Ship News Placement on Third Page
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1888
Page
4
Civil service reform moves toward wider coverage
A stronger appropriation for the civil service commission promises early extension of civil service rules to new clerk classes. The plan, ready for operation, includes reclassification and elimination of outside positions, with promotion regulations to be established as funds enable administration of the civil service law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Civil Service
Legislature Ends Session With Haste And Caution
The Legislature hurried to finish amid a fast closing rush while House unity supports ballot reform and Senate amendments. The conduit bill is settled in the Senate. With limited hours left, officials warn against rushed laws and urge careful scrutiny to avoid past mischief.
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House
Senate
McGlynn Refutes Union Labor Party Side Show Label
The article weighs Dr. McGlynn’s protest against being called a Blaine side show after the Cincinnati convention. It notes his aim to smash the Democratic party and contrasts his claims with Henry Grorce’s assertion that the McGlynn faction has little voting strength. It also covers Grorce’s view that the party’s candidates are free traders. The piece questions whether either speaker has solid knowledge and suggests the side show may not be worth running this year.
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Dr. McGlynn
Union Labor Party
Blaine
Dr. McGlynnn
Cincinnati
Democratic Party
McGlynnwn
Henry Grorce
Cleveland
Grovce
McGlynn
Prohibition Party Opens National Convention in Indianapolis
The Prohibition party begins its national convention in Indianapolis with about a thousand delegates expected. Clergymen and a diverse group of delegates, including women from most states, attend as harmonized support forms around the candidate slate led by General Clinton B. Fisk, while Kentucky plans a complimentary ballot for Reverend Green Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Party
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Clinton B. Fisk
Greren Clay Smith
Harmonious support vital for first essential unity
The remark stresses that without the support of a harmonious organization, achieving the first essential becomes unlikely. It highlights the need for coordinated effort and cohesive leadership to secure foundational progress.
International Marine Conference Moves Forward in Congress
Senate and House bills authorize the President to summon an international marine conference in Washington. Delegates from maritime nations will be invited, with five U S representatives including a navy officer and a life saving service member. The conference will tackle light and sound in fog, vision differences among races, and color blindness issues among pilots and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington
United States
Congress
Conn
Breslau
Kotelmann
Stein
Australia
Melbourne
Marine Hospital
New York
Vilot
Sugar bounty conference ends trade distortions in Europe
The London meeting on sugar bounties closed with an agreement aimed at stopping subsidies that paid refiners to export. European nations like France Germany Russia and Austria used subsidies to flood markets, undercut English prices, and force refinery shutdowns. The accord seeks to curb these distortions and restore fair competition.
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London
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Europe
MIT Graduation Marks Boston Tech's Growth and Need for Support
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates seventy-seven bachelor of science recipients from fourteen states and one foreign country, amid praise for its serious work and industrial scientific blend. Despite high fees, operating costs exceed income, prompting calls for larger gifts to sustain normal development and expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Technology
Boston
Great Technical College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts
New England
Commonwealth
International sugar bounty talks hint at world trade shift
A European conference, with major governments present, seeks to end export bounties on sugar and to bar sugar imports from countries that pay such bounties. The plan signals a broader move toward international control of trade and reciprocity, affecting merchant shipping and national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Practical uses of radiometer and newer explosive noted
A note discusses Crookes radiometer and Louis Oliver’s radio graph measuring light exposure for photographers. It reports a new explosive called carbo dynamite with improved power, water resistance, and fewer fumes. Additional items describe theatre scene materials, a fire proof plaster for drop scenery, and anemometer-based speed logging for ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookes
M. Louis Oliver
Herr Tepper
Berlin
Ottawa River sawdust clogging navigation prompts danger
The Ottawa River in Canada is described as choked with large sawdust deposits from lumber mills that hinder vessels. Gas explosions occur underwater as masses of wood accumulate, creating hazardous conditions for navigation and operations on the river.
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Ottawa River
Can
Eloquence faded in Boston anniversary debates and sights
The writer laments declining vigor at anniversary week meetings in Boston. He recalls anti slavery savored oratory, notes wary clerical figures and a croupier turned con artist, and comments on Commonwealth Avenue mansions and Willard bas relief ambitions. He observes a risky raft voyage by river and rescue by Union Boat Club rowers.
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Boston
Phillips
Sumner
Stephen Foster
Parker Pillsbury
Abby Folsom
Daddy
Lamson
Abby Kelly Foster
Wendell Phillips
Edmund Quincy
William Lloyd Garrison
Avenue
Solomon Willard
St. Paul’s Church
Tremont Street
Paul
Athens
Memorial History
Willard
Dawn at the Hollis Street Theatres
The Dawn stage adaptation is a crude melodrama, with Miss Mary Shaw and Miss Annie Louise Ames delivering strong performances as Lady Bellamy and Angela. Critics note a prologue set by a dying old man and a twenty year later Abbey revival, with villains plotting and a fire scene. overall, the play drags, has lurid excess, but includes notable acting and some memorable moments.
