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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1884

Page

2

Political jabs and questions about Blaine health

The snippet mocks Gov Cleveland and Thomas F Bayard for lacking a bar license and touts brains and honesty. It compares Logan to a wood cutter and notes opponents claiming sunstroke affected James G Blaine during his Mulligan pursuit, questioning eligibility.

Gov Cleveland Thomas F. Bayard James G. Blaine Mulligan

Cold Day Ahead for Republican Candidate This November

The Philadelphia Press notes the Democratic candidate will face a 100 degree shade next November, while predicting the Republican candidate will endure an especially cold day. The remark contrasts the expected conditions for the two party contenders.

Philadelphia

New York Democrats Urged to Unite Behind Bayard

The Baltimore Day asserts that if New York Democrats cannot unite behind Cleveland, the national Democrats can rally behind Bayard with enthusiasm, signaling a call for party unity across the union. It emphasizes Bayard as a strong alternative to Cleveland resonating with national voters.

Baltimore New York Cleveland Union Bayard

West of Mississippi Aims for Greenback VP Nomination

The speaker, Gen. West, described as a 225 pound man with a strong stump speech, is the greenback party nominee for vice president but has not yet accepted the nomination.

Gen. West Mississippi Greenback

Bayard of the nineteenth century not Gordon in England

The Baltimore American mislabels English General Gordon as the Bayard of the nineteenth century. The real Bayard lives in this country and bears both the name and the knightly qualities of sans peur et sans reproche.

Gordon Bayard

Beecher Will Not Vote For Blaine Or Bayard

Mr. Beecher declares he will not vote for Blaine nor Bayard. The Chicago convention will not be decided by his vote and he questions his influence in the convention.

Maine law stance blamed on Blaine misperception

The Chicago Tribune challenges German-American readers, denying Blaine aided prohibitionists, noting he was in Kentucky when the Maine law first passed, the homeland of sour mash and copper-distilled whiskey, and questions the significance of that fact.

The Chicago Tribune Blaine Maine Kentucky

Blaine’s Bid Faces Vanderbilt Gould Influence

The growing campaign centers on William H. Vanderbilt and Jay Gould as Blaine’s key backers. Voters are urged to oppose the Republican ticket to avoid government under stock gamblers. Parson from Tucker County disputes Blaine’s support in West Virginia. Gould’s railroad holdings are nationwide, yet his election prospects are dismissed.

Blaine William H. Vanderbilt Jay Gould America Mr. Blaine West Virginia A. B. Parsons Tucker County United States

Nye organizes Blaine and Logan club in Augusta

Major Nye, a young Augusta office-holder, spent two weeks forming a Blaine and Logan club in the city. He has enrolled nearly 400 supporters, with only three or four Democrats among them. Estimates suggest strong GOP interest in Cleveland and Bayard clubs in New York villages and Boston.

Major Nye Augusta Blaine and Logan New York Cleveland Boston Bayard Mr. Bayard

Dawes Bill Amendment Advocates Harbor Improvement at Scituate

Senator Dawes proposes a ten thousand dollar amendment to the river and harbor bill to fund Scituate harbor improvements. Backed by years of advocacy and now reinforced by government surveys confirming dangerous lodges, the measure aims to aid commerce and maritime safety rather than political gain.

Dawes Scituate Harbor Boston Post

Irish Democrats and the 1884 election debate

Four years ago Republicans railed at supposed Irish Democrat fealty and raised hopes of mass Irish-American votes for Garfield. Now the same talk resurfaces about Blaine and Butler, but the piece asserts Irish-Americans will choose their own path in the Democratic convention and beyond.

O'’Beirne New York Col. Morrison Illinois Little Looney Maine Garfield Faneuil Hall Blaine Ben Butler Bayard Cleveland McDonald Chicago Butler

World’s Fair in New Orleans Aims for Winter Exhibition

The article discusses a planned world’s fair in New Orleans this coming winter, accessible by palace car rides and extending from December 1 to May 1. It notes diverse U S climate and resources, government support of around one and a half million, enthusiastic management, and potential pilgrimages across the country. The project traces back to cotton centennial preparations.

