Postmasters to serve four-year terms under new policy
Washington announces that presidential postmasters will not be removed except for cause and will serve four years from commission or until next spring, limiting new appointments to vacancies. The plan aims to reduce office-seeker pressure while allowing removals for inefficiency and applies to Massachusetts posts in Springfield Lowell Medford and Melrose.
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New Bedford Man Appointed Superintendent for Point Barrow
Secretary of the Treasury appoints Gilbert E. Borden of New Bedford Massachusetts as superintendent of the house of refuge at Point Barrow with a salary of 100 dollars per month and authority to hire two assistants. He will join the Bear at San Francisco to help deliver a ready to assemble house and year long provisions and fuel for 100 men.
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Secretary Proctor's Western Trip Ends in Washington
Secretary Proctor and his party Adjutant-General Drum Colonel Barr and Private Secretary Partridge returned to Washington last night from the West He said he was pleased with the trip and satisfied with the condition of the military prison at Leavenworth and other stations visited The report that the trip was curtailed due to illness is untrue He will soon visit West Point to inspect the military academy.
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National Bank Call for May 13 1889 Reports
Comptroller of the Currency has issued a call for report of condition of national banks at close of business Monday May 13 1889. Financial institutions must file disclosures detailing assets liabilities and capital.
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Consulship Changes Signal New Appointments Ahead
The State Department may announce quick changes in consul posts as Blaine narrows openings. Likely moves include Tom Sherman to Liverpool and William F. Grinnell from Bradford to Manchester, with several Cleveland era appointees expected to stay. Merritt at Chemnitz praised. Underwood to Glasgow likely. emphasis on placing capable hands to boost American trade in South American ports.
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Classification of Postoffice Clerks and Pay Controversy
Postmaster General Wanamaker weighs a scheme to classify clerks in first class offices amid calls from office seekers. He doubts its practicality and may suspend it. In New York the plan would raise some salaries while dramatically reducing others, risking loss of valuable staff and causing issues in other large offices.
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The Hon E P Wilbur and the Park Commission
Edward P Wilbur writes to The Post denying misstatements about a park commissioner appointment. He clarifies Alderman Smith is a friend, not a relative, and says Mayor Hart had offered the post before Livermore's name, but he declined due to business commitments. He also says he never heard of the caucus cited. Boston May 15.
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Three Great Bargains by Spitz Bros and Mark
Spitz Bros and Mark clothiers at 508 Washington street offer spring overcoats for ten dollars each Berwick sack suits at ten dollars and 100 boys suits for ages 14 to 17 at five dollars each.
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Market Opens Steady with Bullish Tone for Granger Stocks
The New York market opened barely steady, then advanced as buying orders appeared. Forecasters see favorable prospects for the year with strong bull sentiment on granger stocks like Atchison and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Cotton futures rose on drought news, while Boston water loans and railroad financing drew attention to local finance and public works.
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Marriages in Salem and New York City
Marriages listed: Elbridge R. Anderson to Lizzie L. Harris in Salem May 15. P J Agnew to Margaret Hoda in city May 13. John Bell to Annie McPhee in city May 13. Asa H Church to Eliza Pierce in Salem May 13. James Duane Livingstone to Mabel Channing Wright in New York May 15. Charles J. Sadler to Mary E. Oliver in Salem May 15.
Deaths published in local notices list several residents
Death notices report Charles H. Couthouy age 38 in Cambridge May 14 Samuel I. Howe age 7 in Shrewsbury May 13 James Lawton age 27 in South Boston May 14 Margaret McDonald age 44 in Boston Highlands May 14 Annie E. Robinson age unknown as child of John F. and Katie May 15 Abigail E. Rutter age 60 in Waltham May 14 Sophia G. Webster age 61 in Melrose May 13.
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Great Auditorium Plans Elevate West Art and New Garden Apace
In New York the essay praises Samuel Kayzer and Ferdinand Peck for the Chicago Auditorium to be dedicated next December with Mme Patti leading a prominent European tour. It notes a projected Madison Square Garden with an opera house, hotel, and amphitheater, plus a strong company of 200 vocalists and stars like Patti and Del Puente. The piece celebrates permanent memorial arch plans and a Society of American Artists show amid urban beautification.
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Vivid Praise From Critics for Crawford's Latest Book
Critics from the Chicago Times and Scots praise the newest Crawford work. The Chicago Times calls it vigorous and powerful, while Scots says it is as good as his best and deserving of wide success.
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