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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1887
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Milk near Washington Street include daily and weekly options. Daily one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seventy five cents. Weekly Fridays one year one dollar. Entered as second class matter.
The New York Yacht Club honored General Paine and Mr Burgess for defending the international yachting trophy. Paine praised the Thistle and urged British sailors to compete in the United States, noting the boat’s true speed remains unmeasured here.
In Rhode Island's second district a special election to fill the vacancy draws national interest. Republican Warren O. Arnold, a woollen magnate, campaigned on a strong war tariff. Democrat Judge Bradley, who led last year, seeks tariff reform and may gain support if voters doubt Arnold’s stance on prohibition and licensing.
The Worcester gathering depicted a fracturing of party unity under machine influence. Observers warn the episode signals decline within the Republican ranks despite the presence of Hoar Thayer and veteran leaders, suggesting wider consequences for local party control and future influence.
The Kouts disaster highlights persistent railway fire dangers. Minnesota officials warned rail companies last week that no cars carried fire extinguishers and threatened summary proceedings if trains are not fully equipped by November first under state law.
The Hon. John Jay Knox proposes exchanging 4 percent bonds for new 24 percent bonds with a $23 cash bonus per $100, aiming to reduce the Treasury surplus. Critics say it addresses symptoms of high taxation, not the underlying revenue burden, and Congress may delay action into 1890.
The article condemns continuing stove use in railway cars in Massachusetts despite winter laws. It notes experiments prove better heating methods exist and urges adoption. It calls for Congressional action and licensing of engineers to curb accidents like the Koats disaster and prevent another winter hazard.
The piece assesses the crown prince of Germany as precarious at the moment with health prospects poor and doctors cautious to share alarming details. It notes the Emperor’s advanced age and the lack of promise for extended life, while avoiding sensational rumors about seizures.
The Berkshire towns Stockbridge Lenox and Williamstown offer premier autumn scenery. The article extols Stockbridge's blue limestone church and ornate vistas, notes Lenox wealth and views, and ranks Williamstown as especially lovely. A twelve hour circuit from Boston easily covers Stockbridge Lenox and Lebanon Springs.
Early in the London career of Sophia the play to be produced at the Museum on Monday is defended by its author Rosert Buchanan. He argues that some of Filippino’s novel cannot transfer to the stage and that critics mistake zeal for virtue when praising living authors. He notes the hurt caused by labels to deceased writers and warns against overcoarseness in modern drama. He cites Fielding Keats Shelley and others to show how posterity judges critics. Sophia’s creator knew the public would prefer tame diluted material for the stage.
A. L. Royce, U S N from Boston critiques the editor's view on the life boat board appointed by the Secretary of the Navy. He says the panel's task is to recommend a lifeboat to replace those carried on warships, not to influence coastal life saving gear or surf boat choices, noting the South Eastern Company's steamer would not meet the needs.
In venturing yesterday to call attention to the merits for coast service of the new steamer built for the South Eastern Railway Company we did.
A Boston writer defends tobacco as medicinal in a druggist case and ponders the social role of clocks and the hurry of city life. He muses on punishment fairness for a preacher, clock reliability, and the lure of cheap fiction for office and newsboys, contrasting it with Robinson Crusoe themes.
Editorial notes that democracy brings prosperity but warns administration changes may yield varying fortunes. It asserts one administration can bring great prosperity while another may bring less. The piece emphasizes prudent governance and long term economic outcomes.
Providence Journal notes that Independents should choose the option that is least harmful in current political conditions, a strategy Rhode Island independents have followed and Massachusetts independents could adopt to escape their dilemma.
The Herald suggests asking General Sheridan to take first place on credit to the Republicans, noting he may refuse but it would be a notable choice for the party and could balance Blaine in their favor.
The editorial argues war tariffs must be removed and asks how revenue can drop only by Democratic House and Republican Senate agreement. It says they are more likely to agree on this than on abolishing internal revenue duties and calls the tax system odious and unnecessary to discard.
The program lists Hollis Street Globe and Park venues with operas and plays including Erminie Le Grand Mogul Serment d Amour La Fille de Mme Angot and Fatinitza. Mr Grau brings new stars Miles Bennati Picard and M Mezieres and Lagardére to follow. Major events include Sophia at the Museum Tom Jones with Barron Evesson and Davenport and Myra Goodwin Monday Philopene at the Park Theatre and a Boston Press Club program featuring Shaughraun Forlorn and other acts.
A brisk critique assessing Howells's Modern Italian Poets from the 19th century works to 1870. The piece finds the volume pleasing and well written though lighter and less scholarly than Symonds or Vernon Lee, with careful attention to Italian translations and a graceful style. The book is cited as Harper & Bros in New York.
The Unknown Country by Mrs. Craik visits the north of Ireland to observe people and places firsthand. She notes a rich countryside, contrasts between classes, and the influence of disestablishment on the church, urging a new generation to seek justice for both landlords and tenants.
A critique praising Tuckerman’s manual as accessible for beginners, noting its nontechnical style and value despite some factual flaws. The review urges teachers and parents to introduce architecture history to students, arguing it offers useful knowledge beyond warfare topics. Price noted as $1.50.
At last evening's meeting the Irish National Land League council heard the treasurer's report showing 1901 dollars as receipts from the Boston Theatre reception held last Sunday.
Last evening about 6 30 o clock Andrew J Washburn of 88 Myrtle street took an overdose of chloral hydrate and died about 8 o clock
A scattered column sketches varied items from Chicago gas interests to Mexico’s legal cases, Parisian doctors, and a Nevada tobacco crop. It notes Ella Wheeler Wilcox on women’s status, a Mexican court sentencing an engineer, and a plan to honor Hank Monk with a monument in Nevada mentioning his kind heart and famed stagecoach era.
Mrs. Van Allan loses a fine cow after over eating green corn. A Cardiff style column cites a London Epoch view on an American visit by a man named Cleveland and mocks a President. A Mexican duel ends with an apology and social ostracism, noted with a wry Life magazine take.
Wilford Woodruff faces possible deposition as president of the Twelve. he leans toward renouncing polygamy while fellow apostles view him as heretical. Michael Novelli, famed amateur harpist, declines to recover from consumption at his Pittsfield home after world travels.
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