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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and weekly delivery with rates for one year six months and three months and lists payment instructions. The notice names the Post Publishing Company and gives the New York and Washington office addresses for the newspaper.
Mayor Hewitt faces Albany refusal to amend the liquor law to allow hotels to serve wine with Sunday meals. Representative Crosby led the appeal citing his own claret at home. Boston braces for a dry Sunday, while a Boston brewers strike draws little public alarm. The Haverhill shoe workers lockout shifts focus to wage disputes and free shops, with calls for State board intervention.
Andrew Carnegie writes from the Isle of Wight to a New York jubilee committee, opposing the celebration of monarchy and monarchy’s reign. He praises the choice of a Canadian orator and notes no prominent New Yorker would publicly praise monarchy on republican soil. The remarks divide readers between praise and discomfort.
The Beverly Farms incorporation bill has cleared both houses and enjoys governor support, while the Boston Journal warns of political risk. It cites a 15,000 petition against division, arguing a simple majority could threaten Ames’s position and force decisive gubernatorial choices.
Alumni of Yale Theological School gather today to hear a discussion on the Andover controversy. The anticipated form of discourse is not a criticism of the ongoing issue managed by the Andover Board of Visitors for months.
A New England Historic Genealogical Society note protests a proposed monument to Crispus Attucks and others from the Boston Massacre. The report argues the attack was a riot by a rabble, not patriotic action, and asserts the governor focuses on future history over past facts while the New Haven alumni meeting weighs the danger and the American Board dispute ethics of missionary exams.
The committee produced a weak license bill that fails to meaningfully restrict traffic. It sets varied license fees from 500 to 1000 for first class and lower brackets for other classes, with a minimum of 50 for druggists and brewers at 400. Senator Jordan bluntly blames his party for insincerity and policy missteps, linking it to national losses and political upheaval.
The article outlines the Irish plan of campaign begun October in United Ireland. Tenants facing rent not paid despite landlord reductions elect a president from among themselves and a sturdy local leader to organize resistance. It notes William O Brien and Canadian agitation connected to Lansdowne.
The article explains a tenant protest plan where tenants on each estate form a committee to demand rent abatements and funnel funds to those dispossessed. Abatements may reach 15 to 30 percent, with payments routed via a trusted treasurer to aid trustees facing ejectment. The National League backs the scheme as legal and potentially irresistible, arguing it could curb landlordism and rack renting while stirring debate on morality and legality.
The piece defends Carlyle against tired reaction and laudably credits Harvard professor Cyartes Elior Norrox for disciplined criticism. It highlights Norton as editor of Emerson and Carlyle and notes his corrections in the Early Letters and the Goethe Carlyle correspondence, praising the collection as a complete editing model.
In Boston a writer observes youths playing ball on the Common and remarks how outdoor hobbies reflect work ethic. He praises a late night trout salad, recounts an asparagus gift, and muses on libraries, nature, and city editors taking summer rests while noting changes at the Argo newspaper.
The letter praises Boston's Argo for employing top grade newsboys as editors and issuing timely extras including a baseball game forecast between amateur clubs. It notes their home training, distinct voice, and compares this innovation to standard journalism while humorously criticizing fortune telling.
In a Current Comment, the NY World suggests nominating L. Q. C. Lamar, a top lawyer of noted integrity, for a Supreme Court seat if Mr. Cleveland seeks a Southern cabinet member. Other editorials press unity of North and South and endorse high license as a practical liquor control solution amid calls for stricter future laws.
The Republican Club of New York aims to organize a national convention of party clubs in New York next fall to craft a platform for 1888. A state league is proposed similar to Ohio and Connecticut clubs with Massachusetts in view. NewYork city club plans to issue 500000 pamphlets costing about 2000, financed by Levi P Morton J P Elkins Tom Platt Whitelaw Reid and others.
The Philadelphia Record argues for expanding practical education through schools of mines, technology, and art to boost a nation’s competitive edge. It asserts that focused training for head and hand will lift labor dignity, broaden opportunities, and open pathways for both men and women to improve their prospects in life.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra ends its season at Music Hall on Saturday with conductor Mr. Gericke and soloists Mme. Helene Hastreiter and Frs. Adele Aus der Ohe. Program includes Sakuntala overture, Gluck Orpheus aria, Liszt pianoforte concerto, Mozart Marriage of Figaro aria, and Beethoven Eroica Symphony. Tickets go on sale Thursday morning at the box office. Also a Tremont Temple concert and reading tonight by Mr. Julius E Ward with the Mignon quartet and others.
The steamships Arizona and Servia, departing May 8 from Queenstown, arrived at quarantine within an hour of each other. The ships kept sight of each other throughout the voyage, with lights, spars, and smoke visible across the decks by day and night, as passengers watched to see which would lead.
A reader rails at ticket speculation for the Boston Museum production of The Taming of the Shrew. Best seats vanished to speculators and resold at high prices. The writer urges museum officials to curb the practice, referencing Daly’s efforts in New York, Cambridge, May 17, 1887.
Richard Mansfield, fresh from Boston success, arrives tired but hopeful for a rest before his Madison Square Theatre season. He plans a light comedy to start, with a familiar company and a couple of new faces, while eyeing a fall return for Dr Jekyll depending on weather and audience. He studies almanacs hoping for a cool summer and hints at no New York production before fall.
Mrs Amos R Little’s travel journal from 1883 to 1885 covers a two and a half year journey from Philadelphia through California Hawaii New Zealand Australia Japan China India Palestine Turkey Greece Smyrna Russia and Western Europe. The book emphasizes people customs and daily life with vivid sketches and notes on bathing places missionary work and the Moscow foundling hospital.
A critique of Beauchamp's Career notes Meredith's sharp wit and insight but condemns the crowded cast and uneven execution. Renée Beauchamp and Mrs. Culling stand out, while other heroines Bemish Halkett and Miss Denham fade amid a sweeping political novel with uneven dramatic flow.
A compact note discusses a fiction work in progress titled Beauchamp's Career by Cory Meredith. Published in Boston by Roberts Bros, price details are referenced but unclear.
The May Decorator and Furnisher features wall adornment carving and furniture topics with descriptions of homes in New London Wallingford and Portsmouth. It highlights illustr ations by John H Phillips Alfred Thompson E W Poley and Raguenet designs plus Rembrandt etchings and works by Fenn Champney Tompkin and many others.
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