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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription prices including One Year 89, Six Months 4.50, Three Months 3.25, One Month 0.75 and Weekly Fridays One Year 1.50. It notes second class matter entry and payment terms with money sent at sender's risk and checks payable to The Post Publishing Company.
Boston Sunday morning reports a freight train nearly collided with a fast express in Ohio on Wednesday. The engineer fell asleep after about twenty hours on duty, raising questions about the company's demand for such long shifts and shared responsibility for the near accident.
The struggle in Germany intensifies with parties issuing blasts and counterblasts. Opponents argue that a Bismarck victory would bring monopolies and higher taxes. The cost of the army underscores the case against absolutism alongside growing democratic sentiment beyond Prussia.
The piece downplays serious rifts among English Liberal leaders following a conference with Mr Chamberlain. It notes probable reconciliation on home rule is unlikely and warns against assuming wide party divisions. It dismisses claims Sir W Vernon Harcourt would secede as absurd, asserting his prudence and cleverness.
Despatch from Augusta to the New York Herald quotes Mr Blaine urging Dawes to resign rather than accept the election under disputed conditions. The denial, paired with protests of inaccuracy, signals a rare cross state sympathy among Augusta Hingham and Nahant politicians.
The article argues elevated railways show rising accident rates due to traffic growth and insufficient capacity. It notes two collisions in a fortnight, fears more severe outcomes, and suggests New York experience offers caution for Boston’s operations despite differing local conditions.
General Wetmore notes limited success of the Rhode Island prohibition effort though some call it unsatisfactory. Critics doubt his claim that violations remain widespread and question his push for more state legislation amid suspicions of a secret service fund for the state police. A similar debate continues.
Reports from Atlanta say the prohibition law failed to curb liquor sales, with whiskey and beer sold as before while licenses dropped from 500 to 100 dollars a year. Saloons grow more numerous as property owners bear the cost and city revenue suffers.
The Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn, longtime St. Stephen's pastor in New York, faces suspension after his public support of Henry George and socialist views clash with church authority. Rome summoned him, he refused, and his removal from the pulpit stands. Parishioners protest while the church defends its right to discipline.
Inspectors in New York refused Adriatic and State of Pennsylvania permission to carry passengers due to serious wartime style weather damage and missing lifeboats. The stance upholds strict safety rules, insisting vessels not sail with deficiencies, regardless of seaworthiness claims by White Star and State lines.
Some shipping firms comply with the law and repair vessels quickly while others delay. The Pavonia, damaged off the coast last October, sailed for Liverpool without passengers to allow a fuller overhaul beyond local dock limits. Cunard acted prudently by delaying passenger service to ensure thorough overhauling rather than risk government orders.
The article probes how real criminals justify their acts, contrasting them with fictional villains. It discusses a New York murder trial where the defendant’s statements reveal self deception and a twist from premeditation to a claimed right to finish off an enemy.
The London Athenswum denies Mr Gladstone received 250 pounds for his article on Lord Tennyson’s last poem and argues his prose has never been paid at Lord Tennyson’s verse rate. It notes that in recent years prose has been worth more.
Ex governor Long declares willingness to serve wherever called and reveals candidacy for the Senate. The veteran politician frames readiness as virtue and notes he may still await a senatorship, a path not yet assured.
The former president Andrew D. White donates his extensive library to Cornell. The collection includes about 30 000 volumes and 10 000 pamphlets valued at over 100 000 dollars, with materials on American English French and medieval history plus manuscripts and autographs of Louis XVI and Charles X.
Napoleon and Talleyrand figures highlight a unique library gained by Cornell. The donor’s gift leads to a new history and political science school named in acknowledgment of its value.
The February Atlantic Monthly opens with a collaboration by Mrs Oliphant and Mr Aldrich on The Second Son while Whittier writes A Day and Miss Preston reviews Two Serious Books Vernon Lee and W S Lilly. Pieces by Lawrence Saxe debut The Lady from Maine and contributions by Winter Cooper Fiske and others fill pages alongside art notes on Crane Keeler and Plate Printing with reviews and illustrations.
The Harvard Monthly's January number, a Cambridge undergraduates magazine, prints Professor Josiah Royce's thoughtful critique of Locksley Hall. Royce defends Tennyson against critics, argues pessimism can fuel optimism, and urges brave youth to seek truth through active effort in the world of manly business.
The February number of the Magazine of Art presents a photogravure of Boughton’s The Councillors of Peter the Head strong, an engraving by Youngling of Alfred Kappe’s Tattered and Torn, and Svedomsky’s Victims of History among other plates. It includes descriptive papers on West Drayton by J Penderel-Brodhurst and The Romance of Art Her Father's Eyes, by Leader Scott, plus a studio smoke description by M H Spellman.
