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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1890
Page
4
Publication notice outlines daily and weekly subscription terms for Milk area readers, listing prices for One Year Six Months Three Months and weekly issues on Fridays. It notes second class matter status and sender’s risk for payments and checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Scotch Havelocks and High and Low Crown caps priced from 50 cents to four dollars. The BISMARCK Driving Cap features a double band and top quality make. Driving caps in College and Windsor styles range from 75 cents to one dollar. Fur Capes, coachman capes, fur gloves, robes, horse blankets and fur coats available in the same department.
The Weather Indications report forecasts snow for New England with north easterly winds and slight temperature changes. Eastern New York may see snow or rain with northeasterly winds and coastal high temperatures. A storm of considerable intensity is forming on the South Carolina coast. Northeasterly gales and snow will affect the Atlantic coast from Maine to North Carolina on Wednesday.
In northern New England today expect cloudy skies with northeast winds and a slight temperature rise plus light snow. Tonight snow may persist then clear and colder tomorrow with northwest winds. Southern New England favors cloudy conditions with snow turning to rain inland. Tomorrow brings clearing and colder northwest winds. The synopsis notes rapid pressure changes, a storm center moving from North Carolina to Minnesota, widespread but shallow precipitation, and scattered higher winds along the coast.
New Haven residents gathered at a special town meeting to decide on providing free textbooks to Catholic parochial school pupils. An emphatic no was adopted after intense debate, with more than six hundred attendees briefly triggering fears of disorder and police stationed to preserve order during adjournment.
Concoro New Hampshire December 16 Deputy Secretary Randlett reports a telegram from Chief Justice Doe ordering the exhibit of town clerk certificates for the election of Representatives J R Jackson A W Sulloway W H D Cochrane and J M Mitchell with certified copies to be provided on demand.
Boston theatre listings on Washington Tremont and Hollis streets announce matinees at 2 and evening shows at 7 45. The Soudan Rosedale Superba A Bunch of Keys Mrs Leslie Carter in The Ugly Duckling Hyde s Star Park Theatre The Clemenceau Case and Stuart Robson in The Henrietta headline a busy schedule across venues.
The column notes frustration over frequent mail delays on routes between Boston and New York with reports of mails from New York West and the South arriving late or not heard from. It calls for accountability from mail carriers and proposes a dedicated mail train to restore prompt service, challenging railway officials to prove their claimed efficiency.
A public critique argues that Congress faces a backward step toward financial chaos with the Senate caucus plan for silver purchases, coined money recoinage, and certificates. It claims sound money Republicans yield to cheap money pressure, retreating from last session’s position and risking broader economic instability.
The Transcript reports a strong petition to the Legislature urging creation of a commission to plan elevated and subway railways in Boston. It calls for suspending the West End act until the commission reports. The paper supports the move and notes opposition to any plan sacrificing parts of the Common. The first step is to secure such a commission.
A new tariff on horses spurred a frontier trade that harms beneficiaries of protection. Settlers in New Mexico and Arizona struggle with high-priced American horses and turn to cheaper Mexican stock or go without. A lax importer devised a border scheme to sell seized horses cheaply at auction, evading tariffs while sharing illicit proceeds with accomplices.
The consolidated subsidy scheme gains a day for House debate by rule. Senator Frye sees a fair prospect it will pass in this form and notes he can handle it in the Senate if needed. He regrets that some vocal supporters of the policy have not pressed the measure now.
The article notes rising apathy toward Frye's subsidy scheme as recent elections fail to mobilize supporters. Western congressmen question funding taxes for a benefit that may not reach their constituents amid looming Treasury deficits and subsidy costs.
The New York Maritime Register argues limited future speed gains in steamships, noting cost constraints and the public’s preference for cheap, comfortable travel. It predicts moderate-class travelers could become the mainstay of ocean passenger lines, while ultra-fast services may remain unaffordable.
A Monday meeting at Mr MoNGAN's house prompts mixed views on a proposed railroad agreement. The New York Sun lauds it as a potential end to trade wars and fair treatment of stockholders, while the New York Times doubts its durability without enforceable authority. The plan adds an advisory board with control over outside traffic agencies, aiming to curb rate cutting at competitive points and reduce drumlike competition, though all railroads must consent to sustain it.
Kansas Supreme Court refuses writ to force Board of Canvassers to issue election certificates for 18 delegates seeking admission to the Legislature. Court notes legislature cannot exceed 125 members under the constitution, leaving Ingalls to contend with an Alliance majority. Some expect Alliance members to cross over, but the hostile reception of such hints weakens that hope.
