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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1889
Page
4
Boston Post reports Chicago's local Republican machine was badly smashed at Tuesday’s municipal election. Mayor Rocue, backed by machine and Anarchists, failed as Independents supported Creier, whose lead over the Democratic ticket exceeds six thousand votes, signaling stronger Independent sentiment.
Independent voters in Cincinnati elected six of the eight city ticket members, four Democrats and two Republicans, from regular party ballots while nominating independents for the remaining two seats. The result pressures better nominations in future elections.
Reports from Rochester offer hope that Edwin Booty’s illness after last evening’s performance is less severe than feared. The eminent actor, admired for his stage dignity, generosity, and long career, may recover. He recently supported fellow artists by founding the Players' Club in New York as a lasting memorial to his service.
The Florida House Speaker cites Hoar's plan to probe state republican form and posits a state inquiry into a defect in the national system. He argues Jeffersonian principles and notes Cleveland’s 98,000 vote edge did not guarantee him the presidency, calling for legislative inquiry and correction.
The central division of Birmingham refused to back Jon Briagur’s son. Liberal-Unionists nominated Joan Albert Bright, who would run if Conservatives pledged support, but no pledge was obtained. Briagur elder was returned unopposed last election. district leans Liberal though details of potential vote share remain uncertain.
The Birmingham race tests Liberal Unionist and Conservative alliances as a Home Rule split looms. Lord Randolph Churchill declines, risking government support. Beale gains a fighting chance to win the seat previously held by Bricourt amid party discord and shifting loyalties.
The school question debate centers on private schools under inspection by local committees. Debates consider defining otherwise to mean instruction in any private school or at home, seeking balance between parental control and state obligation to provide elementary learning.
The piece notes President Harrison's rapid release of 374 Senate appointments since inauguration, doubling Cleveland's pace. It cites Washington papers blaming haste, cites Post Office leadership turning out Democrats for Republicans, and laments stalled public business amid the scramble and inquiries.
General Boulanger has preempted government plans to prosecute him by fleeing. The exile could soften his influence with supporters and undermine the state, as authorities risk strengthening his hand if he remained to face trial. Ridicule, not danger, may erase his public stature in France.
The piece argues Boulangers inessential bravery and the Paris mob being misled by a pretender. It weighs Royalist and Radical use of Boulang er, notes moderate public opinion, and predicts trials against Boulang er and the Patriotic League may backfire, while government strength rises with his absence.
A New York dramatic sheet attacks critics of daily journals for being dishonest or incompetent while praising editors of Le Chat Noir. It argues that two hours after a performance suffices to form a definite, honest opinion if critics know their craft, and that capacity, not honesty, is the real issue.
A special Harvard Overseers meeting at 50 State Street voted to amend the eighth statute by removing the last sentence and substituting new holidays. President Charles R. Codman presided as Mr Seaver presented the committee report on mathematics physics and collate, referred to the committee on reports and resolutions.
J Huntington Wolcott of 238 Beacon street was said to be improving after pneumonia. Miss Mary Anderson and Joseph Anderson with his wife sailed from New York on the White Star liner Germanic bound for Europe. C Bragdon of Lasell Seminary Auburndale returned from a five week trip in Louisiana and Texas but went to Pennsylvania due to a relative’s illness. Dr James McCosh ex president of Princeton College, previously reported dangerously ill with bronchitis and pneumonia, is now said to be better with no immediate danger.
A Boston writer recalls a memorial fund for Philip B Welch and describes a lively sale of draught horses on Friend Street with Clydesdales and Percherons. He also notes a Washington Street tank display of trout and ponders angling joys, then recalls the Mac fortune scandal at a Boston dime museum and an arrest for alleged fraud testing a mercenary world.
Arthur Weld lauds the Boston Theatre performance of Wagner's Siegfried and Gotterdammerung. He highlights Max Alvary as Siegfried Lilli Lehmann as Brünnhilde and Emil Fischer as Wotan, praising Seidl's conducting, the orchestra, and the overall vivid, urgent presentation despite late seating.
In a note to the editor, supporters urge attendance for Rev H. Winkley’s sermon on the proposed prohibitory amendment on the Fast Day. He is praised for fair, candid treatment of both sides based on temperance work and ministry in Pitts Street Chapel and Bulfinch Place. Wednesday, April 3, 1889.
The Boston & Maine railroad will run late trains for German opera patrons from Boston. Western division services depart Medford and nearby stations at 11:50 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. to Haverhill, stopping at Malden, Melrose, Melrose Highlands, and Wakefield, tonight and for the next week. Eastern division trains to Lynn via Saugus branch depart 11:45 p.m. this week and on April 3 4 5 10 11 12, stopping at all way stations. A special Alem train leaves Lowell via Woburn at 12 midnight on April 4 5 10 11 12, stopping at Prospect Hill Winter Hill Somerville College Hill West Medford Winchester Woburn and other stations, with notice to the conductor.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from newspapers about food a la Roche humor and weather jokes. It notes a battered ship called Spider, a medical journal condemning heavy overcoats, and a joke about cigarette smokers avoiding typhoid. There are witticisms on Hamlet ham and Wanamaker’s store, a pistol scare with Mrs Bryan, and a Worcester rumor about Mayor Roche. It closes with a West Point anecdote about Leopold and a French translation gag.
A Boston and New York appeal describes William Duncan and his 1000 strong Alaskan Indian community working on Annette Island to rebuild industries after persecution. They have self funded and attracted volunteers, requesting donations via H. O. Houghton in Boston to accelerate their efforts without eroding self respect.
The April session featured Reuben A. Guild presenting a Roger Williams paper arguing his Cornwall birth at Bosworthy Manor on December 21, 1602. Resolutions honored late members Charles L. Flint and will address Sleeper and Woodman deaths. New members Alexander Graham Bell and Stephen H. Philbrook were nominated, and May plans include a history study by Colonel Higginson.
The Boston Globe editorializes that Mayor Hart selected Nugent Jones Meehan Bail Clerke Howard Bromwich and others for public offices based on presumed superior qualifications. It argues his judgments rest on character and merit rather than politics in filling these positions.
In a harsh critique, the writer argues Mr. Harrison's foreign posts show he has "taken care of the press," harming journalism's dignity and diplomacy. The press should remain independent. the era when editors are forced to quit when officials seek office is harmful, echoing Whitelaw Reid's maxim.
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