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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1887
Page
5
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription rates including one year eight dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seventy five cents, and weekly Fridays at one dollar fifty. It states second class matter, sender's risk, payable to Post Publishing Company, with department page locations and mail guidance.
The Pilot Chart supplement notes eleven drifting wreckage finds since April 4, highlighting dangers near the coast. Boston seeks to exclude county expenses from the city tax limit, arguing equity and common benefit from courthouse upkeep. The Thistle reflects strong Scotch design, portending a tense yacht contest. Central American peace treaty advances arbitration, trade equality, and an eventual federation plan. West End tunnel debates guard the Common, with opponents urging preservation over surface road expansion. Senate Sunday law debates mock the works of necessity and charity provision, exposing its weakness.
A colonial era price fixing bill on lace and taffeta, boot sizes, and gown quality for men and women aims to enforce morality and religion. Critics call it a ridiculous attempt that would petrify evolving fashions and customs, arguing the old law is preferable as a relic of the past.
The SchnabeIes arrest unsettles Europe with talk it was not Germany’s casus belli. Rumors link Boulang er to espionage plans, raising tension. Observers hope for diplomacy to avoid a broader clash and a peaceful settlement remains possible.
The House action on the high license bill signals the end of radical temperance pledges by the dominant party. The editorial denounces expediency over principles, noting prior legislation stalls and a GOP shift that strips the measure of its high license intent, reducing it to pro forma action pleasing prohibitionists.
In Charleston Mr Laman delivers an oration defending Calhouns constitutional principles while declaring nullification and secession no longer part of the political system. He emphasizes historical justice and the restoration of Southern states to full Union participation and honors.
The article applauds Lamar's work on the Civil War era, highlighting how the national government rose to power over states from 1789 to 1861. It notes the war's settlement, praises the South and North for accepting outcomes, and calls the piece a thorough tracing of federal dominance during national expansion.
A critical essay lauds Mme Janauschek as the premier tragic actress on the English stage, highlighting her Bohemian origins, mastery of English, and defining clash of classic tragic method against melodrama. It notes her Meg Merrilies performance in Boston as a striking revival of interest, her sustained influence, and the question of a worthy successor to her lineage of dramatic art.
A reader highlights a lapse in the first instalment of Thackeray's letters in Scribner's April number, suggesting the editor, compositor, or someone else was responsible for neglecting to follow copy. The remark points to a production oversight in the publication.
The piece reflects on how children's games follow a fixed calendar, with marbles replaced by ball throwing as seasons shift. It notes a rainy Boston day, the comfort of a mackintosh indoors, and images of Beacon Street with wet sidewalks and streetlamps, tying in cultural references to London Bridge songs and Norse legends.
A reader notes a rising feudal tendency among wealthy neighbors in New England and calls for cautious investigation. The letter recounts a cab horses- attacker incident on Boylston Street near the Common, with authorities reportedly reluctant to act, prompting the writer to seek inquiries via the Post.
The Republican party would not be strengthened but weakened by Mugwumps who seek to rule or ruin or by those whose sole politic is free trade. Such elements are as harmful to the party as bile to the human system, per the New York Mail (Rep.).
A Providence Journal editorial urges legislative purity by elevating lobby ethics as Massachusetts debates reform. Chicago and Manchester papers praise Cleveland as a strong business president, noting his 1884 New York margin and Republicans’ cautious view of supporting a candidate with strong business appeal.
A digest of newspaper comment contrasts Republican tactics with the need to govern. It argues negroes in the South enjoy protection, notes election-time outrages are not color-specific, and asserts Cleveland pursues his duty and party aims rather than seeking renomination, strengthening his standing for the next contest.
The Boston Herald notes that the business world views Cleveland as a safe president and remains supportive despite next year’s elections. It argues business leaders respect Cleveland's conservatism and would be key in reelecting him.
