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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1887

Page

5

British Men of Peace Arrive in Boston for Arbitration Mission

A British peace delegation led by Sir Lyon Playfair arrives in Boston to promote international arbitration between the two nations. The group, including MPs and peers, attends a Vendome reception and a formal banquet hosted by the Commercial Club, with speeches urging peaceful settlement of disputes and the abolition of war as a national policy.

Boston Vendome City Benjamin Pickard M. P John Wilson Charles Freak John Ingalls Niagara Sir George Campbell Philadelphia Sir Lyon Playfair Old Boston Town Caleb Wright M.P Munroe Ferguson John Swinburne Halley Stewart William Randall Cremer Lord Kinnaird Lyon Playfair Workingmen’s Congress of Great Britain Congress Hotel Vendome Commercial Club Dartmouth Street Alpheus H. Hardy William Whitman Sir George Cambell Andrew Provand Alley Stewart William Randal Cremer Ames Saltonstall Hoar Oliver Wendell Holmes John D. Long Alexander H. Rice O’brien F. A. Walker Andrew Carnegie Samuel H. Russell H. O. Houghton George O. Carpenter William Jase America England Griffin's Wharf Oken Canada Georgia South Carolina Massachusetts Alabama Europe George Campbell Atlantic Pennsylvania United States Thearliamentary Party George F. Hoar New England Samoset Plymouth Holmes Antietam Stratford-on-Avon Jesus Christ

Peace Societies speakers laud Lincoln to unite nations

Mr. Cremer lauds Lincoln praising restraint over aggression and a future warless world. Andrew Carnegie and E S Tobey speak at the Commercial Club dinner ending its regular session, with mass meetings planned at Tremont Temple featuring Governor Ames and others.

William Randal Cremer M.P Abraham Lincoln Lincoln United States Andrew Carnegie E. S. Tobey American Peace Society Commercial Club Tremont Temple E. 8. Tobey Governor Ames O’brien Lyon Playfair Halley Stewart Robert C. Winthrop Society John Wilson Workingmen’s Congress of Great Britain Bishop Foster The Methodist Episcopal Church E. E. Hale D.D Alexander McKenzie Emory Haynes

Breckenridge Talks Revenue Cuts and Cleveland renomination

Kentucky representative Breckenridge predicts a winter revenue reduction and a bill to cut surplus and taxation burdens. He asserts Cleveland will likely be renominated and reelected, with Democrats showing strength in Virginia Maryland New York and New Jersey amid a sturdy Democratic platform.

Washington Sordau Breckenridge Kentucky House Cleveland Congress Virginia Maryland Tennessee North Carolina Rhode Island New Jersey New York Mr. Cleveland

Railroads Report Strong Year With Gains In Passenger Traffic

Massachusetts railroad annual reports for year ending Sept 30 1887 show higher gross and net earnings for most lines with passenger traffic up signaling healthy business. Interstate commerce law appears not to harm rail lines as rates dip slightly yet rising volume offsets. Local street railways show mixed results due to strikes hard winter and improvements but gross income rises overall. Central Massachusetts freight traffic gains expected from alliance with Connecticut River road directing Springfield to Boston routes. New York & New England reports surplus above 75000 to 100000 dollars consistent with prior estimates.

Massachusetts Boston & Maine Connecticut River Road Springfield Chicopee Holyoke Northampton Deerfield Greenfield Boston

Revision of the wool tariff debate begins

The American Wool Reporter will report that Columbus Delano, president of the National Association of Wool Growers, has named a committee to meet with woolen manufacturers and dealers to pursue a revision of the wool tariff. Most appointees hold strong positions and favor restoring pre 1883 duty levels.

New York American Wool Reporter Columbus Delano National Association of Wool Growers

Local Theatres Schedule Evening Showings

Park Theatre presents A Hole in the Ground at 7 45. Hoston Museum shows Sophia at 7 45. Poence Theatre offers A Run of Luck at 7 45. Hollis Street Theatre stages Colleen Bawn at 7 45. Obe Theatre presents Joseph Jefferson. Howard Athenium features Variety at 8.

Brown University Reports No New Scarlet Fever Cases

Providence officials say no new scarlet fever cases at Brown University. One patient has improved and another is not seriously ill, easing authorities' concerns about further spread.

Providence R. I Brown University

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