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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post notice lists daily publication as a second class matter with a subscription rate of one dollar per year and payment instructions. It notes payments should be made to the Post Publishing Company and provides the Washington Office address in the Corcoran Building.
Listings of theater and exhibition events across city venues. Russian Art Exhibition at Arena Building. The Soudan at Boston Theatre. The Road to Ruin at Globe Theatre. Franc is Wilson in the Merry Monarch at Grand Opera House. Agnes Huntington in Paul Jones at Hollis Street Theatre. John L. Sullivan at Howard Athenium. Jefferson-Florence at Park Theatre. Rosina Vokes at Tremont Theatre.
The Chicago Tribune argues for repealing the McKinley tariff as the Republican caucus contemplates retirement from disciplined work. It warns that fighting 1892 on tariff lines could cost the party, citing the Whig fate after 1852 and urging Washington leaders to heed the people’s mandate.
The article contrasts Bishop Paprock and Ignatius in a public dispute within the Anglican church. It notes both present full positions in the Post and declares both men sincere and devoted to a shared cause. It discusses differing views on lanarivus and deacon Lenarius, urging respect for the bishop's decision while advocating courtesy to Father Ignatius.
The article links a surge in living costs to a supposed Democratic conspiracy aided by carpet manufacturers. It notes price increases after elections, cites planned January rises, and mentions a Philadelphia wool broker arrested for smuggling carpet wool billed as cattle hair. The piece questions tariff policy effectiveness on both prices and fraud.
Courts split over whether a wife may bind herself in business dealings, overturning traditional principles. The evolving rulings challenge longstanding doctrine that a wife lacked capacity to contract. Legal observers note friction between new interpretations and established equity.
A long legal debate on whether a wife may form a business partnership with her husband and bear separate liability for debts. courts split between New York higher courts. The Court of Appeals will decide, highlighting the strain on the permanent court and the need for final appellate authority.
The piece argues Senator Chandler misrepresents Hoar and Russell to push an extra session and oust Clerk Dickey. It defends a lawful roll by following previous precedents and the plain provisions of the law, noting 1880 parallels and urging a proper, legal organization of the House.
The passage predicts Republican success in the upcoming Legislature and envisages Dickry resigning to allow JEewert to be chosen as clerk. It states JEewert would organize the House on a Republican basis and questions who the so called revolutionists are.
The article discusses Mr Stockton's House of Martha opening chapters where a traveler hires a listener, highlighting a new occupation opportunity. It emphasizes how this role could diversify women's work, challenging stereotypes about suitability for such positions.
A Tribune correspondent denounces the action of police who barred Mrs Lucy E Parsons from speaking in Newark and locked her in the street. The piece argues anarchists are loud but lawless acts are rare, while police brutality is widespread in cities. It condemns police excess while opposing anarchy.
In addressing new army recruits, the emperor urged that a good soldier must be a good Christian and that oath takers should be true to their heavenly Lord. Parson Wilbur, however, doubted that Christ approved war and pillage and suggested pacifist views may suit saints.
The Worms land where Liebfranmilch vines grow is planned for a new Rhine basin and railway station. The writer notes English demand is nil for this wine, though it appears on hotel wine lists, and expects price increases despite no real supply change at home.
Wixston Warren denounces brutality and inefficiency in Boston police after multiple daylight assaults on women on Mt Vernon Arlington and Newbury streets. He urges State Commission action or reform, warning citizens will protest in press if authorities fail to restore safety. Boston, November 22.
At about 8 50 pm Kate Leslie of Hotel Lisle Mayo Street was found unconscious on Pitts Street. She was taken to Station 3 where Dr Thompson gave restoratives. She later woke and said a man assaulted her, striking her on the head and leaving her insensible before being rushed to City Hospital.
The Road to Ruin, staged at the Museum, earns praise for its human interest and strong performances. Highlights include Eben Plympton as Harry Dorn, Miss O Leary as Sophia, and Miss Addison as Widow Warren, with Field’s production lauded for courage and artistic liberalism. The program shifts to London Assurance the following Thursday and Old Heads and Young Hearts after, as Pinero’s The Magistrate is added for a single December performance.
