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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1890
Page
4
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The Reichstag backed a government bill to set Germanys peacetime army at 486,983. Comparisons show Germanys force eclipses Austrian Italian and even French totals, highlighting the burden on the populace and fueling socialist sentiment. The piece notes allied strength and questions fiscal costs.
A Harrisburg Republican convention praises M S Quay with a long list of offices held and service praised. The party’s support for Delamater is weak, and the Philadelphia Press notes the convention was steered by Quay to craft the vindication. Independent voters may challenge an 80,000 majority.
Bishop Potter’s Harvard Phi Beta Kappa address warns of three dangers to the republic. He denounces partisan civil service, hypocrisy among leaders, and the deterioration of veterans’ pensions and the pension system as threats to national integrity. He frames contemporary politics as a fight over patriotism and governance.
A historical critique denounces voter bribery and partisan control harming veterans, widows, orphans, and citizens. It warns of a new moral doctrine eroding public life, urging educated leaders to unite against these perils and defend state safety and integrity.
An editorial endorses Robert A. Johnson's pamphlet for sober second thought on international copyright. It rebuts claims of monopoly and cheapness, argues literature cannot be monopolized, and contends pirated works harm domestic authors by flooding markets with inferior, illicit copies. It cites Gilder and Bishop Peter on piracy and states theft cannot be justified by legality.
The Nashville Banner's G H Baskette urged resistence to mercenary journalism. He argued the press has grown soulless as many papers chase money. He noted syndicates and men with little journalism knowledge buy papers to push agendas.
A Southern journalist urges integrity in journalism, condemns venality and sensationalism, and argues editors must maintain a high standard, with editorial responsibility as the test of the profession. He cautions readers against noncommittal stances on moral questions and praises Basquette’s vision of journalism with a soul and courage.
Huntington avenue, long a main city thoroughfare, suffers from worn bed and mud in wet weather. Doctors of road making propose thorough scraping and a heavy coat of broken stone, but current patching with a light roller yields a botched result.
The Commons of Great Britain will learn with consternation and alarm that the Republicans of Pennsylvania in convention denounced the criticism passed upon the McKinley bill in the English Parliament as an unwarranted interference by a foreign nation with the right of the American people to protect American industries. The British lion should look well to his tail, for a severe twist impends.
A Boston writer recalls the 1639 Curtis homestead on Lamartine Street near Boylston Station in Jamaica Plain. The house has seen continuous family occupancy, once shaded by a now-removed elm, with a spring, antler relics, and a century-old tree transplant tale.
Louise Michel announced plans to found a Nihilist colony in the United States. The report notes her bold agenda amid other items from Europe and public life in the period.
The council approved an order to license fireworks July 1–4 and permit discharge on July 4 between 4 am and 10 pm after a conference with the Mayor Police Commission and the corporation counsel. Other actions include street watering and court house delays probes, and funding moves for a ferry boat and fire engines.
Mr Joseph Vercelli hosted a private opening at Hotel Nantasket yesterday for newspaper men and invited guests. The public season begins tomorrow with ample accommodations and a first class dinner option for $1 in the dining room or private suites. Charles Schurg is business manager and W E Styles assists as clerk, both formerly at Hotel Reynolds in Boston.
A large gathering of striking building laborers in Wells Memorial Hall rejected the mason builders manifesto after debate over walking delegates. Stonemasons in Carroll Hall backed the laborers, while bricklayers in Caledonia Hall affirmed their nonunion brick and mortar handling pledge.
A wedding held at 4 PM in the Unitarian Church united Arthur Chase of this city and Minnie Gardner. Rev Thomas E St John officiated. Best man Clifton Chase. Attendants Rose Kitteredge and Gertrude Gardner. Bride wore white sarah silk with daisies and veil. Reception at church followed by dinner at R Stuart Chase residence before a brief bridal tour.
Walter A. Lapsey of Clapp and Tapley and Miss Claire Hutchinson were married at the bride’s Danvers Center home. Rev G C Rice officiated before family and guests. A floral bell hung over the couple and John G. Whittier volumes with his autograph were gifts. Reception followed. couple to reside in Danvers after a Boston wedding tour.
A Boston reader urges the House committee hearing protect solemnity and dignity of the inquiry arguing applause to the speakers undermines the integrity of the Commonwealth. The letter stresses the need to curb sympathetic reactions during official proceedings.
Yesterday afternoon William Sands of Parker street was entering an electric car at the Hampden and Albany streets corner when he was thrown to the ground and suffered a severe head wound.
A collection of brief notes covers Northwestern freshmen sending off old books by balloon, discharged Cleveland lifeguards resisting an unwelcome uniform, Friends fashion fading, Hawthorne house fire near Stockbridge, a Hawthorne connection to The House of the Seven Gables, cricket mania in Samoa, King Malietoa's possible ban on cricket, editor protests against joke writing about reporters, and a Chinese medical ethics anecdote involving a Hong Kong bicycle accident where a surgeon declines aid over etiquette.
At the Thorndike last evening the Mystic Camera Club held its first annual dinner with over forty attendees. Speeches, storytelling, and music by the Hillside Banjo and Guitar Club accompanied brief remarks. Officers named: President J. H. Wheeler, Vice President A. F. Boardman, Secretary G. L. Stone, Treasurer C. D. Tucker. Prominent hotel arrivals listed include G. W. Pearce of New York and others from Newark, Washington, London, and Philadelphia across multiple hotels.
Members of the Eleventh Massachusetts Infantry Veteran Association held their annual reunion at Melville Garden. About two hundred attendees, including ladies, participated. Officers elected: President General Thomas H. Dunham, Vice-President Colonel George Clark Jr, Secretary and Treasurer James H. Cruff, who declined re election. A wrangle followed over Cruft’s successor, G. H. Hutchinson chosen. A telegram from General Sickles honored General Hooker and Massachusetts soldiers.
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