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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1891
Page
4
Editor warns manuscripts will not be returned and anonymous letters must include full name and address. Readers unable to buy The Post at stands in Boston or nearby cities should report the fact to the Corcoran Building office.
Boston Theatre on Washington street shows The Crystal Slipper at 2 and 7 45. Boston Museum near Scollay square offers Bettys Finish and The Solicitor at 2 and 7 45. Glaze Theatre on Washington street presents The Red Hussar at 2 and 7 45. Grand Opera House on Washington near Dover street features The Great Metropolis at 2 and 7 45. Motus Street Toeat Tee on Hollis street presents A Straight Tip at 2 and 7 45. Howard Athensum on Howard street hosts Henry Burlesque Company at 2 and 8 with Stoddard Lecture at 8. Wank Theatre on Washington street shows Ship Ahoy at 2 and 7 45. Cadet Theatricals perform at PurMont Theatre Tremont street at 2 and 7 45.
The Tran script approves a prompt public protest by Boston citizens against the silver bill in the House of Representatives. It urges Faneuil Hall as the meeting site and calls on Massachusetts merchants to press their representatives to act, noting Senate silence on the issue and opposition to the tariff bill.
The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences shows a split view on reducing bachelor degree course requirements. The published tally from the old Faculty records 64 members plus the President, with 34 yeas and 30 nays among the new Faculty, indicating notable opposition within an influential minority to the change.
A New York hotel cuts champagne to 3 a bottle amid a rate war, provoking praise from the Tribune as a tariff reform sign. The piece argues the reduction is due to competition, not tariff relief, and warns against accepting champagne as tariff protection while everyday goods stay costly.
The New York rapid transit commissioners held their initial public hearing, drawing a mixed crowd of experts and enthusiasts. Speakers were curtly limited to five or ten minutes to separate serious proposals from impractical ideas, with only two or three plans deemed meritorious for further consideration. The standout entry appeared to be the Greathead project among those presented.
London reports a successful month of underground electric rail but warns against overreliance on early tunnel schemes. A London builder claims tunnels could be built in New York at a million dollars per mile and finished within a year. Officials weigh viaduct versus underground routes, with New York’s commission guiding Boston and other cities facing similar choices.
The passage of free coinage by 15 Republicans and 27 Democrats in the Senate raises the likelihood that next year’s national conventions will confront free coinage as a major campaign issue. The piece argues the Democratic hard money stance, Republican past flirtations with inflation, and warns that either party embracing cheap money could lose in the East or the country. It notes the potential impact on the 1892 election and calls for protest against treating cheap money as a central platform issue.
The Massachusetts House members shift from opposition to criticise silver legislation, praising Congressmen while exposing perceived humbug. The piece contrasts diffuse resolutions with Mr. Quincy’s direct stance and notes Senators Hoar Dawes and Dawes’ positions on the silver inflation bill and related issues.
The speaker argues Republicans fear debate on resolutions meant to whitewash senators rather than influence representatives. The piece portrays the move as a political tactic to sway public perception without addressing underlying conduct.
Senator Hoar pushes the force bill despite broad opposition, delaying the international copyright measure. The House aided push, but Senate defeat ends chances this session, with blame shifting between parties and a reminder that protection benefits both American and foreign authors. The piece urges lawmakers to heed the argument that honest books deserve legitimate access.
A contemporary critique quotes the Herald on Senator INGALLS as an earnest early Republican who later indulges in demagogic rhetoric. It argues his eloquence is hollow, warns Kansas against losing him for a better principled successor, and suggests the value of other public men like Prop. A Manchester Guardian correspondent discusses Mr Van Liers, noting his long London-dominated life, social habits, and lack of athletic pursuit.
The passage notes disputes among Irish factions over Mr O'Brien's stance with Parnell's leadership, and O'Brien's silent stance. It cites Colorado House turmoil with governors and sheriffs, a disbanded Nationalist Club in Brooklyn, a Chicago oatmeal trust, and a nod to traditional puddings as prices rise.
The writer recalls a Massachusetts state run school ship in Boston Harbor and contrasts it with New York's national vessel. He notes prior enthusiasm from Judge Russell and Charles Fechter, Dickens’s influence on youth, and concerns over suitability and reform traits of cadets. The piece also recounts Oliver family ties to colonial resistance and a shift in New England Breeders Association meeting date to September.
