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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1888
Page
4
Street life notes from Boston reflect change and habit
A Boston writer comments on a surprising street cleaning effort near Tremont House, laments the drift toward professional lunch crowds, and suggests restaurants separate from work life. He praises Mr. Greenough’s Public Library service, muses on the Women's International Conference, and highlights the low wages of sewing workers and the need for fair pay and union action.
A Temporary Settlement For Fisheries Licenses 1888
The editors urge a temporary settlement of the fisheries dispute via a Canada England license scheme at $150 per ton. They argue the Senate will delay beyond this session, propose subsidizing license costs to fishermen, and claim the fiscal impact would be small while easing friction until a fuller treaty can be considered in December. Boston, March 22, 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
United States
Senate
Congress
England
Canada
Gloucester
Treasury Department
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Georges Bank
Brown’s Bank
Jeffrey’s Bank
Boston
Boulanger’s Fallout Shapes French Political Strife
FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 23 1888 Hoston Bost notes that the government’s attempt to discipline General Boulanger sparked no riot or deputy majority opposition. Clemenceau attacks his conduct and backs Triarps bid that the government must be obeyed by a popular commander. Whether retired or dismissed, Boulanger loses sympathy as former allies admit he overreached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Boulanger
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Clemenceau
Chamber
M. TriArp
Bowlanger
Journal Backs Reform Tide as Lapuam Loses Favor
Providence Journal makes clear its stance against Exos Lapuam of Warwick for lieutenant governor, labeling him connected to the Brayton boss clique and unfit due to corruption fears. The paper champions honest General Assembly representation and denounces boss influence in Rhode Island politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Rhode Island
Exos Lapuam
Warwick
Journal
Lapuam
Laruam
Brayton
General Assembly
Journal misleads on free ships debate with childish retorts
The article accuses the Journal of evasive replies to the Post on free ships, likening it to a schoolboy making faces after a defeat. It argues the Journal misrepresents the writers and that genuine discussion is futile, asserting doubt about American seamen’s broad ability to navigate vessels but affirming they lack practical steamship experience.
Prompt sewer and street chiefs avert city flood
The public sees the efficiency of single heads in charge of each department as the sewer chief acts swiftly to prevent a Stony Brook flood after heavy rain. The streets superintendent also moves promptly, avoiding delays a combined public works board might face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Brook
Board of Public “Works
Lake Cochituate
City Point
Mystic Valley
Moon Island
Prompt aid from health department during heavy snowfall
The Mayor directed health teams to assist in snow removal, acknowledging the public service is not perfect but better than a slow omnibus board approach. The text stresses rapid mobilization of men and shovels under mayoral guidance to cope with sudden heavy snow.
Prusts and Combines in Municipal Government
Rejected by editors as a bare political ploy, Mr Gover’s plan for an alderman elected board of public works faces fierce opposition. The piece argues the scheme mirrors a trusted, corporate power grab, risks vast patronage, and recalls Tweed and Gork, urging Boston to reject the bill and defend independent governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gover
Board of Works
Gove
Common Council
Cochituate
Mystic
Standard Oil
Crédit Mo‘bilier
Tweerp
Standard Oil ‘“‘Trust
Gork
Boston
Samuel Kelly
Maruan and Jenkins
Legislative Committee On Cities
Board of Aldermen
KeLvy
Debate Reveals Liberal Unionist Support for Pak Nell Rent Bill
The British House of Commons rejected Mr Pak Nell’s arrears rent bill, but the debate surprised the government with cross party backing. Liberal Unionist MPs including T. W. Russell, representing South Tyrone, voiced significant support and made notable statements during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paknell
