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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1888
Page
4
The notice directs readers to the sixth and seventh pages for Financial and Commercial Departments and to the third page for Ship News, guiding where to find specific sections in the issue.
For Seashore and Country readers the Post offers vacation mail service with the paper mailed to homes while away. Subscribers can have the Post mailed to them for 50 cents per month, postage free.
The piece notes an upcoming Charente election next Sunday with General Boulanger and the government eager to prevent the candidacy of Paul Deroulede. It argues the result may be overstated and that Deroulede’s victory would not massively boost Boulanger or the government, nor would a defeat profoundly shake morale or power.
The Traveller fumbles to discredit President Cleveland amid foreign notes praising his constitutional fidelity. The North German Gazette likens him to Lincoln in patriotism, while critics hint Carl Schurz influenced German coverage and speculate on British gold and imperial backing.
Mr W P Harvey of Rockland Maine sends a revised fog signal scheme. He defends attention and answer signals, adds a long blast for port helm and two for starboard helm, but editors argue the compass signal already conveys the needed information and prefer the simpler recommended system over Turley’s.
The President's opening stance in Congress has driven the Democratic party to rare unified support for tariff reform. Public sentiment outside the party backs the President, and attempts to derail reform would be a remarkable political surprise.
The Massachusetts delegates to Chicago are divided over how to align on the platform. A public split between Treasurer BearRp and Congressman COGSWELL has heightened focus on civil service reform over fisheries treaty matters, with BearsRp favoring his approach against Cleveland’s.
The opening of the Republican convention in Chicago features Judge Thurston’s rhetoric praising James G. Blaine as the uncrowned king and leader, signaling a Blaine campaign dominated by Blaineism. The piece contrasts traditional Lincoln imagery with a shift toward Blaine’s influence and hints at the nomination’s likely outcome. It also critiques proposed bureau funding and labor reforms, arguing increased costs and administrative changes would burden the government and benefit labor unions rather than the service.
The article notes that the Republican League seeks to attack monopolies to aid the party, while the Protective Tariff League finances subscriptions. It warns the coming campaign will be money driven for the opposition, hoping the exposure will spur reformers to stronger effort and boost administration supporters from the general public.
A Senate and House bill would require all government securities to be printed on hand-roller presses and designate the bureau of engraving and printing chiefs as practical engravers or plate printers. The Treasury Department opposes the measure, per a report by E. O. Graves to the secretary.
The Scarlet Letter earns two London dramatic adaptations. Royalty and Olympic theatres present differing takes with Hester Prynne and Dimmsdale at center, one trimming mysticism for a bright moral, the other faithful to Hawthorne’s fatality and suffering. Performers Fores Robertson, Norman Fores, and Janet Achurch receive praise for their parts.
A differ version of The Scarlet Letter faces uncertain success as multiple reasons are cited for its potential reception. The project’s prospects hinge on interpretation, casting, and audience interest amid shifting market trends.
Mme Christine Nivsson gives a second farewell concert at Albert Hall this evening after a first recital weeks ago. The program mixes Balfe Offenbach and sacred pieces. audience favored her vocal brilliance in Faust but faulted the overall choice of farewells.
The proposal to abolish the undergraduate department of Columbia College is praised as wise. It argues current limits keep youths from across the nation in a traditional campus setting and notes Columbia’s strong law schools and athletic history, while warning against extinction of a venerable institution.
The Church Association, once noted for prosecuting MACKONOCHIE and others for papistical practices, has revived and will pursue charges against the Bishop of Lincoln over unlawful ritual. The move is bold as a strong diocesan, and a popular bishop, are chosen as targets, making the case a potential novelty in English ecclesiastical trials.
A New York trial notes Mrs Stewart could have verified an 1880 account by making fifty four calculations on each side of the balance sheet. The judge likens this to the simplicity of evaluating a railroad construction account.
Telegraphed from Chicago, Tom Part is described as a believer in the efficacy of organization and the doctrine that no organization can be effective without money. This is not news, but is deemed authentic.
