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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1890
Page
4
A Boston Post item from August 25 1890 discusses federal officials and civil service reform. It notes the deterioration of Harrison’s example and compares executive conduct under Currier and Cruth with past office holders Kant and Fitzgerald, questioning reform spirit.
The passage notes states benefiting from the secret ballot will reveal how far the change has reached in voting practices and political engagement nationwide.
Local listings show multiple venues in Roxbury Revere Beach and downtown Boston presenting nightly shows. The Fall of Babylon Apaches Good Old Times The Sea King and Lend Me Your Wife headline with 7 45 or 8 o clock showings at several theatres including Oakland Garden Boston Turaree Grand Opera House and Hollis Street Theatre.
Commentary notes the New York press hyping an ocean race between City of New York and Teutonic, while Anglo-French and Anglo-Portuguese pacts fix Africa’s spheres of influence. Britain gains from France and Portugal, with France eyeing North Africa. The piece also critiques the tariff bill, praises Civil Service reform under Cleveland, and recalls Massachusetts support against spoilsmen amid four-year changes.
The article notes rising Republican opposition to the McKinney tariff bill led by Senator Plumb of Kansas with strong support from Nebraska and Minnesota. It cites editorials from the Philadelphia Ledger and Telegraph urging revision or abandonment, while Kansas and Iowa GOP factions push for reduced duties. It also contrasts Western discontent with East Coast sentiment amid broader party fractures.
The House will take up the international copyright bill as sponsor Mr Simonds of Connecticut gains momentum. Supporters argue the case is conclusive and the United States must align with civilized nations in literature, while opponents face discredited claims about cheap reading and literary robbery.
A wide-ranging editorial argues that strong copyright protection is essential, citing international examples, patent as proof of property in ideas, and criticizes lawmakers for resisting the Simonp bill. It also covers European labor issues, language on the terms Hebrew Israelite and Jew, critique of encore culture, a New York charity music society, and a critique of Newlin Bry’s world trip account.
In Fort Worth Texas on August 23 a westbound Texas and Pacific freight crashed after striking cattle three miles west of the city. Brakeman J P Coyle of New York was killed and engineer George H Tucker and fireman J W Cochran were seriously injured.
The Post commemorates Dr. Hedge as a disciplined thinker and devoted scholar whose memory and Luther oration highlighted a reserve of strength and integrity. His modesty and kindness aided both peers and students, and his influence extended to introducing German literature to Americans. A lighter note recalls Dr. Greenwood and Parker House reminiscences, ending with a whimsical musing on portable food tablets and a playful aside by Tavener.
New York witnessed a nation and city ceremony honoring Captain John Ericsson. Marines escorted the body aboard the cruiser Baltimore for delivery to the Swedish government in Gothenburg. Dignitaries, flags, and a solemn parade filled Broadway to Pier A as the remains departed.
A reader condemns the proposed service pension bill while supporting a disability pension. The writer argues veterans fought for the union and homes, urges fairness to the poor, and warns taxation would burden modest earners, not just the wealthy.
During the Hanson-Walter-Martinetti troupe’s first Academy of Music performance a trapeze wire snapped while William Hanlon swung sixty five feet above the audience. He crashed into seats, was unconscious, then revived at New York Hospital with severe lacerations and a bruised leg. no bones were broken.
The Berlin Post reports on Emperor William’s 36 page letter to Emperor Francis Joseph explaining Bismarck’s dismissal. It notes Rubinstein offered $100,000 for an American tour, Carnot sending a squadron to Spezzia for King Humbert’s launching, and Father Benson’s Cowley Fathers succession. Whistler’s New York exhibition may feature Carlyle’s portrait. Henry Clay’s old homestead belongs to Major McDowell. Mine. Kattazzin, a noted princess about to wed Emilio Castelar, is profiled. Kipling authorship rumors about H G Bruce debunked with factual counterpoints.
In Tremont yesterday afternoon the Rev James B Dunn D D secretary of the Committee of One Hundred spoke on The Latest Phases of Roman Intrigue and Plot Against the Republic A large audience attended and applauded his points against Rome and the Vatican.
A kaleidoscope of brief items, jokes, translations, and curiosities. The notes include literary lines, a joke about a train wreck, a German remark on stones and education, sea serpent fashion, Virginia Farmers Alliance pledges, travel sketches, a western Pennsylvania marriage anecdote, a Russian superstition, Voltaire’s statue letter, and other miscellany from various sources. Names and places appear in passing, with little cohesive narrative.
Governor Gordon of Georgia opposes the sub treasury idea, praising honesty and business sense. The Farmers' Alliance could grow strong if unified, but its current platform shows weakness that could doom it under stress. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a key flaw in the alliance.
The Cassell Publishing Company plans The Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun with an introduction by Miss Josephine Lazarus. Thomas Nelson & Sons prints The Marvellous Finger New Testament in Oxford India paper, three quarters of an ounce limp binding. Worthington Company unveils Catherine's Comitries translated by Leon Mead with photographs. Kipling’s The Book of the Forty five Mornings announced with royalties to the author and advance sheets secured by John W Lovell Company.
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