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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1885

Page

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Essex Legislators Named on Haverhill Outline Black List

The Haverhill Outline published a blacklist listing Essex legislators who backed the metropolitan police bill, drawing attention to their votes and identifying those named by the publication.

Haverhill Essex Metropolitan Police

Contagion Delfects Arizona Amid Diphtheria Outbreak

Additional to Indian raids and massed violence, a new black vomit diphtheria contagion plagues Arizona. The Hanover Gazette compliments Hon. Frank Jones, praising that all New Hampshire appointments thus far are first class.

Arizona The Hanover Gazette Frank Jones New Hampshire

Dennis of Florida Dies After Delirium Tremens Outbreak

Dennis of Florida, noted as a leading associate of Mr. Hayes in the 1976 fraud, died from delirium tremens described as a natural end for a criminal of his stature.

Dennis Florida Mr. Hayes

Reverend Sam Jones Declares God Will Favor Honest Men

The revivalist preacher Reverend Sam Jones says God will put angels on half rations to prevent an honest man from starving, voicing a lively sermon on divine aid and moral economy.

Sam Jones

Cincinnati Baseball Club Fans Gather for Afternoon Exhibition

A modern readers glimpse a lively scene in Cincinnati where beer flowed freely and a local “young ladies” baseball club faced a picked nine of “young gentlemen” before a sizable crowd. The fragment hints at social and athletic entertainments of the period.

Cincinnati Baseball Club

Wheat transport contract to ship Oregon wheat to Chicago

Northern Pacific Railroad has contracted to haul wheat from Oregon to Chicago at 82 cents per hundred pounds. Rate equates to 19 cents and 2 mills per bushel for transporting across about 2590 miles.

Northern Pacific Railroad Oregon Chicago

Republican blunder drags druggists toward saloon level

A critical view asserts Republican policy drives fourth class rum sellers from druggists by high license, forcing pharmacies toward saloon business. The New York Evening Post derides the Ohio platform as humbug and cant, predicting deeper depravity in successive platforms.

Republican Party New York Evening Post Ohio

Town Pool Ticket Purchases Spark Prohibition Call

Citizens urge a universal ban on amusements with competition such as baseball horse racing boat racing and stock gambling to curb vice. Police and the society for the prevention of vice fail to deter the boys who buy combination pool tickets despite efforts.

Society For the Prevention of Vice

Notoriety and quietude in Cincinnati politics

Steve Elkins, recently in Cincinnati, says he seeks no more notoriety and reflects on efforts for a warm friend of Mr. Blaine. He suggests Brother Blaine would not rely on Elkins more than to keep silent. He also notes Joe Manley, Augusta postmaster, as the shrewdest Republican manager despite his expired term.

Steve Elkins Cincinnati Steve Mr. Blaine Brother Blaine Elkins Blaine Joe Manley Augusta Philadelphia Times Fox Washington England Gladstone Marquis of Salisbury Beaconsfield Tories

Ohio convention rebukes blunder on flag at half mast

The New York Herald reports a convention scolding over a flag at half mast for ex Secretary Thompson. The criticised act was not by Secretary Lamar but an Interior Department officer, a Republican ex-soldier who bears battle scars. Thompson’s portrait remains honored among former secretaries.

New York Herald Ohio Lamar Thompson Interior Department

Rising sun welcomes marquis amid wary opposition

People greet the marquis as a rising sun yet fear the gain, noting the accidental and ignoble nature of the victory. Conservatives and liberals sense weakness, while Salisbury must prove leadership and mastery to avoid a premature defeat. Gladstone’s forces loom large in opposition, not in power.

Gladstone Mr. Gladstone Marquis of Salisbury

Tribune endorses Ohio Republicans in press row

The New York Tribune backs the Ohio Republican convention despite other papers’ doubts calling the platform a strong statement of Republican principles. Its stance signals party unity, while critics fear renewed rottenness and hypocrisy across the nation. A June incident reports a gray owl striking a train cab in Auburndale. In Chicago, entomologist Henry Edwards, stage manager, collects beetles and hydrant water bugs, displaying findings at the Grand Opera house.

Ohio the Tribune The Tribune Ohio Republicans R Publican Party Chicago Henry Edwards Wallack’s Grand Opera House California Edwards Chicago News

Anniversary at Andover Theological Seminary 77th year

Correspondence from Andover Mass reports the seventy seventh anniversary of the theological seminary. Thirteen graduates delivered orations on Christian themes amid a large Alumni gathering and after dinner speeches. The institution faces creed controversy yet shows growth with a larger graduating class, substantial endowment, and expanding facilities and libraries.

Andover Mass Theological Seminary Phillips’ Academy The United States Smyth Bartlett Hall Fiske Newburyport Sewall Bangor Theological Seminary Congregational Churches Lisbrary Hartford Theological Seminary Connecticut Abbott Female Seminary Edward Strong M. T. Cutter Luther B Ornham Boston J. W. Pickering D. D J. H. Towne Massachuetts Cyrus Richardson Swift Byington New Hampshire Nelson Millard Norwich Conn John W. Smith A.dover

New York Race Winner Gitana Defeated by America

In New York yesterday the Gitana won a race but the America schooner defeated Gitana easily. Col. Pierce's Marion Wentworth also beat both at Newport. Boston notes East Boston dated June 13, 1885.

Boston Post Boston New York Col. Pierce Marion Wentworth Newport Old Hickory

Poppy Tree Legend From Bengali Folklore

A Bengali tale describes a mouse given speech by a hermit and transformed through a sequence of forms from mouse to cat to dog to ape to bear to elephant and finally to a maiden named Postomani The king’s deceit leads to a tragic marriage and her death The sage reveals the origin of the poppy tree Pose and the opium derived from it noting traits from each animal the heroine endured

Hanga Postomani Vostomani

Governor Cleveland Entrance Gaffe at Newburg Camp Tale

A Buffalo Commercial item recalls 1883 Newburg state camp visit by Governor Cleveland and his staff in full uniform. The group enters by a private gate but is blocked as the gatekeeper says the governor uses the other entrance, with the band going in separately.

Buffalo Guv. Cleveland Newburg Col. Lamont

Alderman Pays Ransom to Free Toy Dog

A street urchin tells of taking Alderman Murphy's Scotch terrier for a pound fee. The boy expects $0, but the alderman later pays $1 to secure the dog’s release after the kid claims to have seen it being taken.

New York Sun Mickey Murphy

Fragmented OCR Note Aed Ama No Ies Tit Le S5 0

A readable fragment lists numbers and letters in a jumbled OCR line. No clear event or named entities emerge beyond scattered digits and phrases. The text reads as broken data rather than a coherent news item.

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