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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1889
Page
4
In Boston a grassy track bed conceals rails pleasing the eye but complicates maintenance and electricity. Concerns rise over overhead wires and fire department access while public grounds rules soften for season. The writer praises liberal grounds care and notes rising local drama instruction led by practical, experienced teachers.
Subscriptions priced at 8.60 with a 3.00 charge. Entered as second class matter. All money sent at sender's risk. Checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company. Washington office listed at the Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street.
The Financial Department will appear on page six, the Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on page three. This notice alerts readers to where to find department content within the issue.
The Superior Court upheld Albert Hawes's conviction for violating the Lord's Day act after towing a vessel on Sunday. The court ruled that a foreign port bound vessel may pursue its voyage to a port in this state on Sunday, even if it could anchor in safety. The decision is praised as common sense and properly enforced.
The Journal urges Republicans to support Senatorial candidate Corrin in the seventh Suffolk district to counter the alleged saloon backlash against police restraint. The piece questions the sincerity of the appeal and suggests appealing to the Republican Police Board, created for political emergencies.
Davitt closed his long Parnell Commission address by denouncing Picarr and the London Times for using him as a witness. The court praised him, but cables show little new contribution to the Ireland inquiry. His detailed plea may bolster Home Rule arguments, even as Parnell’s summer withdrawal reduced impact.
The Philadelphia Ledger objects to removing Mr. Harrity as postmaster on November first rather than at year’s end. It praises Harrity’s capable, efficient tenure and questions the public need. New postmaster Mr. Firup is expected to perform well but may have been chosen despite protests.
The Boston Journal reports criticisms of ballot design changes in Brackett's campaign. It cites alleged schemes by "ingenious Democrats" using stencils to help illiterate voters mark ballots, signaling concerns about manipulation by Brackett's managers.
The piece argues Republican managers seek to make the new ballot law as obstructive as possible while opponents push to ease its use. It contends the law should not be a puzzle for voters nor limit votes unnecessarily, accusing the Journal and its allies of promoting the opposite view.
The Boston fire department row centers on a council order restricting political activity during duty hours. Mayor Harr and corporation counsel clash over morality versus statute, while critics warn of civil service degradation into a party machine. The debate cites the paving and merchant issues and contrasts U.S. and Argentine trade, with tables showing 1887 import export values among Argentina, Chile, Britain, and Germany.
The report by U S minister at Bogota shows Colombia's imports and shifts in trade. British and French shares dominate 1887 1888 with the United States at ten percent. Abbott links high tariffs to Colombian preferences and questions paying premium for cotton cloth. The Pan American Congress backdrop frames a cautious view on tariff policy.
The piece argues Ipsen’s Doll's House challenges critics who condemned it, claims the play uses old art to portray modern life, and criticizes the Transcript for premature judgment. It defends Ibsen against the “new art” label and cites Ghosts and Rosmersholm as examples of his realism.
The passage argues that theories in contemporary critiques are more plausible than in A Doll's House, noting art requires selective judgment and that the new art is tied to infancy rather than maturity, despite truth to nature. It emphasizes that art should judiciously choose what to depict.
A New York fund for the World’s Fair has surpassed one and a half million dollars signaling strong public backing. Newspapers note subscriptions on Wednesday were only half of Monday’s total, and suburban towns are urged to contribute, reflecting a measured enthusiasm in the metropolis.
The New York Board of Aldermen passed an order barring anyone from using or performing with any musical instrument in public streets. If enacted, the measure may influence where people choose to live as citizens weigh its restrictions.
The Silver King staged by Mr. Wilson Barrett at the Boston Theatre last evening draws mixed verdicts. The melodrama style proves demanding for American audiences and Barrett's forceful portrayal of Wilfrid Denver stands out amid generally overdrawn, period dialogue. Miss Eastlake and George Barrett give solid turns as sorrowful heroine and faithful servant, while Nellie Steele charms as the child. The piece ends with weary audience satisfaction and a wish for more refined drama.
