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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1888
Page
4
Milk near Washington Street lists daily and weekly subscription prices with a note that payments are at sender’s risk. The notice mentions second class matter status and directs checks to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY with addresses in New York and Washington, advertising department pages and ship news location.
Petitions regarding elevated railway schemes for Boston appear in the Legislature. The piece urges careful examination this year, citing New York's experience as proof of inutility and warning against hasty adoption of similar methods in Boston.
The piece condemns the Republican Senate majority led by Chandler for refusing executive session on Lamar’s appointment. It argues the delay is unreasoning obstruction and notes shifts in support, with even the New York Tribune doubting any doubt about eventual confirmation. The postponement to next week is criticized as trivial political theater.
The article argues that a prompt report on a prohibitory amendment seeks to push the session forward by tackling debatable issues early. It warns that more is needed than settling liquor questions and calls for clearing stock issues from the docket while sessions begin. It suggests addressing woman suffrage biennial sessions districting and rates before prorogation.
A New York Herald letter from a British MP suggests the local government bill will shift rail and private bill powers to English and Scottish local boards elected by suffrage. Localities would decide on roads water supply sewerage and more, a revolution that mirrors US state legislatures. Ireland possibly included but Home Rule leaders may oppose.
The Post notes that Russian and Bulgarian dispatches fail to reveal clear aims of Continental powers. The future of peace in Europe rests on a fragile balance where small factors could tip the scales toward war or continued calm.
The National Opera Company delivered Verdi’s Aida at the Boston Theatre with a balanced, strong cast led by George H. Broderick as the King and Clara Poole as Amneris. Bertha Pierson sang Aida with drama despite mild vocal blemishes. Bart on McGuckin impressed as Radames. Orchestra led by Hinrichs showed solid tone though occasionally overpowering singers. Hock’s stage work and chorus were exemplary. Mephisto will be played by Frank Vetta on future dates. Saturday closes the run with an early-week announcement.
The piece argues Russia pursues Bulgaria issues to threaten Central Europe after Alexander’s deposition. It questions Ferdinand's resignation and notes Kaulbars’ claim Russia will not concede on Bulgarian questions, implying renewed danger and limited prospects for peace.
The piece surveys farmer sentiment on tariff policy as led by President Cleveland's message. It notes a New York Tribune backed farmers committee and mixed responses from J H Hae and J N Thompson. The Chicago Tribune highlights Western farmer interest against tariff protection and argues price dynamics favor Eastern mills.
The Essex Agricultural Institute calls for tariff reform touching eggs bed feathers and Egyptian onions while acknowledging that many agricultural interests outside market gardening and poultry cannot be protected by tariffs. Farmers urge relief by removing taxes on themselves rather than new levies on others.
The President urges Congress to accept France’s invitation to the 1889 Paris Exposition. European monarchies send regrets while republics, including Spanish-American states, have accepted. A favorable U.S. reply could boost trade with republics and strengthen Franco-American friendship amid tense European politics.
A young Englishman in a hotel room is robbed by a man who emerges from beneath his bed and demands valuables. In a separate case a 22 year old blue eyed girl in a tenement fights off two robbers until police arrive, keeping $7 and an iron toy safe containing $6. Miss Gilmore, a circus rider, aids her own rescue.
The record notes Congressman Lopar praising Blaine as the Republican standard bearer while his 1884 stance evolved. He initially opposed Blaine as unfit, warning of a defensive campaign, then backed Blaine, later becoming a courtier in adulation four years after.
The matinée presents Rubinstein's Nero with Eloi Sylva as Nero Emma Juch Chrysa and cast reprises first night triumph The Queen of Sheba closes the week with Bassett and McGuckin Lohengrin next week Wagner operas dominate the schedule Also a Boston column laments icy sidewalks and fashion norms highlighting urban life realities.
The cold spell thickened ponds near Boston to five to six inches with deeper ice inland. Boston area sites like North Chelmsford show twelve inches while Presh Pond Cambridge runs about six. Dealers expect a good crop and may seek ice in New Hampshire or Maine if needed. Wolfeboro reports ten to twelve inches and Kennebec River nine inches with no snow on banks. The ice quality is fair and free of snow ice.
The last date for receiving applications for space at the grand international exhibition of arts sciences and manufactures in Brussels Belgium is February 1 1888.
In Appany New York on January 13 the Circuit Court jury returned a verdict against Quarantine Commissioner Thomas C. Platt. The action sought to depose him for non residency. Platt claimed legal residence in Tioga County. Ex Attorney General O'Brien entered judgment ousting Platt and declaring him unlawfully in office with costs to be taxed.
The Vermont copper mines were sold at auction in Brattleboro for 36000 to F M F Casein of New York, former manager of the Vermont Copper Company. The parcel covers 1200 acres with a large copper mine, 24 smelting furnaces, a concentration mill, 68 houses, a store, and machinery. Deed delivery awaits court approval within three weeks, with Casein planning mining after water is pumped, and locals in Ely and West Fairlee express great rejoicing.
Lippincott's Magazine announces a February series with a $100 prize for literature and current affairs questions. The piece notes Lowell on Landor with an unpublished poem, Swinburne's Tennyson-Darwin piece, and Miss Hobbes's papers. Ticknor & Co. plan new novels by Margaret Kent's author and Bellamy, plus Ballou travel work and Kennan's Russian prison paper in Century.
Some Virginia tobacco growers tell the Richmond Dispatch that the internal tax raises prices and reduces consumer demand, arguing that repealing the tax would protect their business by encouraging use of the weed. The piece questions advocates of the bill and invokes Father Trask.
The Chicago Herald notes Merrill will question and Sherman will study the Blair bill overnight. It argues the measure would invite a deficit by removing taxes on sugar woollens iron or salt. The piece labels Blair a pestiferous senator near a treasury with a large surplus and surrounded by strategic politicians.
The Boston notice warns against monopolists linked to United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia and tied to Standard Oil. It cites a $750,000 bond stake, stock watering, and $35,000,000 debt with 10 percent dividends. It argues public franchise gas should not be surrendered to such trusts. Local concerns about Boston are noted alongside Chicago and St Louis.
At the Boston poultry show the French fattening machine drew peak interest as the first of its kind shown in the city. Ducks and chickens in narrow pens are fed a predigested barley cornmeal mix for about thirty days to reach ideal eating condition. The process uses a six foot machine with a dial to dose at set centimeter amounts and feeds fowls three times daily, increasing the dose to induce fullness before slaughter.
A roundup of late 19th century highlights includes a Normandy horse drawn wagon trip of 75 miles in under nine hours with a rest, France pushing eight area ships toward completion, balloon speculation by M de Vilars, and Sarah Bernhardt’s lavish marriage gifts. It mentions bibliophile terms, a fashion model in Paris, gold dollar bangles, Boston-Worcester funding talks, and Paris hotel waste practices. The piece ends with theater anecdotes about Gillette and a London fog record.
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