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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1885
Page
4
The Globe announces a new enterprise featuring humorist Bill Nye. Nye spent several weeks touring Boston and its institutions, with illustrations by well known artist O. W. g. The series is said to be popular with readers across classes.
The Weekly Globe begins Barbara's Triumphs or by Mary A Denison this week. Readers of That Husband of Mine will want to follow the captivating story and should form clubs and subscribe early to receive every installment.
The Weekly Globe invites young men or boys to canvass towns without a Globe agent or with only a few subscribers. New agents are sought where duties are not being fulfilled, and existing agents may solicit subscriptions alongside their regular work. Free posters and sample copies offered on request.
A jumbled column notes Joan Sherman declining comment on Ohio politics and warns of Austria's possible move. It recalls Mme Lamont’s 850 foot cable feat, mocks Western myths, and reports on Indian Territory crime before detailing John W. Garr Rett’s vast Baltimore and Ohio estate. Worcester surpasses Lowell in population per the new census, signaling growth despite dull times. A Mexican official calls for subsidy caution, urging economic policy and tax exemptions to attract new industries.
The passage notes that in the past some grants were secured by mortgages on customs receipts, a measure unlikely to be used in most other countries. It highlights the unusual financial mechanism and contrasts it with international practice.
A New York senator Tim Campbell seeks Cox’s seat, rival ex-senator Grady also in the race. After a White House visit, the President’s reply to Campbell is read as endorsement by some and non interference by others. A New York assemblyman relays the tale of how diplomacy framed the moment.
R G Dun & Co reports six months of 1885 show progressive improvement in trade. Although failures rose from 5510 to 6004 year over year, liabilities dropped from 124.4 million to 74.7 million. Second quarter failures total 2346 with 28.6 million in liabilities, and New York City liabilities shrink to 8.8 million. Consumers are better positioned, with low merchandise stocks, reduced debts, and lower living costs, suggesting a lasting, steady business revival ahead. Prosperity is already beginning.
A government report from Washington highlights the Life Saving Service with dramatic narratives of storms and rescues. Of 4258 people involved in wrecks, only sixteen were not brought ashore, underscoring brave surfmen and urging better funding and compensation by the current administration.
A dated editorial argues that many civil court cases involve young women marrying wealthy older men for money and later contesting wills. It condemns the widows plea of insanity and asserts the legitimacy of a deceased spouse's bequest, urging contentment with the poverty of those who wed for riches.
The speaker declares that a wife who rises from poverty to affluence only to slander her late husband is the basest of ingrates. She argues she has no rights worthy of court respect and should be granted only a minimal allowance after his death.
A New York jury finds Mrs. Duprey not guilty by reason of insanity after a trial that sparked claims of Irish American bias. The writer lauds the fair process, contrasts it with English tyranny, and rejects accusations of anti Irish prejudice. Twelve jurors deemed the defendant insane and the public accepts the verdict.
After days of stalemate the Chicago street railway strike continues with firm stances by strikers and the company. Rioting and violence threaten public order while authorities struggle to restore law and order amid sympathy for workers and harsh critique of corporate actions.
Samara Berkowitz a clothing dealer sues Jonn Lester and Charlie Schwartz, prominent Board of Trade members, for 450000 claiming Edward Partridge lost 150000 by betting on future market prices of railroad and other stocks and commodities more than six months ago and has not sued to recover.
The United States agent at the States of the Congo Association, Mr. W. P. Tisort, sees millions for American traders in the new West African country. He says success against Dutch, French and English firms requires large capital and patience. He notes canned goods, common cutlery, ready-made houses, lumber, medicines, beads, and more as opportunities.
The piece notes Yankee nations could deliver cheaper imports to coastal traders, with gin comprising about 40 percent of imports. It lists other items such as cotton, woollen goods, rum, beads, guns, powder, tobacco, and cutlery. A Boston firm plans an agency in Bissau and monthly sailing to Cape Verde, linking to its Boston line, aiming to open substantial Hub trade.
Senator Cancer of Michigan rails at a Republican Senate plan to confirm appointments tied to administration policy. He faults the idea of rejecting Democratic appointees solely for private partisanship, arguing official career conduct should matter. The critique warns the scheme could swing public favor away from the President.
