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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1888
Page
4
Reports from Berlin show the Emperor’s condition still critical but improving after a severe relapse on Tuesday evening. He bears his suffering with equanimity, drawing sympathy from the civilized world while in Potsdam.
In a Liberal Unionist critique, Chamberlain argues Gladstone’s Ayr manifesto misstates dissidents pledges. He notes Hartington and followers are honest in opposing Home Rule, though coercion policy by Balfour complicates their stance. Their stance may be mistaken but not dishonorable.
Report says Chairman Jones holds a third letter from Mr Blaine about withdrawal. Curiosity grows over which letter will be used and by whom, with two letters from Blaine reportedly existing one refusing and one accepting a nomination.
Mr Louis Jennings exposes waste in reorganizing the admiralty departments as the Conservative resolution fails in the Commons. The debate signals public unease over national defense and hints Salisbury's ministry could fall over defense policy rather than local government or Irish Home Rule.
Elevators in New York resumed operations after a half day shutdown prompted by threats. The McEvoy elevator bill, approved by Governor H L, restricts charges for elevating receiving weighing and discharging grain by floating elevators and warehouses to five eighths of a cent per bushel, affecting steamships and canal boats.
The text reports on a proposed law regulating grain elevator charges and unloading costs, sparking a constitutional challenge by elevator operators. They warn enforcement would push grain trade to other ports, and note Illinois upheld similar laws, with a U S Supreme Court affirmation, leaving open the possibility of a court ruling.
Senator Morgan defends a minority view against the Epmunds report and Blaine's hard line. He argues the majority’s stance favors bluster over negotiation, asserting that the Senate would renounce talks with Britain, seek retaliation, and block further talks unless Congress overturns the 1887 act.
A historical discussion argues for simple fog signal codes to prevent maritime collisions. Frank M. Purinton of Providence proposes a scheme with directional blasts, yet critics favor a U S Navy design that avoids intermediate compass points. The piece also critiques tariffs on American hemp and jute, urging tariff reform to boost textile and marine industries.
The passage questions whether the Senate majority will back Mr Epmunds and Mr Blaine on threats against Britain over fisheries and North Atlantic possessions or align with the President for a cautious, friendly settlement. It argues the choice will let the people judge whether partisanship or statesmanship guides national conduct.
The article critiques Republican discussions on hemp, jute, and sisal grass duties. It argues that protecting these fibers lacks justification since most imported hemp and jute differ from domestic varieties in use and cannot be grown domestically. The piece notes limited U.S. hemp and failed attempts at jute cultivation, likening protection to taxing pineapples.
The June number presents Siu's second part of a review and notes Henry Cray's prominence in a Senate then including Werrstrier Calhoun and Benton. It praises the American Senate as the world’s premier political assembly in average intelligence.
Rumors swirl around the breakup of the Ronson and Crane partnership as Crane denies serious conflict and says the split is for business reasons. They will perform one more season together before separating on amicable terms.
A London Telegraph correspondent notes Paris showcases a balloon cart advertising gimmick. A light pony cart drags a balloon painted with bartenders and trays of glasses while a swarthy lad in oriental attire rides a second pony in festive dress. The piece suggests inviting exotic attendants to enhance street pageantry.
The Baltimore American Republic column asserts Republicans hold clear principles and can explain them openly. It claims no internal splits or wavering factions exist, only a shared drive to retain office.
A Maine political scene criticizes Republicans for lacking intelligible protection policy. The Maine voices and House Republicans are accused of shrieking that free trade advocated by the Cobden Club and supported by Gisge land and the Democrats harms U.S. industry. The piece questions what they offer in place of Democratic policy, calling it nothing or worse.
The Republican convention will not declare for prohibition in the District of Columbia or territories nor commit the party to nay enforcement of prohibition as a national aim. It will limit its stance to avoid sparking the Prohibition party movement, per The Voice.
The St Louis observation shows a clear, emphatic popular call for material tariff reductions on life’s necessities and raw materials. The conviction crosses lines of free traders and protectionists, agriculture and manufacturing, and spans the East, West, North, and South.
The Springfield Republican argues that Democrats will oppose the Mills bill and the President's policy, shouting against free trade while resisting free listing of staple raw materials. The piece notes the party’s past actions reducing a surplus and predicts voter shifts as they rally against what they call free trade.
An anti horse thief league has been formed in Wester Connecticut with a mission to deter theft and support local residents. The brief notice notes community policing efforts and calls for organized volunteers to aid in prevention and reporting.
The Boston Atheneum plans to remove part of its stone fence and build wooden entry steps to expand interior access. The project aims to add 40,000 books of new space while preserving library use, with expansion on the current site expected to suffice for years. The design honors the original architect and Palladian style, linking to Italian Renaissance influences and historic Boston architecture.
New York June 13 eighty six graduates at Columbia College. For the first time a woman Miss Alice Louise Pond receives the bachelor of arts degree. Charles Eliot Norton LL D professor at Harvard is awarded an honorary doctor of letters.
Critic surveys Miss Jewett s new volume The King of Folly Island praising her Maine island sketches and village life. The collection blends humorous tales like The Courting of Sister Wisby with reflective pieces on rural New England, noting her precise language and humane observation of nature and neighbors.
A brisk notice praises The Uncloseted Skeleton by Lucretia Hale and Edwin Lassetter Bynner. It highlights a framed collection of letters, a mix of natural and supernatural events at Boylston place, and a curious surgical tale set in 1832 at Mrs Le Kain's boarding house.
Ex Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin will not attend the Chicago convention due to travel dread and crowd noise. He says he is now entirely out of politics and will decline the national committee's invitation.
The excerpt blends humorous chatter about clergymen, brides, trickster husbands, and travel banter with brief notes on a major Hartford library fundraising push, a Greek antiquity discovery, a Dresden Gallery catalogue debunking misattributions, and a recap of varied international republics voting in presidential years.
In a playful scene Mr Irving performs Robert Macaire and breaks real glass again nightly. Albany groom Mr William Barnes Jr marries Miss Grace Davi of Cincinnati. Barnes, Harvard class of ’87, to receive degree on Commencement day. Mrs Fanny Gordon, Georgia governor’s daughter, to wed June 19 to Atlanta lawyer Burton Smith at the new Presbyterian Church with a small reception. Brief notes on General Boulangers and General Sheridan’s aged mothers, their quiet lives, and the sons’ care.
DRAMATIC NOTES describe Kellar's popular Museum performances drawing large crowds with Echo and Psycho, Hindoo Nana Sahib intriguing audiences, and Miss Allie Akerstrom already favored. Boston Theatre shows reach standing room only with souvenir matinees, while Akerstrom debuts in Rena the Gypsy's Daughter. Harri gan closes at Hollis Street Theatre with Of Lavender, and Grand Opera House presents Fra Diavolo or The Grand Duchess as a Wilbur company staple. Lights and Shadows continues at Howard for the week and two Monday performances. Baseball clubs attend the show tonight by invitation.
Chicago dispatch reports a rumor that James G Blaine may enter the Republican race unsettling Sherman camp loyalists. Talks link Blaine with Foraker for second on the ticket and alarm Ohio delegates, with McKinley as a potential preferred alternative among protectionists.
Kennedy of Quincy Illinois won the three mile race on Lake Quinsigamond this afternoon, finishing third lengths ahead of Plaisted of Portland Maine in 22 minutes 4.2 seconds. Kennedy led from the start, paused briefly, and the finish showed Plaisted missteering during the course.
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