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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1887
Page
4
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The R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans visited Boston, the first time a Confederate veterans group has been hosted by a Union soldiers association. The event signals a significant softening of North South relations while acknowledging past memories as a basis for closer friendship and sympathy.
A Maine bill for physician registration once signed by Governor Boonell was erased and vetoed after influence from James G. Burne, aimed at keeping Spiritualists in the Republican fold. The Maine Medical Association backs the measure and challenges the governor's veto authority. Public reaction from physicians is strong amid Blaine’s expected role.
The New York Times strips William E. Chandler of long held prestige over his role in a pivotal 1876 plan to manipulate Southern votes. It portrays him as coerced by a newspaper man, notes his Florida emissary work, and condemns the artificial wheat and coffee panics as harmful to public welfare and trade.
The Grand Army of the Republic publishes a draft pension bill urging broad debate before Congress. Critics flag sections on dependent parents, three months veterans, and widows as widening pensions beyond service, potentially swelling costs and bloating the pension rolls.
Judge Brown in New York has ordered the admission of seventy one Scottish crofters aboard the City of Chester. The British government partly funded their passage and inland tickets, with assurances friends would aid their settlement. Officials testified they were above average in intelligence and fitness, raising questions about public charge fears.
The article defends Judge Brown’s decision that crofters aided to emigrate should not be barred from landing simply because their passage was paid by the British government. It argues the law targets actual conditions, not class or aid, and condemns an arbitrary rule used by emigrant commissioners.
The editorial commends a school board decision to restrict arithmetic courses. It cites General Walker's report and a sample problem to argue that current curricula overwhelm students, urging simpler, more practical math to prevent fatigue and disengagement.
The writer advocates partitioned seating in horse cars to reduce complaints about personal space and crowding. A noted joke about the Thirteen Club's annual dinner in New York follows, joking that thirteen undertakers invited after a track accident might seek revenge in time. The piece closes with a suggestion that the club disband.
A tall English man distributed circulars in front of a Catholic church praising his new cement and attacking the Pope. He was arrested and fined $10 on Monday morning for the publicity stunt.
A Boston observer notes Tremont House dressed in bright bunting and flags ahead of a Patriot’s Day style celebration. The piece reflects on past luminaries, proposes outdoor dining ideas, comments on Arbor Day evergreens, and humorously notes dogs reacting to the Frog Pond cageed trees.
An observer laments diminished civic pride in Boston as old habits of public spirit fade. He cites antique bric a brac buyers as a parody of communal care, noting how urban growth dulls interest in the city’s welfare and prompts a pride in local identity to erode.
The article highlights Rees Wittler of Plymouth Pennsylvania as possibly the smallest man in the country at 34 years old, 58 pounds, and 36 inches tall. It also profiles tennis champion R B Sears with blond hair and moustache, plus a list of veterans and leaders at New Haven's monument dedication and notes on Maria Mitchell’s scientific achievements and residence at Vassar Observatory.
Captain Bristowe of Cambridge and Captain Keyes of Harvard discuss an intercollegiate boat race amid crossed letters and funding worries. Bristowe seeks cost, travel, and accommodations details while noting funding interest fading. Keyes doubts an official challenge will arrive and progress remains stalled.
Cambridge captain Bristowe urges a combined English college eight to sail to America to take on a representative American eight. Mr. Ely will consult Harvard Yale and Columbia captains and pursue a plan to pit the winners from New London against the foreign crew if rejected. The likely date would be late July after acclimation.
Cambridge receives a gift valued at least 125000 for a new public library. Land totaling 115000 square feet and building costs of 70000 to 80000 are provided with a 125000 value. Cambridge officials and Parker appointed to finalize plans while tablets of scriptural maxims are requested for the building.
Tufts College celebrated the 30th commencement with exercises in Goddard Chapel. Degrees were conferred for arts, mechanical arts, and divinity, with honorary degrees awarded to several clergymen. A commencement dinner followed in Goddard Gymnasium attended by President Capen, Lt. Gov. Brackett, Senator Hoar, and other dignitaries.
A roundup of witticisms and trivial anecdotes including Tennyson, a misprint about Tuttle, a criminal overrated by admirers, and a sailor turned tenor. Notes on June insanity, sales slang in Cleveland, immigrant arrivals, London organ boy fines, and rapid literary feats by famous writers. A playful survey of curios from news columns and quotes.
The NEC announces commencement week events led by June 16 to 23. Included are piano and organ recitals, elocution exercises, a baccalaureate sermon, diploma awards, an art exhibit, and alumni reunion dinner across Sleeper Hall Tremont Temple and Warren Avenue Baptist Church.
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