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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1889
Page
4
A fragment notes subscription prices for Milk near Washington Street with rates: 6.00, 3.00, 1.50, 0.50, and 1.00. No context or publisher indicated.
The Ideals presented Gounod's Faust at the Boston Theatre with a cast including Marguerite by Georgine Von Januschowsky and Val entine by W H Mertens. Critics praised Neuendorff's orchestra but faulted the chorus and many soloists for mis timin g and pitch, labeling the production a rare misstep for a masterwork.
The Saxton revised ballot bill moves to a committee in the New York Legislature. Governor Hill's veto message looms over its attempts to reform, despite a concession allowing sample ballots marked by district bosses for voter instruction. The governor may still withhold approval despite the change.
The public release of Mr Stanley’s letter offers only his latest personal statement. Dated December 21 from Zanzibar, it confirms his return to Bengala on August 17 after leaving Emin Pasha near the Nile eighty-two days earlier. He plans to start again in ten days and asks Tippoo Tip for company, leaving the broader situation uncertain.
President public correspondence to Congress outlines the Haiti Republic seizure. Secretary Bryan argues the blockade date and publication limit prior knowledge by the Haitian captain. He contends the prize court lacked proper constitution and criminal jurisdiction, justifying the demand for release.
Secretary Bayard asserts US neutrality protecting American business in Haiti while warning against arming insurgents. Reports say ships have departed New York with contraband goods. Government will not assume risks if vessels sail regardless of anticipated consequences.
General William Mahone states an open campaign for a cabinet slot in General Harrison's administration. He argues the motive is to gain recognition for the se condary matters he represents and to influence policy at the highest level.
The passage criticizes rivals like Mahone and Blaine for clamoring for confidential adviser positions in General Harrison's Cabinet. It notes the sectional patriotism and unprecedented hustling for posts amid close personal ties to the executive, praising Blaine for seeming more restrained than others.
The article examines Judge Woops shifting stance on the DupLEY bribery case at Indianapolis. It notes delays by the grand jury and suggests the altered instructions may determine whether DudLEY faces indictment. It questions the credibility of surrounding sensational claims and mocks related sensational reports.
The New York Herald reports a dramatic plan to blow up an English steamship in New York Harbor allegedly hatched by English detectives to discredit Irish leader Mr Parneva. It claims London Times involvement and aims to alienate sympathy from Irish nationalists.
The piece argues the patent office lacks strong leadership with short terms for commissioners, doubling as executive and judicial bodies. It calls for a permanent commissioner, a patent court within the office, and a larger, better paid staff to end inconsistent standards and over technicality that harass inventors.
A heated dispute over German and Italian opera rages in New York. The piece argues for enjoying both Wagner Lohengrin and Verdi Aida when they arise, noting that admiration for Goethe and Dante mirrors the mix of tastes.
The piece notes Macbeth's rising stage popularity and the rarity of actresses willing to play Lady Macbeth. It recalls only three actresses who have tackled the part in recent memory, highlighting the role's demanding nature and the challenge it poses for casting.
The article compares famed dramatic artists Mme Janausche, Cuarterre Cushman, and Ristori with newer performers Miss Ernen Terry and Mrs Lanorry. It notes Mme Monsiska’s artistry as far from Shakespearean ideal, while hinting Mme Mopszixa might join the field.
The emperor wounded a Berlin subject during a hunting expedition. The injury is not serious and appears to be an accident. This marks another notable innovation as the sovereign previously was commonly the target rather than the shooter.
A Boston note outlines plans to rent part of a Beacon street white granite house near Charles street to a tailor for a shop next summer. The piece warns of residential disruption and predicts Beacon street’s shift toward retail trade, with sentiment opposed by residents but driven by business interests. It also critiques dog license proposals and a 100 dollar bond requirement, arguing such laws harm the poor and their pets.
The Hopedale Machine Company Draper and Sons and Dutcher Temple and Co present Hopedale with 6000 dollars to build a high school. A special town meeting voted 1000 dollars for a building site and passed a vote of thanks for the gift.
