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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1891
Page
4
The Boston Post announces its publishing address at 259 Washington Street with subscription rates listed and instructions for address changes. It notes accepted manuscripts, submission rules, and reader guidance, followed by today’s amusements at Tremont Treates, Bowdoin, Boston Museum, Grand Open’s House, and Promenade with showtimes and performers.
Immigrants arrived January to May 1891 across Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Portland and other routes totaling 221 259 857 with counts for each port listed. The article notes additional arrivals at New Orleans San Francisco and uncounted arrivals through the British North American Provinces and Mexico would raise the total.
A report claiming Britain promised to aid Italy if France attacked is dismissed as hearsay and unlikely. The piece notes possible sympathy with the Triple Alliance but doubts any official British pledge to defend Italian coasts.
The New Haven Supreme Court decision narrows the fog over Connecticut’s disputed election case. It allows a common sense reading of the bogus ballot reform act, suggesting Judge Morris might have gained certification if words were read differently. The ruling supports Republican calls to declare the minority candidate elected, though the final outcome depends on other factors beyond ballot wording.
The Hon Henry Casor LopGe seeks to control the Legislature through a redistricting bill. His plan aims to delay or derail the bill by refer with a personal gerrymander scheme. Opposition includes a party minority and the Democratic bloc.
A Vatican petition urging nationalizing the Catholic church in America through immigrant language education and clerical oversight stirs debate among Western Catholic leaders. German priests’ association at St Louis faces responsibility questions amid the controversy.
The passage argues the origin is strongly rejected while noting a proposed policy similar in spirit has some supporters among those who deny this scheme. It states such a project is hostile to institutional spirit and unlikely to gain approval from Roman church politicians, and would face public condemnation if attempted.
The census shows Ireland’s population fell nearly ten percent in a decade. Emigration is cited as a recurring proposed remedy, with political debates on home rule and local government continuing while the country’s demographics shift. If trends persist, districts may thin and soil supports may rise without relief works.
Examination of the Pennsylvania ballot act criticizes provisions that set a one half of one percent signature threshold and long lead times for filing nomination papers. The Prohibition State Committee urges Governor Pattison to veto, arguing the rules effectively bar independents and third party candidates from the official ballot.
The Boston Journal denounces Welsh tin-plate makers as an arrogant foreign monopoly aiming to shut down July works and starve underpaid workers. It contrasts this with earlier claims that U S production forced a Welsh shutdown, suggesting tariff tactics and profits from price rises. The piece calls for consistency among tariff advocates to avoid misinformation.
The Tilden will dispute reaches the New York Court of Appeals over the provision directing executors to establish the Tilden Trust for a free library and reading room in New York City. The suit involves Grovar H. Tilden, nephew of Sam J. Tilden, and the executors and trustees of the will.
The contested will faces two frauds claims alleging unclear beneficiary identification and vague estate allocation. Trustees sought a New York free library trust. incorporation passed in 1887, but no steps to establish the library have occurred as litigation interrupts progress. Legal minds debate sustenance of such bequests and recent court leanings toward charity bequests when terms are not vague.
A London court hears Sir William Gordon Cunningham defend slander claims over his baccarat conduct. Accusers allege cheating backed by a confession in a signed agreement. The Prince of Wales testifies revealing his own baccarat involvement, prompting concern over royal conduct and gambling at high stakes.
In old times women used music to woo and console, thetaing public display by clergy ban. The piece traces how lute, viola da gamba, and early keyboards enhanced charm, then laments the modern piano turning lovers away as instrument design and mechanics push sentiment aside.
A discussion on social attitudes toward assaults termed rough play in New York and London, and a note on the Actor's Fund tenth anniversary. It praises the fund for aiding poor and sick actors and proposes a New York home for the theatre orphans, urged by President A M Palmer.
The article notes widespread national unrest in Russia spreading to peasants long deemed hardened by tyranny. It argues that repression alone cannot cure political and social evils, and warns that the government’s long-brewing crisis may erupt into active upheaval any day.
A theatrical manager plans to have Sanpou craft a new play for his company with every part written around the actors chosen for the roles. The approach highlights the manager’s belief that dramatic art is shaped by the performers.
