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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1891
Page
4
In Boston a Cynic scoffs at modern drama while recounting 187 theatre visits this season and a plan to curb playwrights. The piece ponders funerals, public display, and the cost of sentiment as a Handel and Haydn Society concert reviews Mendelssohn and Parker works with mixed judgments on singers and choruses.
A public notice urges anyone unable to buy The Post in Boston and nearby areas to report the miss at Tremont Theatre and other venues. The listings name multiple theaters on Tremont Hollis Washington streets with show times and acts including Dorothy, The Senator, The Still Alarm, George Thatcher's Minstrels, Ours, and The Colleen Bawn, plus a Cyclorama scene at 541 Tremont Street.
Boston Post notes a law restricts modern prison machinery and argues that a released prisoner who lacks skill in operating certain machines exposes his past to fellow workers as if branded. The piece suggests branding could be better as it marks him yet may guide him toward different work beyond his former trade.
In a tense exchange, France shows hostility to England over Newfoundland and calls for Egypt’s evacuation. Britain aims to uphold treaty rights pending arbitration, though Newfoundland protests. Growing colonial grievances and English sympathy could challenge impartiality if France maintains a high stance.
A warning notes the frequent fires in cotton cargoes aboard passenger steamships and the grave risks if a blaze starts at sea. It cites the City of New York at Liverpool where a hold fire was extinguished with minor damage, but warns a smouldering fire could be catastrophic if uncontrolled on voyage.
A list shows 37 730 claim agents who practice before the Pension Bureau. The collection aims to obtain copies of their pamphlets that lure comrades for business. Samples reveal aggressive patriotism based pitches and sham sales. The Pension Bureau plans to curb these operatives, though slowly.
The last year's Board of Aldermen seek ways to counter suspicions that money influenced their support for Mr. Laforme’s nomination or to fix guilt on the one who yielded to bribery. The district attorney weighs presenting the matter to the grand jury, with hopes that a definite result emerges and an example is set if the inference proves unwarranted.
The text argues there was no real corruption, that Mr LavorMe was exploited by a political faction, and that he was bled for a single class. It urges disclosing the intermediary’s name as the first step, suggesting the inquiry’s end may follow once identified.
Acquittal of Mr. Krnepon in a funeral disturbance case and the dismissal of Patrolman Benjamin spark calls for broader accountability. The piece questions orders from a sergeant, vows against scapegoating, and urges the Board of Police to discipline superiors and witnesses who aided the “unbecoming” arrest, warning against unchecked authority.
Senator Howard replies to the Manufactures' Association of Fall River and the Arkwright Club of Boston, arguing eight hour days do not cut overproduction and would not reduce output. He says gains in labor intelligence and efficiency would offset time taken, and that overproduction stems from competition in large markets, not worker hours or machinery.
Representatives of the building trades urge the governor to limit convict labor at the Concord Reformatory citing low pay and machinery costs. They argue training convicts in honest trades could reduce relapses, though worry about criminals accessing homes and banks. The piece weighs social costs, law, and the community benefit of skilled labor vs. potential competition.
The piece argues manufacturers fear reduced hours would lower output but could gain from lower costs and wear. Senator Howanp advocates shorter hours boosting workers' physical mental and moral vigor, study time, and home life. It questions if workers will trade two hours of leisure for potential production loss and warns against overestimating benefits.
A Roxbury man using a trolley wire to light his home highlights potential hazards for others. Experts note high tension currents can travel into gas and water pipes, with insulation degrading over time. The issue could burden the Inspector of Wires as overhead systems age and more dwellings risk exposure.
The article notes Mr McKinley s New England tour as a strong hint toward a Republican National Convention bid next year. It suggests his name represents the party policy appealing to the country a year before the November election, unless changes occur.
A political briefing argues the party should accept November defeat as final and unite with tariff reformers to repeal the McKinley tariff. It contends McKinley could claim the party must stand or fall by his program and appeal to inflation supporters drawn by the 1888 Chicago platform. It criticizes President Cleveland for opposing silver and favoring gold throughout his tenure.
