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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1887
Page
4
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The victory for the free shop movement over the Knights of Labor is praised as a win for individual workers’ rights over organization power. The piece links this outcome to broader aims, including bringing labor principles to the fore and fostering good for the labor cause.
The forty days to appear before the Pope in Rome will end Saturday. Dr McGlown’s failure to depart may be treated as contumacy and could lead to excommunication. He continues activism at anti poverty meetings and the so called new crusade as ecclesiastical authority looms over his status.
The Journal argues the soldiers' exemption bill is used to claim the Legislature opposes civil service law, noting that last year the same bill was called a deadly assault. Governor Robinson warns enemies seek indirect destruction via loyalty rhetoric, condemning the system's undermining success under a Republican Legislature and governor.
New York Gov SliLt signs an anti stove bill prohibiting stoves or furnaces in passenger cars on mixed trains. Dining car stoves require railroad commission approval. old stoves allowed only in emergencies or when car is stationary. Law excludes routes under fifty miles and takes effect May 1 1888, prompting hope the reform spreads beyond New York.
The Massachusetts act requires that passenger mail and baggage cars be heated only by methods approved in writing by the railroad commissioners. It prohibits common stoves in such cars, applies to all roads, and carries a penalty smaller than New York’s. The act took effect on passage and Massachusetts is viewed as the better model for reform.
Boston observers recount police guard actions at Faneuil Hall for a Queen Victoria jubilee protest. The piece criticizes the heavy show of force as theatrical and defends free speech, arguing the hall must remain open to both denunciations and praise of the queen. It emphasizes American sentiment supporting England's past reforms and hopes for improvement in the future.
The Missouri Legislature received a letter signed by Bald Knobbers chief B F Prumnen demanding adjournment by the 25th. Amusement followed, as the once-dominant Bald Knobbers held sway in Christian and Taney counties a year ago. Now leaders are jailed and 180 members indicted for violence. Taney county saw 38 murders after the war with no convictions, as Cogburns and followers terrorized residents and resisted verdicts.
The Bald Knobbers began as a vigilance committee formed in Bald Knob ridge to oppose a Sunday school. Led by Captain Kinzy the group executed criminals, battled competing factions, burned a courthouse, and enforced a harsh moral regime before internal murders and protracted suppression ended their rise and warned against power abuse.
Four thousand of Alderman P Divvers friends joined a Hudson River excursion. R G Cashman president of the Divver Association arrived late and mounted a tow boat to reach the flotilla. An upset rowboat carried two wet boys and a balding man in a black coat adrift on yeasty water before rescue.
The New York Star notes Enowarps Pierrepont as Attorney-General under President Grant joins the Star’s list of monument subscribers for his old chief. It mentions an anonymous $100 gift from a cheerful donor and reports Epwarps Prerxeront’s subscription of $10 in the news columns.
A London Daily News letter argues the queen should signalize the jubilee with a monumental act of generosity to match her unique royal standing and vast wealth. It contends public criticism would rise if the sovereign does little beyond receiving homage during the jubilee celebrations.
Mrs. Oliphant is credited with the Victorian Literature piece in Blackwood. Mary A. M. Hoppus has finished a Rome set Domitian era story. Henry Erroll prepares a new novel titled An Ugly Duckling hailed by some critics as promising.
Albert F. Heard surveys the Orthodox Church of Russia and dissenting sects from early records to modern times. He highlights Vladimir's 10th century Christianization, tsar–church relations, and the varied life of monasteries and clergy. Dissent grows amid legends, rituals, and political defiance, shaping Russia's social fabric and religious toleration today.
The July issues of Cassell's Family Magazine and American Magazine are reviewed. Cassell's offers brief pieces, new story instalment, and contributions from obscure writers, with limited illustrations. The American Magazine features familiar writer Edgar Fawcett's Olivia Delaplaine and correspondence from London and Paris among others.
A Boston reader reflects on street advertising for baseball and public amusements, a Texas cattle ranch ad sparking daydreams of ranch life, and memories of the old Exchange Coffee House. He notes stock market speculation in Boston real estate, shares his Kentucky ties, and recalls travels to Covington and New England.
A visitor consoles a lodger in a bare log hut. The occupant replies with humor that he is not as poor as he might be since he does not own the land, implying modest means and resilience in a stark setting.
Governor Fitzhugh Lee to deliver the Fourth of July address before the Tammany Society in New York. Mrs. Alexander Mitchell settles her late husband’s estate with $200,000 cash and $50,000 annual income. Venezuelan consul general Manuel Olavarria, a fluent English speaker, is introduced. The late President Mark Hopkins’s two Washington children are identified. William Potts becomes chief examiner for the New York civil service commission. General A W Greely buys land near Plum Island for a scenic view and beach access. Ensign Stafford of the Mohican collects notable Inca pottery for transfer to the Smithsonian. Mile Enrichetta Edica, a Philadelphia-born prima donna, draws European praise. Senator Eustis’s daughter impresses on horseback at Ivy City. A Sing Sing visitor is described as cheerful and energetic. Timothy Hopkins employs a Chinaman butler who manages wardrobes. Rev Charles Stowe, son of Harriet Beecher Stowe, preaches at Plymouth Church. he is Harvard-educated and leads a large Hartford Congregational church.
Contemporary editorials critique leaders and demagogues over war cries while noting a flag incident dampens North and South tensions. The piece mocks General Fairchild and his faction as overbearing and unproductive, predicting market drag and domestic focus.
The Springfield Republican argues that all public documents should be in English to keep Americans united. Non English speakers, including many European immigrants, are seen as a threat to American unity and republican stability.
The Providence Journal argues for better juror selection to reflect local citizenship. It criticizes lawyers and sheriffs who hinder intelligent juries and notes the difficulty of assembling a representative panel in the Sharp trial.
The Atlanta Constitution asserts that the South’s postwar growth has been driven and sustained largely by Southern men despite hardships. It acknowledges few exceptions, notes regional climate biases, and credits Southern brains and enterprise for industrial progress and booming development of Southern soil and resources.
A New York Evening Post (Indiana) editorial argues that Republican outbursts and Southern reactions will not spark a renewed civil war or joint debates. It asserts the Union is restored and North and South have moved beyond old strife, dampening partisan tempers nationwide.
New York June 21 B G Arnold Co coffee brokers who suspended payments earlier obtained from Judge Lawrence of the Supreme Court an attachment against creditors poverty for claims aggregating 708233.
A collage of brief items from London to New Jersey and beyond. Highlights include carnival lore in London and Barnum’s circus in Boston, a New York World balloon mishap, a New Jersey philosophy school, statue craze for Nathan Hale, Beecher’s library, Queen Victoria’s bonnet, terrapin trade in Savannah, and political shifts in Nevada and Rochester. A London Punch quip and Civil War era patronage debates cap the page.
On June 7 Jay Gould visited Mt Vernon by yacht with his party. He toured the estate and urged the Mt Vernon Association to acquire north border land. Lawrenson and Elizabeth Washington sold thirty three and a half acres for 2500 dollars, transferring title to the association, the last family consent for the homestead sale.
The National Opera Company finishes its season and plans a rest until next winter. Managers admit spending more than earnings, noting opera’s high costs and reliance on elite support. Despite unprecedented outlays for outfits and travel, the deficit is smaller than expected.
Miss Edith Stevens daughter of Franklin Stevens and Mr Norman McDonald son of Alexander McDonald were married at Mr Stevens residence in Holyoke place Cambridge by Rev George Z Gray D D at 7 30 o clock last evening A reception followed with many friends and relatives attending
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