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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1886

Page

2

Brother of Gail Hamilton questions Cleveland in civil service case

The writer argues against making the President answer broad inquiries from public clerks and related individuals. He suggests complaints should go to the civil service commission, not to the President or newspapers, even if the complainant is related to a political pamphleteer.

Gail Hamilton Cleveland Ife United States Cywil Service Commissioners Chicago Providence Journal

Boston Meeting Supports Tariff Reform Amid Strike Costs

Bradstreet's figures show losses from the strikes totaling 2.8 million in wages and similar amounts in business, with up to 25 million in new business hindered. Carpentry bears the weight, and a Massachusetts Tariff Reform League meeting at Old South Meeting House will back Morrison’s bill before Congress, signaling Eastern industry support for tariff reform.

Bradstreet Old South Howe Boston Massachusetts Tariff Reform League Congress Old South Meeting House Henry Pierce

Canada British fisheries dispute threatens conflict harvest

The fisheries question should be settled with Great Britain before Canada enforces a bill that allows seizure and search of vessels in harbors and on the three mile limit and to compel masters to testify about cargo. Such powers could provoke open conflict, and officials must not be given this chance.

Great Britain Canada

Gladstone's home rule debate narrows in Parliament

The Irish question deepens as clerical and radical pressures test Gladstone's scheme. The cabinet sticks to the original plan amid calls to modify or retain the offending clause, signaling a shift toward federation over colonial rule. A Liberal meeting aims to unite supporters, signaling a party realignment.

Mr. Gladstone Westminster Liberal Party

Treaty on Mexican trade met with hostile committee report

A concise review notes the Ways and Means Committee's hostile unanimous report on the reciprocal trade treaty with Mexico. It argues the treaty benefits over time and urges a continental economic policy, while praising Hewitt for presenting supporting facts. The piece comments on naval guard, labor protests, and broader political implications.

Republic of Mexico Committee On Ways and Means Mr. Hewitt New York Yewitt United States Mexi O Mexico Hewitt Europe Congress

Critics Split Over Shelley Society The Cenci Performance

A debate arises in London over the Shelley Society’s staging of The Cenci. Some critics condemn it as morbid and shocking while others defend its strong dramatic force and moral complexity. The piece notes English delicacy and suggests Americans may share the heightened sensitivity.

London Shelley Society

Tragedians vs Comedians Benefit Baseball in New York

A charity baseball match played in New York yesterday featured the tragedians and the come dians. The come dians won as expected, the event raising proceeds to aid playwright Bartley Campbell who is in need. Actors wore stage costumes, adding a bright, humorous backdrop to the charitable game.

New York Bartley Campbell

New York Tailors Plan Cooperative Shops If Demands Fail

The most practical strikers are said to be New York tailors planning cooperative shops if employers do not yield. It would be interesting to see how quickly these shops might face labor troubles of their own.

Clearfield Pennd Mr. Gladstone Tuilors New York

The Spectator and an American Doctor Holmes

An English journal, the Spectator, is cited for using awkward terms like affectionateness and humoristic in a piece about the American Dr. Holmes. The passage notes estaciones of linguistic missteps and questions whether such language reflects on Anglo American discourse.

The London Spectator Dr. Holmes America Spectator

Four New Novels by Miss Phelps and Miss Shaw

The review appraises four new novels. Burglars in Paradise by Miss Phelps mixes New England humor with Puritan conscience and satire as a detective plots a bond worth five hundred dollars. Colonel Creswick's Campaign by Miss Shaw is praised as a first mature full length work. Children’s tales are noted, with To Sea Change seen as a transition piece and Colonel Cheswick's Campaign described as pleasant and petite.

Edward Fuller Sophocles Henry Fielding Fuller Duessa Una Grace Winthrop Mira Damon Boston New York Houghton, Mifflin & Co Colonel Cheswick Flora L. Shaw Roberts Brothers Prince Otto Robert Louis Stevenson London Sampson, Low & Co Cupples, Upnam & Co Elecant James S. Gill Esc Harbor Blue Hills Mt. Ida New England R

Prince Otto and Stevenson's Satiric Tale Enthrall Readers

A literary notice praises Robert Louis Stevenson for Prince Otto and his earlier The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It lauds his lucid graceful style likening it to fine French prose and notes the romance’s imaginary settings and references to maritime Bohemia Derivation and Perdita.

Robert Louis Stevenson Prince Otto Dr. Jekyl Mr. Hyde Mr. Stevenson Bohemia Perdita Florizel Offenbach Gerolstein

Court and Devonshire streets paving debate in Boston

A public hearing by the city paving committee, Alderman Hart presiding, discussed pavement material for Court and Devonshire streets. Witnesses favored wood or granite over asphalt due to noise and horse footing, with strong opposition to asphalt's safety and durability. The committee took the matter under advisement.

