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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1889
Page
4
The Boston Post announces annual subscription handling and payment instructions. All money should be sent at the sender's risk and checks drafts and money orders made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
A Albany hay press maker who backed high tariffs told workers they faced American versus English wages during the campaign. The Albany Express reports that his workers must accept a 25 percent wage cut or quit, illustrating a gap between political rhetoric and practice.
Mayor Grant’s decisive action to cut poles and remove electric wires from companies that declined to change voluntarily yields initial success. The subway system test remains, with potential benefit for other cities facing a growing tangle of telegraph telephone and electric light lines and obstructive poles. The episode highlights a stark contrast with methods used by other cities in corporate matters.
In a Springfield letter Rev Will iam M E Woxcot of Lawrence argues license laws foster temperance sentiment and local option shows gains. He notes 96 communities voting liquor sale permissive in 1885, 72 in 1886, 53 in 1887, and states high license setbacks fail to derail prohibition progress.
English politicians view bye-elections as indicators of public mood amid uneven outcomes at Birmingham and Rochester. In Birmingham Mr Bright benefited from a revived support for the elder Bricot’s legacy, while Rochester saw the Liberal candidate win despite external factors.
The article notes Colonel HuGues-HAL LETT’s 1885 and 1886 resignations, the Conservatives’ failed bid to replace him with a heavyweight, and KNATCHBULL-HUGUESSEN’s narrow 75 vote majority suggesting no major change. It recalls Rochester’s past 1857–1874 Liberal dominance and 1880 split under old seat distribution.
A New York led push seeks to reconstruct the sugar trust to evade anti monopoly laws. Suits by the state threaten forfeiture of charters, while San Francisco moves test the trust by assignment to individuals. Prices rise as the trust sustains large profits amid market swings.
The New York Herald endorses fixed trans Atlantic steamship routes urging safety from fog and weather perils. The piece notes past lane theories by Maury and White Star practice, arguing the collision history of Britannic and Celtic undermines the proposal's practicality.
The editorial argues against fixed ocean lanes as impractical and risky for navigation. It notes fog signals and clear routes may aid safety, but gales and distress require captain discretion. It cautions the upcoming International Marine Conference to avoid mere theories and focus on practical experience.
A Sunday Review piece argues England may adopt American legal practice merging barrister and solicitor. It cites Lord Coleridge on reforms and Benjamin’s view favoring American method for ordinary clients, while England’s elite resist. The piece notes a broader trend of American influence on British institutions.
The author discusses a Vinton portrait of Dr Henry J Bigelow for the Boston Medical Library Association and praises artistic merit. He recalls streetscape scenes near Essex and Columbia streets, mentions notable portraits, and reflects on civility amid a Beacon Street umbrella clash. He also describes receiving a Baby PathFinder from the Post Office and thanks publishers for avoiding train timing mishaps.
The London Truth reports grave disappointment in English naval circles at Lord GrorcE Hamilton’s failed shipbuilding programme to replicate the Vesuvius type. The article notes abroad interest in the dynamite cruiser and argues the construction principle could transform naval warfare, while criticizing the Admiralty’s conservative policy and lack of major maritime improvements.
The passage notes French ironclads American torpedo boats and monitors Swedish propeller design French quick firing guns and submarine efforts by Spain France and America. It accuses British inventiveness of chasing cost overruns with little return while criticizing admiralty methods as echoed by Lords Randall Churchill and Bere s ford.
Timothy Guy Phelps, a San Francisco lawyer and friend of Senator Stanford, will be appointed collector of customs at San Francisco. He ran a strong race for Congress in California's fifth district last campaign but lost by a narrow margin to Democratic candidate Clunie.
The article notes Louis Kossuth’s improving condition, Postmaster Pearson’s illness after long service, and Washington centennial portraits by Adams Savage and Brown. It mentions a Philadelphia Union League reception for Postmaster-General Wanamaker with officials and about 1200 attendees, plus obituaries and artistic anecdotes about John Bright and Gladstone discussed by Frank Holl.
Arthur Weld reviews Dr. Hans von Bulow's Beethoven Cyclus third program. He notes a crowded audience and a warmer, more nuanced performance, though he criticizes the compression of seven sonatas into one concert and the varied receptivity of listeners.
The Art Club show features a mix of strong and mediocre works. Notable pieces include R. M. Bailey Jr.’s autumnal corner of the Old Granary burying ground and various studies by J. C. Nicoll, W. Palmer, H. W. Drake, and Charles H. Woodbury. The review notes generous judge leniency and praise for color, light, and breadth across painters, sculpture, and drawings from multiple artists.
French author M Louis Ulbach born in 1822 in Troyes died aged 84. He rose in Paris literature as poet critic and editor guiding Revue de Paris Temps and Le Figaro and led La Cloche Radical opposition. Brigadier General Samuel Kennedy Dawson U S A died at Orange New Jersey after a long illness. a West Point graduate of 1839 he served in multiple wars and was brevetted brigadier general in 1865.
Kate Field writes to the Post to correct a misquotation about John A. Andrew and prohibition. She asserts supporters of a licensed law preceded the 1867 Massachusetts Legislature proposal and denies that Andrew’s stance cost him popularity. She hopes Andrew’s spirit prevails on April 22.
Lyon April 17. It is said the National City Bank will sue to recover 15000 owed after its defaulting teller Edgar L Swan drew the funds on a cashier's check to buy fifty shares of Thomson Houston stock.
A collage of satirical notes and anecdotes cites Oklahoma settlement dates and population parity with the territory’s oldest citizens. It narrates tales of diamond wealth in Paris, political quips about the White House, Oklahoma land schemes, and light humor from newspapers like Puck and Fliegende Blätter.
W. B. Tomlinson predicts Massachusetts defeat of the constitutional amendment by a large margin. Reports say President Harrison may elevate William Taft to the Supreme Court, despite his age. Minnesota House postpones civil service reform on party lines after passing a ballot reform bill, leaving Republicans weary after a flurry of reforms.
Congressman McAdoo drafts a bill to abolish the higher diplomatic service and improve the consular service. He seeks support and suggests limiting the measure to these reforms to advance his objective.
The piece critiques a Pennsylvania Congressman's vow to oust Democrats and a Prohibition Voice claiming a concerted effort to defeat prohibitory amendments. It mocks the idea as foolish and unfit for serious press treatment, and cites the Springfield Republican on a civil service commission appointment.
The Brechin blocks at Essex Street and Broadway in Lawrence were sold today at private auction to the Lawrence National Bank. Assessed at 70,000 dollars, the building belonged to the late John Smith of Andover. This is the largest real estate transaction in Lawrence for years. The sale price was not disclosed.
A dainty collection titled Gathered Fragments is published posthumously and includes Easter poems and verses for children. Send 35 cents to Daniel Waterman in Utica to obtain a copy. Boston, April 17.
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