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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1888
Page
4
A Boston dispatch notes that amid Mr Blaine's remarks on business gloom, statistics show Indiana companies organized since last December with aggregate capital stock of $9,000,000 for industrial ventures. The fact highlights ongoing economic activity despite national mood and President Cleveland's message.
Washington despatches report Blaine managers claim a Treasury surplus income is a fiction. New York Tribune and Boston Journal push the issue with solemnity, demanding full disclosure from Secretary Fairchild. Critics call the move cheap and a distraction from Republican tariff work.
The passage notes Mr Blaine’s dissatisfaction with the Chicago platform on whiskey tax and trusts. It suggests his exalted status as kingly, human and resentful, blaming him for striking back when party opinions contradicted his views. It frames his response as a calculated political trick to get even.
The article discusses President Cleveland’s commuting the court martial sentence of Annapolis cadets from dismissal to thirty days confinement and loss of leave. It argues leniency aligns with Navy Department guidance and avoids undermining cadets’ careers while still serving as correction. The piece defends the President’s approach as prudent and practical.
Mr Burne is at Poland Springs sampling a well regarded facility. The note highlights the site's reputation and its welcoming atmosphere for visitors and guests.
The article notes Mr. Blaine has gone to Hot Springs Arkansas for rest after a long European tour and numerous speeches. It questions why he needs rest so soon after returning and suggests heavy pressures on the Republican campaign may be the cause, implying a strategic move by the national committee.
The editorial argues the Senate will vote today on the fisheries treaty, condemning opponents led by Hoar and Rippe Berger for obstructing a measure that would ease New England fishermen's burdens. It praises the treaty for removing Canadian-claimed waters, ending certain fees, expanding privileges, and simplifying procedures, while accusing rivals of pursuing partisan aims to hurt fishermen and favor capital interests.
The New York Evening Post recaps Blaine on free trade and trusts while a London Times correspondent reports English business leaders denying trusts. It critiques M Rochefort’s attack on General Boulang er and questions the feasibility of a vast conspiracy against him.
Contemporary critique of M Rochefort and his Boulangist advocacy in the Fortnightly Review. The piece questions Boulangers popularity and emphasizes potential errors in his governance and the exaggerated claims of his supporters. It notes Rochefort’s praise of Boulangers ministerial tenure and doubts the realism of his reformist narrative.
Boston notes on last season’s stage chaos with horses, dogs, pink coats. Archer in World extols The Still Alarm at the Princess's and warns audiences to arrive exactly on time for the ten second sensational scene. The piece criticizes later portions while praising dramatic horses and the tremulous reception of bad quarter hours.
An International Sleeping Car Company organized trip will depart Paris September 11 with stops at Vienna Kiev Odessa and a water crossing to the Crimea. The route includes Tiflis Samarcand Merv Bokhara and Constantinople with return to Paris by late October. Cost per person is $1000 and tickets will be limited to select club members in London and Paris.
Justice Gray spends a few days at Newport. Count Elliott Zborowski, injured playing polo there, can drive but remains weak. Sir Charles and Lady Dilke set to travel to India with Sir Frederick Roberts. Miss A. Mary Robinson plans marriage to Professor Darmesteler who has translated her poems. Mrs. A. R. Macfarlane rests in Quebec to collect material for a Nation volume. Colonel Lewis hosts a fête for Charles J. Brooks in Frenchman’s Bay. Bar Harbor and Sullivan guests attend elaborate illuminations. Grace Greenwood remarks she is no strict suffragist, citing many irons in the fire and busy days.
A Boston writer reflects on a returning Cynic's critique of country lodging and urban weather habits, notes on dog whipping ethics, and contrasts a Charity Sister with a beggar in the Public Garden. The piece also covers Boston authors in London, praising Mrs Moulton and hinting at Barrett Wendell and Russell Sullivan's London connections.
A French correspondent questions Boulanger’s dictatorship aim stirred by a stenographer on duty While news items note misdirected poetry scissor acts lightning strikes at a columnist desk thefts of 35000 in Newark and Musings on journalists political plays and inventions cross public life from Philanthropy to weaving steel towers and wine reform debates
The Washington Capital notes President is spending two days weekly at Oak View, declining top jobs elsewhere, and handling a heavy congressional load. It cites his attention to major matters and an endorsement against hazing at the Naval Academy, reflecting steady leadership and reform support.
The Chicago News Ind notes Blaine’s speeches since arriving in the country a week ago risk losing popularity. It urges closer alignment with facts to counter Democratic counterarguments and maintain momentum.
A New York Herald editorial denounces the treaty debate as shameless audacity aimed at painting President Cleveland as pro British. It declares any obstruction or embarrassment of the administration in international affairs a moral treason, regardless of party or office.
A Springfield Republican editorial accuses the Republican of playing with fire by denying a treaty convention, risking a break with Canada and sparking possible presidential retaliation through halted commercial relations. It claims the convention was carefully formed and demands amendment rather than rejection.
The Hon. John Sherman, age 65, faces a final chance to gain presidential nomination but is advised that continuation of his ambition is unlikely. The piece urges him to dedicate his remaining years to public service by battling trusts and monopolies that threaten competition and American prosperity.
A Philadelphia Telegraph opinion argues that the Senate will avoid a vote on the Mills tariff bill. It condemns any Republican tactic as bamboozling and praises Mills supporters for honest, principled legislative effort. The piece asserts the bill’s passage would reflect real courage and conviction.
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