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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1891
Page
4
This late 19th or early 20th century collage notes diverse items from theater predicting fortune in the stars to a Maine woman shelling beans via a wringer, Tolstoi eating onions, and quirky local snippets. It mentions marriages, taxation on Swiss tourism, and various humorous anecdotes.
The New York Tribune tilts toward skepticism about the ocean mail service subsidies. It notes American lines will be careful before backing the policy, and shipowners may greet the Postmaster General's plan with coolness. Disappointment from the failed navigation bounty bill colors current expectations.
Mrs Maybrick faces a renewed trial against the life insurance company linked to her murdered husband. Supporters expect sensational testimony to rebut circumstantial verdicts, arguing her innocence and potential martyrdom if cleared.
A long cited condition precedes Senator Quay releasing his hold on the National Republican Committee chair. The delay hinges on President’s failure to appoint Judge of the Court of Claims, sought by Quay ally Gilkerson, the Treasury’s Second Auditor. The scene shows a discredited leader linking resignation to control of a judicial appointment.
The Postmaster General John Wanamaker remains calm amid disclosures that have shaken banks and the Comptroller of the Currency. President Harrison reportedly values Wanamaker’s integrity and believes his resignation would not relieve the administration. The city backs Wanamaker as he faces contradictory testimony and ongoing explanations.
Adelphian quotes explaining the tenderness shown to the Postmaster-General in the Keystone Bank inquiry. Mr Harrison is impressed by the sentiment, while Mr Wana MAKER’s calm appears unlikely to be disturbed at present.
In Ohio the 1888 Chicago convention echoes into the Republican campaign as Foraker vows to block Sherman’s reelection. The feud sparks a looming primary and legislative battle, with farmers angered by tariff policy and McKinley’s weakness blamed, risking Democratic gains.
The Tennessee miners in Eastern districts rally against convict labor, clashing with state militia after a Monday riot. Two thousand well armed strikers resist authorities while.convicts face mass eviction prompting leaders to seek relief. observers call the violence unlawful and counterproductive to civil order. The episode underscores the high tension over the convict lease system and its impact on local families and stability.
The article condemns militia and sheriff for cowardice during a Briceville confrontation with miners protesting the lease system. It criticizes surrender under mob pressure, notes parley and retreat, and argues the miners’ grievances are just though their methods wrong. It contrasts miners with weakly acting authorities and laments public shilly shallying.
William Clarke reviews Charles Booths Labor and Life of the People second volume in the Christian Union. Clarke asserts Booths research shows 30.7 percent of Londoners in poverty and argues the urban poor stem from ill paid casual labor and city crowding. He warns that unless cities change or living conditions improve the working classes will remain unhealthy and deteriorate.
A traveling show contract case centers on Crofts an English strong man seeking free return to England arguing he violated the alien contract labor law by remaining in the United States after a failed engagement. Officials at the New York Custom House weigh if his status as an artist lifts him from penalties.
The Ledger editor notes a tactful man could ask a woman about her changed conduct while The Dramatic Times protests the rise of women from divorce courts to the stage. It calls for managers to bar misbehaving figures like Eva Hamilton, hoping public revolt would follow, though fearing it unlikely amid a world chasing notoriety.
The article denounces a new stage work titled Abraham Lincoln for introducing Wilkes Boom as a prominent character. It claims it would hurt Epwirn Boorn and mocks the revival of a tragic family episode. It notes Fall River profit sharing and Bourne Mill dividend details, then reports a brief 15 minute meeting between Joshph Benson Foraker and Jonn Sherman with no witnesses.
Elijah A. Morse faces embarrassment as the Massachusetts Republican Club balks at admitting him. A Committee on Elections split vote blocks his membership, despite his status as a Republican member of Congress in Washington, with possible local disaffection in Canton where he is well known.
An editorial argues against postal ship subsidies as a means to revive merchant shipping. It states subsidies did not create a former fleet that carried most U S trade and credits navigation laws for hindering ship purchases, preventing an American registered mercantile navy from prospering abroad.
The chief protection organ argues tariff questions hinge on working people. It asserts wages and living conditions for workers in free trade England surpass those in any European protectionist country. The remark presents an unintended justification of English economic policy.
