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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1891
Page
4
Public notice lists subscription rates and payment details. It notes second class matter status, that all money rent at the sender, and to make checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will not respond to anonymous communications. Writers must include their full name and address with each submission as a guaranty of good faith.
Any person who cannot buy The Post at news stands in Boston and neighboring cities, on street cars and railroad trains, or in other customary places, will oblige us by reporting the fact at this office.
A lineup of 7:45 evening performances across Tremont Street venues including Tremont Theatre Poor Jonathan starring Rudolph Aronson’s Comic Opera Company Hays Street Theatre William H Crane in The Senator Globe Theatre Richard Mansfeld in Beau Brummell Boston Theatre A Midnight Bell and more Park Theatre Jim the Penman Grand Opera Hossey Cuchillo with Redmund and Mrs Barry Athenaum featuring Rentz Santley Novelty Burlesque Troupe and Dramagod specialty at Grand Museum Cyclorama of Jerusalem also listed nearby 541 Tremont Street
The United States Senate Finance Committee plans an inquiry into the effects of the McKinley tariff. Before studying consequences, the object should be settled, such as whether abolition of cheapness is the aim and whether a tariff on clothing or sugar alters prices.
A recent steamship collision, with no loss of life and one vessel sunk, is attributed to human error. The remark notes that even with safety devices and modern methods, human factors remain the decisive element in preventing disasters.
The piece argues BisMARCK will again loom in the Reichstag yet seems weakened now compared with his former power. It notes his potential as a formidable opponent if he acts, but recalls his past bullying as chancellor and questions if he can complain at being met with the same coin. The reference to Henry James suggests perspective depends on viewpoint.
The bill removing the restriction on using machinery beyond hand or foot power in penal institutions passed the House yesterday and is expected to be signed by the Governor. The reform aims to provide convicts with real trade skills and improve post release prospects, while saving public money by using modern machinery.
A speech urges steamship firms from Hamburg to reveal immigrant infections and detain ships long enough to cover incubation. It calls health authorities and line interests to close or disinfect lodging houses to prevent contagion, arguing profits should not justify lax safeguards despite a decline in immigrant traffic.
A House committee report criticizes a proposed Massachusetts bill to require foreign corporations doing business in the state to file certified stock, shareholders, and liability data with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The piece argues the measure targets personal property of shareholders and would drive large firms from Boston, calling the bill ill conceived and ineffective.
The notice reports Mr. Blaine via Mr. Foster has reached a reciprocal tariff agreement with Spain on American exports to Cuba. If satisfactory to the United States, the arrangement could cut Cuban revenues and Spanish millers’ profits, potentially exceeding the Brazil deal in significance.
New York faces a serious health threat with 227 deaths by noon yesterday, the year's highest rate. The rise is not due solely to the grip, as typhus and small pox are also prevalent, with origins traced to immigrants arriving in the country. Dr. W. M. Sairu, health officer of the port, has contacted port officials with a letter on the situation.
A Wednesday Cooper Union meeting by alleged American Workingmen provoked fierce complaints about immigration and class conflict. Speakers urged violence, claiming two classes exist and promising bloodshed. The Baltimore execution case was cited as a contrast to radical rhetoric.
The speaker’s burden is seen as moral, while the audience is described as a mix of Hebrew, Polish, and German immigrants deemed the lowest European elements. It argues such groups have free speech rights but warns that abusing these privileges threatens the nation and questions how long the U.S. can remain a free asylum for them.
Ex mayor O'Brien argues in Wednesday's Post that street railways like the West End road should not face extra taxes. He warns uncertainty of position and licenses harms enterprise, urges securing privileges by contract and charging fair value, noting lobbying costs and the need to fund state and city treasuries.
The article defends regular book buying over pure book collecting, arguing libraries enrich society and private possession fosters self culture. It notes readers may err and purchase foolishly but rejects banning buying, saying taste can be guided by modest means and that libraries foster reading among youth.
Senator Peffer indignantly denies the charges of ostentatious luxury leveled by Alliance journals. His friends rally to his defense, disputing the accusations as political misrepresentation and urging continued support.
In Kansas, the senator vows no carriage or waiter at his door while remaining humble and unostentatious. He asserts Kansans deserve good quarters and asserts his duty to provide them, citing pride of state residents and equality with Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York. Senator Perr er is noted as shrewd.
A collection of remarks on copyright piracy and literary respect cites Professor Bryer’s American Commonwealth. The piece notes a publisher’s error, praises the trade’s denunciation, and adds quips about a green death from cigarettes, a rare stamp sale, a tiny navy and Venus’s march toward the sun.
