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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1887
Page
4
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The piece notes Mrs. Porter’s brave endurance and English stamina. It recalls Mr. Justices Hawg staying on the bench from morning to night as courts closed in tropical heat. A London journal observes the attorney-general’s endurance through severe labors with apparent good health.
Yan Phou Lee Yale 87 has joined the editorial staff after marrying a New Haven American woman. The item notes Lee’s move as part of the paper’s social pages. Also mentioned is athlete E Barry Wall famed as the “King of the Dudes” with swift mile time and strong build.
The notice states second class matter, payments to Post Publishing Company New York, agency at 140 Nassau Street with Ernst F. Mincham as manager, Washington Orrick at 515 Fourteenth Street, editors will not return rejected manuscripts and will not consider anonymous communications, full name and address required for all communications as guaranty.
The notice lists where financial and commercial departments and ship news are located within the newspaper, specifying sixth, seventh, and third pages respectively.
The South Carolina Governor commutes the murder verdict of Oxry Duckky to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The jury and judge had recommended imprisonment over hanging due to the child’s tender years, and the governor’s action aligns with that plea.
May 31 and June 18 letters recount Srantey’s expedition readings but shed little on the explorer’s fate. Belgian King Lroporo had learned of Srantry leaving Aruwimi on July 3 for Wadelai, over two weeks before latest messages. The letters mention encampments and captives and confirm hostility stirred among the locals.
The piece suggests Henry George’s Syracuse convention could spur Joan Swinton to run for New York secretary of state on a Socialist ticket. It argues Swinton would challenge George, highlighting Swinton’s sincerity and sacrifice while questioning the socialists' voting strength in New York.
The analysis notes no Liberal seat won from Liberals by the government this year, four seats wrested from the government by Liberals, and Liberal majorities increased in three seats while Conservative majorities fell in three. Overall, external opinion leans Liberal, with internal parliamentary sentiment broadly aligned.
The Pennsylvania Democratic convention at Allentown aims to issue a strong tariff reform declaration opposing Randall and supporting Cleveland style revenue measures. Debate centers on whether to reaffirm 1884 platform or push for a clear tariff for revenue only stance, with reformists pressing for a firm tariff reform message.
The piece notes Lord Saxisbury’s reduced majority by last March and Friday, considering how votes of Lord Hartington and Rus sell would shift the tally toward Gladstone’s camp. It argues the parliamentary thermometer is narrow but signals broader, favorable symptoms despite fluctuations.
The article discusses intimidation of jurors during the McQuade trial in New York. It notes newspapers pressured verdicts, jurors faced risk for dissent, and the district attorney introduced supposed juror intimidation affidavits. It warns similar tactics are used in the Sparp Suanp case.
An 1890s essay argues two main obstacles block country living: the servant shortage and lack of local markets. It laments women’s hardships securing help, and notes farmers’ wage pressures, while criticizing rural isolation from fair distribution of eggs, butter, and produce. It links city overcrowding to country annoyances and disruption of rural life.
Our countrywoman Mrs James Brown Porrent fights for lasting acclaim on the London stage despite critics deeming Legal Love an odd choice. She shows steady acting improvement and is described as the coming move at home, more natural and forcible though still facing gallery jeers at the Gaiety.
The Wheeling reunion aimed at peace and good feeling began with an insult to President Cleveland and ended with a dispute between the Ohio and Virginia governors, marking a contentious gathering in Wheeling, West Virginia.
A Chicago paper notes Englewood citizens eager to be placed under Chicago's government and questions the current form of local governance and its effects on residents. The piece highlights frustration and curiosity about future political control and administration.
The exchange begins with predicting a Volunteer victory over the Thistle then questions flip to the opposite. Now observers ask if the Thistle can defeat the Volunteer as the vessel makes its maiden sail in New York Harbor.
