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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1890
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates and mailing details for the Mile area near Washington Street. It notes second class matter status and that money sent is at the sender’s risk. Checks drafts and money orders should be payable to the Post Publishing Company.
In Boston the erection of tall structures on State street crowds out sunlight to adjacent buildings and mitigates natural heat with steam. Chimneys are impractical, costly, and injure façades, prompting calls for a fair statute to curb over-topping and protect property owners. The piece laments the loss of sunshine to Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Co and merchants, warning of declining vitality among occupants if such towers rise further. It shifts to Horace Wagtail, a man neglecting his affairs to preserve health, and humorously muses about book titles on the Atheneum shelf, foreshadowing a fanciful travel work of his own.
A compact listing of showtimes across Boston venues. The Soudan at The Boston Theatre and Superba at Globe adjunctions play at 2 and 7 45. Nellie McHerry at Grand Opera House 7 45. The Maister of Woodbarrow at Hollis Street Theatre 7 45. Will O the Wisp at Athenaeum 2 and 3. The Clemenceau Case at Park Theatre 7 45. Robson in Is Marriage a Failure at Tremont Theatre 7.45 45 Stuart.
Newark watchmaker Doston Past A faces 25 percent ad valorem duty on watch cases processed abroad. Treasury says cases returning from Swiss enamelling must pay the tax. Buyer costs rise while critics say no American workers can perform the work, highlighting protectionist zeal over practical need.
At a Reform Club dinner in New York Cleveland and Russell were praised for tariff reform advocacy. The remarks highlighted Cleveland’s modest leadership and Russell’s role in Massachusetts’ political change, framing the reform as a broad education movement with enduring momentum toward equity in taxation.
In a flurry of last minute maneuvering the Board of Aldermen arranged a 1 125 million borrowing plan to win two thirds support. Overnight reallocations show the seat by seat aims, while a pushed salary hike for City Hall staff faces staunch opposition and scrutiny at the next committee report.
The interview quotes Everett W. Burpert urging a new departure in state politics. He argues Congress is out of touch with the people and that tariff excesses caused disaster, proposing repeal of part or all of the new tariff. He notes young men are leaving the party and calls for actions to rally them back.
The final voyage of the new cruiser Newark completed its test with all expectations met. The vessel’s performance aligns with prior favorable indications, and observers believe she may be among the most satisfactory unarmored naval ships in the fleet.
The average speed of 19.6 knots was maintained, nearly equal to the best speeds of the latest fast passenger steamships and superior to Newark class warships. The cruiser answered helm readily and showed sea steadiness, prompting enthusiastic comment.
The Kilkenny contest pits Charles Stewart Parnell against Sir John Port Hennessy in a clash marked by strong clerical opposition and broad nationalist discontent. Hennessy, a veteran MP since 1859 and the first Catholic Conservative in Parliament, emerges as a formidable rival amid odds seen as favoring his opponent.
The article notes Sir John as a long time governor and ally of Ireland with a conservative tilt, a foe of Palmerston and Gladstone over the Pope issue, and a likely representative of the Irish party in the Commons. It forecasts a lull after Kilkenny and suggests Parnell will resist concessions while O’Brien remains unyielding.
The New York Sun warns that Boston’s streets are in grave condition and cites the Post. It urges hiring a highly intelligent street-cleaning head with ample funds and notes politics in the department, contrasting with cheaper private efforts and a cheaper Yankee farmer proposal.
Mr Epmund Yates recounts Windsor Castle dinners focusing on cooking and wines. Conversation at table is dull but delicacies abound with elaborate dishes, the Queen preferring a plain joint. Champagne and claret dominate, with old sherry Tokay and Apollinaris. readers may debate accuracy pending next Truth issue.
Anonymous circulars claim a diploma is a death warrant but records show 812 graduates from the last four classes all alive, with only three deaths in the last eight classes and the eighth death eleven years back, suggesting the diploma acts like life insurance.
Report claims Emperor William plans a secret visit to France. The idea, if pursued, could spare President Cornot and the French government considerable trouble. The note highlights the emperor's reputation as an embarrassing guest and questions the practicality of a true incognito trip.
At a New York banquet, Mr. Depew contrasts the New Englander with the New Yorker noting the Yankee settles in a new town by buying a family plot while a New Yorker plans a return to the metropolis. The remark sparks reflection on staying power and holiday cheer versus cynicism about Christmas.
A verse asking who calls for more gold in Congress and who demands silver. It argues free silver coins do not create wealth and notes no gain from free coinage, while miners’ interests remain unaffected.
The Providence Journal notes Senator Ingalls searches Kansas for how many Farmers' Alliance legislators view the Decalogue as relevant to politics. The report captures a political inquiry into religious influence in public affairs.
A Philadelphia Times editorial argues to dismantle pension agents by moving all pending claims to government pension tribunals with a nominal $1 agent fee and penalties on any agent or attorney fees. The piece labels pension sharks as powerful influence threatening honest action on pension bills.
Signs indicate the next national contest will center on ideas and policies rather than parties and leaders. Voters show less reliance on politicians and more desire to take control of legislation and government, valuing party creeds over names.
In a cheeky attack on Wisconsin figures, editors mock Secretary of Agriculture Jere Rusk for inviting back-country friends to a 6 PM dinner. The piece ribbings him for late hours and questions how rural supporters will react if such habits spread.
The assessors recount found a material error in Precinct 5 Ward 13 where Thomas W. Proctor's votes rose from 82 to 183, a 101 vote swing. Recount completed for the first fourteen wards shows the error did not change the final result.
At the Vendome Hotel 250 guests including Lieutenant Governor Haile Mayor Hart and many state officials gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the Massachusetts Homoeopathic Medical Society. Dr Hedenberg opened with remarks praising charity and medical reform through Hahnemann's principles and noted the growth of homoeopathy from three Boston physicians in 1840 to about 140 by 1890, with nationwide expansion.
The piece chronicles Hans Gram's arrival and reception in America, the early unpopularity of homeopathy, and the perseverance of New England practitioners. It cites pioneers like Samuel Gregg and others, outlines the rise of dispensaries and hospitals, and notes Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital’s funding, expansion, and state aid, ending with calls for unity and ongoing medical improvement.
Boston officials including Mayor Hart praise homoeopathy marking its fiftieth anniversary in Massachusetts and note state support, university ties, and hospital land. Collector Beard and Colonel Codman recount personal conversions to homoeopathy while Dr. Munsell, an allopathic physician, adds a lively speech.
The auction sale for Cadet Theatricals tickets continued at Tremont Theatre with box office sales starting January 5. Premier seats sold for premiums up to 50 cents, most orchestra seats reaching 250 premium, and balcony bids at 1 premium. several evenings sold out or nearly so with notable purchasers including Conly Whidden Hurd Hill Snell Bird Andrew Riley Stower Hersey Walker Sexton Hollis and Young.
Mary Beil, a Cambridgeport girl, narrowly escaped injury when a timber from the eleventh story of the Ames building fell amid canvas used to shield workers from granite. The timber grazed the back of her head, a more severe strike likely fatal. She was taken home to 93 Main Street Cambridgeport for treatment.
A Sunday miscellany notes a humorous Christmas gift wish a lecture ad and a farmer chasing a deer near Red Bridge Me. It reports Mrs Dorothea Madison painting Dolly Madison and a Senate honor giving her a seat in the Senate chamber amid Washington society and politics.
A poetic meditation on the dying year bringing a pale hope and peace as nature sleeps. The speaker pleads for quiet joy at year’s end, desiring a calm departure from the present into the silent infinity beyond.
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