Notes praise 7 45 start for Twelfth Night at the Park as among the play's best first scenes. Boston patrons enjoy a rich treat Tuesday night with stage readings of latest election returns and humor by George Thatcher Caren Daly and the Howard Athe naeum troupe. The Boston Theatre presents The Color Sergeant A Clerical Error and Chatterton tonight, with Barrett's farewell in Ben-My-Chree on Saturday at the Governor Mayor and dignitaries’ request.
The bulletin lists Dr Peters recalled from East Africa by Emin Bey relief committee. Social items include Miss Marie Wainwright hosting a Parker House supper for Mr Wilson Barrett and Miss Eastlake, and A P Watt to act as Wilkie Collins's literary executor. The globe of society carries many notable items.
Otto Hegner, a new pianoforte prodigy, astonishes Boston audiences in his debut at Music Hall. Critics praise his musical intellect and technique, compare him to Hofmann, and foresee a bright career, while noting some overenthusiastic reception and a mixed response to accompanying pieces. Arthur Weld notes and critiques Mrs. Pemberton Hincks and the orchestra under Carl Zerrahn.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra opened a five concert Cambridge series under conductor Arthur Nikisch at Sanders Theatre. Corinne Moore-Lawson debuted with arias, replacing the Coriolan overture. Grieg and Rubinstein selections drew criticism as ill fitting, though the ensemble impressed with strong playing despite reduced strings and winds.
About 100 ladies from the Boston North Baptist Association gathered at Spring Hill Baptist Church Somerville at 10 am representing forty eight churches and twenty eight mission bands Mrs A M Mann of Maldon presided Mrs H M Ingalls who spent thirty eight years in Burma spoke on her work in that country after lunch reports and addresses followed by Mrs Waterbury Mrs Lewis and others on mission activity
John McConnell alias Eldora Villano, a snake charmer at the World's Museum, was bitten on the hand last night when a rattlesnake struck during an exhibition. Dr Hubbard administered antidotes, likely saving his life.
New York Evening Post notes Henry Cabot Lodge campaigns in Massachusetts for a federal district law. It cites opposition from leading Republican papers in Boston and Milwaukee and from Cincinnati Congressman Butterworth, arguing the South must solve its own issues. The piece criticizes Lodge’s stance as unsound and unstatesmanlike while recalling a past House speech about federal troops at polls.
The Springfield Republican notes that the Secretary of State’s ballot type is poorly designed for vision-impaired or poorly lit voting. It argues for larger type and less crowded letters, praising overall preparation but calling the typographic choice a sad mistake. It says the issue cannot be fixed this year but must be improved for next time.
A collage of humorous items and curiosities from various topics. The collection includes a nose reconstruction from chicken bone, a royal postage stamp satire about a Spanish infant king, a mishap involving a Michigan man and a firearm, and quips on siesta in the Italian army, plus a playful exchange from Puck about Hiram and a belt line car.
A Somerville Journal poem questions a political candidate who flatters voters and promises reform while counting on their support for victory. It warns that after winning the candidate will forget past helpers and focus on himself, urging readers to see through flattery and self interest.
Lovers of George Sand will welcome a new four volume translation of Consuelo by Frank H. Potter to be published by Dodd Mead & Co in clear type on fine paper. The edition promises improvements over the prior binding and type. George Sand's other works will follow in the same edition soon. The coming Woman's Journal will focus on women, their interests and enfranchisement with contributions from noted women and new fiction by Abby Morton Diaz and others. Dodd Mead has issued a volume of E P Roe stories titled Taken Alive and Other Stories. A portrait of Amelia B Edwards by W T Smedley and an article by R R Bowker appear in Harper's Bazar on Nov 1.
Mr George Kennan detailed the Russian system of exile at Tremont Temple last night. He said most political prisoners are sent to Siberia without trial, condemned unheard by police. He cited cases of wrongful sentences and harsh journeys near Irkutsk where many perish or go insane. He urged that revolutionists never receive a fair hearing before the world.
Miss Dorothea Graham daughter of the Rev John Graham pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church of Boston and Mr Joseph J Stevenson of New York were united in marriage yesterday at the bride’s home No 51 anrd street East Cambridge.
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