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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1889

Page

5

Windom Ignores Platform As Stewart Presses Coin Plan

Senator Stewart of Nevada urged Secretary Windom to boost monthly bullion purchases from two to four million dollars in talks following a White House meeting. Windom admitted he had not read the party platform’s financial plank until prompted by Stewart. The exchange highlights internal GOP uncertainties on monetary policy.

Washington Sprcrar Stewart Nevada Windom Republican Secretary of the Treasury

Pension increase for Henry Dembitz approved

Commissioner of Pensions Tanner raised Henry Dembitz's monthly benefit from 30 to 72 after ruling Perigoff's amputation of both feet constitutes substantial loss. The ruling treats the partial foot loss as legally equivalent to total loss and will affect similar cases.

Commissioner of Pensions Henry Dembitz Perigoff

Superintendent Porter appoints clerks for eleventh census

Superintendent Porter plans to hire about a hundred clerks soon and 1600 next year. He will place staff by fitness rather than civil service rules and has just named three key appointees: Frank Claudy of Massachusetts, J S Stoddard of Washington, and Frank Williams of Louisiana. Claudy previously served under General Walker and is linked to Senator Dawes. Stoddard remains in the labor department. Williams is from the South. Temporary quarters may be rented from the Indian bureau on Seventh street.

Porter Civil Service Secretary of the Interior Frank Claudy Massachusetts J. ©. Stoddard Washington Frank Williams Louisiana Division of Manufactures Claudy Williams General Walker Senator Dawes Stoddard Department of Labor Indian Bureau Seventh Street Census Bureau

Postmasters Granted Confederate Memorial Day Closures

Postmaster General Wanamaker approves closing Savannah Georgia and Atlanta Georgia offices on April 26 Confederate Memorial Day for the observance.

Wanamaker Savannah Atlanta

Notable Appointments in Federal Offices Mentioned

General Warren P. Edgerton of New Jersey becomes inspector in charge at Philadelphia replacing the prior Boston head. Ex Governor William M. Stone of Iowa is named assistant commissioner of the General Land Office.

Warren P. Edgerton New Jersey Boston Mr. Boynton Philadelphia William M. Stone Iowa General Land Office

Episcopal Club Debates Sunday School Training and New Church House

The Episcopal Club at the Vendome closed its season by discussing Sunday School training and a proposed new diocesan church house. Members urged detailed plans, with speakers stressing trained teachers, proper Bible instruction, and a library. The committee’s vague report was sent back for particulars while pledges and rental reallocations were proposed to support the project.

Episcopal Club Vendome Church House George C. Shattuc Moses G. Daniel Chauncy Hall School Daniel Upil C. C. Conant Lumicrast George F. Howard Robert G. Lawrence E. F. Slafter A. St. John Chambré E. W. Kinsley D. L. Pettigrew Boston H. M. Upham A. J. C. Lowdon Milton Place City Mission

Post Office at New Recuerie Burglarized for 2000 Dollars

Burglars entered the New Recuerie post office last night. The safe was blown open and about 2000 dollars in cash taken. The postmaster reports there is no clue to the burglars.

New Recuerie N. Y

Northern Pacific Withdraws From Pacific Northwest Agreement

The Northern Pacific directors withdrew from the harmony agreement affecting Pacific Northwest operations. The move places the Oregon Navigation lease burden on Union Pacific and leads to Brayton Ives resigning as vice president of the Oregon Transcontinental system. It signals a break with the Villard interests and a likely withdrawal of their representatives from the NP board. A further meeting is planned for next Thursday.

New Yorks Northern Pacific Railroad Pacific Northwest Union Pacific Brayton Ives Northern Pacific Villard Northern Pacific Board Union Pacific Company Oregon Railway and Navigation

Market activity shifts as holidays approach in New York

The New York market was more active with prices rising ahead of holidays. Prospects remain favorable for crops and merchandise movement shows a balance in traders’ favor. Investors await May first holiday and expect continued volatility with potential shifts in bonds and real estate as funds seek safe investments.

New York Louisville & Nashville Decatur Ala Boston Gas Company

Centennial Travel Adjustments For New York Visitors

The Pilgrim steamer will depart New York at 6 30 p m on Tuesday April 30 instead of 5 p m to suit Eastern travelers after the parade. The New York and New England special train from Boston at 6 p m and Worcester at 6 50 p m Sunday April 28 will aid New England visitors to the Washington inaugural centennial. Limited Boston to New York tickets are 3 one way and 250 Worcester to New York one way. A six hour Shore Line train to New York departs 1 a m Sunday. The Stonington line runs April 28 to support centennial travel with a connecting train from Park Square at 6 30 p m.

New York New England Norwich Boston Worcester Park Square Station

Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Health Claim Ad

An old advertisement extols Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla as a cure for disease by purifying blood. It markets the product as a wealth source and notes the largest bottle on the market.

Warner

Treatment of the Criminal Class Lecture Draws City Leaders

Charles Dudley Warner urged reforming criminals through education within prisons at Huntington Hall. The General Conference of Charities hosted by Robert Treat Paine drew about 600 attendees including Lowell and Brooks. Elmira reformatories and indeterminate sentences were praised, while officials weighed differing outcomes and recidivism risks.

