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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1888
Page
4
Porter Defection Complicates Indiana Gubernatorial Plans
Ex Governor Porter refuses Republican nomination for Indiana Governor creating party disarray. His Chicago delegation appearance and subsequent withdrawal disrupt Harrison’s ticket as the convention nears, leaving managers scrambling to realign the coalition amid mounting internal divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Porter
Harrison
Chicago
Portier
Pennsylvania Democrats Press Tariff Reform Campaign
A feature of the opening campaign shows the Pennsylvania Democrats pushing tariff reform canvassing with rising support. Tariff reform clubs form in Philadelphia and mill districts recruit Republicans. joint debates and discussions unfold in manufacturing and mining regions. The party aims for popular education and enlightenment, with reform sentiment growing, offering a model for Connecticut and New Jersey managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
Alderman Gove Defends Civil Service Board Action
In a city council debate, Alderman Jesse Gove, a member of the board, defended civil service reform and opposed adding first and second assistant assessors and bridge laborers to regulations. He urged Republicans not to harm Harrison and Morton’s election prospects, calling civil service reform a good thing run to death. The idea that the aldermen’s action will affect Harrison’s fortunes in the next election is a mid summer fancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Gove
Civil Service Commissioners
Ant
Blaine Man
Harrison
Morton
Board of Aldermen
Opposition to Collins Resolution Delayed Copyright Bill
Opposition from within Collins's committee defeated his unanimous consent request to fix a day for considering the international copyright bill. The bill, reported without dissent, faces a setback but supporters remain confident it will pass when a vote is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Senator Hoar In Slur Controversy Over Fisheries Speech
A discussion over Senator Hoar’s remarks about Scandinavian citizens linked to the fisheries treaty alleges the abuse was not his but appeared in a letter from Admiral Porter. The claim notes Porter’s authorship of the content cited in the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hoar
Admiral Porter
Hoar Endorses Admiral Portnear Remarks on Sailors
Senator Hoar embraced the admiral's sentiments and challenged critics to dispute his views. He asserted no senator should undermine the navy's authority and defended the admiral's remarks on mercenary and unpatriotic Scandinavian sailors serving under other flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
Porren
Greedy Wool Growers and Tariff Opponents
A critical pamphlet denounces wool growers and producers for using protectionist rhetoric to push higher tariffs on raw wool and metals. It cites letters by ColumBus Delano and WILLIAM LAWRENCE, claims industry insiders threaten opponents and press, and notes New England papers criticize the wools tariff push as a costly, impractical excess.
Free trader critique harms wool growers and their allies
The wool growers at the conference have provoked fierce opposition to their own and related interests. Their impractical policy exposes enemies to use it as a weapon for their discomfiture. While supporting tariff on raw material in principle, the stance here is excessive and injurious to associated interests.
Regulation of trusts dominates investigative report
The House committee on manufactures provides a progress report on trusts, detailing the formation and operation of Standard Oil and Sugar Trusts, their avoidance of conspiracy charges, and the need for stronger law. New York intends to pursue actions against sugar trust firms, while tariff league prizes provoke critique of the winners and the motives behind prize essays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Manufactures
Standard Oil Trust
Sugar Trust
Oil Producers’ Association
Standard Oil Company of New York
New York
Artists at the Isles of Shoals and Beacon Street changes
Boston observers note several well known artists staying at the Isles of Shoals this season including Ross Turner Appleton Brown and Miss Robbins. The piece also discusses gilding the soldiers monument on the Common and a shift of retail trade toward Beacon Street near Arlington and the Public Garden with tailors milliners and jewelry houses moving closer to fashionable residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Isles of Shoals
Ross Turner
Beacon Street
Arlington Street
Arlington
Washington Street
Soap Industry Rivalry Sparks Tariff Talk in London Plan
Barsirr is known, but Hickigs and large soap maker B. F. Bapgpirr warn Maius tariff could reshape the industry. Bapgpirr, the nation’s largest soap producer, says he will not fear tariff cuts and plans to expand to London to challenge British competition while Hickigs is urged to improve soap quality and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barsirr
Hickigs
B. F. Bapgpirr
England
London
Hicarys
Ex Governor Carroll Guests in Newport and Other Society Notes
