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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1889
Page
4
Russian mission rumor fuels debate over Colonel Surpard’s fate
The Hoston Post notes speculation that Colonel Exiliort F. Surpard may be passed over for the Russian mission. It argues his Republican leadership and campaign generosity merit consideration, while noting prior criticisms of misused funds. The piece frames the appointment as political reward for Surpard’s “horn blowing” amid national patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exiliort F. Suerparpd
Hrrison
Surpard
Wanamaker
Surp- Akh
Yale Beats Harvard In Close Cambridge Rowing Race
Yale wins the Harvard Yale race in Cambridge with a time of 21 minutes 30 seconds to Harvard's 21 minutes 55 seconds. Yale averages 170 pounds to Harvard's 168 and their thorough training is cited as a factor in the result. The water was calm and conditions favorable, inviting Harvard to aim for better luck next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Yale
Harvard
Colorado Democrat rejects claim of anti tariff reform stance
Mr. C B Thomas of Colorado debunks a report of belonging to a Democratic committee opposing Cleveland and tariff reform. He states he supports tariff reform and endorses continuing the 1888 platform. Thomas explains he could not attend the New York meeting and a proxy misrepresented his views.
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National Democratic Committee
Cleveland
C. 8. Thomas
Colorado
Thomas
New York Times
New York
Adams
Clevfland
Democratic Organization
Critics mock subsidies for British mer chant ships in letter to the editor
A New York Tribune reader argues against claims about British mail payments to keep ships funded and questions figures cited for Cunard steamship Servia. The letter contends such estimates are part of a biased statement to limit American steamship treatment.
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Great Britain
New York Tribune
United Kingdom
Colonies
Cunard
Servia
Journal
City weighs gift statue for Public Garden
The city council debates accepting a yet unseen statue of Colonel Thomas Cass for Public Garden. The Mayor signals readiness to approve. past caution from Boston’s gift experiences urged, and council members weigh the potential benefit against uncertainty.
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Thomas Cass
Boston
Monument Proposals Stir Debate Over Nationality and Art
The piece argues against erecting monuments to local figures with limited fame and favors figures like Sheridan or Kearney for broader appeal. It calls for clear purpose and artistic merit before installing statues and urges the city to instead prioritize seating in the Public Garden for public comfort.
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Sheridan
Kearney
Practical Reform at Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The article profiles EpwaAkp O. Graves retiring as chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, praising his merit based civil service reforms, staff retention, and cost savings. It notes the shift from political patronage to open competition and highlights broader calls for reform in Navy and Harvard via testimonials to governance and educational leadership.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
EpwaAkp O. Graves
Graves
Manning
Civil Service
Leutenants
Bureau
Civil Service Commission
Cleveland
Reorganizing the Navy Department Under Secretary Tracy
Secretary Tracy orders a complete reorganization of Navy Department operations. The reform follows a four year period of prudent administration and aims to improve business methods. Supporters hail the move as necessary and nonpartisan, while critics may argue about partisanship.
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Tracyy
Navy Department
New York Tribune
Tracy
Charleston
Naval
Harvard Policy and the Oversee rs Board Election
The piece notes Harvard University's five newly elected members to the board of Overseers and frames the board as powerful yet variably defined in influence. It discusses tensions between President Eliot and the board, fears of excessive reform, and the university’s high current prestige while debating the impact of radical policy shifts on scholarship and undergraduate life. The article cites concerns about balancing tradition with progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Extor
Harvard University
Eliot
Twenty-First Annual Meeting of Philologists at Easton
The American Philological Association will hold its twenty first annual meeting at Lafayette College Easton Pennsylvania starting July 9 A notable list of papers includes Harvard professor Goodwin and Yale professor A S Coox with wide topics good for Teutonic and Classical philology students The program includes Béowulf views by Garnett and a phonology study by Herself Weir Smita The Easton arrangements promise large attendance
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American Philological Association
Lafayette College
Easton
Penn
Goodwin
Harvard
A. S. Coox
Yale
Teutonic
Garnett
Herself Weir Smita
Lonie
Signature of Interrogatories to Massachusetts Congressmen
A Springfield Union report notes a proposed signature to interrogatories aimed at Massachusetts Congress members. The line names The United Questions Clubs alias Emerson W Judd as secretary of the Tariff Reform League.
