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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1886

Page

2

A Difference of Opinion on New York and New England Bonds Sale

The Boston Post and Journal clash over a state bond sale, defending openness and fairness while urging investigations into arrangements. The Post cites expected gains and asserts no impropriety, while calling for public discussion and explanations from the Lieutenant-Governor and Treasurer Gleason. The piece also critiques Pennsylvania silver policy and Senator Beck’s stance within broader fiscal reform debates.

Startling Lapse in Advertiser Redistricting Defense

A public letter condemns the Advertiser for defending an unequal aldermanic district plan amid a city council reorganization. It accuses the paper of abandoning moral standards, noting its Universalist endorsement and calling the redistricting approach harmful, improper, and contrary to law. The critique warns the paper against exposing its biased stance.

Silver in the Senate on silver policy split among Democrats

Washington coverage shows 49 silver champions in the Senate plus others undecided. Democratic supports for the President include McPherson Gray Gorman Payne Butler Hampton Gibson and likely Wilson with several others remaining unsure.

Washington New York Star Senate Messrs. McPherson New Jersey Gray Delaware Gorman Maryland Payne Ohio Butler Hampton South Carolina Gibson Louisiana Wilson Oregon Nevada Colorado Kansas Towa Sabin Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Evarts New York Blair New Hampshire Virginia Don Cameron Pennsylvania Beck Peonsylvania

Washington Republicans slow on Presidential succession bill

Washington correspondent notes Republicans in Congress will not rush the Presidential succession bill now that John Sherman is President of the Senate. They assume Hoar bill passage calms public excitement and plan to stall further action to avoid Democratic accountability, a tactic echoed from last year.

Washington Journal Frank Congress John Sherman Senate

Iron Age notes rise in pig iron production

The Iron Age reports a clear upturn in pig iron output since October 1. By January 1 the country operated 275 blast furnaces with a weekly capacity of 91,814 tons, up 21 furnaces and 6,848 tons weekly in a month, an over 8 percent rise, and over 55 percent since January 1, 1885, with continued growth expected.

Logan Seeks Commission to Study Black Progress Since 1865

Senator Logan proposes a commission to investigate and report on the mental industrial and physical progress of the colored race since 1865. He suggests extending the scope to include pre 1861 progress and his own role, to enhance the report’s interest.

Logan

Bavarian sheriff could outgrow King Louis in stature

A prospect emerges that the Bavarian sheriff may soon assume greater prominence than King Louis, signaling a potential shift in regional influence and leadership dynamics.

Bavaria Louis

Laughing Across Borders and Markets of Old News

A collage of jokes and quips spans global topics from American humor about weather and politics to European chatter on press and nobility. Snippets reference Boston slang, London papers, a New York historian, and a Wall Street dreamer, all noting human folly and fleeting fashion.

Notable society news and literary figures of the era

A roundup of prominent clergy, actors, editors, and social figures. Rev. N. Mallory receives a Detroit call. Charles Mapleson is ill. Vanderbilt history by Croffut and Rubler. McCleery to Washington and New Orleans. Belknap, the Marquess of Westmeath, and Hon. Marcy noted. Bernhardt to tour with Damala. O'Neill joins Boston Courier. Hurlbert to London as Sun’s correspondent. Perrin to Göttingen. Sibley bequest to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Mary Anderson follows early mass ritual. Mackay spends heavily. Mrs Buck records 102nd birthday. Walthall as tall, thin congressman. Patti cancels Antwerp and Warsaw bookings. newspaper row on Times Herald Tribune. Polemics on Robson Crane misnames. Prince praised as dandy. Lily Laughton remark on foot size and marriages. Bishop Potter’s son wins a lucky number.

William Henry Hurlbert New York World London New York Sun Marshall Livingston Perrin Harvard University of Gottingen John Langdon Sibley Massachusetts Historical Society Mary Anderson John W. Mackay Jay Gould Daniel Buck Wethersfield Lamar Congress Washington Mme Patti Antwerp Warsaw

Wall Street gaffe and stage kisses raise passions in theater

Neighbors wonder at Wall Street antics while writers note a rising trend of realistic kissing in New York musical comedies. Reports describe Sadie Martinez and William Carleton sharing four liplocks nightly in Nanon, and Nanki-Poo and Yum Yum in The Mikado drawing eager attention from cast and backstage observers.

New York Nanon Sadie Martinez William T. Carleton Carleton Clara Wisdom Miss Martinet Jefferson Bernstein Vernona Jarbeau Courtice Pounds Geraldine Almar Pounds Philadelphia News

Chelsea City Council appoints committees at first regular meeting

At the first regular meeting the Chelsea City Council appointed committees for election returns, enrollment, accounts, finance, public property, claims, highways and bridges, fire department, printing, water, salaries, lighting streets, ordinances, public instruction, and assessment and collection of taxes. Petitions from Mellen Chamberlain and Theodore Winthrop Post 35 requesting funding for a war memorial were referred to a three member committee. Reports were ordered printed, the treasurer authorized to borrow 250000 in anticipation of taxes, and the session adjourned to Jan 13.

Treat Whiting Pike Pratt Roberts and Flanders Legg Elwell Aldrich Whiting Wid Barry Danham Roberts Mutfey Flanders Fryer and Norris Smith Smalley Hanson Keefe Flyer Norris Murfey Nortis Champlin Barry Board of Aldermen

Grand jury weighs Fisher Hill land sale to Boston Water Board

Yesterday the grand jury adjourned its session considering the purchase of Fisher Hill land by the Boston Water Board while William A. Simmons served as chairman. Testimony came from Dr. J. G. Blake Herbert L. Harding Desmond Fitzgerald an engineer and Walter E. Swan clerk along with several bank officers.

