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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1884

Page

2

End of the great Hocking valley strike near

The piece voices relief at the approaching end of a major strike in the Hocking valley and critiques politics and philanthropy. It contrasts Christmas joy with poverty, questions societal responses, and contemplates fate versus human effort in addressing social woes. It mentions Senator Sharon andColorado, and hints at broader political and economic tensions.

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Debates Over Civil Service and Washington Officials

A Washington letter from a Boston Democrat criticizes retention of federal officials in the District of Columbia. While praising some officers, it urges Ramsdell’s removal if he remains in a semi judicial post, and notes McMichael’s strong performance. The piece weighs Cleveland’s potential policy and the need for capable appointees, then shifts to a miscellaneous nation style column with poems, jokes, and brief notices from various papers.

Washington Boston Democrat District of Columbia Freston Democrat Cleveland Register of Wills Ramsdell Hull Civil Service McMichael Worth Paris Burlington Free Preas Boston Commercial Bulletin Boston Transcript Philadelphia Call

Jay Gould and the Jay Goulds

An article argues heavy wealth concentration in few hands threatens democracy. It names Jay Gould as a leading example and warns that wealth used for personal gain corrupts finance commerce and politics. The piece cites court influence and judges’ rulings, urging broader wealth distribution to protect the public.

Tariff folly and Jay Goulds depicted in a monument satire

A critical pamphlet tone denounces tariffs as a silent tax on the people, claiming about six cents per day per person funds a bidding field for manufacturers and Jay Goulds power. It argues wealth gains are skewed to a few and mocks protection with a serpent-crest monument. It imagines Gould with telegraph and railways, surrounded by sycophants citing foreign nations’ burdens.

Jay Goulds Jay Gould Western Union Telegraph Egyptian Hall London

Air Cushions and Derricks Inspire Chaotic Scene

A Detroit Free Press report describes a woman wandering a sidewalk, a philanthropist offering help with air cushions and derricks after a fall. She rejects the aid, calls him insolent, and vows not to live with her husband if he pursues the matter, while the man moves on.

Paris Detroit Free Press

Women in Politics in Boston School Board Debate

The letter to the editor condemns the 11 year pattern of women being removed from the Boston School Board despite a record vote by women. It recalls Miss Peabody’s tenure and broad female public service and argues hostility from a minority of women voters cost capable women their seats, reflecting suffrage opponents’ forecasts.

George W .Cable Washington Gladden Organ Mark Twain Jim King Sollerman Kemble Edward Everett Hale T. Johnson William Sloane Kennedy Ilis Ernest Ingersoll National Museum Washington John Vance Cheney Hoew Squire Coyote George D. Brush Eugene V. Smalley Kalispel Mountana James B. Eads Admiral Walke Belmont Fort Henry Fort Donelson Island No. 10 Fort Pillow Memphis Harper's Harper’s Magazine E. A. Abbey Wiclif A. W. Ward Seymour Haden Barnet Phillips Florida Wordsworth Meg Alfred Parsons Vega Zadel B. Gustason Jessie Curtis Shepherd East Angels Constance Fennimore Woolson Sarah Orne Jewett Farmer Finch Dieiman John Fiske Walt Whitman Wallace Bruce George William Curtis Elin Moves Montefiore Boston Post Boston School Board Miss Peabody Boston James KB. Martyn William G. Wait Suffolk A. D Joan W. McKim, Esquire Elijah George Register

Maine savings banks favor railroad first mortgage bonds over real estate

Hon F B Richards of Camden says Maine savings banks view the current laws as nearly perfect. Favorite investments are first mortgage railroad bonds with net debt over 26000 dollars per mile. Western municipal bonds fell after Evansville defaulted 1.3 million, with 200000 such bonds held by Maine banks. Mortgages on real estate have grown less popular due to liquidity issues.

F. KB. Richards Camden Savings Banks Maine Maine Savings Banks Portland Augusta

Fragmentary OCR Shows Obscure Time Series Data Fragment

A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered numbers and letters such as a7 a0 Ol ac 2.2 58 a8 .08 al0.10- 3.05.2 -154M Pl 24 20 im ra mes il 9.31 12 Ome ae ee Branch 6 ie 50 5 50 sun 7.40 amw.4.50 7 2 R Qpan 1 aV- 6.41 7.20 9.02. The readable text provides no clear event or named entities.

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Trains and Schedules Through Backland and Neighbors

A fragmented timetable lists train services from Backland through Charlemont and nearby towns, detailing departures and connections via Keene Rost gE Nashen ane Hee vad and Fitchburg routes. It notes Pullman sleeping cars, various express and local trains, and change points at Ayer Junction Concord Junction and South.

Rutland Montreal Ogdensburg Pullman Palace Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Cexpress Wiacasadon Peverpore Fitzchkeam Feoy Madbors Keane Westmdelard Warpale Bellows Burlington St.Albers Johns Ogisnsburg Saratoga Delaware and Hudson Canal Company R Delows Pale White River Junction Central Vermont Ogdersburg West Ayres Junction Concord Nashua Lowell Fitchburg Old Colony R. Rk New Bedford Providence, &c Keene Ashuelot R. Rk Ches Monadnock Rutland KR Rissasy St. Albans Miontreal LINK Washington Street Boston O. A. Faxon Wfem & Stewart Bec Tims Springfield Pittsfeid Albany South Framinghamy Syracuse N. W Palmer Ware River Amherst Paints N. S Mann Vet Pot LM AM Charee Pullvaan Central Vermont Washington and Poston B. W. Cummings Gen. Pass Agt Albans Fitchbure Hoosag Tunnel Gauseway Street Sanve Iman Chicago New W.S. and B. Railroad Trey Rey Gerdner Baldwinville Miller's Falls Greenfield Ise North Adams erSieid Backland Awells Charlemont Ation Hbellowr Heevad Ga Aver Junction Levantasier Ayer Fj Cara Ayer Junction Slittletom South Aam Concord Junction Shirley Greeny

Nantucket Clock Saints Run Time From Fragments

A mistyped clipping mentions Meeees oes Geet 10.54 rpm and times like 3.15 4 and Saturdays. Cape tow and Bourme appear in garbled text with references to weekdays and 6.15 am. The fragment lacks coherent event or names to form a clear report.

Cotta Nantucket Cape Tow Eigem and Bourme

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