The piece notes next Wednesday marks Bismarck's seventy sixth birthday and questions how Emperor William will observe the occasion amid touring holiday traditions in Germany. It mentions rumors of a possible reconciliation and reflects on culinary reform and literary criticism. The tone critiques food standards and reviews culture, referencing Howett and Mrs Deland.
The text argues that trace arsenic in dust coal cannot justify allowing larger dangers from much bigger arsenic quantities in clothing and wallpaper. It frames the issue as a precaution against exposure in everyday products and materials.
The letter discusses the Doric Hall bust and the Pilgrim Fathers monument, praising historical research. It notes Rev. Dr. Winslow’s address to the New England Historic Genealogical Society, which analyzes how the Pilgrim Fathers fared in Holland from 1608 to 1620, urging interested readers to study it.
Tirvin C March 27 Temperance crusaders attacked William Miller's saloon in Bloomville last night and wrecked the place. They destroyed cigars and whiskey, demolished doors and windows, and caused great excitement forcing Miller to flee for safety.
In Scranton, on March 29 a boiler explosion at the Grassy Island Mine near Oli phant killed Joseph McGovern a fireman and seriously injured Patrick Mc Cauley another fireman. The boiler house was demolished.
A reprint argues against government sanction for Buffalo Bill to tour Europe with an Indian show. It contends the practice demeans Indians, risks aggravating policy failures, and urges withdrawal of any official permission while urging education of Indians away from old traditions. It cites Pine Ridge and Fort Sheridan prisoners to illustrate the issue.
In a Saturday afternoon talk at Channing Hall Rev George Willis Cooke read a piece by Rev Joseph Alien on Liberal Orthodoxy A lightship built for the United States Government by Harrison Loring of South Boston was launched at midnight Saturday No 49 will serve off the Virginia coast and is the last of three ships Loring built for the government A meeting at Youngs Hotel tomorrow at 11 aims to rally support for a Homeopathic Dispensary fair at Horticultural Hall Samuel Hatch Co sold 101 West Chester Park for 12750 to S D Whittemore Children services were held citywide with plant distributions afterward
Mr. Howard F. Peirce presented a Union Hall concert assisted by the Kneisel Quartette. Brahms’ quartet was heard in this city for the first time, though critics found it dry, while Schumann’s quintet stood out for its clarity and beauty. Peirce’s piano alone drew critique on tone and expression as the audience applauded. Purvie Hale notes a future April 13 recital with Meyn and the Kneisel Quartet.
Miss E M Yerrington with Schulz and Capen perform at Steinert Hall tonight Xaver Scharwenka gives a piano forte recital Tuesday at Music Hall at 2 30 Choral Kneisel Quartet at Brattle Hall Cambridge Tuesday evening Mr de Pachmanns Chopin recital at Chickering Hall Thursday afternoon April 2 and Cecilia concert under B J Lang Thursday evening all appear in this concert listing with multiple classical pieces and solo performances by noted pianists and ensembles across Boston venues.
In Music Ball the program features Chadwick The Pilgrims for chorus and orchestra with Gertrude Edmonds and William Ludwig as soloists. The Molé Chamber Music Club presents a second concert at Association Hall with Perabo, Schulz, Heind, Fox, Costello. Lefebvre Suite in B flat op. 57 for wind quintet debuts in Boston, Beethoven Sonata op. 69, two movements from Kuhlau Quatuor, Mozart Quintet in F minor for wind and piano.
A collage of wry vignettes and satirical snippets from various editors, criminals, and bystanders. The piece weaves quips about editors, soldiers Waldersee and Bismarck, dog tricks, a Detroit jewel heist, a French stilts trek, a beery Maine dog, a Texas murder, Desdemona parallels, and a sprightly Philadelphia carriage quip into a brisk panorama of late 19th century life and foibles.
In Roxbury a resident near a West End trolley post rigged a storage battery setup to charge from the electrified water pipe and run his home lights and devices. He lights his house each night from a battery and water pipe connection, using a fan, call bells, and burglar alarm, while the company sees no impact on its dynamos. Franklin descendants lose bid to claim city fund for a normal school.
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