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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1886
Page
4
A Republican member led support with eloquence and influence in the lobby, and Republican votes passed the soldiers' exemption bill. The Legislature's Republican majority bears responsibility from start to finish, though the Governor delayed signing after Democratic reform pressure.
The notice states that money sent is at the sender's risk and payments should be made to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. It warns editors will not return rejected manuscripts and will not consider anonymous communications, requiring full name and address with every communication for good faith.
The Chicago News condemns Binine Krye et al for proposing a fully prohibitory duty in markets, calling it one of the most impudent proposals ever submitted to Congress. The editorial frames the move as a drastic measure affecting fish supply and market behavior.
In a Cambridge letter the Democrats of the fifth district decline Robert Treat Paine’s nomination and endorse Hon. William E. Russell as a reform-minded candidate. The city can spare a capable mayor for broader state service, and Russell’s nomination will gain strong backing.
Commissioner Black's annual pension bureau report records 065,783 pensioners, with 565,798,851 paid for the year. Of these, 1,550 are Civil War survivors and 15,397 are widows of veterans. Army invalids number 265,854. widows and dependents total 80,162. Since 1861, 1,018,755 claims filed, 621,754 allowed, total pensions paid $808,624,811.
The Traveler notes rumors of Hon. James G. Blaine speaking in the sixth congressional district amid discussion of Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge. It questions expected “great results” from Blaine’s addresses and promises readers a look at the district’s desperation and Lodge’s political stakes.
Barry of the Knights of Labor says the Chicago strike ended because the workers had bitten off more than they could chew. In a week of stoppage wages lost reached 212,600 with rising violence. workers return to stock yards on old hours and pay, beer butchers shifting to ten hours.
The Journal criticizes the independent address portion on civil service reform under an administration to be headed by Mr. Andrew. It recalls that Democrats in the last Legislature supported a movement to undermine civil service law, while a Republican-led Legislature passed the bill aimed at breaking down the civil service framework.
The Democratic nominees for Congress in districts two eight and nine publish acceptance letters stressing reform civil service tariff and currency principles. Morse Donovan and Burnett pledge sound finance tariff revision and reduced imposts while backing the administration to mobilize political support in Massachusetts.
The Pennsylvania Republican State committee used Blaine to mobilize existing voters not by new registrations but by energizing those already registered. Blaine attended Rev Dr Harper's North Broad Street Presbyterian Church as crowds filled the edifice and police guarded the doors. The sermon reportedly avoided political content, but the exit was brisk as Blaine left the pew.
Pennsylvania Governor Pattison battles the anthracite coal pool, postponing a price increase after New York pool members redress. Pennsylvania prepares suits against pool companies, aiming for a quick trial before January, while the monopoly weighs a possible 15 to 25 cent advance on domestic sizes.
The service Puey argues that entry into politics provokes independent action and that labor party activity, as seen in New York, helps reform. It is independent voters, not party labels, that heighten workers' influence in communities.
A Philadelphia Telegraph quote casts Blaine as bold and gifted yet unfortunate, arguing his personal ambition harms his party and risks defeat, making it prudent that such aims should not be entertained.
The Albany Journal argues organized labor failed in anti capitalism campaigns because demands are unreasonable and indefensible while the labor supply exceeds demand. It states there are more than enough laborers in the country to fill jobs and that labor itself seeks work.
An Atlanta Constitution editorial argues prosperity under prohibition would prove its success, while failure in Atlanta would blame prohibition, asserting no argument can shift blame elsewhere. The piece frames blame and praise in urban economic terms.
The Atlanta Constitution urges restraint in reporting anarchist news noting some papers in major cities publish more to promote anarchism than the anarchists themselves. It argues news should be judicious and not portray anarchists as reformers or martyrs, stressing morality and good government.
The Providence Journal argues that if Republicans could field a ticket of honest capable active men New York would gain a government marked by ability integrity and prudent spending aligning means to ends long dreamed of by municipalities.
The Providence Journal quotes a note asking who the rightful shepherds are as guidance on right and wrong. It asserts that principles remain constant while their application shifts with growing understanding among professional scripture students.
