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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1882

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Spurgeon cloak becomes popular London dress item

The so called Spurgeon cloak has become a fashionable article of dress in London. It is noted that religious cloaks have long been repurposed for varied uses, and this ongoing trend shows the garment’s versatile appeal.

London Totick Asenath Danforth Boston Suffolk Charles Rollin Brainard Pemberton Square Edward T. Trofitter Greenwood C. Arnold

Maine Republicans Face Convention Test for Frye or Stew

The Maine Republican race awaits convention results with stakes high for Frye or a compromise outcome. Observers expect varied sentiment and potential shifts depending on how delegates rally and what platform emerges.

Maine

Frost Named Prohibition Candidate Hint at Gubernatorial Bid

Templeton claims Faxon hints that Mr. R. 8. Frost is the prohibitionists’ gubernatorial candidate at the Republican convention. The speaker says Frost is a gentleman and laments the misfortune that has befallen him.

Mystery over Morey letter author continues

John I Davenport declines to reveal whether he discovered the author of the Morey letter. He urges keeping the private mystery, noting it is comparatively harmless and would spare him from disreputable pursuits.

John I. Davenport John

Memorial to President for Tariff Commission Rep

Importers in New York urge memorials to the president to appoint a tariff representative. They warn that if all unrepresented interests memorialize him, his thoughts would resemble Memorial Day year round.

New York Tariff Commission The New York Tribune Tarif Congress

Sugar from Sorghum Costs 52 Cents Per Pound in Le Duc System

Commissioner Loring notes sorghum sugar production costs 52 cents a pound under Le Duc farming method. The piece suggests the tariff commission must set a strong protective duty to sustain the industry.

Loring Mr. le Duc Tariff Commission

Newspaper Snippets Reflect Witty Public Quips

A collage of quotes and observations from various papers. Jokes about food and health, fighting, reformers, and social folly mix with notes on ships, politics, and daily life. Mentioned are Philadelphia readers, New Jersey ships, Ohio and Kentucky officials, and New York commentary.

Prospects for New Hampshire Farmers and Summer Trade

The warm spell improves hay and fruit crops in New Hampshire with apple yields averaging about one million dollars annually. Summer hotel and boarding house trade now brings five to eight million dollars yearly, expanding across the state with new inns and renovations. The Manchester Locomotive Works employs seven hundred workers producing locomotives and steam engines, while the Christchurch Episcopal church in Portsmouth nears dedication with a five-ton bell chime. Additional notes cover politics, infrastructure plans, and local events from June.

Boston Post Manchester N. H Pennsylvania New Hampshire New England White Mountain Lake Winnepesaukee Oak Hill House Littleton Franconia Presidential Ranges White Mountains White Mountain House R. D. Rounsevel Barrons Fabyan Currier Hale Huse State Committee Henry Colony Keene Manchester Locomotive Works Carlisle Allentown Massachusetts New York Burlington and Missouri River Christchurch Episcopal Church Portsmouth St. John’s Day Cathedral of the Holy Cross Boston Congress Concord Richard P. Kent Lancaster Mr. Kent Henry O. Kent Newbury Vermont Jacob Kent John Goffe Canada Elizabeth Mann Oakes Henry A. Bellows Edmund Burke Whitefield Nashua Phillips Exeter Academy New York City Exeter L. W. Barton Newport West Dakota Warren Summit Montreal Warner Anthony Clarke Free Will Baptists Rochester New Hampshire Provident Mutual Relief Association Wenecord Claremont Connecticut H. P. Peck Congregational Plymouth Josh Billings Lisbon Glen Louse

A New Banking System Free of Restrictive Oversight

The piece argues for a laissez faire banking model with no deposits required to redeem loans, urging prompt liquidation of failures, universal par of notes across major centers, and government only to coin metals. It critiques current coinage policy and calls for uniform metal value, with Congress not empowered to tax for coinage.

The New York Commercial Bulletin Suffolk New England Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Louisville New Orleans Mobile Galveston Savannah Charleston Richmond Milwaukee Detroit United States Stone Sound Congress

First Locomotive Engineer Recalls Early Railrews in Schenectady

In reminiscences from Albany, J. Van Buren born 1700 recounts his 1829 join and 1835 departure from Clute & Bailey foundry in Schenectady. He notes Mohawk and Hudson line, first horse power operation, and the 1838 Stephenson engine via Schenectady and Saratoga railroad. He claims to helped place and drive early locomotives and lived in Clarksville since 1839.

Albany Argus J. van Buren Schenectady Clute & Bailey Mohawk and Hudson William Young John B. Jervis Church Street John Strong Mohawk and Hudson Railroad United States Schenectady and Saratoga George Stephenson Newcastle Upon Tyne England Schenectady and Saratoga David Matthews New York Jonathan Billy Marshall James Gould Albany Ward & Ross Clarksville

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