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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1890
Page
4
Haston Dost reports on Congress creating the office of Assistant Secretary of War to end brief army officer appointments. The post will aid the Secretary with increased routine work, and its $4500 salary is seen as affordable. Former secretaries advocated for the office.
Missionaries from many cities spent weekend efforts to sway lawmakers while New York faces a split. Rumors say Erizan A. Morse may back the project, but many support postponing or abandoning the Fair, and Congress may decide its fate.
Since the start of the year British yards show reduced shipbuilding activity. After 1888 and 1880 prosperity, expectations remain uncertain for 1890. Existingorders will keep yards busy into 1891, as shipowners resist higher prices. A rise in freights often prompts overbuilding, with orders tapering at any sign of decline.
The Senate approved 4.2 million dollars for public buildings with Kansas City receiving 2.5 million, Los Angeles 550 thousand, Alleghany 250 thousand, and others up to Beaver Falls. The cost limit for existing authorizations was raised, and about thirty more building projects await action as Secretary Winthrop’s 5 million dollar estimate looms.
Despatches indicate Eastern finance representatives and Western silver inflationists have reached a preliminary agreement. The plan would raise monthly silver purchases to 4 million dollars while limiting notes to bullion value, aiming to inflate the currency with profit for silver mine owners. Senator Stewart notes the intent to reduce dollar purchasing power, a move some call ignominious under party necessity.
Representatives of Eastern interests warn that the revised plan remains antagonistic to sound finance despite removing some dangerous features of the original silver plan.
Boston merchants oppose the admin istrative customs bill. Massachusetts Republicans vote as the Chicago Herald condemns the plan to remove jury trials for importers. The piece warns of possible corruption, campaign fund gains, and a partisan Board of Appraisers certifying facts in appeals. The Senate’s stance remains to be seen.
An editorial argues protectionist tariffs failed to improve German workers conditions. It notes the Emperor calls for an international labor accord on hours, sanitary standards, and wages, unable to reform at home. The piece cites The London Economist, rejects domestic reliance, and questions universal free trade as an alternative.
The article weighs the German Reichstag results and the likely political upheaval after next Saturday’s supplementary elections. It highlights Socialists reshaping expectations, domestic discontent over tariffs taxes armaments and speech rights, and the potential foreign policy impact across Europe. It warns of further volatility if the Emperor acts without broad Reichstag support and notes Prussian resistance and fears about BISMARCK’s aging leadership.
The passage discusses high tariff advocates urging more protection, arguing that German workers suffer when tariff taxes are not prohibitive. It contrasts that view with calls for less restrictive trade, highlighting the tension over tariff policy and its impact on labor.
The New York Herald lauds Mr and Mrs Kenpall for bringing a fresh influence to American stage art. They are not Irving, Possart, or Bernhardt, yet they win sympathy and connect to a modern ideal through thoroughness. Their success with American audiences is noted as more than curiosity or fashion.
The text claims Mr Howris and Ep warp BriLamy, frequent visitors to a seedy Italian eatery on historic North Street, socialize there amid crime and poverty and, it is said, exchange ideas and meals. The fragment hints at questionable associations in a rough district.
The piece mocks a writer’s ideas on spaghetti, mentions a bread cutting and buttering machine, and jokes it would dull romance if used widely. It references Werther seeing Charlotte while she was cutting bread and butter, highlighting light satirical tone.
A fresh illness called la nouna is said to affect several Italians, inducing a deep lethargic sleep that cannot be roused. The tale likens the condition to Rip Van Winkle wandering into a twenty year slumber.
A patriotic Saturday in New York saw hundreds of dollars raised from box sales at the Lenox Lyceum for a series of Lenten lectures. Proceeds benefit the Washington arch fund. the remark about the Grant monument is noted but not criticized.
A society graduate has appeared on the Chicago stage with reported success, though the coincidence of her surname Porter adds an unfortunate note to the event.
