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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1891
Page
4
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Amusements today list Tremont Theatre with Sarah Bernhardt in Cleopatra at 2 and 7 45 pm. Haus Silver Theatre presents Blue Jeans at 7 45 pm. Gone Theater shows U and the Boston Yon Yonson at 7 45 pm. Boston Museum features Sunlight and Shadow and A Cup of Tea at 7 45 pm. Park Theatre offers Ship Ahoy at 7 45 pm. Ground Opera House presents The Fakir at 7 45 pm. Howard Arn e naum hosts The Devil's Mine at 8. Cyclorama of Jerusalem on Tremont street displays 541 Tremont.
Reports on Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Asylum praise current efficiency while urging major future needs. Free beds and a ward for contagious diseases are asked for at Mass General, and rebuilding is deemed absolutely necessary at McLean. The community is urged to provide timely financial support.
A heated debate in the Italian Chamber of Deputies escalated when ex premier Signor Crispi and a rival exchanged insults over whether his followers were Austria's friends or servants. Crispi boasted he carried a revolver, illustrating how volatile politics can turn in even the Old World.
The article notes a recruitment shortage for the Navy as new cruisers and battleships near completion. It cites two older ships scrapped due to manpower gaps and warns the shortage will grow as vessels enter service. It discusses Department efforts to attract better sailors but links progress to the sluggish American merchant marine.
The piece contends Maine’s rejection of a secret ballot law upholds voter virtue while condemning state legislators. It cites the Boston Journal criticizing the move and predicts lasting political demoralization under party managers led by Blaine, noting Maine’s estrangement from New England norms.
The Boston Journal facetiously claims Professor Perry would bolster the Republican cause in Massachusetts if he spoke more often while offering a lengthy refutation of his tariff reform arguments. The piece questions the Journal's sincerity as a vehicle for education and cautions that labeling the speaker an absolute etc.
The passage contrasts derisive labels with more pointed political critique, noting that such attacks lose force as voters awaken. It argues that the November election showed the public is beginning to think critically about leaders and ideas rather than relying on insults or rote rhetoric.
The piece argues that the Dakota crisis exposed how political appointments to Indian agents corrupt management. Dr Royer at Pine Ridge is blamed for failed authority and desertion, while Senators Moopy and Pettigrew push for reinstatement. Reform is urged to end patronage driving Indian affairs and to prevent future tragedies.
Paris dispatches and a Commons debate indicate both sides accept arbitration. The British government maintains the status quo while the dispute is submitted, aiming to avoid revolt in Newfoundland or war with France. Newfoundland's consent to restraint is urged as a path to eventual relief and a nonhostile posture toward French fishermen.
The dispute pits French fishing rights against Newfoundland livelihood with violence and destroyed lobster sheds. British warships deter unrest as London and Paris spar over arbitration. A territorial exchange is floated, but past colonial experience suggests a wary path to a final settlement.
A survey of stage managers reveals a mix of mercial taste and art, led by Frank W. Lancer who prioritizes farce and comedy. Others want ideas that educate audiences, while some praise simplicity and naturalness in productions.
The thirst for culture in Chicago is shown by the Autograph Pig Book a white and gold volume with blank pages for pig sketches. Prizes and friendly competition may elevate pig drawing to a notable aesthetic, paralleled by unexpected cruelties in the city’s tastes. The New York Maritime Register notes two British steamers gaining American registers by a Fifty first Congress act. A special act and no fuss seem enough to pass, despite opposition. Cigar sales on Sundays to those with catarrh are now legally allowed, likely intensifying climate effects on behavior.
Salem March 12 Michael J Callahan charged with murdering James W Lane in Salem on December 14 will be arraigned before Justice William Allen in the Supreme Judicial Court tomorrow at noon. A trial date will be fixed at that time.
The writer praises Bernhardt's vocal clarity and stage presence in La Tosca while arguing critics overpraise. He contrasts her genius with excessive adulation, warns against indiscriminate praise, and notes the striking murder scene that would test even strong nerves. He recalls a witty remark about folded tents and laments the loss of family heirlooms in homelessness, stressing garret treasures as birthright.
