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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1889

Page

2

Atlantic February issue review of Jewett and others in Atlantic Monthly

The February Atlantic Monthly showcases Sarah Orne Jewett's A Winter Courtship as a standout short story with a stark rural setting. It also surveys S H Scudder on butterflies in disguise and Charles Worcester Clark's analysis of American politics.

the Atlantic Atlantic Monthly New England Sarah Orne Jewett Tobias Jeff Briley Miss Repplier Charlotte Fielding Harry Perry Robinson Lady Agnes Paris Wendell P. Stafford Eurylochus T. W. Parsons New York P. G. Hubert, Jr Henry C. Lea Brianda de Bardaxi

Appropriation Bills and Anti-Trust Debate Mark Senate Session

The Senate and House debated appropriations for lightships at Sandy Hook and Great Round Shoal, pension agencies rent, and military academy needs. Trust bills advanced with DC scope, penalties for anti trust evasion widened, and district zoological park funds approved. Sundry public notices included presidents and inaugurations.

Washington Frye Committee On Commerce House Sandy Hook N. J Great Round Shoal Nantucket Mass Military Academy Allison Hoar Louisiana State National Bank Committee On Senate Finance Committee District of Columbia Eustis Sherman Rock Creek Plumb Dawes Cockrell United States International Geodetic Association Port Hudson United States Navy Army Rousseau

Army appropriation bill moves forward in House

Washington January 25 report from the military affairs committee on the sundry civil appropriation bill, including a proposal for a national military and naval museum in Washington. Debates over steam plate press royalties, lighthouse funding, alien contract labor enforcement, and other line items proceed before a 4:45 recess to 7:30 PM.

Washington Townshend Illinois Committee On Military Affairs House National Military and Naval Museum J.dockery Missouri Bureau of Engraving and Printing White New York Mr. Long Massachusetts Yeas Farquhar Ohio Ryan Kansas Adams Dingley Maine Outhwaite Cannon Ilinois Randal Committee On Appropriations J. B. Eads

Theatrical Week in Boston and New York Arts Scene

The Boston theatres feature Booth and Barrett with Merchant of Venice and Julius Caesar while Jocelyn at the Globe draws attention. Agnes Acres Jessica and Rose Coghlan in Jocelyn headline a busy period with other acts at the Globe Park and Hollis Street, as New York critics linger on provincial views.

Messrs. Booth and Barrett Boston Globe and the Park Hollis Street Museum Messrs Booth and Barrett Julius Cesar Piazzetta St. Mark Shylock Jessica Portia Venice Mr. Booth Mr. Barrett Bassanio Gale Portia Agnes Acres Miss Acres Miriam O'Leary Globe Theatre Rose Coghlan Jocelyn Charles Coghlan Sol Smith Russell Park Theatre Miss Vokes New York Lord Fauntleroy New York Times Wallack’s Times

Brewery Seizure in Chicopee Transfers to Boston Marshal

Deputy Collector Ashley of Westfield moved William Ritter's Chicopee brewery plant to Deputy Marshal Hoyt of Boston after seizure for excise law violations. Ritter to face a preliminary hearing before a U S district court commissioner next week.

Springfield Ashley Westfield Internal Revenue Department William Ritter Chicopee Hoyt Boston Ritter United States District Court

Pearline Promises Ease Comfort and Clean Clothes

Advertorial style note extols Pearline washing aid highlighting ease of use, comfort in laundry routine, and visibly cleaner fabrics, suggesting better results with less scrubbing and fewer repeats, positioning Pearline as a trusted household helper.

Progress in China and the Chinese question debated at Liberal Union Club

The Liberal Union Club at Young's Hotel discussed the Chinese question with speakers including Kawara B. Drew of the Chinese customs service and William Lloyd Garrison. Drew summarized China’s thirty-year progress in steamships railways and telegraph ahead of education and taxation reform. Garrison warned of U S China relations under Burlingame treaties and urged reform of exclusion policies.

Kawara B. Drew Chinese Customs Service China William Lloyd Garrison Liberal Union Club Young’s Hotel Edward Drew Tidewater Japan Formosa Great Britain United States California Pacific Garrison Eliot Club Jamaica Plain Pacific Ocean Mississippi Dawes Chinaown San Francisco Oregon Idaho British Columbia Republic S. R. Urbino Pacific Coast A. W. Stevens

Electric cars threaten safety of Boston streets

A Boston letter denounces electric streetcars for endangering horses riders and pedestrians. The writer cites runaway horses, fires, electric shocks, broken wires, noiseless movement, and open slots as hazards. They urge immediate license revocation and damages for injuries, noting law limits from six to seven miles per hour and warning of losses to taxpayers.

Henry M. Whitney Beacon Street Boston Brookline Board of Aldermen Berkeley Dover Streets Federal Street Bridge

Army Orders Include Transfers and Leaves at Washington

Captain George E. Pond moves from Fort Riley to Washington for a conference with the adjutant general. Charles G. Lyman switches from Fifth Infantry to Second Cavalry. Major Lewis C. Overman granted one month leave with permission to depart the United States. Assistant Surgeon Charles E. Price gets two months extension. Henry Kirby granted one month extension. Samuel C. Robertson receives three months extension. Colonel John C. Tidball placed on retired list by law. Major Frank T. Bennett also placed on retired list for inability.

Washington George E. Pond Fort Riley Kan Charles G. Lyman Fifth Infantry Second Cavalry Lewis C. Overman Engineer Corps United States Charles E. Price Henry Kirby Tenth Infantry Samuel C. Robertson First Cavalry John C. Tidball First Artillery Frank T. Bennett

Chamber of Commerce Banquet Set for Jan 31 at Vendome

The Chamber of Commerce holds its second banquet at Hotel Vendome on Thursday January 31 at 5 p.m. A reception precedes the event. The Hon Nelson Dingley Jr of Maine will attend along with several other prominent gentlemen.

Chamber of Commerce Hotel Vendome Nelson Dingley, Jr Maine Logan

People of Samoa and their chiefs explained in interview

An N S Tribune interview with George H. Bates portrays Samoa as warlike and educated with a social system blending popular rights and hereditary authority. It highlights chiefs Malietoa and Tupua, the Malietoa line, and tales of conquest over Tongas, naming Laupepa as the present rightful sovereign and noting a contested succession after Moli’s death.

Samoa George H. Bates N. S. Tribune Orleans France Casar Augustus Nero Savea Malietoa Moli Laupepa Talayou

The Boston Post Promotes Reform and Broad Coverage

Over two years the Post grew in public favor, extended influence in New England, and earned a position among first class daily papers. It pledges fairness and decency, non sensationalism, and unwavering tariff and administrative reform advocacy. It touts candor, literary tone, and robust news coverage with timely reports from reporters and AP, plus exclusive money market and ship news, weekly Post, and sample copies offered nationwide.

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