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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1888

Page

5

Civil Service Rules and Political Pressure Agenda

The civil service commission works out classification under new rules with exemptions from competitive exams for technical posts in coastal surveys engraving printing and postal inspectors to be promoted by tests. The President altered the start from non competitive to competitive exams and will publish exempted positions soon. The president’s acceptance letter remains unfinished and party leaders debate when it will be released. The piece notes treasury appraisers report on duties for glue gelatine and isinglass among others and Indiana Democrats tout Cleveland support while treasury chiefs prepare reports ahead of possible October Congress.

Sorcrau Civil Service Commissioners Washington Coast and Geodetic Survey Hydrographic Office Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post Office Department Civil Service Commission Dickinson Fairchild Carlisle Cleveland Treasury Department New York Mgr. A. L. Sturtevant Treasury

A Noteworthy Number and the Weekly Post

The Weekly Post reviews a powerful speech by Hon. William E. Russell in Springfield on July 26. It lists Conant's reviewing letter on civil service action and a broad array of reform topics, market notes, and notices, with subscriptions offered through November after August 3.

Weekly Post William E. Russell Springfield Conant Taverner United States

Massachusetts Tariff Reform League Circular Letter 1888

Massachusetts Tariff Reform League outlines its educational aims, independence, and appeals for funds to promote reduced taxation on essential goods. It notes activities including 37 public meetings, 31 speakers, six local clubs, and distribution of 69,000 pamphlets and related materials. Leaders include Henry L. Pierce President and William Lloyd Garrison Treasurer.

Massachusetts Tariff Reform League State Street Boston League No. 66 William Lloyd Garrison Federal Street Finance Committee John F. Andrew Washington Street Jerome Jones James Means Lincoln Street William Simes Broad Street Edwin R.delong Central Wharf Albert H. Spencer Henry L. Pierce Josiah Quincy Joan F. Andrew

Straws From State Street Market Report

The New York market showed strong buying with a later but healthy reaction. Franklin traded between 22.5 and 20.5, aided by 900 shares sold by F. A. Davis. Vanderbilt interest lifted Lake Shore, while Pacific Mail rose on treasury assets. Wheat and pork moves were mixed, with Armour aiding pork. Atlantic & Pacific built for crops. San Diego plans a new water firm led by Ex. Governor Murray. CAPE Cop.

New York Pacific Mail Treasury San Diego Murray Utah Cape Cop

Army Orders At Sandy Hook Fort Leavenworth And Leave Grants

Army dispatch from Washington lists Captain Charles S. Smith of the ordnance department ordered to temporary duty at Sandy Hook New Jersey. Captain J DeR Gardner an assistant surgeon ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kansas. First Lieutenant F J Patton of the Twenty first Infantry granted fifteen days leave. Captain James Merrill an assistant surgeon granted one month’s leave.

Washington Charles S. Smith Ordnance Department Sandy Hook N. J J. der Gardner Fort Leavenworth Kan F. J. Patton Twenty-first Infantry James ©. Merrill

Electric cars begin regular Willows line trips

Salem reports electric cars on the Willows line of the Naumkeat street railway started regular trips today. The cars carried heavy freights, ran smoothly, and stopped readily, marking a successful rollout of the updated service.

Salem Sprera Au Willows Naumkeat& Street Railway

Cosmopolitan Revival and E P Roe’s Final Works

New York, Aug 1. Obituary and tribute to Courtlandt Palmer, founder of the Nineteenth Century Club, and discussion of his atheistic creed and influence. The Cosmopolitan magazine, revived by new publishers with a half million capital, promises strong features including Wong Chin Foo and Frank Carpenter. It also runs the concluding chapters of E P Roe’s Miss Lou, noting Roe’s health and friendships with Stoddard, Stedman, Hawthorne, and others.

New York Sprcrar Courtlandt Palmer Nineteenth Century Club New Yorker Knickerbocker Thaddeus B. Wakeman Wakeman Palmer Comte Delmonico’s Colonel Ingersoll Daniel G. Thompson Post Cosmopolitan Schlicht and Field U. S. Grant Wong Chin Foo Washington Correapanent Frank G. Carpenter Cleveland Endicott Whitney Fairchild Lamont Miller Sheridan E. P. Roe Anatoly Stoddard Stedman Hawthorne

The amiable author praised by G E Montgomery

G E Montgomery extols a writer as an "unaffectedly amiable" man whose works endure, contrasting him with Miss Eussler and noting the brief life of The Keepsake followed by Judge Not by English dramatist Frank Harvey.

