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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1886

Page

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Arbitration victory in Boston labor accord praised

The Post notes its circulation has more than doubled in six months and commends the arbitration between workers and employers. The piece praises labor and capital harmony in Boston and ends with arbitration forever.

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The Bankruptcy Bill and Its Interstate Impact

The article argues 1878 bankruptcy law failed and a uniform interstate system is needed to relief debtors, protect creditors, and boost trade. It cites Massachusetts and Eastern support, Western and Southern opposition, and praises Judge Lowell's drafted bill as best path forward. It warns parochial politics delay passage and urges legislative action.

Boston New York Massachusetts United States Eastern Middle States Congress Lowell Collins Euery

Morals and Limits in Fire Insurance Underwriting

The New York Commercial Bulletin argues moral hazard in full value fire insurance and urges insureds to bear part of losses. It proposes valuing property, then capping coverage at three quarters of that value to curb fraud and overreliance on insurers.

The New York Commercial Bulletin

Pair of Readers Graces Historic Old South Platform

Few cities could produce such another pair of readers as stood on the Old South platform Thursday night James Jussel Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes. The audience was worthy of their best efforts. The piece extols Boston as the literary hub despite rival cities with their wealth and enterprise.

James Jussel Lowell Oliver Wendel Holmes New York Chicago

Maine’s rapid succession of six governors in under a year

The text notes an extraordinary sequence in 1848-4 in Maine where six different individuals held the governorship in under twelve months. It lists Fairfield resigning in 1843, Cavanaugh dying in 1815 and Panis taking over, Dann replaced by Dana in 1844, and Anderson elected for 1844, illustrating a rare constitutional turnover in a short span.

Maine Fairfield Cavanaugh Senate Panis Dann House Dana Anderson

Laborers drift toward socialist ideas says observer

The associations of laborers gradually align with socialist principles though not endorsing the violent fringe. The writer notes influence from reformers like Marx and Fourier shaping labor demands.

Karl Marx Fourier

Endicott to Address Central Labor Union at New Era Hall

Mr. Charles E. Endicott will speak to the Central Labor Union at New Era Hall Sunday night. His membership in the so called better classes adds weight to his views on industrial matters and related subjects.

Charles E. Endicott Central Labor Union New Era Hall New York E. R. Olcott Chickering Hall Boston

Mississippi Press Denounces Carrollton Massacre Reproached

Mississippi papers condemn the Carrollton killings of thirteen Black men in the courthouse. The Jackson Clarion Natchez Democrat and New Orleans Christian Advocate urge swift denunciation of violence and defend the rights to life and safety. The Chickasaw Messenger notes the massacre as a terrible event, condemning indiscriminate slaughter while acknowledging accountability for the Brown brothers.

Mississippi Carrolton Jackson Clarion C. B. Galloway Mississippi Valley Chickasaw Messenger Okolona F. Burkitt Carrollon Miss

Philadelphia Public Ledger marks fiftieth birthday

The press nationwide extends kind feelings to Mr. George W. Childs and the Philadelphia Public Ledger as it celebrates its fiftieth birthday.

George W. Childs Philadelphia Public Leager the Public Ledger of Philadelphia John Smith

Controversy Over 4/:i Meaning Reaches New York Papers

The debate on whether 4/:i signifies gases or porcelain spread from the Times and Sun to the wider New York press. Several city papers engage in a lively discussion on the mysteries of the Chinese language as the issue unfolds.

Times Sun New York

Rhode Island Republicans renominates state officers

The Rhode Island Republicans renominated the incumbent state officers and will likely elect them. A bitter controversy over Attorney General Colt ended with his renomination, signaling Colt’s support within the party even amid anti Colt forces. The Tribune urges electing the full Republican ticket over a Democrat. The Traveller notes doubts about Voorhees representing the party but aligns with Cleveland’s removals and预计 renomination or continuance of similar policy.

Manning Judge Folger Rhode Island Seley Colt anti-Colt New York Tribune Tribune Senator Voorhees Cleveland Democratic Party Voorhees

Random 19th Century Snippets and Satirical Quips

A long collection of light anecdotes and satirical notes touches on a Vermont sugar season, local judges and gossip, student boycotts, poetry copied into a queen's carriage, political jabs, jokes about whiskey laws, bullfighters, and misread headlines. It includes brief quips about manners, marriages, and oddities from various papers.

Suffragist Speaker Mrs Blake Defies Poll Registration in New York

Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake recounts a humorous attempt to register to vote in New York last fall. Officers refused her name, she asserted she is a person and thus eligible. Blake, famed journalist and suffrage advocate, defended constitutional right and drew laughs at the meeting.

Newton Cyrus Gage Texas Canada Scotland Lille Devereaux Blake New York United States Blake New Board of Registration Eee America New Haven Rothschild’s Paris Ana Wiigut Ecru

Namouna sails from Algiers toward Greece then Suez to Indian Ocean

A long column of notes covers diverse figures from James Gordon Bennett sailing Namouna toward Greece and via the Suez to the Indian Ocean, to Stephen Neal and the Fourteenth Amendment, to Queen Sophia’s health, Gladstone at Belford Chapel, and Kellogg's death. It also mentions Longfellow biography reviews, Rubenstein’s concert funds, King Luiz I of Portugal's talents, and Harvard MIT botany lectures on plant water content and care.

James Gordon Bennett Namouna Algiers Greece Suez Canal Indian Ocean Gladstone Belford Chapel Stopford Brooke Huxley A. N. Kellogg Thornsville Fla London Morning Longfellow

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