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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1890

Page

3

New Books. Peterborough in English Mem of Action review

William Stebbing’s monograph on the Earl of Peterborough within the English Men of Action series is examined. The critique notes scholarly care and continuous interest, praising the portrayal of Peterborough’s campaigns and personality while acknowledging some uncertain points and questions about specific scandals.

Peterborough Earl of Peterborough Stuents Stebbing Spain Arthur Parnell Swift Carleton Parne Clarissa Chesterfield Charles Grandison Mr. Stebbing Couteney Fenwick’s Bar William Stebbing New York Macmillan & Co Boston Little. Brown & Co

Balzac’s Sons of the Soil in English translation reviewed

The review finds Balzac's Les Paysans worthwhile in English for its strong rendering and timely focus on peasant labor questions. It notes the novel is not Balzac’s strongest character study yet remains valuable for provoking sympathy and thought on economic rights and social remedies.

Balzac Sons of the Soil Alzac Honoré de Balzac Boston Roberts Bros. Price

Notes on Fiction New and Old in a Literary Review

The column surveys recent novels and narratives. It discusses The Hammer and The Haggle of the apocrypha inspired by Maccabees, critiques Stockton's wartime satire The Great War Syndicate, lauds Waif of the Plains, and appraises Trollope's What I Remember Volume II. It also notes Book Notes on Pactolus Prime and David Todd.

Mr. Church Hanner Tobit Antiochus Judas Mr. Stockton United States Mugland Wales Florence Trollope Emerson Rome Liszt Thomas Adolphus Gronlove New York Harper & Tos David Todd Hero Mysie Maxwell Mrs. Maxwell David_Maclure Cassell Publishing Company Boston W. K. Clarke & Co Price

Literary notices and new fiction titles reviewed

The piece surveys recent books and authors with comments on Tasma Jules Sandeau and Jules Sandeau selections. It notes the English colonial fiction and translations, praising certain works while criticizing others as tawdry or weak. It lists titles and publishers including Hammer, The Geat War Syndicate, A Waif of the Plains and La Maison de Penarvan.

Piper’s Hill Tasma Geat War Syndicate Frank R. Stockton New York Dodd, Mead & Co Boston W. B. Clarke & Co Price Plains Bret Harte Houghton, Mifflin & Co Frank F. Lovell Company T. C. de Leon Mobile Ala the Gossip Printing Company Miss Forsyth la Maison de Penarvan Jules Sandeau William R. Jenkins Carl Schoenhof

City of Berlin unloads cargo seized over permit at New York port

J Peter Wright & Sons, agents of the Inman line, inform Collector Erhardt that unloading without a permit caused customs seizure. They blame the dockmaster, cite a 36 hour late arrival, and urge quick resolution. Erhardt defends seizure and warns the customs house could close if such actions continue.

New York Srreran J.peter Wright & Sons Inman Line Erhardt Berlin Smp

American citizen abroad questions passport denial

Henry Clay Quinby of Liverpool writes to the Post accusing the State Department of denationalizing him by denying a passport due to his inability to promise permanent return to the United States. He notes his American birth, long residence in England since 1866, and refusal to become British, and recounts the consulate outcome after failing to specify a definite return date. He mentions the passport rule he encountered and an upcoming art sale in Boston for Henry Day.

Post United States State Department Washington New England England Italy Paris Basle St. Gothard France Germany Legation London Henry Clay Quinby Liverpool Eng

Meeting of Roxbury Home for Children and Aged Women

The Roxbury Home held its annual meeting with Solon W. Bush presiding. One death was reported in the year, forty new subscribers since Memorial Day, and a fall fair planned at Horticultural Hall due to repairs. Treasurer reported $21,715 balance and $49,146.59 receipts. invested funds $45,451.23. expenditures $409,146. Board changes noted. sixteen residents remain in the home.

Roxbury Stephen Williams Mary Williams Board of Managers Horatio H. Souther William Towle George W. Gregory Ira Nay Henry Wood Peidd Edward Harrie Whiting Taylor Eugene Clapp

Noted Women Figures and Aristocratic Arts Circulate

Mme Tarcon the infant King of Spain’s governess has gained a title for devotion. Mme Minnie Hauk buys a villa near Lucerne once tied to Wagner, hosting Meistersing er Siegfried and Gotterdammerung lore. Marchioness of Lorne creates illustrations for her husband’s English periodical article.

Mme. Tarcon Spain Mme Minnie Hauk Frietschen Lucerne Wagner Meistersinger Siegfried Gotterdammerung Marchioness Lorne

Boston Echoes Call for Cleaner Streets and Dust

In a letter from Boston dated April 21, writers urge residents to curb littering and avoid blowing dust into homes. They question city practices and compare to New York's dirt cremation proposal, advocating small scale, practical reform.

Post New York Boston

Vessels Reported Sailing for Boston From Global Ports

A list records numerous vessels with origins and sailing dates such as Asia from Chittagong on Jan 4 and Hilton from Chittagong, Feb 3, plus others including Liessle Dodd from Rio Grande do Sul, Hale from Rosario, and Independence from Valparaiso. Many ships pass Anjer and arrive near Boston, with further entries detailing departures, routes via Delaware Breakwater, and occasional notes like spoken positions and latitudes.