The Republican Party in Massachusetts is portrayed as uncertain about its beliefs and aims, focused instead on avoiding defeat this fall. It insists on needing a remarkably strong man to challenge Governor William E. Russell.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette urges Ohio citizens to consider both state questions before them and national issues they will cast ballots on. The piece frames Republicans as vigilant and principled, voting intelligently and fearlessly on the right side.
The article questions whether Mr. Quay will resign as Republican National Committee chair. If he steps down General Clarkson, president of the Republican League, is suggested as a strong successor and would be well suited for the role.
Victoria reports four midshipmen A D Montmorency D C Johnstone T A H Brown and R Caldwell are missing after taking two Indian canoes for a camping trip at Pedder Bay. They were told not to venture beyond Race Rocks due to treacherous currents. Caldwell's coat was found ashore near Albert Head, and Warspite officers have little hope of locating them.
London reports that trust companies linked to the English Bank of the River Plate show limited exposure. The Bankers Investment Trust Company faces 54000 dollars liability, Guardian and General Investment Trust 30000, and Army and Navy Investment Trust plus Foreign American and General Investment Trust each 15000. Overall trust-capital exposure is about six percent.
London July 21. R C Duncan of Washington DC who was acquitted on insanity grounds of attempting to murder his wife in North Wales has been moved to Broadmoor Asylum. Duncan remains in excellent health and denies any insanity.
Sister Vera explains St. Monica's Home in Boston closes during summer to save costs as income does not cover year round needs. She requests 2500 dollars annually to cover current expenses and 500 more to avoid seasonal shutdown, noting residents are sickly and beyond ordinary charity rides.
In a letter to the editor, Tt. W. B. argues Governor Russell rightly opposed overreach by the Railroad Commission in the Cambridge crossing matter. He likens the commission’s overstep to a private board directing an irrelevant project and asserts Russell’s dismissal of Crocker was consistent and courageous, favoring legislative control over commission power.
In Boston the public insults and assaults on musicians are condemned as rowdy hoodlum behavior rather than justified protest. The author cites Orpheus myths, digs into crowd psychology, and laments the taint on a city famed for culture while predicting a dreary regional art scene next winter with repetitive seascapes and harbor vistas.
Sir William Gordon-Cumming’s loyalists face social ostracism as relatives and friends, including Lord and Lady Middleton and Sir Edward Clarke, are excluded from Marlboro House garden party. Labouchere plans autumn visit to the country. The Queen of Portugal quietly rides at dawn in Lisbon. Ex Secretary Bayard spends summer at Saratoga. West Point has a single foreign cadet, son of General Urtecho, a 20 year old popular student.
Mrs James A Garfield and the Garfield family visited Salem with a small group from Mentor Ohio. A Willows reunion of Company G Eleventh Massachusetts Volunteers drew seventeen survivors including W C Allen. President Er O Brown led the business meeting and reelected the old board. After a meal the veterans joined Comrade Clark of Lynn at Naugus Head for a social afternoon. Children from the City Orphan Asylum enjoyed an outing at the Willows.
Lonpoy July 21 Garrett M. s Byrne who represents West Wicklow in Parliament is about to accept the Chiltern Hundreds thus giving Parnell another seat to contest The constituency seems Nationalist as in the last election Byrne’s Conservative opponent Hume Dick received 856 votes to 3531 for the winner Byrne retires due to ill health.
In Madbury on July 21 Charles Twombly was thrown from a hay tedder when horses panicked. he broke his neck and died. He was about 50, leaving a wife and six children.
On July 21 Lexington honored Stonewall Jackson with a monument unveiled by a large Confederate presence. Tens of thousands marched and gathered around Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute as a nine foot bronze statue of Jackson was revealed. The salute, prayers, and addresses by Jubal Early highlighted his memory while survivng veterans and Jackson family members attended. The statue rests on Virginia granite facing south, inscribed with Jackson’s name and years.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners held a full board meeting in the Exchange Building to review maps plans and specifications from competitors. No business was done and no decisions will be made until the next meeting Friday.
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