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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1886

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2

President's Answer to Senate Message Analyzed

The piece defends the President Grover Cleveland against Edmunds and Republican critics over executive power and suspensions. It stresses the President’s constitutional discretion, rebuts partisan motives, and urges Democrats to stand by him while urging Republicans to accept the people’s verdict.

City Auditor Reports trimmed budget estimates for next year

The auditor submits revised expenditures within the legal limit of 10 663 882, with the mayor reducing requests to 10 654 504. Fire and health department costs stand at 698 455 and 454 377 respectively, while the paving budget falls to 700 000 including street winter care. The mayor favors a special loan to finish parks and urges cautious spending amid tax considerations and state levy uncertainties.

Health Department Temp O'Brien

Secretary Rus sell to Leave Massachusetts Board of Agriculture

The Massachusetts board of agriculture will lose Secretary John E. Russell, who will not seek re election after more than seven years. His departure is seen as a loss for farmers and a gain for educated progressive farming, given his rugged honesty independence and practical liberal approach.

John E. Russell Massachusetts Board of Agriculture Russell Mr. Russell

Senators Rejected Pillsbury and Chast Prompt Strong Denunciation

Eugene Hale denounced the move as unnecessary to comment on him. Senator Dawes opposed the measure while approving W. A. Simmons as Boston collector. George F. Hoar and George F. Edmunds voted against, labeling the action as part of the great political crime of 1877. The others opposing were their followers. God pity them.

Pillsbury Chast Eugene Hale Dawes W. A. Simmons Boston George F. Hoar George F. Edmunds Hoar Edmunds

Downs the Dandy and Other Quick News Snippets

A collage of opinions and quips from papers across the country. Jocular notes praise and satire on Downs as a boxing figure, Mercury's declination, Edison patent talk, Beecher lectures, jockey Fred Archer’s fortunes, a new planet Bettina, and the Mascot becoming common property. Brief items recount editorials, oddities, and local curiosities from Chicago to Detroit, with playful jests about quacks, mean temperatures, chess draws, menu misreadings, and a Nebraska cow noted for nails in its stomach.

Theban London Dakota New York Mail and Express Detroit Free Press Florida Senator Jones Detroit Nebraska Jamie Baby

Irreverent words and oddities cross the page

A compilation of quotable quips and obituaries notes from diverse sources. Tales of blunt politics, a Danish royal remark, a warning about American housing, and Desbarolles the 85 year old fortune teller feature alongside stray cultural observations and a note on Park's Master Ale.

Mary Anderson Seeks Year Off After This Season

A note from Mary Anderson indicates plans to rest for one or two years following the current season. The report also mentions social and political figures, including Sir Alexander Stewart traveling from San Francisco to New York, and various society observations. The piece touches on royal visits, military promotions, and Brighton and Windsor Castle social scenes with numerous named individuals and events.

Mary Anderson Sir Alexander Stewart New South Wales San Francisco New York

President and Senate clash over official papers in Cleveland era

The piece contrasts President Cleveland's stance on sharing papers related to suspensions with Senate demands. It notes his refusal to hand over private or confidential documents not clearly official, while framing the conflict as a Democratic party fight to back a strong leader. It highlights party unity and loyalty amid controversy.

Springfield Edmunds Charles I Cleveland Senate Cromwell Hayes Congress New York Times Mr. Edmunds

Mikados enter seventeenth week at Hollis Street Theatre

The Mikados continues to draw strong crowds in Boston, with top-tier music, costumes, scenery, and performances by principal artists and chorus. Oxygen burlesque at Bijou Theatre captivates Miss Lydia Thompson’s admirers, while The Jill by Boucicault closes after six weeks at the Boston Museum amid record attendance. Worlds Museum offers opera, bazaar, curio hall, and a noted line-up including Pinafore at land 4:15 and Fielding's company at 8:15 to 9 p.m.

