Condemnation of Political Scheme Urged by Party Organs
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1890
Page
4
Boston Echoes on Lottery News and Sea Serpent Photos
A Boston observer notes readers favor lottery numbers over cyclone reports while a friend plans amateur photography to capture the sea serpent myth. He praises photography's rise and recalls Rev. Henry Carpenter’s vitality and influence, then muses on census pride and Athens ancient scale versus 1890 United States population.
Dramatic gossip on Fauvette at the Museum and London matinee
Fauvette enters its second run at the Museum drawing large crowds as Miss Maud Williams leads the title role with Henri Laurent and others. A Fair Rebel at Grand Opera House features a Libby Prison tunnel escape with elaborate revolving sets. Shook Collier’s Blue and the Gray tops August bills at the Grand Opera House alongside new Canuck and other New York engagements. London matinee by Daly and company supports Mrs Jeune’s Holiday Fund with Sterlings and Genevieve Ward assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Libby
Meins
Shook & Collier
Ely
E. L. Snader
Milt. G. Barlow
Exminstrel
Miss Lisle Leigh
John P. Carroll
George Morton
Daly
Lyceum Theatre
London
Rhode Island Population Rise Threatens House Seat Change
On Saturday morning July 19 1890 Rhode Island shows a population gain of 67734 under the new census. If the current ratio of one representative per 151912 persons held, Rhode Island might gain another seat but would likely be offset by larger House increases. The piece notes Rhode Island is small and would struggle to add Members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Athens
United States
B. C
The
Dramatic Mirror
Frohman
Mr. Frohman
Mr. House
D’arcy
Lord Fauntleroy
Rhode Island
House
Pauper pension fiasco inflates Revolutionary War relief costs
Edward P. Clark reports in the Christian Union on Monroes pauper pension law for surviving Revolutionary veterans. Intended to aid 574 penniless soldiers, it drew 28,555 applications in two years, swelling costs by 300,000 dollars and leading to a purge of 6,000 names amid fraud scandals and property transfers. The New York Tribune notes similar demoralization from a later pension bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Epward P. Clark
Christian Union
New York Tribune
Linen Duty Debate Tied to Linseed Oil Trust Aim
The piece argues against higher linen duty linked to the Linseed Oil Trust, disputing any chance American flax can sustain linen production. It cites the American Flax Growers Association failures, Irish imports, and climate limits, asserting the trust seeks seed profit while straw yields little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupley
Washington
Linseed Oil Trust
American Flax Growers’ Association
New York Times
Ireland
America
Belfast
Crofter Question Prompts Land Reform Discussion in England
A House of Commons select committee hears testimony on crofters and emigration. Crofters say emigration is disliked and population pressure is not the issue, noting land use by deer forests reduces crofting viability in Scottish islands. Lewis disorders are linked to converting land into pleasure ground. remedy proposed is restoring land to crofting use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
House of Commons
Lewis
Fire at Western Union Building Leaves Public Inconvenienced
A New York fire at the Western Union building yesterday disrupted service and drew public attention. The incident underscores safety lessons and the impact of office fires on daily communications and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
New York
Fire Proof Building Fails To Withstand Fast Fire
The incident shows a so called fire proof structure suffering rapid spread from the battery room to the operating area. Within an hour the upper floors were gutted. The piece urges automatic sprinklers roof hydrants and floor-to-floor fire barriers as crucial defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epward Atkinson
Post
Western Union
Apportionment of Representatives and Delay Debated
The piece discusses the shift in party stance on apportioning representatives after the census. It notes McCombs and the committee preferred delaying reapportionment to ensure stability and fair representation, while The New York Tribune argues for action, citing upcoming elections and possible bias. The article cautions against haste, urging careful, delayed action.
