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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1891
Page
4
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Tremont Theatre on Tremont Street features Mary Lawman in Vittoria during the Ball and Hollis Street Theatre showcases Augustin Daly's Railroad of Love at 2 and Love's Labor Lost at 7:45. Grove Theatre presents John Stetson's Comedy Company in The Hornet's Nest at 12 and 7:45. Boston Mary near Scollay Square hosts A Night's Frolic at 2 and 8. Gaaxp Opera House shows The Duke's Motto at 7:45. Mrsic Hart offers Promenade concert at 8 by fifty-piece orchestra. Hel en unknown venue at 8.
Immigrants arrived from January through May 1891 at ports including Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia and Portland totaling 269 857. The note adds arrivals at New Orleans San Francisco and uncounted entries via British North American Provinces and Mexico would raise the full year figure.
Senate committee adverse report on the House bill to publish election expenses is not the end. Reform in election methods will come sooner or later, and last year's failure benefited a partisan bloc weakened since. This Legislature should act promptly to adopt the step for cleaner elections.
The House prepares to consider the redistricting bill aimed at fair division for Congressional seats. Despite efforts to force Rep LopGe’s approach, the bill holds a 50 vote majority, and opponents urge every supporter of fair districts to attend and vote.
The vote 29 to 5 rejects reconsideration as most senators privately oppose the endowment orders. The CHAMPLIN amendments trigger petitions for protection while press fear blocks legal sanction, leaving the issue open. Massachusetts orders rest on an 1888 law. foreign orders lack clear legality. Courts may decide if Mrs. Howkr's bank methods can continue.
The author argues that high tariffs may push foreign workers into the United States, harming American labor. He cites manufacturing shifts, protected occupations, and farming prices, warning of possible alien ownership and control of American assets if immigration rises under tariff pressure.
The Hon. Josian G. Ab port dies, ending a half century of public service. A conservative Democrat and former congressman, he earned respect for integrity and principle, influencing state and national politics and leaving a lasting mark on the community.
In the House yesterday Mr. Bennett pressed Mr. Turner about if the Republicans still stand on their convention platform. The exchange turned to whether citizens may drink intoxicating liquor openly or at tables, highlighting a split view on whether party politics or personal morals govern.
After three days of debate the Senate voted to refer the matter of fraternal beneficiary organizations to the upcoming General Court for consideration.
The piece argues against tariff policies harming domestic industry by highlighting foreign opposition payments and immigration effects. It cites Congressman McAdoo describing how high tariffs push Europeans to emigrate to the United States while foreign manufacturers invest abroad. It contends American workers suffer while capital gains go to Europe through land and industry investments.
The Indian census of 1891 shows British India at 220.5 million people with total India population around 286.06 million, a ten year growth of about 10 percent. Burmah notes a 22 percent rise, and some districts report a 50 percent surge since British rule began. The article lauds English governance while recounting small native official numbers and occasional killings. It also includes social vignettes and letters from readers, closing with author Taverner’s note on a School of Expression and a curious marriage inquiry.
Yesterday marked the first full taste of summer on Boston Common with heat and a visible seasonal shift. The scene centered on the frog pond and the fountain while elms shed tender leaves as the green glass-wearing peddler by the cross-paths predicted new warmth.
Rear Admiral Carter, said to be the only naval officer of his rank who had earlier served as a major-general in the U S Army. A Kingston N Y young lady known for evolution publishings bears the unusual name Olive Elm Chaintree. Miss Eames sang at Marlborough House. Signor Maurel and Signor Tosti participated. A Chicago priest refused to christen a child named Garfield based on Christian name criteria. Siblings James Esther Mary Joseph and Jane Gladstone, diphtheria victims in 1862, buried in Waverly Ohio, tombstones ordered. The Imperial Polarnaya, 8640 tons, built at St Petersburg, on trial at 19 knots. electric lighting and luxury interiors noted. Kaiser William’s horse incident in Bonn as hussars were ordered to gallop, a lieutenant losing control near the Emperor.
The piece recalls Sarah Bernhardt confessing boredom and longing for a dramatic death after a Paris stage scene behind the scenes. It includes anecdotes about a young comedian’s quip box opener and a cascade of brief satirical jabs from various periodicals and cartoons.
Mrs Divine’s daughters Nora and Fanny aged 6 and 5 in Cornwall N Y found a copperhead at the foot of an apple tree while playing with switches. The snake emerged from a hole, the girls shrieked with laughter, and Mr Benton killed it as it retreated. Mrs Divine fainted upon returning home.
Paris May 21 1891 Americans and English flock to the new Salon and the old exhibitions. Jean Béraud’s modernized Jesus at a Pharisee’s table draws bold attention while Ernest Ange Duez’s Jesus walks on waters mirrors contemporary Parisian life with meticulous realism.
Providence Dry Dock Company advances a new schooner for Providence owners with keel laid and 55 heavy frames. The vessel measures 145 feet overall, 36 feet beam, 11 feet hold depth, and 725 to 750 tons capacity. Timber delays persist. a 25-man crew will start once groundwork is complete in about two months. The small steamer Eila, idle two seasons, is sold to the Government for 2500 dollars and will cruise around Long Island.
A Boston writer General Edmund Jones Carpenter prepares a new work titled A Woman of Shawmut to be published by Little, Brown & Co. The novel links colonial era figures to a governor who marries a young woman from his household, with factual historical notes and interpretations drawn from the era, including the tomb of Governor Bellingham in the Old Granary Burying Ground and a marble memorial atop his grave.
On May 5 Kate Kane, a female lawyer, reported Officer James Eagan winked at her while she waited for a street car. The incident led to his dismissal from the force, charges of impropriety noted in Carcano LL June 2.
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