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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1887
Page
4
The piece muses on California fruit flavors in Boston markets and recalls historic Boston gardens and gardeners from 1642 onward. It also covers a the interview with Ar thur the Hungarian traveler about Stanley, Central Africa, and Congo prospects.
Boston readers learn two English steam yachts Mohican and Amy are expected to challenge for the international cup offered by the American Yacht Club of New York. The Mohican and Amy owners belong to the syndicate behind Thistle, aiming to carry two trophies across the water. The American Yacht Club, dominated by millionaire private owners, has yet to establish a strong sporting claim.
At Toledo Ohio the Republican convention showdown shows rivalry between Blaine Maine and Sherman camp s. Sherman backers call him mentor of the party and a wise choice while Blaine faction pledges support for any nominee and urges attention to Sherman. The committee sides with Sherman as Blaine supporters threaten continued contest today.
The Maryland Democratic platform hints at favoring a civil service aligned with party success while omitting direct opposition to reform. Observers note the convention, led by Senator Gorman’s machine, avoids explicit anti reform stances yet signals strong spoilsman influence amid recent delegate controversies in Baltimore.
The Lasters' Protective Union outlines a deadlock with Beverly strikers’ late employers over prices. The union says no settlement exists as manufacturers push price reductions while Lasters refuse. Both sides frame the dispute as a pure commercial issue without grievances.
Arbitration ends dispute as manufacturers plan to recruit other workers at satisfactory rates. Strikers face a choice as they risk losing work if free shops take over, with unions arguing over wages.
The North American Review reprints Dr Edward McGuin ny's piece warning of Catholic influence in schools and politics. He cites German language parishes, parochial schools, and a growing Catholic vote as a threat to American institutions, urging fear of government support for church-run education.
The article reports on Italian railroad workers who save most of their wages. They earn about $120 daily with monthly deductions for board, lodging, and provisions supplied by a padrone. Months show expenses of $5-$8 and savings of $25-$30, with most earnings sent abroad.
The article portrays the Paris trial of Pranzini for murdering his mistress Marie Beonavarit and two others. It criticizes the French courtroom as partisan and notes the judge's interrogations and the defendant's evasive responses. It highlights Mme Sabatier's changed testimony and the wife-like confrontation, detailing past crimes and Pranzini's motive to fund a move to New York and a marriage to an American dupe.
The article describes Italian navvies from northern Italy who earn five to six hundred dollars here, then return home to live on the capital. They struggle with winters and often come back for several summers, paying about $25 for passage. It notes their work is efficient and quiet, while lamenting the lack of permanent local labor.
The article discusses a six foot spite fence provision as a private nuisance and criticizes it as a threat to property rights. It laments past landowner power to build tall structures and urges repeal and emigration to states upholding harsher freedoms.
In London reports indicate that the children of the poor receive more schooling than bread, reflecting a trend in education access despite economic hardship and rising urban pressures.
John Taylor was summoned for failing to send his two sons, John and Ronent, to school. He sobbed that illness and poverty left his family with no clothes or boots while he searched for work after a period in Highgate Infirmary. An order for attendance at St John’s Lane and boots was issued.
In New York a Brooklyn resident acquitted of assault after resisting a teamster who tried to strike him. The case centers on self defense as the man avoided a lethal confrontation.
William C. Winslow urges subscribers to renew by Aug 34 to insure the limited edition books for the year. The fund plans reprints and memoirs including Veihen Tauis J Zoan Naukratis Goshen and Tauis II with $5 securing the season’s memoir and $25 patron support to continue explorations.
Harry E Warner aged 13 fell from a boat at Leesville Pond Worcester yesterday and was drowned authorities reported. The incident adds to summer recreation risks in the area as a search is ongoing.
Two Pennsylvanians Frank Hoak and Frank Foutz faced a swollen Pequea Creek after a picnic ride. Hoak saved the horse but both boat and buggy were swept downstream. Hoak survived as the horse perished. Foutz reached shore with aid and Hoak later found.
The note reads as a society digest. It mentions Rev. George W. Knox visiting New York after serving as a Presbyterian missionary in Japan and teaching at Tokio University. It also covers M. le Vicomte de Caze preparing a Bourbon claims work and Pierre Loti’s Paris success and navy officer identity.
A Philadelphia Record item says Speaker Carlisle is an interesting talker and a statesman rather than a partisan whose words appeal to the common sense of the country.
The excerpt notes how contemporary coverage misreads history and contrasts Cleveland's joked panther howl with Chester A. Arthur's dignified restraint. It cites The New York Sun and the Springfield Republican on open-minded treatment of presidents and the call for fair chances.
The Chicago News notes that many Republicans view Garfield as a likely dark horse candidate for the next year's convention. It says dark horses abound and some are very dark, predicting a potential surprise akin to 1880.
The Chicago Herald lauds Cleveland as president of the republic, noting absence of sharp party differences. It commends his dignity, industry, and straightforward public service, highlighting his American citizenship and steadfast fulfillment of duties in the high office.
Washington debate questions Barnum’s authority as he plans to offer Cabinet posts to New Englanders. The New York World criticizes his lack of credentials and urges him to prove his mandate before future negotiations.
Opinion from the Philadelphia Record (Ind ) argues that repealing duties on raw materials would boost domestic and international demand for manufactured goods, stabilizing employment at better wages for more American workers and exposing the harmful effects of current tariff laws on trade and industry.
Boston Herald letter argues civil service reform is compromised when it preserves Republican appointees and allows Democratic governance to be run by Republicans. The writer condemns Mugwump influence as impudent humbug and stresses party ideals over patronage.
The 1888 Republican struggle hinges on Blaine as a master strategist capable of wielding federal patronage and party money. Sherman is deemed insufficient, and the party risks dives into manipulative tactics to win power, with warnings to keep letters secret.
The Boston Pilot argues a future U S president should embody universal fair play not Catholic Protestant or Hebrew supremacy. It urges electing the best American who represents a country of all races and creeds with equal rights for all regardless of faith.
Various quips and brief items on politics, Prohibition campaigning in Texas, Russian finances, cholera hoaxes, rail plans for Damascus, weather stars, real estate prices, and a theatrical roar of War cries all reflecting a bustling late 19th century newspaper page. Named figures include Cleveland, Flanagan, Adeline Slaton, Henri Watterson, and Gallagher in a collage of anecdotes.
At Higginns Lake in Roscommon County Michigan Mrs. Charles H Pettit and her three year old daughter nearly drowned when a boat capsized after the child fell overboard. A French pony grazing on shore swam out to them and towed them back to shore by its mane. The pony, though bulky, proved its bravery and is now a favorite.
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