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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1886
Page
4
Milk near Washington Street announces daily and weekly subscription rates. One year and six month prices apply to the Daily and Weekly editions. The notice lists payment instructions and the Washington office address at No 1341 L Street N W.
The Pavonia with 500 aboard ran aground in an easterly blow off the south shore. After eight tense hours she was safely extricated, a relief amid fear of calamity and criticism of the delay to port.
James Bell of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club faces rejection of his challenge as incomplete since the boat does not yet exist. He proposes smaller, cheaper vessels and three of five trials to reduce luck, a plan supported as sound for sport. Boston is viewed as likely to supply the defender, with New York Club as custodian.
The Milwaukee and St Paul wreck shows passengers burned alive when trapped in wrecked cars. The disaster stemmed from a misplaced switch and the continued fires after crashes. the piece argues trains need safe heating and lighting to prevent such horrors, a matter for possible legislation.
Mariners urged the removal of the electric light from the tower at Hell Gate in New York harbor. They say the dazzling glow hinders navigation and has caused vessels to run aground elsewhere. Similar complaints cite Newport incidents and lights at Manhattan Beach.
The account notes Mr. Ranney’s who chose Warren Keifer for speaker of the House at the start of his second term over George P D Robinson and John G Carlisle. It states Keifer’s corrupt record was exposed and Ranney followed Republican leaders’ directive to vote for Keifer, though he would have preferred Robinson if instructed.
The Advertiser notes new accessions among supporters of Mr. Ames and Mr. Lodge under the banner The Butler Men’s Choice. This brief report highlights growing backing in the local political scene.
After the war the South, once opposed to protection as an agricultural region, broadened its manufacturing scope beyond cotton yarns and cloth, driven by the region’s natural resources and evolving economic policy.
The piece argues that tariff demands come from capitalist interests not workers, asserting that high protection benefits profits and monopoly. It claims Northern voters seek to block tariff reform, while South's infant industries would grow, challenging the notion it helps Northern manufacturers and existing markets.
The piece traces Henry Cabot Lodge as editor of the North American Review and his role in promoting an independent sentiment against the Republicans in 1876. It covers the Fifth Avenue conference, Lodge’s advocacy for tariff reform and specie payments, and his later political stances contrasted with earlier views. It notes his resignation from the Review after publishing "The Independents in the Canvass" and tempering his public stance during the campaign.
The piece reports a split within Henry George supporters as clergy and unions abandon his movement. Knights of Labor and trades unions oppose forced parade voting for George and reject a party machine approach. It notes a decisive break in organized labor’s political role and warns of weakened momentum after the election.
The piece accuses Lodge of inconsistent stances on tariff reform and protection. It labels him a shifty politician, claiming an honest opinion cannot be found amid evasions. It warns that electing Lodge to Congress would reward time-serving shifts and fragile promises.
The New York Sun faces harsh weather with a devout note of gratitude. The piece salutes rains refreshing the earth as the Liberty statue celebration endures through the storm and local region offers thanks.
Mrs. Lulie Devereux Blake told a New York suffrage meeting that the Bedloe’s Island figure of Liberty could symbolize women’s liberty or a ward politician. The piece questions whether the argument helps or harms suffrage and notes sculptors’ gender choices in liberty and emancipation monuments.
The Sun editor is noted as a critic of poetry in connection with the compilation of a poetry book. The item highlights editorial stance and involvement in curating verses, signaling potential debate over selections and framing within the published volume.
The poem critique condemns most English muse pieces about the Liberty statue. It calls Whittier's ode lame and feeble while praising Boyle O'Reilly's spirited lyric despite alleged print errors. It finds Stedman's line dubious and suggests Dana may be satirizing him.
Letter to the editor discusses gubernatorial candidates Ames and Andrew over the free text book bill. It argues the Journal misdated votes while noting Ames supported local option but did not dissent from a permissive approach in 1881. It questions allegations of political gain from charitable book purchases.
The Philadelphia Record argues that the republics of France and the United States should prove their homage to Liberty Enlightening the World by abandoning mutual tariff restrictions on trade.
The Philadelphia Times questions Mr Blaine and Mr Sherman for not delivering tariff revision they pledged to the nation. It argues they refused to redeem their pledge to oppressed industries and denounce efforts toward tariff reform as a public necessity.
