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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1891
Page
5
Daily publication record noting office or street address 259 Washington Street with no additional context or dates available.
The fragment indicates a second class matter notice with payment instructions to the publishing company and a Corcoran Building address on Fifteenth Street. It reflects standard post office classification and handling for periodical mail.
In response to rising European immigration, St Louis hosts a meeting under the Jewish Alliance to educate Russian Jewish refugees. A speaker urged teaching English first, then laws and government to make them American citizens. A September school plan includes a day and a night session to accommodate workers.
The article notes a key provision giving authors exclusive rights to translate or dramatize their works. It recalls the Little Lord Fauntleroy case where Burnett’s publishers argued copyright infringement over a dramatization, establishing a valuable precedent. It argues a specific provision would better protect authors against exploitative adapters.
Senator Teller and Senator Stewart, who counseled Harrison, return to Colorado denouncing the administrations silver coinage stance. He calls the demand for coinage of the American product the enemy’s aim and labels Harrison a gold bag. If Republican silver inflation persists, efforts toward compromise may fail and 1892 could see a declaration for honest money against cheap money forces.
The article criticizes the administration for its handling of labor demands during McKinney's Ohio campaign. It argues no Treasury Secretary would bargain with rival labor groups that require reinstatement for some and ongoing exclusion of others from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Reported threats to influence Mr Wanamaker to end the New York post office steam heating contract are linked to efforts to sway Ohio voters against Mr McKinury. A Republican leadership conference, including the Treasury Secretary and Senator Sherman, addressed the pressure. The incident suggests McKinury's Ohio prospects may be weaker than feared.
The Detroit gathering of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1892 faces strong opposition from colored veterans against Washington as the site due to alleged discrimination in the capital. Critics say the Grand Army risks becoming a political tool and question President Harrison's stance on civil rights.
A Saturday Review piece praises Austria as England's best potential ally and lauds an Emperor Francis Joseph visit to the British squadron at Fiume. It extols mutual interests and shared type, yet tempers praise with caution amid William’s public goodwill tour and rivalries between nations.
A New England Tariff Reform League statement argues the Republican tin plate tax raises domestic prices by about one dollar per box. It claims pre July 1 stockpiling inflated profits, cites ex Congressmen Nie- dringhaus profiting from Welsh tin plate stored in Union Warehouse, and alleges workers and wages were slashed to force competition with foreign imports.
The passage discusses hardships faced by users of tinplate and the impact on industry. It notes that efforts to shield a business concern do not accelerate cheaper tinplate nor improve conditions for others dependent on the material, highlighting ongoing economic tension and sector-wide unease.
The article covers Frederick Douglass stating the minister to Hayti justified criticisms of his actions. It questions Crygx’s subsidy influence, Blaine's favoritism, and Hippolyte's mild yet vigorous rule. It portrays Doveass as a firebrand diplomat and notes the Haitian president as a tyrant in civil conflict.
Americans in London on the Fourth who were not invited grumbled as a public reception at a minister's private house drew a motley crowd. The editor argues Mr Phelps ended the custom by limiting invitations to those he wishes to entertain, calling the event a personal courtesy and not a governmental obligation.
The article questions the reports of Mr. Bowin Boorn’s feeble health and abstracted outlook, suggesting gossip may exaggerate his condition. It notes the public’s affection for him and hints that his career may still be vibrant despite rumors.
The article notes Chautauqua’s ladies’ class adopting the divided skirt as the new dress style for their work. It rejects the old garter and voices a formal protest against the ungraceful and unfeminine change while acknowledging the reform trend.
Campaigning in Ireland grows heated with Sunday clashes in Carlow between Mr. Parnell supporters and opponents. Observers see a chance for a practical test of local self government amid the political fray.
A South shore Fourth of July report notes the attendance of the resident gentry. The phrase evokes English tone but its meaning remains unclear as to whether it refers to local landed families or visiting summer residents from the city.
The department of agriculture remarks on favorable weather through the season as haying time approaches, noting Mr. Rusk’s awareness of the agricultural schedule.
A collage of quotes and notes spans topics from British capitalists buying Chicago firms and flagging imperial pride at the World’s Fair to Irish tourism and wine harvest woes. Reports touch on Gaelic education, Hugo’s new Dieud and Ocean volumes, car naming lore, a publishing gimmick, Furness on Shakespeare’s obscurities, and satire about gendered and literary culture.
In Boston I examine a cracker named Dr Johnson Educator and false ideas about health foods. The piece laments hurried eating, praises leisure meals, and urges smarter soup use, reflecting on modern dining speeds, meal timing, and the social rituals around food. It also comments on Shaker apple-sauce and contrasts old manners with contemporary habits. The essay ends with a vignette on a new black coupé de ville used to transport criminals.
