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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1887
Page
4
A Boston writer observes azure uniformed post office messengers brightening daily life. He notes clothes influence behavior, praises dress in public service, and contrasts with earlier messenger garb while reflecting on society’s fondness for decorative attire.
Six Central Vermont passenger coaches are being fitted with pipes to test a steam heating system from the engine. Rail executives expect practical results despite prior doubts about feasibility. The trial follows a recent disaster on the line.
Henry Gerrard's United Labor party adopted resolutions condemning Mayor Hewitt's letter as an infamous libel on organized labor. The group urged laborers to scorn the author's sentiments, while noting one Hewitt letter carries more weight than many resolutions.
The piece criticizes Senator Hoars attack on the Speaker and Carlisle over Blair education bill. It frames Hoars behavior as unwarranted and partisan, noting his usual noncombative nature and the unusual incentives behind this outburst. It mentions Senators from Kentucky rebuking him and references Hearn and Blaine.
The report on Mr Trotter's appointment reversal proved premature as confirmation arrived with gratification. The shift contrasts earlier Senate stance on non residence and indicates partisanship as the deciding factor, with Republicans conceding to a colored Democrat to avoid a party storm.
An unfavorable report on Boston's petition for redivision into aldermanic districts arrives. The current gerrymandered map produces unequal populations and voting power, with districts varying greatly in size and representation. The piece argues for reform toward more equal, locality-representative districts, while noting the need for change to occur gradually.
A feature praises the Mayor's trimming of municipal estimates, saving about half a million for street improvements. The piece argues the city has overspent on borrowing in recent years and tax funds should address more pressing needs.
The city may strike out 30000 from Massachusetts and Trumboldt avenues and divert 60000 saved to Tremont street culvert to ease Stony Brook floods. Sewer estimates are trimmed. past two years saw heavy spending on sewers with over 750000 borrowed. Question raised why sewer assessments were not made for recent work and why income estimates drop despite high expenditures. Are suburban aldermen shielding constituents or is the sewer head lax in informing the board?
The Forty-ninth Congress ends with increased decorum though key measures fail. The deficiency and river and harbor bills falter amid lobbying, while the fortifications bill dies in conference delaying national defence. Critics blame Senate excess and revenue tariff inaction. Meanwhile British politics shift toward home rule with AsHBourne and Trevelyan signaling potential reforms.
The piece notes Britain focuses on Irish demands for home rule over continental threats, contrasting UK policy with past Conservative zeal for imperial causes in Egypt and Afghanistan. It argues Ireland now shapes policy priorities more than foreign dangers.
A clash among London critics centers on whether a critic who writes plays can fairly review rivals. Key figures include Clement Scott of the London Telegraph, Henry Arthur Jones, William Archer, Louis TsispaLe, and collaborators Sirs. The dispute questions impartiality when critics perform as dramatists and as judges.
The London Academy lauds Mr. Gynner’s Agnes Surriage calling it a fresh and charming American tale with a vivid social atmosphere of colonial days. Scribners raises Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings to 150 and reports no copies remain. Robert Buchanan’s A Look Round Literature is to be issued in the U S by Scribner Welford and Harvard’s F H Storer plans Agriculture in Some of its Relations with Chemistry in two volumes.
St Andrew’s, oldest Scotch university, awards Doctor of Divinity to Professor Schatz of New York and Doctor of Laws to the Rev. William C. Winslow of this city in a ceremonial honor.
A review notes Henry A Clapps final Lowell Institute lecture on The Winter Tale praised his deep knowledge, humane style, and reverent spirit. The piece contrasts Twelfth Night and The Winters Tale, discusses Shakespearean diction, Autolycus, Hermione, and ends with a favored daffodil description from poetry.
The piece laments Mrs. Cleveland failing to grasp the Democratic principle that federal officeholders must reside in the district. It bemoans Mugwumps and colored men gaining more executive recognition than Democrats and their principles.
The article argues the President must heed patriotic counsel as Congress passes a retaliation bill to enforce against outrages on the American fishing fleet. It warns the President will be accountable if he fails to assert authority to protect American citizens in Dominion waters and British ports, framing it as national honor beyond a fish duty dispute.
The Chicago News argues against press mockery of millionaires, noting their feelings may be hurt despite no intent to harm. It urges the public to view the rich with fairness, to keep watch yet treat them with courtesy.
The Chicago Herald lambasts Senate courtesy as humbug and a shield for questionable acts. It argues the “elegant suavity” disguises flaws and questions a Senator’s implied honor and trust.
The N Y Evening Post notes Mr. Blodgett the new New Jersey Senator is independent and incorruptible despite lacking education and being a former railroad employee. He is not expected to become a railroad-backed Senator, with business ties suggesting a mind firm against boss dictation.
The New York Times editorial calls Senator Hoar too old and unteachable. It asserts Republicans must appeal to independents beyond party lines and reject senseless rant to win national support.
Special from Nogales describes Lt Guitierrez and four Mexican soldiers crossing into the United States. Deputy Sheriff James Speed and Henry Littlepage clash with the group at the customs house. Gunfire erupts across the border as Mexicans retreat. Authorities demand investigation and troops may be sent.
Harvard students held a mass meeting to decide on a new intercollegiate baseball league with Yale Princeton and Columbia. Yale favors a three way league but worries about being edged out, while Harvard and Princeton back it. Delegates W H Rand and Captain W W Willard attended as representatives.
A reader defends Mr. Copeland's Browning recital against a Thursday critic. The letter argues passion precedes age, praises Copeland’s vigor and refined delivery, and predicts lasting merit despite youth. It commends avoiding darker Browning pages and anticipates future strength.
The New York Sun notes the newspaper picture mania has spread nationwide, reaching distant journals that now decorate themselves with fashionable illustrations. It argues the trend is near its end and papers will return to common sense.
A collage of comic bits and social observations from Chicago to Texas. Notes on hot water cures, Astronomy versus opera, Canadian fish markets, Lent gratitude, Congress, John L Sullivan, gravediggers in New York, monument makers in Boston, and a tribute of humorous verse. Includes snippets on Harmon Dive-over Jump-under and odd tombstone inscriptions in Alabama.
The New Jersey Legislature selected Rufus Blodgett to succeed General William Sewell in the U S Senate. Blodgett, a former brakeman who rose to railroad superintendent, is tall with a plain life, few words, and a reputation as a level headed man.
Frank Dole, Penn athletic trainer, notes rising Yale interest with about 100 men training for intercollegiate sports and 40 for freshmen baseball. Yale crews expect 50 plus for class crews and 15 vying for university crew spots. Penn plans 40 trainees while Yale aims to win the spring championship cup, Harvard's hold on the prize could be challenged.
The Continental Hotel in Philadelphia offers a new two dollar table d hote dinner with several courses and a bottle of wine. Open to all, not just guests, from 6 to 7 30 each evening. New York prices for similar dinners are around 150 dollars, making this move economical for first class dining.
Agents of the Interior Department report they purchased most of the Montana reservation covering the territory's northern half, about 17 500 000 acres, opening it to public settlement. The Maine farmers will discuss the Aroostook district at a Ploughman building meeting, with Governor Bodwell delivering remarks.
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