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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1889
Page
4
The notice directs readers to find the Financial and Commercial Departments on the Sixth and Seventh pages, while Ship News is located on the Third page. It serves as a navigational instruction within the paper for locating business, commerce, and maritime content across page segments.
Washington correspondence reports an appeal to modify civil service rules for the railway mail service by excluding laborers from operation. The extension of rules to this branch, started by Cleveland, was postponed by Harrison until party-line purges are completed, with expectations of a laborer expansion once Harrison acts.
The record shows no request or cause for pension rate change on Senator Manderson's case dated 1865. Examinations confirmed the original medical certificate with no increased disability. The action appears to have been rushed by a chief clerk, yielding about $4000 in arrears from the public Treasury as a gift.
The Parnell commission’s next meeting, likely late in October, may see public interest evaporate as Irish members withdraw. The verdict’s value is questioned, and the case hinges on personal charges against Mr. Parnell. London Times suffers in the shift, while Parnell’s seeming retreat invites opponents to claim weakness.
The London Times praises Gladstone for backing a Conservative line on royal grants, creating a surprising coalition in Parliament. The London scene shows Radicals silent while Morley and Harcourt disagree, as Gladstone defends the Queen’s pledge against further grants in her reign. Lord Salisbury might note the irony in Twelfth Night’s clown.
The whirligig of time brings revenges and public sentiment shifts in Britain over royal expenditures. Grapstone cannot block reform but stops Labouchere’s hasty reform plan, balancing pressure for change with political prudence.
The Columbia arrives in New York from Southampton in under seven days, signaling potential speed gains over Augusta Victoria and City of Paris. Its shorter length and broader beam may aid performance, while the Teutonic’s extreme length could test comparative speed against Columbia for marine architects.
The three Commonwealth officials the Secretary, Auditor and Attorney General have informally decided how the new ballot law governs nominations. They state that caucuses and conventions must comply with the caucus law, affecting independents and bolters and potentially delaying nominations. The ruling emphasizes that party machines gain leverage, complicating independent action and potentially forcing last minute nominations.
A New York City hall gathering of hundreds of business leaders backs holding the 1892 World’s Fair in New York. The consensus lauds the metropolis as the rightful site and cites its commerce, capital, and facilities, while Boston and Chicago contend as rivals. Chicago’s push intensifies the contest, with Washington looming over congressional decisions.
The article argues the new law concentrates final ballot nomination power in three party men who may also be candidates. It warns their impartiality and careful interpretation are crucial to avoid errors that could undermine the law’s efficacy.
Naval officers Benham and Lieutenant Calvin publicly counter the charges from Samoa. They assert sailors were paid, wages settled, and funds available after leaving the Trenton. The debate follows sensational reports of mistreatment and unpaid indemnities at Mare Island and San Francisco.
In Boston the Summer Playroom at the North End, run by Rev. Frederick Allen of the Episcopal City Missionary Society, serves 300 children aged 3 to 12 from Italian and Hebrew families. The program includes gymnastics and a kindergarten, offering outlets amid school monotony and fostering good citizenship.
A London World correspondent denies the claim that Miss Anderson is confined in a private asylum. The note adds that while she is not at her peak as an artist, her withdrawal from performance would provoke regret among friends.
Senator Plumb of Kansas cites Kansas changes in postmasters under President Harrison to argue administration is exceeding Cleveland in removals. The Topeka Capital notes many Republicans favor faster removals, and claims four times as many post office changes as under Cleveland. LN. Y. Evening Post (Ind.)
The Civil Service Commission maintains confidence in the President’s commitment to enforce civil service reform. Commissioner Roosevelt expresses belief in the President’s sincerity and notes no obstacles to enforcing the law, reflecting practical reformer optimism based on experience.
A Boston letter to the Springfield Republican reports shifts in support for the governor race. The Brackett faction wanes while Crapo backers grow, with possible Walker links surfacing to upset Crapo. Democrats may seek another candidate, though William Russell remains strongest for the ticket as parties contend for a solid statewide slate amid likely voter scratching.
East Gloucester hosts a two session exhibit of George W. Harvey's watercolor drawings at Beachcroft House by Mrs M H Bray. First show is this afternoon, second on Saturday Aug 3. Artist recently returned from Holland and focused on Gloucester scenes. Mr Ritter has married Florence born Miss Olnstead in Florence and plans to return to America in autumn.
