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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1887
Page
4
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A portion of an Ohio regiment in the Philadelphia parade yesterday failed to salute the President at the reviewing stand. The act is described as a contemptible display by partisans of the ForaKkER type and seen as a valuable example of political agitation.
Mr Henry GrorGere promotes a land tax scheme in the Standard to win New York farmers. He argues the plan will reduce taxation on farmers when land values are taxed, but farmers remain skeptical of six weeks of campaigning and bold promises.
El Economista Mexicano notes wealthy Mexicans prefer real estate, limiting loan demand. Banks with foreign capital charge 8 to 12 percent, hindering cheap finance for mills, land, cattle, machinery, and mines. It urges banks to lend on easy terms to boost sugar, flouring, tobacco, fruit, and oil sectors with Boston capital urged to take interest.
The opening wind driven race confirms opinions from the Newport contests that Burgrss’s Mayflower remains strong and likely to place second with a redesigned sail. The performance eases New York yachtsmen’s anxiety about Thistle and Volunteer in light harbor winds, though no clear verdict on the cup defender emerges.
The New York Commercial Advertiser criticizes the convention platform as depressing to Republicans with convictions and calls it a drag net for voters. It notes temperance divisions as Prohibitionists were dumped and liquor policy arguments failed to sway high license supporters.
The piece extols the fairness of American justice and rejects the anarchists hopes for vengeance. It argues society protects every citizen and that courts are not instruments of murder despite the condemned men’s rhetoric.
The passage argues the law targets criminals who act offensively and that demonstrations cannot affect clemency for Chicago murderers. It challenges the idea that the Fourteenth Amendment allows Federal Court review of a trial’s due process, saying such an interpretation would flood the Supreme Court with criminal appeals and is unlikely to be reasonable.
In Wilmington Senator Sherman promotes a surplus distribution scheme likened to a failed 1837 plan. The piece argues the early distribution ruined finances, triggered bank failures, and that finishing the act would repeat a calamitous episode.
The throne speech delivered at prorogation emphasizes vague, negative notes with Afghanistan, Egypt, and Canada as the main topics. It omits Bulgarian affairs and reflects a government short on substantive policy.
The discourse dwells on Egypt and Afghanistan with Lord Salisbury and Gladstone as touchstones. It notes limited domestic detail, doubts supposed Irish policy cures, and focuses on the government’s ability to carry its measures into the next session.
A Princeton College plan to broaden education and call itself Princeton University is examined. The piece questions the need for a new title, noting added graduate work but no new professional schools, and compares to Amherst and western institutions.
The Symphony concerts prepare for a busy season as more resident musicians arrive from other states and Europe. Management led by founder Mr. Hinkinson has ensured smooth finances and operations, reflecting Boston's growing musical life.
The article praises Mr. Gericke's impact on the Boston Symphony Orchestra after three seasons of training. It notes expected improvements in woodwinds and program variety, urging a balance of classics and modern novelties to keep interest alive and enhance the ensemble's stature.
The British foreign office report by Mr. Carwen, consul general in Mexico, notes Mexico City offers unusually safe life and property. People, especially visitors, can walk streets at any hour with a low risk of molestation, countering the view of Mexico as a banditDen.
A Boston narrator praises a Colored Odd Fellows parade on Washington Street praising color harmony yet worries about modern dress. He recalls an Atheneum Library incident with a book overage and ruminates on literary truth, memory, and the ethics of writing. He also shares a reader’s flattering letter about Taverner and mentions Peter Faneuil’s century‑old Boston benevolence society assisting quietly those in need.
The Boston letter notes William L. Miller of Charleston owning two unexploded 200 pound shells from Battery Wagner. It profiles Vicomte Albert de Chaunac Lanzac, engaged to Miss Susanne Bancroft, living in France, with a possible Washington wedding. Ada C. Bittenbender is Nebraska’s only woman lawyer candidate for the Supreme Court bench. W. W. Belknap, once Grant’s Secretary of War, lives in Powhatan Court House in seclusion. Professor Lucy M. Salmon becomes Vassar’s history chair, with a prior career in Iowa and Terre Haute. Sidney Dickenson returns from Europe to Provincetown for lectures, planning a busy Western tour and world-ranging engagements.
The text notes many donations to "keep the wolf from the door" through vested funds yielding about $3000 yearly. Grants go to people who were independent and have "seen better days," not to the poor in general. Taverner says the truly pitied are those who once had comfort but now struggle for basics and status.
The article notes the Boston Theatre and Park audiences flocking to A Run of Luck Jim the Penman and The Corsair while The Red Lamp debuts Monday at the Museum with Miss Clarke and a strong cast. Erminie returns to Globe Theatre with the original company and celebrated performers, and further schedule details cover other houses and performances.
The McCaull Opera Company plans disbandment after a Sept 24 closing at Star Theatre in New York and shifts include Henry Miller Louise Dillon joining other companies. New casts form for Held by the Enemy successors, Janauschek plans Philadelphia readings, Wal lacks redecorations proceed, Star Theatre cellar deepening for Faust set with Irving arriving late October.
The Chicago Herald argues that Treasury officials serve the United States rather than a specific local class. It contrasts Cleveland administration finance with past regimes, stating officials have hired out to the nation, not to residents, and hints at criticism of bonas pricing practices.
The Rev. Dr. Meredith, formerly in Boston, moves to Tompkins Avenue Church in Brooklyn. He says more work is piling up and the Brooklyn post offers nearly limitless capacity for work. The exact motive remains unclear, hinted at as other considerations.
The Boston Journal prints a speculative note that protectionists in Congress may unite to block Carlisle from the Speakership. It praises him as an excellent Speaker and predicts little opposition, noting his free trade stance in theory and solid Democratic backing.
A New York Mail editorial denounces dynamite throwers as audacious ingrates who threaten American liberty. It calls for no apologies for foreigners attacking the republic and condemns attempts to impose tyranny by dynastic rule and torch.
The Providence Journal argues the Rhode Island Republicans must be steered by steady leaders not fanatics or demagogues. It says defeat came from a demagogue boss partnering with fanaticism, which turned against him at the polls, and warns parties suffer more from disgrace than from defeats.
The New York Post opinion mocks a labor party's all encompassing reach. It argues Powderly claims jurisdiction over all community life and envisions unions judging countless daily acts from eating to washing. The piece frames labor parties as tools for elite control in modern society.
A political argument questions which party is superior and how land policy has evolved since 1861. The writer accuses Republicans of giving away up to two hundred million acres and says Democrats seek to reclaim land, asking readers to choose the better party.
A political stance argues that abolishing international taxes is unlawful and aims to force a tariff-based revenue system. It contends that removing excise taxes would require new revenue sources, with the tariff as the sole option.
A collage of cheeky notices and quick quips from old newspapers. It lampoons poets, ministers, and politicians while listing animal lifespans and oddball social jests. The piece juxtaposes minor scandals with humorous courtroom gossip and stock-market shorthand.
A reader recalls the Massachusetts delegation marching to Philadelphia noting dress code failures and the striking black attire. The piece contrasts past leaders with present delegates, laments Sunday parade disruptions in Boston and questions the propriety of military escort on a Sabbath morning.
George T. Putnam appeared in District Court charged with assault with intent to kill for shooting Annie Farlig on Labor Day after she refused his marriage proposal. The victim recovered from a shoulder wound. Putnam offered no defense and was held in $2000 bail.
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