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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1886
Page
4
The Boston Post Publishing Co announces subscriptions with daily rates of one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month two. The weekly edition issued Fridays costs one dollar fifty per year. Payments via checks drafts or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company at No 1341 L Street N W Washington.
The editor declines to return rejected manuscripts and will not consider anonymous communications. Writers must provide full name and address for goodwill, though not for publication.
The note indicates the Financial and Commercial Departments appear on the Sixth and Seventh pages while the Ship News is placed on the Third page.
The Advertiser denounces Horace Greeley nomination as a hollow mockery. It argues both parties loudly mislead earnest voters and claims Henry Cabot Lodge and Blaine’s associate supported Greeley while condemning the process as deceptive.
A row of windowless front windows and missing sashes marks Saturday’s demonstration among Chinese on Harrison avenue. Two Chinamen arrested and badly hurt highlight perceived law enforcement irony as windows smashed and the assaulted are treated as criminals.
Governor Lee delivered the welcome address as General Master Workman Powderly spoke in Richmond. Powderly warned that the monopolist of today is more dangerous than a slave-owner of the past and used the contrast to outline labor concerns. He signaled that the convention’s core work would be in a forthcoming official report, with regular sessions starting.
The article notes quarrels among Christian missionaries in China over which sect caused a massacre of converts. It laments that some missionaries failed to adapt evangelization to local superstitions and prejudices, a fault echoed by natives in Massachusetts who also value respectful preaching.
Pronounced tariff reformers are coming to the front this year as candidates of the Democratic party. John F. Andrew would have opposed Congressman Ranney in the third district if not for the Governor bid. General Stevens, nominated yesterday in the Post, stands for reform. J. S. Grinnell and W. E. Russell, Andrew's Worcester rivals, are officers of the Massachusetts Tariff Reform League. Representative Lovering backed revenue reform in Worcester. Prospects favor tariff reformers in the fifth, ninth, tenth and twelfth districts as well.
A wiser revenue system would be something worthwhile and could pay politically as well as morally, reflecting both practical gains and ethical duty.
The Boston Master Builders' Association issues a code of working principles aimed at fair labor relations after recent disturbances. It limits talks to actual workers, advocates time work pay, and sets a nine hour day for 1887, amid arbitration provisions and union exclusion. The piece argues for recognizing unions' existence and collaboration, warning against coercion and suggesting broader dialogue between employers and labor groups.
An Evening Record piece quotes a circulating claim that John Forester Andrew paid Patrick Maguire and associates 20000 to fix Boston for his nomination. The paper condemns spreading such slurs as dishonorable and urges Andrew to publicly deny the charge.
A newspaper defends cautious reporting and denounces backbiting, arguing the Record should explain its partisan slander if it printed it in error. It urges accountability and warns readers of the contempt due to backbiting, while urging journals to uphold truth until authority endorses otherwise.
A long金融 tale of Otto Baumann, once a trusted New York Union Dime Savings teller, who stole about $20,000 for personal gain. He left for Canada after arranging funds from January to July, selling household goods, and planning a safe departure, leaving rivals' schemes behind.
A critical appraisal contrasts Meredith with James and olives as taste markers. It praises Sandra Belloni and The Egoist while noting flaws in long pages of rubbish yet lauds his intellect and phrasing. The piece cites Adrian as a wise youth figure and analyzes his plotting ease and epicurean character.
The text suggests a proposed England challenge cup with General Paine sailing his sloop to obtain items from the Mayflower voyage. If unsuccessful, he could return with freight of furniture and curios to auction for profit, seeing it as a chance to acquire and sell goods from the Mayflower era.
A fragment notes Robert Browning bought a Venetian palace but faces a legal dispute, while Mark Twain is praised for turning a warranty deed into blank verse. The piece humorously muses Browning may stage a Venetian lawsuit in the Pied Piper’s metre.
