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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1888

Page

2

Civil service rules push for competitive exams across the service

The text discusses appointing officers bypassing or enforcing head-of-list certifications, the role of the Civil Service Commission in testing applicants for health and character, and the push to extend competitive rules. It notes plans to include postal clerks, inspectors, and Indian school teachers, and to lower the pay threshold for application. It also covers objections to a removal confession rule and why the President rejected it.

Appoents Pearson New York Tis Civil Service Commission Customs Service New York Custom House Civil Service Lyman George William Curtis Essrs Qoberly Edgerton Mr. Curtis

Horticulturists Eulogize Gray and Feature Peach Talk

The Horticultural Society held a meeting with a eulogy for Professor Asa Gray delivered by President Walcott. J H Hale discussed peach diseases from experience with 12,000 trees, advocating high dry plantings and bone meal with potash as key. Prizes awarded for freesia, hyacinths, dandelions, lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, rhubarb, and cut flowers.

The Horticultural Society Walcott Asa Gray Society Parkinson J. H. Hale South Glastonbury John L. Gardner George F. Stone Cephas L. Brackett Charles Winter Winter Bros George Sanderson Brackett F. R. Hayes E. M. Gilla

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspectors Lead Public Welfare Efforts

The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company reports strong growth for 1887 with capital rising to 500 000 and total assets of 1 096 515. Net surplus stands at 112 163 with a policy holder surplus of 612 163 while earned premium liabilities rose by 154 000 yet surplus remains steady. The firm emphasizes public safety through its steam equipment inspectors led by manager C E Roberts at the 86 Pemberton Square northeastern department office.

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Hartford Company Pemberton Square C. E. Roberts Das W Coid Aixmvants

Norfolk County Democrats Hear Saltonstall Codman Tariff Talk

At the Norfolk County Democratic Club dinner in Boston, Collector Saltonstall and Colonel Codman spoke on tariff reform and civil service, praising President Cleveland. They contrasted free trade with protection, stressed the need to reform tariffs, and defended Democratic principles amid Republican opposition, with attendance thinning due to the storm.

Civil Service Norfolk County Democratic Club Tremont House Saltonstall Charles R. Codman Gaston Corse Thomas Riley N. Mathews, Jr Bushrod Morse Ira C. Hersey J. W. Hart William G. A. Pattee E. M. Phillips Thomas Curtis Quincy William N. Eaton Thomas H. McDonough Bernard Dolan Stoughton John Sweeney Brookline William Aspinwall Norfolk County United States Fisher Ames Massachusetts Washington Democratic Party Sofar Cleveland Bleakie Europe Mr. Blaine England Pennsylvania Wales Congress Senate Board of Overseers Harvard University Codman Republican Party Democratic Party of the Henry Clay Russia France Germany Italy Boston Colyar Tennessee South Colgar Mr. Colgar Harper’s Monthly Edmunds Tom Senator Edmunds Jackson Lincoln New England Leopold Morse House OF Representatives Washington, D. C Tra C. Hersey Norfolk Democratic Club Court Street

Tariff Debate at Cereal Club Echoes 1840s Split

At a Nashville hotel, guests discuss tariffs with Beard King Shepard and Hardy debating protection versus reform. They cite 1846 and 1883 experiences, wage effects, and Treasury surpluses while noting Democratic and whiskey interests shaping tariff views.

Cereal Club Beard Harvey N. Shepard Theophilus King Alpheus H. Hardy King Shepard Hardy Colgar Nashville Senator Morgan Tariff Reform Club Ways House of Representatives House Breckinridge United States Republican Party Henry Clay Webster Clay Kentucky

Grand Army and club gatherings marked by veterans and invites

Grand Army day drew prominent veterans at Middlesex Club including Judge J P Rea commander in chief and General Charles Devens with speeches by Jevens Noyes Draper and others. Massachusetts Club welcomed John Jarrett and John Scanlan and elected new members while planning Lincoln birthday events and police chiefs met to discuss permanent appointments.

Middlesex Club J. P. Rea Grand Army of the Republic Charles Devens Jack Crawford William F. Draper Massachusetts Department Jobin Cressy Evans, Billings and Merrill E. W. Hincks Jevens John W. Billings Charles J. Noyes Griffin Texas John C. Linnehan Massachusetts Club John Jarrett Pittsburg John F. Scanlan Chicago Henry S. Hyde Springfield Chester W. Kingsley Cambridge Horace G. Wadlin Reading John C. Milne Fall River Edward O. Shepard Boston Henry Parkman Ezariah B. Harris James F. C. Hyde Newton J.O. Wardwell Haverhill Andrew J. Jennings Clarence Lovell Abraham Lincoln Alexander H. Rice John Conness Chiefs of Police Young’s Hotel Chief Cloyes Cloyes Parkhurst Somerville Hart Salem Washburn Worcester Richards Malden Chase Brockton Vose Lawrence Douglass Gloucester Burleigh Waltham Hammond New England Lincoln Thorndike

Western Freight Rate War and Burton Stock Car Meeting

The Western railroad rate war continues with a cut from 25 to 15 cents per 100 pounds for packing house products from Kansas City to Chicago, with Omaha reports of a 13 cent rate. The Pullman Car Company plans locomotive manufacture, aiming for giants hauling 75 to 100 loaded cars. Burton Stock Car Company calls a February 7 meeting in Portland Maine to elect directors, discuss raising capital by 100,000 shares to 2,000,000 total, authorize stock disposal, and consider dividends by July 1, 1888 amid new railway contracts. late earnings reports from St Louis San Francisco, Toledo Ohio Central, and others show varied monthly and weekly gains.

Western Railroad Kansas City Omaha Missouri River Chicago Pullman Palace Car Company Burton Stock Car Company Clarence Hale Exchange Street Portland Clarence Halk St. Louis San Francisco Toledo & Ohio Central Inc Colorado Hocking Valley Toledo Evansville Evansville & Indianapolis Evansville & Terre Haute Cairo Vincennes Monthenneey Staten Sens Indiana Coal Railway Canadian Pacific

New Colored Illustrations Spark Cosmopolitan Revolution

A New Departure at Cosmopolitan Magazine features colored illustrations in its February issue. Manager Mr Schlicht says the feature will be a regular, marking a distinct era in magazine literature. He credits improved health from Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey for renewed energy and business growth.

New York Times Cosmopolitan Magazine Ballet Paris Schlicht Schlicht & Field Company England France Germany Berlin America New York Duffy Cosmopolitan

Insolvency notices from Boston court of 1888

Insolvency notices report warrants issued by the Court of Insolvency for Suffolk County against Edmund R. Davies of Boston and creditors meetings set for February 17 and March 2, 1888. Also notices appointing Walter Goodwillie as assignee, Blanchard insolvency, and a probate citation to review the fifteenth account of William W. Hutchings and David W. Foster trustees for Julia M. Pearce and others.

Boston Court Room Court Square Suffolk John B. Fitzpatrick Walters Goodwillie Winthrop Charles H. Blanchard George H. Wilbur Devonshire Street Massachussetts Samuel Pearce William W. Hutchings David W. Foster Julia M. Pearce Boston L’est John W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register John F. Gilroy John W. A. Schafer Mary Shields Mary Shiels John A. Duggan Admi Court St

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