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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1890
Page
4
The notice lists milk prices near Boston on Washington Street with figures six dollars three dollars and one dollar fifty for certain items. It directs readers to the Financial Department on page six, Commercial on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page three.
In the New York Legislature a quarrel over the World’s Fair bill intensifies after Assembly passage. A Republican Senator cautions against Democratic and Mugwump control and extra commissioners under PuLatz, while Durin and allies resist. Separately, Brown Darrell Co petitions Aldermen to extend high-service water mains with automatic sprinklers and standpipes, arguing this would aid fire protection and neighborhood safety.
The Public Library trustees vote to open Bates Hall Sundays from 2 to 9 pm extending liberal policy. Evening use proves valuable for information seekers not loiterers and letters of thanks praise widening access. The Sunday opening is innovative and should enhance public education.
Captain CopMAN denounces Mr Blaine in the North American Review for exaggerations and misstatements about tariff effects on steel rails and the subsidy issue. He contrasts English policy of liberty with US protection, arguing protection did not make the merchant marine prosper and cites US shipbuilding protections.
A political quip condemns the subsidy proposal backed by Mr Blaine as a flawed remedy. It notes Blaine’s defense weak after Captain Capman’s vigorous rebuttal, highlighting a sharp debate and diminished support for the measure.
A Liberal circular from Mr Gladstone urges full attendance as Parliament begins a session. Labouchere press ahead with a radical programme promising defiance and obstruction. The likely focus will be the address with government timing seen to limit private member time. Sir Grover Trevelyan backs Moderates against Irish land purchase and the Ashbourne act.
Senate backs a refund bill to states for 1861 direct tax, seen as a perilous first act of a new Republican Congress. Critics label it a gratuity, arguing constitutional limits and risk of de moralization, while supporters cite perceived injustice among states that paid the tax.
Critics label the measure as a 317 million dollar appropriation that would waste public funds without proper authority, arguing it oversteps constitutional or legislative bounds and lacks necessary oversight.
The minority naval report opposes Secretary Tracy’s plan and argues for a balanced fleet focusing on sea capable vessels. It criticizes Chandler’s push for more gunboats and small cruisers while supporting progress in large ships as essential defensive policy amid evolving naval architecture.
A Boston editorial argues American street cleanliness lags behind New York’s vigorous sweeping drive, noting natives are busy but careless about public neatness. It credits Boston’s Health Department and City Council for long-standing duties and an explicit ordinance banning disposal of waste in streets and public areas, urging higher enforcement.
The New York press harshly debated Miss Brian and Miss Marlowe's Rosalind, with The Times and Tribune dismissive as shallow and insipid while The Herald praised the conception, and The Evening Post branding the artist amateur. The dispute reflects wider envy of Boston applause versus New York disdain.
Reports tell of six sailors saved from a sinking French brigantine by the Volynesian's chief officer and six crew. Amid a tremendous sea, a lifeboat was launched and the men transferred to the steamship at great personal risk, a deed praised as true heroism.
The Prince of Waters complains during a Bournemouth visit that the principal church clergy greeted him at the door in surplices with corpselike ceremony, and signals he will cut the town dead thereafter.
The report notes the Russian mission has been offered to Mr HARvLES Emory, a move seen as sad news to Colonel Surepako. The reshuffle leaves one editor taken and another left, signaling a significant staff shift.
Announcement in London confirms the engagement of Mr Barfour and Miss TenNANT. It is noted that she is not an Irish tenant, clarifying a potential misinterpretation of her name.
The Providence Journal reports renewed opposition to ballot reform, with opponents pledging support to Governor in blocking the measure. The piece notes political maneuvering as reform efforts face critical pushback and party alignment.
In the Y. Evening Post editorial Mr Moon and his backers are urged to stop deceiving themselves and the public with talk of protecting American working men. The piece argues that Jess our industries have ties to the Washington government and that recognition of this fact benefits all.
