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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1888
Page
4
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The notice explains where to find the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven and the Ship News on page three detailing their locations for readers seeking specific content.
Yesterday's session before the Parnell commission suggested a long inquiry likely to continue for weeks or months. The London Times and Irish members aim to widen the drag-net, while the attorney general’s lengthy presentation drew a bench warning to shorten remarks. The public shows eagerness to reach the facts.
The New York Commercial Advertiser argues that intelligent men see Hewitt facing Grant in a contest. Deserters from the County Democracy are viewed as acting from personal motives. Citizens admire Hewitt and consider him an admirable mayor, seeking to reflect him if possible.
The piece argues that the recall attempt to support Habnerison and Morton over Blaine fails and counters charges of subserviency to Britain. It notes 1886 treaty edits pushed by a British minister would broaden extradition to include explosives crimes, risking U.S. autonomy by yielding to local British regulations.
A London Telegraph correspondent reports that the German Emperor's Rome visit displeased the Pope Leo X who said the trip was not requested by the papacy and aimed at strengthening rivals. The interview era ended abruptly when the Emperor invited his brother, denying the Pope private counsel.
The text questions a recent journey as open to criticisms. It wonders whether support from the Vatican or silence from rulers like Hus BERT and EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH might reveal disapproval. A failure to win such approval would reflect poorly on the demonstrative fraternal regard shown.
The New York Attorney General argues voters may cast seven separate ballots for different offices in one election, raising fears of delayed voting and potential fraud. He notes current practice is one visit deposits all ballots, and splitting ballots could cause meaningful obstruction and complications.
A sharp editorial condemns Blaine and his managers for a staged British letter ploy aimed at boosting support for the Republican ticket. It mocks the plan’s crudeness, notes Patrick Ford’s involvement, and argues the campaign relied on deceit and forgeries while tariff debates favored protectionist aims and farm prosperity.
A State bureau of statistics of labor spokesman comments on a Post article about Farmers and the Tariff. He argues that earlier land value comparisons omit that gold was at a premium of 112 dollars in 1875, affecting the analysis and conclusions.
Three Supreme Court decisions are summarized: a beer export case preserving state manufacture limits, a Pennsylvania telegraph tax ruling against intrastate taxation, and Alabama color blindness testing for engineers as a proper police power. The writer notes interstate commerce limits and police powers guiding the rulings.
A fragment notes that construction must proceed to meet the imperatives of modern life. It emphasizes urgent pace, practical needs, and the social benefits expected from new or rebuilt infrastructure. The text implies a planning or policy context without detailing specifics or entities.
Groren B Graves a large woollen manufacturer of Indiana Penn and prominent Republican waited for the Senate tariff bill and then calmly joined the tariff reform camp signaling a shift in support within industrial political circles.
The report says Colonel Hin Ginson was wrongly quoted as naming Miss Cleveland in Arlington speech. He allegedly referenced a remark by a woman linked to the President to illustrate independence, but no actual reference to Miss Cleveland occurred.
The Indianapolis News continues to support Harrison yet disapproves of his boosters. It laments placards on dead walls displaying the English flag and forged extracts from English newspapers praising the Democratic tariff policy while it works to defeat that policy it still believes in.
The Mirror polls New York and Boston managers on criticism versus advertising. Dan Frohman asserts ads promote current attractions but do not fund or dictate reviews. Abbey’s withdrawal of Tribune ads is noted, emphasizing newspapers can remain independent in opinion and not trade integrity for sponsorship.
Clarence Deming, former New Haven editor, after canvassing Connecticut, says initial doubts about Cleveland carrying the state gave way to strong belief he will win Connecticut. Chronology contrasts London Times forgery and English tariff debate with U.S. exposure of sweating system miseries in major papers.
Local papers report anxiety over the English Salt Trust and can obtain full details on Levi P. Morton head of Morton Rose and Co financial agents of the combination. The trust has already driven salt prices up about 250 percent.
