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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1888
Page
4
The May 14 1888 Boston Bast notes Brazil ends slavery immediately, accelerating emancipation begun three years earlier. A 1892 deadline via welfare funds, slave valuation, age limits, and manumissions collapses the system. The dying Emperor Pedro may witness this civilizational shift.
The Barnstable County Journal lists nine Provincetown and Wellfleet vessels with 126 men, 55 Americans and 71 aliens. The full 1887 fleet lists 897 men with 448 aliens, reflecting larger alien participation than Cape crews, a trend echoed by Gloucester and North Shore fleets.
Massachusetts sets a $1000 minimum for liquor licenses, while other states show wide ranges. New York weighs in at $300 to $1000 for liquor, and $100 to $400 for beer, with Pennsylvania using a sliding scale. Michigan and Illinois set $500 liquor and $300 beer in some areas, Arkansas Minnesota and Nebraska trend higher, commonly $750 to $1000 for liquor and $150 to $500 for beer. Where reports exist in latter states, results appear unfavourable.
The piece argues no fall elections in New England will draw more public interest than Worcester and Maine races. It notes Representative Reep faces a precarious grip as tariff policy dominates campaigns. It predicts taxed clothing versus untaxed whiskey as a key issue shaping the contest.
In the tenth district the race sharpens between protection zealot Joseph H. Walker and noted tariff reform advocate Congressman Russell. The contest promises a campaign worth watching as voters decide which path to press into service again.
Two bills on high license and license limits pass both houses but are seen as political shams. Critics warn they amount to delayed prohibition, with minimum fees far above current rates and strict caps on licenses, aimed at appealing to Prohibition voters rather than enforcing policy. The piece predicts the Governor will sign them despite shaky enforcement prospects.
Washington intelligence reports the Democratic majority in the House is favorable to tariff reform. Four months ago doubts existed about enough votes to even bring the reform bill to a vote, with Randall leading a sufficient faction to ally with Republicans. Since then Randall’s following has dwindled as sentiment shifts toward supporting the measure.
The essay traces carriage culture from Napoleonic reform in France to Boulang er’s open coach display, contrasting French taste for public spectacle with English restraint. It recalls Dickens and Thackeray railcar imagery, and notes royal use of coaches from Henry IV to Louis XVI, ending with the march to Varennes and the Revolution.
A Boston journalist writes about establishing the Sarah Fuller home near Boston to aid deaf children in language learning before school age. The home aims to teach speech and reading lips, preparing pupils for Horace Mann school, and is praised as a worthy charity led by Mrs. Francis Brooks.
The piece argues the Democratic push for tariff reform has strained Mr Randall to remain within the party. It suggests his personal political interests, plus his Pennsylvania GOP-backed seat, pressure him to support tariff reform or risk shifting to Republican alignment. It notes the party’s authoritative commitment to tariff reform makes opposing it untenable for Randall.
OCR reads like a jumble of phrases and names including Marie An queen Cinderella and a reference to a mob and a tumbrel. The garbled text hints at a dramatic or historical scene but lacks coherent events or clear subjects for a firm summary.
A bystander identified a scene as Sullivan Harbor opposite Mount Desert Island in a Washington street window. A newsboy overheard the remark and funnily claimed the picture shows the field where John trained to wallop the world as the “big fellow” fought Mitchell.
Boston audience witnessed a thorough Wagner program featuring Kalisch Lehmann and Kalisch with strong orchestral support. The reviewer lauds Mrs Lehmann and the orchestra, notes fitful tempo in the Siegfried funeral march, and regrets that Wagner’s works are best in staged contexts rather than concerts.
Mr George Bancroft is expected to return to Newport this month. Senator Ingalls family will spend the summer at Stonington Connecticut. Lord Stanley of Preston, as Governor General of Canada, leaves England on June 4 for the Dominion. Cope Whitehouse heads a Nile delta drainage project based in Alexandria Egypt. Edith Martineau, niece of Harriet Martineau, joins the Royal Society in Water Colors. Mrs J H Riddell, novelist, lives near London and gardens. James Evereth, War Department disbursing clerk, has served since 1829 and is now 30 years old.
Continuous rain and mountain snowmelt push rivers in New Hampshire up rapidly. The Connecticut River and its tributaries rise two feet in a day, flooding the Montreal road track in several spots. The Lancaster mail train halted at South Lancaster with passengers driven by teams. If rain continues, significant damage looms.
Ottawa special reports a joint address by the Senate and House of Commons congratulating the Governor General on his appointment as Viceroy of India. The message also notes regret at his early departure and praises Canada’s progress since Lord Lansdowne’s return fewer than five years ago.
Yesterday at South Congregational Church Mr. Bean recounted the transfer of ancient Hollis Street communion sets to the South Congregational Society. He described inscriptions naming donors from 1744 to 1881 and noted a 1742 Bible gift to public worship shared by both congregations.
The Commercial Advertiser notes Cleveland's strong veto record, claiming he has vetoed more bills than all prior presidents combined with few errors. It cites pensions granted to already pensioned individuals and a local Allentown boodle bill as early veto examples and speculates on a veto of a river and harbor bill.
A collage of notes from 19th century life including politics in New York and Massachusetts, a grafted glimpse at a steel goblet, Africa’s partitioned map, new twenty dollar silver certificates, and humorous social jests. Reports cover science, travel delays, temperance leader Frances Willard, rental attitudes, finance, religious humor, and a Wesleyan University student battalion proposal.
The Legislature should adopt ballot reform, as it will not embarrass honest voters and will cut costs from printing votes to hiring watchers. It would lessen campaign expenses and increase individual freedom, with newspapers favoring the reform and politicians unable to oppose it.
The Southern Workman, Hampton Institute journal, condemns George W Cable's The Negro Question as rhetoric not fact. It argues twenty years of field experience show black progress in civil rights and politics, rising school funding, and greater white liberality despite Alabama's black belt, urging Republican organs to heed the exposure of Cable's supposed ignorance.
A new contractors and builders' union has been formed in Portsmouth New Hampshire and members voted that from May 12 nine hours shall count as two days work for Saturday. Leading members and firms include L. E. Martin William A Hodgdon Moses Yeaton George A Jackson Joseph W Marden Frank Kiernan Penderter Marden Anderson & Jenkins Moulton & Brooks.
A slang dictionary edited by Professor A Barrère and Mr Leland is announced for private circulation. Contributors include Lord Suffolk Sir P Colquhoun Major A Griffiths Rev J W Horsley Everton Castle Hollingshead D B W Sladen and Dr C Mackay.
The article surveys borings in the Dover Straits suggesting coal beds linked to Belgium and Somersetshire. It notes Canadian iron nodules in the Saskatchewan valley, proposes heat from lignite fires as the cause, and describes a mercury thermometer with a metal jacket and aspirator for stable air samples. It discusses sun powered ammonia engines, rope strength tests, and historic sanitary mortality studies by Dr Farr across England.
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