Irish-American bloc shifts toward Cleveland in 1888 race
The piece analyzes Irish-American voting patterns in New York, noting a shift from Blaine to Cleveland among Irish independents and club members. It cites estimates of strength in New York State, Buffalo and Albany, Prohibitionist influence, and projected city and state pluraLities, with contrasts to Republican aims at Harlem River.
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Blaine
Cleveland
Democratic National
Brooklyn
Thurman
Albany County
Erie County
Buffalo
Cleveland Club
Taxes and tariffs draw strong lines in 1880s debate
A Massachusetts Tariff Reform League leaflet argues tariffs raise living costs, listing taxed building materials and household goods. The rhetoric links taxes to inflation at the pump, with contrasts to public spending on political appeals. Holyoke and congressman Burnett profiles follow, noting local political alignments and candidate impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Downing and Douglass split over Higginson in Congress
In Newport and North Easton reports from October 1888 detail George T. Downing urging Col. Higginson for Congress over General Banks, arguing for colored political influence within the Democratic fold. The piece notes his praise for Cleveland and Sumner, and contrasts Democratic and Republican stances on race and policy.
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George T. Downing
Newport, R. IL
Frederick Douglass
Fifth District
Colonel Higginson
General Banks
Newport
R. L
Archibald M. Howe
T. Wigginson
Congress
Higinson
Banks
Higginson
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Charles Sumner
Phillips
Garrison
Andrew
Democratic Party
Thomas W. Higginson
George T. Downina
Prominent Republican Lawyer Supports Cleveland in Boston View
The Boston Herald notes that a leading Boston Republican lawyer, loyal to the party, now shares Morse’s tariff stance and will vote for Cleveland in November. It is understood a Superior Court justice and others who formerly backed the Republican ticket will also cast ballots for reform and Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Robert M. Morse, Jr
Boston
Morse
Boston Herald
Reform
Superior Court
Political contest heats in the tenth district convention
Henry L. Parker won the senatorial nomination with 14 votes to Bill Gile's 13. In the state committee race David Manning Jr. led a Walker opposition, while Gile trailed, then rose in tears as ballots shifted. Glasgow withdrew, and further ballots swung Manning to 14, Gile 12, with Mann at 2 and Glasgow at 1.
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Henry L. Parker
Ward
Bill’ Gile
Parker
Gile
David Manning, Jr
Walker
Brother Gile
Dave
Manning
Colonel Glasgow
Mann
Glasgow
Mr. Gile
Tariff Reform and Mills Bill Seen as Benefiting Consumers
In a Waitham Review letter Arthur T. Lyman argues that tariffs should aid buyers and readers, not protectors. the Mills bill offers broader reform, reducing duties on raw materials and imports to boost manufacturing and the welfare of New England, while opposing partisan protectionism seen as repugnant.
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Arthur T. Lyman
Waitham Review
the Tribune
Colonel Higginson
Republican Party
Senate
New England
Congress
Second District Developments in the Morse Race
Ant i Morse Republicans meet at noon in the Rogers building to nominate a candidate and fund a campaign. Lawyer Harris of East Bridgewater is the option, conditionally agreeing to run. Attack on Morse supporters continues over votes on soldiers' exemption. John E Russell to speak in New York on orders from the national committee. Mayor Russell's week plan includes multiple New England stops. New books review covers juvenile works and authors including Harland and Luska with details on several titles and editions.
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Harlem Ridge
Newark
St. John
Samuel Dickie
National Committee
New York State
Bose
Fisk
Harrison
Harlem River
Russell
Cambridge
Messrs
Jabez Fox
George C. Hodges
Robert Bleakie
Democratic Club
Leopold Morse
Thomas J. Gargan
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Tremont Temple
Lawrence KE. Miller
Essex
Marblehead
Salem
Senator Hoar
George B. Loring
George A. Marden
Third Essex
Horace M. Longfellow
Gloucester
Cape District
John Wallett
Nantucket
Hampden
James Kirkham
Springfield
New Bedford
Somerville
Tannton and
Worcester
Rogers
Morse
Harris
East Bridgewater
Josiah Quincy
Mr. Morse
John E. Russell
West
Rochester
Syracuse
New York
Michigan
Walpole
Newton
Malden
Beverly
Riday
Boston
H. J. Pettifer
London
America
Home Market Club
Malden Tariff Reform Association
Barrett
Opera House
Book notes on Southey Ibsen Alcott Moore Wagner works
A summary review of recent literary offerings. Southey’s selections are judged slim in merit with My days among the dead among his few memorable pieces. A pretty Knickerbocker Nugget edition of Moore’s Irish Melodies is praised for design though price rises. Notes on Ednah D. Cheney’s Louisa May Alcott biography for children and on Ibsen’s Pillars of Society Ghosts and An Enemy of Society, with Ellis, Archer, and Aveling contributions. Genealogies of John Marsh of Salem and descendants noted, plus Wagner analysis by Dippold.
