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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1887
Page
4
Treasury to Receive $75 000 Returned from Public Funds
A note indicates a transfer of seventy five thousand dollars back to the Treasury. The detail mentions reclaiming public funds and restoring them to official accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Ticknor's New England Guide Book Reviewed
Ticknor's New England Guide Book revised and enlarged targets travelers with current shore lake and mountain attractions plus costs. The red cover promises rich stores of poetry legend history and description alongside practical travel details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ticknor
New England
Ticknor’s
Boston
Ticknor & Co
Supreme Court Denies Divorce Based on Hired Evidence
The New York Supreme Court overruled a referee and refused a divorce won on testimony from a detective and a compromised witness. The court urged stricter scrutiny of evidence gathered to obtain divorce claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York
Mayor Rejects City Grant After Aldermen Back Veto
The mayoral veto of a $3000 gratuity to a East Ninth Street estate owner for alleged grade damages was sustained by the common council. The piece notes the ease of passage of such deals and the need for street commissioners and council to share responsibility to avoid overburdening the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
East Ninth Street
Mystery of Missing Clerk Funds Tied to 1880 Politics
Investigation into a supposed shortage in the late patent office clerk’s accounts suggests it was not theft but a forced loan tied to Republican campaign expenses in 1880. Memoranda imply the money, about $16,000, was to be repaid later under the Hubbell/Houspet system, with the clerk Bacon seen as honest and acting for the cause. The case highlights political influence over finances in that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patent Office
Jay A. Hubbell
Houspet
Bacon
Pension Bureau Achieves Record Pensions for 1866-67
Commissioner BLACK reports for the year ending June 30 a total of 112,340 pension certificates issued, up from 79,654 the prior year. Original allowances reached 55,194, surpassing 1866’s record by over 5,000, amid tougher proof standards and longer delays, with projected pension outlays near 74 million dollars and bureau expenses around 2.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Bureau
Black
War Department
President Cleveland Defends Letter On St Louis Visit
The author praises President Cleveland for a frank letter explaining why he withdrew acceptance of an invitation to St Louis. It denounces partisan attacks from Boston Republican press and warns against Grand Army of the Republic being driven into politics by party managers and external critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Republican
Grand Army
Honorable Association of
Veteran Soldiers
Joan Norwron
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Republican Party
Jubilee Bonfires Across Britain Mark Queen Victoria Birthday
The Jubilee featured beacons on Wales peaks including Snowdon with 106 fires seen from a single point in the Lake Region. The London Spectator notes the solstice date echoed Druid celebrations and Armada fire beacons, while Plymouth reports ships arriving with crews and invalids from Malta and Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Three Kingdoms
Wales
Snowdon
Lake Region
London Spectator
England
Spectator
Macau- Lay
Cape
Plymouth
London Globe
Malta
Gibraltar
Carysfort
Chan
Jubilee bonfires seen across northern towns
The beacon fires along the Cornish coast were observed at distance and the red glare of Skiddaw and Saddleback reportedly lit Carlisle. The jubilee pageant, despite locals’ supposed artistic limitations, is described as a complete success across England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Powderly to resign from Knights of Labor leadership
The report states Terence Powderly will resign as general master workman at the Minneapolis convention in October rather than serve out his term. Citing dissension, misrepresentation, and a wish for privacy, he steps away to preserve honor as others vie for succession. The piece notes his role in founding and holding the order together and predicts his departure would weaken the Knights of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powderly
Mechanics’ Hall
the Knights of Labor
Minneapolis
Poworby
Knights of Labor
Boston Letter Writer Reflects on City Life and Public Works
A Boston columnist muses on reform through farming, coastal scenes, and civic sights. He notes court life, public gardens, sailboat misadventures, Adams statue dust, a trapeze romance anecdote, and the July 4 to July 6 events surrounding the forthcoming court house cornerstone.