House of Commons
T. W. Russell
Russell
South Tyrone
William O’ Burin
Reform by Government Licensing for Locomotive Engineers
A modern editorial urges government supervision and a licensing system for locomotive engineers. It argues licenses should certify qualification and impose obligations including a 30 day notice before leaving duty, with swift court enforcement to curb disruptive strikes and protect public safety. It emphasizes dignity, pay, nerve, and responsibility in the engineer’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Arthur
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Philip
Arruur
Brotherhood
Spring Verses Headline News From the Herald
The Herald prints rhythmical spring lines about freshets and floods as if news, noting roaring rivers flooding lowlands and snows melting. A playful aside questions if the verse is real news or a poet’s prank, suggesting authorship by the paper’s own editorial corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Lackaday
Opinion in Bell Telephone cases Clarified by Abstract
Evening papers claimed the full text was released with solemn notices of points decided, yet the Tuesday abstract already laid out the decision. The Post echoed the summary in its editorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone
Post
Cecilia Concert Delights Boston Audiences With Beethoven
The third Cecilia concert at Music Hall drew a large crowd with a program including Beethoven's Praise of Music premiere in Boston, Gade Spring Fantasy, Dvorak Patriotic Hymn, and Bruch Fair Ellen. Soloists Miss Edlie Stewart Miss E B Kehew Miss H G Whittier Miss H C McLain Mr George W Want and Mr Ivan Morawski were heard with Mr H G Tucker at the piano and Mr B J Lang conducting. The Beethoven cantata, composed in 1814 and titled The Glorious Moment, featured standout soprano recitative and chorus and a spirited finale. Whittier earned praise for a bright clear voice and graceful delivery. Stewart showed a strong voice but uneven ease. Want and Morawski sang well. the chorus performed satisfactorily despite initial timidity. The Spring Fantasy and Dvorak Hymn impressed with melodic beauty and vocal balance, while Bruch’s piece closed the program on a high note with strong ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Beethoven
Gade
Dvorak
Max Bruch
Boston
Ekdlie Stewart
E. B. Kehew
H. G. Whittier
H. C. McLain
George W. Want
Ivan Morawski
H. G. Tucker
B.J. Lang
Stewart
Messrs
Want
Morawski
Miss Whittier
Miss McLain
Bruch
Notable Americans and Europeans in Society and Arts
Major Robert Gamble of Tallahassee is 70 and plays tennis well. General Lew Wallace shows 61 years with gray hair and spectacles. Miss Mary Hooper wed Marquis Paul d Adda Salvaterra. Miss Sadie Crosby of Higin amazes with winter snow sculptures. J W Cilley, railroad surveyor and future Buenos Aires engineer, is a 1885 Maine State College alumnus from Rockland. John A Logan, son of the late General, owns four race horses at Lexington track. Christina, Queen-Regent of Spain, loves music and uses a speaking telephone to hear opera from her palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gamble
Tallahassee
Fla
Lew Wallace
Mary Hooper
Paris
Paul d’ Adda-Salvaterra
Sadie Crosby
Higin
J. W. Cilley
Argentine Republic
Buenos Ayres
Maine State College
Rockland
John A. Logan
Lexington
Logan
Christina
Spain
Madria Opera House
Twentieth Symphony Concert at RoBERT Schumann Program
Review of a concert featuring Schumann works with overture scherzo and finale revised in 1841 45 plus a new orchestral piece by Danish composer Nists W gaps and Otto Singer Symphonie Fantaisie noted for Cincinnati ties and piano variations praised by Liszt and Bislow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schumann
Schumann
Wasilewski
Nists W. Gaps
Otyo Singur
Copper Market Sees Large Export Orders in New York
The copper market in New York rallied toward the close with export demand driving total sales to 300,000 pounds on March 22. May contracts opened at 16.16, spot trading at 16. with 25,000 pounds each for June and July also at 16. The second call moved 200,000 pounds of spot at 16 and an extra 24,000 pounds of May at 16.15. Spot trading remained quiet and near futures slipped by 80 points as 50 tons of April lead were sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theatrical Notes From Boston Stage Events
