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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1889
Page
4
In early April 1889 Rhode Island faced intense political strife as senate contenders halted hostilities only briefly. The state election loomed amid Republican divisions over prohibition and a potential Democratic governor, with no clear poll majority and uncertainty about legislative choice of officers.
The New York Tribune panels continued calls to remove Post master Pearson though editorial approval is pending. A recent Sunday letter criticizes his election results interest, while the four year old editorial praised his reappointment as fit and essential to public service.
In England the death of Joan Bricart stirs talk on a Liberal revival and potential Unionist successor, while a Samoa hurricane disaster strikes Adm. Kimberly’s squadron. Losses include Vandalia Nipsie Trenton and German ships with many sailors dead.
Debate centers on General Boulang er and government plans to prosecute him. M Tharp and allies brace for support from Moderates while the Senate leans against Boulangism, wary of public sentiment and the outcome remains uncertain.
General Boulang er has openly proclaimed hostility to the existing order and vows to overthrow it by any means. The government justifies its actions as a defense of the state and its own preservation in dealing with him.
The article discusses the Senate's rejection of Murat Halstead as minister to Germany, noting that leaks from an executive session cloud full motives. It suggests objections were largely personal, fueled by offensive language Halstead used toward some Senators and the editors who praised him.
London reports the Ja man steamship City of Paris has exceeded speed expectations and may break the record. Ship’s performance is hailed as surpassing all prior benchmarks in transoceanic travel.
The article discusses a symposium topic "Should Women Smoke" noting that public opinion leans against the practice while doubting that arguments will convert either smokers or non smokers. It frames the issue as a cultural lament rather than a decisive debate.
A Boston note reports on the Orpheus Musical Society Fools Night, praising a lively program from gander party themes to German songs, a stereopticon lecture, the Killmere Band, and a minstrel show. The event features the Alabama Serenaders, a burlesque prize fight, and a jovial crowd enjoying lager and caped costumes.
The group continues to nurture its harmony under founder August Kreissmann and diligent musical director Carl Pflueger. Their steady management sustains the society’s enduring spirit and artistic life.
A Boston concert featured Schubert Overture in B for the first time, Mozart horn concerto by Mr. Xaver Reiter who drew hearty applause, Fuchs serenade for strings, and Beethoven Schottky finale with strong finish. Concerns about sensationalism in programming noted. next program slated with MacDowell and Grieg works.
The essay urges Boston to experience the complete Tetralogy as Wagner intended. It argues against judging by a single drama, compares it to reading all volumes of a novel, and notes Wagner’s sources from the Edda while contrasting with the Nibelungen Lied. It praises the work’s mythic Norse atmosphere and the dramatic grip on Siegfried’s fate.
Artist S J Uhl to paint a portrait of Mr Cleveland for the Corcoran gallery in Washington. Sir Philip Henry Currie set to succeed Julian Paunceforth as permanent under secretary at the British foreign office. The Duke of Cambridge, Victoria’s cousin and army commander, marked his seventieth birthday with a note of steadiness at dinner.
The April issue highlights centennial themes with Mrs. Burton Harrison sketches of Washington life at Mt. Vernon and in New York 1789. Clarence Winthrop Bowen covers the inauguration, while Hart’s engravings of Gilbert Stuart and Trumbull accompany McMaster’s constitutional interpretation. Nicolay and Hay revisit Lincoln with context on Fort Pillow and Civil War policy debated, plus Russian critique by Kennan and Italian masters sketches by Stillman and Cole.
The Hon. Jacob Sleeper died at 5 30 yesterday at his Ashburton Place residence. Born in Newcastle Maine in 1802 he moved to Belfast in 1816 and Boston in 1825 where he ran a navy supplies business and remained active in church and reform work. He served as alderman state legislator and Harvard overseer and helped found Zion's Herald and Boston University. Funeral is at Bromfield Street Methodist Church Wednesday at noon.
Cyrus Woodman died suddenly in Cambridge on Saturday. Born June 2, 1814 in Buxton, Maine, he studied law in Boston, then the West, formed a partnership with Gov. C. Washburn, and settled in Cambridge in 1863. He leaves a widow, a daughter Mary, and sons Frank, Walter, Kaward. He supported Bowdoin College and belonged to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Funeral services are today at 3 from his residence, with burial in Buxton, Me Tuesday.
Police Officer William McCarthy of Station 1 died at home in Boston at 5 PM from aneurysm. Born Aug 15, 1840 in Boston, he served in the army and joined the police in 1875, leaving a widow and five children. John A. Duff, father of John C. Duff, theatrical manager, died in New York from an apoplectic stroke. he was 68 and introduced Pinafore to New York audiences.
A column of miscellaneous brief items from a historical newspaper features satire on Navy at Apia, Rhode Island contests, smoking by Belva Lockwood, nitro incidents, church sittings, a Philadelphia note on a suicide, and a Chicago News joke exchange. It ends with London Punch commentary on baseball fog and mishaps.
A dense review of 1889 era press criticism and political reform debates. It covers Mr Boutelle versus Mr Halstead on press liberty, Wisconsin ballot reform, Judge Woods quashing indictments, Whitelaw Reid as minister to France, and reactions from Harper's Weekly the New York Times the Washington Post and the New York Sun. It highlights debates over civil service reform and the spoils system linked to postmaster appointments and Wanamaker.
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