The article notes ex-Lieutenant-Governor W H H Fay was tonight elected superintendent to fill the vacancy caused by G A Littlefield resignation to join the State Normal School. It also mentions Miss Elizabeth Hammett resigning from grammar school teaching for a Normal School post and other Newport items.
Badget Smith of 144 Hudson Street fell from a shed roof yesterday afternoon striking her head and causing a concussion. She is at City Hospital in critical condition.
New Hampshire July 26 The State vs Drs Hinman and Pennoyer Portsmouth indictments for dentistry and medicine without license are washed by the Supreme Court. The full bench declares the law requiring a license for practice of surgery and dentistry unconstitutional.
A roundup of high society with Otis Skinner joining Booth Modjeska plans for next year, Victoria’s India visit interest, Ward offered 5000 for a 30000 word story, Tennyson’s new poem due in September, and charitable gifts to Johnstown victims. Also mentions ex Speaker Carlisle in Mexico, Mrs Harding Woods declining Mt Holyoke presidency, Mary Livermore's forthcoming lecture address, Abbey's Shakspere illustrations, Blaine dinner at Bar Harbor for Hale, Oliphant's topography study, Hawthorne group to Paris Exposition, Woolsey library bequest to Yale, Kendall biography, Mitchell correspondence, Cleveland and Gilder with Choate on Cape division inspection, Helen Newell and Garfield engagement.
The Hamburg American Line steamer Columbia, from Hamburg July 18, was sighted off Fire Island at 6 50 PM. Built by Laird Bros at Birkenhead, the vessel features double bottom tanks and multiple compartments for safety, twin independent engines, a large steam driven rudder, and steel triple expansion machinery. It logged 12,500 horsepower with 10,000 tons displacement, and its six plus day voyage from Queenstown to Sandy Hook stands as a record for a new liner.
A reader questions a Post correspondent Lamps over spelling of Wistaria and defends usage of bug as a generic insect term. He cites Worcester’s dictionary and Dr Harris on metamorphosis, argues about canker worm and bugbear, laments technicalities, and recalls Porcius Festus’s quip about too much learning. The letter playfully critiques diction and botany terminology.
Danvers July 26 Horace G Sears his wife and Gertie Sears were thrown from their carriage when the whiffletree broke Mrs Sears sustained a fractured elbow Miss Sears injured in hip and leg Sears head injured all injuries are serious but not life threatening
About 8 o'clock last evening a dog entered Charles E Buck's drug store at 80 Oak Street and acted strangely. Officer Ryan fired at the dog, which fled. Officer Bower pursued and killed the animal.
A July 26 dispatch logs fires from Durfee Mill cotton house to warehouses and mills across Maine New Hampshire Indiana Ohio and Kansas. Notable losses include Durfee Mill stock and water damage estimated around 2000 Johnson Knights Camden mill and several buildings in Damariscotta Exeter and Liverpool with totals near 10000 and 6000 insured cases. causes range from spontaneous combustion to defective chimneys and forge sparks, with repeated water shortages impacting Camden and wider infrastructure.
A blaze last night at 9:20 in the fifth story of a brick building at 471 Tremont Street occupied by the Boston Camera Company and owned by the Hayes heirs was confined to the floor of origin, causing about 4000 dollars in damage.
A collage of quotes and anecdotes covers exploration ice thickness, a wager on a horse, marriage proposals from Parisiennes, seaside gossip, expositions' finances, long riders to Texas, Punch humor, a German bookish quip, empress bodyguard news, a bibliophile dispute in Rome, Schiller and Goethe archives, an affidavit verse about a deceitful man, and cynical notes on boxing training.
In New York on July 25 1900 lawyer John R Dunn was sent to Sing Sing Prison to serve nine years and six months for inducing Cashier Scott of the Manhattan Bank to steal 185000 dollars. Dunn urged Scott to flee the country after receiving most of the money. Scott later returned and testified against him.
Jackson Tennessee July 26 The jury in the $50 000 libel suit of the Rev. Frederick A Howard against several members of his former congregation and three religious publications returned a verdict for the plaintiff and assessed damages at one cent
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