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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1886

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Eastern Yacht Club Regatta Draws Visiting Craft And Sloops

Under fair skies the sixteenth annual regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club attracts many visiting yachts and features a clash of three large sloops. The day also highlights other events while enthusiasts await the top race between Eastern yachts and New York builders. In Bavaria Prince Luitpold’s Regency is confirmed by the lower house with no public outcry over the late king’s deposition. Officials avoid claims of foul play and note no assertion of insanity regarding the monarch.

Eastern Yacht Club New York Luitpold Bavaria

Striking Knights of Labor At Bellevue Hospital

A quiet labor dispute unfolds at Bellevue Hospital New York where an assembly of Knights of Labor, led by an ex driver, presses for higher pay and better meals. The management agreed to the demands, sparing patients only imagined consequences of noncompliance.

Bellevue Hospital New York Knights of Labor

Call for Census Based Reform of Boston City Council

The writer urges passage of a simple nonpartisan bill to base Boston council representation on census legal voters rather than fixed ward counts. Ward realignments created inequality, with wards differing by thousands of voters yet sharing equal representation. A figure of about 1250 voters per councilman is proposed to correct the unfair system.

Boston Common Council Boston Ward Ward 9 Ward 24 Ward 10 City Hall

Balfour Denies Conservative Cabinet Knew of Home Rule Scheme

Arthur Balfour writes to deny that the Conservative cabinet had prior knowledge of Mr Gladstone's home rule plan before Parliament. He notes a Liberal letter offering friendly support if Conservative views aligned, but says no hint of those views was given. The denial remains cautious and points to possible Salisbury ignorance.

Arthur Balfour Marquis of Salisbury Lord Randolph Churchill Mr. Gladstone Balfour Lord Salisbury Parliament Egypt England Hearst California Harvard College San Francisco Examiner

Civil Service Reform Efforts Challenge Spoil System

A congressional critique argues that the legislative appropriation bill secretly eases civil service rules by expanding low paid clerk roles while shrinking higher grades. The piece urges extending civil service coverage to all grades and bureaus to curb patronage and improve reform across the public service.

Washington Civil Service Civil Service Commission Patent Office Congress House Senate

Randall tariff plan faces congress opposition aims to repeal tobacco tax

The synopsis of Mr Randall's tariff bill outlines a plan to repeal internal revenue taxes on tobacco and domestic beverages with a tax rebate on alcohol for manufacturing. It estimates a 34 million revenue loss offset by lower import duties, but critics call it a pretence. The measure lacks support within his majority and unlikely passage before the next elections.

Treasury Department Randall Morrison Committee On Ways and

American platform draw dissolves in dull English show

A British claimant touring the United States faces a muted reception in New York as he seeks funds for advocacy while facing questions about his identity and past. The piece contrasts the welcome with a revived Tichborne dispute and notes a pending American decision on Patterson’s alleged assailant.

England New York America Patterson

Marblehead Faces Cape Ann Gale Test For Yachts

The nation watches Marblehead as it is expected to provide a Cape Ann gale that will push the yachts to speed and performance today.

Marblehead America

Legislature Could Help Endure Long Session With Windy Aid

The remark suggests if the Legislature offered some relief to speed up work, the prolonged session might be forgiven for dragging on. It frames legislative burden as a breeze needing a push to conclude sooner.

American Opera Company Ends Season in New York Return

The American opera company closes its season and returns to New York with laurels of success. Its courage and merit earned wide praise for native ability and public appreciation. The effort inspired auxiliary companies in several cities to cooperate in a united American opera venture.

New York America

Fountain Fun Among the Public Garden’s Italian Boys

The Transcript notes the common area is more handsome than private grounds at Beverly Farms or Milton. It contrasts wealthy pleasures with the joy of small boys who teased police and waded halfway in the fountain basin in the Public Garden yesterday.

Beverly Farms Milton Randall Congress Charleston S. C News and Courier

Randall links tobacco tax to tariff reform risks

Mr. Randall argues that making tobacco tax free would boost efforts to cut the protective tariff, suggesting such moves would end in smoke.

Mr. Randall

Irving Lecture on English Drama Captivates Oxford Audience

Mr Henry Irving addressed Oxford students on the English drama highlighting four key figures Burbage Betterton Garrick and Kean as nature's champions. The lecture praised natural acting over artificial in a vivid historical survey reflecting on past masters and their era spanning Shakespeare to Kean.

Henry Irving Oxford Harvard Irving Sanders Mr. Irving England Burbage Betterton Garrick Kean Richard Burbage Shakspere Hamlet Lear Othello Shylock Macbeth Hamid Dobson Lawrence Barrett Thomas Betterton Charles

Probing Tariffs and Politics Across Papers

A collage of editorials from multiple papers debate tariff reform politics, government corruption, and workingmen’s rights. It cites opinions from the Washington Post New York Tribune and others on subsidies, salaries, and party loyalties with the tone of a national press roundup.

