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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1886

Page

2

Boston Post Circulation Doubled in Six Months

The Boston Post shows more than a twofold rise in circulation over six months and is read across all classes.

The POST

Congress should grant indemnity for Chinese outrages at Rock Springs

The piece argues the Chinese claim under the golden rule lacks treaty support. Secretary Bayard notes no reciprocal treaties exist as China grants Americans fewer rights there. It urges Congress to consider equitable indemnity for Chinese subjects harmed in Rock Springs, staying within treaty limits.

Congress Rock Springs Wyoming Territory Tseng Tsao Ju State Department Bayard United States China Confucius Wyoming Washington Territory

Evening high schools for large cities urged by legislature

The legislature is asked to consider a bill on establishing evening high schools in cities with populations over 50 000. Proponents argue that if day high schools serve 5 percent, evening programs should serve the 95 percent who study to advance, and that evening schools have proven their value and should no longer be viewed as temporary expedients.

Committee On Education Cincinnati Henry Ward Beecher Philadelphia Boston Jefferson Davis Jeff THE POST Washington Senate Andrew Johnson Senator Howe Hayes Capitol Congressional Record White House Cleveland Shere Messrs. Edmunds Wilson

Not enough for a clear headline

A fragment reflects the claims committee's stance and warning of consequences if a risky plan passes, suggesting a potential disastrous victory beyond several defeats.

Claims Committee

President Pillsbury Backs Hopedale Incorporation Bill

President Pillsbury again voted to block the bill for the incorporation of the town of Hopedale, a move tied to Republican campaign funding by elder Draper. Despite a tough Senate path and an aggressive petition campaign, the house is expected to press the measure with strong influence.

Pillsbury Hopedale Draper Senate

The Moonstone Hero and the American Beauty Rose

The grim sergeant in Wilkie Collins story retreats to rural life to tend his roses. Historian Mr. Sancroft, famed for American history, has created a new rose named American Beauty that adorns a royal lovers’ court.

Wilkie Collins Sancroft

Public Interest Ended in Pastor Downs Letters

Our mail overflows with comments on Rev. W. W. Downs much of it hostile and insulting. We will no longer consider this matter of public interest and ask readers not to send further epistles on this unsavory subject.

W. W. Downs Miss Billings Congress

New York Commercial Bulletin Adopts Eight Page Form

The New York Commercial Bulletin announces a redesign from a blanket sheet to an eight page format. The publication is praised as an admirable sheet and deemed more convenient and welcome.

New York Commercial Bulletin

All sorts Mr Edmunds Soliloquizes Verse

In the wilds of the West a grizzly is a hugger from Huggerville. Dixey and Goodwin are muggers from Muggerville. Mr Downs a thugger from Thugeerville. Cleveland is a slugger from Sluggerville.

West Huggerville Dixey Goodwin Muggerville Mr. Downs

Newspaper Notes and Humorous Quips Across Town

A collage of satirical jabs on figures like Henry Ward Beecher and Jefferson Davis, witty lines about theater, journalism, and manners, plus brisk remarks on public figures and events. The piece mixes quotes from Burdette and Tid-Bits with social commentary on culture, sports, and politics.

Navy urged to remove sunken vessels drifting near U S shores

The Maritime Register calls on the Navy Department to clear abandoned ships and hazards cluttering American waters, especially the North Atlantic. It argues such obstructions threaten mariners and cites dangers to a dwindling fleet, endorsing a government response.

Maritime Register Navy Department United States North Atlantic Register Washington

Sinking of Oregon sinks Cunard record of passenger loss

The Oregon’s loss leaves Cunard with a rare record of never losing a passenger. The blow from a small vessel hints at luck and disciplined crews, while the disaster overshadows prior entanglements between a great warship and a coal-barge.

Oregon Cunard Steamship Company

Fragments From The Florida Times Union Retold In Quasi-Script

A mix of caricatured portraits and comic asides mocks aHarvard Latin pronunciation piece and a social scene with a lodge meeting. The Florida Times Union quotes amused readers about public perception and a sleeping dream about buying "chips" and wood.

Fenwick George de Cottes de Cottes Florida Times-Union

Notable Society and Political Notes From Across the Atlantic

A gallery of social and official moves includes Hon. J H Chandler at Parker House in Houghton Michigan, and Mrs Astor and others opening a dower show in New York. British peers over 90 die, Viscount Riversley becomes father of the House, Henry Herrick Goodwin named Saxony consul deputy. Goodwin begins duties after recognition.

