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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1891
Page
4
The notice asks subscribers to provide present and future Beireen addresses for mailing changes. It lists payment terms, including checks and money orders payable to the POST PEBLISHING COMPANY. The address given references Washmerox Crvics in the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street and appears as a faded OCR fragment.
AHUSEMENTS TODAY listing showtimes at Tremont and Washington streets. Texas Steer Ye Earlie Troubie Mrsxrw plus Don Thompson in The Old Homestead Neil Burgess in The County Fair Annie Ward Tiffany in The Stepdaughter and The Power of the Press at Grand Opera House.
The Boston Post accuses the Boston Journal of dodging inquiries on campaign issues and avoiding discussion by claiming the editor’s religious faith as a barrier. It warns the Journal risks losing public trust as it heads toward the Evening Traveller’s approach of discrediting others on policy topics.
The Boston Journal is pressed to state plainly whether it still opposes the Republican silver coinage bill as it did in July 1890 or has shifted its stance to please its party. The ask is a direct yes or no answer without discussion.
Citizens cheer the return of the American hog to Berlin and officials’ help in the effort. An interview mocks grandiose rhetoric, noting historical references to Blaine and Whitelaw Reid, and suggests the decree removing the hog duty may be generous and complete.
The case draws Governor Long and General Draper into a puzzling drama as Senator Hoan vanishes after being invited to Parker's for counsels. He misses a planned meeting and fails to attend the Republican convention where he carried voting instructions, leaving a cloud of mystery over his whereabouts and intentions.
The passage notes a letter predicting Allen will fall short by 20 000 votes of Crapo’s poll. It calls the claim rumor and argues Mr Hoar could not retreat from public life, given his party’s need for his guidance, unless driven by some calamity, and his allies feel distressed.
In Philadelphia the pursuit to uncover how millions disappeared from Keystone National Bank gains momentum as the Citizens' Committee of Fifty secures Treasury funds up to 5000 dollars. Experts' salaries set at 32 dollars daily with additional costs, and further contributions are anticipated to cover any extended expenses. Public interest remains high and a prompt resumption of the examination is expected.
A St Louis gathering of Protestant members of the Farmers Alliance denounces binding political action by members and calls for negotiations with the Supreme Council over Sub Treasury and land loan plans. They establish an information bureau to counter Alliance teachings and educate members about perceived political errors.
The article critiques a convention for Governor candidate Allen praising civil service reform while ignoring federal officials aiding the campaign. It notes a Ohio Republican circular urging money for McKinley’s ticket and compares party influence to federal officeholders in convention politics.
A historical critique cites President Hayes on civil service rules and condemns the Harrison administration for politicizing federal offices. It notes enforcement of party fundraising, protections for Old Dominion Club members, and recommendations against twenty officials in Baltimore, marking demoralization of the civil service under spoilsmen.
A lengthy critique praises Kipling as a rapidly prolific young writer whose new collection Life's Handicap anchors a pivotal literary moment. It notes Andrew Lang Henry James and a London Atheneum verdict, while weighing earlier tales against the newer stories like The City of Dreadful Night and The Long Men o Larut as indications of evolving craft.
A long, layered critique surveys Rudyard Kipling’s recent stories and other pieces, praising Mulvaney and the Indian setting while noting crude sensationalism in some works. It discusses Mr. Andrew Lang’s essay and Mrs. Elenoir Merz’s rejoinder, plus a collage of brief items from The N. Y. Recorder, London journals, and various actors in arts, society, and public notices, all in a brisk, opinionated tone.
A Boston writer reports on a neighbor who records every expense for each child in a blank book from birth, planning a twenty first birthday feast to show the total cost. The piece also jokes about matrimony tests, a proposed Spinsters Mutual Benefit Society, and notes on local theatre productions and touring performers in Boston.
Mr Derew arrives in New York harbor to a breakfast with friends. A private secretary gives a brief speech praising his character as a man citizen railroad president and possible presidential candidate. Derew returns thanks then enjoys coffee egg and roll. Reporters may obtain a typed copy of the proceedings.
Syracuse University opened its new year with singing and Scripture reading led by the Rev Chancellor then a free fight between Sophomores and Freshmen. Benches toppled and the janitor was driven out as young ladies from Crouse College watched, the students armed with bags of salt.
The fragment describes a verbal tussle in New York politics with Republican and Democratic writers trading verse. It references the Flowers and Gipert in a parodic frame and notes Fassett’s lingering presence, showing a literary campaign mood rather than formal events.
Collected letter from Brookline Republican Grace Mackerrace Towle announcing withdrawal from seeking a third term in the Second Norfolk Senatorial District. Towle thanks supporters and pledges continued GOP zeal for the district after the party caucus rejected the candidacy. Boston, September 13.
