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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1888
Page
4
A brief notice from the Boston Post Publishing Co lists milk prices near Washington Street with a stated amount of one dollar. The small ad repeats the publisher name and location, noting the price for milk as one dollar.
A letter from Senator InGauus to a constituent, dated Sept. 6, is published, supporting the New York Press claim that no Republican tariff bill will pass this session. It notes the time is too short for action before adjournment and warns that reporting a bill would force defending the proposed measure. The senator predicts the bill would be a “buncombe” and another humbug in the party line.
Over a year into effect the Alabama statute banning railroad employment for men with color vision or visual deficiencies shows strong results. A three physician board published a list naming each disqualified worker with age birthplace job employer examination date and exact optical deficiency. The list aims to curb hiring of impaired individuals and reflects Alabama’s distinct experience versus Northern states where opposition arose from railroads or employees aided by politicians.
Report notes Bourne agreed with Boss Quay to avoid further western speeches on trusts while BLAIN disputed tariff effects. The piece criticizes Blain for linking prosperity to tariff levels and panics to policy, urging public against such claims.
The Bay State Sugar Refinery ends operations affecting 130 workers as part of a sugar trust strategy to prop up prices. The move, seen as private by Bourne, underscores how monopolies influence markets, depriving consumers of price protection and healthy competition.
A state seeks to annul a sugar refining company charter after it allowed a combination to order works closed to prevent public advantage. Massachusetts statutes are questioned in relation to the case while awaiting legislative action.
The article argues Congress must act on President Cleveland's Chinese exclusion recommendations. It urges immediate indemnity legislation for territorial outrages and demands a clause allowing returning Chinese laborers with proper certificates to land. It warns that restricting those aboard ships from Hong Kong to San Francisco harms justice and international friendship.
The board discusses the duty of the Mayor to nominate for offices rejected by aldermen. Of 90 Mayor nominations this year, 70 were reappointments and 20 original. The board confirmed 69, rejected 14, and tabled 7, with 10 original and 4 reappointments rejected. The charter sets terms of office and a status quo in case of disagreement, questioning whether the Mayor should have sole appointment power.
The piece weighs the impact of appointment review in New York and Brooklyn, noting a 1876 law requiring a fresh nomination within a month of rejection. It cites tensions between the Mayor and aldermen over reappointments, partisan critiques, and a veto suggestion urging the council to seek the law department’s guidance rather than outside counsel.
The State Department assigns Mr Senomanor to compare boot and shoe production costs across Europe with Lynn. He finds Lynn's labor cost per pair about 385 cents versus Europe ranges from 57 to 71 cents. Lynn workers earn roughly double European pay, while European firms use less machinery due to fears of wage cuts.
The article compares European and American shoe production noting Germany and Austria lack full machine use and underfed workers hinder efficiency. It cites Vienna’s factory wage cuts, argues American operatives benefit from mass output, and contrasts diverse European manufacturing with U.S. pattern efficiency. It also discusses global wealth distribution and a London Paris theater example amid transport concerns.
The Boston board of health reports seven typhoid cases since Saturday noon and a year to date deficit of about 150 typhoid cases compared with last year. Diphtheria in Dorchester is downplayed with fifteen cases since Sept 1 and ninety four city wide in September, eleven found last Friday. A Norwegian brig Hardi from Guantanamo has a potential yellow fever case on board. it nears Boston and will be held at quarantine until clearance.
The new Sage College principal is Mrs Hooker, formerly longtime at Ingham University. Also noted: Mr George Bancroft to celebrate his eighty eighth birthday in Newport Rhode Island, and Robert Garrett’s sudden violent fit while reading a newspaper, now gravely concerned.
A Boston voice honors a man with sixty five years of service at A. & A. Lawrence and in city roles, praises steadfast character, then muses on Harvard students, Boffin's Bower, stylish jockey caps, and evolving views of Hampton Indians and their education, noting a shift from savagery to industrious civilization.
A compilation of tariff arguments and political positions across several states. Plush factories in Seymour Connecticut face shutdowns while free wool advocates urge policy change. The Butler organization in Massachusetts gears up for Harrison and Morton with New York ties. Editorials discuss Cleveland Hill endorsements, Pennsylvania tariff reform campaigns, and Ingalls views on tariff bills. Senator Sherman promotes Canada free trade benefits, citing open markets, reduced costs, and joint prosperity.
A New York World critique labels Blaine's past as essentially dishonest, arguing he exaggerated tariff troubles and denied prosperity during low tariff years while masking disasters and suffering from high tariff eras. The piece asserts no precedent for taxation to fund surpluses or tariffs for bounties.
The N Y World notes Mr Blaine’s warning that without workers protecting themselves through unions, no other power can defend them. It argues tariffs that keep labor on the free list and tax necessities never aid workingmen, highlighting organizing efforts and the need for protective measures.
The Philadelphia Record condemns woollen manufacturers who oppose tariff readjustment that would reduce raw material costs and raise protection for finished goods. It warns that banded monopolies intimidate businessmen, forcing them to act against their own interests, endangering the nation.
A New York Times note reports Mr Blaine at the Polo Grounds Saturday night delivering a speech that misstates tariff history. It accuses him of claiming a protective tariff existed before 1816 and of linking tariff changes to prosperity or disaster without factual support.
The Providence Journal editorializes that Republicans in Chicago oppose tariff reform while criticizing the Mills bill. It notes a hypothetical shift to the Senate finance committee’s bill would imply admitting some duties are needed, likening the move to Lincoln’s warned swapping of horses while crossing a stream.
A collage of antiquated headlines and snippets covers politics humor and art. Notes on Congress longest session a philadelphia theft curb stones and a witty Kansas City Times jab. French statues Longfellow in Portland and a debate on music among literary circles appear amid sketches and quips.
In the October issue, three military articles discuss American machine cannon and dynamite guns, McClellan's First Campaign, and the national military system with critical additions. Lincoln's administration relations with McClellan are reviewed, while Kennan critiques Russian topics and Lazarus in a biographical sketch. Whitman recalls hospital scenes, Roosevelt’s sharp essays, and a prospectus highlights the magazine’s resources and enterprise.
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