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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1887
Page
4
The document lists PAILY subscription rates with One Year 39, Six Months 4.50, Three Months 82.25, One Month The. Weekly rates for Fridays One Year 1.50. It notes second class matter, payment at sender's risk, and checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The piece reports New York Salvation Army complaints as nuisance and a bribery trail involving ex aldermen. It notes SHARP scrutiny over Broadway Surface franchise, claims wholesale bribery, and mentions Boston clashes over the Old State House symbols and patriotic displays.
A veteran meeting proposal aims to heal enmity between factions and forge cordial fellowship. In Mexico, the San Felipe reduction works at Chihuahua passed to the London based Smelting Company of Mexico with £120,000 capital. The plant, now able to treat 75 tons daily, may expand to 150 tons as new furnaces rise, and will source ore locally to beat current freight and smelting costs.
The Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati crash exposes rampant mismanagement tied to the Chicago wheat pool. Investigations allege false government statements and criminal dealings, with wrecked deposits from workers and small merchants dumped into speculative trading. The case draws parallels to historic failures and warns financial institutions against using their leverage for risky ventures.
A legislative committee urges adopting a new system of convict labor to employ prisoners in handcrafts for state institutions. The report argues the plan will keep inmates at work and teach honest trades, contrasting with previous contract labor and noting New York’s move to abolition. The bill, passed at the session’s end, seeks to settle the issue by requiring inmate-made articles for state needs.
A committee warns that convicts suffer from idle, easy lives and too-short tasks, leading to moral and mental decline. They contrast Massachusetts with other states, arguing that lenient treatment fosters a criminal class that views crime as a game and expects minimal penalties.
The New York Herald prints an interview with Captain MacKay a revolutionary Irish exile in Paris. He denounces Parnell’s moderate methods predicting failure while praising a return of revolutionary vigor. He details London Bridge dynamite plans and notes a Paris stay until Parnell’s prospects darken, planning a London return.
The Mexican Congress approved an act authorizing the President to contract for a reduction process for gold and silver ores with caps on loss, cost per ton, and plant size. It grants a 25 year patent or royalty options, duty and tax exemptions on construction materials, and tax relief on invested capital. All machinery must be made in Mexico, with possible plant erection domestically. The measure aligns with tax exemptions for mines and reduction works, signaling strong government support.
The passage notes how the mining industry’s fate hinges on growth and silver depreciation. It highlights the New York Sun and Tribune’s heated flag debate, praising their fighting editors for fake passion. The piece remarks that rustic readers might think the editors truly believe their own rhetoric.
A paragraph from yesterday on the weight of stroke cars omitted Harvard's lightest man. The Harvard present stroke weighs 142 pounds and is the lightest in the crew, a striking example of their lightweight lineup.
A Boston writer chronicles streetcar quirks and newcomer laborers from rural New England. He notes growing etiquette shifts under frequent showers, a schoolboy giving up a dry seat to an umbrella-wielding old lady, and evolving local art trends with realistic hunting gear and antique cabinets by Blaise Desgoffes and Alexander Pope.
The article notes country people endure hardships while city visitors should exercise caution during the busy spring travel period. Taverners warn that many travelers may be misled by enticing invitations as the season grows.
In the report the Saratoga park of Judge Hilton is described as the handsomest private park in the country and said to cover 1000 acres. Separate notes mention Queen Victoria's fondness for tapioca pudding and other society snippets.
A Springfield Union editorial remarks on the Victorian age’s memorable progress linked to the United States. It argues Britain’s rise is shaped by American influence and questions whether Britons grasp this cross-Atlantic impact.
A World Democratic letter rouses outcry over Philadelphia Brigade veterans inviting Pickett’s Division survivors to Gettysburg. The plan to display/take back captured flags during next month’s event provokes warnings from the Tribune and General Fairchild, amid wartime nostalgia and political capital.
A New York World opinion denounces the name Volunteer given by General Paine to his new yacht. It calls the title the highest of commonplace and argues the American volunteer has long stood as a superior rival with romantic and historical significance. The piece asserts the yacht should defend the nation’s reputation on the seas.
The piece argues that Burchard's alliteration and battle flag antics had no real impact on the 1884 election. It notes no Roman Catholic Irish voter shifted toward Blaine, and dismisses claims of hundreds of votes altered. It also predicts General Fairchild's cursing will not affect voters in 1888.
The Democratic administration is thoroughly American and steady, offering stable prosperity and honest governance. It contrasts with Republican leaders portrayed as sectional, urging public ferment with pretensions of grand moral ideas. The assessment, attributed to the New York Herald Tribune, labels the GOP as Pecksnuffs of ponce, swapping moral rhetoric for public disquiet.
A Boston Republic editorial mocks the Tory and Whig effort to pass a bill through committee. It warns that republican history predicts democracy rising in Britain to topple aristocracy and coercion, comparing it to Rome's fate. The piece signals looming political reckoning amid perceived oppression.
Harper's Weekly argues that flag memorials should not be restored after destruction. It says destroying them signals a truly reunited nation pursuing liberty and progress. Veterans must resist using war memories for political aims and oppose civil service rollback.
Bancroft's fifth California volume covers 1846 to 1848 detailing the transfer from Mexican to U S authority. It traces the conquest of the region, the Mexican War outcomes, early filibusters, Fremont's expeditions, Bear Flag revolt, military and civil power clashes, and the treaty concluding California's shift to the United States. The work emphasizes dense factual accumulation over elegant prose.
A review of M. Godin’s Social Solutions translated by Marie Howland. The work links labor rights, cooperation, and democratic socialism with Godin’s practical factory experience at Familisiére and his critique of capitalist wealth. It covers workshop conditions, St Simon and Fourier theories, and Campanists while praising its practical insight.
A late Lovell list advertises Beecher on the American Rebellion in England 1863, Twilight Club Tracts, and cheap Cassell’s National Library reprints. Also promoted are Shakspere’s Tempest and Julius Caesar, Macaulay’s Chatham, White’s Natural History of Selborne, and items Renée, Tempest Driven, The Prelate, and more with prices and publishers noted. The note highlights Gilbert White’s flora notes and the seasonal flowering of various plants.
A brief note on the historical value of Engels work and its continued relevance as an appendix. The introduction surveys the growth of English manufactures and the evolution of the cotton machine in the last century.
Review notes Engels volume on English proletariat drawing broad labor rights claims. Mentions small print and lacking index but highlights many important facts. Published by John W. Lovell Company in New York.
A collage of anecdotes and wry observations covers rain in sympathy with Queen Victoria, Prohibition in Atlanta, a Boston intellect’s jokes about newspapers and Sam Jones, a handle on New Yorkers and Fourth of July noise, plus odd legal quirks, a charity fundraising alphabet plan, and Postmaster Henry G Pearson’s meticulous, promotion driven tenure.
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