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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1889

Page

5

Questioning Haiti Slights Manifolded by New York Merchants

Washington officials deny sensational slights against Minister Fred Douglass in Haiti. The State and Navy Departments call the reports pure invention. Hayti receives Douglass cordially per Haytien papers, while U.S. merchants in New York allegedly push stories for profit from land and coffee trades.

Washington Fred Douglass Haiti State Department Walker Blaine Department Douglass Navy Department Tracy Blaine Hayti Gherardi North Atlantic Hanpions Stephen Preston Haytien United States New York Ete Minister Douglass Minieter Lim Immister New York City

Public Debt Statement Shows November Decline and Totals

The debt statement for November shows a November decrease of 4,869,672 and a five month drop of 20,665,616. Treasury figures list 4% bonds outstanding at 1,240,413,000 and 4% bonds at 639,531.1% The Treasury surplus is 40,249,187 with national bank depositories holding 41,372,663. Net gold in the Treasury is 137,496,672 and net silver 13,546,509. Receipts for the past month were 39,716,967 and five months since July 1, 163,302,905. expenditures for the month 25,383,4?2 and five months 149,731,297. Pension disbursements remain low versus 1888. Interest and premiums for five months total 27,060,590. National bank circulation stands at 199,491,435, down 2,375,328 this month. Bonds on deposit total 144,769,250 for notes and 44,508,000 for deposits.

Fanner Nation

Puritan Club Opens New House in Boston

The Puritan Club formal opening followed a period of sharing space with four clubs. Attendees included officers of the United States squadron in Boston Harbor, along with Generals and local notables who praised the new Beaton and Spruce street clubhouse and its hospitality.

Puritan Club Ming Somerset, Union Tavern Algonquin Beaton and Spruce Streets United States Boston Harbor Arthur Little Arthur Wainwright Charles Rackemann Henry G. Hall Thomas Russell Howell Ensign Poirer Atlanta Chadwick Nte Colwell Russell Yorktown Nat Wales Eugens Greenroaf I. Tucker Bird Flamer Gage Worcester

Reform Episcopal Anniversary at Dartmouth Street Church

The Reformed Episcopal Church on Dartmouth Street marked its sixteenth anniversary last evening. Pastor Rev James M Gray spoke on The New and the Old Contrasted, and Rev C H Tucker of St Luke's Cambridge discussed Riliations in the Church of England as Seen by a Non Churchman. The pastor spoke and refreshments followed in the basement.

Reformed Episcopal Church Dartmouth Street James M. Gray C. BH. Tucker St. Luke's Cambridge Gordon Clarendon Street Baptist Church

Comfortable Southbound Winter Stay at The Marshall House

The Marshall House in Savannah Georgia offers modern hotel conveniences for travelers spending the winter in the south. The notice encourages making oneself comfortable during southern winter visits and highlights the hotel as a convenient option.

Marshall House Savannah

No Change at Present in St. Pauls Parish Affairs

Parishioners of St. Pauls Church decide to pause on relocation plans. An endowment fund committee proposed 25000 dollars plus 5000 more to deter removal, but the group agrees to await parish destinies and keep services at Tremont Street.

St. Paul’s Church Back Bay Tremont Street Messrs George H. Richards Arthur J. C. London J. P. Reynolds Reynolds London

Realism in Madame Bovary and Silas Marner Lecture

M Danion outlines 1857 shift from Romanticism to realism in France and England. He contrasts Flaubert and Eliot, noting Emma Bovary and Silas Marner as faithful portraits yet differing in sympathy, art for art’s sake versus moral aims, and their view of life’s nobility versus depravity.

Madame Bovary Silas Marner M. Danion Victor Hugo Hernani Ruy Blas Gustave Flaubert George Eliot England Adam Bede France Flaubert Emma Charlies Bovary Hamais Bournisien Secre Fliot George Lot Mme. Brunetiere

Cruisers Coaling at Boston Harbor Before Departure

Very few visitors aboard the cruisers yesterday as Chicago Atlanta and Yorktown coal up. Chicago fed from lighters while Atlanta and Yorktown take supplies from navy yard docks. Bos ton anchored off East Boston ferry awaiting its turn. It is uncertain when the fleet will sail but Admiral Waller hopes to depart by Thursday or later.

Chicago Atlanta Yorktown Navy Yard Boston Waller

Hearing on Harvard bridge railroad crossing location

Railroad commissioners held a morning hearing on the location of railroad crossings approaching the Harvard bridge. Cambridge officials argued that the word may removes the board’s jurisdiction while the Charles River Embankment Company and West End street railways contended Cambridge has sole authority. Commissioner Crocker suggested Boston's consent would be needed for any Cambridge plan but the board reserved its authority and warned permits would require clear necessity.

Harvard Bridge Cambridge McIntyre Hyde Charles River Embankment Company West End Street Railways Crocker Boston

Market Closes With Mixed Strength Across Sectors

New York opened weak with notable decline in specialty shares yet no panic as funds moved in the exchange. Copper shares rose while Atchison stayed firm. Michigan Central bonds mature January 1 will be paid January 2. Bank statements show loan drops and reduced deposits amid tight money conditions. Reports on the West End elevated railroad and Canadian Pacific earnings draw interest as rail traffic and new bridges shape investment sentiment.

New York Atchison

Marriages Linked in Acton Boothbay and Boston

At Acton on November 21 Eddie F Conant ton and Etta Pickens wed per Rev George W Stearns. In Boothbay Maine on November 28 Charles W Knight marries May Evelyn McKown per Rev E Owen. In Boston on November 30 Jacob Rk Peabody weds Florence Dumaresq Wheatland assisted by Rev Endicott Peabody and Rev Phillips Brooks.

Obituary notices list local deaths across multiple towns

A column of death notices from November and December lists individuals including Hattie E Burdick Mary F Burleigh Mary L Martin Margaret M Daykin Mary widow of James Daily James Ferguson Davis T Gowan Nora Harrington Julia Kendall John McPherson Ernest Porter Harriet Pratt Alice Sexton Mary C Towle Harriet Wade among others with ages ranging from 41 to 88 and locations including Melrose Great Falls Somerville Bridgewater South Boston Waltham Chelsea Roxbury Reading Bridgeton Newton Centre and Chelsea.

Burdick Melrose Hattie E. Burdick Burleigh Great Falls N. H Mary F M. C. Burleigh Gee Lynn Mary L B. EF. Martin Daykin Somerville Margaret M. Daykin Mary James Daily Ferguson Bridgewater James Ferguson Gowan Davis T. Gowan Harrington South Boston Nora John Harrington Kesdall Walthim Julia Charles Kendall McPherson Boston John McPherson Porter Newton Centre Ernest Porter Pratts Reading Harriet W. Pratt Thomas Pratt Sexton Alice Sexton Towle Bridgeton N. J Mary C TY. M. Towle Chelsea Wade Roxbury Harriet W. Wade

Dr Dark Endorses Horsford’s Acid Phosphate for Insomnia

Dr C R Dark of Belleville Illinois reports finding Horsford's Acid Phosphate to produce a sweet natural sleep in cases of brain overwork. He claims it works for active professionals and business people seeking relief from insomnia.

Horsford C. R. Dark Belleville, Cr

Harvard Dinner For Football Eleven At Parker House

Harvard University students host a dinner at Parker House on Thursday December 5 at 7 30 to honor the football eleven with talks on college athletics Tickets priced at 2 50 go on sale to graduates at the Boston Athletic Club and Parker House on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Harvard University Parker House Boston Athletic Club

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