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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1889
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Co outlines subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, with timelines and prices. It notes second class matter status, sender risk, and payment details, and lists the Washington Office at the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street.
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous submissions. Writers must include full name and address with their communications as a guaranty of good faith, though those details are not for publication.
The Kansas idea seeks a two cent per pound bounty on sorghum sugar as a congressional goal led by Congressman Turner. He argues it would cheapen sugar, break the Sugar Trust, and save over 30 million annually for consumers, while noting duties collect 38 million. Party organs deny the proposal.
In the ninth Suffolk senatorial district independents vow support without hesitation while Democrats face a difficult decision. The author argues Gunn cannot be trusted and condemns his renomination by the Democratic convention as a political shame, contrasting with stronger Democratic choices in other districts.
A report outlines a plan to reconstruct elevated roads in New York, delaying underground projects urgently needed. It notes that rebuilding elevated lines more robustly and expanding them could hinder payoff of a rival system. The extension would require 20 million dollars, reportedly pledged, and signs a possible merger of several rail lines with the Manhattan system, possibly bypassing Consolidated.
Congressman Nathan Frank protests the selection of METCALF as appraiser for Missouri's ninth district, alleging broken promises by President Harrison and Secretary Winthrop. He cites private dispatches and accuses officials of unreliability while defending his patronage control amid the era's federal staffing.
Interesting figures on Canadian bounties to vessels in the Atlantic fisheries circulate from the Journal. The article hopes subsidy organs continue printing them, suggesting ongoing official support and inquiry into the program.
An analysis of Canadian fishery reports shows bounty payments in 1882 reached 172 285 dollars but fell to 130 345 dollars the next year, with 1887 near 163 758 dollars. The data suggest subsidies did not stimulate fishing, mirroring Maine's experience and indicating the subsidy attracted transient participants rather than lasting industry growth.
The Hon. Henry Canot Lopes emphasizes that Massachusetts majority size signals national mood on tariff. Local industry unrest and Republican resistance frame the issue as Massachusetts manufacturers demand equal rights, opposing tariff escalation. Hawley’s 1874 defense cited. voters warned that removing duties on raw and manufactured goods affects New England’s economy. The local expression should appear in Tuesday’s ballot.
A Stockport speech by Mr. Gladstone sparks reports of rifts among Liberal leaders over Home Rule. John Morley favors reconciling Irish MPs with Westminster, while others push federation. No solid facts confirm changes to the old bill or a guaranteed split with Radicals.
A London commentary notes threats of Conservative hardliners and Radical entry into government. Names raised include Childers Shaw Lefevre Ty on Playfair and Munell a, while acknowledging the internal Liberal rift may prevent immediate expulsions and factional shifts. The piece questions speaker Yates as a real mouthpiece for Radicals.
The piece argues Republicans fear defeat and attack Democratic candidate Mr Russell over his past role as counsel at hearings. It defends his conduct as honorable and says opposition relies on political tactic rather than a genuine ethics issue, comparing the assault to an earlier Harvard critique.
The New York beer sellers have raised the growler price from eight to ten cents, sparking indignation in many homes. The text asks if English control of brewers caused the change and suggests Americans may endure the ownership shift with patience.
One American girl has married a prince while another was to wed a prince but postponed. The unusual point is the matches seem arranged for financial reasons and newspapers discuss settlements with frankness once reserved for family circles.
The aged monarch recalls reaching glorious Athens and calls the journey an intoxicating voyage of beauty. His message to the Chancellor is filled with youthful inspiration from the ancient Greek capital.
A message from the city described as Pericles to the Fatherland greets with admiration for Athens. The note contrasts a peaceful mood with the warlike humor of the young monarch, noting ancient and modern Athens share a civilizing influence in shaping conduct during journeys.
In Boston a late season of yachts signals a shift as large craft go out of commission and small boats vanish from moorings. The narrator defends yachting as a healthy, patriotic force, praising leaders Burgess and Paine and noting its civic value for vigor, morality, and national spirit. He contrasts wealth and poverty, then critiques Skulker family decline after fortune loss, and ends with a social jab at young gentlemen smoking pipes in the morning and the changing manners of society.
Miss Marie Wainwright delivers a noble Viola in a thoughtfully restored Twelfth Night. The production preserves Shakespearean text while trimming excess, with strong scenery and solid supporting turns from Owen, Walsh, and others. The piece runs through the week with The Rivals to follow.
An English expert living in Paris questions the authenticity of the Raphael cartoons exhibited at Georges Petit Gallery in Paris. He claims the works were found in a Moscow country house barn in 1887 and may be copies not originals. He notes the pieces are distemper on fabric, not true cartoons, and criticizes the owner’s theories of dual origins and simultaneous painting by Raphael and his pupils.
The romantic four act play The Lord Harry by Henry Arthur Jones and Wilson Barrett was staged in Boston last evening. The plot centers on Lord Harry Bendish in Cavaliers era Somersetshire’s Zoyland Castle as he pretends to be a Roundhead to learn enemy strength and rescue Esther Breane, with romance complicated by a sig net ring and a treacherous rival Captain Ezra Promise.
New York October 29 Clara Morris starred in a new play Helene by Martha Morton at Union Square Theatre. The drama is fresh and natural with strong performances by Morris and Jedevink De Belleville. a third act plot device of drawing lots to decide a lover’s fate mars the piece.
A collage of humorous quips and brief notices on books and newspapers, a Pennsylvanian sulphur springs report, a drowned mustang in Pensacola, and mock dialogues about paper and progress. It discusses cannibals in London, a priest’s stolen money, English Early English Text Society work, and ethnologist M. de Quartrefage’s races. It also notes England’s winter fencing trend led by ladies, including the Prince of Wales’s daughters, with fashion implications.
The November issue features Edward Atkinson on culinary art, then Old and New Methods in Zoology by H de L Duithiers. Stoller sums early preservation of species. Garrick Mallory argues similarities in Indian and Israelite customs arise from common development. Additional pieces discuss farming decadence, mental disease, and a sketch of John Le Conte.
A review summary notes Lippincott's November issue features the belated revenge tale by Dr Bird and son, with praise for Stoddard's Bryant piece, McAnally on college training, Hill's poem, Allen on palmisty, and Johnson's odd love story. Cosmopolitan's Mine Adam column critiques Count Vasili on The French Army, with useful sketches and Hibbard's The Dark Horse praised for content though the illustrations suffer from poor processing.
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