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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1890

Page

2

Cardinal Newman lauded for bridging faith and reason

The article extols Cardinal Newman's work in making Protestant and Roman Catholic convictions intelligible to Catholics, highlighting his insights into implicit reasoning, religious life, and influence on English literature. It lists his published works and autobiographical writings, noting his lasting impact on theology and culture.

Newman Cardinal Newman J. Faussett St. Athanasius Apollonius Tyameus Callista Pusey Duke of Norfolk

Notable Local Figures Die In Various Cities

Samuel Bb. M. Vance former New York mayor for December 1874 and longtime Republican Alderman dies aged seventy six at his Douglastown home. Warren J. Harris and Frank Gates missionaries die of fever in Sierra Leone. E W B Canning Stockbridge educator and writer dies aged seventy five. Captain Ebenezer Morgan Groton sea captain and Alaska fisheries contributor dies aged seventy three.

Samuel Bb. M. Vance New York Douglastown L. L Mitchell, Vance & Co Vance Board of Education Havemeyer Board of Aldermen Union League Club Augusta Warren 5J Harris Frank Gates Sierra Leone Africa B. F. Harris St. Paul Jackson Library Association of Stockbridge Housatonic Agricultural Society Ebenezer Morgan Groton, Conn Alaska Baptist Missionary Works

Record of Fires in Kansas and Minnesota Train Fire

Prairie fires devastating western Kansas burn large tracts in Ford and Edwards counties with no human deaths but loss of livestock and crops. A colonist sleeper on a west bound Great Northern train in Ada, Minnesota, was burned as passengers escaped. conductor Stahl burned uncoupling car. A fire alarm in Lyng reports a blaze at James Lynch residence with about 25 dollars damage. A separate false alarm and a collision injure Mrs Greenleaf, hospital visit, then released.

Dance Crary Kan Kansas Ford Edwards Counties Ford County Minn Great Northern Ada Stahl Lyng Sproiau James Lynch Neptune Street

Palo Alto wins unfinished free-for-all trot at Buffalo

Palo Alto defeats Rosalind Wilkes by a length in 2 15 this morning as the Rochester meeting opens with a $10 000 stake. Marvin plans to move the stallion Sunol and rest of his string to Chicago next week while Andrews leaves Mr Hamlin to join Count Varensin in California amid non participation in 2 17 pace heat.

Buffalo Palo Alto Rosalind Wilkes Marvin Sunol Chicago Andrews Village Farm Mr. Hamlin California Count Varensin Hamlin Rochester Oekes Turner Dobley Geers

Wyoming Democrats Nominate Baxter for Governor at First State Conv ention

The Cheyenne gathering named George W. Baxter for Governor by acclamation. The Democratic ticket includes John S. Harper for Secretary of State, J. C. Miller for Treasurer, and George Clark for Congress. The Republican slate is led by Francis E. Warren for Governor, Otto Gramm for Treasurer, A. W. Barber for Secretary of State, and Clarence D. Clark for Congress.

Cheyenne Wyo George W. Baxter John 8. Harper Crooks County J. C. Miller Carbon County George ¥. Clark Sheridan County Congress Francis &. Warren Territory Otto Gramm Laramie A. W. Barber Converse County Clarence D. Clark Vinita

Australian estates for sale in Queensland vast tracts listed

From Galignani's Messenger three Australian estates are advertised for sale by Melbourne papers. The first covers 454 square miles with rent of £821 1s 6d and cattle valued at 2 10s per head. The second is 648 square miles and the third 553. All are in Queensland and noted for waterways, railway proximity, and proximity to towns. Boston Investment stock price expected to rise from 108 to 112 per share. See page.

Galignani Australia Melbourne Queensland Boston Investment Company Seeady City Ual First National Bank of Boston Massachusetts T.tiftt Springfield Mass K Te Tieft

A Cataract of the West Remains Defiant to Civilization

In Soda Springs Idaho July 1890 a narrator extols Shoshone Falls as a sublime natural force beyond man’s reach. The piece recounts lava floods from ancient eruptions forming the canyon, the Snake River carving a path to the 240 foot plunge, and offers travel advice via Oregon Short Line trains to view Twin Falls and the falls. It recalls Tom Bell a coastal mariner turned recluse who died aiding Chinese miners, affirming the falls’ enduring grandeur and peril.

SuosHonn Falls Idaho Century Haven Far West Niagara Soda Springs Yellowstone Yosemite Oregon Twin Falls Oregon Shortine Shoshone Station Shoshone Tom Bell Java Pell-Meil Gor

Shoshone Cataract Tour Challenges and Rustic Access

A narrator guides readers to Shoshone Falls, describing primitive ladder ascent and slippery rope climbs to a rock cathedral formed by the waters. The scene emphasizes the beauty and remoteness, noting limited access and the potential for future rail expansion while urging visitors to endure inconvenience for now.