Eastern troubles intensify over Servia Turkey reparations demands
The piece discusses Servia's demand on Turkey for reparations after the Pris tina murder, linking it to a broader East European crisis. It notes Russian influence in Belgrade, Bulgarian unrest, Austrian counterplay, and the risk of renewed hostilities involving the Porte, Russia, and potential gains in Constantinople and the Bosphorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Turkey
Pristina
Europe
Russia
Milan
Belgrade
Porte
St. Petersburg
Armenia
Czar
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Bulgaria
Austria
Panitza
Sofia
Ferdinand
Alexander
Failure to Agree Shatters Cloakmakers Settlement
The New York cloakmakers dispute stalls after initial hope of a wage and union joining accord. Employers concede strike wages and non union workers may rejoin, but cloakmakers demand unconditional discharge of non union workers and even women who refuse union. The stalemate risks an indefinite strike and public sympathy wanes as tensions rise between cloakmakers and cutters and among manufacturers over reimbursement terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Resignation of Meilen Chamberlain Leaves Boston Library Gap
The Hon. Meilen Chamberlain resigns as librarian of the Boston Public Library creating a difficult vacancy. He is praised for rare insight and generalizing faculty, with the city facing a transition as capable successors are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meilen Chamberlain
Boston
Through Business Station Proposed for Harlem Office
After the great fire at Western Union, plans revived to move through traffic from Broadway to Harlem. A Harlem through business center would connect by wires and pneumatic tubes to reduce city wires and relieve congestion in New York and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
New England
New York
Broadway
Boston
Washington
Harlem
Twentythird Street
Clams Reach Peak Flavor Amid Drought Echoes
A historical note extols ripe clams thriving despite drought. The piece describes clams living in tidal zones, urging immediate consumption in the traditional Indian fashion with seaweed, corn, potatoes, and lobster. Enjoy hot and abundant, with a call to pull for the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Bird O’freedom Sawin
Proposing August Twelfth as a General Holiday
Citizens debate making August 12 a general holiday to allow veterans parade viewing. Business leaders acknowledge crowds will stop normal commerce and urge shops to close so working men and women may attend this once in a lifetime Boston event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miss Bruce Donates $6000 for Astronomy Research
Miss Bruce announces a new gift of 6000 to support diverse astronomy research following a prior year donation to Harvard astronomy. The funding aims to advance equipment and a broad range of scientific inquiry in the ever unfolding story of astronomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Department of Astronomy
Harvard
Nine Years for an Absconding Cashier
William F. Dickie the absconding cashier of Russell Crego & Co fled to Canada after raising money on forged checks and was brought back to be convicted in the Court of General Sessions. Judge Martine sentenced him this morning to State Prison for nine years and six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William F. Dickie
Russell, Crego & Co
Canada
Court of General Sessions
Martine
Insurrection at Dayton Workhouse Ends in Escape
Prisoners in the Dayton Ohio workhouse attacked a guard last night choking him and seizing keys and a revolver. William Johnson Frank Wilson and Charles Jackson escaped while Mrs Martin the superintendent’s wife blocked the exit. A loyal prisoner who raised the alarm was nearly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
William Johnson
Frank Wilson
Charles Jackson
Run Over By Careless Engineer In Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky July 18. James Moran conductor and G H McKeelon and George Hanson brakemen of the Cincinnati Southern were under the trucks repairing a draw bar at Sadieville yesterday when the train engineer backed the engine striking the car and running over the men. They were injured so severely that they will probably die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
James Moran
G. H. McKeelon
George Hanson
Cincinnati Southern
Sadieville
Sad gunning accident claims Attleboro leader Richards
The Hon. Josiah LD Richards of Attleboro dies in a field accident near North Attleboro while shooting blackbirds. A two barrel shotgun in a wagon exploded as it rested between Richards’s knees. He speaks “I am killed” before dying minutes later. Richards was a wealthy ex jeweler and longtime Democratic official with a widow and one son abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Attleboro
Josiah LD. Richards
Mr. Richards
Holden
State Democratic Committee
Pierce
Lincoln
Cleveland
Europe
Notable 1890s Social and Honor News Roundup
