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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1884

Page

2

Has Lodge Been Altering Returning Boards

The note questions Lodge activities on returning boards and suggests Steve Elkins could be a strong candidate for AP if he leaves his current job.

Lodge Steve Elkins Associated Press Fis

Crowd Hates Gen Butler on Washington Street

Spectators on Washington Street voiced strong opposition to Gen Butler, hissed his name and picture with clear, united enthusiasm, reflecting widespread condemnation.

Washington Street Gen. Butler Hellabie Vermont Heston Montreal Toronto Chicago Desirabis Boston Lowell Fitchburg Central Vermont W. Hobart W. Cummings Albans

South United Against Corruption Defines Election Year

A historical editorial praises the southern bloc for unity against public corruption and highlights the Republican candidate as a central force keeping the issue in voters’ minds during the current political year.

Butler’s Next Steps Oppose Political Undertaker Threats

The remark questions Gen. Butler’s plan to act now, asking if he confronted his political rival about the coffin’s quality and trimmed details, and if he beat him, suggesting he should step in quietly and await calls without fear of resurrectionists.

Gen. Butler Butler Blaine Logan

Crowds Rally Against Repeated Theft Tactics

Surging crowds gathered in front of the newspaper offices yesterday as a reminder of 76 days and the patience it required. The scene reflected a resolve to prevent a theft linked to the 1975 election from repeating this year.

Political Prayers Mixed With Grace During Meal

The Rev Dr Web notes a preacher’s stump speech inserted into grace before a meal. He suggests such political prayer may lack influence and even be impudent for a clergyman to mingle politics with devotion.

Dr. Web

Butler’s Boston Backlash Yields Big Victory Margin

Gen Butler faced strong opposition in Boston where crowds marked vengeance, while Cleveland swept the city with a thousand votes for every hundred given him. He exited with a larger plurality than any Butler tally, and Collins and Maguire won by large majorities. Boston shows clear weariness of Butler.

Gen. Butler Boston Cleveland City Butler Collins Maguire

Complex ballot boxes spark debate on counting delays

The patent ballot boxes in this state are criticized as elaborate nuisances slowing vote counting and delaying results. Critics question whether the added delay and confusion cause more disturbance than any potential fraud they might prevent.

Democrats Celebrate House Vote Results and Key Slates

The piece reviews early returns showing a roughly 40 seat majority for Democrats in the next Congress, noting Morrison’s re election gains and defeats like the Michigan incumbent Harr. It contrasts past choices with the current field praising Cellins and condemning Keifer, Blaine era speakerships, and asserts public scrutiny kept the lower house aligned with the people.

William R. Morrison Michigan Harr House Massachusetts Cellins New House Keifer Grant Celfix Blaine Congress

Fragments of political theater and relics from distant rails

A collage of anecdotes and oddities reports Butler Blaine and Blaine's rivals, a story of a gun once owned by John Brown and a long Chinese railway line near Kaiping. It weaves humor and history from the street to the empire with mentions of figures like Grant, Ingersoll, and Li Hung Chang.

London Times Herr Piepert Geographical Review Brunswick China Shanghai Woosung Tcheli Kaiping Tien-Ts England Lergth Japan Boston and Fernandina S. S. Co., Limited Lorenzo D. Baker South Side Long Wharf Fernandina, Fla Florida Railway and Navigation Co St. Johns River Seaverns & CO South Market Street

Mighty quick tale of a stubborn apple tree

Bob Burdette recalls a scene where a man shouts to boys in a tree to hasten down. If ten boys are present, the exchange repeats for each boy until the last one lands with no apples left. A stranger or dog alters the cadence, leaving the road noisy with jeering boys and a desolate orchard.

St. Louis John Brown Tom Allen Brown Harper’s Ferry Taylor Illinois Allen Philadelphia Rogers Wes Parthian Bob Burdette Ella F. Hurd Jamestown Dakota Suffolk Boston Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire

Carlyle Biography Sunlit By Froude’s Work And His Political Power

The Pall Mall Gazette lauds Thomas Carlyle as a guiding moral force and credits his biography by Froude with revealing a noble life. It argues Carlyle shaped politics by fostering distrust of democracy, praising the free hand doctrine and the role of the nation’s ablest leader in governance.

Pall Mall Gazette Thomas Carlyle Carlyle Froude Lord Beaconsfield Mr. Gladstone Oliver Cromwell Gladstone Carlisle Canning

What Protection Meant Before 1861 and Now

The piece argues about the meaning of protection to prosperity, tracing prewar tariff use as revenue duty with incidental protection, led by Hamilton. It notes protectionists favored tariffs around 20 percent for revenue with discrimination, while higher duties never justified. It implies 1861-era practice yielded prosperity under revenue-focused protection.

Hamilton, Clay and Greeley Alexander Hamilton

Jersey fashion in Clara Belle’s Cincinnati attire described

The article details Jersey garment styles with new fabrics, webbing, and braided trims. It notes undergarment conventions, cut improvements, and variants such as waistcoats and contrasting colors. It also references public opinion labeling the jersey as immodest and hints at possible backlash.

Clara Belle Cincinnati Enquirer Mother Hubbard

Edison recalls boyhood prank and dismissed claim

The New York Times reports Thomas Edison jokes about tall tales from Montreal telegraph operators claiming he caused a Grand Trunk railway near miss and owed $2.25. Edison laughs at the rumor and says no money was ever owed and his memory is intact.

New York Times Thomas Alva Edison Montreal Grand Trunk Railway Toronto Mr. Edison Hickson Edison Fifth Avenue

Gower Discovers Huge Rattlesnake Nest on Farm Near Nashville

J A Gower of the fourteenth district, while burning logs, found a hollow log filled with rattlesnakes. He and a neighbor killed 28 snakes, including a king about 10 feet long with 18 rattles. The nest is the largest on record locally, with neighbors ready to testify to the account.

Nashville Banner J. A. Gower Fourteenth

New Obesity Cures From Munich And Banting Plans

From London Truth Dr Schweninger of Munich claims a novel method to slim the body by two hours between meals. He cites Prince Bismarck as cured and lists four schemes for the overweight including Banting and German Banting, plus a Munich method of woolen dress and sleeping with flannel. It also notes classifications of foods into proteins fats starches and minerals with examples from Huxley.

London Schweninger Munich Prince Bismarck Huxtey

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