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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1881
Page
4
Editorial notices skim current politics as Hannibal Hamlin remains in public view and Utes threaten another outbreak. The piece recalls 1876 Washington mail frauds, Standard Oil pipe lines, spills near the Neversink river, and public skepticism toward oil monopolies.
General Brady faces multiple accusations of official corruption from Republican papers. He says initial denials followed, and he later sent letters to the press. His New York Tribune communication explains his resignation as second assistant postmaster general to ease pressure on General Garfield, asserting no charges of wrongdoing.
The speaker recalls offering resignation to ease a presidential vacancy amid a threat to expose fundraising schemes tied to Star route contractors. The Boston Water Power case in Dedham upends a land dispossession plan, validating justice for Brookline Avenue tenants against a powerful company. UK land reform is critiqued as overlong and opaque, while Maine election practices are attacked as money influenced. Senator Butler cites South Carolina ballot integrity and Maine practices, with Hale's accountability noted.
A lengthy critique condemns biased newspaper portrayals of Chinese immigrants. It argues that sensational claims of universal virtue misrepresent Chinese burglars and crime, cites California prisons, labor competition, and calls for balanced views over do-gooder rhetoric.
A fragment discusses immigration and labor, arguing against letting in superfluous workers. It frames the issue as a clash between economic self preservation for white labor and broader liberal ideals. The quote condemns inviting outsiders as danger to labor conditions.
The piece examines tariff disputes over knit goods and sugar including the Dutch standard and polariscope tests. It notes legal battles, federal appeals, and proposed fixes while contrasting Boston harbor improvements with New York street refuse dumping that threatens shipping channels and harbor access.
The entrance to the lower bay remains safer for captains of large ships who still prefer Boston for its deeper waters. Over the past decade, harbor operations have enhanced safety and depth, making Boston Harbor better than ever.
The piece attacks Dawes and Hoar over the Mahone Riddleberger alliance amid claims of widespread Massachusetts disfranchisement. It cites 1878 voter data showing tens of thousands barred from voting, contrasts with New Hampshire and South Carolina, and condemns intimidation and coercion at local elections. It also touches on the Star route scandals, French Africa actions, and other political misdeeds, with a critical tone toward Republican leaders and the Senate filibuster.
A jumble of political, social, and demographic notes. Brady warns of retaliation against administration, while Lincoln’s Springfield house is demolished for relics. Topics include the New York Geological Survey, Douglass and Bruce, Garfiel and Blaine, women’s suffrage in St. Petersburg, large grain shipments to New Orleans, Nihilist activity, and various state and national policy glimpses.
The data shows Asia and Europe contributing vast numbers of immigrants to the United States, with Asia at 7098 and Europe at 277,659. Canada is expected to see a surge of U.S. tourists as rail and steamship links improve. The piece discusses Secretary Dorsey, Booth’s Theatre crowds, Ingersoll discourses, railroad census noncompliance, and potential move toward a unified government telegraph system connected to Britain and continental Europe.
West Lyme Times reports Mrs. Marcil of St. Jean Baptiste showing a changing pattern on her left cheek. Over days marks appeared in brown then blue hues, with letters and figures including KE, 4, R and 1 8 1 observed by witnesses. Reporter and observer A Coblentz describe a possible monogram and staged light test amid disbelief and questions about prophecy.
A horse pulling a spring wagon on the Mine Hill Gap turnpike is frightened when a black snake bites its leg. The snake coils around the limb, rears, then the horse bolts, and the wagon crashes into a brush fence. Coons frees the animal, grips the tail to detach the snake, which measures four feet six inches.
A Troy Press anecdote recounts a wandering fisherman’s blunt definition of a yacht as any craft filled with liquor and singing, with friends aboard for a raucous time, revealing a humorous clash between term and practice aboard the wharf.
An exchange notes that Paris spring colors include quirky names like Queen s hair stifled sighs indiscreet murmurs vain desires heavy eyes needless regrets and forecasts miliners and dressmakers may add similarly absurd titles next year such as emperor s whisker subdued yawns ill advised complaints unsatisfied cravings frost bitten noses and unavailing cryings over spilled milk.
The excerpt portrays General Brady as a blonde, spectacled, taciturn yet capable leader. It characterizes him as cautious with inferiors, iron-willed when necessary, and suited to high command such as head of a detective bureau or provost marshal in wartime.
In Red Bluff California reports claim that three or four high‑standing women frequently meet with hoodlums and smoke opium. A local paper warns that the well known names will be published unless the conduct ends.
A Galveston News snippet recalls a visiting boy who accepts bread and butter with little enthusiasm and replies It ain t cake when thanked. An appeal urges neighbors to form a club to access a fourteen months offer ending July 1, calling it an excellent payer for a cheap price.
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