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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1889
Page
4
A confidential postal card offer is highlighted for subscribers whose subscriptions expired in November December or January. Readers are urged to compare with other weekly papers and note the offer expires February 1 1889.
The January push encourages forming clubs around the Weekly Globe. It urges readers to sample copies to neighbors and offers free sample mailings from the office to potential subscribers upon request. It invites sending names for postal samples to grow the audience.
In New England a dozen alleged White Caps members were arrested after roughing a man and applying a $10 fine. The article notes harsher punishment in recent New Jersey cases where a girl was whipped and tied to a tree after dark. Further incidents at New Rochelle involve a couple warned to avoid social events.
The piece argues for extreme penalties beyond fines for White Caps across the country. It calls for arming citizens in affected areas and justifies deadly force against masked attackers as a necessary response to peacetime violence.
The New York Herald Haiti correspondent confirms reports of cannibalism and voodooism, noting its political influence, and cites a Christmas night incident near Jacmel where a young girl was butchered and portions eaten. The piece argues for U.S. protection of Haiti to curb the practice.
A New York Sun report from Indianapolis portrays Mrs. Harrison as practical and nonpolitical, saying she will fulfill social duties without letting personal likes or dislikes affect official obligations. She supports Cabinet choices, wine policy, and social customs, preferring independence from reforms and dances by choice, signaling strong common sense for the White House.
A World interview with a withheld foreign diplomat suggests the Edmunds resolution to rebuke European involvement in the Panama canal could provoke a broader international clash. He argues the measure extends beyond the Monroe doctrine and would be meddling in affairs not of Uncle Sam’s business.
A World interview discusses the Monroe doctrine in relation to the Panama canal as a private enterprise. European government aid could turn the project into a de facto colony, prompting warnings to keep off the grass while noting Senator Epmunds' resolution may have been ill advised.
The piece argues private enterprise can replace red tape and cites Henry Morton Stanley’s exploits as possibly connected to English government aims. It notes a New York World agent, Thomas A. Stevens, will investigate Africa’s condition, trade, and slave cruelty, promising prompt truthful reporting over official expeditions.
A New York Sun analysis outlines Boulangism as a mirror of France's unrest amid a 6 billion dollar national debt and heavy tax burden. It notes Boulang er as a polished though vague figure and details France's fragmented politics, with multiple Left factions and widespread discontent among farmers and artisans.
The piece argues taxes burden the poor and middle classes while France enjoys protection. It links sympathy for France to shared republican birth and history with the United States. It condemns Bismarck and praises geffen for truth about him, noting the autocratic self.
The piece argues that women's inventive power grows with emancipation, citing 2500 patents by women since 1790 and noting New York leads in female inventors. It lists diverse patented items beyond domestic goods and urges a fair chance for women, challenging old male biases.
A New York clothier boasts prices of suits reduced 100 percent reflecting in a public benefactor tone. The piece also notes mausoleum costs, presidential ball plans, and political shifts with sharp commentary on soap, Dakota names, and Monroe doctrine policy.
The carriage of Vice President Levi P. Morton is described as equipped with a clock two water fixtures a sideboard and a complete toilet set. Coachman William M Wuhr is identified as the driver in an early reference to his English background.
A sensational preview outlines General Harrison’s inaugural display featuring $5,000 in fireworks, 6,000 yards of laurel festoons, $5,000 in hunting, and a flower-filled Japanese pagoda. The event promises the greatest show on earth on March 4, while critics denounce police curbs on free speech amid anarchist tension.
To the Editor of The Globe notes the two longest regular Boston steamers the Kansas at 436 feet 0 inches and the Cephalonia at 430 feet 6 inches. The Paventa is one inch and the Catalonia five inches shorter than the Cephalonia.
The Globe notes that upon becoming a U S citizen B may return to England and may own property and serve as a poor law guardian. It states an alien can own property and, if not publicly known as alien, can be registered to vote or be elected to office and make the U S his home for years.
A resident asks Editor if a young man living in town must be naturalized to vote. The seeker’s father was American, the man was born abroad, and the father died outside the United States. The note cites Section 1998 of the Revised Statutes declaring certain children born abroad to American fathers as U S citizens.
The dataset lists Boston at 450000 Worcester 80000 Lowell 72000 Cambridge 66000 and Lyon 61000 as the five largest cities in New England by the latest census. It also notes historical Boston newspapers and queries about old and current publications.
