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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1887
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily and weekly subscription plans with prices for one year six months and shorter terms. It notes second class matter entry and payment details to the Post Publishing Company with New York Agency and Washington office addresses.
A Boston and San Francisco preacher, Starr King is depicted as a bright, inspiring figure whose sermons urged righteous conduct and the Christianizing of nature. Whipple’s collection titled Christianity and Humanity gathers sermons, with plans for further volumes on lectures, religious truths, and King’s learning and reasoning.
The note states that Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven while Ship News is on page three.
The piece argues about alleged corrupt influences in jury selection for a case involving Jacos Samarp. It notes unclear fixing, long delays, and potential manipulation by unscrupulous jury fixers. It criticizes anti administration press for sensational but unfounded stories about Mr. Cleveland and AP coverage.
Chauncey M. Depew in Chicago ranks liquor questions beside tariffs as vital, urging high license and taxes to win temperance support. Massachusetts GOP faces resistance while New York Republicans move to field prohibition tickets. Legislature ends a lengthy session with criticism over rushed decisions on water supply for Boston, an anti boycott bill, and a soldiers' exemption proposal.
A debate over New York Sunday liquor law leaves hotels unable to serve wine at meals. Mayor Hewitt says he cannot interpret or enforce the statute, as executive power rests with department heads and the corporation counsel.Hotels threaten court appeal after differing interpretations trigger enforcement by police.
A New York Tribune correspondent reports Ottawa plans a three mile limit fishing framework with reciprocity inside the limit and free access outside three miles. Canada would push terms on headlands rights and drying beaches while waiving other issues, a plan viewed as unlikely to yield a real treaty.
The Wesleyan church launches a major protest against a measure before Parliament. Out of a thousand circulars sent to prominent members, 69 percent condemn the proposal, while a substantial minority oppose it.
The article notes that about three quarters of English Wesleyans oppose the coercion measures, reflecting the middle class base of the church and its cautious stance toward reforms. It argues this stance shows resistance to the coalition of Tories Whigs and radicals pushing the crimes bill through Parliament.
The Wolverhampton speech by Lord Randolph condemns wasteful public spending and urges pressure on the government to cut costs. He hints at fair trade versus free trade and aligns with Radicals on reducing royal lavishness, risking backlash from Conservative peers while seeking popular support.
The Newburg synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church calls for evangelical bodies to demand abolition of Post Office Department acts violating the Sabbath. It argues Sunday mail and related services infringe sacred observance, while noting some oppose any change and would stop the world from rotating on Sunday.
The Fortuna set sail from Marblehead yesterday for an Atlantic crossing after several days of waiting for clearing skies. Enthusiastic yachtmen applaud the owner's courage and enterprise as smooth seas are forecast and no race excitement is expected.
AmewiA B. Epwards reports Dr. W. C. Winstow that Bubastis findings are a magnificent success. A fine collection will reach the museum from the Egypt Exploration Fund but awaits the building addition completion.
Mr Joseph W Harper Jr hosted about twenty at the University Club New York to meet James R Osgood who returns to England today The group including Edmund C Stedman George William Curtis Henry C Lea Brander Matthews and others debated international copyright with a view toward harmonizing plans and uniting efforts for a Washington presentation Colonel James Bb Andrews of Alleghany City will be selected as engineer for the Eads ship railway project backed by thirty iron manufacturers with 15 000 000 invested
Boston letter to the Post urges riders to record time place and car number when conductors fail to stop the Dorchester and Grove Hall horse cars. The writer asks the railroad manager to use these details to push for a much-needed reform.
A review notes Rev. Dr. Haskins edited a pamphlet detailing Ralph Waldo Emerson's maternal lineage from Ruth Haskins and Hannah Uphams. It praises the family resilience, cites eight grandchildren from Ruth, and describes the new edition as richly bound with illustrations.
A concise catechism for pupil teachers in English national schools traces the church’s growth from early Christianity in England to modern times. It argues the Church of England is Catholic in origin and notes the Reformation’s links to printing and exploration. It covers church endowments, state funding, and clergy pay. The volume includes an added chapter on the Episcopal Church in the United States, noting its 415,000 communicants and fund-raising of over 10,000,000 last year.
Kansas City school superintendent Mr Greenwood presents a volume aimed at improving teaching, stressing child temperament, educational psychology, and practical methods in reading writing arithmetic and history. He argues for air light health and discipline to sustain teachers and students amid demanding modern books.
Practical Lessons in Nursing advises on nurse qualities and cautions against home electrical and massage work. The piece notes John Boyle O’Reilly as custodian of a fund to build a Whitman cottage in Kirkwood New Jersey and urges contributions via the Pilot office.
In Boston the narrator notes the Cogswell fountain’s reduced prominence under dense leafage and the pleasing hiding of its obtrusiveness. He comments on Butler and the Butler Club, wax flowers in a shop window, a tiny garden near a rail crossing, and fond memories of old locomotives while praising practical, picturesque urban life and a fanciful tale of a farmer seeking a wife through a country-store scheme.
Mrs Susan L Mills adds 50000 to Mills College endowment to fund a chair of mental and moral philosophy named for Dr Mark Hopkins. The trustees receive her note expressing honor to her late husband and a wish to advance Christian education.
The Hungarian painter Munkacsy's Christ Before Pilate will be on view at Horticultural Hall from Monday, with press previews this evening and private views Monday. The piece has drawn global attention, with mixed critical verdicts and strong public interest as it tours Europe and the United States.
Opinion notes a sectional campaign to lock in the South for the Democrats, suggesting Republicans may inadvertently help. It argues for reasonable and constitutional liquor laws, stressing penalties aligned with individual rights and enforcement under accountable officers.
A New York Graphic report says Mr Blaine leaves for Europe with broad popular goodwill and strong health. It warns that his trip will not quash his continued pursuit of the Republican nomination for president, stating that remaining a candidate is the best path to that goal.
The New York Post (Indiana) argues that voters reject sectional agitation and paternalism, denouncing Hawley for centralization and praising past Republican leadership while noting party decadence. It asserts independent voters will oppose any candidate who waves the bloody shirt.
The Philadelphia Press urges Republicans to elect William E Chandler to the U S Senate, arguing his leadership would energize the party in 1888. The piece warns the party shifts toward Tom Platt reflect a broader national drift and calls for a strong decisive choice.
The piece surveys varied notes from Europe and America, including Boulanger and Bismarck famed as the two busy Bs, a Paris police order restricting street sellers, a San Francisco egg feat, Longfellow as a heralded figure, rocking chair myths, and a tale of a New York man whose beer break preceded a building collapse.
The Society for the Promotion of Studies at Home marked its 14th anniversary at Miss Anna E. Ticknor's home. Dr. Samuel Eliot spoke on welfare and usefulness, Harvard's Professor Palmer offered remarks on study, while Ticknor presented an engaging annual report. Despite bad weather, attendees arrived from distant states, with hopes of Dr. Holmes. letters noted a wedding kept him away. An informal lunch followed as teachers and students departed gratified by Miss Ticknor's work and the society’s benevolent reach.
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