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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1887
Page
5
The text notes second class matter designation and that all money sent is at the sender's risk. It instructs that checks drafts and money orders be made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Boston Post reviews Senator Hoar open letter to State Senator Morse and warns the Legislature and Governor to heed prudent party direction. It condemns harsh eviction of striking miners in Hazlebrook Penn as unjust, while noting coal owners’ right to remove Knights of Labor if blockading production, yet criticizing the method.
The article mocks the notion that Governor Ames can decide Beverly Farms politics without party influence. It notes editors push to kill the bill for party votes while others favor signing to preserve votes. The piece says Ames must choose which political line to let guide his decision.
The article defends omitting lengthy correspondence from a will case, arguing such letters are not newsworthy. It criticizes unwholesome content in journalism while contrasting Pilgrim Hall clergy views on crime reporting as a test of a newspaper's character.
The collapse of the GOBLET ministry leaves France without a ready state leader. The Radicals favor Clemenceau though he may lack backing. Boulanger enjoys huge popularity but plans to withdraw. Frieycinet is seen as the capable hour man and likely Goptet successor, with the retiring cabinet having endured longer than most.
The excerpt notes that the administration managed affairs reasonably well yet failed over the budget. It suggests the current financial troubles reflect accumulated mistakes of earlier administrations, with M. Goblet acknowledging fault in the broader fiscal record.
The Pittsburg Post canvassed 69 Democratic editors and county chairmen in Pennsylvania. Forty eight favored tariff reform while five opposed. On internal revenue tax cuts, twenty one opposed and eighteen favored. Philadelphia Record notes a shift from near unanimity against reform to broad support among Democratic papers. The piece portrays a revolutionary shift in a traditionally protectionist state, tracing Pennsylvania toward reform alongside Massachusetts.
The piece argues tariffs on works of art are irrational protective measures that harm artistic education and culture. It cites artists like Irving and Whistler, debating whether a levy or ban should apply to foreign artists and pointing out the mismatch between protectionism and art's value.
The piece argues against protective duties on imported art by listing nations with and without duties, contrasting England and France with countries like Sweden, Italy, and the United States. It notes the strong art growth in South American republics and Mexico, urging a rethink of the tariff.
The Commons defeat of Sir William Hancourt's amendment marks a political gain for the opposition. It forces the government to choose between weakening the bill or acknowledging its broader aims beyond crime prevention. Home Rulers gain clarity, while the bill becomes a target for hostility and potential obstruction.
Harvard announces new English department courses for next year led by Professor CarLD on the Bible as literature, Mr Barrett WeapeLl on non Shakespearean drama, and general literature from Shakespeare to Dryden. The program elevates study of the King James Bible and neglected periods, arguing for English as central to liberal education despite classical traditions.
A British House of Commons select committee heard testimonies on the rise of fraudulent merchandise marks. During a session focusing on watches, a practical maker of watch cases testified, shedding light on the manufacture and labeling of timepieces.
Baron Henry of Worms claimed a gold watch he showed was English made, sparking merriment as witness denied it. The debate touched on protecting English commons, with a Chester note of a ground known as Barber's piece being fenced and then torn down by a crowd amid a bonfire, reflecting ongoing public sentiment.
A correspondent reports Queen Victoria showing pallor and unsteady steps in last Saturday's jubilee ceremony. He suggests her fatigue from a seven mile procession through London streets, and doubts about safety may have contributed to her infirm appearance.
The report that Mr. Guapstoun contemplates an autumn visit to this country has prompted the president of the Irish National League in America to dispatch a despatch pledging a warm welcome. The piece notes the shifting, kaleidoscopic nature of political friendships as Parney and his circle once opposed Guapstoun in Kilmainham gaol.
A Boston observer notes scattered debris on the Common being cleared into piles and trucked away. He muses on improving paths, wonders about a cobbler shop sign offering "Men's Heels righted" and reflects on the broader humor and mystery in New England patent lists.
A mastiff owned by a lady with noted poetry is muzzled in a circulating library. The writer ponders canine enmity, noting the dog’s gentleness toward humans but aggression toward large black dogs. The piece muses on color, size, and potential harmony between dogs.
