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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1883

Page

2

Before Cornell, William and Mary Lose Students

The once famous William and Mary college is now without students while new Cornell is overflowing with them, and is valued at nearly eight million dollars.

William and Mary College Cornell

Wheat crop gains abroad outpace Britain and Denmark

Over the last decade the combined wheat crop of Great Britain France Austria Hungary Russia Denmark and Algeria rose from 553 451 000 to 813 523 000 bushels a 46 9 percent increase. Britain and Denmark show no boost to the overall gain.

Great Britain France Austria Hungary Russia Denmark Algeria

Wealth and influence among European agitators cited

A New York Sun writer argues that leading radical figures across England France Germany Russia and the United States are men of means. Hindman Clemenceau Marx Kropotkin Phillips are described as well funded and active in promoting social democracy, with wealth enabling their plotting.

New York Sun England Hindman France M. Clemenceau Chamber of Deputies Carl Marx London Russia Prince Kropotkin United States Wendell Phillips Wells Dr. Wells Princeton Review Boston Herald R. A. Wills Wills, Thompson & Co New England G. White

Ontario Arcadia and Love The Taxless Honeymoon State

The article argues Ontario offers euphoria through debt freedom and surplus revenue per resident, comparing with U S states. It notes low taxes and suggests marriage laxity as a cultural perk, joking that debtless prosperity pairs with honeymoon tourism near Niagara, the St. Lawrence and the lakes.

Canada Ontario Toronto Globe Europe Ilinois West Virginia Vermont Maryland Toronto Niagara St. Lawrence The Lakes

All-Sorts and Snippets From a 19th Century Paper

A collage of opinions and anecdotes from the era includes calls for fire escapes at hotels, political musings on Dorsey and Edmunds, and jokes about public figures. It notes a Paris theatre incident with horses escaping from a stage stable and a ministerial ticket quip as light, wide-ranging entertainment snippets.

John Kelly Arabi Mr. Long Paris Gambetta New York Republican Party Dorsey

Runaways and theatre water curtain mishap at Plymouth play

During a rehearsal of Robinson Crusoe at the Plymouth theatre on December 22 two runaway horsemen caused fear among spectators and delayed the show as the cab riders returned. A water curtain was accidentally released by a water surveyor turning a wrong tap, flooding the stage near the orchestra while actors and a spectator suffered minor injuries. Damage exceeded £50.

Plymouth

The Tariff Laws and Free Trade Arguments Seen

A Boston Post reader presents Adam Smith and Dr. Wells as authorities for free trade, arguing that high duties harm both labor and industry. The piece cites U S, Belgian, and Dutch examples, details steel and coal cases, and notes how protection raises prices, reduces foreign competition, and hurts domestic labor, urging tariff simplification.

Boston Post Adam Smith Ricardo Mill Wayland Wells Atkinson Scotland United States Belgium Holland Dr. Smith Great Britain Rogers England New Jerusalem William P. Frye Senate of the United States Boston Nova Scotia Washington Congress Washington Capitol New England Potomac Tip Washington Gas Company Cumberland Maryland

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