Back Bay Huntington Hall Institute of Technology Charles Dudley Warner General Conference of Charities Robert Treat Paine James Russell Lowell Phillips Brooks Samuel J. Barrows Sarah Orne Jewett Russell Charlestown Tufts Concord Reformatory Eldridge Cambridge Almshouse Ellen C. Johnson Woman’s Reformatory Sherborn Louisa Sisters of St. Margaret London New York Huntsman Canada Elmira Reformatory West Point Hisehavior Elmira Concord

Thomas Ovenside Carriages At Boston Show

Progress in carriage building is highlighted by Chauncey Thomas & Co. exhibiting radical improvements called the Thomas Ovenside. A coach and a brougham, first of their kind, draw attention at the horse show with praise for Boston innovation and local impact.

Chauncey Thomas & Co Thomas Ovenside Boston

SurgeEons Coats for operating room use by G W Simmons Co

SurgEons' coats for operating room use are made to order by G. W. Simmons & Co. They count this class of coat among their specialties.

G. W. Simmons & Co

Funeral of Stanton Blake in Boston at King's Chapel

The funeral for Stanton Blake was held at King's Chapel at noon with a large crowd. The service was simple led by Rev. Francis G. Peabody and followed by burial at Mt. Ararat. Attendants included Mayor Hart ex Governor Rice and many Boston leaders as listed by the Citizens' Association.

Stanton Blake King’s Chapel Francis G. Peabody William Endicott, Jr Francis A. Walker George A. Crocker Charles Young John P. Marquand Jacob C. Rogers Francis Bartlett John C. Ropes Solomon Lincoln A. J. C. London Unitarian Church Friends Mt. Aruburn Mayor Hart Rice Green and Martin Charles H. Allen Boston Board of Aldermen Leopold Morse Roger Wolcott James H. Dodge Grenville H. Norcross George G. Crocker E. W Henry M. Rogers Charles E. Inches F. A. Osborn Samuel Eliot C. L. Davis A. S. Wheeler Spencer W. Richardson Charles H. Joy Hamilton A. Hill Henry R. Reed Robert Great Paine M. P. Kennard Messrs W. W. Swan F. $. Hubbard Arthur B. Ellis Lawrence Boston Citizens’ Association of

Marriages Guide Has Multiple City and Out of Town Nuptials

In this city on April 24 marriages include Fred C. Burnham to Etta M. Chapin both of Malden by Rev Minot J Savage. Gottlieb Gehrung Jr to Fanny Lins both of Boston by Gustave Bagniteky Esq. Willis Eugene Stone to Lillian Beasley Canton by Rev Nelson B Jones Jr. Edward F Wall to Catharine Moynahan by Rev M F Murphy. Edith Hawthorne of New York weds Robert Simmons in New York City May 24.

Burnham—Chapin Minot J. Savage Fred C. Burnham Etta M. Chapin Malden Gehrung—Lins Boston Gustave Bagniteky, Esq Gottlieb Gehrung, Jr Fanny M. L. Lins Hall—Wood Reven Thomas Peer Hall Ellen Nichols William B. Wood Magee—Mahoney This City James Lee John F. Magee Mary E. Mahoney Stone—Brasley Nelson B. Jones, Jr Willis Eugene Stone Lillian Beasley Canton Simmons—Crane New York City William R. Hantington J. James B. Simmons Robert Stevens Simmons Edith Hawthorne Alexander P. Crane New York Wall—Moynahan M. F. Murphy Edward F. Wall Catharine F. Moynahan

Multiple Obituaries Report Deaths in City and Surrounding Areas

A list of death notices dated April 20 to April 25 includes Matthew J. Barron 31, John D. Bell 2, Willard L. Cole 32, Rev. John Maxwell Chick 76, Annie M. Dayton 21, Thomas Fleming 56, George W. Gilman 57, Emma Jane Greely 28, Emma Janche Hall 33, John H. Hyde 31, Leonard A. Kingsbury 79, Alphonso J. Robinson 68, Elizabeth J. Robinson 68, M. E. Rhoades 43, Josephine Smith, Mary Ann Seaver 76, N. R. Worden 43, Myles Washburn 11, Aaron D. Weld 83, with service details and train times for Newton Cemetery and Central Station noted where provided.

Gilman George W. Gilman Greely West Dedham Emma Jane Abner G. Greely Hull Cambridge Emma Janche William H. Wentworth William Bh. Hall Poughkeepsie N. Y John H. Hyde Kingsbury Wellesley Leonard A. Kingsbury Robinson Middlesex Village Alphonso J. Robinson Andover Mass Elizabeth Alphonso J Joseph H. Bancroft Mary Ann Seaver Worden N. R. Worden Washburn New York City Myles B. Davis Caroline E. Washburn Weld West Roxbury Aaron D

Forum items on democracy and society in May

A May issue lists essays and discussions from authors and professors. Topics include democracy perils, race politics, Darwinism limits, religion, economic theory, education, fiction, temperance power, and art in education.

Yale James Payne

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