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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1871

Page

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Market Roundup Shows Steady Prices Across Commodities

Readable lines describe firm demand in coffee and cacao, steady copper and lead, and mixed movements in oils, molasses, and flour. Hogs, pork, and beer firm with higher outlooks, while hay and jute trade remain subdued. Auction cargoes report oranges, lemons, and other fruits, with prices per box and barrel. Prices for sugar and teas rising on strong demand, with wool and tin showing upticks as markets adjust.

Europe Sain Howeves Sisaia Common Labrador Neptune Messina Henry Flitoer Jamaica Milwaukee Minnesota Ohio Indiana Michigan St. Louis Ryeur Manila New York Bengal Penasco Russia Fia Molass&s Porto Rico Eee Barbadoes SEARS Bowen Shore Bank and Labrador Western Boston Alden Roduce New Western Vermont Canada Carolina Calcutta G' Cassia New England Suga Scheasse Choice Picklock Pennsylvania California Cape Valparaiso Seehele London Philadelphia New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wi N. U Antwerp Bremen Hamburg Cadiz Pensacola River Plate Windward Island Weymouth Norfolk Portland Baltimore Bush Seale Albemarle Sound

Boston Post Cheers Relief Effort and Cabinet Shifts

The meeting to organize France relief places trusted businessmen in charge and pledges generous public support. An appeal in this paper seeks wide response from a generous city. The piece hints at cabinet reshuffles and praises potential improvements while downplaying doubts about change.

France

Mutations in Georgia politics reveal dangers of overreach

The piece recalls 1868 Georgia voting in four Democrats and three Republicans for the House and one Democrat and one Republican for the Senate. The Senate refused seats, creating reconstruction chaos. A new election left no more than two House members and no Senate seats, with the party accused of duplicity and overreach against the people's will.

Georgia Congress House of Representatives Senate Reconstruction House

Senate Debates Over State Police Pay Sparks Calls for Hearing

The Senate debated the Constabulary appropriation, voting to raise pay from the House approved 150,000 to 159,000, despite ongoing investigations and serious charges by Monroe and Stearns. A vigorous public push urges citizens to submit evidence to the Investigating Committee to expose abuses and end the police system.

Senate Commonwealth Munroe Stearns House Messrs Monroe and Stearns

A Constitutional Challenge to a Finance Committee Resolution

The passage of a resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to prepare general appropriation bills was seen as an overreach and a deviation from constitutional spirit. It served as an temporary expedient that operated for a time, though it was never clearly rescinded and did not settle the broader dispute.

U. S. Senate Senate Sherman House Congress Committee On Finance Paris N. Y. Tribune Schenck Chicago Tribune Gaines New Orleans

Sunday Library Access Debate and Public Morals

The legislature debates opening public libraries and reading rooms on Sundays. The piece argues the issue is about practicality and public good, not compulsion, and urges municipalities to act if there is demand. It counters Sabbath concerns, stating decisions belong to local communities and that Sunday access can uplift intellects and morals.

Putnam

Planned Museum of Fine Arts to Elevate Boston Education

The proposed Museum of Fine Arts on Back Bay aims to elevate Boston as a center of art education by housing loans, casts, and originals from Old World treas ures. Trustees report $124,000 raised toward building, plus $25,000 from Col. Lawrence’s widow, with six design options for a St James Park building awaiting a $300,000 goal before construction begins.

Museum of Fine Arts Back Bay Boston Boston Atheneum Toste Appleton Public Library Gray Harvard College Athenium Col. T. Bigelow Lawrence Col. Lawrence St. James Park Harvard University Institute of Technology Boston Athenaeum Superintendent of Public Schools The Lowell Institute State Board of Education Music Hall

Sympathy Resolutions Honor France War End

The Senate at Washington passed resolutions praising France for bravery and expressing American sympathy. The piece notes fraternal ties between nations, mutual relief from the conflict, and a shared desire for peace as both sides return home from fighting.

France Senate Washington Paris Germany Landwehr Berlin la Vendée Munich

International indignation and aid after Oneida sinking

The article notes prompt passage of Mr Maynard's bill authorizing Navy indemnification for the Oneida disaster. It highlights English gentlemen and government figures funding relief for victims' families, and England's own actions against a Bombay commander, while acknowledging that speeches and payments cannot fully ease the anger at the tragedy.

Maynard Oneida England Congress Bombay P. & O. Steamship Company Robeson

Scattering of odd anecdotes and notices from 19th century press

A jumble of brief items recounts curious events and people from various places. Notes mention Nilsson in Cincinnati and Mammoth Cave visits, Beecher's flock, Indianapolis business totals, trout farming, new badges, coal miners, naval divers, and a run of colorful misfortunes, jokes, and social curiosities across New York, Chicago, Indiana, and beyond.

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