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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1890
Page
4
The document states the Washington office address Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street and directs readers to the Financial and Commercial Departments on the Sixth page and the Ship News on the Seventh page for more items.
A Boston observer recalls a Memorial Day march of Grand Army veterans through city streets, noting sturdy old soldiers, public respect, and the education of youth in patriotism. He contrasts wreaths of vegetables with metallic memorials, comments on future pension burdens, and ends with a reader letter urging practical trades for graduates of Boston Latin School.
The 1889 90 season winds down as five houses shut doors this week. Palmer presents Jim the Penman at Tremont. Palliser leaves Globe with Iolanthe Faust. Hollis Street offers The Fakir and Struck Gas for final runs. Park ends its run with A Dark Secret. Howard Atheneum hosts two staff benefits. Globe to host Braham concert. Green Bushes revived at Boston Theatre with Claxton Steverson. Museum ends with Baby. Harrigan performs Squatter Sovereignty with Yeamans. Three Guardsmen to premiere at Grand Opera House Wednesday. Tremont closes its season with 235 performances and 2 benefits. Season plans for 1890 cite Salvini and others. Abbey Schoeffel to present a strong lineup.
Boston readers on Saturday May 31 1890 review the Bulgarian trial ending with the death sentence for Major Panitza and the expected lack of execution. The piece notes the political balance for Prince Ferdinand and Russia and cites reform debates in Washington surrounding patronage and alien contract labor laws. It also covers the Campbell case and the Builders Exchange admission of carpenters from Canada.
In the June Forum Mitts analyzes New England industries facing West and South rivals, urging tax and tariff reforms to reduce material costs and free production. The piece argues for un-taxed raw materials, lower transport costs, and united political action to expand domestic and overseas markets. It also notes Nihilist activities in Russia and a humorous Columpani descendant caper amid broader European unrest.
New York World reports Richard Croker aboard the Aller at Southampton says he returns of his own accord to testify before the investigating committee about McCann's charges. He denounces the accusations, warns the committee, and defends Mayor Grant's gift to his daughter amid ongoing questions of party loyalties and motives.
A clash of violent reform ideas is examined, contrasting American anarchists and Russian nihilists. The piece argues that both groups use lawless action to pursue political change, warning that such methods ignore lessons from past uprisings and the protections of free institutions.
The Duke of Orleans may visit the Vatican after liberation. Italian consul-general G P Riva sails for Europe for four months, with compatriots escorting the La Normandie down the bay. Emperor William refuses Berlin subscriptions for a monument to Emperor Frederick, opting to fund it himself. General B I Bridges of Deerfield is bedridden with fever from grip, possibly ceding brigade command to Colonel Matthews if unavailable. Baltimore Woman's College president W H Hopkins resigns. Rev J F Goucher succeeds him, Hopkins staying on as classical chief. Zachary Taylor seeks insane asylum commitment in Indianapolis, but petition denied as signed by Taylor who had prior insanity ruling.
The Harvard cricket eleven won their first championship game at Philadelphia over Haverford College yesterday. Harvard batted well, scoring 164 runs while Haverford managed 70. Notable Harvard scorers included Brown with 36, Garrett 26, MacVeagh 23, Balch 17, and Hewes 12. The game followed the American plan with stumps drawn after both teams lost six wickets in the second innings.
Henpersen Minnesota May 30 A severe hail storm lashed the Red River Valley last night leaving hail four feet deep in spots. Numerous trees lost foliage and crops suffered heavy damage along with broken windows across the area.
The Agassiz Association met in May 30 at the High School in Agassiz Association headquarters Fitchburg with about eighty delegates from across the state. Albert H. Hall of Boston presided. Rev William H. Pierson of Fitchburg welcomed delegates and praised the life of the scientist the association honors. Lectures covered Vertebrate Embryology Botany and the economy of nature. Reports from chapters 48 355 1 678 29 364 591 and Wilson Ornithological Chapter showed growing membership outdoor study and diligent work. A committee led by Mr Ballard planned a Massachusetts State exhibit for the World’s Fair.
Harvard Athletic Association aims to win the Mott Haven Cup in New York today with a large delegation from Cambridge including H R Allen F Allen Bardeen Batchelder Cook J Crane W Crane Crosby Davenport Downes Evins Fearing Green Hale Hawes Lee Lowell Moon Mallins Priest Rothschild Shea Stead Sturgis Wells White Wright and cyclists R H Davis P W Davis and Greenleaf. Predictions favor Harvard in several events though outcomes depend on sprint, distance, hurdles, and field events. Harvard seeks five first prizes and a large lead over Columbia with Yale and Princeton tightly ranked.
The offices elected for 1890 91 are President Albert H Hall Boston Secretary E F Boyd Hyde Park Treasurer William P McCarthy Taunton Vice presidents E Adams Hartwell Fitchburg Charles E Bennett Pittsfield Rufus P Williams Boston Executive board T H Fay Boston J B Richards Fall River J B Babbitt Taunton H M Ballou Boston Mrs B P Gowing Reading Miss S C Washburn West Bridgewater After adjournment excursions were made to Mt Wachusett Rollstone Hill Pearl Hill and other places President Hall who is a member of the Boston Common Council showed his training by the manner in which he handled the business of the convention The members who went from Boston are indebted to the Appalachian Mountain Club for seats in their private car.
Salem May 30 engineer Samuel Richardson of the Lawrence branch train missing since yesterday afternoon feared drowned. A man answering his description hired a boat at Beverly bridge to fish Bass River and return for the 6 o clock train. The boat was found adrift half full of water. police searched without success. Richardson was later found in the Naumkeag House tonight unable to explain his movements.
A collage of wry jokes about editors, actors, lawyers, and a Brussels ballroom sale. It includes a New York hotel quip about a star building, a flirtatious exchange between Jack and Mollie, and satirical notes on temperance, science, and lemonade’s alleged intoxication. The piece closes with a Trinity Sunday collect by T. W. Parsons.
A Putnam Connecticut crossing accident at about six pm killed Zeno Rabillard a French Morse woollen mill employee and seriously injured Frank Cartier and two Duprey sisters all aged eighteen to twenty. The south bound local express struck their four person wagon near a Mile below Putnam destroying the wagon and killing the horse. The train halted and recovered the victims and took them to Putnam for aid.
New York May 30 The Rhode Island General Assembly concludes a troubled session with several confirmations. Governor names Littlefield Eldridge Curley to state boards, bills on ballots and municipal election reform move, while many measures await January adjournment and potential special session. House ends with unpaid officers and members awaiting pay. Olney Arnold wins sinking fund commissioner post.
The Hon. Warner R. Whittier, eighty, first mayor of Haverhill, collapsed with paralysis while walking in his garden this morning. He partially recovered this afternoon. A former prominent shoe manufacturer and longtime business figure, he has been retired from active affairs in recent years.
Fifteen year old Michael Horgan of 15 Winter Street East Cambridge was riding a freight train on the Boston and Albany line yesterday afternoon when he fell and a cars passed over his right leg. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where doctors reported the leg injured below the knee.
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