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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1888
Page
4
The Boston Post on March 27 1888 argues Governor Ames should appoint Ros Err R Bishop of Newton to the vacant Massachusetts Superior Court seat. The editorial lauds Bishop as a sane careful lawyer with solid learning and a judicial temperament, claiming he would uphold the bench’s standard and strength.
The Senate amended the bond purchase bill requiring treasury notes equal to surrendered national bank circulation and proposed coin certificates for bullion depositors. Critics warn each amendment inflates currency and risks a dangerous financial situation. The bill may return to the House for more conservative scrutiny.
Reports from Germany describe Prince Wilhelm openly hostile to the Empress who is accused of meddling against Bismarck. The Empress faces insinuations of plotting to alter Hohenzollern policy while the heir appears anxious to curb liberal reforms before his own accession. Rumor also threatens that his illness may prevent him from reigning when his father dies.
Mr. Jesse Gove carried through the board of aldermen the order for his public works board plan for Boston and a legislative committee hearing. The vote was party driven and hearings closed amid wrangling, leaving little chance for further action. The editorial urges the committee on cities to refuse endorsement of the project.
The English country gentleman is startled by Lord Salisbury’s local government bill and the Radicals fear a sweeping reform. The Conservatives feel dazed by leaders’ proposals seen as revolutionary as the ministry vows to avert Home Rule at any cost, though passage remains uncertain.
The piece debates Liberal support for Home Rule and its path through the Commons and Lords. It questions whether the Lords will be swayed by the Home Rule issue or resist, noting no clear answer yet.
The piece notes a growing fear among Republican protectionists that their own measures may fail in Congress, urging a unified, simple tariff bill as an alternative. It cites editorials from the Philadelphia Press and Boston Journal advocating clear, explicit Republican policy while criticizing obstructionism and the Mitts bill. It laments bitterness over Bell Telephone cases and calls for impartial newspaper coverage.
The piece defends the Supreme Court decision on the Bell telephone case, arguing critics misjudge the court and belittle the high tribunal. It notes Brit invented the telephone and credits the assignee company with developing the patent, urging respect for judicial process and discouraging newspaper criticism.
The Rev JoshronH Cook's call for state inspection of private schools is condemned as a step toward sectarian control of education. The author argues free religion requires tolerance of all private schools and warns that such regulation would politicize schooling and threaten nonsectarian public education. Mr Cook is labeled dangerous to religious freedom for his stance and rhetoric.
A French philosopher and maitre d hotel, M. Josefh DunGnion, arrives in New York after claiming missionary aims. He describes cooking as an art and élite dining as solitude, noting a virile, compact build and English speech shaped by Birmingham roots.
The piece portrays M Dagniol as a dining artisan guiding meals with craft and economy. It discusses an intermediary hotel role, the art of composing dinners, and the limits of the human stomach, praising Dagniol as a harbinger of health and good taste.
A Boston writer recalls Chief Justice Waite's nomination and contrasts views on Senate confirmation. The piece praises artist Dallin's Shoshone chief statue, notes fidelity to aboriginal form, and critiques unkind treatment of dogs. It also comments on dime museum marvels including a woolly horse and an overgrown steer, likening them to yarns.
Mme. Modjeska returns to Hollis Street Theatre in Much Ado About Nothing with strong audience acclaim. Critics praise a powerful Beatrice in the fourth act but fault early scenes for lack of brilliancy and some language clarity. supporting cast is mixed and stage design uneven.
Critics pan Hoyt's A Rag Baby as noisy and incoherent while praising Charlie Reed's low comedy touches. Miners’ tale The Danites impresses, and paintings by Thomas Robinson show mature mastery in animal and landscape scenes at Providence Art Club.
The Springfield Republican notes a Home Market Club quip on free wool and asks what becomes of men and boys tending sheep on a thousand hills. It cites Onlo herds averaging twenty sheep per farm, New England six, and the nation about eleven, praising shepherds watching their flocks.
Two new lithographed volumes from E P Dut ton & Co present German schoolbook quality in “Sweet Pansies” and “The Message of the Dove.” Child figures and soft churchyard scenes charm religious readers and lovers of child art, while “Easter Cards” with no notable illustrations falls short.
A miscellany notes winter persistence, moral smoking laws, a Confederate gold dollar found in Atlanta worth potential value, and a Mich farmer confessing to arson after repaying insurer. It quotes an English traveler on American manners, praises A C Hobbs the Yankee Lock Picker, and reports a St Andrews Florida garden relic with mound-builder style features and phrenological details.
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