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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1887
Page
4
A Boston letter laments failing pine plantings on Beacon Street and recalls Wendell Phillips memorials at Faneuil Hall. It reflects on Phillips's charisma and the diverse followers he drew, discusses Juvenal translation debates, Thackeray, and Harvard undergraduates seeking summer work, ending with a note from Tavern er.
The Century Magazine June number features Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's stories including Jack and The Madonna of the Tubs with mixed reception. Tolstoi portrait by Kennan is admired for its vivid first impressions. Other items include war articles, boat races, and open letters on church union, with reviews of Woolf and Walworth novels and several new Ticknor's Paper Series titles.
Subscription rates for Milk include daily options: One year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seventy five cents. Weekly Friday issue: one year thirty one fifty. Notices sent at sender’s risk. Checks made payable to Post Publishing Company. New York address 140 Nassau Street. Washington office 515 Fourteenth Street.
Boston Post discusses Afghan turmoil with Amîr Abdurrahman accused of English ties and Russian influence shaping Herat politics. It links implications for India with a crisis potential while criticizing Governor Huw’s veto of a temperance revenue bill as a partisan ploy. It notes yacht racing outcomes and uncertainty over Thistle’s Cup chances amid mixed conditions.
The West End railway bill passed to its third reading after strong Senate support. Amendments reduced authorized preferred stock from 12.5 million to 6.4 million and dividends from 10 to 8 percent, aiming for a safer, more conservative consolidation plan. One half of the Senate backed the bill in its current form, with further House revisions anticipated.
A cautious call favors further amendments to the city enterprise in Boston, urging reasonable consideration of its public importance rather than the harsh denunciation heard in some quarters. The remark underscores balance between progress and public reaction, noting the enterprise’s significance to the city’s welfare.
A Washington despatch to the Philadelphia Times outlines a plan for a tariff reform bill in consultation with Randall Carlisle and other Democratic figures. The proposal would place raw materials on the free list and reduce duties on manufactured goods to ease burdens without harming U.S. industry, aiming to unite Congress for relief amid surplus revenue projections. The piece notes Republican resistance, the risk of a September or December session, and political heat from radical factions influenced by ministerial shakeups.
Commentary on the new French cabinet notes a weak governing majority and uncertain backing from allies. It warns reforms in finance and the military may be postponed or pursued timidly, with ministers likely to achieve little beyond minor compromises. Radicals dismiss hopes for bold policy while remaining uncompromising.
The article weighs book hunting as a mania versus book collecting, contrasts it with library use, and notes rising American interest amid scarce valuable editions. It cites auctions, famed dealers, and historic prices, while praising well-made old volumes and urging preservation of quality in taste and practice. It ends by mentioning Dartmouth College’s president and Mrs Bartlett hosting a graduating class reception.
At Lovers Park Reading Virginia midnight Monday, Join Matz shot and mortally wounded Annie Gring, then killed himself. Jealousy cited as the motive. Other briefs note church meeting in Ottawa and Archbishop Lynch ruling on mixed marriages, a coal shaft bombing attempt in Davidson, a mine shooting, and Troy stove makers reopening after the St Louis strike.
A critical survey critiques Rider Haggard excitement in Dawn and mocks taste while praising narrative speed and vivid scenes. Bayard Taylor editions from G P Putnam's Sons are discussed, noting Hannah Thurston and The Story of Kennett as long-ago country life tales, with uncertainty about Taylor's true literary strengths.
Current comment urges stronger liquor traffic enforcement as a step toward public respect and protection for reputable licensed houses. It notes a new license system aims to enhance protection for patrons and dealers, urging acceptance over complaint. A Massachusetts Butler Club forming is reported with political reflections on past Massachusetts governors and electoral outcomes.
The piece argues four years is short to fix twenty five years of misrule and urges voters to support reform if the economy remains strong. It contends the country is happy and prosperous, praising cautious, economical governance and warning against changing horses midstream. The New York Herald Independent quotes the public’s favorable mood toward reform.
A Washington Post op-ed argues nations must defend themselves and arrest, try, and punish those who advocate murder or arson or urge resistance to law. It calls for swift action and new laws if needed, asserting Anarchists threaten state institutions while insisting speech remain free otherwise.
The Philadelphia Record argues that immigration from Europe should be welcomed as a national asset. It cites growing population movement as a positive sign and cites immigration boards praising material well being, intelligence, morality, and production. It notes some Eastern European arrivals are less desirable but minor in impact.
The Browning season closed with a Hotel Brunswick program on Browning as poet of music. Rev. H. G. Spaulding discussed both Browning and music, Arthur Foote performed works by Galuppi, Avison, Liszt, and Schumann. Miss Bingham sang, Dr. Dwight and Colonel Higginson spoke, and many notable attendees were present. The society plans Bell and Pomegranates for summer reading.
A collage of pithy lines on juries, emigration, education, drink, and politics. Jokes about the President and the fishery question mix with odd facts like a Kansas tornado carrying off a schoolhouse. Includes quirky anecdotes from Ulysses to Toltec inscriptions and a Georgia bar admission quip.
A string of brief biographical notes and society snippets describe Gillam the cartoonist as a shock haired Englishman, Anita Cody as a lively Buffalo Bill descendant, and various remarks on the Golden Rose awards, General Sherman, John Sherman, and Douglass. The piece recalls Finlay’s fortune and Whittier Purvis as early Anti Slavery Society founders. It notes Major Poore’s color reporting and a Lincoln assassination alert from Ford's Theatre.
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