Boston Post Publishing Company Subscription Rates
The Boston Post Publishing Company lists subscription prices for mail and weekly editions. Rates include daily plans of one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, and one month seventy-five cents. Weekly editions on Fridays are two dollars and fifty cents per year.
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Editor's Notice on Manuscripts and Anonymity
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous communications. Writers must include their full name and address with submissions as a guarantee of good faith.
Ship News on the Third Page and Departments on Sixth and Seventh
The notice outlines page allocations for the issue with the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven and the Ship News on page three, guiding readers to where sections appear.
Municipal power splits as reformers back Hart in Boston race
In Boston politics the County Democracy endorses Alderman Hart as mayoral foe to O'Brien, while Massachusetts reformers praise Darwin E. Ware on civil service progress and salary standards. Pennsylvania sues coal and trunk line pools, citing constitutional rights and wage impacts amid broader Eastern-state figures watching New York New England issues.
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O’brierf
Cleveland
Hart
O'Brien
McNeill
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Next Board of Aldermen Faces Civic Scrutiny in 1887
In a defense of nonpartisan government and prudent leadership, writers urge voters to evaluate aldermanic candidates by merit. Democrats back clean, businesslike officials, while Republicans push partisan lines, risking weak oversight of Mayor O Brien. The piece marks district tensions and calls for capable, broadly supported leadership.
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Board of Aldermen
O’brien
John W. Fraser
Smith
Burrell
Hart
John H. Lee
Bromwich
Park Loan
Allen
O’ Brien
Latter Day Novel Writing and Read’s The Closing Scene
A critique praises Meredith as a top modern writer while faulting Howells for assuming a science of human nature. It argues realism risks a dead level and notes Howells’ limited portrayal of unusual or elevated characters, especially women. The piece also reviews Read’s The Closing Scene holiday edition with fine wood cuts and harmonious illustrations.
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Thackeray
Mr. Howell
Mr. Howells
Lemuel Barker
Dorotheas
Mrs. Bowens
Resignation Parodies Highlighted In Congress
A discussion notes few resignations among senators and recalls the Conklings and Platts. It cites Congressman Frederick from Iowa who sent and quickly withdrew a resignation, provoking ridicule and prompting calls for future smart actions to restore reputation.
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Conkling
Platt
Senate
Iowa
Frederick
The
Chicago Times
Conservative Finance Marks Forbearing Long Term Debt
The piece notes that swapping floating debt for new second mortgage bonds and preferred stock may be justified as a cautious handling of obligations. It highlights the New York and New England railroad as a critical traffic corridor from Boston to New York and perhaps beyond. It lauds the current administration for prudent stewardship and anticipates meeting outcomes.
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New York & New England Railroad
Boston
New York
The French Interregnum and Anglo American Reactions
The French ministerial crisis deepens as rebels stumble in opposition planning and a new damage commission prompts wary reactions in London and Ottawa. The piece links past US reparations for damages, Canadian seizures, and British views of American bargaining with Cleveland’s stance.
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United States
Cleveland
Alabama Claims
Brother Jonathan
Dicker
London
Ottawa
Land price awe inspires winter puzzle for pupils
A Cheapside London tract sold at 35 pounds per square foot prompting a curious challenge for boys to figure out the value and implications of land pricing. The remark highlights striking land price comparisons and invites a mental math exercise.
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Cheapside
London
Land Tax Under Henry George Plan Described
The letter argues land at that price would incur a tax based on its rent value under Henry George. It suggests a rate aimed at supplying public revenue entirely from land rents, examining how dollars and cents would be allocated for an acre and the resulting fiscal burden.
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Munch
Henry George
Herald Storm Sweeps Irish and English Coasts
A violent gale swept the Irish and English coasts the night before last. The New York Herald had prior knowledge of the storm and named it the Herald storm in its coverage.
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New York Herald
Herald
Towle's History of Ireland for Young Readers
Review praises George M Towle for a readable compact history titled Young People's History of Ireland. The volume covers legends, Patrick, Elizabethan times, and three centuries up to Gladstone's Home Rule defeat with a concise chronology and index. John Boyle O'Reilly contributes an introduction urging study of Irish history. Price 2l0.
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Ireland
Elizabeth
Towle
Great Britain
Gladstone
John Boyle O'Reilly
Young Peoples History of
George M. Towle
Boston
Lee & Shepard
Elementary Politics by Thomas Raleigh reviewed
A brief review of Elementary Politics by Thomas Raleigh M A from All Souls College Oxford. The author aims to define political terms and stimulate inquiry with simple yet philosophical discussion of society origin democracy utilitarianism wealth wages state functions and socialism. The volume is intelligent helpful and suggestive.
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Thomas Raleigh
All Souls’ College
Oxford
M.A
New York
Macmillan & Co
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Carruth
Price
Christmas in the Olden Time subject of Cassell illustration
Walter Scott's Christmas in the Olden Time is issued by Cassell & Co with fifty plus pages of full page woodcut illustrations. The Boston press Rockwell & Churchill adds local pride. The plates depict festal England including the boar's head the yule log carolers and other holiday scenes.
