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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1891
Page
4
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous communications. Writers must supply full name and address with each letter as a guaranty of good faith, though details will not be published.
Multiple Boston venues show 7 45 PM starts with Richardson Mansfield Crane and Crane in various acts. Notes include Hollis street William H Crane The Senator and Richardson Mansfield Beau Brummell. Also Tremont Tremont Temple closing star concert with Mary Howe and Adamowski Quartet.
Ex congressman McKinley tells an interviewer in Washington that Republicanism is reviving and that people are waking up to false tariff prophets. He argues the tariff raised prices, saved us from cheapness, and now critics should acknowledge its effects.
Bitter faction fight with two Democratic candidates, thousands of Republicans crossing party lines, street violence and a murder in a street row mark the municipal election in Chicago. Reported chaos at polling places and clashes heighten the significance of the mayoral contest.
The article notes Plenry Hors ts in military custody before trial at Sioux Falls after indictment. Lt Col Sumner urged securing counsel via the Indian Rights Association to ensure fair treatment, with Interior Department lacking assurances. A separate Five Tales murder case shows federal local action shifting, while Camp Sheridan permits displaying Indian prisoners, signaling a policy drift weakness and folly.
Secretary Tracy urges removal of politics from navy yards calling current practice an ulcer on naval administration. He outlines a reform plan with a registration board, competitive foreman exams, posting at yards, and full public disclosure. He argues civil service merit surpasses patronage and implies critics leadership should support reform.
The report argues that cutting required work for the A B would not save time and would cheapen the degree. It contends that genuine students could already finish in three years, while others would still stay four, reducing value and harming college life. The summary notes the report disputes proponents' fair presentation but acknowledges separate discussions of reduction aspects.
A Massachusetts discussion on proposed game law changes argues against the view that farmers and city sportsmen are natural enemies. The piece contends state control over game remains, rebuts landowner privilege claims, and defends the farmer's boy as ally to true sportsmen, noting the evolving bond between generations of hunters.
The piece argues that Secretary BLAINE favored talking of reciprocity with Canada, planned a meeting, but President Harrison barred it. It highlights a conflict over genuine reciprocity versus perceived benefits to New England coal interests and argues the administration limits reciprocal trade while pursuing tariffs on South American goods.
Two murders mark the Dakota Indian outbreak with Lt Casey slain by a Brulé Sioux and Few Tails killed by lawless Meade County residents. The article urges swift justice to set a moral example for both Indians and whites.
The Harvard Board of Overseers voted against reducing the required courses for the Bachelor of Arts degree despite support from a majority of the Faculty. The negative report, signed by Henry W. Purnim and Robert Wolcott, argues against drastic change, noting broad dissent among faculty and alumni, while permitting some modifications to aid medical students.
A House memorial from Massachusetts woollen manufacturers argues further reducing work hours would lower output and wages, harming the state’s industry. It warns price competition from outside states would prevent price increases, potentially destroying jobs unless all states agree to a uniform hours law via an interstate commission.
The forty annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Union was held last evening with remarks from Mr Batpwin highlighting the institution's increasing influence and opportunities.
The report notes the increasing scope of service with country work aiding over 3200 people, 864 seeking jobs and 243 placed. Lectures and services draw strong crowds while BALDWIN’s persistent efforts are credited for much of the success. A second item mentions a foiled plot on the Czar, found just in time by police.
The German Emperor, after purchasing the Scotch cutter Thistle, takes up yachting with plans to race for the Queen's Cup near the Isle of Wight. He may target the America Cup later, while Miss Jutta Martowe earns praise in New York for her Rosalind performance, a role previously mocked by critics.
The piece notes that spring is finally arriving with no harsh April weather, while warning that rumors of war in Europe stand as the clearest calendar sign of potential conflict. The tone mixes seasonal optimism with geopolitical anxiety.
The writer notes a winter horse auction with few buyers, jokes about pigs needing exercise, and shifts to reflections on Italian residents in Boston. He praises a charming literary Italian named Monti, while humorously warning against stereotypes and violence.
