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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists daily and weekly subscription prices for the Post Publishing Company with annual and shorter terms. It notes second class matter status and payment details, including payable to the New York Agency at 140 Nassau Street and that money sent is at sender's risk.
The Financial and Commercial Departments will be found on the Sixth and Seventh pages, and the Ship News on the Third page.
The Boston Post reports Herr Most denies violent language reported after his Saturday address to sympathizers. He says he is willing to die for the cause but dislikes potential imprisonment and challenges reporters on the account. He remains defiant while believing he is untouchable.
The piece labels Epward Atkinson's plan to buy Canada’s maritime provinces to settle the fisheries question as unique yet unworkable. It argues the United States would not seek such annexation and provinces would accept no price, adding the idea fits a string of costly, impractical schemes from various figures.
A New York Labor Party figure profits from notoriety while others in the campaign lament personal losses. The quoted candidate accuses George of turning leadership and philanthropy into income, noting George’s $100,000 gain and ongoing income from his labor movement ties. The piece questions the sincerity of George’s sympathy for poverty versus business advantage.
Senor Nicolas Tan eo Armero reports to the Colombian government that canal progress is far behind schedule with 161 million metres to excavate but only 33.9 million completed. The financial note shows $163.6 million spent and $602.6 million more needed to finish the canal. The statements about opening in 1890 and no extra funds are deemed fanciful.
Senor Armero warns the canal conquest faces a serious financial crisis and possible collapse. He says France must assume responsibility to avert disaster, though the project will not open in 1890 or 1892 when the concession ends.
The piece argues independent residents favor separating city business from state politics. It criticizes the aldermanic board and calls for reform through better control at City Hall, noting the likely impact of upcoming Republican and Democratic nominating conventions.
Citizens await clear leadership as candidates reveal plans and agendas while opponents hold back. The comment signals readiness to lead once rivals present their positions and policies.
The analysis suggests strained Roumania Greece ties reflect broader European shifts. Greece leans toward Russia against Turkey, while Roumania aligns with German influence, with the Porte likely to hold Bulgaria's status if conflict looms.
The article reviews Mr. R Pearsall Smiths proposed royalty system for international copyright using stamps and a 10 percent royalty on retail price. It notes broad British support but warns Americans of limited gains for authors, potential monopolies, and moral objections to profits from literature.
Judge Barrett of the New York Supreme Court rules a club member must undergo internal due process before expulsion. He notes courts will only ensure a fair trial under club rules, not adjudicate conduct unbecoming a gentleman, and warns against using injunctions to compel social invitations.
A New York critic concedes Mrs Brown Porter shows improved dramatic strength in her second play noting she acted with dainty carefulness and ingenuity yet dressed the part with elegant simplicity. The remark to Worth as her great teacher is deemed unjust.
A Boston writer visits a friend's stable to judge two Kentucky mares and finds evidence of a brutal coachman. He warns the owner to dismiss the man before more harm, then muses on speed, cooling, and correct horse care. Later he critiques a Western-dressed man and defends necktie etiquette as social display.
Louis Post argues poverty cannot be abolished by economy alone. He asserts thousands can end poverty through industry temperance and thrift, while mass meetings and tax shifts are ineffective. He praises persistent saving for eliminating want and warns against chasing unsound schemes.
The New York Evening Post (Indiana) mocks the Republican party for clinging to the hereditary principle seen in Bonapartist tradition. It argues reforms are needed and compares the party’s condition to a boy who lies and then chooses to “truth it,” a rueful admission of mendacity rather than improvement.
The challenger boasts of a 1000 vote majority but relies on sympathy from Randallites. Legal proof appears weak as irregularities cited are unconvincing and several affidavits deny fraud. Carlisle seemingly aware of the challenge.
A publishable note reflects on a court ruling while underscoring how better taste should guide public discourse. It highlights the balance between legal outcomes and responsible journalism, urging restraint in sensational framing.
The excerpt notes the contestant’s refusal to present evidence claiming it unnecessary. It comments that the ongoing challenge seems weak and questions what the contestant aims to gain from continuing the fight.
Mr Clapp delivered a detailed second Lowell Institute talk on King Lear focusing on Goneril and Regan as archetypes of wickedness, Kent Edmund and Edgar's roles, and Lear's pride. He argued Shakespeare portrays no good inherent downfall and that even minor vices bring harsh fates while noting Cordelia lacks humility and praising the tragedy’s Fool.
The article notes Arthur Symons as the author of a forthcoming London life of Poe, mentions a daughter arranging MSS extracts titled Love the Fulfilling of the Law by Dr Norman Macleod, and reports Coxs Life of Bishop Colenso due before year end. It also discusses American support for Thackeray with early publications and transatlantic editions not yet reissued in England.
An elderly German predicts Emperor William will reach 100 based on his handwriting. United States minister to Liberia Mr. Taylor notes Liberia’s military companies favor many officers to privates. Philadelphia’s Hotel Lafayette manager Baker regrets election bets including a costly wrong forecast for Leeds. Professor Burkstresser sells a prehistoric granite relic to a Pittsburgh wealth, found by laborers nearby. Navy engineer Peary prepares for the Nicaragua Canal survey sailing November 26 from New York. he describes Greenland expeditions and Isthmus time.
Dramatic notes report The Highest Bidder, successful for over one hundred nights at the Lyceum in New York, to be staged next week at Hollis Street Theatre with E H Sothern as star. Sales begin tomorrow morning.
The Rev William H Cobb longtime pastor of the Congregational Church of Uxbridge resigns to accept a post in the Congregational House Boston A boiler explosion at Heller Bros blast furnace Woodside New Jersey kills one worker Thomas Rout and injures three Wellington Cord Albert Buckman and John Bernard The loss is estimated at 30000 and insured
A scattered collection of social and political jottings. It mentions Germany and its royal family drawing sympathy, water shortages in western Ohio and eastern Indiana impacting mills and cattle, and a Newark Socialist figure. It notes political uncertainty for New York State, remarks on Bacon and Dr. Bacon in Savannah, and various quips about Tisza, Pentecost, and other public figures. The piece weaves humorous asides on clergy gifts, rail walk exercises, imagined stones, coal supply, and a Wellesley College fundraising effort for a new chapel seeking $100,000.
Henry Rosenwald and Max Oppenheimer executors of Emanuel Hoffman seek to restrain the Chicago Gaslight and Coke Company in a case joined with the Gas Trust of Chicago. They ask for a receiver and an injunction to stop operation under the $10,000,000 mortgage and to limit bond sales as the suit targets about $7,000,000 in bonds.
Prinshtp November 15 Twenty sophomores at Williams College reportedly confessed involvement in the hazing of George Choate on September 16. Nine students were suspended until after the holidays. Names include William F. Judson Harris B. Fisher Frank K. Scribner Frank H. Lovell Jr G Y Lansing Lindley C Cooper and Samuel V. Beckwith.
Crow Indians from the Crow agency arrived in St Paul under Lieutenant Cook and were sent to Fort Snelling for incarceration while the Secretary of the Interior decides their case. The group includes Crazy Head, Deaf Bull, and six young men, all viewed as dangerous or malcontents.
Montreal officials and organizers debate February carnival plans as snowshoe clubs and amateur athletic associations hesitate to commit. Hotels and railroads previously benefited, but enthusiasm wanes this year.
New York November 15 grand jury returns an indictment for conspiracy against the committee of District Assembly No 91 after O M Hart was ousted from Gardiner and Estes shoe manufactory by Knights of Labor. Cases to be pushed to trial immediately.
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