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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1891
Page
4
Dramatic notes report strong audience turnout at the Grand Opera House for Alexander Salvini in Monte Cristo with nightly full houses and standing room. At the Museum Niobe also enjoys popular favor. On Bunker Hill Day both venues sold out. final Salvini performances next week urge early seat bookings.
The notice outlines subscription rates for one year six months and three months and announces weekly Friday issues. It requires subscribers to report address changes with both old and new addresses and states payment should be by check or money order to The Post Publishing Company.
Listings announce shows at the Boston Musecum on Tremont Street near Scollay Square with 2 and 8 PM showings of Niobe. Alexander Salvini stars in Monte Cristo at Groep Opera House on Washington Street near Dover. Music Hat presents a promenade concert by an orchestra of fifty. Mystic Park in Medford hosts a June meeting with trotting and pacing classes at 2:22, 2:27, and 2:23, plus a 1 PM start.
The Boston Post notes the Boston Journal rushes the Jefferson Davis statue issue while the New York Tribune minimizes the incident as local and not reflecting Southern loyalty. It suggests the Tribune’s stance already acknowledges limits of the “bloody shirt” era and questions the Davenport–Lodge force bill as wise.
The Navy establishes a permanent torpedo board to evaluate weapons and craft. A large torpedo program will test torpedoes, boats, and the Ericsson submarine boat at Newport. One hundred Whitehead torpedoes will be shipped from England next autumn, with other models trialed. Results may not meet high expectations.
The article compares gas costs in Boston and Chicago, noting Boston residents pay 130 per thousand feet while Chicago charges 125 with a 10 percent discount. It questions why Boston bears higher rates despite better distribution prospects in its dense territory.
The Austrian government’s move to ally with Liberal Reichsrath forces and exclude extremists marks a major shift. Francis Joseph, once autocratic, is now seen as a constitutional sovereign guiding reconstruction and liberalization across a recently fragmented empire. His reign’s impact on Austria’s governance remains debated among historians.
Frederick Greenwood, a noted Conservative London journalist, writes in the Illustrated London News on the English monarchy. The piece links the monarchy to the baccarat scandal, shaping its arguments and tone with strong royalist positions.
A wary view from Mr Greenwoor warns that social disruption remains possible unless the royal family acts to shore up stability. He notes dangers from ailing royal finances and "black sheep" within the family, stressing wide circumspection to prevent discontent and protect the crown's dignity.
The defection of treasury funds under Republican control shows a $787,117 deficiency, with pockets of unwithdrawn coin and bank deposits masking the shortfall. The piece condemns a two year drift from Cleveland's surplus, noting reduced current expenses from $194,000,000 to $64,000,000 and a failing treasury dependent on daily revenues.
In his annual report to the School Committee, Superintendent Seaver details that from September 1, 1889, to September 1, 1890, about 3047 grammar school pupils left before graduation, with 2026 under fifteen. He urges creating a pathway from day schools to evening schools so departing students may continue the same coursework, arguing evening schools already excel. The report notes current evening programs emphasize specialized training like bookkeeping and stenography, while evening grammar schools vary in scope. Seaver suggests systematizing the evening grammar curriculum to align with day-school work.
The proposal suggests transferring students who must leave day school to a similar evening class to finish their course and earn a diploma. This could reduce bias against evening schools, encourage study, and guide students into evening high schools for specialized paths, with the School Board urged to consider Mr. Seaver's idea before autumn.
A critical portrayal of Hippolyte as a mad ruler in Haiti detailing alleged executions, massacres, and a forceful seizure of the Mexican consulate. The piece condemns his cruelty and questions the value of diplomatic ties, suggesting a cautious approach for civilized nations and possibly delaying a successor to Douglass.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners finds the West End Street Railway Company needs 4 500 000 dollars more capital, necessary and not watered. It notes no power to compel public sale of all new stock but urges selling all issued stock to benefit both stockholders and public.
An antique guide notes crowded ocean steamers filled with three months of travelers. Some seek health through enforced rest on ships without a fixed record, others head straight to European cities to study foreign life from a vast inn run on the American plan. The jaded politician visits Queenstown as part of its itinerary.
The piece reflects on early travel writing, praising James Howel's Instructions for Foreign Travel (1642) for shaping traveler conduct. It contrasts past advice with modern habits, warns against Anglomania, and urges careful homereturn behavior to avoid pretentiousness and misrepresentation.
A young clerk Misfortunes strike on a New York street leaves Mot Loy deaf and dumb after a brutal assault and robbery. Rumors of sham hearing and opium use circulate until a physician finds no opium evidence. The mother supports the sham theory pending further details.
A discussion contrasts experts who warn that opening the Capes Cod Canal will create dangerous currents and sand bars, with a layman proposing a simple gate plan to stop erosion and preserve existing water depths, a notion deemed worth considering.
The article notes summer is underway yet warns the sun has reached its peak, days will gradually shorten from now on, and a short season remains. It urges readers to make the most of it and start early to enjoy the brief temperate period.
An actress returning from Europe tells a reporter that Felix has made her ten gowns and the material part of her season is well in hand. She adds she has not fully decided what play to open in, the sarcasm about gowns versus plays clear and charming.
In Boston anxiety grows in club circles over the proposed University Club aiming for a resident 1000 members and a large non resident list. Its budget and house plans may threaten rivals though supporters note dense demand for club membership and that New York’s University Club has not hurt top Boston houses. The narrator reflects on youth and age amid a lively club scene as rain and mint weather weigh on thoughts.
John Dolan and Richard Manning both 17 years old living at 18 Moon street and 4 Kieth's alley were arrested yesterday in the West End for stealing clothing valued at 12 dollars from Samuel Scathmary of 12 Fleet street. One other boy was involved but not yet released.
Mr Ben Teal owner and stage director of Niobe accompanied by his wife has rented a cottage at Winthrop for the summer during the Niobe run at the Boston Museum. His partner Mr Abbott will spend the season at his Long Branch home.
The New York summer theatre scene remains quiet overall with successful runs of Wang Tar and Tartar and Apollo. Mansfield's Don Juan appears to be a hit while Reilly and the 400 at Harrigan's and the Merchant at the Madison Square near withdrawal.
New York editors shift roles as Nym Crinkle joins Recorder and Advertiser while J W Keller leads the Recorder and Blakely Hall heads the World. Haworth denies Hamlet plans and new action filled repertoires, including Rinaldo and Parrhasius, with Ibsen critiques from London press and a public voting system at the Royal Theatre.
A collage of quips on politics and society. The notes mock McKinley Foraker reels, mischief in jokes about hot weather, relics looted in Troy, and a Detroit girl’s view of a talkative suitor. The Paris Figaro describes the young King of Spain as small yet restless.
A religious prayer text from June 18 by T. W. Parsons of Scituate by the Sea. The collect asks for mercy strength holiness and peace through God the Father and Jesus Christ.
Mrs James Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew plan a London season starting next September after arriving in England via Bombay. Bronson Howard will sail for the United States later this month, with a farewell supper at the Savage Club chaired by Charles Wyndham.
The B A A second eleven defeated St Pauls School by seven runs after a dramatic finish at Longwood grounds. B A A were 31 in the first innings while St Pauls made 78. in the second innings Pratt and Estabrooks propelled the chase, with nine runs needed when Pratt joined, lifting to 86 as B A A secured the win. Irving led St Pauls with the bat and Fearing bowled well. King starred for B A A with strong hitting and Sullivan contributed all round.
At a Brookline Baptist Society meeting a committee reported resolution adopted urging immediate plan to erect a new Brookline Baptist Church in a more desirable location.
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