No Three Cent Stamps for Weekly Globe Subscriptions
The Boston Weekly Globe announces a new law replacing two cent stamps for subscriptions while one five or ten cent stamps remain accepted. Offers include one year free postage to the United States and Canada for 100, six copies for 8500. Subscriptions should use postal orders drafts or Boston or New York drafts.
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Noan's ark and Yellowstone trip stir old world debates
A collage of satirical notes and opinions on global politics and domestic issues. It references Noan's ark on Mount Ararat, a controversial Yellowstone trip by President ARTHUR and General AHERIDAN, tensions with France and China, and a critique of British policy toward Ireland. It cites war material shipped from San Francisco to Shanghai, and questions over American policy, emigration, cholera in Egypt, and a smear-filledPowell campaign narrative from 1880. The piece also notes a Red Bluffs editor jailed for continuing to publish from prison.
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France
China
An Francisco
Shanghai
Colorado editor thrives after justifiable homicide ruling
The article notes a shooting deemed justifiable homicide with no indictment. Surviving patrons rushed to restore subscriptions, leaving the editor flush with money and unusually happy. The piece ends with a quip about Colorado being a paradise for country editors.
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The Coming of Autumn Reminds of Summer's Close
A reflective piece notes autumn's approach despite midsummer warmth. It contrasts summer's fading vigor with autumn's regal beauty, calling out diminishing sun, cooler days, and nature's ripe fullness. Readers are urged to worship nature at seashore, mountains, or inland fields as summer departs.
End of Concord Show Prompts Mixed Views on Platonism
Thursday evening’s Concord school lecture on Platonism in relation to modern thought by Mr. Lewis Block of Chicago drew applause but was called obscure and unreadable by critics. The report mocks the evening, praising audience enthusiasm while deriding the lecturer’s transcendental style and urging clearer speech in future events.
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Lewis Block
Chicago
School of Philosophy
Frank Sanborn
Concord
Lewis Brock
Harris
Printer’s
United States
No Cause for Alarm in Business Circle Outlook
Week closed with a better feeling in business circles. Experts say it is wiser to see failures now than during fall trade. A few suspensions do not herald grave disaster. panic comes from inflated expectations. Confidence depends on prudent acts and conversations of clear-headed businessmen.
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Galway
Boston
Brooklyn
Ireland
United States
Canada
Jay Gould's Income Beaten by Working Man’s Reward
In a strong rebuttal of mind over matter, the piece notes Emerson and others praising intellect while praising labor. It cites Sullivan’s fourteen minutes and twenty seconds against Slade netting $9000, contrasting with Senator Carpenter’s $5000 Supreme Court argument, highlighting high legal fees and lifelong legal training.
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Carlyle
Teufelsdrockle
Republic
New World
Sulilivan
Slade
Senator Carpenter
Wisconsin
Supreme Court of the United States
Carpenter
Spectacular Public Debate Draws Madison Square Garden
The three hour argument analyzed all questions at issue with no wasted words. Sullivan impressed with physique and limited training, and even Govan could not match the crowd capacity seen that night. The piece lauds American optimism, noting past crowds for Grant and Sheridan were less energetic.
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Slade
Jonn B. Govan
Madison Square Garden
Grant
Sheridan
Two Ends of the Republican Party Scrutinized
The Globe accuses Republican papers of denying the existence of two wings the Silk Stockings and the Plebeians. At a state committee meeting there was a push to appoint Bruce of Somerville to write resolutions, with Lopge backing him to balance Copman. The piece argues Copman’s end dominates and Plebeians are used for votes, not respected.
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Silk Stockings
Republican Committee
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Herald
Lopge
Bruce
Colonel Codman
Republican State Committee
Weekly Globe
Barbarous Newport fox hunt condemned by critics
A Newport fox hunt described as cruel and cowardly, with taunting crowds and a tame fox hunted to death. The piece attacks male and female “best people” and calls for action by animal welfare groups to prevent future cruelty.
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Newport
Reynard
Nathan Appleton
Society For the Prevention of
Mass Republicans undone by Butler's rising independence
The Massachusetts Republicans, long able to apportion offices among themselves, are furiously protested as Governor Butler breaks the old power balance. Democrats finally gain a fair show, while leaders lament being shut out of the Council chamber and accuse Butler of usurping power. Henry Cabot Lodge is noted for his early political bravado.
