Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Oct 31, 1883, p. 2

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A collage of light items from Lowell to New York covers amateur parliaments, public notices, theater gossip, charity scandals, and foreign affairs. References include Mary and Mr Irving, Susan B Anthony, Charles Ross, Dr Tanner, and Captain Reid, with quips on weather, earthquakes, rain, and umbrella sellers shaping the mood.

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Chicago Alfonso Baltimore Charity Lydia Thompson Milton News Byrnesmonkey Polecat Stone Arkansas Butler Butler Hias Republican Party of Massachusetts Advertiser and Journal New York Charley Ross Dr. Tanner Washington Justice of the Peace New York State Roscoe Conkling Wendell Phillips South Vicksburg New York Herald Louisa M. Alcott Sophie’s Secret J.T. Trowbridge Capt Mayne Reid Capt. Reid Frank R. Stockton Hezekiah Butterworth E. S. Brooks Edward W. Tuffley China W. O. Stoddard Porter Adams Barnard Blackie Farrar Joseph Carter Oswald Black Bixby Rowland Dawson Harper's Harper’s Magazine Austin Dobson E. A. Abbey Herbert Tuttle Vermont Green London Joseph Hatton Leighton Fildes Millais Boughton Alma-Tadema Pettie Herkomer Montgomery Schuyler Metropolitan Opera House Henry P. Johnston Howard Pyle Moses Montefiore Z. B. Gustafson Spain Dunluce Castle Sarah Orne Jewett H. H. Kane Julian Hawthorne Ken Lena’ Redwood Fairfax Casar E. W. Latimer Miss E. (. Bradley Herbert E. Clarke Edgar Fawcett North American Review H. B. Anthony Rhode Island Norvin Green Western Union Company Telegraph Supreme Court David N. Utter John Brown Osawatomie Hammond Lillie Devereux Blake Nina Morais Sara A. Underwood Clemence S. Lozier Jay Elliott F. Shepard Lord Coleridge England Boston Elliott Cornelius Vanderbilt Dr. Webb Mr. Twombly

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