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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1888
Page
4
The issue indicates the Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven while the Ship News is on page three.
Doston Post reports on Trafalgar Square disorder and liberal government strategy. English Socialists, kept peaceful by prudent leaders, face pressure from radical elements in Pall Mall Gazette. The issue centers on social order versus social right as Parliament weighs the matter.
The piece notes potential Russian anger over a Turkish envoy to Sofia and the broader impact on peace prospects. It cites Prince Lobanoff in Vienna admitting Russia will not pursue new Bulgarian settlements or discuss schemes conflicting with its policy, signaling a hostile tilt regardless of the Czar’s final choice.
The annual report cites excessive Boston death rates tied to last summer’s heat and disease, but condemns street excavations for pipes as a controllable health risk. The upturning of streets for repairs and connections may extend into summer, with authority to regulate now clearer and responsibilities defined.
Aldermen show a more reasonable mood by relenting and confirming several appointments after previously hanging them up. The lack of reasons for both confirmation and denial fuels public criticism as caucus methods and silent voting replace open deliberation in the board.
A Pall Mall Gazette report covers a Glasgow gathering of Scottish oil producers to stabilize the market for paraffin scale. Mr. Bellord, described as a partner of Standard Oil of America, attended as the delegate of U S oil producers.
Belford explains to a reporter that an understanding has been established benefiting all, while keeping selling prices low. He says the company aims to sell as cheap as possible to grow business, but others claim the increase comes from suppressing competitors and forcing the public to pay monopoly prices.
The piece examines the public doubt about Mr. Blaine s sincerity and whether he will accept the nomination. It notes rival and ally reactions, headlines declaring no and yes, and discusses the letter as likely a bid for acclamation rather than a clear withdrawal. It also mentions the Home Market Club tariff critique and its impact on construction costs and fire safety.
The piece argues that rapid trust formation, aided by tariffs, defeats domestic competition and raises consumer prices. It cites a New York Times example of steel and iron beam cartels operating for thirty years, with tariff duties inflating prices and securing profits while reducing foreign competition.
A dramatic critique links Mr Blaine to Machiavelli in Florence’s political code. It questions sincerity, suggesting the candidate’s oscillating promises and hints at deception. Comparisons to forgery cases follow, concluding with Runco xp’s potential prison term.
An American citizen named WilltiAM Rin Goup Cooper is dubbed King of the Forgers for forging checks. He sits jailed in London awaiting trial on London and Westminster Bank forgeries with a past that includes Civil War service and a Navy Department appointment in Washington. He began his criminal career forging post office orders.
A New York movement by the local Harvard examinations for women aims to raise a $5000 scholarship. The interest will fund expenses for the best examiner selected by Cambridge authorities among local candidates. Examinations in New York, run with college supervision, benefit private schools and local education.
A German inventor has developed a hydraulic scenery shifting device now under trial in two theatres. A single machinist operates everything with levers and pulleys, replacing a corps of stage hands. Skeptics warn that even well arranged scenery can hitch and go awry, casting doubt on hydraulic reliability.
In Boston the thaw erodes a popular track as crowds gather for a Sunday sleighing spectacle now legal under a General Court law. A street toboggan imitation on a steep grade delights observers with improvised craft from barrel staves to a pine board. Amelia B. Fisher lies ill at Bulfinch Place, depriving William Warren of a famed home, while James F. Hunnewell prepares a Bostonian Society talk on an “Old Corner of Boston” and Charlestown heritage.
The Private Secretary at the Park Thea tre features Gillette Kennedy and Palmer's company in a familiar three and four act farce. Though not novel, its suspense is well maintained, with strong performances by Gillette and Spaulding, while Kennedy and others show exaggeration that moments undercut humor.
The Kneisel quartet performed Schumann in A major Brahms piano quartet in A major and Beethoven in A minor at Chickering Hall. Announced pieces caused confusion and the Schumann work wore on listeners while the Brahms and Beethoven pieces showed moments of polish. March 5 marks the next concert.
The Worcester Gazette cites Taverner's column noting a move toward sensible party hours in Boston and suggests cities follow. It warns that endless late nights harm health and finances, as the trend of later hours spreads from London to New York and Kosten, and predicts a retrograde move if parties stretch into the next forenoon.
Mrs Rae wife of the national G A R commander begins a collection of pilfered paper apoa noa by buying one at every town she visits with her two band. Sp crn sport has long been a fad but not this kind exactly.
The English adaptation of La Petite Mademoiselle titled Madelon opened at the Globe. The plot is unclear and loses the original French flavor, though the music by Lecocq remains agreeable. Performers show vigor but lack delicate, authentic French opera touch. Bertha Ricci and Lillian Grubb received praise for vocal work.
The Boston Theatre last evening presented Faust to a large and brilliant audience with repeats tonight and a final city performance Thursday afternoon. The week continues with Merchant of Venice featuring Irving as Shylock and Terry as Portia, plus Louis XI with Irving and Finnery. Friday will close with The Lyons Mail and River King at the Grand Opera House before a Denton audience.
The Dalys begin another week at Hollis Street Theatre in Upside Down with Vinie Daly and the Lenton brothers in circus scenes. The Bells of Haslemere enters a second week at the Museum. E L Davenport and Norah Desmond praised. other casts listed. Michael Strogoff to open Monday at Grand Opera House. Begum continues at Park. Globe Theatre singers stay another week.
London Standard tribute recalls Dr. Asa Gray as central to American botany for half a century. A generous teacher and prolific writer, he helped popularize Darwinian ideas in America, advised by Darwin, and inspired generations of students at Harvard alongside Agassiz Holmes Longfellow and Lowell.
An armchair mosaic of quotes, jokes, and coinage lore mixed with social satire. The passage references burly wind on a bridge, criticism of modern paintings, anecdotal scenes in Washington society, and a catalog of antique U S coins with values.
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