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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1890
Page
4
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The piece discusses the Third Pennsylvania district race with Democrats split between McAleer and Garner and Republican Adams as a contender. It notes tariff reform battles nationwide, skepticism of the Jones silver bill, and party tensions surrounding Tammany Hall, Grant, Hewitt, and Erhardt in New York politics.
Discussion on McCann testimony takes a political turn as Mayor Grant allies deride charges as partisan. The New York Sun defends Grant, dismissing the accusations as flimsy and suggesting Croker’s daughter received gifts of five thousand dollars each. The paper notes the Sun’s blunt defense reflects broader press division.
The article warns Massachusetts on the consolidation of gas and electric light firms mirroring New York’s 1884 shift. It cites inflated valuations after a law change, showing Boston’s $4.44 million gas stock backing $12 million bonds and $640,000 annual interest, risking public burden under proposed bills.
The Reform Club of New York reports strong early returns from its tariff reform education campaign. Tariff schools in New York attract 150 to 200 attendees, 400000 voters on state poll lists, and rural campaigns draw heavy farmer participation as clubs in several states foresee gains in upcoming elections. The effort emphasizes distributing literature, supplying articles to local papers, and building rural newspaper reach to overcome funding limits and spread reform ideas.
In view of the example offered by a similar consolidation experiment in New York, observers compare governance, funding, and service delivery implications. Proponents cite potential efficiency gains while critics warn of reduced local autonomy and oversight.
A North American Review piece quotes a witty quarrel over American character. Andrew Lane and Max O'Reilly critique Americans through foreign eyes, noting how self-image and social types shape the portrait, with O'Reilly arguing that true Americans are the non-gentlemen in a two-class world.
A seasoned writer critiques American vanity and media appetite. He mocks press sensationalism over trivial details, cites Guiteau as a caricature of American traits, and contrasts Brooklyn’s pious parades with silent disdain at a funeral. He also notes slavery’s abolition for profit, Chelsea’s name debate, and the heraldry craze.
The article criticizes a proposed oats duty as harming farmers less than it helps, arguing the measure aims to save the American farmer yet offers little real support. It notes Canada’s $2 per ton pig iron bounty to boost exports, affecting U.S. manufacturing. A blast at New England Granite in West Concord N H kills Robert Osborne and injures Frank Smith.
In Boston the Common and Public Garden suffer from sparse use of brown gravel for paths, with mud after rain and odd attempts like oyster shells on Tremont Street mall. The piece discusses impacts on the park’s appeal, stray street music by five boys near Tremont House, and critiques overbearing outer doors and civic manners, ending with a call for spring-loaded doors to reduce harm.
A series of editorials questions government subsidies and silver policy as Congress considers measures to buy silver to influence prices. Critics warn such policy could justify wheat and corn purchases, while Frye proposes ship bounties and subsidized vessels to build a naval reserve amid tariff and pension debates.
Rain marred Harvard Rowing Association heats with fourteen crews. winners emerged in four heats and final racing scheduled for 4 p.m. The day also announced Boylston prize declamations with twelve finalists and a cycling association race entries list. Samuel Williston’s appointment as Harvard Law School assistant professor was confirmed, detailing his Cambridge birth, family legacy, Harvard education, and planned teaching duties.
Captain Casati denies German service while Kenry M. Stanley gains Edinburgh city freedom. Marian Hovey donates 10000 toward Johns Hopkins women’s medical college. Henry M. Stanley visits Windsor Castle by royal invitation. Eli Perkins sails City of Rome for eighty days in Europe. A marriage linked Miss Lister and Mr. Cochrane. Ex-Emperor Pedro writes on Brazilian Indian languages for a German journal. Sir William Jenner retires to Hampshire estate for literary work. Vice-President Morton struggles with Senate rules amid promptings from Edmunds Ingalls Frye.
Macmillan announces editions of Trelawny and Tom Brown with ambitious print runs. Putnam's Sons previews Elbridge Brooks and several other novelists, while Canon Farrar dedicates a book to a Philadelphia editor. Lovell's Press and George H. Ellis publish works on Russian life and Catholic schooling.
A collage of brief notices and quips on culture and society. Topics include political morality in Louisiana, New York women guarding public health, London book auctions, hypnotism as anesthesia, the Adams Express Company parade, and a humorous European anecdote about a duelist staircase incident.
Preparations for the Boston Architectural Club annual show advance with the Horticultural Building hole redeveloped for the last weeks of the month. Visitors can view East, South, and West architectural works, plus about a thousand drawings and academic pieces in the upper hall. The lower hall features industrial arts from Davenport Turner & Co. to Lafarge and Yale & Towne. The Guastavino Company builds a vault vignette, Turner installs a chime of bells, and a curated catalogue reproduces nearly fifty drawings.
The Honorable Charles Francis Adams contends that public belief overstates protection's role in U S wealth growth. He cites vast free trade communities across a broad land and rapid industrial progress on virgin soil aided by modern science, arguing wealth rise would occur regardless of Congress. He notes the need for more detailed factual replies from a more specialized source.
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