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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1890
Page
4
Boston notes report a collision with an iceberg near thick fog delaying the Danish steamship Thingvalla. Bows damaged yet she reached port. The item follows broader coverage including Louisiana Lottery politics, banking deposits, and census data on physicians. The Chicago News seeks 25,000 pension replies from Grand Army men.
The piece criticizes Grand Army posts in the West and Northwest pushing for per diem service pensions and the one cent a day bill, amid threats to political opponents. It praises Senator Plum for demanding itemized tariff schedules to avoid rushed legislation and notes Republicans’ concern over the House's rushed handling of the tariff bill.
The piece surveys Republican views on silver as money following Chicago platform pledges. Nevada party resolutions demand free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver, arguing demonetization harmed miners and workers. Senators Bewd and Stewart push for broad meanings, while Farwell opposes, advocating coinage at government cost.
The Tribune defends the people against speculative money sharks and urges a currency as good as gold. It condemns the silver bill agreed by Senate and House committees as dangerous, calling its adoption a menace to the country’s financial history and accusing the party of broken, demoralized leadership.
A public call supports Massachusetts efforts to preserve natural and historic sites, citing the Waverley Oaks and cliff walks at Newport as hewing examples. It urges funding through private charity and public spirit, notes impending railroad terminal moves shaping property values, and posits broader regional benefits from protected green spaces.
The Tribune admits Boston districts look finer than New York’s, blaming ivy on public buildings for misperceptions. It notes New York trainmen’s power and a Poughkeepsie man’s violent display. Quaker growth rises in the South and West, while American flag use in campaigns faces new restrictions to keep the flag' s meaning pure and simple.
The Connecticut Historical Society elected John N. Stedman president at its annual meeting in Hartford. Elsie Leslie vacationing at her mother's lake residence near Poultney. Comedian St. Fred Leslie reportedly seriously ill in Monte Carlo. Professor Tripp's Crest from the Ocean World sells well and earns praise from press. Mrs. Blaine Jr. recovered and attended Broadway show Castles in the Air. The Duke of Clarence and Avondale reaches majority while father remains heir. General Sherman to visit Portland for Army reunion but will not guest. Bishop Hurst plans Europe trip for Methodist University ideas. N. Monk of Albany paralyzed and critical. Walt Whitman, 71, ill in Camden yet mentally sharp, says his heart is in the highlands. Harry Wright, veteran manager, precarious with possible total blindness. daughters nurse him. catarrh of eyeballs noted.
The Browning Society in Boston held its year end meeting at Hotel Brunswick with readings and songs by Mrs. S. G. Davis Miss Mary H. How C J Copeland H M Ticknor and others. Mr Botume missed due to illness and Mr Ticknor added The Flowers Name. A large portrait of the poet was presented and the event closed with a tea.
Letters from residents describe fewer movable benches in central grounds and odd fixed seats facing iron fences. The writer urges police protection to prevent misuses and condemns broken asphalt on Columbus Avenue, calling for better maintenance and a return to cobblestones where appropriate.
A pleasant recital by Mme. dAngelis’s pupils featured strong voices including Lucie A. Tucker a rich contralto and Clara E. Bandhor in Bizet numbers. Thirty pupil chorus sang neatly under Mr John Mullaly with Lea Greco and Currier on piano and Miss Lavallée unable to perform. Encores pleased the appreciative audience.
The Augustin Daly company presented As You Like It to a cultivated audience. Ada Rehan's Rosalind drew praise yet fell short of ideal, while Mr. Drew's Orlando disappointed. Other cast notes include Behan's strong moments and Marlowe's Rosalind deemed superior, with several supporting performances praised. amateur entertainments followed, featuring pieces like A Woman's Won't and American Fascination, drawing good attendance and charity proceeds for the Vincent Memorial Fund.
New York on May 27 the Republican State committee adopted resolutions denouncing Assemblymen Hamilton Fish Jr. and Frederick Gibbs for treachery and reading them out of the party. The body discussed and adopted plans for a vigorous campaign.
In New York on May 27 Ellen Towne aged 30 of 122 Forsyth Street killed herself by leaping from a six story air shaft of a tenement she learned her supposed husband was a bigamist. The tragedy occurred this afternoon and she died instantly.
A collage of anecdotes and musings on poetry, theatre and art. It recalls Miss Grey and Walt Whitman, a barnyard quip, a humorous exchange about singing Down went McKinley, and a child’s playful mischief. It also retells Meissonier’s painting La Rixe’s royal reception and jokes about dictionaries and a coined word phantomnation with reference to Pope.
Clippings discuss Massachusetts for Saltonstall portrait at the Boston Custom House as a civic honor for Leverett Saltonstall. Other editorials compare tariff debates and the use of patronage by President Harrison, noting political strategies and public reactions across several papers.
Indianapolis May 27 George O Jones chairman of the national Greenback committee issued a call for a national Greenback conference to be held here August 27 preparations proceed as party leaders plan the gathering with delegates from multiple states expected to attend.
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