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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists rates: One Year 9 dollars, Six Months 24.50, Three Months 2.25, One Month 75 cents. It states the Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven, while the Ship News is on page three.
The Morning edition reports whispers of changes in the British ministry and a sense of restlessness among Lord Salisbury's advisers. It notes Ireland as a major concern and hints at a forthcoming major reshuffle within the next month or two. The piece contrasts German politics, citing Bismarck and Berlin socialism as growing concerns reflected in election results. It discusses how Socialist votes dominated in several districts, suggesting unrest and debates on policy and governance.
Debate reveals both majority and minority bills are ill conceived and rushed. The postponement for one week aims to allow lawmakers to revisit, discard the committee drafts, and seek a more acceptable proposal that pleases public sense and liberality.
The piece discusses possible changes to newly appointed U S Senate seats in West Virginia Florida and New Hampshire plus a Chicago Congregational ministers meeting where sympathy for Mrs Berener was debated. It also covers Amalgamated Building Trades Council moves toward a conference with Master Builders Association to harmonize hours and settle disputes through individual agreements and arbitration.
The Pall Mall Gazette publishes an analysis of Berlin's vote in the recent German elections. It highlights the extent of socialist growth, citing shifts in support and implications for political currents in Berlin.
Reports claim Bulgarian regents used brutal punishment on political prisoners including knout whipping through the night after arrests. M. Karavelof, once prime minister to Alexander, is said to be dying from this treatment, prompting European indignation toward Bulgaria's regime.
The article questions reports that M. Karaveloff was whipped into a dying condition after pressure on Alexander. It cites the Russian legation in Washington doubting such cruelty for a man of Karaveloff’s prominence and calls for confirmation before judging the Bulgarian government. If true, it would condemn the regime in the eyes of civilized nations.
A public report on a proposed Boston athletic club urges choosing a water front location near Beacon or Charles streets for access, boating, and salt baths. The committee notes nearby river embankments and park plans, suggests integrating with or enlarging existing Union Boat Club facilities, and underscores economic and fitness benefits of a riverside club with 1000 members.
Over fifty leading journals in the United States and several major London dailies employ Harvard graduates mainly as editorial writers. Harvard provides no formal journalism major yet its electives in English, history, and languages, plus practical writing opportunities, cultivate the nose for news and sources, aiding future reporters.
G Peanopy´s Philosophy 11 lectures address social reform topics and law school courses in constitutional law common carriers US courts jurisdiction and practice and international law are open to undergraduates. A diligent student with journalism goals can emerge well prepared for advancement in newspaper life.
The London Spectator calls Lowe’s Democracy and Other Addresses a charming readable volume. It lauds the blend of substance and style, declaring Lowe our foremost living man of letters and noting the book’s interest and treatment.
In a letter to Mr Locke manager of the National Opera Company Herr Aaron Rubinstein expresses pleasure at the proposed production of his opera Nero in New York and notes concerns about omissions he believes Hock and Tuomas intend to undertake. He calls the work long and fatiguing, a confession he presents with notable modesty from a distinguished composer.
The London Observer criticizes Mr. Ginterre's The Professor's Wooing transplanted to the English stage, noting a gulf between British taste and American reception. The piece argues that English audiences often fail to grasp plays popular in the United States, contrasting London with New York and Chicago sensibilities.
In Boston, clergy note daily Lenten services attract few business leaders and women. Sedans, table d hote dinners, and evolving social trends reflect a city balancing religion, luxury, and restraint. A curious theatre anecdote flashes curbside wit while doctors are urged to curb public patient bulletins.
A small crowd attended the Douste Huntington concert at Horticultural Hall in Boston. The program featured Miles Douste, Mlle Jeanne Douste, and Agnes Huntington with patronage from Governor Ames and local society figures. Huntington delivered strong vocal work, while Douste and the sisters offered polished piano and violin pieces, though the evening was described as interesting rather than brilliant.
