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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1886

Page

2

Rhode Island Politicized State Police Plan Sparks Outcry

The Rhode Island Legislature named ex Postmaster Charles Brayton of Providence as chief of the new State police, signaling a party machine start. Brayton’s long career in party management is cited, with his post office tenure viewed as political. An indignation meeting is planned in Providence and the Republican press denounces the scheme as indecent and unfit for Rhode Island.

Charles B. Brayton Providence Rhode Island Brayton Providence Journal Republican Party Commonwealths Boston Journal Crapo New Bedford Springfield Republican John D. Long Washington United States Senate Massachusetts Oliver Ames Springfield Namash Ff Straw Manchester Hillsborough New Hampshire New Hamphire Middlesex Cambridge County of Obate Boston Post Boston Groncre M. Brooks Esquire

Public urged to form opinion on electric elevated railways

Hearings at the State House on electric elevated railways face scant public attention though promoters claim a clean, safe, powerful system could speed transit. Critics note novelty, seek intelligent public opinion and broader consideration before any charter decision.

State House Boston Winthrop Newton New England Meigs

Nova Scotia Seeks Secession From Canadian Union

Nova Scotia faces a June 15 election shaped around secession as the main issue. Premier Fielding urges a return to independence amid fiscal burdens from Ottawa and tariffs. Liberals are favored locally, but federal Conservatives require imperial approval for any change.

Nova Scotia Halifax Fielding House of Assembly Ottawa Nova

Memorial Day Observances By Grand Army Earn Praise

The city observes Memorial Day with church services and open air decorations led by veteran groups. Post 15 of the Grand Army at Park Street Church features Rev Dr Withrow as chaplain delivering a heroism themed sermon. The paper retracts past misstatements about Withrow and Herrick and aims for accuracy and fairness in coverage.

the Union Grand Army of the Republic Grand Army Park Street Withrow Herrick Post

The Kleptomania of Portable Property and Public Duty

An essay argues a social disease causes theft of small valuables from owners. It notes differences by gender, cites Dr. Jones on buttons and livery, and suggests public attention, possible reforms like hiring male attendants or restricting grooms and coachmen, to reduce temptation rather than abandon homes.

Jones New York Pasteur

Dixey Charmed by London Welcome for Adon Is Burlesque

Henry E Dixey arrives in London to perform Adon Is and is greeted with enthusiasm. Observers expect his burlesque of Irving to draw strong reactions from London audiences and critics. The Lyceum manager faces opposition but Dixey may win greater appreciation abroad.

Henry E. Dixey New York London Audi

Destruction of the Cock Tavern Ends Fleet Street Echoes

The London Graphic notes the demolition of the Cock Tavern in Fleet Street near Temple Bar. Historic tavern lore linked to Pepys, Ben Jonson, and Tennyson fades as widening Fleet Street makes way for a Bank of England branch, erasing a site famed for witty gatherings and literary memory.

Tennyson London Graphic Fleet Street Temple Bar Ben Jonson Addison Steele Lincoln’s Inn Fields London Cock Tavern Bank of England

Sixth annual League of American Wheelmen meet wraps with parades and races

The sixth annual L A W meet closed with a scorchers race to Chestnut Hill won by W A Rhodes of Dorchester as Doane followed. A grand parade formed after at Vendome, with three divisions led by Henry E Ducker George R Bidwell and W R Pitman. Afternoon events on Union grounds featured multiple one mile races with Charles A Steuben H L Caldwell A B Rich Thomas Fahey W H Rhodes and H G Getchell among winners. The day ended with a banquet at the Vendome attended by about 150 wheelmen and the formation of the American Cyclists Union.

League of American Wheelmen Chestnut Hill W. A. Rhodes Dorchester W.S. Doane Marshall Beckwith Henry E. Ducker Springfield Rockingham Club Portsmouth N. H Manchester Crescent Bicycle Club Great Falls Wheelmen Concord Massachusetts Bicycle Club Holyoke Knockabout Bicycle Club Charles A. Steuben Hudson County Wheelmen H. L. Caldwell Boston League A. B. Rich New York Taylor Boggis Cleveland Rich Thomas Fahey New Britain Conn Fahey Bird W. H. Rhodes H. G. Getchell Cambridge Edgar K. Webber Smithville N. J Massachusetts H. C. Getchell Frank G. Gibbs Rhodes Lynn Nonatum Vendome American Cyclists’ Union Racing Board Beckwith Charles E. Pratt United States America Commonwealth and W. F. Slocum Massachusetts Club Nantasket Hingham Black Rock House Poat Somerville Club Gloucester Copley Squares Somerville Dorchester Club Essex House Salem Potter

Striking notes from city and country press digests

A collage of brief items from various papers discusses labor strife in New York and elsewhere, musical criticism in Chicago, prison earnings at Sing Sing, a Haverhill wife resisting a strike, a poet and painter quips, Vanderbilt descendants, Bombay Rifleists, bicycle talk, and Albany press clubs.

Sing Sing Norristown Herald Haverhill Lowell Brighton Warren Aveniue

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