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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1891
Page
4
The Boston Post announces daily publication with subscription rates for daily and weekly editions. It details address change procedures, mailing guidelines, and payment methods. The editor rejects anonymous letters and requires full writer contact information for correspondence.
Boston Museum Tremont Street near Scollay Square hosts Niobe at 8. Graxp Opera House Washington near Dover Street features Alexander Salvini in Monte Cristo at 8. Music Hall offers Promenade concert by an orchestra of fifty from 8 to 11. Horticultural Hall Tremont Street runs day and evening exhibits of roses and strawberries by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
Hoston reports that the proposed naval reserve organization in Baltimore reflects rising belief in a naval militia as a vital aid to seacoast defence. It notes Massachusetts pioneer effort led by Commodore J C Lowry, and praises the training value of volunteers amid a shortage of skilled mariners in the merchant marine.
The article argues that a France Russia alliance is not an accomplished fact. It notes France feels isolated in Europe and has pushed negotiations for a clearer understanding while Russia lags. It suggests a looming commercial coalition among rivals may press France to seek an accord, but overall Europe remains unsettled.
The text argues against the idea that tariffs raise prices only for luxury goods. It contends the Tribune misleads by focusing on small differences. It asserts that many so called luxuries are not just for the rich but used by the broader public.
The Hon. Sherman Hoar spoke to the Cleveland Democrats of Buffalo on Modern Democracy and Its Purposes outlining four leading issues tariff reform public spending civil service reform and maintenance of public credit. He aligned with Cleveland and urged sound currency ideas as a tradition strong against new gods.
The Boston Journal argues with a state of mind over the Post’s assertion that the large Treasury surplus left from Mr. Cleveland’s administration has been absorbed. The exchange centers on fiscal policy, government finances, and the handling of surplus funds.
The article argues that surplus funds and current revenue have vanished through wasteful spending, noting a rise in public debt over recent months. It asserts that regardless of whether funds were used to buy bonds or spent on running expenses, the waste remains the main concern and cannot be clearly attributed to any single source.
The Harvard Medical School vote to extend the MD program to four years by September 1892 is echoed by the University of Pennsylvania. The shift signals advancing medical science in the United States, with implications for attendance, student quality, and the reform of medical education toward a broader, more rigorous curriculum.
In Paris the Panama Canal case resumes as De Lesseps faces charges for misleading representations about canal progress. The unfolding proceedings reflect the troubled fate of Canal shareholders and the ongoing legal actions surrounding the project.
As rumors swirl around a revived company and government intervention, public demand mounts to try Dr Lessipse. Shareholders doubt deliberate malfeasance although sums misspent exceed 260 million francs. critics decry him as discredited while some defend his case, awaiting further revelations.
A fragment from a British paper argues Sir William Gordon-Cumming may not have cheated at Tranby Croft baccarat. It contrasts the guilty verdicts with defense views, noting witness inexperience and Labouchere’s theories on the signed confession and motive under pressure.
Pierre Loti known as Pierre Lort is named new member of the French Academy, replacing Octave Fruitier. The article reviews Loti’s unliterary reputation, his travel romances, and critics praise for a distinctive voice, while noting limited biographical detail and curiosity about his past. Other topics touch on German cruelty exhibits, a Paris drama reform protest, and predictions about English reception in London.
A Boston Post essay urges ladies to ride open street cars safely by holding the front seat support and keeping a free hand. It cautions forward seating to avoid smoke discomfort, prefers forward seats for cleaner air and better company, and muses on Browning and Levi Thaxter with reference to Mrs. Orr’s life of the poet and tombstone inscription lines.
The Boston Post editor Edwin M Bacon resumes duties after returning from a vacation abroad. George Francis Train reaches Cairo on a 42 day voyage. Munkacsy’s new Christ among disciples will take two years, tour Europe and the U.S., then join Berlin Gallery. Regalia and biographies of Von Moltke and Moltke era works loom. Numerous Boston locals and travelers are listed visiting towns from Manchester to West Castleboro.
The piece by W. Il Sreap mocks General Boorn with abusive praise and compares his fate to past persecutions. It then condemns Stead and his followers for moral posturing and the offensiveness of his comparison to Jews, Christians, and Wesleyans.
A New Yorker visiting Boston recalls a luncheon with a Boston acquaintance at a tavern near a temple, where secular chat was interrupted by prayerful singing. The friend jokes that Bostonians beat the Dutch, and a debate over Gotham’s luxury leads to a quip about the Dies Irae in restaurant rooms. TAVERNER.
Last night the Niobe engagement at the Boston Museum enters its second week with a large, pleased audience. The show features the Niobe waltz by Edward Palton and Purdy, while Abbott and Teal plan a souvenir for the fiftieth performance. Also, Alexander Salvini closes six weeks at Grand Opera House with strong attendance and mixed reviews. The Boston Theatre reopens in August with Evangeline and Denman Thompson in The Old Homestead, amid elaborate preparations.
A collage of light humorous notes and brief vignettes from newspapers. Jests about pickpockets, umbrellas with shepherd crooks, Boston July 4 orators, returning elderly couples, Bourne England visits, slot machines, Calmann Levy and publishers, a boy losing a scarf pin, honeymoon humor in Italy, a racegoer’s purse loss, and a postal clerk tale of Mike McGinnis with a 24 cent letter.
The Prohibition Ward and City Committee of Boston hosted General Neal Dow of Portland as Father of Prohibition at a reception and banquet. Speakers criticized both major parties for liquor ties, praised reform, and urged stronger action against the liquor traffic while noting shifts in public sentiment and party lines.
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