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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1884

Page

2

Blind man nominates Blaine at Chicago

A blind man will nominate Blaine in Chicago and a blind party will ratify the nomination, signaling a private process within the party and awaiting formal endorsement.

Blaine Chicago

Rising Stocks and 1880s Political Nods Amid Panic Fears

A North Carolina paper backs Omar Donger as Republican candidate, while Arthur’s stock rises slowly. The Conger and Grant families are criticized as slippery. The Transcript notes fresh opposition to Blaine, and a Chicago panic is tipped for June with a big show planned in July. Massachusetts Democrats reportedly favored Prof A L Perry for a July Chicago convention slot, but Perry was eliminated in the first round.

North Carolina Omar Donger Conger Grant Chicago Massachusetts A. L. Perry Williams College Courier-Journal Prof. Perry Great Britain Gen. Gordon el Mahdi Henry Clay Dean United States Senate Kansas City Times Robert Toombs Georgia Dean Perslar Science Monthly Popular Science Monthly Herbert Spencer J. Hughlings Jackson Monthly Walter H. Walshe Mattieu Williams Byron D. Halstead Oliver E. Lyman New York Samuel Hart M. Denys Cochin Manly Miles M. D W. B. Scott Harper’s Harper’s Magazine Biarritz Lucy C. Lillie Basque Coast C.S. Reinhart North Shore John A. Butler Charles Graham Lake Superior Sheffield W. H. Rideing Joseph C. Pennell Dr. Wheatley New York Custom House W. M. Dickson Abrham Lincoln Cincinnati Alfred Parson William Sharp Nature Mr. Zoe Gibson Col. Higginson John Quincy Adam John Quincy Adams John C. Calhoun William Black Judith Shakespeare Mary E. Wilkins Sextus Pompey John MacMullen Fredericks Grace Sherwood Virginia John Esten Cooke Dinah M. Craik Louise Chandler Moulton Manhattan Spring Mculhenney Juengling Willis Gaylord Clark Henry Roderick Newman Florence H. Buxton Forman Keats and Shelley Gunnison Country Ernest Ingersoll John Bernard Boston Laurence Hutton Brander Matthews Trajan Edgar Fawcett Nora Perry Floribel Brownings Kate M. Rowland Baltimore J. Heard Shakespeare Celia Thaxter John Vance Cheney

Methodist conference considers censuring Sunday newspapers

At the general conference now in session a resolution has been offered censuring Sunday newspapers as formidable competitors for clergy. The piece argues newspapers deserve a fair chance despite concerns.

Maine political squabble taints Journal coverage claims Blaine links

The piece mocks The Journal for its Maine coverage of Blaine and politics in the fourth Maine district. It alleges W Z Clayton faces malfeasance charges and ridicules Boutelle as a congressman candidate while praising Hanson and Varney as viable opponents in a presidential year with strong Republican money.

Maine W. Z. Clayton Bangor W. Z George M. Hanson Calais Boutelle Congress John Varney

The Iowa Reform Paper Mocks a Democratic Party Shift

The piece critiques a reform effort in Iowa and predicts a stable national party without Randalls, while noting Republican dominance in Iowa. It references delegates seeking a new district convention, praises Cal lavan and Mc Learned, and recalls Arthur and Grant banquet anecdotes to illustrate political oscillations and mutual favors.

State Central Committee Messrs Callavan Mc. A. Learned

Irish Democrats Divided By Morrison Bill Voices

The Boston Journal notes that Irish American Democrats face disaffection rumors over Finnerty and McAdoo on the Morrison bill. It asserts Irish Americans will back Burns, Collins, Cassidy, Cleardy, Cosgrove, Dowd, Fyan, Jones, Lamb, Murphy, O Ferral, O Neill, Reagan and Ward, choosing honest governance and labor interests over fealty to McAdoo and Finnerty.

Boston Journal Washington Finnerty McAdoo Messrs Burns Collins Cassidy Cleardy Cosgrove Dowd Fyan Jones Lamb Murphy O’ferrall O’neill Reagan Ward

Prophesies and Politics Rally at Cooper Institute

The Arthur Room reports a New York mass meeting at Cooper Institute backed by business leaders. Observers doubt its impact on the president’s renomination, viewing attempts to manipulate opinion as signs of weakness rather than endorsements by the people.

Arthur Boston Gen Grant Cooper Institute New York Seth L. F. Crosby Washington Street New England M. A. Dauphin New Orleans John Ee & Sons Devonshire Street Portland Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Company Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Company Kittery F. R. Barrett Portland Connotieon Valley R. BR Offica Congress Street D.K. Stevens Highland Street Railway CO Roxbury South End Albany Old Colony Postoffice Columbus Avenue Eliot Kneeland High Federal Streets Postoffice Square Providence Moody Merrill

Arthur as Republican Nominee Strongest Despite Merits

The piece argues Arthur is the strongest GOP nomination due to availability and political craft. It praises his conduct, quieted opposition, and experience, noting his negative merits and mastery of party dynamics. It asserts Republicans would be wise to nominate Arthur for his position and shrewd influence.

Arthur Republican Party Citadel Mikes Barneys

Rapid reel of jokes and cultural quips across many papers

A collage of light items and commentary from various papers acting as a gossiping window into 19th century culture. It lists jokes about love, mistaken identity, fashion, politics, science, and literary notices with scattered attributions to papers like New Bedford Standard Philadelphia Call and Boston Transcript, plus brief notes on science and magazines.

Fragmentary Train Schedule Snippet Across Multiple Routes

A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered train times and stations including Concord Junoctic ville Townsend Marlboro and Winchendon. The text lists departure and arrival figures such as 6.80 11.154 and 4 Ex for various lines with uncertain context.

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Transit schedule fragment for Nantucket route wording

Partial OCR notes outline weekday departures from Cottage City Nantucket and Cape Cod stops to New Bedford Provncetown and other way stations with times 8.00 am and 4.16 pm referenced.

Cottage City New p.u.Ta Nantucket New Bedford Cape Codom Provincetown Way New York Fall River Bridgewater Taunton Bridgewste South Braintree and Way South Braintree J. Kh. Kandrick Worthern ER. R Concord Se Ini Boston Lowell Dent White River Junction Vermont Passamaste Penacook Aelin Bristol Lebanon Montreal Trons R. R Claremont Nebore Peterboro Keene Hillsboro Greenfield N. Hs M. Depot R. BR GEO

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