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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1884

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2

Peel and the origin of the peeler nickname

The English speaker Arthur Wellesley Peel is noted in context with his godfather who won at Waterloo. The reference links his father’s ties to a British police bill to the term festive cop known as a peeler.

Arthur Wellesley Peel Waterloo Peeler Massachusetts Portland Maine Brother Flanigan Texas Robeson New Jersey Navy Walton County Georgia Erasmus C. Wright R. Peel James Abercromby C. Manners Sutton Canterbury Abercromby Whitsuntide Shaw- Lefevre Goul Viscount Ossington Brand Nommonvwrealth Messenger’s Suffolk Boston Lewis Williiams Court Square Fred. H. Seavey William James Twiddy Banner Square St. Luke’s Middlesex U. S Tiger Cottages Johnstreet Upper Holloway

Debate Over Steel Cruisers Reveals Navy Funding Concerns

The senate wrangles over funding steel cruisers amid accusations of political favoritism and waste. Critics argue past contracts enriched brokers while the navy still lacks ships, urging honest construction and nonpartisan budgeting free from Maine to Massachusetts political pressures.

Senate United States Robeson Chandler Roach Borch Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts

Duty Drives Widened Trade Gap In Horses Across Borders

A Lowell Courier note reports a two year decline in cross border horse trade between Canada, Vermont and the United States due to a 20 percent import duty on horses. Vermont and Canada horse prices and acclimation ease are contrasted with western horses, while the duty disrupts what seemed a simple barter between a Canadian seller and an American buyer.

Lowell Courier Canada United States Vermont West The Courier New England New York

Gossip and light quips circulate in era era press

A collage of satirical snippets from various papers lampoons politicians and public figures, notes on universal themes, weather woes, and a river of anecdotes. It lampoons El Mahdi, Blaine, Conkling, and Cragin while lampooning habits, fashion, and local gossip across cities.

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