Walking for women and civil service views in the Globe
A Boston Globe clipping notes Bertha Von Hillern writing on walking for women and its physical and mental benefits, including gear and rest. Thurlow Weed critiques Hayes era civil service reform, warning of job-seeker growth and limited reach. The Manufacturers' Gazette blames mismanagement for the Pacific mills strike, citing J Wiley Edmands era policies and Henry Saltonstall’s troubled tenure as treasurer.
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Bertha von Hillern
Miss von Hillern
Thurlow Weed
Hayes
Cornell
Arthur
United States
New York Custom House
Post Office
New York
Washington
Gazette
Pacific Mills
the Gazette
Pacific Mill
J. Wiley Edmands
Henry Saltonstall
Diplomatic Scandals Tarnish Garfield Era Abroad
A critical overview holds United States diplomacy in South America as flawed under Garfield, citing Kilpatrick Hurlbut and Charles Adams. It accuses ministers of incompetence and corruption tied to mining schemes and a Peruvian Chilean dispute, urging picks of educated, upright envoys. It calls for recalling the entire foreign minister roster.
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United States
Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Kilpatrick
Hurlbut
Legation
Washington
Garfield
Charles Adams
Adams
Colorado
New York
Belford
South America
Unclear idea of duties at foreign courts sparks speculation
The remark suggests that duties at foreign courts would mainly involve promoting private jobs for the benefit of American speculators' cliques, implying a critical view of possible patronage and influence.
Blaine Critique of Peru Policy Sparks War of Wits
A debate follows on United States South American policy with ex secretary Blaine denouncing current moves as harming Peru. He argues moral power without naval backing fails and warns Chile and London capital plunder threaten Peru’s survival, while critics say his Peru stance worsens U S standing and ignores facts about guano territory and regional power.
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Mr. Blaine
Frelinghuysen
Blaine
United States
Peru
Chile
London
London, But Would Be Distributed Among the Shareholders of Mr. Shipherd
Himself
Garfield
Chili
Garcia Calderon
New York Graphic
South America
Bolivia
Christian Science Cures Examined By Investigative Report
A periodical presents a week long inquiry into Christian scientists claiming healing without medicine or ritual. The article asserts careful, firsthand case evidence supporting cures, notes widespread wealth amid a troubled money market, and comments on capitalists persisting in investments despite economic mood.
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Christ
Earth
Wall Street Kings Bet on Prosperity in Investment Demand
They have come out all right and other capitalists are unloading their money bags. Wall Street kings predicted prosperity for the country and financial reports show money will be worth more with a slow yet steady demand for investment securities.
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Wall Street
Vanderbilt
Gould
Wall-street
New York Herald
Washington
Arthur
Inter- Ocean
New York City
Ward’s Island
New York
Bitter Creek
Kelly
Mahone
Republican Party
General Grant
Jess Yo
Be Webber
Brooklyn Eagle
Garfield
Congress
Gilroy
Friends of Boys
Bic
Chicago
Inter-Ocam
Susan Edson
Nova Scotia
Georges Banks
Baird
Lawrence
Philadelphia
Egypt
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Beecher
Florace Greeley
Dr. Chapin
Wheat Crop Prospects Rise Across West and Northwest
The crop outlook favors a bountiful wheat harvest. Expansion in the Northwest and Dakota, open settlement in Yellowstone via the Northern Pacific, and advancing agriculture in Oregon, Washington, and Manitoba suggest increased acreage and a surplus for export beyond home needs.
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Far
Northwest
Dakota
Yellowstone
Northern Pacific
Bozeman
Rioting Judge Cox Ousted In Minnesota Impeachment Trial
A sensational Minnesota impeachment case ends with the removal of E St Julien Cox, ninth district judge, for drunkenness and debauchery during and around court sessions. The Senate trial, ongoing since January, finds him unfit for office and bars him from judicial service for three years amid testimony of riotous behavior and public intoxication in and around the court.
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Minnesota
E. St. Julien Cox
Ninth Judicial District
Senate
Ninth District
Minnesota River
Cox
Longfellow Remembered: Boston Mourns a Generous Bard
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow dies leaving a void in American letters. The Boston and Cambridge communities remember his Puritan New England roots, humane outlook, and cherished works. His popularity crosses Atlantic shores with translations and praise from England.
