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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1887
Page
4
The Boston Post Publishing Company lists daily and weekly subscription rates, with annual, semiannual and quarterly plans. It notes second class matter status and instructs writers to include full name and address for all communications.
The Boston Post reports the Reichsrath plans a broad war credit for universal enrolment under 42 and for those with military training in Austria and Hungary. No exemption for those fit only for ambulance work. The move signals potential war preparedness amid French and German influence.
Belgium presses France and Germany over the L Espierre canal tainting the Scheldt with refuse. The agriculture minister warns of damming the canal unless demands are met, hinting at potential wider consequences and possible backing by a stronger power.
The article lauds Samuel Autpricnu for appointment as United States sub treasurer in the city noting merit and fitness. Aldrich is thanked for his public service reputation and integrity. The move is described as unsolicited and free from political pressure and President Cleveland is congratulated for the choice.
The Governor acted on prudent advice in naming Grover G Crocker to the railroad commission vacancy. Crocker is well qualified by public service including two years as railroad committee chair. His confirmation was swift and beyond partisan doubt, with expectations he will serve the public well.
The crown officers tried to pack a jury in the Dublin plan of campaign trial but were blocked after Catholic jurors were stood aside. A jury was finally chosen amid protest. Sixty MPs conferred to urge Parliament to address alleged jury packing in these trials. The issue risks aggravating tensions between Irish landlords and the government.
Managers of the recent New York strike threaten to call out pilots in the Knights of Labor to enforce the boycott against Old Dominion Steamship line, producing an unexpected but logical consequence across all trans- line managers.
Atlantic steamship lines at New York harbor join a request to the pilot commissioners. They urge pilots who are not Knights of Labor to declare in writing. Agents say the Knights of Labor have ordered indiscriminate action against all trades. Companies act from commercial prudence to know whom they can rely on in need.
The piece analyzes the heated campaign in Canada between Conservatives and Liberals, noting tax, trade, and union issues, opposition secession in the Maritimes, and predicted shifts if a Liberal government forms. It discusses Irish home rule implications, Gladstone and Chamberlain plans, and warns against half measures in Ulster governance.
A Boston writer notes a new vehicular trade on downtown streets. Carts with trays and cash boxes sell cheap knickknacks, from pencils to pipes, drawing crowds as vendors wheel from corner to corner. The piece also muses on a proposed gymnasium and social benefits for young men.
The London round table resumption between Liberal leaders yields a concrete Irish plan from Chamberlain. He proposes an Ulster parliament at Belfast and a Nationalist parliament at Dublin, both under Imperial authority, with local executives and crown control on judges and customs. He modestly narrows demands to two parliaments and signals further concessions toward home rule.
The late Mrs Henry Woop sold more than a million copies in the U S of her popular novel East Lynne and its dramatized form has been staged about fifty thousand times locally. She never received a cent from American publishers or managers, while others profited from its success amid harsh copyright laws. Critics say pirate literature harms native writers and undermine fair pay for authors.
Dr. Brooks, a Presbyterian minister in St Louis, quotes Mr James E Murpock as saying he would kick the average actor from his door His assertion has drawn a denial from Murpocks daughter who believes her father never spoke the remark Brooks persists and cites another alleged Murpock line claiming the stage is the most corrupt feature of modern civilization He suggests Murpock deny or explain the charges urging clarity amid possible misunderstandings by clergymen.
Publishers receive inquiries on the third volume of McMaster's History of the People of the United States. McMaster hopes to finish within the year but will proceed slowly due to vast Washington papers. The Century midwinter issue is out of print. Scribner's Magazine March offers Professor William James on What Is an Instinct?
The New York World notes San Francisco enjoyed a rare snowfall last week, the fifth in forty years. Locals rushed to snowball fights, causing disorder by night. Chinatown tensions rose as white residents faced rough treatment. The piece wryly questions California’s famed climate with snow in the almanac.
Swanton Vermont February 16 Detective Wood of Boston decoyed William B Spear alleged to have embezzled 3300 dollars from R W White & Co Boston the day before Christmas and shipped for Canada. He was arrested in Vermont and the officer and prisoner departed on the evening train for Raston.
The Apollo Club concert at Music Hall featured Chadwick's Jabberwocky setting praised as a superb, humorous burlesque equal to Paine’s Radway’s Ready Relief. Ludolfs Morning Serenade and Whiting March of the Monks of Bangor drew favorable notes for melody and vigor. Anna L. Kelly sang Dove Sono and Hie Thee Shallop with poised sopranolike clarity, marking the program among the club’s best.
