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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1887

Page

2

Who Drinks California Wine Progress of Vinting in a Decade

San Francisco letter traces wine industry gains and failures over ten years. It notes missions and pioneers like Kohler and Haraszthy, the shift from Mission grape to European varieties, and the regional terroirs that shape Napa Sonoma Fresno and other counties. It highlights grafting needs and growing knowledge through exchange among growers.

San Francisco N. Y California Fresno County Los Angeles San Bernardino Padre Junipero Serra San Diego Spain Mexico Mission Dana Charles Kohler Agoston Haraszthy Europe Sonoma County Jacob Schramm St. Helena Rhine Hus Napa Medoe Rhine Valle Sonoma Livermore Valley Fresno Alexandria

Fine rifle shooting ties medals at New Bedford event

Company B of the First Regiment shows strong form with a tie and medals awarded at New Bedford and other locales, highlighting the unit’s marksmanship and competitive results.

New Bedford North Cambridge Rifle Range First Regiment M.V.M

Militia rifle matches yield multiple medals at diverse range

Several companies from the Massachusetts V M M and National Guard faced off at North Cambridge and Wakefield ranges. Prizes included gold and silver medals with sharpshooters earning top honors. Notable winners included E L Dove Jr and T Bradley amid competitive matches by First Cadets and various regiments.

E. L. Dove, Jr Merrill Engl J. W. Blake Company H F. A. Shaw B. L. Knapp W. P. Dickson H. Eldridge G. H. Dickson H. F. Lynde Massachusetts Springfield Rifles Wakefield H. N. Conn Woburn Richardson Light Guards

Wellington Gun Club Christmas shoot results

The Wellington Gun Club Christmas shoot drew a large crowd with strong scores. Winners included Sanborn, Maguire, Dickey, Snow, Wheeler, Perry, and Lawson in various pigeon and blackbird events across six pigeon, six blackbird, and three pair formats, with multiple placements listed.

Weturmeron Wellington Sanberr Lewis Perry Hoffman Dickey Snow Wheeler Maguire Wild Swift Sanborn Hart Bancroft Foote Good Chase Melcher Lawson Sampson Rogers Nichols Stanley Nye Lamb McCoy Hert Black Birds

The Tariff Before the War and Early Free Trade Views

A historical note tracing tariff debates from Franklin to Webster, 1774 to 1789, noting opponents in Massachusetts and Connecticut, Judge Story, Abbot Lawrence, and Philadelphia merchants. The piece argues less protection, more natural growth of manufactures, and cites early calls for free exchange and lower duties.

Franklin Smith Jefferson France Treasury Congress United States Pelatiah Webster Yale Daniel Webster Brougham James Stewart Great Britain Europe Massachusetts Connecticut New Story Salem Abbot Lawrence Boston Faneuil Hall Webster Philadelphia

Haught y Innocence in Jenny Lind From the Spectator

Canon Scott Holland portrays Jenny Lind as intelligent and proudly innocent, quickly rebuking small faults and impertinent curiosity. Her ardent idealism tempered by a ready contempt for vulgarity shaped her friendships and public image, while her Christian faith tempered pride with a keen sense of elevation and detachment.

The London Spectator Canon Scott Holland Jenny Lind Murray Scott Holland Mme. Goldschmidt Jenny Jind Opera House

Free Trade Emphasis in 19th Century American Policy Debate

Concord Massachusetts letter recalls 1824 1828 tariff battles led by Clay Webster and Marshall debating American policy versus foreign influence. It notes New England opposition to protection, a 1831 free trade convention, and gradual tariff reductions through 1846 and 1857 with Emerson Bryant Sumner and Jefferson urging universal American openness.

Clay Webster America New England Philadelphia Massachusetts Treasury Marshall South Carolina Great Britain Emerson Washington Bryant Sumner Franklin Jefferson Story M. Houranp Concord Mass

The Value of Rebukes Over Sympathy in Moral Teaching

The text argues that decisive rebukes can curb evil traditions more effectively than sympathetic appeals. It cites Jenny Lind as an example where scorn reveals moral ideals and strength, while gentleness helps only the refined. It notes rebuffs as potent teachers in both social conduct and character formation.

