This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1887
Page
4
Boston Post listing subscription prices for one year six months and one month with Friday issue schedule. Includes payment details, U.S. and New York agency addresses, and manager names.
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will not respond to anonymous messages. Writers must include full name and address with communications as a guaranty of good faith.
Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven while the Ship News is listed on page three.
The Boston Post notes the Presidents Western tour has been a friendly visit with no political talks. Mrs Cleveland's presence enhances the tour, drawing public enthusiasm and hospitality from local authorities and citizens alike.
The steamship Alesia, now in quarantine in New York Harbor, has a death list including eight buried at sea, bringing total to twenty one. Health authorities disinfect baggage and fumigate the vessel while three cabin passengers have been sent ashore. If disinfection confines the plague to the quarantine hospital, the public may be thankful.
The World traces New York’s party shifts since 1860, noting key races from 1860 to 1880s and the growing influence of Prohibition. It highlights how Prohibition votes rose from 18,816 in 1883 to 36,487 in a later year and whether labor movement pressure could shift Democratic strength this year.
The Truth column cites Labouchere suggesting leadership changes in the Conservative Party. He questions W H Smith for the upper house, argues Lord Hartington would be strongest if available, and mentions Sir Michael Hicks Beach as alternatives, noting Labouchere’s sharp, cautious analysis.
The piece voices doubt over Mr Goschen’s popularity despite his abilities as a debater. It notes Balfour’s steady advance in Irish policy, as conveyed by dispatches, while predicting long odds against him succeeding Conservative leadership if current trends continue.
The Utah commission report shows Mormon membership rising to 132 297 in Utah plus 30 000 elsewhere, with over 34 431 in official church roles and 46 639 children under eight. Gentile voters lost ground to a Mormon political majority, and polygamy prosecutions contrast with broader legal actions.
The Temps reports Signor Crispi seeks German support to back Italian expansion toward Egypt Tripoli and Albania. Italy’s push toward Albania would provoke concern from Turkey Austria and Greece due to eastern Adriatic presence.
The Herald defends its critique of appointing Mr Waterman as attorney general ad interim. It argues the governor erred by choosing a candidate awaiting election, over Surpaxan who could serve during the transition, and condemns mid campaign nominations and party rewards in legal appointments. The piece asserts tariff reform as a motive and rebukes past practices.
The piece argues hazing incidents are overemphasized by some papers while noting real cases exist. It cites Williams College where Cuoati’s illness is linked by sources to both alleged hazing and possible natural causes. It mentions Dartmouth College where faculty actions, not press, drew attention to a single spirited incident.
The piece argues hazing incidents are sporadic misbehavior rather than systemic at most colleges. It credits Harvard and President Extor for reforms that reduce boyish forms of discipline and argues confident treatment yields rational responses, noting hazing remains mainly in smaller colleges with stricter oversight.
A long noted Cambridge style piece recalls a 1789 Russian Academy diploma granting Benjamin Franklin foreign member status under Catherine II. The document, signed by Princess DascHKaw and Euler, once hung in Boston and later passed to William J. Duann. The piece discusses Catherine II and Franklin, with anecdotes about Mary Booth, Lillie Blake, Anna Whitney, Emma Lazarus, and Bancroft.
Mrs. Frank Lilvin wins her case against New York customs inspectors who twice examined her luggage and damaged items. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury finds duties were erroneously exacted and orders a refund. Maynard calls the inspectors outrageous and urges reform in the department’s public service.
The Trinity Club met at Trinity Church Chapel with President Loring KF Deland presiding. Officers elected include George L. Hunter as President, F B Sears A H Chester and Herman Page as vice presidents, Frederick H Perkins as recording secretary, George Allen Jr as corresponding secretary, Zenas Sears Jr as assistant, C E Hartwell as treasurer, and Rufus Chase B Allen and E L Rockwood Tilton as membership and reception committee.
Messrs. Roberts Bros issue Garden Secrets by Philip Bourke Marston with a life sketch by Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton and Juvenilia by Vernon Lee. The Curio debuts as a monthly on genealogy and autographs with a catalogues feature and a fiction serial The Dominick Diamonds by Edgar Fawcett. Lutz adds Stock ton stories in German Kuriose Geschichten and Bayard Taylor's Lars in German. North American Review October presents essays by Gibbons, Beauregard on Petersburg, plus pieces by Watson Clarke Rice Hill and others.
A Boston reader recounts receiving a letter signed with his own name by a friend in error. He notes possible forged autographs, crypto gram hobbies, Baconian debates, and a melancholy puzzler met in a local bookstore, reflecting on cryptograms and literary authenticity.
A full audience attended the English revival of Verdi’s Il Trovatore at Music Hall. The performance pleased with Mme Fursch-Madi’s charm and Mr Adams’s voice, while criticism cited inexperience in management and poor start-time notices affecting public convenience.
A Chicago Herald Dem. report says tariff focused newspapers have been planted in Alabama over the last eighteen months to push a change of heart on tariff policy among Southern readers.
An editorial predicts Cuba will soon draw public attention and argues the United States should extend a welcoming hand once Cuba holds tangible value for Colombia, noting bipartisan support in stance.
The Chicago News argues that saving for old age and family is different from pursuing vast wealth that keeps many in poverty. It says true life and pleasures come from within and not from possessions, urging young men to understand this wisdom.
The article lauds President Cleveland for running the government like private business with competent appointees. It credits elevated public service and broad popularity, asserting the nomination reflects popular will despite party bosses preferring their own candidate.
A collage of brief observations and quips covers smoking dangers, academic stunts, boating and music jokes, coffee shortages, and fashion lace aboard a ship. It includes notes on Yale’s imagined volcano, a shock at J Sharp, a new clock yacht ornament, and a Brooklyn department store with unlikely divisions.
Souvenirs in the shape of horseshoe pins will be given to ladies and children at the matinee of Run of Luck at the Boston Theatre. Boucicault to follow The Corsair with Phryne at Hollis Street Theatre on Monday week. The company arrives from San Francisco next week. Mime Pét é has settled in Boston to teach singing acting and reading for the winter. Daly opens the New York season with Dandy Dick by A W Pinero with new scenery by James Roberts. Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett begin a three week Chicago engagement to a crowded house. Richard Mansfield begins in Philadelphia with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to a warm welcome.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.