on provisions steady with active demand after a holiday closure. Fresh meats show steady demand. beef cuts, mutton, veal mixed. Pork items mostly unchanged with leaf lard moving. dairy steady with eggs watched for price rises. Fruits vegetables and seafood in steady to upturn, oranges abundant, terrapins arrived, turkeys and geese brisk. Poultry and game in strong demand, Philadelphia chickens and wild fowl noted with stable prices.

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The Post Sets Policy Direction for Tariff Labour and Taxation

The Post vows to advance tariff reform and taxation issues, pledging generous treatment of banking currency and bankruptcy topics. It rejects labor tyranny while defending workers right to self direction and plans to shape daily literature with accessible philosophy and robust public discussion.

Post Republic

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