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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1887
Page
4
Subscriptions listed for daily and weekly editions at Mile near Washington Street. Rates include one year nine dollars, six months four fifty, three months two twenty five, one month seventy five cents. Weekly edition: one year one dollar. News post entered as second class matter.
Mr JOHN HARVEY, designer of the Miranda, dismisses a Nova Scotia challenge as he works on a new sloop to beat the Thistle. The London Field reports Jameson of Irex plans a cup bid with an Irish crew and Irish designer. Welsh and East Indian entrants also loom as contenders for the American national challenge.
At a city board of aldermen meeting remonstrants oppose a petition by the Suburban Railway Company to move tracks on Beacon and Arlington streets. Original plan kept lanes wide near the Public Garden. new proposal shifts tracks toward mid street for a sharper corner, reducing unobstructed width. Residents and property owners argue the change harms property values and safety. The company has laid tracks without waiting for official action, complicating the issue.
Washington hints at possible divergence between the State Department and the Department of Justice over the Behring Sea controversy. The sealed sealer brief by A K Delancy reflects Justice guidance not officially known to State. Supreme Court action from Sitka will shape the government position in this evolving case amid Alaska Commercial Company's influence.
Column notes strong support for a Boston winter German opera season with a Metropolitan company engagement favored over a mixed plan. Musicians doubt financial success but see value and potential practicality, hoping discussion moves the plan forward before winter ends.
The Standard, Henry Georgr’s paper, released its Saturday edition as usual, delivering the expected coverage and local notices to readers. The issue retains its traditional format and timely dispatch of community news, editorials, and advertisements.
The piece notes how Huan 0 Pentecost faced Newark voters where he won 1861 of 25954 as mayoral candidate while George’s paper boasted about New York farmers. It questions the land tax movement’s appeal as labor and reform efforts show weak showings in Newark and Indianapolis with candidate counts given.
London crowds march through streets and Trafalgar Square as unrest grows. Police face mounting duty while social misery and socialist agitators fuel riots. Anarchist leaders use the场 to spread doctrine and incite hatred of law, linking to the fate of Chicago collaborators.
The American Shipping and Industrial League convention in Boston, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, seeks federal action to expand the US merchant marine and extend foreign trade especially to South America. It notes Maine Congressmen Fryer and Dingery oppose tariff reform and suggests persuading them could bolster Massachusetts merchants and tariff reform factions.
A critique of a sensational Dexter, Maine murder reveal tied to the New York World. The piece denounces superficial fact checking, noting the so called confession was a patchwork of speculation hawked to papers, not genuine news. It calls for higher journalistic standards to curb demoralizing sensationalism.
The piece condemns sensational amateur detective details in Stam coverage, arguing news should present facts without padding or guesswork. It worries about malodorous depictions of a family and real crime, urging courts to resolve the matter and journalism to improve.
The article notes waning interest in General Boulanger after his arrest, once hailed as France’s savior. It argues his popularity failed to rest on solid ground and suggests his arrest reflects military discipline rather than political rehabilitation. The piece contrasts past adulation with current public indifference.
The piece argues the England Italy Germany alliance aims to curb Russia more than France, likely pushing Bulgaria toward the alliance and placing Serbia between two fires. It predicts increased German influence over Holland and Denmark, with Belgium seeking French protection, before analyzing Greece and Turkey.
The New York World prints three columns from Jana Rius Donnelly arguing for Baconian parallels with SHAKSPERE. The review finds few convincing coincidences, notes careless selections, and questions the claim that Bacon wrote SHAKSPERE's plays. It cites multiple trivial overlaps and warns the theory rests on weak foundations.
A Boston reminiscence details the Lowell Institute lectures from earlier decades. The writer contrasts crowded, ticket driven access of the past with modern, cosmopolitan halls on Boylston street. Emerson's captivating presence and a memorable mishap with his manuscript are recalled.
Moses Coit Tyler's American Statesmen volume on Patrick Henry is praised as a careful, original memoir that weighs evidence, uses letters and new manuscripts, and presents a coherent portrait of the Virginian orator, his education, and his lasting influence. The review notes Tyler’s balanced judgments, selection of sources, and improvements over earlier accounts.
The article argues Russia could lead a Pan Slavic confederation to split the enemy lines from Poland to the Adriatic. It warns such a move would end the Russo Turkish balance, risk Greece joining the Slavic bloc, and push Turkey toward new dangers while Greece contemplates attacking Turkey.
Edward Terry unveils a new London theatre hailed as a safer structure than previous venues. The design emphasizes fireproof materials and improved crowd control to reduce risk during performances.
The article notes theatres in the city benefit from a fireproof curtain, large automatic sprinklers, and patent automatic locks. It argues precautions are simple to adopt in existing buildings and warns that future disasters like Exeter and Paris may force more stringent safety sacrifices of human life.
The anticipated Paris shop by Brentano signals many Americans visit the city. English and American presence fills Rue de Rivoli and Avenue de l Opéra with signs and even cafés offer American drinks. Yet the Frenchman remains intensely French despite the Saxon invasion.
A Republican politician syndicate has purchased The New York Graphic from its current owners. The paper has backed President Cleveland, and the change in ownership is seen as likely to harm its editorial stance amid strong public reaction.
The article notes Rev. C. H. Spurgeon declined $90,000 for 100 lectures in this country. Mrs. Marshall Field remains ill and focuses on books and languages. Elbridge Gerry Jr will winter in Paris after retirement. Distinctions include Mrs. James Brown Potter Ira Davenport Charles Dickens Lord Kinnaird Harry Paulton. Henry Blackburn sails to lecture in North America. Buckner meets Thayer at Phila Centennial. Mme Boucicault earns Legion of Honor for philanthropy and bridges, pensions, and relief efforts.
A column surveys diverse trivia from 19th century America including Cornell’s 1000 students with 100 ladies, tax and postal facts in Pennsylvania, a New York City Hall figure of Justice, a salt strike near Ithaca, and multilingual sports stars. It also riffs on Parisian nose science, floriculture tips, California’s vast variety, and a Cincinnati Chicago letters mystery highlighting Mrs. Porter’s journalism success.
The New York World editorial urges elimination of war taxes, arguing taxes on necessities such as clothing food and fuel burden ordinary people. The advocate frames the motto The war taxes must go as a call to remove superfluous levies while keeping essential needs taxed.
The Philadelphia Times argues anarchists cannot enjoy life in the United States without violence. It claims Americans object to being killed and that anarchists have little chance to prevail in the current societal clash. The piece urges anarchists to remove themselves from a world that does not appreciate their methods.
An editorial argues independents should avoid forming a new party in the Massachusetts state elections. It stresses their strength lies in moral influence, not numbers, and warns that organizing publicly could reduce their impact on both major parties.
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