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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1889
Page
4
The Boston Post states money sent at sender risk and that checks drafts and money orders be made payable to the Post Publishing Company. The notice covers payment methods and financial handling for readers and advertisers.
The Financial Department appears on page six followed by the Commercial Department on pages six and seven and the Ship News on page three.
The Chicago papers boast millions for a World’s Fair fund while reports show thousands of city children lack schools due to unbuilt houses and no money. The editorial argues education of children would honor the city more than the fair.
The American Copyright League reaffirmed its drive for international copyright. In New York, the Council reelected Loweett as president and Steedman as vice president despite their wish to step aside, uniting writers, publishers, and printers in opposition to ongoing abuse and national scandal.
The piece notes growing demand for ballot reform as seen in Massachusetts and echoed by the New York Times. Western and Southern papers praise the Australian system and urge adoption nationwide, claiming it will curb bribery and intimidation and grant voters freedom and independence.
The New York Tribune endorses subsidies as a path to aid the American merchant marine. President Harrison is said to entertain these progressive views, prompting supporters to push for direct shipbuilding incentives. A ten to twenty year tonnage bounty proposal is foreshadowed, with critics warning of reckless excess amid tariff and navigation law tensions.
The New York Tribune argues the Massachusetts vote hints at two possibilities. Either voters were free two years ago and now, or they were always free and the Australian ballot prevented employer intimidation. Both freedom and a tariff opinion shift likely influenced the result.
The Tribune faces a difficult decision over how to publish the outcome, weighing public interest against potential harm. Editors wrestle with transparency, impact on readers, and the newspaper’s long running standards.
Testimony during citizenship proceedings at Salt Lake City reveals endowment house oaths binding followers to church authority and to avenge the prophets' deaths. Witnesses claim secrets of the priesthood defy government and threaten treason against the nation. Gentile opponents argue such oaths bar legal admission to citizenship.
Senator Frye proposes a practical tariff reform to ease trade with South American nations. He favors allowing their sugar and wool goods into the United States in exchange for certain American products, arguing for a fourfold return while acknowledging existing U S sugar production. Critics note his facts about sugar output and warn that such moves may clash with protectionist principles.
Chicago reads a $60,000,000 drainage project to supply pure water and remove sewage, run by nine commissioners elected December, with 10,000 workers over seven years. The venture, larger than any city debt, raises fears of political influence in chief engineering and subcontracts, as parties eye control and a Citizens ticket surfaces.
The text notes a general reduction of duties and warns that Mr. Frye risks denunciation by his associates for supporting free trade Democrat positions.
The investigation into New York Dock Department operations reveals defective leases, miscounted receipts, and contract procedures favoring certain contractors. Officials admit lax oversight and there is concern that centralized power could breed corruption, risking the city’s water front and a large future project.
A German scientist claims baldness is caused by the Bacillus Crinovorax Humanas microbe and an Indian chemist has prepared a treatment to destroy it. The tonic is not ordinary barber fare but may have some use. The piece notes baldness can add picturesqueness and dignity rather than being objectionable.
The Philadelphia Inquirer promotes a special feature described as vivid scenes in the delirium tremens ward. The publication signals this bold content as part of its allure to readers in Quaker City.
The Boston Theatre hosted a crowded premiere of Futinitza by the Bostonians. The cast included Kantchuckes Haidees, Fettham, Witent, Hardy, Hoff, Nichols, Cleary, Reade, Corden, Bartlett Davis, and others. Critics praised overall balance and performances though the orchestra faltered. Miss Bartlett Davis and Miss Corden stood out, with strong singing and stage presence.
Miss Judi's opera company brings grand English opera to the Boston Theatre starting Monday Dec 2 with a strong cast led by Judi and directors planning a wide repertoire including Mignon Carmen Faust Trovatore and Neischutz A chorus of fifty and an orchestra of forty will accompany lavish scenery costumes and electrical effects. Box office sales begin next Monday. Balmoral Choir to give two concerts for charity on Tuesday and Saturday following the Sunday Boston Theatre concert.
Noyes Cobb and Co at 75 Boylston street assign to S S Blanchard amid fragile ties with Blakeslee Co of New York. Blakeslee and Co shows liabilities around 200000 with nominal assets. Other firms like J K Post and Moir also assign on debts. Weekly failures across US and Canada rise with 285 US and 30 Canada reported by Mercantile Agency. Total US failures since Jan 1 reach 648.
Signor Salvini gave a powerful rendering of The Gladiator with his troupe, praised for dramatic force and emotion. The amphitheatre scene and Empress confrontation drew the fiercest audience response, while Miss May Brookyn in Faustina also impressed though with some overdone tragedy.
The Tremont Theatre hosts Signor Salvini for a final city appearance this afternoon with A Fore Gone Conclusion on the evening program. Annie Pixley arrives Monday for three weeks in 22, Second Floor, with possible other works during her stay. Also listed are Don Quixote and The Oolah, plus ongoing runs at Hollis Street, Park, Museum, Howard, and Grand Opera House with various stars and premieres.
In Boston reader Carl Lumbholtz the Norwegian explorer and science lecturer recounts his Australia findings among Queensland cannibals and a new kangaroo species. The piece critiques Our Dumb Animals on horse handling and narrates a mysterious Boston figure with African and South Sea curiosities and Medford rum caches.
A collage of humorous quips and social observations, noting odd remarks about coal prices, tailor shops, a Washington correspondent’s Blaine joke, and a police interview. It presents global bread exports, Patti the singer’s wealth, thunderstorm statistics, and a grim panorama of royal nerves and assassination fears among emperors and kings.
A Boston letter to the Springfield Republican argues that many ballots cast are not counted for specific statewide offices. It cites small towns with large gaps between registered votes and Governor votes, estimates statewide uncounted ballots, and suggests a “floating vote” could swing future elections and challenge the reliability of election results.
The article argues the Pan American congress must start in Washington with a frank statement from South American delegates on conditions allowing U S competition with European manufacturers and merchants. It stresses practical business questions over compliments and assurances.
The Springfield Republican comments that Boston Democrats overrode Morsea s candidacy by nominating Mr Galvin, a U S district attorney, claiming the choice shows machine influence and undermines municipal interests. Morse would have offered stronger leadership and public service if nominated.
The Old South committee reports Mrs James Power Smith president of the Fredericksburg Mary Washington Monument Association expresses gratitude for the Fredericksburg meeting aimed at rebuilding the Mary Washington tomb. Boston subscriptions are sought with the Old South Meeting House as contact point and the National Bank of Fredericksburg to hold funds.
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