Sheridan's The Rivals in a revised Park Theatre cast with Mrs. John Drew as Mrs Malaprop and Mr. Jefferson as Bob Acres. Florence as Sir Lucius O Trigger, Viola Allen as Lydia Languish, and Fred Bangs as Sir Anthony lead a lively performance noted for Mrs. Drew's wit and Miss Lombard's Lucy.
Mr Steele Mackaye's Money Mad played last evening by an excellent dramatic company at the Grand Opera House. The cast included J F Brien Stephen Grattan B R Graham Charles H Hanford Ben Hendricks Margaret Bradford Kate Toneray Gertie Dawes Mary Bird and others. The production pleased the audience with strong acting and good scenery though not the best version of the play. Brien Graham Hanford and Hendricks stood out, while Miss Mulvey performed clever dancing in the fourth act. The bridge scene with its novel median drew praise.
The Soudan continues to draw large audiences at the Boston Theatre with three matinees this week on Wednesday Thanksgiving and Saturday. A large advance sale of seats is noted. Soloists for the ninth Philharmonic Orchestra concert next Sunday are Miss Alice Wentworth Fritz Giese and Mr de Ribas. The Silver Shield continues at Tremont with Rosina Vokes praised for her impersonation and a Thanksgiving run all week. Clyde Fitch’s new play with Felix Morris opens Monday alongside The Circus Rider and The Rough Diamond. Agnes Huntington remains busy with Paul Jones at Hollis Street. Francis Wilson draws crowds at the Globe in The Merry Monarch. Cromwell lectures at Tremont on The Homes of England. Woollett’s second poetical recital comes to Boston Museum with Aylmer’s Field and The Brook.
A Boston observer critiques afternoon teas for their social value and practicality, noting they support informal gatherings and gossip while sparing diners from dinner. The piece links a wooden Tremont House railing to historic common law easements and cites Harvard’s Barrett Wendell on English composition.
Henry A Clapp outlines winter Lowell Institute lectures on Shakespeare works. The Merchant of Venice is scheduled for December 2 and 5, The Sonnets for December 9 12 and 16, Macbeth for December 19 23, and The Tempest for December 26. Lectures repeat in the following afternoon.
The Earl of Derby subscribes £1000 to General Booths scheme of social regeneration and the Marquis of Queensberry gives £100, with a yearly contribution promised. He supports the effort but opposes Christianity claiming it failed to aid the poor, sending his mite as a reverent agnostic.
A collection of wry anecdotes and barbed social vignettes from a late flurry in finance and high society. Items reference Barings, a Smyrna quay sale, a judge and a jailer, Baron Hirsch, the Princess of Wales, and a book store prank about The Life of Adam's Father, all with a satirical, London centric tone.
An excerpt reviews how Stanley's deeds in rescuing Livingstone were once praised as noble. It laments envy and slights that deflate the heroic tale, suggesting Stanley’s fame has soured by spite and misjudgment, contrasting chivalry with modern scorn.
The editorial digest argues party bosses and lever-pulling threaten state and national governance. It cites Chandler and New Hampshire’s governor as central figures guiding a Republican effort to block a Democratic majority, framing the extra session as an attempt to seize control and discredit ballot reform. It warns of subjugating personal conscience to party dictation and urges honest voting.
Mrs Randall lives quietly on Capitol Hill with her younger daughter as constant companion. Mrs Parker sister-in-law of General Butler plans a children's book Aunty's Elfin Land after several tales for private circulation. Rockefeller daughter at Vassar spent her allowance paying two years of a country girl’s tuition and expenses.
Brooklyn November 24 Judge Phatt of the Supreme Court denied the Sugar Trust trustees motion to vacate the interlocutory judgment. The ruling leaves the trust facing ongoing court actions and uncertainties over its control and operations.
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