Reflections of David Macron and son discuss inflation as a national threat with a silver lining. Dr L W Munhall will address Boston Methodist preachers at Wesleyan Hall on Union Revival Meetings next Monday at 10 45.
The Boston stage week features Miss Tempest in The Red Hussar at the Globe and Pirates of Penzance at the same house. The Crystal Slipper ends its run at the Boston Theatre while Betty’s Finish and The Solicitor draw crowds at the Museum. Ship Ahoy and A Pair of Spectacles headline tremont and Hollis Street bills with Davenport set for Cleopatra.
No Symphony tonight. Boston Philharmonic under Bernhard Listemann presents Mozart double concerto with Andres and Doerner and voices Minne Van Buren and Dr G Rob Clarke. Howard F. Peirce pianoforte recital at Steinert Hall Wed Jan 21 at 3 30. He plays Beethoven Op 68 Schumann Toccata Abends Kreisleriana and Chopin preludes and nocturne. Baritone Heinrich Meyn to sing. Krebbiel lecture Jan 22 on Die Meistersinger. Cecilia to perform second concerto Jan 22 at Music Hall with Mary Howe. Mason Hamlin Hall chamber concert Jan 23 with Kneisel Huss Stearns Huss and others. Program spans Beethoven Bach Wagner Liszt Schumann Fitzenhagen Popper. Stearns to sing Schubert Brahms. Mrs Helen Hopekirk piano recitals Jan 27 and Feb 2 at Instead Hall. Eliot Hubbard and Mrs Seabury Ford give song recital Jan 28 at Chickering Hall.
The Eaton Shoe Manufacturing Company formerly of Lynn and Plymouth, N H, has leased part of the Simonds Shoe Stock Factory in Woburn from Dr John M Harlow for five years. Production will start as soon as possible.
New York January 16 The World prints Carl Schurz interview on the silver question recalling postwar inflation scare He argues popular demand for free coinage is overstated and cites his own experiences resisting greenbacks The interview urges a bold, candid discussion to expose fallacies and calm public opinion He notes Western support shifted after strong speeches restoring confidence in specie payments
A letter to the editor argues the sovereign people lack understanding of economics and should learn the first rudiments of political economy. It cites tariff talk, silver purchases, and currency issues, urging citizens to decide economic questions themselves rather than rely on so called experts, and invokes Hamilton, Jackson, Aristotle, and Elizabeth I as precedents.
The piece quotes a collect asking God for mercy and peace for the people as they travel through life. Signed by T. W. Parsons, it reflects a clerical imprint and a devotional period voice.
The Boston Art Club last evening opened its forty third exhibition to a large crowd of friends and admirers. The show features Remington's The Mexican Major Walter L Dean The Open Sea and portraits by HL Lumpkins by himself plus works by Caliga Dow Enneking Waterman and Cohen among others. The club announced two purchases Adelaide Palmer’s Fish picture and George W Cohen’s A Question.
An array of quick portraits: Jules Simon writes in bed with neat chirography. Mrs Jennie C Nixon, Newcomb College rhetoric professor, is a sharp Tennessee-born newspaper writer. A Henry Bergh statue in Milwaukee costs 15000 dollars, modeled by J H Mahony. Miss Anna Parnell, Irish leader's sister, is keenly informed on Irish politics, though delicate and reserved in demeanor.
London Punch notes church and state unity in Bishop King’s title while Glasgow Herald reports Lora Tennyson’s new verse manuscript. A Berlin professor’s lymph remarks, a sensational reader’s madness, and a Siamese Crown Prince story prize are mentioned. A tin plate poem sample mocks Americans. Butler’s Napier life omits Peccavi. A New York ward leader wears a skull pin with a talking jaw. A long-lived Mrs Muhlenkamp recalls Parliament fire, Wellington, and Melbourne. Harlem dinner ends with a torn two dollar bill and sly dinner line.
A Montreal delegation heads to Europe via New York to secure 3 500 000 dollars that Baring Brothers could not arrange. Mr Mercier and the treasurer plan to sail for Paris February first to raise 10 000 000 dollars, and the Dominion government must approve a temporary loan of 4 000 000 dollars.
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