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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1891
Page
4
Inquirer Defends Wanamaker Over Republican Funds Debate
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues it is tired of Democratic cries of corruption. It notes Wanamaker raised 400000 for the Republican committee and that Quay and Dupré spent it freely. Harrison’s election and Wanamaker’s postmaster general appointment are cited as rewards for his efforts, with the paper claiming his actions were legitimate from its view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Inquirer
Wana
Republican Committee
Free Trade Papers
McCaltt under suspicion in Republican platform writing
The report states Samuel M. McCaltt will not write the Republican convention resolutions in September. He is under suspicion for participating in a reception to Grover Cleveland at Sandwich last Saturday, which is said to have warped his judgment and challenged his partisan integrity. The piece condemns his links with Cleveland and Russell as a test of party faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. McCaltt
Cleveland
Sandwich
McCat
Groover Cleveland
William S. Russell
Boston Journal
Letters Of Regret From Massachusetts Citizens On Cleveland Reception
The contrast with the Boston Journal is noted as letters of regret from prominent Massachusetts citizens are printed regarding invitations to attend Mr. Cleveland's reception last Saturday. The piece also mentions a single North Ferne Massachusetts lady's letter praising the Journal and the Journal's own favorable reply about her political zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Republican Party
Boston Journal
Brackett
Crapo
Allen
Sprague
Haile
Fern Massachusetts
Enforce the law on lobby violations questioned by secretary
The Secretary of the Commonwealth claims the lobby law duties do not assign him this task or a deadline. The stance is faulted as evasive, since his oath and role imply a duty to report delinquents to the Attorney General. He should inform the law officer if the lobby law is effectively nullified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Scriven
Georgia
Ocean Grove
Jegerdermann
Secretary’s Inaction Sparks Public Demand for Responsibility
The public declares that the failure of the Secretary to act shifts accountability to those in charge, signaling a push to assign blame where the inaction occurred and urging decisive action henceforth.
Democratic Convention Date Set for September in Worcester
The State Central Committee fixed the Democratic Convention for September 29 in Worcester with P. A. Coturs chosen to preside. The committee declines backward steps, supports party reforms in Massachusetts, and honors Col. Covenry as secretary, replaced by William J. Dale of Andover as the new secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Central Committee
Worcester
P. A. Coturs
Massachusetts
Colonel Covenry
William J. Dale
Andover
Dale
A Manufacturer on the Tariff In York Pennsylvani a
A York Pennsylvania plough maker, A B Fanquhar, argues tariff policy skews prices for domestic vs foreign buyers. He contends free raw materials would cut costs, expand exports, and allow lower home prices while wages remain competitive. He rebuts drawbacks and notes wage comparisons with England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Australia
Germany
A. B. Fanquhar
York
Penn
Home Market Club
Far- Qahar
Farqua AR
England
Reckless Railroading and Rear Collisions Across Trains
A set of three railroad accidents, all rear collisions, cited for gross carelessness. Middletown Ohio saw a freight collide with a departing excursion train, while St Maude reported a second excursion train striking a stationary one. Both incidents stem from avoidable errors on special time schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Paris
St. Maude
Middletown Train Accident Highlights Rail Safety Flaws
An analysis explains the Middletown collision amid delays and poor signaling. It critiques careless procedures, late flag signals, and passenger risk as engineers failed to spot danger. It urges safer systems and better selection of competent personnel to prevent future disasters.
Conflicting Chile war reports mock clarity
Reports from Chile describe diverging claims about the conflict. Insurgents in San Diego say the government is nearly bankrupt and rebels will rout BALMACEDA after arming shipments. Naval reinforcements and a Panama message offer contrasting views, while both sides agree the war cannot last long and cruelties have marked its course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
San Diego
Balmaceda
Panama
Printing of Plays and the Public Reading Test
The argument notes that copyright law may force plays from manuscript into print, improving literary quality but risking harsh scrutiny by readers. It questions whether contemporary dramatists like Pinero Jones Grumpy and Howard would endure the cold page, while urging publication only if works merit enduring sociological insight for future posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dramatic Mirror
Pinero
Jones
Sydney Grumpy
Bronson Howard
the Mirror
Mr. PineRo
Kaiser jokes at luncheon quick wit shocks peers
An anecdote recalls the young German Emperor at Hatfield joking about Portugal strangling France and Great Britain helping. The jest, told during luncheon with Mme Waddington’s necklace incident, delighted nearby observers and highlighted the Emperor’s reputed humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Mme. Waddington
Senhor de Soveral
Portugal
France
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Hotel keeper halts runaway horse with chowder splash
A New York hotel keeper halted a runaway horse last Sunday by throwing a boiler full of clam chowder in the animal’s face. The quick act prevented injury and drew cheers from bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Queen of Roumania Ill. Carmen Sylva in ill health
In a brief item the Queen of Roumania Carmen Sylva is seriously ill with brain fever. The report hints that worries over her son Ferprxano’s engagement to Milo Vacargeses may contribute to her condition, noting her poetic temperament and sentimental nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Milo Vacargeses
Ferprxano
Beveridge Urges Monument Blending Art and Patriotism
Congressman Beveridge asserts Indiana fused art with patriotism to build the world’s largest monument. He questions whether patriotism alone guards beauty and bets art will prove the result.