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Hollis Street
Caresfoot
Devil
George Caresfoot
Philip
Philip Caresfoot
Lady Bellamy
Careffoot
Old Cares Foot
Angela
Arthur Preston
Arthur
Caresfoots
George
Isleworth
Mary Shaw
Miss Shaw
Caresqoot
Annie Louise Ames
Mr. Owen
John Bellamy
Pennoyer
Pigott
Mr. Taber
Mr. Springer
Miss Ames
Dawn
The World revival at Boston Theatre draws mixed reactions
The well known play The World was revived at the Boston Theatre with familiar scenery and effects. Audiences grew impatient due to long waits while the raft scene and sunrise finale left a lasting impression. Foremost actor Forrest Robinson led a uneven cast as Annie Proctor returns in a renamed role and Marrinis’ large false nose affected his delivery. The World gives way next week to Annette the Dancing Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverper
Bunco
Boston
Boston Theatre
Forrest Robinson
Annie Proctor
Asalel Shotingford
Taillandier to Europe for month and return middle September
Pianist Gerard Taillandier of this city will depart for Europe next month and expects to return about the middle of September. Colonel William P. Johnston, president of Tulane University, has come back to New Orleans from a business trip through the North for the college. Secretary Vilas preserves the gavel from the last Democratic national convention in his Washington parlor. Mr and Mrs George W Childs have settled at Bryn Mawr for the summer, praised as the state’s most delightful spot.
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Gerard Taillandier
Europe
William P. Johnston
Tulane University
New Orleans
Vilas
Washington
George W. Childs
Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania
Hinsdale's Old Northwest creates sweeping history of the Northwest
Dr. Hinsdale presents a wide scope history from physical geography to the 1787 ordinance and its aftermath. The work analyzes French discovery, British land policy, the Revolution, territorial development and slavery attempts, ending with a Century of Progress. Maps and authorities fortify the narrative.
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Hinsdale
Old Northwest
Northwest
Garfield
North America
Europe
Paris
Canada
United States
Virginia
Northwest Territory
Western Reserve
Connecticut
Dr. Hinsdale
Congress of the Confederation
B.A. Hinsdale
New York
Townsend MacCoun
Boston
Camrell & Upham
Indian Sketches Review of Irving Memoir on 1830s Plains life
Acritique of John Treat Irvings Indian Sketches drawn from a 1833 expedition to treaty with Pawnee Delawares and other tribes. The reviewer notes prudent depiction of camp life, prairie hardship, and episodes of wandering, while finding the travelogue diffuse and the author a poor shot. Published by G P Putnam's Sons at $1.60.
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Irving
Missouri
Platte River
Mr. Irving
United States
John Treat Irving
New York
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Price
His Broken Sword review critiques weak character work
A book review denounces His Broken Sword by Winnie Louise Taylor as unpolished with flat characters led by a beautiful young woman and a troubled husband. The critique argues the plot lacks vivid figures or lasting impact, despite a minor romance and a dedication hinting at real experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Allston
Edward Everett Jiale
Winnie Louise ‘Taylor
Chicago
A. C. Mcclare & Co
Hooston
Estes & Lauriat
Steel Welded Like Iron by Thorough Cleaning and Silicate
The article asserts that steel can be welded as easily and perfectly as iron if the parts to be joined are thoroughly cleaned, dipped into a solution of soluble silicate such as silicate of soda, and immediately forged.
Weathered musings note lighter sun and tariff jabs
A collection of brief opinions on sunny spells signaling better grass crops, reflections on fortunes, tariff debates, and political slyness. Mentions include Cleveland as Democratic sun, Belva Lockwood’s Equal Rights candidacy, and a New Hampshire knee pad invention story.
An English View of the Contest
The Saturday Review weighs the 1884 U S presidential contest. It predicts strong Democratic backing for Cleveland while noting Blaine’s popularity and electoral skill. The piece discusses fisheries policy, tariff ideas, Irish voter shifts, and the choice between a partisan politician and a prudent statesman.
Campanini Plans New Operatic Concert Tour
Signor Campanini, after an eighty concert season and a successful Verdi Otello in America, rests in New York in fine voice. Receipts exceeded $80,000. recent Philadelphia and Broadway shows drew strong sums. He will rest this summer in America then tour with top Italian artists starting mid November seeking retirement in a summer resort between engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor
Ttalo Campanini
America
Verdi
Otello
New York
New York Times
Signor Campanini
Philadelphia
Broadway Theatre
Academy of Music
Thas
Congressman Russell Emerges as Notable Tariff Debater
Washington Correspondent notes Massachusetts Representative John B. Russell impresses peers with clear arguments on tariff, though his voice struggles in a noisy House. Described physically as medium build with side whiskers, he formerly partnered with Ben Halliday on an overland mail venture and later served as secretary to Massachusetts agriculture board.
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Washington
House of Representatives
John BR. Russell
Massachusetts
Russell
Mr. Russell
Ben Hatliday
Overland Mail
South America
United States
Legations
Congress
Mssachusetts State Board of Agriculture
Arlington Hotel
Seth Milliken
Maine
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the Institute OF Technology
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Arthur Gilman
Samuel Hooper
Hooper
Charles River
Beacon Street
Union Boat Club
Otis Place
the Theatres
NEW Books
Jobson
New Orleans Picayune
Manchester Union
Bostons
Thames
East New London
the Sun
Belva Lockwoo
Sun
Scranton
New Hampshire
Saturday Review
England
Campanini
Congressman Russell
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