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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1889
Page
4
In Boston at 81 91 Washington Street and East Cambridge factory, Keeler and F Geldowsky promote a January sale of extensive furniture stock. They boast quick-selling prices, a large display, and a factory with twenty thousand feet of floor space dedicated to business, not storage.
For twenty four hours Maine and New Hampshire expect rain turning to snow in northern portions with slightly warmer winds backing northerly. coastal high and fair Tuesday. Elsewhere New England and eastern New York see clearing, slightly colder, westerly winds diminishing. Cautionary signals line the Atlantic coast from Delaware Breakwater to Boston and eastward.
W. W. Dudley of Indiana is temporarily residing elsewhere. He loves his state but accepts other regions when circumstances require the sacrifice of home surroundings, as reported by the Chicago News in Indiana.
A New York World critique mocks investments in a supposed scientific sugar refiner. It argues grown men waste thousands on dubious machinery, citing saccharine crystals and a mysterious chute as insufficient warrants.
The Philadelphia Times argues that in New York Senator Platt wields unmatched power, blocking the New York delegation’s shift to Sherman, tipping the 1880 contest toward Harrison, and maintaining firm control over state party resources and campaigns.
Minnesota legislators bet large sums on the upcoming election of a U S Senator. A member planned to wager six thousand dollars on Washburn, highlighting the ethics of betting by voters. The piece argues the practice could be more effective and safer than bribery.
The Hon. John R. Murphy and his brother James Murphy depart Washington today for Philadelphia. John R. Murphy is rapidly recovering from a recent illness and has gained several pounds while away.
Publishing details for the Boston Post including pricing plans monthly weekly and circulation. Notices announce offices in New York and Washington and indicate where financial and ship news can be found.
The article reports a fierce clash between Mataafa forces and German authorities in Samoa with Apia under siege and noncombatants evacuated to ships, while urging rapid arrival of more Navy ships. It also notes state legislatures considering U S Senate choices amid wealth influence and speculation over candidates in Colorado Michigan Minnesota.
The British government demands reparation from Count Hver-Best Bismarck for insulting Sir Rupert Monier in St Petersburg. German papers criticize the foreign office and call the diplomacy response by German officials weak. Foreign observers blame the Morter friendship with the Emperor for the attack, a debatable rationale.
The article notes improved prospects for European peace versus last year, with Bulgarian issues fading and Servia tensions easing. Yet war readiness remains high, with Continental powers spending about 7.5 billion dollars since 1872 and armed forces rising from 6.14 million to 10.48 million. Disarmament seems desirable but no clear initiating nation appears ready.
Pacific coast reports say the Chinese Exclusion Act sharply reduces arrivals from 1000 to 1500 coolies weekly to as few as fifty. The drop hurts the steamship line between Hong Kong and San Francisco and spurs Mr. C. P. Huntington to push repeal, though Californians challenge his labor and trade claims.
The Maine ship trade shows renewed activity with 49 vessels launched across districts in 1888, totaling over 16 000 tons. Most are wooden coastwise craft, including larger schooners like the Governor Ames, signaling growth despite tariffs and emphasis on iron vessels in foreign trade.
The New York prison system faced disaster after a 1888 law ended convict labor under contract and halted shop work. With 2550 idle inmates and a projected $400,000 deficit, reformatories risk decline in health and morals, prompting a warning about penal policy shifting toward idleness and away from state-account plans.
An interview excerpt discusses Charles Parnell with remarks from T P O Connor and Glat Stone, carried to the New York World. Health improvement is noted, while personal detail about Parnell is limited and the piece focuses on conversation rather than personality.
The interview outlines Charles Parnell's stance on Home Rule and coercion. He denies links to crime, discusses evictions, costs of tenant relief, and expects a Liberal-led majority favoring Home Rule in a future general election. It notes optimistic projections and cautious bets on ministers and Lords.
The Governor cites grade crossings abolition as the top railroad measure for the current session. A forthcoming railroad commission report and a three engineer study will guide action. Disputes persist between railroads and municipalities over petition requirements and cost sharing for crossings.
A discussion on free public amusements and youth clubs for girls and boys is urged to expand in Boston. A meeting at the Institute of Technology this Thursday at 3 30 p m aims to foster club growth in manufacturing centers and nurture social joy among overworked, low-income youth.
Ex governor Curtin disputes the idea that Lincoln acted without the Altoona Governors meeting. He recalls the 1862 summit in Altoona where Andrew and others urged a strong public stance and helped draft the proclamation support. Bradford of Maryland did not sign.
In Boston, John T. Wheelwright is elected president of the Papyrus Club, praised for balancing law and letters and his social charm. The column then shifts to observations on stuffed bears in shop windows, a Berne bear pit anecdote, a dog swindle in State Street, and lingering autumn weather as a closing note by Tavern er.
A New York Sun correspondent cites a physician claiming the German emperor suffers a brain tumor causing intermittent insanity. The account says doctors struggle to combat the disease and warns of a possible fatal or insane outcome, casting a shadow over the Hohenzollern dynasty.
New York designer A Cary Smith demonstrates gains over Burgess with the Banshee and signals a high profile contest. He and Auchincloss Brothers issued a three race challenge to J Rogers Maxwell on the New York Yacht Club course, likely June 3 6 and 7, before a potential wider class entry.
Mrs Sherwood presents her paper on Two Trips to Turin and the Duke d Aosta s Marriage at Mrs Walker s 90 Commonwealth avenue this afternoon at 2 30 The program includes a Miss Ingersoll recitation Mr Riddle reading Mrs Sherwood s poem Carcasonne and Mr George J Parker singing with Mr Arthur loote accompanying A very brilliant audience is assured.
Brookium Jan 6 Over 30000 of the Bedford Avenue Dutch Reformed Church fifty thousand debt was lifted today with help from Church Debt Raiser Kimball. Rev Dr E P Terhune formerly of Springfield Mass is pastor. The remainder will be wiped out this week. A single today's subscription was ten dollars.
A collage of humorous political sketches, mischief and misprints. Items include Mr Addicks’s Senate bid aside, Mrs Helen Gougar joining Chicago Lever, a waiter’s bill joke, a bridesmaid rumor, a quip on wills and homes for the elderly, and comic mixups among Senators Farwell Adams and Quay.
Judge Cooley will visit Boston with his wife to address the Merchants' Association. The Rev Dr Field is ordered South by his physician and left New York last Saturday. Watts nears completion of a portrait of Miss Mary Anderson for the Academy. The Holland throne heir’s mother Princess Wilhelmine sits in her ninth year. Vanderbilt buys 3000 acres near Asheville to establish a women’s college. D D Hare lies dying in Poughkeepsie from spinal paralysis. Moncure Conway resigns Twilight Club membership over Jewish exclusion. Empress Eugénie returns to Paris with Metzger’s treatment restoring mobility. Eugene Field notes Senator Wolcott’s bibliophilia. Preparations for Chamberlain reception at Birmingham with gifts. Mentau the new Japanese minister shows a refined household. wife timid, three children. Germans’ Christmas telegraph request elicits mixed responses. Governor Gray of Indiana humorously misinterprets.
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