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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1886

Page

2

Evolution of the river and harbor bill in Congress

The river and harbor bill evolved through House and Senate committees, with initial estimates rising from about 11 million to 18.6 million before a 25 percent cut trimmed it to 13.96 million. The piece notes House gains, Senate adds, and a push to reduce spending amid political maneuvering. It also reports on the Pennsylvania anti saloon Republicans and the Pittsburgh liquor league meeting, including Boss Quay, and the platform’s stance against opposing party candidates.

House Senate Senate Committee On Commerce Congress Pennsylvania State Liquor League Pittsburg Boss Quay Major Montooth League Republican State Committee Pottstown Internal Affairs Reading Liquor League

Chicago Anarchists on Trial Face Uncertain Verdict

A Chicago murder trial of anarchists shows broad public fear and a jury drawn from distant places, not local to Illinois. Twelve reluctant jurors are sequestered to avoid outside influence, with emphasis on upholding a just verdict and the possibility of witness intimidation.

Chicago Illinois Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania Nova Scotia West

French Duel Elevates Boulanger Amid Expulsion Controversy

The piece notes France’s expulsion of princes and a duel between General Boulanger and Baron de Lareinty. It praises Boulanger’s bravery while warning that the duel and royal expulsions signal a slide from progress toward barbarism, with the cabinet gaining popularity as a result.

France General Boulanger Baron de Lareinty Chamber of Deputies Aumale Gambetta Duke d’Aumale M. de Lareinty Boulanger Duvellist Paris

Late Bloomer Jacob Sharp Gains Fame at 69

A New York man named Jacob Sharp reached lasting fame at age 69, showing that achievement can come in middle life. He became well known after years of work, proving persistence can yield recognition later.

Jacob Sharp New York Chicago

Foreign public authorities show prudent judgment on rule debate

The English public authorities retain discernment on public matters. Any man proposing marriage to the Queen is instantly deemed insane, reflecting a distrust of eccentric proposals within royal circles.

Unique Glasgow political poster sways voters in election

A vivid Glasgow poster used Union colors and bold slogans to back the Conservative candidate in a division, featuring "Union and Liberty" and a Dr. Holmes stanza. The striking but partisan art apparently helped secure a victory against the Liberal opponent.

Glasgow Union Union and Liberty Baird Dr. Holmes

Notions on Politics and Civil Service Debates

A compilation of editorials and opinions from multiple papers critiquing civil service reforms, river and harbor bills, party integrity, and elections. It weighs reform momentum against partisan interests, notes calls for an independent national board, and discusses Oliver Ames and Crapo in Massachusetts politics amid national party debates.

Philadelphia art club inches toward realization

A Philadelphia art club project moves forward with sufficient members funds and a adopted constitution. An autumn election of officers will set up operations. A committee seeks quarters and to explore a possible merger with the Penn Club to form a united arts body in the city.

Philadelphia Penn Club Fivo Ward 15 Dorchester Street Boston John H. Lee

Charles Lamb Remembered in Quiet Verse and Prose Echoes

A reflective tribute in verse to Charles Lamb, praising his gentle nature and deep compassion. The piece frames Lamb as a beloved, enduring presence whose memory survives in readers and late 19th century literary culture, with music of old world charm and lifelong friendship.

Temple Bar Mary Ariel Andy Bat Charles Lamb

Old yachtsman defends Mayflower amid race talk in New York

In a July New York letter the writer disputes the view that the Atlantic is a dead duck and argues the Mayflower is unfairly maligned. He recalls Marblehead observations of the Puritan Priscilla and Mayflower, praising Mayflower’s weight, spars, and rigging while noting Captain Crocker’s influence and possible future improvements.

Marblehead Captain Crocker New York Atire Priscilla Atlantic

In Memoriam M Frédéric Emile Simon Chromo lithography

London Standard discusses the death of M Frédéric Emile Simon and questions the claim he invented chromo lithography. It surveys the debate over credit among pioneers like Senefelder and Daguerre, noting how chromo lithography evolved from artistic prints to educational and commercial uses.

London Standard M. Frederic Emile Simon Alois Senefelder M. Simon Daguerre Papin Strasburg Strexner Hohe Piloty Noel Engelman Harding Ruskin Haghe Germany Roberts Holy Lands Julien Senefelder

The Story Of Mr Hayne And The Muck Illusion

The narrative describes Mr Hayne living apart from neighbors near a sawmill run by the narrator’s brother. A polite offer to spread muck from the mill yard over a garden becomes a source of laughter among mill hands, illustrating a recurring lack of practical sense by Mr Hayne.

Georgia Mr. Hayne

Will it wash and fade in the wash of time

In London gossip a witty inquiry compares soap suds to life’s changing colors. Will reputations last after public scrutiny and fashion fades, as politicians accept their faith, lovers’ vows, and artists’ fame. Time, likened to a laundryman, erases or preserves what endures.

Knights of Labor Springfield Republican London Sarah Siddons Ichabod Byron Eveat London Society Royal Academy Edax Rerum North Margin J. Lawrence Amanda Darling Admix

Miscellany of political banter and odds and ends

A survey of playful and critical quips includes notes on extradition talk affecting embezzlers, royal approval for a stage piece, a Greenland paper name, Rhode Island temperance lines, and a sunken mail recovery. It also lampoons public figures, naval ship naming, mackerel and whales in Canadian waters, and a classroom joke about a boy named Johnny.

Macmillan's July issue offers varied literary pieces

Macmillan's Magazine for July presents an entertaining mix with Goldwin Smith on The Capital of the United States, Saintsbury on Christopher North, Burroughs and Bent profiles, and essays on diet and literature, plus Hardy's Wooden Furniture and notes on Guatemala's General Berrios.

Macmillan’s Goldwin Smith United States Saintsbury Christopher North Noctes Ambrosianw John Burroughs Karpathos J. Theodore Bent Bent T. H. Wheeler Berrios Guatemala Thomas Hardy

Literary notes on Darwin edition and new dictionaries

A fragment of Darwin autobiography is to be included in his life story. Murray lists a new edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals with corrections. Milne announces a Readable Dictionary of the English Language focused on romance words for readers with little Latin or Greek. The Atheneum reviews Mrs Dahlgren and Dr Hammond novels, noting strong opinions on female suffrage and the woman question, and criticizing Dahlgren’s pompous conversations and lack of natural character.

Mr. Darwin F. Darwin Murray Darwin David Milne Hammond Dahlgren

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