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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Co announces subscription options for daily and weekly editions. Rates include One Year 8 dollars, Six Months 4 dollars, Four Months 2.25, One Month 7 cents, with weekly issues on Fridays. Mail payments to 1420 New York Ave Washington Office, also accepting money orders and drafts.
Boston Post reports a rapid rise of smallpox in New York with eighteen cases in a week and fears of an epidemic. Health officials delay declaring an epidemic over vaccination funding, while Brooklyn also reports cases. Public pressure grows for swift containment measures to curb the deadly disease.
Parliament opens with a dull mood as the speech from the throne draws little enthusiasm. Lord Salisbury and Earl Granville clash briefly over the Irish question while Mr W H Smith reveals the government will prioritize new procedural rules. Nationalists meet but delay decisions, hinting at upcoming tremors.
The piece criticizes Hoar and Edmunds for backing a Senate inquiry into three Washington county Republicans claiming political persecution. It says the plan serves party ends, lacks practical use, and would be funded for print, with no way to remedy any wrongs through Congress. It notes the investigation favors Washington over the scene of alleged outrages. It contrasts Grady of Atlanta by noting reactions to North prejudice concerns.
Debate over disciplining newspapers erupts as the Rhode Island Senate considers censure for outlets that criticised state actions on police chief election and other officials. Proponents say contempt. critics warn it would suppress a free press. The Providence Journal is named as the target for its exposure of party corruption.
The second Senate rejection of Mr. Matthews, the President's colored appointee for recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia, underscores Republican stance and party dominance over civil service.
The stalled coal handlers strike worsens conditions for the needy as charity officials halt coal distribution in New York while the dispute continues, despite the action occurring mainly in New Jersey. The report notes the adverse impact on the city’s impoverished residents.
Refusal to shovel coal by river workers halts deliveries to the city. More than 1000 people have fled to asylums and alms houses, draining private charity and forcing an estimated $50,000 in extra costs. A total stoppage could cut off all remaining relief for the poor.
The city council discusses a new Sunday statute replacing the 18th century law with modern safeguards. It preserves the ban on work and traffic while allowing towns to exempt trades as needed, and argues mayoral removal power over department heads strengthens accountability.
The article analyzes Philadelphia's new city charter set to begin in April, comparing it with Boston's plan. It praises the retained popular council both houses, the mayoral control of the police, and opposes a board of public works in favor of a single executive head. It argues for broad popular representation and self-government.
The Easy Chair in Harper's February issue critiques sensational crime stories and gossip in newspapers. It argues news value vs sensationalism, noting editors select what to publish and that not all events are news. It questions journalistic excuses and cites dignified journals as proof nastiness is not essential.
The piece surveys repeating rifles adopted by European powers, detailing the Hebler gun likely for France and a new German infantry rifle. It notes a central cartridge chamber tube within the stock used for rapid fire, held by a spring mechanism and a drives the cartridge spoon, activated on command.
A critic notes the Queen’s inconsistent rhetoric and alleged influence from advisers on her Irish question remarks. The piece suggests parallel columns could rebuke such verbal borrowings and hints she may have altered views since a Gladstone era speech.
In New York the clergy and ballet feud takes a new turn as the Black Crook company invites clergymen to their show and one clergyman counters by inviting the ballet to attend his church. The invited dancers plan to attend next Sunday, signaling a full turnout.
A Vienna report outlines Mme Patti will provisions with half of her fortune to her husband, a quarter to Mr Strakosch’s family, and the remainder to a Patti foundation funding young female singers. The will also requires her grave to be decorated with flowers in all seasons.
New works introduce Johanna Spyri to readers with Veronica and Uncle Titus. The stories celebrate goodness, neighborly help, outdoor life, and moral lessons as characters grow from childhood to adulthood. Louise Brooks translations emphasize charm, sobriety, and domestic happiness. Boston Cupples Upham & Co. price $1.50.
Elkton minister Rev. Beers offers a threefold plan to solve Mormonism in Utah. He argues for ending female suffrage there, a national colonization drive to settle non Mormons, and universal free schools. He contends Mormons suffer bondage of mind and morals and cites reforms to reach both social and political ends.
