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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1884
Page
4
The second page of the Boston Weekly Globe presents the third paper on growing crops profitably focusing on cotton. It offers clear, practical guidance for farmers and promises a forthcoming feature on potato cultivation next week.
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A new weekly story titled The Red Band begins this week. Based on facts recorded by the French police it promises thrilling interest. Reynolds notes several detective tales are in preparation.
The Weekly Globe advertises US and Canada subscriptions with postal and stamp payment options and addresses for where to remit. It also carries assorted political notes, opinions, and brief items about secession, narcotics, and public service retirement bills, mentioning figures like Dr Oswald and Judge charges, plus state pride claims and Ohio Keystone State remarks.
The piece links U S officials and tariff schemes with foreign policy tensions. It notes ministerial comments on cattle diseases used to block American meat in England and the German response to American hogs in Germany. It also mentions Pennsylvania’s rumored $10 million colonization plan and BISMARCK’s political uproar with German Liberals amid the LASKER resolution dispute.
A Southern reporter quotes Thomas Tilden stating he will not allow his name to be used for renomination. He cites advancing age and infirmity, insisting he cannot undertake the exertions required and that his name must not be considered. The piece frames the issue as settled and argues only a vigorous leader can clean government after Republican misrule.
A columnist laments cheap literature corrupting American boys, citing juvenile gangs and crimes by children, and urges parents to counteract the influence with plain talk. It argues Jesse James and similar figures glamorize crime, warning youths that crime leads to ruin, jail, or worse.
An admonitory speaker warns youths against bandit life, stating that out West lawful men will stop crime, and urges learning a trade instead. The discourse concludes with news that a Philadelphia youth named Jesse James is jailed for a year for carrying a pistol.
The article alleges political tampering in the Star route prosecutions. It claims General Butler’s possible appointment as prosecutor would have intensified the case, and accuses the attorney general of citing a trivial reason to block him. It notes Cook and his partner’s fees and a Dorsby connection, suggesting the case was driven by the thieves’ allies and avoided conviction.
The President directs officers to enforce laws regulating dynamite shipping to curb American export of explosives to England. England blames the United States for dynamiter activity. the article argues Britain failed to police its own docks and questions England’s claims to control London’s policing. It suggests the U S will prevent exports but cannot govern England’s police.
In Pennsylvania a railroad fired two veteran engineers after color blind tests. One had 28 years of service and heroism. the other 20 years with the company. Reform advocates claim practical fitness tests fail when they overlook proven skill and loyalty.
The Dominion government presses a costly rail policy provoking Manitoba and Ontario toward independence. Ontario built about 2000 miles of railway at 14 million dollars, now seized to be handed to a monopoly. Rawls built under express stimulation.
Readers and commentators argue that provinces like Manitoba and Ontario may loosen ties with the Dominion as Canadian Pacific influence grows. They suggest strong sympathy from American observers and warn against further interference by the Dominion on behalf of the corporation.
The LASKER correspondence reveals Bismanck’s curt reply to a courtesy, with the State Department treating it dignifiedly. FRrmeitna-Huysen refused the returned resolution, Bismanck left to his will, and SARGENT hints Bismanck overstepped. Ilshcock’s resolution repeats the affront, underscoring U S resolve and the eagle’s rising cry.
An editorial argues that Kansas second district results do not prove free-trade vitality, noting Western states show less agitation for protection. The piece says Kansas votes equal to a Democratic candidate on a free-trade platform indicate a growing, surprising anti-protection sentiment across the region.
A correspondent with capital but no trade asks the Globe where in the West to seek employment and growth. The piece argues that success depends on energy, judgment, and self-reliance, noting Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Dakota, and Southern California as possibilities, with farming, mining, and fruit raising as options. It warns that enduring opportunity comes from taking initiative rather than waiting for a guaranteed “sure thing.”
A Raleigh style spoof unfolds with Mr. W. H. Propies in Charlotte sued after Mary Ann used an axe while he was up a tree. She sang about Rock-a-bye and the couple’s clash ends with a grass widow ruling. Also notes British World War I style praise amid casualty figures of 250 killed or wounded.
The report contrasts Arab losses of 2400 with British valor, noting spearmen clashing with riflemen and praising Osman’s troops while condemning British exploits as robbing the crippled. it argues rebels in the Soudan would push England out with modern arms.
A collage of brief items mentioning Congressman Washburn and the 1884 presidential race, England’s Free Mason James Newton, Gettysburg veteran Dick Gidley, and political gossip. It also notes fires in the US and Canada, lord Grosvenor's funeral, Barnum's parade misidentifications, and various social quips about newspapers, fashion, crime, religion, and industry standards.
George Alfred Townsend reports on railroads and syndicates led by Vanderbilt Gould and Devereaux, the Erie and Lackawanna lines, Seney and Lehigh Valley moves, and rival plans in Ohio and New York. He weighs potential candidates Payne Tilden Arthur Blaine and the GOP Dems’ hopes amid stock markets, tariffs, and press ownership shifts.
A mosaic of curiosities and quotes from travel and society. Notes include Lamar artists advertising painless photographs, religious diversity in the Black Hills, English debates over Mary Anderson, and cable dispatches about Mahdi. Also mentions a Denver oleomargarine plant consuming milk, a world population tally, a woodpile goose incident, and Mexican girls described by a correspondent.
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