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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1887

Page

2

Immigration and convict reform dominate July Washington dispatch

The Sunday Post reports strong speculation that Secretary Lamar may be named to the Supreme Court and Muldrow could become Secretary of the Interior. It covers convict labor reform favoring hand work under public account, plus a detailed 1887 immigration and mineral production snapshot with rises in pig iron, gold, and petroleum outputs and regional immigrant patterns.

Washington Senate Lamar Carroll D. Wright National Bureau of Labor United States Wright Bureau

Triennial General Society of the Cincinnati Meeting

Newport hosts the General Society of the Cincinnati with the Rhode Island Society from July 27 to 29. Delegates from Massachusetts Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and South Carolina attend the event including notable figures such as Horatio Rogers W W Hoppin John Cochrane and Samuel C Cobb. Activities include receptions business meetings excursions and a banquet at Casino Theatre with access to local cultural institutions.

Newport General Society of the Cincinnati United States Rhode Island Society Horatio Rogers General Society Casino Theatre Buttsmill Rhode Island W. P. Sheffield Wetmore Warwick Neck W. W. Hoppin Newport Casino Casino Club Newport Reading Room Redwood Library Atheneum Massachusetts Samuel C. Cobb Winslow Warren Benjamin Apthorp Gould Henry Jackson Hunt David Greene Haskins Boson Nathaniel Greene Henry E. Turner W.W. Hoppin James McCall Varnum Henry T. Drowne John Sullivan William D. King Wiliam P. Sheffield New York John Cochrane John Schuyler Alexander James Clinton Thomas Witter Claystie William R. Walbot John Cropper New Jersey Clifford Sims William B. Buck Francis B. Ogden Samuel M. Shute William C. Spencer Jonathan T. Nixon William 8. Styker Pennsylvania William Wayne Richard Dale Grant Wiedman Francis M. Caldwell Charles P. Turner Maryland Richard M. McSherry William B. Webb Oswald Tilghman Henry R. Duval Thomas L. Crittenden U.S.A South Carolina Charles C. Pinckney James Simons Thomas P. Lowdes B. Gailard Pinckney Felix Warley Thomas Pinckney

Interstate Commerce Commission Finds Coal Discount Unjust

The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled Providence Coal Company against Providence Worcester Railroad, holding a 10 percent discount for 30 000 ton annual consignments discriminates against small shippers. It said rate parity between Providence and East Providence is also illegal. The decision, by the chairman with all commissioners concurring, warns that such discounts can destroy small dealers and harm fair competition.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Providence Coal Company Provience & Worcester Railroad Company Providence East Providence

O'Reilly to be guests at Newport reception Sunday lecture

A Newport meeting arranged a reception for John Boyle O'Reilly of Boston. He lectures here Sunday evening August 7 and arrives Saturday night. He will be escorted to the hall by St Josephs Total Abstinence Society the Robert Emmet Association the Ancient Order of Hibernians and local citizens.

Newport R. I John Boyle O'Reilly Boston Father Coyle St. Joseph’s Total Abstinence Society Robert Emmet Association The Ancient Order of Hibernians and Citizens

Mr Arnold's Autobiography and Dr Arnold's Bishop Fate

The London Truth notes Matthew Arnold works on memoirs likely to reveal new details about his father Dr. Arnold. It recalls Lord Melbourne’s regret at not making him a bishop and a Salisbury nomination in 1837 derailed by fears of Howley blocking consecration.

Endicott Whitney Washington General Benet London Matthew Arnold Lord Melbourne Dr. Arnold Salisbury Howley Arnold Whi Edinburgh Review Oxford

A Judicial Farce From the London Truth

The four sailors condemned for the Malay sea murder were spared by commuted sentences though the judge at the ceremony spoke of a death sentence. The piece argues a reform to leave mercy decisions to the home secretary and justice timed for review.