The piece argues polygamy is minor in Mormonism and Mormons are American rather than exotic. It notes Puritan roots, New England descent among early converts, and native-born dominance, stressing responsibility beyond blaming foreigners. Rev Beers presents the case with measured clarity.
The latest International Scientific Series volume surveys animal distribution past and present with abridged reference for general readers. Heilprin offers original zood-geographical views and notes disagreements with other naturalists, pointing to technical papers for full argument.
The Lux edition of A Book of the Tile Club will be issued by Houghton Mifflin. Harper and Brothers will publish an Introduction to Psychological Theory by Borden P Bowne on February 1. Bernard’s unpublished manuscript titled Retrospection of America edited by Mrs Boyle Bernard will be issued by Harper and Brothers with notes by Hutton and Matthews. A Half Century in Salem by Mrs Nathaniel Silsbee is coming from Houghton Mifflin. Von Reber’s History of Medieval Art is to be published by Harper with Joseph Thacher Clarke translating and annotating. The Atlantic will feature Théophile Gautier and poems to Lowell Moulton Hedbrooke and Carman. Putnam’s Sons to publish The Conflict of East and West in Egypt by Dr John Eliot Bowen, a collection of Political Science Quarterly articles widely discussed in the English press.
Boston observers note Rev Sam Jones’s Faneuil Hall noon meeting drew a cross section of the city but failed to move the crowd beyond amusement. They describe a wary audience, praise for certain oratory, and a contrast with past political and cultural heat while discussing architectural and artistic topics shaping Boston.
A collage of quotations notes opera gossip bad manners and jokes from Life the North American the Roche ster Post and others. It jokes about Shingles, fish fry cruises, toboggan jokes, and editors crediting clipped paragraphs while a clumsy schoolboy defines collision as a fight.
An editorial argues the President and Secretary of State will push Britain to alter its tactics under new instructions. It claims broad American support for the administration once the honor of the nation is challenged by a foreign power, and notes party criticism ends when national honors are at stake.
The Albany Journal notes that a suspension of commercial relations would harm both countries and that the President would exercise discretionary power only if Canada continues to harass American fishermen. The bill passage would warn Canadian authorities that last summer’s outrages could trigger prompt retaliation.
London papers say neither the United States nor England seek war over fisheries. The piece notes that while restraint exists, Britain should instruct its Canadian ally to conduct itself properly, reflecting a cautious view on potential conflict.
The article argues defense must precede other laws, urging preparedness for all contingencies. It warns against improvising coast and harbor defences and notes that in any foreign clash the enemy benefits from our unpreparedness. Defiance may occur someday, but defence must come first.
The Post notes that a Republican Senate refusal to confirm a black man as register of deeds in Washington, citing he is a Democratic Negro, shatters the belief Republicans are blacks' sole friends. The act prompts southern Republicans of both races to admit the move harms interracial unity and weakens color-line solidarity.
The column argues the Republican rise to near-total power failed to curb outrages in Texas and questions what can be done now. it cites past attempts to amend the Constitution and broader control across government as insufficient in addressing grievances.
The piece ranks American short stories below Russian masters Tolstoi in Scenes of the Siege of Sebastopol and two French works Deux Générations and La Mort d Ivan Iiteh. La Mort d Ivan Iiteh is praised for its stark portrayal of mortality and deep pathos. The essay lauds Tolstoi for sincerity and restraint, noting the story’s intimate impact.
Pictures of costumes scenes and scores for Ruddygore or The Witches Curse have reached New York. English artists training under Carte sail Feb 5 on the Bothnia. John Stetson, holder of US rights, reports Carte optimism and a pre sold Savoy engagement.
Frank Herbert of the Farragut tells of a near miss with a twenty foot man-eater at Richard's Bay. He says the shark struck the dory as he hauled a trawl, he dropped the trawl to escape, and the shark hit the toosene trawl before turning on the cod. Herbert was towed to safety and the trawl recovered.
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