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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1889
Page
4
Letter to the editor from F. W. B. argues against doubling the Boston and Albany stock, proposing a five million stock issue sold in market to yield ten million, avoiding a $11.4 million gift to stockholders and reducing public burden while challenging the critic R. S. M. on public fare limits.
Public notice lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions and notes payment terms. It lists New York and Washington offices and specifies agents Bridgman, Birmingham & Co. as agents.
The Boston mayor vetoes the aldermen’s resolution to place a peculiarly designed drinking fountain in the Public Garden. He inspected the fountain and called its conception and execution insignificant, declining consent for erection at the proposed site.
Last evening the Society for Promoting Good Citizenship hosted Senator Sprague for a lecture on The Government of Boston. His address was praised for practical relevance and sound treatment of municipal administration amid its scholarly, historical context.
Mr Spracer and Mr Sprague emphasized voting aldermen on a general ticket rather than by districts and preserving the common council. They argued that both boards should check and balance each other as functions shift from executive to deliberative, promoting careful, impartial city legislation.
The Saturday Review argues the Tory landed class will resist Liberal reforms, preferring minor measures and delaying major changes. It notes Scotland and Ireland push for reforms, warns the government to avoid death by inaction, and contrasts with President Harrison's address on protection and civil service reform.
The article reviews the lengthy telephone interference ruling over Bell Gray and McDonough, tracing back to 1878. It notes prior examiner and board decisions favoring Bell, the 1886 re-opened inquiry, and Benton Hall’s current stance that neither Gray nor McDonough invented the telephone, with Gray’s rights tied to Western Union and Bell. It mentions the pending government fraud suit and Drawbaugh as the government’s tentative lead.
The article examines Hungary within Austria Hungary noting its separate parliament and government while sharing king, army, navy, and diplomacy. It discusses Herr Tisza's army bill and Hungarian protests over German language precedence and officer exams, amid fears for his leadership after thirteen years in power.
The Saturday Review outlines the city council facing a puzzle of fitting $17 013 740 in departmental requests to a $11 725 241 tax levy. Revenue is higher than last year, but disputes loom between the Mayor and council on which appropriations to trim to fit the legal limit.
The editorial lauds President Harrison for rejecting a sectional executive policy and questions the stance on federal election interference. It notes his shift away from a bold bond purchase plan, favoring a tempered use of surplus while criticizing the secrecy of what remains unsaid and expressing cautious hope for a better administration.
The Supreme Court may refuse to consider the case and the patent could expire before any decision. Litigation over this famous invention may continue, but outcome seems unlikely to matter.
Rev Weaport Prime of New York attacked art, fiction and drama as evils in a Young Men’s Christian Association lecture. He called them nuisances and urged puritanical disdain, even burning theatres, while critics stress two centuries of distinguishing good from bad in art for mental improvement.
The piece critiques the English publisher's unauthorized reprint of Mrs. DeLaNnp's novel and argues that authors like John Ward Preacher and Robert Elsmere are deprived of profits, urging a robust international copyright regime. It notes railway bookstall owners in England buying copies from Lonmans, not Serra & Son.
The passage praises Mrs. Deland as a royalty and a notable contributor to legitimate warfare against literary piracy. It questions why booksellers in our area could not imitate the boycott tactic, suggesting such action might be justified as a countermeasure.
In Boston the writer notes a recurring March and September shift to milder and cooler air, then praises the Club of Odd Volumes for hosting a timely exhibition at the Art Club with historic manuscripts. The show features Salem witchcraft documents, Revere’s King Street plan, autographs, and extra illustrated works, drawing interest from collectors and historians alike.
A reviewer praises Sidney L Smith of Canton for his etching of Bastien Le Page's Joan of Arc at the New York Etching Club exhibition. The critic lauds the piece as finished and dignified, noting Smith's mastery of line and his skill in translating the painting's color and mood onto copper.
Montreal March 4 A Lallemand wholesale hardware and paints dealer with about 10000 liabilities who suspended business and fled is in the city He announces intention to sue several local journals for malicious libel over prior reports of secreting or disposing of his goods
Nova Scotian MP J P Mills announces a resolution urging Canadian US federation like New England annexation. It proposes extending Dominion boundaries to the Connecticut River and Champlain and Green Mountains while limiting western expansion. The plan emphasizes benefits for New England and Canada, with cautious limits on debt and force.
A collage of satirical quips about President Harrison and Cabinet hopes. Jokes touch on temperance, weather, and office seekers, with sly references to editors, authors, and librarians. Notes on Boston and Philadelphia papers poke fun at politics and public notices.
The piece surveys early administration harmony with a friendly Senate, a Dudley letter controversy, New York civil service critics on veteran preferences, Foraker’s Ohio loyalties, and parade elements like the John J. O’Brien Phalanx and the McKane contingent. It notes pending St. Louis election-fraud arrests and praises Ex-Governor Proctor as a prudent cabinet hopeful under Harrison.
A Whittier verse contemplates Christmas 1888 with dawn light turning to a sunlit Bethlehem imagery. The poem links a cold, Nordic scene to Orient warmth, merging the Bible story with a family homestead scene and symbols of peace and goodwill.
The Epoch notes Senator Edmunds shows little desire to comfort the Harrison administration, despising Blaine as much as county democracy factions detest Tammany Hall, signaling limited conciliatory guidance.
The New York Evening Post lauds President Cleveland as a model of industry honesty and common sense, praising his courage and homely virtues despite the single-term constraint.
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