Stephen Home Secretary

Yale Professor's Two Children Die After Poisoned Ice Cream

Two young children of Professor F. R. Honey of Yale College died from eating poisoned ice cream. The incident underscores a tragic food poisoning case linked to tainted dessert. Details on the motive or suspect are not provided in the report.

F. R. Honey Yale College

Designs Propose Grand Grant Memorial Tower and Gardens

The Grant Memorial Association seeks designs for a $1,000,000 monument to General Grant. Architects including Vaux and Bechteler submit varied concepts from a towering memorial arch to a multi wing mortuary chapel with bronze friezes. Other proposals feature Greek temples, equestrian statues, and even a glass shade monument with a crown of laurels.

Grant Monument Association of New York Greener General Grant Association New York Evening Post Vaux Grant Congress Signal Service Joseph Bechteler Sarah Lee Chase George Matthias Max Schreff W. G. Steinnetz Story

The Rivalry of the English Speaking Races

In Harper's Easy Chair the Queen’s jubilee is linked to liberty and national form. The piece contrasts Britain's constitutional monarchy with American republic values, arguing both nations pursue liberty, honor, and dignity despite method differences.

England America

New Book Looks at Spiritualism and Rosicrucianism

A review discusses John Darby’s Nineteenth Century Sense from J. B. Lippincott, tracing its blend of spiritualism with Rosicrucian mysticism and transcendental philosophy. The piece notes popular interest in mind cure and occult phenomena alongside science’s rise, and highlights the book’s sections on psychics and occult visitations.

Mr. Howells Atlantic Rider Haggard Celia Darwin Herbert Spencer Boston Emerson Psychical Society John Darby Darby B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott Company

Labor Trouble Stalls Settlement In Beverly

Beverly July 24 There is no settlement of labor troubles yet and tomorrow morning will find over 2000 hands out of work due to a dispute between the Manufacturers Association and the Lasters Union. A conference committee adjourned without a definite settlement though progress was reported and harmony noted.

Beverly Sprcrau Manufacturers’ Association Lasters’ Union

Stranger Sails to Marblehead for Yacht Regatta

The cutter Stranger departed Hauifax Nova Scotia on July 24 to compete in the forthcoming yacht regatta in Marblehead Massachusetts. It sails tonight for the event with hopes of strong performance against notable rivals.

Notice of executors for two Boston estates 1887

The subscriber is named executrix of John T Ogden and executor of Elizabeth M Richardson in Boston Suffolk. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay the estates to Francis E Blake in Boston. Notices dated July 5 1887.

Massachussetts Suffolk Michael Finnegan Boston Alice Finnigan Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register Massacha Wy Shi Catherine McGowan Said County John T. Ogden Elizabeth M. Richardson Francis E. Blake County of Martha G. Clark Emerson Street South Emerso Ford Burns Maher Wadsworth Henry _ Learned William Eaton City of Thomas Duggan Henry Learned William T. Eaton John F. Tyler Henry GC. Mitchell J. Alfred Mitchell

Cuore Italian Schoolboy Journal review by Hapgood

A critical appraisal of Edmondo de Amicis The Italian Schoolboy Journal with Isabel Hapgood and Mr Dole as translators. The reviewer notes strong travel writing and Italian life portrayal but laments lack of poetic spirit in translation and impersonation of boys.

Edmondu ¢E Amicis England Vorochilos Turgénier Signor de Amicis I. F. Hapgood Miss Hapgood Mr. Dole Gogol Count Tolstoi Italy Cuore Edmondo de Amicis Isabel F. Hapgood

Mr du Maurier Exhibition at Fine Art Society

The London World reviews Mr. du Maurier’s London Society show at the Fine Art Society, displaying his last Punch contributions and new drawing room and staircase studies. It praises his pen work and contrasts it with Henry Moore’s ninety pictures in the adjoining room, urging a look at Moore’s landscapes and older capitol paintings.

London Mr. du Maurier London Society The Fine Art Society Punch Puneh Sr. Henry Moore Bond Street Capitol Pictures

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