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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and weekly editions with yearly and short-term options. It notes second class entry, sender risk, payment payable to Post Publishing Company, and department locations on specific pages.
Lord Salisbury opened the Primrose League discussion with a pointed attack on Mr. Parnell denying Times charges and dismissing coercion claims. He dubbed the National League a vast machine producing terrorism and crime while praising Manning’s improved health after his Bournemouth visit. The seaside town welcomed Manning as a hopeful respite.
Secretary Fairchild reportedly adopted a policy canceling a back pay and bounty check held by an attorney to secure his large fee. A duplicate check was issued directly to the claimant. The attorney is framed as a strong backer of pension bills that failed last session and is expected to push for compensation for soldiers again. The New York Tribune may issue a circular.
A Boston hope grows for a commensurate mail system as Postmaster Corse secures cart vehicles for collecting mails at the West End. The first cart, designed for efficiency, cut collection time from two hours by two men to just over an hour by a single driver, signaling potential for a faster mail to New York and future postal stations in Back Bay and other distant city areas.
The New York Assembly approves a Labor Day bill by a wide margin, though Senate concurrence is uncertain. It designates the first Monday of September as a holiday and adds a Saturday half holiday from noon. The bill muddles banking by changing due dates and protest timing, making a curious, partisan measure.
Republican Senators killed the restrictive license bill after a House passage with President Boardlan casting the decisive vote. Senator Gunes argued the party had gone far enough in temperance measures, suggesting it should not push further.
The piece argues that party managers sacrificed principle to expediency, citing Senator Glines and Rhode Island election lessons. It notes the tenement house bill and high license bill share the same fate, predicting few anti saloon Republican conferences this season as the party is seated and established.
The piece condemns New York journals for insinuations about President Cleveland and his cabinet, arguing such underhanded detraction harms fair politics. It asserts cordial relations between Cleveland and officials like Saltonstall, denying rumors of antagonism with the War Secretary and other appointees.
The Hon. F W Birn argues against Williamstown seeking release from about 32000 in town bonds tied to the 1858 Troy and Greenfield railroad subscription. He notes the bonds were state investments and warns against state-wide taxation to cancel a township liability, stating no equity supports the request.
The text argues that railroad communications and property fate should not affect debtor creditor relations. It warns against issuing town bonds held in Commonwealth sinking funds, stating actions weakening municipal indebtedness injure all parties. Petitioners should be granted leave to withdraw promptly.
The new under secretary for Ireland Colonel Edward King Harman defends Home Rule as different in 1870 than 1887 while noting its growth into a major political issue. He links Protestant origins of early agitation to opposition among Irish Catholics and North Protestants, and frames King Harman’s shift from Home Ruler to Loyalist as driven by the movement’s evolving sponsors and Gladstone’s changing role.
Reported in late English exchanges are two notable longevity and memory cases. Mrs. Penethorpe Hoare, aged 101, mother of Sir Henry Hoare and daughter of General Sir Grover Ainsair, died April 4 in St James's Square, claiming to be the oldest resident of the area with rich recollections of Hastings, Trafalgar and Nelson. Rev. Groner R. Giere, born April 20, 1706, a noted historian and Blackwood essayist, served as chaplain-general to the Queen's forces and fought at Salamanca, Vittoria and Bladensburg, remaining a perceived beacon of literary and military memory. The piece also notes the Honorable Order of Domestic Service, a new English society linked to The Quiver, with thousands of letters and thousands of members, promoting long service to employers and critiquing foreign domestic labor practices.
A charitable benefit show at the Boston Theatre tomorrow afternoon supports the Actors Fund of America. Proceeds aid the poor and sick in the dramatic profession, with prizes medals and certificates already allotted. the event is a season highlight expected to attract theatre-goers from all classes.
The London trial substitutes gas for oil in streetcar lighting with strong comfort and economy gains. Each omnibus carries a ready supply for several evenings. The approach suggests potential adaptation to city street cars for similar benefits.
A Boston observer notes snow melting changes on the Common and suburbs, remarks on Concord's parade postponed by snow, and reflects on weather vagaries. He recalls street venders and a push cart magnifier, praises Miss Maida Craigen’s poise after a misstep, and describes burglary fears and silver safekeeping practices in suburban households.
A homeowner relates a false alarm incident from an incident with a strong box and battery causing alarm after a nocturnal intruder scare. The piece notes how residents fear harming the wrong person, recounting a suburban clergyman who kept a revolver under his bed and found intruders already fled when he finally accessed it.
The first of two Steinert Hall concerts featured Herr Anton Schott with pianist Clayton Johns. The program ranged from Beethoven to Schumann, Wagner, and Weg, with strong praise for Schott’s noble singing and interpretive skill. A second recital is announced for Friday evening.
Mr J E Trowbridges Emmanuel an oratorio in three parts the Advent betrayal and crucifixion with resurrection and ascension was staged in Eliot Hall Newton. The reviewer praises the chorus writing and musicianly treatment while noting dry recitatives and strong orchestral color from Boston players led by C N Atlen Wulf Fries and others. The West Newton Church Union and local voices performed well with Mrs E Humphrey Allen Miss Gertrude Edmonds and Mr George J Parker among soloists. The piece leaves a favorable impression and merits further hearings from musical pilgrims gathered from Boston and nearby cities.
Senator Dawes told the Massachusetts Club in Boston on Saturday that Democrats are quieting public alarm at the state of public affairs and have convinced the country there is no need for alarm. The remarks appear in the Philadelphia Record. The piece contrasts vague tax-cut arguments from the Times and a Dakota statehood nudge with anti alien soil ownership views from the Washington Post.
At a Boston Bank Officers' Association gathering leaders from New England banks discussed arithmetic in schooling, better training for business graduates, and the crucial role of Southern representation in national banking. Dr. William Everett argued for broader education, while praising Southern appointees and invoking Concord’s revolutionary anniversary to call for unity and progress.
One hundred years ago yesterday on April 20 1787 a sunset fire in William Patten’s malt house in Beach street spread rapidly aided by a northeast wind. In minutes the Hollis Street Meeting House spire ignited and the entire building burned. About 100 buildings burned sixty of them dwellings, along Nassau street. Massachusetts S P C A directors voted to thank a vice president for 542 dollars for extra officers to guard beaches, and praised others for services in Washington and bravery in rescuing a horse. The society reported sending nearly 100000 humane publications in the past month. рекламы in local papers promote Brown shade for spring derbies and G W Simmons Co offerings for coats and derbies.
A longtime opponent of state subsidies to the Hoosac Tunnel denounces the 19th century tax burden and highlights Williamstown and Adams bond repurchase cases. The author claims the state bought town bonds in good faith and now seeks to release towns from repayment, urging readers to see it as another fraudulent repudiation.
A collage of sharp briefs and opinion jabs from editors and papers. Items reference Russia gains in force, Salvation Army work with Northwest Indians, California Governor Bartlett kissing many ladies, George Gould's fortune, Fawcett and Riddle public critique, a huge liquor tab, upcoming New York boodle trial rumors, barbed wire merits, electric lights in barber shops, the Czar’s throne as high as a church steeple, and a brutal joke about stage ambitions.
A letter to the editor notes an additional copy of The General Laws and Liberties of the Massachusetts Colony. The writer says his family has kept the volume since 1679 and includes bound Connecticut laws from 1672. Published in Cambridge by Samuel Green in 1678, with a preface signed by John Allin and content pages 1 to 71 plus tables.
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