Providence Star reports the Knights of Labor convention favored imprisoning anarchists for life rather than execution, arguing that life sentences at hard labor could fall under constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
A witty Baltimore American squib notes that ten thousand books about William Shakespeare breed more works and argue whether the immortal bard was Shakespeare or Lord Byron. The piece frames literature as a living, self-feeding organism.
The paper asserts both sides hold equal rights in labor conflict. A lockout by manufacturers has the same legal and moral weight as an operative strike, with no party granted greater privilege in the exchange of labor for pay.
The Albany Argus endorses Governor Hill and the Democratic party view that good and honest government is the goal of President Cleveland and Governor Hill. The Journal admits Hill's Assembly management produced worthy nominees, and the public should not object. The people will heartily endorse them.
The Manchester Union notes that Republicans worry less about this campaign than the active involvement of young men in the Democratic party. Many newly of age voters plan to join Democrats, signaling a shift away from reactionary GOP ideas and toward a stronger progressive Democratic force.
Providence Journal advocates courageous statesmanship and reform of Mexico’s complex taxation system to make the country more attractive to foreign capital.
The editorial states Blaine can secure the nomination if desired and notes Ole controls the party machinery with the independents mostly supportive, viewing his candidacy as satisfactory and unlikely to face opposition from independent factions.
The Commercial Advertiser notes admiration for Mr. Hewitt's talents and character but cites his environment, lack of practical familiarity with municipal reform questions studied by Roosevelt, and health and spirit limitations. The piece weighs his qualifications against reform challenges and political context.
The Chicago Herald accuses Blaine of supporting a corrupt coal system in Pennsylvania. It condemns his party as morally degrading and politically self-serving, arguing he speaks for a ring rather than the people.
In editorials from the Brooklyn Eagle and Buffalo Courier critics denounce Blaine’s speeches as lacking credit and relying on doctored figures. They argue protectionism fails without honest data and note renewed efforts to win Pennsylvania for Republicans amid slim past margins.
A brisk review of W H Mallock new novel The Old Order Changes praises its wit philosophy and setting in Riviera and Italian lakes while noting its socialist and labor questions alongside a Roman Catholic sermon. An auction scene follows with claret wines dusted bottles and collectors of the old school amid a Boston chatter about portraits and busts.
A collage of satirical snippets and stray notes. references to politics in Mexico, All Saints Day, lawyers, temperance, Ann Arbor professors, coin shortages, throat gymnastics, St Kilda rules, Bartholdi, Egyptian cane, a Paris trip, and various jokes from Punch and other papers. Witty vignettes mix with commentary on ministers, elephants and echoing debates.
Boston readers note a sale of books pictures and bronzes from the late William Gray Jr estate drawing attendees and interest in the owner’s melancholy end. The auction features a thousand mostly average volumes with notable bindings and scarce gardening works absent, plus a separate Monday sale of fine old wines from Mrs Harrison Gray Gus collection including Boardman Madeira and other 19th century bottles.
Cel Beston reports a wedding at King's Chapel caused a two hour blockage on Tremont Street as horse cars were backed down School Street. He notes thirty six outward bound cars passed Park Street with most half empty and argues streetcar monopolies worsen delays hurting riders.
The article discusses Scott Leighton's upcoming autumn exhibitions featuring ambitious new compositions with human figures. It highlights a mounted huntsman with a pack of dogs, a dismounted horseman called The Tryst, and two horses at a church door, praising vigor of color and integration with landscape.
The season's first special exhibition runs for a week at Messrs Walter Kimball & Co on Park Street. Miss M A Bradford shows water colors and decorated china. The Norton painting recently shown at Cowles Art School was bought by Hon B E Converse of Malden. Sidney Dickinson begins illustrated art lectures next week at North Easton Lyceum, with about twenty November engagements in Hartford New Britain Conn Lowdoin Wellesley College and other locations. Sharpless Washington portraits from England will be on view at Williams Everett's in Boston before heading to Washington, DC.
News in brief reports fourteen year old Mary J. Davis, a colored girl, found guilty of attempted poisoning in a Wilmington rooming house. Other items note Farmington underwriter settlements totaling about 160000, and various baseball contract and legal matters.
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