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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1891
Page
4
At 2 and 7:46 PM Helen Barry stars in A Night's Frolic at Park Theater, Washington Street. Group Opera House near Dover Street presents Alexander Salvini in The Duke's Motto at 2 and 7:46 PM, plus a promenade concert by an orchestra of fifty performers.
A table shows immigrants arriving at Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia and Portland from January to May 1891. The totals listed include 22 949 in Baltimore 22 940 in Boston 201 454 in New York 12 813 in Philadelphia and 259 857 overall with notes that Newcastle New Orleans and other routes add to the period total.
A Boston city council vote endorses a boycott against the Boston Post over city advertising. The editorial mocks the move as silly and overreaching while noting the council cannot compel private union pricing and risks bringing the city into contempt.
A Republican majority blocks a bill to cut naturalization fees while Democrats back the reduction. The piece argues that citizenship should be easier and cheaper for qualified applicants, with strict exams and minimized opportunities for false representation, focusing on fair access rather than exclusion.
The completion of the first twelve inch coast defence gun, built since 1888, marks a milestone. Fifteen more of the same type are planned, each weighing fifty two tons with a 44 pound powder charge and a 1000 pound projectile capable of piercing twenty inches of iron at two miles. If tests succeed, the government factory at Watervliet Arsenal will earn notable credit.
The article argues that although forgings were bought abroad and the gun is largely American made, future successors should be the product of domestic ingenuity. It calls for a clear, intelligible coast defense system before more years pass, noting government industry efforts.
A contested case surrounds the collapse of the Keystone and Spring Garden Banks in Philadelphia. Republican figures Barpsley and Wanamaker face scrutiny for funds, discounts, and delayed receivership amid claims insiders benefited. Calls grow for transparency from Postmaster General, Comptroller of the Currency, and City Treasurer.
A Republican tariff policy debate contrasts immigration views in national papers. Omaha Bee condemns strict limits while New York Tribune praises protectionist benefits, noting cheap labor and new industries. The piece argues the administration struggles to address indiscriminate immigration.
At a New York Rail way Commissioners hearing on Fourth Avenue tunnel lighting and ventilation, varied schemes were proposed to dispel fog and smoke. Ventilation ideas included perforated roof pipes and rotary fans. lighting split between electric and arc proposals, with engineers opposing aggressive electric lighting in fog.
Sir John Macdonald, long a dominant force in Canadian politics, is described as a courageous yet morally lacking leader. The piece contrasts him with Disraeli, noting his rise from Kingston in 1844, his tariff stance, and his role in Canadian unity. It acknowledges the CPR scandal and criticizes his lack of enduring political principles while crediting his contributions to empire cohesion and national enterprise.
The document argues lighting in tunnels might hinder signals but cites no firm danger from darkness. It notes the Hoosac Tunnel lacks electric lighting yet other tunnels exist without it and questions if lives are at special risk. It urges New York commissioners to issue preventive recommendations, while doubting the hearing’s value.
The Democratic delegation from New England, 14 Democrats to 12 Republicans, gathered at Mr Andrew's dinner. Thirteen attended, discussing tariff reform and opposition to free coinage of silver. They seek to ensure New England’s representation in the next Congress reflects their views. The informal meeting aims to influence policy and show unity.
The passage argues that New England voters and lawmakers will not accept being ignored by the national parties. It contends the Farmer's Alliance has spread financial theories, and New England seeks influence in shaping policy. Republicans lost the region by neglecting New England, and Democrats vow to prevent a repeat in the next Congress.
The theatre season closes with modest artistic value yet many profitable engagements. Classical works by Daly and Museum productions stand out, while modern drama is scarce. The rise of melodrama and farce dominates weekly bills, leaving critics urging a higher future standard.
Columbia College selects Mr Grorce Epward Woop Berry as its professor of literature. The Boston audience may wish the choice had been elsewhere. Berry is praised as a brilliant young essayist and poet with painted style, sharp critical sense, and mature judgment.
The New York Herald discusses which site would best serve as a government coaling station, weighing Mole St Nicholas against Samana Bay. At present, prospects suggest no immediate decision is needed.
