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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post declares all money sent at sender's risk and asks that checks drafts and money orders be payable to the Post Publishing Company. Address for remittance is Waspixeton Office Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street.
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous communications. Writers must provide full name and address with their submissions as a sign of good faith, though not for publication.
The Meenanics Building Huntington avenue hosts Mechanics Fair from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Russian Art Exhibition on Washington street. The London, Rudolph Aronson’s Comic Opera, Grand Duchess at Glove Theatre on Washington street. Tremont Theatre shows A Texas Steer. Hollis Street Theatre presents Aliputian Opera and School for Scandal. Park Theatre features Cleveland’s Minstrels and Royal Pass. Boston Museum hosts School for Scandal. Howard Athenaeum presents A Dark Secret.
The Financial Department will be on page six, the Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on the third page.
The item cites a 1890 Boston Post edition urging Massachusetts citizens to vote, contrasting free raw materials with protectionist tariffs. It references John W. Candler’s 1869 speech and highlights issues of low prices for life’s basics, reform versus corruption, and a clash between Russell and Brackett.
In a New York contest for district attorneyship the race hinges on liquor policy. One candidate will enforce the excise law, the other will not. Liquor sellers back Delancey Nicoll while reformers support Mr. Gorr, each side claiming solid justification for their choice. The situation reflects a split where oath and law enforcement clash with current political pressures.
Tinware costs rising, warning customers that manufacturers will push prices higher soon. A prior large kitchen tinware purchase is offered today at prices that will not be seen again for a long time, per John Wanamaker advertising.
The New York Tribune argues that electing Republicans or a Democratic House would prove fraud in elections and justify rapid federal force bill passage. It asserts a Democratic House would concentrate Republican support for the measure, a claim the writer finds deserving of consideration by Henry Cabot Lodge.
The New York Evening Post warns that most consumers cannot pay higher prices for the same goods. They must accept smaller quantities or poorer quality. It predicts prices will rise next spring, with broader inflation and continuing pressure from now on.
The New York court ruled that appointing receivers for the Sugar Trust property is necessary and likely will not change the outcome. A reorganization plan can proceed under receivership, providing certainty about the transfer of property and removing doubts for all parties involved.
The Daily Advertiser questions the sincerity of Mr. William FE. Russe and the lobby, suggesting their words would deserve a serious reply if not so manifestly insincere.
The piece mocks unsubstantiated insinuations in a journal tied to the lobby and accuses it of improper legislative interference. It argues earnest reformers should look to the candidate who vows to suppress such abuses, not to partisan organs or their defenders.
Carl Schurz warns at the Massachusetts Reform Club that rising prices from tariff duties will force buyers to revise household budgets. He notes consumables and trade goods from hardware to clothing will cost more as the McKinley tariff changes take effect, hitting low and middle earners hardest.
The article accuses Republican chairman J. J. Belden of sending campaign material in envelopes bearing the Congressional Record to evade postage and claims his tariff statements mislead the public. It notes price increases due to the McKinley tariff and critiques a circular urging support.
The essay asserts Massachusetts voters are ready for a political shift driven by an education campaign. It credits Democrats with forcing tariff debate and exposing Republican tariff flaws while warning that a return to Congress would concede to trade and manufacturing interests. It notes public will to curb lobbying abuses and demand reform.
The article argues Germany’s strict protective tariffs raise prices for essentials like meat coal and flour while reducing work. it notes Silesia and Chemnitz layoffs and questions the claim that tariffs protect labor. It discusses Caprivi von Caprivi's liberal trade aims with Austria a Zollverein and the shift toward cheaper food in markets to relieve distress.
The writer in Boston reflects on voting as a Freemen duty and the importance of ballot secrecy under Massachusetts law. He notes urban change on Beacon Street, contemplates moderation in local development, and ridicules a neighbor’s vanity while observing autumn leaf gathering and the picturesque scene of fallen foliage transformed into a rich lawn carpet.
The piece argues that voters will choose a candidate who pledges to tackle the lobby’s influence, contrasting with an administration seen as unable to reform. It notes gains for the reform faction, with wavering supporters shifting sides as public opinion moves from prejudice to reason.
The passage notes skepticism toward Mr. McKinney as an orator when arguing against the facts. It contrasts belief in him with his perceived lack of convincing speech. The remark implies public doubt about his effectiveness in presenting his case.
The New York Times critic condemns habitual reviewers inability to capture Miss ApA Renan's genius and suggests a poet's pen would better convey her effect. It questions why poet William Winter does not respond to the praise and asks if a poet is truly needed.
