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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1889
Page
4
Weekly One Year. Entered as second class master. All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company. Washington office Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street.
The note shows where to find key sections in the newspaper: Financial Department on page six, Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page ten.
Further troubles among London dock laborers loom as unionized workers refuse to work unless fellow employees join their group. The familiar pressure leaves many ships idle again and revives a question many hoped was settled. Public sympathy for the laborers is uncertain in this new dispute.
Report from Virginia indicates the state will see its largest local vote as parties mobilize stay-at-home voters. Mahone supporters flood rural areas with tissue ballots while anti Mahonites tighten laws and precautions in Richmond to deter intimidation or fraud.
Public interest in today’s election centers on how the new ballot act will affect independence and secrecy. Supporters say the pencil method, crossing rather than pasting, empowers voters while reducing employer or boss influence.
Tennessee Congressman Houx proposes a government bill for elections claiming judges of election need not all be from the same party if requested. The plan would have electoral boards appoint judges in districts with 100 electors seeking it, seen as a device to perpetuate partisan control.
The article notes Henry Casor LopGer and Susan A. MoksE as leading Republican voices in Massachusetts predicting a large majority on tariff views. It recalls a 32 037 plurality from a year earlier and questions shifts after tariff rule in Washington. It also touches on Epward F. Hopart’s New Mexico surveyor general appointment and possible concealment of a predecessor.
Grover W. Julian was removed from office amid claims of recovering 10,000,000 acres and pressure from the Territory. Acting Commissioner Stone said no charges existed in the Land Office. the President held the reasons for removal while strong territorial pressure was cited.
The Commercial Advertiser profiles New York City political figures nicknamed the Boys describing a mix of publishers, liquor dealers, and vague political figures across districts. It highlights Johnny OBrien and Barniy Bietin as nationally known names and notes the assembly as a blend of high toned leaders and saloon keepers.
An open letter by Horace P. Tobby of Tremont Nail Company replies to James M. Swank of the American Iron and Steel Association. The piece defends New England's iron industry amid tariff disputes, disputes Swank's figures, and argues that mills have closed or paused while national production rose.
The Maritime Exhibition was opened with ceremonies to showcase 19th century American maritime progress. It aims to revive interest in shipbuilding and national shipping, arguing for policy changes but noting debate over subsidies and protectionism.
A speaker questions the fairness of high duties on crude iron and coal while praising 10 percent protection for New England products. The exchange criticizes attempts to undermine established statistics and the secretary’s credibility in the tariff debate.
A fallen streetwire killed a horse and felled two men near Twenty eights street. The Herald driver Mr Whe lan was knocked to the gutter and struck by sparks before realizing the danger. The incident supports Mayor Grant's push to bury power lines.
An article argues that County Council purists overstep by aiming to legislate taste and morals for music halls. It contends coarse amusements persist regardless of censorship and that public decency issues should be addressed by common law.
The review praises Miss Maris Wainwright for a well produced Twelfth Night on the modern stage. It notes intelligent theatre and a balanced Shakespearian treatment amid recent spectacle trends, calling the performance worthy of serious attention and surprise.
Retirement prompts Rev Dr A A Miner to become Boston's senior pastor as Dr Bartol exits. Reports hint Dr George Loring may resign for Portugal. Abbe joins government eclipse expedition to Africa to study atmospheric phenomena. Sargent plans return to England after Christmas for Paris and London shows. Seth Low accepts Columbia College presidency starting February. Mrs Shendley of London gifts Pittsboro 300 acres for a park. Rev E L Buckley to lead St Johns Chapel Newport Sept 1. Bronson Howard earns 1400 a week for Shenandoah with four-city run. Mounet-Sully to visit America after two decades at the Comedie Francaise. Julian Hawthorne notes his father's small handwriting and prolific edits. MP J R Cox health worsens after imprisonment. winter in England forbidden. Leigh Bright arrives in New York to inspect Bright investments. leads Rochdale works. Mme Henry Greville reports Chateau de Nohant near La Chatre for sale after Maurice Sand death. George Sand’s study preserved.
Union 33 and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners held a Dexter Hall meeting last evening supporting a series of eight hour movement meetings. They voted to attend a mass gathering next Saturday at the Dudley Street Opera House. The Iron Moulders' Union met at 987 Washington Street and formed a committee for the December 17 annual ball in Odd Fellows' Hall with D F Fitzpatrick, international president, expected present.
