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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1887

Page

5

Washington Moves to Host National Democratic Convention

Washington activists press to secure the national Democratic convention with a 12 000 seat frame hall on public land near B Street and Louisiana Avenue. The effort, led by the Columbia Club, aims to outpace rivals and attract future meetings while noting finance and site challenges. Also reports on literary figures considering Washington as a home and on Me and debt refunding legislation timings.

Washineton Spectan Washington House of Representatives Congress Tenth Twelfth Streets B Street Louisiana Avenue National Democratic Executive Committee Columbia Club Executive Department

Advertisement invites cotton and woollen goods manufac ture

A notice from the seigneurs of Lewiston Mills offers an excellent opportunity for a person to engage in the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods in the local area, highlighting available facilities and permission to pursue this enterprise.

Lewiston Mills

New York Graphic Sold to Wealthy Republican Syndicate

A group of prominent Republicans led by Levi P. Morton Frank Hiscock Thomas C. Platt Cornelius N. Bliss Stephen B Elkins and possibly William Walter Phelps purchased the New York Graphic from J W Hinkley The buyers plan to run the paper as a Republican weekly and to broaden its circulation nationwide The report notes a prior 1884 bid by Elkins to take control and distribute 100000 copies weekly, and that Hinkley had shifted the paper to Democratic lines for the 1884 election.

New York Graphic J. W. Hinkley Levi P. Morton Frank Hiscock Thomas C. Platt Cornelius N. Bliss Stephen B. Elkins William Walter Phelps Graphic Weekly Republican Party Harper’s Weekly Hinkley Elkins

Sermon at Trinity Church Urges Living in the Present

Rev. Phillips Brooks preaches on St. Matthew 6 34 urging faithful living now not coveting the future. He contrasts two Bible versions, warns against peering into tomorrow and advises steady present work to prepare for what lies ahead.

Trinity Church Phillips Brooks Brooks God Jesus

Maguire Corse Hearing Shifts Focus on Interviews

General Corse and Dr. William Shaw Bowen missed Saturday’s Maguire Corse hearing though summoned. Maguire’s counsel read excerpts from a New York Sunday Herald interview and its denial. Bowen later visited the speaker and hinted a single man caused Corse’s troubles. Alderman Lee signaled an early report to the public.

General Corse William Shaw Bowen New York Herald Maguire- Corse Gargan Maguire New York Sunday Herald Bowen Dale Corse Mr. Maguire Alderman Lee

Naturalization sermons urge civic duty in East Boston

The Rev J Loughran Scott of East Boston Presby terian Church preached on naturalization using Acts 16 8 8. He noted Boston residents of English Scotch Nova Scotian and Canadian English origins and urged identification with politics to safeguard schools and counter liquor interests. He cited the Portuguese evictions on Long Island as a cautionary example.

J. Loughran Scott Presbyterian Church East Boston Paul Nova Long Island

Look Right On Sermon From Second Church

The Rev. Edward A. Horton preached at the Christian Union on Look Right On from Proverbs 4 25. He urged focus amid modern distraction, urged youth character building, less nagging, and aim for trust courage and hope to foster progress and peace. The talk contrasted John Bright and Gladstone in striving for larger truths.

Edward A. Horton Second Church The Christian Union John Bright Gladstone

Anti Poverty Club meeting in Hor ticultural Hall

A Hor ticultural Hall gathering heard speakers on anti poverty theories last night. Notable speakers included Andrew Garbett J R Roche and LE M White among the participants.

Horticultural Hall Andrew Garbett J. R. Roche LE. M. White

Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Tourists Return After Oct 5 Start

A party of Southern tourists from Boston on October 5 returned yesterday morning. Those considering joining the next trip are urged to consult travelers who can attest to the trip’s pleasures and merits.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Boston

Depew interview and Boston rail consolidation debated

The piece argues the Depew interview overstated claims while defending Atchison stock and noting bears’ market impact. It outlines plans for a southern Boston rail belt line and a broader Boston & Maine consolidation, detailing system totals, potential expansions, and expected financial outcomes.

