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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1887
Page
4
A Boston observer reflects on coal price expectations, gas bills, frost, and city life. He notes the mismatch between promised coal reductions and dealer profits, graphs civic anxieties about gilding costs, the Rameses statue's museum fascination, and street manners from boots to urban conservatism.
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The historical piece notes Moss guilty by a New York jury and comments on his anarchist stance. It also discusses Rev Huen Pentecost whose sermons linking to anarchist violence anger his Newark congregation and may force his resignation, likening him to martyrs like Dr McGlynn.
The writer argues peace in Europe remains distant. The St. Petersburg press faces a warning against Germany while signaling government cautions. Italy debates episcopal power while secularists face prosecution, and Bulgaria’s small note portends larger regional impact.
The New York Herald's fiction imagines James G. Blaine leaving for Japan and arriving in San Francisco in June next year. He would then campaign west to Nebraska Missouri Kentucky Ohio and New York with ovations before a Augusta homecoming as the Republican nominee decision unfolds.
The Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company defends the W A Scholten loss citing Lloyds and Bureau Veritas classifications as proof of vessel safety. The ship carried liferafts lifeboats life preservers and six watertight bulkheads and was subject to strict inspections. Despite precautions over 100 lives were lost and some lifeboats were unusable with only partial life preserver distribution and no record kept.
A reflection on the disaster emphasizes that precautions alone fail without a mature signalling system to prevent collisions. The article stresses the need for coordinated safety measures and reliable communication to avert future losses.
Citizens rail against party machines in municipal politics as they argue for reform. The piece critiques the recent nomination of Mr. Hart as a Republican candidate and hopes for unpartisan leadership, warning that the contest risks shifting control between Democratic and Republican bosses rather than serving the public good.
The editorial argues the Court of Appeals reprieve in the Sharp case avoids addressing the guilt but exposes flaws in procedure and public sentiment. It notes bail difficulties, possible flight risk, and warns against letting prejudicial atmosphere dictate justice while praising Judge Porter’s stay of judgment.
The passage argues that by New Year conditions will have changed reducing prejudice, making a jury more impartial. It asserts evidence remains strong and that a second trial would be more satisfactory, insisting there should be no mistake about his conviction this time.
City officials discuss diverting 85000 from the Public Library appropriation to cover permanent salaries for the paying department laborers. Alderman Maguire moved the transfer while noting large current appropriation and partially unspent balances.
Boston public figure J L Sullivan is praised for an early morning altercation in London. He repelled a street thief who asked for a pound, giving the assailant a pound sterling and earning local applause.
The Oxford professorship of poetry remains secure as 70 supporters vs 25 oppose. Critics of poetry aim to reduce pay and status, but the chair endures with Palgrave likely successor. The debate highlights tensions between specialists and broader literary criticism in the university.
A collection of reminiscences and brief notices mentions General Grant's widow visiting the tomb at River Side Park on Sundays, Thanksgiving flowers on a casket, and famous birthdays like Gladstone and Bismarck. It notes Andrew D. White at 55, Andrew Kenyon presumed lost on the Scholten, and Kenyon’s France studies with a Providence painting display praised a year ago.
Mrs Abba Goold Woolson explored Grenadas Alhambra Palace during a Spain course lecture noting Moorish art at Cordova Seville and the Alhambra Its Hall of Ambassadors Myrtle Court and Lions Court illustrated the lace like patterns and scenic setting Columbus news and cathedral treasures at Granada also described American Society of Mechanical Engineers officers elected in Philadelphia with Horace Lee president and other officers named.
News in brief reports a cave collapse at Webb City Missouri killing C R Garrison and C K Garrison Jr nephews of Commodore C R Garrison. Other items note Henry A Herdman jailed six years for forgery in Kansas City. Captain E O Matthews to lead Boston Navy Yard. John P Garton death by suicide at Randolph depot. a man believed Thomas Murray of Providence dies after leaping before a freight car in Worcester. and Frank Amos age 11 drowns in Randall's pond Providence Rhode Island.
The Apollo Club opened its season at Music Hall with a varied program including Weinzierl Thou Loveliest Maid, Storch Faithful Comrade, Bruch Loreley chorus, and Liszt Rhapsodie Hongroise. Soloists Hitchcock Reiter Aus der Ohe Phippen supported a strong all around performance that pleased a large Boston audience.
Mrs. W. H. Sherwood to perform piano recitals at Steinert Hall on December 1 and 15. Mr. William Winch to present two song recitals at Chickering Hall on December 7 and 14, assisted by William L. Whitney as bass and B. J. Lang on the accompaniments.
Editorial notes a government profit of about 8 million dollars from stamping silver coins above intrinsic value by more than 32 percent. Proposes solutions such as adding a dollar worth of silver to each dollar or suspending coinage until needed, as a method to cut the surplus.
The Springfield Republican editorial argues a government telegraph would be a huge project. It suggests regulation of the Western Union monopoly could provide a cheaper, efficient alternative similar to railroad regulation. It warns against compulsory seizure preserving existing property.
Wealthy traveler John B Ailey observes James G Blaine perform on a horizontal bar and giant swing. Blaine flexes chest lungs and back in a display that the New York Graphic dubs a bold stroke toward youthful support for the candidate.
Under James Russell Lowell's chairmanship a Sad Chickering Hall gathering voiced protest against copyright laws harming native workers. The crowd, large and appreciative, heard Mark Twain and other humorists while a sobering undercurrent of inequality in literature persisted.
A Times letter argues against letting local Gloucester fishermen press a petty local issue into national policy. It contends most rivals are Canadians, the sector earns about five million yearly, and a government buyout could calm tensions. It urges policy to serve the country, not fringe interests.
In Columbia South Carolina ministers condemned the Columbia City Club clawing at a scandalous charge. The club counts Governor Richardson and Senators Hampton and Butler among its members. A separate morning accident occurred on the Amboy division of the Pennsylvania Railroad when a passenger train struck the rear of a coal train near Brown's Station injuring engineer Joseph Smith and baggage master Charles Hunt.
A collage of quips and anecdotes spans politics, sport, transport, and culture. Observations critique Grévy’s resignation, signal service critics, car stores, and social mores while mixing jokes about wages, court reform, and matrimony incentives. A NY Sun note reflects on Thomas Nast and politeness.
A Boston National League of colored people held a meeting at the African Methodist Church. W H Durfree presided, with E G Walker and C L Woodworth urging organization to combat injustices. Thomas Riley urged action to ensure rights, citing Georgia school segregation. Adam S Green, first Colby University graduate, recounted oppressive Southern experiences as support for returning home. Solomon R Higgins named deputy collector of customs at Wellfleet, replacing Simeon Atwood.
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