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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1884

Page

2

Women named deaconesses in Kennebunk church

In Kennebunk Maine two women have been made deaconesses of the Congregational church marking a notable step for women in religious leadership. The move underscores evolving roles for women within local religious circles.

Kennebunk, Me

Connecticut Governor Names Intelligent Man for Prison Inspector

Gov Waller of Connecticut has not harmed himself by nominating an intelligent colored man to be a prison inspector and Congressman Ray of New York has not harmed himself by delivering a vigorous speech for justice to Gen Porter.

Gov. Waller Connecticut Congressman Ray New York Gen. Porter

Porter Support Sparks Uncertain Logan Conversion

Congressman Ray of Chenango County New York a Republican urges in support of Fitz John Porter delivering florid rhetoric about silent dead soldiers and justice. He notes voices from business hours and night hours urging Porter justice while predicting a final judgment in the afterlife led by John Pope. The piece questions Logan's likelihood or necessity of conversion.

John Reilly County Register New York Roosevelt Hess Reilly Register Democratic Party Flanagan Ray Chenango County Fitz John Porter Logan’s Republic Fitz Jon Porter John Pope Logan

New England Cremation Society Urges Rebirth of Incineration

Boston group forms to promote cremation as sanitary reform and a revival of an old method for disposing of the dead. The Post urges approaching the issue without prejudice, weighing the grave’s gloom against the brightness of rapid body dissipation, and considers the fate of the decedent in this debate.

Boston New England

Insurance valuation bill eyed by committee in legislature

A hearing Tuesday explored a bill empowering the state insurance commissioner to accept, at his discretion, policy valuations from other states instead of mandating in-house valuations. Massachusetts led in establishing a life policy valuation department about 28 years ago, with New York and Connecticut later adopting reciprocal provisions, creating cross state valuation burdens for Massachusetts insurers.

Insurance Committee Masssachusetts Massachusetts Commonwealths New York Connecticut New York Paris King Philadelphia Hartford Post Atlanta California San Francisco East St. Louis Philip Matthews Belleville

Transit Diary From Boston To Savannah 1834 Long Ocean Route

The diarist details a Boston to Savannah voyage by water in 1834 aboard the Tallahassee, noting ice, comforts of the steamer, and port impressions. Savannah's mix of enterprise and stagnation puzzles, Bonaventure Cemetery's prominence, palmetto landscapes, and odd local quirks color the journey.

Land of Flowers Columbus Savannah Boston Post Maryland Boston Florida Jacksonville New York Ocean Steamship Company Fall River Bristol Governor’s Island Battery Tallahassee New Cathedral Great Bridge New York Bay Cape Henry Hatteras Ska Charleston John Roach Tybee Light City of Columbus Gay Head Nickerson South Springfield Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Beacon Street Commonwealth Avenue Greenwood Mount Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Line Weee E. B. Sampson

Street Toy Vendors Flourish With Small Startups

A narrator notes street commerce on Broadway where vendors sell cheap amusements. One man repairs and cleans items to resell to wagon pedlars and others in secondhand trade. Another runs sidewalk toy sellers, using many salesmen to earn a quarter daily each. Capital is tiny, often 1 to 3 dollars, yet vendors sustain livelihoods.

Broadway Pennsylvania Boston Our Hospital Maine

Poem Excerpt Call to Heart Travel Across Space

A lyrical urging to the beloved to sense the speaker's thoughts though distant. Dusky eyes, western skies, and a wish to bring longing into the heart, pairing celestial imagery with intimate distance.

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