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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1887
Page
5
A Southern Division pension office chief asserts civil service raises department intelligence by selecting high scoring clerks. He adds critics seek edits but argues the system curbs patronage and illiterate appointees, shaping government staffing.
The President selects C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas City as minister to Liberia. born in 1855 in Alabama, educated at Oberlin, practiced law in Leavenworth and Kansas City, and serving as assistant city attorney since 1882. He plans to sail after bonding of 20 000 dollars and qualification.
John B. Luce of Arkansas died after a long illness tied to his role in the Choctaw land claim. He helped push a case against the United States since 1852, culminating in a Supreme Court judgment for the Choctaws of about 8 million dollars last November. His fee approached 150000 dollars. His brother Admiral Luce and his wife and daughter were present at his death.
A letter from Jeff Davis to a friend in Washington says he has been invited to visit as a guest of the Rifle Company of Vicksburg but does not plan to go. He notes he has not seen Washington in many years and doubts he would recognize the city now. He adds he is too old to travel.
Washington March 18 The Herald reports a peculiar scene in General Black's office as two elderly pension claimants meet by chance through a planned surprise. Mrs Noyes of Boston and Mrs Coogle of Washington are each descendants of Revolutionary War figures Ethan Allen and Israel Putnam. Their introduction was staged to arrange a historical link between two distant kin.
Marblehead residents filled the town hall to hear a committee report on the Monday night attempt to shoot Chief Brown. Resolutions denouncing the act were adopted and twenty special officers sworn in. Some questioned the need for public indignation meetings now that arrest and legal action are underway.
Rochester plans a citywide nine hour workday after April 1 with a general strike if refused. Several buildings now under construction employ ten hour days, and notices have been sent to other cities to keep unionists away when the strike starts.
The Bay State Club hosted a Washington delegation led by Speaker Carlisle and Mrs Carlisle along with Mr and Mrs McAdoo. They toured Cambridge and Boston landmarks, sailed the Gallatin, visited the Country Club, and attended dinners before heading to New York.
New York March 13 Great ocean race begins as Dauntless and Coronet sail from the East River toward an 8000 mile course. The Coronet leads at times with a light northerly breeze and strong currents, while the Dauntless closes the gap before Swash Channel.
In Massachusetts Bay State Club remarks Speaker Carlisle defends Democracy and opposes excess federal power. He urges tariff reform to reduce surplus and calls for local self government within constitutional limits, praising the Bay State Club and Massachusetts as moving toward Democratic policies. The address connects national issues to regional support for party principles and states rights.
John Alexander Riley an elderly former New York Herald proofreader lies in a police station padded cell after three suicide attempts in delirium He is described as an eighty five year old tramp printer with a history of heavy drinking and recent failures in Manchester and other cities
Fragmentary OCR notes state Chief Arthur and engineers from a group named kemen and switch cnnsylvania Ohie developed plans. All ads ceased but trains may run Monday if a court injunction prevents facility shutdowns and coal ore access.
Spring goods for purchase at G. W. Simmons & North Street opened March 3. The advertisement urges early selection before inventory ends.
A Boston area gathering features speakers arguing for state and local authority over education and contracts, defending town meetings and criticizing centralized taxation. Leaders stress democratic power, caution on surplus revenue, and urge clear policy lines for the next Congress while praising the new nationwide administration.
Amusements listings show Robert Downing in Sparta cus at the Boston Theatre at 7 45, Conried opera at Hollis Street Theatre with The Gypsy Baron, Antoinette Rigaud at Newton Museum, Kerry GoRK at Globe Theatre, Genevieve Ward in Favorite at the Kerry GoRK Theatre, the Howard Atheneum company at Howard Atheneum, and Dick Gorman in Conrad at Ellou Theatre with 2 and 8 pm performances.
Auction notice announces sales by auction today for Fruit and Horatio Harris at 12 m. The brief item lists the sale action and time with no extra details.
In this city on March 10 Rev E Edmunds united William F Manson and Elizabeth A Mavinn both of Boson. On March 11 Rev Henry A Cooke joined Alvin S Wentworth of Denmark Maine to Belle McPherson of Boston.
Death notices list several individuals with ages and origins including Ann Scholfield 80 in the city, Fred D. Clark 26 at Maiden, Abigail Cummings 81 from Medfield Mass, Captain John Dalziel in Accra, Otto Falck in New York, Fimeline M. Jackson 14 months Somerville, Sarah Meluton 58 in Melrose, Ellen I. Abbott ?, William J. Margeson 55 in Somerville, Hannah Dawes Newcomb 84 Westminster, Silas Davis 71 in Everett with funeral details at 9 Gakes Street Monday March 14 and invitation to relatives.
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