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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists daily rates: one year $9, six months $4.50, three months $2.25, one month 75 cents. weekly Fridays edition: one year $1. Entered as second class matter. All payments at sender's risk. Checks and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Mr Clapps Lowell lecture on Henry IV explored Shakespeares two part tragedy and its characters Walstaff Hotspur and King Henry IV. A Massachusetts voter argues against Prohibition and licenses, condemns Republican spoils, and endorses Democrats led by Cleveland, urging independent readers to oppose Ames.
Minister Puerps in Nottingham jokes about endowing professorships of silence as a cure for excessive talk. The remark mirrors Carlyle’s critique and reflects a real concern about too much oratory during the Massachusetts political campaign.
Federal supervisors have been appointed for the congressional election in Rhode Island's second district on Democratic committee request. The piece notes the quiet Republican campaign of Arnold and contrasts it with Judge Bradley who advocates tariff reform and state suffrage law reforms.
The piece notes a rise of independent Republican sentiment in Philadelphia with no Democratic opposition to four Republican judge candidates and a strong Sheriff ticket. It highlights divisions within the party centering on Lexps and the State Board of Charities removal, while papers debate Sabbatarianism and reform, urging voters to keep cool and support the best candidates.
The Hamburg American Packet Company plans a new ocean liner by Larro of Birkenhead that departs from the long narrow 10 to 1 proportion. It will be 450 feet long and 56 feet beam, eight to one, aiming for better sea-going durability than today’s over 500-foot yachts.
The article notes extreme vessel lengths and high speeds push limits of design. It argues ships have nearly reached practical size ceilings, with Norddeutscher Lloyd and Hamburg American favoring moderately sized ships, signaling owners may share this view.
The Republican nominee Water B Brooks issues a calm open letter urging Maryland voters to examine fraud charges against the Democratic ring. He argues cross party votes for the governor and Cleveland could occur, notes business impacts under ring rule, cites losses in sugar, coffee and oyster interests, and says labor lacks voice in government. The piece also covers Maryland’s upcoming constitutional convention on taxation, municipal debt, and voter registration reforms.
The piece argues the art tariff harms American taste and market growth and criticizes consul salaries. It recalls a New York firm importing a marble copy of Canova's Cupid and Psyche and the Florence consul denying a certificate, showing the tariff's blunt impact on art imports and consular adequacy.
The article critiques a U S tariff on art and marble, noting inspectors balk at a strict old masters line and a four month delay to obtain a Florence consul certificate. It questions the system's fairness and wonders if modern sculptors would gain under half value duties, arguing native artists would oppose such limits.
The article notes Prince Bismarck’s pledge that Germany will not back any move threatening Turkey, implying tensions between Russia and Bulgaria. It discusses potential alignments: England with Turkey, Greece with Russia, and the risk of Russia seeking Anatolia if Bulgaria fails, possibly facing opposition only from France.
The American Unitarian Association to send a representative to Japan. Rev. Arthur May Kwapr chosen. a meeting at 7 30 p m tomorrow at Second Church Boylston Street to show support. President Grover Hats to preside. speakers include Knapp Extor Harvard, Joan D. Lona, E E Hauer, J Fuxuzawa, Exvizaprru P Channing, and Messrs Herrero Horron Turrany. Fuxwuzawa will discuss failures of missionaries in Japan.
The piece notes broadcloth is declining but still prevalent, being displaced by diagonal goods among tailors. It mentions the cautious shift toward lighter fabrics, with Mr. E Berry Watt as an early adopter of tailless coats and little broader adoption beyond his example.
A correspondent questions a Dramatic and Musical Gossip item from Posy yesterday. The note suggests Daupert’s novel Fromont Jeune et Risler Ainé may have been misnamed as Fromont Jeune and a dramatization titled Sidonie could be based on it.
Major A. M. Way secretary for Union and Empire Building Loan Associations and agent for multiple insurers vanished from New Brunswick New Jersey and is alleged to owe between 12000 and 15000 He was last seen boarding a Western express in Jersey City Investigations show he issued bogus certificates to defraud small savers leaving the Empire Loan Association with about 4000 of assets against 22000 in debt Friends attempt to raise funds to compromise with the company
In Boston the writer reflects on the shifting in weather from an Indian summer to an imminent storm. He notes leafless Common, brown Public Garden beds, thinning yacht activity, and lively street advertising devices. A playful digression on mothers-in-law and a curiously observed jewelry window butterfly conclude with a postcard-style sign-off from TAVERNER.
James R. Agee was hanged in Lexington Kentucky yesterday for killing his brother in law James Faulkner in September 1886.
The American chargé d affaires in Vienna begins homeward trip for holiday. Mrs Mitchell of San Francisco plans to remain there. Dr Peters of Hamilton College earns the Legion of Honor. Nellie King a 20 year old detective in Minneapolis, and Nellie Bly 19, gain fame. Senator Hawley in Washington house. will host Warner in Hartford. Jolly of Butte owns a diamond encrusted police star. King Ja Ja jailed in London. Senator Cameron and party tour the West. their private car attacked by drunken cowboys but escape unharmed.
New York reports a sharp rise in rubber prices driven by a bull group led by the New York Commercial Company and partners. Brokers warn the surge lacks solid fundamentals as November supplies loom, with stocks in London and New York reflecting heavy positions and potential collapses ahead.
The author argues that voters must punish a party for breaking pledges or risk diminishing promise value in the future. It asserts neither party can be held to commitments without defeat serving as the deterrent when promises fail.
The speaker argues tearing the Democrats from office would be a great but inevitable task if Blaine became president. James G. is praised as no Mugwump, and the party will be ready to bow out when they are fairly voted out without complaint.
The Manchester Union notes a sensational possibility of war with England if obstinacy continues. It reports Admiral Heneage and the Swiftsure sailing to Alaska to safeguard English seal fishermen, signaling a tense Behring Sea situation.
The Editorial argues that strong law enforcement and capital punishment for a few anarchists will deter larger disorder. It contends security depends on order and swift justice, noting earlier Civil War deserters died and implying executions now prevent future killings.
An opinion notes that if a natural strait similar to Gibraltar existed at Panama nations would gain and America could profit from an artificial strait funded by French investors or taxpayers. It warns that a French financial panic would impact the global market and that the United States could benefit from such a crash.
The piece argues that a newspaper earns legitimacy by serving readers not patrons or bosses. It warns against undue political influence, favors factual reporting, and stresses credibility as the path to prosperity.
A letter from Wood's Hall Massachusetts argues against calling the Norsemen and Anarchists “anarchists” and urges using “murderers” for clarity. The writer questions historical traces and notes Norse and Indian explorations long before printing or paper.
The piece tucks together humorous observations on politics, weather, industry, and society. It notes rising beer glass scarcity if factories close, mocks the New York Tribune tone, and comments on tariffs, elections, and daily life from St. Louis to Panama. It also includes antiquarian lore about a Viking grave and a Panama laborer’s tale, ending with a playful cracker-barrel exchange about cheese.
Charles A. McManus of Harrison Square died yesterday at about 37. He was a longtime member of John H. McManus & Sons sail makers and a noted yachtsman owning the sloop Mill. George Barker of Maplewood Malden died yesterday after a short illness at 70. a Boston contractor and master builder, he oversaw gas works buildings at Commercial Point and leaves three children. Cardinal Pellegrini, the last cardinal created by Pope Pius IX, died in Rome.
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