Ex Governor John L. Carroll and family of Maryland are guests of Mr. Bancroft at Newport. The Hon George Peabody Wetmore and family are in Paris and will go to Germany next week. Acadia College jubilee oration to be delivered by Professor Elder of Colby. Jesse D. Carr ordered to remove stone fence around 40,000 acres of government land. Lambert Tree to remain in Brussels as U S minister. Miss Emé Black to marry Mr. Hickok of Ohio. Dr Ernest Lieber to attend Cincinnati Catholic convention. Frances E Willard and May Wright Sewall plan to establish a Woman's Council nationwide. Duchess of Marlborough wows London, famed as best dressed with New York tact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Carroll
Maryland
Bancroft
Newport
George Peabody Wetmore
Paris
Germany
Professor Elder
Colby University
Acadia College
Grand Pré
N. S
Jesse D. Carr
Fresno County
Cal
Brussels
Lambert Tree
United States
Tree
Emé Black
Buda Pesth
Miss Chamberlin
Mr. Hickok
Ohio
Narragansett Pier
Henry Hasche
Volksfreund
Cincinnati
Ernest Lieber
Frances E. Willard
National Woman’s Council
Washington
May Wright Sewall
Duchess of Marlborough
London
New York
N. Y. World
Katti Arrives in Boston With Farcical Domestic Comedy
The Theatre Boston Museum opened its preliminary dramatic season with Katti a three act farce by Charles S. Fawcett. The German servant Kutti leads a parade of broad comic figurework through lively stage business and punning dialogue. Cast includes Miss Marrietta Nash George Lauri Harry B. Bell Jennie Kennark. The piece runs two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katti
America
London
Kutti
Marrietta Nash
George Lauri
Finniken Fluffy
Harry B. Bell
Richard Fluffy
Jennie Kennark
Alice Somers
Flagg
Republican Sophistries At The Tremont Temple Meeting
A letter to the editor denounces a Massachusetts Republican gathering at Tremont Temple as a display of frivolous rhetoric and demagogy. It condemns speakers notably Lodge and Robinson for disingenuous defense of protectionism, mocks elitist arrogance, and defends honest, principled stance of earlier party figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Tremont Temple
Massachusetts
Temple
Mr. Reed
Mr. Beard
Robinson
Lodge
Webster
Sir Peter
Democratic Party
England
America
Thomas
Mr. Lodge
Senator Hoar
Governor Robinson
Harvard College
Dr. Burden
Cleveland
Blaine
Uncle Tom's Cabin at Oakland Garden Delights Outdoor Crowd
The outdoor production drew a large audience with picturesque sets of the St. Clair house and plantation scenes. The show emphasized visual spectacle over dialogue, featuring Sam Lucas as Uncle Tom and Kate Partington as Topsy, with singing by the jubilee singers and plantation tunes. Performances continue daily with a pavilion venue change on Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Garden
House of St. Clair
Sam Lucas
Jubilee Singers
Topsy
Kate Partington
Uncle Tom
Louise Horner
Eva
Louisa Hunter
Shanghai as Chinese pleasure resort grows in prominence
The London and China Telegraph notes Shanghai is rapidly supplanting Soo Chow as a Chinese pleasure resort. Crowds fill principal streets early in the day, with horse carriages jinrickshas wheelbarrows and sedan chairs carrying joyous visitors. Chinese patrons visit tea shops restaurants and opium saloons while enjoying foreign style dining and orderly service in clean restaurants and tableware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
London and China Telegraph
Soochow
Quips on weather, politics and ships from old papers
A jumble of cartoonish remarks and brief items traces 1880s wit on talking politics, debt, and everyday life. It notes election bets, satire on leaders, and a long stretch about the U S ship Antietam, its fate, and a British telegraph revenue shortfall.
Prohibition Ticket Debate Cited In Tariff Tax Talk
In a Chicago News Ind cited exchange, supporters of the Mills bill call tariffs a war measure and urge reduction while proponents of the 47 percent tax scheme argue whiskey taxes were wartime measures. The counter remains that whiskey cost 20 cents a gallon before the war, signaling a resolution to tax policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Mills
Friends
Chicago News Ind
Nation's Massachusetts campaign hinges on sober argument
The Boston rally boosts Republican spirits while Democrats must deliver convincing, well chosen speech. William E. Russell, in a Thursday city speech, urged careful wording to win over voters, likening earnest Cambridge wets to the need for disciplined rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Boston
William E. Russell
Young Wets
Cambridge
Springfield Republican
Lind
England's Mills Bill Sparks English tariff concern
A royal commission found that tariff policy blocks Britain from losing much of its woollen trade to the United States. A York shire woollen maker asserted the US tariff is England's sole consolation, arguing high raw material taxes shield English goods from American competition elsewhere. The Providence Journal notes English manufacturers keenly watch U.S. preparations to remove this exclusion from world markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Providence Journal
Ind
Woollen Makers and Mills Bill Debate
The piece cites a Times of Indiana letter arguing that woollen manufacturers would face scrutiny in the Senate over the Mills bill. It suggests that tariffs benefit mills and predicts Republican Senators who favor high protection would challenge the industry’s gains, exposing hidden profits and forcing accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill
Edmunds
Senate
N. ¥. Times
Ind
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