The Prince of Wales appeared in the witness box drawing wide attention, while his mother, a prominent figure, is noted for aiding him through a substantial financial crisis.
A Boston columnist laments limited philanthropy while highlighting the Episcopal City Mission report. It details care for poor and sick, the mix of Jewish and Italian children in a summer playroom, and the burdens of big families. The piece discusses social caste among street children and ends with a playful aside on fashion, urging readers to support the mission.
Alderman Rider reports a telegram from Navy Secretary Tracy stating the North Atlantic squadron will rendezvous at Portsmouth on the Fourth of July. Secretary Tracy will accompany the squadron to the port for the event.
Boston audiences witnessed the Hollis Street Theatre debut of Love's Labour's Lost by Augustin Daly's company. The piece, written about 1580 and rarely revived until 1853, reveals Shakespeare's early style and satirical aims. Performances highlighted Miss Rehan as the Princess and Mr Clarke as Biron, with others delivering varied success. the production emphasized scenery, costume, and music, while abridging some speeches.
A gala souvenir night marks fifty performances of A Night's Frolic at the Park Theatre. Helen Barry visits the stage with a kept audience turning out in flowers and praise. She thanks patrons press and her company, recalling Ruth in Victor Durand and urging laughter as tonic for life.
The notice recalls Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre performances in 1874 with Ada Dyas as the Princess of France and Fanny Davenport as Rosalind, and mentions earlier Philadelphia runs with Mrs. Conway and Mrs. John Drew in lead roles.
Boston correspondence lauds William E. Russell as a model executive and true reformer. The piece credits his honesty, tact, and Democratic stance, noting Massachusetts as a doubtful state where Republican unity and voter enthusiasm will decide the race. It highlights Russell’s alignment with Grover Cleveland’s tariff reform leadership.
A Cambridge reader argues that the 1890 British Consul report on Leg horn shows tariffs shifted Italian industry to English and German capital, draining profits to foreigners and risking alien ownership in the United States, urging a cautionary lesson for U.S. policy. The letter dated June 8 1891 presses the point against high tariffs influencing immigration and property ownership.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands made her public debut in Amsterdam last week at a State banquet and other duties. The 13 year old sovereign spoke charm to dignitaries and carried herself with courtly poise reminiscent of Queen Victoria in youth, delighting the Dutch ministers who saw it as rehearsal for a forthcoming German visit.
A collage of vintage quips and vignettes touches politics humor clocks and a church singer. It pokes fun at President Harrison the press in New York and a Maine judge. The pieces showcase satirical lines about taxpayers wallets prohibition and social foibles.
The text outlines Ursula Wolcott and her connections to Connecticut governors, including Oliver Wolcott and Roger Griswold, plus distant links to William Pitkin and Frederick W. Pitkin. It notes William K. Vanderbilt’s Oakdale estate improvements and a $15,000 poultry house project described as 3865 feet long with brick and wood construction. It also mentions Myra Clark Gaines's $6,000,000 estate and a Chicago Mail tidbit about James Whitcomb Riley and Elia Wheeler, Elia Wheeler’s possible suitor, and Riley’s earlier literary admiration.
One hundred ten Rhode Island Historical Society members toured Salem guided by Professor E S Morse. They visited the Grimshaw house, Charter street burying ground, Peabody Academy of Science, Atheneum, Hawthorne birthplaces, the Seven Gables house, Salem Common, courthouses, and the original Indian deed at City Hall. Mayor Rantoul welcomed them. notable attendees included Horatio Rogers and Ames Perry.
William I Osbourne died at the Faneuil House Brighton after a brief illness from pneumonia. Born September 7 1824 in Brighton he was 67 and survived by one daughter. A former wheelwright and undertaker he served as a director of Union Market National Bank of Watertown and belonged to Bethesda Lodge F and A M. Funeral from Unitarian Church Brighton at 2 pm Friday with Masonic burial service. His wife had died years earlier and he had lived at the Faneuil House since.
Vienna report to the Times says the Russian Government is disposed to negotiate with Baron Hirsch about transporting expatriated Jews to his planned Argentine colony. The operation is described as occupying twelve days.
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