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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1889
Page
4
Public notice lists subscription rates and mailing terms for the Boston Post Milk near Washington Street. It states money sent at sender’s risk and that manuscripts are not returned, requiring full name and address for all communications as a good faith guaranty.
The Boston Morning issue credits Cardinal Manning with guiding a peaceful settlement to the London strike, noting his influence kept strikers from violence and aided their success. It cites five English byelections pending, with Conservatives Liberals and Liberal Unionists holding seats, and questions the likelihood of a Liberal sweep under Gladstone.
Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio denounces Civil Service reform as defective in spirit and purpose and blundering in detail. He blames President Harrison and his administration for swamping the law and violating party pledges, arguing the law obstructs executive success.
The article notes Emperor William II’s aggressive travels and welcomes to foreign rulers and visits at home. It suggests his disposition shows a war lord mood, with recent speeches signaling a desire for military glory, a development seen as discouraging and dangerous for Europe.
A Los Angeles Grand Army of the Republic committee investigated the National Soldiers' Home for the Pacific Coast at Santa Monica. It reported mismanagement, substandard meals, incompetent officers, and improper civilian staffing, blaming Governor Treichel for lack of inspection. The signed report, by the California G A R department commander and nineteen members, seeks action before the National Board of Directors.
McKinley proposed a repeal bill while Reed endorsed it. Speakership candidates McKinley Reed Cannon offered no personal stance beyond party caucus position. Burrows signaled openness to terms with tobacco tax repealers and their support. The tobacco lobby presses, but front runners show little fear of being dictated to.
An analysis links Virginia figure Langston to a political bargain involving Mahone and Harrison’s administration. Langston’s Negro vote influence and past roles, including envoy to Hayti, are cited as key to Manone’s gubernatorial bid. The piece notes Republican complicity in Mahone’s Virginia ascent and questions accountability.
The article notes that by year end at least 80 000 Americans will travel Atlantic routes with many more foreigners and immigrants, signaling a prosperous season for major steamship companies. It discusses high costs and the need for fully booked cabins, winter losses, Cunard and Inman line experiences, and a modest four percent dividend last spring.
The piece notes rising freights and shipowner prosperity while Americans lose share in foreign passenger trade. It cites Inman, Red Star, White Star, Guion, Cunard lines with foreign ownership and flags. It observes planned new ships and rivals to the City of Paris, highlighting limited American enterprise under current laws.
The Athenæum features Hawthorne letters to Hitharp revealing poverty era. He laments political dismissal from Salem Custom House amid spoils-system critiques while urging support from Rufus Choate and friends. A 1850 note praises friends’ gift, and Hawthorne vows renewed effort despite hardship, illustrating his literary life and moral resolve.
A Boston letters page debates an English rumored monopolistic “freak trust” buying dime museums in major cities. The writer argues such a monopoly would choke a vital display of human oddities and harm public curiosity, while defending local institutions and condemning centralized control.
Mme Janauschek returns to the Park in The Woman in Red to nightly acclaim with a powerful mother daughter drama. The performance features a tender sleepwalking finale and a crucifix confrontation that fans call unforgettable amid a mixed supporting cast and a refined, modern stage atmosphere.
The narrator recalls repaying a life changing loan from unknown friends from Liverpool in 1858. He expresses gratitude and explains the moral aim behind the repayment, stressing self-reliance and the need to avoid burdening his wife and children. He notes the value of the act and hopes for a proper biography beyond fragmented memoirs. The piece also reports renewed miners’ strikes in Illinois seeking wage relief and Governor Freer’s unresolved response.
The speaker extols the gravity of intelligent workers and their serious approach to business. He notes it as an English trait and believes it benefits customers when men take their occupations seriously.
Louis James stars as Virginius delivering a strong stage presence and a rich bass voice. Langdon Dentatus Amber and Mosley labeled as a respectable Virginia and Jollius while the crowd enjoyed the burlesque shows from May Howard Big company at Howard Athenaum and Dock stader’s minstrels at Boston Theatre with lively performances and a popular finale Still the Alarm.
Standard Theatre reopens after summer with Hands Across the Sea at the Boston Museum, praised for scenery and effects by a large enthusiastic audience. Casino introduces The Drum Major as the second new bill.
The Hollis Street Theatre presented an altered Offenbach operetta The Brigands with Gilbert's libretto. Lillian Russell led a strong cast delivering notable vocal and dramatic work amid a lively audience and praised costumes and scenery.
London gossip and American quips mix in a column highlighting Queen Victoria’s fondness for Welsh rarebits, a $25 fine for a diplomat’s wife over hair-pulling, humorous exchanges about bankers and poets, and a mass of European royalty wedding preparations, with a long ode to fog and a poem celebrating clarity after mist.
The writer praises a painting of a Calabrian mountain pass with Salerno in the distance and then commends a musical program. Interpolations include two strong waltz songs, likely by Gustave Kerker, whose steady, careful conducting of the comic opera is noted. The operetta is deemed charming with expectations of lasting success.
A collection of editorial briefs cites Mr Blaine silence on Canadian fisheries from the State Department, laments New England factory closures as capital shifts West and South, and urges wool tariff action. It frames calls for free wool versus tariff advocacy amid manufacturer questions.
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