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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1888
Page
4
Inquest Finds No Blame In Union Office Fire
The inquest into the Springfield Union office fire results in a decision that no one is to blame. Critics accuse the building remodel closing the main escape and the fire department’s lack of proper ladders as factors, calling the ruling an evasion of responsibility.
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Springfield
Blaine Candidacy Debate Winds Through Despatches
The dispute centers on Mr. Blaine's 1880 nomination prospects as argued by Smalley and echoed in the New York Tribune and Kennebec Journal. A returning traveler from Italy is cited, but skepticism remains about Blaine’s willingness to run while Iowa Republicans back an Allison delegation to Chicago.
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Smalley
London
New York Tribune
Blaine
Italy
Kennebec Journal
Iowa
Chicago
Wool tariff bill hinges on free wool clause debate
Senator Sherman argues free wool is the bill’s base and warns a fiasco if wool remains not free. House canvass suggests a wool concession could win over hostile votes. Carlisle calls free wool a key measure to cut clothing costs and aid domestic woollen producers. Sherman claims the Senate would kill the bill if amended on wool.
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Sherman
Carlisle
Shh
Rman
Senate
House
Judge rules against injunction on Fifth Avenue Sabbath stageRunning
Judge Booxs TaveR of the Court of Common Pleas refused to grant an injunction to stop Fifth Avenue stage running on Sundays. He held Sabbath labor is a misdemeanor and equity cannot prevent crime, leaving proprietors to pursue the matter in criminal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
Fifth Avenue
Booxs Taver
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Equity
Sugeparp
Railroads protest bill on grade crossing costs before legislature
In a legislative hearing on railroads and grade crossings the railroad counsel argued the proposed bill forcing half the expense of grade separation would yield town control over rail lines. They stressed many new roads are built for speculative gains, urging safety costs not to be borne by railroads. Mr. Susan, the
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Susan
Road Crossings and Grade Separation Debate
The New England road vice president favored striking the cost apportionment provision and extending the rule to existing crossings. He argued separation of grades is feasible, countering claims of impracticality. Crocker dismissed the idea that towns should pay for railroad bridges, noting both are public ways but one serves private gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Road
The Treaty and the Trust in New England Fisheries
The piece argues Gloucester and Boston rivals use opposition to a Canada trade treaty to protect local monopolies. It claims Gloucester dealers lobby for re routing Canadian imports while seeking to curb free fish, and that vessel owners drive anti treaty sentiment for profit, portraying the protest as self serving.
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New England
Gloucester
United States
Canada
Boston
Nova Scotia
Tariff Facts Challenge Protectionist Claims
The piece argues that high tariffs fail farmers and consumers, citing a 30 percent duty on school state goods produced in Lehigh County PA, export competition to Europe, and a domestic price rise due to cartels. It notes steel plow parts rose six cents a pound after mills formed a price‑fixing association, followed by farmers’ tool makers and oilcloth manufacturers forming similar groups that closed mills and pushed prices higher.
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Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
Lonine
Tariff and Price Fixing Debate on Oilcloth Trade
The article notes a price fixing pact where members cannot undersell and may raise prices with no notice until June. It cites a 40 percent tariff on oilcloths aimed at shielding the home market from foreign competition, prompting questions about how the tariff benefits the public.
Tribute to Chief Justice Morrison Waite
The sudden death of Morrison Remick Waite marks the loss of a respected chief justice who served the Union faithfully. He combined legal learning with conservative judgment and preserved the court’s integrity, though his name may not rank among the era’s greatest jurists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison Remick Waite
New England
Ohio
Congress
United States
Geneva Tribunal
Grant
Waite
Rufus Choate
Amerikan language criticizes universal tongue mania
A columnist denounces universal language schemes as futile and harmful noting that spelling reform failed and criticizing Mr ExisNA Meter for promoting an Amerikan language. The piece describes Amerikan as a Germanic English hybrid aimed at replacing Northern languages and excludes English scholars from its plan.
