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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1890
Page
4
The piece discusses a widespread ice shortage and milk adulteration in New York with calls for enforcement. It reviews a US Court ruling on party rate railroad tickets, outlining arguments on unjust discrimination and rate fairness. It also notes a GOP Citizens movement push for nonpartisan New York city government and Van Corr's reform stance.
The Financial Department will be found on the Sixth page, the Commercial Department on the Sixth and Seventh pages, and the Ship News on the Third Page.
The Delaware Democratic convention nominated Robert J Reynolds for Governor and adopted a platform drafted by ex Secretary Bayard. The platform elevates ballot and tariff reform and opposes the destruction of the House under Keep rules, the McKinney tariff bill, and the Force Bill to control elections. The convention marks a Bayard aligned triumph strengthening the reform movement in the state.
The South Wales railway strike halts transport for sixty thousand workers, suspends coal district trade, and raises bread prices causing hardship among the poor. Negotiations between employers and workers renew with hopes for settlement amid broader socialist agitation. The unrest signals deeper discontent with potential future consequences.
The article discusses Senator QuayY’s stance on Hoar’s Force Bill and a potential tariff strategy, noting QuayY’s political wit and the Democrats’ wary stance. It reports opposition to Delamater growing in key Republican districts, with a joint convention nominating ex Governor Parrison and other non partisan candidates. The convention highlights industrial reform against monopolistic capital and calls for votes for reform minded officials.
The steamship Teutonic sets a new speed mark, improving the City of Paris record by thirteen minutes. The achievement highlights the vessel’s speed and efficiency in crossing the Atlantic route.
The article argues that while vessels like Teutonic City of Paris and City of New York claim speed records, such marks are largely cosmetic. It notes thirteen minutes or seconds are minor in a voyage, and six day voyages remain the practical norm under favorable conditions.
In Topeka the Women's Christian Temperance Union reviews Supreme Court rulings and enforces the exact limits of the original package rule. A saloon keeper jailed for selling a bottle not in an original package, and another jailed for borrowing stock in original packaging. In Iowa most saloons have closed, two weeks ago nine tenths of 15 000 had shut. Public sentiment backs the crackdown.
Veterans spent yesterday sightseeing and writing letters in Boston hotels. Post office staff handled heavy mail load as outgoing letters surged and incoming mail carried messages for guest soldiers. General Grant emphasized that staying in touch with home was essential for their comfort and morale.
The Fortnightly Review excerpt of Mr. Swinburne’s ode to Russia provokes intemperate attack on the Czar. The critic argues the poem risks trouble abroad and endorses murder as a political remedy, though murder is rejected as a solution.
The piece criticizes delaying the fair until 1985 to honor Norse discovery, questions burdening future generations, and recalls ex governor Knorr's 20th anniversary Duluth speech that propelled his notoriety. It notes the expected reappearance of the speaker and hints at a grand, remembered past.
A New Jersey family all fell ill from what was said to be dried meat cooked in a new tin pail with one girl alone avoiding poisoning after eating cucumbers. The incident fuels debate over the blamed vegetable.
The American Tanner and the Irish Tanner share a common failing, speaking excessively and with reckless abandon, prompting criticism from observers and stirring debate over conduct. Both sides face calls for restraint and better handling of public discourse.
The former French president Grevy is reported seriously ill. The Rev Flavel Bascom of Princeton Kentucky, a founder of Beloit College and of the Chicago Theological Seminary, died last week. Mrs Robert I Lincoln and her two daughters arrived in New York on the City of New York. Jennie Williams, who began stage life in San Francisco at ten, plans to marry the third son of the eleventh Baron Petre, whose mother was Lady Catherine Howard.
A reflective note recalls Mr Blaine’s role in reciprocity with southern nations and credit to Columbus for highlighting the western world. The piece frames posterity's praise as a lasting honor while referencing a New Haven publication for context.
The Philadelphia Telegraph argues Mr. Harrison should reconsider pushing the federal election bill. It warns that veterans, business leaders, and the public oppose the measure, urging him to heed the mood of diverse constituencies before proceeding.
The Providence Journal condemns calls to gag debate on the tariff bill as partisan impatience. It praises Democratic Senators for temperate, practical speeches and adherence to legislative duty while urging careful criticism and refinement of the bill for the public good.
Army orders list officers assigned to recruiting duty on David's Island New York and several leaves of absence including Captain Wittich Post Chaplain Barry and Captain Bixby. Navy orders detach Gunner Fouse from Richmond to Naval Magazine Chelsea Mass while Gunner Foster moves to Mare Island Cal Sept 15.
The funeral for John Boyle O'Reilly at St Marys Church drew a vast crowd as clergy and leaders from Papyrus Club, Grand Army of the Republic, Irish unions, and city figures paid tribute. Rev Father Fulton delivered the eulogy praising his devotion to country and church, noting his forgiveness and integrity, with burial at Calvary Cemetery.
In Boston concerns about prison security focus on upgrading locks after a recent escape at Charlestown and reflecting on liberty. Citizens press for state action to protect woodlands near White Mountains from lumbering, urging petitions signed by visitors from other states to the Legislature.
Frederick Law Olmsted reported to the World’s Fair Directory that Jackson Park space could host only removable exposition buildings and could not support livestock displays or active agricultural exhibits. He cited swampy ground and the need to preserve a levee and bayou system against Lake Michigan. The report named halls for machinery and an agricultural hall as possibilities, causing ex-Congressman George Davis to call it a scientific knockout for Jackson Park.
A collage of vignettes and witticisms spans Cape May Point's shift from reciprocity to "spider web parties" and a Boston streetcar ride where tourists compare cities. Jokes about doctors, a painter's caricature challenge, and reflections on Miss Yonge's tireless work mingle with antiquities in New York and a Persian shah's daughters.
The poem urges bold resistance against czarist oppression, portraying Russia as hell bowing to the Czar. It calls for swift divine judgement and equates life with struggle, death, and a fiery fight for freedom. The speaker questions complicity and honors those who strive.
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