Committee On Paving Alderman Hart City Hall Court Devonshire Waldo Adams Adams Express Company Adams J. W. Davis Sears Fuller Boston Marine Insurance Company State and Devonshire Streets Devonshire Street Roland Worthington Traveller Property Commonwealth Bank William G. Preston A. W. Newmans George C. Buell Boston Edwin Sibley Daniel Lovering Lovering Hart Henry W. Putnam Devonshire and Milk Streets Putnam

Anniversary meeting of Boston Universalists at Shawmut Church

At Shawmut Church in Boston the Boston Association of Universalists convened with Benjamin P. Whittemore chairing. The morning session featured Rev. S. W. Sample of Chelsea on personal influence in Christian work and the need for active church involvement to aid the poor and fight pauperism.

Boston Association of Universalists Shawmut Church Benjamin P. Whittemore George L. Perin S. W. Sample Chelsea Christopolis B. B. Whittemore W. A. Start Thomas H. Armstrong John Lyons Bridgeport Conn Church Universal Christian Brotherhood Emerson L. B. Blackford Waltham Mass Crossley Portland G. T. Keirn Harmon Tufts College Mr. Polk Wilson W. E. Tomlinson Rhode Island Mr. Line Tufts Divinity School

School of Expression Exhibition at Association Hall

A varied program at the School of Expression led by principal S S Curry at Association Hall on Boylston street drew a large crowd. Miss Mary E Doyle portrayed Leah with grace and power in Leah the Forsaken, while a Colman comedy, The Heirat Law, was cut due to a missing participant.

School OF Expression S. S. Curry Association Hall Boylston Street Leah Mary E. Doyle Colman Matthew Arnold F.C. Croy Clara Louise Thompson Curry

Random Clippings from a Late 19th Century Gazette

A collage of social satire and brief anecdotes from various papers. Items mock the Washington Hatchet, Miss Mackay, and Chinese punishment while noting jokes about the Pope, Little Rock politics, and San Francisco handsome men. Short quips touch on labor, fashion, and courtroom humor.

Anniversary Held for Children Mission at Arlington Street Church

The thirty seventh anniversary of the Children's Mission to the Children of the Destitute was observed at Arlington Street Church with William H. Baldwin presiding. The event featured donors, a treasurer report showing receipts of 22654 11 and expenditures of 22229 28, and 34 children at year start plus 165 admitted and 169 placed in country homes.

Arlington Street William H. Baldwin John H. Heywood Melrose Baldwin Henry Kidder Charles Faulkner J. Mason Everett Samuel B. Cruft Albert E. Pillsbury Massachusetts Senate George Landor Porin Shawmut Avenue Universalist Church Charles W. Birtwell Children’s Aid Society Brooke Herford

Catalonia Sails from Boston with Passengers and Cargo

The Cunard steamship Catalonia heads to Liverpool this afternoon carrying 120 steerage and 60 intermediate plus cabin passengers including Octavius Howe J L Morrison Dr Dale Major Ames and others. The cargo totals 40000 bushels of wheat 18900 quarters of beef 15900 bales and 600 tons of provisions and coal.

Cunard Catalonia Boston Liverpool Octavius Howe J. L. Morrison Dale Major Ames J. Knox Richard Kitson Charlotte B. Kitson W. B. Greene C. Clarke T. M. Clarke B. K. Redfern Phineas Pierce Edgar Pierce Edward Jones Fannie W. Jones Philip G. Morrison Charles Larned C. H. Roberts Thomas Roden John Smith

Globe Theatre Showings and Local Attractions Tonight

The Globe Theatre presents Shane in lawn style while Hollis Street theatre hosts Pepita Union Square Theatre Company offers evening show. Boston theatres feature A Soap Bubble and Fresh the American in evening slots with other acts listed. World’s Museum Menagerie and Battle of Gettysburg open 10 A M to 10 P M daily.

Globe Theatre W. J. Scanlan Hollis Street Theatre Union Square Theatre Company Pepita Boston Theatre Eijou Theatre Neil Burgess World's Museum, Menagerie Tremont Street

Dog plays whist with master in Dartmoor tale shocks critics

A correspondent recounts a shepherd and his colley on the moor using double dummy whist with the dog tracking trumps. The tale, praised by the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, contrasts canine wit with human absurdity and cites Sir John Lubbock’s dog as a comparison.

Sophocles Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Saturday Review Colley Dartmoor Lord Charles Beresford Portland Balaam Jonah Mr. Utterton John Lubbock

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