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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1890
Page
4
A discussion centers on a dependent pension measure that would tap millions from the Treasury, criticized as benefiting a large group of camp followers. The representative backing the protective policy is portrayed as conscientious though not fully persuasive.
The piece links rising gold value of silver dollars to hay storage speculation and warns of a market tumble. It reports Central American clashes between Guatemala and El Salvador, rumors of presidential resignations, and general instability. Nebraska politics loom with Farm ers' Alliance and Knights of Labor backing an independent ticket amid farm distress and McKinley bill opposition.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin hails Mr Boarne as the ablest statesman before the American people, noting a shift from views on President Cleveland's message and warning that the tariff bill would leave the country in a worse condition overall.
The Farmers Alliance, successor to the Granger movement, shifts toward tariff reform and electoral action. Minnesota voices its most notable move with a full Alliance ticket denouncing the McKinley bill, led by S. Owens of Minneapolis, challenging Republican alignment and threatening Minnesota’s GOP majority.
In New York, residents near Sixth Avenue and Forty fourth Street combat a disreputable hotel now nearing closure. The struggle, spanning years, lowered nearby real estate values by an estimated 500000 dollars. Police initially refused to intervene, granting the site a troubling immunity before shifting dynamics.
Residents form a protective association to end a disorderly Sixth Avenue hotel dispute. After police delays and bribery concerns, the hotel keeper loses his license and faces indictment for keeping a disorderly house. The fight prompts debate on New York politics and street corruption and compares English labor unrest.
The article notes widespread social discontent in England driven by growing socialism among workers. It cites radical shifts in the Liberal and Conservative parties, union agitation led by figures like James Burns, police insurgency, and a Leeds gas stokers strike where violence forced city authorities to concede. It warns that unions seek higher pay and shorter hours, risking industrial disruption and potential ruinous terms for employers.
The essay discusses European city skylines versus American streets, praising varied silhouettes and noting Boston’s State House dome loss due to new tall buildings. It contrasts authorship income with newspaper writing and highlights travel vistas from Boston’s harbor. It also reports Long Island railroad delays caused by a kiss goodbye delaying trains and the evolving use of aluminum alloyed with copper for stronger materials.
The piece credits united effort for aluminum selling at one fourth of former price and foresees continued progress to lower production costs. It notes a potential leap via a single strike but favors steady effort. It also discusses Atchison Kansas saloon fines, suggesting persistent lax enforcement and profitable illicit trade.
In Boston a writer notes how Mount Desert and Isle au Haut invite varied English pronunciations from locals and visitors. He cites Champlain’s names, offers humorous spellings like Isle o Holt and L Hommedieu, and observes broader linguistic inconsistency among New England islanders and Bostonians.
The Rev H Bernard Carpenter was laid to rest in North Bridgeton Cemetery after a funeral at Captain Bailey’s home. Attended by Mrs Carpenter and family, plus Bridgeton citizens, Bangor Seminary clergyman prof Sewall officiated amid rich floral tributes from Bar Harbor friends and Jonas H French.
Dr Christian Henry Frederick Peters a professor of astronomy at Hamilton College Utica was found dead in Clinton New York on a Saturday morning. Born September 19 1813 in Coldenhuette Schleswig he discovered forty seven asteroids and studied comets solar spots and celestial charts. He directed the Litchfield observatory and led government expeditions to observe eclipses and transits earning honors including the Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1887.
James M Brown senior banker at Brown Bros Co New York died in Manchester VI He aided municipal reform movements and led the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after Henry Bergh John W Watson prominent writer and poet died in New York age 60 He wrote for Harper s and The New York Times and claimed Beautiful Snow Lydia Becker head of the mass suffrage movement died in London Geneva report Also Thomas Goode Morrow former editor of Sunday Gazette Washington died after brief illness William A Smith died Salem brain tumor aged 42 and active in colored Masons Odd Fellows
The case of Henry Winthrop Gray as receiver for the North River Sugar Refining Co. may seek a reargument of the injunction to stop the Sugar Trust from disposing of property. Judge Daniels's opinion may predate Court of Appeals decisions. A trial, to determine the North River share and value, is slated for October.
In New York the Cassidy and Adler foundry cupola exploded blasting molten iron over workers. Sixteen men were burned eighty men were present in the room. Peter Scollons and several named coworkers suffered severe injuries with one fatal prognosis for Scollons.
A collage of brief items notes street lemonade sales in New York halted, Irish MPs mostly bachelors, a London editor's busy rejections, and a Paris poet whose verses end in the wastebasket. It also mentions Heligoland church seats, Vienna amalgamation, and a novel telephonic sight-and-sound experiment by Hughes and Preece, with mules in Shamokin and a lone miner’s calm.
The Duke of Clarence is bedridden and unable to attend public business for a week. Cardinal Newman is frail and was carried into Birmingham church, then seated and blessed the congregation. Maharajah Dhuleep Singh is ill in Paris but expected to recover slowly and reportedly sought Queen Victoria's pardon. W Clyde Fitch, author of Beau Brummel, visits London now drawing dramatists. Mrs John Wood orders a costume play for Court Theatre. Beerbohm Tree faces bidding pressure as another manager offers to stage Fitch's comedy.
The Springfield Republicans deny William E. Russell acted as a legislative agent at the State House last winter. Russell testified his retainer was for legal work unrelated to the Legislature and he had no part in matters before the General Court. The piece argues for clearer accountability and contrasts Russell with other figures linked to a West End company.
A letter to the editor recounts a cat near the harbor that brings fish to its owner. The cat watches the shore for fish, strikes swiftly, seizes a fish, and carries it away, seemingly for amusement and usefulness. Dated Fy. Wood's Hall July 17, 1890.
Governor War ren issues proclamation calling the first Wyoming election for September 11. Democratic and Republican state conventions are scheduled for August 11 in Cheyenne.
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