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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1887
Page
4
The notice presents the Post’s subscription prices: daily one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seven cents. weekly Friday issue one year twenty one fifty. Entered as second class matter.
Boston Post reports in April 1887 that Bismarck warns he will resign as minister to focus on imperial affairs if the ecclesiastical bill fails in the Prussian Diet. A French commissary is seized in Germany and imprisoned at Metz, signaling possible Franco German tension.
A letter signed by Rudolph Schnauvelt, dated Christiania Norway, reaches Chicago denying throwing the Haymarket bomb while expressing regret for not doing it. The suspect remains at a safe distance and will thus avoid Chicago scrutiny.
Mr. Blaine remains in Chicago recovering and hopes to dine with bankers to share his thoughts on the financial and business prospects of the country. He aims to catch up with Senator Sherman, as the nation awaits his expression on finance and related matters.
The New York Herald reprints alleged unpublished reasons for President Cleveland to revoke the Teller administration order opening the Crow Creek and Winnebago reservation in Dakota Territory. It claims land grabbers with advance warnings pressed the move and some squatters remained two years after the proclamation.
The Traveller denounces President Boardman and a faction of Republican Senators for misrepresenting the party and public sentiment in the Commonwealth. It notes the same vote on the restrictive license bill and hints aid if senators back the high license bill, while defending them from claims of mere political motive.
The article notes a nationwide pact by silverware makers to shut their plants to Knights of Labor workers. It cites a coordinated strike tactic where strikers are funded by workers in other factories, and compares a Minneapolis millers’ coalition against coopers seeking higher pay.
The mills resist the Knights of Labor dictates on barrel prices, causing clashes that harm both sides. The disputes, while regrettable, may illuminate labor power limits, as courts during the year have clarified the scope of organized labor rights.
The coming call for 10 million in 3 percent bonds will reduce outstanding 3 per cent bonds to about 9.825 million and be wiped out by the next redemption. Of the 19.825 million outstanding, banks hold about 16.492 million as security for circulation, with foreigners holding 7,000. If holdings fall proportionally, banks will have around 8 million. Despite this, eighty national banks were established in six months, showing growth even as circulation conditions remain unfavorably affecting the 3 percent bond extinction. The trend suggests the surplus issue may resolve quietly, though the circulation squeeze remains.
Intimations point to Mr. Tankerville Chamberlayne changing his mind under pressure from English yachtsmen about a race for his heirloom. Captain Amner Clark writes a letter to the London Times to sway opinion on the use of a centreboard and handicaps. Chamberlayne, however, seems determined to keep the trophy, fearing loss of his status and refusing swift American competition for the Queen’s jubilee prizes.
A Massachusetts Club gathering derides a "spook" of federal meddling in state politics as a ploy to boost Republican power. The piece traces the idea to a Washington dispatch and urges focus on Massachusetts’s lobby ridden legislature rather than phantom threats.
Representatives of Boston interests told the interstate commerce commission in Washington of a conflict between the steamship agents and grain importers committee and the chamber of commerce. Epwanp Kembin, though not a member of either committee, framed resolutions for the chamber and explained that restoring export rebates is only part of the situation.
The Boston chamber of commerce urges railways to grant Westbound rates equal to New York for similar traffic. Fitchburg RR may grant the demand, with Grand Trunk and Central Vermont likely to object. A hearing before New York trunk lines is planned, aiming to avert export rebates and ensure steady steamship cargoes, potentially transforming Boston into a major inmarket.
The St Louis Republican argues literature has come to mean the novel and it is the best form. It catalogs authors with sharp, satirical labels, noting how modern fiction shapes western civilization beyond the Mississippi. It urges readers to learn more about each writer mentioned.
A second reading in Parliament considers a bill by MP Harpy to prevent long term accumulation of income from settlements beyond a settler’s life or twenty one years after death. The note cites Thellusson’s act history and contrasts schemes that delay enjoyment for distant descendants with common sense aims. It also mentions Alexander Mireneve of Milwaukee and a Shakespeare play at the Comédie Française.