Boston Asia Br. Sip Hilton Chittagong Antioch Aim Burk Singapore Anjer Liessle Dodd Br. Sch Rio Grande Do Sul Ae Len. Hale Am. Sch Rosario Bondone Antigua Delaware Breakwater Etta Stewart Br. Bark Cienfuegos Guy C. Goss Am. Bark Port Blakeley Pot Townsend Gen. Domville Br. Ship Corbett Manila Vut Banjoewangie W. H. C. Sibley Matanzan Iceberg L. Independence Valparaiso John C. Noyes Managua James Jiige Au. Seh. New Cardenas Delaware James Livesey Lillis Bowllard Buenos Ayres Harbardoa Aew Montreal Nomad Suchei St. Nicholas Hiogo St. Helena William W. Crapo Gig Harbor Puget Sound Port Townsend Fatrallones

Mail deadlines and routes from Boston April notices

Postal bulletin lists multiple ships and destinations from Boston with closing times in late April. It details mails to Iruxillo, Cuba, the Bahama Islands, Europe including Great Britain, France, Germany, and Scandinavian nations, plus routes to Mexico, Nova Scotia, and Pacific destinations.

Iruxillo Wilhaven New Orleans Oeas del Toro Tordinskjold J. Oteri, Jr Raatan Prof. Morse Bahama Islands Santiago Cuba Cientuegos New York Para Maranhain Ceara Brazil Gregory Great Britain and Ireland Belgian Netherlands Southampton Germany Ilamburg Columbia Great Britain Haiti Colombia Panama Ailsa St. Pierre and Miquelon Alliax Boston Ireland Netherlands Struma Vila Yla Bremen Belgium Austria Lins France Havre la Champagne Yucatan Campeche Tabasco Chiapas Orizaba Nova Scotia Yarmouth Scotland Devonia Windward Islands Empress Miquelon Halifax European Catalonia

Shipping News Minute: Vessels Arrive and Sail from Boston Port

Port of Boston reports arrivals and clearances including Steamer Catalonia with passengers to Alex Martin and multiple schooners and steamers in tow. Reports note moderate winds and a northwest gale April 11, with various vessels listed by name, origin, and destination across Atlantic and domestic ports.

Catalonia Atkins Liverpool Queenstown Nudse Alex Martin Penobscot Ingraham Bangor Kennebec Baker Bath Tremont Donovan Portland George Chafee Godfrey Gloucester Steater Reading Smith Shenandoah Philadelphia Taurus Jenkins Norfolk Lone Star Jackson Tag Bennett, Rand & Co Chase Ann Seavey Hoboken Jennie A Cheney Cushman J R Bodwell Metcalf Rondont Donnell Cape Nedick Gardner & Reynolds Snow Allen Ravid Charlie A Sproul Humphrey Phineas H Gay Bryant Damariscotta KL Chase Jirrell Wath Triton Amee Knot Anna D Lrice Jerkins Norton Israel York Stella Lee Treat Benj T Crocker Williams Deer Isle Why Wacke Nis Same Glenea Harris St John Kk Splane & Co Nellie Waters Granville St Andrews Hathaway & Co Coast Wise C & Williams Penobscott Isanger Calvin Austin Math CH Hyde Oranmore Tir Moffat Baltimore Patterson Isaac L Skofield Bishop New York Geo W Preson Milanese London Lepanto Antwerp Yarmouth Nsw Lancaster Icis B.rastus Wiman Lidad Lewis Willie Soyee Ella Jennie Grand Manan Highland Light Observation Mary B Wellington J W Lamaprey Lizzie Hatrick Hull Boston Douglass Dearborn Port Blakely Puget Sound Delaware Gracie D Chambers Chambrs New Haven Bona Halifax Queensmore Winchester Girgentl Chatham Nova Scotian Barrowsmore Decature Miller OH Brown Brown Ruth Rolinson Sherman Higgins Salon Samuel Thorp Pearce Carrie Hart Southard Providence Creniston Bristol Maranhouse Pernambuco Bucksport Wallace Ward O'Brien WAH Schs Red Wing Johnson Hoston Annie M Brown Sarah Roverts Lizzie Babcock Babcock Rachel Seaman Lewis Lynn Seerless Thompson Joston Nellie J Crocker Eagle Hawkes Barkertine Il Banga Katie G Robin Oston Alice JB Phillips Benton Balitimore J Paine Hat Grace Hidde Harola Manson Washington Charleston Luella Rockland James H Gordon Woodland William H Bailey Lane Calais Icha Pavilion Westport Seth W Smith Sarah Louise Georgianna Kendrick Fish St George H G King New Heaford Closson News Golden Eagle Abner Taylor New Ledford Cave Henry Liynn Low Fort Johnson Dutch Island Harbor Ai—r MC Carroll Philadelpia Fall Wiver Richard Law Hughes Onward Julia Frances Anderson Georgetown Clarence H Venner Boothbay Berth F Walker Galiesion Manuel R Cuza Bayles Lagnos Hyannis Bertha Ruth Shaw Jielaware Sullivan Henry Whitney Marion Draper Izetti Delphi Westside Merrimacport David Torrey Cotuit Joseph Hay Ipswich J D Ingraham Taylor Jacksonville Gertrude L Trundy Fort George Oliver H Booth Davis Tng International Pensacola Yamuri Havana Lugec. 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