The town and county committees heard reseat reports from Chairman Burden who was recently beaten by Elijah A. Morse in a separate contest. The Chisago News surveys opinions on the presidential outlook with A. J. Streeter of the Union Labor party predicting Indiana will back Cleveland and Illinois leaning against the Republicans. He calls the national race a Waterloo for the GOP.
The Chicago News asked figures to state the basis of their opinion. Elliott JF Shepard of the New York Mail and Express cited vast and intimate knowledge from study, correspondence, and reports of local state and national politics. His conclusion favored Harrison.
A partisan editor's blue pencil skews AP dispatches from Indianapolis on the Harrison parade. It shows 1575 in line, bands included, but papers call it only a creditable showing. The note hints at tariff editorials trimming unfavorable facts.
The piece decries Beard’s vow to leave intrigue to opponents while his party allegedly manipulates the campaign with forgeries and chicanery. It charges the Home Market Club and newspapers with flawed coverage and urges farmers to vote against a party backed by dishonest papers, exposing tariff fables in Europe.
The passage argues that German manufacturers fear tariff reform will harm export profits if free raw materials boost American production. It cites woollen and other industries as harmed by free materials and urges the Senate Republican majority to defeat the law.
A busy Boston theater slate features M Coquelin and Mme. Hading at Hollis Street in The Wife's final performances and Mrs Brown Potter at the Globe with Nadjy and Romeo and Juliet on upcoming bills. Miss Morris at the Park appears in Renée de Moray, with L Article 47 and The New Magdalen on the program.
A roundup of forthcoming titles from Dodd, Mead & Co., Appleton, Lippincott, Estes & Lauriat and others. Featured works include Musical Instruments and Their Homes tied to Mrs. John Crosby Brown, On the Senses Instincts and Intelligence of Animals, a History of the Constitution's Anniversary, Life of Henry M. Stanley, and a Memorial to Sarah Pugh. Gift volumes from Estes & Lauriat highlight Tennyson and Keats with notable illustrations.
Harper's Weekly notes that Republicans support Cleveland because the party once stood for conviction and courage. It argues party labels are means to principles and praises leaders like Pierson, McCulloch, Dickson, Seth Low, and many others for remaining true to core beliefs rather than current dogmas.
Congressman Farquhar of the Buffalo district N Y says the tariff issue is all business with no political grounds. He notes both parties err in canvassing and highlights the woolen and worsted sectors where 3000 idle machines show unemployment and demand tariff rectification.
A Harper's Weekly commentary accuses Democratic quotations of inflaming Irish prejudice and American anti England sentiment to sway votes. It condemns forged quotes as a tactic to label tariff reform as British free trade and to heighten hostility toward England.
A Boston observer notes a vogue for a harmless but persistent ailment called mental nausea. Symptoms include aversion to correspondence, indifference to literature, and dread of study, treated with rest, cigars, and Howells novels. The piece contrasts civic manners and local social snobbishness with southern politeness and reflects on Tremont Bank and Merchants’ Exchange architecture and a famed journalist.
A collage of quips and anecdotes on campaigns, politicians, and society. Jests target Republicans in Ames New Jersey Technocs and the King of Germany with playful barbs. The piece notes fashion hats, church economy humor, and a Ligue de la Rose scheme in France.
The Atlantic discusses Lillie B. Chace Wyman's Fall River blacklist narrative praising its humane tone toward workers. It recounts William S. and others barred from mills, some turning to rum shops or book sales, and notes the fear and secrecy surrounding the blacklist. The issue also highlights Downes on Boston painters, Fiske on American Revolution, Thayer on Garibaldi and Cavour, and Trowbridge on concentrated college study alongside Torrey's tribute to November flowers and birds.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland arrived in New York by congressional express on the Pennsylvania railroad this evening. Mrs Folsom, Mrs Harmon, Colonel Lamont and Mrs Lamont accompanied them and medical attention to Secretary Whitney's residence, where they will stay until their return to Washington tomorrow night.
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