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Exista Meter
Exisna Monex
Atlantic
Mrs Brown Porter and manager clash over tours
The row between Mrs Porter and her manager is described as mutual disappointment. Porter laments not selecting preferred plays while the manager cites unmet financial expectations, offering a cautionary note to ambitious yet inexperienced actresses and overconfident managers.
Botany course by Professor Goopar at Harvard set for eight lessons
The Woman's Educational Association arranges a Harvard botany course on flowerless plants. Tenets aim to provide pleasure and knowledge through eight brief lessons. Tickets are sold at the Natural History Society rooms and expected to move quickly.
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Goopar
Harvard
Woman’s Educational Association
Natural History Society
Irish flag row over New York City Hall dispute
Critics deride Irish journals for calling Mayor Hewitt’s refusal to display the flag on St Patrick’s Day an insult to the Irish race worldwide. Readers are urged to consider his temperate message to the aldermen before judging the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt
New York
St. Patrick’s Day
National League
Dublin
Books Received This Week
A catalog listing new titles across many publishers. Works include Our Republic by True and Dickinson. Nasby pieces such as The Struggles Abou Ben Adhem and Swingin Round the Circle. Ladd What is the Bible. Morley English Writers. Fox A History of James II. Roosevelt Gouverneur Morris. Kinglake Invasion of the Crimea. and other histories, novels, and essays across Boston New York Chicago London publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Republic
United States
M. B. C. True
John W. Dickinson
Boston
New York
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
Hannah Jane
David Ross Locke
Lee & Shepard
Petroleum
Nasby
Hop
Charles Sumner
Thomas Nast
Abou Ben Adhem
Charles Scribner's Sons
D. R. McAnally, Jr
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
the Forum
Forum Publishing Company
Elias Molee
Chicago
John Anderson & Co
Henry Morley
Cassell & Co
Helen Bigelow Merriman
Cupples & Hurd
William
Germany
William I
Prusia
Archibald Forbes
Derrick Sterling
Kirk Munroe
Harper & Bros
Karl Emil Franzos
Julie Sutter
Crimea
Lord Raglan
Alexander William Kinglake
M. M. Bigelow
Little, Brown & Co
Israel
King David
Ernest Renan
Roberts Bros
James the Second
Charlies James Fox
Gouverneur Morris
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Whiteing
London
Longmans, Green & Co
Clerke Urged Restoration to Post Office Position
Dahlgren Post No 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic forwards resolutions attacking Postmaster Corse for removing William Clerke from the South Boston clerk in charge post. The resolutions cite law and urge President to restore Clerke as vindication and to uphold the department’s laws and principles.
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Clerke
Springfield Fire Victims Inquest Finds Accidental Deaths
Judge Gideon Wells of the Municipal Court filed his report on the inquest into the Wight's block fire deaths. Eight victims, all Evening Union employees, were ruled to have died accidentally, with no unlawful act by any person involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Gideon Wells
Municipal Court Today
Wight’s Block
The
Evening Union
Noted Chief Justice Waite and Auction Oddities
A Boston writer recalls Chief Justice Waite with admiration and reflects on resilience. He also notes the death of Elizabeth B. Duveneck in Paris and her artistic impact, then shares whimsical observations about portraits reappearing at auctions and haunting property sales in Boston.
Notable Society Notes From Washington and New England
Personal items include M Paul Blouet returning to France next month and Dr Charles Steele Thompson of Hartford the oldest Yale medical graduate at 87. Corean legation secretaries Ye Wan Yong tour the country, Ex Mayor Henry G Lewis insuring 800000 on Wilson Waddingham, and Virginia Senator elect John S Barbour described as a potent Virginia political figure. A Washington correspondent weighs in on Mrs Cleveland’s weight and public image with light anecdotal commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Paul Blouet
Max O’rell
France
Yale Medical School
Charles Steele Thompson
Hartford
Conn
Ye Wan Yong
Ye Ha Yung
Yi Hun Yong
Corean Legation
Washington
Baltimore
Henry G. Lewis
New Haven
Wilson Waddingham
New England
John S. Barbour
Virginia
Adam Badeau
Travel climate notes and theater critiques in April magazines
General Greely recommends coastal Maine and southern New England for mild summers with sea breezes, while Long Island and New Jersey coastlines offer less favorable climates. The piece also highlights Harper’s new Coquelin essay on acting, realism, and a detailed review of Warner’s Northwest study with emphasis on Wisconsin education and state institutions.
