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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1886
Page
4
Boston Post Publishing Company lists weekly rates for the paper and a mailing option. It notes prices for various intervals, and provides office address at 1341 L street N. W. plus payment details.
The notice states that the Ship News section will appear on the newspaper's third page while the Financial and Commercial Departments are located on the sixth and seventh pages.
The board of aldermen approved leasing the Beacon street property for police headquarters after party lines were set aside by Aldermen Cox and Smith. The piece urges action on park loans and notes the Democratic Reform League formed, omitting any pledge on three-year office abstinence. A plan to send 100 reformers to Worcester was proposed without clear details.
Mr J Fitz Babson, dropped from the Gloucester collectorship, demands a seat in Congress. The piece mocks his hunger for office and references the Italian succi elixir as a satirical remedy, noting a Republican conference’s adjourned resolutions.
Counsel for T. H. Martin & Co. argues the act may be undermined if applicants must be current employees to seek arbitration. If upheld, it could block arbitration in strikes or lockouts, prompting possible legislative amendment to preserve the statute’s intent to settle or prevent labor disputes through state arbitration.
The piece notes rumors that Grinnell cannot meet workers wartime needs, countering with Ames whose backers claim he can. It suggests Republicans support Ames to satisfy labor demands for the war effort and argues the claim is overstated yet echoed by allies.
Delegates from local assemblies across the country gather in Richmond Virginia on Monday to conduct union business and watch the candidacy of the district master workman for Congress on a labor platform. The event promises a strong kickoff with notable enthusiasm.
Republicans debate whether to nominate a third candidate or endorse the Knight of Labor on Saturday. With Mr Wise’s margin two years ago under 1500, Powderly’s organization may gain entry into politics with strong prospects.
A Thursday Newport race pits the Sachem against the Miranda, a contest noted for naval design. The Miranda is hailed as the fastest schooner launched from a British yard, while the Sachem marks Burgess's early schooner concept. The 20 mile to windward and back course has an eight hour limit.
The sudden death of Colonel Charles Gordon Greene marks the end of a career deeply tied to Boston's growth. From founding the Boston Post in 1831 to leading civic and journalistic efforts, he influenced bridges, parks, and public life with honesty and broad-minded leadership. He supported the Union, defended the Constitution, and remained a generous, amiable mentor to friends and colleagues alike.
A London dispatched scenario suggests the Sultan may withdraw from Constantinople to Cairo, ending Turkish rule in Europe and beginning it in Egypt, with Moukhtar Pacha's influence and Khedive weakness under English support shaping future power. The piece also notes a rumor of Russia gaining Constantinople, the French hull celluloid fortification idea, and the Boston steel cruiser readiness ahead of naval trials.
The obituary honors Colonel Greene who died at an advanced age after a long, active life. He remained vigorous into his eighties, with no lingering decline, passing away peacefully as he wished. His life is described as a model of work, memory, and inspiration.
The speaker calls Wiggins a sham prophet and a cheap humbug and argues scientists should not denounce him. The writer then remarks on the possibility of a major event occurring on the 20th.
The piece notes Europe’s peace is described as repeatedly endangered and exhausted by ongoing tensions. It suggests a longstanding, weary normality of insecurity, with commentary on the fragile state of continental harmony and the persistent threat to stability.
A London society note argues American women gain easier entry in London than Paris while men face cold reception in clubs. Life suggests Americans form their own club to counter exclusivity or withhold wife’s social roles until English clubs change rules.
The excerpt notes American women gaining popularity in British high society and mentions English actress Miss Violet Cameron and her husband arriving in New York aboard the Aurania and Alaska respectively. The travel anecdote contrasts transatlantic journeys with humor about immigrants urging others to migrate.
The October issue features Charles B Ashley on The Distribution of Wealth and H A Newton on Meteorites Meteors and Shooting Stars. Benedict continues papers on education, with a curious essay A Psychological Study of Fear by Charles Richet. Virgil G Eaton duels with a Bald and Toothless Future idea. Harry Austin Doty ponders Are Black and White Colors. The issue also reprints Philosophy of Diet from Macmillan's Magazine and notes on the bald future.
Mr. Aldrich describes his Russia journey starting from New York aboard the Servia. He travels to London Paris Berlin and to Nijni Novgorod before descending the Volga to Kazan while noting Moscow’s Kremlin and Tolstoi’s absence. He reflects on Tourgenieff Tolstoi Gogol and modern critics. the interview weaves travelogue with literary critique.
The October issue of St Nicholas closes Mrs Burnett’s Little Lord Fauntleroy and highlights Miss Thomas’s Autumn to Spring verses. It notes material by Rev Charles R Talbot on The Crew of the Captain's Gig, E S Brooks on Old Time Arms and Armor, and a frontispiece from an unfinished Martha Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart.
The Pansy for younger readers presents a symbolic cover and a store of prose and verse with pictures. The frontispiece titled Baby Bell's Party entices readers with inviting guests and a prompting question inviting participation.
A compilation of editorials discusses fiscal restraint and tax reduction, noting bonds redeemable at call may be paid off by 1838 end and pondering surplus use until 1891. It covers mayoral politics, national finance attitudes, Honest workmen, mugwump lines, and hints at political sages shaping party wisdom.
In Boston Justin McCarthy seeks to be received as a literary figure rather than a political figure while a public welcome looms. A crowd-imitating gaze pattern forms near City Hall as strangers and passersby instinctively observe upper windows, yielding a fleeting social phenomenon without purpose.
A collage of brief items from newspapers and journals includes social quips about politicians and weather prophets, a note on Colonel Fred Grant and dog breeding, Levities on Lillian Russell, ship and horse mentions, and a Boston encounter with a weather seer. It closes with a police verdict against Patrolman Joseph E. Gladbach for refusing to give his name.
Chicago news remembers Long John Wentworth returning from a summer in New Hampshire with reminiscences. He recounts meeting Colonel Ezra Jones, grandson of Bill Jones the famed Encyclopaedia figure. Wentworth recalls Denman Thompson’s father and a boyhood Denman.
The piece argues Senator Thurman, aged 73, is not an old man despite critics. It compares Thurman to magnates like Gladstone and Bismarck and notes he remains active as government counsel in telephone litigation. It asserts experience commands respect and confidence in the Democratic ranks.
The Rev. Brooke Herford will address young people at the Old South Meeting House on Saturday October 2 at 3 PM. The talk, titled Character or the Lessons of the Revolution for These Times, complements the now-completed Revolution lecture series and emphasizes stern integrity and public spirit. Tickets from the previous course remain valid, with 300 additional tickets available by mail from Old South directors.
The September meeting of the Baptist Social Union convened at the Meiona with a business session admitting W. S. Taylor A. F. Leatherbee and Samuel B. Thing as members. A general reception followed and at 5:30 p.m. a dinner in the lower hall. Addresses by Rev. A. J. Gordon Professor J. L. Lincoln and D. W. Abercrombie. Music by the Temple quartet.
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