A sermon by Rev Dr Ltonard W Bacon in Norwich harshly attacked local morals, politics, social life and church members. The outspoken critique stirred a strong reaction as denials flood in, while Bacon asserts widespread wickedness is a common knowledge issue centered in Norwich.
In Chicago at Haverly's Theatre a loud in‑audience critic was hurled from the front row after disturbing actors. The man was battered and removed to a station house as an ambulance was summoned. the performance continued amid applause from the crowd.
The National Conservatory of Music led by Mrs Jeannette M Thurber plans semi annual entrance exams next month at East Seventeenth Street New York The schedule lists voice on Monday piano on Tuesday violin and other orchestral instruments The institution also offers aid to financially needy students in a program highly deserving of support.
The Rev Dr Davin Gregg was installed as pastor of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn as the Rev Dr Tueopors L CuyleR delivered the charge to the pastor.
Dr Cuyler defends Brimstone Corner theology at Park Street Church while a New York bank fraudster writes that he plans to flee to Washington Territory after cashing ten more checks. He claims one object is to secure money for employment and promises repayment to banks, but the law will decide his fate.
In Boston the art market feels a cold season hit, with painters and sculptors facing tight wallets, fewer commissions, and many turning to teaching or book illustration. The piece links artist strain to rising theater growth, noting new Motte Street venture and southward expansion, while urging balance between religion and expanding arts.
Mr Ethelbert Nevin presented a piano recital at Chickering Hall with Mrs Walter C Wyman as accompanist. The program featured Grieg Chopin Liszt and Raff selections with Nevin’s songs showing melody and individuality while Wyman provided sympathetic, refined accompaniment. Critics praised Nevin’s musical touch and charm though some piano pieces were seen as routine.
The Boston Orchestra Club opened its seventh season with a concert at Hor ticultural Hall assisted by Miss Gertrude Edmonds Miss Laura Webster and pianist Mr Harry B Day Conductor Mr George W Chadwick led the program including Bruch The Millers Wooing and Schubert Liszt items The chorus showed uneven attack while the orchestra performed conscientiously and Miss Webster and Miss Edmonds delivered decisive solo performances. the audience applauded the improved orchestral work though the final chorus of the Christmas Eve selection drew lingering admiration.
A fair opened in the Vendome state apartments to support the Ward 16 Day Nursery at 58 Chapman Street. Tables showcase candy, flowers, art and bric a brac with Miss Mabel A. Wood presiding over the flower booth. Proceeds fund nursery expenses. last night featured a musicale by Harvard Mandolin Club and readings. An 86. Ce Dramatic Club is set to perform A Box of Monkeys this evening.
Ex United States Senator William Wallace's bank in Clearfield Pennsylvania closed its doors this morning. Depositors are safe by a mortgage on real estate totaling three times the deposit. Liabilities total 350000 with assets of 650000. W E Wallace and A O Smith of Clearfield and J S N McArroll named assignees.
Mr Henry A Clapp spoke last night in an old Chester County church on Shakspere sonnets, asserting Lady Mary Fitton was the "dark lady" of Sonnets 127 to 152. He traced Fitton's life from June 1578 birth to marriage rumors, ties to William Herbert, and a path through 1599 estrangement and 1601 prison aid, arguing the sequence ends with a triad of suns, 129 146 and 152, and a body soul struggle hinted by the 146th.
Theatre review notes Mr Stuart Robson still draws crowds with The Henrietta at Tremont Theatre this week before Is Marriage a Failure? opens. Robson’s Bertie shows familiar wit with high pitched voice and odd drawl, while George St Woodward as Vanalstyne and Mrs Mary Waldron as Cornelia receive praise for vitality and humor. The cast delivers solid performances though the play remains diffuse and typical of Howard. It is, however, worth seeing a second time.
A collage of quotations and notices spans local witticisms, a Missouri ad for a strict schoolteacher, and tributes to figures like Robert Dick of Buffalo who cowrote mail for newspapers. It mentions Katharine Drexel funding a White Earth school complex, a license for a steam ship commanded by a woman, and Paul Jones memorabilia held by Colonel Dale alongside thoughts from actor Joseph Jefferson on stage life.
Among the season’s notable books is the memoir of the late Algernon Sydney Sullivan written by his son. Planned initially for private circulation among friends grew large, making distribution through Brentano Bros., New York, necessary.
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