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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1887
Page
4
Milk near Washington Street lists daily and weekly subscription rates with durations from one year to one month and a separate weekly issue. It notes second class matter status and payments payable to the Post Publishing Company, with financial and ship news sections indicated on specific pages.
In a Beacon Hill back court four or five houses form a flower oasis amid red brick walls. Tubs and pots boast lush plants, a thriving vine on a dead wall, a striking contrast to the surrounding dense, modest streets. A maiden lady, neat and charitable, may be the neighbor who enriched this unlikely garden.
The Cambridge varsity crew plans a season race with Harvard if funds are raised, while Harvard’s form is questioned but expected to provide a creditable challenge. Rhode Island officials face a missed salary issue as Boss Brayton’s successor search continues and public funds may lapse. Devonshire street repairs proceed with granite blocks, paid from 1887-8 appropriations, as city street work moves beyond unpaid committees to a paid official.
General ARMSTRONG’s Hampton school annual report highlights strong growth in education across the South. He notes increased interracial goodwill, rising efforts in Virginia Texas Arkansas Florida and Tennessee, and a shift away from reliance on national aid toward border state self sufficiency in educating Black citizens.
The speaker praises improving efforts by Southerners and argues against universal national aid like the Blair bill. He questions the wisdom of broad aid programs, yet believes each year will improve the outlook. He calls the Southern educational progress the century’s grandest feature.
A editorial critiques Governor Ames for approving a veto amid alleged lobbying influence. It argues the veto’s moral effect is null while exposing how threats of reelection influenced the governor. The piece notes Republican gains and warns of deeper partisan manipulation in Beverly.
A discussion of the Celtic Britannic collision highlights fog navigation risks at near full speed. Experts question what counts as moderate speed and suggest five to six knots to improve safety, though law definitions remain uncertain.
The piece argues speed at any cost is popular now, noting ships may reach Queenstown in five days or less, yet dangerous seas off coasts limit safe voyages. It questions the Britannic officers amid humaneness charges, condemns the burial near land, and urges the Liverpool Board of Trade to fully investigate to uncover the truth.
The article reports on the stalled park-judgment loan bill in the Legislature. It describes how the bill was hurried through the House, defeated in the Senate 18 to 16, then reconsidered by a light vote of 12 to 8 under City Hall lobby pressure. It argues the bill harms Boston’s credit, counters the Herald’s claims, names Senator Witpur as a key opponent, and notes ongoing public concerns about excessive municipal debt amid a recent Riviera storm.
In Boston a street vendor touts a garden tools set hoe rake spade for fifteen cents, with regular prices claimed at fifty cents. The writer considers the impracticality of buying tools for a garden they do not have, and muses about potential spring gardening lessons in the Public Garden.
A review discusses American Commonwealths Connecticut by Alexander Johnston and related critiques. It highlights Connecticut as early for democratic local government, town federation, and notable wartime contributions, while noting failings on anti-slavery and Prudence Crandall. It compares Connecticut with Massachusetts and New Haven, and mentions Levermore’s Republic of New Haven. It closes with insights on Goethe and reviews of A Look Round Literature by Robert Buchanan.
A critical overview of Mahaffy’s The Story of Alexander's Empire, noting his emphasis on Alexander's place in history, the extent of his conquests, and the later empires that absorbed his realms. The reviewer highlights the reliance on Plutarch, the intricate chronology, Greek influence across Egypt and Syria, and the link to later Roman civilization, with comparisons to Ireland and social debates of the third century BC.
A discussion argues that Robert Buchanan's A Look Round Literature has been overrated by critics. It contends artists and critics differ in temperament with artistry requiring less broad appreciation than true critique. Assertions urge recognizing the artistic temperament versus the critical temperament.
George O. Crocker of New Bedford aged 73 rich oil and whaling figure dies. held major stock in Boston Albany railroad. Rev. Lewis Holmes Baptist minister dies at 74 in Plymouth, born in Plymouth. studied at Pierce Academy and Waterville College. served in Edgartown and other towns. Capt. Charles O. Bradley of Tenth United States Infantry dies at Fort Maginnis, aged 49. born in Concord, N H. survived by widow and mother and sister. Richard Sayles, woollen manufacturer of Uxbridge, dies from gangrene.