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William Sharp
Canterbury Posts
Robert Southey
Thalaba
Kehama
Southey
Henrik Ibsen
Havelock Ellis
Ibsen
William Archer
Miss Lord
Ednah D. Cheney
Louisa May Alcott
Miss Alcott
Noore
Moore
Lucius B. Marsh
John Marsh
Salem
Wagner
G.T. Dippold
Professor Dippold
Thedeval
Germany
Sidney R. Thompson
Nework
Thomas Whittaker
New York
Lisbeth B. Comins
Boston
L. Prang & Co
Thomas Moore
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Dwight W. Marsh
Amherst
Mass
J. E. Williams
Richard Wagner
George Theodore Dippold
Henry Holt & Co
Body found in harbor near Balance dock East Providence
The body of laborer Moses Rourke was found floating in the harbor near Balance dock on the East Providence shore. He was last seen in a drunken state.
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Providence
Moses Rourke
Balance Dock
East Providence
Grant statue unveiled in St Louis amid ceremonies
The statue of General U S Grant presented to St Louis by the Grant Monument Association of Missouri was unveiled Saturday afternoon with imposing ceremonies. Mrs Josephine Mathes, of Malden, left her home Saturday night and has not been seen since. She was described as slightly demented.
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North Easton
Hazard Stevens
D. F. Moreland
North East
Moreland
United States
Stevens
Pacific Coast
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
Wallula
Columbia River
Interior
Ames
Idaho
Montana
Waltham Watch Factory
U.S. Grant
St. Louis
Grant Monument Association of Missouri
Josephine Mathes
Malden
Books Received Last Week
A catalogs list new titles and authors from multiple publishers including Lipincott, Macmillan, D. Lothrop, Roberts Bros, G. P. Putnam, and Houghton Mifflin. Notable works include Under-Currents, Old Concord, The Heiress of Cameron Hall, Diana of the Crossways, Clover, Glorinda, The Life of Raphael, and The Dramatic Year 1887 88. The digest notes paper-bound editions and illustrated volumes, with prices and distribution details for various series and authors.
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Princess Nourmahal
George Sand
Lew Vanderpoole
New York
G. W. Dillingham
Cameron Hall
Laura Jean Libbey
Boston
George Munro
Clara Louise Burnham
Ticknor & Co
D. Lothrop Company
Babyland
Mary
Rose Porter
Shagpat
Farina
George Meredith
Roberts Bros
Diana of the Crossways
Clover
Susan Coolidge
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning
John Fingram
Anna Bowmann Dodd
Raphael
Herman Grimm
Sarah Holland Adams
Cupples & Ifurd
Cupples & Hurd
W. C
Charles Dudley Warner
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
H. N., Wheeler
Palmer Cox
Philadelphia
Hubbard Bros
William F. Kip
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
David A. Wells
Henry J. Philpott
G. P. Putnam ’S Sons
Qs F. Ames
Log Cabin Cough Remedy Ad Promotes Grandmother Remedies
An anecdotal tale from Lake Nipissing travelers leads to a promotion of Warner’s Log Cabin cough and consumption remedy. The narrative highlights herbs, balms, and grandmother taught syrups as effective cures after a Scotswoman’s herbal aid helped a man recover. The ad positions the product as superior to doctors and other old-time preparations in curing coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nipissing
Canada
States
America
Warner
Boston Sheriff’s Sale Reported in Suffolk County
Auction notices from Suffolk County describe a sheriff sale held in Boston on October 15 1888. The brief item notes the official proceeding and the location in the county capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sufplolk
Boston
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Harlem
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Patabyss
D. Conant
Custom House
James P. Foster
Republican League
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Democracy
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Washington
Burnett
Agricultural and Labor Committees
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Candler
Downing
Douglass
More
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Marquis of Queensberry
Clinton Courant
Edward Burnett
Marlboro Times
NEW Books
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Sidney Luska
Daniel Deronda
Fiorimond
Norwich
Florimond Charles Marie Auguste Alexandre de la Bourbonacye
France
Lord Fauntleroy
Harland
Annals of the Round Table
Malory and Tennyson
Huntington Smith
Louis Enaut
Ero
Mme. Pigault
G. A. Henry
Venice
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Padua
Genoa
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Cinderella
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Oric
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Uncle
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Knights of the Round_ Table
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Estes & Lauriat
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Ray
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Thomas Y. Crowell & Co
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Venigo
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Wild Woods
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Stella Louise Hook
Charles Scribner’s Sons
DeWolfe, Fiske
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J. B. Lippincott Company
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Thomas Biosee & Son
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Margaret Sidney
Rome
Hugh Macmillan
New Macmillan & Go
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Robert In Stevenson
Macmillan & 50
Anna Katharine Green
Oount
G. P. Putnam’sons
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Edward Fuller
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John Bodewin
Mary Hallock Foote
Ticknor
Geo. E. Hall
School Street
No. S. Milk Street
London Art Journal
London Graphic
Washington St
F. D. Osgood & Son
General House Furnishers
Washington Street
Brussels
S&e
Wilton
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Almeria
Ex Steamship
Iowa
Jamaica
Progresso
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Sheriff’s Sale
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Court Square
Suffolk
Charles W. Wellington
Roxary
Wadley Street
Charles Wellington
Arthur W. Tifis
Dudley
Tufts
Dudley Street
Garbett and Wood
Kenilworth Street
Tudley Street
Roxbury
Charlies Wees
Arthur W. Tufts
Sai
Wellington
Garbett
Wood
Dee Book
Westerl
Reynolds
Thomas Fre
Samuel Hatch & Co
Congress Street
Fulton Street
Ferry Street
Samuel Train
Salem St
Tileston St
Salem Street
Pileston Street
Ryter Street
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