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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription prices for the Boston Post. Daily rates include one year for 9 dollars, six months 4.50, three months 2.25, and one month 75 cents. Weekly issues from Friday through dates are 1 dollar per year. It notes second class matter status.
The Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven while the Ship News is featured on page three. these placements guide readers to business, shipping, and market items in the newspaper.
The Boston Post suggests Germany faces uncertainty with the emperor near death and the crown prince afflicted by a likely incurable illness. If the prince becomes ruler, he is seen as more a soldier than a statesman, risking a warlike European outlook. The paper notes Germany's strong military strength but warns against testing that power.
The New York Herald notes Mr Blaine is disappointed New York recently went Democratic while Ohio shows a stronger Republican majority that depresses the party’s mood. The piece suggests internal party maneuvers by Blaine allies and Ohio pledges influence strategic announcements.
The note urges Mr. Dineey of Maine to attend the Birmingham Alabama shipping convention with Senator Frye. Senator Morgan advocates reciprocity treaties to move South American trade from England to the United States. The piece questions whether the aim is real trade or subsidies and empty ships funded by excess taxation.
The death by action of LiInGG and the commutation of sentences for FreELDEN and Scuwas reduce to four the number of anarchist murderers to face the penalty in Chicago today. Spies the Hessian Parsons Ener and Fischer with Linea formed the hard core behind the murder, with little moral distinction among those to be hanged or spared. The Haymarket crime stems from their united efforts, making the outcome a grim, decisive moment for the city.
Commodore Schley of the bureau of equipment and recruiting urges replacing the three aging training ships with modern steam cruisers. He stresses rapid coal to energy conversion, firing training for high powered ships, and that recruits must learn aboard modern ordnance handling rather than square rig vessels like the Portsmouth. He warns current training lags endanger wartime effectiveness.
System described on training ships is compared to the outmoded plans of a famous comic opera model. The passage suggests naval instruction offers little real-world utility and echoes humor about military knowledge.
Complete returns show New York voting Tuesday produced the most decided Democratic win since 1882. Senator Evarts led a long and ardent campaign for the party, extolling tariffs and arguing against taxation. His efforts appear to have helped opponents as well as supporters in the canvass.
The amended treaty strengthens U S relations with the Sandwich Islands and grants exclusive U S use of Pearl River harbor for a coaling and repair station. It also extends commercial reciprocity for seven years, aiming to curb European influence and support future naval expansion.
A Springfield board of aldermen hearing examined proposals to separate Main Street grade crossings amid public protest. Ex Governor Robinson warned of traffic dangers, while opponents argued the crossing causes no obstruction if rail switching ends.
A Peterboro exhibition of over one hundred portraits of Mary Queen of Scots supports the view that she was a beauty of Grecian features. Descriptions note dark hazel eyes, arched brows, a refined mouth, and a tall commanding figure, with auburn hair and a high but favorable forehead enhanced by elegant headdresses.
A critical look at water waste in cities links high costs and sewage handling to public behavior. The piece also discusses a rumored New York theatre collaboration between Boorn and Barrett, possible Shakespearean productions, and the idea of a permanent residence venue with touring balance.
The article argues that per capita water use has risen from 18 million gallons daily in 1873 to 33 million by 1883 in Boston, threatening expansion of sources. It compares international usage, proposes meters and inspections, and cites Providence as a model with 40 gallons per person daily.
Paris journals campaign against high hats at theatres and demand changes. Women recently gained orchestra seating, provoking masculine anxiety and a potential return to old seating norms. Grand Opera House remains a counterexample with balletic display in front boxes. Parisians, unlike Americans, resist having rights ignored.
News notes Miss Coox’s candidacy as a bright, appealing contrast in the Wayne County school commissioner race. Despite defeat by a narrow margin, Miss Cook plans another bid to swing a Republican majority toward a minority and continue political life.
In London the Grosvenor Gallery disputes spill into a split with seceders deciding to open a new spring venue. They aim to showcase Burne Jones and fellow eminent artists free from what they deem the Philistine neighborhood of uninformed contemporaries.
In Boston, chatter centers on commuted death sentences for two Chicago Anarchists and whether Mr. Howells influenced Governor Oglesby. The piece notes the debate over legal arguments, the governor’s method for petitions, and parallels Lincoln’s favoritism, ending with street reconstruction and a local street assault anecdote involving off duty police.
The piece highlights translations of Tolstoy Gogol and lesser works by Dostoievsky offered by Crowell Co New York. It mentions Brown’s Wieland and Ormond upcoming editions by Estes Lauriat limited to 500 sets at $18 per set. It notes Ticknor’s paper series and Cassell publications including Warren Hastings Endymion and Keats.
Anton Rubinstein performs a minor key Symphony No. 6 op. 111 in A minor noted for its four movements and restrained woodwind. critics call it graceful but not a major work. Gade’s overture In the Highlands feels derivative of Burns poetry and contains bagpipe-like bassoon themes. Violinist Galo showcases modern French style while Korspay Nuphale’s form remains uncertain and his current reputation as a singing teacher in New York contrasts with orchestral potential.
The English sensation Hofman now devotes only an hour and a half daily to piano practice. His American tour price is $25,000, paid by his father at one penny per piece, or two cents for difficult selections.
The piece declares a great gain for sound politics. It says Democrats will nominate Cleveland, Republicans cannot nominate Blaine expecting help from George, and independence voters will be more numerous in 1888. It urges a strong candidate and best platform for the GOP.
The report describes Republicans swallowing a bitter pill after a close result while Democrats enjoy victory with light banter. Prohibitionists surpass expectations, planning extra turkey for Thanksgiving as rivals shake hands and remain on cordial terms in a festive political aftermath.
A New York Times opinion piece argues labor men should engage in mainstream parties rather than form separate movements. It contends labor groups are generally civic actors within existing parties, notes temporary shifts toward novel appeals, and declares the George movement spent its force with limited future political impact.
The author urges a law to fund election expenses with government money to curb corruption. Citing England and Australia, the piece says such a law would strip fundraising leverage from corrupt operatives, weaken the machine, and advance civil service reform toward honest government.
A collage of humor and commentary including John L Sullivan and Longfellow, Chicago anarchists, Jenny Lind hair, Washington Liberty on the dome, New York dramatic critics, fir pill trade in Maine, New York Republican defeats, Henry George anti poverty party, Governor Lounsbury’s Thanksgiving proclamation, fur seal trade, Duluth iron ore magnetism, Donoghue Sullivan statue in Houston, a humorous theater anecdote, the word dude in lexicography, doctors and titles across America and Berlin fines for misusing doctor cards.
The essay argues Emerson embodies transcendentalism by asserting intuitive and immanent spiritual truth without reliance on external revelation. It contrasts him with Amiel and Huxley, notes Carlyle’s influence, and compares Emerson’s readiness to believe with a reader’s latitude, framing his life as a unified though debated body of thought.
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