Hollis Street Theatre Boston Iolanthe Bijou Theatre Oxygen Lydia Thompson Informrun Miss Thompson Boston Museum Dion Boucicault Jill Brano and Farrell Harry Thorne Maggie Wickett Mellville Richmond Glory Joe Allen Curio Naoni Herman Bazar

Newtonian Gravity Debated by Noted Scientists

A reader argues the Newtonian theory has been discarded by many eminent figures from Le Sage to Crookes and others. He describes a mechanical space medium model driven by solar rotation causing planetary spiral movement and pressure effects, asserting gravity as a measurable medium phenomenon rather than a mysterious force.

Post The le Sage Euler Herapath Blair Guyot Faraday Seguin Boucheporn Lame Newton John ‘Trowbridge Harvard Popular Science Monthly Leonpas LE Cenci Hamilton Foston

Students Of Lasell Seminary Plan Four European Tour

The Lasell Seminary students depart New York June 19 under Dr C L Loomis for a four nation European itinerary. They sail on the Etruria arriving Liverpool June 24, visit Stratford Warwick Kenilworth Windsor London The Hague Rotterdam Hamburg and cross to Denmark Norway Sweden Russia return through Germany to Paris then Switzerland Italy with Rome Venice Florence Naples Pompeii Versavius Pisa Curia and Scotland before sailing from Liverpool to New York about Sept 1. Northern and southern routes diverge at Amsterdam with Paris meeting before Italy. Cost 750 for north 650 for south plus 100 incidental.

Lasell Seminary New York C. L. Loomis Etruria Liverpool England Stratford-on-Avon Warwick Kenilworth Windsor Castles London Hague Rotterdam Hamburg Denmark Norway Sweden Russia Germany Paris Swiss Alps Italy Rome Venice Florence Naples Pompeii Versavius Pisa Curia France Scotland America Europe Amsterdam

West End Nursery and Infants Hospital Annual Report

The third annual report shows the institution in fair financial condition with a balance over 1000 dollars in its favor. Last year 16 infants and 33 mothers were cared for at a rate of 624817, or 596 per capita, and the directors urge continued support to extend care for the many infants in need.

West End

Parson Downs Accused of Assault on Reporter in Boston

The New York World reports Parson Downs of Boston, known for suing newspapers for libel, assaulted a newspaper reporter last night. If he continues this apostolic agitation, his pursuit of notoriety and litigation may be quickly satisfied.

New York World Parson Downs Boston

Anniversary event for Robert Emmet celebrated at Vernon Hall

The Irish National League hosts a literary and vocal program at Vernon Hall tomorrow night to mark Robert Emmet's birthday. Proceeds benefit the Irish parliamentary fund with Captain J J Barry delivering the oration.

Robert Emmet Vernon Hall Irish National League Irish Parliamentary Fund J. J. Barry

Eighth Annual Concert at Granite Hall by Frost Huse Co

The eighth annual concert and hall of the Frost Huse Company No. 3 will be held last evening in Granite Hall. On April 1 Arthur B Champlin will start a new local newspaper, the Chelsea Gazette, after resigning as Chelsea Record editor.

Frost Huse Company Granite Hall Arthur B Champlin Chelsea Record Chelsea Gazette

One of the Coldest Places on the South Ferry

Passengers aboard the South ferry complain loudly about the new head house during the current cold snap. The harsh weather exposes discomforts in the station as travelers endure freezing conditions and seek relief.

South Ferry

Irish Parliamentary Fund opens Boston headquarters

The g5 Irish Parliamentary Fund executive committee in Boston opens daily meetings at 252 Washington Street Room 1 and plans ongoing fund raising to support Parnell and home rule efforts. Trustees include Asa P. Potter Colonel Charles H. Taylor and T. B. Fitz of Brown Durrell Co. Subscriptions page lists many Boston area officials and residents contributing up to several years.

