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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1891
Page
4
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Listings show performances at Hollis Street Theatre Cotemepia and Tremont Theatre with operas, comedies, and dramas. Includes appearances by Charles Frohman Company, Neil Burgess, DeWolf Hopper, and Weber & Fields plus a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert and a horse show. Also notes a health expo and hypnotism act.
A disputed claim ties candidate Allen to a plan to mutilate Governor Rus Sell speech before release by the Republican Committee. E B Hayess, secretary of the Republican Club, confirms the troubling approach seen as a mark of campaign underhandedness. The episode harms Allen’s standing as Bay State voters value courage and fair play.
The Post offers to reveal the names of young inquirers who asked ten questions to Dawes and Hoar to prove sincerity. It condemns joking in the matter of Massachusetts industry and tariff disputes and notes ex-Speaker Rexp defending tariff burdens with a reference to his state’s share of duty increases.
The passage criticizes Mr. Dawes Hoar and Diggins as less active on protecting Massachusetts interests in the tariff fight. It questions how the tariff benefits local workers and iron masters and calls for clear answers in ten questions. The writer urges the senators to respond and defend their stance.
The Post prints the debate verbatim from Tremont Temple, noting that the attack on Governor Russell failed while his defense was triumphant. It lauds Russell's breadth and fairness, contrasting Lopes as a fault-finder, and condemns Porter and census issues as corrupt and wasteful.
The article argues Boston should shed old standards and become the Paris of America. It highlights a superb harbor and suburbs as bases for ambitious, costly development aimed at urban uplift and long term prosperity for its residents. It frames Boston as a city of progress requiring bold, conservative investment.
The record cites Republican party issues in the current canvass highlighting a scandalous and unparalleled prostitutions of the United States census for partisan ends. It notes ongoing criticisms from Civil Service Reform League reporters Fouke Dana Bonaparte MacVeagh and Rogers and calls the census methods grossly partisan.
The Evening Record may be signaling sympathies for Colonel Allen and Mr. Brackett, suggesting Republicans risk overreliance on such hints. The piece warns that portraying current events as similar to two years ago could trigger a sharp political shift and a large governor race victory margin.
Journal excerpts by Mrs. Mary E. Searles enliven the Shares-Harkins will case with travel notes from foreign lands. The diary recalls a day with three queens and a dramatic remark about Mr. Edward Searles, provoking courtroom tittering. It also notes a Chicago observer plagiarizing a remark about the Apollo Belvedere, ending with a quip about preferring Jones every time.
Mr. Cuarnence Woopwarp armed with a sword jumped onto the opera house stage in Wilmington Del and drove off members of the Prince and Pauper company. The act is noted as the work of a man described as insane.
Epwin ARrNoup says he believes in occultism. When asked for a good text book he was constrained to name Light of Asia. In the same interview he spoke kindly of Emerson, Lowkelt and Kipuna.
A. A. Alvarez, a Spanish chemist and inventor, was told by eminent physicians he had two hearts and, with this misbelief, answered Death's call in Chicago on Wednesday night.
A celebrated Marshal of the French army was anticipated in New York yesterday. The visit was led by Mrs Boorn Cripporn who heads the French and Swiss Salvation forces.
Stanslas Zalewski aged 111 dies in Bordeaux. Vincenzo Vela and Rubinstein's mother also pass away. Martin Roeder leaves Dublin for New England Conservatory of Music and is described as an inveterate stutterer. Marguerite Merington debuts as American dramatist with Letter blair praised in New York. Canon Harford leads London Cecilia Society. Paul du Chailly touts anti tobacco stance. Clyde Fitch reportedly secures plays from Irving and Beere amid London reception.
A mixed page item notes Bar Harbor legal actions for violating the Maine law with three indictments each against hotel and restaurant keepers. It also features satirical verses about a homeopathic doctor, a talkative girl named Daisy Dean, an exile seeker, and a aging lover recalling Nora and a twenty year old memory.
The Domestic Science Department at the Food and Health exhibit showcases women mastering household science through cookery and hygiene. It argues that higher education reaches into kitchens, empowering women, improving homes, and expanding women’s economic roles. The piece cites Tolstoi and urges more civility in Boston.
A reader urges Boston needs more free churches where all can attend, not just in name, plus a note praising free college scholarships. Another letter questions Sunday laws, accusing selective enforcement and suggesting a rethink of enforcement practices.
Massachusetts Governor Russell denounces McKinley tariff and shows how the tariff hikes burden households. He cites increases on building materials clothing and consumer goods to argue the tax burden harms ordinary people while praising Democratic positions.
A. Foors argues for widening streets and sidewalks in Boston to ease pedestrian congestion in the retail sections, saying more room for walkers and riders is needed before addressing rapid transit.
A reader from Boston argues that free schools are public while many public schools are not free. He questions why Mr Ledge pushes the word public and notes that Harvard Yale Dartmouth Cornell and other colleges are public institutions that require funds.
A packed Boston music calendar features Mac Dowell and Volkmann concertos with Alwin Schroeder soloing, the Adamowsky Quartet's Boston debut, Julie Wyman singing in November, Gruenfeld Rubinstein concerto, Carl Stasny recital, and the Boston Philharmonic under Listemann with Widor aria and Romeo and Juliet waltz. Also announced are Mac Dowell piano recitals, future chamber concerts, and a Civil War musical allegory in Mechanics Hall to aid the Grant monument fund.
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