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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1889
Page
4
Classified notice indicates payments should be sent at sender's risk and made payable to the Washington Offices located in the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street.
The financial department appears on page six while the commercial department runs across pages six and seven and the ship news is on page three. The notice outlines where readers will find department sections in the newspaper.
Talks on Emin Pasha's potential return to Africa stir debate over his health and resolve. Harvard's role in modern language instruction highlighted as the Modern Language Association meeting praises Harvard's early 1816 professorship and argues Dante Shakespeare Goethe shape modern life beyond classical study.
The city pushes electric power underground faster, citing Board of Electrical Control statistics that subways are nearly ready in business districts and that delays by wire companies hindered holiday lighting. Officials accuse firms like Brush and Manhattan of resisting the shift, using legal and public channels to stay above ground.
The article discusses the high costs of operating fast ocean liners like the City of Paris and Teutonic, noting fuel use and coal expenses, and compares coal per diem and speeds of vessels such as Columbia, Scandia, Britannic, and Etruria. It explains how fuel and space for coal bunkers limits carrying cargo, delaying mass production of racer ships.
Congress is urged to modify the civil service law to reduce overlong eligible lists and the churn from semiannual exams. The current system creates a large pool of eligibles with little chance of appointment, causing widespread dissatisfaction.
The text notes the masses and office seekers lack full understanding of the system. It argues remedies are scarce and suggests retaining all who pass the civil service exam until retirement or death. It claims the issue lies not in the system but in an excess of competent applicants over available positions.
The Civil Service Chronicle and others allege that President Harrison used patronage to influence the press. They cite his 1841 grandfather's warning about press control and Harrison's 1886 Senate remarks opposing appointments of editors and proprietors. A list of subsidized journals is mentioned, with New York and Iowa examples.
Dense fogs and many petty vessels hinder capture for condemnation at Sitka. The administration is urged to maintain exclusive Behring Sea jurisdiction, via armed cruisers and a prison depot at Oanalaska, to stop unauthorized sealing and protect the Pribylov herd, signaling possible clash over sea ownership.
An analysis of American debutante culture. The piece contrasts European views with American practice, notes the central role of young girls in social life, discusses the risks of early adulation and narrowed marriage markets, and suggests mothers advise restraint and broad social exposure. It cites the era’s dating norms and mentions Mr Grapy as a highly esteemed man at his death.
A contemporary transcript lambastes New York critics as incapable of intelligent judgment. It accuses New Yorkers of primitive cultural taste and praises Norwegian towns for higher cultural state while urging the metropolis to import competent critics.
The Saturday Review of London will start a weekly chronicle of the week’s political literary and artistic events with briefer pointed criticisms. The change marks a move from long editorials to concise commentary reflecting contemporary taste.
The city endures collective blame for disgraceful newspaper attacks from a year ago directed at Miss Anderson. Mr Anpyy avoids hearing Parra to shield the singer from similar treatment, a move seen as punishing the entire city rather than targeted individuals.
In Georgia the young men organized a rapid drive for a monument to the late Henry W. Grapy. They reportedly collected $5000 in one day without formal canvassing.
Washington observers discuss whether the Vice-President holds priority in constitutional order while noting the President’s son in law should not outrank Mrs Morrow. The issue draws national attention as political and social figures weigh ranking and precedence.
A young man hanged himself feeling unable to present a gift to his beloved. The remark implies others might share the sentiment after seeing the gifts given to their sweethearts.
General Boulang er denies a report that he will give lectures in the country. Max O Rett is coming, keeping balance between happiness and misery intact in the scene.
A capitalist who acquired a salt mine after posing as a laborer at a neighboring concern for investigation appears to have proven his worth in the trade.
Dr Schliemann resumes work at Hissarlik on November 25. Commissioner Raum of the Pension Bureau is ill in Washington. Charles Wickens’s sisters place a wreath on his Westminster Abbey tomb. George Meredith translating Homer into hexameter. H G Sappings Wright arrives to document American life. General Boulanger denies US lectures plans. Randall family worries over health rumors. Granet completes Musset statue with Youth and Love motif. Rev Joseph M Duryea to wed Anna S Plummer in Omaha. Arabi Pasha aging aboard exile in Ceylon. Carnot receives Mexican gift from Guerrero, a gold and silver picture. Count Pillet-Will donates Fleury paintings to Luxembourg collection.
A Providence Journal note argues that statesmen hope for posthumous diplomacy and suggests William Mahone should pursue the Russian mission, noting a prior favor from Mr. Harrison and questioning why it could not be repeated.
The Philadelphia Press comments on General Fonseca labeling him a shabby dictator in a derisive despatch to General Boulanger. It laments Latin generals posing as saviors and suggests society beyond salvation.
A Missouri movement aims to unseat Hon. George G. Vest over tariff reform advocacy. The effort, urged by protectionists and beef interests, would be a loss to the Democratic party and the nation, and supporters insist Vest is an eloquent fearless champion.
A Democratic Evansville Courier urges Farmers' Alliances to pass resolutions condemning farm abandonment in New England and rising Northwest mortgage burdens. It calls for quick forwarding of the Kansas resolution to Congress and U S Senators for action.
The Indianapolis Civil Service Chronicle critiques the president's civil service message. It questions why many railway mail clerks and postmasters are removed without cause and whether the president can enforce the law amid congressional pressure. The piece argues the message hints at proper reform but fails to deliver clear remedies.
Northville, Mich. Mrs. John Roach shot and killed John A. Taylor after he and an accompanying man Miller, both intoxicated, demanded entry to her home. Taylor was killed when Mrs. Roach fired a thirty-two caliber revolver as they approached the house.
A writer notes evergreen branches displayed on Beacon Street grass plots and how exposed trees evoke spring. He recalls a West End tale of a sleeping tramp and a water prank, and recounts Boyle O Reilly’s escape saga linked to Captain Gifford. A lost child found on the Common ends the reminiscence.
The feud centers on Emin and Stanley with Emin reluctant to lead to the Zanzibar coast and seek a commercial route. Stanley pursued Emin, facing a revolt within Emin’s ranks and Mahdist pressure on his followers. Emin’s withdrawal followed these setbacks, not mere misaction.
A collage of witticisms and social sketches spans editors, jockeys, and a Chicago lineman lover. It notes Dr. Werner Siemens’s electric letter transit idea, journalism in China, a Healdsburg redwood squat, and Browning’s Athenian club dinners alongside reflections on public life and manners.
A London Truth piece argues unionists should avoid broad strikes and considers the South Metropolitan Gas Company offer to stokers: annual service with a share of profits, plus 25 shillings weekly pay. The author notes stokers’ skill level and compares wages to agricultural workers, urging careful judgment about accepting the bonus arrangement.
The print cloth market in Fart River on December 26 remained very quiet with 64s offered at 3% cents but held at 39-16 for both spot and futures.
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