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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1889

Page

4

Boston Post Publishing Company notice details

Publication notice from Boston Post Publishing Co describing pricing, weekly issue, payment terms, and office addresses in New York and Washington. Includes subscription rates and payment instructions with risk disclaimer and agent details.

Boston Post Post Publishing CO Post Publishing Company New York Broadway and Wall Street Bridgman, BinmincHam & Co Washington Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street

Disappearing witnesses stall New York ceiling scandal inquiry

A New York Assembly investigation into the ceiling scandal falters as key witnesses including the superintendent, contractor, and architect vanish. The episode prompts speculation of a deliberate obstruction and underscores concerns over testifying officials. The piece also rebuts Berlin press claims about Irish and German voter tensions amid U S politics.

New York Assembly

National Bankruptcy Law Movement Advances At St Louis Convention

The St Louis Wholesale Grocers Association helped push a national bankrupt law at a convention with delegates from many trades. Opponents mainly from the Far West and South. Most other regions supported the measure. A committee will draft a bill based on Judge Lowell’s proposal for action in Minneapolis in September.

St. Louis Lowell Minneapolis

Oklahoma lands opened to settlement after Indian appropriation amendment

An amendment to the Indian appropriation bill directs payment for lands ceded by the Seminoles and Creeks and authorizes a commission to negotiate with the Cherokees and other Indians in the Indian Territory west of 96th degree. The move aims to expedite settlement and set up a full bill passage after the next Congress session.

Oklahoma Hoar Senate Congress

PARNELL Commission Presses Past Speeches for Fairness

The PARNELL commission shows impatience with Attorney General Webster for quoting anti Home Rule speeches by Liberal leaders like Gladstone. The court focuses on present fairness rather than 1882 remarks and rejects party political use of past history by the Times counsel.

Parnell Commission Webster Gladstone The Times

Parnell Conspiracy Claims Denied by Commission Remarks

The commission expressed impatience at the attorney-general’s course and refuted Radical accusations that it was an instrument of oppression in Mr Parnell’s case. The narrative suggests early charges lacked conviction, yet events later vindicated justice supporters.

Berlin Norddeutsche Zeitung Samoa Congress State Department Bayaro Blaine Parnell

Blaine Dominates New Cabinet and Boston Budget Reform

The piece criticizes President Harrison for not curbing Blaine influence as Blaine and his allies shape the Cabinet. It notes assistants Miller and Winthrop, Wanamaker and others, and questions future governance. The text also discusses Boston fiscal policy, street and sewer cuts, tax revenue gains, and cautions about urban spending and political influences.

Harrison Buatner Mr. Blaine Blaine Windom Miller Colonel Noble Missouri Treasury Wincom Minnesota Wall Street Wanamaker Quay WaAwna- Maker State Department

The Auditor's Estimates and Boston Tax Fears

Taxpayers warned the city may face an effective tax rate near twenty dollars per thousand if current estimates are enacted. The delay in presenting department figures to the Mayor and auditor, then to the city council, defies the ordinance and undermines pledged fiscal restraint.

Boston Commonwealth Avenue West Chester Park Cross Roads Beacon Street St. Mary’s Street Brookline

The Doctrine of Neutrality and Maritime Justice

The piece argues for vigilant neutrality enforcement in Haiti and recalls the Meteor case to warn against unjust seizures. It discusses maritime law, contraband shipments, and the need for proper evidence, alongside commentary on M. Coquelin and English French drama with notes on acting and literature.

Stoky Santissima Trinidad United States Phillimore Story Evarts Geneva England New York Haiti Boston Spain Panama District Court State Department Circuit Court Justice Nelson Supreme Court of the United States

Art Age proposes national congress of art associations

The Art Age advocates annual congresses of country art associations. With many local societies, a satisfactory convention can assemble diverse artists. The plan aims to unite painting sculpture architecture and the industrial arts, fostering a national artistic spirit.

The Art Age

Questioned Samoa Fight Report Sparks Patriotism Debate

The piece notes no new information on an alleged Samoa fight and questions how Kiel carried the report. It mocks journals treating the rumor as fact, calling the widespread patriotism exposure a case of overzealous national pride.

Samoa Kiel

Mary Anderson Shuns St Louis After Harsh Press

Reporters in St Louis are blamed for driving actress Mary Anderson from the city by detailing her conduct at an early mass in a Western fashion. The illustrated piece allegedly provoked tears and a resolve to avoid a place where such impertinence could occur.

