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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1887
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Daily rates include one year for $9, six months for 4, months for £2.25, and one month for 75 cents. Wesely weekly (issued Fridays) costs one year for £1. Entry notes show second class matter and risk on sent money.
The July heat raised London's death rate nearly 50 percent, with diarrheal diseases among children as a major cause. A prolonged drought reduced Thames fresh water flow, pushing sewage upstream and worsening conditions. London, usually healthy, surpassed Paris, Brussels, Berlin and Rome in mortality that month.
The Lasters Union seeks higher prices to offset factory savings from lasting machines installed by Senator Dove Las. The dispute pits hand labor against machinery with the machine likely to win. the senator could appeal to the arbitration board he helped create in this emergency.
City authorities impose strict limits on fireworks sales and storage after 1888 incidents. Fire commissioners ban wholesale shops below Fifty-ninth Street and restrict retail outlets in the central district with high licensing fees and location constraints. Mayor Hewitt says dealers may conduct business but not risk others, signaling wider precautionary measures.
The key issue is how the new Kentucky Legislature will affect the United States Senate race. Beer's term ends in 1889, and the Legislature will choose his successor on joint ballot. Beer's party faces internal splits as rival aspirants emerge after Dr. E. D. Standiford’s death and Judge Harais enters the field.
A San Francisco interview suggests Gipson warned Washington away from Hawaii administration changes. A source with Hawaiian Foreign Office records claims the U S twice offered a protectorate over Hawaii under Gipson and was twice declined by Washington.
The new cabinet, entirely American, is seen as less personally tainted than the late premier’s overtures. The Pearl River harbor project, once sidelined by Congress, embodies what the United States seeks for the Sandwich Islands and could surpass Gipson’s protectorate offers in advancing American interests.
Secretary Fairchild announces tomorrow as first bid date for government purchase of 44 per cent bonds with weekly proposals to follow. Officials estimate 26 million dollars needed for sinking funds while holders of bonds already secured by banks and public deposits may resist change. Prepayment of interest on outstanding bonds discussed, with banks likely to borrow at 2 percent for reinvestment, and overall treasury balance noted as August 1 at 45.6 million.
The group aims to settle public offices on business lines and virtues. They present facts with industry and skill in marshalling a case. They claim notable progress in New York and Massachusetts and see ultimate success as a prospect, not merely a hope.
The Chicago corruption verdict reveals alleged State spy aid from KLEM, a boodler, and suggests juror bias may have softened penalties. Seven defendants receive two years, four are fined $1000, including McCarthy, with one juror credited for saving him. The piece critiques the jury system and deems the outcome a political triumph over public theft.
Some contemporaries dispute whether Moonry is a Simon Pure crank or an escaped New York Tribune staffer. The controversy remains largely verbal and unlikely to draw wide interest.
A biting quip criticizes Chicago aldermen for posing in the Daily News, suggesting such publicity could bias justice and undermine formal trials. The remark implies the press influence over public opinion and legal outcomes.
In Boston a hot wave brings sunstroke risk and calls for thrift in daily exertion. A dining room painting of a dying bass spurs reflection on sport and cruelty, while a portrait of the famed knife grinder—an American, old, strong, and locally famed—sparks city lore about his feats and physique.
The piece contrasts spoilsmen and reformers as Civil Service reform gains traction. It discusses Curtis's fair address, the President’s reliance on subordinates, and the mixed motives within the reform movement. It notes reformers’ humility and cautions against cynical views that undermine moral aims.
The author notes diverse trees in Beaton and Boston hospitality to emigrants, praises autumn scenery from Bowdoin Square to the Public Garden, and contrasts slow summer travel with crisp October trips to the White Hills. He recalls steamboat familiarity, laments aging vessels, and reflects on night train partings and quiet club farewells led by Tavener.
The column notes Rev. Dr. A. J. Upson of Hamilton College is gravely ill at Slaterville Springs. Mrs. Le Breton sails for Europe with Mr. Keogh. J. F. Caldwell, a high paid racehorse starter, remains in strong health at nearly sixty. Emlyn A. Stewardson wins top admission to Beaux Arts School of Sculpture in Paris among 76 contestants. Dr. McGlynn and Henry George swim at Long Branch with differing styles. George wins a swimming contest.
A New York World editorial praises Mugwumps for demanding reform and warns against lowering their standards. It argues the public expected more reform from Democrats than Republicans and calls for the spoils system to end.
The Philadelphia Record notes Governor Foraker sent a cordial letter inviting President Cleveland to share Ohio hospitality on his Western trip while recalling a prior impugnment of Cleveland’s patriotism as political theater. The piece argues politicians exaggerate public coarseness and partisan rancor.
The passage praises President Cleveland for restraining political activity of federal officeholders, contrasting past administrations under Grant Hayes Garfield and Arthur with modern efforts. It argues his actions mark a pioneering move in civil service reform, noting earlier administrations faced no public scandal for officeholder involvement.
An open air production of As You Like It on the Masconomo House lawn in Manchester by the Sea draws audiences from Boston and local visitors. The Forest of Arden is created by trees and shrubs with a sea side backdrop, a marquee for shade, and bare stage areas. Despite uneven turf and visible wings, the performance charms with natural scenery, strong actors including Miss Coghlan and Mr. Tearle, and a favorable reception benefiting the National Actors Fund.
A Manchester open air viewing of As You Like It sparks lively debate about staging Shakespeare outdoors. The piece discusses the novelty, audience excitement, and the fitting outdoors setting, noting the Forest of Arden concept and the broad daylight spectacle.
Stevens Solomons comic opera Virginia presented at Oakland Garden by an excellent company led by Harry Brown as Samuel Nubbles. The cast included Bessie Fairbairn Kate Uart Helen A Russell May Wheatley Maud Emmons May Stanley W P Rochester De Ville J C Fay Frank Moulton and others. Virginia will be repeated at every performance during the week.
A man recalls a joke about great writers dying like Bo Peep’s sheep and their tales left behind. His wife responds with weariness as he contemplates visiting the club after a laugh fits.
Witty notes on prohibition in Texas, theater plans in the city, a 57 year old North Carolina mule, and a parade of oddities from stage to sport. The piece riffs on social mores, travel tales, and humorous vignettes as it surveys prominent names, local fads, and international touches.
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