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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1890
Page
4
The coroner's jury in the Hill Farm Mine disaster case, which killed over thirty, finds fault mainly with state inspectors. They examined the mine and found it dangerous but did not close it, as owners vowed immediate improvements. The piece suggests inspectors should step down.
A $5,000,000 bond issue for the Chicago World's Fair may require two constitutional amendments, but Illinois law allows only one amendment per session. A subscrip tion list is suggested though Chicago voters may oppose it, amid growing public frustration with the project and concerns over funding and management.
Chairman Belden sent out orders to organs to attack Senate leaders along the line but reception was mixed. Some outlets like the Boston Journal published a partisan dossier by a Philadelphia Press staffer as a special from the Republican committee literary bureau. Senators who supported Davenport’s bayonet plan persist, others still hesitate as the push proves a failure.
Secretary Tracy proposes the Baltimore or the Philadelphia to carry Joan Ericsson’s body to Sweden replacing the Essex. The Baltimore is in service and the Philadelphia likely soon. The plan would set the Philadelphia as North Atlantic squadron flagship and satisfy Swedish ceremonial expectations.
A North Attleboro correspondent asks if quoting the Secretary of the Treasury on a 10 million dollar foreign silver purchase is correct to meet a 4.725 million monthly cost with silver at 105. He recalls Mr. Wrydom's April letter warning against the caucus silver bill and cites a proposed yearly total of 94 thousand dollars.
A correspondent questions the silver bill's impact on gold bullion, noting the vast excess of silver production and predicting price swings. The secretary fears rising gold prices, but Mr Winthrop remains in the Cabinet, arguing over monetary outcomes and certificate redemption in gold.
The article argues that Mr. Blaine has shifted the 1888 tariff debate toward foreign markets, urging reciprocal free trade while President Harrison delays, and contends Blaine uses the issue to magnify himself within a hostile administration. It notes Blaine's letters to Senator Frye and public letters pressuring open markets against the McKinley tariff.
The storm series over lakes north of St. Paul killed hundreds as multiple cyclones and tornadoes swept through a fifty mile radius and caused extensive damage. The death toll likely surpasses two hundred, a higher fatality rate than recent major cyclones such as Louisville’s March disaster and the February 1884 catastrophe.
A new summer school program aims to help those without a sense of humor through careful tutoring and class work. The plan cites private tutoring as the most reliable path, suggests Harvard connections, and envisions future medical basis for humor localization in the brain, with ongoing classroom updates and district reports on progress.
The Lake Pepin wreck and Minnesota deaths highlight a midsummer tragedy. Vivid accounts note overcrowding aboard the Sea Wing, a 200 passenger capacity exceeded by a crowd plus a towing barge. Heroic rescues by John Barkey and Corporal Perry saved many, while many swimmers lacked skill. The piece urges swimming instruction for youth and reflects on community responses in Holbrook and beyond.
A monument to Daguerre is planned for Smithsonian grounds in Washington to mark fifty years since his first sun picture on a silver plate in 1830. The proposed inscription, criticized for mixing in the steam engine and electric telegraph, would honor Daguerre exclusively.
A letter suggests cleaning Boston streets for the Grand Army procession to ease veterans’ march. It mentions a garden party hosted by the Prince of Wales and quotes Mr. Derew praising Queen Victoria and the Prince as tactful, with Dreprn described as railway royalty.
An English medical paper states maximum daily alcohol for a healthy man equals two ounces, translating to four ounces of brandy, sixteen of sherry, twenty-eight of champagne, thirty-two of claret, and thirty-six of beer. The note adds practical issues for drinkers and mentions a theft at STANLEY's wedding where a wealthy widow received two weeks imprisonment for stealing silver spoons, implying kleptomania is not recognized by English doctors.
Chicago faces a revived mood as the city embraces lower beer costs, with beer price per barrel cutting from six to three and a half. The tone reflects pride despite St. Louis criticism, suggesting a buoyant, contented civic spirit amid the heat.
