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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1888
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Company lists subscriptions for Daily and Weekly editions with prices. It notes second class matter status and payment details including checks payable to the Publishing Company.
Rostow Post announces subscription prices drop from nine to six dollars yearly and single copies from three to two cents starting February first. The move aligns with market rates in major cities, broadens circulation, and supports its reform agenda on tariff and civil service. The weekly edition remains one dollar per year.
Obituary notice mourns Harvard professor Asa Guay praising his character and enthusiasm for botany. The message notes his long correspondence, amateur botanist credentials, and recognition for a new species, though the text appears fragmented and partially garbled.
Report on Mr N C Goodwin at the Park Theatre with strong audience turnout. Notes on his Golightly and Turned Up performances, crowd reaction, and comparison to Mr Jefferson. Details on supporting cast, mixed reviews, and upcoming shows including The Magistrate and The Bells of Hassemere.
The obituary honors Professor Gray as a central figure in American botany, noting his intimate correspondence with Darwin, his defense of Darwinism in the U.S., and his influential writings and lectures. It stresses his pioneer science work, compares him to foundational figures in other fields, and lauds him as a liberal, enthusiastic, upright, and patriotic scientist whose loss will be irreparable to Yale, the nation, and science.
The Home Market Club formed a six member committee to confer on the Tariff Reform League challenge and set a near date for a public discussion. The paper argues such a debate would educate the public on economics and fits the club’s aims, urging prompt acceptance without delay.
Mr Charles Theopore Rouskel Jr. comments in a Post letter on law and precedents in contested elections. Russell’s analysis supports that the committee and House acted within established Republican precedents led by Dawes Hoar Ranney Hale Poland and Judge McCrary. The piece contrasts the report against Lopge and the notion of a non elected labor representative seating Carlisle.
Governor Ames urges strict economy in state appropriations as auditor reveals 1888 deficit of 1.15 million dollars after a 3 year tax rise. Unusual 464,922.88 bank stock taxes paid under protest may await Supreme Court ruling. If upheld, a 3 million dollar direct tax for 1889 looms.
The Legislature's fast spending pushes the state tax higher, with auditors noting interest at about $2,000 daily and a projected $8,000,000 or more. Boston residents face a heavier levy, amidst costly state projects, prompting calls to curb government extravagance and restraint on taxation.
The article discusses an proposed federal bill to license railroad conductors, noting criticism from conductors and a New York Times interview. It suggests the measure aims to benefit certain railroad officers and faces constitutional and functional questions. It remarks a two year brakeman requirement and cites changes in brakemen’s demographics.
A critical take on Professor Harris's Forum article arguing the piece is cluttered with generalities and vague abstractions. It contends that Harris offers a few practical suggestions like industrial drawing and early natural science teaching, but largely reiterates familiar five field learning without clarity.
Josef Hofmann and his father gave a piano recital at Music Hall with a packed audience seated on the platform. The program featured Mozart two pianos, Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, and Weber Liszt pieces. Hofmann impressed with the first movement’s broad, poetic approach, surpassing expectations for the young prodigy amid strong praise for his inspired musical gift.
The Museum company delivered a merry performance of The Magistrate last evening. The lively writing and bright acting drew cheers from the audience, with critics noting the graceful pace and comic timing.
The Globe Theatre presented Herrmann the great magician with child Josef Hefmann among the crowd. An evening of sleight of hand, juggling, and black art impressed spectators, followed by Mr. D Alvini and the talismanic sorcery act. The show ends with parlor tricks including flowers formed from a paper cornucopia. A new act Le Cocon would replace the program after Thursday night.
Oliver Doud Byron and his company performed The Inside Track at the Boston Theatre last night. The veteran actor, famed for Across the Continent, offers his light comedic skills with a long history of Boston stages and a weekly schedule including Across the Continent on Thursday and through the week.
Mr Irving and Miss Terry drew a brilliant crowd at the Boston Theatre for Faust entering its second week. Many patrons return for repeat viewings while the company continues performances through Saturday. A reading by the pair in Huntington Hall on February 15 at 2 pm will attract a cultivated audience with tickets $2 at Chickering's. Proceeds fund a School of Expression lectureship. Mr McNallys play follows Dorothy at Hollis Street Theatre to strong reception in other cities.
Mrs Winslow gave a highly competent dramatic reading of The Tempest at Hawthorne Rooms. She conveyed Prospero Miranda Ferdinand and Gonzalo with dignity and grace, though Caliban and Miranda’s remoteness softened at times and Caliban’s full impersonation was limited by a narrator’s voice.
A collage of witty asides and brief notices. It notes West weather gossip, the value of truth, theater habits, Whitman’s Denver, and a mix of humorous quips about liars, eye glasses, circuses, prison talk, and anarchist editor Dyer Lum.
In Boston the St. Botolph Club houses John Sargent paintings, showing a fresh, independent vigor. He blends European training with native sensibility, excelling in likeness and inner qualities, from a gypsy dancer to noble portraits, with a grand, uncluttered manner.
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