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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1887
Page
4
Ada Milk Nebraska subscription rates listed for daily and weekly editions with prices for different terms. Administrative notes include second class matter status and mailing instructions. Editor warns manuscripts will not be returned and anonymous inquiries ignored with required full name and address for good faith.
The man, after a long deceptive journey abroad, finally confesses and returns to his wife and children in a seaside village. Shame and hurt are replaced by reconciliation as he vows to travel abroad again with the whole family on June 1, 1888.
Boston actress Mrs J R Vincent suffers a stroke Thursday morning at her home 112 Charles street where she has lived for years. Doctors Parks and Harris attend, but her condition deteriorates with brief rallies and ongoing unconsciousness.
Boston Post notes the presidents refusal to attend the St Louis Grand Army encampment amplifies tensions with soldier politicians of the Tutt le faction. St Louis papers push the portrait display dispute, warning the encampment could turn into a disgraceful fiasco without swift suppression of the hostile minority.
The article condemns the next Sunday meeting banned by the Conservative ministry as a constitutional act of suppression. It argues the move unites Home Rule supporters and free speech advocates, praising Parnell’sAutonomy achievement and hinting Balfour may fuse Irish and English publics, provoking Liberal awakening and renewed meetings nationwide.
Our special correspondence presents ex Governor Washburn praising President Craveland and denouncing current party tariff policies. He cites his own broad public service as background and notes the western state's favorable climate for clear thinking as shown in James Grinnell's interview.
Henry Grovge argues for a theoretical land tax to address poverty while George condemns gifts of coal soup and clothing as ineffective. The exchange contrasts practical relief with abstract policy, noting Grover’s critique of direct aid and his own personal frugality amid winter hardship.
The Iowa convention adopts a reform minded platform praising civil service improvements as business like and criticizing partisan manipulation. It calls for tariff reform to a revenue basis and opposes reducing internal revenue taxes on whiskey and tobacco to sustain high life essentials tariffs.
In Clare county Ireland the proclaimed meeting follows a historic pattern seen during the Clare election. Ennis appears set to host a crisis that could preface national progress, echoing past struggles and the Liberator era as a new turning point looms.
Secretary Bayard urges quick settlement of US Britain fisheries differences. Negotiations would move from a triangular process via Ottawa to direct Washington meetings, with British commissioners empowered to advance a treaty amendment or interpretation of the 1818 accord. Senate ratification remains required.
Champion prize fighter Joan L Sunlivay parts ways with his longtime manager Pat Smyeppy. The split threatens Sul livan's training and upcoming bouts as the two sides clash over duties and control.
A long critique discusses Sullivan and Sutivan, questioning whether a champion can be truly temperate and respected without indulgence. It argues sobriety over imitation of worldly vices, notes public rivalries, and suggests moral instruction could benefit both fighters and society. It also exam ines maternal influence on marriage and the costs of ambitious matchmaking.
The piece argues American mothers are rare in society while English matchmakers push daughters toward marriage. It contrasts mercenary tendencies, daughters’ independence in the US, and a vivid, satirical portrait of English mothers pressing suitors with tears and social pressure.
A New York broker unable to row or swim fell into the water and was rescued by two girls who can. One rowed out and upset the boat. the other swam to shore and then saved the broker with a skiff. This marks another summer feat of the athletic young woman.
The article notes that Chicago’s condemned anarchists appear more respectable than the boodle aldermen recently imprisoned, per newspaper photos. The comparison highlights public perceptions of crime and corruption figures.
The piece notes the marriage of Columbia College's first female graduate to a professor, suggesting implications for co education debates. It presents the union as a social milestone that tests prevailing views on women’s academic advancement within the institution.
The writer recalls messenger boys on errands including carrying a baby and reading papers on route. He notes police presence at a ball game scene and ponders reforms. A tale of a Boston resident feigning sea voyage life with staged cablegrams follows, highlighting eccentric behavior and sympathetic critique.
H Winthrop Peirce moved his studio to the Studio building on Park Street. A H Bicknell produced etchings and drawings this summer for book illustrations. Leonard & Co plan a timely art season with a picture sale and regular exhibitions through winter. W H Fanning visited Acapulco and may head to Guatemala then back to Boston by December with watercolors. Annisquam draws artists from New York and Boston, with Picknell seen as a leading influence and a possible Picknell school forming.