Albany report in the Hudson Register claims the Roosevelt dinner in New York began the push for Chauncey M. Depew as a presidential candidate. The piece also notes it as an early move to position a dark horse in case the Vatican vacancy arises.
The Philadelphia Times notes Blaine could command the nomination if desired and the Pennsylvania delegation against Cameron, but Blaine may decline to nominate himself. Many friends expect a possible declination, while other items discuss labor, strikes, and nonviolent settlement of disputes without disruption.
An editorial contrasts the surplus mood with high payments for Atlantic fishing privileges and keeping foreigners out of western waters. It questions Canada’s potential interest in American treasury gains while noting Sherman’s rigid stance and limited backing in Illinois.
The N. O. Picayune notes that Cleveland is popular and seeks civil service reform. It argues the spoils system harms the party and country, and suggests Cleveland would act against patronage to serve the people’s true will.
Department of Public Safety met at City Hall with Mayor O'Brien presiding. Discussion focused on fever cases among Allan Line immigrants aboard the Prussian, with State board of health declaring typhus and Boston board of health arguing typhoid. Dr. Rowe reported twelve cases under a care, deeming it enlarged typhoid from starvation in Ireland, urging shipboard hygienic measures and restricting hospital intake. four deaths noted outside the hospital. Agents arranged at Tewksbury and Galloupe's Island transfer if needed. Fire and road safety notes followed including ferry plans to Deer Island and horses injured by slipping on pavements since rail gravel ban. Superintendent Forristall to arrange with companies as needed.
The art notes describe a pleasing study titled Yesterday by Henry Bacon now on view. Bacon left New York last night and will sail for Paris on Saturday to return home. Abbott Graves plans to sail from New York next week for Europe and intends to stay in Paris for three years. H. H. Kitson, recently gone south for health, has not improved as hoped. A French arterial cites 22,357 painters in France, with 12,000 having had exhibition opportunities.
The Rev Mr Savage outlines a transition from Calvinist doubt to liberal Unitarian faith in a series of sermons. He asserts light for all, divinity in science, and a religion that blends personal relationship with God and adaptable church practice. The work argues pain as spiritual grow th, immortality explored calmly, and religion serving humanity’s noblest aims. Boston: George H Ellis. Price one dollar.
A satirical note on The Startling Exploits of Dr J B Quies and Praises for gardening guides by Mr Fuller and Mrs Rover. The critique calls the Drs adventures tiresome yet acknowledges ingenuity, while reporting on horticultural and canning books emphasizing practical home cultivation and preservation.
The Boston Labor Union matter is to be ablished by G P Putnam's Sons in their Questions of the Day Series along with Atkinson's reply and Chamberlain s response. Also announced are Taxation Its Principles and Methods a translation of First Principles of the Science of Finance by Luigi Cossa with an intro by Horace White Gleanings from Matinecock by John Quod and crackers Joe in No Name Series by Roberts Bros Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton in press a social studies collection titled Rosebuds in Society Young Beaux and Old Bachelors Engagements After Marriage and related topics aeves and Our Neighbors as its title.
The Montgomery Light Guard Veteran Association after growing to 225 members meets at 735 Washington Street. The unit leases the second floor hall, plans drills four days weekly, and aims for a battalion parade in Charlestown on June 17 with about 850 members. Colonel Doherty to announce staff before the parade.
A long column of social commentary and quips on topics from politics and religion to advertising and wealth. It cites odds on funding memorials, a Texas editor demanding payment via shotgun, New Orleans fish markets, and contrasts in preacher salaries. It notes Treasury trade dollar redemptions, California immigration figures, royal yachts costs, and satirical similes from major newspapers.
A sweep of business failures and assignments rocks New England and New York. John A. Scott & Son of Roxbury collapses while Frank T. Barrows’s restaurant’s fixtures face foreclosure. Liabilities run high for Kh. S. Thompson and N. T. Boothby with creditors paid at low rates. Several outfits across Boston, Saco, Conn, and New York enter insolvency or assignment, with patterns of preferences and notable public sales and nominations mentioned.
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