John F. Jones, an elevator man at the Tremont and Suffolk Mill in Lowell, plunged from the third floor into an elevator well yesterday, breaking his neck and six ribs.
After a three year gap Signor Salvini opened in Boston as Othello at Tremont Theatre to a large audience. His performance blends a savage tempered by Southern European nuance, with unparalleled command and a lingering finish. Supporting players include Mrs. Bowers Mina Miss Brookyn Desdemona and Mr. Henderson Cassio, while diction and scenery drew mixed critique.
Boston theatregoers saw J K Emmet in Uncle Joe at Hollis Street Theatre with a strong supporting company led by Maude White as Collie Parker. The program showcased Emmet’s humor, songs, and animal acts, followed by Adam Forepaugh Jr.’s all feature show at the Globe Theatre with broncho ponies horses dogs elephants and a trained mare Lucy. The Boston Theatre Complex drew crowds for matinees and a varied lineup including the Howard Atheneum act and Wainwright at the Park Theatre hands across the Sea at the Museum and Shadows of a Great City at the Grand Opera House with John A Stevens at the Howard.
In New York the crowd packed Twenty eighth Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue for Wilson Barretts return and the performance of Ben My Chree. Cheers and flowers followed his grateful speech. English star Barrett and David Garrick triumph drew strong public attention for Wyndham as an old friend welcomes him back.
A Harvard College graduate donated 20000 dollars to finish the Harvard Botanical Museum and Laboratories now unfinished. The donor’s father, described as generous and public spirited, will be commemorated in the lecture room.
The writer lauds English elms on Beacon Street and the Common for their autumnal display, noting golden leaves on sidewalks and a sunlit cityscape that rivals State House domes. He recalls a Democratic mass meeting at Faneuil Hall, praising Dr. William Everett and General Collins, and sketches 19th century Boston icons like Elisha Greenwood and Tom Edson, highlighting their social roles.
Admiral Walker’s European squadron plans a visit to Boston around the tenth of the month. Lieutenant Wadham met with the mayor and harbor master to place anchorage near shore for easy access. The Chicago will anchor north of the North Ferry near the navy yard, while either the Boston or the Atlanta will anchor between East Boston ferries. The Yorktown will stay off the New York and New England docks.
The Woman's Relief Corps 67 held a harvest festival and sale last evening in the hall of Robert A. Bell Post Joy Street. A literary and musical programme featured Misses Jennie Falls Ella Jewell and Helen Shepherd Mrs J Ray Mrs A H Jewell and Master Frank Wright.
A collage of cultural notes and humor sketches spans art, literature, and science. Highlights include Froissart manuscripts changing hands for $9000, Dilke's Greater Britain social topics, Moltke's phonograph remark, Eiffel Tower winter access, and Ha mbstead and Chatham houses preserving historic setups. A Paris doctor’s wit ends with Deburau joke about laughter curing spleen.
Verses from James Whitcomb Riley urging patience with faultfinding and the value of doing one's best. The speaker notes that greatness comes with seeing one’s own smallness and that success brings troubles. He advises laying aside contention and praising or blaming matters little to the core effort.
The Indianapolis Sentinel argues the next Congress will be insignificant unless it advances broad freedom of trade among American nations, stressing the need for substantial tariff liberalization and economic openness.
The Providence Journal notes confusion in the Republican view of Massachusetts politics. Some say the struggle is the people of the Commonwealth against Boston Democracy, while others insist it is the people against the State House ring.
The Nevening Post discusses George F. Hoar asserting that illiterate men naturally align with the Democratic party while the same figure labels all Black men in the South as Republicans. It cites census data showing high illiteracy rates among Black voters in Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Alabama.
The Philadelphia Record notes potential reductions or losses for Republicans in Massachusetts amid party machine dissatisfaction and tariff reform debates. In Iowa German voters oppose the prohibition law and a granger challenge grows against the governor candidate over railroad ties, while tariff reform gains momentum.
The Ohio governor Foraker fights for political life as party foes sharpen knives in Hamilton county. Forged signatures threaten him, though the impact is uncertain. The Ohio Republicans show little scruple about rough tactics in this intra party battle.
Washington dispatches report that Mat Quay and Chris Magee visit Mr. Harrison this week amid a battle for control of the Pennsylvania Republican party. Each seeks to win patronage from the President to dominate party leadership.
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