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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1890

Page

2

Workingmen's Holiday Drives May Day Protests Across Europe

London federation of labor unions vote for a May 1 demonstration and Hyde Park rally addressed by Socialist John Williams. Berlin and Austria motion toward a work stoppage amid rising agitation. Magdeburg warns 30 factory owners will dismiss absentees. Prague and Vienna miners press an eight hour day as May Day looms. authorities prepare proclamations as troops are readied in Kladno and other centers.

London Federation of Labor Unions Hyde Park John Williams Berlin Magdeburg Ostrama Prussia Mulhausen Vienna Mines and Iron Works Prague Austro-Alpine Mining Company Empire Gratz Masons Cabinet Council Kladno

Pope’s call for moral reform and worker committees

The London Herald prints Pope Pius X remarks on labor and morality. He proposed forming a global committee of workers in every diocese to meet on fast and rest days to study duties and foster true morality. He linked European disarmament to corrupting military life and warned armies drain wealth and intensify class strife. He endorsed arbitration as in America but says European leaders reject it.

London London Herald America Europe

President Carnot Receives Italian Admiral in Toulon

President Carnot held an audience with Admiral Lovera in Toulon as the Italian squadron, sent to honor France, was received. The admiral presented an autograph letter from King Humbert. Carnot praised Italy's courtesy and friendship while Italian officers were warmly welcomed by locals.

Toulon Carnot Admiral Lovera Italy France Humbert French Lovera

Explorers Reach St Petersburg on Central Asia Mission

Six explorers led by M. Suard, sent by the Paris Geographical Society to explore Central Asia south toward the Indian frontier, have arrived in St Petersburg. Two officers of the Russian general staff accompany them. Colonel Kovaleff departs for Central Asia to arrange the trans-Caspian tour planned by the Czar this year.

Opening of the King Proposes Legislation in Cortes

Lisson April 20 The Cortes was opened by the King. He spoke on Portugal England disputes over southeast Africa and indicated pending bills to extend railways create a ministry of public instruction and improve workingmen's condition.

Lisson Portugal England Africa

Prince Bismarck to Enter German Politics and Press

Bern report notes Hamburger Nachrichten denies instigation by Bismarck against Caprivi and states the ex-chancellor will push back into public life. He plans to appear in the Landtag upper house and may run for the Reichstag, asserting the people deserve his views.

Bern Hamburger Nachrichten von Caprivi Bismarck Landtag Reichstag The Nachrichten

Efforts To Hasten Elections Marked By Coalition

Rome April 20 The coalition effort to overthrow Crispi gains support in the provinces. Ex Ministers Saracco and Magliani lead a movement likely to force Signor Crispi to hasten the elections.

Rome Crispi Saracco Magliani Signor

Government plans major budget cuts in naval and military

The government announces a substantial reduction of the national budget with significant cuts aimed at naval and military expenditures. The move signals broad fiscal tightening and potential impacts on defense programs and personnel.

Stanley in Brussels Receives Royal Honors During Visit

Stanley arrived in Brussels to a royal welcome from the frontier to the capital and dined with the King. He later attended a banquet at the Town Hall hosted by Burgomaster Bull with sixty covers and flags of Belgium, Great Britain, and the Congo State.

Brussels Stanley Belgium Bull Salle Gothique Great Britain Congo M. Lambert Baron Rothschild Burgomaster Bull Africa America Antwerp British East Africa Company

Newfoundland Finances Deficit Reported in Budget Speech

St John s N F dispatch notes receiver general budget shows last year revenue 1 362 593 dollars with expenditures 2 028 735 dollars leaving a deficit of 665 842 dollars.

Haurfax N. S St. John’s N. F

Sharp Fighting Expected at Lindi The Disarmament Question

A multi location dispatch notes Major Wissmann plans to occupy and garrison Lindi with sharp fighting anticipated. General Peiscotto becomes war portfolio holder. Constant moves to education telegraphs. The Arbitration and Peace Association urges William to initiate disarmament or convene a powers conference. Darling River rise floods Bourke NSW. a Shields to London naval vessel sinks with fourteen crew, eleven drowned.

Zanzibar Wissmann Lindi Rio Janime Peiscotto Constant Department of Education, Posts and Telegraphs Beruny International Arbitration and Peace Association William Sydney N.S. W Darling Bourke London Shields

Vanguard Arrives With 10500 Seals After Gale Wrecks Deck

Harmax N S reports the steamer Vanguard reached Harbor Grace Newfoundland with 10500 seals from Iceland where the vessel had tallied 12000. A heavy gale on the homeward leg ripped the deck gear and left fifteen crew seriously hurt including broken ribs and lacerations. Two men were washed overboard but saved by returning waves. The storm was ferocious.

