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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1888
Page
4
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The editor states manuscripts will not be returned and anonymous communications are ignored. Writers must include full name and address with submissions as a guaranty, though not for publication.
The note indicates where to find the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven, while Ship News appears on page three.
The Anchor line plans monthly steamship runs between New York and Indian ports prompting alarm that American shipping could lose foreign trade. Observers say such rivalry may not be fatal as delivery speeds rise but costs also increase and much cargo does not require fastest service.
The council moved to form a committee to study making managers in paving and other departments permanent. The proposal, revived after a prior failure due to funds, risks higher city costs and outlines a demagogic approach that unsettles private business norms.
The House considers Congressman Dingley’s proposal to ban large timber rafts from entering or leaving seacoast ports unless towed on inland waters or kept in protected inlets. The Nova Scotia raft disaster emphasizes navigation hazards, and the article urges government backed derelict patrols as Commander Barrerr recommended.
The New York governor proposes a special counsel to review bill language before passage, a reform echoed as needed in Massachusetts. The piece cites clumsy titles and ambiguous provisions as evidence of legislative carelessness, noting past errors in boundary definitions and smoking ban repeal attempts.
The passage argues that paying an official would be money well spent, framing the Legislature's salaries as a prudent investment. The comment implies approval of compensation for public office, emphasizing value and governance.
A critical review notes Governor Ames writes a vacant message to the legislature lacking bold policy, with cautious stances on judicial relief and woman suffrage. It praises court needs, calls for state house additions, and urges inquiry on biennial elections while avoiding firm positions on prison labor and school reform.
London reports via Mr. T. P. Gill that Britain may proclaim meetings in Dromore Ireland where Herbert Gladstone would speak. The move alarms authorities who fear suppressing Home Rule advocacy. Protests note liberty and political rights, arguing government overreach and inconsistent precedent.
The Winchester by election produced a Conservative victory with 1364 votes to 849 for the Liberal, a 515 vote margin and a 179 vote improvement over two years ago. The result is noted as remarkable but not decisive on Home Rule, while observers await the French prize experiment for wine adulteration detection.
Three boys aged 11 to 13 faced a Roxbury District Court trial for assault and attempted robbery on a younger boy. Despite prior probation, the trio was mostly committed to Deer Island, while one boy was bailed to Pine Farm by the Children's Aid Society. Pine Farm and Foxboro house many at risk youths. The society seeks more funds and subscribers to expand its work.
A reviewer comments on Mrs. Brown Porter as an actress who may not be outstanding but excels at pleasing audiences. She tells a Boston reporter that the city looks solid yet old and praises local charm, calling Boston ladies handsome and men more Londonlike, a frank compliment from a New Yorker.
Joseph Hofmann appeared with the orchestra and Mme Hastreiter in Music Hall. The large crowd, mostly ladies, witnessed four solo numbers including the Mozart D minor concerto and Rubinstein improvisation. The performances showed the young pianist’s growing skill, aided by his father Casimir Hofmann who turned the pages.
William Emerson Baker of Boston died at his Commonwealth avenue home in his sixtieth year after a brief illness of angina pectoris. A sewing machine pioneer with Grover & Baker, he built Ridge Hill Farms at Wellesley and hosted many visitors. He leaves a widow and two sons and his funeral will be at 275 Commonwealth avenue, with interment at Forest Hills.
Swedish singer Mme. Petrelli made her Boston debut at Union Hall, after years abroad and European tours. She sang Rossini, Mattei, Berg, Dannstrom, a self written romance, and Finnish Swedish folk songs, showing wide range and strong cultivated voice. She plans a U S concert tour and impressed with artistry and technique.
The advance sale for the national opera season began at the Boston Theatre with a record one day sale. Rubinstein's Nero opens next Monday starring Eloi Sylva with Emma Chrysa in a premiere role, alongside Ludwig Merton Broderick Bassett Black Pierson Poole Ludington. Further keys include Goldmark's Queen of Sheba and later Faust Tannhauser and Alda in a week of notable performances.