A Boston column voices optimism for a new bookstore on Boylston Street near the Public Garden while cherishing the Old Corner Bookstore. It also notes a century of Boston fishing vessels, quotes a 1753 sermon on linen and fishing, and muses on varied topics from medical overcoats to clerical millinery and a Boston whist club name dispute.
The article notes a Paris production of Othello with French actors. It questions whether they can convey Shakespearean flavor, but commends the effort. It reflects on critics once deeming Shakespeare barbaric and sees a global rise in appreciation of art.
An interviewer tracked Mr Jaws Russert Lowkin aboard the Pavonia before it sailed for Liverpool yesterday. The pursuer failed to elicit information, receiving only a witty retort about reporters interviewing a man who is dying. The remark, likely from Mr Lowext himself or the reporter, remains a quoted highlight.
The French crown jewels go on display at the Louvre in Paris attracting thousands of visitors. Reports say many orders to purchase are coming from America, notably from wives of United States Senators, promising Washington gossip next winter.
Lippincotts May issue opens with Captain Charles King's complete novel The Deserter followed by A E Watrous experiences of a reporter detailing risk and reward in journalism. It includes The Fable of the Turpin-Hauler by J S Dale and notes on social life at Vassar by L R Smith with observations on gender and college culture.
Rev F L Kingsbury delivered a lecture on Bulgaria at the Rogers building Institute of Technology. He traced Bulgaria from early Slavic roots, through Christian adoption, Turkish rule, and revival beginning 1840 to 1858, noting rapid school growth and Greek church influence. He warned that Macedonia faces similar Greek oppression.
The Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association held an evening meeting at Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells’s residence on Boylston Street. Mrs. Wells chaired the executive committee and reported extensive lectures, classes, and certificates issued to police, firemen, factory workers, and women. Numerous noted contributors, venues, and institutions were cited, with paid classes expanding the society’s reach. The Worcester and Lynn auxiliaries reported strong results, and Francis Minot was named president with twelve vice presidents, Ellen M. Tower as secretary, and Arnold A. Rand as treasurer.
The speaker described Bulgaria seeking autonomy after aligning with Russia in the Turkey war, praising Prince Alexander of Battenberg while noting constitutional abolition and Russian meddling. He warned of divisions and a potential Bulgarian split, and called for $10,000 to fund an industrial department at Samokov Collegiate and Theological Institute. The lecture drew many prominent citizens.
Cambridge school committee last evening confirmed S Agnes Mullrone as Willard teacher at 400 dollars and J A Robinson at Reed school also 400. Dr M D Charch joined committees on examinations and schools while Judge Ocurtt led gaining class and Morse high school. Orders close primary and grammar schools April 29 for teachers to attend Middlesex function, term ends July 1, autumn term begins Sept 12. superintendent may adjust district lines. Francis H Davis of Haverhill ordained pastor of First Baptist Church Franklin Falls NH yesterday.
Across Worcester Minneapolis New York Providence and Marvoro workers halt activity or threaten action over pay by the day vs tonnage rules boss cooper shop control and 66 hour weeks. Knights of Labor and Tiffany & Co. labor actions widen, with unions seeking fair prices and reinstatement while mills face potential boycotts and lockouts.
A scattered column notes social figures and politics with satirical asides. Mentions Sam Small in Florida health work, Keifer as a Republican leader, a billionaire dogged by marriage terms, blue laws in Washington, Major Edwards of Fargo, and playful jabs at Detroit undertakers and Boston literary life. Hooplas weighs 7473 ounces with a 36 inch arm.
Haufax Nova Scotia April 21 United States Consul General Phelan telegraphed Ottawa asking if several damaged American fishing vessels in port could obtain salt. Reply said no under the treaty. An application to permit one schooner to transfer bait was granted but later reversed as the reply was received favorably and one vessel had left port. Seven distressed American schooners remained in port seeking salt with no known law violations.
A fashionable Horticul tural Hall audience witnessed The Talisman or the Maid the Monk and the Minstrel by the Hasty Pudding Club. Cast included Abbé Kakatoes Florimel Marguerite and others with patrons listed. Governor Larrabee of Iowa praised prohibition effects on welfare.
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