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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1887
Page
4
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Mayor O'Brien reaffirmed Boston’s adherence to the 2 percent debt limit at the New England Club dinner and said the city can fund all municipal work next year without harming services. He hinted his inaugural message will explain how to implement the plan and suggested extending the limit for a new courthouse loan and county expenses with council cooperation.
The Knights of Labor face rising discontent after Powderly and associates raise salaries and create a Massachusetts sinecure. Critics claim leading officers earn far more than their trades allow and threaten legal action in Pennsylvania to challenge the pay reform.
The New York municipal board may permit Sunday museum openings soon with approved funding. Morris K. Jesup of the Museum of Natural History signals a shift toward liberal policy, yielding to trustees' majority for public benefit.
The article critiques a proposed temporary treasury loan scheme by Mr. Scott to banks in major cities. It argues the plan masks tax relief with a loaned surplus, relying on banks with strong dividends and reserves while shifting the fiscal burden away from taxpayers. It emphasizes the idea that true relief should come from tax removal, not government loans.
A report on the Hamilton Rice investigation in New York Assembly district details alleged backroom maneuvers by Captain Cregan and his allies. The case reveals ward leaders controlling nominations and campaign funds, with testimony highlighting citywide political mechanics and feudal-like chains of influence.
The piece weighs Goschen's hesitation to join Lord Salisbury's cabinet and the possible impact on Unionist strategy. It notes his Edinburgh defeat and potential return as a House leader, framing the leadership question amid Home Rule debates and Conservative options. A side thread laments uneducated laborer idleness vs classical study.
The piece argues against lowering orchestra seats to a dollar, noting that theatres require substantial investment in new pieces, scenery, and costumes. While some desire cheaper shows, the public’s growing taste and the high costs mean a universal price cut would not elevate the stage as hoped.
The Frothingham biography examines William Henry Channing born in 1810 in Boston as a nephew of William Ellery Channing. It traces his youth amid New England reform and Transcendental currents, noting idealism and social reform as shaping his vocation as a minister abroad and later in both England and the United States.
The book offers Mrs Georgiana Bruce Kirby recounting life from Bristol England to New York and California. It touches on transcendentalists Brook Farm Emerson Hawthorne Fuller and anti slavery reminiscences with some lack of polish while preserving notable incidents and人物.
A review notes The World Went Very Well Then as an English life tale echoing Besant. It approves the attempt at period style but calls artistic impact limited by philanthropic aims. The Horn Fair chapter contrasts with Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew fair and notes raucous activity and horn goods amid drink and noise.
A paragraph discusses Miss Yonge's tales versus Miss Preston's Atlantic Monthly criticism. The paper mentions a piece titled The Church of England Novel and notes it was not exclusively about Miss Yonge. It records an inquiring reader’s direction and partisan critique context.
A brief review notes Miss Yonge writes with churchey tone in Modern Telemachus about travels in the East and a historical foundation. Walter Besant’s The World Went Very Well Then is also discussed as a work with improbable yet factual elements.
The Harvard University Catalogue for 1886-87 records 1077 undergraduates and 1688 in the University. New appoinments include J. J. Hayes as instructor on elocution. The edition notes a Dante prize for undergrads and grads up to ten years out.
The essay reviews Washington Gladden’s Applied Christianity, arguing for Christianizing the present industrial system, reducing monopolies, and aligning labor and capital through moral reform. It praises his sympathy for the afflicted and cautions against socialism while urging better education, temperance, and decent tenements as part of church duty.
Review notes Hallam Tennyson’s English hexameter rendering of Jack and the Beanstalk. It blends stately rhetoric with common realism. closing lines recount the giant’s fall and Jack’s triumph. Caldecott’s illustrations, partly unfinished, show lively animals and a cheeky fairy character.
A brisk note on a book titled Letters from Surprise Land. The letters are addressed to Jay as dear and dearest Jay, described as uniformly lively and often flippant. Published in Boston by Cupples Upham & Co. at 75 cents.
The notice reviews Ambrose Tighe's The Development of the Roman Constitution from D Appleton. It mentions six volumes in a Natural History for Young Folks series by Mrs. Sanborn Tenney from Lee and Shepard of Boston. It also praises Jessy Greenwood's The Moon Maiden from Macmillan with moral themes and child appeal.
A Providence Journal feature sketches editor H. W. Grady as an 84 year old, small and solid man with jet black hair and eyes, a large mouth, and striking facial features. The portrait likens him to Thomas Jefferson and notes Irish ancestry on his grandfather.
The memoir recalls Grady a Georgia alumnus who served as Southern correspondent for the New York Herald and later bought into the Atlanta Constitution. His career spans reporting on Florida electoral exposure and Jefferson Davis, with continued influence as a near-survivor of newspaper market dominance.
In Boston the Papyrus Club elected Colonel Theodore A Dodge as president succeeding N S Dodge. Dodge, author of The Campaign of Chancellorsville and Bird's Eye View of Our Civil War, brings distinguished literary ties to the club's growing social and artistic circle.
A streto carpus dunii, native to the Cape of Good Hope, has been received by M. Goderfoy-Leboent at Argenteuil near Paris. The plant features a single leaf formed from a cotyledon, extending three to four feet, with seven or eight tall stalks bearing large light rose flowers.
A collage of humorous snippets and short quips from newspapers including remarks on manners, politics, and social mores. Snatches reference Hogg, Evarts, Bartholdi, and cultural stereotypes with light, satirical tone.
The piece muses on outlook for a year of national and personal growth. It stresses lessons from past events to foresee future development and urges hope that no new cloud will spoil the promise.
The Providence Star criticizes opponents of prohibition for troubling the public, harassing people, defying the State, and tampering with witnesses. It argues this approach will not overturn prohibition and calls it wholly wrong.
The Providence Journal argues that political party should not govern selections for municipal officers. It urges voters to weigh capacity and integrity as the primary criteria.
The Philadelphia North American questions the claim that the rich are growing richer and the poor poorer. It notes many labor dissertations debate the issue but asks who has proven the trend.
The Springfield Union argues for using surplus revenue to reduce illiteracy affecting six to seven million people nationwide, with emphasis on the South. It asks what methods will best achieve this goal and urges action to improve literacy nationally.
The Philadelphia Record reports that Carlisle stands as the Democrats' likely choice for Speaker, with alliances likely to counter tariffs reform. The piece notes threats from Republican organs targeting Carlisle and suggests future House leadership could be Carlisle if Democrats win the post.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that Western free traders overlook the Democratic platform and President’s demand to shield American labor in tariff reform, arguing that American labor equals American industry and should be protected.
A circulated England appeal signed by Gladstone Cardinal Manning Canon Farrar Professor Tyndall Archbishop of Canterbury the Duke of Westminster and others urges suppression of divorcee and criminal trial details. It argues for a cleaner record of daily events, noting pressure on London journals over the Campbell case and the media’s role in sensationalism.
Massachusetts governor Oliver Ames stands out as a striking figure of the year with a talent for delivering speeches, described by the Sun as one of the most interesting personalities.
The Brooklyn Eagle editorial praises a calmer South after political turmoil. It argues investment will return now that carpet baggers and agitators are gone and Black residents gain security and trust under Democratic administration.
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