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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1891
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily and weekly subscription rates including one year six months and three months options and notes a weekly edition on Fridays. It explains payment methods and where to send money and addresses. It states editors will not return rejected manuscripts and requires full name and address with submissions. It invites readers to report inability to buy the paper at typical outlets.
At Niobe Graxp Opera House in Washington near Dover street 2 and 8 showings and Alexander Salvini in Monte Cristo. Mrsic Hart venue 5 to 11 Promenade concert by an orchestra of fifty. Horticultural Society annual exhibition of Roses and Strawberries at Horticultural Hall Tremont street day and evening.
Boston reports Senator Peffer’s Cooper Union talk as a painful display of demagogy. He denounces railroads and Wall Street while promising wealth redistribution through cheaper money and new currency, vowing to win by tongue pen and ballot if Republicans do not meet his terms. The piece notes his Kansas Senate seat as a grim consolation.
The late Senator McDonald of Indiana was a Jeffersonian Democrat and a respected leader noted for his earnest belief in party principles. He advocated limited government, opposition to centralization, and governance by the people with minimal machinery. His death leaves a sad gap among the party’s remaining elder statesmen.
County commissioners propose a direct tax method for current year assessment, rating horses at 28 dollars and cattle at 8 in large towns, with smaller towns set 10 dollars less. The Farmers' Alliance backs this straightforward approach, contrasting it with the Sub-Treasury warehousing idea. Additional increase of 25 percent on merchandise stocks signals bold, uncomplicated relief strategy.
An Ohio Democratic Convention preview argues against silver inflation and allies with Republican schemes. The piece urges Democrats to speak plainly, refute accusations against Cleveland, and praises Revenue Marine bravery while proposing a Navy transfer to restore its proper status and utilize unassigned naval officers.
The Herald argues Harvard provides social access to capable poor students, but the real social rewards lie outside the rich and fast set. Size matters not, as a university’s breadth offers companionship and opportunities equal to smaller colleges. failing to engage is the student’s fault, not the fault of the institution.
A Warsaw London despatch reports Russia bans Jewish emigration, detaining about a hundred at the frontier. The piece condemns the policy as cruel state punishment, notes the czar’s claimed subversive motive, and questions Russia’s status as a civilized power. It contrasts Jewish intelligence with the czar’s approach and likens it to a neo’s cruelty.
A new taxation plan is unveiled in Kansas alongside the Farmers' Alliance reform. The measure aims to alter how taxes are assessed and collected, signaling a shift in fiscal policy under the recently elected Alliance leadership. Further details outline proposed rates, exemptions, and administration changes intended to ease burdens on farmers and local taxpayers.
The Revenue Marine has long faced proposals to move from the Treasury to the Navy. Secretary Foster advocates a navy style uniform as a step toward consolidation. Once a bold smugglers’ enforcement force, it evolved into a coast patrol aiding distressed vessels and enforcing maritime law within the three-mile limit.
A London omnibus strike case centers on John Burns who was arrested for intimidation after stopping unlicensed drivers. The magistrate discharged him, ruling that licensed status determined intimidation. The decision implies agitators can decide worker compliance, shaping future strike law with broad, possibly troubling consequences.
The Adirondack and St Lawrence railroad faces opposition from New Yorks Forest Commission as it surveys routes across state lands. Officials warn a bond to cover damages could allow rapid progress, while advocates urged to resist any concession. The clash centers on public land rights and potential private use of a vast natural park.
A Boston area column laments moral and safety issues from St Joseph affection at gates to the risk of dynamite crackers on the Fourth. It notes an overzealous patrolman misinterpreting a farewell embrace, warns against explosive "American crackers," and highlights a trend toward public school showiness with dance added to exhibitions, predicting a shift toward amateur theater-like performances.
The New York Tribune compares the tin-plate industry to a moment in The Pirates of Penzance where a sharp reply to a marching policeman by a quick witted woman echoes the paper’s remark that American mills are going to work.
The Philadelphia Inquirer previews the upcoming Republican State Convention in Pennsylvania, noting a favorable start to the campaign and presenting exclusive insights into party strategy and expectations.
The Washington correspondent calls the campaign liar overworked and suggests he deserves an immediate vacation, framing the remark as a witty assessment of political deceit and media fatigue.
A Boston observer notes plans to keep Bishop Brooks in his Dartmouth Street home after elevation, with Chestnut Street and Trinity Church properties involved in possible sale. The piece also mocks a proposed copyright edge protection, contrasting practical attitudes with a philosophic stance on uncut books and their value.
A collage of humorous quips, observations on an anti jewelry movement in St. Louis, linguistic curiosities about English verbs, and stage chatter about sermons and scissors. Reports on a Salford court session with a collier fined for wounding and a woman jailed for a shilling theft, plus an Me Bucksport mound dig with artifacts. M Carnot hosts lavish Elysee dinners with extensive staff and costs.
The Quintennial Catalogue of 1890 lists 6470 alumni with birth origins, law school entry dates, graduation years, and most deaths or addresses. It details extensive information gathered by librarians, justifying the catalogs as costly but valuable investments that strengthened alumni relations and school prestige.
The article notes Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch staying with his wife in Cheltenham during a lawn tennis event. It marks Vienna’s June 9 celebration of Strauss’s first waltz with an eight-band concert led by Strauss and Archduchess Stephanie present. It lists numerous society departures to New England and Massachusetts locations for summer. It mentions Grady Memorial Hospital funding progress in Atlanta and a potential royal marriage arrangement between the Italian Crown Prince and Archduchess Margaret Sophia. Urges Grady’s role in Constitution-building.
In Provipencr June 23 Judge Spink granted a continuance of will probation to September in the Barnaby will dispute. Blodgett, counsel for Mrs. Worrell and family, also represents the Conrad and Barnaby parties. The trial of Dr Graves looms, with appeals to the Supreme Court likely if needed, as contestants press to overturn the will.
Judge Thayer dissolves injunction blocking Chief Rylands from duties in the police muddle case. After ruling, Rylands takes possession of the office as City Attorney Wheeler and the old Board of Police Commissioners face sharp scrutiny from Mayor Marigold over the dispute.
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