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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1890
Page
5
In Washington July 8 a heated debate swirls around the tariff bill and the federal election measure. Republicans hope to rush the tariff bill through in eight to ten days if they drop plans for the election bill, while Western silver senators resist free coinage shifts and caucus risks loom as heat drags the session toward August adjournment.
Senate finance committee members raised objections to several new General Appraisers nominees including General Sharpe of New York and Democrats Jewell of New York and Robertson of Louisiana. No charges were made against them but some senators questioned their qualifications. Nominations were left to linger with a likely eventual confirmation. Jewell enjoys ex president Cleveland's endorsement, influencing his nomination, while McMahon supporters urge withdrawal of that endorsement. If Democrats lose these nominations, supporters of other candidates will push harder.
A large delegation from Pittsborg eastern Ohio and New Jersey protests the McKinley bill change on window glass duties. Led by John P. Eberhardt and James Campbell the group seeks higher protection, aiming to restore McKinley rates after Senate committee kept 67 to 132 percent ad valorem. A hearing is set for Thursday.
The House committees on elections disposed of two Mississippi cases, Hill vs Catchings and Kernaghan vs Hooker, ruling for sitting Democrats Catchings and Hooker. The Florida Goodrich vs Bullock case was discussed with a decision postponed, but likely to report in favor of Republican claimant Goodrich.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing in Boston next Wednesday on the high freight rates charged for fruits from the South. The session aims to examine and address the steep charges affecting shipments to the Northeast markets.
Descendants of Henry Kingman observe the 255th anniversary of his 1635 arrival in America. Four hundred guests attend a Kingman Memorial Association event at the Brockton fairgrounds with a banquet, speeches by Hosea Kingman and Herbert W. Ladd, and a dedicatory unveiling of a granite shaft at Union Cemetery.
Miss Emeline Dore Heckscher and Mr. Egerton L. Winthrop Jr. wed at All Saints Memorial Chapel in a brilliant yet quiet ceremony. Revivals by Dr. Rainsford and GJ Magill. elaborate reception at the bride's cottage. couple to travel briefly before a European wedding voyage.
The Rhode Island Dental Society gathered in Newport on July 8 for its thirteenth annual meeting. Prof Thomas Fillebrowne of Boston presented Vitality as a Germicide. Officers elected: President D F Keefe Providence, Vice President W S Sherman Newport, Secretary W H Carpenter Providence, Treasurer W L Church Providence, Executive Committee William Barker Providence, Fred Bradley Newport, A W Calvin Phenix.
Quiet trading in New York yesterday due to heat, with a firm tone in markets led by coalers. Deacon White active as a bull in Lackawanna and New England, while local money remains firm and liquidity issues loom for banks and savings institutions.
A travelogue recounts a July trip from Maplewood through Bethlehem to Franconia Notch, describing the Pemigewasset valley, forests, and views of the Franconia range and Green Mountains. It notes North Woodstock’s Deer Park hotel, boarding houses, and status as Pemigewasset Railroad terminus before plans to coastal travel.
Newport R I July 8 The Town and Country Club held its inaugural gathering at Mrs W Bb Rogers summer home in Boston. Members are noted literary figures among the cot tagers. Mrs Julia Ward Howe presented a paper titled Woman in the Greek Drama.
Education advances through reading as nine in ten readers seek more books. The best incentive is a love of good books fostered by a well kept library. Paine's Furniture Warerooms on Canal Street advertises library furniture at about half the price from years past, an exceptional opportunity for buyers.
The twenty first annual meeting of the American Philological Association opened at Slater Memorial Hall Norwich Conn. A preliminary session read notices of deceased members. Three scholarly papers followed on Latin language knowledge among Greek writers, Greek modes of hair cut, and the genesis of the Avesta. President Lanman delivered the evening address and a reception was held in the Peek Library.
July 8 in St Paul Minn the National Educational Association begins its annual session with a near perfect day and a record crowd Thousands travel in and are hosted by local committees Four or five thousand are housed in city and more assigned to quarters The National Educational Council closes its session and names a committee to revise procedures Officers are reelected for next year
In this city on June 30 Frank J. Tuttle J.P. joined John Fleming to Mary M Linnehan. Also on July 5 Rev Edward Hale united Livingston Lohnes to Jennie Granuton in this city.
Obituaries and notices list several deaths with ages and locales including Sophia Bickford in North Duxbury Sally Peirce in Concord Ma Paula Jaeger in Asbury Park N J Charles F Moring in Cambridge Abby B Rhoades Grace Traill Cornelia A Tyre Theodore Walter Charles H Wellman Benjamin F Wyeth William Wiswell and others with dates mid July or June. Funeral details for Cambridge event July 9 are noted.
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