Lord Tennyson suffers bronchial catarrh while Mr Gladstone battles a cold. Portugal’s new ruler signs an amnesty. Queen Victoria orders a portrait for a Prussian regiment. the Pope sends Persia’s Shah the Order of Pius IX insignia. Browning’s will sworn at eighty five thousand dollars. Cabinet delays on the Duke of Orleans, who will be moved to prison awaiting pardon date. Nihilist Stepniak warns US Siberian tolls may rise with ex tradition. Merrick to paint Henry M Stanley for the Royal Geographical Society. Whistler fights an unauthorized book collection. injunction against Agnes Huntington bars singing without Carl Rosa consent. Lowell confined to Elmwood by a cold, 71st birthday passed in bed with no callers. Notables attend Clapp lecture including Mrs Bell and Judge Lowell group.
The local council weighs forming an Art Commission to assess public statues. The Cogswell fountain remains a notable fixture in the city’s aesthetic landscape as debates over quality continue.
A Springfield Union editorial mocks Massachusetts lawmakers for drafting a statute to fix the age at which a young man can operate an elevator. The piece condemns such tinkering as nonsensical and emblematic of overreaching laws piling up in state statutes.
The Treasury Department allows Strauss Orchestra of Vienna to land under artist exemption, prompting ridicule over the labor contract law. The Springfield Republican questions who judges each musician as an artist and urges repeal to avoid yielding to labor agitators.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on February 23 200 Wabash College freshmen and sophomores clashed causing many injuries. President Joseph Tuttle was struck from behind as the conflict escalated over a silk banner captured during Washingtons birthday parade. A second riot followed with clubs used and numerous arrests warrant sought.
Philadelphia suffered a second defeat to Chicago by 7 to 3 as thousands watched in Sr. Avgusting Florida. In New York on February 23 reports say a syndicate of capitalists has offered 1 million dollars for the entire National Baseball League.
The writer laments winter dust and mud on Boston sidewalks from early morning cleaning while noting shopkeepers neglect and urging new cleaning hours. He praises social hospitality figures and commemorations, and applauds the Paint and Clay Club exhibition highlighting Boston art. The piece ends with a critique of sensational crime coverage illustrating shallow public interest.
Mr Henry A Clapp opened a six session course on Shakspere at Chickering Hall with The Merchant of Venice. He traced sources history and dramatic problems noting Shylock Portia Jessica and Gobbo, and argued the play teaches Christian cruelty versus humane lesson. The audience response was attentive and the Portia discussion was scheduled for next Saturday.
The Boston Theatre opens with Kajanka a grand ballet spectacle and pantomime. The production promises stunning scenery, transformations, and brilliant costumes, aiming to captivate crowds after its New York run. Next Monday Globe Theatre hosts The Seven Ages with Mr Dixey, then Evelyn Campbell is renewed for next year. Marie Jansen recovers and rehearses Jessa in The Gondoliers with Francis Wilson. Richard Mansfield plans Lord Dunmersey and Beau Brummel projects. Daly's Theatre features The Pater with Miss Rehan, first on any stage after Paris ban.
The Dramatic Mirror notes a two year old Paris school of dramatic art led by Bodinier at the Theatre d Avo Cations. It trained Conservatoire students in a small pro theatre with elite Parisian patrons, aiming to expose pupils to professional standards without hindering their studies. The plan fostered discipline and criticism among a discerning audience. The piece argues for an intelligent public to elevate American novices until a national conservatory is feasible.
A collection of light anecdotes and wry observations on religion, fortune, and public figures. Notes on Edison, Sullivan, Wanamaker, and Depew appear alongside comic exchanges and a Dutch-hamlet school anecdote. The tone is brisk, humorous, and period newspaper style.
At Mt. Vernon Church last night Rev. Wr. S. E. Herrick lectured on Bunyan and his Pilgrim's Progress as twin fruits of the same spirit seen in Plymouth and Boston. He said Bunyan’s work is life in fiction and life in history, born from inner wealth. The Puritan’s piety and genius shone, with Bunyan’s era marked by learning and sanctity, finally earning a statue among heroes in Parliament.
London dispatch reports the Duke of Fife, newly duchessed by marriage to the Prince of Wales’s daughter, taking his seat in the Lords with a humorous ceremony. The Black Rod, Garter King at Arms, and the Duke of Norfolk led a vivid procession as Fife signed the roll. The nervous duke bobbed repeatedly, nearly sending his cocked hat tumbling, while the Prince and two dukes bowed to the Lord Chancellor before business resumed.
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