In a cribbage hand A and B play cards claiming runs after B plays a 4 and A responds with a 3. B then plays a 0? S and creates a three card run. A uses a 2 for a four card run. B plays an ace scoring five plus two for the cribbage total fourteen? A then plays a 4 to claim a five card run. B argues no run exists. Determine the valid runs and scoring.
A reader questions whether a man claiming a wound and drawing a pension while working in the city is entitled. He notes the man receives payments quarterly and has obtained $2000 from the government, arguing pension cases are investigated and granted only to those truly entitled.
In a Massachusetts case A sells B standing wood and signs a contract to cut and remove within a set time. If B fails to remove by the deadline, can A claim wood remaining on the lot? The farmer asks whether unremoved wood can be retained while allowing removal of already cut portions after time expires.
A woman complainant in a non support case is urged by an arresting officer to appear in court even if she objects. The question arises whether she must go to court or can refuse to testify against her husband.
A buyer contends a seller promised a free cooking range for a furniture purchase of 8100. If the range was an inducement to buy, the seller can be compelled to keep the promise. If photographer’s loan terms were met, the borrower may recover the tube by replevin.
A Pittsburg Dispatch quote notes railroads rapidly adopting trade marks to brand their services. Managers advertise nationwide with striking designs and posters, and some roads use runners to court travelers, while the speaker warns healthy competition may fade without government oversight.
A playful exchange contrasts the Mississippi with Lake Michigan as Chicago and St. Louis boast about river greatness. Chicago concedes the Mississippi is a great river noting it moves on, while St. Louis leans on pride in their Mississippi comparison.
The late Dr. McGill of Princeton wrote on Sabbatarian Liturgy and his manuscript is lost. It is feared a theologian's servant accidentally burned it.
The poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox claims she will quit writing poetry when she turns 40. As a woman, she notes, she will likely never reach that age, so her muse should not be discouraged.
RS Lincoln’s lecture on cookery at the Y W C A School of Domestic Economy drew a large audience but she has fallen ill and must suspend her talks. Mrs Greene, her assistant, will continue the program with demonstrations on measuring and kitchen work, using a tin cup for measure and describing practical steps in food preparation and heating effects.
Jean Kincaid notes that remaining steam must be released as described, or it will reabsorb into the potato starch and create soggy texture instead of dry and mealy.
The New Hampshire presidential electors met in Conor on January 15 with Judge George W. Nesmith of Franklin as chairman. He cast his vote for Benjamin Harrison, aligning with the slate. Historical note recalls Nesmith's 1840 Whig bid and the list of other Whig elector candidates.
A rumor from Athens Georgia claims a rock in Clarke county guards a buried coffee pot of gold. Locals say a ghost terrifies passers by with ominous noises and falling pines when the spot is approached. Two skeptical visitors fled after a pine toppled before them.
Chicago Herald reports James Whitcomb Riley telling Nelly Bly that success hinges on appearance. He argues dress, grooming, and a presentable coat influence offers, pay, and opportunities, noting a barber shop as town intelligence and urging never to look shabby.
A fragment from a Daniel Webster speech on the State of Franklin cites a 1786 law listing salaries for government officers in deer, raccoon, beaver and other wildlife skins. It notes the unusual currency as of January 1 1786 and reflects Tennessee's brief association with North Carolina.
Burlington Press reports on wastefulness rhetoric contrasting defense expenditures with consumer prudence. It notes a claim that hand buttons on coats cost 2,320,000 dollars annually and comments on gendered spending critiques by male commentators.
A playful verse notes a student breaking a maiden's heart through wit and a broken pocketbook, turning matters square as humor shadows romance. The antiquated diction frames a light social vignette from the Palladium era about youthful flirtation and small consequences.
New York report describes an immense pyrotechnic program for President Harrison’s inauguration costing $5000. The plan features 5500 rockets, aerial maroons, colored lights, dragon and comet formations, electric suns, and portraits of Washington Lincoln Harrison and Morton.
The Pittsburg cracker factory of S. Marvin & Co. on Liberty Street struck a multi output well. At 100 feet fresh water appeared, at 200 feet salt water and gas followed, yielding simultaneously cold water steady flame and briny liquid from one well observed by spectators.
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