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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1889
Page
4
Keeler 81 91 Washington Street Boston announces the purchase of F Geldowsky's East Cambridge stock and factory. The sale offers low prices on bedroom sets with savings of 25 to 100 dollars per suite. All items on ten floors are plainly marked for easy reading.
For twenty four hours forecast indicates fair skies and colder temperatures. Westerly winds develop, diminishing in force through the period.
Boston Signal Service Weather Summary reports clear skies with maximum and minimum temperatures, wind speed and total precipitation measured on January 10, 18. The data reflect observations from the Weather Observer’s Office in Boston.
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard spoke before the Merchants' Association, delivering a memorable address that blended wit and eloquence. The Providence Journal notes the vivid anecdote about General Jackson at New Orleans, sheltered by cotton bales, as part of the speaker’s salient specimen.
The New York World reports Mr. Smalley will explain that Minister Phelps will quietly sail back to America this month. Smalley remains in England and could warn American interests if needed due to his proximity to the throne and ties with Tory leaders.
The London Spectator argues that once voters recognize corruption in the U S election system they will push for change. It warns that abuses pressure the nation but faith remains in popular government until it sinks too far.
Importing merchants from Boston Philadelphia and the city unite with capitalists to block James G Blaine from joining General Harrison’s Cabinet They allege Blaine would unsettle their foreign holdings and cite his South American policies during Garfield and Arthur administrations as justification.
The writer of the Murchison letter shows confidence of securing a first class consulship but hints he may not attain London or Liverpool posts. Mr. Osgoodby is flagged as an intriguing figure to watch for potential moves and outcomes.
In Harper's Weekly, Representative-elect Elijah A. Morse of Massachusetts denounces Cleveland's reform program as a roaring farce and warns that Harrison would repeat the same missteps. He condemns the idea of civil service reform as sham and predicts a spoils system rivaling Jacksonian times.
Public notice details subscription rates for daily and weekly editions. It lists prices for one year six months three months and one month for daily issues and weekly Friday editions. It notes postal handling and payment details including payable names and office locations.
The editor reminds authors that underage writers will not have manuscripts returned and anonymous tips receive no consideration. All communications must include full name and address of the writer for good faith. internal department locations are listed in the paper.
A Rome dispatch without definite authority claims Mr Grap Stone’s letter seeks to persuade the Pope that a Liberal return to power in England would aid a European congress to decide issues with the Italian government. If true, Home Rule figures centrally in Gladstone’s alleged plan.
The text weighs acquiring the Lower California peninsula as a distant territorial extension resembling Canada annexation in time. It notes no crowding pressure in Western Territories, disputes urgency, and cites a $20,000,000 price. It contrasts with river harbor spends and Senate pension schemes, hinting it could suit a Republican return to power.
A serious coal cotton cargo fire aboard the steamship Egypt, which reached Queenstown on Wednesday, nearly matched the disaster of the City of Montreal. Discovered December 31 two days from Sandy Hook, the blaze rekindled at 6 pm and burned until midnight before officials secured the ship. The episode highlights the long recognized danger of cotton cargoes and may spur new inquiry into preventive measures.
The article notes McMullen, after 36 years in office, urging extraordinary steps to avoid removal and claiming Senate confirmation is needed for a successor. It highlights renewed partisan patronage suspicions in the New York Custom House, echoing prior secretary Fairchild, with a possible payoff in cleaning up the scandal.
The recent campaign history uncovers the author behind the Murcusson letter. It identifies George OsGoop Bay, a Pomona California native, as the writer. A Los Angeles paper published a letter to General Hargison outlining OsGoopny’s claimed role in the campaign.
Editor Rison Gray Otis cites W F FitzGerap endorsing OscoopBy as reputable and patriotic though he signed a fictitious name to a decoy letter claiming British nativity. The passage questions the integrity of the author of the Declaration of Independence and awaits the President-elect’s verdict on payment for OsGoopBy.
The annual Civil Service Report to the Legislature praises steady reform, wider city adoption, and stronger tests for labor and police positions. It notes about 6000 covered workers with 4.5 million in pay, 1505 exams, 955 laborers and 451 higher grades appointed, and Cambridge adopting new rules on a 1st current month start. It also highlights navigation hazards from the Mary wreck in Boston Harbor and pending removal bids while praising tenure in police and officer testing improvements.
U S Congress act of June 14 1880 authorizes War Department removal of wrecks in navigable waters but requires 30 days notice and bids before work, making removal take at least 60 days. Massachusetts act of June 28 1883 allows harbor board to remove tide water obstructions with their own notice discretion.
A London Times correspondent provides a detailed update on world naval construction, comparing the United States and other nations. The year saw 12 American vessels launched or begun, while Britain led with 17 launches including two large protected cruisers and several faster ships, with 28 total orders.
A series of free lectures on municipal government and reform opens at the Old South Meeting House under the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Good Citizenship. Topics cover American and European city systems, taxation, sanitation, and urban governance with scholars from Brown Harvard Wesleyan and Yale.
In the North American Review Miss Many Anderson critiques society amateurs who move from drawing room to stage. The New York World questions the stock company where she apprenticed and recalls her bold debut. The piece notes her rapid rise, likening her to a Parthenia and her impact on acting models.
Senator Hoar urged ending the tariff on works of art in the Senate arguing artists oppose the duty and the government lacks revenue needs. The piece notes his position is liberal yet questions why he did not offer an amendment to remove the tax, which would have strengthened his argument.
A large meeting in Portland plans a new Portland and Kennebec steamboat line. P O Vickery announces $25,000 subscriptions from Augusta and Kennebec River towns and $25,000 from Portland. The venture aims to challenge Maine Central Railroad freight rates and promote Fort Popham and Squirrel Island.
Farmers in Warren and Sussex counties turn over seed fields in mid January as temperatures stay mild. Trees swell buds signaling an early spring in Belvidere New Jersey.
Friday observance in the vestry from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. under the Boston Women’s Christian Temperance Union. At noon Mrs. Booth will pray for the Holy Spirit’s power. she has led gospel work in Switzerland and is the wife of General Booth’s son who heads the Salvation Army in the United States.
The writer notes President Eliot’s remarks at the Unitarian Club dinner as a critique of material worship and social excess. He recalls Signor Blitz the magician and praises boxing as moral reform, urging physical culture and self discipline for youth and public life.
Lupwieg Spour presents a survey of classic operatic and orchestral works. The program traces Spohr Jessonda Gluck Orpheus Schubert Rosamunde and Beethovens Sixth Symphony pastorelle noting historical context and enduring musical qualities.
A collage of satirical exchanges and quips about tariff talk Chicago humor marriage law and a Washington stamp controversy. Notable bits note Hayti generals Sullivan acting Gusty Bob and a fundraiser by a plumber with blizzards and pipes to gauge winter business.
The Military Service Institution reelects General John M. Schofield as president. Mrs Endicott returns to Washington with news of Mrs Schofield's death. the Transcript proposes M Colonne as a candidate to lead the Symphony Orchestra.
Captain Richard N. Johnson receives two weeks of leave. Second Lieutenant Fred R. Day is assigned to inspect signal stations in El Paso San Antonio New Orleans Mobile Pensacola Montgomery and Atlanta. First Lieutenant John Guest gains a one month extension of leave and Captain Henry P. Perrine a six month extension.
The Union League Club of New York elected officers Chauncey M. Depew as president Sigourney W Fay as secretary and George Montague as treasurer. Depew presented a life size photograph of Harrison with his autograph. The club adopted a reform committee report endorsing a high license law.
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