The Worcester Spy notes Treasury resources include current revenue and a surplus from prior years plus 60 million dollars reserved to redeem national bank notes under the silver bill now law. It asserts no funds shortage for the year but warns about conditions in the following years.
The President signed the silver bill yesterday, putting it into full operation on Wednesday August 13 or thirty days after passage. The Treasury's bank note redemption fund becomes immediately usable, increasing available funds by about $60,000,000. Public discussion has softened, awaiting actual operation to reveal its scope and tendency.
A New York press writer denounces gossip about lesser stage figures while praising great actors. He argues public attention to actors often defies sense and decency, likening some performers to spoiled children alongside more esteemed figures in society.
In December Harrison warned against large rises in silver coinage fearing financial discredit and business harm. He sent yesterday’s return with approving signature on a bill lifting annual silver coinage from 24 million to about 70 million dollars.
The silver faction plans to push free coinage at upcoming national conventions. Silver mine owners cheer the concession, while free coinage advocates press for action with renewed energy. The Springfield Republican notes a revival of honest money leagues and educational societies.
Ex Alderman Charles Dempsey of the boodle Board of Aldermen surrenders to the district attorney and is released on 25000 bail by Judge Martine.
Captain Casati, the African explorer, arrives in Rome where a public demonstration is held in his honor. The Freeman's Journal notes O Donovan Rossa's outlawry ending next winter with a Cork visit in January. Other items include Gladstone's illness, a Queen attended garden party, and Stevenson planning a move to Samoa with six waterfalls on his island estate.
In Boston the author notes the easing of a humid season and urges relaxed living over strenuous summer routines. He praises schoolyard use for recreation, observes evening crowd patterns after early closures, and laments a Baptist church split in Somerville, urging restraint and charity while criticizing costly litigation between Smithites and anti Smiths.
July 15 in New Bedford reports that James Taylor is expected to be appointed collector at the local custom house, signaling a developing government staffing development.
The seven story Security Warehouse on First Street and Fourth Avenue North in Minneapolis burned completely, destroying contents valued near one million dollars. Two executives were rescued from the fourth floor, 600 tons of binding twine fed the flames, and nearby structures including a Jewish dwelling were leveled. Losses listed include National Cordage Company 235000 and Appleton Manufacturing Company 35000, with additional insurer totals and miscellaneous damage. Other fire notes from various towns follow in brief.
Obituaries report Alfred E. Moore of West Winsted Conn president of Franklin Moore Bolt Company died of Brights disease age 32. George A. Mansfield a Boston area businessman founder Batchelder Lincoln died at Melrose Highlands aged 1824 birth. Rev J J Twiss Whitman Unitarian pastor died aged 69 funeral in Abington. Dr Elisha M White of Boston died at Mammoth Hot Springs resident 457 Marlboro street deacon and former Baptist leader. Dr W N Snow dentist of forty years practiced died in Worcester from Brights disease aged 66.
An old Springfield Republican piece paints Heligoland as a tiny isle a mile long and a third of a mile wide, reduced by the sea to a sentinel rock. It notes a plateau with Lowland and Upland, a 130 step climb formerly, now aided by an elevator, and snug cliffside cottages housing hardy residents amid sea birds and sheep.
A collage of snippets covers art scandals, race and class in America and Europe, including a Christie sale of the Tint ed Venus, notes on freed slaves and wealth, Lowell gospel converts fined for fan tan, Greek antiquities, artist nature theories, a Portland restaurant anecdote, Christine Nilsson, and Princess Victoria’s substantial inherited and ongoing funds from European royal families.
A letter describes Ramadan across Beirut and Ras Beirut, contrasting public ritual with private practice. A cynical pilgrim and a Bedouin goat herder illustrate diverse attitudes toward fasting while maintaining personal devotion amid hardship and curiosity.
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