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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1887
Page
4
Public notice from Post Publishing Co announces milk near Washington Street with rates for daily and weekly subscriptions. It notes second class matter status and payment addresses in Washington and advises writers to include full name and address for good faith guaranty. Readers are directed to financial, commercial, and ship news sections on specified pages.
A book review notes Curtis’s late study of evolution after Darwin and his firm belief in a personal God. The critic says Curtis, not aligned with any sect, writes without bigotry yet offers little new light on the subject. The work argues against evolution and favors fiat creation.
Yesterday in Moston West the war discussion persisted though the European situation shows little change. Attention focused on General Boulangers actions and the French minister's resolve to avoid being caught unprepared. It was noted the Russian squadron in the Mediterranean has been ordered to Japan, a report needing fuller details to assess its significance.
In a recent speech Mr Briar, once a friend of Ireland, denounces Nationalist efforts as conspiracy and argues that Irish preference lies with Imperial Parliament protection and justice rather than an Irish Parliament rule. The shift from Radical to Whiggery signals a notable political change.
An unnamed speaker mocks the New York Tribune for its jingoism criticizing U S responses to Britain and South America. The piece cites alleged failures to defend American rights and calls for reading official correspondence between Minister Phelps and Lord Satisbury, accusing the Tribune of bias and confusion.
Mrs. Ellen H Richards withdraws from consideration for the city school board noting conflicts with supervision of her specialties and excessive duties without adequate support. Her radical views on elementary science teaching reflect progressive aims and critique the conservatism of public school governance.
The piece argues leaders misled workers into strikes on the South Boston horse railroad and the Cambridge road, with a sentiment driven impulse rather than sober judgment. It criticizes self serving leaders and notes the workers’ loss and suffering as a result of yielding independence.
The article argues that organized labor groups in Boston, learning from recent failures in New York, should distrust leadership driven by political motives. It urges workers to favor arbitration over strikes, noting brewers and engineers in New York refused to join coal handlers in a strike, signaling a revolt against tyrannical leadership.
President Cleveland vetoes a dependent pension bill shaping a broad new program for veterans with disabilities and service history. The measure would grant up to 12 dollars monthly to those unable to work, with many prior pensioners affected and concerns about costs and fraud.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd agent disputes the Post claim that Cunard holds the highest average transatlantic speed. A table from the foreign mails superintendent lists France’s line first, Norddeutscher Lloyd second, Cunard third. The Post notes inaccuracies in the table but sees no real contradiction to its stance.
A Philadelphia buyer reportedly paid well over 100000 for Munxkacsy’s Christ Before Pilate while nearby Van Dyke pieces command similar sums. The Morgan sale and others illustrate America’s appetite for high priced foreign works, despite tariffs that many say inflate values and harm native artists. The piece notes President McKinley’s repeated mention of art duties and calls for tariff abolition.
Mary Mann widow of Horace Mann died yesterday at Jamaica Plain at age eighty. She remained active in public life, daughter of Mr Peabody, linked to Miss Elizabeth Peabody and the wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s kin. Her father taught at Andover and later practiced medicine in Cambridgeport and Salem. She supported her husband’s educational work throughout their marriage.
The obituary notes CTS Ware died yesterday from heart disease at age 66. He served as town treasurer for twenty years and held multiple local offices. He leaves a widow and one daughter. The text also references Mrs Mann and her literary work including Christianity the Kitchen and a volume on taters.
Boston letter argues horse car congestion crowds healthy walkers and dulls vigor. It laments reliance on transport, urges more open air activity, and critiques urban comfort at the expense of independence and fitness. It notes the need for education and professional licensing as safeguards in arts and trades.
An envelope with valuable papers was found secreted under a barn in Back Bay Park on Thursday night. Belonging to George E. Gilman of Mitchell Dakota, the items include a 160 acre Dakota land deed four notes totaling 900 and army discharge papers. Police await Gilman to claim the property and determine the source of the raid.
Dr John Dewey offers a textbook blending psychology and philosophy with a focus on knowledge feeling and will Several publishers present new educational titles including Nathan Sheppards Talks to Students Louisa Hopkinson Educational Psychology BF Tweed Grammar LeRoy C Cooley Guide to Elementary Chemistry and a Dewey psychology work reviewed alongside.
