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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1887
Page
4
Milk near Washington Street lists daily and weekly subscription rates with terms. Payment instructions note second class matter and risk for sender, with checks payable to Post Publishing Company. New York Agency address given. Washington Office at 515 Fourteenth Street.
A discussion centers on the power to distribute or withhold capital based on discretionary judgment. Proponents urge clear guidelines while critics warn of potential overreach and lack of accountability in allocation decisions.
Boston readers get reviews of Curio, Decorator and Furnisher, and Magazine of Art issues. The Curio debuts with literary and illustration content. Decorator and Furnisher highlights interior design pieces. Magazine of Art praises new plates by Champollion and Poussin, with essays on artists and art history.
Ex Governor Waller of Connecticut postpones London trip to October. Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania gifted President Cleveland 10,000 Havana cigars in ten sizes. Langley of Davies England weighs 560 pounds and has an 80 inch waist. Cardinal Gibbons plans a Baltimore to St Paul visit with a Catholic banquet. Waterman, California’s governor, weighs 200 pounds and sports a full beard. Hughes Hallet, thin in person yet capable, once refused the Greek crown. Justice Magruder’s Anarchists case links him to a famed Chicago era. Sherman holds an original copy of Sherman’s March to the Sea song in New York.
The item states that the Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven while the Ship News is on page three, guiding readers to locate sections in the newspaper.
The Castle Garden troubles push many emigrants to Boston. Three Cunarders docked in East Boston with the Marathon arriving yesterday and Cephalonia and Sama ria at the pier. Scythia replaced Cephalonia at 6 pm after an eight day Queenstown voyage. The piece notes Boston could share more transatlantic traffic due to its harbor and proximity to European ports.
New York faces a dispute over which party earns an inspector in each district after a new by law grants that right to any party with over 50 000 votes in the prior election The United Labor party claims 68 000 votes while Irving Hall Democracy and the Socialist Progressive Labor group contest the claim The Union Labor party also may contend narrowing the field for a final ruling
The Republican district committee issues a mourning resolution praising Captain MikzE Cregan for long loyal service. The move follows prior censure in February for selling out and July for packing a primary. Authors urge supporters to endure late approval and question Allen Thorndike Rice’s role in securing the tribute.
The New Hampshire Senate committee split four to one finding the charge proved, with one member dissenting, yet both reports read as opaque. The piece questions whether a $5000 offer by lobbyist Kirk D. Pierce was a joke, a test, or a real bribe, leaving readers unsure of the committee’s stance.
The case against the Senator rests on Sanny Yeerk’s assertion and a brief meeting with a lobbyist at a summer resort. The investigating committee portrays New Hampshire politics as rife with bribery, describing the lobby as powerful and corrupting public morals.
An interview quotes the Republican National Committee chairman saying the party's campaign aims are conjecture and shaped by new elements in politics. He notes temperance and labor factions will drive moves, admitting party policy seeks third party votes in state elections. The remark contrasts with historic party principles.
The Socialistic Congress in Buffalo urged government credit to foster workingmen’s cooperatives and preferred contracts for such groups. Delegates defended individual liberty, claiming a true socialist can be a free lover and drink lager, amid calls for a radical revolution in sentiment.
The King of the Belgians seeks eighty million francs in London to fund Congo efforts while intelligence from Stanley Falls reports Arab revolt against the Free State. The piece questions STANLEY’s authority, notes Emin Bey’s routes to the coast, and debates British annexation and American involvement in a potential foreign dominion over Congo natives.
The Transcript argues against heavy taxation of English melodrama as a boon to American authors. It suggests American managers do not favor English melodrama over other forms and notes many successful American plays exist. It rejects patriotic but poor dramatics and asserts good work succeeds regardless of origin.
Residents protest chronic street tearing by the Steam Heating Company and urge indictment by the grand jury. City officials fear ongoing damage while Mayor Hewrrt orders street inspectors to probe excavation delays and identify causes.
The text notes blocking crowded highways by constant digging as a serious evil in cities beyond New York and mentions ongoing grievances. It signals local frustration with roadwork and its disruption to daily life.
