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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1888
Page
4
A long critique notes Dakota’s aid telegrams to Mayor Hewitt for storm victims. It suggests the replies are cold and sharp, not warm. It mentions Fargo’s claimed sheltering effort, and recalls other social portraits including Mrs Astor and hospital patrons.
A Boston Globe review describes The Donagh seen at the Globe Theatre. The plot centers on Killaly family feuds, the Donagh relic, buried secrets and a restoration of land rights. Performances highlight Joseph Murphy as Lenty Killaly and romantic arcs with Rose Coonan, amid scenic lakes near Kil larney and Muckross.
Doston Bost reports from Saturday morning March 17 1888 that the funeral of the dead German Emperor in Berlin was an impressive spectacle with Unter den Linden crowded by mourners. Tributes also followed in other capitals for a monarch seen as a brave soldier and an honest man.
An accident on the Lackawanna railway yesterday morning ended with a overturned train catching fire in three coaches. Despite widespread flames, only one passenger loss was reported, while many others escaped narrowly and several were badly burned. The incident underscores railway heating dangers and calls for stricter enforcement of stove abolition laws and safer heating methods by railroads.
The New York New Haven Hartford line faces an extended delay between New York and New Haven with no clear cause. The public seeks a full explanation after the railroad bore responsibility to move trains through since Thursday. If coastal drifts worsen conditions, that excuse may suffice. otherwise a lapse in enterprise is criticized. Citizens suggest alternative rail routes into New York.
The common council unanimously supports adding 20000 to the appropriations report for kindergarten support during the year. Since Mrs. Quincy A Shaw privately introduced the system ten years ago, its value has become clear. The city now runs the program with a small annual appropriation, and aldermen are urged to show similar appreciation to ensure its continued success.
The common council blocked the East Boston tunnel after aldermen had endorsed it, illustrating how a large popular branch can safeguard legislative decisions. Tidal tunnels have never proven fit for passenger travel and would not replace ferries, burdening the city with huge costs if built.
The defeat of the tunnel loan, the sewer loan, and the limit-raising order signals the end of attempts to stretch the debt cap. The city will, within a few months, have a sizable borrowing margin within the limit, insulating future projects from overreach.
Washington reports show GOP members leaning to back Mr Randall and his tariff bill to curb revenue, countered by a Massachusetts Home Market Club explanation that half the duty on sugar is a life essential. Randall sticks to full sugar duty, signaling bold consistency. Opposition remains obstructionist, with Randall aligned with it.
The dispatches show locomotive engineers opposing society by quitting work over contract terms with Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Courts warned against obstructing common carrier duties as thousands quit the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe system. The piece brands the action as revolutionary and unlawful, urging public sympathy not to be won.
Such time as the Legislature can spare from the work of voting an increase of salary all around to the officers of the Commonwealth is given this year mainly to the consideration of sundry schemes for the regulation of private business and individual conduct. A paternal spirit pervades its deliberations to an extent which threatens to crowd out such matters of general public import as may happen to fall in its way.
The House committee on street railways reports a bill to limit conductors and drivers to ten hours daily and twelve hours per shift with six hours maximum, paying overtime at regular rates. Critics tie it to recent labor disputes and warn broader state control risks stifling enterprise.
Lieutenant So Ley with the Dorchester Yacht Club extols the naval restructuring under the current administration. He contrasts wooden ships like the Kearsage and Hartford with modern end-on fire cruisers, stressing speed, lighter construction, turret integration, and removal of sails, while praising officers for courage and excellence as resources dwindled yet dedication remained.
A statement stresses Secretary WaitNney benefited from intelligent and efficient assistance of trained naval officers, enabling the Navy’s reconstruction efforts amid challenges. The passage highlights the pivotal role of these officers in supporting leadership.
The Goethe Society of New York hosted a Thursday reception honoring English actor Mr Irvine with a strong turnout and remarks by Grovc, Wintuia Am Curvis, and Mr Parks Goowin. Though praising his brilliant Faust presentation, critics note it cannot fully express Gorthe’s work. still, Irvine’s staging at the Lyceum rekindled interest in the original and earned society gratitude.
A New York bound passenger disputes sensational Boston storm reports. He cites wrecked bulkheads cottages and fences from Point Shirley to Pines, cites Hotel Shirley bulkhead strike, Crescent Beach wave action, washed rail line, flooded Ocean Pier, Minor Light unseen, questioning the accuracy of rival papers.
A list of new books and editions available in New York Boston and Philadelphia include Dante's Inferno translated by the late Rev H H Cary from Scribner Welford with other works: Lackoon by RE C Beasley Life in the Confederate Army by William Watson The Fleet Ata River Prison and Marriages by John Ashton Practical Lessons in the Use of English by Mary F Hyde Sweet Pansies The Message of the Dove Seven Discourses on Art A Little Brother of the Rich The Makers of Venice Schilier's Mary Stuart and the Maid of Orleans translated by Mellish and Swanwick Hannah Move Famous Women Series by Charlotte M Yonge The Story of the City of New York Chambers's Encyclopedia Volume 1 A to Bea The Crime Against Ireland by J Ellen Foster A Kiss for a Blow Easter Carols by Louisa Parsons Hopkins and other titles from Dutton Lothrop Lee & Shepard Macmillan Putnam Co and Roberts Bros.
The Hon. C. C. Moore proprietor announces the Nashua Telegraph will publish the first number of a penny daily today. The move aims to widen accessibility and bring timely news to a broader audience in Nashua.
A collage of 19th century quips and notes from varied voices. March is praised in poetry while a storm rages, telegraph rivals clash, and arsenic price talk unsettles market watchers. Public libraries’ sizes across Europe are listed, with nations and volumes named.
A Boson writer laments mud spatter from teamsters and cabmen as pedestrians dodge slush. He notes nests pulled from Arlington Street Church and admires Henry Bergh’s philanthropy. The piece compares Boston to New York in art studios and chronicles a plank theft by a bulldog, musing on dogs and practical jokes.
Mayor Hewitt issued an order prohibiting the Irish flag from being displayed over City Hall today, citing Saint Patrick's Day decor concerns. The directive restricts official premises from flying the flag during the holiday period.
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