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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1890
Page
4
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The notice outlines where to find specific sections in the newspaper. Financial Department on page six, Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page three.
News notes Lord Tennyson’s improving health and potential future poetry. A school committee clash over expanding the high school committee from five to nine prompts calls for full debate and district representation clarification. a reconsideration is moved with hope for defeat of the scheme at the next meeting.
The article argues Britain will join the Berlin conference backed by Emperor William's plan, with Belgium already accepting and Austria, Italy likely to join. France remains uncertain, while workingmen face poor prospects due to tariffs, taxes, and arms costs, suggesting radical reforms are unlikely and economic law prevails.
A critical editorial argues against moving the Southern Utes from Colorado to Utah, praising the Colorado allotment plan and warning of failure and hardship in the Utah site. It also discusses Chicago winning the 1892 World’s Fair location due to Republican machinations led by Boss Platt and Quay, with New York losing out amid party control and patronage fears.
A critic argues that the incoming administration, though not party political, fetters humane aims toward Indians and seeks to drive the tribe from progress, forcing a return to barbaric living rather than continuing civilizing reforms.
The legislative committee heard Mr Merrill argue against raising Boston tax rates. He presented a per capita tax comparison showing Boston at over 24 dollars per resident, higher than Cincinnati, New York, and Chicago. He contends residents reimburse property owners for city taxes. He also criticizes street construction costs under current administration and warns that a Board of Public Works would worsen wasteful spending.
A congressional project aims to host a fair in the interest of Mr. Pratt and the Republican National Committee. The effort centers on promoting the event as part of party activities and local civic engagement.
A long analysis of the Walnut Grove Dam collapse in Hassayampa Valley above Wickenburg recounts loss estimates, construction details, and competing blame. It argues for a thorough investigation, notes possible weak points, and urges better dam knowledge and a Johns Hopkins funded university model to advance education through scientific inquiry.
The piece argues for and against a proposed Methodist university in Washington and notes Baptists and others showing interest, warning that denominational control often limits growth. It stresses that strong colleges thrive when free from sectarian ceilings and cites competition with a Roman Catholic university as a factor.
The Mayor of Chinatown New York City, Yen Snine Por, assigned a sick man to a vacant Mott Street room occupied by the CuuneG family. They confronted him and attacked, while worshippers of Joss in the adjoining room joined the clash. The dispute was referred to the Common Council, then to the Chinese consul. The affair stirs anti Pats and agitates Chinatown.
The scarcity of zero weather this year has spurred interest in chemically produced ice. It is crystal clear and pure, selling for higher prices in southern cities than natural ice from the North. Manufacture costs have fallen, and once cutting storing transporting and waste are considered, artificial ice may rival natural ice even in northern regions.
The Dinitzu case, son of Cerrwayo with a name unpronounceable to Europeans, features two clicks, one backward. It draws a curious parallel to Napoleon as he was banished to St. Helena after surrendering to the British, whose perceived perfidy becomes proverbial in Zululand and France.
Chicago moves to prove its literary ambitions by organizing a Copyright League on Monday evening. Described as a brilliant and representative assembly, the group aims to place Chicago on par with Eastern cities in literary merit ahead of the World's Fair, challenging Western perceptions.
A reader laments overcrowded street cars with noisy gum chewing and a young man who bites and snaps a toothpick, calling the habit offensive and comparable to cigarette smoke in its nuisance.
The New York Times critic notes A White Lie opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre and claims its first U S presentation. He remarks that Mr. and Mrs. Keenpat performed the piece in Boston, implying Boston’s separation from the country.
The Papyrus Club in the city continues its habit of bestowing honorary memberships, adding Henry M. Stanley to the list of celebrated figures they honor. The announcement underscores the club’s ongoing tradition and its high regard for Stanley’s name.
The passage notes his presence at the inaugural meeting of a group still unnamed and formless, yet not devoid of substance. It emphasizes a beginning stage where identity and structure are emerging from initial idea to potential entity.
