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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1887
Page
4
The trunk lines committee received a reply from Commissioner Fink stating no change in rates to Boston. Chamber of Commerce plans a noon meeting to address the denial amid indignation over the apparent reasonableness of the request.
Reports on the yacht Thistle indicate strong performance in light winds and rapid advance toward the Thames debut. The Thistle is expected to compete next week against the Thames Yacht Club regatta field including the cutter Trex, with potential to surpass Genesta and Galatea if victorious.
In Cornwall the Liberal hold weakened as Mr MacArthur won by 211 votes after Bokasz’s unopposed 9000 majority. Conservatives and Unionists pressed to shift the balance but the six division seat pattern remains, with three Home Rulers and three Liberals opposed to Home Rule. The result signals wavering Liberal sentiment in a province leaning Radical.
A caution over allegiance in the shire underscores the seriousness of loyalty questions and the potential consequences of dismissing fealty amid local duties and power dynamics.
President Grevy entrusts M De Freycinet with assembling the new cabinet. The minister designates time for consultation before naming colleagues. Ferry is excluded for now, but Freycinet appears the strongest living French statesman and could lead a stable administration amid German tensions.
The appropriation to pay special agents for allotting land in severalty to Indians under the February act will be available July 1 and interior department work has begun. Reports show general favorable sentiment among many tribes, with some opposition such as Yankton. Indian Rights Association plans advisory agents to assist in the allotment to ease acceptance.
The Haverhill shoe shops settle differences between employers and workers through an amicable agreement. Knights of Labor recognition by manufacturers played a part, with a preference to avoid State arbitration. Brewers’ strike in the city ends without wage or hour changes as breweries operate with remaining staff.
The article argues Lord Lansdowne mishandled British policy by failing to deny entry to Irish agitator Mr. O'Brien. It contends the Governor General pressed the English government, denying proper police protection and harassing him during his stay in Canada, and concludes O'Brien will return home.
A critical analysis argues Lord Lansdowne could have defused Irish editor Daniel O'Brien with tact and protection, instead choosing a firmer stance. It suggests public courtesies and police presence might have weakened O'Brien's attack, but asserts the governor general failed to seize the moment.
The editorial urges government action to remove derelict ships drifting along the coast from Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras. It cites the schooners Twenty-one Friends and Maggie M. Rivers as stark examples of wrecks traveling thousands of miles, drifting into busy shipping lanes and risking marine travel.
The Harvard College seniors propose a series of composite class photos taken at graduation and at five or ten year intervals thereafter. The concept envisions a panoramic evolution from youth to old age, offering a poetic record of aging and the impact of time on appearance.
Trustees of the Actors' Fund plan a New York building called the Actors' House to serve as a club and headquarters for actors. A Delmonico's meeting favored the idea, arguing it would aid actors and improve the profession, with a likely completion in the next year or two.
A late 19th century literary roundup surveys Madrigals and Catches by Frank Dempster Sherman and volumes by Mrs. A D T Whitney, Arlo Bates, and others. It critiques form, tone, and religious themes, noting strong Sonnets in Shadow and praising some works while deeming others dreary or superficial.
Herbert Welsh reports on the Apache prisoners at Fort Marion Florida detailing a controversial action driven by expediency. He argues whites in Arizona pressed removal of Apaches for land value and that the captured Geronimo and some tribe members were imprisoned with little regard for justice.
Publishers' notes announce Moulton & Co taking over Queries, with Ticknor & Co publishing Mrs. S. G. Benjamin and other titles next week. Lee & Shepard plan early release of Clarke's Life and Times of Jesus, plus The Obelisk and Its Voices by Carrington with illustrations and commemorative margins. Scribner's June issue will feature Thackeray Letters, an Ethics of Democracy essay by J. S. of Dale, and poetry by Bunner Fields O'Reilly Akers.
In Boston the push-cart pedler scene wanes as novelty wears off while street bands and new sleeve button fads arise. The writer notes Dock Square bands, straw hats, and a long-standing tailoring firm keeping its original name, praising sentiment in tradition and calling out local tastes shaped by commerce and climate.
A roundup of curiosities and social chatter from Philadelphia to New York includes a red headed beauty show at a dime museum, weather quips from The Burlington Free Press, moodiness about evangelists, quirky science quips on water and hair, Yale’s kitten mascot, a New Haven preacher’s flirt ban, Queen Victoria hair remarks, bird surgery, worn beaver fashion, and remarks on gas at Belvoir Castle. Also noted are England's parade limits, a New York alderman threat, a rattlesnake farm near Galton, anti poverty society fashion, a Prince Albert coat sighting, a tombstone ad about skeletons, a 600 acre Omaha land suit against George Francis Train, a Russian prince at the St James Hotel, and a Turkish sultan praising a pianist who sweated profusely.
The Philadelphia Press urges Mugwumps to use the press to push Cleveland away from spoilsmen. New York papers note Boston cannot place an 800000 loan at par but can place New York promises to pay at 3 percent. Chicago reports Southern planters uneasy as negro workers threaten strikes while Blaine warns on subjugation.
Ten years after a brutal miners revolt, rival associations now accept clear facts and cogent reasons. Leaders’ criticisms fade as workers avoid further loss, and the Providence Journal notes the current labor union schisms are largely welcome for stability.
Editorials praise the Cleveland administration as strong and growing, claiming it has purified government, revived economy, and boosted respect for law. It asserts the administration strengthens the party and serves supporters, while noting benefits and evils of urban mass populations and competition after tariff repeal.
Major J L Rathbone of California named consul-general at Paris. Albany New York native, former West Point graduate, served on General Schofield's staff. Resigned military service fifteen years ago to farm mine and raise stock in California. President of Blood Horse Association of California. Director of Union Club San Francisco and honorary member of Union Club New York.
The Tufts College Baseball Association voted in College Hall yesterday to levy an extra tax on students to cover travel costs. The New York trip is canceled, but the team will likely visit Providence and Marlboro. The freshman nine hosts Somerville High School this afternoon and travels to Franklin tomorrow to face the Dean Academy.
A group of Boston authors discuss launching a new literary weekly named the Twentieth Century with an editorial corps assigning departments to Henry A. Clapp drama CG A Ralph art Mrs Maud Howe Elliott society Louise Imogene Guiney Bliss Carmen and Bernard Berenson literary and W F Apthorp musical leadership.
The Post urges a monument to John Adams Josiah Quincy and the acquitting jury rather than to later advocates. The Boston Herald quotes opening remarks by Quincy denying collective Boston guilt and Adams defending soldiers right to defense, while calling the mob description a harsh but revealing label.
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