Secretary Rien of the Portland Board of Trade reports broad improvement across Maine with fair first half results. Trade expected to strengthen in the second half, aiding prices and fall profits. fishing and lumber valued, shipbuilding not yet improving, crops booking well, and manufacturing cautious but prosperous benefiting Boston and Massachusetts as Maine remains a major customer.
The piece criticizes General Logan for reviving the bloody shirt theme at Woodstock during Bowen’s Fourth of July celebration. It argues his rhetoric reflects old Republican failures and questions his suitability to lead Blaine’s party, asserting the party lacks principles and risks future defeat.
The Herald argues that spoilsmen would not tolerate greenhorns running banks or insurance offices, warning that officials who have plundered institutions would resist removal. The piece implies entrenched interests oppose reform and favors experienced leaders.
Careful estimates put Minnesota and Kansas wheat yields at 56,695,000 bushels, almost double earlier forecasts, with a national total near 350,000,000 bushels. The note adds unrelated items about a Philadelphia widower, a Bavarian loan refusal, and quips on boat racing and New York firemen.
District engineers received salary increases totaling 700 dollars per year, with staying costs around 2000 dollars annually over the Fourth. Gioran W. Cxitps treated Philadelphia newsboys to a large Independence Day dinner and tickets to a show last Saturday, while GEORGE is described as a good boy.
The passage notes Persian shawls are unsaleable if camphor scents the goods as it signals they have covered the dead. Judge Thoman criticizes the patent office for lagging five years due to hiring inexperienced workers. Ex Senator Thurman states that administration legitimacy matters if it is right and just.
A Cleveland Leader piece describes the guard routine at the White House for admitting visitors and screening cranks. It recounts several cases from Hayes and Arthur administrations, including a wife-seeking crank, a man claiming to own the White House, religious revelations, and a Texas silent candidate who was detained by police.
A weekly report from Grasshoppers along Butte creek notes a large Indian harvest of grasshoppers. Twelve bags were brought to town and processed into bodies then dried into powder. Squaws grind it to bread like maize using stone mortars. The grasshoppers are sun dried over nearly a week. the bread is said to be nourishing and pleasant tasting, offering abundant food with easy capture.
A childhood will dated March 22 1885 by nine year old Mary Ann Smith distr ibuting books dolls dress items and small belongings to father mother Susan Brown Charlotte Jolson Emily Martin and others. The quirky document concludes with a wish about cremation arising from a teacher’s remark.
The Philadelphia Times recounts a London letter about Barry Sullivan and Edwin Forrest with theatre wags mocking vanity. A boy kneels to Sullivan who replies that he hopes the boy also bows to someone perhaps greater than he.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher delivering last sermon of a series at Peekskill before a regiment heads to camp reflected on evolution. He described the clash between atheists and theists, praised Herbert Spencer, warned against blind rejection of science, and urged the church to pursue spiritual liberty and moral development while remaining open to inquiry. The preacher stressed that theology and the church will evolve rather than die, urging caution against rushing to conclusions.
Antonio Barrachina, a Spanish exile and former ultra Republican leader, is held in Ludlow Street Jail on alleged malfeasance in office as a notary. The Spanish government seeks his extradition to answer charges tied to political offenses. His career spans Valencia speeches, prison, amnesty, and later hardship in New York before a sentence of extradition proceedings begins.
The Critic Joel Chandler Morris is a devoted family man with a wife four bright sons a daughter and a flock of wintering mocking birds. He shuns society and theatre preferring the warmth of home where he writes by the fireside after tucking the children into bed. His domestic instinct makes him beloved as he once quit a theatre critics post to avoid dull actors.
English geologist Mr Bakewell traced the receding apex of the horseshoe fall from 1846 onward and estimated a retreat of about 120 feet in forty years. Lyell offered a slower rate, but recent analysis supports Bakewell, reducing the implied total age to about 7000 years.
A Chicago Herald item notes a Lake Shore line station in Indiana employing a female ticket agent who handles passengers efficiently even as a woman in a male dominated role. A female traveler asks whether a late train will arrive soon, prompting routine ticketing dialogue.
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