Dramatic notes describe Redmund and Mrs. Barry at Grand Opera House with A Sure Cure for the Blues, next week presenting Cuchuillo. Palmer’s company to stage Jim the Penman at Park with a strong cast. Levy’s American Band at Boston Theatre. Shea’s benefit at Tremont. Stoddard’s Passion Play of 1890 lecture six evenings and Saturday matinee at Tremont.
Grand jury indicts Cassie Helen Brooks for perjury and Byron W Cohen James W Daskin and Henry H Belcher for subornation of perjury in a bid to obtain the estate of Loring A Robertson by claiming Cassie Brooks was his widow.
Philip Hale reviews the final Mason Chamber Concert in Mason & Hamlin Hall. The program features Nikisch, Adamowski, Foote, Chadwick, Lynes, and Mason with organ and piano arrangements, vocal numbers by Mrs. Nikisch, and several ensemble pieces. While some arrangements weaken the original intent, the audience enjoyed the variety and applause for Chadwick and Foote. The reviewer notes limits of organ substitutions for strings but confirms the season will continue with new works, including American composers.
Music notes announce Mr. M Meyers recital this afternoon at Steinert Hall at 3. Dr L Kelterborn delivers a lecture on Parsifal in Bayreuth Monday April 13 at Chickering Hall 3 p.m. Mr Krehbiel lectures on Parsifal Tuesday April 14 at the Meilonon hall at 3 p.m.
A collage of light sketches and anecdotes spans medical cautions about coffee, long partnerships ending in dissolution, a room in Brussels shared by Boulanger, and a fledgling push to aid young dramatic writers. Humorous quips from Carnegie and Parnell lore mix with a bank ex-judge tale and a jostling Broadway moment as a stranger returns a stranger's courtesy.
Alexander Meakim Howard Fitzpatrick and Joseph Roth are reindicted on charges of neglect of duty. The new indictment mirrors the previous one which was dismissed.
Washington April 8 jurors found Kincaid, a newspaper correspondent, not guilty of murdering ex Congressmen Taulbee of Kentucky. The verdict ends the high profile case with no further action expected.
An Unitarian Club dinner features a discussion and visual displays titled Pictures of Poverty Wreckedness and Degradation. The event highlights social issues, urging attendees to confront inequality and advocate for relief measures.
Mr Jacob Riis spoke at the Unitarian Club meeting in the Hotel Vendome about How the Other Half Lives. He showed stereopticon views of New York tenements and discussed absentee landlords poor housing and the need to reform slum conditions and environment for children.
The first evening drew a small crowd at the English High School hall as educators gathered for a four day exhibition and talks on manual training. Governor Russell praised Cambridge’s high school for manual works and urged public school adoption, with others sharing practical and economic benefits and Harvard’s Elot stressing individualization of instruction. The session closed with C. T. Gallagher outlining Boston’s stance.
Dr. Seelye, former Amherst College president, predicts that if current progress continues women in the United States will surpass men in education by the end of the century. Emperor William reportedly enjoys secretly visiting pubs and music halls to gauge army and navy morale. A London Miss Forrest owned Dickens letters granting dramatization rights to Barnaby Rudge with a private box request for Dickens and Mrs. Dickens. President Martin of Imperial College Pekin is in St. Louis studying Pekin manual training. he has lived in China twenty years and is the sole American professor there.
Dr Samuel Eliot presided at the Episcopal City Mission annual meeting in Trinity Chapel. Officers were elected for the coming year including President the bishop, Superintendent Frederick K Allen, and treasurer John Blatchford. The reports highlighted a balance of 41 53 after receipts of 13 516 36 and expenditures of 13 473 83, three mission churches with a fourth near completion, eight theological students, and 550 Sunday school children. The aim remains planting churches, supplying missionaries, and aiding the poor and sick, with emphasis on supporting poorer churches by wealthier ones.
Archibald Howe writes to United States Senator George F Hoar urging him to oppose labor bills regulating hours for women and children in Massachusetts factories Howe argues state competition from Southern and Western states with cheaper labor and materials threatens Massachusetts industry He pleads support for Republican factory owners and younger Republicans in the General Court to defend local interests against costlier labor rules
Washington on April 8 reports the President issued the Behring Sea proclamation in its usual form this afternoon. The document formalizes policies governing Behring Sea affairs and reflects ongoing U S stance on international maritime rights and resource enforcement.
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