The sale of seats for Mine Modjeska’s engagement at Hollis Street began yesterday with good results. A 100 member West End Boat Club group will attend the Globe Theatre’s first showing of The Dark Secret next Tuesday and greet oarsman George Hosmer. Dolores remains on the Boston Theatre for a few nights more. Easter Monday features Thatcher Primrose and West’s minstrels. Harry Miner paid Steele Mackaye $10,000 for full rights to Paul Kauvar or Anarchy with scenery and costumes and Mackaye to supervise artistic direction. Tony Hart’s Academy of Music benefit drew a crowded house and about $10,000 was realized with thirteen parts on the program including Cassius and Brutus in Julius Caesar and Nat Goodwin as Mark Antony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modjeska
Hollis Street
West End Boat Club
Globe Theatre
George Hosmer
Dolores
Boston Theatre
Thatcher
Primrose
West
Harry Miner
Steele Mackaye
Paul Kauvar
Anarchy
Mackayve
Tony Hart
Academy of Music
Robson and
Crane
Cassius and
Brutus
Nat C. Goodwin
Mark Anthony
Julius Cesar
Frank Mayo
W. J. Scanlan
Shane
Marshall P. Wilder
Thackeray's Stepfather Remembered at Ayr Church
A brass memorial placed in Ayr's new Scottish Episcopal church honors Major Henry William Carmichael Smyth of the Bengal Engineers who died in 1861. Thackeray's stepson William Makepeace Thackeray helped install the marker in 1887, linking the novelist to his character Colonel Newcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ayr
Lady Carmichael
Ritchie
Newcomes
William Makepeace Thackeray
Thackeray
Colonel Newcome
Forest Hills cemetery trustees publish annual report
The annual report of Forest Hills cemetery trustees lists 22 215 interments and 5 874 lot owners. It notes the death of Hon George W Lewis longtime treasurer and pays tribute to his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees of
Forest Hills Cemetery
George W. Lewis
Springtime snippets from a curious newspaper column
A collage of light chatter and anecdotes from midwestern and eastern papers. Jests about Lent and soap headlines mingle with notes on Kossuth and Emma, a Fargo relief society dissolving, a German Empress, postal stamps from China, and a damask curtain commission to an English-born maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Dakota
New York
Blaine
Ladies’ Relief Society
Fargo
Dak
Philadelphia
Lowell Courier
Kossuth
Mittchell
Sullivan
Brown
Victoria
First Congregational Church
Hartford
London Globe
Spring Street
Puck
Nebraska
Labor Commission
Montreal
Recorder’s Court
Scarf
Niskayuna
N. Y
England
William IV
Windsor Castle
William
Literary notes on theology and fiction in English books
A survey of current and forthcoming works in theology and fiction. Mrs Deland’s John Ward Preacher is highlighted along with McClurg’s William J and the German Empire by G Barnett Smith. Scribner’s features Palestine today by Edward L Wilson and a James on Stevenson with portraits. poems by Thomas Nelson Page and Emma Lazarus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Libby Prison
Palestine
Edward L. Wilson
Apri Scribner’s
Signal Service
Army
Mississippi River
John C. Ropes
Waterloo
R. H. Zozraum
W. T. Smedley
Oliver Wendel Holmes
C.B
Sea and Dover
Walton and Cotton
R. B. Marston
Raymon d vs Russell motion for new trial narrowed
Raymond moves for a new trial in the suit against Edward Russell and others proprietors of a mercantile agency for 76000 dollars claiming false rating. The motion is narrowed to a single ground that the jury foreman was a subscriber to the agency and thus biased. Judge Barker heard arguments and took the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Raymod
Edward Russell
K. M. Morse, Jr
Jude
Reed
Dabney
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Washington Street
Ealee
Post Publishing Com
Tremont House
Court House
Joseph Cook
Andover
Unitarian Club
W. W. Greenough
Public Library
Board of Trustees
Edward Everett
George Ticknor
William W. Greenough
Washington
Congress of Women
Susan
Hoston Bost
Prusts
Russeall
Ireland
Russe W
Parnell
Mr. Williams
Fame
Twentieth Symphony
Raymond Vs. Russell
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