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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Co lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Rates shown include daily one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seventy five cents. weekly one year a dollar.
Boston Post reports a peaceful Sunday in London as expected riots did not occur at Trafalgar Square. Police kept crowds moving with forbearance while Hyde Park gatherings of Radicals voiced against free speech repression in the metropolis.
A broad rise in coal prices nationwide cannot be fully attributed to the Lehigh strike nor lake port demand. Combined coal companies produced 4,000,000 more tons this year, with no major transportation disruption. Scarcity appears due to irregular demand and seasonally piled orders, shifting higher costs onto the poor who pay the most.
The new House lists 168 Democrats 153 Republicans and four Independents after special elections. The Democratic majority may shrink as four labor-aligned Democrats align with the party, prompting speculation on Speaker Carlisle’s fate. Randall’s defection would sever his ties to the administration yet risk his influence.
Mr. Epward Marston condemns Pearsall Sairn’s royalty scheme as impracticable and unfair to most English authors, urging a straightforward international copyright in both countries. The piece contrasts this with American tribune defenses and notes broader treaty ambitions and political maneuvering in the U.S. and France.
The article argues for a Papal Jubilee memorial in Rome modeled on Walter Bresant’s Palace of Delight concept. It links literary influence to social reform and urges a recreation movement to combat the endless grind of London and Rome workers. It stresses rational leisure, mutual social interaction, and civic duties.
The article defends publishers as fair and sensible and argues that the plea of monopoly is one of the basest arguments used by opponents of international copyright.
The Irex owner intends a challenge and to name a new cutter within the maximum length under the new rules. The Royal Clyde Yacht Club withdrawn its challenge is traced to Mr Charles Sweet’s belief in a seventy foot boat, though ninety feet could be used. The changes ensure the cup goes to the fastest overall vessel, spurring sea going naval design.
Report on the collision in fog that sank the W. A. Scholten within twenty minutes with heavy loss of life. Three of five lifeboats proved useless, prompting questions about actions by officers and passengers and the panic that followed.
The article discusses Republican influence since 1866 and a claim that George S. Bourne acted to abandon exclusive jurisdiction over sealing grounds in the Behring Sea, allegedly starting a conspiracy blamed on Cleveland and Bayard. It notes opposition to reciprocal trade with Canada as part of the controversy and compares it to Senator Frye’s remarks.
The piece argues France should form a strong government led by a figure like M. de Freycinet with a preference for a premier of stature, whether Rouvier or Goblet matters little. It notes only faint hope for such leadership at present.
The Saturday concert featured Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz and Schumann Genoveva overture with standout brass, praising the orchestra’s precision. A second Campanini concert impressed with solid vocal display from Campanini, Scalchi, Galassi, Nannetti, and Repetto, and hints of Verdi and Ponchielli to come.
The Mephisto Waltz is praised for originality and dramatic instinct akin to an opera, with a rich orchestral display and formidable rhythms. Dvořák’s symphony is lauded for power and longevity, while Hubbard’s debut is questioned. audience applause is noted. Upcoming program features Rosamunde Overture, Schumann piano concerto, and Brahms Symphony No.1 in C minor with Carl Baermann as soloist.
The Kneisel quartet launches its three season with a Chickering Hall concert tonight featuring Haydn in D minor and Beethoven in A flat, with Schumann songs by Miss Gertrude Edmands. Future concerts list Dec 19 Jan 16 Feb 18 March 6 and March 26 with soloists Carl Faelten Teresa Carreno Arthur Foote and Adele Aus der Oben.
A pamphlet by George H. Wilson outlines the concert programs with brief descriptive and critical notes on the musical works and composers. The notes are considered intelligent and of great interest and value to concertgoers.
In Boston a November dawn with hoar frost and a golden haze inspires a writer to contrast beauty with urban life. He notes a superannuated clerk stuck in his desk, then praises Chinese diligence and a curious walking custom on Sundays as he ponders East versus West influences.
A collage of quips about stamps literature politics and theater. Observations on Rider Haggard new serials the German crown prince and a French cabinet joiner phrase. Interprets about a New Orleans anarchist exhibit a New York Sun joke and a burglar alarm gag with wit and whimsy.
A collection of sketches describes figures such as Mr Watts and Mr William Richmond, Sir John Millais, Mr Frank Hall, and Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania. It notes Phil Armour’s early office routine, Fairchild’s aristocratic appearance, and William Sparks’s distinctive hat. Liberia envoy Charles Henry Jones Taylor enjoys travel and a $5000 salary, while Don M. Dickinson is depicted as a precise, Detroit-born reformer with a keen gaze and mutton-chop whiskers.
The Springfield Republican highlights Josiah Quincy as a rising leader in the Democratic party. It notes that his candidacy attracts attention alongside William B. Russell and John F. Andrew, suggesting the party possesses strong young talent.
The Boston Herald argues that the aldermanic district law hindered citizen participation and failed to produce independent mayoral candidates. It urges repeal to restore citizen influence over nominations and prevent overreliance on party tickets.
The Springfield Republican reports widespread Republican belief that Governor Ames may seek a third term amid a large victory margin. It notes talk of a future U S Senate seat and possible repeal of his father’s censure, while urging party consensus on continuing Ames in office through three terms.
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