Brigadier General Rodenbough dedicates his record of valor to veterans and to young America. The book compiles noble deeds of Medal of Honor recipients with portraits and illustrations plus a facsimile of General Scott's autograph.
Critics judge Risifi's Daughter by Anne Katharine Green as a dated tour de force with dreary verse and lacking life. They disparage A New Essay on Man and Other Poems by J B Swasey as dull and uninspiring, noting pompous dedications and unengaging content.
A Union Hall concert by Adolf Sailer drew strong attendance and praise. The program featured Beethoven quartet op 18 in C minor, Listemann Quartet Club, Abt Ave Maria, and Popper violin solo with Bazzini and Raff pieces. Sailer displayed refined cello playing, studio mastery, and expressive vigor. Listemann quartet earned high marks, and the Orpheus Society’s Abt Ave Maria impressed audiences. Miss Clifford's performance fell short of expectations.
At the Stationers' Board of Trade annual dinner in New York, Mayor Abram S Hewitt sent a letter criticizing secret strike bodies. He urged protection of free labor and individual choice, warning against coercion by secret tribunals and urging laws and courts to resolve labor rights. He advocated collaboration with both employers and workers in trade associations for welfare.
A Boston group led by A A Burrage and others urges citizens to oppose a renewed move to grant the East Boston ferries free. They cite 1886 costs totaling about 1.416 million dollars with 70 thousand dollars annual excess beyond East Boston taxes. The letter notes tolls covered only 159 thousand dollars and argues a free bridge is already provided via past investments.
Ex Alderman O'Neil was sentenced to four years six months in state prison and fined $2000. The Court of Oyer and Terminer denied a new trial after thirty four reasons were cited. Judge Barrett ordered a stay of proceedings pending appeal.
This afternoon Mr. Stoddard discusses Peter the Great, the famed Russian ruler, detailing his rise to empire and travels to other lands in a history lecture at Music Hall.
A collage of quips and comments from various papers recounts W S Gilbert not seen in a play for fourteen years, plus jokes about appearances, a street urchin’s remark, barbers in Montreal, King Kalakaua, Queen Victoria's bread, and humorous exchanges about ministers wives and telephones. Includes notes on a New York health office deadlock and reporters like Reporter Blaine.
In a Chicago Herald Democratic column a devout organ hopes that if the United States enters a foreign war, administration and Congress will be controlled by the Republican party. It notes past foreign wars yielded glory for the country under Republicans. It questions whether Republicans would oppose the government in a Democratic wartime scenario.
Albany Argus argues the education system, built to give children elementary schooling, has degenerated and warn that further salary reductions for teachers will break the system.
The Manchester Union reports a plan to limit sin on Sunday trains from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. via legislative enactment. It questions how a delayed through train that fails to exit the state before 9 a.m. would fare under the rule.
The Chicago News notes Indiana Republicans will not concede Judge Turpie’s Senate election, but says such concessions are rare among parties. It adds that observers believe such capitulation would require undeniable proof amid broad public skepticism of both parties.
The Brooklyn Union Republican paper argues the public might accept the strike if it spared the community and targets labor demagogues who agitated for popularity. It suggests punishing them without harming the broader population would benefit both workers and citizens.
The Republican leaders listed for the Lincoln's birthday dinner in New York tomorrow night omit many prominent names. Whitelaw Reid and governors Oglesby Beaver Lounsbury and Foraker are slated, along with Hawley Evarts Aldrich Hiscock Depew Lodge, but notable figures are left unnamed in the report.
The Chicago Socialists hold long meetings urging that Russia is better than America and that they are ashamed of the United States. They question why they do not relocate to Russia, arguing that if they faced their deserts the nation would feel the change.
The N. X Sun notes the strike’s failure and calls for a new leader. It argues workers misunderstood their power to replace strikers and urges unity to define goals and timing for future action. It criticizes James E. Quinn of District Assembly 49 as seeking broader socialist aims rather than wage gains.
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