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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1887

Page

8

Townsend's Letter on Hewitt Dorsheimer and Democrats of Note

George Alfred Townsend surveys New York politics, comparing Hewitt and Fellows for district attorney, notes on Tilden and the old Tammany era, discusses public press, anarchism, and railway power. Names include Hewitt Fellows Cochrane Dorsheimer and Gould era concerns.

Hewitt, Dorsheimer Jarley Amuel French & Son Alo New York Seville Seville CO

Navy Deserion Prevention and Reform Proposal by Schley

Commodore Schley presents annual Navy Bureau recommendations to Congress to centralize vessel refitting at Boston, add two steam cruisers, and expand ranks for special services. He urges homeward enlistment options, a retired list for long-serving enlisted, and citizenship for veterans. Two apprentice-to-ensign promotion plans are highlighted to boost morale and reduce desertions.

Washixnton Commodore Schley Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting Secretary of the Navy Treasury Washington Navy Yard Boston Yard Washington Yard Portsmouth Jamestown Saratoga Naval Academy, Coast Survey and Fish Commission Bureau Navy Soldier Marine Corps Schley Congress Army

Dream of Japanean Screen Reveals Hidden Ore

A narrator gazes at a mysterious screen and envisions rare bric-a-brac. A small hole exposes secrets behind the screen revealing ore. He fainted then recovered with his face turning blue and pink as the spell passes and the dream reveals a metal sink.

Clergyman Cured After Long Battle With Catarrh

A clergyman whose long struggle with catarrh resisted remedies finds a prescription that ends his suffering and saves his life. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to Professor J A Lawrence at 212 East Ninth Street New York to receive the recipe free of charge.

J. A. Lawrence East Ninth Street New York

Globe seeks readers as campaign nears with private circular

The Weekly Globe urges securing a subscriber in every house as the presidential campaign approaches and promises the most complete political reports in its private circular from Boston.

Globe Boston Mass

The Horse Talk At Ploughman’s Meeting

Farmers gathered at the Ploughman’s Building 46 Milk Street to hear George B. Loring discuss horse classes, selection, and care. He contrasted work horses with thoroughbreds, warned that many “experts” overestimate knowledge, and urged evaluating conformation, temperament, feeding, and proper stable conditions for longevity. Charles A. Flint, Dr. Peters and others followed.

Milk Street Daniel Needham George B. Loring New York Mr. Loring Charles A. Flint Dr. Peters

Resignation at Princeton College and Boston Fire Anniversary

Dr. McCosh resigns as president of Princeton College while Boston marks the fifteenth anniversary of the great fire. Other items note New Orleans mayor to face Supreme Court, Cushman finds buried city in Arizona, and multiple yellow fever reports along with various accidents, fires, and political moves across the country.

McCosh Princeton College Boston New Orleans United States Supreme Court Cushman Arizona Tampa Fla Stamford Shediac N. B Brooke, Neely & Co Memphis N. Y Thomas Lawrence Ralph Street Emerson Rosselle Reading Railroad Knights of Lalor H. Sampson & Co Reidsville N. C Newark City Staten Island Telephone Company Metropolitan Canadian Fisheries Department Labrador Bay of Fundy Washington Henry B. Lovering United States Massachusetts Junge Davis Court of Claims New York Patrick Dwyer Waterbury Conn New York City Jersey Bird W. Spencer Ene Railway Frederick A. Potts New York, Susquehanna & Western McPherson Macy’s Binghamton Oglesby Warren Victoria B. C Ottawa Behring Sea Alaska Commercial Company King & Franklin Circus Powersville William Clay Cincinnati Thomas Hopkins Richard E.werple Lafayette David Corker Freemasons Mollie Spencer Port Huron Mich O Customs Sombra Ont Canadian Treasury Interna Customs Internal Revenue Sidney F. Shelbourne Lamar Supreme Bench Ilas M. Dickinson Michigan Post Office Edmund Knoedler Fifth Avenue New York Anthony Comstock Nts Court of Appeals Canada Gus Lambert Quebec Jersey City New Jersey Haymarket Chicago Mromingas Banfield Forman C. Crecilins Fifth National Bank of St. Louis Overstoltz Lancaster Penn Michael Wald Anh Mataimo Saie Epeminio Posales New Laredo der Reys Gerght Mata Althoug

The Fisheries Trouble in Washington

Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and Sir Charles Tupper are in Washington this week with President Angell and William L. Putnam as American delegates. Fisheries talks begin around Nov 20 and may broaden to a general treaty of commercial reciprocity between Canada and Great Britain. Debates center on presidential treaty power and Senate opposition voiced by critics, with Edmunds Morrill and Blair cited as New England senators questioned for their stance.

Joseph Chamberlain Sir Charles Tupper Washington Angell William L. Putnam Sir Charles ‘Tupper Canada Great Britain New England Boston Senate Congress Edmunds Morrill Blair

Sometimes Not Much Power Needed

A Pittsburg Chronicle item notes a minimal power approach for a planned public event. It mentions five eaters and airways matter, with hints of a train of thought but lacks clear details or context about individuals, organizations, or dates.

Pittsburg Chronicle

Lone bear hunter mistaken for rancher at Rapid City depot

A traveler in Rapid City misidentifies a well dressed man as a famous hunter after a bear hunt in the Limestone Range. The man clarifies he just returned from a six week Lime stone Range hunt and owns a local ranch, creating a tense moment at the station.

Chicago Tribune Rapid CitysDak L Mestone Comeree

Sparks and Lamar Face Urgent Resignation Crisis

Secretary Lamar informs the President he will resign or demand a new general land office commissioner to replace General W A J Sparks. Sparks is told either he or the secretary must go as disputes over land grant railroad rights and settlers acts widen. The two offices have remained physically distant amid ongoing reversals of the commissioner's decisions.

Washinarow Lamar General Land Office W. A. J. Sparks Sparks Interior Department Cing

Positive remedy for consumption offered to readers

A physician T A Slocum offers a free two bottle trial of his cure for consumption. He asks readers to send their express and postal addresses to 181 Pearl Street New York for the remedy and asserts thousands have been permanently cured with timely use.

P. O T. A. Slocum M. C Pearl St N. Y H. G. Root M.C New York

Everybodys Assistant Cheapest Work for Tradesmen

A promotional notice for the Weekly Globe offering the Everybody's Assistant, a comprehensive guide priced at $1.30, containing 3000 items and tables for gas, steam, civil and mining engineers, machinists, plumbers, printers, painters, masons, farmers, merchants, architects, and many trades. It promises detailed rules, receipts, tables, business forms, and practical instructions across numerous industries.

Irom Patent Office

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