23 Aug 1890
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1890
Page
4
The Finenaal 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 report of a new revolution in Moston Nun Past Hayti seems unlikely amid good coffee crops. Remains of John Ericsson will be moved to the Baltimore for transport to his homeland, honoring his submarine and propeller innovations. The silver price rise spurs Mexican mining and could push smelting abroad if McKinley bill passes, shifting bullion manufacture and import duties between the United States and Mexico.
The Hamburg American liner Dania ran ashore about midnight on Wednesday and remains stuck. No fog and no major course deviation reported. The incident adds weight to the theory of a dangerous Long Island coastal current, tied to past ship groundings and warranting thorough investigation.
A Oswego New York Republican convention denounces the barley tariff tax as injurious to large business interests in New York and other states and urges Senators and Representatives to oppose the measure. The piece argues the barley levy harms industry as much as iron coal and wool taxes affect Massachusetts manufactures.
The United States steamer Charleston, flagship of the Pacific squadron, sails toward Port Townsend with Behring Sea rumors swirling. British forces include the Warspite and Amphion, with heavier batteries, while American ships Iroquois, Mohican, and Nipsic trail behind in a cautious balance of power.
The passage notes odds against Mr Blaine venturing into hastened diplomacy by overt acts recently attributed to the administration’s purposes. It frames speculation about aggressive policy moves.
The piece criticizes Joseph F. Britton of the New York Society for the Enforcement of the Criminal Law for arresting an American News Company manager over Balzac novels and later dropping charges against Koster and Bial. It laments his inconsistent stance and compares his zeal to Anthony Comstock.
A discussion of the meat inspection bill awaiting presidential signature highlights its broad powers. The measure would allow the President to inspect exported salted pork and bacon and retaliate by blocking imports from offending nations. It also enables unilateral proclamations to suspend adulterated foods and to regulate general foreign commerce, raising concerns about executive authority.
obituary notes Dr Frederick Hh Hedge a prominent New England divine and intellectual force. It recalls his Germany trained education with Bancroft, leadership among Transcendentalists and liberal Unitarian theology, and his long influence in literature philosophy and theology.
The article argues the administration would gain sweeping power over foreign commerce, transforming Congress powers into executive authority. It warns of potential price manipulation and trade obstructions, noting protests from France and allied nations and predicting possible retaliation. The piece labels the bill a dictatorship for evil.
The first annual report of the state commissioner shows 300 farms have been newly occupied mainly by city people seeking summer residences. Massachusetts and other regions sent inquiries while New Hampshire parcels attract buyers with affordable prices from $1000 to $1500. Urban colonists gain healthy retreats and cheap repairs while contributing to village prosperity.
The article argues converting idle farms in Maine Vermont and Massachusetts into summer homes saves money and improves health. It highlights livery costs at two dollars weekly, avoids fine clothes and entertainment expenses, and notes plentiful deserted farms in Berkshire and Franklin counties offering salubrious air and scenic beauty for a new agricultural New England.
A satirical note criticizes Poworby for public proclamations on wealth and accountability in business. It warns the See Meiningen company may disband due to financial troubles while audiences in America prefer lighter entertainment like vaudeville or farce.
General Sherman may travel from Centre Harbor to Burlington and Lake George before returning to New York. Stepniak plans a lecturing tour in autumn and winter. Tennyson favors a cheap pipe mixture over cigars. President Harrison received a medallion of his grandfather and a new silver dollar die during a Philadelphia mint visit. Moltke’s ninetieth birthday will be celebrated by the German army and in schools. Mrs. Slater’s gold smelling bottle valued at 500 dollars was recovered by Captain Scott after three days in New London Harbor.
A Boston note discusses a stander refused admission on an open streetcar and a sparrow disturbance idea for a resident, followed by remarks on Chief Justices Marcus Morton and Lincoln F. Brigham resignations. It praises Brigham’s amiability and notes Morton’s portrait in the new Court House and Salisbury’s quiet philanthropy.
New York reports 172 U.S. failures and 20 in Canada in the past week, total 192, vs 197 last week and 208 the prior week. Comparisons show 190 U.S. and 16 Canadian failures from the same week last year.
The September Scribner's features a detailed illustrated paper by R F Zogbaum on a squadron cruise, plus Donald G Mitchell's The Country House and Heligoland imagery. Also four serious essays by Norton Stevens Shaler and Larned, Russell Sullivan's The Clerk of the Weather story, and The Point of View poetry section.
The August issues feature Mrs. Oliphant's Kirstien nearing end in Macmillan's, with readers urged to enjoy it anew in book form. Goldwin Smith defends the second Pitt, while the English Illustrated offers Heligoland cuts and an Upper Thames ramble with vivid engravings. Lady Fairlie Cunningham describes Cowes Castle and Kipling contributes a poem. Morris continues his lugubrious Old English styled tale.
The August New England Magazine is a grand Army number with many illustrations. Major Merrill writes on the Grand Army organization and Mrs. Sarah Fuller on the Woman's Relief Corps. Captain Adams covers The Soldiers' Home at Chelsea.
The Philadelphia Record notes Senator Hawley favors a home market approach and would tax citizens to fund bounties for carrying goods, framing it as a misguided emphasis on shipping rather than productive use. The piece criticizes the idea as impractical and burdensome.
The Providence Journal note asserts Senator Hoar claims the law reflects the framers intent, suggesting they would have enacted it differently over a century ago if present to interpret it. The piece hints at later lawmakers like Reed and Davenport shaping its course.
The Philadelphia Press notes that ballot reform in Pennsylvania hinges on a Republican Legislature. The party pledges honest measures and will accept nothing less, framing the issue as one of party integrity and public confidence.
A critical overlook of the force bill condemns its un American design and its political damage. It targets Tom Reed for pushing it and highlights Henry Cabot Lodge as a college bred politician who sowed partisan strategy for party managers, facing broad Republican opposition.
Editorial argues Republican censure of Senator Quay and his resolution should not shield other GOP senators at fault. It credits Senator Edmunds and his opponents for challenging Senate rules and calls for action against obstructionists while warning against diverting blame from greater culprits.
In CopurG Ontario a boat upset at the mouth of Factory Creek as a fishing party returned from a trip. Dennis Lyons and his two sons, aged ten and twelve, drowned in the incident yesterday.
A column of miscellany items covers meteoric fragment sales among Kansas farmers, quirky remarks about Mrs Browley and bric a brac, and brief notes on stage gossip, a Belgian steel eating worm, Davy Crockett praise, a Kansas City chase, Finnish Russification, a clock roosting bird, and a mixed race wedding on Mott Street. A collage of society curios and rapid-fire anecdotes.
The text presents a prayer praising God and seeking mercy and gifts through Jesus Christ. Dated Sunday Aug 17 1890 from Scituate, by T W Parsons.
An Eastern Omaha resident reports the Nebraska Democratic State convention favored James E. Boyd for Governor with broad statewide appeal. The liquor issue dominated debate as an anti prohibition plank passed, while Cleveland’s name drew the loudest applause, and supporters cheered the prospect of Grover Cleveland’s presidency.
Reader KR N Toppan argues that Harvard's bachelor course originally lasted three years at founding, not four as claimed by a Critic article republished in the Post. He cites Palfrey’s History of New England, volume II, noting that by 1655 the program extended to four years and caused some students to leave College.
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