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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1884

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2

Senator Hoar Probes Costly Investigations

Senator Hoar suggests investigations could be held in Worcester rather than New Orleans. He argues it would cost more, the public would bear the expense, and it mirrors how Republicans fund politically charged inquiries.

Hoar Worcester New Orleans New York Ienry Ward Beecher Joe Jefferson Salvini Irving Tom Madagascar Georgia Joe Howard Langtry Clara Louise Kellogg Academy Stebbins Mrs. Langtry Miss Kellogg Max Maretzek Max J. Gray

Cataclysmal Ohio River Floods Apache East News

The San Francisco Examiner reports the Ohio river floods under the dramatic headline Cataclysmal, marking a sharpened contrast to the common Raging Waters phrase favored by eastern papers. The piece notes severe inundation impacts and widespread disruption along the river corridor.

San Francisco Examiner

The New York Sun Praised Candidate Lacks Real Chance

In a sharp critique the paper is told its presidential booster is deluded and possesses no real chance. The speaker urges greater discretion and mercy in its coverage.

North Adams Supporters Back Rockwell Despite Pool of Dissent

A newspaper snippet notes many who aided Congressman Rockwell’s win are unhappy with him, yet Johnson, Tinker, and others in North Adams and nearby areas who largely helped him remain content, making others’ views largely irrelevant.

Rockwell Johnson Tinker North Adams Vicinity

Collective eulogist for Wendell Phillips proposed

The Buffalo Courier questions arranging a collective eulogist to cover the many sided sympathy of Wendell Phillips. It notes his associates tended to be one sided and suggests a panel representing different facets of his character.

The Buffalo Courier Wendell Phillips Phillips

Morrison bill seen as bid to return Morrison to Congress

The Cincinnati Enquirer criticizes Morrison’s measure as a national bill with the sole aim of returning William E. Morrison to Congress from Illinois’s Waterloo district. The paper complains it offers no genuine merit and frames the move as self serving.

Morrison The Cincinnati Enquirer William E. Morrison Congress Waterloo Illinois

Mayor King Bans Police Political Assessments

Philadelphia Mayor King a Democrat forbids any police department political assessments and warns he will discharge any officer who pays one. He states he has never permitted assessments for political purposes and urges continued election of Democrats.

King Philadelphia

Equal rights for homeopathy in state asylums petition

A legislative petition requests that at least one asylum for the insane be placed under homeopathic care and another under magnetic healing, with friends of the afflicted allowed to choose treatment. The piece argues homeopathy has proven itself and should receive privileges in proportion to its numbers.

Phillip Schaffe Charles Scribners’ Sons Constantine the Great Gregory the Great John Foster W. W. Everts D. D Funk & Wagnalls Foster

Presidential prospects in Massachusetts 1884 campaign

A detailed critique of Massachusetts Republicans and rival leaders Edmunds Logan and Arthur. The piece contrasts political styles from St Jerome and Capt Bobadil to a blunt prairie swashbuckler, warning Arthur’s safety and predicting Edmunds or Logan as the party’s fate in 1884.

Massachusetts Stewart L. Woodford Arthur Edmunds Vermont Logan Illinois St. Jerome Bobadil

Prospects of a metric system boom among cattle and politics

A collage of notes on public figures and events: Rosa Bonheur’s health, Edmunds nomination, a Texas cattle trend toward Montana, and various political opinions. Reports mention Beecher, David Davis, and shared concerns about stock markets, reforms, and society. The piece references observers on culture, religion, law, and literary releases with multiple city references and ongoing debates.

OLY COLONY BR North ZaMP rail schedule from Boston depot

Trains will run from Boston and Albany depot starting Monday December 24 1883 with outbound times to Framingham Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Berlin West Berlin Bolton Pratt's Junction and Cheshire Central Vermont connections. Return departures from Fitchburg to Boston and through tickets baggage check noted. Boston office Old State House Washington Street. J R Kendrick Gen Manager and Webe er Division Supt Fitchburg.

Boston Montreal Toronto Chicago Lowell Fitchburg Central Vermont A. KR Washington Street Wash St. J Oly Colony BR. K Zamp Vistos Albany Framingeham Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchpure Berlin West Berlin Bolton Pratt’s Junction Cheshire Old State House J. R. Kendrick Webeer Division Sunt

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