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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1891
Page
4
Boston theater listings on Tremont and Washington streets
Local venue schedule shows Boston venues on Tremont and Washington streets with readings and performances. Notable entries include S Don Thompson in The Old Homestead, Neil Burgess in The County Fair, Fanny Nice in A Jolly Surprise, and Myra Park events including pacing and trotting classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tremont Street
Aiu
Earle
Taxatrr
Washington Street
Don Thompson
Medford
Massachusetts Prohibitionists adopt outspoken platform
The Massachusetts Prohibitionists issue a bold platform condemning Vice President and State Department conduct on liquor, criticizing civil service reform, and showing growing distance from Republican allies. The silver question yields a model resolution, and the slate includes a notable colored man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
State Department
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York Republicans Endorse Reform Yet Mask Silver Split
The New York Republican convention with Fassett as governor candidate offered a reformPlatform that favors civil service change while subduing Bourne to Harrison and Navy officials. The silver plank approves buying silver mine product and keeping Treasury notes at par with gold, masking deeper coinage criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fassett
Rochester
Bourne
Harrison
Secretary of the Navy
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Mr Platts Candidate Nomination Reported by New York Republicans
The nomination of J Sloat Faitbet by the New York Republican convention under Ross Vuart aligns with the party’s current character and aims. The summary condemns the bosses act of setting aside ex President Waite as cruel while noting Warre’s readiness to aid Boss Platt in pushing the political plans of the unscrupulous manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sloat Fai- Bett
New York
Ross Vuart
Waite
Warre
Platt
Cornell
Fassett Endorsed as Rider of Spoils System in New York
The passage argues Fassett fits as official New York representative of the spoils system, replacing Wurre to boldly face the issue. It condemns pandering to reform talk, claiming Waite would mislead and that Fassett’s nomination exposes the worst of party boss administration under Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt
Mr. Fassett
New York
Wurre
Fassett
Waite
Fassierr
Harrison
Invisible benefits of taxation debated in Tribune critique
The New York Tribune claims tariffs boost domestic industry while Massachusetts mills face wage cuts. The piece argues reduced imports have not created net employment, citing wage drops in cotton and iron sectors. It notes widespread industry softness, including window glass strikes, and questions the tariff’s real impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
Treasury Department
United States
England
the Tribune
Massachusetts
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Fall River
Brad‘‘ford
Iron and Steel
New Jersey
Neprine- Haus
Jules Grévy remembered for steady republic role and loyalty
The obituary notes Jules Grévy as a capable statesman who served France with credit, highlighting his consistency and republican loyalty. It laments the scandal near the end of his presidency, mentions his retirement, and recalls the misfortune of his daughter’s marriage to a reckless speculator, while urging enduring gratitude from his country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Grevy
French Republic
Champs Elysée
Curtain Calls and Encore as Foreign Stage Nuisance
A survey of opera houses shows curtain calls and encores once common in Munich Dresden and Berlin have faced curbs as authorities push back against excessive applause. Critics blame indiscriminate clapping for diluting merit, prolonging performances, and dulling audience perception while Wagnerian ideas and realism movements promote restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court
Munich
Dresden
Weimar
Carlsruhe
Stuttgart
Royal Theatres
Berlin
Parke
London
Catalani
Dutton Cook
Italy
Atlantic
Germany
Leech
Francis Bacon
Social decorum and naval manning noted in city commentary
The piece laments applause and encore excess at concerts and urges dignified conduct by musical societies. It references Sunday closing debates, Col INGERSOLL on Sundays, Dr Parton remarks, Devalass addressing Hayti issues, and notes twenty four sailors deserted from the Bennington at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, citing low pay and poor ship accommodations as deterrents to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parton
Princeton College
Chicago
United States
Bennington
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Chilean Navy and the Courage of Cochrane
The piece recounts how Chilean revolutionaries failed to seize the navy, detailing Lord Cochrane's exploits in the Pacific and Atlantic, his rise from midshipman to post-captain, and his impact on South American independence and later political life. It notes mutinies, bribery, and his sustained clashes with Tory politics, ending with his cremated legend in Westminster Abbey and his enduring naval heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Cochrane
Chile
Peru
Pacific
O'Higgins
South America
Cochrane
Greece
Navarino
Earl Dundonald
Cobbett School
Banaue Roads
Gambier
Stock Exchange
Westminster
Francis Burdett
Tower
Willam Cobbett
Macaulay
Times