J. H. Chandler Houghton, Mich Parker House Henry Leister Grafton Penn Annie Walbert Ey. P. A. McKenna Hudson James B. Donegan Marlboro Thomas F. Cusick Church of the Assumption Boston Father McKenna Maurice C. Blake San Francisco Belfast Waldo County John J. Astor August Belmont Adrian Iselin L. P. Morton W. M. Bliss George W. Warren Edward Cooper Metropolitan Opera House New York Earl of Stradbroke Lord Brougham Viscount Eiversley House of Commons House of Peers Henry Herrick Goodwin Biddeford Annaberg Saxony Jay Ewing Lancaster, O Goodwin

Women’s Christian Association clears Berkeley Street debt

The Boston Young Women’s Christian Association reports success in freeing the Berkeley Street building from debt. Gratitude is extended to numerous donors including John L Brewer, William S Houghton, George S Dexter, and many others who contributed substantial sums and smaller gifts.

Boston Young Women’s Christian Association Berkeley Street John L Brewer William S Houghton George S Dexter Cceerercee Cousesienes Bata Farnsworth D Walten Joseph H White Samuvel Johnson D P Kimball J Warren Merril Henry M Pierce S Ues Kibridge Cyrus Carpenter Charles Carruth B.C. Cole George S. Crocker W. J. Cutler Irving A. Evans Harvey Jewell George G. Kennedy JE. Mervill Joseph Story Jamess. Stone Royal Southwick Henry Mason G. KR. Gibson R. Davis Whidden F. Phelps E. Shumway Bigelow C. P. Adams Fox Brothers

The Count Who Traveled From Russia and Romaine Streets

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE POST reports on a charismatic Russian count who fascinated New York society during the Civil War era. He dazzled women, lost a diamond, faced a legal threat, and vanished after a bungled courtship before resurfacing in Washington years later.

The Post Society New York Boston Russia Poland Hungary Delmonico’s Metropolis Bunthorne

National Land League Charlestown Branch Meeting Recap

The Charlestown Branch of the National Land League met at Union Club rooms last evening with about 100 attendees. President Reade praised the last entertainment fundraiser and planned another similar event soon while members performed piano and vocal pieces and Dennis Sullivan read a paper on Ireland and the parliamentary fund.

Charlestown National Land League Union Club Reade Dennis Sullivan Ireland Parliamentary Fund

Bowden Daughter Reported Missing in Minneapolis Disproved

A. W. Bowden said his daughter Elizabeth left home in June for New York and then Minneapolis with William P. Talbot. Parents had one letter, mother later found her, and a telegram said she was safe and well, disproving the missing person report.

A. W. Bowden Third Street Minneapolis

Reading for charity fills Chickering Hall in Boston

Mr L D Ventura gave a reading of French and Italian selections yesterday afternoon in Chickering Hall to aid Associated Charities at Boston. The hall was about half filled.

French Italian Selections Read For Ladies Audience

An audience mainly of women heard readings in French from Coppee and Pervilly and Italian selections from Castelnuovo Prati and Errico. Also an Italian version of Longfellow’s Courtship of Miles Standish was presented.

F. Coppee Pervilly

Boston and Springfield Rail Schedules 1885

Train timetables list local and through services from Boston to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West with multiple departure times. It notes special accommodations sleeping cars and connections via Worcester Palmer Chatham and New York Hudson routes plus local stops including Newton Wellesley and Brookline corridors.

Havana Tampa Boston Philadel Bettimore Washington New York Norwich New England Limited Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britain Waterbury Panbury Fishkill New England Daly Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Bostor Washington Street Summer Street W. H. Turner Frutt A. C. Dall Yas. Azent Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Warren Haverhill Woodsville Newark St. Johnsbury Sherbrook Quebec Montaxat Lee White Mountain Montreal Central Vermont R.R Passumpsic Hillsboro Keene Peterporo Met Hillisboro Concord Het Wilton Milford Amherst Sun Greenfield Nashua OS So Senae Tavles Springfeld Pittsfield Albany Wrest South Ham Banys Sp. Field Springfield Buffalo Cleveland St. Louis Worcester Toledo Chicago Rochester N Falls North Solema Chatham Hudson Palmer Warer River Ficic New Maven

Trains Leave Boston for Causeway Street Station

Station on Causeway Street near Friand stress sees trains depart from Boston. The brief item notes outbound service from the hub with transit movements referenced in the compact report.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Haymarket City Perlman Portland & Bangor Bangor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket St Causeway St Eeastport Caisis M. B N. S Portland Maine Central Grand Grand Knox Lincoln Lewiston Augusta Manchester Concord M. H the North Haymarket Sq North Conway Market Sq

Fragmented Transit Timetables and Numbers Circulating

OCR reads like a jumble of station names routes and times with multiple bus and rail codes. It mentions Bellows Baltroa Lowell Ayer and various figures such as 6.89 11.18 am 8.00 am and 4.40 with references to BX and Hx. The text resembles a partial timetable or fare list without coherent sentences.

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