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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1888
Page
4
The notice states second class matter status and that Allimoney is sent at the sender’s risk. It instructs that all checks drafts and money orders be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The note indicates where to find content in the issue with Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven and Ship News on page three.
Editorial argues Alderman Gower's stance and board support keep labor matters—hours, wages, conditions—out of council hands. It asserts executive handling protects workers from political meddling and urges businesslike decisions over labor votes. It also notes European ship tonnage excess and rising 1887 UK shipbuilding.
The article notes wide opinion gaps over a retirement pension bill for Boston police. Advocates and opponents vary, with supporters seeking a well defined flexible framework, including board discretion, periodic exams, and potential pensioning or retention based on capacity.
The article discusses M. Flogart facing delays in an alliance between France and Russia. It doubts an immediate downfall of the Tharp ministry and notes misfired attempts to force surrender. M. TriAxp is seen as representing peaceful policy, gaining support against the war faction led by M. FILOQUET.
The Russian government shows sincere anxiety to negotiate with its republican neighbor for moral and material gains. France faces a tempting alignment against Germany, but cooler heads fear the dangers such a move could bring.
The Benson era discussion centers on a proposed division that creates a wealthy new town valued at 7.3 million dollars with 272 polls. Critics argue the split shifts public costs from summer residents to the old Beverly middle class, raising old town taxes and burden.
The annual report praises arbitration’s role in Lynn and Beverly labor conflicts and other statewide disputes. It notes employers and workers largely accept decisions, with few refusals or violations, and recommends raising the clerk’s pay to 1200 and appointing a neutral secretary.
The analysis argues against creating a privileged wealthy town, likening it to a social shelter for the rich and a move away from citizenship duties. It notes past petitions refused, warns of regional influence, and appeals to public policy and long-standing state principles.
A philosophy backed reform rests on four prae sophic bases and has achieved notable success. The measure invokes reasoned principles to guide policy, gaining support across civic groups and reflecting a disciplined approach to governance.
A Boston University president reports a fierce campaign against Harvard College leaders over admission Greek requirements. He blasts Harvard overseers and publishes a New England College Association protest letter while urging intercollegiate harmony and continued scrutiny of higher education perils.
The tenth annual Boston Association in aid of the Gould Memorial Home and schools Rome Italy meets at 11 at Mrs Joan L Bremer 49 Beacon St Boston with Rev Alexander Twombly presiding and Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer participating. Special donations are solicited with 2000 sought from Boston for the building fund.
George Routledge states he has maintained a publishing pace of two books per week for half a century. The claim highlights his prolific career and long-standing output in the publishing industry.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company opened at the Boston Theatre with Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment. Mile. Zelie de Lussan led a strong cast in a radiant performance praised for singing and acting, with standout support from Miss Louise Edgar and Mr. Fritz Williams. Future program notes Victor with Mile de Lussan on the bill tonight.
The Globe presentation by Aronson's New York Casino company impresses with costly sets and period-inspired decor. Music and libretto are found weak, with only Miss Bertha Ricci delivering notable vocal skill amid uneven performances and tiresome comic excess.
The Park Theatre audience heard an essentially new version of Suppe’s Boccaccio by the McCaull opera company. The changes chiefly add comedy lines and a song, with no score alterations. Mme Mathilde Cottrelly led as Boccaccio, aided by Marion Manola and Laura Joyce Bell in key roles.
Uncle Alvin Joslin returns to the Grand Opera House performing his familiar rustic persona to a full Boston audience. Manager Charles L. Davis matches the mood with deft pacing as Marie Bingham plays Mia in the harbor scene and Clorinda Joslin counters her husband with strength.
Review notes the supporting cast delivering limited performances while praising Clara Washburn as Zilla Milton and Su J Roden as Jim Dean. The writer singles out Alvin as the central focus of interest, though overall acting is often mediocre.
At the Howard Atheneum last night Marinelli's Cosmopolitan Congress and the Big Four vaudeville combination opened to a crowded house. The program featured Dolan and McCarthy in Irish business Rosa Lee in popular melodies Clark and Williams in blackface work and more finishing with Fried in a Box. The entertainment was well received.
The Bells of Haslemere enters its fourth week at the Museum drawing growing crowds as actors refine their crafts. Cuisla-ma-Chree runs into its second week at Hollis Street with Boucicault’s Andy Dolan and the O Neales praised for strong bits. Hoodman Blind at Grand Opera House begins March 5 with Proctor Mansfield and stars de Belleville and Allen. Wallack's scenery provides the effects.
A Boston writer recalls odd near supernatural coincidences with a battered herdic and a Civil War deserter tale ending in tragedy. He laments ice on Beacon Street and praises cautious street cleaning, then muses on early South strawberries and the wisdom of waiting for ripened fruit over premature harvest.
A collage of items satirizes trusts and politics with remarks on railroad frogs and spring melt. It notes an editor aiming for the presidency, Blaine and Blaine’s health conjectures, and an Evening Post call for physician-led inquiry into party illness. It also mentions Salvation Army relief efforts in Limehouse and Pasteur rabbit experiments.
Isaac Ennis, famed circus lion tamer known as Old Ike, died Friday night in Philadelphia claiming to be the first to enter a lion cage for the animal’s training. A long career without injury marks a remarkable record in the circus world.
A Tribune editorial mocks a House judiciary committee report proposing October 1 as Congress meeting time. It notes the bill would harm public interests as many members are busy in October every other year securing election of delegates in their districts.
The New York Tribune notes Governor Hill must decide whether to pursue the presidential nomination or align with Grover Cleveland. It argues his desire for delegates clashes with prudence and his fear of being left out at home, framing the choice as a test of ambition versus calculation.
A letter from Henry F. G. Waters to the New England Historic Genealogical Society reporter notes the discovery of the marriage license record and memorandum entry for John Harvard and Anne Sadler, married April 19, 1636. The correspondence, with transcripts of the original entries, will be printed.
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