Civil Service Reform Moves Railways and Posts
Washington reports Postmaster General Dickinson signs rules bringing railway mail clerks under civil service. Examinations will include tests of capacity, bearing, and intelligence with six months probation. The plan aims to remove politics from appointments and promote efficiency across about 5200 clerks and division superintendents.
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Civil Service Commission
Aires Chionat
Straws From State Street Markets Show Cautious Tone
The New York market opened weak and remained lackluster as traders sold after Friday’s rise on west bound trunk rate hopes. Boston followed with little notable activity and a dampened mood. Chicago Burlington & Northern October earnings rose to 100,437 dollars, nearly double 1887, while fixed charges near 60,000 monthly. Oregon Improvement Company faces poor steamship results though coal sales stay strong. Atchison stock transfers from Boston to New York total 3,000–5,000 shares daily, with 150,000 shares cited as sufficient to fix New York prices. Money market shows mixed flow, with a cautious bank outlook until currency officials release statements. Major copper mines pause until May 1, 1889, and large rail projects in Nebraska and California employ thousands. London bear sentiment hints at potential settlement-day jitters, though arbiters deny crisis and note St. Paul selling pressure as a factor in London borrowings.
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Fruit-Horatio Harris and Poreslain Company Schedules
Fragmentary listing shows events for Fruit-Horatio Harris at 1 p.m. Tomorrow with Fruit-Snow & Co. at 3 p.m. and China China and Leonard & Co. with a 10 a.m. start. Details are incomplete and dates are unclear.
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China
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Chapman Thompson wedding notice in this city
In this city on December 6, by Rev M R Dewing, George Chapman wed Rosetta Thompson. Also on December 2, by Rev S Rheinstein, George Samuel married Leah Cohen.
Obituary notices from Amory to Tower in this city
In this city on various dates December 8 through December 9, multiple obituary notices announce deaths and ages including William Amory 84 Isa Atkins 76 Martha M Babcock widow of John Babcock Cambridge Daniel F Blatchford 87 Alexander W Deering 49 Mamie E Dodge 17 Frederic William Hliot 87 Martha Davis Emmons Edmund Gage 86 Miranda Jefferson 83 Oliver Jones 69 Stephen D Learned 66 Martha M McNeal 70 Henry Fills 35 William Phinney 35 Carrie M Priest 28 Frances A Sears 61 Mary Strucke 31 Miriam Spurr Tower 11 Mary Tower 11. Funeral details and locations listed where given.
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Jerryville
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Watertown
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Dover
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Martha M. McNeal
Milis
San Diego
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Henry F
Phinney
Wareham
William Phinney
Priest
Cambridge
Carrie M
E. E. Priest, Jr
James A. Hunnewell
Sears
Medford
Frances A
William Sears
Stumcki
Mary
Charles E. Strucke
Towlr
Miriam Spurr
Walter S
Anne H. Tower
Bookstore Ad Emphasizes Early Morning Buying Time
The ad extols a well arranged store with ample light and generous space. It urges customers to come at 8 in the morning to have time and room to look, since this week is buying time and wholesale trade is nearly suspended.
She Stoops to Conquer with Plates and Illustrations
An illustrated edition of She Stoops to Conquer features five full-page photogravure plates and five proofs on India paper by Edwin Abbey and Alfred Parsons. Leather bound with gilt edges, priced at $20.00. publication details note Bow as the publisher.
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Sketching Rambles in Holland by G H Bonemony
Review notes a symmetrical book illustrated by the author and Epwin A Abbey. Describes the work as harmonious with pleasant text and charming drawings. Prices given: cloth extra five dollars, gilt edges five dollars twenty cents. New York Tribune echoes praise.
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N. Y. Tribune
Wide Awake Volumes Y and Z Ready for Beautiful Binding
Beautiful bindings and a wide selection of literature and art in volumes Y and Z from Wide Awake. Priced affordably, these volumes offer more value than comparable books. Visit your bookstore to compare and decide for yourself.
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