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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1888

Page

8

Howard's Letter on Mercy and Women in Public Life

A May New York column argues women deserve broader rights yet warns against anonymous attacks. The piece critiques gender roles, recounts a controversy over a female New York City board of education member, and calls for mercy over punitive gossip while questioning how society treats women in leadership.

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Debates on tariff fill hours in Congress as Cox speeches roll on

Long tariff debate occupies House with Cox’s two hour speech and references to Mills bill. Members from multiple states exchange barbs while analysts cite quotes, poetry, and historical examples. Afternoon session features further remarks from Randall McKinley Breckinridge and Carlisle as votes near.

Messrs. Randall Pennsylvania McKinley Ohio Breckinridge Kentucky Randall Mchinsey New England United States Morse

Explosion at Stockton powder mill rocks Delaware river towns

A firework like blast at Stockton powder mill near Lambertville kills three men including the foreman. A store of 250 kegs of powder and 200 kegs of dynamite were stored at the plant, heard and felt across Beverly Edgewater Park Riverton Bordentown Heightstown. The blast shook the ground at 7 80 this morning.

Burnmettor N. J Delaware River Beverly Edgewater Park Riverton Bordentown Heightstown Stocton Lambertville Belvidere Road

Bonds Accepted By Secretary Likely Bogus, Forgeries Suspected

Washington May 21 The five million dollars in bonds accepted by Acting Secretary Thompson Friday have not yet been delivered to the department. The offer came from a reputed Philadelphia firm and was accepted in good faith. An ongoing investigation is expected to reveal the offer was fraudulent and the signatures forgeries.

Washington Thompson Philadelphia

Nervous Men Seek Elec tro-Voltaic Belt Pamphlet

Readers are invited to request an illustrated pamphlet explaining Dr Dye's Celebrated Elec tro-Voltaic Belt and Appliances and their claimed effects on the nervous debilitated system. Address details are requested for mailing the brochure from Marshall, Michigan.

Dr. Dye

May Flower Maiden in Winter Dreams Poem

Poem in search of a May Flower Maiden, a shy Puritanic figure found in woods and dreams. The speaker longs for the Cape maiden who ties blooms, while winter fades and Spring speaks softly with blue skies. Refrains express hope and undefined beloved.

Tariff Reform Debate Poised For House Vote

Chairman Mills says tariff bill likely passes, Carlisle’s speech praised as pivotal. He notes debate was the most notable in 14 years and urges action with minimal delay. Public sentiment shifts as more constituents engage, pressuring Republicans to vote on the measure.

Wasntatroy Mills Ways Arld Means House Tax Glors Carlisle Pawer Oie Congress Cone Eees Oly Cutcher

Gettysburg Anniversary Observance Planned July First

The First Corps will open the Gettysburg battle anniversary on July 1 at Reynolds grave spot with an address by Governor Beaver. Speakers include General Abner Doubleday War Governors Curtin and Gregory Smith and Generals Fairchild Stine and Smyth among others.

Gettysburg Washington John F. Reynolds James A. Beaver Abner Doubleday A. G. Curtin Austin Sie J. Q. Gregory Smith L. J. Kirkwood Frederick Holbrook Wilan Sprague Frederick Smyth

Preached For Him Alone by Wealthy Art Connoisseur

James Eddy a longtime bachelor and art connoisseur dies at eighty two. He built a private church on Bell street for his exclusive services after disputes with the Resellious Society Church pastor F H Himekley. Eddy's gallery includes old master paintings bought after visits to Europe, with Berlin sales rivalries noted. Funeral Sunday at Eddy's own church.

James Eddy Vaue Eddy Maine Massachusetts New York Ihis Broadway Berlin St. Petersburg London

A Man's Reasoning from Harper's Bazar

A humorous overheard exchange frames a man named Smith erimpkins complaining that women demand men enjoy leisure their way. He contrasts this with men’s lack of urging women to join boisterous club outings or horse races, mocking gendered social norms.

Smitherimpkins S.r

And How She Does Make Them Fly

Rehoboth Sunday Herald notes actress Lott wearing sixteen different pairs of shoes during a single performance, showcasing rapid costume changes and stage accuracy.

Rehoboth Sunday Herald Lott

Floods, canals, and political shifts stir a busy week

A roundup notes floods along the rivers, a $1 million canal funding in Canada, Cleveland's planned visit to Williams Grove Exposition, and various legal, business, and crime items from the period. It mentions deaths, accidents, fires, and political maneuvers across multiple regions and organizations.

Vast Civil and Local Upsets Reported Across States

The bulletin lists fires in Leroy New York and Palous City Tennessee with losses of 15000 and 250000 and insurance totals. A flood danger looms in Arkansas and Mississippi while New York Court rulings end stalled transit expansion and patent suits. Social meetings and church conferences body amid political unrest in Ireland and Brazil shocks markets.

Dr. Morgan St. Thomas’ Church New Yorke Portsmouth W. F. Jones Leroy N. Y New York Hospital Society Bloomingdale Marquette New York Supreme Court Arthur J. Memade Sining Third Avenue Railroad Company Mercantile Agency United States Canada Fenian Brotherhood New York Metropolitan Rapid Transit Company Broaiway Court of Appeals Edison United States Electric Light Company Wallace Senate Bennington Battle Monument Barnegat Western Unitarian Conference Chicago Unitarin Universalist Emerson New York Woman’s Home Missionary Society The Methodist Episcopal Church Metropolitan Opera House Mattalieu Alden Nv. C. McCabe W. F. Dodge Arcade Railway Company Broadway Underground New York City Macon City Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Latimer E. Jones General Sessions Court Gate City Savannah Boston Ap’ Hatteras Brazil New York Coffee Exchange Spooner Senate Committee On Appropriations Washington House Mississippi Alexandria Venice General Presbyterian Church General Assembly Philadelphia Committee of Conference Central Assembly Baltimore George P. Harrison Sherman Howard Munroe Allogance Arkansas Wilkesboro Penn Parsons Murray’s Waldo Inman Jeanette Walter Lee Albert

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