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Scribner’s
General Greely
Great Plains
Maine
New England
Nantucket
Stonington
Connecticut
Long Island
New Jersey
Lakeshrie
Ontario
Michigan
Adirondack
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Blue Ridge
Kanawha Ridge
Cumberland
Clinch Mountains
Atlantic
Long Island Sound
Lock Island
Cape Cod
Portland
Rocky Mountain
United States
Pacific States
Pacific Ocean
Harper’s
Coquelin
Booth
Warner
Northwest
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Madison
Algiers
City of Columbus
Leavenworth School of Military Instruction
Anstey
London
Suspension of a Bank Leaves Dubuque in Shock
The Commercial National Bank of Dubuque with liabilities over 500000 fails. President Graves allegedly loaned upwards of 300000 to a brothel, a loss seen as nearly total. A receiver is appointed amid strong community feeling against Graves and stockholders vow scrutiny. J W Graves, his brother, was a Republican delegate and aided in the Allison boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs Morags
Commercial National Bank of
Decline in Oil Market Amid Bear Pressure
New York March 23 The oil market declined after noon as bears pressed prices. An hour before close it stood around 89 percent with lively exchange action over the 90 point. The market ended at 88 percent with 2781 barrels sold. Broker S. P. V. Smith said he cannot meet his debts, thought to be small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marc
Bears
S. P. V. Smith
White Star Damage Case Moves Toward Liverpool Testimony
In New York on March 28 a suit by John Robinson of Fall River against White Star Steamship Company seeks damages for his daughter Jennie who died in the collision between the Romanic and Celtic liners. A motion asked permission to send a commissioner to Liverpool to obtain testimony from Hamilton Perry, former captain of the Ritauu ic. A decision was reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Robinson
Fall River
Mass
White Star Steamship Company
Jennie
Rannie
Celtic
Liverpool
Hamilton Perry
Ritauuic
Fragmented Postings on Politics and Oddities From Unknown Paper
A collage of varied items cites Grant Republican talk, John Sherman, weather notes, a St Louis explosive test, editor influence, and multiple vignettes. It mentions Dakota frost, Sweden lighting, Jesuit lore, trade goods issues, old rail founder John Markley, Col Visscher, and Emile Augier’s organ grinder anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reg Grant
Badean
St. Louis
Kat
New York
Philadelphia Times
Dakota
Northwest
Sweden
Hernosand
Machiavelli
Cons
London
Germantown
Norristown
Markley
Colonel Visscher
St. Joseph
Western Road
Emile Augier
Jules Sandean
Angier
Augier
Extraordinary electric phenomena and Russian weather system overview
An electric discharge aboard the Danish steamer Constantin off the English coast caused crew injuries and portward damage to the Compass. The article surveys Russia’s vast meteorological network, notes Wercholansk Siberia records, and describes railroad tunnel lighting using in-tunnel dynamos and rail brushes. It also discusses hail formation mysteries and possible electrical influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantin
North Sea
Wercholansk
Siberia
Russian Empire
Prize mix up over Bowdoin and Annex dissertations
In Harvard Bowdoin prize confusion arose when judges awarded the top essay on The Roman Senate under the Empire to Miss P from the Annex. Lacking university designation, the prize went to a male winner. Miss Pearson slid to the Annex prize, revealing gender bias in awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Harvard University
Bowdoin
Torrey and Young
E. B. Pearson
Torrey
Ki. P. Pearson
Miss Pearson
Vwrofessor Torre
Miss P
Annext
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Boston Post
Washington Street
Post
Mr. Molen
MoLey
Moivre
More
MR. Clerke
Waverner
Aunt Helen
Helen
Sarah
Elizabeth B. Duveneck
Paris
Elizabeth Booth
Duveneck
Daveneck
Charles
April Magazines
Harvard Annex
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