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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1887
Page
4
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Boston audiences cheered Booth and Barrett throughout Julius Caesar at the Boston Theatre. Booth’s Brutus drew praise for clarity and nobility, while Barrett’s Cassius drew mixed responses though he delivered a stirring climax. The company impressed with rich scenery and notable performances from Miss Minnie Gale and Miss Elizabeth Robins. Editha’s Burglar and other pieces also drew attention.
The Carlisle seat dispute in Congress advances swiftly as Republicans back a plan for the House to select its own elections committee. The move follows criticism from Blaine supporters and signals a streamlined path to resolving the claim by Thore.
The piece argues RIDDLEBERGER faces party discipline after joining the Republicans and may favor tariff reform. It notes Virginia’s near unanimous tobacco tax repeal and hints Rippleberger could influence the Senate and Blaine if aligned with the tariff opponents.
The testimony of Rico Arno Nadal, a naturalized US citizen, to the State Department alleges political conspiracy involvement in Porto Rico. He claims torture, confession under duress, and life-altering injuries after arrest while living there under a US passport. If true, the case could trigger decisive action beyond Currineg in Mexico.
The American Grocer, a neutral trade journal, praises President Cleveland for proposing surplus revenue reduction. It endorses his steady leadership and says business interests would be safest under him, even though it opposed his election before and disagrees on some points. The piece emphasizes nonpartisan support from a commercial audience.
Brief notes indicate ongoing secrecy about steps taken in the fish project. Observers report no public disclosure of actions or results from the closed sessions.
The article weighs chances a prolonged Washington conference will produce a protocol rather than a new treaty. It suggests the Senate opposition to administration aims may steer toward defining treaty 1818 clauses. Reciprocation on trade could be separated from fisheries disputes to avoid further complications.
The piece argues the central issue is a clean, economical administration and independent veto power, not partisan fights. It notes O'Brien’s nonpartisan record and Hart's debt policy stance, while discussing independent voters shifting balance and potential consequences for city governance. It also surveys parliamentary reform prospects and the strength of Conservative and Unionist control amid Lib-Lab uncertainties.
The article notes signs the Conservative government in England has strengthened since dissolution. It highlights Labouchere’s admission in Truth that Liberals must apply irresistible pressure on the Tories to counter their gains.
French dramatist M. VictorikN Sardou ridicules WILLIAM Suaksrere as English predecessor and decries Shakespeare plays attributed to him. He calls Hamlet full of absurdities and doubts the world will accept his own views on SHAKSPERE.
The President proposed extending the free list to aid New England manufacturers and freeing wool to overcome tariff failures. The note says tariff agitation continues while business moves forward as usual, in the Springfield Republican editorial tone.
A Boston audience last night attended The Great Pink Pearl at Hollis Street Theatre with William Gillette Cecil Raleigh and others. The show follows London journalist Anthony Sheen who, in dire need of copy, is drawn into a plan involving a princess and a supposed inheritance.
Miss Vokes opens a second week at the Park Theatre with a triple bill led by My Milliner's Bill and His Art was true to Poll. Courtenay Thorpe and Morris Selten give solid support in a brisk pantomime rehearsal and Cousin Zachary offers pathos. Next Monday The Widow's Device will be added to the program.
The Bostonian Society at the Old State House will hear Hon. Edward L. Pierce read from Lord Morpeth's Journal in America 1841 2 about his Boston visit. Pierce will recount Morpeth and Charles Sumner, dinners at Tremont House with Story Prescott Bancroft Ticknor Choate Hillard Felton and Longfellow, and Morpeths high opinion of Sumner. The piece notes spring weather, crowded streets, and lingering winter chill as backdrop to the event.
Frederic Bryton opened the Globe Theatre revival of Forgiven last evening as John Diamond. Miss Genevieve Lytton played Annie Dennison with Miss Louise St Julien as Cordelia Dennison and Harry Harwood delivered strong turns, including Denver Dan, amid a refreshed supporting cast.
The Barrister closes its run in the museum for the last week with an audience enjoying its humor. Next Monday the Irish play The Loggarth debuts in this city. Hollis Street Theatre boxes for a professional matinée tomorrow are reserved for Edwin Booth Lawrence Barrett Agnes Booth Rosina Vokes and other stars invited by Mr Gillette and the Great Pink Pearl and Editha's Burglar company from the New York Lyceum Theatre.
The piece lists nations that admit wool and raw materials tax free, including France England Germany Austria Hungary Italy the Netherlands Belgium Portugal Sweden Denmark and Chile. It contrasts them with countries that tax wool such as the United States Russia Romania Servia Spain Canada Mexico Brazil Turkey China and Peru and notes Spain's protectionism harming its industries.
A collection of brief items covers politics and industry. Mentions include Browns and Blaines in citizen talk, women in business and at the docks, a drunk in Quitman, a Boston gravestone facsimile, and a prominent African American preacher in Indiana. Also notes Catholic missions abroad with large baptized totals and clergy counts.
A critique from The World contrasts Blaine’s tariff stance with earlier free trade remarks, citing his 1871 and 1887 positions on salt duties. It argues for free trade, questions trust in a candidate advocating constant duties, and notes Hale’s parallels to Blaine in opposing tariff restrictions.
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