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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1886
Page
4
Publication listing subscription prices and office details for the Boston Post Publishing Company. Rates shown: one year nine dollars. six months four fifty. three months two twenty five. one month seventy five cents. Friday issue noted with separate yearly rate one dollar fifty cents. Payment methods and remit to Washington Street office.
The notice lists page locations for departments with Financial and Commercial on pages six and seven and Ship News on page three. It indicates a structuring of sections within the newspaper rather than a story.
Democrats nominate Hon. Leopold Morse noting his tariff reform stance and ability to win in Republican districts. General Stevens presents a strong counterpoint in the third district fight while a Broadway railroad bribery indictment casts a shadow over political corruption. The probe traces funds to a 1880 meeting, with money and bank notes tied to four men and a missing Moloney, signaling a potential collapse of the patronage network.
The Rhode Island legislature backed a state police led by General Brayton for congressional nominations. Congressman Piece accuses Dixon of being chosen by a legislative deal with the police in top rank. The Providence Journal concedes Dixon acted against some citizens but claims motives were honest. The machine aims for both Congress seats next time.
The Sun reports 42027 signers pledging to support Mr. George with an estimated 37,500 likely to vote. It notes the labor movement with a socialist leader may still not derail Mr. Lewitt’s electoral chances, though actual ballots remain uncertain.
The Daily column condemns the Advertiser for printing a claim that Republicans rely on British gold to fund campaigns. It dismisses the notion as demagogic and unworthy of American independence, labeling the phrase as discreditable to reformers and its speakers.
The piece contrasts Republican opposition to a metropolitan police bill with Democratic tariff reform advocacy. It praises Colonel Codman’s Worcester speech on economic policy, critiques Mr. Garrison’s stance, critiques Blaine, and highlights Democratic reform efforts led by President Cleveland and the Morrison bill as a contrast to Republican obstruction.
Andrew opposed a Boston tax scheme in the Senate as in the House three years earlier. The Republican majority voted with party orders, passing the bill. The episode shows a party line stance on the imposition, with Andrew opposing on principle and recognizing underlying political motives.
The Massachusetts Democratic campaign urges tariff reform, challenging Republicans to debate their protectionist record. It claims the push will redefine state politics, elect a capable governor, and place reformists in Congress to carry Massachusetts’ tariff agenda forward.
The article argues the Republican claim of twelve seats is failing. It promotes Democratic candidate Edward Burnett as a strong, capable choice in the ninth district, noting his business and agricultural leadership and predicting his decisive election victory over the incumbent Ely amid past Democratic cooperation and district support.
The Prohibition party, led by Wolfe in Pennsylvania, aims to poll 60 000 to 80 000 votes to defeat Beaver as November 7 approaches. In Connecticut a Prohibition speaker urged clergy to back Lounsbury, signing as a Methodist preacher and urging Protestant support. Massachusetts sees rising third party inroads amid reduced bitterness.
The Boston Journal says Governor Andrew was strongly against a metropolitan police force. The statement came from the Transcript, which attributed it to the Post as its source. The report notes this chain of attribution and presents the claim as a matter of record.
A Journal notes that the Transcript’s statement was issued with a degree of authority that grants it force, signaling official weight behind the declaration and its implications.
A group of New York newspaper men organized a campaign club in Wall Street to back Henry George for mayor. A speaker argued editors and reporters are true workingmen, though unions and eight hour demands seem unlikely amid steady talent coming from colleges and country papers.
The writer muses on saving habits and wealth, noting editors’ modest means despite fortunes tied to journalism. He observes a Boston Supreme Court session on divorce, describing a keen observer who turns out to be William D. Howells, and hints at future American realism drawn from local matches and intrigues.
In Boston I attended the late Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis collection sale noting Hunt's Girl and Kid drew Boston big names with a 400 dollar price. A Greuze and a Commodore Perry portrait sparked debate on authorship while Hogarth portraits, including Kitty Fisher, sold for low sums. Also, remarks on Edward A Park at 73 reflect on his life, theology, and Conservatism, with a nod to the Greene estate valued at 300000 dollars.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that nephews aggressively seek uncles estates, often more than a father’s wealth, urging rich older men to properly settle fortunes before death to curb rampant inheritance envy and court disputes.
The country faces a major political question over cutting revenue and reducing national expenditures. The Democratic party supports tax relief and economy, while the Republicans oppose the approach, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Philadelphia North American excerpt argues that appealing mercy undermines justice and faith in the judicial system. It warns that mercy appeals threaten government authority and underline the risk of anarchy within the United States.
Henry George declares to friends and the public that he is not an anarchist communist or socialist. The Philadelphia Press notes that many are beginning to see him as a Henry George follower rather than any broader label.
The Albany Argus laments that in a year and a half of Democratic administration the result is a flowing tide of business prosperity unseen for years. Prospects are brighter across trade, confidence is restored, enterprise unchecked and launching into ventures previously undreamed, with visible joy and cheerful expectation on business leaders.
