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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1887
Page
4
Sullivan says he will accept the cheer as if it were severe a frame of mind common among prisoners of all kinds. The report states the conviction marks the start of a tougher crackdown on the league than has been attempted before.
Public notice lists subscription prices for daily and weekly issues and payment details. It includes a New York agency address at 140 Nassau Street and a Washington office at 515 Fourteenth Street. Editor warns manuscripts won’t be returned and anonymous communications won’t be read.
The parishioners deny any involvement with the offertory spending and demand an account of the reverend clergyman's private expenditures. Wardens rarely scrutinize such funds, raising concern that a dishonest priest could pocket alms and oblations if the principle were accepted.
The notice lists the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven while Ship News appears on page three. It signals how the newspaper allocates content across sections and pages.
Rostow West notes the final resignation of President Grievy after an extraordinary display of vacillation. The piece questions the gain from delaying the message to the chambers and suggests a belief he hoped to avoid retirement. It argues his indecision risks and suspicions despite stated integrity.
Versaille chambers gather to pick a successor to M Grévy. Two factors loom: rising unpopularity of Ferry and the strong showing of M de Freycinet at a Republican Deputies conference. His election hinges on Clemenceau’s Radical bloc and current political dynamics.
The Harlem railroad plans a grade separation at about twenty crossings from Mott Haven to Williams Bridge with an estimated cost of two and a half million dollars. The project lowers the railway and adds two tracks to ease traffic toward Grand Central, preventing delays and improving public safety.
The State board of arbitration recently decided a dispute involving button hole makers in Lynn and Beverly who opposed shifting from piece work to weekly pay. Simple method changes removed objections, keeping pay rates aligned with local standards in the two shoe shops.
Ireland government actions lead to the Dublin lord mayor's conviction for printing in his paper suppressed National League reports. He receives a two months imprisonment sentence.
The article argues the expected clash between Senators led by Frye and the administration may fade as the fisheries commission nears completion. It notes the Senate faces internal splits, the possibility of no commissioners, and that critics may instead target government recommendations on the fisheries settlement rather than the commission itself.
A proposed global gathering would tackle fog signals wrecks life saving gear storm signals lights and color sense standards. It cites British merchant seamen color blindness rates and lack of compulsory vision tests, noting U S testing exists and urging consistent international oversight.
Three months into the Lehigh region coal strike, miners endure harsh living conditions while prices rise for consumers. Editors are urged to publish a clear statement of the issues as miners seek a modest wage increase of about three and a half cents per ton.
The author urges Congress to authorize an international conference addressing mercantile vision standards and broader maritime signaling. Proposes a compact delegation from each nation, including a naval officer, merchant marine representative, and a scientist. Suggests a Treasury bill clause as the simplest path to authorization.
An English journal recounts the sharp humor used against the American interviewer while noting the shared cheeky city wit that crosses the Atlantic. The anecdote frames cultural differences in interviewing style with a wry, observational tone.
A journalist from an enterprising newspaper sought admission to the Schmidt residence after Jenny Lind's death and attempted to interview the chief mourner at Malvern cemetery. The act, refused then, illustrates what the piece brands as an unwarranted intrusion and a troubling trend in interviewing.
A Boston observer notes a growing hatless fashion among theatregoers, especially among carriage folk, and urges a formal dress reform for aesthetic harmony. He muses on wood fire back-logs, criticizes current seating and cloak-room provisions, and discusses the State House dome gilding discoloration and its iodine-related causes with an estimated material cost of 1650 dollars.
London Truth reports clashes with a Dawlish vicar who dismissed a popular curate amid a memorial drive. Parishioners seek transparency on offertory expenditures as the vicar resists documenting accounts.
The Boston stage hosts afternoon and evening shows at Hollis Street Globe and Park theatres with stars like Mrs Langtry and Miss Rosina Vokes. Plans include The Golden Giant, Editha's Burglar, and Fantasma, plus Booth and Barrett at the Boston Theatre in a fort night, and a busy holiday lineup across major houses.
A collection of brief biographical notes highlights Frank R. Stockton aging oddly, Rev W T Moore’s church call in Brooklyn, the Trollope clan’s book tally, Senator Spooner’s oratorical stature, and Colonel Cannaday selling a street railway. Also prof Mil Haight heads a Japanese college department, David L. Baker’s Colorado fortune, and General Nathan Goff as a young Civil War hero who built wealth and political success.
The piece notes vivid new musical additions and a striking She at Niblo's with stage effects likened to a smelting works. Irving Faust and Dockstader contrast, while lycopodium dazzles. Ellen Terry joins Merchant of Venice, Madelon opens at Casino, and other attractions fill the week. Irving's Faust benefit raises 293.50, Actors Fund event nets 315175, and Annie Robe departs Wallicks for Between the Two.
The piece argues a Democratic majority favors maintaining most internal revenue taxes, lower duties on necessities, higher duties on luxuries, and calls for firm leadership that rejects compromises undermining party convictions and popular will. It stresses unity and decisive governance.
Editorial notes support for inviting nations to a global maritime safety conference. It argues uniform shipping regulations could reduce collisions and disasters, benefiting shippers, underwriters, and travelers alike, and endorses the idea as timely in official and maritime circles.
An editorial argues Congress should trust the public to understand the emergency and support moderate scientific compromise on revenue reform. It urges Senators and Representatives to act with a forward looking policy aligned with national approval to remove the chief obstacle to reform.
Syracuse papers join the Herald in raising prices from two to three cents. The press now signals a likely general advance in newspaper prices. The public should support price increases to ensure respectable and profitable journalism. The cheapness and filth experiment is done, and papers testifies it failed.
An ancient casket with relics of saints is sent by Austrian archdukes to the Pope as a joint jubilee gift. The ruby plush box bears a silver scroll naming the thirty two donors, the Golden Fleece collar, jewels, and an imperial crown above.
A collage of brief quips on coal prices politics and current events. Opinions from newspapers mock political machines praise or deride figures like General Grubb and Professor Cesar A Taylor while noting winter costs and social trends.
Henry E. Burbeck aged 30, a longtime Herald assistant city editor, died after a brief illness described as paralysis of the nerves. A Prescott grammar and Charles Town High School graduate, he served at the paper for about ten years and once was an organist at the First Universalist Church in Charlestown. He was popular with the Boston Press Club and the fire department, leaving a widow and infant daughter.
A small Tuesday fire at No 25 Centre Street exposed an supposed solid iron wall. An old resident clarified it as the outline of a large water tank dating to 1798. The tank fed the Manhattan Water Company and helped form the Manhattan Banking Company, long before Croton water.
Felix Judge of Providence fell from a four story roof yesterday and died. He leaves a widow and three children.
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