Mrs D A Lincoln presents a fifty page volume on carving and serving detailing preparation, carving order for each dish, table placement, utensil advice, and practical guidance. Published in Boston by Roberts Bros at 60 cents.
The piece titled Simplicity and Fascination invites readers to reflect on the past but diverges from Austen’s milieu. It contrasts the Reader’s request to revisit “twenty or thirty years” with a more contemporary tempo and sensibility that moves beyond Mr. Collins and curricles.
Amanda M Douglas known for tales for young readers writes Foes of Her Household a sentimental 390 page present tense novel with moral lessons and engaging conversation.
The Hollands Series editions include The Deerings of Medbury Six In All The Hollands and The Mills of Tuxbury. A Boston Girl's Ambitions is another reprint. Townsend's stories appeal more for hope and cheer than intellect, yet their genuine goodwill earns forgiveness for limits.
Miss Harriet Pennawell Belt who wrote Marjorie Huntingdon states in the preface that her new tale is not a historical novel though carefully styled to the period It covers the 1824 campaign and Federal party vicissitudes and includes liberal negro dialect to boost reader interest.
The piece discusses translations of Turgenev stories including A Daughter of Russia and Irene, or the Road to Freedom. It contrasts Gersoni’s simple rendering with de Vofilé’s more musical style and criticizes Irene as a foolish, demoralizing book.
A literary notices column reviews several 19th century novels including Two Women in Black by John W. Postaste and One Woman in White as a stronger entry. It lists titles and authors such as Simplicity and Fascination by Anne Beale and The Deerings of Medbury by Virginia F Townsend with Boston publishers Lee & Shepard and prices around $1.50.
The narrator recalls a Russian style sleigh outing in Boston with bearskin decor and bearskin trim, noting swift horses and bells. He warns against reckless drinking at road houses after a near smash involving two clerks, and mentions Fall River defaulters Chace Stickney Hathaway as having suffered consequences.
The writer recalls the downfall of Stickney and Chace in Fall River, noting their pardons and the harsh verdict of public life. He ponders the moral impact of upbringing on crime and discusses bank burglaries near Boston, contrasting vault security with risks from trusted cashiers and evolving defenses against theft.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society lists spring, rose and strawberry, annual fruits flowers and vegetables, chrysanthemum and fruit exhibitions for November, plus rhododendron displays. Special shows occur May 7 and June 4 with prize awards, plus autumn fruits October 1. Regular Saturday exhibitions run July 2 to September 9 and weekly plant displays year round.
A February Atlantic verse recalls warm sun and June winds renewing grass and pines. The speaker finds solace in nature as winter yields to spring, awaiting leaf and bloom with patient faith, drawing comfort from enduring beauty.
A collage of satirical notes cites Mrs Langtry and Mrs James Brown Potter on beauty and fame, a Detroit Free Press anecdote about a snow shoveler, theater jabs at Browning and a New York critic quip, plus musings on gas, Christmas cider, Walt Whitman pension, and ghostly happenings on Johnson's Island.
Current comment criticizes Congress for lacking official information on the value of government securities backing Pacific railroad loans. It says better business men are being discharged from low paying posts as Congress realizes its oversight failure.
The Chicago Herald Ind notes a Republican move in Ohio with a Senate majority that has removed Democratic pages, signaling a tough civil service program they would push nationwide if returned to power. It hints at a vigorous Jackson ism energizing Democrats.
The Boston Transcript argues Mr Dawes was elected through Democratic votes, asserting his success reflects sagacity not possessed by the Long faction. It notes his upcoming Congress role should serve all state residents rather than a single party.
The Albany Journal urges swift passage of a retaliatory bill against Dominion government actions. It questions whether the President will enforce the measure or let it sit, noting a narrower retaliatory option may also be pending. The piece argues the American people understand talionic justice.
The Chicago Herald notes two opposite views on ship builder John Roach. Family praise contrasts with editorial claims of a pauper death influenced by Democrats. No subscriptions needed, as the piece questions sensationalism in papers.
A philosophical quote from the Buffalo Courier debates liberty versus concessions. It argues existence hinges on choosing the point to stop surrendering freedoms for gains, noting unequal opinions among men.
The Providence Star notes a rare cross city editorial stance denouncing Mayor Harrison as friendly to gamblers and vice Lords. It suggests a rare moment of possible honest journalism in Chicago as papers align on a common critique.
A reform proposal cites families deterred from sea travel by death fears and gruesome burial practices. Citing the Marine Journal, it urges active agitation to address the need for safer, more humane burial methods at sea.
In Roxbury court Nelson Dunbar, a participant in the Consolidated road strike, was convicted for using profane language. His counsel Mr Riley sought a warrant for Sergeant Libby of Station 10, claiming undue force in dispersing a Guildrow crowd on strike day.
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