Matinée piano recital by Ernst Perabo at the Boston Art Club featured a program of works by Beethoven Carl Lowe Bach Rubinstein Henselt Raif Hummel Mendelssohn Schubert and Schubert’s sonata in B flat major including multiple Bach preludes and fugues and Perabo's own scherzo.
Mr and Mrs William Ordway Partridge are in Rome. Frances E Fisher pen name Christian Reid wed James N Tiernan last week in New Orleans. Fremont Cole NY Assembly Speaker pictured as delicate, abstemious and cardless. Lord Hawke, new baron, cricketer of England, in Australia. Leopold Blohm Chicago speculator profited 3 14 000 in grain trades last week. worth about 900000, largely from speculation.
The Rev Isaac Pendleton Langworthy D D a leading Congregational figure died at his Chelsea home after a long career with the American Congregational Association Born January 19 1866 in Stonington Conn he graduated Yale 1839 1841 and served as pastor in Chelsea He helped found the Congregational House library and supervised Union funds His funeral will be held at First Congregational Church Chelsea Friday at 3 30 PM with burial in New Haven the following Saturday
Benjamin Cushing secretary of the board of principal assessors for Boston died at his Highlands residence from Bright's disease aged 64. Born December 24, 1824 in Boston he had a long career in commerce before joining the assessors office in 1864 and serving as secretary since his 1866 appointment.
A Boston writer laments the death of William Emer son Baker a wealthy indefatigable innovator known for humanitarian schemes eccentric posters and a lively taste for theater. He recalls Baker as restless industrious and charmingly unselfish and reflects on billboard ruined images from a storm and the spread of the word smart across English usage.
The Loggarth will run a final fourth week at the Museum starting Monday. On January 16 the comedy Dandy Dick by A W Pinero debuts at Daly's Theatre in New York after a lengthy London run. Mrs James Brown Potter presents Loyal Love at the Globe all week shifting to Lowell for Romeo and Juliet. Clara Morris follows with a new Globe play. Suburban patrons can reach Grand Opera House from northern depots in twenty minutes, southern roads in fifteen, and from South Boston and Huntington avenues stations in ten minutes.
A column of 1880s witticisms and observations sketches tariffs as tall wool and a yard wide, notes oil speculation, forecast blizzards, and mocks Wall Street and English spelling while touching on Wyoming soap, Virginia hares, Chinese prices, and Niagara misunderstandings.
The program features Mendelssohn’s Melusine overture written in Düsseldorf in 1833 and premiered 1834, Schubert’s incomplete Symphony in B minor with two movements and nine measures of the scherzo, written in Vienna 1822 and discovered in Gratz, and Beethoven’s E flat concerto from 1809 noted as one of the greatest piano concertos demanding high artistic technique.
From current appearances Mr. Blaine's nomination seems assured if he agrees to accept, a conclusion shared by observers in the Boston Advertiser.
A New York Times dispatch notes both Republican presidential contenders present equally barren policy proposals. It argues that if voters are given a chance to weigh them, they will decisively reject the platform.
The Republican papers recognize that the 1888 presidential result will depend on new voters. They warn that clinging to old issues fails to attract youth, noting the party’s historic appeal to young men and current tendencies that repel them.
The Springfield Republican condemns the Massachusetts General Court convening in a state house session. It criticizes biennial sessions as sufficient for large states and calls for fewer lobbyists and tighter limits on politicians, noting patient public tolerance.
A Philadelphia Telegraph editorial rebukes party organs for underestimating the public’s discernment. It argues the next campaign will not hinge on the Cleveland flag issue or the Blaine banner and condemns revenue driven Republican factions seeking power.
James Brown of Boston was sentenced yesterday in the New Hampshire Supreme Court to three years in state prison for attempting to break into the Francestown National Bank in Francestown.
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