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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1888
Page
4
A March 13, 1888 column recalls a Boston storm that halted mail, telegraph, telephone, and rail travel, leaving the city cut off from outside news and trade and forcing a view of life in the slow, early steam era. It underscores how improved communications have transformed daily life and societal dependence on modern tech.
A recent Fitchburg rail crash is linked to weather conditions that create snow filled air and high winds. The Dobbs Ferry collision is under investigation by railroad commissioners to determine duty and fault. Safe signaling systems on regulated lines are noted as preventing such incidents with proper precautions.
The board faces giving private firms a monopoly to lay wires underground amid doubts about city value. A formal public hearing begins as aldermen move cautiously on the franchise to dig up principal streets.
Aldermen properly set aside a movement to repeal the statute limiting city indebtedness. The reform is a salutary check on extravagance and is preferable to revived license. The current strained finances are temporary and gradual loan repayment plus higher property values will restore borrowing for real needs.
Engineers at a Sunday meeting warned that if the termination of road work on the Chicago line at East St. Louis proceeds, they will halt all cars and freight from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. The tense dispute centers on control of traffic and potential escalation remains uncertain.
A leader of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen declares a life and death struggle against the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad. The dispute centers on wage demands and neutrality, with war framed as societal to the extent of a declared conflict that risks ending badly for all involved.
The Beverly matter returns to the House as public opinion across Essex County opposes creating a new town. Critics call it a deed of gift for wealthy estates, while supporters urge local self government amid broad local protest and regional opposition.
London Post correspondent argues Liberal by-election gains stem from popular disapproval of the BALFour regime in Ireland. He also says a strong Radical current among English masses has reduced government prospects in these constituencies and condemns further actions.
A Boston style note recounts a Calcutta United Service Club hand where the dealer held twelve trumps in one deal. It cites Dr Poe on odds of 158,750,000,000,000 to 1 and 1 in 635 trillion for a specific suit sequence, plus a London club dice bet of 1000 to 1 that lasted twelve throws.
An over 50 year old German woman who had lived in the United States since age 17 secretly boarded the steamship Lahn to return to New York after a summers visit to Germany. With funds exhausted she has been detained aboard the ship awaiting friends to pay her passage. if not, she will be sent back to Germany.
The fashion of dining around the clock shifts toward luncheon supplanting dinner, with supper revived as the main British meal. Obsolete dishes such as lobster despatch and barbecued items return to the menu as gourmets anticipate the change prompted by the solid noon meal and 5 o'clock tea.
The streets last night were in the worst winter condition yet with no effort to clear crossings. Pedestrians abroad could rightfully grumble as main avenues became rivers of slush and dry crossings were scarce.
The piece notes Mrs. Garrett Anderson as England’s leading woman physician earning about $50,000 annually. It mentions Viscount Eversley as the oldest British peer at 93 and the Duke of Albany as the youngest. It reports the American minister in London, Edward J. Phelps, returning home on two months’ leave, sailing April 5. It highlights Rev. Russell Jennings’s $200,000 in Baptist church work, and references an article by George Edgar Montgomery on Daly’s A Midsummer Night's Dream with 16 illustrations. It also humorously profiles KF B Thurber’s speed and Mr. Galacar’s career move, plus Senate storytellers West, Sawyer, and Jones as witty lawmakers.
A Boston observer recalls yesterday’s storm, noting horizontal sleet and the disruption of umbrellas, then shifts to a plan to reforest harbor islands. He urges philanthropists to fund five to ten donors at 1000 or 500 dollars annually for six years to plant trees on Long Island and surrounding shores within six years, hoping Boston Harbor will wear green by 1888.
Boucicault's company offered a strong Shaughraun performance with Boucicault in top form. Miss Thorndyke shone as Claire Folliott, Padgett impressed as Father Dolan, and Mrs. Barker brought lively humor as Mrs. O Kelly. Supporting players varied in impact, but the overall show had spirited energy and audience praise. The Shaughraun is listed for Monday and Tuesday next, Arrah na Pogue midweek, and The Jilt for the weekend, with a benefit performance for the International Copyright Association on March 21 featuring The Jilt.
McCaull opera company presented M. Chassaigne’s Falka at the Park Theatre last evening. Despite bad weather a large audience attended and the cast delivered spiritedly. Marion Manola led as Falka with a bright, piquant performance, supported by Laura Joyce Bell as Edwige, Digby Bell as Lay Brother Pelican, De Wolt Hopper as Von Hofbach, and Harry McDonough as Arthur. The chorus impressed, and Falka will repeat at every performance this week.
Kerry Gow at Globe Theatre features Dan OHara and Nora Drew with Shaun Rhue and The Donagh to follow. Margaret Mather opens Leah the Forsaken at Boston Theatre with mixed acclaim while The Wages of Sin is staged at Grand Opera House. Upcoming events include a large charity symphony at Boston Theatre and The Bells of Haslemere at the Museum, with no show at Howard Atheneum due to snow delays.
A column of aphorisms and vignettes notes winter’s effects on poetry and real estate, jokes about politicians like Ingalls, and whimsical bits on Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm, and global affairs. It mentions Maine politics, a fatal apple accident, and a humorous exchange about church sermons.
The ninth day since the tariff bill’s publication finds protection advocates failing to present bills of particulars or indictments. They denounce but name no specific industries to protect, while criticizing a supposed free trade attack without detailing affected sectors.
The Washington Post argues that former soldiers from 25 years ago who are now poor should not be automatically placed on pension rolls. It notes many veterans did not see combat despite large bounties and drafts and suggests pension calls stem from late Union army expansions, praising true heroes who remain modest.
A Philadelphia Record editorial argues tariffs fail to improve raw material access. It says American manufacturers pay higher taxes while England, Germany, and France access top materials, hindering competition at home and abroad and urging support for tariff reform.
In a Philadelphia Times editorial the author argues that American newspapers overemphasize local upheavals and sensational incidents while neglecting the broader steady growth of lawful prosperity. The piece urges greater focus on statewide and national economic realities to inform the public.
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