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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1888
Page
4
The rise of English voter resistance to the Coercion Act appears, with educated English opinion tilting against it. Professor Martin of Johns Hopkins warns against overstatement that college men universally oppose the Conservatives, noting sentiment is shifting but not yet complete.
Porters of the Cleveland administration see an admirable opportunity to advance, believing a candidate of the right stamp can easily carry the district with timely action and strong support.
Mr. Justice HANNEN opens the PARNELL commission in London and rejects the claim that the court room is too small for the public. He says newspaper reports will best represent public interest and that idle spectators deserve no special regard, a stance praised amid concerns over abuses.
The New York Mail and Express quotes a letter to Jasmus Whitney denying a Protestant religion claim. The piece notes the North American Review misquoted and contrasts with the Worcester Spy critique, urging truthfulness in public discourse and quoting a Bible passage about honesty.
General Banns is nominated by Republicans amid debate over tariff reform and industrial institutions. The piece contrasts Banks with historic figures and highlights Webster’s 1820 free trade speech, defending Massachusetts interests and warning of protective policies’ social impact.
The article assesses European military and naval maneuvers amid public speculation in England about possible shocks to LiverpooL and the role of royal visits. It notes limited political impact from German Emperor visits, outlines Russia and Germany relations, and highlights France’s Carnot tour and the army’s demonstrated discipline in Normandy.
The canvass suggests a larger Cleveland majority in New York than in 1884 as factions unite for a mayoral candidate. Hewitt’s stance pressures Tammany Hall and the County Democracy, with possible nominations of Hewitt, General Newton, or Grace to avoid a split. Harmony here bodes well for November.
The New York Herald notes lavish gowns bought by Mrs Langtry and Mrs Porter at Worth in Paris. It mentions Langtry seeking new plays not deemed important and Porter's aim to win critics with diligent work. The piece suggests society criticism has become dominated by society amateurs.
The piece argues stage costume and mood may matter more than action in a balcony scene. A court case at Castle Garden involved twenty four Swedish women who planned arranged marriages with men in the United States without meeting them. The affair raises questions about the matrimonial agency and immigration law.
A Boston letter argues for a marble bust of historian George Bancroft by Richard S. Greenough for Harvard, praising marble for library interiors and noting other marble portraits in Boston. It raises questions about bronze for this interior statue and highlights Boston’s tradition of marble busts and public monuments to writers and scholars. The author admires Bancroft as a worthy subject from Boston and references Mot ley and other local scholars while contrasting materials. It also recounts unrelated city scenes and a terrier incident, then touches on garden and diet anecdotes from recent correspondence.
Tavener notes that daily horseback exercise and Turkish baths cause violent perspiration and are to be avoided due to debilitation. He doubts the value of rapid flesh reduction, urging weigh methods only on a physician's advice in line with the patient’s constitution and habits.
The piece surveys political maneuvers and opinions from Democrats proposing Henry D. Lloyd for Congress in Illinois, tariff reform debates led by President Ammidown, and criticism of the Mills bill. It notes a Memphis judge urging indictments of Cotton Bagging Trust members, a Pittsburgh-Quay interview controversy, a October hall lease to block Thurman in Indianapolis, and sharp attacks on the Hone Market Club and Hartford Courant. It also cites Depew calling a tariff campaign fraudulent and a contested claim about an “insane nobleman.”
A newspaper column mocks inviting a British workingman to Boston as a representativ e. It notes many capable locals and questions motives behind sending abroad for guidance. Alleged Brunswick Republicans and a Portland Argus report describe mobs at Hyde’s residence amid election reactions.
Senator Platt of Connecticut urged a Senate finance committee inquiry into the copper ring. The report notes his questions on prices, profits, and foreign capitalists, contrasting them with Hubbell’s copper stock optimism. It cites Calumet and Hecla profits, tariff effects, and US consumer impact through the ring.
Official returns show Burleigh winning governor with 79 513 votes and Putnam 61 018. Republican plurality 18 495. Four district Congress races yield Republican aggregate 19 252. Reed 2437 in district 1, Dingley 6475 in district 2, Milliken 6633 in district 3, Routelle 4810 in district 4. Republicans sweep Senate and 125 of 131 House seats. 96 of 99 county officers Republicans. Democrats 3.