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United Questions Clubs
Emerson W. Judd
Tariff Reform League
Massachusetts
Springfield Union
Monument design by Kelley for public garden portrait
The piece argues for space in the Public Garden for a granite Miles Standish monument designed by Joseph O Kelley. It recalls Colonel Thomas Cass who led an Irish regiment in 1861, served on Long Island and in Washington, and died from wounds at the 1862 Peninsula battle.
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Joseph O. Kelley
Miles Standish
Thomas Cass
Cass
Long Island
Washington
McClellan
Richmond
Colonel Cass
Transcript
Brackett candidacy faces party strain in legislature
A Worcester Spy editorial argues Brackett’s bid began in the Legislature and is driven by personal motives rather than party or state interests. It warns early efforts could fuel factionalism and test party loyalty if pushed through the convention.
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Worcester
Signor Campanari Delights Boston in Promenade Concert
The article praises Signor Campanari for an admirable performance at a popular promenade concert. He delivered Valen tine aria from Faust and the Figaro aria from The Barber of Seville, showing skill as both singer and cellist. It notes his Royal Opera Madrid past and recent tours with Emma Judd's company, and hopes Boston welcomes him as vocalist and instrumentalist.
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Signor Campanari
Music Hall
Valentine
Madrid
Barber
Emma Judh
Perotti
Boston
Booming Mr Brackett for Governor Gains Party Backing
A Wesleyan Hall conference committee drafts an address to Massachusetts Republicans highlighting Lieutenant-Governor Brackett life public service and tenure as acting governor in 1888. The statement extols him as the people's candidate and a leader with legislative State experience to defeat the Democrats.
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Brackett
Wesleyan Hall
Massachusetts
McCall
Cooperative Banks
State House
Ames
Columbus
Ohio
Old Commonwealth
Boston Council Hurries to Statue Plan for Colonel Cass
A column argues the Boston common council rushed to accept a gift of a Colonel Cass statue for the Public Garden. It urges delaying to September, questions the design by Joseph O Kelley, and favors bronze over granite. It also critiques the site and calls for restraint in public art gifts.
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Common Council
Cass
Lovett
Cogswell
Fórmidable union forms in oil fields of Kentucky and Ohio
Cincinnati, June 28. A gigantic oil company with millions in capital is forming from a Kentucky Oil and Gas Company of Louisville and Southern Oil and Pipe Line Company of Cincinnati. They report leases on over 150000 acres across Sumner county Tennessee and Allen Barren Warren counties Kentucky. D P White presides Louisville and Leo A Brigel Cincinnati. The plan includes railroads and oil piping to Louisville or St. Louis. The consolidation is seen as a strong challenge to the Standard Oil regime.
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Crincinnaaty
Kentucky Oil and Gas Company of
Louisville
Southern Oil and Pipe Line Company
Ooo
D. P. White
Leo A. Brigel
Cincinnati Company
Sumner County
Tennessee
Allen
Barren
Warren Counties
Kentucky
St. Louis
Standard
Funeral of Mrs Hayes in Fremont Ohio
The funeral for Mrs. R. B. Hayes was held in Fremont Ohio with numerous tributes from organizations including the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and Woman's Relief Corps. The service featured readings by Rev J M Mills and prayers by Rev Dr Bashford, ending at Oakwood cemetery after an escort by the Fremont Life Guard Band.
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Fremont
R. B. Hayes
Harrison
National Organization of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Woman’s Relief Corps Department of Ohio
Lucy Hayes
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan University of Delaware
L. D. McCabe
Mr. Hayes
J. L Swinder
Reformed Church
M. Long
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fremont Life Guard
Oakwood Cemetery
Pope condemns Clan na Gael and Panama Canal bill passes
London reports the pope condemns the Clan na Gael while Irish bishops protest harsh treatment of land leaguers. Paris notes the Panama Canal relief bill passes 388 to 58. Bremen reports a settlement between Southampton dock board and North German Lloyd lets ships approach Southampton. Madrid says Queen Christina ascended 1000 feet in an army balloon christened Maria Christina.
