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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1886
Page
4
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The United States Senate defeated a resolution to hold open sessions for executive nominations by a wide margin. The vote divided along individual preferences rather than strict party lines, showing public sentiment favors ending secret sessions despite the outcome this session.
The city should redraw aldermanic districts to meet 1884 statute standards amid growing evidence of unequal populations. A joint committee has failed to act, risking legislative relief, while election results hint at continued imbalance and shifting political alignments.
Congress faces a move to discuss tariff revision as revenue surpluses press the issue. In June thirty five Democrats sided with Republicans to block discussion, and post election the party balance could shift with eight votes needed to bring Morrison bill to a vote.
The park loan issue dominated Tuesday's aldermanic race. Aldermen Allen and Barr were returned or not based on their votes. Bromwich survived GOP opposition, while Smith won with broad bipartisan support, marking an unusually decisive single-issue verdict.
The article argues the McNeill result was uncertain and disappointing. It questions whether the Transcript and Labour movement misread voter support, noting risks of demagogy at the national level and challenging the motives of MacNeill's managers in Boston politics.
A fragment questions whether demagogues will deploy the tactic again two years from now to target a presidential candidate, raising concerns about political rhetoric and manipulation.
The British cabinet shows a public split over Sir Charles Dilke’s local government bill with Lord Randolph Churchill and a cabinet minority opposing the main plan. Prime Minister Salisbury faces a divided party as January parliamentary action looms, threatening the government’s stability. In a separate note, tensions rise in the royal family over Prince Alexander of Battenberg with the Queen backing honors contrary to state cautions and the Prince of Wales opposing.
The dispute over transatlantic mail delivery draws strong responses from major papers led by the London Times. The Post Office defends its policy amid criticism that fast transit is not the sole aim and argues Cunard’s third mail offer is useless, while Cunard counters that Boston ships are timely.
The case of Dr. McGlynn unsettles his status in the Catholic church as Archbishop Corrigan weighs admonition. He may withdraw from the George movement or resign from priesthood while remaining a Free Soil Club member. A Dec 7 New York meeting saw McGlynn sign the radical land value declaration, paying a $5 assessment.
The New York Sun quotes Charles Dudley Warner on Boston's capitol dome being gilded first. The remark prompts reflection on gilt domes, noting Hartford and Connecticut capi tal domes, architecture, and the 1874 Boston cupola gilt.
Berlin and London discuss a proposed marriage between Princess Louise, eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Augustenburg. The duke, born 1863, is rich with Silesian estates and an annuity of 375,000 marks, and is brotherin‑law to Prince William, son of the Crown Prince of Germany.
The piece recalls Napoleon III and Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe twice refusing his proposals. Adelaide wed the Duke of Augustenburg after English opposition. The text ponders a potential German marriage's impact on history and notes English princesses marrying German princes, fueling civil list concerns as royal offspring multiply.
A review notes James Russell Lowell's English addresses including Democracy in 1884 and memorial talks in Westminster Abbey and Taunton. It praises his wit and dignity, argues Lowell elevates English-speaking literature globally, and highlights two strong speeches on Fielding and democracy.
A bundle of Russian fiction highlights Gogol Dostoievsky and Tolstoi with Turgenief noted. It discusses Gogol masterworks Dead Souls and Taras Bulba, plus St Johns Eve stories, and compares Dead Souls to later Russian novels. Translation by Isabel Hapgood praised for fidelity despite rough phrasing.
A literary note compares Dostoevsky’s Souvenirs de la Maison des Morts with Crime and Punishment. It calls Souvenirs a stark Siberian auto narrative and criticizes the English version of Punishment while affirming its intense, haunting portrayal of murder and guilt, likening it to Macbeth in its horror.
Fragment discusses Count Tolstoi’s belief in returning to New Testament precepts for life and notes similarities or tensions with policing conduct. The piece hints at moral guidance influencing social order and public affairs.
