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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1887

Page

2

Interstate Commerce Panel Praises Law but Finds Weaknesses

The first annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission notes 187,986 miles of railroad, 1200 railroads under 500 corporations, construction costs of 7.255 billion dollars, and funded debt near 8.883 billion. It commends open rates and rebates bans, cites ongoing discrimination in some tariffs, and urges clearer rulemaking and broader coverage including express and water transport.

Wasuraron Interstate Commerce Commission Congress Commission

Record-setting metals activity on New York exchange

Today's lead dealings reached a historic peak with private Reepeinae at 15 pounds. Copper trading was very heavy with private transactions estimated at about 2,000,000 pounds, while tin showed strength with 34 percent for spot and December, and 34 percent bid for London shipment. January bids at 33.80, February bids at 32. The market reflects robust demand across lead copper and tin on the metal exchange.

New York Metal Exchange London

Reform Club Formed To Reform Tariff Policy

New York December reports William Melvins Horace White Henry Villard E L Godkin Simon Sterne David A Wells and other gentlemen organizing a Reform Club to create a political movement aimed at tariff reform.

New York William Melvins Horace White Henry Villard E. L. Godkin Simon Sterne David A. Wells Reform Club

British urge abolition of purse seine fishing

Reports from Washington say British commissioners request banning purse seines. Deputy Fisheries Minister Tilton calls the purse seine the most destructive fishing method.

A. Ont Washington Tilton

The Haverhill Outrage Vitriol Arrest In Haverning

Charles E. Horne was arrested this forenoon on suspicion of throwing vitriol at Mamie Mahan last Monday night. Mrs. Sweetzer identified his voice at the station, a key clue police call important. Horne denies knowledge as Miss Mahan gains sight in one eye, hopes for full recovery.

Miss Mahan

Manual Training School For Skilled Joiners Proposed

A meeting at South Congregational Church discussed founding a first class manual training school on Harrison avenue to train joiners. Dr. Edward Everett Hale outlined plans for a three year program with four to six hours of tool work daily and two to three hours of related study, seeking $25 000 in start up funds and scholarships to recruit at least forty pupils. Speakers, including Mr. Amory and Mr. Paul, argued that private enterprise can launch the project and stressed the need to elevate the status of craftsmen, offsetting a cultural bias against skilled labor.

South Congregational Church Exeter and Newbury Streets Hale Ruggles Europe Hanover United States America New York City Thomas C. Amory Friends of Manual Training Joseph F. Paul Henry F. Miller Alfred Frey Mr. Paul Paul Frey Providence

Tares and Wheat

In a letter to the editor, a debate over Canon Taylor's proposal to divide missionary work with Islam is examined. The piece weighs liberal ideas against practical results, urging cautious, gradual change and preserving both tares and wheat as Christianity expands.

Andover Wolverhampton England Taylor Central Africa Mussulman Ife Canon ‘Saylor Mohammed Church of England Sierra Leone London Canon Taylor

Boston Ideal Opera Clears St Paul Row Reports

W H Foster manager of the Boston Ideal opera company telegraphs from Minneapolis to the Associated Press that reports from St Paul a few days earlier about an engagement ending in a row are absolutely false. He adds that weekly gross receipts exceeded $8000.

New York W. H. Foster Boston Ideal Opera Company Minneapolis Associated Press St. Paul

Weather forecast for New England and coastal New York

For twenty four hours from 7 p m Saturday December 3 warmer weather with rain or snow in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with southwest winds diminishing. Elsewhere in New England and eastern New York rain warmer winds light to fresh becoming cooler on the coast with southwest to easterly shift.

Washington Maine New Hampshire Vermont New England New York

Weather forecast for southeastern New England

Blue Bird Observatory reports for the next 24 hours starting tonight at 12 o'clock southeastern New England will see increasing cloudiness with rain or snow, warmer conditions. Weather observer H. H. Clayton notes the change.

Blue Bird Observatory New England H. H. Clayton Nanan Astm Eastport Seeesa Loudy Northfield Albany New Og Philadelphia Washington Loudy Lynchburg Norfolk Hatteras Tehtaterie Wilmington Jacksonville Montgomery New Orleans Thee Erie Fort Smith Galveston Air Memphis Wee Knoxville Clouay Cincinnat Jin Pittsburg Rain Buffalo Cess Cleveland Loudy Grand Havon Rloudy Cloudy Green Bay Cloudy Duluth SOIN Cloudy St Pauleree BO Cloudy Des Moines Steee Poaay Saugeen Can Ae the Monivogls Ass Senceen Cloudy Barmatck Oudy Korh Balote Oncy Jfort Assinaboins Fort Custer Cerse Ale Toy Helena Smovorno Dodge City Srereres Fort Sipeur Ont Hall BK City Aia

Observations Across Stations at Simultaneous Moment

Observations were recorded simultaneously at all named stations, noting consistent readings across locations. The report focuses on synchronized data captured at the same moment, detailing comparable measurements and limited context on method.

Down the Islands by William Agnew Paton

A review of Paton's Down the Islands, tracing a five week voyage from New York to the Caribbean archipelago. The critic notes the buoyant, idle travelogue tone, vivid island scenes, and observations on local peoples, races, and colonial dynamics, including Hayti and Barbadoes.

Caribbean Sea Caribbees Lesser Antilles Windward Sombrero Trinidad Mr. Paton New York Antigua Martinions Josephine Nevis Alexander Hamilton Demerara San Fernando Hayti United States Caribbean Barbadoes Kiang-su East Flanders Belgium Islands The William Agnew Paton Charles Scribner’s Sons Boston Laughton, Macdonald & Co Price

Art Review triple number praised as handsome and influential

The Art Review is hailed for its handsome triple issue ahead of any similar American art publication. It blends monographs and pictures, irregularly published, offering ripest thoughts from top writers and notable photogravures. The issue features ten papers and sixteen plates including works by Haden, Hartley, Parton, Hovenden, Nicholls, Weldon, and Olmstead, highlighting American art though light on current art news.

Art Review Frederick Keppel Henri du Bois Charles Barnard John R. Tait New York Charlotte Adams Julian Hawthorne Titus Munson Coan Alfred Trumble Frederic Thomas Hovenden Rhoda Holmes Nicholls Guy Weldon Harry Eaton Y. Turner Robert Blum Ravaed Kemys Hartley

Old Homestead Poems and Ballads About Authors in Review

A critical note reviews Wallace Bruce's Old Homestead Poems praising rural themes and wartime verses as wholesome though not high poetry. It also lauds Harriet Prescott Spofford's Ballads About Authors as delightful for youth, highlighting six ballads and refined verse on Goldsmith, Milton, Cowper, Collins, Shakespeare, and other figures.

Wallace Bruce Bruce Old Homestead Ty Wallace Bruce New York Harper & Bros Harriet Prescott Spofford Samuel Johnson Uttoxeter Milton Cowper William Collins Shakspere

Reverend Sam Small Speaks on Philosophers and Foolosophers

A Tremont Temple audience last night heard Rev. Sam Small argue the South has changed since Appomattox. He said the new South is created by opportunity not mystique and rejects revived Confederate nostalgia as mere newspaper schemes.

Tremont Temple Sam Small New South Appomattox Old South Jeff Davis South Union Grady Macon Davis

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