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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
4
An agency listing promotes BRIDGMAN BIRMINGHAM COMPANY with offices in New York at Broadway and Wall Street and a Washington office in the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street, asserting a guaranty of good faith.
A brief notice states subscriptions are available at 50 cents per month with postage free. The item highlights a simple payment option and no extra mailing costs for readers seeking ongoing service.
In Boston Post notes from July 12 1888 many army officers support moving the signal service to the Department of Agriculture. Commissioner Colman backs the move while General Greely opposes it. The piece argues civilian control may hamper performance and highlights disorganized public service expansion.
A Western Massachusetts correspondent notes evolving views as Chairman Burpen considers revising a 40,000 majority claim for Harrison and freeing whiskey. In Plainfield Republicans remain strong since 1860, with many drifting toward Cleveland while farmers mull their choice. Greenfield's old Whig Republican correspondent vows to vote for Grover Cleveland, rejecting Chicago platform ties.
The Daily Advertiser argues the New York Tribune and other party organs use offensive political tactics. It hopes the Advertiser will influence allies to reform their own conduct after claiming to have had about enough.
Circular letters invite colored citizens to a July 25 Indianapolis meeting for consultation on a plan of action for the coming election. Invitations claim the gathering is not for any party or individual but for the negro. The article notes potential benefits of independent political action and praises Southern voters' demonstrated civic capacity.
A columnist notes the absurdity of Senator Hoan s suggestion for a fisheries treaty commission. Mr Hoar faltered when pressed to offer a better alternative and mechanically named a list including Babson Wooppury Trescott Frye and CoGswElu.
A historical note outlines the responsibility to handle negotiations for a fisheries treaty. It emphasizes formal duties, diplomacy, and the handling of maritime resource disputes under an international framework. The language reflects 19th or early 20th century treaty practice and governance.
The Journal questions William Henry Harrison's civil service reform record amid contention over the Pendleton bill. It notes Harrison limited his support to a single five minute speech and the vote to the measure, arguing against government officials using their salary to influence politics, while criticizing the reform extension claim.
The Chicago Republican platform elevates a one cent postage demand, but ex-Postmaster General James of New York counters that reducing letter rates would not benefit the public. Republican organs elsewhere show tentative enthusiasm yet face skeptical reaction.
The piece criticizes a one cent postage push as wasteful while praising postal service improvements under current management. It notes Boston’s dome gilding project, regilding cost and aesthetic debate, and recalls stray violin theft and pianissimo dental talks, all in a Boston-centric civic tone.
The piece argues against the belief that early Congress set free trade as a norm. It contrasts 1789 1790 tariff duties with modern "free trade" claims, citing Hamilton Jefferson and Madison on protection. It also notes a literary aside about Scarlet Letter adaptations in London and Rennorton?
A report from Louisville recounts Guttermuth's suicide over a rejected marriage, challenging Rosalind's claim that no man dies for love. The writer contrasts Romeo’s tragedy with real life, arguing literature lags behind true passion and events, and notes society labels such acts as temporary insanity.
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes in its last issue that U S production of Bessemer steel per worker exceeds England's by more than 50 percent. The data, cited from a tariff-supporting source, answers critics who claim American industry cannot compete with pauper labor overseas.
The Springfield Republican notes a growing lack of moral impulse within the Republican party. It argues deserters like Seth Low and Rev. Dr. Storrs represent disturbed voters demanding serious, candid interpretations of party faith amid rising dissent and editorial sneers.
The Chicago News notes Judge Kelley once called father of the House views the GOP tariff shift as promoting free whiskey over cheap clothing. It mocks his ecstasy and urges him to quit if he cannot accept prudent policy, suggesting he may wander to unknowns with the policy.
An essay in the New York Evening Post notes that for most Americans the expense of clothing weighs on household budgets. It argues high clothing costs lead to poorer living conditions, fewer luxuries, and less opportunity, contrasting this with a few industry leaders who feel the impact less.
The Charleston News and Courier argues that the tariff creates and then abandons American workers by boosting industry while closing world markets. It likens the tramp to a product of protectionist policy, noting how tariffs cause overproduction and unemployment among laborers when markets fail to absorb surplus.
A Danish government concession will allow a canal linking the North and Baltic seas with a large harbor at the North Sea end. Professor Curt Nette of Dresden has devised a process to reduce metallic aluminum from cryolite by reacting with molten salt. Sodium is driven from the ladle, freeing aluminum at low cost.
Horace Howard Furness’s new Variorum edition surveys the play’s history, textual notes, and stage history. It weighs Shylock debates, includes Hom’s intercalary scene, and traces actors from Lansdowne to Kean and Irving. The volume remains a thorough Shakspere study with extensive appendices.
A collage of satirical quips, quick jests, and social observations on politics, theater, and daily life. Jokes about Jay Gould, Mugwumps, and tariff debates mix with lighter notes on actresses, ghosts of Tom Paine, and a New York barber shop exchange.
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will study in Europe next year. General Butler sails from Boston on the yacht America for a summer cruise. Johann Strauss abandons waltzes to compose grand opera. Justice Stanley Matthews and family vacation at Pittsfield. P T Barnum’s new book Ready for press Wild Beasts Birds and Reptiles. Senator Morrill summers at the seashore for health. Oliver P Rahm, inventor of the self scratching match, lives quietly in Booneville NY with a $250,000 fortune. Dr E C Cowles will deliver the Dartmouth Medical College introductory address today. Amelie Rives Chanler’s sister noted for beauty, yet not literary. Dan Rice spends summer at Long Branch with wife, a Texas cattle ranch heiress worth about $1,000,000.
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