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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1887
Page
4
The Boston Post Publishing Co announces subscription prices for milk near Washington Street. Daily rates list one year at 89 or annual equivalent, six months at 24.50, three months at 2.25, and one month at 75 cents. Weekly editions issued Fridays charge one year at 1.00.
Boston Post reports General Master Workman Powderly urges contributions to support striking Pennsylvania coal miners. The piece notes dire conditions in the coal regions and public sympathy growing for labor grievances, while coal consumers bear higher prices with little gain to miners.
A remark by Mr Chamberlain of the British fisheries commission not in the Washington interview suggests the most favored nation clause in several British treaties could impede a commercial treaty with Canada and the United States. American conference members seek to secure fishing privileges for U S fishermen in Canadian ports, separate exclusive rights from common fishing on the British North American coast, settle the headland controversy as opposed by the government, and implement treaty provisions to reduce friction from Dominion officials' actions.
Engineers McEnocall and Prakry will lead final surveys for the Nicaragua canal next week. The project begins with careful surveys and estimates, aiming for independent progress despite a failed boundary treaty between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Judge Rupert Lorine contests James B. White for Congress in Indiana's 12th district. White, born in Scotland, claims naturalization days before election and cites Civil War discharge as citizenship. War records reportedly show resignation with charges pending, affecting his eligibility.
The piece discusses issues around citizenship and what defines an honorable army discharge. If Watre is unseated, Indiana would have six Republicans and six Democrats, reviving the deadlock over who takes action if the Presidential election goes to the House next year.
The Republican municipal convention faces the task of selecting a non-partisan mayor who can win broad voter support. Critics name alleged reform candidates as unfit and urge a leader like Mayor Hewitt to unite opposition and push for tighter city finances and efficient administration.
The disaster from the W. A. Scholten collision near Dover killed many with only eighty rescued. The writer urges caution before assigning blame, noting the anchoring or weighing Rose Mary and the need for proper lights and whistles in the English Channel.
The piece weighs the métayer method where landlord and tenant share land and produce, noting benefits like shared interests and capital for farming. It criticizes the Limerick proposal to rotate three years of government rent as compensation for evictions, arguing it would effectively turn the state into a landlord and likely fail to be repaid.
A large fashionable audience saw Mrs Langtry at the Globe in a controversial staged adaptation of a popular novel. The review harshly questions character clarity, pacing, and the heroine Lena Despard while praising some stage design and Sothern’s performance in the companion piece.
Boston stage debut of The Highest Bidder at Hollis Street Theatre with E H Sothern as Jack Hammerton. The play opens at The Larches in Kent where Thornhill’s estate faces sale and Hammerton contemplates love as he encounters Thornhill’s daughter.
Last night at the Howard Atheneum the management offered a big specialty show with a crowded house. Acts included Lewis and Martin in black face, Hassan and Whitney acrobats, William Carroll on banjo, Ryan and Richfield in a character change, Bartlett and Lorraine in grotesque song and dance, Flossie Edwards in songs and dances, John LeClair juggling, Maggie Cline’s ovation, Alfred Clives with a trained dog, and Luigi Dell Ora on two instruments. The finale was a tableau vivant The Comanches portraying Western frontier life.
This last week of Sophia at the Museum includes a benefit for Mr. Barron on Saturday evening and the premiere of The Barrister on Monday. Sophia drew a large audience last night and Miss Lotta again attracted a crowded Park Theatre house with Pawn Ticket 210, pleasing fans of her works. Next Monday A Bunch of Keys is scheduled at this venue.
A note from a typewriter in Boston argues for equal pay for women doing the same work as men. The writer urges cooperation among women shorthand clerks and copyists to secure fair wages and denounces indulgence over genuine compensation. The letter stresses dignity, civility, and wage equity as societal welfare.
Inspectors arrested Robert Walde on Morton street on suspicion of larceny after a valise containing unsigned stock worth 250000 dollars vanished at Old Colony depot. Colonel A J Rogers of New York, presiding land company head, reported recovery of 155000 dollars of the stock. Walde claims the valise passed through several youths and to his employer, aiding police inquiry.
A collection of quips on football kicks and college rules, labor strikes, and jokes about manners. Notes on Robert Bonner and a prosperous widow of Vineland, plus Argentina’s Paris expo funding and Buenos Aires Parliament building costs. Includes language evolution and a Bos ton Bible instructor headline.
A whimsical poem recounts Queen Kapiolani visiting Boston in grand style with a Hawaiian retinue. It praises Councilman Whall and the city’s revelry at Parker's Hotel while lamenting the farewell as the Queen leaves. The piece mocks civic pomp and romanticizes the royal guest and her entourage.
The national Democratic party faces critics urging equitable tariff revision. New York Democrats call for the House to pass a reform bill in line with party resolution and challenge the Republican Senate to accept responsibility or oppose it publicly.
The Providence Journal critiques Canada for pressuring Mr. Chamberlain beyond his remit arguing recalling him would stultify Salisbury. It warns Dominion tactics threaten its case by dictating terms before negotiations and suggests Canada doubts the value of its offer.
The passage denounces Congress proposed distribution of tax proceeds as gratuitous and unjust. It argues Sherman’s measure shows taxes are unnecessary and unjustifiable, labeling protective duties as extortion benefiting a few manufacturers. The tone is sharp and partisan, reflecting mid 19th century debate.
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