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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post issues its standard notices regarding manuscript submissions. It states the editor will not return rejected manuscripts and refuses anonymous communications. Writers must include full name and address as guaranty of good faith with each communication.
Any person who cannot buy The Post at news stands in Boston and neighboring cities on street cars and railroad trains or in other customary places will oblige us by reporting the fact at this office.
A listing of performances across Boston venues. The Soudan at The Boston Theatre Tremont and nearby houses shows at 7 45. Rosedale at Boston Museum. Superba at Globe Theatre. A Bunch of Keys at Grand Opera House. The Ugly Duckling at Street Theatre. Hyde's Star at Howard Athen? Park Theatre offers The Clemencean Case. Stuart Robson stars in The Henrietta at Tremont Theatre.
The Hon. M P Kennard is named to fill the vacant sub treasury post in Boston. He is described as nonpolitical, not seeking office, and not active at party headquarters or ward rallies. The change is praised as a citizen who will bring distinction and dignity to the office, earning broad respect for character and ability.
The Congregational Club appeals for 25000 dollars to erect a Delftshaven Pilgrim memorial arguing the new tariff discriminates against U S building. Experts say 60000 dollars would cover materials abroad, while 25000 buys the same in Holland, omitting Old World labor costs as part of the comparison.
New York newspapers condemn the appointment of the liquor dealer and former Alderman as police justice for an $8000 salary. Critics warn the choice betrays justice administration and question his legal knowledge while noting public support for Mayor Grant after two years.
Farmers opponents of foreclosure reapplies force to evict tenants and reinstall former occupants as the Farmers Alliance faces loan demands. They seek government loans at 2 percent until Congress acts, but this solution is seen as temporary against relentless loan-company litigation and possible militia involvement.
A brief note suggests concerns that allied farmers will fare worse than existing records. No clear individuals or organizations are named, and the fragment provides limited context about the comparison or its basis.
The SAwTRELL trial is expected to be concise and decorous. The presiding judge is plainspoken, respected by both sides, and intends no delays or public interruptions. He acts promptly, moving toward a swift determination, reflecting New Hampshire’s strong lineage of eminent jurists.
The city's papers praise a Delftshaven Holland monument honoring Dutch hospitality to the Pilgrims, but critics cite Dr Dexter’s historic critique. The debate centers on whether Leyden and Delftshaven should be memorialized for their treatment and religious freedoms, given hardships faced by the Pilgrims.
The record honors the Pilgrims for enduring the inhospitable land of Helland to seek religious freedom. It notes their limited shelter and steadfastness, and their wisdom in facing the dangers of the American wilderness as they settled a new religious community.
A critique of judicial evolution in modern life, arguing that common law adapts to new needs while remaining cautious. The Harvard Law Review piece by Warren and Brandeis traces the right to privacy from protection against blows to safeguarding private correspondence and photos, with an exception for public interest. The essay urges legal restraint and evaluates practical impacts on newspapers and society.
The article lists Aure, Sardou, Mernnac, Hanevy, Marchman a Cu Harrian as key figures in the modern French drama who are waning from active work. It credits Scripe as founder and notes France’s continued supremacy in drama despite new artists abroad. The death of Apo9line Belot in Paris is mentioned as a notable event.
The Evnaup Bom PARD case rekindles debate over hypnotism's reality and risks. Some doctors warn it can be a real and dangerous force usable for crime, while others compare its danger to opium or chloral and urge careful, therapeutic use.
The Weather Bureau correctly forecast a powerful coastal storm and its South origin. Shipmasters heeded the warning, resulting in damage to shipping being relatively small given the storm's violence at this latitude.
In Boston a shop window shows umbrella making with two white women at work, while an Indian basket display has faded. Auctions offer cheap goods with loyal but indifferent buyers, and a transient country crowd pursues showy wares. Two dogs, a St Bernard and a stag hound, visit the Common, their pursuer and pursued dynamics quietly entertaining.
Professor Barrett Wendell delivered his last lecture on English composition at the Lowell Institute. He discussed elegance as a subtle quality, its relation to thought, and the need for adaptation of style to subject. He cited Addison, Maupassant, and others, warning against euphemism and praising precise artistic expression.
The obituary notes the death of Mark Lemon’s widow, who survived him by twenty years. It also recounts various 19th century anecdotes from foreign and domestic papers, including a Paris collar trade ad, Pears soap verses, and biographical glimpses of Miss Whit Allen Dromgoole and Mrs. Van Baerle. The column ties together relics, notable figures, and dramatic wartime memories linked to historic balls and battles.
Reflections discuss the threatened further watering of the currency with a wary tone. The piece argues that currency devaluation would harm the public, likening it to needing a second pair of spectacles.
Dupuy Dec 18 Mr Parnell travels with bandaged eye to address crowds at Goresbridge with doctors warning of possible eye loss. Redmond, O Kelly and Nolan accompany him. He criticizes obscene attacks and vow to resist. He later speaks at Gowran amid cheers as Healyites hold event at Arlingford.
John O Leary, Fenian leader now in the city, says Parnell will win as most of Atlantic national sentiment favors him and rural labor backs him. He claims farmers, extremists, and the misled M Connorites back Parnell while Dillon and O Brien ruin Tippe rary districts. Davitt’s Labor World condemns Parnell as unscrupulous tyrant.
Berlin audience at Unter den Linden Royal Opera House witnessed a gala performance of Laannhauser as Emperor left to tend newborn Kaiserin. The director announced the Kaiserinn had a new prince, prompting cheers as the national anthem played and the crowd stood with actors leading the chorus.
Paris, Dec. 18. The trial of Michael Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard for the murder of l'oussaint Gouffe resumes with the autopsy by Dr. La Cassagne. The defense questions neck injury cause while Bompard accuses Eyraud of strangulation and the prisoner proclaims he hanged Gouffe, provoking shock in the courtroom as the doctor explains the quick time required to strangulate.
A gas jet ignited light fabrics in a Perry Leslie dry goods store window in Haverhill. Fire and water loss reported at 1000 dollars. Nearby offices on the second floor sustained smoke damage. building loss 500 dollars. Five hundred workers displaced as a large shoe factory, T Currier & Son, burned. losses totaled tens of thousands with most insured. Fire origin under investigation.}
At 1 o clock yesterday afternoon Officer Burr and Engine 4 extinguished a slight fire in building No 4 Charlestown Street. No damage was reported.
An Indian scout in Pierre reports Sitting Bull followers escaped after his death and moved toward the Bad Lands, possibly uniting with Big Foot and Low Dog braves to outnumber troops. Fort Bennett, Cherry Creek camps, and Punished chiefs under Miles show growing hostilities as forces intercept hostiles and warn of further danger.
At last evenings Elks Hall meeting the union installed G. W. Jones as president E Ingails as treasurer C Johnstone as corresponding secretary F H Donnelly as sergeant at arms E W Hartigan and R Gul Dejlhauey as executive committee members The ceremony marked the start of a new year of activities and leadership.
The Hasty Pudding Club stages its annual Christmas theatricals at the Cambridge club house tonight at 8 p m. The event aims for strong graduate member attendance and will be informal yet entertaining with best efforts to please attendees.
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