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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1889
Page
4
Public notice outlines subscription practices and payment instructions for the Boston Post Publishing Company with offices in New York and Washington and listing agents Bridgman Bin Mincham Co.
The notice lists where to find sections in the newspaper with the Financial Department on page six, the Commercial on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on page three. The page allocations guide readers to locate key departments and maritime listings across the issue.
A Philadelphia paper notes a Jeanette Pennsylvania glass factory under the Window Glass Association limits apprentices, yet imports European workers with association consent to fill shortages. The move sparks debate over contract labor law and the paradox of American youths barred from learning the trade.
The change to publish eligibles and their standings reverses prior secrecy. Advocates say public lists increase transparency and pressure on appointing power, while critics warn guesses of rank are not exact. Proponents quote openness, echoed by Roosevelt, as a potential benefit if candidates consent to the experiment.
The Samoan Conference at Berlin is expected to finish its work tomorrow as a revision committee drafts the protocol on Apia municipal government land commission Samoa autonomy and coaling ports. Clauses on tariff native government indemnity to Germany remain to be completed and no opposition is expected. An authentic copy will confirm the outcome and indicate a harmonious settlement of involved international relations.
The article argues that the Conference result depended on Great Britain’s neutral stance and Sir Edward Malet’s balance between Germany and the United States. It notes Germany’s conciliatory policy since Bismarck’s suggestion to renew talks and his disavowal of Consul Knaprox at Apia as a key concession.
The passage praises Chancellor’s magnanimity in accepting an American Commissioner's choice without disapproval. It notes this conduct contrasts with German diplomacy and reflects well on the value placed on the United States friendship.
The piece argues that Blaine shifts from quiet diplomacy to aggressive stance amid Haiti France tensions. It suggests a secret commission aims to secure coaling stations at Samana Bay or Mole Saint Nicholas as leverage, potentially extending U S influence toward Cuba, with broader commercial aims.
A fragment notes a claim for indemnification or renewal of a privilege and an unnamed commission to Hayti, hinting at an obscure official action. The unreadable source leaves the exact nature and parties involved unclear.
The article criticizes the Commercial Bulletin for misrepresenting New York Times statements on tariff law and Windom policy. It argues the core issue is executive overreach to alter duties on worsteds versus woollens and cites Smalley’s Paris Exposition observations on French officials and a humorous anecdote about American journalists facing bureaucratic obstacles.
Subscribers to the education fund for the late Pump H. Weton’s four fatherless children number several hundred, with several thousand dollars raised. Epward P. Clark of the New York Evening Post serves as treasurer. The United States Trust Company will invest the principal and pay interest to Mrs. Welch, with installments to flow to the children over twenty years. Additional contributions are urged. The Post will forward funds sent to its office for the cause.
The Shaftesbury Theatre in London plans to reopen after a short Shaksperian run with Jim the Pen Man. Critics note Sir Coartes Young's play is decent but repetition may not sustain interest, while across the Atlantic Jim the Penman remains popular for its cleverness.
News notes from a late 19th century column include the appointment of Russian General Ignatieff as assistant minister of the interior, various clerical and social moves, and remarks on royal and political figures such as Queen Victoria turning 70 and Gladstone's court behavior. The item catalogs multiple society items, travels, gifts, and obituaries in a compact gossip-chronicle format.
The piece honors George H. Calvert, Julia Ward Howe, and Laura Bridgman. It notes Calvert as a respected author and Newport mayor, Howe as a Boston transplanted New Yorker, educator, reformer, and poet, and Bridgman as the celebrated blind learn- er linked to the Perkins Institution. It recalls Howe's lineage, intellectual pursuits, and public roles, plus Bridgman’s lasting influence and a forthcoming club reception in Howe’s honor.
A speaker recalls a family burial plot bearing the graves of relatives including a grandmother, Aunt Margaret Wood, a father, a mother, a sister named Sophia, two brothers William and Benjamin, and two wives with dates of marriage. The text intertwines sorrow with memory of life and home.
Friends filled the Mei onaon for a Boston Conservatory recital featuring Liszt Chopin Sarasate and Eichberg works. Pianists led by Miss Lillian Merchant impressed with Chopin E minor concerto while Miss Olive Mead carried Sarasate with rare technique and musicality, aided by a violin solo and Eichberg trio.
A New York Sun Democrat item notes General Benjamin Harrison seeks a capable adviser with disinterested wisdom tact and experience to guide his administration through upcoming difficulties. The piece suggests he may still be searching and could turn to Blaine in time.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt critiques the early White Man's Republican party in Alabama as collapsing quickly. It asserts white men seeking office are weak and the President has exploited racial tensions, likening the situation to milking a coconut.
The Springfield Republican argues Mrs. J Ellen Foster of Iowa deserves reward for party service and questions appointing her husband as register of the Treasury by proxy. The piece asserts she has party aid capacity while Mr Foster lacks fitness for the office.
The piece argues the Republican Party, especially in Pennsylvania, shifts to keep down prohibition votes while appeasing liquor interests. It claims the last year high license bill was vetoed in advance, used to influence the election and secure Harrison’s electoral votes at the cost of other issues.
The Philadelphia Times notes Quay pressured to appoint Martin despite not matching McManes wishes. It frames Quay as needing Martin to satisfy a preacher’s demand and to shield his own standing as Field’s postmaster appointment signals. The piece emphasizes Quay’s concern with personal victory tied to Martin’s fate.
London dispatch recalls the 1857 premiere of The Dead Heart by Watts Phillips and its long afterlife. Dickens and Collins influenced The Frozen Deep then rivalry over originality with Taylor and Celeste. Irving plans a grand Bastille storm tableau while Bancroft reappears as the Abbé de la Tour and Miss Woolgar’s earlier lead is noted.
London dispatch reports the Queen's seventieth birthday celebrated with formal honors and little public enthusiasm. The selection of sculptor Boehm as a baronet provokes anger in the English art world, with many preferring foreign born Alma Tadema. Critics also note Professor Shakes of Cambridge facing partisan backlash for his Cambridge University seat in Parliament.
A collage of anecdotes cites odd uses for banana skins as boot polish and slippers, misattributed foreign news, auction oddities, Nellie Bly’s boxing note, and a Spain stance on black voting rights while a Dakota letter hints at frontier law and an elk of responsibility in a shooting case.
The piece surveys pension abuses under Tan ner and broad dissension in Washington as Harrison’s administration faces cabinet friction and party feuds. It notes Quay's maneuvering, Martin’s Philadelphia appointment, civil service reform doubts, Prendergast’s stance, and Indiana’s pardon controversy over Simeon Cay.
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