Boston Post Circulation Doubles in Six Months
The Boston Post now reaches a wider audience with its circulation more than doubling over six months. Readership spans all classes as the paper expands its coverage and distribution.
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Debate Over Public and Private Papers in Duskin Case
The Springfield Union and Providence Journal criticize Senator Pugh and Senator Edmunds on private versus official papers. They argue that Urged by Webster and Thurman, the issue hinges on what constitutes official correspondence after nomination. The piece denounces partisan tactics and ethics in Senate debates.
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Compulsory Pilotage Sparks Congress Debate
A petition from ship owners and masters seeks law to license sailing vessel masters as steamship masters for piloting. Critics cite added costs and unequal rates, urging Congress to unify pilotage nationwide, reduce burdens on coastwise trade, and remove discrimination between ports. The issue underscores broader commerce regulation and capital formation anxieties for Atlantic shipping.
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Republicans Try to Block NY and New England Bond Hearing
The Legislature’s Republicans resist the bond sale hearing as Senator Gogswell moves to discharge the claims committee from Cyrus W Field and Brewster Cobb Estabrook petition. They fear a whitewash report despite strong evidence. The Governor refuses to testify, calling it improper. Public sentiment labels the Governor’s action that prompted the hearing as improper and reprehensible.
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New England
Gogswell
Committee On Claims
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Cyrus W. Field
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Public Trust Under Political Pressure In Probe
The speaker argues that those in power have trifled with the people's trust and fear an independent verdict from the public. He accuses the party of obstructing investigation, citing a desire for propriety and equity while attempting to derail the probe from the outset.
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Tennessee lawmakers push centennial Washington inauguration celebration
A Tennessee Senate resolution urges neighboring states to mark the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration with a large 1889 style national and international exhibition of science art industry and resources. The speaker criticizes the idea as overblown and suggests a Mardi Gras style festival or bull fight instead.
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Brookline Politician Opposes Local Registers of Deeds Choice
A Brookline advocate named Fay proposed shifting registers of deeds selection to the Governor, drawing sharp editorial rebuke. The piece mocks centralization, warns against abridging public rights, and notes Boston and rural towns face related schemes, urging wiser generalization.
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Knights of Labor Strike in Southwest Cast as Model Behavior
Ex-Governor Stannard of Missouri cites the Knights of Labor strike in the Southwest as orderly and well behaved. St. Louis, center of the movement, is praised for sobriety and discipline. The men are portrayed as serious workers bearing themselves with dignity toward each other and outsiders.
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Witty scraps and social quips from a bustling column
A mosaic of quick notices includes a Chicago museum tale about a big footed girl dubbed Cinderella, jokes on marriage and reform, legal cases, remarks on pennies and currency, and light exchanges about temperance drinks and domestic life. It paints a brisk, dated landscape of gossip, satire, and fleeting anecdotes.
Masquerade Revelry and a Cook’s Shocking Reveal
A Philadelphia Call note recounts a New York masquerade where a guest lightly teased a veiled nun. The joke twists when the supposed saintess voice turns out to be cook Biddy Mal-Goon, prompting a hush and a plea to keep the secret. The tale sits alongside a Texas Siftings quip about a hospital patient who dies after betting a friend $10 on a left-side flip.
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Notable Visitors and High Society Headlines Abroad
Senator West of Missouri improves health rapidly. Attorney General Orville D. Baker of Augusta Maine stays at the Quincy House. Hon Harry Bingham of New Hampshire visits Boston en route to Florida. Jay Gould and family aboard the yacht Atalanta arriving Key West. Cyrus W. Field Jr joins NYSE paying $80,000 for seat. John M. Goodwin and wife depart Boston for Washington and Florida for weeks. Charles Francis Adams Jr to lecture Harvard on railroad management. Ex Mayor Cobb of Boston at New Orleans hotel, touring Texas and Florida. Mrs Claflin and others from Washington are Cleveland-born. Arthur denies being seriously ill, suffers a cold. A grand residence planned at Oakhill Newton by H J Bigelow, with plans by H H Richardson. Senor Batres leads Mexican expedition to uncover a Pompeii. Senator Call joked about, needing explanations. Mary Woodbridge to speak on temperance at Tremont Temple. Ohio WCTU leader. California Democrats eye Miller vacancy. D M Delmas, George Hearst, W T Wallace named. Bartlett, Chinese legation secretary, once English secretary, ties to Yung Wing marriage. Six Companies employ reporters to watch press. Thomas Cruse of Montana, called Uncle Tommy, richest miner, 60, newly married to 24-year-old wife. wedding gift 590,000. couple income 500,000.
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American sailor boy’s future tied to ships and fair taxes
A Campello letter argues for more American ships and lower port charges to revive seafaring opportunity. It urges compulsory pilotage, meritocracy, and abolition of nepotism to restore the American sailor’s standing and careers.
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Pathfinder issues New England Baby Pathfinder pamphlet
The Pathfinder, spanning the northern Atlantic slope, shares the New England portion via a pamphlet titled the Baby Pathfinder. The smaller work is one quarter the size of its predecessors yet provides railway insights for travelers. It is produced by the Pathfinder and Condensation union, sanctioned by the New England Association of Railway Superintendents and issued by the New England Railway Publishing Company.
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Atlantic
New England
New England Association of Railway Superintendents
New England Railway Publishing Company
In Her True Light A rebuttal to a Boston Post profile
A corrective letter from a relative of Mrs. Moore addresses misstatements about her life and the Moore estate. The author rebuts rumors of marriage ties to England’s poet, explains the trust arrangement, clarifies gifts and library plans, and defends Mrs. Moore’s character and philanthropy against longstanding slander. The letter also defends the validity of Mrs. Moore’s book and asserts her home‑centered, domestic priorities.
Mr J F Blackinton Lectures on Silent Forces of Education
Mr J F Blackinton spoke in Wesley Hall under the Moral Educational Association on the Silent Forces of Education. He discussed public school systems and suggested study methods for improvement, advising teachers on executive government and pupil punishment administration.
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Station on Causeway street opposite Friend street
Trains depart from Boston via the Causeway street station near Friend street with services heading to destinations in the region.
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Unclear historical transit notice from 1886 with delays
Fragmentary OCR text references trains, delays after October 6 1886, departures from Boston depot and onward travel to Bekestar. Mentions prices and times in garbled form, with unreadable names and destinations. The readable elements indicate a transportation notice or timetable fragment amid legibility issues.
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