Southern interests outpacing New York press in wealth growth
The piece argues a daily New York paper focused on Southern material interests would be whimsical. It notes Southern states rise in wealth by about 200 million annually while New York journals ignore them. Businessmen north and south see press attention shifting toward Southern development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Major Burxr
The
New Orleans Times-Democrat
South
Marble Leg Case Echoes Ethan Brand Metaphor
A report describes a man whose right leg has gradually turned to stone. The remark invokes Hawthorne and the Ethan Brand tale, noting a marble heart unconsumed in ashes as a metaphorical parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
Ethan Brand
New York Grain Rules Aim to End Wheat Corners
The Produce Exchange lets No 1 hard wheat be delivered as No 2 red under contract. This change adds about 90 million bushels yearly to speculative wheat grades and is expected to largely curb corners. Critics ask why it took so long to adopt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Produce Exchange
Greenback Labor Fusion Emerges In Ohio Nomination
The Ohio Union Labor party backed a Greenback heavy ticket led by Seneca county farmer John Seitz. The convention rejected hard money and George splits, producing a fusion ticket seen as a policy move to capture Greenback and agricultural voters, though overall enthusiasm seems muted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
N. S. World
Union Labor Party of
Ohio
John Seitz
Seneca County
Labor Party
Union Labor Party
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Where to Keep Cool at Falmouth Shores
A Boston heat comparison shows Falmouth shore staying dramatically cooler with readings around 70 degrees across several July intervals. Observers note July 1 to July 3 data reflecting mornings near 70 and afternoon baselines near 70 despite hotter Boston days.
Soundness the prime requisite in race horses, Lehndorff notes
Count Lehndorff argues soundness is the essential quality for thoroughbreds, warning against untested tales of great abilities. He stresses the need to imbue limbs and nerves with resilience, while contrasting views on breeding and training with his critical observations of horse lore. On Teaching English by Alexander Bain critiques current teaching methods and stresses intuitive judgment in poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Lehndorff
G. Lehndorff
Philadelphia
Porter & Queates
Boston
Clark & Carruth
Alexander Bain
University of Aberdeen
Bain
Was Shakspere Shapleigh and Poe’s Poets
A brief note on Justin Winsor’s Shakspere work titled Was Shakspere Shapleigh. It discusses the debate over Shakspere’s identity and summarizes Lavante’s The Poets and Poetry of America satire, attributed to Poe, with a brief note on publication in Philadelphia and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Winsor
Shakspere
Shakspere Shapleigh
Qnite
America
Lavante
Philadelphia
Geoffrey Quarles
Edgar Allan Poe
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Poets and Poetry of
New York
Benjamin & Bell
New Season Music Hall Night Showcases Wagner Repertoire
The Music Hall opens with composers night directed by Neuendorff featuring Wagner pieces including Faust overture Tannhauser introduction and Der Meistersinger prize song plus Mignon and Athalie overtures Swedish Wedding March and Strauss waltzes. Iolanthe at Oakland Garden attracts crowds with Brocolini and Edmondson in three nights weekly. Corinne in Arcadia continues at the Boston Museum with new songs dances and light comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Wagner
Neuendorff
Corinne
Boston Museum
Langtry Renounces Foreign Allegiance for US Citizenship
The document filed in the Circuit Court of the United States Northern District of California shows Emilie Charlotte Langtry declaring her intention to become a United States citizen. She renounces allegiance to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, sworn on June 2, 1887, before Clerk L. S. Sawyer with Deputy Clerk F. D. Monckton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Circuit Court
Circuit Court of the United States
District of California
Gs. I
Emilie Charlotte Langtry
England
United States of America
Great Britain and Ireland
India
B. Sawyer
Circuit Court of the
United States
California
F. D. Monckton
One Flag for All Americans
The Philadelphia Record urges unity under the American flag. It denounces anarchist red or pirate black flags and calls on naturalized citizens to honor the Stars and Stripes as the sole emblem of united American sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
United States
Farmer gored by cow in Plymouth incident
From the New York Sun, a Plymouth farmer tried to kick a cow on the nose. The cow lowered its head and the man’s leg was impaled on the animal’s sharp horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
Plymouth
Montreal cholera surge and river drowning in Rhode Island
Cholera remains prevalent in Montreal while Rhode Island reports two youths drowned in the Blackstone River near Valley Falls. An Arlington Naid eer explosion at Cellonite Manufacturing kills a Swede August and Miss Arianna Muchmore with about twenty injured. Fire destroys three brick works, losses about 50 thousand dollars. A Waterbury man commits suicide by cyanide. Portland Soldiers' Monument panel votes Fassett design featuring a sixty foot granite tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Arthur Bedard
