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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1886

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A Noble Convert Emerges in Boston Dost

A brief item from Boston Dost dated Friday morning January 15 1886 reports a notable conversion event. The piece highlights a single individual’s change of stance and its local reception in Boston society.

Boston

Congressman Rice Seeks Freer Trade Vision For America

A Worcester congressman praised for zeal shifts from protectionism to liberal foreign trade views. He backs absolute free trade within the Americas and urges reducing barriers with Canada and South America while retaining some duties on coastal fish. Boston’s growth and Chicago’s temperance are noted as context.

Congressman Rice Worcester Rice Great Britain New England Boston Mr. Rice Washington Labrador Ocean Alaska South America Americas Union United States Canada Europe Asia

Postmaster Appointment Sparks Newtonville dispute over facts

The Newtonville debate centers on a contested postmaster reappointment. The Journal defends a non partisan appointee John B Turner while the Advertiser accuses party bosses and claims public sentiment favored Lovett. Local officials and party figures are cited as backing Turner.

The Advertiser Journal Newtonville Reform Club Tizengs Postmaster Lovett John B.turner Lovett Turner Saltonstall O’brien F. O. Prince Nawtonville Reorganized Advertiser

Cold Wave From Chicago Sparks Local Mockery

A Chicago note mocks the city’s critics and echoes a broader discontent with the press. The piece ridicules Boston’s fading influence and questions the self importance of midwestern public opinion.

Connecticut Legislature Forms First Labor Committee

The new labor committee considers bills to cancel wage seizure laws, ban child labor under 12 in factories, limit women and under 16 to ten hours daily, and cap under 21 workers at ten hours a day. The piece notes past legislatures lacked labor committees.

Connecticut

Republican officials seek retention by pleading party loyalty

Internal Revenue Collector Armstrong asks to keep his post citing work for Cleveland. He is not the first Republican to tell the President he is a good enough Democrat to stay in office. More than a thousand old Republican office-holders would vote the Democratic ticket for their places.

Internal Revenue Armstrong Cleveland

Movement to strip Boston of self rule gains traction

A new petition to the Legislature advocates placing all criminal prosecutions under a governor appointed solicitor general. The Law and Order League argues Boston would become a colony of rural Massachusetts if Republicans prevail.

Boston Law and Order League Massachusetts

Trish leaders stay dignified amid looming crisis in Parliament

In Parliament the Trish leaders show restraint as agitation subsides. They remain noisy at times but are approaching the national crisis with measured conduct and composure.

Bradlaugh Takes Oath and Gains House Seat

Bradlaugh has finally sworn the oath and earned a seat in the House of Commons. Freedom of opinion aided by a technicality outweighs conservative prejudice in this development.

Bradlaugh House of Commons

Legislators Deny Bribery Charge From Dona vin

Legislators accused by Dona vin of being bribed to back Senator Payne of Ohio rush to print denying the charge, calling their accuser a liar.

Donavin Senator Payne Ohio

Fragmented Doings and Drollities Across Cities

A late 19th century collage notes political jests and social asides. References include Reagan style remarks, Sherman elections, Wolf tracks in Chicago, a Victoria Salvation Army subsidy, and a Manila of witty vignettes about journalists, noblemen, and public figures.

Mercurial Senator Van Pelt Faces Seeberger Challenge

The writer mockingly questions Senator Logan's ally J. E. Van Pelt for flipping targets from S. C. Judd to Seeberger. The piece lampoons his volatile influence in pushing partisan battles and ponders his reliability and motives. It ends with a jab asking if his behavior warrants Pasteurian inoculation.

van Pelt Judd United States Senate Seeberger Pasteur

Variety of Society Notes and Rumors From Boston New York

A collage of social gossip and character sketches includes reactions to royal mourning conduct, plans by ex congressman Moody Boynton, Joseph Choate as dinner talker, Senator Hampton’s whiskers, centenarian Joseph Hay in Boston, Deputy Sheriff John B. E. Tidd’s service, Mrs Helyar as Washington’s leading woman, a sensational court union of Terry and Althea Hill, L D Ventura reading in New York, Julia Ward Howe presiding, Boston poet Miss Guiney, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton with Susan B Anthony debating the History of Woman Suffrage.

Prince of Wales E. Moody Boynton Joseph H. Choate Wade Hampton Mid- Clesex County John BE. Tidd Woburn Ball Washington Helyar Legation Langtry San Francisco St. Louis Globe- Democrat Terry Althea Sarah Althea Hill L. D. Ventura Peppinoe West Thirty-Eighth Street New York Industrial Educational Association Julia Ward Howe Boston Miss Guiney Albany Journal Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony

Sanford Mills elects Hopewell treasurer at stockholders meeting

At the Sanford Mills stockholders meeting in Sanford Maine on January 7, John Hopewell Jr of L C Chase & Co was elected treasurer. The resigning treasurer Henry F Chase of Boston is praised for faithful service since 1867 as the company grows from under 50 employees and a $40 000 capital to over 500 workers and $360 000. The board expresses deep regret and wishes him a speedy recovery. Chase had served as financial officer for the corporation and the firm that handles its goods.