The Flying Dutchman was staged at the Boston Theatre with a full house. Miss Judi as Senta and William Ludwig as Dutchman drew standout praise for dramatic and vocal brilliance. The company, led by Mr. Thomas, delivered refined orchestral and choral work, though Bassett was noted as a weak link. Remarks noted the cast's high standard and expected Lakme to follow with a Bayadères ballet and Faust selections on Saturday.
The post office will close after 10 AM on Tuesday February 22 with one morning carrier delivery. Stations close at 10 AM and collections occur at 8 30 AM 6 8 and 12 PM. Carriers will perform collections on the same schedule as Sunday.
Misa Jessie Eldridge assisted by Mrs Mor rill soprano Mr O Krutzsch pianist and Monroe College of Oratory pupils presented readings and concert last evening before a friendly audience. Focus centered on Miss Pidridge whose Mary Stuart scene with Miss Strasburg showcased dramatic reading promise and future potential.
A mass Harvard student gathering at Boylston Hall voted unanimously to approve forming a new league with Yale and Princeton. The plan calls for four games against each other, two on each home ground, with a meeting in New York on February 26 to arrange details if all approve.
Miss Charlotte Fiske Bates presented selections of the poet Byron alias Melodious Rogers at Newbury street yesterday afternoon. She highlighted The Pleasures of Memory and Human Life with readings that emphasized memory hope and love while noting the author’s fortune and failed marriage.
Williams College alumni living around Boston gathered at Parker House with W T R Marvin chairing. Faculty and judges spoke on college progress and finances while Franklin Carter sent regrets and discussed elective work and liberal training. Officers elected: President W T R Marvin, Vice-President J M Barker, Exec Committee B F Hastings, J L R Trask, Bentley W Warren, Secretary Thomas W Davis.
Applications for civil service examinations at the post office greatly exceed available positions. The local board, following Washington orders, removed pre July 1 1856 applicants but many rejoined via new filings. January saw 345 applications, mainly for carriers, with procedures stressing equal, ordered examination chances and chronological notification as more forms become available.
Obituary notices report ex mayor George H. Thacher of Albany dying in St Augustine after a career as preacher and car wheel head. his son John Boyd Thacher is current Albany mayor. Also noted: James Barrett of Rutland dies from toboggan injuries, Horatio Dorr of Newark dies at 75, Mer Marinelli bishop of Portiero dies, and Moses Chandler of Farmingon Maine aged 90. brief biographical details and survivors.
The yacht Wanderer left New Bedford yesterday morning. Accompanying George M. Weld on his annual excursion South were C. F. Shimmin, B. Crowning Shield, Dr. George S. Osborne and W. Williams.
A collage of brief items notes a California woman suing a paper over a disparaging remark about her husband. It lists languages spoken in Minnesota. It cites dying confessions storylines, a Michigan bank note, and witticisms about culture, mules, drinking, coast defences, and toboggans. It also mentions Lulu Hearst’s marriage, peas nuts shipment, and a trombone addition to the Marine Band.
The Providence Journal commentary argues innovation in teaching benefits students by valuing individuality over machinery. It credits capable teachers, notes rules are skeletons, and urges school committees to heed common sense in education reform.
The Philadelphia Press notes gossip that Colonel Henry Watterson may be elected to the Senate to succeed Beck of Kentucky. The prospect unsettles the administration, as a Watterson Senate would threaten the administration's cherished personal ease and create political tension at the federal level.
The Philadelphia Times argues workers who joined a strike harmed themselves and others who did not oppose lower wages. It denounces the act as a costly, unprofitable plunge into another man's quarrel and urges workers to abstain from such actions in the future.
The Providence Star notes that Rhode Island residents are unfazed by a surprising alliance between New York Prohibitionists and liquor dealers, describing the affair as one of many odd moves by professional Prohibitionists familiar to locals.
The New York Sun notes Democratic members of Congress face a split on renominating Grover with roughly three of four opposing. The piece reflects party divisions and potential renomination uncertainty.
The passage of the interstate commerce bill signals a move toward paternal government in federal matters. Post offices and postal savings banks would extend federal reach, though many favoring and intelligent citizens urge postponing such interference. State laws guard savings banks, seen as sound though fewer in number than post offices, not causing community hardship.
The Times (Ind. Rep.) argues election outrages in the South persist under both parties. It says party control does not cause or end these acts and recommends enlightenment efforts like schools and newspapers. The paper suggests the Senate should do nothing about the Texas election row, as in New Hampshire.
The New York Tribune letter argues that non-union labor saved coal and steamship firms during waterfront strikes by taking striker roles at risk. It condemns corporations reengaging former strikers ahead of new workers, warning of future unrest on piers and in yards. Dartmouth Baseball Association names W H Dartt, Captain Quackenboss, and R A Fairbanks delegates to the next intercollegiate meeting.
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