Fall River Mills Curtail Production Across City Mills

In Fall River on August 11 production curtailment began. About three quarters of the mills including Annawan Barnard Crescent Cornell Chase Durfee No 2 Flint Fall River Manufactory Granite Nos 1 and 2 Hargraves Laurel Lake Merchants Meta comet Mechanics Osborn Pocasset Robeson Richard Borden Manufacturing Company Seacomet Shore Slade Stafford Troy and Union shut down for sixty hours. The American linen mill remains closed. Wampanoag runs today but closes tomorrow. Sagamore company had one mill closed and Durfee mills Nos 1 and 8 were ordered to help. This will cut about 190000 pieces of goods. Some mills paid off Saturday, most pay next week to retain workers.

Fall River Annawan, Barnard, Crescent Cornell, Chase, Durfee No. 2 Flint Fall River Manufactory Granite Nos Hargraves Laurel Lake Merchants Metacomet, Mechanics Osborn, Pocasset, Robeson Richard Borden Manufacturing Company Seacomet, Shore, Slade, Stafford, Troy Union Mills American Linen Wampanoag Sagamore Company Durfee

Strikes End With Normal Service On Central Lines

New York Central officials report no interruption to passenger traffic as trains run on schedule. Grand Central shows normal operations and Vice-President Webb says all passenger and freight service will resume fully tomorrow. Pinkerton guards and local authorities move freight and restore routes amid lingering chaos at East Syracuse and Albany corridors.

New York New York Central & Hudson River Company New York Central Grand Central Usua Webb Western Fast Mail Buffalo Dewitt Grand Central Station Central Road New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Harlem River Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Arthur Brotherhood Syracuse N. Y Pinkerton Austin Railroad Wen East Central Station Till Knights of Labor Albany Avnany East Albany West Albany Central Karner’s Harrington Byston & Albany Fitchburg

Reader condemns Tolstoy book and calls for moral censorship

A Boston reader writes to criticize a recent Tolstoy novel praised in the Post. The writer attacks what he calls indecent language and moral corruption, urges censorship in libraries like the Boston Atheneum, and shares an anecdote of a young girl reading the work.

Tolstoi Tsaw Boston Athenanum Atheneum Moruer

Comrade Greeting at Boston Campfire Dinner for Veterans

President Harrison attended a Parker's dinner hosted by Edward W. Kinsley Post 112 Boston for Lafayette Post 140 New York during En campment Week. Notables including General Sickles, Governor Brackett, and many veterans joined an orchestra and singing, with toastmaster Colonel Charles I Taylor introducing Harrison who praised the Grand Army.

Parker's Edward W. Kinsley Boston Lafayette New York George A. Lawin I. A. Horton T. D. Matthews Daniel E. Sickles Floyd Clarkson Department of New York Robert Nugent M. J. Savage Harrison Governor Brackett Jeremiah Rusk Agriculture Noble Interior Redfield Proctor Admiral Gherard Dalton J. R. McKee Tln Shackett Russell A. Alger Alger Charles Devens Viele Moston America K. A. Horton Hart Grand Army General Fairchild Wisconsin Fred Emerson Brooks Lloyd Clarkson A. W. Greely FB. W. Kinsley Dickerman Hoode

Camp Sheridan Opens With 8000 Beds and PostsListed

Camp Sheridan in Mechanics building opened at 8 am led by Commander Colonel Hapgood. The hall displays armor banners and cherubim decor while 8000 comrades are housed on mattresses. Russell Hall serves as information and quartering hub with dining halls feeding up to 10000 per meal. numerous posts from Maine to New York assigned to quarters.

Camp Sheridan Mechanics Hapgood Russell Hall Information Bureau J. Ormsbee Vermont Brooks Crandal Carrol Fulton Ohio Duncan Pennsylvania Robinson Seward New Warren Post Maine J. . Hall Marshall Post E. Beijing Post Hr. KE. Flagg W. L. Parker J. P. Harris Daniel Champlin J. P. Sampson 1. McGilvery David P. Carter Heath Post Hancock New Hampshire Albany Willard Troy N.Y Fitchburg Mechanics’ Hall

East Boston Veterans Host Visit at Universalist Church

Joseph Hooker Post 23 hosted Aaron Wilks Post 23 of Trenton New Jersey and their guests in East Boston. They escorted visitors to Park Square Providence Station and Central Square vestry where a hearty dinner was shared. Commander Edward Preble presided as welcome speeches were given and a social time followed. Guests were guided to Stevenson's Building for quarters.

