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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
4
A Cambridge officer notes Taverner among Harvard attendees on Commencement Day. He perhaps wears a gown and cap, enjoys rum punch, and witnesses reunions among alumni and guests. The piece also critiques Common Park gravel, Harvard ties to Tokyo, and a reader letter about a dog bite warning.
Washington correspondent Halstead reports rising GOP opposition to civil service reform. Prominent Senators and Representatives condemn the China system while the commissioners push utility. Critics call the experiment a failure, noting Democrats would reverse if in power. Much support is partisan and hypocritical, tied to keeping Democrats from office.
In New York Judge Day hears Bourke Cockran challenge to execution by electricity for condemned killer Kemmler. The defense cites constitutional concerns and animal experiments while the court orders a referee to take testimony. The issue rests on the propriety of the specific electrocution device used.
The New York Commercial Advertiser denounces misrouted letters to Amsterdam New York and back after delays. It cites serious losses from delayed mail and thefts of letters with money. The Detroit Free Press reports thirty three misdirected letters reaching a Michigan post office in seventeen days, tied to Clarkson asst postmaster general.
The Royal Yacht Squadron reportedly cannot accept the new deed of gift for the America's Cup, a serious setback for the season’s yachting. New York circles read the delay as confirmation of a refusal, with Valkyrie expected in American waters for GorLEeT and Paine challenge cups and the English sailors' motives to be clarified through official channels.
The column examines pension wildcat campaigns tied to a new Navy Commissioner appointment, noting circulars encouraging veteran claims. It also criticizes Tribune coverage of the Roach ships and Whitney’s defense of naval policy while praising Boston Forester Doogan’s annual report on the Public Garden and Common, despite sharp personal remarks.
The article notes a veteran claiming lifelong health and a past pneumonia attack in the seventies to gain a pension. It argues many applications flood northern cities and towns, urging strict verification to prevent abuse while ensuring rightful soldiers receive adequate pensions.
The governor filled several posts with choices critics call astonishing and party driven. Col Campbell, his private secretary, becomes railroad commissioner, while E P Wiser and Wilbur face scrutiny for civil service reform loyalties. J Q Adams leads Mystic and Charles River sewage panel amid alleged political aims.
The Dolphin trails the Yorktown in horsepower cost and speed while being praised by critics as unsatisfactory. The Yorktown, modern and enthusiastically regarded, outperforms in power and value. The article questions Joan Rouen's naval success amid partisan critiques.
The report defends trimming and repair work on trees as necessary and notes Dooave’s financial exhibit defending expenditure for well-paid labor. It aims to balance criticism with prudence, presenting a unique contribution to municipal reporting and citing citizen sensibilities as a credit to the author.
The coroner's jury condemns secret societies like Clan-Na-Gael as harmful to the Irish cause. Camp 20 disbanded amid accusations, with Edward Spellman as an alleged commander. Cronin's death fuels political tension, linking to Parnell and Home Rule debates, while calls rise for Irish-Americans to abandon violent secret groups.
The London Daily News riffs on literary ladies ascendant in magazines and suggests hiring a lady editor to handle persistent aspirants. It praises a young, charming editor as diplomat with beauty and poise, noting the travel of dukes’ younger brothers into such roles and poses a potential flaw in inviting manuscript readers to a special editor.
The Hartford labor conference features Archibald Blue deputy minister of agriculture of Toronto Professor Edward W Bemis of Vanderbilt University Mrs Lita Barney Sales of Connecticut Rev Dr Strong general secretary of the Evangelical Alliance Rev John H Jones and Rev Graham Taylor professor of practical theology at Hartford Theological Seminary.
The Troy Times rejects a report that veteran John M. Francis has retired from active control of the paper. Neil Burgess sustained burns mainly on arms and legs in an incident, serious but not likely to be permanent. General Longstreet reports health improving after pneumonia at Governor Beaver's inauguration, with rheumatism lingering from an old Mexican injury.
Moncure D. Conway writes to the Post from Cambridge on June 26 1889 to amend a misquote about religious evolution and to adjust a claimed remark on Protestant reformers. He states the intended phrasing was man adoring the universe then the universe ador ing man and clarifies the term no should be us.
At Columers Ohio on June 26 the Republican gathering renominated Governor Foraker on the second ballot after a first ballot showed Foraker 207 with Kennedy 127 and other rivals. The platform endorsed Harrison era protections, pension measures, wool and worsted duties, Home Rule support for Ireland, liquor laws, and praise for Senator Sherman and Governor Foraker.
The New Hampshire Legislature honors General B. F. Butler with his portrait hung in the State House. Despite a late arrival from a Boston rail delay, Butler Club members and veterans attended a 12 o clock ceremony, a reception, a balcony speech by Butler, and a 3 o clock banquet.
A collection of quips and anecdotes from periodicals including Puck and Philadelphia Times, with remarks on yachts, coffins for furniture, prohibition, and a New Haven church tale. Notable items mention a Boston playstead, Miss Chick dialogue, and a nail story ending in a communion set.
The season of school graduations continued with Brighton High School's ceremony at the Orthodox Congregational Church in the evening. Seventeen graduates received diplomas, while the grammar schools reported diploma counts for Lewis 56 Hyde 34 Phillips 40 Charles Sumner 33 Gaston 43 George Putnam 19 Adams 30 Lincoln 68 Lowell 59 Norcross 28 Emerson 41 Dearborn 35 Bennett 44 Warren 39.
A Boston letter to the Chicago Herald notes question clubs gain traction among educated workers and young men. It says clubs foster fact driven tariff discussion, attract members across parties, and pressure politicians to reveal knowledge or ignorance on taxation and policy.
A meeting of sales agents from six great coal companies agreed on July 1 price increases. Grate coal up 5 cents, egg 15 cents, stove 10 cents, chestnut 15 cents, raising prices to 2.90, 4.15, 4.40 and 4.15 dollars respectively.
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