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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1887
Page
4
Daily rates list One Year nine dollars Six months four fifty pounds Three Months two twenty five and One Month seventy five cents Weekly Fridays One Year one dollar fifty Entered as second class matter All money sent at sender's risk AU checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company
Hostowu Post reports the Hawaiian revolution concluded without violence. The monarchy shifted toward a republic amid a calm process. Prime Minister Grason was detained overnight and permitted to depart for San Francisco as revolutionaries welcomed him at the wharf.
The Union Labor party denounces Grover as a Socialist over land tax, planning a Rochester convention. Grover's United Labor party targets Syracuse a week later. Analysts foresee a triangu lar clash among two labor factions and the Socialists, with leaders pursuing ambition.
The Chicago and Northwestern rule requires quarterly watch inspections for superintendents and other staff. It demands at least a fifteen-jewel standard with regulators and anti-magnetic shields. The piece proposes adopting the English model of official, company supplied timepieces worn openly and rotated for accountability.
In a swift passage through the lower house the bill unsettles a powerful ministry and the Conservative party. It promises to curb rents through landlords' neglect and empowers a recurring remedy against agrarian control, with Parnell rising as a new force shaping English policy under Harrington’s label.
Draft shows Hawaii moving to a democracy with property qualifications for electors and legislators. Kalakaua remains sovereign with salary and pardon powers. A two house Legislature can override the monarch's veto by two thirds.
The Post and Journal dispute which version of the soldiers' exemption bill governs now that Governor Ames has signed it. The Journal accuses the Post of misreporting that the law is permissive and cites a prior veto by Governor Robinson. The Journal's reply includes a sharp reflection on media honesty.
The article notes a rapid rise in anti prohibition sentiment in Texas with returns suggesting the majority against constitutional prohibition could reach 100 000 but still indicate about one third of voters support the policy. It highlights cross party shifts including Republicans Germans and many Democrats aligning with prohibition leaders and a major realignment before the next election.
Mr Henry Grovge's party buckles on Socialism as the New York United Labor committee bars Socialists from membership. The Socialist faction carried Henry Georgr convention delegates to the upcoming gathering, while GronGn rejects being a stalking horse for Socialism, prompting a strong Socialist response.
The article discusses disputes over fisheries policy between the United States and Canada. Admiral Lucy’s unwelcome attempt to inform fishermen prompts official pushback from Secretary Whitney. Washington and Ottawa signal cautious progress toward a satisfactory treaty, with emphasis on State Department leadership and avoidance of partisan politics. Seizures of sealing vessels in the Pacific are treated as unrelated to Atlantic fisheries and tied to Alaska Commercial Company claims.
M Ferry’s harsh remarks on Boulangér contrasted with cable reports. Boulangér, a republican leader, faces public demonstrations from Rouen to Senlis, with crowds shouting Vive Boulangér at dinners and events. Authorities warn guards against further infractions as tensions rise.
The Irish land bill advances to the third reading after two committee passes. It is poised to become law unless Lord Spencer or Souispury changes position to veto, a turn not unlikely given recent parliamentary maneuvering.
A Philadelphia concern calling itself the National Memorial Company plans to profit from obituary notices by sending bereaved households a vulgar card with the deceased’s name and doggerel. The accompanying circular urges purchase for twenty five cents and even asks for the card’s return if unwanted, plus disparaging remarks about the “beautiful custom.” This advertisement scheme is condemned as disgraceful and shocking.
The Boston Transcript rebuts the Journal for misclaiming a vetoed soldier exemption bill differed from the signed one by Gov Ronin- SON and Gov AMES. The bills were identical. the Post allegedly started the error and the Transcript merely echoed it, as in prior instances.
Those seeking relief from the mind cure find the Old Orchard Maine holiness camp meeting appealing as anointing and prayer cures this year exceed previous seasons in marvellous character and may be considered miraculous.
Report notes several cured individuals returning to attest long lasting relief from ailments described as obscure diseases. Clergymen spared from brain paralysis are cited as examples and observers expect crutches to be discarded through the camp meeting and beyond.