The Leonard & Co gallery showcases 267 paintings from private and public sources with strong American works by Enneking Leight on, Brown, Gay, Smith and Vedder among others. A small Corot Richet Daubigny belly Munich school pieces are also present. The collection will be on display rest of the week and auctioned Friday and Saturday afternoons.
A reader asks the editor for Park Theatre tonight to state the curtain time. The writer notes no hour is shown on the ticket or in advertisements and complains that the manager omits this key detail.
Mr W O Partridge closed his four readings at the Hotel Vendome with a Keats centered program plus Shelley's Arethusa by request. The review praises Arethusa and Endymion selections while noting strengths in Arethusa and the Nightingale reading, and signals an upcoming Shelley Keats reading. Miss Lathrop contributed a violin romance amid a large cultured audience.
Theatres list afternoon and evening performances today including Museum with Antoinette Rigaud and The People's Lawyer, Hollis Street Boucicault in Lin Mac Cool, Globe Mantell in Tangled Lives, Boston Cora Tanner in Alone in London, Bijou Helene Adell in A Night in Rome, and Rentz-Santley burlesque. Boucicault’s last week at Hollis Street and Fin Mac Cool drawing large crowds. Rosina Vokes at Park Theatre with A Game of Cards My Milliner's Bill and A Double Lesson. Friday adds In Honor Bound My Milliner's Bill and A Pantomime Rehearsal. Next week Genevieve Ward at Park Gypsy Baron Hollis Street Gladiator at Boston and Murphy at Globe.
The Union argues there is no truth to calls for an extra session in early fall. December should be the time to convene if needed, as extra sessions could disrupt prosperity and fuel turmoil. The paper notes the country seeks rest from congressional interference and ignorance.
An editorial criticizes the Forty-ninth Congress for delaying the main duty of addressing coast defences, arguing the issue should have been taken up after holidays and not postponed for minor or costly projects. The piece laments the shift of focus to the Fiftieth Congress.
The Graphic notes Mahone’s Senate term has ended and hints at his move west. It argues Virginia and the Senate are better off with him forgotten, viewing retirement to private life as evidence of progress in the period.
The Philadelphia Press notes that talk of appointing Mr. Randall to the Treasury shows Congress’s adjournment did not end foolish speculation. It also implies some still misunderstand that Grover Cleveland and Samuel J. Randall are not as dull as they were months ago.
The President’s attitude toward the pension craze blocked the pauper pension bill and also killed the arrears job, a fact not yet appreciated by the public. The observation appears in the Indianapolis Post.
The most conspicuous failure of this Congress was its pledge to relieve the country of unnecessary burdens of taxation and the Treasury of an excessive surplus. Yet public disappointment carries a consolation in the defeat of several flagrant attempts to pillage the Treasury.
In a Providence Journal editorial, the writer attacks the idea that any group should set wage limits for individuals. The piece compares such control to serfdom and slavery, labeling Henry George and the Knights of Labor as imposing despotic constraints on working people.
A planned visit by New York and Philadelphia fruit and produce men to Boston to meet local dealers and map a campaign plan has been abandoned.
A collage of observations from cities like New York and Utica noting literary streets and a unique Hopper Street, April hopes and jokes about April Fool’s, lectures, concerts, and jokes from various papers. It references spring celebrations and humorous anecdotes about April city life and public notices.
National Opera Company chief confirms Rubinstein letter praising planned New York production. He expresses concern over required cuts and recalls past Berlin dispute with Von Hulsen over excisions while Rubinstein was conductor.
Harper Brothers to publish Jess by Haggard in bound edition. Laurence Oliphant’s Haifa Life in Modern Palestine edited by Dana. Alfred Stokes’s Microsopy for Beginners and From the Forecastle to the Cabin by Captain Samuel Samuels recount his career afloat. Introductory note by the Bishop of New York. dedication to James J. Smith President NYSE.
Forty five Crimson Club members dined at the Quincy House and thirty nine Revere House Company members ate at the Revere House last evening. The Clover Club held its monthly dinner at Youngs.
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