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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1891
Page
4
The Ohio Republicans rehearse for the next campaign aiming to win the state from Democrats. Mr McKinley is the most mentioned gubernatorial candidate with Senator Sherman also a possible nominee. A McKinley bid would be framed as vindication, though recent vindications have often failed.
The annual civil service report shows extensive adoption since 1885, with over 2100 of 4700 first division employees hired under civil service rules and minimal removals for cause. Suggestions include extending classified service to clerical messengers and fixing police tenure, plus powers to summon witnesses and administer oaths as city charters are adopted by Chicopee Marlboro and Pittsfield.
An Italian policy reportedly earmarks at least 15 million dollars for new naval ships this year. Italy already fields a navy strong enough for its needs, with only Britain and France having larger fleets. Critics question Triple Alliance value as taxes rise while Italy furthers naval power. The note cites Cavour's unification legacy as not to be merely the paw of Germany.
The international copyright bill likely to be acted on this week with Thursday as the target. Senate sentiment favors the measure though opposition is mounting, and delaying action risks losing a hearing this session.
The speaker urges sticking to the goal and pressing the measure once the path is clear, while allies should vote down every amendment proposed. The push emphasizes decisive passage and discourages altering the plan.
A Washington despatch discusses the pending free coinage of cheap dollars as a Senate policy, with the House likely to block it. The piece notes Republican and Democrat pressures, the risk of force bill linkage, and calls for hard money advocacy to resist concessions and protect sound currency.
The Boston Journal Washington dispatches discuss tin plates, claiming better quality and lower prices abroad once tariffs take effect. Critics argue the July tariff delay nullifies protection, while albumenized paper prices rise despite claims of home competition. A New York firm offers $34 per ream for 8. M. Extra Brilliant Paper, noting McKinley pricing. A circular shows glass bottle price hikes due to duties, marking broader price impacts across trade.
A letter from Charles Graef & Co mentions pricing for Apollinaris in a case of fifty large bottles at seven dollars and a case of one hundred small bottles at one thousand fifty dollars, with signatures and formal closing.
The article argues that widespread investment in France’s national debt by all classes, especially small investors and workers, strengthens republican stability. It compares the Bank of England’s influence on 17th century politics with Boulangism and Bonapartism, noting French wealth tied to national prosperity reduces revolutionary risk.
The article notes rumors of a powerful Woman s Council uniting all women s clubs and associations with a claim of irresistible influence. It questions the practical gains, warns of minding others business, and contrasts it with smaller, work grounded organizations while suggesting risks in centralizing female leadership.
The article examines a New York Common Pleas case where an actress sues a manager after a contract cancellation due to illness. It also reports Rev. Weston’s claim linking Peter Stuart Ney to the Marshal of France, arguing a historic ki—related myth anew with his published book.
A Newark clergyman cites McAllister and his book to critique decadent manners of the Four Hundred while debating evidence and truth. The piece also notes the Luxembourg garden execution myth and Sir William Harcourt’s denial of hard feelings among English Liberals and their pursuit of peace.
The obituary recalls Joseph W. Balch of Boylston Insurance as a well known Boston figure with a warm, youthful presence and strong integrity. It notes his Jamaica Plain home and long social ties before shifting to a wind gust that toppled a Common elm, narrowly missing pedestrians and vehicles. The column then shifts to playful musings on robins, then to visiting state legislators entering Boston with humor about regional characters.
A verse critique links the Boston press to the Independent label, arguing the paper group is nearly all Democratic in stance. The poem questions the motive and coherence of Independent publishers and asks whose fault lies in the shift.
The Association of the Home for Aged Men elected officers at yesterday’s meeting. John T. Bradlee was named president with several vice presidents, James Longley treasurer, and David H. Coolidge clerk. Directors include Samuel Snow and others. Receipts reached 31374.92, with 7918 spent on outside beneficiaries and the rest reserved for the home. There are 48 inmates and 42 outsiders aided.
Duff comic opera company staged The Red Hussar a three act comedy opera with libretto by H P Stevens and music by Edward Solomon. The plot unfolds steadily and is anchored by Marie Tempest as Kitty with strong presence while others deliver adequate performances despite a slow pace and modest tunes.
A kaleidoscope of notes recalls girdle fashion, Danbury hat output, and Cracow poets. Stories span tobacco claims in New York, a boyish vibe for Campanini, a graveyard mishap tale, a fortune heiress fates, a comic cab ride with Representative Brown, and odd letters from Chicago about adoption and faith.
The Hollis Street Theatre revived Mr. J. J. McNallys farce A Straight Tip with the same company and audience acclaim as before. Powers Daly Sparks Hart impressed. dance and music pleased, especially the second act. The Crystal Slipper dazzled Boston with vivid scenery and new ballet features including La Carte DAmour by Marchetti.
The New York Chamber of Commerce heard reports on Secretary Windom's interconvertible bond plan and the Senate free coinage amendment. The finance committee unanimously opposed Windom's bond scheme as impracticable and dangerous and recommended not endorsing it. The majority report against free coinage warned of risks to business without international agreement, while the dissent urged a compromise. The majority decision favored opposing free coinage and the Windom bond plan by vote of 11 to 14.
Windsor Hotel hosts the election of five commissioners plus a chairman Aldace F Walker to lead the board The five include J W Midgley J N Faithers James Smith and E P Vining covering Western Freight Western Passenger Southwestern railway and steamship Transcontinental and Trans Missouri divisions Aimed at cutting outside costs and redrawing districts The Missouri statutes threaten new rail consolidations across the state and bar cross railroad officers from serving multiple lines
A brisk portrait of the octogenarian author of The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. Holmes offers lively musings on old age and youth in his new volume Over the Teacups, promising a gathering around the supper table even as readers await further invitations.
The Russian grand dukes Nicholas and George, now in India, plan a March 1 San Francisco arrival then a continental journey by special train with stops at Salt Lake City Denver Chicago Niagara Falls and New York. From New York the Czarowitz heads to St Petersburg. Nicholas is 24 and George 19.
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