The piece notes Boston's growing club scene with the Box Bugry Club and contrasts it with the Coaching Club. It also extols fishing clubs as seasonal favorites, praising outdoor life, healthful outings, and angling’s imaginative benefits, while observing tree removals on Beacon Street and Tremont Street malls.
The writer reflects on city foresters efforts to thin elm branches on the mall and praises reparative care to sustain ancient trees. He recalls the Gingko transplanted from Gardiner Greene’s garden near Pemberton Hill, notes the new Court House site, and recounts a Chinese professor in Cambridge marveling at imperial era bronze horses.
A string of social items records changes and marriages. Personalities include Riaz Pasha the new Egyptian prime minister, Nuba Pasha an Armenian Christian, and Judge Albion Tourgee noted as inventor and author. Mrs Vesta Simmons San Francisco linked to Edward Simmons and the Guenn tale. Carrie Bartlett a Minneapolis journalist now Unitarian pastor in Sioux Falls. Wedding cards for Eugene Camp and Gertrude Evans. Camp is Philadelphia Times staff. Alice Shaw of Elmira, London beauty, famed whistler. Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery wed in London with a large society turnout including Bram Stoker and Behrbohm-Tree connections. Miss Emery linked to Mr Irving’s company. ceremony by Rev Henry White.
In Congress and Chicago the Republicans fail to unite on a tariff bill, with revision of duties split and no single party-wide plan emerging. The battle line remains skirmishing while larger options stay unused, described as a shift from a true position.
The New York Times notes that Chicago delegates and Mr Depew are unsettled by Blaine’s withdrawal in February. Western delegates fear a safe choice remains unavailable and wonder if Depew could have been a safer option had the party chosen differently three months earlier.
A Lewiston Journal opinion notes Blaine would be nominated by a strong majority if not for a constraint on accepting the nomination. The piece casts doubt on predicting convention outcomes and frames the nomination as contingent on a specific condition.
The President, praised by a New York friend for his stance on tariff reform, says the people demand tax relief on necessities and may back abolishing internal revenue taxes. He recalls civil service clashes, asserts his pledges have been kept, and notes the long opposition faced during reform.
The text discusses civil service protections and the dominance of Republicans in Washington's clerkships. It notes the majority are Republicans, currently quiet, yet ready to celebrate if the speaker were to die tomorrow. It portrays a poised, partisan atmosphere amid civil service enforcement.
A large water color collection at Leonard & Co. gallery displays 400 cataloged pictures featuring Dutch masters like Koek Koek De Bouck Bischopp Apel and Wissenbroch along with works by Rivas Salentino Marriotti Fabris Simonetti and others. The show highlights major works such as A Spanish Festival by Signori and numerous small studies by Millet Rosa Bonheur Turner Reynolds and Blake, inviting connoisseurs and amateur collectors to explore a rich field of both old and modern water color art.
A New York Herald summary pins down state leaning for Chicago nominating fights with Massachusetts support split and Blaine first choice. Various editors comment on prior conventions, Depew indecision, and the unsettled field including Gresham, Alger, Sherman, McKinley, and Porter as booms form.
Washington June 19 General Sheridan coughing before midnight but then improved and rested quietly. Today he has been quite comfortable with no changes in his condition worthy of note.
A collage of misc items from a Chicago column notes a fifteen puzzle battle with Blaine coverage far away, humor about circuses run by rings, blue fish season opening in Chicago, a new melodrama A Narrow Escape, and a Paris firm postage tale. Also odd exchanges and jokes about politics, dentistry, and a Springfield Union quip volley. The column riffs on current topics, literature, and street humor.
Newecure June 19 report describes Dummer Academy’s 125th anniversary celebrations. Alumni, faculty, and guests gathered for regalia decorated campus, a formal commencement in the gym, speeches by William Dum Northend and others, and a post event collation led by President Chandler. The evening featured lanterns and dancing on the grounds.
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