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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1888
Page
4
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription prices for Milk near Washington Street, including daily rates of one year nine dollars six months four fifty three months two twenty five and monthly seventy five cents, plus weekly one year one dollar. It notes second class matter, sender's risk, and checks payable to Post Publishing Company.
The Dublin Castle coercion policy draws criticism from Conservatives and Home Rulers alike as Chief Secretary for Ireland presses arrests. With Mr O'Brien freed, several leading figures are replaced, and BALFOUR eyes others. Rumors link Lord Randolph Churchill to opposing the government, while Balfour faces a mounting opposition.
The Daily Advertiser abandons prior protest and endorses Blaine for President, accepting him as party candidate under Governor Amos and Treasurer Beard. The paper’s change appears driven by circumstance rather than principle, with lingering questions about Blaine’s superior availability unresolved.
A prize fight ended fatally near New York yesterday morning, likely prompting authorities to enforce laws against such bouts. The incident may curb rising support for brutal exhibitions, as society weighs the shift from athletic sport toward unchecked slugging in the wake of increased sports interest.
The piece accuses Republican high tariff managers of manipulating Carlisle toward a House investigation of Thoebl while masking self interest as honor. It recalls prior pledges about seating a Speaker amid a contested seat, then shifts to alleged strategic use of claims to rally workingmen and gain party capital, citing TuorsBe and Lopcéx in a charged critique.
A New York Herald correspondent notes that interviews with prominent educators in this city will not satisfy sponsors of the proposed private school inspection by school committees, nor the politicians and newspapers that have hurried to praise it. General Francis A Walker, a respected authority, has spoken on the subject.
The piece notes insufficient investigation by the legislative committee and lack of public discussion for a momentous measure. A. E. Winship of the New England Journal of Education calls it ill timed and injudicious, while J. Lawrence Laughlin warns it seeds evil, risks government paternalism, and burdens taxpayers with high salaries for new school agents.
The Era of Clubs surveys how clubs shape political action with Reform Club of New York leading reformist tariff debate while Middlesex Club in Boston pushes Blaine aligned campaign tactics. It contrasts reformist energy with party lines amid looming European tensions and Russia Austrian German war contingencies.
Despatches from the Continent now speak uniformly peaceful, contrasting with earlier alarm. The sight of Prince Bismarck pursuing domestic socialist suppression is cited as proof he fears no abroad complications, while foreign tones remain tranquil.
In London 1886 a debate over Tiryns and Mycenae's claimed Homeric palaces grew tense as Mr F G C Penrose disputed their antiquity. He noted small stones saw marks and red bricks as signs of later work, challenging Scullie Mann and Doxtreep.
The Atheneum reports Mr Penrose withdraws many earlier positions on the Tiryns palace and Mycena remains after examining site with Mr. Walker Lear. He concedes few brick wall details, notes similar Acropolis findings, and links Pelasgic tombs to Mycena and Tiryns. The German Institute appoints Dorpreo as secretary in Athens.
A German emperor's letter to Herr von Hutsen recalls earlier plans to stage a Wagner cycle in Berlin. Liszt reportedly struggled with the new notes and abandoned the attempt, while the emperor asks for information. The matter touches on politics of conductors and future readings by Mrs Erxvixne of older English dramatists.
The piece argues libel law could extend to journals publishing harsh portraits of prominent figures. It cites a New York sketch of Boston literary women with caricatures, noting most images fail as true portraits and resemble clumsy labeling of public figures.
The Saturday Evening Gazette notes the Gover banquet as a fitting tribute to a patriotic gentleman devoted to purifying politics in the city, a remarkable utterance amid praise for the original Birmingham man.
In Boston the death of James Sturgis is mourned as the loss of a courteous gentleman who balanced business success with reformist zeal. He survived misfortune with dignity, served public causes, supported the blind school, and stood as a private citizen of notable influence in independent civil service reform. His wife’s recent death deepened his grief, yet his memory remains a beacon of kindness and public spirit. He was linked in spirit to George William Curtis, reflecting a shared ideal of character and reform.
Miss H Hersey lectured to the Saturday Morning Club on The Modern Novel. Miss Winthrop, daughter of T L Winthrop, is a poet and relative of Robert C Winthrop. Ex Governor Alger owns vast pine forests near Alpena. T J Potter, Union Pacific manager, to winter in Florida for health. H J Furber Jr plans a Western Venice university with 1 million dollars, studying in Berlin. Dr Rush Hindekoper heads veterinary science at Penn. John Wanamaker reportedly shuns public display of Munkacsy Christ Before Pilate. He owns paintings by Brazik Meissonier Tito Lessi Fortuny Verboeckhoven. Frederick Ellison resigns as consul to St Helena, returning to Indianapolis. he notes Napoleon’s exile harshness and lands at night.
Justice Tavener discusses a statute allowing carrying weapons when there is reasonable fear of assault or danger to family or property. He notes pistols require skill and are risky, suggesting daggers or swords or a stout walking stick may be more practical, and questions extending firearms law to such cases.
In this Massachusetts reflection Governor Ames contrasts a past audacious leadership with a present retreat from leadership. The piece notes eight to twelve years of party policy disputes, then declares the state’s recent shift to follow the party leadership meekly, marking a notable change. Boston Herald.
The Providence Journal notes the growing public focus on reforming how ballots are prepared and cast. It argues for adopting English and Australian election principles, citing their success and urging practical legislation to tailor the Australian system to American needs and conditions.
The piece argues that President Cleveland would pursue revision and reduction as a Republican would have under Arthur, denounces Republican leaders for repudiating their policy, and notes tariff increases from 42% to 47% ad valorem while urging voters to see through free trade rhetoric. It cites the Times as the source.
The Saturday Evening Gazette lauds Sheriff Cushing for decency and expedition in the execution of murderer Nowlin. It praises limiting witnesses to the legal number and changing methods on solemn occasions, while noting complaints about press access and arguing against feeding morbid curiosity.
London dispatch notes that Lord Byron's centenary will pass with almost no public notice in England. A commemorative sermon at the Greek Church in Bayswater and a proposed statue in Athens mark the anniversary, but most English readers are unaware unless prompted by Greek circles.
A collage of items notes a German skat in Baltimore, a Prince of Wales purchase, rising rubber imports, charity from Congressman Fisher, a turtle's electricity tolerance, cholera in Chili, pink Washington society, new tooth extraction methods, a German Chinese bank, and debates on the New York death penalty. It also covers mill labor shifts in Charleston, a grammar school prize story by Margaret Eytinge, and a Messina Strait bridge plan.
A short poem in verse attributes love to a plant with sap like fire and roots of trust. It describes growth through joy and grief, tears, hopes, and fear, with buds of promise and flowers of despair. The speaker signs as Ethel Johnson.
The Db Lothrop Company publishes Our Little Men and Women and Babyland for young readers. Pocahontas history a French story and a monthly Laura's Holidays lead a year of pictures and pleasant tasks. Babyland adds finger rhymes pictures baby stories and jingle bits with Me and Toddiekins and more illustrated content.
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