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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1886
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Co announces subscription rates for mail and weekly editions. Rates listed include daily mail one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, and monthly seventy five cents. weekly editions one year one dollar thirty five cents.
The note states that the Financial and Commercial Departments will be on the Sixth and Seventh pages while Skip News appears on the Third page.
The Czar proposes a candidate from his household to rule Minerelia, a Russian province bought in 1867 for one million roubles. The nominee is closely tied to the Emperor as an aide, and to Count Adlerberg through marriage, signaling a decisive, controlled selection to avoid past missteps.
Dr Holmes writes to the Post defending the Harvard anniversary verses amid claims of sting from President McCosh. The piece argues Princeton should not take offense at lines praising Harvard, calling the criticism unfounded and urging a cordial view of recent history.
The Sunday organ of the Republican machine warns that a Henry George style candidacy is unlikely to succeed if not spontaneous. It argues such a move would cost more than it gains and cannot be replicated in Boston without an in town George figure to lead.
The Transcrip declares opposition to enlarging the State House citing cost and symmetry. The Herald and Post favor using the old reservoir lot for space or a supplementary building rather than expanding the current facade. The Record notes broad public sentiment that the State House remains handsome and should not be altered.
The article warns the scheme will be hotly contested in the Legislature as it involves substantial funds to buy estates and fund grand plans for a new State House. It urges public testimony to defend one of the nation's finest architectural works and predicts broad airing of the issue.
Supreme Court guidance narrows Sunday labor to shop keeping, deeming other forms of work illegal although broad industry lists cover many occupations. The Worcester barber case highlights dated statute issues and calls for legislative reform to avoid chilling ordinary commerce. The piece contrasts unions, boycotts, and conspiracy charges across cases as courts weigh enforcement limits.
The Plymouth jury failed to reach a verdict on McGeough and O Keefe charged with conspiracy to injure Emery by steering Knights of Labor away from shops using Harrington leather. The case centers on the Salem leather boycott tied to the tanners lockout and a dispute over laborers bands and collective action.
The Violet Cameron company departs for Ireland as Lord Lonsdale has already left. Public reception is hostile. promoters offer no plan to sue external managers. The venture is seen as a total failure, with critics noting prior worse offerings drew more public tolerance.
The passage notes labor organizations have clear fields and cites the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as a profitable study. It claims the Knights led numerous strikes causing losses, while the locomotive engineers peacefully settled differences on ten roads.
The piece notes that colleges perform a similar function to determine the States’ votes for President and Vice President, highlighting the ongoing role of the electoral college in U.S. elections.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean laments foreign involvement in local labor affairs and urges workers to heed fellow citizens over those who live in luxury at organized labor's expense. It cautions workers during a critical period of labor strain.
Oliver Wendell Alelmesia expresses annoyance at being quoted as labeling Emerson as from the dirtiest sectarian circles. Robert C. Winthrop objects to printed substitution of Alderman Sidney for Alpernen Sidney in the manuscript.
The Atlanta Constitution notes a shift in civil service reform with the present Democratic administration, stating the law is now honestly enforced, unlike under Republican predecessors where it was a dead letter.
Washington Post questions the need to deploy American ships and soldiers to support De Lesseps and a French funded canal through foreign soil. The piece criticizes naval movements and the risk of deaths from Chagres fever for an impracticable project.
The Albany Argus declares the Democratic party is the labor party and that when workers choose friends the Democratic majority will grow larger. It frames the Democratic party as aligned with labor and contrasts it with monopolists.
The Springfield Republican notes a Harvard anniversary sentiment and argues the Republican convention has curbed partisanship. It predicts Massachusetts voters will choose the best candidate regardless of party labels, elevating standards and independence. Oliver Ames is cited as an example of shifting political fortunes.
In the Wilson Moon case, government interference enabling vast fortunes is challenged. A beneficiary allegedly pays $250,000 on a baseless blackmail claim, suggesting the fruits of such policy do not justify itself. Springfield Republican notes concerns over tariff advocacy and executive overreach.
The article argues for direct public influence in Senate selection, citing dissatisfaction with senate character and methods. It cites Nebraska as a precedent where popular nominations and a vote could determine general preference, leaving legislatures to ratify the people's choice.
In Boston the Vendome hosted a notable Saturday banquet for American and English actors. Heartfelt tributes to Wilson Barrett and partners highlighted cordial friendship beyond stage rivalries. Speakers praised Barrett, with remarks from Mayor O'Brien and Philadelphia’s Mayor Smith. Dixey’s absence noted by a World despatch, and poetry by Nathaniel Chase Morse adding to the event.
The Atlantic for December features Mr. Lowell's Oration and Dr. Holmes's poem in two supplements. It surveys Mazzini and Dante, Henry James via Mrs. Henry, and new essays on Turkey and Russia, with criticisms of Miss Yonge and William Henry Bishop. It also previews forthcoming books from Roberts Bros. and Houghton Mifflin, and notes Admiral Hobart Pasha’s collected adventures.
A collage of witticisms and brief curiosities notes about beef prices, book titles, political tickets for 1888, lightning and swimming, fashion canes, waterbury watches, and satirical quips from multiple papers. Includes sharp one liners on theater dogs, turpentine politics, and a fondness for sarcasm about Othello in Minneapolis.
The drag hunt at George A. Nickerson's Dedham residence is postponed to Thursday the 18th at 3 15 p m with a 2 20 p m train from Boston and Providence. There will be no drag on Wednesday the 17th at the Country Chic. A dramatic entertainment is planned at Union Hall Tuesday evening in Ponte for Interperate Women.
Mr. Savage speaks on social problems with honest, manly spirit aiming to uncover causes and map practical remedies. He grounds his views in Jesus’ teachings about city life and public and private interests of his era, proposing a theory for reform.
The Paris craze features a young American woman agreeing to thirty days of fasting as spectacle. Paris press notes a possible link to a recent apocryphal Waterloo duel claim. European venues profit from starving exhibitions, echoing New York shows once led by Dr. Tanner, while seven day go as you please acts may resurface.
The Milwaukee Daily Journal reports J E Dodge of Racine is expected to succeed A K Delaney as United States attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin. Delaney’s resignation, offered six weeks ago to President Cleveland, has been accepted. General Bragg recommended Dodge, who was born in Massachusetts and came to Racine in 1878. He is senior member of the firm Dodge & Fish and chairs Racine county’s Democratic committee.
In Paris News Mile. Sardou mocks her father by guiding his new Porte Saint Martin piece Le Crocodile a light comedy. The title refers to a steamer between Amsterdam and Hong Kong not a Nile reptile. The work blends comedy and extravaganza aimed to delight eyes and mind.
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