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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1879

Page

4

Form a Five Subscriber Club for Free One Year

Questioning affordability, the message urges forming a five-person club with neighbors to secure an extra copy for one year at no cost. It suggests wives or children can approach neighbors to quickly reach the required five subscribers to grant the free year.

Canvass for Extra Copy of Weekly Globe

A club may be formed with old or new subscribers in the same town or different sections. Each name counted brings the group closer to five needed for an extra copy. Will every subscriber or reader begin at once to canvass for the Weekly Globe and, with a little exertion, become entitled to receive it for one year.

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Subscription agents sought nationwide with incentives offered

An advertisement seeks active agents in every town and village in the United States. It promises a one year subscription for every five subscribers or a cash commission. The amount and details are available by contacting the advertiser.

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Subscription Prospect List Offers Sample Mailings

A plan to compile names of likely subscribers and forward sample copies to each, with support for agents in every other recommended way. The initiative aims to generate leads and boost subscriptions through targeted outreach and follow up.

Subscription Policy for Duplicates and Payments

The policy ensures subscribers receive every paid copy and that duplicates are sent without cost if an issue does not arrive. Any denomination under 15 cents may be received as payment and forwarded at our risk.

Gloucester fishermen seek abrogation of Washington treaty clause

The Gloucester fishermen press the need to repeal the fishery clause of the Washington treaty arguing substantial losses from the accord. They claim the pact hurt Atlantic rights and prefer reverting to the old basis even as Halifax award payments continue for six years. The dispute reflects broader U S policy tensions and maritime interests.

State Department Washington Atlantic

Senate veteran faces likely final term after removals

A long political career ends with malfeasance removals and strong opposition from Speaker Clarke and others. The figure, once powerful, endured a tough, scrutinized path through the legislature, including Miller and Eggers also removed for dishonesty, with Hodge among those ousted. He has survived political storms and may not seek further terms in the senate.

Clarke Miller Eggers Hodge Senate

France Becomes a Stable Republic A New Era in Europe

A lengthy analysis praises France for abandoning monarchic rule and establishing a durable republic under Thiers and MacMahon. It argues the Third Republic is grounded in provincial education and reform, contrasts Paris and the provinces, and foresees wider adoption by Germany England and Spain as a beacon of liberty and reform. It notes peaceful leadership transition and urges Catholic social order as a stabilizing force.

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Papal Encyllical Warns On Communism and Property Rights

The late encyclical by Pope Leo XIII is analyzed as a strong critiqu e of socialism and communism. It defends natural human equality under God while preserving private property and warns against leveling by radical theories. It argues government should respect established authority and property rights as essential to human liberty.

Heavenly Kingdom Europe Leo XIII United States Holy See Church

Political telegrams scandal and Elizabeth NJ debt crisis

The article details cipher telegrams tied to Western Union and political manipulation, notes destruction of damaging messages, and cites witnesses. It covers Elizabeth New Jersey's bankruptcy, with eight to eight council votes for board president, $5.8 million debt, $14 million taxable property, and warns on reckless municipal spending. It also profiles Benjamin Franklin Jonas, a Louisiana Democrat, and critiques food adulteration and New York customs inquiries.

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Senator term expirations after March fourth RK

The roster lists senators with term end years, marking Republicans in Roman, Democrats in italic, and Independents in small capitals as of after March 4 in the RK publication.

Cipher Telegrams and Florida Canvass Revelations

Ex-Prosecuting Attorney W. M. Ampt recounts Republican visiting statesmen in Florida during the Hayes vs Tilden contest. He cites cipher telegrams, key figures like Bill Chandler and Governor Noyes, and details on how the canvass was managed with lawyers and officials, noting a single harmless cipher exchange linked to Washington.

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Table Gossip and Flighty News Snippets

A collage of whimsical items from names and places to odd quotes. Bismarck plans to visit London in February while McCrary abstains from alcohol and Jeff Davis is set for a lecture in Atlanta. Other items touch on fashion wit, auctions of paupers, birhdays and weddings, strange proverbs, and light social banter through short quips and anecdotes.

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Catholic education advances and gaps in England

The passage notes progress for diocesan seminaries middle schools and the College for Foreign Missions while lamenting stalled plans for elevating lay studies and lacking political education and public engagement. It highlights Catholic elementary schools growing from 300 in 1847 to 1400 in 1878 and praises priestly zeal in Catholic poor schools.

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