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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1890

Page

2

Navy yards and speed of shipbuilding debate at Senate

A Senate debate questions delaying ship construction by selecting a second Atlantic coast yard. It argues for funding and refitting either Boston or Portsmouth to accelerate naval reconstruction, urging government partnership with private yards rather than sole reliance on private industry.

Navy Department Atlantic Boston Portsmouth Department Eee Committee On Senate Committee On Appropriations House United States

Senate Keeps Naval Yard Funding and Adds Pacific Dry Dock Site

In Washington on May 25 the Senate with 18 to 29 votes kept $50,000 for Portsmouth Navy Yard improvements and balked at striking out Boston Navy Yard funding. Cameron secured $50,000 for League Island yard reopening and Allen pushed a commission to locate a Pacific dry dock north of the 42nd parallel. Cockrell opposed three new battleships and the House later debated river and harbor funding, reducing Mississippi River work to $1 million before adjourning after tributes to David Wilber.

Washington Senate Portsmouth N. H.) Navy Yard Boston Navy Yard Cameron Pennsylvania League Island Allen Pacific Puget Sound Cockrell United States HOUSE Turner Georgia Henderson Illinois Ohio River David Wilber New York Waban Newton Mass Newton Village Charles River E. W. Bowditch Beacon Street Neholden Road Varick Road White Oak Road Ogawam Road Carleton Road Mossfield Road Waban Avenue Talay I.c Boston New England Massachusetts Title Insurance Company Milk Street Newton Lower Falls Jarvis Putnam Harrison Loring H.P. Putnam Boston& Albany RR

Railroads and schedules update from Batmore region

Baltimore and Ohio faces funding questions as Sun reports a capital raise from 16 million to 25 million with pro rata stock for holders and new terminal ownership plans. Fitchburg announces round trip fares for Home Missionary Society meeting in Saratoga Springs with limited dates and routes. Old Colony shifts Fall River line passenger transfers to Park Square station from Kneeland Street to centralize New York service. Rome Watertown Ogdensburg April earnings compare 1890 to 1889 show gross revenue 333005.45 and net earnings 197355.18.

Batmore Baltimore & Ohio the Sun Fitchburg Railroad The Home Missionary Society Saratoga Springs Boston Concord Marlboro Ayer Junction Fitchburg Gardner Worcester Athol Greenfield Shelburne Falls North Adams Providence Hoston Saratoga Old Colony Railroad Fall River Kneeland Street Park Square Providence Division New York

Freight Train Derails In Kansas Wreck Fatal for Two

The south bound Missouri Kansas and Texas freight from Paola to Parsons derailed six miles from Paola when a raised switch caused the wreck. The engine and six cars were demolished. Engineer Casey and Fireman Downes were killed. Brakeman Delans was injured but expected to recover.

Paona Kan Missouri, Kansas & Texas Paola Parsons Casey Downes Delans

Newsboys and bootblacks groups and Sioux City travel deals

The article notes Newsboys Reading Rooms in Boston with 700 members and $2500 annual expenses, funded by volunteers and contributions to treasurer Charles E Mixer at 55 Kilby Street. It lists many donors and amounts. It promotes a $40 round trip to Sioux Falls from Boston and extols Sioux City as a future major commercial hub alongside Minneapolis and Omaha.

Boston Charles E. Mixer Kilby Street E. D. Chamberlin Allen Curtis J. C. Kittredge John W. James George ©. Carpenter Sioux Fanoys South Dakota Sioux City Minneapolis Omaha Great North Western C. H. Huff Devonshire Street

Preservation Meeting Fans Interest In Massachusetts Beauty Spots

At MIT on Saturday a gathering called by the Appalachian Mountain Club discussed safeguarding sites of uncommon beauty or historical interest in Massachusetts. Leaders urged creating a board of trustees to acquire and protect public treasures, with endowment funds for ongoing expenses.

Council of the Appalachian Mountain Club Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Henry H. Sprague George O. Mann Charles Eliot J. G. Harrison New Hampshire Forestry Commission Leverett Saltonstall Charles Eliot Norton William S. Shurtlett Springfield Mr. Mann Appalachian Club Governor Brackett J. G. Whittier T. W. Higginson Francis Parkman O. W. Holmes Martin Brimmer John Boyle O'Reilly F. L. Olmstead C. F. P. Bancroft Andover A. L. Perry Williamstown E. M. Barton Worcester George 5. Hale Alexander Young William K. G. Wells Louis Prang Brooke Herford E. FE. Hale Edward Atkinson Roger Wolcott Phillips Brooks Mann Medford Shurtlett Francis A. Walker Charles Taunton Henry L. Parks William 5. Shurtleff J. F. G. Adams Pinsfield George W. Wigglesworth Boston Cambridge Sarah H Crocker Marion Tabot

Washout on New York Central near Whitesboro

A washout on the canal one mile west of Whitesboro caused water to drain from the level and washed away four tracks of the Central railroad for some distance. A freight train and engine were ditched. All trains are held here.

NEW York Central

May Roundelay Echoes Through Ocean and Woods

A lyrical piece extols May with personified spirits of air, sea, and nature singing a roundelay. References to Naiads Dryads Triton Doris and Nereus, Echo, Memnonian key, and locations evoke a mythic spring festival vibe ending with Scituate.

Doris Nereus

Personal notes on Nightingale Astor and notable figures

A collage of 19th century items mentions Miss Florence Nightingale’s seventieth, Commander McCalla’s Newport retirement, illness of Reuben Noble, William Waldorf Astor paying for novel illustrations, autographs for Pasteur admirers, W Clyde Fitch’s Amherst ties, First Folio prices, and social questions about Mrs. Cleveland as White House lady.

Florence Nightingale Commander McCalla Newport Reuben Noble Westfield William Waldorf Astor M. Pasteur Prince and Princess of Wales W. Clyde Fitch

Debate on Arts Tax and Census Questions in 1890

Excerpts discuss likely removal of art tax by July 1 1890 and praise for artists. They critique census queries on mortgages and health, noting privacy concerns and the public utility of data for medical science, while lampooning evasive answers.

Republican House Philadelphia Press Hartford Evening Post Porter New York Springfield Republican (Ind

Manchster Yardmaster Dies From Freight Car Fall

Daniel Whalen assistant yardmaster at the Northern railroad yard in Concord was instantly killed last night when he fell from a freight train and four punt cars passed over him. The tragedy occurred in Manchester New Hampshire on May 24. Coroner investigators and railroad officials are examining the scene.

Pournam Conn Thompson William Dorman Boston Hartford Frank Earle Dorman Earle Manchrster N. H Daniel Whalen Northern Railroad Concord

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