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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists prices for daily and weekly editions. Daily Mail rates: one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seventy five cents. Weekly Friday issue: one year one dollar fifty. Paper is entered as second class matter.
A Paris Lohengrin uproar is debunked as overblown while Cambridge plans a Harvard race amid fundraising questions. London notes deny consul general Warner Pugh and minister Puerps tensions, and Boston awaits Supreme Court verdict on a police board power grab that would strip local self government.
The text critiques Mr Chamberlain and Mr Glapstone, cites a Fortnightly Review article, and urges addressing Irish land reform with the Nationalist party. It questions Chamberlain’s sincerity and contrasts Glapstone’s shift from coercion to Home Rule, noting potential leadership for unity.
Mayor Huwiry of New York writes to the assistant corporation counsel in Albany urging an amendment to the Assembly bill. The proposal would empower horse railroads in New York to adopt cable traction using electric motors with a one cent royalty per fare to benefit the city. He claims cable operation would benefit public transit.
Advocates urge charging three cents per passenger and sharing profits between the street railways and New York City. They note existing profitable routes have enjoyed street use with no fees and push for Assembly authorization to grant cable routes to current firms. Estimated city income could approach two million dollars per year if a one cent passenger levy is imposed.
The Beverly investigation reports conclude no bribery among lawmakers yet condemn a culture of paid agents and covert influence. Senate and House committees warn this atmosphere could degrade state governance and urge reform, while proposing a lobby registration plan deemed ineffective.
The Rhode Island Legislature adjourned sine die and began a new session May 24 at Newport. The outgoing body left a controversial record especially for temperance efforts, including a stringent liquor statute that curtails sale, expands police powers, and requires sworn records of all purchases.
The article surveys bicycle and tricycle use for clergy messengers postmen and soldiers. It compares cycles to horses for mobility endurance and transportability by rail and notes developing volunteer cyclist corps in England. It projects cycling as military and social trend pending future conflicts.
The Providence Journal decries a new law as repugnant to traditions and justice, drafted by incompetent and corrupt interests. It calls the measure odious to enforce and likely to be repealed, warning it erodes civil rights and due process.
A proposed school for aspiring actors will be led by Mrs. Erving Winston and Mrs. Wins Low. The project aims to improve stage training for amateurs and may include a small theatre for school and private productions in the West End, promising favorable start and evident success.
In Boston a writer notes seasonal hat trends among men and women, observing light and old derbys, beavers and beacons on Beacon Street. He praises independent dress and recalls a Lisbon of style-driven figures, including a famed patron of the arts, Charles Perkins, whose memoir by Dr. Samuel Eliot highlights his public spirit and pursuit of art.
The piece recounts Perkins rising from painter to writer and speaker on art after lecturing at Trinity College. It notes his European sojourns and key works Tuscan Sculptors and Italian Sculptors, his election to the French Institute, and his role in the Museum of Fine Arts and school committee efforts fostering aesthetic education. Tavener sign-off.
The coming week features the first Museum presentation of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde adapted by T Russell Sullivan with Richard Mansfield in the dual role. The cast includes Boy d Putnam Lanyon Alfred Hudson Utterson and others plus a benefit Monday for Daniel Hurley. Evangeline Ruddigore Jim the Penman Pat Rooney play at several venues.
The Boston stage scene features Park Madison Square with Jim the Pen Man and Ruddigore at Globe, Parisian Romance at Museum, Pinafore at Boston, Evangeline at Hollis Street, and The Black Flag at Howard. Daly’s company opens next week with Love in Harness then Taming of the Shrew, plus Ruddigore withdrawal and Iolanthe looming. Hervent performances by Salvini Massen Davidge Booth and Mrs Booth.
The week closes at Wallack's with Colonel McCaull and his opera company then shifts to Daly's for The Romance of a Poor Young Man. Janauschek performs Meg Merrilies at the Windsor while Clara Morris visits. Patti appears at the Metropolitan in Lucia and Martha. Other shows include The Black Hussar Erminie Gypsy Baron A Trip to Africa and Adonis. Couldock offers a notable benefit May 10 at Star Theatre with Hamlet Julius Caesar and The Rivals. Barrett Barret sails May 10. Anarchy debuts May 30 in Buffalo with Mackaye. Orpheus Society concert aids a Blind School Friday.
The Chicago News Ind notes the Democrats face the question of who will be Cleveland's running mate next year. The Philadelphia Press accuses Uncle Randall of pursuing spoils by promoting friends while opposing his rivals within the party.
In the Manchester Union and Atlanta Constitution discussions a split appears over opposition to President Cleveland within his party and tariff policy. The papers argue whether party factions should pursue reform or align with business interests, warning against premature shifts or missteps.
The speaker states Mr. Bayard has handled the fisheries question in a dignified manner. He urges the British government to understand that the issue concerns national rights and honor, not a trivial matter of fish bait and duties on Canada mackerel.
A New York World editorial argues the public is the best jury against press abuses. It contends newspaper errors in pursuing suspects invite accountability, while correcting wrongs prevents many offenders from escaping justice.
In a Philadelphia Record editorial the writer criticizes shifting tax burdens among groups. It contrasts arguments that laboring men benefit from indirect taxes at customs with those who claim land taxes relieve workers. The piece laments no one has shown a way to avoid tax burdens without becoming a public charge.
A Civil War era reflection argues that opposing sides in the United States have fraternized unlike past European conflicts. It foresees fears fading by century’s end and urges a Fourth of July celebration across regions to reinforce Liberty and Union as one inseparable nation.
Lower Delaware and Maryland peach growers faced fears from two severe frosts but report minimal injury to young fruit. Experts say frosts seldom kill spring crops, winter losses historically destroy fruit, and this season shows strong blooms from Wilmington to Cape Charles City. Growers now ask how to manage the abundant crop.
A string of vignettes on summer sports, writers, editors, and public life. Notes claim Zola earns 60000 yearly, discuss duels and bunco, gas explosions in Pennsylvania, and theatre debates in Chicago. Also mentions Te Hen Hen chief of NZ Maories presenting a New Zealand public park, and curious wills, literary curiosities, and a Park theme with Apollos.
The May issue features the second installment of M Taine on Napoleon praising his brilliant style and arguing egoism drove his rise and fall. Other articles include Boyeson on Norway Denmark literature Porter on Physiological Ethics Roberts on Tariff moral aspects Marson on political parties Young on astronomical photography and Lathrop fiction A Touch of Sublimity.
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