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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1887
Page
4
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The crowd of radicals and anarchists clashed with London police all day near Trafalgar Square and dispersed after failing to hold the prohibited meeting. The incident showed the police enforcing the ban firmly, preserving London’s peace and affecting global quiet.
The New York Leader, a one year old labor organ, ceased last week after the Chicago Anarchists were executed. The editor cites working men’s indifference as the reason. The Standard, Henry George’s personal paper, shows signs of struggle under similar influences as public interest wanes.
Secretary Laman writes to Land Commissioner Sparks saying one must leave the Interior Department, with the President to decide. The blast, issued hastily, does not settle the land office controversy or question secretaryial authority. Lamar may be right on policy, but the rupture harms nothing more than internal disputes amid praise for the department’s land rescue work and officials.
The Philadelphia Press drafts a cautious 1885 political map with Blaine leading a 182 vote bloc and Democrats winning the South while several key states shift. The Carlisle-Trobe contest for Kentucky’s sixth district is debated amid claims of fraud, while naval manpower and a merchant seaman registry proposal are discussed as potential reforms.
The piece notes political shifts in New Jersey Connecticut and Indiana, then shifts to the health of the German Emperor. It highlights his daily appearance at the imperial palace window and how photographs of Kaiser Wilhelm vom Volke begrusst are ubiquitous in Berlin. It asserts this habit will outlast his other deeds in popular memory.
The article argues for a ready naval reserve to recruit seamen in war, noting the loss of the 1860 merchant fleet and comparing models in England, Russia, Sweden, and Norway. It mentions New York yachtsmen proposing a national naval militia and conscription of seafaring men and harbor residents.
The New York World cables two contrasting views from Gladstone and Boulang er about the Chicago Anarchists execution. Gladstone is brief and noncommittal, while Boulang er advocates commutation, noting political factors. William Morris’s panicky call for a harsher stance is condemned as incoherent and dangerous rhetoric.
The annual report of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women notes rising enrollment at the Harvard Annex from about twenty in the first year to ninety in the latest year, with about one hundred students now in classes. The annex offers college coursework taught by Harvard professors, aiming to meet demand rather than advertise for students.
A Boston writer visits Trinity Church praising its sermon and atmosphere while noting the music and a lingering social commentary. He observes fashion, carriage, and behavior of young women in city streets and resorts, reflecting on modern life and culture with wry humor.
The report notes a fixed faculty of forty to fifty at the Harvard Annex and Bryn Mawr foundation, with expanding demand for advanced instruction. An added chemistry laboratory and new buildings promise room if funding appears, while the Annex draws students from sixteen states who studied at about forty strong colleges. It highlights the institution’s broader impact and questions its significance.
The article notes the Lorelei legend may fade if Rhine channel work deepens near the rock. Dynamite noise could end the siren’s role as a warning. With the dangerous rocks removed, the boatman’s peril and fatal singing might be a relic of the past.
Miss Nevis Coox, after losing her bid for Wayne County school commissioner, marries the young lawyer who led her campaign. A staunch Republican prior to the match, his political views reportedly shifted as a result. The union could affect her political prospects and the district's support from young men who backed her.
A writer critiques the Crispus Attucks monument description promising a vivid Boston scene with firelit night imagery. He weighs its novelty against antique coloring, notes its planned Common setting near West Street, and reflects on women workers and a sharp reply from a typist.
The program altered last minute with Korbay Nuptiale omitted and Lero Lalo Symphonie Espagnole performed instead of the announced piece. C. M. Loffler soloed in the A major No. 6 Rubinstein and Lalo pieces, drawing strong praise for Lalo's brilliant concerted writing and the orchestra’s careful, capable playing.
Italo Campanini directs two operatic concerts in this city on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at Music Hall. The renowned company features Mme Repetto leading soprano with Signora Torricelli and Signor Kaldini among others. Sale of reserved seats starts Tuesday at the hall box office.
Mr J E Murdoch opened a six part series at Chickering Hall Saturday morning to a sympathetic audience including many in theatre. His old fashioned yet dignified method showcased his dramatic range with readings from Drifting Catawba Wine Romeo and Juliet Queen Mab and The Spinster Aunt's Dilemma The next lecture set for November 16 will feature Hamlet selections and commentary.
Cardinal Gibbons has returned to Baltimore from his extended Northwest trip tired but in good health. Cyrus W. Field Jr a Williams College graduate has purchased twenty acres in Williamstown to build a stone residence. Mrs Leo Hunter of Paris invited M Saint Saens to dinner and then announced he would perform. he declined before dinner then after, saying he had eaten too much. Reverend Floyd W Tompkins has accepted Christ Church Hartford rectorship and will preach January 1. Hartford’s Protestant Episcopal bishops list includes Chase Doane Potter Burgess Williams Wainwright Clark.
A letter to the editor criticizes William Dean Howells for allegedly defending Nihilist violence in the Chicago murder case. The writer argues Howells favors bombings as justified for humanity and condemns sensational dime novels and criminal myths.
In Springfield stories, ex-Governor Robinson and ex-US Attorney Stearns have returned to law practice. A sidewalk injury suit against the town in Chicopee features Stearns for the town and Robinson for the injured woman. Stearns mocks the Governor from the courthouse bench with a tale of slippery water pockets and imagined perils.
A collage of social satire and scattered notes on politics art and crime. The piece cites Owen Meredith era figures lamenting rising slate prices and lists observations from Paris to New York about indiscipline virtue and censorship. It also mentions Comstock and the New York art trade and memorials from Connecticut veterans.
The State should print ballots and control distribution to ensure fairness. Inspectors must not be partisan volunteers or tied to candidates. An election law should require shared cost of elections by all citizens through taxation.
The piece argues the current system relies on mercenary politics and spoils in civil service, with heavy contributions. It backs a government managed system for ballots and campaign work to reduce corruption and free honest citizens from professional politicians while preserving legitimate party activity.
A Georgia man Henry R. Jackson questions if the South must surrender its reputation. The writer replies that while he may speak privately, public outcry should end and the nation wishes silence from him for a time.
The Herald critiques censorship urging whitewashing art scenes and destroying sculpture, Pandering to moral outrage, it warns against Europe and urges careful work without overdoing it. It lampoons closing museums and jailing gallery owners while mocking extreme prudishness in art policy.
The text argues for forest conservation citing Dr. Mayer at the University of Tokyo and a national timber strategy. It warns against alarmist voices and stresses that delaying forest policy is unwise and wasteful, noting widespread concern about remote perils becoming disasters.
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