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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1886

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2

Wisconsin canal appropriation sparks Senate clash

True to its canal fixation the Senate tacked the Wisconsin canal appropriation of 150000 onto the river and harbor bill, a scheme exposed as improper yet approved. Knights of Labor in Wisconsin move into politics to oppose Governor Rust for downing the Milwaukee anarchist mob, praised for preserving lives and property. The Knights’ stance against law enforcement contrasts with Rust’s decisive action and Illinois officials’ weaker conduct.

National Senate Wisconsin Senate Knights of Labor Rust Milwaukee Ofllinois

Paul Hamilton Hayne Dies in Augusta Poet of the South

Paul Hamilton Hayne died yesterday in Augusta Georgia. The Southern poet shaped American letters with grace and spirit and a soil rooted quality. He befriended both Northern writers like Bryant and Curtis and Southern linked Sidney Lanier. His first poetry volume appeared in Boston in 1854 and he trained in periodical literature. His name remains a lasting ornament to letters.

Paul Hamilton Hayne Augusta Bryant Curtis Sidney Lanier Mr. Hayne Boston

Senate judiciary panel undecided on Beck railroads bill

Mr Edmunds told the Senate the judiciary committee handling Senator Becks bill barring lawmakers from railroad work backed by government funds cannot agree on bill form yet. He suggested a measure likely to meet the bill’s aims but called Becks plan too sweeping. The outcry that sparked the bill may linger despite the explanation.

Edmunds Senate Judiciary Committee Beck Congress

House tariff bill fate hinges on Ways and Means report

The text notes uncertainty over Mr Randall's tariff bill's fate in the House. It suggests an adverse report from the Ways and Means committee, potential amendments via Morrison's bill, and possible voter sentiment after prior pledges. It also mentions the Priscilla yacht undergoing keel modifications and comparisons to Puritan and Boston yacht design as New York yachts improve.

Randall House Ways and Means Committee Mr. Morrison Morrison Atlantic Ier New York Boston

Vengeance From America Aids Irish Autonomy Drive

The London Times notes Americans of Ancro Irish descent are sending large donations to push legislative agitation for Irish autonomy under Mr. Parnell. The piece cautions the English press to recognize that American vengeance does not always equate to dynamite, given the scale of support.

London Times America

New York Seeks Tax Relief From State Board

The piece argues New York City bears a larger share of state taxes than its share of benefits and urges the State board to grant relief. It contends the city must seek funds elsewhere to fund memorials and civic decorations, echoing that charity begins at home.

New York State Board Empire State

Vetoed pension bills spark heated House rhetoric

The House debate over vetoed pension bills grows in intensity with rhetoric eclipsing the substance as members accuse the President and pensions committee of bias and farce. Sharp exchanges reference wounded cavalry in the war while party lines and motives are questioned.

Committee On Pensions Committee

Portland schooners seized at Shelburne face fines and sale

Three Portland schooners seized at Shelburne Nova Scotia will be stripped held and finally sold unless the $400 fines are paid. The case follows broader tensions over fisheries treaty rights and Canadian customs rules. The Adams and the Doughty remain disputed with Britain, while Canadian policy pressures aim to discourage U S fishermen from renewing treaty terms.

Portland Shelburne N.S United States Adams Doughty Government of Great Britain State Department Bayard Halifax Washington Nova Scotia Custom House Dominion Canada

French taste and widening views on English and Russian letters

The article traces French literary conservatism fading as critics like Taine and Vogue praise English realism and Russian novelists. It notes Emile Montegut and Brunetiere expanding French sympathy for English authors and Tolstoi and Turgeneff, with George Eliot admired for qualities beyond traditional French tastes. The piece highlights Vogue’s Le Roman Russe and its preface praising cross-border literary insight.

France Paris Madame de Stael M. Taine M. Emile Montegut M. Brunetiere Turgenff Count Tolstoi England America Revue Des Deux Mondes Vicomte de Vogue Europe Richardson Dickens Thackeray George Eliot Flaubert Turgeneff Tolstoi Duke Adam Bede Silas Warner Dinan Lisbeth M.de Vogue le Roman Russe

Mayor Grace Calls Amendment to New York Liquor Law

Mayor Grace urges revision of New York liquor laws for places of amusement arguing current rules bar licenses at concerts and entertainments. He notes Boston music halls show the law is too harsh on respectable venues selling beer and light wine while pledging strict enforcement of existing regulations.

New York Grace Board of Police Boston

Quondam Bostonian Defies City Hall Oversight

J Rollin M Squire, once of Boston, leads New York City Public Works and shows audacious resistance to mayoral investigations. He refuses to allow mayoral appointees to compel subordinates to provide documents for examination, citing his authority and flouting scrutiny.

J. Rollin M. Squire Department of Public Works New York City Showig Artemus Ward City Hall Grace

What Miss Cleveland Says and Editorial Freedom Cited

The passage questions labeling Chicago magazine content as sole authorial voice, arguing periodicals often reflect editorial intent rather than the editor's own statements, citing common practice in magazine publishing and the North American Review as context.

Chicago Miss Cleveland North American Review Allen Thorndyke Rice

Washington Irving Meets Central Indian Ruler in New York

A notable meeting in New York City linked Washington Irving with a Central Indian potentate amid mixed society. Irving maintained calm while Tippoo Said showed suspicion, but the two figures formed bonds, and Irving gained a place of fame in Central Park as representatives of two continents established an order of precedence.

Washington Irving India New York City Knickerbockerdom Tippoo Central Park

Industrial education in labor movement sparks unexpected bake practice

A history of labor education highlights surprising outcomes from strikes. Lynn bakers, once unlikely to bake in public view, show how protest spurred new skills and awareness within the workforce.

