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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1891
Page
4
Announcement from the Post Publishing Company includes directions for changes of address and payment methods. It notes that editors will not return rejected manuscripts and requires full names and addresses with submissions. It asks readers to report if The Post is unavailable at newsstands or on transit.
A collage of light social squibs and brief items notes Burd Grubb's upcoming marriage, humorous asides about Early Burd, and cheeky lines on politics, romance, and culture. It also reports on English lager's rising popularity, New York building chatter, and a German censorship case involving Carl Henckell.
The Boston Post notes that Mr. Allens managers refused a joint debate with Governor Russell, praising prudence yet suggesting it risks the Republican claimant. It argues the move mirrors Bracketts past tactic, placing Allen in an awkward position that public dislikes, favoring plainness and bravery.
In a Music Hall speech Candidate ALLEN decries what he calls drowsy Republican leadership and vows a genuine wake-up. He mocks fish-cart stories tied to the McKinley bill, warning such tales will lose impact if repeated. He urges a sharper argument to prove fitness for governor.
The piece argues Connecticut Republican leaders avoid a Supreme Court ruling on their claimed offices by blocking protracted legal proceedings. It claims they seek to influence the November legislature and lay out 1802 campaign lines, sacrificing state interests for partisan gain in a melancholy display.
Russia presses to force King Cuannes of Roumania to abdicate, a move viewed as likely, with Roumania seen as a critical obstacle to Russian ambitions toward Constantinople. The piece notes Roumania's stronger position and strategic geographic role compared with Bulgaria, highlighting the wider regional struggle.
The article argues Russia seeks Balkan dominance through King Charles resignation and a pliant Bulgarian throne. It warns Triple Alliance inaction risks Bulgarian and Balkan integrity, with Austria splintered and Britain urged to act to curb Russian gains.
The piece mocks Senator Hoar for claiming wartime service while absent from roll calls at Parker's and Tremont Temple. It notes favor from Candidate Allen and peers, then questions Hoar’s relevance to the November election and his stance beside the current candidate.
An editorial contrast in the New York Tribune questions the speed of a home tin plate industry while a Pittsburg despatch proclaims America will no longer need imports. The piece cites McKinley tariff effects, lard packers Guerar Co. and Son, and canning costs, showing higher tin prices and shifts to wooden or alternative packaging as small tins remain common.
The article notes that tin plate costs remain high at cents apiece or 420 a dozen for bright coke tins used in canning. It claims McKinney must import American tin from Swansea for campaigns while Americans pay higher taxes to foreign manufacturers, highlighting debate over tariffs and domestic production.
Reports from Washington suggest the administration still seeks coaling stations for the United States. St Nicholas Mole and St Thomas proposals clash with costs and sovereignty concerns. Hawaii's protectorate question lingers as debates over annexation mix prudence with strategic aims. The piece argues a coal plant could bolster position without overreach.
Guthrie reports recount a second border invasion into Oklahoma that mirrored the first, with widespread destitution and long treks for provisions. Observers fault inadequate government supervision and uneven guard coverage, noting a fast and chaotic rush by boomer claimants including missing food, a barefoot woman, and a hardy young rider who pressed on on horseback.
A claimant staked a claim at Guthrie then returned there the same night to file in the Land Office. Bloodshed occurred with two African Americans killed and possibly white men. The scandal of government officials taking up claims resurfaces, though steps to simplify formalities may increase litigation and hardship for poor settlers in new Oklahoma.
The Louisville Courier Journal rebukes an appeal for an organized movement to support Southern literature as futile and impractical. It argues that literature cannot be organized locally, authorship naturally migrates to major markets, and Southern writers already have access to Northern publishers if talent exists.
The Atlantic Monthly attacks the pseudo realists describing their creed as dreadfully contemporaneous and hopelessly individual. It argues real ism is a science aligned phase, not final, and predicts purer idealism will replace it. The piece cites Howkins and Gerry in a critique of child protection zeal.
A New York comedian was attacked on Monday night and robbed of 260 dollars after thieves missed 500 in bills in his inside waistcoat pocket. The piece notes the irony that a journalist might have carried different sums and hints at broader editorial commentary on regional perspectives.
The Power of the Press ends at Globe Theatre while Stuart Robson visits Tremont to perform She Stoops to Conquer. Rhea returns to Boston with Judith a Daughter of Israel at Globe, and Miss Rose Coghlan appears at Hollis Street in Dorothy's Dilemma. Donnelly and Girard plan Natural Gas at Grand Opera House next week.
The poem lauds Oliver Wendell Holmes as a beloved singer, wit, and patriot. It honors his duties to state and nation, his ties to New England, and his enduring memory as a writer and public figure. The piece ends with a blessing on his resting place and a pledge that his name will endure through summers.