Irish Parliamentary Fund Boston Friends of the Trish Hugh O’brien Edward Riley John £. Wisagacey John Boyle O'Reilly Dominick Toy T. M. Brady Patrick Maguire Washington Street John Boyle Oreilly, Esq T. Murphy John M. Tobin Kieran Glynn John W. Monahan John Carey Asa P. Potter Maverick National Bank Charles H. Taylor The Boston Globe T. B. Fitzof Brown, Durrell John B. Moran M. J. Ward Sergeant P. Lee M. Shady John P. Conlon George B. Nichols John B. Fallon Angelo Smith Taunton Thomas Connors William Peard James McCormack Allen O'Reilly James J. Roche John J. Hartiman John Neonan Michael Ryan A. ‘A. M’glenco Edward Kelley Wilson B. Pike John Dwyer J.p.flynn James Fennessy James Burns Frank Hit Smith A. D. Small O'Callaghan Jerome S. McDonald Mary Hendy John Henehy Charles H. Pearson William H. Duncan T. J. Murphy David Flynn John J. Sullivan William Murphy George H. Young J. Kiieley Stoughton J.W. Clarke Charles J. McIntire Michael Lynch Daniel S. Saunders Gloucester Timothy Deasay Patrick C. Conway P. J. Riley John H. Refferty George F. Babbitt John O'Connor Lally, Collins & Co M. Barrett M. J. Mullin W. H. Devine M. Toland George Thompson W. P. Cherrington Albert Fellner P. H. Carroll Mrs. FE O’brien

Memory Service at Tremont Temple for John B. Gough

A service at Tremont Temple honored John B. Gough with Lieut. Governor Ames presiding. Speakers included Rev. S. E. Herrick, Rev. L. Bates, and Rev. A. J. Gordon, praising Gough for temperance leadership and his life battles against liquor. Messages from church leaders and temperance groups were read, and the gathering closed with singing and benediction.

John B. Gough Tremont Temple Ames H. L. Hastings B. R. Jewell R. L. Foster Methodist Episcopal Church Benjamin H. Paddock Protestant Episcopal Church Eugene H. Clapp Grand Worthy Templar Independent Order of Good Templars 8. E. Herrick Gough Alice J. Osborne L. B. Bates Boston M. R. Drake Women’s Christian Temperance Union A. A. Miner People’s College Temple V. A. Lewis Berkeley Street Presea Mr. Gough Benjamin R Jewell Order Sona of Temperance J. H. Price Salisbury N. C Zion’s College England America W. Bush William Leonard Order of Good Templars A. J. Gordon Temple Quartet L. Gracey

Meigs elevated railway near ready for public inspection

The Meigs elevated railway in East Cambridge nears public viewing as 1200 feet of track finishes from a New England glass works shed around the yard into Jona P. Squire & Co. Cambridge. The wood and iron rail, testing of a thirty ton girder, and a nearly completed car and engine promise a forthcoming public demonstration.

Meigs East Cambridge New England Glass Works Somerville Avenue Jona P. Squire &Co Cambridge Cambridge and Boston and Lowell Railroad

Tufts Mullett Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Charlestown

Mr and Mrs Charles Tufts Mullett of 89 Pear street Charlestown marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Monday evening. Relatives friends and acquaintances attended giving many valuable gifts including a granadillo wood cane from Grenada sent by Mr John Mullett. They wed Feb 28 1836 by Rev Thomas F King. Only six from the original 75 to 100 guests survive.

Kate Field Washington Potomac Flats Miss Field Prince Jerome Orleans Bonaparte France Louis Philippe Victor Hugo Regular Army Howard Terry Charles Tufts Mullett Charlestown Mullett Pear Street Grenada John Mullett Thomas F. King Thomas Starr King

Horses Need Careful Blanketing In Cold Weather

A Boston reader asks editors to urge drivers and horse owners to secure blankets properly for horses left at stations and along routes. The note, from G T Angell, president of an organization, emphasizes tying blankets and tucking them under harness to protect the animals in frigid conditions.

Boston Post G.T. Angell M.5

Lynn City Council Finance Committee Budget Increases

The Lynn finance committee reported higher city appropriations last evening. Street layout and alteration funds rose from 5000 to 3000, fire department from 45000 to 47500, highway from 37000 to 40000, pushing total proposed appropriation to 512000, a Lyon high.

Lynn Lyon

Train route notice from Furber era at North Berwick junction

James T. Furber, general manager, announces schedules for the Saugus Branch via Western Divisions between North Berwick and Scarboro Junction. It mentions the workingman's train and stops at Boston South Reading Branch, Haket Square.

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