Subscription Rates and Editorial Notices for Boston Post
The Boston Post lists daily and weekly subscription rates and outlines payment details. It notes second class entry, sender's risk for money, and where checks should be made payable. An NY agency is listed at 140 Nassau Street and a Washington office at 515 Fourteenth Street. The editor rejects unreturned manuscripts and requires full name and address with submissions.
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Post Publishing Company
Ernest St. Birmincham
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Rntern
Ship News On Third Page
The excerpt notes where to find sections in the issue, with Financial and Commercial Departments on pages Six and Seven.
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Ithe Ship News
Frye and Journal clash over word change in base speech
The Journal and Senator Frye dispute a terminology shift regarding base policy and the use of the word commission versus negotiators. Frye condemns a supposed change, while the Journal defends no real alteration by Secretary Bayard or the conferrees, viewing the quarrel as a petty fiction.
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Frye
Bay Anp
Freeing cholera aboard ship Alesia passengers at New York
Passengers from the cholera infected ship Alesia were released from quarantine in New York. Of 560 aboard two months ago six died during the voyage and nineteen died on Swinburne Island Hospital. Survivors have been disinfected and surveilled, with no contagion now expected. Authorities may reform quarantine methods to prevent recurrence.
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New York
Swinburne Island Hospital
Chamberlain voices views on Liberal reunion and Home Rule
In Washington reporters hear Mr Chamberlain reject being a political prophet and reiterate opposition to Gladstone's original Home Rule. He proposes a union for Great Britain and Ireland akin to Canada’s federation, a stance seen as moderate and opportunist.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Washington
Gladstone
Chamberlain
Death of Valentine Baker Brother of explorer Sir Samuel Baker
The death of Valentine Baker a former British officer and once celebrated Crimean War veteran is announced. He faced a controversial 1860s charge for insulting a woman in a railway carriage, which disrupted his career. Baker later served in the Turkish army and Egypt, but Victoria's opposition hindered restitution.
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Valentine Baker
Sir Samuel Baker
Europe
Constantinople
Egypt
Queen Victoria
Noted Soldier Colonel Baker Honored in Remembrance
The text salutes Colonel Baker as a gallant soldier and urges adherence to the belief in his guilt regarding a tragic event for which he endured deep suffering. England will remember him for his service and sacrifice.
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Baker
England
The French Presidency and Political Balance
The piece critiques political fuel and the shifting center of gravity in France under President Grevy. It discusses constitutional stability, the danger of power seized by dominant parties, and the broader implications for political progress amid France’s governance confusion.
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France
Grevy
International copyright debate and cheap books clash
The article argues against the view that international copyright would end cheap books. It notes that cheap access aids popular education and questions whether living English authors would suffer from piracy. It discusses English publishing practices, competition with American reprints, and critiques pessimistic literary theory with references to Ruskin, Mallock, Pater, and Stevenson among others.
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America
Ripkin HaGgGarp
She
Allan “Quatermain
Situ
England
Theosophical Monthly Lucifer Creates Quietly Odd Magazine
A local review notes the new Theosophical Monthly titled Lucifer feels singular in content and tone. It questions the editors spirit and esoteric social duties while citing a provocative last page by an unpopular philosopher.
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New “Theosophical Monthly
Lucifer
Two New Theatre Bills Stir Boston Next Week
The Boston stage previews two major bills for next week. Mrs. Langtry stars in As In a Looking Glass at the Globe with Maurice Barrymore and a strong company. E. H. Sothern headlines The Highest Bidder at Hollis Street.
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Looking Glass
Mrs. Langtry
Lena Despard
Langtry
New York
Globe Theatre
Maurice Barrymore
Robert Hilliard
H. A. Weaver
Sidney Herbert
Hattie Russell
Katherine Florence
Nadage Doree
Editha
Lyceum Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
W. H. Gillette
Mr Clapps Lecture on Cymbeline at Lowell Institute
Henry Austin Clapp delivered the sixth and final autumn lecture on Cymbeline to a large audience. He traced its place with The Tempest and A Winter Tale, noted Shakespeare's waning formalism, and dated the play to 1605–1610 with a 1623 folio printing. He also criticized the fifth act’s fourth scene as later corrected by authorities.
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Fidele
Shakspere
Imogen
Posthumus
Jachimo
Rosalind
Othello
Jeontes
Jochimo
Henry Austin Clapp
Lowell Institute
Boston’s Lodging Boom Signals Social Change
In Boston cheap tramp lodgings sprout with ten to thirty five cent rates, visible by large signs across Canal Beach and Washington streets. The writer notes rising apartment building numbers and a shift toward gregarious living, while describing a harbor themed tavern where ship portraits and a stern captain curb bad behavior with wit.
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Boston
Canal Street
Beach Street
South Cove
Washington Street
Back Bay Park
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Brighton
Ties that bind and cast of opinions in one page
A mosaic of quirky notes and quips from unions to railroads, with remarks on dressed beef rules, Pine versus hickory, insurance schemes, and literary exchanges. It covers witty asides on Comstock, New York school trustees, Canadian fishery settlements, Detroit baseball trades, Springfield religious conventions, and Wisconsin etymology. Includes fruit export stats and a jab at raspberry jam recipes.
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Anthony Comstock
Pine
New York
United States
Springfield
Somerville Journal
Wisconsin
Wisconsin River
Ous-con-do-san
Ouconsan
America
London
Liverpool
Glasgow
Boston
Montreal
Portland
Annapolis
Monte Cristo of racing figures at Lorillard farms
Pierre Lorillard famed for racing wealth at Rancocas New Jersey with horses valued at substantial sums. His son shares the turf passion while D O Mills buys Ben Halliday’s Harrison estate on the Sound for his daughter Mrs Whitelaw Reid. General McNulta aims for Illinois governor. Actor D B Butler tours world after San Francisco start. compares H Rider Haggard’s Africa depictions to reality.
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Pierre Lorillard
Monte Cristo
Rancocas
N. J
Glenlyon
Mortemer
Mr. Lorillard
Tuxedo Park
D. O. Mills
Ben Halliday
Harrison
N. Y
Halliday
John Roach
Mills
Whitelaw Reid
John McNulta
Judge Cooley
McNulta
New York
Bloomington
Ill
Illinois
D. B. Butler
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Australia
Cape Colony
Transvaal
Orange River
Butler
H. Rider Haggard
England
Haggard
Africa
Current comment the mayoralty
Boston Herald editorial weighs Mayor OBrien, praising his character while noting concerns about party influence. It argues the public should see a candidate as capable and well intentioned, free from outside pressure, to meet public expectations.
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O'Brien
Boston Herald
Reverence for the Law and the Money Power
The piece argues reverence for the law hinges on equality and impartiality. It warns against buying judgeships and notes that law loses respect if the rich and powerful influence elections or if officers wink at evasion.
No Objection to Lamar for Supreme Court Seat
The Providence Journal argues for Secretary Lamar’s Supreme Court nomination and likely Senate confirmation. It praises his qualifications and interior department tenure, asserts no sectional prejudice should block his appointment, and urges unity and future-focused, harmonious national cooperation.
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Lamar
Supreme Court
Senate
Interior
Providence Journal
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