William IV
North American
Karl Dundonald
Scotland
London Times
Nelson
Westminster Abbey
Earl of Dundonald
Striking fashion and humorous quips in a busy era
A collage of 19th century vignettes on style and society covers striped suits among Philadelphia financiers, sleep talking jokes, the St Paul union proposal, Vanderbilt’s yacht status, and a light England patent. It notes Bar Harbor jokes, a Chicago Fair poet debate, Padua bequests, Tyndall neighbor disputes, and a satirical schoolroom poem about Kittie Brown and Sarah Ann Miranda Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Puck
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnie
Party Or Press Cannot Defeat Him
The Philadelphia Sunday Transcript pledges support for a proper man as city treasurer but notes party or press cannot defeat Wright. It states Wright will be elected if Providence does not intervene and that he has become a community sentiment beyond newspaper or party influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Sunday Transcript
Tepo
The
Transcript
Philadelphia
Wright
Providence
Coming Famine Warns of Railcar Shortage
Albany Journal notes a coming famine as the worst the United States faces is a car famine. Railroads will be taxed to supply rolling stock and motor power to move the large crops grown in the past summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Journal
United States
Ohio Republicans Compared To Smugglers
A Philadelphia Times dispatch criticizes the Ohio Republicans as no better than smugglers for seeking to dodge tariffs, labeling them as acting to circumvent trade rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiladelpha Times
Ohio
W. H. Little's will bequeaths Peabody homestead share to hospital fund
Peabody reports the late W H Little wills his Peabody homestead share to a bearmel trustees for general hospital purposes upon his children's death without issue. His sister has a similar disposition of her share. Dover note records Professor Colby achieving a balloon ascent and parachute drop at Burger Park today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Little
Peabody
General Hospital
Dover
N. H
Colby
Burger Park
Diluters of Fancy Charmers and a Boston Anecdote
A Boston essay recounts social foils who undercut wit by repeating jokes and inflating egos at clubs. It contrasts the Diluter with Dazzler and the dangers of public praise. The piece then shifts to comments on late hours, leisure class, and a tale of A and sister B who woke early to walk before breakfast while neighbor C burned the lamp late in his library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dazzler
Gretly
Dazzler
Charles Lamb
Boston
Taverner
Notable World Figures and Events in Brief
Personal notes report Rudyard Kipling eyeing a play, J T Talbot returning from Holderness, Henry M Stanley pair arriving in Paris from Switzerland, and a Starr King statue to be unveiled in Golden Gate Park. FitzGerald sails home from Berlin, Dom Pedro's health and melancholia grow, and Herron A Johnson of Wall Street fame dies at Newport at 74. Lady Maloney, wife of Sir Alfred Maloney, dies. she was English, daughter of Knight, and met her husband in Africa during their posting in British Honduras. The couple recently traveled to their new post, drawing social interest in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
J. T. Talbot
Marlborough Street
Holderness
N.H
Henry M. Stanley
Paris
Switzerland
Meurice’s
Starr King
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Rapid Transit
John E. Fitzgerald
Berlin
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Vichy
Herron A. Johnson
Newport
Wall Street
Gilbert
Cobb & Johnson
The
Exchange
Mr. Johnson
Collins
Arctic
Lady Maloney
Sir Alfred Maloney
British Honduras
William Clifford Knight
Cave of Good Hope
Africa
New Orleans
Pride of Old Homestead Stage Captures Yankee Farmer
The transcript praises Denman Thompson in The Old Homestead for its authentic set featuring a full house and barn, a grand elm tree, and a haycart drawn by live oxen. The entrance scene, with these elements, elevates the production to a regal display. Thompson's wash routine and plain doorway staging evoke Senator Hoar, underscoring native Yankee dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denman Thompson
Senator Hoar
Boston Aldermen Seek City Salary List In Detail
The Boston Board of Aldermen debated publishing a salary roll for Aug 1 1890 and Aug 1 1891 showing city workers earning more than 2 25 per day. Alderman Keenan urged including residents and nonresidents and the amendment passed despite opposition from several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rust
Board of Aldermen
Farmer
Boston
Flood
Department of the City Auditor
Leary
Meyer
Keenan
Yeas—Lee
Sullivan
Stacey
Carruth
Common Council
Suffolk
Lee
Tolly
Reserve Orce
Henay
Loston
Daily Press of
Rapid Transit Commission
Board of Survey
East
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Boston Post
Post -Publishing CO. Publishers &Co
Ciax
Post Publishing Company
Hoston West
Prohibitionists
NEW York Republicans
MR. Platt
M. Grevy
M. Carnot
Grevy
Macmahon
Louris Napoleon
Corps Legislatif
Chamber of Deputies
Republic
Carnot
Frederick Devalass
Hayti
Baltimore
Vanderbilt
Haddington
Lord Tennyson
Wyoming
New Mexico
Virginia
Kentucky
Thomas W. Palmer
Padua
Pedrocchi
Mazzini
Asylum For
Tyndall
Hindhead
Board of Education
Jerushy
Kittie Brown
Vassar College
Solomon
Sarah Ann Miranda Gray
Kittie
Sarah Ann Miranda
Aldermanic
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