John G. Whittier plans a month at Centre Harbor New Hampshire. Yale professor C B Richards named chevalier of the Legion of Honor by France. John D Rockefeller donates 6500 to Chicago Baptist Theological Seminary and 650000 to its endowment with matching subscriptions by June 1891 and 1892. Josep Cook hosts Robert Rae and daughter at Cliff Seat near Lake George with Mrs Mary H Hunt and Miss Whiting as guests. Locals propose a monument to Judge John Fitch in Mount Kisco Fairmount Cemetery with a bust design. Richard Croker plans Europe trip, expects to return before the next political campaign, sons studying in Heidelberg, and travel on the City of Paris September 3 with Mrs Croker remaining abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Whittier
Centre Harbor
N. H
C. B. Richards
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago Baptist Theological Seminary
Josep Cook
Robert Rae
Cliff Seat
Lake George
Mary H. Hunt
Whiting
Wellesley College
Cook
John Fitch
New York
Fairmount
Mt. Kisco
Judge Fitch
Europe
Richard Croker
Paris
Abolition of U S Division Commands Debated
Unofficial reports say President Harrison and Secretary Proctor consider abolishing division commands in the army and direct communication with Washington. General Williams warns of troop movement confusion and loss of Chicago as a military headquarters if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiaco
Harrison
Proctor
United States Army
Washington
Williams
Missouri
Great Central
United States
Mexico
The
Platte
Texas
Dakota
Chicago
Whimsical pastimes and curious colonial notes
A collage of brief items touches on envy in verse, Fiji Islanders reading Homer, Eiffel Tower air baths, a Parisian convicts study, Prince George of Wales, a Danville meat strike, a South Dakota commune, naval liberty trends, and a letter from A. Dumas about the Cluny Museum sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Paris Herald
Newport
Prince George of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Danville
Pierre
United States
Jack
Marquis de Pescaire
Cluny Museum
Alexander Dumas
Payia
Ravenna
A. Dumas
Prayer of Growth in Religious Thought by T. W. Parsons
A devotional blessing for the seventh Sunday after Trinity asks for divine power and mercy to deepen love for God’s name. It seeks internal grafting of piety and daily growth through Thy precepts guiding peaceful living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Parsons
Grand Army Pension Debate Echoes in Worcester Spy
The Worcester Spy comments on views about dependent pensions and a call to reverse the 1888 National Encampment decision in favor of a general service pension bill. The piece notes independence and the Post's explanation while avoiding formal disapproval from the Grand Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army and Pensions
Grand Army
Worcester
Profit and honesty in press on the federal election bill
The Philadelphia Telegraph attacks the Tribune for cant and demagogic praise of patriotic principles. It says the force bill aims to preserve the current congressional majority indefinitely and urges vigorous support for the federal election bill, claiming honesty pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
The
Philadelphia Telegraph
Blaine Rumored to Seek 1890 Republican Nomination
The Hartford Post reports Washington chatter that James G Blaine has begun reciprocity letters signaling a possible 1890 bid for the Republican presidential nomination. It notes the party’s 1884 and 1888 interest and suggests Blaine could win a phenomenal electoral vote on a protection and reciprocal trade platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Washington
Republican Party
White House
Hartford Post
Honest Opposition to Subsidy for Steamships
The Philadelphia Record argues that subsidies would fund steamships and long public subsidies to patriots like Shurbers and Lachlans, creating a costly, corrupt bounty. It condemns subsidy advocates and the ongoing steerage of Treasury money to private interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shurbers
Lachlans
Philadelphia
Is This Kleptomania? Indianapolis Teacher Arrested
James P. Brennan, an instructor at St. John's Academy, was caught stealing during a 2 AM break in. Detectives had tracked rising thefts at the academy and police surrounded the building before Brennan was seized after forcing entry and opening a letter box and several rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
James P. Brennan
St. John’s Academy
Brennan
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Builk
Washington Street
Congress
Henry Bernard Carpenter
Greece
DeWolf Hopper Opera Company
Broadway Theatre
Casino
Richard Mansfield
Madison Square
Strauss Orchestra and Ballet
Madison Square Garden
Terrace Garden
Tony Pastor
Theatre
Bijou
Homer Emens
Messrs. McKee Rankin
Frank Maeder
Vermont
New York City
Rankin
Jean Baptiste Cadeaux
Wilton Lackaye
Jim Hogan
Cyrus Stebbins
Charles Cowles
S. Miller Kent
Jom Stebbins
Wall Street
Mesdames Mabel Bert
Alice Fisher
Jennie Yeamans
Alfred Maltby
Aubrey Fitzjohn
Star Theatre
Mr. Fenn
Mr. Maltby
Australia
the Tribune
Charles Wyndham
Criterion Theatre
McComas
Ohio
Indiana
South Carolina
Mississippi
Chamberlain
Massachusetts Historical Society
Lochinvar
Josiah D. Richards
Attleboro
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