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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1886

Page

2

Pensions and income tax clash shadow the Blair bill

An Ohio Statehouse style editorial argues the pension measure linked to a graduated income tax is a dangerous pay as you go scheme. It warns the tax would hit incomes, exempts under 3000, imposes 2 to 10 percent above 3000, and fears political repercussions for incumbents. It recalls wartime income tax abuses and predicts failure of revival.

House Committee On Pensions Blair Congress

Reformers abandon tariff push as Congress adjourns

The Morrison led reformers drop tariff legislation this session arguing for a people driven course. They expect a December vote with public opinion guiding Congress. The London Spectator warns against Irish home rule gaining unintended influence and notes Irish Americans share equal rights.

Morrison Congress

Bridge to Cambridge Promises Greater Boston Growth

City government faces a near term decision on the Cambridge to Boston bridge project. Cambridge offers to pay half the cost with Boston building it, linking Roxbury Back Bay and Somerville while easing congestion and opening direct routes to Cambridge and Charles Town. The piece argues intercity interdependence justifies shared funding for needed public improvement.

Boston Cambridge Camridge Cambridge Street Roxbury Back Bay Somerville Chester Park South Dorchester Beacon Street Charlestown

Walker Declines Presidency Offers From West Coast University

General Francis A. Walker repeatedly states he has no desire to leave the Institute of Technology. He will not accept the proposed post at ex-Senator Sanford's new California university, despite ongoing invitations.

Boston Francis A. Walker Walker Institute of Technology Sanford New California University Congress Philadelphia Record The San Francisco Chronicle Stanford California Pacific Coast

Fashionable Bride To Be Captivates Society

Rumor swirls around Earl Cairns heir Lord Gare Moyle and the impending marriage as the New York Herald relays a cable despatch detailing the bride’s trousseau. The bride’s gowns are described as gorgeous and a matter of national pride, whether the match firms or not.

Earl Cairns Lord Garemoyle New York Herald Trousseau Heraic

Queen to prorogue Parliament and review troops amid unrest

Parliament will be prorogued on Friday with dissolution set for Saturday forcing the Queen to return from Balmoral to Windsor. Reports say she may address state affairs with little grace as public impatience grows and she may review a large body of troops at Aldershot on July 2.

Balmoral Windsor Aldershot Mortthaerennigh Annie Mozart Whittier Whitt Mozart Boston Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Samuel Cudworth Eaid Boston East Chester Park Harrison Avenue East Chester Ars Said Worth Aumiba Cudworth Portland

D'Oyly Carte Triumphs Over Publisher in Gems Case

The Gilbert and Sullivan firm led by RB D Owen Carte won against a music publisher over a book of Vocal Gems from the Mikado. The court found the Gems were reproductions of George L Tracy piano arrangements supervised by Sir Arthur Sullivan and protected by copyright. The injunction was granted, upholding the artists and publisher faced with a technicality.

Gilbert and Sullivan RB. D Sir Arthur Sullivan

Editor’s note on Bartol remark and de mortuis rule

The editor invites readers offended by calling Dr. Bartol a renowned patriarch to consider the writer’s deeper meaning. A merciful reminder follows with a Latin maxim about the dead, noting the compositor is dead.

Bartol

Gladstone the master of debate in the Irish bill era

A review praises Mr. Gladstone as a supreme orator in the Irish government debates, contrasts his skill with Disraeli Bright and Pitt, and notes his measured passion. It also covers Evelyn Pimlico and De Vito in a separate novel discussion, praising vivid dialogue and sharp international commentary.

Gladstone Disraeli House of Commons Bright Lord Derby Lord Russell Lord Plunket Fielding Punch Mr. Gladstone Lord Chatham Mr. Pitt Chatham Lord Shelburne Fox Whexs Pitt Mr. Bright

Democratic Opportunity and Labor Reform Opinions

A collage of editorials argues for strict enforcement of federal labor laws to protect workers from degraded trafficking. It urges Democrats to present a unified, forceful case against Republicans, critiques tariff reform impacts, and notes academic shifts toward protectionism in warning against free trade excesses.

United States Providence Star Randall Lowell Times

Face to Face Mortimer Pimlico and the Britannia Adventure

A Victorian novel sketch centers on Honorable Mortimer Pimlico a banker of noble lineage and his radical youngest daughter Evelyn. Evelyn sails to America on the Britannia to view democracy and poses as an American girl meeting a high bred but frigid Englishman who is revealed to be an Anglicized New Yorker.

Fran Dr. Holmes Atlantic Palais Royal Demesnes Victor Hugo Larousse Diogenes Bordeaux Duclos Marquis de Larochejaqueein Pierre Lescot Evelyn Earnest Clay Clay Newport Evelyn Pimlico Daisy Miller de Vito New York Charles Sgribner’s Sons England Mortimer Pimlico Mortimer Duke of Norfolk Douglas Mr. Pimlico Tate

Critique of New Summer Novels and Notable Titles

The piece reviews East Angels by Constance Fenimore Woolson and other recent novels. It notes Woolson's slender merits and foregrounds themes of background, nationality, and character drawing. It mentions The Midge by H C Bunner, Who Is Guilty by Philip Woolf, and The Destruction of Gotham by Joaquin Miller, among others, with publication details and publishers.

Constance Fenimore Woolson East Angels Margaret Harold Miss Woolson Thornes Aliathorne Angels Angies New York Solomon Philip Woolf M.D Edward Jenkins Swift Mr. Jenkins Gotham Joaquin Miller Bret Harte Medea Margaret Russell Mecferlane Babylon Miss Muloch King Arthur Harper & Bros H. C. Bunner Charles Scribner’s Sons Cassell & Co D. Appleton & Co York London Funk and Wagnalls Margaret Russell Macfarlane John Halifax Wolcott Balestier

Quotable Snippets and Quips Across Cities

A collage of brief witticisms and social notes from multiple papers. Jests on marriage and fashion mingle with errands, dinner gripes, political quips, and light domestic banter. Reflects urban humor and random observations from 19th century columns.

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