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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1887
Page
4
Citizens demand police stop rising garroting and robbery crimes surfacing citywide. The Globe notes public pressure and offers a sales pitch for 38 caliber nickel plated revolvers with cartridges, urging orders to G. W. Simmons & Co. Military Department in Boston.
The Washington Post urges Republicans to reflect during holidays and adopt penitent resolve, criticizing a pattern of partisan attacks on presidential powers and minority rights across the Forties to Fiftieth Congresses and calling for pride in the Senate regardless of party.
The Springfield Republican argues against wool tariffs noting Western lands produce wool cheaply while New England and other states cannot compete. It cites free raw material for foreign rivals and higher costs for U S manufacturers, boosting prices on clothing and carpets.
A series of brief profiles and travel notes describe Bishop H. W. Warren returning from the Orient, Edwin Booth as a discreet hotel guest, and writer Robert Louis Stevenson promoting Adirondack cures for consumption. Also noted are Paris piano maker Wolff & Co. visitors, Ex-Mayor Frederick O. Prince’s New York sojourn, a seven year old girl traveling solo from Pensacola to York, and Arkansas woman Mrs Poindexter Dunn returning to Washington with her husband seeking health. The Washington Critic highlights young Eva Dunn, a child violinist, drawing large crowds in Los Angeles.
Hyde Park reader laments misleading advance notice about a late train after an oratorio. She and two other ladies waited at the depot 38 minutes past the advertised time, blaming the management for the sudden hold and lack of notification.
Rates listed for daily and weekly editions with durations and currencies. Payment details specify checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company. Reminder that matter is second class and money sent at sender's risk with department page references.
The Chicago Tribune turns on its Republican critics over Cleveland's policy and Blaine's tariff, calling opponents jouralist gnats. It declares it will defend the party while it exists, and questions Mr. Mepit's loyalty given the party convention’s stance.
The Knights of Labor in Reading chose to stay aloof from a sympathetic strike that halted Reading railroad lines last Saturday. The stance is praised as prudent, arguing the strike lacked any real principle and harmed the community, with arbitration floated as a possible remedy.
A Boston meeting organized the Citizens' Association of Boston to provide non-partisan, accurate coverage of city and county government, monitor public spending, and investigate misconduct. The group aims to inform citizens and oppose candidates as needed while avoiding partisan action. Officers include independents and members from Democratic and Republican parties.
The organization in this city yesterday pledged strong support for the movement to secure recognition. The group signals broad backing and momentum toward achieving its goals and advancing copyright rights.
The article cites Mr Lower and Mr Estrus praising equitable international copyright while denouncing a flawed plan by Prarsatn Smurru. It notes broad support for reform, a New Yorker call for more law than talk, and cautious optimism about the league’s potential influence despite public indifference.
A three month surge in Boston area burglaries and robberies prompts critique of police. The state shifted control to focus on liquor and gambling laws, reducing attention to life and property protection. Calls arise for stronger detective effort and inspectorate reforms.
The piece argues U S consular service is inadequate for a growing economy and outlines Belmont’s critique. It calls for higher salaries, nationalization of officers, ending fee-based pay, more civil service clerks, and expanded consular clerks with promotion, to improve efficiency and reduce corruption. Massachusetts leads in tariff reform sentiment supportive of these changes.
The Massachusetts Tariff Reform League hosts a dinner at the Hotel Brunswick highlighting reform ideals and support from business andManufacturing sectors. Across the country public sentiment shifts as the Northwest rejects high protection and Pennsylvania moves toward revenue reform urged by President Arthur and President Cleveland.
The Pall Mall Gazette faces sharp criticism for its riot coverage in Trafalgar Square. It is accused of siding with rioters and inflaming tensions between authorities and the mob.
A commentator rejects general praise for royalty but singles out the German crown prince for courage and patience. The passage argues that royal figures resemble ordinary people in character, neither superior nor inferior.
In Boston the snow brings a shift to runners for hotel carriages grocers and icemen while sleighing remains lively. Observers urge horse calking and shoe sharpening as slips and slips rise. Concerns over a Crispus Attucks monument on the Common provoke aesthetic debate and public nerves.
Review of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro by Charles Adams company notes decent voices and solid training but lacks full grasp of score and libretto. Cast includes J. Aldrich Libby, Dr. George R. Clark, Fred Marston, Mrs. Wells, and Miss Gurney. Orchestra adequate. Two more Adams operas announced Faust and La Sonnambula with same cast.
A miscellany notes overstatements about 15000 ducks on the Susquehanna, jokes on wool and gas prices, and quips about Congress. It cites Queen Kapiolani’s investments, oyster trade growth in France, Platt’s alcohol ban in DC, and foreign gifts to relatives. Also mentions Volapiik, New Mexico apples, a monkey smoking, bacteria in melted ice, and political swap talk surrounding Sam Randall.
A couple fleeing through a wood after six pistol shots discover the supposed ambush was a sham. The husband fears a mortal wound from a gunshot, but on reaching home they learn the wagon is drenched in wine and no one was harmed.
Miss Minnie Palmer returns to Boston for a fortnight at Hollis Street Theatre after touring much of the world. Reviews praise her stage charm and dancing but harshly critique the new play My Brother's Sister describing it as mediocre with weak society caricatures. C A McManus provides the clearest performance.
The Old Homestead with Mr. Denman Thompson as the Swanzey farmer remains a strong drawing card and is hailed as one of the best character pieces on stage. The supporting cast includes Beane Gale and Lennox with a brief run ending Saturday night.
The Howard Atheneum presented a large specialty show with acts from Sherman and Morrissey aerial acrobatics to Maggie Ferguson singing and banjo solos Keating and Flynn acrobatic dances the Lentons trapeze work and more The program features ten acts and continues through the week with broad audiences enjoying the performances.
Dartmouth College Alumni Association of New England held its annual meeting at Ashburton place. George Fred Williams was chosen chairman and a committee including Walbridge Field John Hardy and Williams will catalog Dartmouth alumni in New England. The banquet moves to January with Sherman and Miltler invited as guests.
The 169th corporate meeting of the Bostos Scientific Society paused its planned talk on teaching music and its scientific basis due to health concerns of speaker John W. Tufts. Instead, J Ritchie Jr presented Swiss scenery via magic lantern and outlined Alpine farming as a foundation for musical teaching.
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