Lydia Thompson is seriously ill in Los Angeles where her company played last week. The deathless manuscript of Dr. McGill’s Sabbatarian Liturgy is feared burned. Senator-elect Anthony Higgins, a Blaine partisan and former U S district attorney for Delaware under Grant, is a bachelor and plain. Prof A C Zenos is installed Hosmer professor at Hartford Theological Seminary. Postmaster Estabrook of Worcester seeks better service in Washington. Eugene I Wetherell’s will leaves $500000 to Emma Abbott Wetherell. George Hannah, Long Island Historical Society librarian, explains disappearance by returning from Boston with farewell notes hidden in his hat.
The Bay State Agricultural Society held its third annual meeting at the United States Hotel with about sixty members in attendance. President Edward Burnett of Southboro declined continued leadership, praising the executive committee. Officers elected include E F Bowditch who declined, Col Henry Russell as president, F H Appleton as secretary, and W Bowker as treasurer, with a debt clearance and a net debt of 611 remaining after Springfield fair expenses.
The Bowdoin prize dissertations were announced with awards for Class I graduates E L Blossom J W H Walden and C F A Currier all for essays on social topics and constitutional government. Undergraduates receive prizes for works on England Ireland relations and Germany. The rowing tank is filling this morning as the boat crew trains on the river in unfavorable tides. The Harvard Historical Society meets tonight to discuss Benvenuto Cellini.
Senator Hoar says farm mortgages signal life and health in a scene of tax blessings. The remark, reported by the Limes of Indiana, aligns with protectionist views that a tax is a blessing, though farmers may doubt the doctrine.
The Chicago News Indiana dispatch notes many visitors in Indianapolis pressing claims for office or friends. It urges Republicans who support civil service reform to also send representatives to present their side of the case to Harrison and locals.
The Philadelphia Times argues General Harrison should ignore sectional flood of advice. He was elected president of the whole country, not just the South or North, and must pursue a nationwide policy as an executive for all.
A Philadelphia Telegraph (Republican) opinion argues that no man can hold two morality standards without becoming demoralized. It asserts that corrupt political practices imply corrupt social and business behaviors, and rational self-reflection condemns such double standards.
A Boston meeting of the Southern Soldier organization elected officers led by President Mrs Andrew Howes and Secretary Miss H J Sanborn to support the Austin Texas home for veterans. A $1 annual membership was fixed, with committees named for finance and membership. A public letter from General Joe H Stewart expressed gratitude for Boston’s aid to the Confederate Soldiers Home and its old cripples.
In Worcester, Rice and Bates, directors of City National Bank, faced annual meeting shakeups as Theodore C. was dropped. Opponents claimed discord on the board, while Thomas M. Rogers asserts Bates is unfairly treated and may not qualify again. Banks ought not to be managed by children.
General Lew Wallace a leading Republican in Indianapolis predicts a clean sweep under General Harrison. He recalls Harrisons first cabinet speech calling for Republicans to replace Democrats in thirty days, a prospect met with applause and joy among politicians amid Dudley’s acquittal and office distribution rumors.
Caroline Healey Dall eulogizes Samuel E Sewall noting his civil rights work and persistent support for women. She recalls his calm equitable counsel aiding women seeking relief from troubled marriages and his lifelong involvement in reform causes and lectures on the Civil Position of Women.
A collage of quotes and jests from various sources recounts social satire. It notes salt prices, Valentines, Patti página earnings, a controversial romance rumor, and a mocked cabinet tip. It includes comic exchanges about club visits and a school marriage case, concluding with frontier slang about wealth and real estate in 1870s echo.
The article lists multiple society, professional, and business gatherings at Young's, Parker House, and the Quincy House with elected officers for the Sub-Masters, Boston Latin class of 1885, and Boston Paper Trade Association. It also notes hotel guests including Colonel Gillespie's family, actor J Louis James, and numerous distinguished visitors from across the U.S. and Canada.
At the Boston Society of Natural History meeting three papers were read. Samuel Garmen spoke on a fifteen pound carp caught in Shirley pond and on the evolution of the rattlesnake noting that tail rattles do not reliably indicate age. J H Emerton presented on the New England Crassid, a spider family, outlining classification challenges.
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