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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1889
Page
9
Louise Imogen Guiney reports on a bustling London November day, contrasting Guy Fawkes celebrations with the Lord Mayor's Show. She notes crowds, costumes, pageantry, and the mixed success of the eastward procession, highlighting Aldermen, Queen Bess, and public display amid urban life. A separate tale follows about illegal horse cruelty and a lethal muzzle invention.
Buck Ewing the New York baseball catcher married Miss Annie McCraig at 17 Zubly street Savannah in a simple ceremony. Rev Cripps officiated as camellias and chrysanthemums adorned the parlor. After a luncheon the couple left for New York aboard a train amid rice and camellias. They plan a Southern honeymoon before the Brotherhood meeting in New York.
A Lynn public hearing debated relocating Belt Line Company tracks from Western Avenue through Brimblecom Baker Chiasa Hanover Johnson and Sutton streets Central avenue Liberty Willow to Central square and onward to Western Avenue. Proponents urged quick transit and electric service while opponents warned of hazards to horses and children. The board adjourned for advice and adopted an order to relocate Central square by reestablishing the line on the southerly side from Willow Street.
The American Federation of Labor delegates in City Hall debated the eight hour proposal led by George E McNeill of Boston. The report urged reducing hours to eight per day and increasing wages, with plans for funding and phased adoption by trades. The convention sent a cable to European trades and approved related resolutions on child labor and anti coercive agreements.
The Chelsea Fife and Drum Corps performed a varied program at the Maritime Exhibition last evening. Georgia visitors praised the fair while a compressed air boat prepared for a canal trial trip today. Tonight features Miss Cora Rogers and Miss Annie Fern in swimming acts, Professor Oldrieve walking on water, and a Tech Izlee Club concert with Maud Hotchkiss and J F Gilder assisting.
Moses A. Shaw, sought by Bradford and Tioga counties and New York merchants, was arrested in Washington on a swindle case exceeding several hundred thousand dollars. The former Towanda lumber dealer gained bank credit across Pennsylvania, moved to Plainfield New Jersey, then to New York merchants, and fled after a 1887 failure with liabilities near 600,000. He arrived with his wife and three carloads of furniture. Justice Bingham presided as prosecutors gathered witnesses from Tioga county.
A large Boston gathering at John S. Emery & Co. outlined plans for the International Maritime Exhibition. Speakers from business firms and civic leaders urged strong support and detailed the Dec. 18–19 program with addresses by governors, lawmakers, and shipping experts aimed at reviving American shipping.
A letter discusses the overuse of phrases in sermons and public speeches. It recalls clergymen and lay speakers who trialed extemporaneous prayers, noting repeated expressions such as here tonight and simply ridiculous, and comments on language habits in Boston and on the Winthrop statue pedestal.
The Public Library trustees order Bates Hall opened every evening until 9 oclock starting Monday December 16.
In Boston on December 12 Winship critiques school gymnastics linking erect carriage and chest expansion to back muscle development. He condemns lax order, irregular exercises, and reliance on strength displays in Turn Vereine style while urging daily paper driven reform for better physical training across schools.
William Ducie remains in Lynn Hospital with no hope of recovery after a wall collapse injures him. James Chick loses fingers and thumb when his hand is caught in a circular saw at C Otis Marshalls mill.
The Hollis Street Theatre hosts Kendal performances with praise from critics and crowds. Shows listed include The Iron Master, A Scrap of Paper, Impulse, The Weaker Sex, A White Lie, Bluebeard Jr. at Tremont, and ballet entertainments.
The committee on streets and city officials visited the burnt district for a thorough ground examination. They discussed widening Bedford Chauncy and Kingston streets with mixed views. Kingston favored, others split on which side to cut. The aldermen plan to report Monday noon. East Boston ferries show a rise in travel in 1839 vs 1887 with receipts near $12,492. Street commissioners order a grade change for Ashmont Street from Dorchester Avenue to Washington Street.
Public gathering of Montan a Industrial School supporters in Channing Wall heard remarks from Rev Grindall Reynolds secretary of the Unitarian Association and Hon H O Houghton who urged absorbing the Crow into civilization to create independent self supporting citizens. Speakers included Rev Francis Tiffany William W Feon and Mrs Isabella Barrows who described a visit to the Crow Indian School in September.
An amateur athletics show at Union Gym last evening featured dumb bell work vaulting fancy club swinging flying rings parallel bars high kicking tumbling leaping horizontal bar and class work on high bars. The fencing display between Professor Ui(e) Roundel and A H Howard of the Boston Athletic association drew praise for its friendly nature and quality.
A reader urges the school committee to restore recess for children, arguing that deprivation harms health and concentrates foul air. The letter notes objections to ending recess to gain fifteen minutes of class time, decries teacher convenience and calls for parental action to pressure reforms.
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