It is not alone the United States that has an immigration problem to solve. In England the advent of large numbers of Russian Jews has aroused public sentiment. The Government have been questioned on the subject in the House of Commons, and Mr. Louis Jennings has prepared a bill something on.
The speaker reflects on national policy to exclude pauper aliens and predicts that soon each country may be forced to care for its own dangerous or destitute classes. The comment frames immigration as a shared future burden and urges preparedness.
Mr. Baufour accepts an amendment granting tenants evicted in the last five years the land bill benefits. The chief secretary appears to compete with Irish leaders for popularity in Ireland.
The Republican Club searches for campaign issues amid a slow process as legislators push through topics. The scene depicts anxious Republicans aiming to capitalize on timely concerns while efforts race to convert discussable points into political fodder.
A historical note suggests June is broadly healthy for most, but appears peculiarly deadly for single men. It offers an observation rather than a formal study, reflecting social humor of the period about bachelor misadventures and misfortune.
A Boston columnist muses on enduring habits of tradesmen, especially jewel dealers who once hid wares and whispered in corridors. He cites sailor letters from Tampa Bay and Cunard ships, noting harsh lives and beliefs about the hereafter, then surveys current theater news and upcoming Boston performances and closures.
Providencr R I June 6 The Board of Aldermen resolved to set apart a tract of land by the See konk River as a public playground and asked the park commissioners to report the cost of supplying gymnastic apparatus for the same such as Boston has in the outdoor gymnasium on Charlesbank.
Greenfield merchants are raising a 1500 subsidy to attract a Dudley based box manufacturer to locate in Greenfield. Local business leaders frame the move as a boost to jobs and commerce in June.
Mr Daly's company staged the familiar farce 7-20-8 at Hollis Street Theatre before a large crowd last evening. The performance featured Miss Rehan, Mr John Drew, Mr Lewis, and Mrs Gilbert in lively by play and dramatic fervor. The show repeats this afternoon and evening and concludes the regular season tonight.
A Paris newspaper claims actor Crane has been elected to the U S Senate over 400 times. Sir John Macdonald cared for an invalid daughter amid political duties. Henry E Huston, once tied to John Morgan’s Indiana Kentucky raid, is now Kentucky lieutenant governor candidate. Confederate brigadiers find shelter beyond Democrats. G P A Healy, 83, Chicago portrait painter, completes a Duke d Aumale portrait for a library, after study at Chantilly.
The Massachusetts Eclectic Medical Society closed its thirty-first annual meeting. Morning papers discussed The Theory of Absorption by John A. Bluermann M D of New York and Hysteria in Boys by Robert Reid M D of Newton. An afternoon dinner followed with speeches by Bluermann Reid Burrill Mills and George E McNeill.
A miscellany of light wit and stray notes from the era including a New Jersey rubber trust in receivership, a Greek historian’s death, wedding banter, and a dialect anecdote about time and a pickaxe, with mentions of Yuba Dam, Amsterdam and Edam travel plans and family quips about future relations.
The text presents a devotional collect asking divine help to govern those guided by steadfast love and fear of God. It prays for providential protection, constant care, and inborn reverence for the holy name, urging a perpetual fear combined with sincere love. Attributed to T. W Parsoxrs.
The adjourned hearing of the West End Street Railway Company to increase its capital stock by 4.5 million dollars continued before Railroad Commissioners. Testimony covered real estate uses, construction costs, and car equipment, with Moorfield Storey opposing and West End representatives led by President Whitney. The session highlighted track costs, feed wires, and motor arrangements, and was adjourned to Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Dr McLaughlin was nominated physician at the State Person. Retiring Dr Sawin led him through the institution to Jesse Pomeroy, who thanked him for his friendship and expressed hope to adjust from publican to Democratic medicine under the new doctor.
A Roxbury woman in Boston asks for action against street criers troubling nerves and health. She recalls a family member suffered temper from the nuisance and urges authorities to impose a fitting penalty to protect the afflicted, including those in fragile health.
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