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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1889
Page
4
Advertisement text lists Boston Post Publishing Co with address near Washington Street and subscription rates for daily and weekly editions. It notes second class matter, payment instructions, and mailing handling details.
The notice specifies that the Financial and Commercial Departments are on pages six and seven while Ship News appears on page three. It guides readers to the correct sections for advertisements and shipping information.
The Boston Post reports the Reform Club of New York City is beginning a broad educational campaign to inform New Yorkers on tariff questions within the next year or two. The program targets statewide canvassing and extensive research to advance reform more intelligently and effectively, with significant expected labor and credit to the organization.
The state’s convention battles over capital location pit Bismarck Jamestown and Grand Forks as claimants while citizens stage indignation meetings and send committees to the lobbying fray. The draft constitution may omit sharp detail and even ban corporations from blacklisting workers, signaling broader scope and possible irrelevancies.
The Sixth Auditor’s office in Washington is described as behind in business due to numerous fourth class post office changes. Auditing outgoing officials has become impossible despite extra staff, causing confusion from rapid policy shifts. The auditor previously praised rewarding “thorn-blowers” and discharged Democratic employees, now seeing the policy’s public cost.
委员会对是否执行华盛顿对查尔斯河桥梁改动命令进行审议。 corporation counsel 理查德森认为地方立法可禁用河道通航，联邦应顺从本地决定；前市长奥布莱恩亦同意，认为改造花费巨大且收益有限，主张撤销命令以避免浪费，若能成功则为最佳途径。
Wade's Fibre and Fabric, a protectionist trade paper, continues to oppose Pennsylvania and Ohio taxes on iron, coal, and wool. It argues such levies are not protective but destructive, citing a near Iron plant driven out by taxed raw materials and condemning partisanship that blinds the majority.
The extract reports a worsted mill owner lamenting the failed hopes in the so called worsted decision. He notes cotton and wool market pressures, criticizes wool speculators amid cheap money and rising European wool prices, and suggests manufacturers might influence tariff debate, citing New York Tribune and Boston Journal opinions.
Harvard Medical School figures Dr Pure Coomss Knapp argues against taxing scientific books and instruments brought from abroad. He targets Republican Congress members, notably Henry LopGeE, noting a German work on insanity as essential yet taxed. He asserts no protection for American labor and that tariffs shrink purchasing power and raise costs, urging a policy rethink as question clubs spread.
The article analyzes proposed revenue legislation focusing on internal taxes on tobacco and spirits rather than imports. It notes likely compromises, sectional opposition from New England, and the impact on industry, arguing abolition would not be popular if aimed at reducing government income alone.
The French Senate conviction of General Boulang er appears unsurprising to many observers. The ruling may be defended as circumstantial, though the trial was conducted in his absence, fueling fears of political manipulation. The verdict risks displacement of public sentiment, potentially aiding Boulang er supporters and unsettling Republican stability.
The article argues that tariff policy harms New England more than others, and a protest against protectionism is justified without selfishness. It contends abolition of internal revenue taxes would not relieve tariff discrimination on iron and woollen industries, delaying any relief.
A quiet Pennsylvania town, known for supporting the Republican majority, faces home bread competition as a bakery five miles away ships daily loaves to the neighboring village. Local bakers protest, arguing this injurious competition undermines American labor and threatens the home market.
The passage questions protectionist logic as townsfolk prefer cheaper bread from a nearby outsider over local bakers. It argues distance should not shield away-from-home competition and probes the conflict between liberty to buy and tariff principles. The piece highlights economic and political tension in choosing where to purchase essentials.
An independent friend of a distinguished state senator was presented with Henry Casor Lopagr's Life of Washington and urged to read it. The reply was sharp and witty, I certainly shall but I would rather read Washington's life of Henry Cannot Lopes.
