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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and weekly editions and provides publishing office details. It notes mail handling terms, payment instructions, and editor notices about manuscript returns and anonymous communications.
The article notes Nebraska Rep Connell pushing a bill to pay government laborers at least $2 a day, warning it risks creating a privileged public sector and recalling past eight hour laws and New York’s failed similar measures. It also covers England’s proposed criminal appeal court and a New York merchants meeting opposing tariff bills, highlighting Republican dissent and public office ethics concerns.
Delegates from various trades presented schedules detailing how Republican tariff bills would cripple business and raise consumer costs. A strong protest against McKinley measures was adopted unanimously, with committees named to carry the issue to Congress.
A Senate clash over added amendments to a pauper pension bill drew critique from General Hawley while the House pressed a partisan path. The House bill trims monthly pensions to eight dollars and adds a service pension for older veterans, with projected costs around 42 to 50 million annually, threatening 40 percent of government revenue.
The New York Senate committee probes city affairs. Mayor Grant’s angry letter to the panel is read and Fassett replies in kind. McClann’s Saturday testimony proved highly damaging to the mayor’s position.
The piece centers on 1884 claims that Croker gave McCann $180000 to secure Aldermen confirmation of Grant as commissioner of public works. Grant denies the charge, calling it unlikely, while McCann’s credibility is questioned due to family ties and a prior quarrel. Independent testimony from MCALEENAN supports a possible effort to appoint Grant, complicating the dispute. The piece urges full disclosure and a formal investigation by Fassart’s committee as press opinion presses Grant to face accusers.
A Rockaway Congregational Church dispute over non payment for coal generator sparked factional rift. Pastor Fray sided with Linov the applicant while Deacon Jamison’s family faced scorn after a tie vote denied Linov admission. Mrs Jamieson’s accusation of lies followed, signaling deepening schism.
The piece records varied remarks during a sermon, mentions New York murderers facing death by electricity and constitutional questions, and recounts light rules on a Chicago flagship where junior officers must dim electric lights at 9 pm, an outdated order amid aging midshipmen.
Mr Ranpah ApAms Cram writes to the Transcript warning the near future is dark and lurid with ominous red flashes. He cites France’s 100 year old revelry before the Revolution and predicts an uprising that will strike against privilege and Plutus.
The explorer claims the summit reaches 17 150 feet and reports butterflies embedded in the ice at 15 000 feet. Critics urge caution in travelers recounting experiences and warn against overstatement beyond the 15 000 foot line.
In Boston a morning crowd gathers on the Common as labor agitation spills into a quiet demonstration. The piece praises the leisured to observe, urges a tree preservation act, notes penalties for damaging designated trees, and suggests forming a city tree care group. A rare book valued at 1200 dollars is reported stolen from a hotel collection, with hope it will be returned.
A reader describes sketches by a French woman showing Parisian life with a delicate water color of an inverted parasol filled with roses. He notes rich spring bridal imagery, predicts Public Garden sightings at 7 am, and recalls a Maine couple observed downtown walking hand in hand with aristocratic poise.
The Bloomer costume inventor Mrs. D. C. Bloomer and her husband celebrate their golden wedding in Council Bluffs. Rev. George W. Cutter receives a call to a Providence church. William Galloway, longtime B&O locomotive engineer, dies in Baltimore at eighty after a 1.54 million mile career. Mrs. John S. Westervelt, daughter of Gov. Tompkins, dies at New Brighton at seventy-seven, remembered for vigor and sociable reminiscence.
The Boston Music Hall concert featured Pablo de Sarasate and Eugen d Albert with Mme Berthe Marx guiding. Critics note a surprising program swap from announced works to pieces already heard in Boston, praising solo technique but faulting the Liebessee and applauding encores. The writeup laments small audience and urges a larger, acoustically fine hall for such concerts.
The ground was broken yesterday for the new Chamber of Commerce building on India street. President Alden Speare with a new shovel led members from the old quarters to the site. The first business was a sale of clipped oats and steamer yellow corn at 36 ½ and 45 cents per bushel respectively.
A May Day celebration hosted by the Ladies' Friendly Society drew guests to Winchester Town Hall despite showers. Salem Orchestra provided music as dances ran from 9 p m to after midnight with ushers and violet badges. A special 12 80 train to Boston carried many attendees after the event.
Police commissioners notified applicants for liquor licenses with prospects of prosperity for about 780 of 1500 and gloom for the rest. Several divisions show licenses granted or lost, including Music Hall, John W. Fraser, Mathieu, A Hetherston & Co, and the Dwight House, with East Boston and Marginal street homes noted.
Obituary notes the death of Rev. William Barnes in Jacksonville Illinois aged about 68. Born in Ohio in 1816, he studied at Harvard with Charles Sumner and Edward Everett, preached Webster’s funeral in Boston, led later years in the West, and served Bible and missionary boards.
The Hawes Unitarian Congregational Church in South Boston installed Rev. James Huxtable of Hyde Park as pastor after since September lacking leadership. The service featured laurel and hydrangea decor, hymns, readings, and addresses by Rev. Brooke Herford and others, concluding with ordination rites and fellowship.
The Young Women's Christian Association executive committee recommends building a new gymnasium for women and working girls with modern apparatus. A stock company will be formed with shares at $5, funding expected to reach at least $100,000 for construction and equipment to surpass other facilities.
The Red Men's Hall session reviewed the Bowdoin Square Baptist Church's denominational standing and the pastor Rev. William W. Downs. Rev. S. C. Russell was chosen moderator and the matter was referred to the Boston Baptist conference for guidance due to absent delegates.
James E. Lyons, arrested Monday and charged with a crime from twenty two years ago in Hartford, was released on 3000 bail but did not appear when his Municipal Court case was called. Diamonds worth 3000 found on him at arrest were returned upon his release.
A collage of items from Boston society and beyond. Mentions of the Boston Theatre play The Silver Falls and a Republican caucus silver bill, plus drift into travel gossip about the Emperor of Germany and a yacht. A humorous exchange about the Gibson girl, stage life notes, and a detective vignette in New York. Weather and astronomical notes mix with a slice of New York street life, a lager beer saloon scene, and a Vienna reception for Indian performers in a courtly setting.
The May Century highlights newly discovered Washington relics and rare portraits of Washington and his wife, plus Commodore Truxton. It reviews Archibald Robertson’s portraiture, Kennan on Russian censorship, and includes poems and essays from Burns Wilson and Aldrich, with notes on Marie Bashkirtseff and other cultural items.
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