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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1890
Page
4
A Kentucky editor indicts mortgage records as unreliable for debts, noting neglect in releasing paid-off mortgages and the ease of dodge in Vermont taxes. The piece also discusses Pittsburg politics around a bold nomination deal, then Georgia farm mortgage growth, and warns about pension claims agents and World’s Fair fund concerns.
The New York Times and the Sun clash over a fund pledge tied to a fair and a rumored 1892 exposition legend. The Times hints at secret “guarantee subscriptions” and a possible demand for payment, while noting multiple ledger entries about the International Exposition of 1892. The piece weighs whether anyone would dare press Chicago for $10,000,000 amid rivalry and desperation.
A delegation of 200 merchants from New York Boston Philadelphia St Louis Baltimore and Chicago testified before the Senate finance committee to challenge the Republican tariff bill They argued the measure harms consumers by raising duties on low grade goods and threatens the mass of buyers while aiding domestic manufacturers The testimony highlighted silk glass and woolen goods showing deductions in foreign competition and urging lower duties with fair raw material access with the outcome unclear
The article notes mercantile interests of the country joining in a formidable protest against a proposed measure. It emphasizes the economic stakes and broad opposition from business leaders, signaling a pivotal public confrontation over policy and its financial consequences.
The piece critiques Congressman Dingley and the McKinley tariff plan, arguing the sugar bounty, tax shifts, and protection aims are biased and unlawful. It cites Loan Association v. Topeka and contrasts defenders’ claims with Texas tin plate tax debates, then shifts to opinions on dramatic criticism and English justice. It notes a Leeds case with a servant threatened and a poaching fine, illustrating uneven justice.
A survey of recent English topics covers trials leniency bias against property crimes over crimes against persons, the bells ban for horse cars, the potential abolition of the poets laureate role, Russia’s censorship via micro photographic pages, Labouchere’s anti suffrage stance, Majestic steamship’s speed, Piracy of River Hacaarp works, and the World’s call for flannel shirts.
New Yorker Reginald Cleveland Coxe buys a fine estate at East Gloucester Massachusetts. Also noted are gifts from Boston figures to Governor Davis and other society items. The column covers scholarly and social tidbits from public figures, moves of publishers, and a long reflection on liquor law changes shaping saloon decor and streetcar etiquette.
A late night encounter in Boston’s Public Garden shows a night watchman aggressively challenging two men crossing the grass, praising his duty while using harsh language. The tale contrasts daytime immunity for grass visitors and the guard’s zeal, with a digression on a new coffin trust and a broker offering discounted caskets.
Lawrence June 5 The funeral of the late John H Morse of Methuen was held at his Methuen home at 1 30 pm with Rev A F Walsh officiating. Townspeople closed schools mills stores and offices and flags were at half mast. Public services followed at Congregationalist Church which was crowded. Burial was in Bellevue Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jacob Emerson James Snalls Dr G E Woodbury Edward F Russell Anne W Tenney and Joseph K Colby.
Pandita Ramabai and nine delegates attend the Fifth National Congress of India marking unprecedented female presence. Miss Mary Hall, Connecticut’s first woman lawyer, leads in her field. Olive Schreiner hints at a forthcoming allegorical volume from Cape Town. About 250000 English and Welsh borough women vote in municipal elections. Dresden runs a daily or weekly paid home for women teachers. The wife of Brazilian abolitionist Jose do Patrocinio is the only woman in South American journalism at Cidade do Rio. Miss Magill, daughter of Searme College’s president, is set to enter the ministry.
A Wendell Phillips Memorial Hall is proposed in Boston to honor the eminent citizen. The 1893 dedication aims to resemble the Cooper Institute era with galleries, portraits, and a museum preserving letters and documents. Fundraising is led by J Q A Brackett as treasurer with support from notable speakers and donors.
In Framingham on June 5 the First Brigade hosted a ladies day with a large crowd despite gloomy weather. A dress parade and morning drills highlighted the program, aided by strong band performances including the Marseillaise. VIP guests from state and military circles toured regimental HQs as mortar practice and routine corps duties continued. The brigade strength totaled 2306, just one fewer than yesterday, with the First Regiment taking part in an athletic tournament.
A collage of witty and curious notes. Miss Blanker boasts opera airs while a cabby jokes about a child’s money box. Boston University graduates a Sioux from a Massachusetts institution. An Armenian boy Ivasovsky is praised by the Emperor for picking up a whip. Anecdotes on oysters, a P&O voyage, Windsor bears, and a Galicia tale round out this period miscellany.
Oregon seems to have struck a bargain with the Republicans while flirting with the Democrats in a civic mirror. A survey of papers shows sharp divides over the McKinley tariff, with several major dailies opposing or supporting the measure, and the public is left to judge whether party bosses or parties push the bill.
A Baltimore Sun letter argues pension funds are running low as pension agents face fast spending. Farmers burdened by mortgages and tariffs fear political use of pensions to curry soldier votes, urging pruning the pension list and tariff reform.
The Rutland Music Festival Association began its seventh annual festival at Town Hall with an auspicious afternoon concert. Soloists included Mlle. de Vere and Miss Helen Dudley Campbell, with the Germania Orchestra under Carl Zerban. An evening oratorio featured selections from the Messiah Elijah and Creation, drawing a large local and out of town audience.
To the Editor the writer criticizes Senator Sprague as president of the Senate and of a civil service reform group for attending a Norfolk Club dinner honoring a man who mocked reform. The letter argues such a stance compromises Sprague's principles, urges protest against cant or sophistry, and warns against dual allegiance to two masters in public service.
Rockland Maine June 5 at Knox county lime burners meeting in this city yesterday the group voted to postpone indefinitely the shipment of any lime to New York.
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