Boston Post Amusements and Subscription Rates Notice
Boston Post lists subscription prices and publication details including daily three dollars and monthly rates with notices on mailing, editor policies, and how readers can report service locations. The page also catalogs venues for evening shows at multiple theaters including Boston Theatre and others with titles like The Soudon and Alvin Joslin.
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Oston Theatre
Washington
Soudon
Porton Museum
Tremont Street
Scollay Square
Betty
Washington Street
Robert Mantel
Hollis
Sothern
Maister of
Woodbarrow
Howard Athenaum
Ltoward Street
Yask Theatre
Aunt Bridget
LeMont Theatre
Nat C. ¢Odwin
Wreckage of ’90 marks two political upheavals
The year 1890 will be remembered for two major political upheavals. In the United States McKinleyism was buried by a record tidal wave, while in Great Britain the Home Rule party faced near destruction. A good dose of wreckage will drift into 1891.
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Atlantic
Home Rule
Great Britain
Beginning Right Carruth Nominated for Aldermen Chair
Democratic members elect nominate Mr Carruth for chair of the new Aldermen board. He is described as conscientious progressive and independent with concern for district and city. The group hopes for prompt unanimous support and good will from citizens regardless of party.
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Carruth
Rr ‘Arruth
Convenient scapegoat blamed after New York roof collapse
A roof collapse during repairs in New York killed two workmen and injured about a dozen. The piece argues negligence by contractor or builder or inspectors may be to blame, noting a scapegoat is often found at the critical moment.
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New York
Pbuilding Bureau
Jose
West Point
Manning Our Ships of War and Naval Manpower
Admiral Luck argues in the January North American Review for manning the navy with continuous service sailors trained from youth. He critiques the naval apprentice system as insufficient and notes potential in-country seamen, merchant marine ties, and naval reserve, while questioning subsidies versus free ships and materials.
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Admiral Luck
North American Review
Great Britain
English copyright bills and Churchill illness noted
The article reports on a Lords measure by Lord Mooneswell extending author rights and contrasts it with international copyright. It also notes American interest in Lady Randolph Churchill and clarifies she is not Lady Crarminity, but a distinct person, amid news of her serious illness.
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House of Lords
Lord Mooneswell
Lord Monkswell
Ranpoleh Churchill
England
Lady Crarremity
Rey Churchill
Lady Randolph
A New Year Reflections and Remembrance of Dennis Miller Bunker
An editorial ponder of New Year seasons and averages contrasts with a tribute to painter Dennis Miller Bunker. It recalls his early work, teaching devotion, and enduring influence, noting his refined color and form and the loss felt at his death. The Wagner matinee review follows with critiques of selections from Tristan and Isolde and Siegfried, praising orchestral renderings and warning against overextended concert pieces outside the opera house.
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Dennis Miller Bunker
Unker
France
Weril
Trainin
Bunker
Mgr. Bunker
Emerson
Banker Guade
Shelley
Wagner
Music Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Messrs. Campanini
Kneisell
Pannhaes
Paria
Die Meistersinger
Mr. Campanini
Gounod
Tristan
Joan Ford
Catullo Mendes
Boston boys miss common coast and toboggan fun
A Boston observer laments the loss of free sledding on the Common due to plank walks and snow shoveling. Bridges once built across coasts are gone, leaving only Flagstaff Hill for brief coast runs and diminished exhilaration for youths.
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Long Coast
Merchants Seek Clarification After Treasury Refund Reversal
Dues paid under protest led to a suit for recovery of excess refunds reversing a Treasury decision. Joan Wanaaker brought the case as refunds exceed 1.5 million dollars have already been issued to importers. The government now halts further action, prompting merchants to demand prompt explanation and resolution.
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Treasury Department
Joan Wanaaker
Journal interprets senate pact against force bill in silver talk
The Boston Journal reports a supposed agreement between free silver Republicans and Senate Democrats to block the elections bill and closure resolution. It argues a majority exists against the force bill and urges the Journal to drop the measure unless the majority rules.
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The
Boston Journal
Washington
Senate
Reciprocity and Hides in New Tariff Negotiations
Washington dispatches note negotiations with Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina to free imports of sugar, molasses, coffee, tea, and hides from duties after January 1, 1502. The piece highlights relief from tariff burdens for New England hides and the risk of higher costs if agreements fail.
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Washington
Brazil
Venezuela
New England
Argentine
Argentine Republic
Blaine
United States
Proposed UK and US copyright terms in debate
The piece compares British and American copyright lengths and argues a life plus thirty years after death rule better protects authors. It notes current terms, renewal periods, and the shift toward securing authors' rights and control over abridgment dramatization and commissioned photographs. It calls for broader discussion of international copyright reforms.
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Lally, ~ Publishing CO
Post Publishing Company
Corcoran
Fifteenth Street
Boston
Best
Athenaeum
IN Memoriam
Erland
Sergius Stepniak
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