The piece argues that independent Republican clubs are beneficial civic forums, while party-machine clubs offer little value. It laments that current activity centers on machine aligned clubs since ex-Headman Clarkson took charge, hindering intelligent public discourse.
Joseph Barondess long influential in New York cloakmakers politics has retired as manager of strikes and boycotts. He vows to boycott the union, while critics say his demagogic rule led cloakmakers into starvation strikes and ruin.
Anarchists are reportedly sent to Blackwell's Island to detain Herr, with growing jail popularity among this group due to guaranteed meals and absence of work.
In this period the text notes Republicans gather and exhort loyalty to the party, warning against the dangerous idea of independent voting in non-presidential years. It reflects a strong emphasis on party unity and obedience within Republican ranks.
A Washington observer, described as the intelligent politician, stated last night that Blaine would formally withdraw in January in favor of Harrison. He cautioned that January is far off.
An October issue tribute notes Lowell as The Atlantic Monthly’s first editor and a master who shaped its literary course. It recalls his prose and verse contributions, his civic ideals, and his influence on American letters before his death as the magazine vows to preserve his scholarly, generous aims.
In Boston a crowd wearing red caps looked Turkish but proved American, bound for a White Mountains excursion. The writer critiques mock military display as contrary to the Anglo Saxon ideal, praising Emerson’s call to selfworth and independence, and condemns late afternoon wagon traffic endangering pedestrians.
A convention of Woman Suffrage Leagues from Ayer Belmont Boston Cambridge Concord Everett Marlboro Newton Somerville Winchester and Woburn met in Hovey Hall. About 100 delegates attended with Rev. Lorenzo Haynes presiding and Lucy Stone delivering the principal address. Other speakers included Senator Gilman Katherine L Stevenson and Abby Morton Diaz.
The piece profiles Rudyard Kipling translated into Swedish and notes Captain Hawley Smart, famed for sports novels and Crimean War service, with anecdotes of trench life and multilingual swearing. It also highlights Dr. Halle T. Dillon as Alabama’s first woman physician and resident at Tuskegee Institute, and mentions Lt. Brant, son in law of King Masinia of the Umbongrato nation, with a copper colored wife described in European dress.
Cincinnati Sept 23 The suspended rector has withdrawn from the Episcopal church citing conscience and views. He joins the Universalist church and will begin service at Saginaw Michigan.
The late Ira Berry was buried this afternoon at New Jerusalem Church in Portland. The Grand Lodge of Masons of Maine was represented by acting grand master J. H. Drummond who led the services, with many distinguished Masons from across the state in attendance.
Liverpool news reports Richard Howell world bicycle champion sails for New York aboard City of Berlin for six days race in New York City. He is accompanied by Arthur Robb Alfred Robb William Lamb George Edlin and W J O Flannagan.
In Atlanta on September 23 the Ocala resolutions endorsed by the Alliance were introduced by Mr Barrett and defeated 81 to 63. The measure called for action by the next Congress, stirring debate in the Georgia Legislature.
Dr Burchard of Saratoga N Y is sinking as peritonitis develops his condition grows worse with little chance of recovery authorities report.
Washington reports Captain Bates, Commissioner of Navigation, will study subsidies to boost the U S carrying trade. He cites tables claiming American built vessels outlast British ships across sail and steam, wood and iron, and discusses insurance discrimination. He favors national pilotage reform but warns of powerful lobbying.
Governor Russell Adjutant General Dalton General Corcoran and Colonels Cutting Verry and Carmichael arrived from North Adams for the Worcester North Agricultural Society cattle show and fair. A reception at Fitchburg Hotel preceded the events including draught horse trials, driving, horse and colt exhibitions, a society dinner, and a large gathering at the ladges' stand where the governor spoke. The day featured bicycle and horse races, balloon ascension, parachute jump, a Fitchburgs vs Dovers baseball game, and an English fox hunt exhibition with St. Bernards from J B Sears Wyoming kennels highlighted Sir Bedivere.
Mrs Benjamin Harrison and her daughter Mrs J E McKee visit Lynn with Mr and Mrs Charles A Coffin on Nahant Street. They tour Thomson Houston works meet Professor Ebba Thomson, share lunch, and attend a public reception where 309 to 400 ladies are presented. The group tours Nahant Swampscott before departing for Boston.
In Northampton on September 23 Ex Mayor A G Hill presided at two City Hall meetings where Henry W Blackwell Julia Ward Howe Deering Manscom and Elizabeth Sheldon spoke on suffrage George W Cable entertained Howe and Hill. Five hundred Smith College girls attended the evening event and Amherst and Holyoke College benefit meetings followed. The women argued suffrage is needed to offset imported ignorance and protect society.
Princeton New Jersey September 23 The college opened today with an address by President Patton The entering class numbers 326 Four new faculty members join the staff J Grier Hibben 82 to assist in logic Nicholas E Crosby and Sydney Smith instructors in classics and Frederick Neber assistant to Chemistry
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