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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1887
Page
4
Straw hats in Paris and bathing at Newport become fashionable this season. The note adds a playful hint that dandies may be allowed to wear overcoats in New York next winter.
A board is to investigate the quarrel and assign blame. The lasters refuse compromise and risk final judgment pending the report. It is argued wages lost in one week exceed a yearly proposed cut, while 128 strikers have left 1500 others unemployed.
The remark notes that duties on a certain item were so uncollectible that Treasury agents would not levy a tax on it. It ends with a wry line suggesting a role for art critics in the United States as custom house inspectors.
A New York World cable piece attributes to Congressman Collis a far fetched London interview. The relay of the President’s St. Louis letter criticisms and Hawley quotes seem oddly parallel. The piece questions the reliability of these abroad remarks and suggests a staged foreign interview.
The piece notes that colored troops will be barred from Chicago militia encampment while foreign troops may attend. It contrasts Chicago with Washington where colored companies joined the prize drill, and cites the New York Times on the irony of excluding native troops while welcoming foreign ones.
Advance IRS figures for year ending June 30 show distilled spirits tax receipts fell by nearly 5 million while malt liquor taxes rose by 0.5 million. The data suggests prohibition and local option cut whiskey consumption, but may also reflect shifting habits toward milder drinks as a temperance trend quietly grows.
Paris reports creditable uptake of the Panama Canal Company second lottery loan with hopes of half a million shareholders. Yet critics say the issue masks a weak financial showing as bonds bear 7 percent and are redeemed by annual lots. Industry disputes over wage and price terms surface in Beverly, with strife looming over arbitration outcomes.
Discussion on Canadian seizures of American fishermen includes calls for fair judging of three mile limit violations and questions whether the Hodgdon seizure was legitimate. Debate touches on policy shifts, warnings against broad enforcement, and calls for restraint amid provincial tensions.
A satirical critique of Unionist disarray amid Ireland’s crisis. It mocks their vituperative chorus against Gladstone and Salisbury, likening Tyndall’s fiery rhetoric to scientific displays while blaming Conservative policy for unrest and dissension.
Report on Parisian tension after Boulangér rebel threat. Guards shield President Grevy as 600 rioters threaten the Elysée. Radicals press for anti German sentiment and war. The Boulangér emblem lingers as debates grow and Germany fears intensify. The Chicago Raphael sale closes with a $440,000 prospect.
The writer revels in Boston’s water views from a bay window on Back Bay. He observes summer picnics at railroad stations, families and barefooted children on outings, and returning carloads of joyous picnickers. He notes fashion changes in shop windows, including clerical and Gladstone figures, reflecting city life.
Harper brothers publish inexpensive works on New York election management and the American electoral system. Charles A. O Neil analyzes contingent election and reform proposals while Bishop discusses patriotism and spoils system flaws. Also notes Saltus novel Mr Incouls Misadventures with critique.
The Fiftieth Congress features Stewart of Georgia and McKinney of New Hampshire as ministers. It notes young Congressman Phelan of Memphis, oldest member Vandeveer at 71, and a claim that Mrs. Hancock may seek postmaster. It mentions England’s Renshaw twins facing a twin rival Badderly, and other varied items from Washington to Paris society, including Dr. Love’s honors and M. Caro’s Paris lectures. General Brandreth age 28 with yacht Camilla is described in detail.
A young man and a woman in New Haven used a horse drawn car as the means for their elopement. The unusual transport choice drew attention as the couple sought privacy and a quick escape.
A 19th century review questions Edward Saltus fatalism and style in MR INCOULS MISADVENTURES noting its pessimistic theses and dense learning. The piece cites his earlier works The Philosophy of Dis enchantment and The Anatomy of Negation and calls the novel an essay in applied pessimism.
The August Popular Science Monthly surveys Herbert Spencer as evolution’s central figure and covers Wells on economic disturbances since 1873 White's New Chapters in the Warfare of Science concludes, with reviews of Progress of Science 1838 to 1886. It also features an astronomy piece on moon and sun, Manual Training in education, and Mars changes with a Mars sketch.
The St Nicholas issue shines with Rideing’s paper on Dr Holmes and a portrait of the Autocrat. A romantic tale The Figure Head of the James Starbuck by George Wharton Edwards appears with romantic illustrations. Also featured are Fiddle Johns Family chapter two, How Some Animals Become Extinct by Holder, verses by Sherman and others, and Brownies going fishing.
The piece notes Republicans complain that a Democratic President gave Robert Mercer T. Hunter of Virginia a $600 customs post, while a previous Republican President had already handed Virginia federal offices to the pro-Confederate Mahone, framing it as party inconsistency.
A New York Tribune editorial argues that society will always produce both tramps and millionaires as long as human capacity varies, noting that successful individuals build wealth by saving and applying practical knowledge while dissenters discuss theories in saloons.
The New York World mocks Governor Foraker by calling him a great little man. It accuses national Republicans of abandoning the South to avoid contest and explain reduced Southern votes as suppression. The piece critiques party strategy and the politics of the bloody shirt policy.
The Washington Post argues against tying Samuel J. Randall and William McAdoo to a party line. It suggests revenue reform Democrats should draft a fair bill and rely on a coalition with Republicans to pass it, rather than forcing a rigid vote among a dozen protection Democrats.
A New York Commercial Advertiser’s note questions why hygienic rules for hot, humid weather are ignored. It urges adopting awnings helmets loose white clothing and light diets to ease tropical conditions, calling for “enterprise” to take a rest when the thermometer hits 10 and the hygrometer 95.
The piece argues the Republican bid in Kentucky is unlikely but notes a past Speaker Carlisle district fight and predicts a major drop in the Democratic majority. It contends doubt makes campaigns more engaging and views Kentucky's political mood as a liberal education.
The New York Times excerpt argues Mr. Sherman lacks both political skill and sufficient statesmanship. It condemns his presidential prospects, cites his faults, and warns the Ohio Republican Party’s display undermines confidence in reclaiming national power.
A scatter of items from humor to science and society, including baseball quips, market notes on butter and celery, a Nova Scotia college praise, fashion descriptions, and courtroom anecdotes. Notable items mention Red Shirt the Indian, Blaine, a deaf mute Burwell Lancaster, and Queen Victoria at Spithead.
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