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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1890
Page
4
A retrospective on Henry Bromfield and his Boston family, chronicling their rise from 17th century merchant Edward Bromfield to the celebrated Beacon Street mansion, the Bromfield street naming, and the family’s civic gifts.
Entered as second class matter. All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company, Washmation Office, Corcoran Building, Fifteenth Street.
The Financial Department will be found on the Sixth page, the Commercial Department on the Sixth and Seventh pages, and the Ship News on the Third page.
The piece notes Chicago's idea for a vast glass and iron tent as the World’s Fair centerpiece, with a tower taller than the Eiffel. It also criticizes a proposed silk duty that would raise prices, harm silk workers, and hurt consumers, arguing the measure has no infant industry justification.
The State House may revisit a Friday vote on a bill to grant tenure for the city superintendent and supervisors of schools. The measure, passed by the Senate but rejected by a narrow House margin, seeks appointment during the pleasure of the school committee, arguing officials justify stronger security given their duties.
Tomorrow at 10 o clock a hearing before the State House Judiciary Committee will examine whether statutes should regulate keeping and carrying firearms. The Milton tragedy, where a citizen was killed on his own grounds, underscored flaws in laws allowing dangerous weapon use. The piece urges broad attendance and notes gaps in current law permitting unrestrained sport gun activity in towns and cities.
The German Emperor, a lively and controversial figure, has warned that he will break those who oppose his aims, stirring widespread discussion across Europe about his bold stance and potential consequences.
The passage argues the Reichsrat crisis signals a threat to the Reichstag as the government seeks a union with clericals to back an imperial majority. It notes William’s shift from conciliatory rhetoric to a war lord stance, marking him as a dangerous force whose populist philanthropy lacks lasting impact.
Washington reports set April 1 as the earliest report date for the Republican tariff bill amid delays and shifts. The text notes proposed changes, including a limited free material concession for iron shipbuilding, a likely Senate bill alignment on wool schedules, and clashes with manufacturers over carpet and clothing wool duties. Separately, Judge Daly’s injunction ruling favors Mr. House in a contract dispute over dramatization of The Prince and the Pauper, underscoring stage rights and breach remedies for playwrights and publishers.
Edward H. Houser wins a suit against Samuel L. Clemens known as Make Twain. The judge Daly in the Court of Common Pleas handed down a long ruling on a theatrical law matter with potential precedent for dramatists.
The Pall Mall Gazette story claims former U S President Cleveland walked unseen through Broadway, visited a busy Fifth Avenue Hotel, dined near his office, and waited for a barber, all without being recognized. The piece is dismissed as exaggerated and unreliable by critics.
Opinion criticizes sustained press coverage in the BincHELL murder trial in New York. Columns are said to resemble prosecutorial strategy more than factual reporting, with one paper even publishing a criminal caricature. The writer condemns the press for abusing its power regardless of the defendant’s guilt.
The proposed celebration of 1892 to honor Columbus includes M. Gounop composing a four act grand opera with a scene set in the Great West and conducting its first American production. The plan position art alongside industry in Chicago.
A Tory member of the House of Commons, Mr. George Kynocn, has not been in his seat for two years and has effectively ceased to operate from England, having largely established himself elsewhere.
In Transvaal politics a member of Parliament refuses to come home insisting he serves constituents by promoting Scottish trade rather than engaging in House of Commons debates. The piece wryly notes his alliterative name Kynocu and parodies mock headlines about place-name mix ups and a pun on a publishing “Key to,” ending with a light jab at British rail guides.
Senator Allison signals a reluctant vote against abolishing the tobacco tax arguing duties on essentials would be harder to justify. The piece contrasts the idea with blankets and cigars, and notes Chicago nearing gas motor streetcar experiments despite past grievances with streetcars and a dangerous hint of explosion.
Lord Dunraven declares he will not cross the water for any competition but the America’s Cup. He states he authorizes the statement and invites American yachtsmen to attempt the challenge.
