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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Co announces subscription rates for periodicals, listing yearly and shorter terms. Payable to the Boston Post Publishing Company, with mailing address at 1420 New York Age, Room 37, and notices of second class matter.
Wednesday morning notes that the House made progress on appropriation bills for waterworks. A special session may be avoided. The legislative appropriation bill leaves the House in better shape as Speaker Carlisle pressures for removal of objections. Senator Epmonns’ tactics were aimed at delay, not deliberation, and are described as unworthy.
The Maine Legislature advances a stricter prohibition bill that bans wine and malt liquor sales, bars pharmacies from stocking liquors, treats license applications as evidence of crime, and raises penalties on a first offence. Critics say enforcement will not improve and will simply increase violations, citing General Dow's testimony on widespread disregard.
The District of Columbia's political clash over appointing nonresident Trotter to the recorder of deeds exposes Senate Republicans to scrutiny. Critics argue consistency would demand tossing Torres and Matthews as nonresidents, while supporters see Trotter as competent and deserving confirmation despite politics and a mobilized colored vote.
The article cautions that while immediate hostilities seem avoided, signs of danger near Russia persist. It notes Russian troop movements along the Galician border and rumors of Bulgarian agitation, suggesting Europe may drift toward renewed conflict through intrigue rather than open war. It also weighs the Berlin Rome Vienna axis against Russia's actions shaping the European balance.
A Connecticut court of final appeal determines the status of the boycott, ruling on whether it remains legally viable and outlining implications for participants and organizers. The decision centers on the legal definition of protest actions, compliance with state statutes, and potential remedies or penalties.
The state Supreme Court of Errors reaffirms that the office boycott aimed at ruining the New Haven Journal and Courier business is a criminal offense. Four men were arrested and convicted in city court, three convictions were upheld on appeal, and one was set aside before the high court affirmed the ruling. The decision aligns with a New York Circuit ruling that such associations to interfere with business are illegal.
The article argues Lorraine and Alsace maintain deep rooted French loyalty despite past seizures. Forcing Germanization will not win French goodwill and may hasten a renewed Rhine conflict, a shift unlikely to please Chancellor Bismarck after election wins.
The West Church celebrated 150 years of history and fifty years since Dr. Bartol became its pastor. The event highlighted the church’s architecture and its long lineage from early pastors like Hooper and Mayhew to Lowell and Bartol.
The House Judiciary committee reported a Sunday law bill that mainly repeat existing prohibitions with limited exceptions for certain services and transport. It removes travel prohibitions, allows some local variation, but omits protection for those who observe the seventh day. The minority alternative by Mr Collins is seen as more practical and equitable.
Despatch from Strasburg reports orders dissolving Alsatian choral societies suspected of sedition. Germans consider suspending electoral rights and banning French civilians and military from the region without special permit. Despite 1871 gains, loyalty in Alsace Lorraine challenges Bismarckian drive.
The plan to build a Church House in London for a jubilee year aims for 300000 pounds but has raised only about 28000 after nationwide effort. The piece criticizes the proposal as a club for higher clergy with libraries and refreshments and denounces the clergy subsidies amid widespread destitution among workers.
Cardinal Jacobini dies on Monday, joining a list of figures whose obituaries appeared before their deaths. The cardinal did not survive to see the error corrected.
The Woman's Press Association met yesterday at 28 School Street in the afternoon. Important business was transacted but the group chose to keep details private.
In Boston at the West Church celebration James Freeman Clarke is missed by many who recall his New Hampshire birth and Boston upbringing. The article recounts his Louisville years, editor stint at the Western Messenger, and fierce defense of reform causes, noting his courage and influence in the community.
Fifth season concert by the Kneisel quartet at Chickering Hall featured Schumann quintet op. 44 with Madeleine Schiller as soloist. Schiller displayed firm touch and brilliant expression, sustaining her part well and harmonizing with the ensemble for a nearly faultless performance. The program included Mendelssohn scherzo Chopin berceuse Saint-Saëns valse etude and Beethoven quartet in sharp minor op. LBL.