St. Louis Mary Anderson

Miss Amelia Epwards Lectures Attract Cultural Boston Audience

The column notes that Miss Amelia B. Epwards will deliver lectures in Boston, possibly at the Lowell Institute, where she will be welcomed by a cultured public. It praises her as an eminent authority on the subjects she covers and highlights the appeal of hearing her speak.

Amelia B. Epwards Lowell Institute Boston Moszkowki Miss Stevens Chopin Kirchner

Twelfth Juror Chosen in Kerr Boodle Trial

John E. Cushman a baker of 806 Third Avenue was selected as the twelfth juror in the Kerr boodle case. The trial will proceed tomorrow after 804 jurors were examined over three weeks as the court sought a full panel.

New York John E. Cushman Third Avenue Boodle Alderman Kerr

Dakota Governor Facing Removal Bid in North Dakota

Forty five North Dakota legislators telegraphed President Harrison requesting removal of Governor Church and the appointment of Frederick McCormack as acting governor to curb further vetoes the Journal special reports.

Dakota Minneapouis Minn The Journal Bismarck Harrison Church Frederick McCormack

Boston commentary on Hart veto and cigarette debate

In Boston a letter lauds Mayor Hart for vetoing a Public Garden fountain gift and questions the design. The writer argues cigarettes are harmful, cites medical authorities, and recalls inauguration scenes with Buffalo Bill and General Grant era horses Leopard and Linden Tree belonging to Randolph Huntington.

Buffalo Bill General Grant Turkey Cody Randolph Huntington Rochester N. Y

Maritana at the Boston Opera Company falls short

The Boston Theatre hosted a Boston Opera Company staging of Wallace’s Maritana with Alida Varena, Lizzie Macnichol, Franz Vetta, William Castle, and E M Knight. Critics faulted weak vocal fit for the hall, underscoring a small chorus and lackluster ballet, while praising Vetta and Macnichol and noting Stevens’s strong personality despite musical excesses.

Boston Wallace American Opera Company Charles Eccevreevensees E. N. Knight Iobes Vecewesceeseen Franz Vetta Don Cesar William Castle Marquis Saale Frank Pieri Lzarpiuo Lizzie Macnichol Owaetee Charles Connell Pione Marsland Alida Varena Fanny Gonzales Marchioness Lazarillo Don Jose William Castle William Carleton Miss Cary Kellogg Castle E. M. Knight Charles II

Boylston Club Concert Delights with Fine Ensemble

The Boylston Club opened its third season concert in Music Hall under poor weather, with Warren A. Locke C. E. Hay and E. Strasser as soloists. Highlights included The Winter Mountaineer Morning Song of the Shepherdess and Dvorak partsongs, while Romberg cantata sounded antiquated to the reviewer.

Boylston Club Music Hall Warren A. Locke C. E. Hay E. Strasser The Forest Mendelssohn A. Romberg Osgood Dvorak Schumann Cowen Romberg

Boston Orchestral Club Demonstrates Growth in Second Concert

The Boston Orchestral Club presented a varied program at Tremont Temple with works by Fest Raff Mendelssohn Wagner and Gounod. Under leader Chadwick the amateur ensemble showed notable improvement in tone and unity, with Whiting as soloist and Chorus well drilled, earning praise for discipline and vitality.

Boston Orchestral Club Tremont Temple Reinecke Eeessereeeees Raff Mendelssohn Arthur Whiting Arthur Whiting. “the Shepherds Danced” Chorus and Orchestra. Ballabile Seerrees Schumann Chadwick J. Arthur Whiting Rafft

Miss Stevens Gives Modern Piano Recital at Miller Hall

Miss Neally Stevens presented a recital of seventeen modern arrangements of contemporary music at Miller Hall last night. The performer, praised by eminent pianists and various newspapers, demonstrated a finished technique, sweet touch, and notable vigor, delivering an engaging and impressive concert.

Miss Stevens Neally Stevens Miller Hall Reichsboten Vossische Zeitung

Quips From A Distant Presses And Public Notices

A collage of satirical notices and snippets from New York and Boston papers. It lampoons Prohibition era spelling quirks, fashion notes on Boston’s business women, political jabber about Governors Ames and West Virginia contenders, and a humorous jury duty anecdote involving a man and his wife.

Ex Governor Furnas Aims For Office In Harrison Era

Washington chatter notes ex governor Furnas willing to accept any office including assistant secretaryhip as Cabinet plans swirl. West Virginia court drama and New York patronage battles color a national scene as Wheeler Robinson and Godkin resign from city civil service board.

Furnas Washington Nebraska Everett P. Wheeler Edmund Randolph Robinson E. L. Godkin Grant The Municipal Civil Service

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