The proposed Berlin labor conference will carry on deliberations in French, rendering the Emperor's effort to Germanize even his dinner menus moot. This remark highlights language politics over the conference proceedings and national pride.
A remark links a historic grant by Queen Victoria to Lord Syonery with the modern dining room scene. It notes that what once implied life entry by privilege now appears as a modest meal option at about half a dollar daily, as seen in a contemporary table d'hôte setting.
A Boston writer questions city proposals to limit electric streetcar speed to ten miles per hour south of Berkeley Street, arguing the rule must specify no speed exceedance at any point. He notes practical dangers of open streets and urges clear wording while reflecting on humidity, dust, and health impacts of weather. The piece then digresses into observations on advertising prose and a satirical tale about a refrigerated plough, ending with a wry forecast on future fiction devoted to ads.
Personal notes reveal Bret Harte ill on the Isle of Wight and a plan to make Mr. Stanley a life member of London's Savage Club alongside the Prince of Wales. William Black starts a new London based novel with US and Canada ties. Berlin hosts a labor conference presided by Baron Von Berlepsch with discussions in French. Duke of Cambridge sails with Admiral Walker aboard the Boston to a ball on the ship. Russian minister Baron de Struve to present Behring Sea seizure protections at Washington. MP William Leatham Bright resigns due to ill health, son of John Bright. Mrs. Pastora E. Humphrey bequeaths 10000 dollars to Harvard for Thomaston, Missouri or general students. Czar approves a morganatic marriage for Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to Athalie Wouvharisky Countess Carloff in private ceremony at Anitschkoff Palace with imperial family present.
Music criticism notes Arthur Weld's first lecture on Beethoven based on the Sketch Books covering opus 28 to 36. It highlights slow drafting, transformation of trivial beginnings into strong themes, tracing the Eroica motif across works, and Weld's engaging storytelling and pianistic delivery.
The Galveston News notes friends of an honest ballot praise the Australian system and recounts its opponents Governor Hill of New York Senator Gorman of Maryland ex Fire Alarm Foraker and Field Marshal Halstead of Ohio as distinguished figures opposing it.
The Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks delivers midday sermons to business men from old Trinity. The Boston crowd fills the church as scarce opportunities to hear him arise rarely. He is praised as a king among the clergy, a speaker of thoughtful religion for the people and suited to address men of affairs.
The New York Commercial Advertiser urges New York to back Chicago in the exhibition race, praising New York’s generosity and proposing surrender of the guarantee fund to Chicago as a graceful gesture, hoping the event will make Americans proud.
A Springfield Republican excerpt mocks postmaster purges under Harrison and Clarkson. It notes Clarkson plans to retire within four weeks and change about 10,000 more posts, aiming to swap five sixths of presidential appointees by month end. The piece derides religious rhetoric in public service.
President Eliot’s views on journalism training stress thorough study in English history political economy and modern languages over specialized journalism schools. He argues a BA from any college with electives better prepares editors than dedicated journalism programs, warning that schools teach only tricks of the trade and foster biased reporting.
A dinner will be given in Delmonico's on April 23 to honor General Grant's birthday. President, Vice-President, Cabinet, Speaker, General Sherman and others will be invited. Tickets are $20 each with General Porter presiding. The event will be held on the Saturday following Grant's birthday.
A Lewiston Journal column fragments social quips and cultural notes from across the globe. It cites beaming praise and satire of figures from Gladstone to Browning, reports on Russian noble families in Moscow, Havana plots, and European theatres, ending with a parable on forgiveness in Richmond.
The Fine Arts Doll & Richards exhibit displays W B Closson engravings praising a new engraving method. The collection includes Rembrandt’s Mother and Whittier’s head, with mezzotints and wood engravings on Japanese paper. Closson emphasizes nonmechanical handwork and artistic freedom.
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