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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1886
Page
4
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The Democrats of this State should not nominate a governor candidate based on past slights or personal compensation. A state convention is not a court of claims and highest honors should not appease injured feelings. The party must focus on winning with capable, honest nominees this year.
The Lake Shore railway faces a new blow as a signal tower is blown up and an operator injured by dynamite. Damage runs to thousands of dollars, wiping out the signalling system at the point and deepening the bad blood between the corporation and some workers. Authorities condemn the act as cowardly and aimed at eroding public belief in their cause.
The Supreme Bench sustains the demurrer and dismisses the bill in the case by the Attorney General and Kenney against the Consumers Gas Company. It involved the company’s right to open city streets to lay pipes and a veto dispute with Mayor Martin.
The piece notes Germany Austria and England showing disfavor toward the Bulgarian situation and the dethroned prince. It suggests the Reichstag may avoid questioning Prince Bismarck over non intervention while France and General Boulanger’s military stance looms as a scarecrow to steer debate.
The Pine Ridge Dakota agency faces a difficult Indian administration question as Colonel Bell protests against replacing experienced staff. A telegram cites the previous agent’s suspension for defying directions, signaling deeper issues. Citizens expect President Cleveland to pursue reform with resolve to prevent abuses in the Indian service.
The piece argues for permissive, not coercive, reforms for Native peoples, including citizenship with land in severalty for those able, while urging restraint on assimilation. It cites Captain Codman’s plan to use regular army oversight and emphasizes elevation of the Indian race through selective measures amid Conservative and Liberal tensions in Parliament.
The Mayflower wins the sixth series in the cup races, likely leaving the trophy here without an immediate rematch. The American centreboard model proves superior in speed across waters, with the Puritan Genesta Mayflower and Galatea showcased.
Opposition to Mr. Parnell’s land bill grows bitter as its Monday presentation nears. The plan includes three clauses easing leaseholders under 1881 rules, allowing tenants paying 75 percent of rent to stay, and court-adjusted rents for those fixed before price falls. Some leaders, including Lord Randolph Churchill, favor accepting the eviction clause, signaling a split in government circles.
The Literary Life extract labeled Editorial talks by Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, who calls herself the Editor of inexperience, provokes apprehension about literary life in America. Critics note overuse of capital letters and allegorical similes, citing Tupper and Hugo influences and a coquettish, ejaculatory tone.
The New York Sun backs General Charles J. Paine for U.S. President and Edward Burgess for Boston Mayor. Both men claim no political ambitions and note their roles in the nation’s greatest victory over England since 1815.
A Georgia town tale reports merchant R Engelke feeding live rats to snakes. The rats devoured a bull and rattle snake, but a king snake killed and ate the rat. The piece speculates letting river rats loose on a sea serpent to end the menace.
The London World argues English lacks light cruisers while noting borrowed phrases such as nom de plume and raison d etre. It counters this, saying American English is well supplied with light terms and that adept writers can avoid borrowed words without losing force or nuance. It also observes that English phrases are increasingly adopted in other languages.
The San Francisco Alta California recounts how Alvin Adams began the express business in New York with two horses a young fast one and an old slow one. Uncertain packages were left to the old horse giving rise to the term old horse sale of unclaimed express packages.
A critical essay reviews The Story of Spain by Edward Everett and Susan Hale. The author praises the work as a readable, concise summary of Spanish history from ancient times to modern days, highlighting Cervantes as central and noting the book’s value for informing readers about Iberia’s literary and political legacy.
A London Telegraph piece describes Killarney’s lake as cobalt toned and tranquil with changing emerald shores. Legends speak of O Donoghue rising every seven years and a fairy well that doomed a town when a maiden failed to seal it. Tourists and touts mingle as legends echo with commerce along the shores.
In Boston I met marine painter W. J. Halsall after a week’s voyage chasing America’s Cup subjects off New York bay. He plans a winter companion to The Finish, celebrates his skill with ships, and notes the Monitor and Merrimac painting now housed by the U S government. The piece speaks of slang’s stubborn evolution and rejects forced variants like Hawthornes weeded out and chestnut slang.
A long excerpt surveys political opinions and editorials from various papers on topics like Northern attitudes toward African Americans, justice for indigenous leaders, temperance politics, party policies, parental rights, Cleveland, Tilden, Morrison, the boss system, and financial trust. The text collates quotes from the Atlanta Constitution, Baltimore American, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia Times, Boston Post, Philadelphia Record, New York Commercial Advertiser, New York World, New York Evening Post, New York Graphic, Chicago Herald, and others.
The Boston Herald criticizes a political campaign that relied on imported speakers to create an issue for the 1888 election, arguing the strategy aims solely at securing votes. The piece portrays the effort as crafted to manipulate public perception rather than address people’s needs.
In a witty reflection on Miss Dorsey of Baltimore gaining Austrian imperial notice for a commemorative verse, the piece laments the flood of American poems reaching Emperor Franz Joseph. It mocks poets’ lack of organization and suggests editors fear verse overproduction, ending with a sympathetic note to Francis Joseph.
Pall Mall Gazette reports Mr. Vanderbilt of New York commissioned Messum and Son to build a fine 26 by 4 foot pleasure skiff named the Idle Hour. The craft features mahogany skin, nickel fittings, two pairs of sculls, high gunwales, and a balance lugsail for breeze use, to be shipped to New York for possible display on his steam yacht Alva.
London Standard reports a London gentleman and his 12 year old son and wife near Llanberis faced a dangerous hike on the Glyders. They separated during a climb from Penygwryd and strayed, spending a night exposed under a rock after wandering Liamyn Cwm. Guides recovered them at Idueal lake near Bethesda. The husband intended a further ascent at the Cromlechs.
A Boston Republic note mocks rival shop signage on Washington Street showing French Balbriggan shirts and drawers beside English Balbriggan hosiery. It calls Balbriggan, a village in County Dublin, Ireland, famed for hosiery, highlighting the misrepresentation and naming the town as the authentic source.
A compilation of mid 1880s quips and mock headlines noting yacht design boasts by Commodore Forbes and General Paine, satirical remarks on politicians, scathing quips about reporters, and light humor from New Haven News New York Graphic and other papers. Entities include Puritan Mayflower Three cheers Burgess Miles Geronimo Taylor Missouri and Barnum.
MISS CLEVELAND TO HER READERS discusses the motto Prove all things and the journal Literary Life. It warns editors and contributors alike that proof and critique create tension, showcasing the uneasy balance between editor, staff, and readers as the law of survival of the fittest shapes contributions and their fate.
A Chicago Herald piece notes Mayor Harrison’s stay among Bostonians may have altered his speech, giving the impression he has only one way to speak. It states the Chicago mayor is fluent in many languages and uses Boston dialect when in the Hub as a matter of course.
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