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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1890
Page
4
City officials report salary increases for the city messenger and Common Council clerk to $3000 each, up 35 and 50 percent since 1885, underscoring the need for a thorough audit of municipal pay and sinecures. The piece also reviews Saltonstall’s rejection of a library policy tweak and Secretary Wixom’s stance on educational book entry.
The article notes Herr von TiszA as Hungary's long time prime minister since 1875 and discusses how a resignation could trigger changes. It highlights his shift from Moderate Radicals to Liberal unity under Drak, his advocacy of progressive ideas, and disputes over restoring Kos-suth to citizenship, while affirming his continued influence if he remains Liberal leader. The piece also critiques The Boston Journal tone on Hon Joan M. Fornes and British built vessels.
A citizen questions the Journal's fairness claiming it distorts motives for petty partisan aims. The writer condemns the paper's treatment of neighbors and fears bias in coverage of men and measures lacking restraint.
An appeal by the Massachusetts Civil Service Reform League urges Senators to resist efforts to weaken the merit system. The piece cites Commissioner Roostvelts letter to Congressman Andrew and attacks administrators and collectors who challenge civil service rules. It criticizes the New York Customs Office and President Cleveland era limits while noting broader Republican opposition to reform. It also covers British parliamentary sparring and Liberal gains led by Mr Jennings and Lord Randolph Churchill amid Parnell pressure.
The House of Commons debate centers on the Parnell Commission report with political consequences implied. Observers note judges aimed for impartiality amid vast evidence. public perception favors this, while government moves to end the episode quickly. Mr Smirny’s evasions appear to legitimize the Irish leader’s stance. The opposition seeks a clearer acknowledgment from Parnell.
The piece argues against wholesale exportation of African Americans to Africa, citing Liberia’s failures and urging practical remedies at home. It stresses that most African Americans prefer staying in the United States, with work and thrift improving living standards and property prospects. It warns against viewing blacks as wards and notes rising cotton production as evidence of progress. The essay links general race issues to broader economic and social realities.
The piece discusses ivory substitutes for piano keys and billiard cues, noting Siberian fossil ivory is costly and poor in quality. It criticizes a proposed $10 million government appropriation for the World's Fair and praises Pennsylvanian farming reforms, a Staten Island postmaster saga, and New York free library efforts as signs of civic progress.
An article in a popular magazine titled How to Marry Weil appears aimed at boosting circulation by appealing to the many unmarried women in the East, through clever device.
The cable reports a woman named TCHEBRIKOVA sent a letter to the Czar described as threatening. The note is singled out as a potential perpetual threat attributed to a figure with a Russian sounding name.
A Polish composer writes a comic opera in which BismAnckK is cast as the villain, presenting a curious survival of Aristophanean humor in modern stagecraft.
The Providence Journal notes the Republican press keeps silent on Collector Warmoth. It questions why the Boston Journal remains quiet and urges a defined stance or statement from party organs.
Harvard president urges better journalism and higher standards of selection. He notes today’s newspaper force is generally intelligent and cultivated, yet cites Harper’s Weekly misrepresentation as evidence that improvement is still possible.
The Philadelphia Record argues that reelecting Mr. Allison as Republican Senator from Iowa benefits the country. It praises his ability to resist protectionist temptations and notes a past episode where his conscience favored constituents over monopoly.
An economist laments tramp steamers from many nations roaming the world for business and undercutting freight rates. He asks why they avoid New York Boston and Philadelphia while South American ports buy European goods. He questions trade laws and possible conspiracies and asks if subsidies or double transatlantic trips are needed for American freight to reach the market.
Senator Dawes introduced a free ship bill in the Senate, urging change from a subsidy approach. Senator Sherman recalled a 15 year old argument that building a merchant marine requires national registry rather than subsidies. John M. Forbes of Milton argues American ships should fly the American flag by registry and criticizes foreign builds. Forbes testified that a sizable U.S. merchant fleet exists but sails under foreign flags, and Congress should admit American owned ships to American registry or pass Forbes's plan, opposed by subsidy advocates seeking public funding.
