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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1888
Page
4
A Boston Paint and Clay Club reception drew a worldly crowd and sharp praise for the exhibition. The writer notes strong watercolors and a bold Derelict, while missing some mature works, and recalls a famed earlier caricature gallery. Consul Francis H. Underwood spoke at Glasgow Institute event, praising art over commerce and pondering patronage.
Hearing before Attorney General Taber on appointing a receiver to wind up the New York and Massachusetts Railway Company. Assemblymen Green and Platt advocate for action amid claims of mismanagement, charter voidance, and bond misappropriation. Pelton and Ellsworth dispute. Decision reserved.
In Doncaster the Unionist candidate the Hon. W. H. Fitzwilliam won with 5634 votes against 5423 for SPENCER BAL Four. The result reverses 1886 Liberal gain and may shift parliamentary mood, though Southwark suggests Liberal gains are not accelerating.
A New York Times correspondent relays alleged autumn dispatches suggesting Lord Salisbury aided triple alliance thinking England would back Italy if war came. It claims hostile notes about France and Russia, with Ferguson’s Commons answer, Gladstone’s foreign entanglement concerns, and unnamed Continental diplomats backing the tale. Confirmation is urged before acceptance.
The article reports Lopa and ex-Collector Basson criticizing the treaty and calling for no conference but retaliation. Basson charges the President ignored the voice of the nation while Lopa urges Senate rejection after public debate, arguing for wartime-style measures over diplomacy and questioning the administration's restrained approach.
The Hazleton committee on Pennsylvania coal miner strikes gains broad information as the congressional inquiry stalls. A practical miner and Luzerne county legislator contribute to the session with remarks reflecting local concerns and industry conditions.
A witness testified to a trap of company town labor where miners pay high rents in company houses, buy coal at inflated prices, and owe taxes and physician fees, all deducted from wages. Groceries and clothing run up at the company store, leaving capable miners averaging about thirty dollars a month and trapped in debt. The witness urged local action over federal rules.
Emigration from Europe especially Ireland to the United States is expected to rise sharply this summer, with many seeking passages on transatlantic lines and extra ships being arranged. Some Cunarders may leave Boston service as travelers prefer New York for closer Pennsylvania Railway connections to the West, underscoring New York’s growing dominance at Castle Garden.
Aimed at New England farming interests, this piece contrasts pro tariff arguments from Dr Lorine and the New York Tribune with Congressman Russell's critique. It notes farmers bear taxes under protectionist policy, cites historical data showing higher output under non protective regimes, and previews a tabular tariff tax comparison printed elsewhere.
In Chicago Justice HarLAN urged faster handling of cases in the Supreme Court. He urged citizens to press Representatives to enact provisions that enable litigants to secure timely decisions and alleviate backlog.
The article argues three years may pass before cases reach the Supreme Court, though justices dispatch most argued matters promptly. It cites 1886 docket 1396 with 451 disposed and supports creating a new intermediate court to handle certain cases while preserving constitutional questions for the Supreme Court. It notes political objections and asserts long delays are a national disgrace. It also discusses copper competition and the value of publicity in studying monopolies to deter unjust practices.
The piece argues that trusts threaten fair prices and competition, with corporations as key enablers of capital consolidation. It urges stronger corporate oversight, limits on consolidation, and smarter tariff policies to curb home monopolies while preserving legitimate corporate use and public benefits. The author warns that protectionist rhetoric often masks extortion by domestic trusts and advocates measured reform.
The article argues Massachusetts led in education but western states expand college rhetoric. It critiques Holyoke Seminary seeking college status, warns such moves may lower rank and invite similar bids from other seminaries. It advocates safeguards on college making and preserving seminary strength. It also comments on a New York Herald letter naming eight great original dramatic creations, noting broader tastes in English theatre.
A column cites odd sermon texts chosen by clergy, including lines about lions mouths and bread from a brewer. It notes a Dublin cathedral reopening text Go thou and do likewise and a church built by a brewer text He brews xxx, linking to satire on Anglican narrowness.
The article argues current policy condemns wooden ships with repairs over 20 percent of original value. It suggests preserving ships with storied histories like Hartford and Kearsarge as living memorials of early American naval courage and endurance.
The opposition to any other Republican candidate faithfully aligned with Blaine era principles is described as malignant. Independents are urged not to fear a hostile front. Delegates will demand a nominee reflecting Blaine's principles to succeed in Northwestern and pivotal Eastern and Pacific states.
The anti reform movement is mainly anti Cleveland and opposes reform to counter the President. Democrats should advance their strongest candidate and Cleveland is praised as representing the best in both major parties, seen as superior to any Republican mentioned. The note appears in the New York Times (Indiana).
The N Graphic criticizes Canadian absorption through railroad investment. It warns that continued commercial unity will drive annexation, arguing that Canadian holdings in frontier railways lead to Canada effectively controlling the region and shaping political unity.
The Democratic committee moved their national convention to June 5 in St. Louis, placing their candidate in the field two weeks before the Republicans. The Democratic shift appears to give the GOP no early advantage as campaign activity may wait until after July’s heat.
At a special meeting in Toronto on February 24 the board urged extending Canada's extradition treaty with the United States to include absconding fraudulent debtors. It also pressed for nationwide insolvency estate distribution reform and urged Ottawa to continue canal toll rebates for grain to Montreal until the St Lawrence canals handle deeper draught. A deputation will seek coalition support from nearby boards and the Canadian Marine Association.
William W. Corcoran a prominent Washington banker died at his home leaving a legacy of philanthropy. Born in Georgetown on December 27 1798 he built Corcoran Riggs into a powerful firm then retired about thirty years ago. His gifts created the Corcoran Art Gallery and generous endowments to the University of Virginia Mary College and others.
Cyrus Sherman a noted manufacturer of lasts and patterns with offices at 31 South Street died Thursday afternoon from injuries after a fall. He ran the Sherman Last Company for forty years with factories at South Weymouth and was highly respected in business and private life, his death deeply mourned by townsmen.
A collage of quirky notes from an era, mentioning Treasury towel usage, shifting fortunes, a New York published German daily, Barnum’s quip, burial rights protests, Mont Blanc jokes, and a range of curiosities from Arkansas justice to Atlantic naval friction and a New York stage figure’s hopes. Numerous brief items touch on culture, politics, and oddities with varied locales and figures.
A reflective verse piece exploring the ballade form and its spelling variants with playful allusions to trade influence and poetic ambitions. The speaker muses on composing a ballade writ with an EE and the constraints of tradition versus modern uses. The piece ends noting the required name in a ballade writ with an EK.
Miss Hervey will lecture on Robert Browning as Artist and Moralist at the house of H N Tilton in Highland street Cambridge at 3 30 this afternoon under the auspices of Smith College graduates for the gymnasium fund many tickets have been sold in Cambridge and Boston Mr W C Lawton will read his manuscript translation of a Euripides or Schiller drama in an appreciative drawing room on March 7 and 14 a large audience is already assured for these readings from Schy lus
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