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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1890

Page

4

Yale to erect 314000 statue of ex President Woolsey

Mrs Waite widow of the late chief justice and her daughter sail for Europe today. Vaux, successor in Congress, name pronounced various ways, now said to be Vawks. Rev Mr Gore named Bampton lecturer for 1891. McCrary dangerously ill from malignant bowel tumor in Kansas City. Bloomington postmaster Thomas J Bunn knocked down by bicycle. Emperor William sarcophagi and angel statue to be sent to Carrara for restoration. German sculptors upset. work to be done in Italy.

Yale Theodore Dwight Woolsey Waite Europe Tsu Kwo Yin Washington Ane Ekin Randall Congress Vaux Vaw Voss Vose Vawze Gore Lux Mundi Bampton George W. McCrary Kansas City W. C. Battler Judge McCrary Thomas J. Bunn Bloomington Ill Johnson Cleveland Illinois

Back From Europe Croker May Testify On Grant Scandal

Boston Post notes Richard Croker returning from Europe aboard the Aller, likely to aid a Senate probe into McCann’s charges against Mayor Grant of New York. The piece also covers Supreme Court upholding municipal light provision, Palmer’s nationwide Senate bid gain, and census inquiry practices with threats of DOJ action for noncompliant answers.

Richard Ckcker Tammany Boys Europe Senate McCann Mayor Grant New York Aller Grant Croker

Defections and Civilizational Influence Debate

The text laments basing national strength estimates on defection rates and the influence of a society’s peculiar civilization. It argues such statistics lack scientific value, prove nothing, and will mislead estimates, regardless of the questions’ inquisitorial nature, prompting hesitation from sensible men.

International Bank Drafted Amid Pan American Talks

Secretary Blaine endorses a plan for an International American Bank to handle trade financing with Central and South American nations. The bill proposes 10 million dollar capital, private ownership, U S control of directors, and a Washington or New York head office, with semiannual Treasury reports and a 15 percent real estate cap. The bank aims to alleviate exchange frictions and boost North South American business relations.

Blaine Pan-American Congress Charles R. Flint United States Congress Central South America North International American Bank State Department Washington New York City Secretary of the Treasury

Machine rule in New York GOP meeting exposes party weakness

A New York Republican State committee meeting showcased party bosses enforcing discipline to nullify dissent. The report cites expulsions of Fletcher Pratt allies, warnings to those opposing the party line, and concerns over the new ballot law fueling fear of independent voting.

New York Republican State Committee Pearr United States Republican Party Hamilton Fisu, Jr Frederick S. Grpss Pularr Free Trade Democracy House of Representatives Fisu Gripps Pratt

Unseemly punishment talk and naval safety debates

The piece questions corporal punishment by a cleric against a young woman and contrasts it with the Reverend Stockines. It discusses merchant marine safety under Britain and other nations, noting grim casualty rates and calling for fewer laws. It ends by noting the New York World’s crusade over ship deck chairs and passenger preferences.

Obsolete Census Etiquette and Marino Temperance

A Boston observer critiques census questions on social titles and status, laments lack of title data, and notes the Episcopal City Mission’s report on sailors. He recalls oaths, perjury worries, and a down-town restaurant crowd seen as eccentric, with reflections on manners and moral standards.

Prince Society Reports Strong Condition and Publications

The annual meeting at 18 Somerset Street reported the society in excellent condition since 1858 with eighteen volumes published and two more due in October. About fifty public libraries and over one hundred private collectors hold memberships, and the latest volume Sir Ferdinando Georges and his Province of Maine edited by James P. Baxter expands to three volumes with a detailed memoir and annotations. Officers named include Rev Edmund F Slatter president, vice presidents John Ward Dean William B Trask Charles H Bell and James P Baxter. Robert N Toppan secretary. David Greene Haskins recording secretary. Elbridge H. Goss treasurer.

Somerset Street Europe Sir Fremando Georges Province of Maine James P. Baxter Portland Ferdinando Georges New England Tes Foster Ensuin Edmund F. Slatter A.M John Ward Dean William B.trask Charles H. Bell Robert N. Toppan A.M. Hecordin David Greene Haskins Elbridge H. Goss

Prison stockade bought by Georgia G A R for national body

A World News special from Americus Georgia reports that the Andersonville prison stockade has been purchased by the Georgia Encan G A R acting for the national organization.