In Andover New Brunswick on September 18 Ambrose and John Bernard testified as the sole witnesses in the preliminary examination of the Howes murder case. Their evidence echoed that given at the coroner's inquest. The Victoria Circuit Court will convene in Andover on the 25th with Judge Wetmore presiding for the trial of the prisoners.
Washington September 18 preliminary session of the first triennial meeting of the congress of American physicians and surgeons gathered about 200 members at Grand Army Hall. Dr William Pepper opened, Dr John Shaw Billings elected president, Sir Henry Acland sent congratulations, and Dr Samuel C Busey gave welcome. Eleven secretaries chaired two sessions as papers were read and discussed.
The piece notes that Harrison supporters and their newspapers, especially the Tribune, overstate their case for tariff policy. It concedes the press minimizes the tariff argument yet argues there is little case to be made for tariff revision.
The Hartford Courant portrays the dinner pail as a badge for the campaign, condemning tariffs as an unjust tax on workers. It argues the Mills bill would raise tin costs, worsening the burden on American labor and favoring foreign competition.
The Providence Journal notes that the argument for free trade as a cure for injury to American workers has not swayed Republicans and has reduced their lead, questioning how Western voters seeking tariff relief will react to Blaine’s Maine rhetoric.
A New York Herald reminiscence notes a principal woollen manufacturer owning eleven mills. Only one operates full time while ten sit idle and for sale at near machinery cost plus buildings and land. He says removal of raw wool duties would keep the mills, not sell them.
A discussion notes how some Republicans rely on English newspaper opinions to bolster their case. The piece criticizes the tactic of citing English authorities to prove tariff positions and argues the party lacks its own coherent economic doctrine. It cites forged quotations and the misused reliance on English sentiment in the rejectionist debate.
Sandwich marks the 250th anniversary of the First Parish Church Unitarian with an anthem, Scripture read by Rev M C Brown of Dorchester, prayer by Rev J B King, and welcome by Hon Charles Dillingham. An essay by Rev J F Moore was set aside due to absence.
The Independent Mother Hubbard Cadets formed at Harvard square Cambridge and plan to join the Democratic torchlight parade in Cambridge early in October. Harrison and Morton Engineer Corps of Cambridge held an evening meeting. the unit comprises four Cambridgeport companies, two from Harvard square, and one from East Cambridge. Captain Dailinger will be colonel and Captain Sinclair lieutenant-colonel with Lombard and Dodge as majors.
A government official states the St Clair Flats canal largely lies in Canadian territory. The $20 000 from Canada in 1867 1868 was spent on the old channel, later abandoned. The new canal was built mainly with American capital and runs about 18 000 feet, with only a possible small portion at the upper end in the United States. The old route was abandoned for its tortuous course and navigational difficulties.
Salem and Beverly plan a centennial celebration for the Beverly bridge opening next Monday evening with band concerts at both ends, fireworks, and a bridge harbor illumination. A $700 appropriation funds the event.
Captain R. B. Forbes turned 84 yesterday while Secretary Endicott summoned Col lector Saltonstall at the customs house. William Slade of Andover Theological Seminary was installed as pastor of the Second Congregational Church in West Newbury yesterday.
A collection of brief items notes a noiseless clock from France, a pocket change machine, and a drum show in Louisville. It cites actors in Italy and Japan, a Baltimore tale about avoiding women, and jokes about coal bills. It mentions corn specimens, Indian corn heights, a balance weighing thoughts, and a nickel slot opera glass idea. African explorers Burton Johnston Thompson and Stanley are profiled for wealth from travels.
A long fragment lists guests and hosts at various hotels including Brunswick, Au-Greae, Vendome, Thorndike, Tremont, Revere, Parker’s, and more. Names cover many states and countries with numerous couples and individuals such as J. H. Stepp, Mrs Holmes, Mrs. Lindley H. Chapin, Reginald Ward, J. Higginson, and Capt. D. T. Carson among others, reflecting a social guest register.
Waterbury Connecticut September 18 Fred R Swift editor and proprietor of the Waterbury Sunday Herald was assaulted in the mayor s office by City Sheriff J W McDonald The trouble arose from an Herald article titled Whiskey King Colley exposing methods of Prosecuting Agent C A Colley and reflecting on McDonald Swift refused a retraction and was struck three times by the sheriff
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