Lynn

Sunset Cox Return Hoped To Congress Next Winter

The writer hopes Sunset Cox will return to Congress next winter, criticizing the current wit in that body as of inferior quality.

Sunset Cox Congress

Free Niagara marks first year of success and change

Free Niagara has completed its first year and is a success. Local reports indicate it has no fewer brides no less fashion and a large increase in sober minded economical people. No one has sympathy for the old time sharks that should have known better than to infest inland waters. Only the sharks complain of the change.

Free Niagara King Coles New York Tibby Pidg Mrs. Courtlandt Caroline Miss Ann Courtlandt Night Watch Barton Howe Mr. Howe E. W. Howe Boston Icknor & Co

Moonlight Boy review and Deer Park gossip satire

The piece satirizes Transatlantic reporters at Deer Park and mocks the American political scene around President Cleveland while praising and critiquing E. W. Howe’s novel A Moonlight Boy. It details Howe’s book contrasts King the foundling with Courtlandt family life and notes strengths in specific scenes and characters.

Boston University plans for Mt Vernon street theological school

Major remodel of former Thayer and Hayes houses on Mt Vernon street for Boston University’s theological school progresses. The project, overseen by architect William G. Preston, will add seven floors and new facilities including gymnasium, chapel, classrooms, library, and dormitories for about ninety students at an estimated cost of 50,000 dollars, with total estate value over 200,000 dollars.

Nathaniel Thayer Frances B. Hayes Mt. Vernon Street Corporation of Boston University William G. Preston Augustus Lathrob Leander Greeley

The Saunterer by Charles Goodrich Whitney reviewed

A review of The Saunterer a collection of Sunday Springfield Republican nature pieces from 1873 to 1881. Whitney the saunterer guides readers through spring to winter with observations on arbutus woodchucks birds maple sap and other natural subjects interspersed with verses. The book blends nature with men and books and reflects Emersonian influence and Burroughs like temperament.

Springfield Republican the Saunterer New England Mr. Whiting Thomasa Kempis Whiting John Burroughs Emerson Charles Goodrich Whitney Ticknor & Co

Eclectic July magazines review and notices

The July Eclectic Magazine offers politics by Matthew Arnold and criticism from William Archer. Brooklyn, Decorator and Finisher, Harper's Young People, and Massachusetts Magazine summaries cover interior design, furniture, and biographies, highlighting various articles and illustrations.

Matthew Arnold Lady Martin Shakspere Longfellow Macmillan William Archer Brooklyn Henry Ward Beecher Leavenworth Mary Anderson Theodore Child Ralph A. Cram Harper’s Lucy C. Lillie Massachusetts Daniel Rolins Pepperell Harrinsburg C. 5S. Spaulding Robert R. Livingston James Hughes Hopkins

Collection of sharp witticisms and political quips from Texas Siftings

A long assembly of snippets with satirical remarks about District Attorney Corkhill, Recorder Smyth, pirates of politics, and judge dodges. Items mock political figures, weather, and editors in a rapid-fire collage from various papers.

Sharp warning on Canadian law and race prejudice

A compilation of editorial snippets urges vigilance against Canadian customs seizing ships and condemns racial segregation of soldiers. It critiques the jury system, questions pension vetoes, and notes Minneapolis aims to host a future Republican convention while warning against stagnation of the stalwarts.

Maid and the Moonshiner opera at Standard Theatre

New York Times reports James C. Duff will stage a new comic opera The Maid and the Moonshiner at the Standard Theatre mid next month. Edward Solomon wrote the music and Charles H. Hoyt the libretto in a trial run with Hoyt admitting fear of reception. Miss Lillian Russell is slated for the heroine with Signor Brocolini likely to play the hero.

New York Times James C. Duff Standard Theatre Edward Solomon Charles H. Hoyt Hoffman House Mr. Hoyt Hoyt United States Europe Lillian Russell Brocolini

Wakefield man found on railroad tracks seeks death

George Colby of Wakefield was found in a helpless condition on the railroad near the Washington street bridge in Malden. He told rescuers he was tired of life and wished to die as a passenger train sped toward his position. Baggagemaster Holden pulled him from danger moments before impact.

Malden George Colby Wakefield Washington Street Bridge Holden

One-Act Theatrical Bill At Boston and Nearby Venues

E D Tannehill's company presents Fun on the Bristol at Boston Theatre with evening performances. Also Love's Vow at the Museum nightly. Horticultural Hall hosts a fruit and flower show while Music Hall offers Promenade Concerto. Oakland Garden features Muldoon's Picnic and strong ads nightly. Oriental Garden presents concerts each evening.

Boston E. D. Tannehill Bristol Horticultural Hall MUSIC Oakland Muldoon Oriental Garden

Obituary notices from several towns dated July entries

Death notices list individuals with dates, ages, and residences across multiple towns including Cates Chelsea Bates East Bridgewater Taylor Boaboro Carrow Boylston Mathews Dorchester Brown Weston Cordia Longmeadow Elliott Somerville Higgins Medford Woods Hyde Park. Entries note survivors and locations with brief desde?

Cates Chelsea Sarah E Cates Park Street Bates East Bridgewater Eliza J Moses Bates Taylor Boaboro Varnum Taylor Annis E Mathews Morss Dorchester Edward Odell Morss Brown Weston Rebecca H SW Brown Cordiaa Longmeadow Ruth Anne Francis T Cordis Elliott Rumford Point Mare D Elliott Higgins Eat Somerville Mary A Paine Tufts Medford James Tufts Woods Hyde Park Katie A John Gods

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