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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1886

Page

2

Exemption bill’s fate looms as Senate debate nears end

Discussion covers Gov Robinson veto risk on the soldiers’ exemption bill, Blaine’s Ireland trip fallout, French expulsion politics, dairy butter taxation, and Home Rule push. References to Senate two thirds and executive approval, Irish sentiment, and Scotland’s reform movement frame a broad political snapshot.

House Senate

Knights of Labor Cleveland Session Reflects Rifts and Weaknesses

After a nine day meeting in Cleveland the Knights of Labor confirms partial reform of strike control while preserving executive power. Delegates push to align with trades unions but are overruled by a majority. Four of six new board members oppose unions and hostility already emerges. The Home Club is accused of seizing control of the organization’s machinery.

Special Assembly of the Knights of Labor Cleveland Powderly Ain New England Southwest Governor Hill New York

Powderly supremacy challenged in Union movements

The passage argues Powderly's influence failed to surpass all others and warns of growing dissension within the movement. It notes the pending Richmond assembly in October as a chance to rectify June errors and unite factions.

Assembly Ious Congress Cleveland Powderly General Assembly Richmond

Committee backs Field claim study no Legislature action needed

The claims committee reports officials acted in state interests and Field and associates had no hostile plans toward the railroad. It urges final settlement by adopting the report, discourages further debate, and calls for concurrence by both legislative branches.

Field New York and New England Railroad Company

British Commons to debate home rule bill on Monday

The second reading of the home rule bill is fixed for Monday night as friends and foes prepare to argue. Victory for the bill seems unlikely and an early dissolution of Parliament is anticipated if defeated, with postponement possible until month’s end.

Mr.Gladstone Mr. Gladstone London

Disputed bill on port fishing and executive discretion

The text argues that a Congress approved bill allowing exclusion of foreign fishermen shifts action to the administration. It warns against hurried retaliation and supports waiting for presidential discretion to decide on a reciprocal embargo, citing Blaine and Reed and urging trust in the current administration.

Congress Dawes Portland Reed Blaine

Vessel list shows ships leaving Boston service

The Cephalonia, built four years ago, served Boston routes and carried 150 to 175 cabin passengers at times. Among current Boston service vessels, the Gallia and Bothnia are the only two not in it last season.

Atlantic Cephalonia Boston Gallia Bothnia

Hyndman Defends Most in Old Bailey Seditious Trial

The English socialist Hyndman defends Most in an Old Bailey trial for seditious language. Hyndman called the anarchist sentence contrary to United States traditions, a claim deemed folly by educated Englishmen. Acquittal followed the defense.

Hyndman Trafalgar Square United States Most Old Bailey

New England schemes and politics in press summaries

A digest of periodical comment on reform bills in Massachusetts and national debate. Critics oppose poll tax style suffrage penalties and wider pensions, credit Blaine and home rule, urge openness in labor unions, and note shifts in 1888 political prospects and tax policy debates.

New England Massachusetts House Stevens Philadelphia Springfield Republican

More Men Would Be Read If They Wrote as They Talk

A discussion on literary style argues that clear plain language wins readers. It cites Johnson Carlyle and Browning as examples of difficult prose and recalls Jerrold’s anecdote about Mrs Caudie’s Curtain Lectures and Sartor Resartus to illustrate unreadable writing. The piece favors accessible composition for posterity and popularity.

Dr. Johnson Macaulay Roswell Carlyle Jerrold

Metcalf Exhibition Reflects Abroad Influence on Style

The Chase gallery show of W. L. Metcalf features twelve canvases marking a shift since his three year study abroad. Critics call the work harmonious in color but largely unrecognizable from his earlier pieces, noting a retreat into the fashionable French landscape school, with potential for renewed personal voice if he reasserts his individuality.

W. L. Metcalf Chase Mr. Metcalf Metcalf

Water colors on display at Leonard's gallery

W. H. Fanning showcases a refined collection of over 400 watercolors. English masters Turner and Cox share space with modern European works by Israeli and Fortuny, highlighting rare 18th and 19th century drawings. Exhibition runs until next week with sales on select afternoons.

Leonard’s W. H. Fanning Messrs. Leonard & Co Turner Cox de Wint Fielding Prout Crome Creswick Leitch Landseer Naysmith Bonington David Cox Stanfield Copley Fielding Nicholson Israeli Briesot Gamba Fortuny de Camps Schelfhout Gabrini Gioja Ten Kate Ter Mulen

Eldred Marine Painter Exhibits At Studio Show

L. D. Eldred displays a collection of coastal scenes and marine works in his Studio building. The paintings show strong outdoor quality, fluid color, and accurate water effects. Highlights include cliff and reef studies, sunlit shores, and a Boston harbor scene with wind driven waves.

L. D. Eldred Fcora Boston Elared

Barges Busy at Brooklyn Navy Yard May Go North

A list of scattered items notes coal barges at the Brooklyn Navy Yard filling ship bunkers for the North Atlantic squadron and suggests sending the barges north to Canada. It also covers amusing clippings on umbrellas imports, floods, politics, and literary quips from Punch and Harper's Weekly.

Brooklyn Navy Yard North Atlantic Squadron Tallapoosa

Eclectic Medical Society Holds Annual Meeting in Boston

The twenty six annual meeting of the Massachusetts Eclectic Medical Society continued at the Revere House with papers read by Dr. H G Newton and Dr. H H Brigham. Dr A L Chase urged revitalizing eclectics in Massachusetts and a college to rally the East. A seven member committee was formed to pursue a college with several donors pledging 1000 dollars each. The next meeting is set for January 1887.

Boylston Club Quincy House O. Lamb A. O. Bigelow Roland O. Lamb Frank H. Ratcliffe Horace S. Fowle Charles D. Stanford Austin B. French Frank W. Freeborn William T. Meek George H. Munroe Fred M. Smith George L. Osgood Young’s Hotel Massachusetts Horticultural Society Francis B. Hayes Lexington Hayes Massachusetts Humane Society H. H. Hanneweill Wellesley Dorchester Yacht Club National Lancers Navy Yard William Hitchborn Wabash Charlestown Monumenta Albert M. Murch Johnson Putnam Street Nantasket Rowe’s Wharf Cunard Umbria New York Liverpool Thomas Turner Thomas Nichols Robert Law Albert Howe & Co Reservoir Place Brookline William White Massachusetts Eclectic Medical Society Revere House H. G. Newton Boston H. H. Brigham Fitchburg J. 8. Andrews Taunton A. L. Chase Randolph Massachusetts E. E. Sparrow F. L. Gerald M. D Laconia N.H J. P. Bills Hyde Park Alexander Wilder C. E.miles M.D R. A. Reed Newton O. P. Gifford Isaac Bradford Cambridge

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