Last evening at Meionnon a benefit concert for the Tabernacle Society featured Mrs. Helen Hopekirk performing Schumann and Rubinstein pieces, with Mr. Charles F. Webber and Mrs. Henderson delivering vocal items. Mr. Adamowski joined with music by Wieniawski and Hauser. Mrs. Field provided accompaniments as sections drew strong applause and a substantial sum was raised.
Music notes describe a Chickering Hall recital by Arthur Foote assisted by Mrs. E. M. H. Hascall and Mr. Eliot Hubbard to aid Calixa Lavallée’s family. The program includes Bach and Schumann pieces, works by Brahms and others, with singing by Mrs. Hascall and Mr. Hubbard. A Cecilia Society performance of Massenet Eve is planned in Music Hall with Clementine De Vere, Messrs Rieger and Traumann, marking notable Boston debuts.
Harvard students establish the International Law Club to pursue dedicated research in international law. Meetings occur biweekly with topics discussed by two prepared members then the whole club. Officers include W. A. Hamilton president R. L. O'Brien vice president A. E. Healey clerk treasurer J. H. Barnes and an Executive Committee.
The schooner Wanderer under Captain Gould set sail from Port Spar Trinidad on February 21 bound for Grenada.
A sharply written critique of Mme Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra in Sardou’s Cléopâtre at the Tremont Theatre. The review praises her stage grace and emotional power, notes the melodramatic flaws of the play, and contrasts Bernhardt’s performance with Sardou’s contrived plot. It highlights memorable scenes with the messenger and the Actium confrontation, while commenting on production choices and overall theatricality.
A Boston woman writes to the Post lamenting urban bustle and paternal policing as sidewalks fill with boxes and horses. She objects to conductors and policemen invading personal space while arguing shops should move boxes off public walkways. She cites safety concerns, affordability, and fairness.
The Newton Club plans a 75000 dollar clubhouse at Walnut street and Highland avenue Newtonville. Land costs about 20000 dollars, reduced from assessed value by J R Mitchell. Committee to have plans by April first and seeks land subscriptions after serving notice last Tuesday. By tonight about 8000 dollars has been subscribed and the full amount is hoped by March 26.
Professor Peabody’s Lowell Institute talk tied social issues to a common ethics. He argued white policy toward Indians, property rights, charity, temperance, labor, and education are interconnected, urging patient, pragmatic reform and stressing the moral life as the guide through a complex age.
J Russell Reed chaired the Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts dinner at the Thorndike. Capt Henry Cross urged a single large Boston club with branches, questioned town committees, and praised a mayoral report. Other speakers included Joseph Lee N F Hesseltine Pierre Humbert and Rev Adolph Berle.
Chicago faces a severe grip with hundreds infected and several deaths. Hospitals fill as pneumonia rises, and many workers including postal staff, police, and theater personnel fall ill. Rosina Vokes’s company is struck, with leading actors down and the show proceeding under illness.
A three day blizzard on the Denver and Rio Grande line leaves mail from Denver blocked between Antonio and Tres Piedras. Eighteen miles west of Chama report snow depths between five and forty feet clogging tracks. Clearing at about a mile a day, trains cannot reach beyond Pheme until April. Potential suffering feared in Munroe Amargo and stations west to Durango and Silverton. At Lasell, Richard E. Burton lectured on George Meredith at Lasell Seminary.
A collage of brief items notes the cracker trust negotiating cheese mine acquisitions, a San Francisco libel suit risk, a New Jersey hat company, Paris Latin Quarter growth, and assorted quips about public figures, humor, and ongoing political chatter. The item mix includes slang, anecdotes, and transient mentions of notable names and events.
A reader recalls a nine day trip before joining the Army as the writer remembers visiting Eureka Illinois with a friend from Eureka College. He recounts a humorous origin tale of Eureka University and its founding by two Scots to raise local land values. The tale blends travel, education and local lore in a reminiscence that ends mid-sentence.
Dr James H Albee of Woonsocket RI has recovered 6000 damages from Chappaqua Shoe Co for a summer 1888 accident in Chappaqua New York. His horse bolted after the company whistle spooked it, throwing him from the carriage. Governor Russell designates Thursday April 2 as Fast Day.
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