Emerson W. Jupp of the New England Tariff Reform League reports on the McKinley tariff impact. Former duty 1 cent per pound, now 2.2 cents per pound with ad valorem 73 percent on Coke tin-plates. Prices rose in the United States, fell or stayed stable in England. U S buyers face about 24 percent higher costs for English tin-plates, due to the tariff. Boston July 6, 1891.
The Providence Journal notes Wyoming’s July Fourth star on the national flag, added after its statehood. It argues the expansion was an injudicious political move to boost Republican Senate and electoral college votes, urging no more such additions.
The Philadelphia Record notes Raum to be continued in office despite scandals in his Pension Bureau tenure. It argues this stance aids Harrison's renomination by rallying diverse opposition. The piece suggests Raum will bear accountability now as Raumism spreads beyond Raum himself.
A New York Times letter questions the extensive lying surrounding Mr Blaine's physical condition and suggests a competent expert study the cause, arguing the matter is not of national importance.
Franklin Marson, vice-president of the Framingham Savings Bank and former president of the South Framingham National Bank, longtime straw business resident, died suddenly today of heart failure at age 73 in South Framingham.
The Post editor comments on the new drunkness law, noting Senate Judiciary Committee opposition and House approval after careful study. He argues only two probation officers are appointed due to aldermanic delays, calls for time to organize enforcement, and asserts the statute will best distinguish cases once properly understood and applied.
A devotional verse prayer appeals to God for perfect peace and a love that surpasses human understanding. Signed by T. W. Parsons from Scituate by the Sea on July 2, the item presents a religious reflection likely from a local church column.
Mr Edmund Gosse to write the article Poetry for Chambers Encyclopedia third edition. George Haven Putnam returns from Hurave. Anton Rubinstein plans summer retirement in Dresden to complete Moses and a Russian opera. Mr and Mrs Potier Palmer hosted in Paris by Minister Guyot and wife, with audience of Minister Roche and Mrs John A Logan. Roche to appoint an official woman's commission for the Chicago fair. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Samoa island home has the only fireplace in the land and Chippendale dining room furniture likely unique in the Southern Pacific. Diet includes alligator pears oranges coconuts and cigarettes Stevenson favors.
Ben Yeal, manager and stage director of Niobe, sails for New York to arrange a new Niobe company and discuss the opening at the Kijou Theatre on Aug 31. Teal will stay only a day or two. Niobe enters its fourth week at the Boston Museum to an unusually large, appreciative audience. The company has left a strong favorable impression with continual laughter and applause from curtain rise to fall. Philip Hamilton, author of The Witch, is writing a comedy drama for Marie Hubert Fronman, to alternate with The Witch to show her range and avoid typecasting.
The Richmond Dispatch notes the mint julep as a Virginian invention. It describes combining leaf sugar with spring water, a sprig of mint, muddled well, London Dock brandy, and chipped country ice with mint crowns. It recalls that dark brandies and whiskey were not used, and the drink is now rare outside fashionable clubs.
A reader questions the Boston Board of Police influence in enacting a drunkenness punishment law. The letter urges officers to consider the board’s role when applying the statute and questions theory versus practical creation.
A damaging cyclone struck Baton Rouge after 6 am passing southwest to northeast. It demolished the penitentiary and J A Dougherty residence on North street, injured many, and killed ten convicts. Rescue efforts saved guards and inmates as total penitentiary damage reached thirty thousand dollars.
New York July 6 Henry C Adams longtime treasurer of the Universalist relief fund for disabled ministers was arrested on a civil suit seeking about 17700. Bail set at 15000, Adams jailed if not posted. Counsel says funds were properly invested and audit is due, arrest follows unfounded reports he would flee the city.
The Kansas Board of Railroad Assessors released a 15,000 word statement defending a $10,000,000 rate reduction. It argues railroad valuations have risen, while other taxes fall, and accuses railroads of inflating costs by including improvements and financing costs in total project costs.
A Boston letter questions police denouncing the new draft law. It argues officers should enforce rather than criticize the law and cites a Massachusetts judge who laments the officers’ ignorance. The writer calls for officers to study the law before speaking.
Siemens-Luongren Company sues Hatch et al in the U S Circuit Court on arch lamp patents. Hearing held in Providence for Judge Carpenter's convenience as a motion for preliminary injunction. Complainant represented by John Bennett and W B H Dowse. Defendants by John L Roberts.
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