Eight Hour Demand Sparks Boston Trade Walkout
The eight hour workday demand spreads through Boston trades with about 4000 painters decorators plumbers carpenters and bricklayers striking. Observers warn of contagion to other trades while noting mixed employer responses and uncertain impact on contracts and livelihoods.
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Springtime Optimism Rules The Year Opens Bright
The piece celebrates early spring with mild air and nature sounds. It notes the return of resolve after winter and urges readers to shed lethargy, join in outdoor activities, and embrace healthier habits. It references Nahant and Beverly farms and the Charles River, urging practical social renewal and physical vigor.
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Thomas Cat
Nahant
Beverly
Transatlantic cable firms clash over rates in race to lower costs
The eight legacy cable lines priced messages high for years while business demand grew. Mackay Bennett and partners added a new line and undercut the old rate. The old firms formed a pool to counter Mackay Bennett and defend pricing.
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Captain Scott and the Canadian Domination Crisis
The piece mocks belligerent rhetoric about Captain Scott in a two-gun cruiser from Canada. It notes Halifax's consul-general reviewing law and urging restraint, suggesting Scott may pause his threats while officials study statutes. The column also mentions a vibrant closing of the dramatic season with various operatic and theatrical performances.
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Funeral Hoax Claims Tribune Printed Fake Account
A Saturday-Sunday Tribune report allegedly carried a circumstantial obituary for Colonel Trull a day before his funeral, claimed to be faked and published in advance, with the New York World said to have been beaten in coverage.
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Public issues and satirical snippets in early press
Scattered quips on Gladstone's twins Cambridge horse railroad and lobbying at the State House. Mocking bits reference Travelling under false colors women painters eleomargarine cows votes and a Brooklyn postmaster tag. Humorous exchanges and notes from newspapers include playful poems and cabinet papering suggestions.
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J.C. Hendrix
Brooklyn
State House
Humorous Clippings and Editorial Snippets From 19th Century Papers
A mosaic of wit and commentary from various newspapers mocks war writing by Sitting Bull, mocks politicians like Hiram Atkins and Bill Smith, and includes quips about fashion, manners, and schooling. The montage features jokes about pipes, hansoms, hymn books, and a quirky tale of a family expecting a girl versus a boy, reflecting lighthearted editorial tone and social observations of the era.
Notable 19th Century Figures in Brief Gossip and Reflections
A miscellany notes Henry Ward Beecher visiting Northampton with George W Cable, Mrs Louise Moulton spending May in town, and other social glimpses. It mentions Archer’s Derby odds, Mr Gladstone’s flower posey gift from Mr Parnell, Labouchere on the Atlantic, a Perham reunion in Chelmsford, and Justice Miller predicting 1888 Democrat renomination for Cleveland. Verdi’s Paris visit, Parsons and Abbey to Broadway studios, Lady Randolph Churchill’s court dress, and Emmeline Wells’ Mormon advocacy before Miss Cleveland. It ends with Jefferson Davis’s approaching 78th birthday and contrasts with Washington and Lincoln.
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Premature Patriots in Albany Protests Spark Debate
An Albany, New York group calling themselves the 200 patriots are described as premature in their demonstrations. The Atlanta Constitution notes a North wanting secession before the South, predicting the North would be defeated.
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Saturday's Gale Scenes-How the Horse Railroad Company Settled Its Troubles
Washington on Pennsylvania Avenue shows a holiday mood as the great strike begins. The Washington and Georgetown Railway Company reduces hours after a peaceful meeting where workers gifted a gold headed cane and a fund for disabled colleagues, while other trades brace for a widespread strike that threatens a real estate and building boom disruption and jobs for thousands.
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Fitchburg Railroading Schedules and Express Routes 1886
Train timetable notice details Boston to New York and Providence routes from Fitchburg and surrounding towns. Lists daily departures and returns, Shore Line Fast Express and Mail service, steamboat connections, and numerous intermediate stops with varied times and sleeping car options.
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