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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1891
Page
4
A Welsh trust raises tin plate prices provoking protectionist rhetoric. A voice insists American manufacturers and trusts will profit, not a powerless group, as the scene condemns foreign influence and touts domestic price manipulation.
The Journal notes the Council rejected Chauncey Smith for railroad commissioner in line with Boston Herald suggestions that Democratic partisans would likely be refused. It corrects that Samir Smuru is not a Democratic partisan and did not seek the post, though he is a Democrat, a fact the Council members say did not influence the case.
A Philadelphia Press critique condemns foreign travel as a drain on American finances. It cites Servia passengers abandoning trips after an accident as a lesson against patronizing European hotels and amusements. The piece calls for public opinion to curb alien spending and questions Republican campaign framing.
The plan to send naval cadets abroad for naval architecture study is praised. It proposes pre training at Navy Yards and highlights Greenwich and Paris schools as models. Emphasizes the need for practical construction experience and a strong technical education to boost U S shipbuilding amid tariff and navigation law reforms.
Anxiety grows over Ohio Democratic convention stance on free silver coinage. National Silver Executive Committee aims to push a party to adopt free coinage, while the resolution aligning with Republican views is seen as an evasion of the issue. It endorses the silver act as expanding the currency with silver mine product.
The passage notes Senator Sherman clarifying that the stance means more money, not free coinage. It argues inflationists hope for a party declaration, but both Republicans and Democrats may not commit. The tariff dispute dominates, making free coinage a risky, humiliating prospect for all sides.
A concerned voice questions a reform pledge linked to Mr Blaine and the anticipated removal of Appraiser Stearns. The piece denounces favoritism and spoilsman practices, likening the move to past biases and urging merit over party or kinship in official appointments.
The article contends the U S government ending Massachusetts Board of Lunacy and Charity oversight of immigration at the port is a misfortune. It accuses the Treasury Secretary of politicizing appointments to favor Republicans, lamenting the removal of skilled state immigration officials.
The Boston Mayor credits legislators and City leadership for reforms from the 1891 session. Key acts include finances and street improvements, municipal loan terms, and a street construction act. Special measures for gas and electric distribution are noted as less applicable, while rapid transit, Charles River Park development, and bridge projects are praised as practical.
The passage notes that much needed legislation, long apparent as necessary, has been secured in this favorable year, marking a significant achievement in the legislative agenda.
The piece criticizes U S diplomats in Haiti and Chile, citing alleged missteps by Dovellass and Egan. It highlights secretary Bassett's testimony on Hippolyte's mild manners, claims about a Haiti parade massacre, and suggests political appointments undermine capability in South American diplomacy.
The Western Bookseller urges a native literature for the prairies from Chicago to Denver, noting East and South publishing biases. It laments Western works rejected by Eastern houses and mocks parlor prose while praising authentic Western thought from writers like Gunter and Chou Shalt Not.
A commentary on American publishing, with references to Thackeray and Dickens, plus a critique of Wanamaker advertisements in Philadelphia papers as a clue to the Postmaster General’s views. It notes Mr Leary’s lumber raft reaching Flushing Bay, its immense size, the near wreck, and the danger posed to passing ships.
The Brookline Baptist Church controversy ends with W D C Parryson sentenced to thirty days in Dedham Jail after opposing ministers salaries as worldly. London parade news and a Royal visit share the page with commentary on Boston city development and Republic era ideas.
The Springfield Republican notes Republican critics overlook past GOP control of appointive offices. It argues Governor Russell’s reappointments and refusal to renominate Crocker deserve credit, as offices are not divine property and partisans should judge by merit, not party line.
Intelligent Republicans in Pennsylvania refuse to vote for Quay’s man, arguing that support should be for measures not for men. They will decline to prove their Republicanism by backing Quay, fearing defeat for the Republican party as a result.
St Louis Republic notes editor who lived in New York City for seventeen years believes Cleveland's popularity is growing there and stronger than in 1888. It cites informed judgments from men aware of public feeling, not mere street corner chatter.
The Carlow vote is described as a disaster to Patrick Parnell, once a stronghold for his cause. Disaffection spread in recent months, weakening his position and making future leadership precarious. The piece portrays Parnell as leading a forlorn hopeful stance amid declining support.
The text argues that capital punishment is necessary and that the most humane and least brutal method will gain support. It claims electricity as the most effective means to deter crime and achieve humane execution compared with other methods.
To the Editor of the Post a Bostonian Society official notes John Fiske’s claim in American Revolution Vol I that General Glover ferried Washington’s troops from Brooklyn to New York after nightfall on the 29th, highlighting a historical detail.
A collage of humorous clippings and observations from a New York Weekly page covers politics and society. It notes Republican councillor anxiety, a mock dialogue about engagement, a bishop appointment, ancestral boasts, cemetery ads, a parable about parental consent, and a quip about the Emperor William's Guildhall speech. It also mentions Saginaw Bay’s fishing decline due to sawmills and salt blocks, Anton von Werner’s London visit painting assignments, Truth’s view on the Triple Alliance, and Kentucky teacher extortion over schoolhouse repairs.
The column reports Mr Gladstone’s influenza severity, royal travel plans of the Crown Prince of Italy, King George, and Prince George of Greece. It notes Princess Clementine’s possible nunner y path, Capt. William Badger’s European study tour, O D Seavey’s crystal anniversary, Ex King Milan in Paris, and his unkingly manners and tastes for baccarat and poker.
A Windsor report accuses German Kaiser staff of impoliteness to local women, bowing and speaking without introductions. Threats of roughing up any future offender circulate, with two Englishmen ready to enforce decorum. The royal Castle is said to have heard the chatter and hopes for better restraint by German aides.
The captain of the fishing schooner Helen R Law has deserted the vessel at this port taking 400 dollars from the trip’s fish sales. His whereabouts are unknown.
A narrator recalls plans for electric double deck street cars in Boston and comments on urban sights from above. He shifts to a personal note about his young friend Tom, who aims to join the family firm Cooper Faucet Bung in business, not law or medicine, predicting his future success and respect.
Dustin July 9 The Parnellite press laments Carlow defeat and fears loss of home rule as Irish tenant farmers are blamed by opponents. The Pall Mall Gazette notes Tory votes aided Parnellite gains and warns priests may dominate the Irish movement.
A brief note recalls tin plate samples from a Pennsylvania firm and a verse about reducing tin plate. It contrasts American and English prices for coke tin plates, noting a 70 percent difference and implying a change in value as reflected by the phrase reducing it.
The Prince and Princess of Wales hosted a garden party at Marlborough House in London to honor the Emperor and Empress of Germany. The day featured German and British uniforms, grand music, and extensive royal attendance, with Queen Victoria joining and a large public interest around St James Park. The Emperor also met deputations at Buckingham Palace later, including a Fishmongers’ Company delegation, while a Coldstream Guards band provided ceremony music.
A June 5 letter from Buenos Ayres describes severe distress in Argentina. Bank failures and the Moratorium anger locals, English flags are torn down, a London Bank run is cheered, gold and flour prices rise, and many workers face hunger. Emigration drops as arrivals lag. The Salvation Army aids the jobless.
Fifty of the Servia cabin passengers will sail tomorrow on the Cephalonia after the steamship Servia is disabled. The steerage passengers will be divided between the Cephalonia and the Arizona of the Guion line as the ships depart from the port.
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