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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post lists daily and weekly subscription prices with terms. Daily rates include one year for 9, six months 4.50, three months 2.25, one month 0.75. weekly Friday issues 1.50 per year. Paper notes second class matter status.
Mayor Hewitt’s plan to repeal New York’s Sunday liquor law backfired, worsening conditions as enforcement leads to backroom service and wide open bars. Sharp trial proceeds while jurors face constrained Sunday routines, and Southern press urges calm, calling Confederate flag debates a sideshow to national unity.
In late legislative moments the finance committee raised the state tax levy by a quarter of a million dollars with little opposition or public remark. The move signals a response to years of tight revenue as Massachusetts faces looming Hoosac Tunnel loan obligations of over 3 million dollars due next year, with sinking funds expected to cover the debt and allow temporary fiscal relief. The timeline points to larger budget pressures into the next decade and beyond.
Debts ranging from 15 to 20 million threaten sinking funds as deficits require heavier taxes for several years. Legislature continues expansive spending, drawing from public pockets. A predicted 0.5 million annual rise from prison labor could worsen the load, prompting calls for policy change and restraint. Massachusetts, with strong corporate and bank tax receipts, should not continually withdraw about 2 million annually from residents.
The fifty year jubilee marks England’s shift from personal royal prerogative to popular government. Victoria’s reign is praised for social power, national progress, and cultural advancement, while military strain and funding limits threaten readiness and foreshadow a future war leap in the dark.
England has long warned that the country is deteriorating yet must remain ready to fight. The text notes the public debate over Britain’s preparedness, faulting the administration of its services while praising the prowess of its generals and soldiers in war readiness.
A London Daily News rumor says Carlyle’s Chelsea home is troubled by the ghost of the philosopher, with children throwing stones at the phantom. The piece mocks superstitious belief and recalls Macaulay and Johnson as it ponders whether the ghost could outtalk or outlast its mortal critics.
The London Daily News editorializes in the English Men of Letters Life of Keats on how hostile reviews influenced the poet’s health and outlook. It argues reviews sometimes matter less than a poet's own vitality and fate, noting consumption and misfortune beyond criticism. Additional items critique journalism and public figures in separate notes.
A humorous note on how Britons misprice Mr Buare as a dynamite faction leader in London. The piece argues the public misunderstands his politics and asserts there is no dynamite in his valise.
A Boston observer notes the calm of horses and street boys at Barnum’s circus, reflecting on urban civilization’s impact on instinct. He praises William Willard’s portraits of public figures and Hermione, and lampoons Boston’s pretended culture through lemonade van jokes and the barge misnomer tale.
A Boston observer praises the new large marble directory slabs at Hamilton Place entrance from Tremont Street. The feature lists store occupants, with blanks for newcomers, and a blue and gold sign marking the private way. The writer notes historic places that were once private and laments the loss of small residential “places” in newer districts.
Manager R M Field and his bride return from Europe. Rev George E Ellis recalls London coronation festivities. Miss Groll of Boston praised in London with Carl Rosa's Marguerite. Colonel Rand invited to Saratoga Springs reunion of Army of the Potomac. Widow of Mark Hopkins survives him. Memorial for Charles Francis Adams to be held at Quincy Unitarian Church. Mrs George Ward Nichols of Rockwood Pottery earns 200000 income. Miss Gordon Gordon of Georgia described as Southern beauty at West Point. Catherine Donnelly dies in Philadelphia. mother of Eleanor Donnelly and Ignatius Donnelly.
In Coniston on June 8 Ruskin replies to editor inquiries about influences. He says all liked books shape his style after fifty years of reading, naming Byron and Scott as main teachers, Carlyle’s Frederick a late favorite, and notes no single favorite book. He values cheerful French works and warns against dismal fiction.
The Boston Theatre stage features Ranch 10 praised for a blend of thrills and light comedy. Harry Meredith leads a capable cast in dual roles Al and Tom McClelland with strong support from T. M. Hunter and Charles H. Bradshaw as key figures. The melodrama aims to entertain through suspense, sentiment, and humor during the final week of the season.
A large audience honored E. E. Rice with a testimonial last night as the Evangeline theater piece featured Henry E. Dixey, Vernona Jarbeau, Cora Tinnie, Annie Somerville, Mollie Fuller, and Kate Uart. Dixey presented Rice with a floral wreath, and Rice received a handsome biton from the company.
The Bristol comedy Fun on the Bristol opened the week at the Bijou with a crowded audience. Louise Arnot starred as Widow O'Brien while Davenport Bebus played Count Menuzzio and received applause. Miss Jonnie Bartine and Miss Charlotte Bordeaux gave notable specialty turns and dancing.
The second week opened under Mr. Neuendorff with a large, enthusiastic audience applauding leading selections. Tonight features Wotan's Farewell, The Fire Charm, Lohengrin Vorspiel, Sakuntala, Ossian and Martha overtures, plus Strauss and Waldteufel dance music and other brilliant numbers.
The annual Boston Oratorio Society concert at Tremont Temple featured soloists Miss Gertrude Franklin Miss Gertrude Edmands Mr Charles R Adams and Mr Ivan Morawski with a 300-voice chorus. Program opened with Unfold Ye Portals from Gounod Redemption followed by Non je ne veux pas chanter by Miss Franklin. An organ solo by Frederic Archer and selections from Sullivan Golden Legend and Haydn Creation were played. The second part offered selections from Rossini Sta bene Mater.
The Brocolini company presented The Pirates of Penzance at Oakland Garden last evening. The show closed a long engagement at the Museum with a large audience, followed by Little Corinne performing Arcadia as the evening’s finale.
A London Daily News note on Lord Crawford's library to be sold at Sotheby's. The June 13 auction includes rare items such as an Aldenburg and a Columbus letter from 1493. Many early Spanish American accounts remain in original vellum wrap, praised for their connoisseur appeal.
A collage of satirical notes and brief items spans oil influence on legislation to a man wearing a sweetheart’s tooth as a charm. It covers a near-disaster for Cunard, a proposed General Tuttle monument, a monumental ego, gas bill jests, and quirks of opera pay. It ends with social bustle on Fifth Avenue and outside seating disputes.
Editorial roundup examining calls for an extra session to showcase Democratic honesty and push fiscal reforms, contrasted with church, seminary, and political fault lines. It critiques claims about slave-era politics and urges sober public judgment amid evolving religious and national tensions.
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