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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1886
Page
4
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Hon John F Andrew expresses gratitude for unanimous nomination by the Democratic convention. He links national sentiment supporting President Cleveland to benefits for the country and pledges loyal support for good government. He will accept the nomination and aligns with the Worcester platform.
European stock exchanges and the public take the Bulgarian situation seriously as Austro Hungary and most powers back the Berlin treaty status against Russian Balkan moves. Britain and Germany favor a united stance while Paris stands apart. A pacific Bulgarian regency reply offers a potential path to settlement if Russia avoids a push to war.
Amid Knights of Labor convention, three major industries face action. Chicago packing houses may enforce ten hour shifts by closing briefly this month. Anthracite miners plan a Wednesday mass strike if wage demands aren’t met, with Powderly issuing an ultimatum. Frankford cotton mills likely to shut Thursday, risking 4000 jobs without a settlement. Arbitration’s unpopularity noted in several states.
The American Jockey Club of New York closed its gates at Jerome Park after ten years, ending without a second autumn meeting due to strict betting laws. The board protests police action, noting betting occurs openly elsewhere in New York. The move spoils sport but shows racing relies on staking money for viability.
Professor Summer analyzes Mr Blaine's tariff argument in the North American Review by citing Maine savings bank data. Between 1874 and 1885 deposits rose 2 million while interest on earlier deposits would have outgrown this gain, undermining the tariff prosperity claim. The piece contrasts Boston symposiums at Reform and Norfolk clubs with Frye and Ames among others.
A Portland cashier named Gould gave a lengthy reflective statement on his way to prison at Thomaston, praising bank officials and the rail journey while asserting he acted from a supposed moral duty and theology. He avoided naming accomplices, rejected escape, and framed his crime as a misfortune endured to maintain independence.
The text critiques Blaine for using statistics from savings banks to support tariff claims, arguing his reasoning is sophistry and has no real relevance to the tariff question.
Delegates from many local assemblies gather in Richmond for the Knights of Labor annual meeting. Key topics include internal organization, strikes and boycotts, and the order’s relation to open trades unions. A contest over officer elections and governing board looms as major procedural questions arise. Governor Lee of Virginia delivers the welcome address.
Governor Pattison directs the attorney general to determine if the anthracite coal ring violated the law and to act. He cites a constitutional ban on common carriers manufacturing or mining the coal they carry and accuses the combined companies of doing so. He condemns the monopoly as harming workers and imposing burdens on coal consumers, noting a $15,000,000 overcharge this year.
The Massachusetts Reform Club unanimously endorses John F. Andrew for Governor, praising his stance on honest government, impartial suffrage, and protection of American labor. The discussion centers on contrasts with political adversaries and calls for independent support of Andrew and Brackett, urging upstanding governance.
Weeping friends escorted him to the place of his punishment as a sermon rested on his lips and an aureola appeared about his head, signaling a solemn exit.
Harvard University announces a new quarterly journal to publish signed articles on economic and social questions. The first issue on January 15 will feature Dunbar and Hadley pieces, with contributors including Walker Wright Laughlin Taussig Ford Newcomb Hart and Wheeler. The journal aims to advance economic research and discussion under Dunbar’s editorial leadership.
A European seismologist named Rudolph Falb, described as wiser than Wiggins, forecasts a tremendous flood in the year 6400 A D. The text argues that a slight timing shift of about a millennium would not damage his credibility as a prophet.
The late Dr Wood’s mantle appears to have fallen on Henry James as he converts Princess Casamassima into a three volume book form. The notable novelist expands the work into a sizable trilogy, underscoring its importance in his oeuvre.
A critical review of An Epigrammatic Voyage by Denton J Snider. The verse work confounds readers with a voyage through classic literature and dialogues between Tetylus and Corydon. The critic finds it lacking poetical force and wit, noting it has less merit than Snider’s Agamemnon's Daughter.
The critic praises Celia Thaxter’s new volume The Cruise of the Mystery as a solid addition to her work, noting her lyric gift and love of earth. While not elevating her reputation, the collection provides satisfying poems like August and vivid nature imagery, priced at $1 in Boston.
A critical notice on Mr Ballou’s Genius in Sunshine and Shadow. The piece likens the compilation to a chaotic fish pond and notes its disorderly aggregation of facts and gossip about supposed geniuses. It cites colorful anecdotes about Rachel, Otway, and a pedlar’s daughter.
Critics claim Vathek surpasses Rasselas while Brontë writes on special days and Gaskell daily, with Fuller discovering minds rivaling her own in Maturin M. Ballou’s Genius in Sunshine and Shadow. The book in Boston traces radiance, entertaining many and boring a few to death at $1.50.
Amory presents a detailed tribute by classmate Mr Amory on Judge Warren the memoir covers ancestry and public service, with broad appeal to intimate friends though some letters to his father in youth seem out of place and lessen general interest.
Miss Edith M. Thomas is praised as naturalist and writer for her slender volume The Round Year. The book assembles poems about spring rain autumn and other seasons, drawing on Nature themes and Thoreau’s sky imagery, with a clear intellect and refined spirit.
The writer explores nearby Boston scenes the Mexicans at Horticultural Hall and a Middlesex Fells outing. He samples tortillas and chocolate from Mexican kitchen girls, praises chocolate, compares Mexican and Japanese visuals, notes Spanish musical tones, and describes a scenic trek with a local guide toward mushroom hunts, wild clematis, and fringed gentian by the Winchester reservoir.
A compilation of newspaper comments on tariff protestantism temperance strategies and political integrity. It cites the Boston Advertiser Providence Journal Commercial Advertiser and other papers praising or critiquing figures like Cleveland Ames Blaine Lodge and Andrew while discussing third party splits and the role of the press in shaping public opinion.
A reflective Boston reader describes the rapture of hill woods and lakes near Amontillado, praising the Commonwealth's Preserve and noting a Bay State Agricultural Society show in progress. He unexpectedly encounters actor Lawrence Barrett and recalls actors seeking reality beyond the stage, including Mr Booth, amid summer leisure.
A collage of quips and witticisms from multiple papers. Jokes about lovers, emperors, judges, lawyers, and poets mingle with satirical takes on newspapers banks and politics. Light, pointed observations reveal era humor and social quirks.
In October Century Frank Tooker recalls a secluded morning escape with Daphne. They flee the world to cool, secret glooms where laurel blooms and dew baths are shared, their laughter and whispered names dissolving the forest’s murmurs.
A Pall Mall Gazette account recounts a visitor finding Count Tolstoy in peasant attire sweeping a hearth. He writes a letter after breakfast, joins a village trip to square a beam, and later assists peasants with materials for building and farming rather than giving alms.
David De Bensaude, husband of Violet Cameron, appeared before Judge Andrews in the Supreme Court on a habeas corpus writ. Bondsman William J. Newman signed a peace bond ensuring he will keep the peace toward Violet Lydia De Bensaude. The prisoner was released and may return to Europe with DA consent.
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