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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription rates with terms for various durations and a second class matter designation. Daily rates include One Year Nine, Six Months four fifty, Three Months two twenty five, One Month unspecified. Weekly Fridays offers One Year one pound fifty. Entry classification noted as second class matter.
The Rhode Island Legislature proposed postponing the second district special election to November after a Brayton Republican motion. Opponents call the delay an abuse of legislative power aimed at partisan gain, while supporters argue timing may not favor Republicans. Judge Branse?y’s election appears unlikely to shift public opinion before November.
The Liberal press in Britain prints a list of sixty five MPs elected as anti coercionists who have so far supported the government on the Crimes Bill. The piece argues the MPs defend their stance by fear of dissolution and notes abrupt shifts in coercion views as a matter of political life or death.
The New York Times reports that informed Democrats believe the state party is loyal to President Cleveland. They say a future state convention would almost unanimously favor his renomination, with party lines aligned toward supporting him in 1888. The Times notes some leaders oppose reform principles, yet remain convinced Cleveland is the strongest nominee.
A House judiciary committee report proposes a fine up to 100 dollars for admitting any child under fifteen to a public show without a parent or guardian present, with sunset performances exempt. The writer decries it as another step in state paternal legislation, predicting further restraints on childhood activities.
The Rhode Island Legislature backed a rail safety bill mandating two chemical fire extinguishers and printed usage instructions in every passenger car, plus a set of wrecking tools, as part of enhanced passenger protection.
The article notes that trains should burn no kerosene and be sufficiently heated for passenger comfort, with no fire except in the locomotive. It suggests that travelers study printed extinguishing instructions before any crash, and laments the limited length of Rhode Island rail travel despite complete safety provisions for comfort.
The New York Tribune and Hon. Joan D Lone attack the dependent pension bill veto and seek post by post votes from Grand Army posts on three questions involving pensions. Circul ar responses trickle out as posts ignore or reject the solicitations, while Wisconsin and Pennsylvania posts resist. The Tribune hopes for authoritative veteran input and intends to publish a condensed results summary with policy suggestions.
The Merrimac Valley Congregational Club composed of Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill members proposes a state law to ban work on more than six days per week and forbid labor on Sundays. They seek universal Sabbath rest, arguing for an impartial rest law and suggesting erasing Saturday evening references from Massachusetts current Sabbath rules.
A club debates a proposed Sabbath restriction from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight and bans all nonessential labor. Rev Wilbur F Clafrine argues against running steamboats printing and selling newspapers and other services, urging broader rest while criticizing strict Sabbatarian limits.
The passage describes Tankerville Chamberlayne retracting his pledge to risk his so called heirloom in the Mayflower race against American sloops. He now opposes unrestricted centreboard, claiming Arrow cannot concede a great advantage. Chamberlayne avoids danger and keeps his heirloom, while acknowledging the American model’s advantage.
A Stafford public meeting debated scholarships for common schools to honor a jubilee and improve practical arithmetic. It cited General Walker on needed improvements, warned that many graduates lack immediate employment plans, and urged parent involvement on school boards to create real, not fanciful, education that makes healthy, capable citizens for the future.
Bostonian Society clarification states life membership requires a $20 payment, and bylaws allow any applicant, including women, to be granted the privilege. At a recent meeting a similarly situated woman of ability was granted life membership, while another acknowledged relative was added in error, highlighting financial and procedural concerns.
A Boston audience will greet Hon Srv Low at Tremont Temple this evening as he speaks on local government reform. Other speakers include Rev F B Auten Professor Francis G PEAsopy Father Mercar Hon Grovard S Hate and Father Ossorxe. The notice mocks a Nation blunder on General Scott while quoting autobiography details and jokes about garden taxation debates in England and Irish coercion commentary.
Tennyson's jubilee ode will be set to music by Mr Vinkers Stanworp. A portion may be sung before Queen Victoria at the People's Palace opening or at the Imperial Institute foundation laying. Signor Verpi's Otello in Berlin drew little enthusiasm, yet Berliners are Wagner mad and cling to local art.
A contemporary Advertiser item disputes a popular martyrdom list of the apostles noting no gospel support for their beheadings or other fates. It cites St James the Great as slain by the sword and argues the apocryphal list reflects hearsay rather than history, likening it to flimsy literary myths.
The first reunion of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry M V M was held at Young's Hotel last evening. A permanent organization was formed with Captain C C Emery as president, Major W H Forbes as vice president, and Private C F Hammond as secretary and treasurer. About fifty members attended. Congratulatory messages were exchanged with a parallel gathering in San Francisco. The Hon J M Forbes, known as the father of the regiment, attended as honored guest.
A group of Cambridge clergymen met at Austin Hall to organize enforcement of the no-license law. Rev. George W. Briggs served as moderator and Rev. W Richmond as clerk. A committee including Rev. W C Richmond Rev E K Chandler and Rev A K White was appointed to arrange activities and they scheduled a meeting at Mr Chandler's Prospect Street home next Thursday evening.
Noted pianist Albert H. Fernald was feted at a complimentary dinner in Parker House private dining rooms. Guests enjoyed a lavish spread with exquisite viands and corsages for ladies and boutonnieres for gentlemen. A formal musical program accompanied the evening.
The Atlantic Monthly May issue is praised for its authentic New England atmosphere in The Courting of Sister Wisby by Miss Jewett. The piece blends farm life, herbal lore, and quiet domestic scenes with criticism noting its true-to-life portrayal and the magazine’s overall high quality and array of essays and poems by Holmes, Hamerton, Oliphant, Mitford, Tennyson, Browning, and Emerson studies.
A Boston pamphlet argues against brevet and social militia titles as overblown. It critiques the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company as a cavalcade of social prerogatives and urges simpler, merit based recognition while noting local figures and literary references.
A review notes Rose Coghlan's performance as Lady Teazle amid a revival of classic comedies in Boston. It praises some cast members while criticizing Coghlan's balance of coquetry and sincerity, and mentions upcoming showings of The Lady of Lyons and Peg Woffington plus Bricklayers strike in Raleigh demanding $3 daily.
A fragmentary poem reflects political chaos and a Parisian mood as a new Caesar rises then falters while Napoleon’s shadow looms. The piece mingles imagery of the Seine, the Invalides, and St. Cloud with a critique of power, ending in a satirical note about contemporary headlines and lighthearted mischief from various papers.
The Providence Journal notes that speakers at a Boston Republican banquet stressed universal, nonpartisan ethical conduct. They urged honest principle and honest practice as the guide for state affairs, warning against factional group control and calling for service to the people.
A correspondent notes Londoners comparing Buffalo Bill and his cowboys to American civilization, while Boston should acquire Salem’s Japanese ceramic collection to create a great art museum. The piece also labels credit for Navy rehabilitation to the directors, with discredit tied to Robeson and Chandler’s party.
The Philadelphia Times (Ind.) argues that mature unions no longer rely on regulated organs, noting labor journals languish when echoing power. Independent labor newspapers can thrive, while labor organs cannot, as genuine independent reporting serves both sides.
The Boston Republican banquet fell flat as invited outsiders declined to attend. Dawes and Hoar delivered long, repetitive speeches with no new ideas, while a Vermont trestle bridge section replaced after a derailment allowed Central Vermont trains to pass again.
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