A wry note compares Americans marrying in Paris to dying there and suggests sugar shortages erode the sugar coating of the McKinley bill, implying dwindling comfort in political promises. The comment blends social travel with a legislative critique, using wit to reflect current attitudes.
A Boston observer describes springtime frog songs and country drives with a cigar, reflects on why frogs are rarely celebrated in poetry, and notes street scenes near Tremont House. He visits a boot shop owned by a Professor and overhears a lively debate on oratory and a preacher’s religious shift. TavernER
Harvard College Hasty Pudding Club audience fills Union Hall forTwo Old Grads and The Obispah operetta. Cast includes Loof the Obispah and King Wendell Jr. praised. dancers and choruses lauded. details list patrons and numerous participants. Drunken Twelfth Night scene to replace One Old Grads Saturday night.
Vladimir de Pachmann gave a Boston recital in Chickering Hall playing Chopin works including Sonata 35 and various nocturnes and mazurkas. The hall was packed, he was recalled for encores, and critics note his unique personality as inseparable from his piano touch.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland is described as a liberal buyer of rare books with a taste for unique bindings. Her complete Spanish authors collection includes a Barcelona edition of Cervantes from 1663, the only copy of this edition in the United States. Eugene Field reportedly devotes much time to dozens of pet canaries.
The Molé Chamber Music Club assisted by Otto Roth violin D Kuntz viola and Arthur Foote piano presents a concert in Association Hall this evening. Pro gram includes Lobeck quintette Op 9 for flute oboe clarinet horn and bassoon Beethoven Serenade in D Op 26 for flute violin and viola and Cromphout sextette in G for flute oboes clarinet horn bassoon and piano in Boston for the first time. This will be the last concert of the season.
In Noyes Cobb gallery Fitchburg a large painting titled A Brush on the Snow by Scott Leighton has been bought by Thomas Mack and given to the Public Library. It shows three racehorses on a wintry road with strong horse details, though some snow and shrub details appear flawed. Hung with four smaller Leighton pieces, the show also features a Norwegian fiord by Grebi not previously seen locally.
A Malden artist, A H Bicknell, showcases landscapes this week and next, favoring quiet, familiar country scenes. Highlights include A Fisherman's Home along the shore, Annisquam River with a wooded point, The Edge of the Woods, A Sheep Pasture, Driving Home the Cow, and An Old House in Essex rendered in bright greens with impressionistic influence.
Newton April 15. The Lasell Seminary fair students in Auburndale hosted Charles Ward Post 62 G A R Newtonville. About sixty members attended as two companies led by Captains Miss Peabody and Miss Milliken performed a flawless sabre drill to applause with music by the Crescent Band. Speeches followed and veterans cheered as the students departed.
Newton Unitarian Club at Channing Church monthly meeting heard a paper by Rev. Francis B. Hornbrooke on the Threefold Functions of the Church. Officers elected include President W. S. Hutchinson and VPs A. R. Bailey W. P. Tyler, with J. Herbert Parks as Secretary and Lewis K Coffin as Treasurer.
New Haven Conn April 16 Yale University will this year for the first time pay a tax of 42000 under the new law. All property exceeding 6000 not used by the university is taxed.
The prayer asks God to guide all who err toward truth and mercy. It beseeches steadfastness in the Christian faith for those admitted to Christ's fold, to shun opposition to their beliefs and uphold teachings of Jesus Christ. Presented by T. W. Parsons.
A collage of quips and political notes covers witty exchanges, letters about tariffs and taxes, and Blaine era press relations. It notes jokes about marriage symbols, a glove of statecraft, and a secretary who rarely answers reporters. The piece contrasts social humor with political opacity in Washington.
Hosea Bigelow voices a stance on constitutional freedom and strong action against crime. He argues Uncle Sam will not tolerate mobs or assassins and insists on firm measures, including hanging killers, to preserve law. The piece casts a sharp spotlight on xenophobic yet defiant rhetoric tied to an era of mob violence.
Special to the Post reports ex-clerk Henry Plympton of the Board of Health faced a cash shortage estimated at 461259 dollars for 1887 onward. Accountant John L. Robinson found the missing funds during review of submitted books, with the cash book unaccounted. Plympton offered settlement, mayor considers board reorganization amid surprise.
In Tallahassee on April 16 the final ballot of the joint caucus yields Call 69 votes, Speer 36, Bloxham 3 in the eightieth ballot of the series.
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