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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1886

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2

Conspiracy tale on Garfiel d murder tale from Corkhill

A New York Herald correspondent reports Corkhill spoke of a conspiracy to murder President Garfield over a cool cobbler in the Senate restaurant. The piece notes Corkhill is dead and the signal to reveal details cannot be given. It contrasts Treasury policies with fiscal results and criticizes Congress on coinage and debt.

New York Herald Washington Corkhill Senate Garfield Guiteau Chicago Inter- Ocean Treasuryship Congress New England Mississippi New York New Orleans San Francisco Saryanneh United States Henry Watterson Louisville Courier-Journal England Joe Howard

Ex Governor Curtin may be Democratic candidate in Pa

The intimation Curtin could seek the Pennsylvania governorship worries Beaver and sponsors Quay and Cooper. The old war Governor has faults but also vast experience, ability, honesty, and independence. He could draw substantial black votes and independents opposed to party machine neglect and rule.

Curtin Pennsylvania Beaver Quay Cooper

Press freedom not a shield for juror intimidation case

The Volks Zeitung editor faces charges under New York law for allegedly inducing false testimony. The piece argues editors share citizen responsibility and that justice must operate without interference, noting consistent press accountability in trial coverage and tolerance for proper libel interpretation.

Volks Zeitung New York

Veteran observer contradicts common view of last Legislature

A cited veteran observer disputes the prevailing judgment on the recent Legislature, faulting protracted sessions for expense while praising added scrutiny. He cites one case in support, noting the employers liability bill might have passed if Senators were present, and argues the session’s length bred inaction and political trimming.

Mattters

Czar’s Batoum Move Signals Wider Russian Ambition

The Batoum port closure may be a strategic lever for Russia to threaten Herat and extend influence toward Afghanistan. Openly breaching the Berlin treaty, Moscow’s actions hint at aims beyond Afghanistan, with Britain preoccupied by domestic issues.

Batoum Black Sea Odessa Michaelovsk Afghanistan Herat Berlin England Russia Moscow

Czar's Balkan Move Raises European Tensions

The article analyzes Russian aims in the Black Sea region, warning that control of Bulgaria and pressure on the Porte could reshape the balance of power. It notes Britain’s worry that rapid Russian action could exploit domestic issues and threaten Constantinople, with watchful eyes from England.

Crimea Batoum Herat Central Asia Bulgaria Alexander St. Petersburg Constantinople Russia England Black Sea

English Election Returns Point to Tory Edge Over Gladstone

About two thirds of the new House of Commons are Liberal opponents of Mr. Gladstone have limited hope of victory. The crucial question is the size of the as yet uncertain majority against him. English counties seem to lean Conservative, boroughs are lost to Liberals, Scotland and Wales largely stay loyal. Forecast suggests the next House will mirror the last, with a slight Conservative tilt or a marginal defeat for Gladstone.

House of Commons Mr. Gladstone Scotland Wales

Anti-Saloon Republicans Aim For Chicago Meeting

A national conference of anti-saloon Republicans in Chicago is described as artificial, with liquor as a potential driving issue. The Tremont Temple gathering seeks delegates for Chicago, but lacks top party names, signaling a push by enthusiasts rather than seasoned leaders. The piece notes evolving state plans, potential political gain, and the split between prohibitionists and party leaders.

Chicago Tremont Temple James G. Blaine Ireland New Jersey William Walter Phelps Vermont Republican Party St. John New York State Blaine

Log-rollers fall out and truth in the river funding

Senate committee trims the Kentucky river improvement from 250 000 to 100 000 prompting attacks on Minnesota senator McMillan over cofferdams at St Anthony Falls. The piece exposes how appropriations shape political favors, noting Edmunds’ call to prove the claim and reflecting on reform, vetoes, and public opinion across multiple editorials.

Senate Committee On Commerce Kentucky River Beck McMillan Minnesota St. Anthony’s Falls Minneapolis Great Lakes Senate Edmunds

Cephalonia Carries Record Cabin Passengers to Europe

The Cephalonia sailed yesterday with 165 cabin passengers, a figure not exceeded by any vessel from this port since July 11, 1874 when the Parthia carried 169. Last year Cephalonia had 150, while Gallia and Bothnia joined Cunard from this port. The season has been unusually favorable for European travel, with most steamers since May carrying 100 plus cabin passengers.

Europe Cephalonia Parthia Gallia Bothnia Cunard

Dr Holmes Honored in Stratford upon Avon Visit

Dr Holmes reached Stratford upon Avon during his English journeyings and was honored at a brilliant house entertainment by a prominent resident. The townspeople, recognizing his lack of Shakespeare criticism, nevertheless showed him reverence and he can sleep well without fear of haunting by the dramatist's spirit.