A New York Sun editorial opposes admitting Toronto to the Union, calling the city’s leading families cowardly and unfit. It asserts a preference for annexing Canada but insists Toronto should be excluded until its respectable citizens reflect decency, contrasting with more ancient aristocratic lines in the U.S.
The followers of General Logan in Illinois have not yet declared for Blaine or Logan, with reasons to avoid idolizing Blaine. Illinois could become a thorn in Blaine's side, and a fragmented delegation seems likely at the next national convention. A near split could boost a desirable dark horse from Indiana, Iowa, or elsewhere.
A sweeping executive order merges six states Nevada Rhode Island Delaware Mississippi Maine Vermont and Utah into other districts and cuts six Democrat incumbents from offices. The move is portrayed as civil service reform and economy, affecting campaign finance and party balance ahead of the 1888 election per the New York Post dispatch.
A reader corrects the Post account of yesterday's Beacon and Mt Vernon streets accident. The carriage did not exceed an easy trot and the two ladies in the carriage gave their names and residence to the letter carrier. The coachman’s employer’s name was not learned. The writer identifies himself as J. Koopan.
A Welsh newspaper recounts an Hawarden Castle meeting where two Welshmen meet William Gladstone and his wife. Gladstone jokes about Wales as the most enlightened nation while an axe rests on the former premier's shoulder. Mrs Gladstone notes a familiar face at a political meeting, and Gladstone expresses cheer and belief he will regain power.
Striking brewery hands pursue union beer sales across the city and report substantial business while brewers say activity remains normal. The horseshoers’ strike yielded no new developments after a meeting at Evans Hall. About seventeen firms still hold out, leaving roughly forty-five workers unemployed.
Cambridge police led by Sergeant Pullen conducted a raid on Porter's Hotel kept by Davis Locke in North Cambridge. The bartender dumped several jugs into the sink but was stopped by Officer Coulter. About 500 dollars worth of whiskey and other liquors were confiscated. It marks the most successful Cambridge raid since the no license law began.
B S Russell a Bridgeport drover was found dead atop a palace car on a New York Central train near Rome after a tunnel passage in Syracuse. William Anderson an amateur balloonist fell 400 feet at Osaloosa Indiana after his balloon ignited from the hot air.
A potpourri of curio comments and quick takes on public figures. Notable items include Reuben M. West’s slave-trade fortune and Richmond death, Henry George’s lecture pay, Mrs. James Brown Potter’s posing, and varied remarks on clergy, theater, and politics. The piece riffs on social pretensions, race, and celebrity.
Beverly on May 24 held a public celebration after a division defeat. Citizens formed processions led by the Salem Cadet Band and a 50-person coffin march labelled Born 1885 Died 1887. Eight mourners carried it to Briscoe Hill for cremation as Marblehead Drum Corps played. A 25-member bicyclist relay with flambeaux followed at the Common, ending with fireworks and music.
General Abrams Duryea once Zeauve commander suffered a stroke at his Bennett Building office in New York May 24. Doctors report his condition critical and nontransportable.
Thurman, confined to bed by illness, replies by letter that he cannot accept the spontaneous and unanimous nomination for Governor. He regrets his name being mentioned, says he has done all to discourage it, and that his reasons are well founded and inflexible. He thanks friends for their kindness but insists on no nomination.
The committee on Fourth of July celebration will spend the $1000 appropriation on morning noon and evening bell ringing salutes flag raising children’s entertainment by Fillebrown at Mechanic Hall at 8 9 30 and 11 a m music by the Eighth Haegispeate Band balloon ascension lacrosse by Boston teams bicycle races and a display of fireworks.
Lawrence May 24. Four year old Martin Esty Jr. son of Martin Esty was run over by a Merrimac Valley horse railroad car on Essex street and likely fatally injured. He was taken to the City Hospital where his left leg was amputated.
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