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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists price terms including One Year Nine Six Months Four Hundred Fifty Three Months two dollars twenty five cents and One Month seven and a half cents. It also notes a Weekly issue on Fridays at one dollar fifty cents and that the publication is entered as second class matter.
The Boston Post reports the Forty-ninth Congress ending with orderly proceedings. The House focused on appropriation bills and the final repeal of the tenure of office act. In the Senate, Mr Hoan faced censure from Senator Blackburn for an undignified attack on Speaker Carlisle.
Mr. Jostana Quincey urged municipal suffrage for women in the State House yesterday. The issue is long debated and may gain momentum if party calculations do not block it, unlike the poll tax vote on Wednesday.
The Shoe and Leather Manufacturers' Association issues a manifesto saying 600 workers and firms producing about a million dollars annually have left town in two years due to labor organization demands. They warn of further loss unless labor concessions are made, urging consideration by workers and the public.
Mr Grornce T Downixa voices support for the colored citizens on the nomination of Mr TrorrierR. He notes the President’s just course and Democratic actions will aid independent colored Democrats. The piece questions what Republicans would do if timing were different, suggesting a continued fatuous course alienating old supporters.
The new Senate, fill ed by election and appointment on the eve of the term, would be all seated if convened today. West Virginia failed to elect, Daniel B. Lucas was appointed by the Governor, J. J. Finney received the appointment, and New Jersey ended its fight with Rurvus Buopcert. The chamber now sits with 38 Republicans and 37 Democrats, with a potential tie when the independent leans to Democrats. Contesting Turpin of Indiana may shift power, though unlikely.
A despatch from Gloucester reports ninety men have arrived from Nova Scotia to crew Gloucester fishing boats. It notes two men are to be hired as vessel masters, but the plan for employment remains unresolved.
The text discusses conflict between U S law and local practice over citizenship for officers on United States vessels. It notes that seamen with three years on merchant ships may qualify, yet unclear despatches may negate this. It stresses that fishing boats fall under the law, as statutes define vessel to include all water craft.
The piece reviews slow Massachusetts progress on temperance laws while Rhode Island and Maine push constitutional or license measures. It cites few Rhode Island liquor convictions, argues enforcement failures, and notes Maine, New York, and Albany debates. The author warns that prohibition tends to fail and urges practical steps. It also touches on trade, competition, and South American markets amid evolving policy debates.
The London Daily News warns of Britain's fading hold in global markets as a looming industrial war pits Britain against the United States and Germany. It cites American and German enterprise outperforming British manufacturers, with Chili's 1875 exhibition as an example of lost English opportunity.
The article argues that Liberal Unionists and Conservatives push for action on Ireland, criticizing the government’s vacillation. Viscount Symington and other leaders call for strong measures and warn that refusing Irish self rule could force a home rule alternative. It forecasts possible Salisbury moves but doubts a quick compromise.
Disgraceful student jokes against professors prompt an editorial note on corporal punishment being barred. The piece argues students resemble blackguard schoolboys, and contrasts hard discipline with lenient college regimes, citing Tarvard as an example of fewer tricks when strict rules apply.
Jeremiah Collins, 75, died from injuries after falling into an elevator well at J. J. Curtis's shoe factory in Marlboro. Henry 5. Hotchkiss of Hartford pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of his wife Etta and received a life sentence. Clara Holmes, 14, was fatally burned at Union City when her clothing caught fire from a cooking stove. A Fitchburg railroad collision left Conductor Etheredge severely injured after the freight conductor failed to flag the passenger train.
The writer recalls vivid coal fire hues from burning wood scraps in old hull bottoms, copper tinting lending blue and green tones. He notes aesthetic chills, then shifts to reflections on Judge Chamberlain's Brook Library speech and democracy, then local Cambridge elevated railway debates and stray musings on ship news and market reports.
From the Philadelphia Times the noted actress Sarah Bernhardt travels in a private train of two baggage cars one passenger car two Pullman sleepers with a troupe of thirty five supervised by Mr Gray and manager Charles Joliet. The Francisco car is reserved for Bernhardt her son Maurice her niece Mie Sarah Bernhardt and two maids. Her vitality and fire remain undiminished with a refreshed appearance and firm step.