Dr. Holmes Stratford Upon Avon

Temperance drinks criticized as worse than beer study

The Herald notes temperance bars sell excessive substances not to be taken without physician direction. It argues that even soda water and egg phosphate may harm, and many so called temperance drinks may be worse for health than beer or ale.

the Herald

Rights on Erminie Infringement Case Highlighted

The article discusses copyright enforcement against unauthorized productions of operas by Gilbert and Sullivan and the Erminie rights case. Aronson owns American rights to Erminie and won a permanent injunction against a Chicago manager who staged it without leave. The court ruled the opera name and blended libretto and score create a property right, not mere trade mark, preventing misrepresentation and public fraud.

Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan Aronson Erminie New York

New York Star Praises Pastoral Editorial Tone

The New York Star offers gentle advice to readers, inviting any Tityrus known to accept Sunday country visits with Augustus's friend, resting under hedges while Hybrean bees sip willow nectar. The piece admires the editorial flair of Dana and the Sun’s editor, noting the literary uplift in metropolitan tastes.

The New York Star Augustus Pegasus New York Sun New York Dana

England Grows More Insular Separating From World

A historical note contends that England becomes increasingly inward looking, severing ties with global sympathy by a widening gulf wider than the English Channel, signaling a shift in national sentiment and foreign relations.

England English Channel

Indicted names signal boycott action in New York case

A list of men indicted for boycotting Mrs Landgraf in New York reveals the depth of boycott as an American institution. Suspects include Paul Kostka Moritz Pollak John Stastig Frank Zerrisek Albert Lindbard John Budelofsky Edward Kulkenak Alois Herman Joan Naprayo Jon Opravo John Mayer Jono Snizek Richard Snizek Frenk Arnold Mark Kosus Alfred Schiller Frenk Hudar.

Mrs. Landgraf New York Paul Kostka Moritz Pollak John Stastig Frank Zerrisek Albert Lindbard John Budelofsky Edward Kulkenak Alois Herman Joan Naprayo Jonn Opravo John Mayer Jono Snizek Richard Snizek Frenk Arnold Mark Kosus Alfred Schiller Frenk Hudar

Publishers' refusals and the making of literary classics

A survey of famous works that were initially rejected by publishers yet rose to lasting fame. It notes Caleb Williams, Self-Help, Pelham, Vice Versa, Over the Hill to the Poorhouse, The Fool's Errand, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Vanity Fair, French Revolution, Song of the Shirt, Rip Van Winkle, The Spy, John Gilpin, and Pickwick as examples of early rejection followed by later success driven by persistence, timing, and market demand.

Godwin Caleb Williams Shelley Gceed Cuthbert Bede Lore Lytton Will Carlton Thackeray Vanity Fair Carlyle Campbell Tom Hood Cooper Gifford John Gilpin Pickwick Sam Weller

Reciprocity and piracy in Anglo American publishing

The piece argues that Britain and the United States must accept reciprocal rights to literature, noting American publishers enriched by early sheets have spurred calls for fair deals. It contrasts foreign adaptations shaping English stage art with the shift toward paying native dramatists and the spread of English works adapted for French and German stages.

England M. Sardou M. d’Ennery Tve Finero Sims Mr. Jones

Book notes on Tolstoi Works and Modern Publications

The article reports on W S Gottsberger's plan to publish Tolstoi's War and Peace in six volumes and disputes authorship claims around Mrs. Arthur H. Noyes and Mrs. Emily Fox. It notes Routledge's new Men of the Reign biographical dictionary, Engels editing Marx's Das Kapital translation, McKay's handsome Shakspere edition, and shifts in publishing schedules at The American Church Review and Riverside Paper Series. It also mentions forthcoming works and corrections to recent book reviews and Macmillan & Co's forthcoming American catalogue.

W.S. Gottsberger Tolstoi Arthur H. Noyes Toler King Roberts Brothers Emily Fox Denbigh George Routledge & Sons Thomas Humphrey Ward Swen Sonnenschein & Co London Karl Marx Friedrich Engels Marx David McKay Philadelphia Malone Stevens Shakspere American Church Review Mesers, Houghton, Mifflin & Co Atlantic Monthly Riverside Messrs. Houghton, Mifila & Co Pilot Fortune England Robert Louis Stevenson Charles Scribner’s Sons New York Tribune Herman W Chaplin Boston Madeira Lane C. H. White Jsackson Oxford Cambridge

Kadmus to Europe and Ireland sun myths in old lore

Henry Eckford in St Nicholas presents a brisk, headlined look at ancient etymologies. Kadmus is traced from Asia to Beotia as the Eastman coming to the Westland while Ireland’s name and the color green are linked to sun worship and misheard Irish terms.

Henry Eckford St. Nicholas Kadmus Asia Beotians Europe Eubea Euripus Irish Sea Emerald Island British Empire Ireland

Large Cunard Cephalonia sails with many cabin passengers

The Cunard steamship Cephalonia sailed from New York at 3 15 p m with a large cargo of grain beef and cotton and the greatest number of cabin passengers carried since 1874. Captain Walker commands the vessel and earns public confidence amid a festive farewell as spectators throng the wharf. A delegation escorts the ship down the harbor. A long list of cabin passengers follows, including numerous named individuals and families. Also aboard the White Star Adriatic were many Boston travelers led by General F A Walker and other prominent names.

