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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1891
Page
4
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous letters. Writers must include full name and address with each communication as a guaranty of good faith.
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Amusements Today lists Tremont Theatre Agnes Huntington and Sol Smith Russell shows at 7 45 pm on Tremont Hollis and Washington streets. Globe Boston Theatre and Park Theatre schedule evening acts plus New Lamps for Old and The Open Gate. Grand Opera House features Robert Downing Ingomar and The Gladiator with other venues offering Helen Barry and Dear Irish Boy. Grand Museum presents drama and Willow Copse from 1 to 10 30.
Boston Dost reports that last week New York welcomed no fewer than 17 812 immigrants, with 3 731 arriving Sunday aboard five ships. The figure surpasses the prior peak, described as a flood tide, a pace unlikely to concern most Americans despite its rapidity.
The piece notes RoGERR Woxcott being denounced as a Mugwump by critics while Washington appears wary of dismantling the Republican bosses machine. It cites Seattle Press-Times urging party members to denounce corruption without bias, contrasting distant echoes from Pennsylvania.
The city reports available income now exceeds current expenses and necessary improvements for the first time, leaving about 1.7 million dollars unappropriated for permanent improvements. The nine month financial period and tax limit relief are cited as reasons, with Aldermen approving total appropriations of 12,799,430 dollars.
A St Paul banker writes April 22 to a city colleague praising the legislature's adjournment. He notes relief from suspense and no adverse laws, endorsing improved city mortgages and investment, warns against overreaching laissez faire tendencies likened to a monkey regulating a watch.
The bill concerning foreign corporations having a place of business in this Commonwealth was resurrected by the House yesterday and passed one stage toward enactment. An attempt to strip the bill of its worst feature, the requirement to file shareholder lists with the Secretary of State, failed, as it remained the bill’s essential core.
The article protests a bill seen as harmful to Boston and state interests, warning it would damage local business, push firms away, and foster hostility toward corporations. It criticizes legislators for unclear motives and urges killing the measure before it becomes law.
Observers weigh the Conservatives free education stance as a potential prelude to a parliamentary dissolution and fresh appeal. The party enjoys a solid Commons majority and seems ready to press through policy, with dissolution unlikely before a year. The Irish land bill and Home Rule scenarios loom as significant political issues.
A conservative editorial argues the nation must regulate immigration to improve citizen quality. It supports an educational test for entrants, suggests exams abroad or by consular boards, and proposes fees to fund such examinations. It warns uneducated arrivals threaten republican success and urges decisive action.
A Board of Education committee examining New York City public schools contends reforms may depend on teachers. While a reform motive surfaces, testimony suggests political influence affects board elections and decision making. The committee has visited schools to assess instruction quality and identify faults.
A New York Times account quotes a board member describing widespread teacher incompetence in city schools. He cites a 75 year old female principal with few teeth and a lack of intelligent direction, noting a failure to remove her despite prior complaints. Public attention is urged to address systemic faults.
The article reviews proposed Boston charter amendments affecting mayoral term limits and council power. It supports extending the Mayor’s term but opposes absolute appointment powers, arguing the City Council should retain appointment checks and preserve prudent, deliberative governance over rapid, centralized control.
Miss Lanman’s four lectures on domestic service, concluding yesterday, presented the topic’s history, economics, current state, and proposed remedies with scholarly method and deft handling of lighter aspects. The talks stood out as a fresh departure in the ongoing discussion of domestic labor.
The essay discusses trends shaping housekeepers and labor among women, including organization, worker specialization, and the rise of specialized outside services. It highlights Working Girls' Clubs, the shift away from domestic drudgery toward varied callings, and the idea that liberated domestic skill can fuel greater female achievement, citing Miss Salmon and observing urban life in New York and Boston through anecdotal portraits.
Six men once ambitious in youth tell New York paper their fates. Henry Crews fulfilled a dream of greatness while Colonel Cockerill runs a newspaper. Erhardt pursued candy and found office power. Sint wields a baton not a sword. Epison matches electricity but not railroads. George William Curtis’s pulpit is the Harper Easy Chair. Prices rise for boarders as six- dollar-a-week standards remain, while the boarding-house keepers push rates higher.
Ground broken at Riverside Park for a future General Grant monument. Project progress hints at a pace rivaling ancient wonders. Reports note potions from rattlesnake venom and arsenic as grim remedies. General Skinner wills his signature carved on his tombstone. A facsimile greenback suggested for future preservation.
A rumor suggests the Milwaukee school of poetry is extinct, while readers may prefer news of the extinction of the Rives Sautus school of fiction. The terse claim echoes cultural debates about modern literary movements and institutional vitality.
