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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1891
Page
2
Prominent speakers recount the school system status and needs during a city event. Officials, educators, and civic leaders address funding, facilities, curriculum, and policy priorities, detailing plans for improvement and community involvement.
A notable gathering of educators and leaders at the New England Association of the Alumni of Phillips Exeter Academy dinner at Young's Hotel debated reforms. Speakers urged dormitories, better boarding, moral exams, and stronger funding while praising Exeter’s progress and future potential.
At the United States Hotel the Amherst Young Alumni Association of Boston and vicinity held its first regular meeting. They adopted a constitution and by-laws and elected Howard A. Bridgeman class 83 president and A W Parsons class 88 secretary and treasurer. About seventy five graduates attended and planned a weekly lunch club. A banquet followed the business session.
Concord household news reports that on April 15 Governor and Council appointed Colonel Thomas Cogswell of Gilmantown railroad commissioner, replacing John M. Mitchell of Concord who resigned.
President Harrison arrives in Chattanooga with a 3000 strong crowd and a 13 gun salute. His party tours Lookout Mountain and civil war sites including Ringgold Dalton Resaca and Peach Tree Creek before a reception at the state capitol and a night at the executive mansion.
Weather indications forecast fair Thursday across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with warmer readings in most areas. New York is expected to be generally fair with cooler conditions and northwesterly winds.
Post forecast notes fair and warmer conditions in Northern New England with westerly winds. Southern New England sees fair weather with coastal warming and interior stationary temperatures. Friday expected continued fair weather and rising temperatures with westerly winds. A low pressure system moved from the lake regions toward the east. temperatures range from near freezing at Eastport to the 80s in Montgomery. rainfall occurred in Halifax and Yarmouth, while most of New England stayed dry.
Naval Cadets W O Cole T P Magruder R E Carney and B H Fuller detached from Charleston on the 23rd and ordered to report for examination on May 14. Cadets R McDutton L A Kaiser W W Phelps detached from Mohican and ordered to report May 14. Commanders Cotton Kemff Shepard reassigned or ordered to duty. Ensign Gulmer given three months leave. Chaplain Halway reassigned to training ship Richmond. Naval Constructors Linnard and Steele moved to Mare Island and Union Iron Works. Willits and Arnold reassigned within shipyards and to Mohican.
About 100 wool manufacturers met at Parker's to discuss shortening and uniforming credits on woollen goods. President Whitman led the discussion, noting risks of long terms and urging cooperation with commission houses and clothing trades to curb unhealthy competition. Speakers urged reform while stressing needed limits on credit length and the role of various industry groups.
Shareholders of the Grand Trunk railroad of Canada met in London as Sir Henry Tyler cited rate reductions boosting earnings. Debate covered directors’ fees and subsidiary costs, with a plan to reelect several directors. a midday poll was rejected in favor of adjourning for two weeks for a poll in the afternoon.
New Haven April 15 court doors opened on quo warranto actions brought by Judge Morris against Morgan G. Bulkeley and against Lieutenant-Governor Merwin by Dr. Alsop Democratic claimant. Judge Prentice, ally of Bulkeley, set the return date from April 21 to April 24. Lawyers include State Attorney Doolittle, Ingersoll, Stoddard, and Hamersley.
The funeral of Mrs. Nanna W. Houghton wife of Hon. H. O. Houghton was held yesterday afternoon at Christ Church Old Cambridge. Rev. James V. Chalmers of Grace Church New York conducted the service. A full vested choir of men and boys sang Easter season hymns amid many floral tributes. Burial followed at Mt. Auburn.
Worcester April 16 Fred A Fuller an expressman for the American Express Company confessed today to stealing $1000 while in transmission. He was arrested.
Ex-President Cleveland writes to Washington Democrats urging Jeffersonian ideals. He stresses patriotism, rejection of special interests, and unity for the nation's destiny. Cleveland regrets he cannot attend the 13 April celebration but wishes attendees an inspired gathering.
Senator-elect Peffer says he left the Republican party for good and will not vote on party lines. He asserts his new issues are not taken up by Republicans and that he will act independently, not aligning with either party. He declares he has grown beyond party harness and will remain outside.
The Western Traffic Association adjourned its meeting in Curiaco without a quorum as officers from Jay Gould Missouri Pacific and S H Clarke cited illness. President Hill of Great Northern pledged attendance by Thursday or Friday if possible, while a resolution urged early action to protect the association’s integrity.
Pauline Caputo, a 32 year old Italian workman from Boston, died when he jumped in front of a passing Boston and Maine locomotive near Knight's crossing while a gang was at work on a ledge. His body was torn and scattered along the track.
Ottawa reports no official notice of U S withdrawal of bonding privileges for Canadian railways. Minister Bowell states newspaper claims reflect stricter Treasury enforcement of existing rules and possible past lax administration.
The president appointed Edward A. Ellis postmaster at Newton Centre New plore Mass replacing G F Richardson. The action announced on April 15 follows appointment to the position with duties to oversee local mail services and community post office operations.
Boston business leaders seek faster Boston to New York trains arguing six hours is excessive. They push for cooperation among consolidated lines, new tracks on Air Line and Shore Line, and possible five hour through service with fewer stops if freight traffic is managed. Officials from New York & New England Old Colony and Boston & Albany express caution, noting safety and profitability limit gains.
The document discusses Blaine's view on Italian treaty rights and the limits of US obligations. It notes that foreign residents receive no favored status and that claims for indemnity require proof of official connivance after timely notice. It also analyzes correspondence with Marquis Imperiali and Rudini showing ongoing diplomatic footing and legal uncertainties about prosecuting violators in US courts.
In Pittspuro Penn April 15 Brigadier General Wiley says he expects a long siege if troops withdraw. He claims quiet now only because guards remain and urges continued military presence to prevent violence while thousands remain idle, hungry, and fearing for home safety.
Hartford officials and business leaders gathered to press for stronger Eastern stockholder representation at upcoming annual railroad meetings. Proxies from Hartford and nearby insurance interests are expected to increase, with J M Allen and other endorsers urging safer railroad management through greater Eastern influence.
Montre al April 15. Bishop Racine of Sherbrooke Quebec issues mandement urging French Canadians to relocate to the new districts of the province instead of remaining in traditional settlements. The directive aims to balance settlement, support parish resources, and promote regional development.
Watersora Vermont April 15. There was the largest run of sap last week ever known in Vermont. The price of maple sugar remains steady at 8 cents.
Yale professor C A L Totten rejects millennial doom claims. He cites a mathematical calculation rooted in Biblical truths, asserting the Messiah will come again before 1900 and that Christ’s second coming would improve the world, not trigger immediate apocalypse.
A New York letter dated April 12 from Dr Seward's Home Goshen New York shows Anna Dickinson writing to George Francis Train. She praises his heart and generosity, thanks him for an offer of help, and asks him to promise to listen to her soon. Dickinson plans to visit New York and hopes to meet Train.
Oxford Ohio April 15 President E D Warfield of Miami University has accepted Lafayette College’s presidency. His arrival follows the rapid completion of a science building he championed and a three year period of substantial reorganization and renewed prosperity at the college.
Stocks for San Francisco on April 15 show closing prices for several mines and companies including Ophir 7.62 percent, Bodie Consolidated around 1.20, Savage 45, Chollar 3.25, Crown Point 2.75, Union Company 4.20, Gould & Curry 3.60, Hale & Norcross 4.00, Yellow Jacket 2.90, and Mexican mines about 4.70. Market figures reflect a mixed outlook with assorted gains and losses across the mining sector.
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