Republic New Orleans

Exposition of 1784 Cotton Bale Sparks National Plan

The first bale of cotton export in 1784 led to a wide expansion of applications for a grand American exposition. Intended for the cotton growing South, it aims to showcase growth and industry from a new viewpoint. The South stands to gain most from its undeveloped riches and vast industrial potential, but the exhibit will benefit the entire nation.

South

Adventures with Sharks and Sharp Wit in 19th Century Press

A collage of humorous items, political quips, and odd facts from various papers. Mentions Beecher library value, bold political lines, and a string of curiosities from Plumbers to Buffalo gnats, with sharp asides on science, finance, and society.

Harper's July issue previews cosmopolitan essays and art

Harper's July opens with Dr Tra utgetter on the Nile Valley illustrated by Sir Frederick Leighton. Bismarck sketches by Moritz Busch, plus full portraits. Black on Judith Shakespeare, Bowre's Nature's Serial Story, and Weielman pictures. The issue features many illustrations, stories by Stockton Wilkins, and articles on architecture, Beckons of America, and Beeping. The magazine also includes the Ku Klux Klan history by Wilson, Hawthorne scenes with Fenn, and the old architecture of America.

Harper’s Harper’s Magazine Valley of the Nile Trautgetter Frederick Leighton Royal Academy Moritz Busch Prince Bismarck Bismarck Germany William Black Judith Shakespeare The Avon Philip Bourke Marston Stratford Harrow Lord’s London Mr. Hatton Mr. Roe Nature Joshua Reynolds Kendall Green Sarita M. Brady New York Andrew Jackson Daniel Webster Col. Higginson G. Pomeroy Reese Frank R. Stockton Mary E. Wilkins United States Ku Klux Klan D. L. Wilson Pulaski, Tenn John Bright T. H. S. Escott Fortnightly Review Hawthorne Julian Hawthorne S. G. W. Benjamin Cape Breton Burns Julia D. Whiting New England G.W. Cable Dr. Sevier Henry James Theodore D. Woolsey Maugene V. Smalley United States Patent Office Irwin Russell John Vance Cheney Charles de Kay Will Wallace Harney W. W. Flint Walter Learned W. A. Croffut Thackeray W. T. Smedley Hannah R. Hudson Washingtons George Washington Arthur F. J. Crandall Jennie 8 Judson Mollie Crewde Frances A. Humphrey Longfellow Westminster Abbey M. Ke, Wilkins Bessie Chandler

Talking dog baseball star prized at fifty a week

A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt describes a dog trained to play center field, earning about fifty dollars per week for the owner. The animal chased balls, fetched to the pitcher, and even took fouls on the first bounce, with teeth fixed to grip balls and a keen instinct for baserunning.

Johnny Fresh Cincinnati Enquirer

Logan of Illinois in Senate Debate Roars Loud

In the New York Tribune dated January 15 1875 Logan of Illinois enters the arena of debate with dramatic gestures and forceful rhetoric. The scene is likened to a circus mule and a Deerfield massacre image while Logan seizes the senate and then attacks his opponent’s language.

American Senate Logan Capitol Senate New York Tribune Illinois Deerfield

Harvard College Overseers Election Notice 1884 at Cambridge

The Harvard Board of Overseers announces an alumni election to fill six year terms on Commencement Day June 25 1884 at Massachusetts Hall Cambridge voters at ten to four. Ten candidates named including Lodge Hemenway Palfrey Tower Ames Codman Hodges Smith and others with rules on eligible voters and ballot details.

E. R. Hoar Alexander McKenzie Cambridge Charles R. Codman Richard M. Hodges Robert D. Smith Henry Cabot Lodge Augustus Hemenway T. Jefferson Coolidge Henry S. Russell Francis W. Palfrey Charlemagne Tower Frederic L. Ames

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