Ferdinand Graveline
Central Falls
R. I
Blackstone River
Valley Falls Bridge
Cellonite Manufacturing Company
Arlington
Naideer
August
Arianna Muchmore
Adolph Hartmann
American Pin Company
Waterbury
Notable Americans and Foreign Visitors in a Ring of Notables
Yan Phou Lee Yale graduate is praised as an orator by Chauncey Depew. Edouard Naville receives a PhD from Hamilton College. Edouard Naville editor Egypt Exploration Fund explorer. Alex Shepherd, the Washington Boss, injured in Mexican mining. George Rice appointed deputy chief engineer for New York aqueducts and sewerage work in Boston. Dana to visit Sandwich Islands to study volcanic changes. Aunt Peggy Donnellson claims 180 years in Pittsburg Home for Aged Colored Women. Craig Tolliver described as Kentucky desperado killed recently. Viscount N Watanabe visits US to study national finances, plans to visit multiple cities. Elder Frederick Evans of Shaker Mt Lebanon tours England with vegetarian society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yan Phou Lee
Yale
Chauncey M. Depew
Evarts
Edouard Naville
Geneva
Egypt Exploration Fund
Hamilton College
Alex. R. Shepherd
Washington
Mexico
Chihaunau
George
Rice
Aqueduct Commission of
New York
Boston
English High School
Harvard College
Joseph P. Davis
Lowell
Sudbury
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
J. G. Dana
Sandwich Islands
Dana
Islands
Margaret Donnellson
Peggy
Pittsburg
Craig Tolliver
Kentucky
Mt. Lebanon
England
Manchester Vegetarian Society
Evans
General Uprising Urged Against Immigrants in Editorial Voice
A New York Mail editorial urges Americans to rise for self protection against immigrants described as ignorant and hostile to government. The piece frames immigrants as a growing peril to national institutions and core values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Mail
Not Fit for Statehood Utah Must Renounce Polygamy
The New York Times editorial argues Utah should not be admitted to statehood until the Mormon church formally renounces polygamy and its people abandon the practice for a period sufficient to ensure the doctrine and practice are clearly ended unless Mormon influence falls to a minority and the public supports enforcement of anti plural marriage laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
N. Y
Tax Reform Accountability Across Parties
Washington Post commentary argues that after Congress, current surplus creators must share responsibility for ongoing excess taxation. It warns that any House member opposing early committee discussion or opposing enacting clause will bear blame for unnecessary taxation and a swollen treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
New House
Treasury
Washington Post
Dew
Sherman’s Little Moves Are Checked by Modern Press
The Harper’s Weekly caricature mocks Honest John Sherman as a fountain of political syrups. It argues he courts party leaders for nomination before appealing to voters, exposing the strategist focus behind his campaigns. The piece criticizes journalism for revealing such tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Harper's Weekly
John Sherman
Sheriman
Springfield
John A. Logan
N. ¥. Times
Government surpluses warn against high taxes and tariff reforms
The Providence Journal notes a daily government intake of a million dollars and spending of 785,661, leaving over a hundred million accumulated. It argues tax levels are too high in aggregate and warns that excess Treasury reserves threaten the economy, urging tax cuts and tariff reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Cambridge prepares to open all university privileges to women
The article praises Agnata Ramsay the leading Cambridge student and notes the push to grant women full access to academic privileges. It recounts her education from St Leonard’s School to Girton and highlights the Spectator’s support for female higher education and the Cambridge memorial to open academical privileges to educated women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnata Frances Ramsay
Cambridge
Eng
London Atheneum
James Ramsay
Bamty
Perth
St. Andrew’s School For Girls
St. Leonard’s
Girton
Miss Case
the Spectator
Ramsay
Spectator
University of Cambridge
Mixed News Bits From Across The World
A collage of brief items reports on social trends and peculiarities. Observations compare a local scene to Rotten Row in London while noting rising church and saloon counts. Silver mines in Mexico yield an estimated 32 million dollars yearly. Ovid tomb discovery excites scholars, and a long Buenos Aires rail line plans sleeping cars and diverse rolling stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Kansas
England
Mexico
Cortez
Europe
Buenos Ayres
Philadelphia
Ovid
N. O. Picayune
Traveller’s
Eae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Milk
Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
AcEncr
Nassau Street
Ernest F. Brruinenam
Fourteenth Street
Doston
MR. Cleveland
MR. Powderly
New Hampshire
Deer Island
West
Maine
Rockies
Adams Square
Sam
Adams
Sumner
Everett
Sam Adams
Court House
Taverner
Falmouth
Langtry
Brier
Agnata Ramsay
London
Dakota
Herald
Winnipeg
Paris
Duke of Devonshire
L. C. Hensley
Conyers
Thomas Neely
Ashville
Ala
Antonious
William Bright
Crawford’s Cove
Srita Alejandra Argandar
Chatham Street
Nevada
Virginia City Enterprise
Marshall
Battle Creek
Victor Hugo
Rothschilds
Paris Figaro
Wumman
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