29 Jan 1889
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1889
Page
1
A Tremont street China Ware ad offers 180 pieces of Haviland and Co dinner sets at 39 dollars this week, down from 50. Describes rare beauty and famous designers, urges immediate purchase or approval-by-mail option for out of town buyers.
Second Comptroller Butler answers Chandler inquiry on receiving ship claims. Iowa politicians expect Allison in Cabinet and discuss Senate successor. Congress debates envoy language in diplomatic bill and Alaska issues. Ross defeats Dufur in wrestling 4–3. Blaine Jr signs Lyceum Theatre deal. Weather fair and colder. About 2000 attend Charitable Irish Society ball. Rand Avery property auction continues. Various city notices on elections, clubs, and public organizations.
The piece argues ready made clothing starts high and discounts as seasons pass and slaughters occur while made to order suits from fine materials cost less. It claims tailored cuts and details fit the regular and irregular shapes, offering custom style impossible with store garments. It credits skilled cutters and tailors in the trade.
For twenty four hours the portion including Maine New Hampshire Vermont and northern eastern New York experiences light local snows and colder conditions with variable westerly winds. The rest of New England and southern eastern New York sees fair dry weather with decreasing westerly winds and cooler temperatures.
Shipping notices reveal numerous arrivals and departures across major ports. Cephalonia reaches Boston from Liverpool while Utopia heads to New York from the Mediterranean. Gothenburg City sails from Baltimore to Antwerp. Lennox bound for New York via Suez. multiple vessels report in or out of Liverpool London New York and other hubs with detailed dates. The mix includes ships from Japan China Mexico Havana and Calcutta among others.
Paris reports Boulangist victory prompts ministry resignations rejected by President Carnot as he stays to guide France. Boulang er plans to attend sessions. London and Rome commentaries warn of growing danger and possible constitutional upheaval amid political standoff and troop deployments.
The Temps argues Boulanger triumph is not a rebellion against the republic but against an ineffective Chamber of Deputies. It urges restoring scrutin d'arrondissement, approving the 1889 budget, and adjourning Parliament until October for a general election while focusing on exhibition success.
Out of France newsrooms and Vienna cabled responses warn that Boulanger's victory signals trouble for the republic. German papers fear a shift to dictatorship while Paris factions align with anti republican forces. Harvard professor Cohn calls it a great blow to true Republicans.
The speaker expresses distrust of country districts toward him and believes Koulanger prefers peace. He cautions that the crisis could dismay Republicans or rally them to retain control, shaping the fate of the Boulanger movement and the upcoming general elections.
The Reichstag committee approved the East Africa bill after striking out the clause placing the East African Company under Captain Wissmann. Count Herbert Bismarck defended retaining the fourteen German stations and stated relations with England had not been disturbed for three years. Budget details allocate 1,000,000 marks for salaries 800,000 for arms and ammunition with the remainder in reserve. Chelhaeuser warned the measure could topple the Sultan of Zanzibar and undermine East Africa prosperity.
A Khartoum arrival claims Emin Pasha was captured by dervishes but escaped. In London the American minister Mr Phelps and wife visited the Queen at Osborne and declined a banquet invitation due to engagements. Political chatter abounds about fisheries policy and British sentiment. In Prsry Hungarian parliament erupts as detectives in the strangers’ gallery are attacked and forced to flee. Geneva notes the death of M Carteret, Swiss Radical leader.
Brooklyn riots erupt as police charge crowds at Atlantic Avenue stables while New York streetcar workers discuss a citywide tie up. Officials report thousands may be out of work with cars on multiple lines expected to halt at 3 AM.
Secretary Whitneys report from Captain Mullen details Samoa events since Dec 3 including the clash between natives and Germans and insults to the American flag. Congress may receive the correspondence with Acting Consul-General Blacklock, while the House considers a resolution requesting protocols and memoranda from the Samoa conference. The Times and Daily News weigh England's stance on Samoa and Bismarck's assurances.
Delegate Shelton of Lincoln county testified before the House in Charleston that he was offered money to vote for a Republican U.S. Senator. An investigating committee was appointed to probe the allegation.
In Granapolis Indiana Senator Allison left for Washington at 4 PM after staying at the Harrison home since yesterday. He refused to comment on his cabinet talks and was surrounded by reporters at Pine Street station as he prepared to depart.
Winfield Miller trustee for Moore and Connecticut Mutual Life reports the defalcation under 500000, with 100000 already covered by Moore. Moore’s books are under strict review. a source with insider knowledge says no arrest is planned. Moore’s life insurance policies total 90000 payable to family and shielded from creditors. The Rev R V Hunter criticizes lax corporate methods and urges stronger laws against flight to Canada.
In Ari zona Tolleson president of Mercantile Banking Co and James M Richards cashier were jailed by Judge Marshall J Clarke after a receiver reported cash assets of 60 cents amid claims of about 15000 in recent collections. The bank’s collapse followed a newspaper exposé of its methods.
Mrs James G Blaine Jr signs a three year contract with Daniel Frohman for acting at the Lyceum Theatre. She will headline a new society play this season starting November in New York, then tour. She will perform in a larger house and studies under Stage Manager Belasco.
New Haven authorities report the Yale University clubhouse near the campus sold tonight for 26000 dollars to the Connecticut Quinne Club by Clarence W. Bowen of New Haven. The sale closes a long period of use as a student retreat and signals a change in campus social facilities.
Chicago January meeting of Western railroad presidents clears major hurdles in the gentlemen's agreement. Boundary lines stay as first proposed with western portions only. Burlington & Northern seeks external competition provisions. Rules of subordinate groups remain unless changed by agreement.
The Postmaster-General answers House bill 12,109 arguing Congress has constitutional authority to require railroads to carry mails at set rates. He notes current law lets carriers refuse mail operations and that pony express remains legal if needed. He urges coordinated government leverage and warns against a weak negotiator role. The committee plans to report the bill favorably and the Postmaster-General will oppose a proposed horizontal rate cut as unwise and unfair.
Ottawa report notes slim chance of resuming American vessel license issuance under the modus vivendi. Government signals a strong future fishery policy with vigilant aims.
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