Longfellow Remembered As Boston Mourns Loss Of Poet
The article notes Longfellow’s passing deepest sorrow in Boston and confirms his personal virtues. It praises his life at Cambridge, his friendships, and the enduring value of his literary works. The piece reflects on the cultural impact of his genius and his influence on New England literature.
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Longfellow
New England
Cambridge
Europe
America
England
Great Britain
Charles Kingsley
Times
Washington
Boston
Cragie Mansion
English shipbuilding shows Britain’s growing lead in trade
Consul Jones of Newcastle notes 1881 saw a record launch rate in the United Kingdom with 615 vessels totaling 889,531 tons. British yards push steel ships while iron and wooden vessels fade, and American masters are praised by British owners for enterprise and skill, signaling a shift in global shipping dynamics.
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England
Great Britain
Consul Jones
Newcastle
United Kingdom
North Country
Tyne
Clyde
United States
Petroleum Oil as a Motor Fuel Trials on Long Island Railroad
A new method by William D Dickey uses crude petroleum stored on the tender to fuel locomotives. Two jets meet with superheated steam creating a fine oil vapor that ignites, allowing two cars of passengers to cover sixteen miles in forty five minutes, with trials reaching forty miles per hour. One third coal costs saved and boiler life extended, reducing need for firemen and coal handling.
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Long Island
William D. Dickey
Insane lad wanders from Waltham to Chelsea and back
Arthur Worcester, an mentally troubled youth, left his Waltham home Thursday night without hat coat or shoes. He rode to Belmont, begged aid from a stationary agent, then traveled to Boston and Charlestown. He nearly drowned in Chelsea harbor after a boat incident and was rescued. He later stayed at the Marine Hospital before being returned home.
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Arthur Worcester
Waltham
Chelsea
Hills Crossing
Belmont
Fitchburg
Beatty
Boston
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Marine Hospital
Worcester
miscellany notes on crime, politics and society
A collage of newspaper items notes and extracts including a New York Herald jab at arson and religion, humorous quips about President Arthur and Grant, a lecture on reincarnation, Wall Street codes of procedure, labor strikes at Lawrence, Egyptian marriage customs, and reflections on education, race, and social manners.
War’s end threat looms as trade suffers in American article era
The article argues European trade pressures threaten an American article war outcome. It cites hunger in Indiana, a man stealing corn meal due to famine, and a public school teacher candidate misstating Lincoln’s burial. It notes Prussia timber revenue, Cuba labor wages, Chinese rights, and anti Chinese prohibitions. General Grant is seen as influencing political appointments.
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Indiana
Illinois
Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
Prussia
Cuba
Joyce
Vermont
General Grant
Guiteau Offered High Price For Clothes in St Louis
A St Louis man named Cook offered Guiteau 200 dollars for the suit he wore when he shot the president and 150 dollars for the clothes worn during his trial. The offer was presented Friday but Guiteau spoke nothing. He was in a raving mood and would only discuss the interview in which Scoville said a hanging might be best.
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Guiteau
St. Louis
Cook
Scoville
Fatal gun duel ends with two deaths near Emmettsburg
At ten miles north of Emmettsburg Indiana on Tuesday night Charles Cornellian and Fred Miller, both Scots, argued after Miller called Cornellian a liar. Cornellian retrieved a revolver, shot Miller twice in the head, killing him, then fired on himself and died. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes St Jacobs Oil’s popularity in treating sciatica and rheumatic pains, praising its efficacy and calling it a panacea for burns, sprains, and injuries.
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Emmettsburg
Charles Cornellian
Fred Miller
Miller
Cornellian
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
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Horatio Alger, Jr
Edward S. Ellis
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Scotland
Boston Weekly Globe
the Weekly Globe
Mass
Canadas
Christian Science
Henry Wadswortit Longfellow
Young Worcester of
Bricut
Shipherd
Kenmare
Treland
Mason
St. Petersburg
Sam
Maine
California
Breaux Bridge
Duluth
Minn
Lynn
Showshoe
Centre County
Mrs. Pinkham
A. M. King
Harmon St
Cleveland
Lydia E. Pinkham
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