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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1890
Page
4
The notice states that manuscripts are not returned and anonymous communications will be ignored. Writers must include full name and address, not for publication, to show good faith. The issue appears under the Post Publishing Company, Washington office in the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street.
Fragmentary report notes Mr Pappock positioned against a broader Republican group. The text hints at internal divisions while emphasizing his lone stance. Additional context about dates or affiliations is not provided in the readable portion.
Listings show multiple shows across Boston venues. The Boston Theatre presents Robin Mood at 7:45, The Soudan at Globe Theatre, Money Mad at TreMont Theatre, The Leather Patch with Edward Harrigan, The Dead Heart with James ONeill, Faust Up to Date at Boston’s BestTon Museum, The English Rose at Group Opera House, Love Finds a Way at Howard Arneseim, and Santley Burlesque Company at Town venues. The Financial Department runs on page six, with Commercial Benefiment on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page three.
Amid bolting Republican editions in the fifteenth Illinois district, calls grow to purge the district by denying Cannon a renomination. Rail and political editorials critique protectionist policies, wage debates, and leadership integrity while urging qualified candidates like Wilson for the Legislature.
The City Council adopted a city code revision in bulk with little or no discussion or explanation. Legal changes omit features of old ordinances and trigger potential judicial interpretation, prompting questions about the new code’s durability and clarity. The Senate passed a bill to advance Chief Engineer Melville one grade with increased pay, a relief from perceived ingratitude amid his notable Jeannette expedition service.
The article previews the tariff bill's passage by the Senate after a House conference committee report. It cites Senator Pappock's opposition to binder twine tax and questions the bill's fairness, arguing it favors special interests and harms consumers. It notes McKinley’s defense that the bill taxes others’ products and discusses broader protectionist tensions and manufacturing impacts.
The coming week tests Germany for a shift from suppression to regulation under William II. Officials expect failure. the Emperor and Socialists face limits on liberty and potential clashes over women in factories. A split in Socialism risks derailing the new regime's freer laws.
An election in New Jersey weighs repealing a constitutional amendment restricting special municipal legislation. The issue aims to curb debt and bond abuse, with Elizabeth's Board of Trade supporting reform to prevent bankruptcies. Voter apathy and new registry rules shape upcoming results amid fraud crackdowns.
General Palmer pursues tariff reform with vigor ahead of elections as moon telescope fervor sparks skepticism. The article notes his birthday campaign pace, and mocks overenthusiastic claims about the Alvan Clark refractor bringing the moon within reach. It also covers a telegraph mishap causing a train wreck and other contemporary curiosities.
The Boston community mourns Dr John C Sharp a Harvard Medical School graduate noted for quiet generosity and broad cultural interests. He loved books travel and European life and was a devoted family man with a fondness for dogs and nature. His legacy includes civic virtue and refined leisure.
An essay warns against overgrown Japanese ivy on local houses and club facades. It cites the Somerset Club House the Harrison Gray Otis house and the Amory house where vines obscure the surfaces and mar the exterior contrast with white granite. The author urges pruning to restore artistic balance ahead of next season.
A large audience watched James O Neill star in Watts Phillips The Dead Heart at Hollis Street Theatre. The production follows the 1850 London variant arranged by W H Pollock with careful stagecraft, strong acting from O Neill and supporting cast, and mixed judgment on some performances and scenes.
Mr Steele Mackaye mounts Money Mad at the Globe Theatre with a cast including John Murray Cary Laskins Johan Murray Jr Hugh Wallace Grace Manning and Aute O Neil. The plot hinges on money power deceit and marriage in a melodrama as the revue notes the play’s not too coherent purpose and echoes modern greed.
Edward Harrigan headlines The Leather Patch at Tremont Theater drawing a large Boston audience. The cast includes Joseph Sparks Peter Goldrich George Merritt Harry Davenport and Annie Yeamans with Miss Isabel Archer in a small role. Scenic work by Charles W Witham receives praise as management announces a trial of electric doors to ease exits after the third act. The Leather Patch runs this week before Saquatter Sovereignty.
Miss Katie Putnam headlines Love Finds a Way at Grand Opera House but audience turnout is light for a memorial benefit. Faust up to Date plays Ark Theatre to a large crowd, The Soudan draws immense Boston Theatre crowds, and The English Rose continues at the Museum. Also, Sunday concerts by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Rentz-Santley burlesque thrill crowds at Howard Athenaeum. Next week features Ivy Leaf drama.
A Kansas City Times editorial notes a theory that a minority should only help the majority form a quorum and cites how caucus orders and rules committees can govern legislation. It argues the minority owes no aid when the majority is absent and powerless to open the legislative gate.
The New York Evening Post notes sweeping changes in college governance with lay leaders in Amherst and Northwestern. a Chicago Baptist University board shows diverse, non clerical representation. It urges Helamater to sue Emery for libel if innocent of accusations.
The Philadelphia Record notes a heated exchange between Emery and Delamater both former State Senate members. Emery’s Bradford speech backs charges with oath, while Delamater relies on denials. the paper argues a stronger defense would be to counterattack.
President Palmer names Miss Sara T. Hallowell as alternate commissioner with Mrs. Totter Palmer for the art department. Hallowell, long noted for Chicago art exhibitions, is praised by leading American artists and patrons as a fit administrator. Also announced is an edition of the Chandos portrait of Shakespeare by Keppel Co. with engraving by Leopold Flaumeng, priced $12 to $75.
A long column of witty, clipped snippets from New York and Boston life covers theater ads, biographical jabs, and social chatter. It notes Miss Rosebud’s race, Talmage’s sermons, biographers for Gladstone, and Edward Bellamy’s reform plans, ending with a Philadelphia fatality of a Boston man struck by a locomotive.
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