The article notes public sentiment favors fining the arraigned Sullivan rather than imprisonment, arguing that locking up a gentleman of high social standing would harshly punish his exalted position. It laments lingering gladiatorial instincts and questions whether spectators would enjoy numerous bouts if staged today.
A Memphis correspondent describes the elixir vite from Dr Brown Seyquard injecting into Zene with rapid tingling and renewed movement. Within hours the previously paralytic man could raise limbs and laugh, a transformation noted as possibly temporary yet witnessed. Similar reports emerge from Cleveland and Detroit, supported by physicians, though seeing is not always believing.
A Baltimore Sun quote urges Mrs Churchill and Mrs Chamberlain to unite efforts to heal the rift between their husbands. It calls for diplomacy and views such unity as a notable victory for the American woman in England.
Agitation from the Maybrick case may push England to reform criminal procedure and establish a court of appeal. The Philadelphia Record notes that without such a court the system limits an accused to testify in their own defense, making England’s system seem worse than Russia’s.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Tanner is expected to be elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and to keep the pensions commissioner post. The two roles would mutually support his leadership among pension beneficiaries, with control of the surplus seen as the pledge of support.
The Ohio Republicans have shifted from silent support to a firm pledge to extend civil service reform to all applicable grades and to provide ample funds for enforcement. This comes after years of cautious or limited advocacy and mirrors the hesitancy noted in Pennsylvania.
Washington Post notes pressure on Postmaster General Wanamaker to enforce legible postmarks at mailing offices. The piece argues many stamps are poorly made or used, obscuring town, date, and origin. A clear postmark would aid newspaper offices in tracing letters and dates amid confusing markings.
The Pittsburgh Post reports Southern Republicans criticize President Harrison for federal patronage and vow to push for third Louisiana district control. Minor threatens to withdraw his bid for Congress if Warmoth’s renomination as New Orleans collector of customs is not canceled, insisting patronage be placed at his disposal.
In Boston a tribute to Francis S Williams depicts him as a kindly and vigorous teacher who inspired pupils at the English High School under Thomas Sherwin and later ran a school for young ladies with his French wife. The piece notes his cultural devotion, leadership, and impact as a mentor before later business pursuits. It also reflects on local architecture and parsonage traditions, praising his era and concerns.
Exiled Queen Isabella travels to Schlangenbach baths while Italian honors are given to Edison. Royal wedding gifts, a Hannibal Hamlin bust, Italian and British figures, and Society notices populate this collage of late nineteenth century steps, reforms, and social events.
A fragment of humorous vignettes and brief notes. items touch on poetical curiosities, royal figures, a pork pie of Becket lore, and casual social jests. It mentions Pope and Shelley keepsakes, a Russian holder for skull bits, Queen Victoria, the Shah of Persia, and a Boston Portia Club legal circle with reflections on women in law and a father's plan to fund a son’s college education.
Obituary notes the death of Fred Leslie in London from blood poisoning. Born in England about 37 years ago, he rose from a clerk to a famed burlesque comedian with the London Gaiety troupe. His best roles included Rip Van Winkle and Frollo, and he declined an $800 weekly offer to stay with the Gaiety company.
The Hon. William H. Whitman longtime Plymouth county courts clerk died in Plymouth yesterday after a paralytic stroke. Born January 26 1817 in Pem broke he practiced law in Bath and Boston before becoming clerk in 1851. A Republican, he chaired Plymouth School Board and leaves six children.
Moses W Sawyer a well known Malden citizen died at his residence yesterday of a complication of diseases at age seventy nine He was engaged in real estate and insurance for twenty years and belonged to the First Baptist Church The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon.
Providence reports the Riverside and Oswego mill property, tied to Brown and Steese & Clarke, was assigned at 6 25 PM. C D Owen Atlantic Mills James B Case Bank of Redemption and Charles O Braman New York led the assignees with bid to run the mill. Attachments totaling about 900000 were removed. a 270000 attachment on wool remains contested.
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