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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post publisher details warn editors against returning rejected manuscripts and require full name and address with submissions. It notes distribution venues in Boston and nearby areas and asks readers to report unavailability of the paper at stands or transit routes.
Boston shows list of performances on Washington Tremont and Howard streets. Soudan Rosedale Sidney Woollett recitals Nellie McHerry The Clemenceau Case and Is Marriage a Failure staged across multiple venues.
The Park Street Church faced disappointment as Dr Virarn declined the pastorate, delivering a notably effusive and garish letter. The editor notes his seriousness, fervor, and rhetoric, contrasting them with the church’s cooler expectations and suggesting the declination may be a relief to sober minds.
The piece argues against inflation via silver coinage and cautions that the country does not need more money but better money management. It cites Edward Stanwood on currency efficiency, notes England’s experience, and warns that excess currency harms finance, urging stronger financial sense over calls for inflation.
Expiring city officials move to divide borrowing power totaling 1,125,000 among themselves for political benefit. The log-rolled bill, discussed by the Board of Aldermen and postponed to a special meeting, would exhaust the city's borrowing capacity and constrain the incoming government. Critics call the method unseemly and ill advised, predicting little chance for a mayoral veto.
Senator Simpwarr leads Republican revolt against Hoar force bill as prospects rise for more critics. Treasury data on Davenport in New York shows about 37 000 dollars yearly cost with 14 000 dollars personal take. Stewart argues such duplications would hurt the party and the country.
After the Farmers' Alliance declares against Senator Ingalls, the alliance commands a majority on a joint Kansas Legislature ballot. In this context, there are intimations that if Ingalls is defeated, the Senate president may ask the body he leads to refuse to seat his successor.
The text compares a New Hampshire style constitutional dispute over representation with attempts to bar certain county members from admission. It discusses the potential to challenge an election, mentions Mr. Ingalls, and speculates on a scenario where the president of the Senate might attempt to seat himself using Montana methods, highlighting a precarious political maneuver.
The New York Tribune prints a notable letter from a farmer arguing that higher mortgage rates faced by farmers stem from underlying value and security. He warns that even lower rates could trigger boom and bust, and urges tariff reform and tax relief as essential aids to farmers, challenging Alliance demands.
The new tariff benefits Mexican industry as U S ore smelting retreats to Europe. A Mexican delegation studies pork packing glue oil and soap production to mirror American methods. McKinley tariff law sparks broader Mexican industrial growth despite U S losses.
A discussion on millionaire philanthropy notes how wealth prompts public service beyond basic needs. It contrasts vulgar self-indulgence with rising "money kings" who gift to arts, sciences, and welfare, reflecting a shift in modern generosity among both old money and new wealth.
A Transcript correspondent argues the Newberry Library plan misreads the project and downplays the public impact. He notes a fireproof first building for 400000 volumes, a light filled design, and a multi language literature division, while critics warn of inadequate entrances and overstructured space.
William Archer praises Mrs Langtry's performance at the Princess's Theatre in London describing her Cleopatra as a pretty ordinary woman though the role’s grand Egyptian sorcery remains a matter of historical and theatrical contention. He contrasts this with Mrs Porter's previous melancholy effort and notes some favorable, yet tempered, judgments on Langtry's work.
German socialist circles mock Emperor William as a social firebrand and report his retaliatory expulsion of editors from the country. The incident reflects the heated Hosenzollern temper, with authorities cracking down on dissent and editors fleeing abroad.
An old fashioned Christmas salutation proclaims a universal greeting to all recipients by these presents, signaling a formal, ceremonial tone and a traditional social gesture central to the season.
The verse notes Canadians this year and consumers next, describing hatchings of McKintey's fowls at a loss. It predicts producers will halt supplies until profits return, while noting consumers will bear higher costs. Added by the Old Man in June, D. Me J.
Special to the Post reports the Rev. George B. Titus was installed as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Everett on December 22. The ceremony featured readings, a sermon, recognitions, a charge to the pastor, and welcomes from several ministers, concluding with the benediction.
In the Interclub Bowling League at Newton club house Newtonville the Newtons defeated Woodland Parks 2486 to 2300 in a Dec 22 report.
Immense Hollis Street Theatre audience sees English dramatist Jerome K Jerome and actor Edward H Sothern in The Maister of Woodbarrow, praised for fresh handling and strong humor. Sothern's dialect skill and noble portrayal highlighted alongside supporting cast performances and notable scenery. Audience also treated to a lighter Farce and news of Nat Goodwin at Tremont.
A review notes the play titled Is Marriage a Failure catching audience sympathy with the familiar mother in law theme. It praises moments of drollery and excellent farce in the first act while criticizing an overlong servant scene and the familiar setup of a Chicago tale.
Rosedale continues with three performances at the Museum and two on Christmas Day for Little Em ly while The Soudan tours the Boston Theatre to Christmas ends. The Clemenceau Cafe returns to the Park Theatre for a second week and Cadets theatrical seats go on sale at Tremont today. Grand Opera House opens with Chain Lightning starring Nellie McHenry in six roles, and Apin Josin appears next week. Su perba finishes its Globe run as Will O the Wisp shines at the Howard. Oliver Byron brings The Plunger to the Grand next week.
A Worcester Spy editorial argues that Congress inflates fears of financial danger and prescribes dangerous nostrums. It urges Congress to leave the economy alone and avoid repeating past missteps, warning against imagined crises.
The Providence Journal notes Republicans seek to curtail Democratic financial missteps in the next Congress by acting boldly or foolishly in the current session, arguing that current missteps stem from a defeated army’s remnants.
The Brooklyn Standard Union argues there is diverse opinion on the force bill but the common sense voters are sorry to see good time wasted on it. The piece states there is no earthly advantage in the bill and criticizes its pursuit.
Doll Richards hangs a large gallery with Braun photographs and Rembrandt classics including The Night Watch and The Syndics. Botticelli reproductions, Velasquez and Millet contents, plus Michelangelo and Van Dyck portraits, frame the collection. Mrs. M. E. Goddard presents watercolors from Italy with cathedral interiors and Venetian scenes showing vivid light, space, and color.
A mosaic of scattered observations covers Kilkenny without fatalities, Ireland’s political stalemate, and distant protests in Tientsin. The piece notes a railway etiquette clash, Cheyenne scouts at Fort Supply naming women by native lineage, and W H Crane receiving historic prompt books for Falstaff from Creswick and Hackett, foreshadowing a rich Shakespearean collection.
A report notes Princess Beatrice preparing tableau vivants on an expansive scale for Osborne Christmas festivities. William Henry Bishop enters his third year in Europe, residing at Verona's Palazzina Giusti. Also mentions Empress Eugénie’s wedding gift to Miss Beckwith, Koch health notes, Empress of Russia age, Princess of Wales youth comparison, Chinese premier Prince Coun's illness recovery, and opium habit rumors.
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