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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1882
Page
4
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A 1880s digest notes the Garfield era unfulfilled vows against Star route thieves and outlines federal taxation burdens, revenue use, and officeholder numbers. It highlights steam whaling profits, Cannon of Utah election row, Davis peculation defense, Castle Garden immigration surges, Utah polygamy policy, and warns on Mormon suppression strategies and martial law implications.
The speaker declares that the church must be killed or imprisoned with no mercy for resisters. He warns that old and young alike must submit to the military district's rule and that the policy must be decided with great deliberation before any action is taken.
A retrospective on 1881 notes sweeping political changes with Garfield's death and Russia's czar assassination, plus a volatile business year marked by a February panic and high railroad capital, yet overall strong manufacturing. It cites a Senate deadlock, Readjusters as power brokers, and a surge of immigrant inflows. End with technic advances like the dioscope and curious match production stats.
The passage computes that lighting 360,000,000 matches takes 360,000,000 seconds, about 6,000,000 minutes or 100,000 hours. With 24 hours per day this equals 4,166% days, about eleven years five months plus a few days for North America’s per‑day match striking, excluding Mexico. It then yields 4159 years in each year.
A Canadian Brazilian steamship line arriving Halifax with sugar and coffee is seen as pivotal to U S trade. Boston and New England manufacturers face lost markets due to suspended lines and mail delays, prompting calls for a direct Boston to Halifax service to Rio de Janeiro.
A San Francisco despatch reports Mrs Cruse of Florence California gave birth to six female children on December 29 1881 praised as a remarkable occurrence. The note speculates on costs consequences and even a possible Helen's Babies sequel while praising American progress and Mrs Cruse's courage. A second item notes a Repentant Sinner returned stolen property with a remorseful note. The piece urges readers to help locate the penitent and hints at further 1882 charity moves.
A statement likening the assassination to a divine act is described as the first real compliment toward the Deity. The speaker suggests that a move to remove Guiteau would be welcomed by most Americans as having divine sanction.
The piece defends Judge Cox for ruling on Guiteau's courtroom rights allowing demonstrations and free speech. It argues the judge acted to preserve constitutional due process, aiding the prosecution by exposing Guiteau's sanity and responsibility. It condemns calls to impeach the judge and stresses his adherence to the law and public duty.
A Wheeling Register writer under the name G Lindo discusses English holders of Confederate bonds organized to force liquidation, citing jurists Cairns and Cotton and European investors. The piece rails at political insinuations around General Garfield and Mahoneism, critiques media hints, and condemns city blackmail as a social ill while noting Blaine’s 1884 prospects.
The New York Sun and Tribune lampoon the Republican nominating zeal as a grotesque ideal. A Washington lawyer quips about Arthur replacing Garfields with anti Garfield appointees, while a broadside joke about a master and his runaway horses ends with a quip on fear and disclosure.
Commissioner Loring predicts sorghum sugar could become a leading U S industry and favor sand alternatives. The column surveys curious bits from 1881 to 1882 including notes on letters, bells, Congress inquiry hints, Kentucky schooling, Napoleonic satire, Schuyler Colfax, Lloyds London, Jeannette expedition delays, Sherman on Davis, women voting in New Jersey, Boston bean guessing game, Bloomington wedding ransom, a yellow dog eggshell, Keefer mispronunciation, smallpox outbreaks, Blaine diplomacy, Boston rail earnings, and various colorful quips from newspapers.
A collage of quick news snippets and social observations from 19th century press. Jokes, rail accidents, political commentary, legal cases, and cultural notes feature figures like Arthurs, Guiteau, Garfield, and Perry, with commentary on railways, temperance, and public notices.
Baltimore resident R T McCay reports his wife, once a hopeless invalid for nearly twenty years, was cured by Dr. R V Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Addressed to Buffalo doctor in care of 422 Eutaw Street, Baltimore.
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