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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1887
Page
4
Daily rates listed for one year nine dollars six months four dollars and monthly two dollars and twenty five cents. Weekly Friday issues priced for one year. Subscriptions sent at sender’s risk with money orders payable to Post Publishing Company. Financial departments listed on pages six and seven. ship news on page three.
The Boston Advertiser approves placing library construction in the hands of trustees, but concerns arise among supporters of the measure. The editorial argues the merit of the plan transcends city politics and partisan controversy despite the paper's past stances.
At a Cooper Union meeting James E. Quinn, a bookbinder turned labor agitator, announced plans for District Assembly 49 to dominate all U S institutions through coal handler and longshoreman strikes. He wields limited power but aims for broader control.
The article notes a proposed constitutional amendment in Connecticut to elect state officers by a plurality vote. It cites Governor Harrison as a minority governor and Governor Lounsbury, elected by a narrow majority two years ago, as evidence of the current flaw. It argues reform would be difficult amid a Republican-dominated legislature wary of risking executive control.
Senator Beck's Saturday protest against senatorial courtesy spurs a vote prospect on a bill banning fees from railroad firms by sitting legislators. Hoar backs forbidding attorney paid votes. reform looks likely. Britain’s Salis bury government discredited. Liverpool poll shows Goschen weakness amid Unionist drift. Canadian retaliation talks prompt demand for presidential authority to curb intercourse if needed to defend national dignity.
The piece notes Mr. Watterson’s refusal to concede or back down on supporting Mr. Cleveland for a second term. It critiques opposition papers for sensationalism while asserting Watterson’s claim of no embarrassment or actions that would undermine his stance.
A proposed dependent parents pension bill would grant twelve dollars monthly to anyone with three months service and honorable discharge who cannot support themselves due to illness. Critics warn universal gratuity invites pauperism and fraud, while Senator Warner argues it abandons disability as the basis of pension.
European stock markets show a subdued mood with no tangible trigger for war. Diplomats see unlikely spring hostilities, noting past settlements between Russia and England and cautious France Germany posture, while public feeling remains heated but moderation tempers immediate clash risk.
General Bragg criticizes a private pension bill as broad and unfair to former soldiers. Supporters, including Mr. Cleveland, defend veterans benefits while warning of rising costs. The debate notes 65,785 current pensioners exceed Britain’s army and warns of an 800,000 pension roll if enacted. A veto is anticipated amid concerns over eligibility and fiscal impact.
A London fashion note says the masher now wears an evening coat of diagonal cloth with a fur lined outer garment. The piece mentions a Western justice scene in Montana and a hostage example involving a New York banker’s son. The report promises more detail in the Post on Saturday.
The Great Eastern, famed sea leviathan of 13000+ registered tons, 680 feet long and 60 feet deep, with six masts and both paddles and a screw, is being offered for sale by Liverpool auctioneers. Once a troop ship and floating venue, it could serve as a spectacular touring circus for an American manager.
A critical discussion contrasts Miss Hersey’s essay on Robert Browning’s personal immortality with a defense of Browning’s broader belief in immortality. The piece analyzes evidence from Parleyings with Gerard de Lairesse, Christmas Eve and Easter Day, and The Ring and the Book, weighing the theory of probation against Browning’s emphasis on striving through life.
In Boston the Ling system gymnastic movement gains interest at a Columbus avenue parlor gymnasium. The Swedish method, led by Dr. Posse, emphasizes passive movements and precise rules, mirroring ancient Greek exercise, with a focus on efficiency and developing the whole organism.
The Albany Argus argues the government will uphold citizens and national dignity without bluster. It notes Senator Ingalls lacks war-declaring power and mocks his oratory. The fishery dispute should be settled by friendly government action.
Editorials urge Britain to end Canadian piracy and pay damages to American interests while praising plans to popularize English opera at affordable prices, hoping Mrs. Thurber succeeds in expanding access to music nationwide.
A quoted editorial argues Congress should strike the internal revenue system hard to remove excess funds used for corruption. It contrasts with a Providence Journal remark praising Christianity as a growing societal force despite calls for government poverty.
A New York Commercial Advertiser (Republican) editorial defends liberty as the core purpose of government. It denounces any claim to limit individual rights, portraying such acts as treacherous against the American tradition and resisting socialist ideas from Europe.
Attendance was large for a 9000 piece sale of fine worsted and woollens from Conshohocken mills and Norris town in New York. Prices ranged 15 to 25 percent below market with about $700,000 total. cash terms 4 percent off. Notable bid: Hl. Hahlo of New York bought 1800 pieces of Bullock diagonals for $14622.
A montage of short items and quips from newspapers including vague medical curiosities, witty exchanges, political jibes, and humorous anecdotes. Notes include a Montreal youth moon blindness story, Sam Jones creed, Boston Corbett’s pension in Kansas, a polite social miscue, and humorous captions on actors, politicians, and fishery disputes.
The poem muses on how art disciplines feeling into knowledge, asking why mind gains from art yet true creation remains elusive. It contrasts poetry painting and sculpture, arguing art reshapes experience but does not merely reproduce it, and suggests imagination unlocks life beyond mere reality.
The Bay State Sugar Refinery expects a Metropolitan line ship this morning with a cargo of sugar. It warns of possible unloading delays due to non union labor used in New York.
The usual Sunday gathering of the Philo Celtic Society met yesterday at their hall located at 179 Tremont Street. Members and friends attended as the program featured Celtic songs and recitations that drew much applause.
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