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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1887
Page
4
Milk near Washington Street lists subscription options for various periods with prices. The notice includes a standard publisher disclaimer about mail risks and payable details, and an editors notice requiring full name and address with submissions.
The note directs where to find sections in the issue the Financial and Commercial Departments on pages six and seven and the Ship News on page three. It outlines the page positioning for readers and staff.
The Boston Post reports on Governor Foraker's campaign style in Ohio a harsh attack at Toledo and a retort about a "whipped spaniel" that drew criticism from General PowellL who said he respected the dog. The piece questions decorum and voter appeal.
The Blaine protectionists lose steam over Thorne demonstration as precedent shows Speaker chair can appoint elections committee. A King era workaround may avoid further House division and the contest’s notoriety may fade before the next session. Ex-Congressman Suoner may abandon plans for drama.
Chairman Overty of the civil service commission states the law bars discriminating by political belief in Cincinnati Post Office appointments and removals. He notes no penalty exists for violations and enforcement rests on officers’ conscientious conduct.
Major Power Powd erly states he will remain head of the Knights of Labor for another year and push government ownership of railroads and telegraphs plus a postal savings bank. The article says his leadership has failed to realize the union’s aims, with unsuccessful strikes and ineffective boycotts. It notes he now abandons labor specialties and plans to move the order into political lobbying.
The passage notes that the congressman has exhausted his usefulness and that public interest in his schemes has waned. It emphasizes dwindling effectiveness of his leadership and growing fatigue with his organization.
Massachusetts moves to abolish contract labor in prisons effective November first. Convicts will work under a hand labor system without machinery, aiming to reform and train their abilities for honest living with reduced production emphasis. Colonel Wheat defends the switch despite prior support for contracts.
A notice of the death of Sir Conanres Young the celebrated dramatist. The article highlights his brilliant literary career and his rise to a baronetcy after early loss of his brothers. It notes the challenges of wealth debt and social position shaping his life and talents.
A discussion on preventing theatre panics notes few practical fixes for existing venues. The London Lancet proposes uniformed crowd-control officials in theatres to direct exits during danger, akin to shipboard safety, with support from Mr Ikvina.
A Kansas senator known for sharp wit treats the barber shop as a topic for satire. He jokes that men should shave themselves to save time and money, mocking communal soap cups while hinting at serious humor about grooming and gentlemanly conduct.
The piece mocks shared political banter about Prats soap and Wilrrams soap, parodies Kansas politics with Senator Ixgarts and General Turris, and observes a man puzzled by dress fabric choices. It ends noting the wife’s wisdom in the cloth purchase.
The London News defends both newspaper and novel traditions against Professor A S Hinn. It accuses him of harshly judging English usage and cites instances where the paper itself and periodicals use phrases deemed lax or inconsistent.
The writer recalls a Boston firemen’s parade under a dull sun, praising the red shirts and old machines while noting a melancholy sense of aging vets and a distant past. He contrasts the dignified earnestness of the crews with a modern nickel-plated engine and humor from a political bulletin.
Boston Theatre stagework for A Run of Luck impresses with lavish scenery painted by Getz and Somer and clever staging by Augustus Harris. Dan Maguinnis leads as the urbane villain. Frank Losee and W H Crompton provide strong support. Miss Minnie Radcliffe and Grace Thornes carry key dramatic roles in a melodrama praised for its atmosphere and visual mise en scene.
The company delivers a colorless yet competent performance with strong audience approval. Critics note the show may draw crowded houses during its stay, and praise the overall success of the production.
James O Neill returns in the title role of Monte Cristo to the Globe Theatre with a large audience. His portrayal remains largely the same though some lines show affected emphasis. The supporting company disappoints, with J W Shannon conventional as Noirtier and Mary Wilkes staged as Mercedes, while Grace Raven shines in a pretty Mlle Denglars.
The Night Owls novelty burlesque company began a week at the Howard Atheneum with After the Chase a musical soirée. Manchester and Jennings performed a black-face act, May Howard and Harry Morris sang and danced, Jutan and Brown did trapeze, Delans and Debimont offered a French operas selections and A Donis Abroad closed the program.
The National Opera opens November 7 at the Academy of Music Philadelphia under Charles E. Locke. Rubinstein Nero will inaugurate the season with Faust Lohengrin The Prophet and The Queen of Sheba to follow. The company plans 140 nights with 300 company members and 50 orchestral musicians.
The Philadelphia Press notes Thobe seeks Carlisle’s congressional seat but likely cannot oust the Speaker. It predicts Carlisle will face his biggest scare yet, while Labor men prepare a challenge for the next year.
A local protectionist editorial argues protectionism fails to safeguard industry. The piece cites Connecticut iron trade failures and warns that high tariffs deter enterprise, noting the century of experience under protectionism and contrasting with free trade views.
The Philadelphia Record notes that government bonds fail to hold value with 4 percent notes as Treasury rejects all tender offers under a five week old circular. It argues excessive taxation creates cash surpluses and urges less tax collection to reduce cash hoarding.
The Washington Post notes the president has made up his mind and will push an administration tariff bill with backbone. It aims to abolish internal revenues from taxed spirits, curb whiskey taxes, and lessen taxation on food clothing and shelter to ease costs for the people.
A speaker argues for excluding immigrants likely to join the foreign criminal, insane, or pauper classes. Citing annual costs from 12 to 80 million dollars, the plan proposes consular certificates to preclude admission of those groups, aiming to reduce fiscal and social strain.
The piece surveys yachting trophies, Lord Hindlip’s new six acre lake at Hindlip Hall, England's oldest paintings, General Greely’s weather duties, the Guiteau case, Doane's release, and a humorous mix of society notes. It includes a rural swindle scheme, a Pittsfield churn wagon, a century old brass button, mother of pearl chemistry, and a detailed count of Cologne cathedral dimensions all echoing quirky observations from the era.
Ex Senator Ferry enlarges Utah mining holdings and contemplates moving from the Northwest to Mormon territory. In St Louis the late Capt Silas Bent estate shows mining assets dominant among $400,000 in stocks and bonds. Also notes Thomas Hughes in Tennessee readying a visit to Kansas then New York, Lenox hosts visiting diplomats, and war governors gather for St Louis encampment. General Longstreet writes war book amid dates and figures to be contested. Old Uncle Tom Samuels of Birmingham rebuilt wealth from land near Birmingham now valued highly, with six acres sold for $1,000 an acre and remaining land sought at $18,000 in cash.
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