Reading for Summer: Expanding Classic Novel Lists

The Hera'd urges readers to skip third rate fiction and suggests a broader set of living authors worth reading. It extends the Herald's list beyond Dickens and Thackeray to include Black Hardy Blackmore Oliphant Meredith James Crawford Aldrich Besant Payn Mrs Alexander and promising younger writers like A S Hardy and Charles Egbert Craddock for summer reading.

Hera'd Scott Jane Austin Dickens Thackeray George Eliot Rita The Ouida Scott and Thackeray Herald Black Hardy Blackmore Oliphant George Meredith James Crawford Aldrich Besant James Payn Alexander A. S. Hardy Charles Egbert Craddock

Four volumes of Winthrop addresses mark late career eloquence

The fourth Winthrop volume covers 1878 to 1886 with orations on Hutchinson letters and Washington’s birthday speech. It lauds his enduring vigor, links him to Webster and Choate, and notes wide topics from American history to art, education, science, and charities. He presided at Massachusetts Historical Society for thirty years and remained an active observer of public life.

Rebert C. Winthrop Massachusetts Historical Society Hutchinson Winthrop Washington Mr. Winthrop Massachusetts Webster Everett Choate Phillips Massachusetts Bible Society Peabody Education Fund Art and Science America Boston Schools Mechanic Arts Charities For Children

Review of Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions

The volume surveys notable figures from Caleb Cushing to Henry Clay with vivid biographical sketches. It highlights Winthrop’s close ties to Clay and offers a masterful appraisal of the Kentuckian’s role as speaker. The work, aligned with Winthrop’s memoirs, aids readers of political history.

Caleb Cushing Jacob Bigelow George S. Hillard John A. Dix Richard Taylor E. B. Bigelow Richard Frothingham William Ellery Channing Barnas Sears John C. Gray John G. Palfrey George W. Riggs Ohn Amory Lowell Richard H. Dana D. A. Goddard A. H. Bullock John Richard Green Lapoulaye Winthrop Henry Clay Washington Lafayette Luther Wycliffe Raleigh John Hampden William Prescott Webster Columbus United States House of Representatives Mr. Winthrop Cayil Clay Robert C. Winthrop Boston Little, Brown & Co

The Cruise of the Alabama review praises simple sea tale

A reviewer endorses The Cruise of the Alabama by One of the Crew for its frank natural storytelling. It recounts P. D. Heywood and crew life aboard the Alabama, notes the rough sailor slang, and highlights chase and battle scenes with balanced opinions on North and South naval actions.

Alabama Sir Walter London Scotland P. D. Heywood Century Magazine Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co Mr. Heywood Mr. Haywood South South Carolina Confederacy Union Liverpool Birkenhead Andrew Fairservice Sherbrooke Yankee Mariner Davis Navy North New Orleans Mobile Farragut Gulf of Mexico Martinique San Jacinto Cappsn Benbow Terpsichore Singapore Sumatra Kearsarge Boston Houghton, Mifflin & Co Riverside

Evening miscellany in the press and society chatter

A collage of short witticisms and social notes from the era. Jests about politicians, actors, and scholars mingle with quips on crime, chess, and leisure. Observations on the Hearst family, editorial tastes, and a Harvard-bound heir wrap the item in a breezy, syndicated column voice.

Maine Gentlemen Plan Delegation for Portland Centennial

A large group of former Maine residents met at the American House to arrange a big Down-East delegation for Portland’s centennial celebration on July 4 5 and 6. Major Stevens presided with Leander Stevens as secretary. Committees formed for transportation music and notices to Sons of Maine officers. A follow up meeting set for the 30th.

Maine Portland Co. M. Stevens Leander Stevens B. B. Miller W. S. Philbrook T. J. Long D. B. Miller E. M. Safford Sons of Maine Charles F. King

The Bridal Trap at Boston Bijou Opera Bouffe

Boston stage listings note the Bijou Opera Bouffe Company performing The Bridal Trap every evening. Edward Harrigan stars in Old Lavender at Boston Museum also nightly at 8. Other venues include Fruit and Flower show at Horticultural Hall and Promenade Concerts at Music Hall. Tessie Deagle performs Flip of Gold Gulch at Oakland Garden nightly. Oriental Garden offers concerts every evening.

Boston Theatre Bijou Opera Bouffe Company Boston Museum Edward Harrigan Horticultural Hall Music Hall Oakland Garden Tessie Deagle

Marital Announcements From Various Cities

Notices of June marriages include Williston W Davis to Flora Darling Nichols at Bulfinch Place Chapel in Boston by Rev S B Winkley. John Holmes Morison to Emily Marshall at Trinity Church in Boston by Rev Phillips Brooks. William T Preston to Mary Allerton Soule at Church of Our Father in Portland Oregon Territory. Fletcher Ranney to Amy Porter in Haverhill by Rev JC Snow. John M Webster to Annie M Armstrong in Newburyport by Rev DT Fiske.

Halifax Mass Ranney—Rokter Haverhill JC Snow Fletcher Ranney Boston Amy 4d Dudley Porter Webster—Armstrong Newburyport DT Fiske John M Webster Hilsboro Annie M Armstrong

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