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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1888

Page

2

Debates Close on Tariff as Democrats Rally in Favor

Washington May 20 The general tariff debate closed with strong Democratic support. Speaker Carlisle summarized reform arguments while Mr Reed urged the high tariff line. Democrats foresee victory as unity grows and focus shifts to appropriation bills before the St Louis convention.

Washinetox Sprda Reed High Tariff Carlisle New England Republican Party Senate St. Louis Democratic Party House of Congress

Reed and Carlisle On Mills Bill tariff clash in congress

In Washington May 20 John Baker defending constituents from Breckinridge remarks. Tom Reed of Maine delivers a long tariff address opposing Mills bill arguing protection costs the public, then Carlisle closes with a measured defense and critique of the debate.

Christ in Gethsemane by Mr George Cable at Tremont Temple

Mr George Cable spoke without notes on Christ s Sufferings in Gethsemane describing Jesus going farther into human suffering than any before him. He argued Christ bore infirmities not by imputation but by shared sympathy and chose a life of holiness despite mankind s wickedness.

George Cable Christ Gethsemane Jesus Cable Atlantic America Columbus Mr. Cable

MR DEPEW CORRESPONDENTS AND AMERICAN CANDIDATES

In October 1883 at the Union Club New York Whitelaw Reid hosted Lord Rosebery. Mr Chauncey Depew then rising in politics spoke while the room held many future presidential prospects, including Cleveland as governor and Depew as a leading candidate. He described overwhelming candidate correspondence and offered stark hardship notes from citizens about rent and debts.

Shefield Eng Union Club New York Whitelaw Reid Lord Rosebery Australia Reid United States Cleveland Chauncey M. Depew Depew America Artemus Ward Mark Twain

Theatrical Gossip From Boston Stage Scene This Week

Boston theatregoers face a busy week with The Bostonians at the Boston Theatre and Sothern at Hollis Street in Editha's Burglar and The Highest Bidder benefiting Mr Charles J Rich. Mansfield debuts Mon sieur at the Museum, plus Dr Jekyll and Prince Karl. Orchestra of stars from Wallack company sail to Liverpool as Miss Rose Coghlan heads next season. The Deemster in London and Italian opera at Covent Garden underscore a lively cross-Atlantic season with Barrett, Eastlake, and TeBusier in note.

Boston Boston Theatre Sothern Hollis Street Editha Charles J. Rich Mansfield Jim the Penman Park Mr. Palmer Glote Grand Opera House Howard William Seymour Dr. Jekyll Hyde Prince Karl Mr. Rider Haggard Hollis Street Theatre Messrs. F. Losee George W. Wilson W. F. Owen S&s. E. P Rha Robert Taber Old Wallack Company Osmond Tearle Minnie Conway Tearle Rose Coghlan Wallack Company Augustus Pitou Jocelyn John Gilbert Mme. Ponisi New York Metropolitan Opera House Ramlet Messrs Eben Plympton H. Vanderfelt John A. Lane Lyceum Theatre London Ellen Terry Continent Mr. Irving Marion Terry Beerbohm-Tree Haymarket Winifred Emery Cyril Mantle Lyceum Miss Emery Hall Caine Princess’s Theatre Wilson Barrett Barrett Miss Eastlake George Barrett Ben Ma Chree Mr. Barrett Dan John McLean Sterling Bishop

A Thorough Newspaper From the New England Racer

The Post, now under city ownership, aims for leadership among independent dailies with Abie specialists, notable contributors, and Taverner notes. It offers detailed financial, political, market, and ship news, plus expanded international despatches and improved weekly edition at $1 per year.

New England Abie Taverner Associated Press

Obituary of Rev W I Morgan and other notices

The Rev William Fernman Morgan D D longtime rector of St Thomas s Church New York died at his home aged 70 after malarial fever and heart trouble. Funeral under Grand Army auspices. Also noted: Rev Edward J Sourin S J died at Loyola College Baltimore aged 80. Playwright Fred Marsden found dead in New York at 49 from gas self strangulation with illness likely cause. Jacob Zeigler veteran Democrat editor of Butler Penn died at Butler residence.

W. I. Morgan William Fernman Morgan D.D St. Thomas's Protestant Episcopal Church New York Morgan John W. Brown St. Paul’s Church Buffalo Mr. Brown St. Thomas’s Church Packard Draper Marinus Willett Wilmington N. C H. G. Sharpe West Point N. Y Paul Dahlgren New York City Hartford Conn Union College General Theological Seminary Brownell Christ Church Trinity Church New Haven St. Peter’s Church Cheshire Norwich Columbia College Dr. Morgan F. P. H. Rogers Grand Army Edward J. Sourin S.J Loyola College Baltimore Father Sourin Loyola Fred Marsden West One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street Marsden America Lotta Maggie Mitchell Annie Pixley Paywright Jacob Zeigler Democra Butler, Penn Butler Herald

Judge Rockwell of Lenox Dies at 83 After Carriage Accident

Judge Julius Rockwell of Lenox died at his home aged 83 after a fall from a carriage the previous Friday. A longtime public figure, he served as a Superior Court judge for 27 years, sat in Congress, aided by state and national Republicans, and mentored in law. He married Lucy Forbes Walker in 1886 and left three surviving children.