A Transcript correspondent notes Boston and Cambridge authors from Lowell to Emerson benefited from country and coast escapes. The essay traces nature's influence on Holmes, Lowell, Whittier, Longfellow, and Prescott, linking outdoor life to key works and artistic growth amid city life.
A reminiscence notes Boston’s old market life around the Quincy market with prim attire, morning chats, and boarding-house socialites like the Le Rains. It contrasts past accessibility with today’s growth, distance, and changing fashions, suggesting reviving simple, old fashioned marketing to temper modern life.
The nouvelle burlesque Adonis opens at the Hollis Street Theatre with Mr. Dixey in a New York style burlesque of Greek myth. The cast includes Francis Wilson and W. S. Cabell, with Pauline Hall, Marie Jansen, and Marion Manola praised for singing. The plot centers on Adonis, Rosetta, and a playful sequence of disguises and thefts set in Athens and a velvet lush world, delivered in bright music and lively dance.
Large Globe Theatre audience witnesses the comic opera Erminie fresh from New York, hailed for solid dramatic construction and coherent plot. Erminie follows Erminie and her father the Marquis arriving at Ponvert on a fair day as the tale unfolds with romance and intrigue.
L R Shewell's romantic comedy drama Shadows of a Great City played to enthusiastic Boston audiences last evening. Annie Ward Tiffany led as Biddy Ronan with noted performances by Helen Rand Tom Cooper and George E Edeson. The play features sharp, entertaining dialogue and a virtuous end with united lovers and defeated villains.
A lively performance of Harbor Lights plays to a large audience at the museum. Mr. Van dertelt Miss Evessen and Miss Craigen receive hearty applause for their impersonations as the production embarks on another successful week with a long run ahead.
The second week of Helen Dauvray’s engagement at the Park Theatre opens with the comedy One of Our Girls meeting public favor. Dauvray excels in the lead role, displaying notable aptitude. The engagement closes with the current week.
A full Howard Athenommn crowd last night enjoyed the Howard star specialty company in an excellent bill. Highlights included Leonard and Mullen Irish comedians, Reklaw the contortionist, McAvoy and Hallen in parody songs, Diamond Cut Diamond by Hen shaw and Ten Broeck, Miss Clara Franklin serious comic songs, Georgie Parker, Leroux and Wilton gymnasts, Hoey in Crazy Quilt, and Ira Paine with Mrs Paine in shooting exhibitions. The program showcased a wide range of acts and was well received.
The performance features Scene in a Restaurant by The Great American 4 members Peter Dailey Joseph Pettingill Pete Gale and William Dailey. It closes with The Four Schemers by the Daileys Pettingill John Leonard John E Henshaw and May Ten Broeck. The programme repeats during the week with matinées on Wednesday and Saturday.
The reception honoring Henry E Dixey last evening drew a full house with elaborate floral tributes including a four foot square piece blending English and American colors. Rose Coghlan to follow Erminie at the Globe and Maggie Mitchell set for Park Theatre on Oct 11 with a first week lineup including Maggie the Midget and Jane Eyre. Henry E Abbey and bride sail to England from New York today. Marie Shaw fills Mrs Abbey's Modjeska role.
A column of brief quips and notices references various figures and places including Ponkapog and Dollar street, Aldrich protesting naming, Bul garia and Russia, Tennessee politics, Robin M. Squire dislikes grace, a ham eating challenge, a lion’s den boy shouting Van Amburgh, a girl in Pennsylvania taking Paris green, a 1844 comet, Professor Hermann vanishing woman, tackmakers in Fairhaven, Samson and Anson slaying Phillies, Captain Lull at Pensacola Navy Yard, ground telegraphs, horse laughter, William D Howells mouse trap, Hoof disease in Chicago, Canadian hotels baiting defaulters, a New York honesty note, wires under ground quip.
A compilation of editorials and opinions from several papers expressing suspicion of Secretary Bayard pursuing free trade with Canada. The pieces critique protectionist policy, praise or question political leadership, and note historical and current debates shaping party strategy and voter sentiment.
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