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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1887
Page
4
The work narrates the exploits of the famed hero with vivid accounts of side campaigns. The speaker, connected to Custer's division as a correspondent for the New York Tribune, relates detailed episodes of their actions.
Edward C. Cabot has been named advisory architect for the new court house project. He will oversee design guidance and coordinate with the supervising architects, ensuring compliance with specifications and timelines across the planning phase.
Ira Sankey to return from England this week. Dr. John D. Ogden died on the night before Christmas, daughter of Clement C. Moore among his former wives. General John C. Fremont and family arrive in Los Angeles to winter and finish his memoirs. John Wanamaker leads in life insurance, with others like Chauncey M. Depew and J. B. Stetson carrying $500,000 policies. FE. C. Knight of Philadelphia rises as a railroad president with a memoir of early Delaware River cash. Senator Farwell of Chicago accrues wealth from land gains and Texas State House funding. his wife active in charity. Miss Farwell’s marriage rumored to the son of Persia’s ex-minister. Farwell succeeds John A. Logan in Senate chair.
A Boston writer details sudden shifts from snow to rain and bright moonlight, regrets a canceled Brighton road drive, mocks rising robberies with a satirical civics note, and observes a ribbon theft near Beacon Hill along with praise for Edward C. Cabot as advisory architect to the Suffolk County Court House commission.
Private messages from Honolulu describe a loose start for the new regime with an opium bribery scandal said to be settled for profit. Four new legislators have forfeited seats for accepting illegal fees, and a sentiment shift favors Gipson’s return to power as relief from his ouster.
London bystander notes Gladstone’s vigor and doubts Sir William Harcourt will succeed him. He cites Harcourt’s slugger image, Conservative and Home Rule suspicions, and claims Harcourt would have joined Chamberlain in the Unionist camp if advantageous. The doubt limits Harcourt’s chances.
The Architectural League of New York defends an exhibition kept open on Sunday as managers are summoned to a Police Court. The dispute mirrors intolerance in New York, with critics arguing art elevates and should be accessible any day, while opponents seek to close the show.
A New York State Board of Health report blasts the harbor quarantine facility for severe deficiencies in preventing and fighting cholera ship risks. It condemns political influence and delays, noting the station endangers state and national health. The panel stresses nonpartisan seriousness in evaluating the system.
An impartial State board report questions the current official in charge, suggesting that reform may require removing the manager of the machine. It remains to be seen if the findings will prompt action to oust the incumbent.
The piece condemns the Reading railroad strike standoff as unjustifiable and harmful to public coal needs. It argues management should concede to avoid disrupting supply and emphasizes the public’s practical interests over party sentiments. It also notes internal Knights of Labor divisions and questions broader foreign policy alignments referenced by distant observers.
The visit of Lord Randolph Churchill to St Petersburg draws gossip and speculation. Officials doubt a formal diplomatic mission, noting Salisbury’s distrust and potential imperial interest. The piece argues England has little to gain from a Russian alliance unless interests align.
A legal essay surveys government power to cancel patents including Swenson sugar extraction case and a British gas decision. It weighs use of discovered inventions by government employees, and compares publishing rights in Thackeray letters between Mrs Brookfield and firms, concluding the dispute is legal rather than moral.
English dispute over publication of Thackeray letters to Mrs Brookfield moves from copyright to morality claims. Scribner's involvement, Mrs Brookfield and her son speak of revision rights while Smirin of Scribner argues ownership rests with the writer. Authorities say Mrs Brookfield knew of the letters, publication details unclear.
The note ridicules New York Times bear tales about an old hunter in western Pennsylvania who is said to be chewed by a bear every few months. It mentions a November incident and a milder recent mangling while the hunter is recovering, expressing hope for his speedy return to health.
A monthly journal dedicated to pure womanhood named Wives and Daughters is launched in the city. January issue features stories and sketches by Grace A. Oliver Nora Perry and Lavinia Goopwin with domestic topics and other items for women. Illustrated and priced at fifty cents a year.
An extension of the signal service by General Greely will warn railway officials and others of impending snow storms from twenty four to thirty two hours in advance. The scheme is described as simple and practicable and deserves warm commendation.
The Cambridge City Guard staged the third in a series at Brattle Square Armory last night. The feature was a lecture by Rev. Samuel J. Barrows, chaplain of the Witth.
National Opera Company manager Charles B E Locke says the company faced a Westward downturn but is now moving east and expects stronger business in Boston and New York. He notes ballet productions were costly and abandoned, claims he is sole manager with support from friends, and denies Mrs Thurber’s current claims. John Farley, 45, hanged himself in Haverhill police custody after arrest for drunkenness.
Somerville aldermen met at City Hall to hear concerns over sixty to eighty foot telephone poles on Medford street. about twenty testified on nuisance damage to real estate and disfiguration. company reps argued benefits seen in Hartford and Springfield. hearing postponed to Sunday night.
Last meeting of the Cambridge board of aldermen approved an extension of Charles River street across Mt. Auburn to Bow street at an estimated cost of 1783 dollars. A long hearing on Cambridge Electric Light Company’s petition to set up ten steam boilers at Putnam avenue and Green street ended in a 5 to 4 vote granting the petition. Another extension, Windsor street from Main to State streets, was ordered at an estimated 555.73 dollars. In the common council recess, President John H. Cocoran received a cherry roll top desk and chair from the councils of 1886 and 1887. Cocoran later hosted a city hall collation in honor of his election to the upper chamber.
A Current Comment notes woollen manufacturers oppose protection by seeking abolition of the raw wool duty, arguing it harms their cause. The New York Mail, a Republican voice, views such advocacy as a serious mistake and calls into question the strategy.
The Chicago Herald argues against constitutional authorization for selecting favored industries through taxation or tariffs. It contends Congress may tax for debts and general welfare without creating power to shield specific sectors, opposing any law that tilts trade from open competition.
A summary of views from the Times criticizing English publishers as not superior in international copyright. It argues British authors risk becoming pawns for publishers, while foreign authors may gain rights but not from American legislators. The piece warns of a broader bias toward benefitting publishers over authors.
Mrs James Brown Potter opens a one week run at the Globe Theatre in Loyal Love with strong company including Kyrle Bellew. Seats go on sale this morning as Penman Thompson faces engagements and plans a farewell Saturday. McNish Johnson Slavin’s minstrels set for eight performances next week. The Loggarth remains the Museum attraction, drawing large audiences with its stage setting.
A collage of quick takes covers finance and daily life topics. It notes government bonds as preferred debt, copper rising in price, worries about monopolies, and a proposed vinegar trust. It mulls greenback coloring, charts diamond values, and jokes about punch and pugilists. It surveys opera season buzz, pays homage to notable birthdays, and cites remarks on Japanese past sins and London city editors.
James D. Hurd, partner at Houghton, Mifflin & Co, died of pneumonia in Newtonville. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., he was 35, son of Melancthon M. Hurd and grandson of Philo Hurd of railroad prominence. He trained at Packer Institute and Trinity College, rose from clerk to partner, later moved to Boston. Survived by widow and one son.
A sequence of obituary notices reports the deaths of Robert R. Lear of I. F. Mead & Co. in New York, Major E. A. Fiske of Lawrence, bridge builder William M. Horton of Omaha, Captain Stephen G. Sluyter of Hartford, Rev. Sumner Clark of Wolfeboro, Rev. Edward Jennison of Conway, Judge Rapallo of New York, Captain Isaac Sawtelle of New Bedford, Sir Robert Montgomery of London, and Missouri Governor Marmaduke, with brief biographical details and locations.
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