Constantinople reports the sultan has awarded Kiamit Pasha a yearly pension of £3240 after his deposition as grand vizier. The decision follows the political upheaval and shifts in the Ottoman court.
The N. F. Evening Post notes the appointment of ex Senator Hendricks of Syracuse as Collector. It condemns the choice as thoroughly political rather than merit based, despite civil service reform pledges. It highlights concerns over politics overriding fitness in this official posting.
A Chicago Herald report notes Blaine may wait to judge if health improves and the GOP’s fall vote strength makes a run worthwhile. A friend from Maine suggests the decision hinges on political calculations more than personal readiness.
The Baltimore Sun notes the wobbling Democrats in the South and West feel the impact of New Yorks firm stance against free coinage of light weight silver dollars and against dropping the tariff issue.
A brief reflection condemns young lawmakers who adopt current trends. It criticizes Lodge Fassett and Alien as examples, arguing true youth in politics speaks the people’s demand rather than chasing novelty.
Dr Holmes contributes to October In Lents a poem honoring James Russell Lowell. Olives Schreiner is described as petite and vivid in public life at Cape Town debates. Meissonier Studio sale to the French Government is proposed for $400000. An advance Japan photogravure portrait of Lt Cmdr John C Soley by New York Photo Gravure Co signals high replication art.
The Second Councillor district Republican convention meets at Wesleyan Hall Boston on Tuesday at 11 in the morning. Favorable prospects for Colonel Mitchell of Medfield as the nominee. the race is tight with Mitchell and Senator Savage both confident of victory.
The city theatres mostly keep current attractions with the notable exception of the new melodrama Kidnapped opening at the Grand Opera House in Boston Monday evening. Anderson's Unique Company enacts a comedy filled plot with a kidnap scene and a police wagon. The Old Homestead at the Boston Theatre continues drawing crowds with standing room only nightly, praised for its smooth performance by Mr. Thompson and company. Hoyt's A Texas Steer runs at the Mont Theatre for another week, with matinees today. The Power of the Press remains strong at the Globe Theatre, with matinee and evening shows today and next week. Ye Earlie Trouble also offers two performances today, maintaining its popular appeal for an open-ended run.
Park Theatre nightly draws crowds to see Neil Burgess in The County Fair with a top racing scene praised for its stage realism. The production aims to run the entire season in Boston, a first for a single piece. Also noted is Field's London purchase Pinero’s The Schoolmistress, a farce once staged in London and later a US staple, with strong roles for Museum company members.
On Friday evening September 25 Rudolph Aronson will introduce a new idea at the New York Casino. He will offer souvenirs to the gentlemen only to mark the L000th performance of Johann Strauss's Indigo in Europe and America and the Casino plans a celebration.
Mr. Alexander Salvini began his season in Chicago performing at the Auditorium last Monday, attracting local audiences and marking the start of a new tour.
Agnes Huntington and her manager Marcus Mayer have arrived from Europe to begin her second American tour. The opening on October 12 in Baltimore features her first American performance of Robert Planquette's Captain Therese. In February she will appear at the New Fifth Avenue in New York. The Tremont Theatre in October hosts Indigo by the New York Casino Company with Pauline L'Aliemande Edwin Stevins Max Figman Ferdinand Schnetz Louise Beaudet Eva Davenport Villa Knox and others. Casino scenery will be shipped from New York.
Charles Frohman will present The Midor originally by Victorian Sardov a famed tragedy at the Twenty third Street Theatre in New York beginning October 5.
A Minneapolis despatch reports Miss Martha Morton’s new comedy Geoffrey Middleton Gentleman, first seen Sept. 17, met instant success. Morton received an curtain ovation after the second act, the play set in New York with effective situations. The cast is led by Nelson Wheatcroft, Augustus Pitou managing, and includes W. H. Thompson, George Leslie, J. W. Shannon, William Faversham, Minnie Seligman, Jane Stuart, Ida Vernon, Adelaide Stanhope, Vida Croly, and others.
The thirty fourth Worcester County Musical Association festival runs Sept 22 to 25 under Carl Zerrahn. Highlights include first American performances of Adams Mass in C Minor and Coombs Heavenly Message, plus Bruch Arminius and Handel Israel in Egypt with noted soloists like Nordica Alves and Patrick Walker. Ongoing orchestral and vocal pieces feature Ford Wyman Herbert and others.
The Dorchester Public Library now displays ten fine etchings and engravings of noted American authors. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, presented the collection yesterday, marking the library's largest gift to date.
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