A French inventor creates a scarf pin worn device enabling new torture possibilities by a button on the waistcoat. The hotel clerk might use it on suspects. The New York Herald remains neutral in the anti-Tammany campaign, preferring to let events unfold without opinion amid strong editorials.
The new Vermont Governor appoints two travelling men to staff colonel positions. One is the president of the Wagner Car Company and the other a drummer for a Boston firm. The article notes their gilt epaulets should rest naturally on their shoulders.
A small wares dealer in London has set up a picture gallery at the rear of his shop to attract customers. The tactic is common here, though usually linked with saloons.
John G. Carlisle notes large tax increases across schedules. Iron and steel tariffs rise by over 10 million, wool by about 14.6 million, cotton by nearly 2 million, linen by over 5 million, and tin plate by 8.7 million, affecting industry and employment nationwide.
The Museum season opens with The School for Scandal. Miss Clarke as Lady Teazle leads a strong cast with polished yet flawed performances. Boni face Sir Oliver Surface and Plympton as Charles Surface receive mixed judgments amid a generally cordial audience reception.
Aronson's company presented Offenbach's La Grande Duchesse at the Globe to a large late night audience. Miss Darville as the Duchess impressed with costumes and presence, while Miss Kis sing impressed with music and lines. Hallam's Fritz showed strong acting though occasional roughness, and Olmi as General Baum fit the swaggering part. The production offered faithful music and well-handled minor roles with a sparkling chorus.
The Liliputian opera company presents a four act German comedy by Robert Breitenbach titled the Pupil in Magic. Fritz and Princess Iarasoff figure in a dream sequence as automata come to life, with vivid fairy palace and wandering wood scenes. Performers impress aside from the corps de ballet, praised for a successful and pleasing production.
A very large audience enjoyed A Royal Pass at Grand Opera House with George C. Staley in the lead. The cast also included Edmonds Blair and Brainard. Next week Evans and Hoey perform Parlor Match with the Levy sisters making their city debut. Election returns will be read between acts tonight, and crowd demand remains strong for the remaining six A Texas Steer performances this season. The Soudan at Boston Theatre continues to gain favor in its eighth week. Cleveland’s minstrels end their first week at Park with Milo Rhéa to follow. Dark Secret drew big crowds at Howard Atheneum with dramatic water effects and a river scene.
Fire broke out at 3 am in Hunter Bros paint shop beneath the Grand Hotel, spreading through the Market Street block to affect Burlington Hotel and other premises. The Grand and Burlington Hotels suffered extensive damage, with total losses estimated between a quarter and half a million dollars and insurance reported as light.
Across Philadelphia New Brunswick Taunton Lewiston and Lawrence fires caused extensive damage. Samuel White's Centennial Carpet Mills suffered $75000 in loss fully insured. New Jersey Agricul tural Experiment Station barns and stock burned with combined losses around $32000. Taunton East Taunton Post Office damaged about $1500. Lisbon Methodist parsonage nearly destroyed. other buildings burned with minor damage. Eugene L D Jefferson property in West Andover burned. lantern caused blaze. Pawnbroker’s office kerosene lamp accident caused $200 damage. Naphtha tank leak at Pintsch gas house produced an alarm with no damage.
The November Popular Science offers Herbert Spencer opposing Darwin and Gurney on music’s origin, arguing music stems from broad human passions. Wallace discusses selection’s better outcomes in natural society, with Mendenhall urging science popularization and others offering varied essays on education, style, and health.
A collage of jokes, social quips, and brief notices from a late nineteenth or early twentieth century paper. Bits include political references to McKinley era prices, a bank check anecdote, column wit on journalism and marriage fees, and notes on figures from Russia and China.
Lippincotts Magazine for November features Jeanie Gwynne Bettanys romantic new novel A Laggard in Love followed by Heroines of the Human Comedy by Junius Henri Browne. Barnett Smith reviews Chesterfields letters in A Philosopher in the Purple comparing his view to Lord Carnarvon. Bond is a light sketch about a panogenarian innkeeper near Cape May.
Wharton and Mr. W J Henderson present vivid short pieces on British perspectives of America and the clash between journalism and literature. A credited translation by Mrs Ki W Latimer renders a famed Arvers sonnet from French poet papers.
The North American reviews its November symposium "What Congress Has Done" with contributors McKinley Lodge and Dalzell praising the bill and Speaker Reed's action. Democrats Fitch McAdoo Clements see a potential shift in power. Other pieces cover Supreme Court relief, intermediary courts, politics as business, and profiles including Gail Hamilton and Oscar Fay Adams. District topics include Election Methods in the South and Scottish politics by the Marquis of Lorne.
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