Blaine to be welcomed in Augusta Maine campaign event

Republican leaders map an elaborate greeting for Blaine arriving Aug. 10 or 11. He will ride in a barouche with the Mayor and Judge Whitehouse and Hon. E. C. Burleigh, while an illuminated arch, gas lights, red fire and rockets illuminate State street as Maine campaign activity intensifies.

Avausta Sprcrau Blaine W. P. Whitehouse E. C. Burleigh State Street Augusta House Maine Depot Quartermaster’s Arch Street Philadelphia Venn United States Quartermaster’s Schuylkill Arsenal Pacific Coast M. 1 Ludngton Q. M U.S.A

Sea Serpent Club Outing At Naugus Head Ends In Missing Tale

Marblehead August outing of the Sea Serpent Club led by Senator Samuel Roads failed to sight the serpent. A baseball game formed, Lt. Whiting’s nine lost 27 to 13, dinner followed with songs and a humorous poem. Notables present included Samuel Roads and many Boston, Marblehead, and Somerville residents. hunt for the serpent abandoned near nightfall.

Marblehead Sprcau Sea Serpent Club Samuel Roads Naugus Head D’ayer Glines Whiting A. A. Fowle Messrs Pratt Childs Cushing P. A. Collins G. H. Dickson New York C. H. Hoyt Boston William Symonds Philip Doherty A. B. Alger H. H. Pratt Abington Somerville Edward D. Sibley Robert Luce J. W. Morcoran Clinton Crosby Pittsfield H. B. Lovering Lynn Moseley Hyde Park Everett Paine Nathanie Childs H. A. H. Mortimer W. C. Gregory

Amusements listings for Boston venues and shows

The Boston area venues schedule evening performances across several theaters. Katti the Family Help and Uncle Tom's Cabin anchor the lineup with 8 pm and 7:45 pm starts, plus a promenade concert at MUSIC HALL. Additional acts include Christ Entering Jerusalem, The Crucifixion, and The Last Days of Pompeii with varied start times.

Boston Museum Katti Oakland Garden Cyclorama Tremont Street Battle of Gettee Music Hall Horticultural Hall Jerusalem Pompeian Amphullheatre Pompeii

Fruit-Snow & Company Sale Time Announcement

A brief notice lists a sale at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Fruit-Snow & Co and a prior sale at 10 a.m. by Fruit-Horatio Harris. The fragment emphasizes scheduled openings without additional context or location details.

Fruit—Snow & Co Fruit Horatio Harris

Marriages in Maynard Malden Chelsea and Boston Area

Notices announce marriages including James R Bent to Mary E Whitney in Maynard on August 1 by Rev D H Brewer. William H Ferguson to Katie J Johnson in Malden on July 31 by Rev E S Potter. Arthur H Gay to Mary A McPhee in Boston on August 1 by N A Apollonio JP. John C Hefler to Ann Barbara Smith in this city on July 31 by Rev pomce Lixon. Joseph N Knox to Ada M Stewart in this city on July 31 by Rev R B Moody.

Bent—Whitney Maynard D. H. Brewer James R Bent Mary E Aremas Whitney Maynard, Ferguson—Johnson Malden E. S. Potter William H. Ferguson Katie J. Johnson Chelsea Gay—Mcphee N. A. Apollonio J.P Arthur H. Gay Mary A. McPhee Hefler Smith Pomce Lixon John C. Hefler Ann Barbara Smith Knox—Stewart R. B. Moody Joseph N. Knox Ada M. Stewart

Obituary notices from Aug 1 to Aug 2 across cities

Death notices list widows widowers and children with ages from 7 months to 87 years. Locations include Norwood Scituate Cambridgeport Brookline Charlestown Worcester Worcester Hyde Park Boston Highlands and Massachusetts General Hospital. Names include Mary Barnes Philip Barta Edward Cahill Eunice Hatch Alice Hollis Willi am Davis Rose Garvey and Mary Powers among others. Funeral times and residences are noted for several entries.