Mr Henry A Clapp spoke last evening at the Lowell Institute on Othello to a crowded audience. He framed the play with two centres Jago as rational force and Othello as passion and described Jago's diction and nature in detail with cited lines. He praised the play's language and its claim to high literary rank while noting some disagreement with a pure fiendish portrayal. His final note promises next week’s lecture on The Winter's Tale.
Afternoon and evening shows listed for Globe Boston Museum Howard Bijou and Hollis Street theatres. Notable acts include Tangled Lives with R B Mantell and Daddy Nolan starring Daniel Sully. A Monday matinee features Alone in London with Miss Cora Tanner and the Brooklyn Park Theatre company.
A Philadelphia North American editorial argues the nation should avoid aggression while strengthening defenses to deter war. It asserts the risk of war comes only if attacked and stresses preparedness as a peace-preserving stance.
The Philadelphia Record notes Abram S. Hewitt, mayor and man of a manufacturing firm, is developing a Northern New Jersey iron ore body hailed as superior for Bessemer steel. If ore proves first rate, Hewitt seeks no foreign ore protection. if not, he would oppose duties that harm American consumers. Hewitt is not that kind of a Democrat.
The piece argues Randall cannot be Speaker next time and seeks a broader aim. It says his actions incur party wrath but cause little harm to him. It asserts clear duties for the Senate and the President and the nation will support them.
The editorial wonders how long the politics of the cow will last and who will challenge its influence. It questions the President's stance on an Agriculture Secretariat bill and whether the cow brand will fade or be replaced by a labor brand.
A social critique condemns war as a global blight harming rich and poor alike. It urges nations to unite to compel quarrelsome powers to preserve peace and protect the working classes from its burdens.
In the Providence Star’s view Bardwell State should join Congress now to hasten appropriation bills. The immortal Bardwell would say they must rush things or face an extra session. The piece notes a political call alongside a local social mention.
Boston and nearby Welsh residents marked St David's Day at Horticultural Hall with the Eisteddfod featuring glee-club contests between Boston and Quincy. Prizes were awarded for singing, readings, and original essays with Mr G Williams noted for best essay and The Men of Harlech sung as the meeting closed.
Mr C D Walcott of the United States Geological Survey guided the Appalachian Club in Room 15 at the Institute of Technology for a talk on the Grand Canon of the Colorado. A diagram showed the canyon up to fourteen miles wide, four to six thousand feet cliffs, vermillion and pink sandstone, with notes on Tonto Cliff and Point Sublime and the rockfall dangers facing explorers.
T W Higginson plans a single volume edition of Atlantic Monthly advice for contributors and Hints on Speech Making. Pithom may be republished if enough subscribers enroll at five dollars. New or forthcoming titles include Peabody Moral Philosophy, Whately English Synonymes Discriminated, the Fourth Area Report of the Egypt Exploration Fund, and Easter memorial booklets with poems by Adams Kingsley Jerome and others. Additional editions cover Doebear on The Art of Projecting and related magic lantern topics with diagrams and notes on recent research.
Mr. Alexander Young closed the literary course before the Boston Young Men's Christian Union in Norcross Hall with Social Satirists as the topic. He argued satire arises from societal conditions and serves to purify a moral atmosphere heavy with vice and crime by exposing vices as belonging to others.
A mix of clipped anecdotes and biting wits from Chicago and other papers highlights a man swallowing a bond to save it from a burglar and the comptroller denying a duplicate. The piece notes skating fever spreading to Mexico, Moody and Sankey’s evangelistic plans, and satirical quips on collars, clergy, district attorneys, and a Montpelier flirt.
A Tremont Temple meeting chaired by Mayor O'Brien urged appointing police matrons in Boston. Speakers including Mrs. J. K. Barney and Rev. E. Hale pressed reform, noting Boston lags Cheyenne and urging a general law and rapid action this year.
Tufts College senior class day committee includes E R Metcalf as chairman and J G Sargent as secretary and treasurer. Members represent Tueta Delta Chi Zeta Psi Delta Upsilon non-society element and the divinity school. Eight divinity school seniors received letters of license Monday afternoon from the Universalist fellowship committee. Mrs Professor C E Fay to host a senior class member tomorrow evening.
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