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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1887
Page
4
The notice details Daily rates for one year at 0, six months 4.50, three months 22.25, one month TK, and Weekly Friday issues at £1.50 per year. It also states the publication is entered as second class matter.
Boston Daily notes a May 13 1887 reply by Mr Dorsey denouncing dudeism in politics as elites savor status while urging lawmakers to resist railroad pass influence. It contrasts Mr Elkins favor with Dorsey’s critique, while noting lingering suspicions about legislative motives and free pass distribution during the session.
The Chelsea Gazette says Washington authorities have no unfavorable information delaying a Boston to New York mail train. The chief of railway mail service says negotiations with railroads are ongoing and the service will be established once concluded. The anticipated anthracite miners strike in Pennsylvania has been postponed due to labor organization tensions and Knights of Labor reluctance to join a miners led movement.
Nationalist MP IT P Ginn warns of a parliamentary crisis as the chairman Count Ney blocks a wholesale cloture motion on amendments. W H Ssatua predicts four years of further work and Lord Salisbury sees no chance of passage before June next year.
A lengthy discussion shadows government plans and possible Irish member imprisonment. The piece critiques the Legislature for heavy spending and influence in Beverly Farms’ bills, while Governor Ames faces choosing between lobby interests and political backers.
The president shows no necessity for an early extra session despite calls tied to pending surplus revenue. Advocates argue for preemptive action to handle 3 percent bond retirements, but Treasury officials warn surplus effects may be overstated and Congress can wait until December to address fiscal matters.
The Epoch reviews results from women working outside domestic service and cites a London Telegraph article. It notes a letter by Miss Emily Farrurvan, a well known figure here and in England, urging focus on a conference addressing aspects of women’s work.
The Telegraph notes educated English women face limited paths beyond governessing and teaching and that literary work or stage careers offer options. Faithfull urges definite training and fair pay, dismisses class pride, and warns many fail without discipline. Domestic service and cooks remain unlikely for now, while broader jobs await societal change.
Queen Victoria attends a Wild West encampment at Earl's Court as part of the American Exhibition. The visit boosts Burrato Burx’s show as royal patronage aids its English success. Limited public attendance and a heavy police presence mark the royal appearance.
A Boston writer laments social favoritism in church attendance and fashion, noting how prestige shapes religious life. He recalls incidents on Beacon Street and Public Garden, praises public grounds freedom, cites a gray haired man imagines fights, critiques working women poverty, and recalls a rector urging decent sewing wages while doubting uptake.
The Fanning collection of water colors began selling yesterday with strong attendance but slow bidding. About one hundred paintings sold at low prices, featuring artists such as Verboeckhoven Roberts Guabani Crowe Harpignies Wissenbroch Van Os De Wint Bonington Brissot Indoni Copley Field ing Turner Varley Prout and others. The second hundred works remain for sale this afternoon including Burne Jones Rossetti Faulkner Leitch Gil ray Simoni Cattermole Naysmith Stanfield De Penne Wissenbrook Indoni Muller David Cox Warwick Smith Faed Kate Green away Gamba Israeli among others. Many admirable pieces promise bargains if yesterday’s prices set a fair benchmark.
A Philadelphia Press critique highlights Mr. Cleveland's silence on stepping away from candidacy as a masterstroke of extemporaneous eloquence. The piece imagines knighthood in a foreign land for such restraint and notes the paradox of public praise.
A fragment discusses joining a union and imagining wide freedoms to buy bait fish and enjoy Canadian caught fish daily. The text implies policy shifts could yield access to Canadian seafood as a gift or advantage.
A New York Post opinion contrasts Brooklyn and New York City governance. It argues that Brooklyn under Democratic spoils control shows misgovernment and corruption, while New York exhibits efficiency and honesty. The piece asserts the Mugwump approach garners more votes and weakens the Democratic Party in Brooklyn as it strengthens it in New York.
The editorial argues that the American public will swiftly repeal unnecessary taxes once aroused. It warns that if money accumulates in the Treasury and Congress fails to act, demands to repeal taxes will become irresistible. It criticizes Republican leaders for maintaining war taxes amid forgotten war and political stagnation.
A London Telegraph reprint argues that peering into great men’s private lives often disappoints. It notes that while discoveries may mar public image, they should not diminish admiration for intellectual achievement. The piece expresses trust in Thackeray’s memory, believing any personal records would affirm his generous nature.
The Frank Joneses of New Hampshire are discussed as three wealthy Democrats named Frank Jones from Concord Farmington and Portsmouth. The World reports at St James Hotel that the Portsmouth Jones would welcome a presidential visit while the other Joneses differ. The World journalist questions which Jones he is.
London April 28. A special letter to the Post argues the Times remains the Unionist organ but has declined in influence and appeal. It contends the letter will not sway the masses, who buy papers in small shops, while the Times profits from penny pamphlets. The piece notes Parnell’s denial, calls for action against the Times, cites Cobden and Bright’s past clashes with the paper, and recalls Cobden’s critique of its editorial methods.
A miscellany of quips on Ireland Canada Hawaii New York Philadelphia and Boston, mocking prohibition Boston’s saloons and the Brooklyn Bridge, sparrows in New York, an earthquake in the Southwest, and stage figures like Stills. Notes on Russia spies in hotels and China mines. Congressional baptismal names and trades in Fiftieth Congress. Theodore Tilton in Paris drafts poems. Episco-pal canticle controversy and a Tid Bits joke.
In the House of Commons a minor breach of order occurred when Mr Nolan read a newspaper while the Speaker took the chair. The Speaker called for order, explaining that reading a newspaper in session contravenes the rules, and Mr Nolan was unaware of the offense.
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