Cunard Cephalonia Walker A. A. Fuller L. A. Parson William Vale James Vale William E. Unhandler Anna F. Church Carrie D. Bere Benjamin Pierce J. Grace M. Vale Newell Wilbur James J. Grace William H. Lincoln Henry R. Reynolds Edmund P. George F. Livermore M.C. Cordeiro Miss Leighton May Atherton Mia William Atherton H. A. Gould Edith T. Gould W. F. Kuba Grace Kuhn A. F. Webster Twombly Charles F. Lee Clifford Co Mary I. Webster Charles G. Bullard Charles Barnes Edith P. Barnes Ellen M. Page Mary EE. Fage Rebecca v. Glover Colonel Strachan J. F. Adams Irving Emerson E. A. Gilman Elizabeth Weston C. E. Cummings 8. R. Mann M.R. Mann Herbert Lyman Francis Bullard M. C. Roberts C. F. Roberts BS. P. Cheney Cheney Jean Bogie O’reilly Stuckney E. F. Ritz H. Burnett E. K. Butler Miss Butler B. W. Appleton D. C. Brewer Miss Hamblet W. W. Cross William H. Keefe John Ford Roger Ford C. S. Giddings Galloupe Morton P. Cheney, Jr Charlies Sturgis Thorndike Benjamin Vaughn Miss Vaughn H. G. Vaughn Miss Haywood Alice M. and M. Longfellow Messrs. J S. Pareher George Fred. Williams Clifford W. Smith E. K. Knapp W. P. Biske Theodore Spencer J. W. Tuckerman Benjamin F. Smith

Royal Academy Anger Over Queen's Favors to Painter Woodville

Royal academicians complain about favors shown to young painter R Caton Woodville son of another artist, including his works The Midnight Charge at Kassasin and The Return of General Stewart to Metemneh. The controversy follows a banquet praise by the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge and extends to the Berlin centennial exhibit of Tel-el Kebir and Woodville's commission to paint Princess Beatrice's marriage.

R. Caton Woodville Baltimore Academy Kassasin Stewart Metemneh Prince of Wales Duke of Cambridge Tel-el- Kebir Berlin Academy Beatrice

Ages of famous actors from Olive Logan table

The Philadelphia excerpt cites Olive Logan’s 1869 table of actors ages. It notes many names such as Buckstone, Forrest, Keene, Macready, Fanny Kemble, Laura Keene, and Lotts, and claims adding seventeen years to the shown ages would place Lotta at 37 or 38, prompting incredulity.

Oliver Logan Buckstone E. L. Davenport John Drew Mowatt A.W. Fenno J.H. Hackett John Gilbert Farren Joseph Jefferon John Brougham Fanny Kemble Laura Keene John Lester Wallack Miss Richings Edwin Forrest Agnes Robertson Mien Lotts J. B. Roberts Maggie Mitchell Mrs. Skerrett Kate Bateman William Warren F.S. Chanfrau Barney Williams W.J. Florence Olive Logan

Dramatic and Musical Notes At Local Theatres This Week

The Boston Theatre features Fun on the Fristol while the Museum shows Love's Vow and Oakland Garden hosts Muldoon's Picnic. Music Hall offered an excellent promenade concert with works by Suppe Mozart Beethovens first symphony and Berlioz. Little Miss Corinne from Montreal visits Oakland Garden next week with The Mikado and The Mascotte among others.

Dairy Well Oakland Garden Boston Theatre Museum Muldoon Music Hall Suppe Mozart Beethoven Berlioz Faust Genee Auber Gounod Perronet Hamm Strauss Waldteufel Steinhagen Little Corinne

Weathered thoughts mix satire in a lively 19th century roundup

A brisk, untidy collage begins with Gladstone and wire nuisance jokes, moves through a Virginia hunter’s misfire and a string of social quips about Chinese crackers and Concord school, then quotes New York and Boston wit on politics, theater, and public life. It closes with a playful domestic exchange and a log rolling joke from Congress.

Butler and the damages case recount

A Boston railroad injury suit shows General Butler winning escalating verdicts from 17 500 to 45 000 and finally seeking 100 000. The defendant company challenged the damages as excessive and the judge denied the last motion, with Butler noting he could have secured the full amount.

N. ¥. Tribune General Butler Butler

The Bicycler on the Afghan Frontier

Thomas Stevens, Outing special correspondent, writes from Constantinople on June 16 about his Afghan experiences. He recalls being detained at Herat, seeking aid through Colonel Ridgway, and notes leaders' reluctance to grant access. He hints at potential sensational material but prefers caution to avoid worsening frontier tensions.

Thomas Stevens Outing Afghanistan Constantinople Herat Ridgway Boundary Commission India Persia San Francisco London Tiflis

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