The World editorial argues New England must elect representatives who support free wool free coal and relief for iron industry. It laments current lawmakers for clinging to outdated partisan beliefs and calls voters to align with living issues to stop industrial stagnation and emigration.
The House sees a novelty in a proposed pension law by Mr. Kelley of Kansas to pay widows and orphans of people killed for political purposes since the Civil War. The phrase for political purposes invites vagueness and potential overreach beyond standard military and naval pensions.
Professor Atkinson closed his lecture series on the Christian Union with a sketch of Wordsworth life and the theory of poetry, followed by notes on Scott the healthy and Byron the unhealthy genius. He praised the period’s writers though time limited further discussion.
In Boston, abrupt temperature drops shock many, especially the elderly, yet prudent care can mitigate ill effects. The piece argues ministers deserve substantial pay reflecting responsibility and influence, compares salaries with New York, and a reflection on The Doll's House and Ibsen. A remark on monuments follows, defending their value to honor loved ones and memory. TAVERNER.
Advices from Mentone say Mr. Spurgeon is recovering from gout and will preach next Sunday. Senator Ingalls nears publication of a Washington life novel. Dr Thwing linked with Oberlin presidency. General Briggs may seek Senate seat in 1801. Corcelle betrothed to Mile. Esneée. grandson of Lafayette. Nicholas Gilman wins humane education essay prize. Marie Wainwright stages a George Eliot drama in New York. Sir William Gull suffers another stroke and is moribund. Emory Smith likely to accept Russian mission. Colonel Shepard declined. Hankey's Columbia graduation commemorated by a library window. Augusta fortune split among Baden Grand Duchess and Empress, with large royal legacies to relatives and heirs.
Boston Scientific Society met with President Ritchie in the chair. George Smith of East Somerville was admitted to active membership. F A Bates presented a panel on Hawks of New England describing hawk species with mounted skins, calling the hawk the corsair of the air and rating the eagle harshly. President Ritchie added remarks on the topic.
Arthur Weld reviews a two pianos program by Messrs Andres and Doerner. Despite fine technique and mutual understanding, the recital proves monotonous. most pieces fail to engage, with only the Saint-Saëns Tarentelle and the Hollaender variations offering limited interest. Both players emerge as strong soloists, yet the duo format dulls the event.
A collage of humorous clippings notes a Vienna tailor’s risky journey to Paris in a packing case to save expenses. It features Aunt Jerusha debating a dog’s restlessness, a stamp collection worth over 1 000 000 dollars, and jests about language quirks and clever refusals. Also summarized are theatrical critiques of Modjeska and Eastlake, a statue design for Emperor Frederick, and Cleopatra’s tomb discovery reported from London.
A reader describes the daily ritual of boarding the Park Square Cambridge car at Boston Common. The piece recalls dusk lighted cars, passengers edging forward, shifting bundles, and the ritual push to reach the front as conductors announce departures, capturing a communal routine and mild frustration.
At the annual corporation meeting Boston University elected Mrs Elizabeth Steepe Davis Oliver H Darrell the Rev Willis P Ovel and Sarah Sherman M D as trustees. William Cranston Lawton was named acting professor in Greek for 1590 01 as Professor Brick takes a furlough. All regular college work suspends Thursday for college day of prayer. A 10 30 a m chapel service led by President Warren followed by Dean Huntington's address. The Glee Club Guitar and Banjo Club and Fred Winslow Adams present the first concert Friday in Jacob Sleeper Hall.
At a Yale meeting in New Haven on January 28 the football conference panel was empowered to discuss athletics beyond football with Harvard and to explore broader athletic cooperation across Yale’s programs.
An American girl in London recounts a Whitechapel charity dinner for about six hundred. Food arrived late, but the hot beef, pudding, and tea pleased the crowd. She praises the local vicar Mr. Robinson, notes the humble behavior of attendees, and recalls the grateful, lively scene as elders cheered the volunteers.
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