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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1889
Page
4
Doston Post reports on July 20 1889 that the Hamburg American steamship Columbia on trial allegedly ran over forty knots in an hour and three quarters, claiming nearly 600 knots per day. Experts doubt such speeds given City of Paris pace of 511 knots in 24 hours, and expect more modest gains.
A man arrested in London yesterday may claim to be the Whitechapel murderer. The report suggests he could be a lunatic or fabricating crimes he never committed. The piece questions whether Jack the Ripper is a myth and notes that sensational murders may be fueled by imitation.
Nationalist members of Parliament announce plans to press for a committee of inquiry to trace the Pigott forgeries. The move follows withdrawal from a Special Commission, raising questions about consistency and potential impact on Irish leaders like Mr Parnell amid ongoing accusations.
The mayor issues a circular demanding all departments report every appointment and discharge to aid in the best possible enforcement and improvement of the civil service law. The move is criticized given the mayor’s own past evasion of civil service rules and the Civil Service Commission’s weak approval of an exception.
General Mahone is now fairly installed as Virginia's Republican boss after the Republican National Committee endorsed his call for a State convention. The Harrison administration backed his supremacy, turning federal offices over to him for his own interests while ignoring rival delegations seeking a share of patronage. The national committee's endorsement seals Mahone's convention, showing a President and party committee jointly running Virginia politics.
Mr. Doveur's explanation of the neglect of the common this season can hardly be regarded as satisfactory. He offers little concrete detail and leaves key questions unresolved about the oversight and its repercussions.
A Post reporter notes the City Forester’s view favors concrete walks while suggesting gravel paths remain natural. The piece cautions against authority overruling public policy and questions the claim that the Common is in usual condition this year.
The piece analyzes President Cleveland's conservative financial policy, contrasting Harrison and Wingom positions. It notes continued adherence to Fairchild practices, critique of silver demonetization, and debate over surplus funds usage for bond purchases versus bank deposits, citing figures and party platform disputes.
The speaker defends keeping most funds in banks as prudent and notes no major changes since Mr. Farrenino’s tenure. He opposes expanding the surplus without Congress, arguing Treasury cannot act alone. He criticizes Wincom and Harrison for policy reversals and unkept promises.
The report from Port‑au‑Prince claims warlike actions by LeortTier and HippoLyre, plus farm burnings and an extermination threat to foreigners. It notes American, British, and Spanish warships in harbor and signals from the consulate to send infantry if danger is flagged. Credibility questioned, Blaine’s commission urged for confirmation.
The Herald outlines unsettled claims against New York elevated railways showing $802,221 in judgments entered, with $76,971 paid and $725,250 withheld. Many judgments date from 1879, average around $5,000, and total claims near $5,000,000, highlighting property damage along routes and disputes over benefits.
The passage argues elevated structures cause real property depreciation and street obstruction. Compensation would bankrupt companies, creating an unavoidable dilemma for resolve. It notes nearly one million dollars rendered idle and disputes over justice for owners.
A reminiscence in Boston sketches Count Schwabe as a benevolent, eccentric figure with artistic tastes and a wary stance toward aristocratic show. The piece admires Fire Marshal Whitcomb’s ideas on fireworks, commends tree care on Tremont Street, and honors Cornelia Wells Walter Richards as Boston’s first prominent woman editor, noting her all around mastery and literary contributions.
About two months ago two men visited the city, one posing as a physician. They rented a large Huntington avenue building near Tremont street and furnished it lavishly on credit from a furniture house. They then bought two carriages from a local maker totaling around 8000 dollars, mortgaged the property for about 4000, and last week moved the goods to an unknown location.
Springfield July 19 Alfred F Wattson of Williams Wattson paper hangers has left town with 1800 dollars of the firm. In the absence of the senior partner John H Williams Wattson collected owed bills then took the train for New York Tuesday. It is supposed he has left for England. He leaves a wife and child.
A review of William P. Letchworth’s The Insane in Foreign Countries praising advances in asylum reform, humane treatment, and public oversight. It notes the value of his observations from foreign asylums, urges avoidance of physical restraint, and discusses separate aims for recoverable and chronic patients, including boarding out in Belgium and Scotland.
A critical review of Francis Newton Thorpe’s The Government of the People of the United States. The piece notes strong chapters on history and citizen functions but criticizes uneven structure and occasional inaccuracy while praising the included public documents and tables. The tone mimics a mid-19th century newspaper critique.