Appleton Chapel hosted a Thursday vesper with Dr. F G Peabody and Rev Edward Everett Hale officiating. Cambridge and Boston residents attended along with Harvard students, and Mgr H A Weber of Boston assisted the choir.
Dr Charles Waldstein concluded six lectures on the Development of Greek Art in Chickering Hall He traced a shift toward individualization from Pheidias and its link to drama He highlighted Praxiteles Scopos Lysippos and Laocoön and noted the revived Aphrodite of Melos He closed with reflections on the death of Charles C Perkins.
Professor James F. Babcock spoke at Parker's on the adulteration of milk before about sixty attendees. He contrasted idealized images of the country milkman with the reality of large district supply, adulteration by producers and contractors, and dishonest retailers, noting health impacts from cream removal and added water and chemicals. He reviewed laws and enforcement in the state and answered physicians' questions.
A gentleman sought counsel for his literary work and wrote twenty letters to Tennyson. After repeated attempts, the poet finally replied that half his letters remained unopened, a plain and unfortunate truth rather than a joke.
A matinee at Hollis Street Theatre hosted by Isaac B. Rich and Dion Boucicault drew Boston stage insiders from multiple companies. Kerry and Fin Mae Cool impressed with polished performances as stars like Mrs Langtry and Miss Rosina Vokes attended, alongside many Museum and Stetson players.
Queen Victoria plans a villa at Aix-les-Bains overlooking Lac du Bourget with first stone during her stay. Keetley at West London Hospital transplanted a large cheek mole to the arm and back, both patient and mole thriving. Jurors in Spitalfields case deem the club a place of public amusement, reflecting middle class views on religion and leisure. Berlin Library acquires Leopold von Ranke collection of 20 000 volumes valued around £20 000.
A bride wore a cream sash bearing Victory at a Salvation Army wedding. A Truth writer calls it a public parade of triumph and questions its kindness to the groom. The piece links similar sentiments to matrimonial strategy and notes Auburn’s housing strains under a landlord. References to Goldsmith and Lissey’s Wakefield scene appear.
Dr Edward Everett Hale spoke at Channing Hall on Sunday to teachers, tracing Hebrew impact on Roman writers and the Sybilline books. He dated some passages to 65 BCE and others to later centuries, urging classes on Hebrew influence across East and Greece.
A collage of humorous quips and editorials mentions Yale students at poker, a Mayflower voyage in 1887, a rural editor’s donation note, political mudslinging in Nebraska, and various wry observations. It cites figures like George W. Curtis-Harper, Solomon, and Leon Abbott, with mentions of newspapers such as the Chicago Times and Jersey City Journal in a retrospective tone.
In the piece from the National Voice the author argues Samuel J Randall acts as if he is the legislative branch, asserting Congress and the Senate should simply record his decrees. The column condemns him as a radically wrong to human leader blocking needed measures and imposing bad aspects on bills.
The Atlanta Constitution argues the Democratic party and Mr. Cleveland can endure sharp scrutiny. The piece describing the party as full of cranks and imbeciles suggests a harsh, satirical critique during a period of change.
The Manchester Union argues retaliation harms both sides and warns that aggressive moves against Canada will backfire. the piece stresses shared suffering and suggests hard consequences are needed for any lasting impact.
The article argues that the two governments should calmly review the fisheries issue and set clear principles for both commercial and fishery rights. It urges broad, equitable principles and asks Britain to act without provincial prejudice, warning against retaliation as a sole remedy and noting Canada’s unfriendly stance.
The Philadelphia Times notes that Senators oppose the President on race but that competent colored men exist and will be recognized. It argues Senate opposition will not remove the colored man from national affairs or from the presidency’s influence.
The Springfield Union reports the President named Patrick A. Collins to approve a Cleveland born Democrat from Massachusetts as recorder of deeds and notes Collins acquiesced in the selection. The piece questions what more Washington would want in this appointment.
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