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Walter Scott
House of Cassell & Co
Boston
Rockwell & Churchill
Garrett
Fenn
Davis
Teel
Sandham
Hassam
Barnes
George T. Andrew
England
Sir Walter Scott
New York
Cassell & Co
Estes & Lauriat
Spectator Visit to Sir Roger de Coverley Illustrated
A review praises the abridged Spectator volume featuring Sir Roger de Coverley’s estate and life with Widow and Will Wimble. Hugh Thomson’s illustrations align with the eighteenth century tone, showing expressive faces and period dress, though comparisons to Caldecott suggest Thomson’s landscape work is strong but not superior.
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Sir Roger DE Coverley
Spectator
Sir Roger
Will Wimble
London
Captain
Hugh Thomson
Roger
Thomson
Northamptonshire
Mr. Thomson
Caldecott Superior to Thomson in Illustrator’s Field
A literary notice compares Caldecott with Thomson, noting Thomson’s superiority as an illustrator in this instance while acknowledging Caldecott’s strength. The discussed item is a tasteful reprint from Days with Sir Roger de Coverley, drawn from the English Illustrated Magazine and published by Macmillan in New York and Estes & Lauriat in Boston.
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Thomson
Caldecott
Roger de Coverley
the Spectator
New York
Impressions of General McClellan by George Ticknor Curtis
Mr. George Ticknor Curtis of Boston and New York will share impressions on General McClellan tonight in this city. The essay praises Curtis as a skilled advocate and notes prior Philadelphia delivery, while also commending Henry A. Clapp’s Shakespeare lectures and Boston theatre etiquette discussions. A weather-era encounter with an Irish weather philosopher closes the piece.
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George Ticknor Curtis
General McClellan
Boston
Benjamin Curtis
New York
Washington
Curtis
Daniel Webster
Lodge
Daniel
Mr. Curtis
Philadelphia
McClellan
Sareer
Shakspere
Dorchester
Henry A. Clapp
Clapp
Atlantic Monthly
Lyceum
Globe Theatre
Call for national law to count electoral votes finally move
Ten years after the Tilden Hayes contest the need for a federal law remains. The Senate has passed bills while the House has pigeon-holed them. The new session opens with renewed focus and hope that both chambers will reach an agreement on electoral vote counting.
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House
Congress
N. Y
Great Bonnet Question and Equal Rights in Orchestra Chairs
The piece calls on women to uncover the “OGyez eyez eyez” as the highest court of record defers to the doctrine of equal rights in orchestra chairs. The fragment evokes staged protest over women’s roles and fashion ruling within a formal setting.
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Knox
Louise
N. VY. Star
Holmes Majority in Boston Echoes Sullivan Contrast
A Boston Post writer praises Oliver Wendell Holmes as widely recognized in Boston while noting the New York World’s quip that the homage toward Holmes is smaller than the regard for John L. Sullivan when Sullivan is at home.
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Boston Post
Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John L. Sullivan
Mr. Holmes
Professor Sullivan
N. Y. World
Governor-elect Eyes Hoosac Tunnel Issue
Rumors say the governor-elect may avoid severing state control of the Hoosac Tunnel. Instead he would push to keep the tunnel out of Feiburg Railway hands and present himself as protector of state interests to constituents.
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Hoosac Tunnel
Feiburg
Siate
Hoogac Hil
Mr George Hall Slightly Hurt In Sleigh Accident
Mr George Hall proprietor of the Adams House fell from his sleigh yesterday afternoon on mer ee capomae but was not seriously hurt. At a late hour he was resting easily at the Adams House.
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George Hall
Adams House
Coos County Officials OK Rebuilding Court House in Lancaster
The Coos county representatives met at Lancaster yesterday and voted to rebuild the courthouse burned in November in that town rather than move the county seat to Berlin as proposed.
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Ancaster
Court House
Berlin
Tribute to Charles Francis Adams as Boston society reflects
The Massachusetts Historical Society held its monthly meeting with Dr. George E. Ellis presiding. Tributes for Charles Francis Adams praised his decades of service, diplomat work, and anti slavery efforts, while noting his reserve and lack of personal magnetism.
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George E. Ellis
Charles Francis Adams
Adams
Quincy
Sire
Alams
England
St. James
First
Boston
Dr. Johnson
Judge Host
Samuel Hoar
Charleston
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Little Company
Mr. Adams
Charles Allen
Dr. Palfrey
Stephen C. Phillips
Dr. Howe
Charles Sumner
Richard HH. Dana
Henry Wilson
James Russell Lowell
United States
Free Soil Party
London
America
Europe
Letters and gossip from a snowy season in print
A collage of cultural notes cites spelling changes in period works and reflections on Charles Trevelyan Macaulay and other literary links. It reports on New York shop girl employment, Boston shoppers, and a $100000 loss due to dishonest Union Club servants.
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Howells
Charles Zachary Macaulay
Charles Trevelyan Macaulay
Bayard
Post
Senator Dawes
Henn
London
Puck
New York
Andover Winkley Lecturer Named John W Burgess
Professor John W Burgess of Columbia College New York has been appointed Winkley lecturer at Andover Theological Seminary for the year. He will deliver a spring course of ten historical lectures on the church influence in the evolution of the modern state.
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Andover Winkley
John W. Burgess
Columbia College
New York
Winkley
Andover Theological Seminary
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