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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1887
Page
4
The notice lists daily subscription prices: One Year nine pounds, Six Months four pounds fifty, Three Months two pounds twenty five, One Month seventy five pence. Weekly Fridays edition priced at one dollar per year. It notes second class matter status and that money sent at sender's risk with payable checks to Post Publishing Company.
The notice from New York and Washington offices states that rejected manuscripts will not be returned and anonymous communications are not considered. Writers must include full name and address as a guarantee of good faith with all submissions.
The piece notes the second Rhode Island district carries heavy Republican weight and ties a presidental outcome to the district’s choice. It references Judge Bradley’s likely success, the Prohibitionists’ stance, and a New York meeting where railroads’ steam heating compliance is debated with public safety concerns highlighted by the Fitchburg example.
Reports say the Manitoba railroad project will restart with $600,000 secured to finish the line. Winnipeg citizens fund half, an Eastern capitalist provides the rest. Spurs to the border by Northern Pacific and others will give Manitoba wheat farmers a new export outlet benefiting U S lines and reducing Canadian Pacific tariffs.
The article quotes Mr Powderly claiming no serious labor difficulties expected in the coming year and predicting arbitration for any disputes. It notes his opposition to strikes and boycott while warning that coercive methods by his organization have harmed industry and that reliance on self funding may not deter strikers.
Officials say daily street cleaning fails to prevent litter as stores sweep out dust and sweepings into sidewalks and streets before 9 am. The health superintendent notes violations persist and police enforcement is needed to curb the practice. Public complaints cite ongoing untidy conditions in the downtown area.
The article argues that police as a state force have laxly enforced sidewalk ice regulations and related municipal rules. It urges prosecutions and fines for dumping trash into streets to improve cleanliness and public health. It laments dirt delaying street repairs and calls for better curbside maintenance.
Senator Frye drew sharp criticism as a learner turned teacher at a Shipping and Industrial League meeting. Critics say his tariff stance aims to preserve the war tariff, not revive American commerce, urging a tariff readjustment to boost raw materials and manufacturing with improved foreign competition.
City business leaders debate higher tax assessments on Washington street amid claims of overvaluation. The public is urged to seek quick, impartial hearings before assessors and the street commissioners. The piece notes rising downtown growth and calls for transparent proof if insinuations against officials are to be substantiated.
A brief remark discusses the Shipping League guiding counsels over Mr. Frye's proposals, aiming to align with Boston and Massachusetts commercial sentiment.
The article notes a large increase in land tax across Russian departments, worsened by communal land redistribution that reduces individual holdings. It argues deficits drive debt, and warns reforms threaten the dynasty, with officials defending their actions amid city council debates.
A solicitor and his wife’s London home faced a dramatic exposure as two domestic workers fled amid a chaotic scene. The servants, half clothed, had stolen wine and cigars and invited male visitors, while the mistress’s room was found in disarray with gas burning and dress mistresses’ items strewn about. Authorities pursued the women and their male accomplices. The incident sparked commentary on servant-master relations and rising mistrust in the domestic sphere.
In Boston a dilettante friend departs for Mrs. James Brown Potter’s New York debut and the theatre’s first night fever. The narrator ponders backstage drama and a century of pronunciation shifts, citing Thomas Dilworth and Boston’s old speech habits.
Master Workman Powderly may seek Congress from Scranton Pennsylvania district. Robert J. Vance, 31, is elected Congressman from Connecticut’s first district after a humble start. Judge Lawrenson of Baltimore marks 68 years in government service and has commuted daily to Washington for over fifty years.
An editorial from the Philadelphia Record condemns Secretary Bayard for halting timidity in fisheries policy. It argues his refusal to provoke war or retaliatory measures with Canada protects national prosperity.
The feature lists afternoon and evening performances at venues including Boston Museum Hollis Street Globe Park and Howard with new bills. It notes Miss Clara Morris in L Article 47 and Alixe at Park, Lagardére at Globe, and preparations for Mr Irving's New York engagement starting November 7 with Faust The Bells Jingle and Louis XI.
In a roundup of eclectic notes the piece notes Detroit Baseball Club’s supremacy and forecasts Detroit’s rise in local sports. It also lambasts crowded Boston and New York clubs while touching on politics, weather, and social curiosities from across the nation.
Frank Fowler leaves Chautauqua Society of Fine Arts. J Foxcroft Cole returns to Winchester. his daughter shows painting talent. Ralph A. Cram to study art abroad. Hartford plans a Burton monument. Ruskin declines Folkestone gift amid rail era woes. Taney statue pedestal begun in Baltimore. Carl Becker paintings in Corcoran Gallery show Apollo Belvedere scene. Boston artists Hassam Graves Kitson train Paris colony. Mrs Farley hosts student exhibit at 20 Beacon St. Works praised for color and groupings. Rich returns from Canada. Caliga reports Munich stay. Elwell and others head toward New York. sketching in Connecticut continues.
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