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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1889
Page
4
Classified notice fragment outlines second class matter status and payment directions. It specifies payments to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY and notes Washington Office at Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street. The readable portion lacks event or names, giving procedural details for readers.
In Davenport area Scott County shows a declining GOP strength. Garfield won Iowa in 1880 with a local majority of 1728, Cleveland carried it in 1884 by 2457 and 1888 by 2860, Boris last election led by 3639 but GOP votes fell to 1645. Germans shift to opposition, halving former Republican voters.
The Baltimore American praises Maryland Independents for hard work, reforms gained and ongoing investigations into the last election. They press on despite opposition, denouncing dishonest schemes and resisting bosses as they expand reform across the state.
The New York Tribune reports a Madrid despatch that Spain plans to cut tariffs in Cuba and Puerto Rico to boost commerce with Europe. Critics note the plan reverses advised U S strategy of subsidized lines and higher barriers. Washington figures show 1887 trade with these nations at about 1 billion dollars, with the U S supplying roughly a third and exporting only a third of its imports. The piece urges the U S to awaken to the situation.
At a New York Reform Club meeting Captain John Copman argued the United States paid 3 billion in freight to foreigners over 34 years and urged lifting vessel ownership restrictions. Huey McCutro Locn advocated tariff relief on shipbuilding materials to allow cheaper American ships, noting wage differences in context.
A quoted section notes dissatisfaction with high costs and underperformance. The speaker argues that many tasks could be done by machinery rather than by hand, implying broader push for automation and efficiency. The fragment hints at economic debate and labor practices.
A historical analysis argues for federal control of congressional elections as a partisan plan to secure Republican power. It discusses proposals to appoint federal agents, federal oversight of districts, and potential changes to House rules, noting divisions within the party over bypassing state authority.
Dispatches on Brazil’s revolution are contradictory with scant details. The possibility of a government overthrow looms, but it remains unclear if Dom Pedro has been deposed or ordered to leave or has sailed for Lisbon. Dissatisfaction grows amid slave owners and other interests.
The article weighs the claimed overthrow of the Brazilian government and the roles of Crown Princess Isapel and General DA Fonseca. It cautions that a popular uprising is not clearly evident, notes Liberal dominance, and compares the movement to Boulangist tendencies, while stressing journalism should retain editorial independence and avoid signed editions.
The piece surveys calls for signed editorials versus anonymous leaders, noting Readers may not accept personal writers as the paper’s voice. It cites opinions of Gladstone McCartray Lang Traill and others, arguing unsigned leaders reflect collective journalistic stance.
The piece notes a seventeenth century French writer described a moon visit and a hearable book using springs and a machine to express lunar thoughts, foreshadowing the phonograph. It credits the inventor who turned a fable into fact with remarkable ingenuity.
The Dramatic Mirror rebukes the New York Herald for printing an absurd tale of a dispute between Mr Booth and Mme MopsEskA without fact checking. It argues reputation should matter, but notes journalism now pursues sensation at any cost, treating truth as secondary.
Mr. Crane faces pressure as dramatists request encouragement by every mail. He may soon need to refuse as many plays as Palmer admits rejecting, reflecting a clash over support for new American drama.
Mr GripsTone confesses he wrote anonymously only three times in life. The remark prompts any reader to investigate whether he is the famous Outi danes from the Contemporary Review.
Mr Parnell again shows how large a fund of caution is his by refusing to be interviewed by the delegates from the American National League who are now in England. And this is not because he cannot speak to the point when the time comes either.
The Sunday Times column titled Cupid at Work presents notices of engagements and weddings in a picturesque form. The article notes these announcements as they appear, though accuracy may vary across entries.
In a tense game Princeton secured the win as questions linger over kicking game performance. Coaches and players note the outcome stands despite ongoing evaluation of kicking strategy and execution.
Max ORELL to begin American tour in city on January 6. Marion CRAWFORD honored with prize by the French Academy. Henry GEORGE set to sail for Australia for a January lecturing tour. Adams at Cambridge Observatory seriously ill. Polar travellers KNIKENTHAL and WALTER return to Hamburg after North Expedition. Leland STANFORD funds restoration of Sutter's Fort in Sacramento. Rumors of Henry IRVING revival of All You Like It at Lyceum. Miss Kate DREXEL may form a new American order for Indian missionary work. Ex-Empress Frederick and Princess Alice in Vienna discuss Germany’s past. Bartholdi to sculpt Gambetta monument at Ville d Avray. Ferdinand betrothed to Princess Louise d Orléans. George Sand’s granddaughter Aurore DUDEVANT to marry M Lauth. Maurice Sand recently died. A possible French émigré heir to Louis XVI dies in Dorjos. Watts bequeaths thirty-seven canvases to the National Gallery. Valuation of bequest immense, greatest since Turner's donation.
Mr Nikisch led a large audience through a modern program featuring Overture to Anacreon, Cello Concerto in A minor Op.26 with Leo Schulz, Svendsen Kol Nidrei, Goetz Symphony in F. The critic praised Schulz for technical finesse and musical individuality, and noted future soloist Gertrude Edmands with Foote string suite.
Mr Adamowski leads a quartet with King Moldauer and the new member S Adamowski making his solo debut as a cellist. Miss Mary Obrion and Mr Eliot Hubbard assist. Also noted are De Koven opera Don quixote at the Boston and Oolah at the Globe as new offerings.
Delegates to the International American Congress and International Marine Conference visited the Annapolis Naval Academy in Maryland on November 17. Captain Samopson showed them the buildings and grounds while cadets under Captain Cross held a dress parade. European delegates praised the academy, deeming it superior to other nations' naval academies.
The writer details Boston social plans for a visiting naval squadron from Princeton and Cambridge, praising club entertainments and naval prestige. He notes the appeal of officers’ visits, then shifts to a personal foray into the Bell Telephone litigation at the U S Court House, admiring the argumentative craft of counsel and the allure of legal reasoning.
Miscellaneous clippings describe social humor about habits and nerves. Bits mention Brazil's revolution leader, Paris fashion and art notes, a Bangor lawyer’s clever fee trick, Eiffel Tower finance, Rosa Bonheur receiving the Legion of Honor, and a courtly anecdote about empresses and pins.
London letter reports two American visitors and four friends demanding $60 back after paying $15 each for seats near the Grand Central Hotel. They were guided to a side street by a porter and missed the procession, sued, faced heavy costs and a ten week stay, but the court dismissed the case as a messenger error.
A Providence Journal brief notes public mood after Boston voters backed Mayor William E. Russell and a ward politician, signaling a measured post vote atmosphere amid political strain.
Lord Salisbury says the Irish question will soon be settled whether there is ground for it or not. Either the Irish question must be settled soon or Salisbury will be.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues Catholics should inspire Protestants to unite at a world congress in the U S capital. It urges warring sects to overcome differences, emphasize liberty and progress, and rally for human advancement.
The piece argues Republicans face a tariff dilemma in the next Congress. They must revise without reducing duties, risking Northwest votes or losing protectionist support from Indiana and Massachusetts. It blames McKinley and Hoar for a weak platform and notes relief may come from the President's message.
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