The Springfield Republican notes uncertainty over Williamstown bonds issued to aid the Hoosac Tunnel. It says the moral obligation binds Massachusetts as an innocent holder, and retreat now would resemble Wall Street sharp practice rather than deliberate township action. Legislature likely grants leave to withdraw.
Senator John Sherman and General Sherman planned a 4 o clock train ride to Waterford Connecticut to visit ancestral bones. General Sheridan teased of a New England boom, Sherman denied the jab and they boarded the New Haven line and would return today. The General Society of the Cincinnati holds a triennial session in Newport Rhode Island on July 27 and will likely continue for several days.
The May Harper's features two top articles on The Recent Movement in Southern Literature by W. Colman Jr and Acting and Actors by the French star Coquelin. Includes portraits, illustrations, Brander Matthews footnotes, opinions on stage realism, plus pieces on The Three Tetons The Caucasus American Mastiff and other items by Rollins Meeher Marshall Bishop Amélie Rives Abbey Warner Ely.
A brief review praises the book Natural Law in the Business World as a clear restatement of fixed principles on capital and labor. It argues the work counters harmful theories and discusses state interference, corporate control, and arbitration in plain language for the average businessperson and wage earner.
The committee on education closed hearings on a bill to appoint superintendents in smaller towns. It envisions state and town funding when two or more towns unite. State board secretary Dickinson supported it, citing teacher shortages. opponent Carrigan warned funds require statutory changes and noted no town petitions or votes have been recorded.
Tonight The Octoroon plays at Boston Theatre Patti sings Thursday evening Doorkeepers and ushers offer The Debutante and The Octoroon for benefit Friday Monday grand revival of H M S Pinafore During Vacation run at Hollis Street Theatre William Daly Jr presented with oil painting by Charles W Wright Seats for Rice Beautiful Evangeline go on sale April 28 Rice will supervise and design costumes Globe Park and Hollis Street artists working Fifth and sixth closing Boylston Club concerts May 4 and May 9 Apollo Club closes season at Music Hall May 20 Madeline Schiller and Mrs J E Tippett concert May 3 Rangeley Hall Winchester
Mr R M Field manager of the Boston Museum married Miss Cynthia A Endicott daughter of Charles Endicott state tax commissioner at her parents Canton residence. Ceremony by Rev J Vannevar at 10 30 a m with only immediate relatives present. Couple left for New York at 1 pm en route to Europe. Connecticut Senate passed a tax exemption bill for registered vessels except on their earnings.
A collage of notes from Britain and North America covers jubilee fascination in Great Britain, a Welsh village hearse fund, Arbor Day foolery, a Michigan couple’s life photo series, and wry reflections on politics, art spending, and theatrical opinion. The items skew humorous, historical, and lightly political with multiple named places and figures.
The Holmes Medical Club of allopaths near Boston met and dined at the Parker House last evening and voted to hold future monthly meetings there rather than in Malden. Worshipful Brother Henry M Rowe hosted an informal dinner at Young's Hotel for about forty officers and brothers who assisted in various degrees. Oriental Lodge No 10 members dined at the Parker House with Noble Grand Fred H Burdette presiding. The Druggists Association held its regular monthly dinner at the Revere House yesterday evening.
Mayor O Brien selects a large reception committee for Queen Kapiolani of the Sandwich Islands. The group will meet at the mayor's office at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. The Queen is expected to arrive in about two weeks.
In a will filed at East Cambridge the late Mary Jane Rogers of Woburn gives $1000 to the American Board of Foreign Missions $1000 to the American Missionary Association for freedom in the South $1000 to the Woman's Board of Missions and $2000 to Ruth M Leathe sister of the testatrix to be paid to an institution to be built in Woburn as an Old Ladies' Home if incorporated within six years of the testatrix’s death. Roth M Leathe is named executrix.
Two one act comedies were presented by amateurs in Union Hall last night to benefit the Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women. The cast included H W Lavelle, Julia Gibbs, Anne Lee, H W Fuller and A H Granger. Miss Lee earned special praise for her portrayal of Mrs McSharon. The performance drew a good sized, appreciative audience.
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