Harmax N. S Vanguard Harbor Grace N. F Iceland

Permission Asked of Mr Parnell for a Baltimore Convention

Dr Thomas O Reilly of this city asks John Dillon M P to obtain Mr Parnell's consent to hold an Irish National League of America convention in Baltimore Md The letter notes the moribund state of the American group and asserts subordination to Parnell while stressing unity with the Irish organization and its leaders in pursuing a timely convention with no date set yet The letter carries the endorsement of delegates and President Fitzgerald and argues the convention would not threaten Anglo Irish Liberal relations

St. Louis Irish National League Thomas O'Reilly John Dillon M.P Parnell League Dillon Irish National League of America Baltimore England Scotland Wales Charles Stewart Parnell United States Dominion of Canada Ireland Fitzgerald M.D

Four Publishers Form American Book Company Pool

New York April 20 The four leading school book publishers Appleton Blakeman Barnes and Van Antwerp Bragg form the American Book Company to cut prices and curb competition. They control about four million of the seven million dollars in school books printed annually in the United States.

New York D. Appleton & Co Ivison, Blakeman & Co Barnes & Co van Antwerp, Bragg & Co Cincinnati American Book Company

Election Contest in Arkansas Decided for Glidewell

The Arkansas Supreme Court voided the election of Jones and awarded the office to Glidewell after evidence showed six stolen ballot boxes with Jones leading, and secret societies pressuring open ballots. Jones, a Republican, Glidewell, a Democrat. The ruling impacts many similar contests statewide.

Little Rock Ark Supreme Court Jones Glidewell

Record of fires lights up New England in April blaze sweep

A long dispatch details widespread fires across New England and nearby states on April 20. It notes Plainfield Connecticut and nearby mountains burning. Taunton Massachusetts and Worcester area shop and tannery damages. Boston area paper mill fires with multi company losses. St Elmo Colorado and other towns also reporting major blazes. Victims include named firms and individuals with property totals reaching tens of thousands.

Porsam Conn Plainfield George Lathrop Byron Gallup Edgar Wilcox Alberta C. Stanton Kegwins Billings Reynolds Charles Congdon New Milford Sanford Mountain Long Mountain Concorp N. H Rattlesnake Hill Collins Bros Sprcra L.J Nichols’s Tannery Nichols Street Taunton Weir Village F. N. Staples Barber’s Banner Crocker & Leathers Springfield Farley Paper Company Wendell Depot North American of Boston Phenix North American of Philadelphia Hina Union Fire Association Guardian State of Pennsylvania Queen Dwight Company Chicopee South Framingham Staples & Smalley Hartford Street John Butland Denver Col St. Elmo North ArrLeporo Chronicle Facu River Tecumseh Brooklyn Heman Clark Steuben Street Clark Ommion N. Y Empire Dry Store Devereaux Opera House Farnam Fred Foster Riverdale

Obituaries for Pollock Hoppin Cushman Kuhne Premier Bankers

Obituary notices report ex governor James Pollock of Pennsylvania dying at Lock Haven born 1810, Princeton graduate, served in Congress and as judge. William W. Hoppin ex Rhode Island governor and senator aspirant, helped ten hour law. I D Cushman died in Portland killed by heart condition. Frederick Kuhne banker died in Paris, born in Germany 1824, founder of German American Bank.

James Pollock Pennsylvania Lock Haven Penn Milton Princeton College Congress Court of Common Pleas Eighth Judicial District Lincoln United States Mint Philadelphia Adrew Johnson Chase God Grant Pollock Hayes William W. Hoppin William Warner Hoppin Rhode Island Providence James Mason Ioppin William Jones Hoppin United States Legation London Thomas F Augustus Hoppin Yale Law School Rhode Island Senate United States James F. Simmons Henry B. Anthony State Senate State Assembly I. D. Cushman Portland Cleveland I. D. Cushman & Son Frederick Kuhne New York Paris Germany Knaute, Nachod & Kuhne, Leipsic

Spring Medicine Promises Boost With Hood’s Sarsaparilla

Mild winter and influenza surge leave many weak and tired. Hood’s Sarsaparilla marketed as spring medicine to purify blood, sharpen appetite, aid digestion, and strengthen the whole system. Testimonials from Worcester Massachusetts and Utica New York praise its benefits for debility and rheumatism.

Hood E. C. Erickson Union Avenue Worcester Mass A. A. Riker Utier N.Y

Liquor Rules and Memorials Highlight April Senate Session

Proceedings note the lack of U S law preventing liquor sales to Canadian Indians and calls for tighter controls. It also covers bills on Fort Berthold land, Fort Dallas lots, compensation to Emma S Cameron, and a grant statue for General Grant. The Senate adjourned after executive session and the House tribute to Samuel Cox.

Evane Street Mdorchester Forest Avenue Dorchester N.Y N.E. BR Washington Morton Senate Blaine United States Secretary of the Interior Commissioner of Indian Affairs Manderson Nebraska Library Committee Mathews Abraham Lincoln Grand Army U.S. Grant Statuary Hall Capitol West Missouri General Grant Nathaniel H. McLean Fort Berthold North Dakota Fort Dallas Emma Cameron Chattanooga Tenn Jones Arkansas Cockrell Pasco Florida Spooner and Ailen HOUSE Lynn Mass Samuel Cox New York Messrs. Cummings Homan Indiana Banks Massachusetts Mills Texas

McKeesport girl charged in arsenic poisoning case

In Pittsburgh PrrsnpurG, April 20, Mary Stuart, sixteen, was arrested for poisoning her four year-old brother by making dinner soup. The family fell ill, two remain in critical condition, and a four-year-old boy died. The girl denies the accusation.

Prrrsnpurg Penn Mary Stuart McKeesport

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