Rockwell Julius Rockwell Lenox House of Representatives Judge Rockwell Colebrook Conn Lenox Academy Yale College New Haven Law School Berkshire Henry Hubbard Pittsfield James D. Colt anti-Masonic Party Board of Bank Commissioners Congress Texas Massachusetts Washburn United States Senate Edward Everett Knownothings Clover Republican Party of Edward Learned Superior Court Robinson Lucy Forbes Walker William P. Walker William W. Rockwell Thirty-first Massachusetts Volunteers Baton Rouge Alice Charles P. Bowditch Jamiaica Plain Francis W. Rockwell Robert Walker Berkshire County Savings Bank Lenox School Committee

Death of John 8. Smith Pioneer Penny Post Figure

John 8. Smith of Wal tham dies at his sister’s home on Saturday aged 51. He enlisted at Cambridge at the start of the rebellion, served in the Seventy-fourth New York or Fifth Regiment, Excelsior Brigade under General Sickles, was captured at Chancellorsville on May 5, 1862, and spent time as a prisoner.

John 8. Smith Waltham Captain Richardson Cambridge Seventy-fourth New York Excelsior Sickles Mr. Smith Chancellorsville

Dr Bartols Sermon on Native Soil and Nation

The Rev C A Bartol preached at West Church on What We Owe to Native Soil and Our Own Country He urged Americans to cherish local attachments without excess while reaffirming allegiance to the United States as a unified nation welded by war and common destiny He urged retroactive memory of ancestors but warned against allowing them to dominate the heart emphasizing forward looking patriotism and duty

China Friends of Labor Maine Carlisle C. A. Bartol D.D West Church America New England Russia France Italy Germany Lee Virginia Beauregard South Carolina Davis Mississippi Stephens Georgia Johnstone Jackson United States of America Ocean Lakes Gulf McClellan Richmond Ireland Sardinia

Boston Defeats Indianapolis In Baseball Game

Boston wins on superior hitting and fielding in a fine day game before about 2800 fans in Indianapolis. Morrill moved to first base and Burdock to second. both played solid defense with few errors as Beek and Pittsburgh? No, Hines pitched. Final score 8 to 4 with the Bostons exploiting two-base and three-base hits including home runs by Denny and Seery.

Indianapolis Bostons Morrill Burdock Nash A. Beek Bostons A. Ekelly Hines Wise Glasscock Denny OjSeery Hornung Bassett Johnston Esterb Brown M’g’chy Myers Clarkson Moffatt Bortoih Lice Johnson Seery Kelly Esterbrook Decker

College Scores From Various Cities Display Narrow Matches

In Chicago Chicago s 6 Philadelphia s 4 Detroit s 5 New York s 3 Pittsburg Pittsburg 2 Washington s 1 Worcester Worcester s 9 Manchesters 3 Lowell Lowells 16 Portlands 3 New Haven Yates 7 Harvards 1 Princeton Princetons 4 Cornelis 0 Medford Medfords 19 Boston Blues 1 Cambridge Harvard Freshmen 9 Yale Freshmen 6 Brooklyn Kansas City s 1 Brooklyns 0 Cincinnati Cincinnatis 5 Clevelands 6 Philadel Louisvilles 6 Athletics 5 Baltimore s Louis 5 Baltimores 3 eleven innings

Chicago Chicagos Philadelphias Detroit Detroits New Yorks Pittsburg Pittsburgh Washingtons Worcester

Steamship Queen Hero Captain Saves Passengers In Race For Life

Captain Alexander of the Queen ordered maximum speed and rapid crew action as the steamship sank off the Pacific coast. Despite a leaking hull and mounting water, he forced passengers to dress and boarded ships in an orderly manner, driving the vessel to port before she went down.

Alexander Queen Pacific Coast San Francisco Post Ayanic

Nesting Time Finds Life in a Bird Room Volume

A review of Olive Thorne Miller’s Nesting Time praises its vivid bird studies. The author keeps birds in a room yet lets them mingle freely, creating intimate portraits of individually distinct birds and their daily habits.

Olive Thorne Miller Boston Houghton, Mifflin & Co

Parish Lectures on the Prayer Book by William A Snively

A concise review of nineteen lectures adapted for seekers and young believers. The author avoids deep doctrinal debate and presents a sympathetic, liturgical study of the Episcopal Church’s Prayer Book, praising its utility while noting strengths and critiques.

Charles Lamb William A. Snively D.D New York Thomas Whittaker

The Spell of Ashtaroth Letter to the Editor

Druffield Osborne of Brooklyn responds to a May 10 critical review of his novel The Spell of Ashtaroth. He defends its archaeological accuracy and challenges the critic to name two or three specific inaccuracies for publication consideration.

Ashtaroth Dru Osborne Brooklyn

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