The author notes a strong September return to Boston theaters with filled stalls and lively audience emotion. He recalls August manners, casual strolls by the harbor, and humorous tales of hats, rosin in a wagon, and a nautical spirit among locals. He also mentions local woods producing edible plants, botany terms for tramps, overheard restaurant chatter, and a Hebrew remark about choosing hotels for business reasons.
London letter notes Bret Harte, famed American novelist, at a recent dinner. His hair has become strikingly gray though thick and youthful in appearance. The observer comments on his English hue, low forehead, angular features, and dark eyes reflecting a careful, regular life.
The observer notes Harte bears a small Roman nose and a dark mustache set against white hair, resembling Lord Wolseley. He lives quietly, scarce attends dinners, leaves early, and hardly tastes wine. He is reportedly writing a new book and conserving his resources.
The Boston Museum opened its forty-seventh regular dramatic season with The Dominie's Daughter set in colonial New York during the British occupation. The production drew a large audience and strong applause for Barron and Mrs. Vincent, though critics found the play uneven and talky with clumsy solutions and incongruities.
Thatcher Primrose and West’s minstrels packed the Boston Theatre with standing room after a fresh program. The all star cast featured Fred Matthews John Davis Lew Hawkins and Robert McIntyre with a strong yodel by Edouard and a fine stage setting. The Fakir of Hindoostan Ben Collins performed sleight of hand while George Thatcher impressed in vocal specialties. The night closed with Our Boston Ideal Company and Le Beile De Boylston related coryphee hints. Thatcher Primrose and West remain on stage through the week.
Ezra F Kendall opens with A Pair of Kids at Globe Theatre delivering a lively old countryman role. Notable performers include W I Clark Arthur Dunn T E Jackson Josie Langley and Jenny Dunn as the supporting cast. The show runs nightly throughout the week.
Mestayer's well known comedy We Us and Co was staged at the Howard last evening. Notable performances included Dr Malo Medicus by Charles B Hawkins and Augustus Glotzheimer by J J Lessenger. The cast also featured Z Willie Rockingham Knox Dunlap and Euphemia Coppergal among others with show continuing through the week.
The Philadelphia Record argues tariffs fund government without benefiting productive industries and should stop. It states Democrats oppose protectionist policy and do not advocate free trade, calling the tariff system an ongoing injustice.
The Independent Voter urges the honest citizen to vote against corrupt parties and support the opposition ticket. It argues independence allows political action without deceit and condemns bosses who control the process.
The Providence Journal notes crime rising faster than population in the United States and suggests the largest rises occur in states with the greatest foreign immigration. It implies immigration as a potential factor and calls for improving the country's moral status.
A New York World editorial argues that attempting to end alcohol abuse by law or creed intrudes on personal liberty. It contends moral zeal cannot restrain vice effectively and notes the platform could still gain up to 50,000 votes in the state.
The piece argues that a dependent or general service pension bill is the likeliest route for protectionists to gain political advantage. It claims such pensions could reduce tariff reform momentum by opening a Treasury surplus drain and increasing future tax pressure, while Democratic paralysis on tariff reform increases the odds of this program succeeding.
The coming election will fill two Supreme Court seats, two City Court seats, one General Sessions seat, a surrogate, and ten district court justices. The NY Herald argues for non political judicial selection, urging voters to defeat any party nominating unsuitable candidates.
The first issue of the American Journal of Psychology will appear in October. September's Popular Science Monthly includes Tyndall banquet speeches from London marking the Royal Institution professor's 34 years retirement. Notable scientists discuss Pasteur's hydrophobia treatment and the acceptance of evolution in biology at the American Association meeting.
A miscellany notes Ignatius Donnelly fearing Shakspere’s ghost, English fashion, political shifts in Chicago and Carter Harrison’s health, a coal oil fly trap in Nebraska, a music revival, Bankers' Club draft standardization, and a flood of curious items from science to snake farms. Included are a German Dresden steam omnibus, a Peru to Central American gold rush, and a French tambourine clock novelty.
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