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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices in dollars and pounds with a weekly Friday schedule. It cites a second class matter designation and outlines payment to IST Publishing Company Agency with addresses at 140 Nassau Street and 515 Fourteenth Street, managed by Ernest F. Birmincham.
The note lists where to find the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven and the Ship News on page three, guiding readers to specific sections of the issue.
The Republican municipal nominating convention in Hoston West did not nominate last night but demonstrated a commendable temper with a stronger aim to select capable, liberal candidates. Early actions sidelined machine influence and blocked partisan or objectionable nominees, adjourned for a week to maintain the reform momentum.
Thirty five seceders from the Minneapolis convention met in Chicago and outlined plans for a broader revolt against Powderly administration. The rebels cite grievances against management and challenge the claim they are anarchists. Open trades unions welcome the breach, signaling a split that finally formed after the last convention.
The article surveys two years of Atlanta dry policy as it heads to a county vote on liquor licenses this Saturday. Prohibition supporters claim population loss and decay, while opponents cite growth, rising housing sales, and increased business capital amid contrasting editorials.
Mr. MoncakE D Conway lauds the Pearsall Smith proposed royalty as increasing advantages while Huxley and other critics question its practicality. The piece argues for a municipal reform plan to divide Boston into 108 precincts forming districts for council and alderman seats to preserve equal representation despite ward obsolescence.
A fragment notes that substantial compensation may not be accepted as a compromise before the confrontation has fully unfolded, signaling ongoing bargaining dynamics and unresolved stakes.
The author argues against broad blame of all transatlantic vessels for one wreck while noting strict Cunard discipline and ready lifeboats. The Pavonia incident under Captain Wolffenden is cited to illustrate better readiness and precaution, but calls for further improvements in safety practices across lines.
The article notes a large Russian troop concentration near a European border near autumn. It questions the timing and scale as unusual for the season and warns of potential German unease if tensions escalate. It suggests underlying quarrel or irritation between Russia and Germany may be inflaming moves.
The piece argues that dissension exists among Russians and Germans, creating a dangerous tension akin to Franco German strains in 1870. It credits Prince Bismarck and Count Crisp with a strategic barrier to Russian progress, predicted to direct evolving sentiment toward war unless resolved by diplomacy.
The piece argues M. Clemenceau bears primary responsibility for deepening France’s political crisis by pushing a ministerial showdown as a presidential crisis looms. It discusses Grevy’s reluctance, potential successors, and the fragile prospects for forming a stable ministry while urging steadfast republican institutions.
The ceremony for the Rev. George A. Strong of St. Paul's Malden and Miss Margaret P Reynolds, daughter of Dr Reynolds, occurred yesterday at St Pauls Church Tremont Street. Clergy Rev W W Newton assisted by Dr Courtney and Dr Hunt.
A wedding ceremony took place at the bride’s Clarion street home with the groom from New York and bridesmaids including the Misses Reynolds Huntington Strong Amory and Lane assisting. The event was hosted at the bride’s residence.
In Boston the writer muses on sample horse feed for teeth, contemplates a journalism career, and outlines reforms to streetcar routes. He also notes incidents with a local boxer’s wife, device windows, and the city’s paint colors transforming Beacon Hill homes.
Johanna Spyri stories praised for real child characters and domestic charm. James Baldwin mythic tales celebrate heroes of the Golden Age guiding readers to Homer and Virgil. T. S. Millington school-life tale contrasted with Gilkes on boy training and master influence. Also reprint of Flower Fables and Pansy library volume for children.
A review notes Ada M. Trotter s Bledisloe Aunt Pen s American Nieces follows two American girls visiting England. One Bostonian is grave and philanthropic while the Ohio native is lively and warm. English country life and romances provide engaging, lightly critical entertainment.
United States Commissioner Coleman spoke at Lansine Michigan on pleuro pneumonia and oleomargarine fraud, urging department independence from politics and praising cane sugar innovations at Fort Scott Kansas. He cited sugar yields of 1200 pounds per acre and potential U S sugar self sufficiency. Follow-up officers were elected.
Worthy master Pat Darden of Mississippi and overseer Joseph Draper of Massachusetts lead a listed group including lecturer Mortimer Whitehead of New Jersey steward X X Charles of Virginia assistant steward J H Hale of Connecticut and chaplain A J Rose of Texas in a documented lineup.
Mrs Abba Goold Woolson lectured on Spain focusing on New Castile Toledo Cordova and Andalusia. She described Madrid’s position by the Tagus and the fortified walls, the Toledo cathedral and its relics, Moorish influence, and Cordova’s Moslem mosque and imperial past.
The obituary column reports Albert E. Brown formerly of Woodward and Brown dies at Tremont House aged 60 after paralysis. Other obituaries include A D Singhi the Rockland musician aged 83, Mrs Jane Wilson Edgecomb aged 102 in Dam ariscotta, Jeremiah F. Peabody of Danvers aged about 70, George W. Gates of Hartford Vermont aged 62, Mrs Henry D. Manson of New York daughter of Bath Me aged 87, and Colonel Nathaniel Alford of South Hope Me aged 80, noting their origins, careers, and survivors.
Robert Manchester, possibly the oldest song and dance man on the American stage, valued over $50,000. Lillian Norton has captured the Berlinese praise for performances in Kroll's Summer Opera including La Traviata and Faust. Manuel Garcia marks eighty third birthday praising Jenny Lind as a standout pupil. Sir William MacArthur, former London Underground casualty and Belfast linen partner of William Wilkinson, rose to lord mayor and baron, linked to President Arthur's Irish family.
A miscellany pieces together vignettes from late 19th century life. Grévy’s son-in-law, Sunset Cox, and opulent physicians surface alongside talk of dime museums and local politics. Dried berry trade in North Carolina and New Orleans electric towers highlight regional contrasts with a Tennessee preacher’s sermon jibe about divers.
The New York Herald notes Senator Evarts and Mark Tapley share a cheerful, even jocular view of the political scene. Evarts predicts a Republican victory next year despite this year’s defeat, while Tapley remains buoyant at a funeral, reflecting a partisan mood amid loss.
An editorial from the New York World argues that Democratic doctrine should reduce taxes on everyday essentials such as sugar salt coal iron lumber glass wool and clothing and even tobacco. It asserts relief from wasteful taxes will lower costs at every table and in every home and factory.
The Washington Post notes that business leaders across parties praise the national finances management during a tense period. It credits forethought, decisive Treasury actions, and prompt measures for averting panic and preserving financial calm under President Cleveland.
The Atlanta Constitution contends that negro suffrage endures beyond Republican manipulation. It argues the vote strengthens local power in the South and resists Ohio style “bloody shirt” politics. It predicts Republicans cannot revoke negro voting rights and that Southern support for the policy will persist.
A New York Tribune note argues that most prominent city figures rise from rural roots. It cites clergymen, judges, lawyers, journalists, bankers, physicians and merchants as country-born, suggesting urban success favors those from the countryside.
The Browningites held a meeting at the Brunswick with Colonel Higginson presiding. William J. Rolfe read and analyzed Browning’s unique diction and use of prepositions that alter meaning. Miss Heloise E. Hersey argued Browning is harder to read than Tennyson due to his deliberate handling of centuries’ customs and philosophy.
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