The Boston review praises Nora Perry’s New Songs and Ballads noting the music and innocence in poems. It highlights pieces like Cressid Henry of Navarre Before Paris and The Secrets of the Spring while admiring the prints and cover. It also includes observations on city life and fresh air’s effects on urban workers.
The new children’s book Veronica and Other Friends by the Heidi author will be released Saturday. Frances Brooks translates the work. Also out this year is Red Book a compact directory of Boston’s elite addresses.
Boston notes focus on John T. Wheelwright a Harvard graduate and rising fiction talent whose Scribners debut is anticipated. The piece traces his legal background social insight and humor as a contrast to other young writers and comments on Boston readers and local literary currents.
A New York Graphic editorial argues there is no reason for delay in fortifying coast defenses. Congress committees recognize the urgent importance, and this session offers a chance to distinguish itself with minimal effort.
A mosaic of witty quips from various newspapers recounts humorous lines about gelid winters, diplomas, fashion, and politics. It notes jokes about bootblacks rain or shine, pink paper news, and the oddities of public figures and fortune tellers, with a mix of cultural barbs and current events.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that socialism has peaked in New York City and declined since. It claims workers shifted to sober second thought and that attempts to naturalize socialism in Boston failed where it was expected to erode the Democratic base and aid Republicans.
An editorial urging steady effort to build business ties with South America to curb overproduction and economic hardship in the United States, predicting lasting benefits for half a century if the approach is pursued by statesmen.
A Worcester Massachusetts editorial warns that offering coffee and cakes at polling places near bribery line risks corrupting voters. It argues such pressure undermines political purity, noting small payments or favors lure voters with food and drink tainting the ballot.
The Commercial Advertiser praises Boston and its people. It notes descendants tied to the tea party resist socialism and defend the U S government. The Hubbites are praised for living up to their duty as residents near the Bunker Hill monument.
The Blaine managers view the large vote for Mr. George as exceptional and not repeatable. They accuse opponents of assuming workers are fools and warn that notifying any citizen that they are fools is a dangerous experiment.
The Philadelphia Telegraph argues the tenure of office law should be repealed, stating it was enacted for partisan aims aligned with a large portion of the nation and kept to serve political ends lacking moral necessity or public good.
The thirteenth annual report shows department equipment, fire causes, and key statistics for the year ending April 30 1886. Losses by fire since reorganization reach 30 744 846 with insurance at 78 379 473 and 18 484 total alarms including 621 actual fires. City data lists 405 137 dwellings 81 hotels 2958 stores 5057 other buildings 252 under construction 211 family houses and a taxable value of 682 656 000 with 321 848 lost by fire. Alarms from May 1 1885 to April 30 1886 total 785 including 29 second alarms and 5 third alarms. There were 3 deaths in the department, 11 dismissals, 16 honorary discharges, and 75 appointments and promotions.
The committee of fifty met at Parker House with E. B. Rankin presiding and J. W. Fogarty as secretary. Tremont Temple was secured for March 17, and Commander Thomas F. Doherty offered Montgomery Light Guards as escort. A hall arrangements committee was formed with W. W. Doherty and others named.
Poem by James Jeffrey Roche reflecting on reconciliation after long struggle. The speaker questions burying hate and forgiving past bloodshed while acknowledging the enduring memory of martyrs and lands scarred by vengeance.
Washington report notes Preston H. Leslie of Kentucky, appointed Montana Territory Governor by the President, previously served as Kentucky Governor and U S Senator contender. Leslie, about 65, led a reformist stance by discarding wines at the executive mansion, and his Kentucky lineage is among the oldest in the state.
A Boston reader argues against mandatory bonnets at the theatre. She urges ladies to go bonnetless, noting many settings allow bareheaded viewing and suggesting milliners devise a discreet, becoming covering if needed. She compares different social occasions to show bonnet use is about courtesy, not obligation.
Last night the Boston Theatre staged Hamlet drawing a large audience including Governor Robinson who sat in Manager Tompkins's private box. Tonight The Fool's Revenge is scheduled. Next week the Kiraity brothers present The Black Crook ballet spectacle.
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