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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1887
Page
4
Boston Woost surveys how German settlers in Russia threaten local economies and spurs measures to bar Germans from acquiring estates. The piece notes Germany’s industrial clout, then shifts to U S politics, praising soldier benefits while criticizing civil service reform lapses and warning about boss politics in appointing veterans.
A constitutional amendment to prohibit liquor manufacture and sale is advanced one stage amid criticism that it serves as a sham. The piece notes Republican resistance, questions the measure’s sincerity, and argues it would let a bare majority affect personal and property rights. It likens the issue to the mocked welsh rarebits ban.
The London Standard criticizes Canada’s duty hike on iron and steel as a hollow pretense to curb trade with the United States. It argues Canada should foster freer trade with its neighbors, contending that freer trade on Canada’s side expands overall trade and wealth, despite the U S tariff.
Remarks on boundary policy touch Canada and the United States and hint at broader friction with other nations. William OBrien’s Boston visit produced lively incidents in New York as a George McMackin Blaine dinner feud surfaces conflicting loyalties and lingering political tensions.
The Daily Advertiser argues over how to curb surplus revenue by repealing whiskey tax and sugar duties, funding sugar bounties, and pressuring Congress for a special session. It labels this plan as morally tied to temperance and critiques the aim to keep tariffs while reducing government receipts.
A political critique condemns Mr Micuart Davitt for urging tenants in Bodyke Ireland to resist evictions by force. It argues such counsel deviates from Mr Parnell’s moderation and discretion, and notes evictions in Ireland have been harsh and rents rack rent, though the underlying grievances remain.
A Dublin condemnation by the National League criticizes violent tactics in the Irish landlord dispute. Leaders state the plan claims legality, urge calm, and warn that violence would aid opponents and hinder constitutional agitation within Parliament and with English Liberal allies.
The Actors' Fund of America dedicates a monument at Evergreen Cemetery to honor the profession’s dead and support its living. Speakers Palmer and Boots stress duty to care for actors, improving conditions, and celebrating the art, with praise for progress and the fund’s purpose. An honorary degree for Asa Gray from Cambridge and staff changes at London Daily News are noted.
A new editor may be less active at his House post while Mr. Morey focuses on political writing. An ode by Rupert Buchanan for Queen Victoria’s jubilee blends praise with a pointed critique of the government’s coercion bill and calls to redress hardships in Ireland and Esau imagery.
A Boston letter reflects on Henry A. Clapp's possible Shakespeare lectures and the value of independent thought amid fashion. It sketches encounters from a furnishings dealer, a dog fight, riding habits, and a curious train porter scene, with social observation and humor.
A passenger awakened abruptly by a poke in the ribs reached his destination after a hurried grab for a bundle and overcoat. Realizing the brakeman misrouted him five to ten miles from home, he calmLy remarked he hoped the brakeman understood consequences for waking the wrong passenger.
Gardner Howland serves as a common seaman on an American warship while Blodgett the New Jersey senator elect has had eleven babies named after him since his election. The Italian crown prince, 18, speaks five languages and chats with generals and scientists. Yale twins in the class of 1884 shine in Pratt. Carnegie’s Kilgraven plan moves forward with a library foundation in Edinburgh. McGlynn brothers in San Francisco hold bank clerk and paymaster posts. James M. Baldwin, rising as a language scholar, becomes metaphysics chair at Lake Forest University as the era of young men advances. London circles note jubilee honors for Morning Post owners Borthwick and Lawson with knighthoods and a peerage for Walter for Parnellism and Crime coverage.
The Springfield Republican argues Sherman’s stance shocks his party, framing his view as a strong jolt to Republican power. It notes that many Southern federal judges appointed by Republicans previously served the Confederacy, a paradox Wallace calls regeneration, while a rebel who stays Democrat remains a Confederate. The Philadelphia Record contends Black citizens are politically bound to the party, yet emancipation from those masters advances and will enable self-reliance.
The Springfield Republican notes veterans in the party management disappointed by Senator Sherman. It argues the GOP faces dwindling strength as it contemplates Cleveland's administration, while criticizing the chosen candidate as below party honesty. The New York Prohibitionists warn GOP missteps may sap credibility and predict stronger futuros if Republicans redefine principles.
The issue demands a firm plan to cut taxes and reduce the revenue burden on the many for the benefit of the many. The article argues voters want revenue cuts and will back the party with the strongest, clearest stance. It warns candidates who dodge the question will have no chance in the next election.
The Atlanta Constitution argues the national banking system was created to support government bonds and will expire as the national debt is paid. It cautions banks cannot lend on real estate, urging a return to a state banking system to use real estate as capital.
The summer exodus begins as Chief Justice Waite and family head to Toledo then Yale commencement. Justice Miller departs for Ann Arbor, Justice Matthews visits Ohio, and Justice Field travels to California. Cabinet members plan seasonal stays with Whitney at Grasslands then Lenox and Bar Harbor, Endicott to Massachusetts, and Fairchild remaining in a new Farragut square residence.
Washington Despatch reports Blaine’s Europe trip and Sherman’s campaigning as key moves in the fight for the Republican nomination. Observers quiz relative strength, fears over Sherman’s rhetoric, and GOP hopes Blaine enters as a spontaneous popular choice. Democrats unify around Cleveland’s renomination, claiming stronger postwar unity and better prospects.
Governor Ames and Mayor O'Brien greet the Supreme Council at Tremont Temple on the decennial anniversary. The session heard annual reports, admitted seven new representatives, and debated a death by own action study. The evening included welcomes, a Royal Arcanum March, and remarks by officials.
A collage of light notes and anecdotes from late 19th century life. Items include a failed New Haven plumbers strike, jokes on baseball versus cannon fire, royal quips, odd culinary news from Key West, a Vienna inheritance tale, measurements claiming Mt Hercules as the tallest peak, satirical quips about “seeing the elephant,” Boulanger praise, chilled takes on ice in heat, and a Salvation Army circular. Also mentions President battling office seekers, peach crops spared by providence, and a comical Aldrich portrait mix-up with newspapers.
The article argues land in the U S is owned by the people and farmers who till it. It cites 1880 counts of 4,226,045 farmers and 3,300,000 agricultural workers, plus over 9,000,000 acres taken as homesteads last year. It contends small farms outperform large ones, cites Texas’ 163 acre average, and urges easy access to land across states, contrasting with British landlordism.
The Prince of Wales stands as England's firmest friend to America, seen as worldly yet sympathetic. He reportedly told a New York listener he doubts he will be king and hints England may become a republic. He views the future keenly and seeks broad friendship for possible emergencies.
A critical examination rebuts General J M Tuttle of Iowa who brands Union soldiers as rebels over pension vetoes. It recalls his 1863 Ohio governorship bid, notes Civil War rivalries, and cites contemporaries General Chamberlain of Maine and General Cox of Ohio backing Reconstruction and opposing Andrew Johnson. The piece argues his defense of patriotism masks weak past records.
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