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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1884
Page
1
The ex Blaine journals retain a combative stance toward Mr. Cleveland, suggesting they seek solace in continued mudslinging amid political tensions and timing that favors their public narratives.
Editorial notes that the mugwumps have stated they do not seek a place in Cleveland's cabinet, urging industrious journals to recall this stance amid discussions of political appointments.
The text notes that Republican reports of discord between Cleveland and Hendricks were premature, stating that neither man has knowledge of any such affair and thus no confirmed conflict exists.
The piece questions the Bartholdi pedestal fund’s lack of progress, asking the public for information and noting the ongoing stalemate despite broader newspaper coverage. It frames the issue as a potential disgrace and seeks transparency from authorities involved.
Republicans who did not elect Cleveland worry about his conduct of the administration. Democrats who did elect him show no anxiety.
The Dongola mudir congratulates Lord Wolseley on the rapid Nile advance, but the expedition moves only slowly, suggesting covert sarcasm from the local official amid cautious optimism in distant battles.
A proposal argues that transporting mitroglycerine could be made far safer by placing very delicate elastic substances between the explosive and its container. The idea aims for near perfect safety through cushioning materials.
A brief letters column item asks readers to identify the spoils of victory and who currently holds them. The notice labels itself as information wanted and seeks named individuals or offices responsible for distributing rewards.
A San Jose man on his way home wandered through pumpkin fields until he went mad with the sight crying see the squashes. He was restrained and sent to the asylum. The piece likens him to Butler who rode through Butler country shouting Everybody wants Butler, noting he is a candidate.
The piece denounces light sensational writing flooding the market as pernicious and degrading to virtue. It condemns machine produced imitators of French popular fiction as disgusting and dangerous to society, calling for stricter laws to curb such influences on institutions and government.
A group of men calling themselves regulators went to John G. Hughes's Pine Grove home in Rowan County on Tuesday night to whip him. Hughes resisted and was killed. Three men have been arrested.
Augusta Maine November 27 the governor and council completed the count of the presidential vote and declared Blaine electors had the highest total with 72 209 votes while Cleveland Polled 21 40 Butler 8953 and St John 2160 confirming the electoral slate for Maine with Blaine leading the field.
A New England Thanksgiving in Boston featured widespread charity with meals for the needy and warm homes for many, while others suffered in cold streets. The event sparked mixed moods as sermons urged democratic renewal, moral reform, and active church engagement to sustain national values amid political change. Mayors, ministers, and congregations gathered at People’s Church to hear a sermon titled A Cure for Defeat, reflecting on the recent electoral outcome and the path forward for the republic.
The Rev Dr Bartol addressed about 100 at West Church on the closed canvass and the lot cast into the lap. He urged gratitude for personal purity in candidates, questioned independents, praised Blaine with sympathy, and defended clergy amid accusations of filth in the canvass. He hoped the new Democratic leadership would improve the past 25 years.
The Charlestown congregations united in a union service at the Universalist church. Rev George B Horr Jr of First Baptist preached on Deuteronomy four nine urging heedfulness to keep our souls and noting public opinion shapes religion and morals. He laments declines in faith, law respect, and national tone since the Civil War, contrasts old New England with newer immigration, and warns on immigration’s impact on national life.
Rev E E Hale led a Thanksgiving program at South Congregational Church Union Park Street at 11 AM sharing a historical tale of Boston common Fort Hill. The account described 250 years ago when Tom Craddock alerted Gov Winthrop to a trading ship Lion, sparking a shift from fasting to thanksgiving, amid children aid efforts and generous subscriptions to the Newsboys Reading Room totaling 574. The rest of the day covered Little Wanderers Thanksgiving rites at Baldwin Place with memory of Rev R G Toles, theater staff dinners at Revere House, and a Lewis Street mission dinner for 348 outcasts with speeches by local pastors and a census of young men by country of origin totaling 214.
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union repeated its annual Thanksgiving feast inviting members unable to be with friends. A 1 PM meal featured boiled and roast turkey, pies, fruits, and beverages with remarks from President Baldwin and ministers. Guests from many nations and states attended, reflecting the union’s wide reach and charity. At Father Roche's Home, 164 boys plus 89 waifs shared a dinner with music by volunteers, as plans for larger quarters on Bennett Street were announced.
About 200 guests gathered at the Boston Young Men's Christian Association building to celebrate Thanksgiving. President A. B. Woodworth and General Secretary M. K. Deming presided as donors were thanked and a home-life speech urged young men to seek independent housing while a Tremont Street room was rented to expand the association’s work.
At Concord State Prison a Thanksgiving holiday paused work and offered breakfast mass and a chapel program. Two life sentence prisoners Keern Rigney and Edmund Healy received pardons amid celebrations. Rigney, 1867 murder convict, planned to join relatives in West Roxbury. Healy, 84, will be cared for by a South End Catholic institution. About 568 prisoners were present, with 450 to be moved to Charlestown soon after.
A holiday scene inside a prison shows forty eight weary inmates receiving a scarce Thanksgiving dinner, many demanding only water and smoke to cope with hunger and distress. An inmate woman in the padded cell displays extreme agitation, refusing water as staff describe her as possibly insane.
The Boston Light Infantry held a match with top prizes awarded to Hiobbs and Heath for gold and silver medals. Numerous named soldiers competed in decimal and rest matches, with results listed for individuals such as J. Holmes and G. Lloyd. Military practice at Lynn and Malden Rifle Club events followed, detailing team scores, individual winners, and a Thanksgiving shoot with poultry prizes and a turkey auction.
Skating crowds filled the Institute rink with fast races led by James Turner and Fritz Smith as spectators cheered the two mile turkey event. Thanksgiving services and entertainments filled Clarendon street church and Broadway Universalist venues with plays, dances, minstrel shows, and social gatherings across South Boston.
Secretary Teller submits annual report noting new agency buildings for boarding and day schools, 81 boarding and 76 day schools, six industrial schools, and 23 church-supported schools. Detailing industrial schools at Chilocco Lawrence Genoa, with attendance and farming activity, plus Osages enforcing eight months schooling. Discusses crimes on reservations, Court of Indian Offenses, leasing of lands, depredations by whites and Indians, and need for removing illegal fencing of public lands.
Reports detail burglaries at J W Simpson Croftsbury store and furs found on suspects in Lewiston. Obituary notes Charles Crossfield of Keene, aged 45. Bratueboro youths sentenced for railroad obstructions. Burlington or Waterbury figures face cruelty charges. County seat relocation talks for Orleans and a controversial Florida remark cited by Freeman's Journal. Rutland Herald prints on sawdust pulp paper.
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