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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1888
Page
4
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription rates with annual and term options and notes payment details. It identifies the publishing company address at 140 Nassau Street and names Ernest F. Braminenam as manager, with other office locations and department references.
The board of aldermen tabled the proposal to place laborers in paving and other departments on a permanent basis with salaries rather than daily wages. Alderman Sort defends labor interests, but the measure is seen as a pleasantry before an election and will likely stay on the table until then.
At yesterday's meeting an inquiry was ordered on whether Boston should secure compensation for street use by private corporations. prospects look slim as state power favors the firms. aldermen are urged to push the maximum legal return currently allowed.
A London News correspondent in Constantinople reports that Lord Salisbury warned Germany England would send two squadrons to the Black Sea if Russia occupies Bulgaria. The claim questions Britain’s stance and suggests Battenbergism as a framing.
The judiciary committee led by Ep Munds Hoag and Puan adopts a report adverse to Mr Lamar’s confirmation. Senator Steward of Nevada shows principled, fair conduct under party pressure while the committee’s report is brutum fulmen. Lamar’s confirmation is said to be assured despite partisan opposition.
Governor Hr calls for a probe into how New York judges are nominated and elected, focusing on alleged sales of seats through assessments for campaigns. The critique links election costs and printing burdens to inflated candidate payments, arguing reform could curb the broader evil.
If Governor Hitt pursues his plan to relieve judges from the improper political tax, he could trigger a broad reform affecting the entire election system. The move signals potential changes to how campaigns and judicial funding are handled.
The imprisonment of Mr Wiltrip Blunt draws broad attention in Britain as a notable example of defiance against the government in Ireland. The case, amplified by press commentary, signals a shift in perceived coercive policy and sparks debates about English sympathy for Ireland and the impact on public opinion. Blunt, an English aristocrat, diplomat, and turf enthusiast, is a high profile, conspicuous target whose punishment could influence future actions by both governments and society.
A Boston Evangelical Ministers Association report argues liberty to preach publicly should not be restricted by officials and compares gospel preaching to other public freedoms. The piece contends restraints exist in many civic areas and urges adherence to proper permitting rather than denial of speech.
The Navy Department plans to invite proposals for a submarine torpedo boat after Northampton trials of the Nordenfeldt design. The vessel uses surface propulsion by a 1000 horsepower engine and submerged power from high temperature water, offering enhanced stealth and crew comfort. Officials expect multiple designs to be submitted and foresee strong naval advantages over conventional torpedo boats.
The passage argues that open air preachers must follow general restrictions like others and that the Mayor is not to judge spiritual fitness but to weigh public convenience. It emphasizes that governing authority is needed where individuals intersect with the public, beyond theology.
In Boston at Horticultural Hall John Donoghue unveils three statues The Hunting Nymph The Boxer and the young Sophokles The review lauds the Dormer works for their motion and Greek spirit praising the potential impact on American sculpture and Boston’s cultural stature.
A glowing critique lauds a sculptor’s triumphal figures and urges Boston to retain the original statues for the art museum. The piece notes a promising bas relief The Seraph and Theseus and Ariadne busts, praising the artist Donoghue and the Papyrus Club leadership.
Boston witnesses the formal opening of Messrs Proctor and Mansfield's Grand Opera House. The Arabian Nights enchants with scenery and spectacle. critics note the lavish interior, comfortable seating, ventilation, and stage equipment, while deeming the text weak though performances by Richard Golden and Lena Melville redeeming moments.
The Hollis Street Theatre staged the first city production of She by Rider Haggard. The critic notes the novel’s bold imagination but warns the dramatic form loses the book’s strength, making the adaptation weaken the original elements.
The review finds Gillette's adaptation of She to be underwhelming though the scenery impresses. It notes added Americanizing elements, omitted dramatic moments, and weak performances by Henry Aveling, Laura Clement, William Faversham, and Charles Bowser, with Loie Fuller praised. The production runs throughout the week.
Boston Globe Theatre presented Renée de Moray with Miss Clara Morris in the title role. The plot centers on Renée hiding her brother Claude and a $100,000 jewelry transfer to him as her husband the Count confronts possible infidelity. Morris displays power through act II though later scenes show exaggerated passion, while staging and supporting performances sustain audience interest.
Porting players with Miss Morris in autumn impressed a small theatre audience. Mrs. Allen and Mr. Clarges performed competently while others wavered between honesty crude ness and theatrical excess, drawing close enthusiastic attention from the audience.
The Park Theatre hosted A Tin Soldier last night to a large audience. Eugene Canfield played Rats and T Q Seabrook portrayed Vilas Canby with a cast including C G Hess, Kate Davis, Elvin Croix, and Fannie Johnstone. New musical selections were added and well received. engagement runs one week only.
Notes show strong ticket demand for the final week of The Log garth at the Museum with Dandy Dick set for Monday. Gilmore and Tompkins revival Mazulin draws crowds at the New York Academy of Music with lavish scenery and ballet. Mme. Jananschek wins 12,000 dollar Newport suit and heads a New England tour through Brockton South Framingham North Attleboro Chelsea Marlboro North Adams, performing Meg Merriles and Mother and Son.
The Springfield Republican remarks that abuse of James Russell Lowell by Republican papers nationwide is astonishing. His Boston Tariff Reform League dinner remarks provoked little retort, which the writer finds instructive about the press dynamics.
The Philadelphia Record argues against the Brooklyn Storage Warehouse Trust describing it as a dangerous socialist scheme that could allow shippers at the New York port to be controlled. It urges state legislatures to enact stringent prohibitory laws with exemplary penalties to prevent such national combinations.
The piece argues Republican leaders fear popular opposition to tariff reform. It cites Mr. Sherman's concessions and monopolist pressure as reasons to avoid action. It warns protectionists must keep tariff untouched and resist discussion to preserve the status quo.
A collage of notes on rail costs, strikes, visitors, odd curiosities, and public figures. Talks of elevated rails, glass strikes, and a British Columbia hanging for murder mingle with jokes about John L Sullivan, postage stamps, leap year suitors, and Republican nominating fights. A New York suit over breach of promise, faith healer chatter in Chicago, and a Bouguereau parody spice the roundup. The Epoch humor and a Louisiana farming blurb close the column.
The Boston Indian citizenship committee held its regular monthly meeting at Mr. H. O. Houghton's office yesterday afternoon and disposed of some small items of business. A freight train on the Chicago Santa Fe California railroad ran through an open switch at Carrolton Missouri Sunday. fireman Charles Coverts was killed and engineer Charles Thompson fatally injured.
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