New York Women Prove Athletic In Street Feats
Mrs Bum Gertz of New York held a burglar Saturday as her husband sought a policeman and Miss Bessim Mrap chased a thief who snatched her pocketbook. Miss Mrap likely a tennis player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cheyenne Visit Cited in Subtle Bull Interest Link
Jay GouLp attended church in Cheyenne last Sunday and placed a five dollar bill in the contribution box. The act is noted as a pointer to the bull interest mentioned in local discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay GouLp
Cheyenne
Footlights and Follies in a Fractured World
A collage of social quips and light gossip spans fashion news from Philadelphia to theater circuits in Chicago, with jokes about shaving, advertising, and the durability of modern contraptions. Anecdotes touch on General Booth for Africa, and whimsical exchanges illuminate a magazine’s playful satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Booth
Africa
Salvation Army
Jimpain
Webb
Joscelyn
Gladstone
Tin plate mills promised in Cleveland political ploy
A year ago local Republicans tout promised tin plate mills in Cleveland as a new industry. The plan faded as time passed, revealed as a political maneuver. The article warns the same tactic may recur in the current election campaign, noting voters were previously fooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Honored by Cave Cod in Summer Visit
Ex-President Cleveland delivers a speech to Cave Cod residents praising patriotism and public spirit. The crowd in Barnstabie county, staunch Republicans, welcomes him as a leading American citizen and statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
L Philadelpha
Cave Cod
Barnstabie County
Financial genius to redeem bonds at sea shore
The Secretary of the Treasury travels with the President to the seashore to consult about redeeming 4% bonds by exchanging them for a new note on clean paper. The plan is described as financial genius due to cheap paper and common refinancing practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Secretary of the Treasury
Where He Is Supreme and the Rain to Order
A humorous critique argues Uncle Jerry Rask alone can order rain to supply the nation. It mocks claims of a presidential candidate handling weather science as a rash notion while praising others ready to serve in the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Lagile
Uncle Jerry Rask
White House
Uncle Jerry
Lightning strikes kill at Aylesbury flower show
During a thunder storm at Aylesbury nine people attending a flower show were struck by lightning. Three are dead and others injured as authorities report the incident. The event occurred in London on July 27 as the storm moved through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aylesbury
The Rise and Fall of the Pusher in Dining Etiquette
In Boston observers debate table manners as tradition shifts away from the pusher bread fragment toward spoons and forks. The writer notes historic exceptions among royalty and Montaigne, cites Cobbett and Reade on dining time, and observes broader haste and fashion in public meals.