New York Americus Andersonville Georgia Encan G. A. R pEmen

Indians Rights Meeting in Cambridge Oversees Indian Lands

A Cambridge gathering of the Indian Rights and Massachusetts Indian associations at Sanders Theatre heard Professor James B. Thayer condemn liquor sales to Indians as commerce within federal control. Dr. Lyman Abbot and Professor Painter spoke on reform, land allotment, and restrictions. The discussions urged abolition of the Indian Department and warned against land grab attempts, urging unity to defend tribal lands and rights.

Cambridge The Indian Rights and Massachusetts Indian Associations Sanders Theatre James B. Thayer United States Congress Morgan Thayer Indian Department Lyman Abbot Friends of the Indians Senate United States Supreme Court Indian Territory Supreme Court Indian Association Association Tampton Abbot Painter Washington, D. C Sayng Indian Affairs

Anniversary Celebration of the Young Men's Christian Union

Nearly forty years into service the Young Men's Christian Union in Boston held its thirty ninth anniversary event drawing about 3000 guests from diverse backgrounds. The evening featured a Brown University Glee Club and Banjo Mandolin Guitar Club performance in the library, Cadet Orchestra in Union Hall, gymnastic demonstrations, and displays of freehand and mechanical drawing by union classes. The grounds were decorated with bunting flowers and plants as the robust community celebration concluded successfully.

Boston Young Men’s Christian Union Union William H. Baldwin Brown University Union Hall J. Thomas Baldwin Union Rooms

Brookline Wedding Fete at Unitarian Church

A large crowd gathered at the Unitarian Church on Walnut Street Brookline yesterday afternoon for the marriage of Miss Ruth Cabot to Mr. Robert Treat Paine Jr. The ceremony was led by Rev. Howard N. Brown with Mr. F. M. Stone as best man. The bride wore white satin with tulle and a myrtle crown, while bridesmaids and ushers included numerous Cabot family members and friends. A reception followed at the bride’s Heath Street home, with many prominent attendees listed among the guests.

Unitarian Church Walnut Street Brookline Ruth Cabot Robert Treat Paine Howard N. Brown F. M. Stone Walter C. Cabot Henry B. Tucker Lohengrin Mendelssohn Carlotta R. Lowell Elise Cabot Mabel Cabot Ethel Paine India Henry B. Cabot E. L. Cabot George E. Cabot Godfrey L. Cabot Charles M. Cabot Joseph Lee George B. Morrison Herbert Lyman James J. Storrow, Jr Owen Wistex Sumner Paine H. D. Sedgwick R. Codman, Jr Charles Almy Anna Amory Copley Amory C. W. Amory Clara Amory John F. Anderson Ellen Anderson W. H. Aspinwall E. W. Aspinwall Susan G. Bacon Edith Bangs N. E. Baylies Walter C. Baylies KR. M. Bradley Bradley Morgan Brown Stephen Bullard Mary and Eijlen Bullard Theodore and Eliot Bullard Katherine E. Bullard Francis Bullard George M. Burrage Amy W. Cabot T. Jefferson Coolidge Sarah Cox Hester Cunningham Hilan Cunningham Allen Curtis P. Curtis Clara Curtis Elinor Curtis Fanny G. Curtis G._5 Curtis Louisa Cushing Edward B. Dana Grace. Dana Arthur C. D. Dickey Mary Dorr J. Ursula Dupee Helen Ellis Helen Ernst H. Fessenden J. M. Forbes William H. Forbes Edith Forbes Charles Gardiner Miriam Bessie Hamlin Hathaway Laura Henshaw Francis L. Higginson Henry L. Higginson John A. Higginson Samuel Hinckley O. W. Holmes Holmes Caroline Homans Edward Jackson A. H. Kip George Lee Henry Lee Annie Loring Helen Loring Miriam_ P. Loring Amy Lothrop Mary B. Lothrop I. K. Lothrop Augustus Lowell Aimy Lowell Alice Lowell Edward J. Lowell Francis C. Lowell Lowell Lucy Lowell Annie Lyman Tt. Lyman Arthur Lyman Ella Lyman Julia Mabel Lyman Theodore Lyman Willian Lyman William P. Lyman W. Powell Mason M. Moors John ‘T. Morse, Jr Fannie Mabel Morse E. Rollins Morse Charles ¢. Paine John B. Paine Charles J. Paine, Jr Helen Paine George L. Paine Lydia L. Paine William C. Paine Saran C Marianne Helen Mary Paine Charles H. Parker Harriet W Eleanor Parker Francis Mary R. Reynolds John Richardson Louisa Richardson Fanny Richardson Ellen Rice Rogers H. B. Rogers A. Lawrence Rotch Henry Russell Ellen F. Russell James Gertrude Sampson Fred Sears Kuyvet Sears Philip H. Sears Clara Annie Henry W. Swift F. N. Swift Herbert Timmins Fred Warren John Webb William F. Wesselhoeft A. C. Wheelwright Mary

