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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1888

Page

8

Howard's Letter and the Rise and Fall of Public Fame

A reflective column on the politics and culture of New York, contrasting past governors and vivid public figures with their faded recognition. The piece laments political spectacle, praises philanthropy by the era’s wealthy patrons, and surveys theater, art, science, and social life flourishing amid a shifting public memory.

Railroads versus jobbers in Des Moines case decision

The town board of railway commissioners at Des Moines delivered a ruling on the petitions from Davenport, Dubuque, and Burlington jobbers. It found the conspiracy charge not sustained, but held discriminatory and extortionate rate practices proven by the evidence, despite issues of control.

Town Board of Railway Commissioners Satel Cellene Canada Charles Bodman Tol Warehouse Cincinnati Charles Tinkler Trinkler Bodman Company Brewer Toneka Kan Allen County Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Michigan Central Toledo Detroit Air Line Junction Charles Madison George Sittner George Zimmerman James Strothers Robert Jackson

Numerous Disasters and Incidents Across North America

A long digest of late 19th century calamities and events reports fires, wrecks, crimes, yellow fever cases, arrests, political violence, and maritime losses across the United States and Canada. Notable items include a prairie fire near Sioux Valley injuring seven, Ex Mayor Andy Fulton shot in Colorado, a massive yellow fever outbreak in Jacksonville and Gainesville, and a blast of accidents from rail to bridge collapses with multiple fatalities.

St. Lawrence Halifax Sioux Valley Jackson Andy Fulton Oure Penn Denver Col Secretary of the Treasury Gainesville Fla Baldwin Tascot Snell Chicago Kentucky Rairoad New York State New York Star G. I. Downes Meredith Stanley Cincinnati Grant Monument Association Mexican Central Highys el Paso Tex Jacksonville Nels Nelson J. L. Chadwick Y. Orvalle George Allen Algie Worthen Sherbrooke Que Lily Powell Danville St. John’s Louis Demers J. B. Gaudreau Treasury Department Baltimore Lord Sackville Kearsarge Norfolk Fort-au- Prince Haiti Bartholomew Hawaiian Pacific Cable Company Honoulu England Sandwich Islands Boston East River Chespeake Bay Pitcher Providence R. I St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary Montreal George W. Post Minneapolis Jonathan Grimes Athens Wade & Ware Odd Fellows Hovewel Peon Sam Hastings Martin Mahr Grand Trunk Harmilton Qut John P. Bennett Publi Bloomsburg tRere Topeka Hall Monrovia New York Africa Alexander Stannard Republic of Liberia Peyton Wyeth Vera Dobson Canadian Pacific Headingly Man Manitova Axworthy Cleveland T. Everett Manitoba High Constable Bisonnette Union Bank of Providence R.1 Highland Hall Highland Park Colosie Davidson Maay Academy Amanda Montgomery Gus Wineman Greensburg Southwest United States Express Northeastern New Orleans Dacey Derry Barnard Lick Observatory Sixth Street Jersey City Charles Myers John Mulhall Grand Army of the Republic Eastport Hasen Bayard Best Young Batson Campbell N.B Brasher San Francisco Arctic A. W. Lawrence North Point Miwaukee John Sullivan Sullivan Edward Sullivan Thomas Hanley Frank McGowan Cooky Thomas Dooley Merrill Milwaukee Kong Air Philadelphia Jamaica Jacobsen Salor Barkings Cayman Montevideo Ship Island Jave Jama'ca

No Annexation Debate Voices Canadian Loyalty

At a Sherbrooke banquet, Sir John A. Macdonald urged allegiance to Britain, arguing annexation would bring direct taxation and ruinous changes. He claimed Canada’s constitution outperforms the U.S. system and warned against commercial union or reciprocity that would erode freedoms. He stressed Canada’s climate, soil, and prosperous laws under British connection.

Sherbrooke Que John Henry Pope John Macdonald Canada Great Britain Sir John Washington

Fire destroys Monticello Seminary in midnight blaze

Nov 4 Monticello Seminary for young ladies in Goofrey, a celebrated Western school, was totally destroyed by fire at 1 am. 125 girls, teachers, and 12 servant girls slept inside. all were rescued with narrow escapes. The five story building, 110 feet long, burned after the kitchen room fire spread. Loss estimated at $250,000. principal Mrs. Haskell mourns paintings and mementos lost to the flames.

Goofrey Monticello Seminary Neiggbors

A Lesson in Physiology at High Street School

A High street school teacher used herself as a physiology model during a lesson on the body. Students identified parts like the head and limbs but hesitated on the backbone. A bright pupil finally offered the humorous reply Yer bustle, drawing laughter from the class.

Tall River Herald High Street John

A Very Sensible Muskrat Plays Hen’s Guardian

A South Norwalk man owns a hen raising six chicks. An orphan muskrat wandered into the coop one afternoon and, after initial resistance, slept under the hen’s wing with the chicks that night. Since then the muskrat has continued to sleep there each night, much to the animal’s and the hen’s apparent pleasure. The unlikely arrangement has become a curious household tale.

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Impeach the Magistrate

Report from Pittsburg Chronicle shows a magistrate hearing where the prisoner and roommate are accused of stealing a pocketbook with $127 and additional items. The prosecutor confirms more theft including an overcoat and a gray vest, prompting the magistrate to call the charges grave.

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