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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1888
Page
4
The report notes minimal impact from last year’s lobby reform attempt. Lawyers for various interests keep active in both houses, supplying debate materials and coaching members. Yesterday the lower House rejected a motion to bar all non officers and members from the floor, underscoring that reform must start within the Legislature.
The Moscow Gazette claim of a British German agreement to back military defenses and join the triple alliance is dismissed as absurd. British public opinion is not shaped by foreign methods, nor is there evidence of collusion between Salisbury and Wolseley or fear of Boulang er in France.
A conference among members from both houses including the Duke of Westminster the Earl of Aberdeen Sir Joan Lussock and Professor James Bryce led to the creation of a committee to foster better understanding on social reform. The move signals growing recognition of social and industrial problems and potential Radical Conservative cooperation to improve working-class conditions.
The Knowles Loom Works of Worcester delays $150000 to $200000 in new construction citing Washington policy concerns. The club's secretary cites widespread claims of postponed mill enlargements, while the treasurer argues tariff reform will boost trade and production.
The hostility Dawes shows toward the Indian Courts bill has drawn criticism. The Washington Post interview and Professor James B Thayer’s remarks are cited as key defenses. The bill aims to provide legal status for Indians and protection for reservation residents, with supporters noting its protective intent.
The text laments a shifted attitude by a senator, suggesting rising party tempers may drive a reluctance to assist in finishing a major project. It notes Mr. Dawes as the only unrelated discouragement and argues the credit should belong to the current administration.
The piece traces looming party lines with Blaine pushing for the Republican nomination and Cleveland seen as the frontrunner for a second term. Massachusetts leads GOP delegates toward Blaine while Cleveland gains traction on tariff reform and Democratic unity amid shifting convention dynamics.
A critical examination argues Britain’s navy remains weaker than its army and could fail to defend coastlines and commerce. It compares British, French, and Italian navies, notes armor gaps, and warns Russia’s growing Pacific naval presence alongside risks to global possessions and maritime trade.
The Civil War ended with 60 000 sailors and 400 steamers plus sailing ships and ironclads. The postwar Navy is very weak, though efforts are under way to rebuild.
A correspondent questions Mr LabnoucHERE about Oliver Cromwell as Milton’s author. The argument rests on Cromwell’s role as Milton’s secretary and the fear of political fallout. The informant suggests Cromwell ordered the manuscript burned on his death, yet Milton’s temptation to write the epic persisted.
Last night the common council, in a grave mood, adopted the special committee report opposing the East Boston tunnel scheme. The editorial notes the rarity of the body acting wisely and calls the decision unusually virtuous.
Michael Munkacsy is named president of the fine arts section at the Austro Hungarian department for the French Exhibition. Francis Murphy extols temperance while avoiding harsh words about drinkers. Melville EB Stone resigns as Chicago Daily News editor after years of heavy work. Mrs Parnell plans return from Ireland to restore health. J Stanley Brown plans wedding to Mollie Garfield on June 14 in Cleveland. The Browns and Garfields announce future law partnership in Cleveland.
A Boston physician recalls a judge friend amid Courtroom thoughts and playful insights on marbles billiards and baseball shaping nerve and eye. The piece links athletic vigor to beauty, notes a trout lovers’ theory, and ends with a cemetery scene near Tremont Street Usher tomb and Old Granary.
In Boston on the Common near the State House a woman mowed the grass with a child nearby, drawing reflection on urban neglect and beauty. The author muses on care for aging burying grounds like King's Chapel and imagines a lighthearted lawn mower competition for women as a playful nod to history.
Richard Mansfield stars as Baron Chevrial in Octave Feuillet's A Parisian Romance at the Boston Museum. The performance draws a large audience, with praise for Miss Clarke and Miss Sheridan while noting restraint and naturalism in parts of the cast. Critics fault Mansfield's heightened style and some supporting players but acknowledge a memorable final scene and overall strong company effort.
A late season exhibition features Theodore Wores’s Japanese street scene canvases at Mr. Chase’s gallery in Hamilton place. The New York artist spent three years in Japan and presents brilliantly colored, faithful depictions including cherry blossoms, A Memorial Temple, and The Koto Player. May 17, 1888.
A collage of remarks and anecdotes includes remarks on Prohibitionists, politics with Belva Lockwood, comments on Maine governors, a Paris wakeup job, a Beaver Times editor’s libel record, a young House page, fireworks for Lisbon, juror wisdom, Blaine vs Cleveland history, salary talk for the Washington Post, charity in medicine, a Journal Record reader, and jokes about shopping hunger and a Smithsonian professor.
In a 1887 Treasury Department statistics summary a reader notes consular reports showing many European countries grant wool duty free or tax lightly. The writer, Arthur T. Lyman of Boston, argues Germany England France still grow and export wool to the United States despite ample land and sparse population. Dated May 17.
The Depew boom uncovered at Buffalo signals a Blaine-Depew reversible condition. Republicans of New York will head to Chicago with this shared ticket concept, as noted by the Springfield Republican.
Opinion notes the Republican dilemma between free sugar and protectionist ranks. It argues unconditional free sugar would fracture party unity, while a bounty system could shift public sentiment. Curiosity rests on how New York party leaders will respond.
The Springfield Republican critiques the New York Sun for opposing Cleveland’s tariff reform and appealing to Southern Democrats to control the convention. It notes the Sun’s call for local revolt and warns that Southern constituents will shape the electoral outcome, stressing a shift in Democratic power and the bourbon wing’s obsolescence.
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