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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1887
Page
4
Subscription costs listed for the Boston Post publication show one year nine dollars, six months four dollars and fifty cents, three months two dollars and twenty five cents, and one month ten cents with a weekly Friday issue. Local mile near Washington Street offers additional pricing for subscriptions.
The Boston Post notes a large Russian fleet gathering in Japanese waters and speculates Corea may be the target. It warns of potential Eastern Asia tensions likely to rise in spring, as Russia aims to free Corea from China with possible protests from England.
Washington dispatch notes opposition to removing Senator Turpis of Indiana by uniting Republicans in a party show of strength. Precedents favor not acting, warning the Senate could become a party vote tie should RiDDLEBERGER switch sides. Republicans urged to focus on keeping RiDDLEBERGER rather than ousting Turpis.
Philadelphia prepares for its first mayor under a new charter with zeal from rival factions. A reported five year old agreement allegedly paired the Democrat candidate with a rival on sharing sheriff’s salary. The rival is now insane, denies the charges, and a labor candidate backed by Henry George intensifies the contest.
The Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic urged repeal of the 1879 arrears act limits arguing all invalid soldiers should start pensions from disability or discharge dates. They cited total costs near 260 million dollars and warned fraud risks if Sen Ingalls’s repeal bill passes, urging presidential veto.
Estimates place strikers at 39 250 earning 1 405 000 from Jan 1 to Feb 10. An additional 38 000 idle due to coal shortages or other strikes would have earned 350 000. The resulting earnings loss is 1 755 000, with coal costs and merchant losses bringing the grand total to at least 4 750 000. Domestic trade declines from bank clearings.
The port of New York strikes cause an estimated 25 million loss as District Master Workman James E. Quinn faces criticism. A New York dry goods clerks order denounces his government control views linked to Henry George and urges repudiation. The episode leaves workers thinking more independently.
A Del monico dinner of the new Republican Club of New York honored Lincoln's birthday with broad aims, but attendance and tone hinted at divisions over Blaine and current party leadership. The event featured remarks on reform, civil service, and Ireland, ending with cautious notes on Liberal strategy and the party's future.
The British Parliament rejects Mr Parnell's amendment but the debate signals Liberal support for home rule. The government appears to plan coercion while Liberals vow dedication to home rule. A Friday division is technically a setback for Parnell but the government lacks decisive strength this session.
The Massachusetts Legislature receives a strong appeal for a $200,000 endowment to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, praising its 1865 founding, 3000 graduates, and role in elevating technical arts and Massachusetts industry. The piece highlights student origins, public support needs, and the institution’s impact on state economy and capital.
The police board seeks legislative authority to implement a city signal system and to charge the city for costs regardless of council funds. The dispute centers on who must pay and whether the board overstepped its remit. The council’s stance remains uncertain as the impasse continues.
Mr Justin McCarruy accepts an invitation from local citizens to speak at the Boston Theatre on the evening of Sunday week. The lecture title is Ireland in the Coming Crisis and is described as timely and well suited to his abilities to discuss the subject.
A barber sympathetic to strikers boycotts a scab street car conductor. The anecdote is treated as humorous, suggesting such boycotts could become a powerful weapon. It notes a man facing mobs with courage might dread a three day beard.
A Boston Sunday ride on the South Boston line turns into a mock ceremonial procession with mounted guards, a signal torpedo, and jeering crowds. Observers describe the spectacle as farcical yet thrilling, noting malevolence hidden behind curiosity and a striking memory of two respectable women jeering from the curb.
A Washington Post assessment frames Senator Riddleberger as a symbol of the Republican push to retain control in the upcoming Senate race. The piece emphasizes the dramatic display and political stakes of maintaining a GOP majority.
A Philadelphia Record editorial dismisses coastal armor contracts as alarm tactics for warship defense. It likens the imagined bombardment threat to an earthquake in probability and cautions Congress against yielding to fortification schemers.
The New York World Democratic condemns reliance on the protected seashore to spur industry and asks why leather dealers lack a bill for immediate leather gunboat construction, urging equal opportunity for all industries.
The Beacon notes crowded streets along the Charles and argues that a horse railway strike could reveal how much freer traffic would be with fewer vehicles. It praises moments when passengers enjoy smoother, calmer rides and laments current delays caused by cars in South Boston and nearby shores.
The editorial says the veto will gratify every honest soldier and taxpayer, and states the President has done himself honor and earned fresh confidence from the country. The opinion appears in the ON. Y. Herald.
The public applauds the veto as patriotic and prudent. Critics label the veto message as indifferent to Union defenders and impugning pensioners, while supporters hail it as a great presidential act protecting the people from oversized pension measures.
A critical look at Greville's 1852 to 1860 journals notes the third volume is less lively than the second yet rich with portraits from Victoria's era. It highlights Greville’s cynicism tempered by restraint, and features anecdotes about Lord Palmerston, Queen Victoria, Louis Napoleon, and Macaulay, with reflections on his career, health, and the era’s politics.
A collage of quips and notices touches on New England weather, draft anxieties, a new novel Yeast, New York fare protests, literary ad clichés, marriage gossip, Anna Dickinson illness, toboggan love, Arkansas post office claims, a child's remark about a newborn, U S debt per head, a Cassius family joke, hotel register declines, and Chinese bamboo gas use in antiquity.
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