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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1889
Page
4
The Boston Post reminds readers that mail is handled at the sender's risk and all payments should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company. It notes the mailing classification as second class matter and provides guidance on checks drafts and money orders.
The Boston Dost notes no proof of truth or falsehood in Stanley Falls reports via Brussels. It suggests Stanley may rejoin Emin soon and they might march toward Zanzibar, but urges caution until Arabs story is confirmed and relies on Stanley’s letter.
The piece argues that repeated failures to elect a governor in Rhode Island and Connecticut suggest transferring state officer selection to the Legislature. It notes economy and efficiency goals, questions the Legislature's integrity amid post-suffrage changes, and states Wednesday's Rhode Island vote settled only ending constitutional prohibition.
A Washington despatch reports Secretary WinpoM will continue the Cleveland era policy of fixed silver purchases at 2 million dollars monthly until Congress acts to increase cheap dollars. The piece notes Wrixnoom’s memory of Republican platform denouncements and questions whether President Harrison will veto forthcoming inflation legislation aligning with party platform.
A strike threat emerges at foreign spool thread plants near Newark New Jersey, as workers protest a 54 percent tariff on cotton thread. The Maxis bill to cut the tax to 40 percent is opposed by English and Scotch factory owners who favor protecting wages under the tariff. President Harrison has one month in office as six hundred workers plan to strike to resist wage cuts from 15 to 174 percent.
Observers in Paris agree General Boulanger has seriously compromised his position by fleeing. The Boulangists are bewildered while influential journals share the view. The most striking outcome is the government’s ability to secure measures from the Chamber of Deputies with little resistance.
The vote tallied 355 to 293 supporting M Triard's move to prosecute the escaped agitator, despite Cassagnac accusing the charges of absurdity. The result bolsters the ministry and weakens its opponents, undermining universal suffrage boasts. Boulanger's fate is left to his own devices, with Triard and allies taking a firmer path.
The author analyzes railroad investment risks amid rising liabilities and dipping earnings, noting Boston’s stake in Atchison as a case study and predicting eventual recovery through national growth and policy changes. The piece also reports on the new coast defense vessel trial, highlighting its heavy 15 inch guns, water ballast system, and strategic emphasis on coastal protection alongside land fort reconstruction.
The Navy Department received three bids for a coast defence vessel within a $2,000,000 appropriation. The bids ranged from $1,614,000 to $1,690,000 covering hull and machinery, leaving margin for a smaller craft. A torpedo-boat has already been contracted at $87,000, with potential for a second if the high bid is chosen.
A discussion of prisoner employment in Massachusetts contrasts the contracted system with the current modified state account method. It notes the push to minimize outside labor competition, limit prisoner numbers, and use produced goods for reformatories. While some favor reinstating contract work, experts stress the need for sustained employment to prevent demoralization.
The Transcript which publicized a test of opinion among leading citizens on the prohibition amendment is assailed by the Voice as lying and fraudulent. The Voice, a national prohibitionist organ, labels the Transcript a dangerous influence and mocks the seemingly tranquil Boston home visitor as a leading liquor organ.
The Topeka Journal exposes the weak efforts to curb rum traffic in Kansas with a list of local illicit groggeries. Locations include Levi's clothing store area, near J G Slonecker's law office, and establishments on Fourth, Sixth, Rail Road streets, Curtis and Kansas avenues. Marshals and avenue police are depicted as lax in enforcing the laws.
Harper's Weekly in Indiana mocks Mugwumps of 1872 now “rolling in Republican clover” while criticizing Republican corruption in national politics. The piece cites Greeley supporters, patronage antics, and calls out figures like Reid Hiscock Quay and Dudley. It also touches on Cole’s doodle politics and cabinet reshuffles, highlighting widespread political cynicism.
Anton Seidl, born 1850 in Buda Pesth, studied at Leipsic Conservatory and Bayreuth under Wagner, becoming a leading conductor. His early work with Richter and Wagner, Bayreuth performances, and tours across Europe shaped his style, culminating in his 1880s role in Leipsic and later in America where his talent drew praise and calls to remain.
Frederick A. Schwab announces four Beethoven piano recitals by Dr Hans von Bülow at Music Hall on April 15 to 18 at 3 PM with Knabe piano. Subscription tickets $5 for the four, single seats $1.50. Also notes German opera Die Walküre at Boston Theatre next Wednesday with Met cast, and Meistersinger with Orpheus Minnechor. Juck honored by Aschenbroeder Verein. local musical figures and choir changes noted. Tariff changes by major express companies take effect April 11.
In Boston readers are treated to extracts from a British travel book of 1817 that harshly denounces American regions and people yet contrasts with gentler modern American depictions. The piece notes Southern luxury, Northern cunning stereotypes, and references to the Atlantic Monthly and Scribner’s. It then shifts to local life, describing Fast Day yachting on Frog Pond, pond repair needs, and a proposed exhibition of historical footgear linking Dorothy Q. slippers, Hancock buckles, and Paul Revere’s spurs to a museum display.
A compilation of humorous clippings from various papers noting election results in Ohio and Maine, cross-country political banter, and social quips. Observations include evangelist Moody in Chicago after elections, women voters in Kansas, Duluth newspaper consolidation, and playful gossip about public figures and daily life. The tone blends satire and social commentary with brief anecdotes.
Obituary notices report the Albany despatch of John H. Perry a leading stove manufacturer and founder and former president of the National Store Association. Also noted are the deaths of Rev Edward F Lieb longtime tutor to Maximilian in Chillicothe Ohio and telegraph editor Henry W Pegenkopf of Milwaukee and Captain Aaron C Sargeant of Melrose with brief biographical details.
Harper's Weekly notes Miss Booth's successor is Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster, already tied to a wide reader circle as the Postmistress of Harper's Young People. It mentions her press experience and suitability for the role. The piece also describes Mrs. Edward F. Searles's Great Barrington estate as a blue dolomite palace costing about 2.5 million dollars, with towers, towers, imported marbles, and carved woods.
Local gallery shows Edmund H. Garrett with thirty five watercolor drawings. Critics praise his light handling, vitality, and narrative skill across interiors street scenes and marines. Other works include Lambinet river studies, Mrs Phoebe Jenks portrait, and Velasquez etchings. shows extend to March 10 with more exhibits at Chase's and Doli Richards galleries and the Art Club watercolor display.
A drive is underway in Pittsburg with major coke manufacturers backing the effort to reform the historic coke syndicate. The objective is to push coke prices to a minimum of 126 dollars per ton.
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