A Bristol family visits the Parker House. A Fat Men's Club leader in Hudson county weighs 421 pounds with a 14016 pound reception committee. Francesca Margherita de l Epine is cited as the first Italian woman to sing publicly in England in 1698. General Albert Pike keeps many birds. Mr Spurgeon tests pupils by sending them a sealed text to preach from. Mrs E O C Ord owns the Lone Star Corps flag from Butler's New Orleans HQ, a red and blue banner with a white star, torn corners and many minie ball holes.
Matinees today at Boston Theatre Thatcher Primrose Wests minstrels Museum The Domines Daughter Globe Ezra F Kendall in A Pair of Kids Howard Mestayer's company in We Us Co Oakland Garden Will J Mack in A Tin Box Rene will be presented at the Globe Monday evening by William Redmund and Mrs Thomas Barry The Park Theatre audience expected Jim the Penman Maude Harrison and Mrs Phillips change in cast Hollis Street Theatre opens Monday with Corsair A strong company and music promise a bright entertainment.
The Southern girl is slender and strong with bright eyes and quick perceptions. She dances best, favors high fashion, and claims a self-reliant, clear headed nature. She chooses a partner decisively, travels for love, and enjoys freedom under the chaperone’s watch.
A London Spectator piece recalls a Pomeranian blinded by a cart drivers lash and a tomcat named Blackie who helps a blind dog at night. Blackie comforts Laddie, saunters out to fetch him, and returns with the pair. Laddie, though once distant from a nursing kitten, later shows gentleness toward the bereaved owner.
New York reports Miss Winifred Edgerton of Ripon Wisconsin married Professor F J H Merrill of Columbia College at Old Trinity Church. The bride, famed as Columbia's first woman graduate with a Ph D, studied mathematics and astronomy and is recognized as a leading mathematician. Merrill teaches paleontology at the School of Mines and the couple’s courtship began during her Columbia years.
A collage of odds and ends covers baseball showiness, Labor Day irony, a monkey owl in Philadelphia, a pension of curiosities in Brown County, and a tale of cause and effect. Reports span Tilsit emigration, European war spending, and a Paris beggars agency. Australia rabbit suppression costs and a South Florida postmistress. a Wisconsin balloon real estate auction and a Woman's Bible project. plus New York and Saratoga society notes on fashion, drinks, and local curiosities.
In Lawrence on September 2 a burglar was spotted leaving the Bicknell Bros store cellar and fired on Officer Benoit. The thief escaped via a second story jump leaving a 38 caliber revolver. Benoit’s shot left a blood trail. Burglaries in recent weeks exceed $1000.
The overproduction of nails has forced Pennsylvania factories to close and workers to be discharged. The war tariff is claimed to be aiding labor, per the New York Graphic commentary.
Editorial argues the administration should replace the Higginses to avert a party split in Maryland. It condemns the Higginses as a heavy burden and urges choosing the Higginses over exposing decent Democrats to harm.
The New York Sun notes Patrick A. Collins is growing in stature within Massachusetts politics. The piece praises his brain and heart, argues he is too large for Mugwump Massachusetts, and suggests he would be appreciated in New York.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes fourteen serious rail accidents in August plus additional near misses, urging urgent reform in railway management. It cites rising accidents and growing carelessness, calling for immediate action to prevent further harm.
The Washington Post notes Democrats anticipate Republican taunts over discussing aged themes. It argues opponents cling to twenty year old principles to avoid addressing current questions affecting war era generations and millions born since Appomattox.
In a sharp critique from the New York World, the writer dismisses party platforms as talk and decries the lack of action on tax reductions. He notes Pennsylvania Democrats promise restraint on taxes, yet Congress has long opposed any consideration of the issue.
A Chicago Herald editorial argues Samuel J. Randall harmed the Democratic tariff reform cause by opposing the Morrison bill. It labels him an open enemy of the party’s cardinal tariff principle and says he belongs with the protectionist party.
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