A Virginia reader reports seeing four suns in the sky the other day. The community remains calm and skeptical, and officials see no cause for alarm or unusual suspicion.
Senator Blair criticizes newspaper support and launches an attack on the press, using a vivid simile where a crazy bull chases a locomotive that passes by, leaving the bull to kick at it. The Hertford Times frames the clash as a political moment reflecting press relations.
A Providence Journal item questions who prompts Senator Blair to utter remarks that would ruin his reputation for intelligence regarding an order. The piece warns of hurtful claims and questions the motive behind the criticism aimed at the senator.
A Springfield Republican (Ind.) verse notes that the brave and reverend Senators went fishing for newspaper men but the hooks caught themselves. It ridicules self serving leaks and the Senate secrecies as widely known among the informed.
The Boston Post calls on Mayor Hart to stop paying 16 percent higher wages to city day laborers than other workers. It notes the municipal salary list has risen by 120000 yearly over five years, largely from 1886 and 1887, with two thirds of the increase in the police department.
An editorial from the Worcester Spy argues lawmakers should avoid free railroad passes and oppose extra stock issuances to stockholders, stating legislators may hide motives behind public duty unless free from railroad obligations. The piece critiques potential bias in legislative actions and calls for independence from railroad interests.
The writer argues executive proceedings should remain secret while legislative business must stay open. He condemns colonial era traditions of councils advising governors and the lingering practice of Senate executive sessions. Public access to Senate actions is essential, with no legitimate need for closed doors.
Personal notices detail J R Osrood's voyage from London, Browning estate value, Bres Harie's A Sappho of Green Springs, Taulbee’s frailty, Owen's relapse, a match for young King Alexander of Servia, Menelik crowned by Italy, Pagis touring France for Joan of Arc funds, Mrs Hodgson Burnett's Nixie at Terry's Theatre, Berlin soup kitchens under Empress, war minister supports hypnotism in surgery, Harris vs Huntington settlement hint, Oliphant's new novel and Blackwood anecdote.
At a Harvard Club meeting E J Wendell recounted President Eliot's Philadelphia speech, disputing reports he apologized and stressing the address was courteous and praise for the press. Yale catcher Poole suffered a likely skull fracture from a net ball blow and may miss the season.
The Boston art scene features George Lee as an avant impressionist in Chase’s gallery with vigor yet mixed merit. Auction at Tremont Street lists paintings by late George L. Brown, while Williams Everett shows Hovenden’s In the Hands of the Enemy. Other galleries feature Harrison, De Cock, Dupre, Tilton and more as Boston’s art prestige wanes amid a broader New York pull.
A Boston audience praised Mr. Nikisch for the Mendelssohn and Schumann works, with Carl Faelten's piano and the orchestra earning acclaim. The review notes the program's length, the challenge of Liszt and Maas pieces, and anticipates Mrs. Walter C. Wyman as next soloist performing Berlioz.
The French steamer La Bretagne from Havre reports four icebergs within one mile on March 6 at 6 a.m. near latitude 43 10 and longitude 51 87 and another iceberg within two miles at 1:30 p.m. near latitude 42 45 and longitude 54 55 as it crossed the area north of the Atlantic.
A collage of brief witticisms on literacy, science, and society from early press. It cites Ignatius Donnelly, Russian politics, French education, Sir Edwin Arnold tea intake, and Byron’s modesty, with quips about lent observations and royal titles.
The piece ponders whether genuine spectres haunt Boston and New England amid literary vanity and vivisection debates. It notes no authentic Boston ghosts, references Rip Van Winkle and the Katskills, and suggests Americans take spirits with them when they die or leave phantoms to romances and poetry.
The Saturday Morning Club prepares four performances of Sophocles Antigone at Bumsteal Hall on Wednesday next drawing unusual interest as seats sell out. Critics note Antigone among Sophocles greatest plays, with a rich history of performances and adaptations across ages.
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