Sanford Mills Sanford John Hopewell, Jr L. C. Chase & Co H. F. Chase Boston Henry F. Chase Bista Sanford Milis Ss Dro Santorn Heseved Ana al Mr. Chase L. GC. Chase & Co

Twenty sixth annual Home for Aged Women meeting held

Yesterday afternoon the twenty sixth annual meeting of the Home for Aged Women occurred. Treasurer's report shows receipts from ordinary sources 315 657 30 and expenditures 22 289 30 with bequests 4 886 33. Officers elected include President Henry S Rogers and treasurer W F Matchett with a large list of vice presidents managers and auditors. There are eighty nine inmates and five deaths last year.

the Home For Aged Women Henry 8. Rogers Andrew Cushing Charles Henry Parker Samuel Johnson Matilia Goddard W. F. Matchett Henry Emmons Paul Adams Richard Beker Ozras Goodwin F.C. Manning RB. F. Brown James Loney H. W.W. Warren Francis Sprague B. F. Whittemore Hamilton A. Hill Abby W. Pearson Francis Minot William G. Wild Robert Williard Avery Plumer George Higginson Cheries

Reunion Planned for Pulaski Guard Veterans in South Boston

Former Pulaski Guard members met at Pythian Hall to form a committee to revive the unit by securing enlistment rolls and placing the company back in service. The committee includes Foss, Weigel, Long, White, Shepard, Bartlett, Gilkie, McNutt, Prescott and Patterson. A reunion is set for Thursday evening January 28 in South Boston.

Pulaski Guard Pythian Hall South Boston Paul M. Foss J. Weigel M.J. Long D. L. White J. W. Shepard R. E. Bartlett R. J. Gilkie J. B. McNutt C. S. Prescott George Patterson Colonel Wright Johnson West Pulaski

Police Ball Arrangements Near Completion at Mechanics Building

Plans for the annual police ball to be held next Wednesday in Mechanics Building near completion. The treasurer reports $4700 collected with more receipts expected from agents. A committee meeting at fourth station next Tuesday at 2 PM will finalize ball arrangements and ticket totals.

Mechanics’ Building

Marriage of Miss Clara M Richards to Fred B Sterling

Weymouth January 14 A pleasant social event was the marriage of Miss Clara M Richards daughter of Joseph Richards Weymouth to Mr Fred B Sterling of Keene New Hampshire The ceremony was at the bride's father residence by Rev Eben Tirrell Jr of South Manchester Conn assisted by Rev W Bemis of Weymouth A reception followed and the couple will reside in Keene where Sterling is in business.

Weymouth Clara M. Richards Joseph Richards Fred. B. Sterling Keene, N. H Eben Tirrell, Jr South Manchester Conn W. Bemis O Sterling

Expressmen's League Dinner Honorees Named

The annual Expressmen's League dinner will occur Wednesday evening March 10. Honorary members elected include Whidden Curtin & Co Hi A Hartley & Co Weeks Potter Henry H Tuttle John P Squire & Co Boston Lead Company L M Dyer E F King & Co Hollingsworth Whitney Carter Rice & Co and Bradley Hastings & Co.

Expressmen’s League Folowing Whidden, Curtin & Co Hi. A. Hartley & Co Weeks & Potter Henry H. Tuttle John P. Squire & Co Boston Lead Company L. M. Dyer Hollingsworth & Whitney Carter, Rice & Co Bradley, Hastings & Co

Old White House Etiquette Through Jeffersonian Eyes

Washington in January 13 recounts contrasting presidential receptions from Andrew Jackson to Abraham Lincoln, detailing Jackson's informal hospitality, Mrs. Polk's strict etiquette, Lincoln's relaxed welcome, Buchanan's slovenly costume, and Johnson's eccentric circle, with reflections on later presidents and the era's evolving manners.

Washington Old Stager White House Andrew Jackson Jackson Polk Executive Mansion Lincoln Presidentius Abs O' Burner South Mr. Lincoln Phere Mrs. Lincoln Baltimore Pheae Jadge Buchanan President Buchanan Charleston Waite House Slidell Johnson Andrew Johnson Executive Grant Hayes Arthur Garfield Cleveland Chesterfield Varsay Kaunitz Ellington

Is He a Martyr in the Herrick Withrow Affair

A reader critiques Pastor Park Street Church and Dr. Withrow in the Herrick Withrow dispute. The piece accuses Withrow of shifting defenses and posing as persecuted while defending old theology and denying letters. It likens his martyrdom claim to Joseph Cook and Banquo’s ghost, urging factual confrontation.