Jenny Lind

Anarchist Parsons’s Successor Named in Alarm History

Dyer D. Lum, born 1839 in Geneva New York, becomes the new editor of the Chicago Alarm succeeding Anarchist Parsons. A labor agitator and former National Labor Union delegate, Lum has a storied career from bookbinding to political campaigns and journalism, ending as Parsons’ rehabilitated editor.

Philadelphia Times Dyer D. Lum Parsons Chicago Alarm Lum United States Geneva N. Y Fourteenth Cavalry National Labor Union Cincinnati Northampton Mass Massachusetts Wendell Phillips Washington Garth Select House Alarm

Notable ages of eminent men in the era's twilight

The London Daily News lists renowned figures across fields aged in their eighties and seventies. Ferdinand de Lesseps is eighty three, with peers like the German Emperor aged ninety and Verdi at seventy eight.

London Daily News M. Ferdinand de Lesseps Dr. Dollinger Moltke and Bancroft Kossuth Professor Owen Pope King William of The Netherlands Mr. Gladstone Mr. Bright Prince Bismarck M. Jules Grévy M. Leon Say M. Leroyer Lord Selborne Lord Granvilles Mac- Mahon Lebeuf Bazaine and Cialdini Lord Tennyson Mr. Browning Oliver Wendell Holmes Verdi Lord Armstrong Sir John Hawkshaw Meissonier Barnum

Lawrence Duck Co and Eliot Fire Insurance Co Sale

Lawrence Duck Company transfers shares to Eliot Fire Insurance Company on Continental Market in a formal exchange, details indicate a financial instrument swap and corporate reallocation of equity with no stated obligations beyond the transfer.

Lawrence Duck Co Eliot Fire Insurance Co

Boston Stock Exchange Members Telephoned 1665

Local stock exchange notices indicate members and staff were contacted via telephone at number 1665 regarding standard daily operations and market procedures. The terse item notes routine communication within the exchange community.

The Boston Stock Exchange

Vague Stock List Includes Mills and Bank Securities

A fragmented OCR item lists multiple mills and banks such as Boott Cotton Mills Boston Mfg Merrimack Mfg and Lawrence Mfg with various bonds and 6s and 7s issues from 1890s to 1910s. It mentions trustees orders for Amoskeag Mfg Co and several railroads and financial institutions in a dated financial register context.

4Ason Gt. Falls Boott Cotton Mills Boston Merrimack Lancaster Mills Nashua Jackson Co Lowell Machine Sho Pacific Mills Lawrence Amory Mfg Manchester Mills Arlington Mills Middlesex Co N. Bk of Commerce Louisville Evansville & St. Louis R.R. Ptd N. City Bank Mercantile N. Bk

Auction of Dorchester mortgage property in Suffolk County

By Lewis J. Bird & Co auctioneers will sell by public auction on Saturday January 14 1888 at 11 oclock in the forenoon the premises described as Lot 65 on Plan Book 3 plan 15 Dorchester Suffolk formerly Boston bounded by Lot 64 Lot 68 Lot 66 and Norfolk Street subject to a prior mortgage to French and one to Shillings with accrued interest and taxes Two hundred dollars to be paid at sale THOMAS A BOYD Assignee of Mortgage prizes and terms to be announced at sale

John F. Mead Cambridge Middlesex Commonwealth Massachusetts David G. Haskins Cambrid Suffolk James W. French R. Knights & Co Washingto Street Boston Blue Hill Avenue Quincy Street Mead Charles W. Storey Emma W. Price Hannah Lynde Frederick H. White F. G. Barnes & Son State Street Suffolk County Bailey Street Dorchester Luther Briggs Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pemberton Square Emma J. Rockwell Benjamin Rockwell Charles $. Todd Learnard Street Charles 8S Todd William N. Treworgy Thomas A. Boyd Oston Suffolk County Registry of Deeds Norfolk Street Thomas A, Boyd William II’. McDewell Said McDewell Eugene H. Mahoney Commonwealth of Massachusetts J. F. Fuller West Brookline Street McDowell

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