West End Railway Seeks Beating Change on Beacon Arlington

The West End railway petitions city to shift its inner track seven feet farther from the sidewalk at Beacon and Arlington to ease the sharp curve. Abutters sign a remonstrance against moving the rails toward the middle of the street. President Whitney says remonstrance unexpected and endorses the new location for public convenience. He notes electric motor tests show power and traction satisfactory despite gearing refinements to improve speed.

West End Railway Beacon Arlington Streets Whitney

Washburn Will Probated With Large Bequests

The will of Governor William B. Washburn, filed for probate, leaves Mrs. Washburn $100,000 and the Main street mansion, $25,000 to each of four children, plus other gifts to Smith College and the Greenfield Library. Remainder goes to missionary boards. executors named as his son William N. Washburn and Franklin G. Fessenden.

Greenfield Springfield William B. Washburn Home Missionary Society of New York American Missionary Association Cause of Missions Franklin G. Fessenden Washburn Smith College New Art Gallery

Dr J C Harrison Addresses Tremont Temple Audience

Dr J C Harrison spoke to a large male audience at Tremont Temple on Saturday evening. He described health dangers facing men and boys and offered practical advice to avoid them. He noted Massachusetts lags behind leading states in medical laws and announced his final lecture Friday evening. Admission is free.

J. C. Harrison Tremont Temple Massachusetts Dr. Potts Longshore-Potts Parker House Tremont Street

Pennsylvania Tour Rate Covers Rail, Travel, and Lodging

The $70 rate for the upcoming Pennsylvania tour includes railway fare over about 2000 miles, a vestibule Pullman berth for eleven days, meals and lodging in first class hotels, and numerous carriage rides through historic ground in America.

Pennsylvania America

Amusements listings from Boston venues

The page lists showtimes at multiple theatres including Park Theatre Philopene at 7:45, Boston Museum Sophia, Boston Theatre A Run of Luck at 7:45, Trollis Street Theatre Phryne at 1 2 0, Globe Theatre Le Grande Mogul at 7:45, and Howard Atheneum My Partner at 8.

GLOBE le Grande Mogul Oward Atheneum Partner

Auction Sale Schedule for Real Estate and Horses

Real Estate sales by S. R. Knights & Co. and Charles W. Sawyer listed for 3 p.m. today. Horses auctioned by Albert Howe & Co. at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

S. R. Knights & Co Charles W. Sawyer Albert Howe & Co

Marriages Record From City Notices

Names and details of multiple wedding announcements including Jesse Herendeen to Florence Wheeler in Boston, Charles Lamphere to Mrs Lucy, W L Watson to Alice Parkinson, and Bartlett Winslow to Ann Freeman with ceremony locations and officiants.

A. Shearman W. L. Watson Utica N. Y Alice G Edward T. Parkinson Winslow—Freeman Brewster, Mass J.C. Lamb Bartlett B. Winslow Ann M. Freeman Brewster

Obituary notices from New England towns dated Oct 14–18

A sequence of brief death notices from Maynard Salem Auburndale Quincy and Somerville lists Clarissa A Bent 3 8. John Culliton 70. Minerva Davis 90. Cotton C Johnson 61 1. Herbert A Speare 85 1. George A Sanborn 63 6. Dr James Wilde 75.

Bent Maynard Clarissa Ann Jonathan P. Bent Culliton Salem John Culliton Davis Auburndale Mass Minerva Johnson Quincy Cotton C. Johnson Speare Herbert A. Speare Alden Caroline M. Speare Sanborn Somerville George A. Sanborn Wilde Duxbury James Wilde

Drawbridge Opens On Mystic River Bridge

Travel on the Western division of the Boston and Maine railroad paused yesterday afternoon as a new drawbridge over the Mystic River was installed. The 44 foot opening spans 51 to 73 feet truss sections, each tower post 65 feet tall, built by Joseph Ross of Ipswich, claimed to carry 100 tons. Trains resumed as the work finished in the afternoon.

Western Division Boston & Maine Railroad Mystic River Joseph Ross Ipswich

Indian Summer In Virginia

Southern tourists on October 26 will glimpse Virginia mountains through a delicate Indian summer haze. The scenery appears softer and warmer in color, bathed in radiant tinted sunlight.

Virginia Mountains

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