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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1890
Page
4
On December 3 1890 Houston editorials criticize Mayor's excuses for dirty streets and dust. They fault both macadam roads and downtown pavements for airborne dust and garbage removal delays. The piece suggests city sanitation could improve under a new administration.
A town committee found unanimous evidence that wage cuts targeted Democratic workers after an election. Foremen urged voting choices before or after, with one worker noting a 33 1/4 percent cut labeled as free trade wages. The firm defended the action as discipline for disloyal remarks, but citizens view it as politically motivated action.
President Harrison mentions recalling Mr Mizner, American minister to the Central American republics, with a brief justification. The act cited involved seizing a vessel to try a passenger under martial law, provoking questions of precedent and international law.
The text argues Mr Mizner exceeded authority obeying Guatemala demands and lacked qualifications as a diplomat. It notes loud outcry but supports recall, questioning why the move was delayed and predicting Congress should not share the leniency. It suggests President Harrison's disavowal misleads the public.
The editorial attacks Secretary Windom's tariff report, arguing it offers no solid evidence for claimed benefits to home industries and wages. It accuses him of vague assurances, faith in protectionism, and inconsistent positions on silver, subsidies, and Canadian rail transport.
The Farmers Alliance began its annual convention in Ocala Florida with about 160 delegates from 35 states. The event tests the association's sagacity as delegates weigh recent Western victories and the president's push for financial reform including abolition of the national banking system.
The fragment ponders how Poor Riuanrp would react to the idea of borrowing money, imagining his stance on debt and risk, and whether prudence or generosity would guide his response to that notion.
The Nationalist party splits as opponents of Mr. Parnell denounce his temper and tactics while he defends alliances with Liberals and confronts criticism of Gladstone Morley and Harcourt. Party solidarity and a potential Liberal alliance are seen as essential to continue Home Rule agitation.
The piece critiques candidate Merrill and the Chickasawbut Club influence on Boston city government, accusing Merrill of profit driven motives, lobbies, and questionable deals. It notes his support for higher wages to win labor votes and questions his grasp of mayoral duties under the revised charter.
The piece notes satisfaction with a fast mail train taking about twenty five hours for the New York to Chicago run. It argues the distance under one thousand miles yields under forty miles per hour including stoppages, and that with modern engines and better track a twenty hour service is feasible if government demands it.
Jack Frost foresees a large ice yield as winters begin early. Rumors of an ice trust to regulate cutting surfaced recently, but plentiful fresh water and a harsh cold season make such control unnecessary. The piece notes the strength of natural conditions over any artificial price control.
The Wednesday noon union services in King's Chapel will resume today and run until the end of April. Held for five years, the 12:05 PM services last no more than 30 minutes and are led by an Unitarian preacher from Boston with no prior announcement of the speaker.
An old Boston observer laments sidewalk water use as folly, noting ashes as palliative and praising caution in hiring. He recalls a banana peel incident and argues servants deserve scrutiny over recommendations. The note mentions chairs for workers, a New York invented seat, and social reactions, ending with Taverner’s musings on gentle repose in women.
Sidney Woollett recited Browning poems Clive Hervé Riel and The Pied Piper plus an adaptation from Macklin's The Man of the World before a large audience. Critics praised The Pied Piper and his memory while noting Clive weaknesses and odd foreign pronunciations. Elaine is announced for next Tuesday as a further program.
The notice in the Post yesterday failed to recognize E. L. Davenport in the role of Sam Coke. Davenport already played the part last spring and has improved, delivering a quiet restrained performance in the final act that enhances the scene. His portrayal is among his best. Francis Wilson in The Merry Monarch at the Globe Theatre will be followed by the Hanlon brothers in their latest spectacular.
The piece "Superba" debuts Monday December 15 featuring novel tricks and startling stage mechanisms. The production promises bold effects and a modern display of stagecraft.
Philip Hale reviews Carl Baermann's second chamber concert. Spohr quintette with wind and piano, flawed by crowded piano and rushed tempo. Beethoven sonata shows tempo instability and uneven rhythm. Thuille sextette praised for originality and thoughtful beauty, performers Heindi Sauter Strasser Huckewarth and Guinzel excel. concert praised for modern tones and strong ensemble, third concert announced for Tuesday evening Dec 30.
The Hichberg String Quartette performs Haydn in minor No 47 and Beethoven Op 18 No 2 this evening at Chickering Hall at 8. Mr Lamson will sing a group of songs. The Apollo Club opens its first concert season at Music Hall tonight.
A scatter of antiquated anecdotes and remarks on figures like August Belmont and Theodore Hallam. The piece recounts a banker and journalist clash, a Wyoming preacher, a scarlet fever dispute over disinfection costs, and wit about bridges and tolls.
The New Hampshire Legislature met to consider trimming the old roll, with a committee proposing to strike 22 members for death, residency changes, or federal status as census enumerators. Debates over whether enumerators are federal officers sparked factional talks, while Governor Goodell and Speaker Upton maneuver as the chamber awaits a judiciary report.
The record of fires from Cleveland to Brockton and beyond notes multiple blazes with losses ranging from 1,200 to 70,000 dollars. Notable incidents include a suburb fire in Collingwood wiping out the business part of town, and a Brockton blaze at Averill & Thayer destroying a blacking manufactory with severe injuries to two workers.
A harsh cold wave grips the Northwest with St Vincent leading cold spots at 24 below zero. Snow engulfs Eastern Montana South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota while St Paul records 4 above. A brutal storm in Halifax Cape Breton drives multiple ships ashore and endangers coastal harbors with several vessels listed as wrecked or aground.
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