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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1886

Page

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Democratic Senate Critiques of Governor on Bond Sale

The piece debates Senator Lilley’s speech on Senator Joyner's resolution, attacking the Governor's bond sale as improper, urging investigation, and arguing against expansive executive power. It rebukes Lilley for endorsing the sale and warns of future abuses while contrasting past governors and political loyalties.

Lilley Joyner Field Sage Commonwealth Railroad Committee Gleason Boston and Albany Fitchburg Road Massachusetts Robinson Laley Lalley Andrew Bullock Gaston Butler New York New England

Debate over creating a cabinet level department of agriculture and labor

A House agriculture committee weighs a department of agriculture and labor led by a cabinet secretary. Critics argue it adds cost without clear benefits and could marginalize farmers, while supporters note agriculture is foundational to national prosperity.

House Committee On Agriculture Department of Agriculture and Labor France Agricultural Colleges Massachusetts Massachusetts Agricultural Colege

Sympathy Deepens Over Secretary Bayard’s Wife’s Death

The nation, for a second time in a fortnight, expresses profound sympathy for Secretary Bayard. His wife, long his invalid and true helpmeet, has died, following recent illness and renewed hope of recovery. The grief adds to his private sorrow and stirs many hearts nationwide.

Bayard

Clearing house reports show strong weekly business gains

Weekly summaries from clearing houses across the country reveal significant year over year gains. New York leads with a 46.7 percent rise, followed by Boston 39.6 percent and Philadelphia 27.8 percent, with Chicago and St Louis also higher. Pittsburg and Detroit show substantial increases, confirming improved trade despite a difficult 1885 week.

New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Pittsburg Detroit

Fishermen’s repair rights under treaties debated

The article accuses lawmakers of failing to explain storm and accident contingencies in fisheries talks before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It notes Canadian inshore grounds and three mile limits, criticizing coverage of Washington and 1815 treaty implications and accusing the paper of ignorance.

New England United States Senate Committee of Foreign Relations J Springfeld

Beans become free import in New York judge ruling

A New York judge rules beans are plants and may be imported free, contrasting prior decisions by officials on whether beans are garden seeds or vegetables. The piece also recounts a goats in a freight car prank in Columbus and a Chicago hotel wind and blizzard joke exchange between a Dakotan and a Texan.

Folger Secretary of the Treasury McCue New York Washington Star Jeffersonville Madison Indianapolis Columbus Ind Dakota Texas Chicago Chicago News Hollis Street Theatre James O’ Neill The Globe Salsbury Troubadours the Park Howard Minco Windsor Variety World’s Museum Boston Theatre Leah Will C. Cowper the Park Theatre Forgiven Jack of Thatcher Primrose West Globe Theatre Mme. Modjeska Maron Joseph Murphy John A. Stevens Gettysburg Alt Metropolitan Opera House Academy of Music American Opera Colonel Mapteson Msking Annie Clarke Boston Museum R. M. Field Miss Clarke

Contemporaries Nicknamed Belied Image Faces Early Defeat

A neighborly critique notes that a rival with a bloated belly and sparse head is mocked before competition, suggesting an early loss is imminent based on its likeness in its own columns.

Language note censors contrast to phrase choice

The Bangor Whig criticizes using the phrase contrast to as a poor stylistic choice. It argues only the ignorant would employ that unusual word pair.

Bangor

Banjo popularity in society and theatre noted

A historical notice describes the banjo’s rise in New York and Boston society over twenty five years, listing notable amateur players and mentioning rising musical publishing, theatre programs, and cultural interest in instruments and performances.

New York Boston George ©. Dobson Dobson James Gordon Bennett May Frea May Fred van

Banjo Craze Sweeps Society From New York to Boston

The article catalogs socialites and notable figures from New York London and Boston embracing the banjo. It notes aristocratic ladies and gentry collecting ornate instruments valued up to thousands of dollars and lists many named players and enthusiasts. The piece asserts the banjo’s social permanence and broad appeal beyond mere fad.

Whitelaw Reid M. B. Patterson Johnson Fletcher Joseph Harper Christober Gunther Gunther Ott Mott Haven George Law, Jr Co. D. Arthur Arthur H. J. Slocum Arthur Claffin Mme. Judie Boston Mr. Dobson Paris Miss Anderson England London Royal Palace Duke of Edinburgh Churchill Jerome New York Lady Mandeville Yznaga Cavendish- Bentinck Miss Livingston Pierre Noel Erl Dunraven Dobson Back Bay West End South End Highlands Lawrence Barrett E. V. R. Thayer L. Everett E. Everett Beacon Street Even Jordan, Jr Philip Litie David Little Commonwealth Avenue E. C. Hodges Boston Bicycle Club George R. Howe M. A. Tobey Whittemore Katie B. Pfaff Edna A. Lougee West Roxbury Kittie R. Kemp Roxbury Hogg Hogg, Brown and Taylor G. A. Hilton J. J. Souther W. Goldthwaite W. H. Faies

Haunted by Enemies misrepresents Mr. Storrs says editor

Mr C C Storrs writes to the editor asserting he is not haunted by ghosts but subjected to impositions and misrepresentations in the paper's previous issue dated the 22d, contesting the caption Haunted by Enemies and defending his sanity.

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Man challenges lunacy charge after December dispute

Dedham resident Cc. O. Storrs curses officials and two doctors for seeking to commit him to a lunatic asylum over records inquiry and a dispute with Favor. He insists he is sane, law-abiding, and will face consequences, calling the action petty malice and an insult to justice. He asks the paper to publish his letter for balance.

Dedham Favor Drs. Chase Page Wentworth White Probate Propate Court Chase & Page

Edmunds Faces Republican Ouster as Oath to Power Bark

Philadelphia Times portrays Senator Edmunds as the central obstacle in Republican strategy with Senator Logan ready to back his push. The piece links Edmunds to party stains from the Blaine era and a bid to rekindle a presidential run, but criticizes his political maneuvers as clumsy and unlikely to win broad Senate support.

Senator Edmunds Logan Senate Mc Edmunds

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