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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1887
Page
4
Fragmented OCR notice lists subscription rates for one year and six months, weekly payments, and payment details. Mentions post publish, New York agency at 140 Nassau Street, Ernest F. Brirm Mincham as manager, and Washington office at 616 Fourteenth Street.
The Boston Post on December 14 1887 endorses President Carnottss address to the French chambers as sound and sensible. It highlights a call for economic reforms and a cautious pacific stance in foreign affairs as aligned with national welfare and urges French legislators to consider domestic reform and party conciliation.
In a post election remarks the mayor shows acrimony toward opponents despite a hopeful pledge for better city administration. He singles out the Citizens' movement leader for personal criticism, a move seen as in poor taste for the city’s chief executive.
The eight elected candidates include four who ran on all major tickets Messrs Elliott Blake Swansey and Mrs Firleld four were nominated by Democrats and Citizens, two by Democrats and Citizens, and two on Republican Citizens and Democratic tickets.
The new French cabinet, formed under M Triarp, is described as respectable and likely to act with moderation. Triarp brings long public life experience dating to 1860 and financial acumen, with Fallières as minister of justice and Florens as minister of foreign affairs, among other seasoned appointees.
The author notes most ministers belong to Moderate Republicans or Union of the Left and that they may act prudently though not distinguished. Rovavier leads the new ministry, seen as less able than the predecessor, and likely to avoid strong opposition in the Chamber for now. A stable ministry in France remains unpredictable.
With 51,741 votes cast Mayor O'Brien defeats Hart by 1,539 in a contest influenced by a faltering Citizens' movement. The election reflects a shift in aldermen and a near 4,500 increase in registered voters, chiefly Democrats, signaling discontent with the current administration and a chance for the mayor to pursue pledges on tax and debt limits in the coming year.
The article lauds yesterday’s aldermanic election as a reform, noting five of seven incumbents were defeated and the new board is an improvement over the old one. It criticizes the district system yet celebrates independence from the Democratic machine, predicting better results once the district obstacle is removed.
The piece seeks to ease the burden on the Mayor by highlighting reforms and steady leadership. It argues the city needs better days and emphasizes moves to reduce discord and restore faith in local governance.
The piece notes orderly conduct during cattle fair evenings in Market Harborough where ladies opened a club room offering free tea and tobacco. It argues a funded, low cost recreation center could keep thousands from taverns, offering billiards, reading rooms, dancing, and social clubs for the working poor.
In the essayist’s view Marion Crawford ranks high among romantic novelists for his mastery of incident and storytelling. Paul Patoff displays epic narration with lively beginnings, skilful complications, and a sustained conclusion, even if its style isn’t faultless.
The reviewer contrasts Crawworth’s Paul Patoff with realist and classic novelists. It praises the novel’s brisk narrative and vivid characters while lamenting Crawworth’s dismissive tone toward village chronicles and English prose. The piece argues for broader critical sympathy and defends pure English style against What Howell’s realism.
New York Baptist leaders discuss Mr. Comstock and his art views and back the Society for the Suppression of Vice in raids on reputable picture dealers. They oppose displaying the human form on canvas and consider extending bans to nude photographs, even joking about Life magazine.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes suppression of United Ireland in some districts may trigger an attempt to ban Pall Mall Gazette sales in England. It argues freedom of the press is at stake and recalls past opposition faced from W H Swarn over display on news stands.
The piece notes Moscow University protests triggering a near siege with Cossacks patrolling and troops around the buildings. It suggests students may resist more than authorities and references Colonel Crockett’s coon as a concluding image.
A letter to the editor laments the intrusion of photographs of strangers in the countryside and contrasts it with Titian portraits. The writer questions the meanings and distinctions of idealism and realism in literature and asks how to identify a realist when encountered.
In Boston, candy stores surge between West Street and Hamilton Place and along Washington and Tremont streets attracting heavy crowds. The piece notes price tricks, nostalgic shops, and social dining etiquette, with anecdotes about stores, founders, and the era’s confectionery culture.
A veteran observer describes two famed diners clashing in verbal duels under the mahogany. One acts as an extinguisher, crushing rivals with superior wit, while the other, equally seasoned, tests his mettle but may refuse to laugh, preserving status through restraint.
Mrs John Jacob Astor, a noted New York society figure and philanthropist, died Monday at her home. Daughter of Thomas Gibbs, she married John Jacob Astor in 1846 and left a vast fortune to fund charities including the Children's Aid Society and the Cancer Hospital. Her son William Waldorf Astor served as minister to Italy. Funeral set for Thursday at Trinity Chapel with Bishop Potter officiating.
The Philadelphia Record notes the coming year will see intense activity by professional protectionists aiming to raise funds to defeat tariff opponents. It warns that manufacturers will face relentless pressure to defend tariffs, fearing neglect of social protection efforts against anarchists and the Personal Liberty League.
A New York Herald editorial mocks Blaine as a generous false friend defending tariffs. It laments elevating monopolists' prices while proposing a tree chaw for laborers, noting the political plea ignores cheaper goods and housing costs.
The piece denounces Blaine as fifty years behind the times arguing his proposed whiskey tax for real estate relief repeats a flawed 1886 policy. It asserts the plan is impractical unconstitutional and unsupported by history with critics and supporters alike deriding it.
A Paris critic decries Paillerons La Souris as salon chatter while Jules Lemaitre praises it as fine and lively. Boston audiences recall Our Society from Puillérons Le Monde et On s Ennui. In Hamburg Von Bulow clashes with Pollini over Mozart cycle duties and Conductor Sucher takes over key operas.
A rundown of satirical notes on figures like Mrs Cleveland and General Sheridan, price shifts in coal and mercury, and jokes about cigars as drugs. It covers press opinions on Irish prisoners, Blaine, and English adoption of American methods, plus Henry Marks building a London Financial News empire.
A Boston meeting in Channing Hall adopted a plan by Pandita Ramaibai to educate Hindu child widows. A Pandita Ramaibai school is to be established in Pune with a $75 000 building fund. Eighteen American circles are formed with an Indian directors board to receive funds. Membership requires at least $1. Contributions will aid kindergarten teaching in India.
Life Underwriters Association dined at Youne's. Joseph Howard Jr New York J F Morrison Baltimore C A Hamilton Waterbury at Parker House. Rev B Morley Pittsfield at Crawford House. About forty Home Circle dined Crawford House with West Association Theological Club. Massachusetts regiments had meals. Thirty second at United States Hotel. Nineteenth at the Revere. Twenty-eighth survivors feasted at the Quincy and elected officers: John F Coffee president U S S O Mahony vice president M J Conley treasurer Andrew Gately secretary. Company L Sixth Regiment held annual dinner at Youngs with officers led by Captain G W Bessey and lieutenants and sergeants listed.
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