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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1886

Page

2

Co operation as labor solution urged by Boston piece

The article discusses the Massachusetts Co operative Association chartered in Boston and argues co operative plans offer laborers control, improved prospects, and fair profits. It cites Rev. Washington Gladden and compares English and Southern practices, noting benefits and risks, while urging prudent adoption and funding for promising ventures.

Boston Massachusetts Co-operative Association Washington Gladden England

Literary copyright reform urged to boost national culture

A preface in favor of international copyrights argues that the United States must act to secure treaties with other nations. It warns that piracy and weak protection harm authors and readers alike, noting America’s rising cultural stature and the need to encourage literature and science.

Dr. Holmes Liverpool Ieland Atlantic United States

Notable Gossips and Public Figures Abroad and at Home

A digest of society and public life notes includes Delauney planning an American visit, the Duke of Newcastle traveling to the U S for nine months, and rumors of the Prince of Wales's heir being named Duke of Kent. Dartmouth Professor Ruggles sails May 20 for Western Europe, while Rev Welcott Calkins preaches in Paris for three months. Reports on Johnny Walsh's Salvation Army role, Barnum dismissals, and a duel via Miss de Valsayre and Miss Booth add to a wide cast of names. Also covered are investigations into Judge Clark’s court charges, health boards empowered by new law, and lists of elderly residents, deaths, and local anecdotes.

Chandler Cambridge Egbert Dudley Morison Naval Wilson Cincinnati Stone McCormick Observatories Corrigan Nautical Almanac Office Warner Observatory New York Philadelphia Record Modjeska Juliet Ralph McDaniel Georgia Manchester Harry S. Clark Clark Chambers Washington Clarks

Dominion orders tow of Adams ship affront to Admiral Scott

The Dominion authorities compel Admiral Scott to tow the schooner Adams from St John to Digby for customs examination. The owners shrug, saying it matters little where she is detained, but readers wonder if the admiral’s flagship will be treated as a mere tugboat and expect a cooling of his ardor if this policy continues.

Dominion Admiral Scott Adams St. John Digby Digg

Montdidier to fete potato centenary in France

In Montdidier France a fete will celebrate the potato centenary, praising France’s history figures, arts, and vintages while crediting the noble tuber with modern vigor. Parmentier’s persistence is remembered as the potato becomes king, symbolizing health and sustenance.

Montdidier France St. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte M. Parmentier

Arctic Colonel Gilder to Lead Solo North Pole Quest

One Colonel Gilder, famed Arctic explorer, plans to travel alone to the North Pole with only a few Esquimaux and dogs. The piece commends the lone venture, hopes for his safe return, and hints at his ruggedness and sly wit as he risks himself rather than commanding a ship and many men.

Gilder North Pole Pole Esquimaux Joey B

Disappearance of Ohio Senate Democrats Blocks Legislation

The Ohio Senate Democrats crossing the border to disappear is described as a novel and effective way to block bills. The action is called disgraceful, and the writer laments its impact while urging press reach to uncover their whereabouts.

Ohio Senate

Cornered chatter and quips span a humorous clipping run

A collage of witticisms and snippets from Washington politicos to Montreal satire. Jests about senators Payne Blair and Hoar spark panic at cloakroom doors while a nursemaid student joke on nouns and pronouns threads with Burdette quips about a brassily dressed “oldest Mason.” A medical gag closes the page with a staged doctor’s chat.

Senator Payne Hoar Blair Washington Montreal Angelo Raphael Jones New York Burdette Brooklyn Eagle

Granite Chips and Future Projects Across New Hampshire

Peterboro creamery outputs 1200 pounds of butter weekly and sells promptly. Laconia plans a new high school on Academy street at an estimated cost of 20000 dollars. Dover expected to secure a public building. Congress agrees on a 375000 dollar appropriation, replacing the earlier 100000. Portsmouth sees freight delays as coal shipments stall amid labor troubles in central and western states. Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury of Boston to address St. John’s Lodge 1 F A M Portsmouth’s 150th anniversary on June 24. ex Governor Samuel W Hale to attend Webster statue exercises in Concord June 17, his first visit since his departure last June.

New Hampshire Nathaniel Whitehouse Tuftonboro Rye Aaron Sleeper Bristol Weterboro Samuel Adams A. H. Moore Asa Davis D. B. Cutter Isaac Hadley John Weberdorfer Belmont Nancy Cross Bridgewater Abba Gould Woolson George Eliot Harper & Bros New York Portland William Robinson Portsmouth Hosea Aldrich Colebrook Samuel Parsons Gilmanton Stephen Farrington Gorham Jakob Kittreege Purinton Dover Joseph Emerson Farmington John Boynton Hill Temple Mason Bangor John Appleton Maine Luther Nourse Keene Alonzo Cheney Moses Garvin Acton William C. Nelson Lyme Joseph Ames Tamworth Oliver Peterboro Creamery Laconia Academy Street Congress Charles Levi Woodbury Boston St. John’s Lodge Samuel W. Hale Webster Concord Currier Portsmouth Penny Post Monitor Mirror of Manchester State Temperance Union Amoakeag P. C. Cheney James E. Dodge Gilmartin United States Government Lake Winnipiscogee Longbay

Boston's First Settler Grave Exhumed for Mill Project

In Lonsdale Rhode Island a grave long associated with Rev William Blackstone, Boston's first settler, was opened on a Thursday afternoon as a cotton mill foundation began. Few remains were found but bones and coffin nails were saved. the site will be marked and the remains reinterred in the mill basement with a monument planned.

Lonsdale R. I William Blackstone Shawmut Trimountain Boston West End Lorenzo Blackstone Norwich Conn William Gammell Rhode Island Historical Society

Odd OCR train timetable with scattered routes and stations

A fragmented historical timetable lists numerous train routes, stations, and departure times from various towns including Syracuse, Albany, Chicago, and Boston area points. The text mixes services, sleeping cars, and connections with many garbled entries and inconsistent formatting.

Train Schedule Notices at Mansfield Station

Details list daily departures and arrivals for the Shore Line service from New York and Providence. Times shift by days, with shifts for Monday to Friday and the weekend pattern. A. A. Folsom, Superintendent, notes possible detention at Mansfield until 9 pm if the Shore Line train has not passed.

Boston New Yor Boston & Providence Stonington New York Washington State Street R. KR Richardson A. A. Folsom BR. BR Providence Ymenmt Shore Life Shore Line Steamboat Jonington Line Eturn Pawtucket Dodgeville Bebronville Worth Attleboro Mansfield Bay Foxboro Sharon Meturn Camton Junction Headville Hyde Park Mt. Hope Aliaren Dom Hillis Heturn Forest Hills Jamaica Boylston Roxbury Dedham Spring Street West Roxbury Highlend Reeturn Stoughton Canton tjWait Shorely

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