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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1888
Page
4
Reports express uncertainty that London will declare the Loughrea gathering where Mr. Shaw Lefevre is to speak. Insiders say Unionists and moderates oppose coercion, warning against a fresh example of Mr. Balfour's Irish policy's folly and cruelty.
The committee favored a measure excluding members of the Law and Order League from liquor law cases. The article argues this could spur many to join similar groups and notes judges already handle juror prejudice, warning that special legislation could lead to broad exemptions and endless exclusions.
London parliament opened with Salisbury largely echoing Bismarck on foreign questions. He avoided predicting immediate conflict, suggesting England could watch with calm. In Commons, Sir Charles Russell sparked debate on public meeting rights. Gladstone and Harrington exchanged a cordial greeting before a sharp clash over Irish policy.
The piece argues for faster direct trans Atlantic mail and parcel service to Boston via Cunard steamships. It notes Boston merchants face delays of 12 to 24 hours awaiting manifests from Inman ships, suggesting relief if post offices on both sides prioritize Cunard deliveries.
The Scythia reaches Boston Thursday while the Inman liner from the same date sails late and lands mails in New York Friday or Saturday. This shows the disadvantage to New England merchants from current mail routing. Cunard ships to Queenstown match White Star times, though leaving a day earlier from New York.
Longer time gained before the closing of the mails when they are sent direct often compensates for the better speed made by the very fast Cunarders from New York.
At a Boston banquet the Home Market Club heard from Senator Sherman and Mr. McKinley on the Ohio theory of political economy. They criticized eastern views, asserted Ohio’s tariff stance, and labeled Massachusetts reformers as detached from American interests.
The bill authorizes a lease of the Providence railroad to the Old Colony, a move tied to a consolidation that would force Providence stockholders to accept a 380 percent cash dividend and Old Colony debt relief. Critics say the measure loosens statutory limits, risks public tolls, and amounts to watering Providence stock, with no tangible state property backing.
The article argues that four years of rapid sewer construction outpaced population growth and should not be financed by exemptions. It criticizes suburban aldermen led by Brighton for seeking loans beyond the debt limit and urges the Mayor to veto such moves. It calls for proper abutter assessments and adherence to debt and tax limits to protect the public treasury.
The text notes the tariff remains higher for Ohio sheep and Massachusetts mills and criticizes the lack of new perspective in its presentation, implying little to change in the discussion or outcomes.
The passage argues that consolidating interests creates a new security tied to a Massachusetts corporation and could fix charges before dividends. It warns the plan may deprive the public of future benefits, while noting discontent among some patrons and the need to balance gains with public burdens.
An article critiques Dr. Grover Lorine’s tariff arguments presented to the New England Agricultural Society. It contrasts his protection claims with New York market data and 1880 census figures, arguing tariffs do not raise farm prices and outlining export heavy farming economics and the burden of tariffs on farmers.
Senator Frye secures Senate referral to the Secretary of State on a motion to establish new uses for Cabinet members and broaden instruction for members of Congress through an expanded briefing program.
In Boston this winter a shift toward sensible party hours emerges. Invitations now show 8 to 12 for dances at Papanti s and 9 to 1 for older crowds, allowing sleep and morning work. The change, praised as good sense over fashion, pressures late-night revels and favors healthier living for both young men and women observed at a horse auction.
Mrs Winslow concluded her morning entertainments at Hawthorne rooms with Veg Wafting ton a reading blending scenes from Masks and Faces and Peg Woffington. She notes how prose fiction and stage needs clash and praises Reade's dramatic potential and charm in scenes not in the play.
The passage recalls Colley Cibber Kitty Clive and critics as a good villain. Triplet is noted for humor. It mentions Mrs Winslow moving through characters with versatility and dramatic feeling, concluding with a sequence of agreeable civilizing entertainments reflecting aged and modern styles.
A lively almanac page notes spring poet and club activity, leap year romance, rebates in business, and quirky anecdotes. It mentions an Indiana mortgage for a cold snap, New York’s pneumonia scare for Mr Crowley the Central Park chimp, and academic quirks about Chicago’s cleanliness claim and Moritz Saphir’s theatre nose joke.
The Providence Journal argues the nation should aid truly needy veterans but rejects haste in passing a pension bill that could funnel funds to dishonest applicants and pension agents. It calls for thorough congressional debate to allow informed public judgment on the President's actions.
Mr Jesse Gove a Boston alderman and Republican leader announced on Monday he voted for a civil service reform order under protest though he does not believe in reform and would have voted against it in 1884. The move highlights his role as head of the Republican ward on the city committee and his past support for Blaine.
The article argues the Republican party is a Blaine party and should nominate Mr. Blaine as its best representative. It notes his protectionist stance, desire for tougher contest in the South, and potential nomination amid faction fears if he is not chosen.
Charles B. Franklin, a Troy jewelry dealer, was arrested Wednesday night and taken to New York City on charges of embezzling jewelry from New York dealers totaling $15,000. George Smith, a Cambridge painter, fell from the Everett House in South Framingham yesterday, breaking his hip, ribs, and an arm, and was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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