Auction results for Symphony concert seats show premiums high but average prices around four to five dollars, below rehearsal ticket levels. Despite some seats remaining, demand remains strong as Boston's musical taste grows toward the finest music.
John Stuart was arrested last evening for robbing Michael Morrison on Beacon Street. He enticed Morrison into an alley and brandished a large knife to take a pocketbook and Morrison's knife.
Directors announce construction of a steamship to carry 1500 to 1600 passengers and the Rose Standish to the Frontier Steamboat Company of Eastport Maine. The Rose Standish will shuttle between Calais and Eastport.
L W L describes Horatio Seymour’s winter bird feeding method using suet and a cherry tree to attract birds. The piece recalls Seymour’s calm post political life, his love of nature, and his belief that nature brings lasting pleasure. It invites readers to feed birds and observe them from home windows for daily delight.
Fred Titus alias C A Wilson arrested in Ridgton Canada for forgery on Appleton and Merchants banks. Chicago street car workers accept 21 cent raise with ten hour guarantee. Frank Lewis and Edward Pelky fight at Fitchburg. Lewis wounds Pelky with a stone and confesses. Col J Horace Kent named warden of the State prison. Union Coal mines at Shamokin resumed after workers’ demands met except Hickory Swamp. Captain Kidd editor of Springfield Daily Monitor assaulted in barber shop by John F Betz city streets chief.
The Democratic Graphic asserts Cleveland will be renominated, arguing he deserves the honor and the Republican press largely agrees. The brief reflects partisan commentary on the 1892 political scene.
A proposal to reform politics by ending money in popular elections cites England as a model and argues the change would impact the House of Representatives, state legislatures, and the Senate soon.
A proclamation from the Atlanta Constitution asserts that the nation faces no danger to its institutions or ideas. It argues there is no need for a new party to guard against foreign invasion and expresses confidence in the people's wisdom and courage to govern themselves.
The Washington Post notes unanimous press sentiment that Mr Carlisle will be Speaker of the next House. The piece praises his qualifications as accomplished, impartial, considerate, and popular, and suggests broader approval across parties and supporters.
The Philadelphia Press notes a hard contest for Republicans as Democrats seek to hold national power. It warns liquor industry money and Prohibitionists backing third parties will intensify the fight, urging all Republicans to fulfill their duties to secure victory.
A New York Commercial Advertiser letter critiques claims that faith cures broken bones, noting there is no solid evidence it can set a leg yet and urging caution to avoid misreports. The writer favors testable results and prefers individuals see such cures in their own experience.
An editorial admonishes Democratic politicians for abandoning hard but necessary conditions that secured their leadership in recent years. It warns that craving indulgence could return them to political wilderness and jeopardize continued power, predicting the trend will be clearer next year.
A World editorial argues against political spoils in public service and urges removing politics from offices. It insists subordinates perform simple duties without forced harmony with presidents or ward bosses and warns the Democratic party against spoils practices.
Harper's Weekly notes a puzzling pattern in federal appointments across states. It questions why reform figures like Mr. Pearson in New York and Mr. Saltonstall in Massachusetts align with a German ring in Maryland, arguing the President’s reform image cannot justify party-driven votes and that a reform league report flags the inconsistency.
A Times of Indiana editorial warns Democratic politicians against confusing desires with the people's will. It argues the public favors nonpartisan civil service and appointments based on impartial fitness rather than partisan distribution, noting satisfaction when nonpartisan policy works and dissatisfaction when it fails.
Cigar manufacturers met yesterday and decided to reinstate workers. Most men at Cohen’s cooperative shop returned to work, and other shops will reopen as stock becomes ready.
A collage of witty snippets, mishmash observations, and curiosities from late 19th century society. It touches on tariffs, age myths, opera, emigration, suffocating lunacy counts, theater misadventures, and economic oddities with a sharp, satirical tone, naming places like New York, Pittsburg, and Omaha and figures such as Henry George and Junius Brutus Booth.
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