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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1891
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates and filing terms for the Post Publishing Company. It warns that all money and payments are at the sender's risk and that checks should be made payable to the company. It notes office location at Corcoran Building and that rejected manuscripts will not be returned. Writers must include full name and address as guaranty of good faith.
The Fremont Theatre Tremont Street opens at 7 45 with Dr Bill Holis Street Theatre shows Blue Jeans Aunt Jack and A Man of the World Goose Theatre presents its pair at 7 45 Boston Theatre features A Brass Monkey Boston Museum on Tremont near Scollay square shows Sunlight and Shadow and A Cup of Tea Fark Theatre Washington Street Ship Ahoy Grand Opera House Washington near Dover Peck's Bad Boy Howard Arena Danl Boone CyLorama of Jerusalem 541 Tremont Street Music Hall Boston Symphony Orchestra heading to stage at 8
Monday morning March 23 Hoston notes arsenic poisonings among Harvard faculty victims including L R Brigg English W B Chaplin engineering D G Lyon Assyriology E L Mark biology J Royce philosophy C H Toy Hebrew and others who have suffered in themselves or families with more cases unreported.
The postal subsidy bill appears unlikely to fail entirely and is already stimulating lobbying activity. A venerable infant is given invigorating support, though not strictly necessary, as the subsidy spurs influence and debate.
The Committee on Elections reports the idea to vest contested election decisions in the courts as inexpedient and currently impossible under the constitution. A bill to publish campaign expenses and require court‑ordered filings is urged as a positive advance.
The Prison Committee has reported to the Senate a bill authorizing the purchase of new machinery for prisons and reformatories to replace any destroyed or unfit for use. If new includes planned as well as newly made, and unfit for use covers antiquated, this is a hopeful report. It challenges the view that prison work should mimic medieval handcrafts.
Harvard professors and Back Bay citizens fear arsenic in domestic articles. A chemist can trace the poison, but the laborer cannot afford it, risking his family. Is it not culpable to place deadly material in common goods for profit and worsen the plight of the poor?
The Walpole postoffice loses Metcalf as postmaster after his commission expires. President Harrison appoints a Republican, despite citizen sentiment across parties urging retention. The incident signals a broader shift toward party loyalty over fidelity and efficiency in office.
A bill already passed to engrossment in the House of Representatives allows cities to water streets at public expense or to require abutting property owners to fund watering. The measure applies to cities under 80,000 population with option for targeted streets or districts. When watering is determined to be done.
The cost will be assessed on real estate in proportion to each property’s linear feet and collected like other city taxes. The article argues the right benefits the community, noting dust suppression in cities, especially Boston, is as important as solid refuse removal and urges continued improvement under current administration.
The article argues physicians and sufferers publish arsenic exposure cases to push for legislation. It stresses publicity as a duty, noting that broader disclosure accelerates reform. It questions the burden on those harmed to speak out amid opposition and urges shared responsibility.
An editorial argues that the New Orleans affair is not a national or race issue but a matter of unjustifiable homicide. It accuses a secret band of assassins who killed a police chief and notes the prisoners shot for an outrage, not for ethnicity. The shooters should be punished for lawbreaking.
The Saturday Evening Gazette denounces Governor Russell’s removal of Mr. Osborne from the Police Board as unjustified and politically motivated. It condemns the misreading of motives, urges the Executive Council to disregard perceived bias, and cites Osborne’s stock dealings with the New England Printing Telegraph Company as incompatible with his duties.
The article argues for vestibuled trains and faster service on the Boston to New York route via New Haven and Old Colony lines. It notes current gaps in speed and comfort compared with London Liverpool and New York Washington routes, criticizes New Haven road for resisting vestibuled cars, and projects potential five to five and a half hour travel times with higher fares for premium service. It compares speeds on different segments and urges coordinated improvements to match peer systems.
The remark argues the display of Mr Os Bourne in the role he was charged with is straightforward and uncontradicted. It questions whether the position was proper, suggesting future considerations may decide that point while noting supporters may avoid the issue.
The article discusses arsenic poisoning concerns tied to wallpaper and domestic goods in New York and Massachusetts. It notes New York physicians call arsenical poisoning the Boston disease, questions regional differences in recognition and inquiry, and urges Massachusetts to protect its residents amid evolving professional awareness.
Albany lawmakers weigh a proposal to tax inheritances exceeding five thousand dollars. The plan excludes bequests left by wives and any items categorized as noninheritance. Proponents say the idea is sound if effective in practice.
The text argues there is little reason for property to pass intact to next of kin when no will exists. It suggests possible exceptions for near relatives or a graduated tax system to favor children, while taxing remote relatives more. It notes that sizable taxes would push people with over 5000 dollars to make wills to avoid tax.
New York wallpaper makers and expert witnesses travel to Boston to testify that arsenic is harmless in wallpaper. The Massachusetts doctors and chemists counter with strong evidence that arsenic is used and dangerous. The piece urges Beacon Hill representatives to protect public health over distant interests.
The piece mocks Cousin Fritz for denying women the right to professions and urges allowing women to try any field. It argues natural selection would prove merit, praises equal opportunity, and questions the fairness of restricting work based on gender.
A Boston writer describes an odd knee steam event on a rainy street car and then critiques race relations and public manners. He praises Black tenants, notes fashionable Black residents near Beacon Hill and Charles Street, and recounts encounters with unruly women on boards and in the Public Garden. He argues for better English and courtesy education for girls.
A letter to the editor condemns Civil Service Reform League leaders who urged the dismissal of a capable postmaster, praising the Civil Service Record for opposing it. The writer criticizes senators and representatives for reappointment to gain party advantage and defends Postmaster Corse as an honest official.
O A Taft owner of Point Shirley resort sues the Commonwealth through counsel Lincoln for 30000 claiming sewer construction damaged hotel access and property rights by taking roadway and building apparatus. The petition invokes a legislative act allowing jury assessment of property damages.
Philip Hale notes Lena Little’s mezzo soprano falters on Gluck Orpheus aria while praising Otto Roth’s Spohr violin concerto No 7. Nikisch conducted a vigorous Anacreon overture and an unrestrained Dvorak Symphony. Next concert on April 4 features Svendsen, Lalo, List, Rubinstein with Friedheim soloist.
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach assisted by Mrs. W. F. Whitney presents a Steinert Hall concert this evening to benefit the Calixa Lavallée family. A varied programme features songs set to music by Mrs. Beach.
Letter to the editor by ET F 1891 discusses Mafia origins as a historical misattribution and argues that mafia groups arose from politicized secret leagues turned criminal. It contrasts European oppression under Bourbons with liberal governance, notes limited mafia footholds in America except New Orleans, and defends Sicilian emigrants while noting differences between Sicilians and Neapolitans. The piece urges recognizing Sicily’s thirty years of free government and cautions against broad condemning generalizations about Italian populations.
A collage of quips and curiosities notes a mood of playful chatter. Pop culture flourishes from New Orleans insurance fears to naval humor, with lighter jests about operas sausages and city bustle.
A tribute poem read at the Lotus Club in New York on June 7 1881 mourns Lawrence Barrett. It envisions distant memories of friends and places England Rome and Scotland and calls for lasting friendship beyond time and space. The author William Watkins signs the verse.
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