The Manchester Union notes that the late Republican standard bearer showed stubborn resilience after defeat, but argues much of his courage was mere cheek. The piece contends the conservative wing dislikes this quality, believing it harmed the Maine statesman more than it helped.
The text notes that descriptions of fish are crucial food for laboring classes amid scarcity and rising prices. It hints at criticism of proposals during a period of food shortage and economic pressure on working people.
The article discusses Cicero retreating from public life after Julius Caesar's rise, his bereavements including the deaths of Terentia and daughter Tullia, and how the Tusculan Disputations reflect his response to grief. Dr. Peabody's English translation is praised for idiomatic quietness and fidelity.
The Rev. William Barnet Wricht’s Ancient Cities offers collected information from various sources in a popular format. It praises Wright’s intended clarity and notes fifteen chapters focused on Jerusalem and other cities with city labels. the book is described as pleasant and well written despite some tagging choices. Boston Houghton, Mifflin & Co. price $125.
Review of Stopford A. Brooke's The Unity of God and Man sermons. Highlights include Bedford Chapel discourses on unity, eternal punishment, communion of saints, and atonement. Moral essays follow, praised for diction and thoughtful treatment despite break with Thirty Nine Articles. Boston edition noted.
Thwings examine Aryan and Semitic family forms from ancient to modern times. They argue marriage as a Christian ideal, Christ's teaching of equality, and the mixed effects on women including empowerment and loss of independence. They critique medieval church influence and call for women to use gained powers to elevate family life and equality.
A critique of marriage and family from a 19th century lens argues against dissolving the family, notes rising divorce rates in Europe and the United States, and urges a renewed religious and legal foundation for matrimony. It reviews Thwing on women’s duties, property rights, and the need for uniform marriage laws, while praising the book’s factual rigor and advocacy for simple family life.
Boston readers glimpse a lively November issue with J P Quincy’s story The Peckster Professorship and Percival Lowell on A Corean Coup d Etat. The piece surveys Japanese invasions of Corea, Far East politics, and notices on Jingu, Hideyoshi, and empire. In Boston a local Bottlers exhibition at Mechanics Building draws mixed impressions as crowd and industry mingle amid Patent Stoppers and bottling machinery.
A collage of brief notes touches on coal syndicates and miner pay, Methodist stances against the Mikado, social gossip about Tom and Jerry, Harbor Lights at the Museum, a New Jersey Belle engaged to an apothecary, and satirical quips about newspapers and public figures. It includes anecdotes on psychic demonstrations, cranberry crop damage, Cape Cod versus New Jersey cranberries, and local curiosities about voters, aldermen, and a lassoing Roosevelt reference.
The third annual meeting of the New England Meteorological Society convened at the Institute of Technology with William H. Niles presiding. Papers on rainfall statistics and forests relation to water supply were delivered. seismoscopes for the US Geological Survey were shown and discussed.
James A. Sylvester of Chelsea, long employed by box maker John Baird, cashed a company check for 849626 on Monday and has not been seen since. The funds were to pay two notes for Mr. Baird, and the loss was discovered only after the notes protested. Sylvester was married, with ten, his daughter and two children are staying at her brother's Chelsea home.
Governor Lloyd of Maryland, age 35, married Mary Elizabeth Staple Fort, age 18, in Cambridge at 6:50 AM. The ceremony drew crowds despite daylight, in an English style service at the Protestant Episcopal Church. The couple, attired in travelling dress, departed for a Northern tour immediately after.
During his voyage back to Britain Henry Irving revised his Oxford lecture On the Characteristics and Methods of English Actors delivered June 26. Oxford Press will publish the shilling brochure immediately. Mrs Oliphant works on her Tulloch biography to be issued by Black aed in January. Macmillan & Co. announce an early next month edition of Pickwick edited by Dickens's eldest son with added notes and illustrations.
In a fragmented verse scene two rushing shapes meet in a wind swept Montreal space. One proclaims wealth and boodle while the other laments absence, naming Savle and Neeld as the banks.
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