Omaha Bee Church Howe Nebraska Howe Jim Blaine van Pelt Chicago Park Street Dr. Herrick Syracuse Quincy House Dr. Withrow Herrick Professor Nichols Congregationnalist Andover Dexter Park Withrow Dr. Hetrick National Council St. Louis Old South Council Rev G. A. Gordon Dr. Kerrick Plymouth Rock New York New Theology Joseph Gook Banquo

Elevated Railway Station Ideas Draw Crowded Attention

The Post reports broad support for Mr. David Moulton’s plan to use second floors of adjacent buildings for elevated railway stations. Inventor R T White proposes an electric operated bridge and gates to link tracks and stations without street descent, while critics cite high costs and tenant disruption as major objections.

David Moulton New York Railwa Escherd Moatton

South Shore wreckers recover Joel Cook crew after storm

The schooner Joel Cook, 645 tons coal, left Philadelphia Jan 5 bound for Boston. Stranded on Third Cliff off Scituate in a gale, the crew survived after rescue by Captain Stanley’s Fourth Cliff life savers. Wreckers looted cabins before lawmen arrived. the vessel, built Cooper's Point NJ in 1882, owned by Jere Smith of Philadelphia, will be a total loss.

Joel Cook Philadelphia Boston Scituate Stanley Fourth Cliff Benumber Weasel Cooper's Point New Jersey Hais Jere Smith No. 7 Market Street

California Ex cursion to the Pacific Slope by Raymond Whitcomb

The fourth and last winter excursion to California departs Boston on February 11 with stops at Chicago Santa Fe and Los Angeles. Tickets allow return or travel with a party and include first class accommodations and options at Hotel del Monte Monterey. Also two Mexico trips offered February 11 and March 11 by W Raymond.

California Messrs Raymond & Whitcomb Boston Chicago Santa Fe Los Angeles Hotel del Monte Monterey Mexico W. Raymond Washington Street School Street

Customs Decisions Clarify Reentry Duties and Classifications

The New York Commercial Bulletin notes that an American built carriage repaired in Canada and returned is dutiable at foreign market value upon re-entry. An English gun sent for repair is taxed on return by foreign value. Lead ores from Mexico may be free when silver predominates, or duty taxed if lead dominates. Ramie fibre is duty free crude but 10 percent upon refining. Pepper shells’ free entry awaits Boston collector’s further decision on appeal. Soap stock is assessed at 25 percent as expressed oil.

New York Commercial Bulletin Canada United States Mexico Boston

Sullivan and Jacobs in Paris Rabies Controversy

The Groton pair, Charles Jacobs and his hired man John J. Sullivan, faced scrutiny after a dog on Jacobs’s farm contracted an eruption and died. Sullivan allowed the dog to lick an injury on his chin, followed by the horse’s illness and death, prompting fears of hydrophobia and a Paris visit for Moniteur’s treatment.

Sullivan Boston Paris Pasteur Groton Jacques Charles Jacobs John J. Sullivan Jacobs Mr. Jacobs

Train schedules and fares across Boston to New England routes

Regional timetable details list daily and Sunday trains from Boston to Lynn, Saco, North Conway, and numerous coastal towns. Returns and through connections note varying departure times, with sections for weekday and weekend service and remarks on service adjustments and extensions.

Rail timetable fragment lists numerous schedules across towns

A dense OCR fragment catalogs myriad train times for Lowell Wilmington Reading Wakefield Andover Revere Melrose and other places. It includes weekday and evening departures with numerous partial entries and notes on special services like Workingman’s trains and Wednesday Friday runs.

Wilmington Reading Wakefield Bpanwvers Rewburyport Melrose Highland Stoneham Medrase Maiderm Medford Workingman Boston Lewer Lawrence Bever Haverhit Portland Fangor Lewiston Med

Old Time Trains List with Schedules and Fares

A garbled 1885 timetable lists multiple train routes and rooms. It mentions sleeping cars for Chicago and New York Central lines, and connections to St. Louis, Troy, Deerfield, and Brattleboro with various departure times, fares, and exchange cars at Ayer Junction.

Washington Street Boston Springfeld Pittsfield Albany Wrest the & Ax. i Express South Framinghams Springfield Syracuse N. W Springfields Abbanys Abany Buffalo Cleveland St. Louisa Worcester Sytingaela Ware River Spring Geld Hartford New Haven New York Traizn Es Wu Unley Bress Express Prilman Chicago New York Central St. Louis W. 8 Kor Troy the Wrest Gardner Kaidwinville Ora Willer Sheboerne Paris North Adams West Deer Eld Buckland Barnwells Charlemont Moosasagro Turner’s Falls Brattleboro Winehen Com Keene Bellows Fairg Ana Aneshire Railroad Pullman Albans Rutland Wrorcester Nashwa Rochester Iteli Road Groton Lowell Fitchburg Minster

Unclear OCR fragment listing figures and names

Fragmentary page text shows numbers, dates, and the name JOHB ADAMS with a Gen Surt label. No coherent events or news context are readable to summarize a clear item or outcome.

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