East Boston Joseph Hooker Providence Park Square Aaron Wilks Trenton N.J Universalist Church Central Square Edward Preble Hooker Post Stevenson

Painting of the old cooper shop gifted at East Cambridge reception

Newhall Post 7 and ladies held a reception in Institute Hall East Cambridge hosted by the Relief Corps of Post 57 with Mrs A E Lockhart presiding An entertainment by local talent included visitors A painting of the old cooper shop of Philadelphia was presented to the local post A collation followed MAINE CAVALRY REUNION attendance exceeded two hundred fifty with officers elected General C H Smith president B H Putnam vice president General J P Cilley treasurer C A I Emery secretary

National Servicer Pension Association Old Faneuil Hall National Service Pension Association James A. Fox Samuel M. Weale Alvin P. Hovey Indiana Congress Macey Post 15 Fitchburg Cooper Shop Newhall Institute Hall East Cambridge Relief Corps A. E. Lockhart Philadelphia Maine Cavalry C. H. Smith B. H. Putnam J.P. Cilley Emery

Reunion and banquet mark Houlton, Maine veterans event

Responding secretary Lieutenant O Haskell noted the next reunion would be in Houlton Mo. That evening the Lancers Armory on Bulfinch Street hosted a convivial banquet with speakers General C H Smith General J P Cilley Colonels Allen and Drinkwater Lieutenant Jame Speaker Barrett and General Chamberlain of Maine.

O. Haskell Houlton Lancers’ Armory Bulfinch Street C. H. Smith J. P. Cilley Allen and Drinkwater Jame Barrett Chamberlain Maine

PARADE GLORY FOR MEDFORD VETERANS GROUP

Big parade in Medford honors E Bd Wolcott Post 1 of Milwaukee and their guests. Town tours by morning, supper in West Medford, a three quarters of a mile procession, and an overflow Opera House program with speeches by Norcross ex Senator Boynton and many officials. Belle Clark sang solos.

Medford Wolcott Post Milwaukee Wis C. Lawrence Post West Medford Norcross Boynton Simpson Stillman Bryant Wisconsin Spencer Goodale Massachusetts I. 8. Harlow Wadleigh A. G. Weissert N. P. Hallowell N. Boynton Belle Clark

Veterans Reception For Maine Posts In Malden

A reception and lawn party honored Edwin Libby Post 16 of Rockland and Hiram G. Berry Post 40 of Malden on the Converse grounds. About one thousand guests attended as Mayors and post commanders spoke, with arc and incandescent lights, music by the Vinalhaven Gand, and lawn refreshments.

Maine Vetrerans Malden Edwin Libby Rockland Hiram G. Berry Elisha Sr. Converse Vinalhaven Gand Wiggin Harry Converse Shutler Crockett Walker Carver

Reception by Oak Park post in Wakefield Aug 11

A reception was given to Phil Sheridan Post 615 of Oak Park Illinois in Wakefield Town Hall this evening by the local post and the Board of Selectmen. Miller's brass Band provided the music and speakers presented remarks.

Phil Sheridan Wakefield Oak Park Ilinois Board of Selectmen Miller’s

Great Enthusiasm At Worcester Veterans Parade

Worcester August 11 The Kansas City veterans were greeted with great enthusiasm as the parade drew 900 participants from Worcester Continentals three militia companies Battery B the Sons of Veterans George H Ward Post No 10 G A R and visiting veterans A banquet followed at the State Armory before they proceeded to Boston in the afternoon crowd described as the largest since the citys 250th anniversary celebration.

Worcester Kansas City Worcester Continentals Battery B Sons of Veterans George H. Ward State Armory Boston

Flowers and Fruits Exhibitions Highlight 19th Century Society

The piece previews flower and fruit exhibitions from the 19th to 22nd of the month led by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. It recounts the society’s founding in 1829, growth to over a thousand members, the library’s six thousand volumes, historical halls, the Tremont Street building, and long-standing prize funds. It notes the society’s finances, Mt. Auburn Cemetery involvement, window gardening movement, and current officers William S. Spooner, Willis Gannett, and Robert Manning.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society American Florist Association Pennsylvania Horticultural Society United States New York Society Massachusetts Society John Lowell Henry A. 8. Dearborn Boston Democratic Party Society Mt. Auburn Cemetery Aus Horticultural Society Chapman Place School Street Tremont Street Mt. Auburn William S. Spooner Wyllis Gannett Robert Manning Manning Association

Work of the College Settlement Promotes Club Activities

The college settlement runs eight active clubs for girls and boys with sewing, gymnastics, singing, cooking, dressmaking, and hygiene talks. The Good Seed Society appeals to children’s spirituality. A library of 600+ volumes serves eager readers and bank deposits form part of Penny Provident Fund. A resident physician uncovers desperate poverty and coordinates aid.

Philadelphia Good Seed Society Penny Provident Fund Charity Organization Society

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