The Boston Republic attacks Henry George as unfriendly to Ireland urging Irish Americans in New York to vote against him for misrepresenting the Irish national movement to gain political profit.
An editorial from the Philadelphia Record contends that punishing both bribe givers and takers would destabilize bribery schemes, noting that even well-meaning campaigners who issue prepaid tax receipts must confront the immorality of their methods.
A Philadelphia Times opinion notes that thoughtful citizens now shape party destiny. Mass demonstrations and mobs once omnipotent have diminished, while tens of thousands demand government run on business principles, both nationally and locally.
A New York Commercial Advertiser editorial argues the President should act now to avoid the ignominious path of Hayes's civil service order number one. The piece urges decisive leadership on civil service reforms.
Otto Bendix offered a Liszt centered program at Bumstead Hall with Signor Augusto toteli assist. The night honored Liszt on his birthday with original pieces and transcriptions including Bach Polonaise and Chopin La Campanella. Bendix displayed range from fiery passion to delicate poetry in Liszt and Schumann transcriptions while Signor Rotoli sang four French songs and Liszt’s B minor sonata closed the recital.
A review notes that Poems of Sorrow and Comfort reissues the 1866 edition with Child’s preface. It cites title page symbolism and translations of Dies Irae and Luther. Illustrations by W L Taylor are praised yet judged to miss the poem Dora’s rustic charm.
A review notes Clinton Scollard writes pretty but not powerful verse and warns against grandiose imitation of the psalmic wind. Gosse’s and Scollard’s readings are judged weak compared to the force of a trumpet. The piece urges poets to seek stronger form and louder expression.
A harsh review notes John Parmelee's Curse by Julian Hawthorne as a pot-boiler in the shilling dreadfuls genre. It contrasts Hawthorne's work with his better stories like Noble Blood, calling the novel ferocious for its bank robbery and opium addicted couple. Published in New York Cassell & Co Boston Little, Brown & Co.
The piece reviews Dr. W. S. Tyler’s edition of Homer’s Iliad designed for schools and colleges. It praises his aim to teach literary beauty over mere grammar, noting the explanatory notes help readers grasp the spirit beyond literal text while acknowledging the challenge students face in appreciating Homer.
A review praises Brooks for appealing to children with tales from history such as The Story of the Cloth of Gold Cinderella's Ancestor and the Elves. It notes the author's engaging style but questions whether recent works misrepresent history compared with Abbott and Peter Parley.
The collection Aunt Emlines Crazy Quilt Miss Cynthys Tramp Siah Wilcox s Ward and other New England Stories shows sympathy for country folks and speech but does not rise above the average level of rural tales.
The piece reviews Mr. James Otis's new illustrated boys story as plain yet earnest and not uninteresting. It notes Miss Shaw's Castle Blair and A Sea Change as early examples of a book labeled A Childs Novel. The critique considers works for children that blend plot and character discrimination typical of adult fiction.
A praise filled note highlights Miss Shaw's stories as well written, noting the author’s guarantee of quality. Between the covers lies a substantial portrayal of child life in coarse print designed to engage the intended audience.
The review praises Mr. Gilman’s Stories from the Dictionary as a carefully built survey of word histories. It explains how random root words are traced through forms and meanings to the present, noting playful sections on Names of Countries and Names of Noises. The piece sees value for adults and warns that youngsters may be drawn into reading under a charming disguise.
A literary catalogue reviews several early 20th century titles on American progress by Wright and others. It praises not only the engaging range from The Barbary Pirates to The Telegraph but cautions against overemphasis on material progress and money. Prices and publishers in Boston and New York are listed.
The fourth issue of Shoppell’s Modern Flouses from the Cooperative Building Plan Association of New York presents designs for about fifty house styles and articles on landscape gardening and interior decoration. It also includes a translated edition with illustrations of Violled Duc Habitations of Mania Ai LEZes. Nicholas Songs is praised as a charming music collection. The Atlantic Monthly contents announce serials by Oliphant, Aldrich, Crawford, Holmes essays, and papers by Fiske, Hamerton, Lowell, and others. new names may appear in future tables of contents.
A string of quips and excerpts targets politics, religion, and society. It references Macedonia, the Democratic party in Essex, missionary work, goose quacks, Czarsaparilla, Uncle Sam and the Dolphin, Fort Independence incidents, Blaine, caucus packers, a Chicago ham lord’s mansion, Henry George’s book bequests, a railroad restaurant tragedy, anarchist Parsons’ wife, college football tremors, and witty social jests about dinner with Herr Professor and alimony debates.
Somerville schoolmasters and the Friday Evening Club dined at Young's last evening. Middlesex Club to dine at Revere House tonight. Parker's rooms filled with private parties. Boston Club and Agricultural Club dine at Parker's tonight. Mr Ratcliff Hicks of Paris is stopping at Young.
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