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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1886

Page

2

A First Installment For Hancock Monument Fund

The nation should honor General Hancock with a monument, and private donors can help now. His widow needs support after his death, and the public is urged to contribute to secure a dignified memorial. Samuel J. Tilden has led the fundraising, with others joining, to fund the first installment toward the monument.

Hancock Genera Samuel J. Tilden

Testimony on solicitor general plan exposes false charges

The joint judiciary hearing reveals that Dudley leveled secondhand lies against District Attorney Stevens and his assistant Dacey. Officials including Judge Staples and Judge Aldrich dismiss the league's agents' testimony as demoralizing to juries. A registrar representative refutes claims the Law and Order League is a political machine. The piece condemns Dudley and urges the league to reform or disband.

Joint Judiciary Committee Law and Order League Mrr Dudley Stevens Dacey Mr. Dudley Staples Aldrich League Board of Registrars Dudsley

Connecticut honors General Putnam with $10,000 monument

The Connecticut Senate voted to allocate $10,000 for a monument to General Israel Putnam, praising his bravery and leadership. The piece notes the difficulty of ranking Revolutionary War soldiers against modern standards, and suggests many officers would be equally renowned by past measures.

Connecticut Senate Israel Putnam Connecticut Washington Putnam General Putnam Bunker Will

Democratic lawmakers split on weekly payment bill report

In a committee meeting a Democrat joined a minority report with Ross Parkman of Boston and Federhen of Quincy after being led astray, while his brother Democrats remained with the main position and supported exemptions for companies.

Ross Parkman Boston Federhen Quincy

Free trade stance blamed for English unrest in Cobden era note

The Lowell Courier debate centers on free traders and riots in London. It argues England’s high population density and protection debates worsened distress, while noting U S riots tied to protection but warning that Germany may follow as industries suffer under protectionism.

Lowell Courier London Free Trade Cobden Club The Courier Post England Germany

Williams College Debaters Question Naval Build Up

The Logians and Technians at Williams College debated whether the United States should build and maintain a navy strong enough to contest any foreign power. The Technians argued against expediency, signaling potential policy embarrassment for the nation and its administration.

Logians Technians Williams College United States

Statesmen and Soldiers Die in Close Succession

Horatio Seymour and General Hancock, both era defining candidates for president, lie dead together while another noted soldier-turned-statesman has recently died. The losses, though heavy, reflect a long record of public service and sacrifice. Ware’s heavy hand on the party grows more poignant as these events cluster. Lilley, Galvin, and Doherty are named as candidates for assistant United States district attorney. Stearns has an able pool to choose from.

Horatio Seymour General Hancock United States Ware Charles 8. Lilley Owen A. Galvin Philip J. Doherty Stearns Saxe B. P. Shillaker Hartford Post Stuart Robson Crane William H. Jaques United States Nnvy Messrs. G. P. Putnam’s Sons Messrs. Cassell & Co Cassell National Library Silvio Pellico Thomas Roscoe Hayes Lexington Lyman H. Weeks J. Ph. Rinn R. A. Cram Messrs. Charles Scribner’s Sons Charles Sankey M. A Edward E.’ Morris Temperance Song- Herald J. C. Macy Oliver Ditson & Co Temperance Maryland

Vast miscellany of 1880s quips and notes from papers

A collage of brief items touching newsy quips, social notes, and oddities across American life. Topics include funerary costs in Paris, wall paper arsenic warnings, German generals in 1886, New Yorkers at Jacksonville and Canada, De Lesseps and the canal, temperance jabs, Julian crossfire, tobogganing in St Paul, a 90 year old mother of twelve, and assorted anecdotes from newspapers on politics, religion, and daily life.

Jake Sharp New York de Lesseps Bunker Fish Sing Sing Greenville Penn Magdalen Miller Magdalen St. Paul Connecticut Prince Charles of Portugal Europe Massachusetts Iowa Congress Bethesda Sam Jones

Untold Tall Tales From Old Newspapers

A collage of sensational clippings notes absurd escapes and theatrical mishaps. The fragments reference a jail visit by troops a confessed thief stealing an overcoat while singing hallelujah, Judge Peterby fearing hydrophobia, pasteboard passes on trains, and stage supernumeraries clashing with managers.

Ment Minneapolis Tribune

Notable Figures and Whispers Echo Late-Nineteenth Century Europe

A stream of social and political gossip covers Rome fashion, a mysterious Pole obtaining a marriage license in Wilkes-Barre, debates on dress codes in Washington and Mississippi politics, mint commission duties in Philadelphia, and remarks on President Cleveland. Notables include Nathan Appleton and John Bigelow meeting in Panama, the Field brothers’ reunion, Boston and New York chambers of commerce figures, Beecher on presidents, and Stephen Walker profiled as New York district attorney with New England roots.

Nathan Appleton Chamber of Commerce of Boston John Bigelow New York M. de Lenseps Panama Field Brothers Judge Stephen, Gyrus David Dudley Henry M. Field Judge Field Robinson New York Sun John D. Long Johnny Long George Mississippi Washington Thomas M. Crown Massachusetts Institute of Technology Philadelphia United States Mint

The Swann paintings second day sale bargains

The second day of the Swann estate sale repeats a successful pattern with Leonhard's gallery crowded by artists connoisseurs and dealers seeking bargains. Highlights include Miracles of St Julien by Dandini at 75 dollars and View in Tivoli by Salvator Rosa at 200, plus works by Breughel Lely Reynolds and West in the low to mid hundreds, with many more names and pieces listed as still available this afternoon.

Swann Maryland Leonhard St. Julien Dandini Charles Carroll Juan de Valdes Olivelli Caypel Antwerp Paul J. Ferg Atlanta Boucher King Lear Allston

A Plea for the Constitution in Harper Handy Series

A survey of new works and scholarly essays in the Church Review and related publications. George Bancroft's constitutional defense of currency stands beside travel, natural history, and culinary titles. Notable items include England as Seen by an American Banker, Upland and Meadow, French Dishes, Indian Summer, and varied periodical notices.

Harper Handy England Mr. Howells Harper’s Handy Series United States George Bancroft Supreme Court of the United States Julliard Va. Greenman Congress Treasury Bancroft Historical Review Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co Upland and Meadow C. C. Abbott Harper & Bros New Jersey

Reverend Thomas B. Thayer Dies After Illness

Reverend Thomas B. Thayer D D died at the Norfolk House around noon yesterday after a lingering stomach cancer. Born in Boston on September 10 1812 he attended Harvard College briefly before turning to ministry with the Universalist Society in South Dedham now Norwood supplying the pulpit for months. In June 1832 he received letters of fel...

Thomas B. Thayer Norfolk House Thayer Boston Harvard College Universalist Society South Dedham Norwood

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