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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1892
Page
2
The mayor attacks police and courts for failing to convict in gambling cases, urging a law making possession of a lottery ticket a penal offense and prima facie evidence of a lottery. He cites Boston and Louisiana ties and calls for decisive action to break up policy shops.
Police say a New England lottery network, linked to the Crosby residence in New York directory lore, evades conviction due to weak laws and elusive proof. James H. Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty in 1886 to two lottery ticket sales, paid a $200 fine, and kept operating amid repeated arrests. Officials claim the New England agency backs policy shops in Boston and surrounding towns, while postures on enforcement and legislation draw public heat as Tremont Temple public meeting stirred strong reactions.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Reed of Maine attacking the Holman rule and urging majority rule as essential to elections and legislation. The scene shifts from McMillin's Chilean message debate to Allen of Mississippi proposing to enlarge the foreign affairs committee amid wartime tensions.
In Washington on January 28, Senator Hale spoke on the reciprocity plan within the Chilean matter. He cited public support, pressed the benefits of tariff agreement leverage, and contrasted Democratic criticism with Republican backing. The discussion touched Brazilian sugar, German pork, and the strategic use of presidential tariff powers, ending with debate over the Mexican award bill and a postponed decision. The Senate adjourned until Monday.
Night of preliminary bouts drew many contestants in a boxing card paced by fierce exchanges and uneven skill. Notable matchups saw Francis and Harrington in bantamweights, Reardon defeating Riley, Gibbons edging Dwyer, and Manning besting Berkeley with close, rugged action and a few clear winners in a show judged by Dr. Appleton.
The Boston Common Council debated returning the Old Ninth Massachusetts flag captured at Hanover Court House in 1862. Supporters argued for the gesture as city pride. opponents called it treasonous emblem and pressed not to return it. The roll call passed the order 59 to 12, with labor bills and police measures also advancing.
The House debated amendments to expand the interstate and foreign commerce committee from sixteen to seventeen members and to grant the District of Columbia committee jurisdiction over its appropriations. It adjourned in memory of Representative Spinola of New York after announcing his death.
Salesman Bissell of the Boston Art Club reports buyers for Waterman and Brackett works while Haberstroh promotes a mural decoration exhibition at 9 Park Street on March 17 to 21. The Puck ban by Public Library trustees sparks local debate as families value home art. Florence Robinson to showcase watercolors at Williams and Everett’s from Feb 28 for ten days.
A large audience at Music Hall bid farewell to Mme Nordica on a year’s American absence, joined by Mme Scalchi, Paul Kalisch, and Zoltan Dome. Nordica impressed with clear, expressive voice. Scalchi showed exquisite contralto quality but uneven phrasing. Kalisch delivered powerful, refined singing. Dome’s two solos featured strong voice though tempo missteps marred one number. The quartet from Rigoletto delighted, yet orchestral support from the Boston Symphony dampened the overall effect, with conductor Sapio unable to fully control the ensemble.
Mr Carl Baermann presented the first chamber concert at Union Hall with C M Loeffler on violin O Novacek on viola and L Schulz on cello as assistants. The program offered Mozart piano quartet Faure violin and piano sonata and Beethoven piano violin and cello trio. The audience, devoted music lovers, appreciated the rare taste and careful artistry of Baermann.
The piece by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, Boston pianist and leader in the arts, will be staged by the Handel and Haydn Society on February 7. The Everyday Woman column humorously notes local pride and witty social snippets from the Dolphin Club party, lectures, and fashion misadventures.
The American Tobacco Company held its annual meeting in Newark New Jersey with old officers replaced in minor ways. The firm notes it has acquired Marburg Bros Gail Ax Co National Tobacco Company and Whitlock Company and presents a view of its industrial, non trust operations emphasizing efficiency, low costs and vast scale.
Wakefield reader BL Foster criticizes West End conductors over copper cent pennies. He notes cashiers refuse small coins and large ones are a nuisance, urging fair rules and noting personal cost if conductors absorb fares. Foster signs off from Wakefield dated January 26.
Walter Besant, the author, is described as a vigorous late middle aged man with gray hair and a grizzled beard. He lives near Hampstead Heath in a pleasant house and possesses a library that would impress any London historian.
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