Immense Indian mortar card receiver found at Burlington home
The wife of Senator Edmunds owns a peculiar card receiver in Burlington, described as a large Indian mortar with pestle from the Columbia River. Other notes mention M. Clarette of Theatre Francais inviting Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Harrison to visit his Paris playhouse, and a biographical roll of varied lives including W R Lee’s path from Springfield to Siam royal doctor, Domenico Nocchia’s brigand past and imprisonment, and his 1841 life sentence it recalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmunds
Burlington
Columbia River
M. Clarette
Theatre Francais
Paris
McKee
Russell Harrison
W. R. Lee
Springfield
Medical School
New York City
Siam
Domenico Nocchia
Naples
Revision in Boston Carriage Fare Reform Calls Grow
Boston business leaders and riders join calls to revise police board fares for public carriages. The issue centers on unequal charges between sections, with Section A to D cost set at $2 versus $1 to Section C, highlighting perceived unfairness and prompting scrutiny of driver licensing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Board of Police
The
Post
Chester Square
Roxbury Street
Fitchburg
Governmental meanness in Samoa wrecks duty dispute
San Francisco Examiner laments the handling of fragments from the Trenton and Vandalia wrecks off Apia. After years obstructing the harbor, the U S government removed guns and most gear, gifted the rest to Samoa, and now Collector Phelps orders duty on U S made equipment shipped back to the islands. The piece rails at tariff hypocrisy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Examiner
Trenton
Samoa
San Francisco
Phelps
Bird of Freedom
Would Cross Swords With the Kaiser Duel Challenge
A man named Gurtler arrived in Berlin from New York and announced plans to duel the Emperor. His influential relatives kept him under watch to avoid trouble, and ultimately they had him confined in an insane asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Gurtler
New York
Germany
Nursing the Sick Poor A Boston reform plea for trained nurses
A reader argues for standardized nursing care for the sick poor, citing Philadelphia's Blockley Almshouse system and contrasting it with Boston wards. The letter urges a resident chief nurse or advisory board, notes failures of Long Island and Rainsford wards, critiques Boston's slow hospital plans, and praises Miss Fisher's Blockley legacy as a model for better care and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
Almshouse Hospitals
England
Philadelphia Almshouse
Blockley
Boston
Flere
Long Island
Rainsford
Miss Fisher
Philadelphia
An Old Philadelphia Lawyer Samuel H. Austin
The Philadelphia Press profiles Samuel H. Austin a long standing Philadelphia lawyer born in 1815 in Connecticut and educated at Union College and New Haven Law School He stands over six feet with a Herculean build and maintains a keen reading habit retiring from active practice but pursuing classics and general literature in leisure His house retains a century old bohemian ambiance and he lives among books and a pipe continuing the old mercantile and courteous bar tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Samuel H. Austin
Philadelphia Press
Austin
Mr. Austin
Connecticut
England
New Haven
Union College
New Haven Law School
Not a Bellamy colony but Kaweak cooperative venture
The New Nation office stated the Kaweak cooperative colony is not a Bellamy colony and grew from Lawrence Gronland's A Cooperative Commonwealth, predating Bellamy. Letters from colonists praised conditions, while alleged timber cutting was seen as a timber company plot to strip rights, a view supported by lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellamy
The
New Nation
Kaweak
Lawrence Gronland
Cooperative Commonwealth
Mr. Bellamy
Green
Newport News From Newport Including Arrest and Death
Newport Kk July 27 Thomas Wilder arrested by State Board of Health for selling a horse with glanders. Penalty up to 1000 fine or two years imprisonment or both. Stephen H Norman cashier of National Exchange Bank and town figure died after a severe illness. First drag bann of the season at Eagle Crest drew a good field of riders with many locals in attendance. Torpedo station divers recovered another gun and bell from an ancient wreck whose character remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Kk. L
Thomas Wilder
State Board of Health
Stephen H. Norman
National Exchange Bank
Eagle Crest
Rubber Shoe Factories to Close in Malden
In Malden on July 27, both Boston Shoe Company factories at Edgeworth and Fells, home to about 2300 workers, will shut Friday July 31 and resume August 17 likely operating full time through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Boston Shoe Company
Edgeworth and Fells
Swiss 600th Anniversary Celebration Plans in New York
The Mountain Republic reports the Swiss centennial celebration in New York City will span Sept 5 to 7 with a grand parade, Volks Fest, games, concerts, and illuminations. Admission to the park costs 26 cents. The issue reprints the medieval Magna Charta of the Swiss Covenant translated for the Festival Gazette, highlighting the 1291 original document and its stipulations on justice, defense, and communal duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S
Switzerland
East Fourth Street
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Union Square
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Eighth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Lexington Avenue
Sixty-ninty Street
Washington Park
Swiss Societie
Leo A. Stager
Festival Gazette
Charles E. Sprague
Seth Low
Columbia College
Where is the joke in mistaken titles abroad
An American recounts London misnaming Mrs McKee as daughter of Charles Harrison, President of the United States. General James Clarkson jokes about English ignorance, then a titled English guest asks Where is the joke, prompting renewed American laughter at the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
McKee
Ussell Harrison
London
London Times
James
Clarkson
Charles Harrison
The
United States
Dorchester Homes Hit By Four Break-Ins Yesterday
Four private residences in Dorchester were broken into and ransacked yesterday. Clothes were stolen and drawers and panels damaged. Break ins occurred at Charles H Converse 102 Dorchester avenue John H Murray 1023 Walter H Tenney Pleasant and Mayfield streets and Henry W Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Charles H. Converse
Dorchester Avenue
John H. Murray
Walter H.tenney
Pleasant and
Mayfield Strees
Henry W. Edwards
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