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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1884
Page
4
Rene de Pont Jest returns with The Woman of Wax set to begin May 12. The author, long rivaling Gaboriau in detective fiction, follows up No 13 Rue Marlot from Lee & Shepard Boston, featuring hero William Dow whose famed detective skill reappears in this new story.
The Weekly Globe declares it will be the most complete record of political events with a large editorial staff, many correspondents, own telegraph line to New York, global connections, and the newest Hoe presses to lead American newspapers in securing and publishing fresh political news.
An old newspaper notice invites readers to learn new agent rates and samples for promoting Globe subscriptions. It calls on every subscriber and potential promoter to send for circulars and begin canvassing in their neighborhoods.
To encourage club formation in the next two months a subscriber receives four months. Each person sending a club of five and five dollars gets a sixth copy free. Six copies for five dollars. Address The Weekly Globe Boston.
The Weekly Globe offers a US and Canada subscription for one year at £100 or six issues for £28.00. Subscriptions require postal orders or drafts, stamps of 1 2 or 3 cents accepted, addressed to the Weekly Globe Boston Mass. Notices must include full names and addresses. changes and discontinuations require current and former addresses. Sample copies free. A Schenectady sheriff captured a fugitive thief with a pipe case, arguing for smoking over cigarettes. The House river and harbor committee seeks $12 million this year, two thirds of last year’s. House approves $400,000 for ordnance. rejects $6,000,000 for monitors and new steel cruisers. Frank James, famed outlaw, tours the South and Southwest after an Alabama trial, greeting officials in Huntsville and planning further hearings in Missouri.
A Minnesota sheriff pursues a fugitive while courts showcase escapes. The piece criticizes crime novels and notes influential citizens congratulating a convicted cutthroat on eluding punishment, highlighting public tolerance of crime.
The piece surveys Republican convention dynamics with Blaine Armani Sherman and others as potential frontrunners. It notes New York Ohio Indiana splits and predicts the man with established backing and early manipulation will prevail Chicago bound. It also mentions Greely and a northern expedition led by Emmony Thetis and Alert under Schley with meticulous preparation.
Director-General Burke reports New Orleans has donated the park of 247 acres and $100,000 to an international exposition and asks for $1,000,000 more subscriptions. The main building spans 32 acres with 1,300,000 square feet for exhibitors and a music hall for 11,000. openings set for December 1, 1884. Railroads offer low rates, with 150 lines agreeing to a passenger cap of one cent per mile. A Southbound post election trip is suggested.
A crowded New York harbor saw the Bear depart as the first GREELY relief steamer. Public interest runs nationwide as Americans await news of Lieutenant A W GREELY and his 24 men, lost for years after leaving Lady Franklin Bay in 1881 aboard the Proteus. Attempts by Neptune and later ships to reach the station failed due to ice, delaying aid.
The Democrat led House passed the DIndey measure to ease burdens on American shipping. An amendment allows 4000 ton iron or steel ships owned by American citizens to register freely, risking opposition from shipbuilders and possible Senate defeat. Critics blame navigation laws for hampering the merchant marine and urge Senate revision while praising House action as pro commerce.
The Utica gathering shows unlikely coalitions. EdMUNDS triumphs fade amid four delegates at large. ARTHUR leads with forty to forty two state votes. EpMUNDS situates against ARTHUR. Blaine holds ten to twelve delegates. The four at large favor Blaine over Arthur.
The Ohio Republican gathering erupted into fistfights among delegates from three counties. The platform favored protection and tariffs, denounced revenue reform, and backed President Arthur. Tension rose when a revenue resolution on imports sparked protests and a clash between factions.
A call denounces capital’s bid to widen wealth gaps and states’ rights moves. It urges workingmen to organize and elect a president and Congress who represent labor, asking for a Moses to guide them to a promised land of welfare and prosperity.
Boston merchants bankers and professionals form a Revenue Reform League to push tariff policy toward revenue only. They seek honest economical government and oppose protectionist policies arguing tariffs should raise revenue with minimal burden on essentials. The signers say surplus must be reduced by tax reform not opportunistic spending. The movement aims to influence Congress and spark a national shift away from blind tariff tinkering.
A charged editorial notes Justice Department probes exposing GOP corruption and malfeasance across Florida Alabama and northern states. It cites ex US Marshal Hall of Western Pennsylvania district turning in large sums during office tenure and failing to recover government funds amid GOP praise of administration.
The Senate judiciary committee reports a joint resolution to amend article 1, section 7 allowing the President to object to portions of appropriation bills while approving the rest. The editorial urges House concurrence after tariff debates and says opposition comes from lobbyists and logrollers, not valid arguments.
A brief note outlines the discretionary authority granted to approve or veto items within appropriation bills. It highlights the speaker or governing body may exercise judgment on line items, potentially affecting funding allocations and legislative priorities.
A collage of quotations and jests reflects 19th century politics and public opinion. Notable bits reference Vanderbilt, Henry Blane, Judge Tourgee, Garfield, Blaine, and Chicago politics, with reactions from Sun, Philadelphia Call, and Philadelphia Press. The items mix humor, partisan takes, and social comments on employment, women’s education, temperance, and Mormonism.
George Alfred Townsend surveys 96 years of New York’s street life and diversity from a Utica convention to Broadway promenades. He notes Dutch roots blending with English and immigrant groups, luxury and fashion, matinee culture, and the city’s rapid growth. He compares Brooklyn to New York and details religion, philanthropy, and commerce shaping the metropolis.
An Atlanta report recounts a remarkable event aboard a Western & Atlantic rail car during a storm. Dr Walter of Marietta cared for a seasick mother delivering a baby born in a makeshift salt bag outfit. The infant was named Walter after the physician and Phelps after the young mother.
A Globe reporter interviews a leading ice dealer about the season prospects. He says last winter’s crop met average quality, prices likely similar to last year, with costs to local dealers from 126 to 170 dollars per ton depending on freight. Retail figures show 8250 to 8250 per ton for large buyers. Ice is bought by railroad weight and shrinkage can reach 50 percent. Family delivery raises rates. Seasonal rates projected from May to October range from six to fourteen dollars for various daily and weekly usage. Annual Boston consumption estimated around 500000 tons stored, with much wasted. most ice produced in state, from Wakefield and other towns, with about one million tons entering the city yearly and surplus sent elsewhere.
A reader notice urges mentioning The Boston Weekly Globes edition when placing advertisements in the paper. It emphasizes accurate attribution and consistent branding for inquiries and responses.
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