A catalog of recent releases includes Birch Dene by William Westall and Marimina by Don Armando Palacio Valdés translated by Nathan Haskell Cole. Also featured are Marquis of Penalta, Madeline and other poems, Gardens Story, Days Out of Doors, and works by Haggard, Johnston, Warner, Pennell, and Cobb with publishers noted.
In Port au Prince a frenzy grips the capital as Hippolyte presses attacks on outworks and villages. Légitime conscripts men. foreigners fear expulsion while US naval force, British and Spanish ships, and a French warship gather in the harbor ready to intervene. Signals with the American consulate are set. American tug Kearsarge and Ossipee crews stand by for ashore action if danger flag raised.
The seventh session of the Educational Association convened at Theatre Vendome in Nashville with prayer by Bishop John Keane. A paper on Sound Blindness defined it as a universal ear disorder. Vanderbilt's Charles Foster Smith criticized wide use of honorary degrees, while Alexander Hogg of Texas argued for universal suffrage and federal aid to Southern education, noting a per capita debt of 13 dollars as a barrier.
In Birmingham area, a three year feud between Simpson and Houghton families erupts in a morning battle. Two Houghton members die, several wounded, and Deputy Sheriff Morgan is killed. Simpsons fire from a barn. one Simpson is also killed. Officers withdraw. posse requested as more bloodshed looms.
Two American fishermen Samuel Smith and Samuel Hutchinson were rescued after drifting for five days and four nights in two dories from Boothbay Maine. A dense fog caused their vessel to be lost. they survived on a quart of water and raw fish, suffering swelling in their limbs and tongues. They were picked up by the Norwegian bark Craigallion near Newfoundland and taken to the Emmanuel, then to Portland under the care of U S Consul Downes.
July 19 casualty list from a boiler explosion includes Fred W. Worrell the engineer killed, Nathaniel Taylor of Bloomingburg badly mangled, several injured men with varying severity, bystander William Lamotte struck by debris, and Johnne Morton the water works contractor gravely hurt yet aiding others before collapsing. one man remained unconscious at eight o'clock tonight.
Army orders promote and transfer senior officers across departments including Brook to Adjutant General Kelton, Wood to California, Barber to Dakota, Sheridan to Platte, Ward to Vancouver. leave granted to Weeks, Thompson, Ellis. Greene to run telegraph lines. Naval orders list executives and inspectors, plus multiple transfers among Bureau of Navigation and lighthouse boards with awaiting orders.
The Knights of Labor executive committee granted a charter to the Ship Caulkers and Carpenters National Trade Assembly in Curiaco on July 19, boosting membership by about 3000 for the Knights.
A collage of humorous quotes and observations on bakers, gravediggers, and rail workers turned pitchers. Notes on Chauncey Depew, Rev Baxter, and Princeton speakers. Bird’s eye on French buckwheat, Glasgow English chair candidates, Parnell’s home, and Count Plater. London milliner Mme Lierre and English marriage trends in India.
The King of Sweden writes a fall play. Hon Joseph A Chapleau secretary of state of Canada visits New York. Mrs Scott Siddons plans readings on the Pacific Coast starting Denver Sept 16. Arthur Nikisch, Leipzig conductor, has learned English. General Schofield leases Justice Matthews home in Washington with daughter. Mr Ferrand, once a ten hours’ law champion in England, dies at eighty. Prof Benjamin Owen, Sweden born composer, dies in Ishpeming. J W Mackay and wife travel from Europe to New York for Yale-bound sons. Princess Sophia of Prussia to wed Duke of Sparta with a sizable fortune and funds. Mr Abbey secures Senor Sarasate for an American tour. Sarasate and Joachim divide the violin-loving public’s honors in London. Whistler painted Sarasate’s portrait.
Mrs. Viola Allen retires from Little Lord Fauntleroy at the Museum, to be replaced by Evelyn Campbell as Mrs Errol for the remainder of the run. Campbell, a promising young actress, joins from the Madison Square Company, where she played Agnes and part of Mrs Ralston in Jim the Penman. Grace Atwell fills in for the holidaying O Leary. She has supported Grace Huntington, whose leading performance at Oakland Garden draws praise. Huntington first appeared in Mankind in Boston and is slated for J M Hill management next season. Wilson Barrett may perform Claudian, Hamlet, and Dan Mulrea in Paris this autumn if schedules permit, with his London company briefly touring before sailing. Barrett goes next to Halifax to open a new theatre. Eastlake and George Barrett accompany him to America.
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