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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1887
Page
4
Near Washington Street the listing shows daily and weekly subscription prices with one year at $9 and six months at $4.50, three months at $2.25, and one month at 75 cents. It notes second class matter status and that money sent is at the sender's risk with payments made to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Herald reports the retirement of editor Mr Epwin B Hasketl after years of service. He states other interests require attention and has disposed of his Herald stake. The paper vows to maintain its broad policy and growth trajectory without his leadership.
Mr. DeLANdry Nicona shows rare honor by declining a nomination to avoid harming his current superior who seeks another ticket. Republicans then endorse his friend, MARTINE, with the party also dropping one of their own candidates. Nicoll and Martine are Democrats, highlighting a non partisan tilt in the choice.
The Providence Journal cautions Senator Frye against further tariff expansion. It argues that protectionist policy harms commerce and that relief lies in natural laws of trade and reducing outdated restrictions, citing France England and Norway as lessons in preferring non subsidized or abroad ship purchases.
The Henry Grovere movement languishes in New York as its leader withdraws from farmers, with Dr. McGlynn canceling country engagements and returning to the city to resist Socialist influence. The George party, tried as Republican campaign aid, is a failure so far and offers little for next year's presidential effort. A notable setback follows.
The court held the police board cannot be forced to appoint Grorge party inspectors unless the party polled 50,000 votes last year. The move was tied to Republican managers to gain more inspectors, and its failure hurts no one. It is unlikely Groton will reach the 50,000 vote threshold this fall.
General Butler outlines to Colonel Plympton his voting intent for Mr Lovering and urges reforms. He cites oppressive taxation, an illusory arbitration board, useless civil service reform, a proposal for exam on officials legs, a bribery law, failures of local option, and drinker licensing. He says the links to Lovering are unclear but suggests possible understanding.
Cholera appears aboard the steamship Britannia from Italian ports, with at least one death, reigniting fears after the Alesia outbreak. Health officers are blamed for delays and lax quarantine measures, as a Philadelphia committee finds current precautions insufficient. The Alesia may return with more cholera, elevating national concern and port responsibility.
The critique states Joseph Chamberlain’s recent speeches degrade his usefulness on the fisheries commission. It argues his tactlessness and sensational comments worsened diplomacy with Britain and Ireland, impairing his mission and undermining prospects for peace.
The Dolphin despatch boat at Newport repelled a torpedo attack Tuesday evening, proving the efficiency of its powerful search light. The attackers, steam launches and pulling boats, were blackened to avoid detection, while Atlanta’s two search lights had made her a tougher target.
The Newport exercise shows torpedo boats failing to close within fifty yards of the Dolphin while the searchlight proved decisive for night detection. Critics question torpedoes usefulness, favor stationary mines and spar-mounted devices, and insist on light extinction and strategic shifting to avoid attack amid debates over congressional measures.
The veteran protectionist Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania outlines a plan to obstruct the new Congress to block tariff reform. He expects to unite tariff deserters with Republicans to defeat Carlisle and install a Speaker opposed to free trade. He vows no compromise on tariff reform, signaling aggressive opposition and procedural obstruction.
A New York Sun report describes a man discovering a collection of old English plays in a second-hand store. The volumes include Mrs Centlivre’s The Wonder and Gay’s Beggar's Opera with annotations and the name William Warren stamped inside. Warren rejects theft claims and suggests the books likely came from his father’s effects.
A tense social duel unfolds in New York with Mrs Porrer appearing in Mrs Lanarry's matinée box amid rumors of a settlement. The public weighs whether Mrs Porter will gain entry to Tuxedo Park after Mrs Langtry was denied access, a decision seen as decisive.
The society recruit Miss Erne Sprague plans to start in a subordinate role in a standard company. Her ambition is to play Lady Macbeth someday, a peak she would earn through steady, faithful labor rather than quick fame.
The November Scribner's celebrates the closing chapters of Seth's Brother's Wife, praising Frederic's blend of romance and realism. It notes a murder plot that tempers the story and comments on Isabel's growth, with attention to other verses including Lang. The critique remains faithful to its human characters and future potential.
The writer observes Boston streetworkers at night with torchlight and shifting shadows, compares the scene to buried treasure, and notes a calmer mood among laborers. He muses on concert audiences and suggests writers balance work with leisure, endorsing alternating effort and play. He recalls a friend’s wellness, the need for periodic intellectual exertion, and cites Rossetti’s Lost Days for inspiration.
Edwin B. Haskell announces sale of his interest in the Boston Herald to Royal M. Pulsifer and Charles H. Andrews after twenty eight years with the paper. He reflects on the newspaper's growth from a four page issue to a large operation and states his departure leaves the Herald in capable hands.
Poetic lament on a vanished beloved and journeys through the land of the dead ends with a literary review. The piece notes Apthorp on Wagner and scenic art, Dr Sargent on athletes, Henry M Field on Grand Kabylia, White on the Viking Ship, General Walker on teaching the working class, and a Margaret Crosby short story.
In April 1869 Edwin C. Bailey sold his entire Herald stake to Royal M. Pulsifer Edwin 8 Haskell Justin Andrews Charles H Andrew and George C. Bailey. Haskell and Pulsifer led editorial and business teams as the paper grew and the Washington street building was completed in February 1875.
Harvard freshmen held daily events on Holmes Field drawing a large crowd. R. H. Davis led the two mile bicycle race and set a Harvard record 6m 18s 4 8. E. A. Bailey placed second. R. Hale cleared 5 ft 5 in in pole vaults defeating F. Mason. Crosby and Briggs tied in 11s 0 5 for the 100 yard heat. Various runners posted times in sprints and the mile. The tennis championship final featured Sears defeating Shaw in three close sets.
Charles Brockway, released after serving time for forging and counterfeiting, visited police headquarters and announced plans to lead an honest life. He proposed opening a city office to sell an ink believed to prevent check alterations, with Inspector Sketton introducing him to several bank officers to help launch the venture.
Iron and Steel Workers' National Assembly plans a new wage scale to be adopted by all Knights of Labor affiliated mills next spring. Webster selectmen post a 5000 reward for solving the death of Lillie Hoyle.
A lively column laments rising “seasonal” trends from European royalty to trusts in Canada and the United States. It playfully riffs on Gladstone, Nast, and gas wells, notes a Kentucky bear raiding a religion meeting, and ends with a humorous Punch-style exchange about liquor and water.
The passage lists visits and engagements involving Robert Browning's artist son, a San Francisco yachtsmen invitee for King Kalakaua's fiftieth birthday on November 16, academic marriages including Professor Palmer of Harvard and Miss Freeman, Allegra Eggleston illustrating for Century, Sprague elected president of the University of North Dakota, and anecdotes about Dickens and Frith. It also notes Paris Times on General d Andiau's Vienna service, Metz campaign writing, and Senate implications.
In a letter to the London Daily News T Wemyss Rem recalls Old Mrs Dickens as housekeeper at Crewe during the lordship of Crewe and praises her storytelling power. He notes Dickens may have inherited his gift from the Crewe housekeeper and mentions family anecdotes about John-Charles's father.
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