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Butler
Flanagan
Texas
Colonel Copman
Chicago
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Burler
Butler administration sidelights spark Republican doubts
Men like Alexander Hamilton and Daniel Wester resist old guard control as governor Butler appoints diversely. Springfield Republican venom faded and not feared by this administration. Republicans surprised by independents in power as Butler seems set to serve another year.
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Daniel Wester
Republican Committee
Frank Sanborn
Springfield Republican
Butler
Indiana Infamy: Dorsey and Gorham in corruption scheme
A sworn New York Sun account details a Republican campaign corruption fund used to influence Indiana elections. Dorsey directed payments and arrangements with post office agents, while Don Cameron and others moved funds. Civil service reform trims clerks as Seaton furloughs eighty-five. question raised on Civil Service Commission’s purpose.
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Dorsey
New Mexico
The
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Dosey
Sherman
Chicago
New York
Levi P. Morton
Dorsry
Indiana
George C. Gorham
Post Office
Don Cameron
Pennsylvania
Marshal Donn
Delaware
Tidball and Henderson
Post Office Department
Caulk
Wtrcet
Baltimore
Thomas Chappell
Thomas Cavanaugh
Treasury Department
Republican Party
Washington
Seaton
Census Bureau
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Civil Service Commission
Amusing Odds and Ends From a Jersey City Auction Sale
A stray collection of short items recounts a man paying ten dollars for a tired horse at a police auction in Jersey City, later overpaying twelve dollars on a board bill and losing his luck. Other notes joke about a Somerville book agent with a clock label on his face, a fatal stab during a theft in St. Louis, a Winnipeg wedding trip, a Maine coast suicide attempt thwarted, and various quips about love, drink, and misfortune across North America.
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Tom Trotter
Jersey City
Troter
Somerville
Houlihan
John Phillips
Gregory
St. Louis
Phillips
Jacob
Rachel
Lowell
Pittsburg
Winnipeg
Montreal
Maine
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
New York Herald
Monterey
United States
North Carolina
Georgia
Flood
San Francisco
City of
Mexico
New York
London
Look Here Pompey I’ve Got You Now
A collage of 19th century quips mentions Boston wind storage, a dia logue about melons, and political jests. It cites a Philadelphia Press gag about Pompey and a trainer, with assorted anecdotes on lawmakers, crime, gossip, and newspaper feats from New York society to St Louis, referencing notable figures and incidents of the era.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Herr Most
Philadelphia Press
Pompey
David Davis
Yosemite Valley
Donana Loralela
Spain
Esquimaux
Fifth Avenue Bellef
Rome
William Hannah
Krehel
St. Louis
Hannah
England
West Shore Railroad
West Shore
Brooklyn Eagle
Syracuse
Washington
Worcester County
Norfolk
Plymouth County
Butler
Detroit Free Press
Joe Mulhattan
Pittsburg
Norvin Green
Telegraph
New York Morning Journal
Pulitzer
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh Dispatch
N. P. Willis
Winslow
Reynolds County
Fargo
Buffalo
Macbeth
Post Office Department
Lkely
A Curious Fact by John Ruskin on Flowers in Art
A curiously stated opinion notes great minds prefer color study over painting flowers. It cites Titian’s early work with occasional blossoms like columbines, then contrasts Lavinia's roses with a later belt of golden balls, suggesting the artist’s focus shifted from petals to other adornments.
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John Ruskin
Titian
Columbines
Bacchus
Ariadne
Lavinia
How the Niagara Whirlpool Really Looks
A Buffalo Commercial Advertiser piece argues there is no vortex or maelstrom at Niagara. It describes the whirlpool basin as a smooth, treacherous pool with slow rotating water, eddies, and surface swirls, while rapids above show the true fury. It also notes a personal testimonial about a medication aiding illness.
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Niagara Whirlpool
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
Niagara
The Bad Boy Plans Amateur Theatricals at Church
A mischievous boy stages a ghostly prank in a grocery, then reveals a plan to direct a church fundraiser via amateur theatricals. He lists a cast including pa ma minister choir singers and deacons as they decide what to perform, with Hamlet among the options.
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Peck
Chum
Kip van Winkle
Mary Anderson
Old Maid
Hamlet
Hamilet
Rip van Winkle
Lady Macbeth
Rip
North Sea
Grechten
Richard the
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