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London
Standard
Rome
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Bremen
Southampton Dock Board
Lloyd Steamship Company
Lloyd
Southampton Water
Southampton
Cowes
Maprip
Queen Christina
Maria Christina
Maria Mitchell Obituary Remarkable Nantucket Scientist Passes
Maria Mitchell died in Lynn after a year and a half of brain disease. The noted astronomer born August 1 1818 in Nantucket earned LL D degrees from three colleges and led Vassar College astronomy for near a quarter century. She observed comets helped coastal surveys and aided American Nautical Almanac. She visited England and Europe and was connected with Herschel Airy and Columbia. She headed the American Association for the Advancement of Women and was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She survived by six siblings and a Lynn resident sister.
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Maria Mitchell
Lynn
Benjamin H. Currier
Miss Mitchell
Nantucket
Coleman
William Mitchell
Maria
Fr. de Vico
Rome
Denmark
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Coast Survey
England
John Herschel
George Airy
Astronomers Royal
Greenwich
Europe
America
Vassar College
Columbia
Vassar Alumni Asssociation of
New York
Mitchell
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Association For the Advancement of Women
Owen Dame
First National Bank
Carlotta Patti Dies in Paris Sister of Adelina Patti
Carlotta Patti, sister of Adelina Patti and a famed vocalist, died in Paris yesterday morning. Born in Florence in 1240, she trained as a pianist under Henri Herz before turning to singing. She debuted in New York in 1861 and performed worldwide, later rare on stage due to lameness but appeared as Astrifiammante. She married Ernst de Munck in 1879 and toured Europe Asia and America. Her later years were marked by disappointment despite a successful career.
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Carlotta Patti
Adelina Patti
Paris
Florence
Henri Herz
New York
Ernst de Munck
Europe
Asia
America
Notable 19th Century Figures Move in Quiet Transitions
Seth Low plans a costly summer home project in Wolfeboro New Hampshire. Lawrence Academy trustees accept Dr Samuel A Green’s resignation as president of the board, with Colonel Daniel Needham of Groton succeeding him. George Kennan sails from Boston to Cape Breton for the summer, Mrs Humphry Ward returns to London, and Swarthmore College names Professor William Hyde Appleton acting president during Magill’s European absence. Appleton hails from the Boston Appleton family, Harvard Class of 1864.
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Seth Low
Brooklyn
Wolfeboro
N. H
Lawrence Academy
Samuel A. Green
Daniel Needham
Groton
George Kennan
Boston
Halifax
Cape Breton
London
Rome
Robert Elsmere
William Hyde Appleton
Swarthmore College
Europe
Magill
Appleton
Harvard University
Robert T. Lincoln
S. Dana Horton
Harvard
Rae
Swarthmore
Random anecdotes and quips parade in late 19th century column
A miscellany of witty notes quotes and social observations from the era. Humor about gentlemen receiving tips in boxing politics and sport. References to Spokane the racehorse and a St Louis streetcar. Period jests include Hamlin bee hunting and Montenegro's flogging. The piece blends satire on public figures and cultural tidbits.
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Spokane
St. Louis
Chicago
Harrison
Elliott F. Shepard
Simon Cameron
Don
New York
Cincinnati Commercial
Bartholomew
McCorkle
Epoch
Columbia College
Partington
B. P. Shillaker
Baltimore American
Hannibal Hamlin
Orono
Hamlin
Queen Victoria
Lewiston Journal
The May Queen's Class Day Reflections
A narrator recalls the jubilant and chaotic events of her first Class Day. She details blue and white colors, the tree climb, the Glee Club, the lantern-lit yard, and the high excitement of spreads and teas. She mentions Mr Gray and the Roseleaf girl amid the crowd and memories.
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Jack
Hemenway
Bridget
Mr. Gray
Memorial Hall
The
Glee Club
Lizette
Imogen
Schneider
Roseleaf
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