A Boston writer observes horse cars at Tremont Street and rails against so called baseball cranks. He argues for moderation in fans, criticizing loud talkers, drinking, and moral laxity, while confessing love for the game and hope for disciplined, patriotic spectators.
The critic condemns Mr. Friedheim’s Liszt program as lacking genuine passion and warmth. Despite technical prowess, the recital fails to move, exposing Liszt as composer rather than virtuoso performer. The piece notes, Dante sonata and After reading Dante, receive particular censure for emptiness and zeal.
The program highlights Liszt My Sweet Repose and Adieu, Schubert Benham, plus Etudes Symphoniques Op. 13 by Schumann, presenting a mix of Romantic pieces with emphasis on expressive piano and orchestral textures.
A crowded Chickering Hall concert benefitting the Norwegian Lutheran Church featured Miss Geselschap the pianist Miss Angot Lunde and Miss Sigrid Lunde Mr Wulf Fries and Miss Fries All enjoyed performances including Max Eliots song Jacqueminots Mr Friedheim scheduled for a piano recital April 29 in Steinert Hall assisted by Mrs Friedheim making her American debut Mrs Friedheim English by birth has performed in Europe A grand concert at Music Hall on May 2 will include Mrs Mielke Mrs Goetze Messrs Dippel and Reichmann with Victor Herbert conducting and the fourth act of Trovatore with scenery and costumes.
The Globe Theatre in Boston opened with A Four Legged Fortune adapted from Wilson Barretts Now adays. Stella Boniface was missing, Blanche King played the lead with limited prep, and the male lead read his lines. James A. Herne and Charlies H. Clark delivered modest performances amid weak plot and dialogue. The show runs through the week with Francis Wilsons company returning May 4 for A Merry Monarch.
A. Victor Benham gave a pianoforte recital at Steinert Hall with Bach pressed into Liszt. The critic found fault with the Bach arrangement for piano and Beethoven op 106, noting lack of legato and harsh touch, while praising the Schumann Ballade and Chopin selections. Benham is slated to perform April 29 with a program including Bach, Dussek, Saint-Saëns, Erl King, and Chopin.
Miss Agnes Huntington returns to Boston with Paul Jones at Hollis Street Theatre. The star carries the show through a five month run, supported by Nichols Mostyn and a cast including Vinnie Cassel, Millie Marsden, and Marguerite Van Breydel. Two matinees scheduled this week, Wednesday and Saturday.
Sol Smith Russell again portrays Noah Vale in a Poor Relation to strong effect though exaggerated and eccentric at times. The performance blends comedy and pathos with American character, drawing tears as well as laughter and leaving a lasting impression beyond the usual stage fare.
The Museum stages the final week of New Lamps for Old with strong attendance and a likely revival of audience enthusiasm. Saturday evening features Mr Wilson’s benefit Dunducketty's Picnic and Partners for Life with Boni face Burrows Addison Ryan, returning to the bills after a long absence.
The article notes the revival of The Soudan at the Boston Theatre and the 150th performance with souvenir night next Thursday. It highlights cast members Robert Downing Eugenie Blair and mentions other attractions in the week including The Gladiator and Cruel London with Kate Claxton and Stevenson.
The Grand Museum audience enjoyed Lathrop's Portland Stock Company with Max Freeman as Sir Richard Vaughn Katharine Rober as Rose Fielding and Charles Burnham as Luke Fielding. The swimming acts by Clara Beckwith drew praise. Friday afternoon and evening Katharine Rober will stage a benefit featuring the potion scene from Romeo and Juliet and the drama Fanchon.
Mr. E. B. Willard’s Tremont program for the first week splits into two halves. The initial repertoire features John Needham's Double, while the second half, opening Thursday, showcases the highly praised Middleman. Seat sales show strong interest from theatre-goers.
A sprawling montage of quips and anecdotes. It quotes social gossip about Queen Victoria, references the Indianapolis cashier's death from blood poisoning, and mocks Republican politics with witticisms about Blaine and Harrison. It recounts global tidbits from Nova Zembla relics to London court humor, ending with a French quip about aristocratic decline.
Exhibition highlights at St Botolph Club run through May 8 with Foxcroft Cole landscapes. Lansil siblings present marine and pastorals at the Studio Building, while Kitson and Ruggles unveil a new Christ statue from their Chauncey Street studio, signaling a striking modern religious push.
The Supreme Judicial Court with Justice Allen will hear a contested will tomorrow morning. The New York Biscuit Company filed a mortgage on its properties including Newburyport factories for 1.5 million dollars to back bonds due 1911. Joseph W Lobdell and Harriet E Dennis wed this afternoon in a ceremony conducted by Rev. A G Rogers.
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