01 Apr 1889
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1889
Page
1
Rain in New England and eastern New York with warmer temperatures and southerly winds on the coast. Cautionary signals show at all stations from Norfolk to Portland except New Haven and New London.
Observer's Office signal service Boston reports March 31 1889 8 A.M. and 8 P.M. weather data including barometer 30.937 and 29.04 inches thermometer readings 35.0 and 25.4 degrees dew point 36.0 relative humidity 69.0 percent wind directions and speeds 10 mph cloudiness and precipitation 0.20 inches mean values for barometer temperature dew point and humidity across the day indicate cloudy conditions and light precipitation.
Maritime arrivals and sailings list global ports with numerous ships including De Ruyter, Lengore Head, Northerin, and Cheriston, among others. The Boston & Maine depot in Malden reports Timothy Murphy of Wakefield died after being run over by a train Saturday night.
London dispatch details the Apia storm that wrecked three American and three German men of war, with Eber and Adler lost, Nipsic and Vandalia damaged, and Trenton later wrecked. It notes scarce coal, strategic gaps, and calls for fresh American vessels to protect Pacific interests.
Admiral Kimberly reports from Auckland on March 30 the Samoa hurricane incapacitating vessels. Trenton Vandalia Nipsic Adler Eber Olga are losses. Nipsic beached, Trenton and Vandalia ashore. Eight hundred sailors to release. options to charter steamer discussed.
The narrative centers on the Halstead confirmation defeat in the Senate with 25 to 19 votes, noting who supported or opposed the ministerial pick to Berlin and the political fallout. It also previews a Census superintendent nomination, potential postmaster appointments, and internal party maneuvering across Washington, with emphasis on Quay, Dawes, Evarts, Teller, Weeks, and Wright.
Mr John Talbot of Keene New Hampshire nominated by the President for minister to Colombia. Indorsed by Senators Marston and Blair as well suited due to years in the country and language, age about 45, a lawyer. A rival candidate from another state sought to be heard before Talbot’s nomination advanced. General Marston objected that New Hampshire would hold this sole diplomatic appointment after the clash.
The President considers a top diplomatic appointment to represent the government in China. He declined to send Colonel Fred Grant and may pick an unexpected candidate, with General Harrison noting the choice could rival the surprise of Robert Lincoln.
A city woman who leads a typewriting firm reports a surge in demand since the new administration began. She says each office applicant now hires her staff for about 70 dollars a week on average since March 4, with higher rates to cover spelling and writing errors.
Secretary Noble sharply rebuked Corporal Tanner for attempting to force resignations in the Post Office Department. Tanner claimed to follow Colonel Clarkson and urged General James B. Coit to resign, citing Democrats in the pension office. Noble curtailed such actions and ordered bureaus to require secretary directives and specific reasoning for dismissals with full documentation.
Professor Luther Townsend spoke on The Jesuits and the Press at a Sunday concert by the Committee of One Hundred in Boston. He claimed bias in American media toward Roman Catholic influence, cited limited coverage of meetings, and asserted Jesuit control of much Boston press, while praising Sisters of Charity but urging Protestant resistance to Catholic propaganda.
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