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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1890
Page
4
Public notice from Post Publishing Co at Milk near Washington Street outlining subscription rates. Also states second class matter status, payment responsibilities, and where to send money orders and checks to Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street Washington.
A report notes a group moves to turn political backing into marketable merchandise. Officials examine implications for campaigns and ethics as members’ endorsements appear tied to products and branding. The piece highlights concerns about influence, transparency, and fundraising norms.
The New York Reform Club plans public discussions on tariff and taxation at agricultural fairs across the state, beginning August 28 at the Hudson State fair with Springer of Illinois facing McKintney of Ohio. The piece notes political reluctance to debate in Massachusetts and comments on related legislation and recent events.
A Findlay based report notes a new owner syndicate plans to control all tableware factories to curb competition and raise prices aided by tariffs. It argues protectionist rhetoric masks profit and job cuts while fuel district plants shut down. Meanwhile New York Central strike actions resume with limited public sympathy for strikers as service stabilizes.
The Grand Army of the Republic is hailed in Boston for its annual reunion and praised as a noble body of veterans. The piece warns that political ambition and pension bribes threaten the organization and urges comrades to condemn recent legislation that tarnishes the veteran title and jeopardizes the group’s future.
The article critiques the proposed Uniform Bill of Lading terms backed by the Central Traffic Association and trunk lines. It questions the legality of weight and description penalties, carrier liability limits, and the presumption of loss, urging carriers to honor public obligations. It cites weight losses, fire liability, and delays, warning of hidden risks to shippers and bankers. It also touches on university education concerns and notes China railroad struggles amid natural and political setbacks.
The piece notes Mr Goodwin's growing restraint as a performer versus past temptations, contrasts decor with hunting themed fronts, and mentions Swinburne’s controversial verse about the Czar. It references English reactions, Henry Grorce’s picnic in Epping Forest, Ronms Hoop as a historical figure, and a Brooklyn manager praising U S theatres while criticizing local actors.
A Boston reader laments summer social restraints and notes pests overshadowing mountain and seashore stays. The midge’s biting, windless evenings trouble visitors at White Mountain houses, while city staycations spark desire to revise social codes and enhance urban greenery.
Thomas Stevens recounts meeting Stanley era details noting leadership dynamics and Zanzibar encounters. Francis C Sessions critiques Western Levant travel writing with focus on Mohammedan fatalism and travel prose shortcomings while praising select chapters and criticizing Duncan and Duncan’s style.
Tavern er argues that even in hard times society should emphasize beautifying deserted mansions with plants and adornments. He contends that owners need not abandon possession but can freely display generosity through tasteful exterior improvements that educate and inspire the less fortunate to enhance their own homes.
The Grand Opera House staged Mr Mawson's Civil War drama A Fair Rebel with Miss Fanny Gillette in the lead. The production featured a Libby prison escape via underground tunnel and a heroine torn between love and loyalty, with competent acting by Mawson Keefe and Bucklin and improved stage decor after summer redecorations.
William H. Abel, longtime telegraph executive, died in New York at about fifty four after a career with American Telegraph Company and Western Union. H Wade, Cleveland financier and former Western Union president, died at seventy nine. Henry Herbert Byram, editor of the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, died of typhoid pneumonia. London reports compute Rt Hon William Edward Baxter, former Admiralty and Treasury secretary, dead at sixty five.
Frank Dowd aged 26 of 92 Westminster street received a severe electric shock while repairing an electric light on Northampton street near Albany street. He fell about twenty feet and was taken to the City Hospital for treatment.
The page lists multiple works with editors and publishers including Pierre et Camille edited by O B Super Boston Heath's Modern Language Series and Literary Papers of William Austin with biographical sketch from Little Brown. Other entries include Essex in Ireland edited by Emily Lawless with Lovell Company translations and numerous travel and fiction titles from Scribner Welford Lovell Harper and W Morrison.
A house and barn two miles from Montpelier burned late at night injuring occupants. Loss about 2000 dollars with several tons of hay, cattle and household effects destroyed. Fire blamed on possible tramp activity though cause unknown. Other notices include a damaged Randolph street meat market and a Kensington Pullman mill fire with substantial insured losses.
A collage of quirky notes mentions a Lotto Columbus portrait from 1501, Panamas costs, a Palmyra scene, Johnny Depew, Barnum’s wealth, and editor banter. It riffs on absurdities from Punch to London Truth, cataloguing curious bits about birds, editors, Egyptian penny slots, and a Baltimore minister’s youth.
A Providence Journal piece quotes Mr. Pecksniff amid a charitable overflow saying he was hit with a stick believed to have knobs and he forgives. It notes a similar sentiment may be held by Mr. William McKinley of Ohio toward Mr. Blaine, reflecting political tension.
The New York Times article notes the pension raiders forecast more pork in a set of four bills a prisoner of war per diem service pension equalization and repeal of a limitation to arrears after those pass there will surely be more pippins and ale supply seems inexhaustible.
A Springfield Union editorial laments the Senate form of the Lodge election bill, noting reduced penalties and loss of a jury commissioner clause. It urges a Senate vow to advance the bill, warning that enhanced state stealing by Southern Bourbons may resist a vote. It contrasts House efficiency with Senate mercy toward corruption and calls for strong action.
Mr. Charles R. Daellenbach of Alleghany Pennsylvania has been elected an honorary member of the Paris Academy of Inventors. A glimpse of Paris social life notes M. Boson de Talleyrand-Perigord remains a witty and delightful figure despite age. Royalty mentions cover Duke of Mife's successful investments and Prince Henry of Battenberg’s poaching incident in Hampshire. George of Wales to return to England in May to assume command of the Thrush before a likely appointment to a royal yacht.
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