A stranger in Boston observes a solemn line at City Hall for a funeral and learns from a cab driver that the procession is for taxpayers. Aldermen emerge gloomy, and the driver explains the attendants’ melancholy by their limited capacity for spending.
In memoriam to Alpheus Hardy of Boston a prominent trader and trustee whose career spanned ship owning and mediation of great estates He influenced religious tolerance supported the Orthodox church and aided public works His ward trained at Barnarbor and Joy Street home reflected his blend of wealth public spirit and family leadership
Public reception planned by the New York Press Club for Mr. Henry Waiterson of the Louisville Courier Journal. Belva Lockwood returns to Washington law practice and declines 1883 presidential bid if Mrs. Cleveland accepts. Miss Della Beck of Apollo weighs 403 pounds at 16, the Keystone State’s heaviest girl. Congressman Shively of Indiana born 1857, not youngest in the Fiftieth Congress. Phelan of Memphis born earlier. Queen Victoria mourns Miss Skerritt at age 94, who nursed royal children. H. H. Werner, Saratoga patent medicine man, 45, wealthy and fond of fishing. Charles T. Stewart, Long Branch cattle baron, father of a leading pork packer, heads 30,000 cattle head herd. General S. B. Buckner travels from Kentucky to White Sulphur Springs for health and inauguration plans. London society notes show dinners and social rounds, with Reform Club feasts and commentary on American politics.
The Boston Herald notes the Virginia Democratic convention endorsing the Riddleberger bill to scale down the state debt while praising free whiskey advocacy. It complains the Advertiser, once aiming higher, now tolerates liberal positions and repudiation.
The New York Sun profile extols Mr. Burgess for improving his yachts with a ideal blend of centreboard and keel design. It argues the ultimate yacht combines comfort speed and seaworthiness with only modestly deeper draft, keeping main harbors accessible to true yachtsmen who value sailing over shore-going leisure.
The Springfield Republican notes Congressman Rockwell has risen to president of the Republican State convention. It praises his ambition and political craft while warning that political skill alone may not guarantee a lasting public career.
The banking and financial community in the city praises Secretary Fairchilds circular and similar optimism from exchanges. Officials note improved crop prospects railroad earnings and bank clearings, with less fear of Treasury money lockup prompting cautious but steady business activity.
At Deerfield Summer School Mrs Martha J Lamb editor of the Magazine of American History read a paper on My Recollections of One Corner of Massachusetts Goshen and Deerfield were highlighted with local anecdotes. The talk recalled John Hancock Cornwallis Yorktown and 1781 town formation while noting Miss Lambs early schooling and notable regional families. A discussion followed on preserving hill towns with future speakers listed for August events.
The summer dramatic scene features an open air performance of As You Like It on the Musconomo House lawn Manchester-by-the-Sea with a stellar cast and crafted rural scenery. The Howard Atheneum opens 1887 88 season next week with Emily Soldene and burlesque. The Virginia cast at Oakland Garden tonight includes Bessie Fairbairne Kate Hart vs. Courslip Helen Russell and May Wheatley. The Globe Theatre schedules minstrel and Bryton Forgiven. The Boston Irish Aristocracy opens August 15 at the Boston Theatre. The Museum season features Barron Clarke and others. Madison Square Park Theatre opens with The Corsair at Hollis Street. Aphrodite ends at Museum this week. A fiftieth Music Hall concert features special festivities.
A very sick husband asks his wife if she will keep his grave green if he dies. She replies yes with sobs. The man then heals and does not die.
A collage of short items on weather and climate, toys and tobacco markets, drought water sales, music collecting, state coal output, a grape therapy description, presidential salaries and staff costs, jokes about Jay Gould, a tame crow, a bathing suit remark, and social vignettes from Ohio and New York.
Dr Cyrus Edson and Dr Willard Parker discuss how color affects heat. Dark colors trap heat in sunlit settings while white or light colors reflect heat and allow quicker radiation from the body. The advice favors thin wool next to the skin and minimal outer clothing in hot conditions.
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