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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1887
Page
4
The Boston Post Publishing Co lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Daily rates are one year 89 dollars, six months 4.56, three months 2.25, one month 0.75. weekly Friday issue at 3.80 per year. Mail payments and routing details noted.
Last week the mean New York temperature reached 80 degrees, two degrees above last year's level. Deaths totaled 1276, up from 1111 in 1886, with moisture blamed for the rise. Contagious diseases and diphtheria are spreading, threatening tenement districts if conditions do not improve.
Critics say stenographers misquote Mr Blaine mentioning Sydney Smythy among honored Scotsmen. They accuse reporters and telegraphs of misrepresentation. He may use the episode to deny calling Lord Salisbury a brute in last year’s home speech.
The city has no role beyond removing the offending tenant. The public attempt to sensationalize the event through drama falters, as officials emphasize a straightforward enforcement action rather than spectacle.
The Long Branch police judge orders hard labor on public streets for arrested tramps and the local board adds leg irons and chains to their punishment. The Park Ridge mob incident adds to concerns that New Jersey law and order are regressing toward primitive methods.
The Clinton Grand Army post paraded yesterday during President Cleveland’s Clinton centennial visit despite pretense of a protest by the New York Tribune and allied party organs. The post was reviewed by the President, proving veteran groups prefer restraint over machine politics.
The Herald urges independent audits of city accounts by experts chosen without city ties. It cites past proposals and English precedent, notes rising expenditures, and argues examiners should be appointed by the Governor and council or by the courts on petition of a substantial voter base.
The bill to create a new judiciary system in New Hampshire proposes sweeping changes from the current system. It shifts from a single Supreme Court with a referee plan to two courts the Supreme Judicial Court and the Superior Court with specified jurist roles and salaries.
The Toledo Blade canvass shows 11,010 of 21,390 Republicans backing Blaine from Maine and 6,684 for Sherman. Massachusetts is weak for Sherman, while Ohio shows 1,114 votes for Blaine and 1,042 for Sherman, highlighting regional strengths and the gap in total support for Sherman.
In New York the diocese may warn congregations from the pulpit next Sunday against any association with Dr. McGuynn beyond life’s courtesies and urge avoidance of his meetings. The piece argues ecclesiastical coercion would provoke strong opposition and notes the church avoids such methods today.
The article argues against the city being indicted for maintaining a liquor nuisance after a woman who rented a Calf Pasture shanty was convicted of Sunday liquor sales. It notes the raid occurred during a period of rampant illegal sales and Sunday drunkenness, with police deployments highlighting enforcement needs.
Officials argue that officers of the court must report to the court on public funds and misappropriation. They express willingness to support any better method to secure trustworthy examination and audit of city accounts and invite schemes aligned with local government.
The article probes Bulgaria’s crisis amid the San Stefano fallout, questioning what is real versus illusion in Sofia and Tirnova. It weighs regency and assembly rumors, Russia’s stance, and Sultan Abdul Hamid’s possible aims, amid Balkan power plays and foreign interests.
Review casts Victor Hugo posthumous Things Seen as a mixed notebook rather than a major work. It notes lively passages such as an interview with actress Mlle Georges and sharp glimpses of Hugo’s genius alongside duller, mannered sections. The piece urges readers to seek Hugo’s Notre Dame or Les Misérables for true achievement.
A Gothamite bored with city life traveled to New Hampshire to marry a Salvation Army girl. He had previously faced imprisonment for theft after leaping from a bridge to avoid jail. He said he wanted a lively wife and now seems to have found one.
Texas railroads will station eight armed men on every train for protection against robbers. They will be sworn in by the Governor and paid by the railroad companies. The piece notes traveling danger persists from stagecoach romance to railroad robbery, asserting 400 men can be stopped on a train as easily as a few on a coach.
The Honorable Simon Cameron, approaching ninety, travels to Europe this week to study foreign policy. He plans to observe European governance, diplomacy, and security practices to inform U.S. policy.
The Providence Journal states that doctors condemn ice water tea and coffee for hot weather arguing they break the nervous system. It warns beer and ardent spirits harm health and soda water alone may preserve health, proposing a large gold medal for a wholesome invention.
The Boston Pilot urges respect for the American Legion and warns against politicians using the G A R for private ends. It argues that proven loyalty increases obligation to obey authorities and uphold duty rather than forgetting the soldier’s first principle.
The Philadelphia Times comments on a rumor that Washington government clerks are resigning by the score. It dismisses the claim as unlikely, noting a century of practice shows many will accept positions, so offices won’t close while the cheerful procession continues.
The Manchester Union argues the nation may endure a few months with a Treasury surplus from high taxes but warns such excesses threaten the business outlook. It urges revision of the revenue system before folly becomes irreversible.
Editorial argues for lowering wartime taxes, citing ex Secretary Manning on the sinking fund paying debt at maturity. It questions burdening posterity and urges a pause on unmatured debt, saying union restoration benefits next generations.
The piece argues that since the Republican era began there is clear proof of Union restoration and progress in South race relations, yet Republican papers mock or hide these signs. It notes suppression of patriotic Southern speeches and favorable reports on African Americans, while highlighting minor outrages against Black people as dominant.
A Harvard Advocate volume of second series verses is reviewed as amateur yet readable. The critic praises Pellew sample THE FAERY QUEEN and laments overformulaic patterning, noting several contributors have become known as minor poets.
A Western man in an uptown theatre confuses the play’s title saying he thought it was about Owaha and Joliet. The quip highlights his confusion during the Romeo and Juliet performance.
A Boston observer contrasts hot lower city streets with cooler neighborhoods and public baths, noting how families gather at doorways and how a Dorchester Bay bath offers relief. He praises municipal greenery, mocks overpriced Parker's, and muses on corkscrews as Maine prohibition symbols. He recalls a misquote at the Boston Athenaeum and laments language drift among messengers.
Detroit resident Mrs Jennie Palmer-Heames publishes a comic opera claiming to be the first Michigan woman in the operatic field. Mentions friends' praise and her pioneering status in Michigan's opera scene.
A breezy collage covers weather effects on gastronomy and oysters, a double century wedding of 80 year olds in Fairmount, a hotel dog that rings bells for meals, a Frankfort asthma cure tale, and a bank vault safety claim. It also notes petroleum gains, phrenology on Henry George, a mail clad baseball catcher, and a humorous burglar tale ending with a moral.
The Cleveland family home The Weeds in Holland Patent hosts President Cleveland and his wife on their first visit since his rise from a poor boy to governor and president. Miss Rose Cleveland had prepared a grand reception with a mystery carriage arrival and a friendly greeting from John Hay at the depot. Mrs Cleveland's modest charm drew cheers from a gathered crowd.
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