Fisher Hill Boston Water Board William A. Simmons J. G. Blake Herbert L. Harding Desmond Fitzgerald Water Board Walter E. Swan

Relics of the Ancient Regime in Virginia’s Colonial Heritage

In Williamsburg Virginia on the James and York rivers a wealth of history centers on three Virginian capitals Jamestown Williamsburg and Richmond and the university William and Mary. The piece surveys royalist traditions James II Queen Anne and the colonial era through landmarks like the old Capitol and the bell of Christ Church, noting Lee Grants Lafayette and Washington footsteps, the old city’s etiquette and the college’s revival prospects.

Williamsburg Virginia James York Rivers New England America Jamestown Massachusetts Plymouth Rock Antebellum Jefferson James the First James River Indian River Powhattan Charles the Second Bacon Ewell University Boston William Ili Nicholson Hoar William and Mary Congress Old College Queen Anne William and Mary College Christ’s Church London Richmond Lee Grant Peninsula McClellan Williamburg LaFayette Wayne Cornwallis Green Spring Washington Elk Cuesapiake Earl of Dunmore Patrick Henry Nselt Ireld Virginia Gazette Lexington Hanover New Kent James City Patrick Heary Lord Duonmore Dunmore Forney Yorkriver Continental Congress

A Great Truth Admirably Stated and Gloucester’s Andrew Jackson

The piece surveys Massachusetts Republican conflicts over treasurer selection, denounces campaign finance abuses, and critiques Governor Robinson and Gloucester politics. It highlights Parsons aggressive stance against officials, Tarr the city marshal dispute, and ends with Gloucester as a Jacksonian tale of stubborn governance and reform clashes.

Bostonian Society Annual Meeting Honors and Elections

The Bostonian Society held its annual meeting in the old State House chamber with President Curtis Guill presiding. Members elected included William A. Macleod Joshua Richards John Little and Silas Brewer, while Joseph W. Smith joined under suspension. The report favored finances and growth as 6732 visitors signed the rolls in 1885, with the society now totaling about 500 members and a large accession of new items.

The Bostonian Society Curtis Guill Council Chamber Old State House G. G. Crocker Messrs William Perkins Abbott Lawrence George Bb. Chase Martin L. Bradford N. H. Henchman J. A. Duppie Musses We. Codman Sr. Y. Snelling Boston William A. Macleod Joshua N. Richards John M. Little Silas Brewer Joseph W. Smith Andover Hamilton A. Hill D. W. T. Huntoon James R. Stanwood O’brien Henry P. Curtis Robert Brigham Hollis Street Society Curtis Thomas C. Amory William S. Appleton Thomas J. Allen Joshua P. Bodfish Curtis Guild John T. Hasam Samuel H. Russell William Wilkins Warren George B. Chase William H. Whitmore Huntoon J. P. Bodfish

Harvard Overseers Meet At 70 Water Street

A stated meeting of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College will be held at No 70 Water street Boston on Wednesday Jan 13 at 11 a m Alexander McKenzie Secretary Cambridge Jan 6 1886 1a9 12 13 ote pes 4% The Purest Sweetest and Host Coal Liver Oil in the world manufactured from fresh healthy livers upon the seashore It is absolutely pure and sweet Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others Physicians have decided it so or to any of the other oils in Made by Caswell Hazard & Co New ark Cuarter Hanns face pimples and rough skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap made by Casswell Hazard Co New York fell Wig AGF iSlatr s Pills Great English Gout and Rheumatic Remedy Oval box 84 round 14 pills At all druggists

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Fragmentary numeric sequence with times and values

A dense OCR fragment lists numbers, times, percentages, and monetary figures such as 11:88 am, 10.40, 12.80, 19.25, and 310.40 am, interspersed with notes like Dedham and Betwurm, lacking coherent narrative or complete context.

Dedham Re. Betwurm Wakefield Danvers Newburyport Melrose Hichlands Stoneham Maldon Medford SUS Dawn Thaind Hostom Dewer Hiawerhill Portland Kanger Apc Ewleben Ket Portland i Het. Haverhill Lawrence Lowell

Trains Schedule Excerpt From 1685 Boston to Concord Notes

On and after Oct 5 1685 trains depart from Boston to Concord New Hampshire and upper railroads at listed times. Returns depart Concord at varying rates including 6.80 7.80 and 10 20 with Sunday schedules and express options noted.

Boston Frome B.ana L Concord N. H

Eastern Division Train Schedule on Causeway Street

Trains leave Busturna to various towns including Biddeford Saco North Conway and Portsmouth with many times listed. Sunday and daily services are noted along with branches to Rockport Beverly Danvers and Marblehead. Names Jas T Fureshk and D J Flanders appear as officials.

Boston Haymarket Square Causeway Street City Washington Street Portland Bangor Friend Street Busturna Fup Biddeford Saco North Conway Great Falls Beaver Portsmouth Hampton Beach Worth Hampton Rye Beach Amesbury Newburyport Ipswich Wenham Epwort and Glouncester Met Rockport Rmu Beverly Middleton Peabody and Danvers Het. Danvers Alem Marine Bead Bet Mewere Chelsea Everett Saugus

Fitchburg Railroad Schedules Obscure After Oct 18 1835

The notice outlines extensive Boston to West schedule details for Fitchburg Railroad lines, listing numerous departures including 6:30 am accommodation, 8:30 am express with a drawing room car for Syracuse, 3:00 pm daily Chicago and St. Louis express with sleeping cars, and 7:00 pm New York via Chicago express. It mentions connections to Troy, Westminster, Ashburnham, and other towns, with complex time entries and car changes at Ayer Junction, Keene, Rutland, and South Acton, compiling a dense timetable.

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