Barnes Mary Silas Barnes Barta Philip Kent Barta W. J. Barta Norwood Mass Yence Cahill South Boston Edward Cahill Daley Cambridgeport John Daley Davin Willis William F Mary A. Davis Garvi.y Rose Garvey Hai Cih Scituate Eunice J Wor Eee * Hatch Tie S Alice J T Hollis T Homas Holmes Brookline Mary A. Holmes Henry Holmes Beson N. Bes Nance Hood Hugh Hood Morris Charlestown Kien John J. Aware Bee Elney Massachusetts General Hospita James Eres Pres Aum Sykes Worcester May Louise M Joseph Syken

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Civil Service Rules O'Neal Indiana Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee Aldrich Rhode Island Allison Congress Senate Vilas Morgan the Revere Hous Rooms THE Tariff Reform League Franklin F. A. Davis William K. Vanderbilt Lake Shore Vanderbilt Chase, Higginson & Co Atchison Kansas Messrs. Cordley & Co Emporia Tam Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Atlantic & Pacific ARMY Cosmopolitan Magazine Ingersoll Heber Newton America the Sea Serpent Club Macallar New England American Glucose Company Buffalo N. Y Securus Judicat Orbis Terrarum Apollinaris Table Waters Boston Post Office Congress, Sleeper A. Granite Richards Streets Mt. Washington Avenue Fort Point Channel N.Y N. E. R. Re Co Coffin & Henry OWA Iowa State St Des Moines John Jeffries & Sons Weston Devonshire St the Eastern Banking Milk Street Francis A. Osborn T. Merrihew H. Tyler Fort Scott Equipment Company Sears Charles Merriam Semphis Equipment Company Sears Building Memphis Equipment Company Office of Purchasing and Depot C High St John P. Hawkins C. S Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Navy Department Washington, D. C U. S. Navy Yard U.S. Navy Yard James Fulton U. S. Navy Watervliet Arsenal West Troy Con Press J. M. Ot Col. Ord. Dept Postoffice Building Masury Old Colony Plymouth South Shore Cape Cod Newport Islands of Martha’s Vineyard Nantucket Ond Cottage City Oak Bluffs Trip Ra Tes Old State House Old Colony Staion Barnstable North Tra Journe Oak Blutts Bournedale Oakland Brant Rock Onset Bay Brewster Oss Orleans Buzzard’s Bay Plymouth Cabinet Pocasset Chatham Seiso East Brewster East Marshfield East Wareham Eastham Cscee Treree Falmouth Fairhaven Greenbush South Tpuyo Harwich South Wareham Hyannis South Wellfleet Kingston South Yarmouth Marshfield Tiverton Marion Tremont Mattapoisett Monument Beach Wareham Nantasket Beach Watch Hill Webster Place Narraginsett Pier Wellfleet Mowdon North Eastham MOCK Sandwich Sagamore Sea View South Bury Dieboro Wenaumet West Barns West Falino Wood’s Hall Yarmouth Seach Bosto Kneeland Streets Wood’s Holl Wrasse Walls New Bedford Wood's Hall Wood’s Ho Wood’s Hall Vineyard J. KR. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor Gen’l Puss Revere Beach Winthrop JunCtion Beachmont Crescent Beach Sundsays Oak Island Point of Pines Winthrop Ocean Spray Great Head Tatt’s A. Hammond Sunt Joan A Fenno Commercial Wharf Campobello Eastern Railroad Portland J. W. Richardson lyny-Coe Hotel Barker Eastport Alex S. Porter Harbor Reso Nowner Rowe’s Wharf Pemberton Landing Old Colony Railroad Pemberton Nantasket Ball Pemberton Pier Wull Yacht Club Pier Strawberry Hill Downer Landing Blinzham Nantaxket Wantasket Vickers Beach Railroad Beaton Goc Melville Garden Monndays Arlington Mills Worsted Department Lawrence, Mass Music Hall AD. Neuendorff Fatinitza Africa Aust Gomez Strauss Verdi1 Auber Huntington Ave West Chester Park PAIIN Pompeli Vesuvius Huntington Avenue Brookline R. M. Field Tanash Specran London Strand Theatre Moland HE Fe i Boston Theatre Eugene Tompkins Uncle Tom Christ Matthew Morgan Admanls J. M. Hili Gettysburg New Orleans Baseball Club Maurice Kaufman Secy New Orleans City Notices City OF Boston Water Board Pegan Meadows Lake Co Chituate City Hall Water Board Euch Thomas F. Omar William B. Smart Robert Grant Committee On Perons Freestone Chestnut Hill Samuel Kelley Boston Water Works Worthington Boston Machine Company City Engineer Thomas F. Doherty, William B. Smart
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