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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post offers daily and weekly subscription rates with paid plans including one year nine dollars and six months four dollars fifty. weekly editions on Fridays priced one dollar fifty per year. Notices indicate second class matter and payment details to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. Washington office listed at 1420 New York Ave Room 37.
Daily arrivals present Josephine Seamless, Puont Kid Glove, Real Kid Foster Lacing and Belle Helene lines. Prices range from 37½c to $1.75 with a 700 pair 4 button Undressed styles and 500 pair Mousquetaire lengths noted as blemished but good. All pairs warranted.
The vessel carried a plentiful supply of beverages including champagne noted with relief and admiration as part of its provisioning during the voyage.
The essayist wanders Boston streets noting a choked passage by No. 10 and a silent, morbid crowd around a gambling den. He muses on curiosity, imagination, and the public’s reaction to crime, then pivots to dogs and a tale of a bull terrier. He cites social cautionaries on labor, apprenticeships, and a Cuvier fable, ending with a wry nod to TavernER.
Soft finish Nainsook six patterns at 5c a yard. Stripe Batiste Suiting white and ecru at 5c. a yard. English West Cord Pique quality worth 25c at 1c a yard. Lot 1 Lace Check Soft Finish Lawns half price at 12 1 2c. Lot 2 Lace Stripes and Checks less damaged at 17c a yard.
A Sunday stroll through the Middlesex Fells on March 27 records fourteen bird species within three hours and over two hundred individuals observed or heard. The observer notes bluebirds, snow birds, crows, robins, kinglets, fox sparrows, titmice, and a red winged blackbird among wetlands, ledges, and meadows near Cambridge Lexington Watertown.
Free ferries were defeated in the Senate with little support for the proposal. The Tilden library trust bill became law, with a clause protecting heirs’ rights amid a will dispute. Growth noted in the American Federation of Labor forming with local charters, led by major trades unions, emphasizing individual member rights and mutual aid.
A news in brief item notes extreme cold conditions persisting in West Virginia. Alex Goldensson a wealthy Jewish man from San Francisco is found guilty of murdering Mamie Kelly. Joseph Courci a 19 year old student at the French Protestant College in Lowell was arrested for breaking and entering and larceny. Rev Hiram Conway was installed as pastor of Mt Olive Baptist Church Worcester with sermon by Rev J Harrison Carter of Ebenezer Baptist Church Boston.
The Twe Financial and Commercial Departments will be located on pages six and seven, and Shin News will be featured on page three. This notice directs readers to where to find the respective sections in the upcoming issue.
The New York Yacht Club formally accepts the Thistle challenge for the America's Cup but rejects a five race championship. Measurements show the Thistle as a powerful Clyde product, larger than Genesta or Galatea and akin to fast American models.
The article notes Mr Appey’s strong reception in New York as Carmen and asks if he will repeat the success in Boston when he visits next month. The piece hints at anticipation for his performance and audience response.
The article argues for local self government as the cure for municipal misrule. It urges reducing legislative meddling by state bodies, concentrating executive power in a popularly elected mayor, and creating defined departments with merit based appointments. It notes Boston Charter reforms as a close parallel and calls for general laws and strong local control.
The Monday debate on Mr Balfours coercion bill inflames opposition across Great Britain, signaling growing support for Home Rule. The article contrasts Liberal and Nationalist resistance with Conservative and Unionist backing while noting potential cross-aisle votes and internal divisions. It also digresses into a critique of cipher theory on Shakespeare and a sensational murder mystery in the New York World.
The Atlantic race between the Coronet and the Dauntless ends with luck influencing results more than speed. The Dauntless records 328 miles in one day, proving American sailing skill. English papers say Yankees know how to sail as well as build. The event boosts public enthusiasm for outdoor sport and boat sailing at all scales.
Passengers and crew on the Dauntless faced rough weather and two days without water after a tank burst. They managed with wine and ale as a temporary supply while at sea.
The review lauds Roberts's American Commonwealths volume as a clear popular history of New York, noting his firm grasp of early facts and present conditions, but critiques uneven proportion, excess detail on late politicians, and occasional factual slips. It praises chapters on literature ties, the draft riots, and the Tweed era while urging tighter focus and an appendix for offices and Congress members.
A Boston review notes The Egoist by George Meredith is clever and brilliant yet marks one of his less satisfying novels. It criticizes style and characterization for harsh cynicism and occasional unreal touches while praising the wit insight and intellectual stimulus found on every page.
The pious verses of John Keble's Christian Year have brought comfort to generations. The new parchment edition from White, Stokes & Allen is dainty and ideal as a handbook. The volume, priced at 1, is noted for elegant press work.
Washington tourists still fill the Capitol rotunda as guides extend fresco and dome stories beyond adjournment. Aunt Clara recalls Henry Clay while a milk seller and cookie hawker have left. card writers sit idle as clerks drift between rooms and Capitol police linger.
Mr Barrett makes final Boston week changes. Clito is staged this and tomorrow. The Lady of Lyons premieres in America Friday and Saturday. Cast features Pau line Miss Eastlake Beauseant Mr Hudson Dumas Mr Clynes Deschapelles Mr Mulford Gaspard Mr Cooper Cliffe Mme Deschapelles Mrs Belmore Widow Melnotte Miss Alice Belmore. Afternoon and evening shows listed at Globe Hollis Street Boston Museum Bijou and more with benefit nights and opera previews. Ruddigore seats go on sale tomorrow.
A miscellany of commentaries on court quips, moral fuss over nude art, Easter fashions, etiquette shifts, and celebrity society feuds. The item notes the widow of Vice President Hendricks overseeing her late husband’s papers and speeches, preserving his legacy and advising Indiana initiatives.
The Philadelphia Times notes the humorous scene as John Sherman arraigns the Forty-ninth Congress for failing to cut the surplus, a政治 jab that reads like satirical commentary from an Indiana paper.
Rhode Island has received advice from foreign critics but has generally understood and acted upon its own case. The Providence Journal notes the state’s ability to assess guidance and maintain autonomy in policy decisions.
Republicans who awaited a national policy from John Sherman during his southern tour came away disappointed as the effort failed to lift the party from its current slump. The Philadelphia Record notes the setback for expectations of a cohesive platform.
The Manchester Union notes a lull in strike activity and urges that Congress remain inactive in spring to keep the country focused on commerce and industry as business picks up. The editorial stresses caution against renewed labor disruption as the season begins.
The Chicago Herald Dem notes that the President’s promise to appoint young men to the interstate commerce commission backfired as the current board includes members well past sixty. It says Thurman and McDonald miss the mark, being old themselves while their sons are too young.
The Providence Journal notes Democratic leadership has left the army with limited use of firing morning and evening guns, abandoning the time-honored practice at most stations except three. The piece suggests this reflects straits in Democratic statesmanship and party maneuvering.
The piece notes distrustful voters favor saving money over Treasury funding and warns Republicans face a mixed outlook. Leaders of the party feel the strain and acknowledge uncertain prospects amid fiscal debate.
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