Mr Charles Francis Adams returns from Cuba. Count von Motteks niece enters a Pratz convent in Holstein. Ex Governor Pingree may become Dartmouth treasurer. R C Woo of Kenyon class of 1889 named deputy secretary and interpreter in China. Rev Clarion H Kimball moves to Chicago pastorate. Kinlock Cooke named Samoa judge by Britain. Shah of Persia hosts betrothal fete for daughter to Aziz with lavish decorations and large coin gifts. page granted estate near the capital.
A Boston column describes snow blanketing the Common and Public Garden while bright sun reflects off the whitened streets. It notes beacons of grit and the ghostly charm of tombstones and old cemeteries, the Beacon street bric-a-brac shift, growing interest in antique household art, and praise for Boston Herald scholarships promoting English composition for New England pupils with judges including N P Gilman, John Boyle Reilly, and W H Ladd.
Grand Rapids Mich March 7 The large suit of Hecht Bros and Co Boston against M L Sweet Co of Grand Rapids settled today by stipulation. Defendants pay about half the claim or 13000 dollars. This followed a prior trial that ended in a disagreement.
Police Officers Linville and Briscoe and citizen E C Cole were shot by Patrick Crowe, a packing house employee, after he robbed diamonds and assaulted two others. Briscoe is probably fatally injured, Linville may lose speech as his tongue was severed, and Cole is expected to recover. One suspect was captured after a long chase.
The city will see the first production of Mr. Steele Mackaye's An Arrant Knave by Stuart Robson at Hollis Street Theatre with Robson, Mordaunt, Germaine, Wilson, Ratcliffe and Miss Waldron among the company. Other bills include The Private Secretary at the Park, A Brass Monkey at the Boston, Green Room Fun at the Grand Opera House, and Rentz-Santley at the Howard. Signor Salvini appears at the Park and the McCaull opera company opens at Tremont Theatre. Berlin.
The Northern and Western States tour organized by Brother Blaine and led by William Eleroy Curtis is denounced as expensive and unsatisfactory. Only fifteen of sixty five government guests were delegates from other countries. Critics condemn the voyage from Canada to Erie Pennsylvania to Wanamaker's counters as a string of absurd or scandalous episodes.
In Philadelphia on March 7 the Court of Common Pleas heard the Philadelphia Baseball Club’s suit to block William Hallman from playing for any club but Philadelphia. The suit cites a 1888 contract paying 1400 for 7 months and a reserve clause for 1890, while Hallman reportedly contracted with H. M. Love of the local players’ brotherhood for the 1890 season. The court took the papers under advisement.
A collage of quick quips from American society pages and journals. Notes mock politics and manners, with items about a Burns mausoleum lease, Moody revivals, Keswick deaths, a $100000 operation, and light dainty satire on court and fashion. It also mentions Nobles and writers including Wordsworth and Dumas in brisk observational snippets.
A poem contrasts luxury and warmth with penury and despair. It depicts rich homes and festive scenes then shifts to dark lanes, sorrow, and cries for hope. The speaker calls to God and pleads for relief, urging compassion and uplift for the afflicted.
The will of ex Governor James E K English reveals New Haven Hospital receives 20000 to create free beds. Yale University’s scientific department gets 20600 for a mathematics chair. Yale Library receives 10000, New Haven Orphan Asylum 5090, and St Francis Orphan Asylum 5000. The widow inherits the family mansion and personal property, with about 2000000 to son Henry F English, per an ante nuptial pact.
Cricaco report states Bishop Bowman of the Methodist Episcopal Church was deposed and expelled at a Sheffield Avenue Evangelical Church session for unchristian conduct, including uttering falsehoods and speaking ill of fellow ministers.
San Francisco, March 7. The private banking firm Belloc Freres assigned to the sheriff and closed its doors. Liabilities are known to be about $500,000. The failure stemmed from the lack of remittances from Belloc Freres Paris, of which the local branch is part.
The Democratic victories in municipal contests in Iowa and New York signal major shifts away from Republicans. Analysts cite Harrison administration unpopularity, tariff policy dissatisfaction, Reed's leadership in Congress, and the McKinley bill as factors accelerating party realignment and potential Republican decline.
Funeral of Captain J Brooks Parker held yesterday afternoon at King's Chapel with eight o clock services led by Reverend Edwon Hale. Colonel Edmands and about twenty First Corps of Cadets attended. Floral arrangements presented. Burial at Mt Auburm.
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