Current Comment on Security and Tariff Debates

A compilation of editorials and commentary from Portland Oregonian, Boston Post, Springfield Union, and other papers criticizing tariff policy, fiscal security, and farmer relief schemes. It cites McKinley tariff opposition, Stanford bill concerns, and calls for free markets and lower taxes amid partisan disagreement.

Kansas Boston Post Post Ben Butterworth Butterworth Springfield Union Stanford Courie

The Opposition to the McKinley Bill

The Providence Journal comments on Senator Plumb opposing the McKinley bill as self serving while Senator Allison opposes on economic grounds but lacks courage to defy party discipline. It predicts the bill will pass in the Senate largely as drafted despite these critiques.

Plumb Allison Senate Providence Journal (Ltd

Death of Mark Stanfield Proprietor at Victoria Hotel

Mark Stanfield aged seventy five, co proprietor of the Victoria Hotel in New York, died this morning. A former Boston dry goods dealer, he lost 1 300 000 in a 1872 Boston fire. He will be buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery on Saturday.

New York Mark Stanfield Victoria Hotel Boston Mt. Auburn

Will of Serena Ayer provides Peabody bequests

The will of Serena Ayer of Peabody filed for probate lists public bequests to the First Unitarian Society of Peabody one thousand dollars the Ladies Association tied to the society five hundred dollars the American Unitarian Association of Massachusetts five hundred dollars the Female Benevolent Society of Peabody five hundred ninety dollars and the Old Ladies Home of Peabody.

SaLtem Serena Ayer Peabody First Unitarian Society of Ladies’ Association American Unitarian Association of Massachusetts Female Benevolent Society of Old Ladies’ Home of

Vast odds and curious tales in late 19th century notes

A miscellany of social quips and anecdotes touches on public figures, theater, and court manners. It cites a New York messenger strike ended, jokes about Mrs Kendal, and a Royal stance against mandatory kissing, followed by political quips about Senator Ingalls and the President. A fatal Georgia poker dispute is recounted, plus a Brussels post office tongue scene and a Vatican Bible purchase legend.

Russia America New York Messenger Boys P. A Mabel Mr. Plain William Lehman Burks Americus Will Hall Wanesboro Millen Burks Georgia Hall Brussels Philadelphia Telegraph

Miss Palliser Appreciated At Globe Theatre Testimonial

Miss Esther Palliser received a large enthusiastic audience at the Globe Theatre for a testimonial night featuring Tolandhe and the Faust garden scene. She displayed strong vocal work in Gounod’s opera and delivered The King of Thule and Jewel Song with quality tone and taste. Her IoIanthe performance was as charming as ever and the season will close with the Faust scene and Lolanthe tomorrow. The Boston audience will warmly remember her and hope for a future return.

Esther Palliser Globe Theatre Gounod Thule

Ancient Elm dispute opens with editor letter May 28 1890

A letter to the Post from A. P. Sine criticizes road commissioners over cutting down an elm in West Medford. He cites prior town actions, requests acknowledgment of a mistaken claim, and mocks motives with a satirical comparison to sidewalk disputes and a satire on “tree phobia.” The missive dates to May 28, 1890.

Sir West Medford Road Commissioners Martin Hooper Massachusetts Medical Society Treas A. P. Sine

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Washington Street Joan M. Palmer West General Palmer Lincoln Farwell Palmer Portter Bureau Department of Justice Porter England Island Jersey M. Sarvova Théodora M. Sarpon M. Sarpon, Despite Mr. Arncher Lord Sauissury Duke of Cambridge Prince of Wales Commons State House Glasgow Stockinas Shwebo Burmah Society For the Propagation of the Gospel Annie Ma Saw Saw Stockines Miss San Luin Germany Sweden Italy France New York World Episcopal City Stumpit Prince Society Robert Treat Paine, Jr Portland Oregonian Mr. Allen Senator Ingalls Allen Ingalls Kanaa Vatican Pall Mall Gazette Julius II Louis XII St. Peter Venice Deats
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