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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1889
Page
4
Boston Post outlines a split protectionist stance with Minister Ryan urging free trade with Mexico and Congressman Burt Terworth supporting free trade with Canada. It notes Massachusetts leaders from Governor Ames downward defending protectionism and questioning the tariff and infant industries.
Washington reports say Republican federal officials in Virginia devote excessive time to Mahone’s canvass and travel far from home. A formal complaint was filed with the Civil Service Commission, which admits it cannot act. Northern Republicans, per the Boston Journal, view Mahone as not the ideal of a statesman.
The City of Paris sliced the New York to Queenstown crossing to six days, ten minutes over the six day limit, with a shortest possible course. The Teutonic, refitted with new propellers, arrived in New York in six days and six hours, while expectations of Cunard ships under five days gain traction among marines.
Missouri anti trust law easily evaded by the Jute Trust which concentrates its manufacturing in St Louis. The American Manufacturing Company, organized in New York, unites all but three firms including one in Boston. The move aims to squeeze cotton planters under one name. The trust arose after a congressional committee heard testimony that the Mint bill would have prevented it, a warning that tariffs fuel trusts.
The Indianapolis Journal, aligned with President Harrison, lambasts Tanner over pensions policy and office conduct. It calls Tanner’s policy flawed and criticizes his letters as exposing alleged blunders and indiscretion, presenting a harsh vindication of anti Tanner views. The piece frames the president’s aide as supporting harsh charges.
The article argues the United States favors a steamship subsidy scheme at the Pan American Congress. It notes trade with Mexico relies on land routes and that reciprocity is blocked by current policy, implying subsidies merely create artificial commerce. Mention is made of Mr James M W Hart's letter.
A discussion favors shifting discipline reforms from girls and high schools to grammar and primary schools. It argues for immediate reporting of every case and detailed descriptions, contending principals should personally inflict punishments to curb abuse and curb incompetent teachers reliance on the rattan.
The piece cites Augustius Ruwuss and Russ leaving the Republican fold over alleged breaches of pledges on civil service reform. It questions party fidelity to promised tests of fitness and efficiency, warning that continued breaches may undermine reform goals and party credibility amid broader Liberal and Unionist tensions.
The piece notes two Liberal victories in bye-elections including one in a Liberal Unionist seat. It cites Rev J Guinness Rogers on The Middle Class and New Liberalism and argues Unionist orators lack substance in converting Liberals. It warns that bylections rarely signal broad public mood, and mentions Home Rule sentiment.
A recent conference of anti Minorities Republicans in Virginia reported twenty eight Black attendees. The count suggests not all colored voters are aligned with Lanaston’s leadership.
President Harrison asked Senator McMintan which Michigan candidate to recommend for the vacant Supreme Bench seat. The exchange fuels belief he intends to keep his Cabinet intact.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says the civil service portion of the Massachusetts Republican platform is a joke of the political season. It questions whether Birt Nye or Mark Twaygin authored it and implies a poor opinion of Congressman Lepeer as a humorist.
The triennial council of Congregational churches sits in Worcester with Cyrus Northrup chosen permanent moderator. 399 churches added to roll for a total of 4568. benevolent contributions reach 2,205,568 and legacies 561,910. Evening speaker Dr Storrs urged renewed effort for foreign missions and home work.
Readers note a Boston Unitarian Club gathering featuring Professor Joseph Lovering of Harvard, discussing Laplace’s Mécanique Céleste in relation to Bowditch’s commentary and Bowditch’s famed Practical Navigator. The piece also recalls Bowditch’s legacy and ties to Boston’s intellectual heritage.
Mrs Stonewall Jackson writes her husband’s biography while George Kennan travels to Boston from Cape Breton. The Duchess of Marlborough sells New York properties at auction. Rosa Bonheur’s 1847 landscape fetched 12500 in London. Gilman of Jonas Hopkins University plans winter in Egypt Syria and Greece, his first vacation in fourteen years. Whistler to exhibit in London February with etchings pastels oils. Charles Kingsley’s daughter Lucas Malet finishes a social problem novel for Universal Review serial. Empress Frederick sent funds to wounded Sedan soldiers on the anniversary. Mme Minnie Hauk buys Villa Triebschen by Lake Lucerne. Max Alvary lauded by Wagner widow for Met Opera singing and linked to 1891 festival. Don Jeronimo Zalaya, Honduras minister plenipotentiary, longtime Supreme Court judge, linked to higher education moves.
The City of New York steamed through Gedner's Channel this evening and ran aground. It is expected to refloat only at high water, delaying navigation and dock operations in the area.
A Somerville wedding reception honored Rev. Edward E. Tead pastor of Prospect Hill Congregational Church and Mrs. Tead nee Louise M Ordway in church parlors last evening. The church glowed with flowers and an orchestra provided music as the couple received purses totaling over 200 dollars and many floral tributes.
A provisional assignment of Harvard scholarships is listed with minor possible changes. Names span classes 1856 1890 1891 1892 and include notable members Terence Williams Du Bois Matthews and others. University Boat Club elected officers amid debt and shell and tank expenses. Cricket grounds secured in Cambridgeport. Pawtucket game canceled. Lowell game slated Oct 19. Dr Morgan lectured on Public Speaking in Athens at Sever Hall.
In Chicago the juror search for the Cronin murder trial drags on with no start date in sight. The piece reads as a trial of the jury system rather than of Cronin’s murderers. The Illinois jury law appears in need of amendment.
A quirky note from Boston remarks that if any Chili delegates to a three Americas congress were present yesterday they felt at home. The column playfully links Boston weather to Peruvian bark and ends with a pun on soda extremes meeting in Detroit.
Secretary Blaine’s Pan American Congress speech shows he forgives Chile for its past conduct toward President Calderon of Peru. The United States bore an unwilling share in the earlier episode, but Chile can afford to forget.
The article previews new installments and revised editions from authors like Warren Lee Goss and Frank R. Stockton with Harper and Crowell announcements. It profiles Edward Bok and his publishing ventures, then shifts to Sugar Refineries Company trust discussions featuring Theodore Havemeyer on speculation, legality, and future dividends amid court uncertainty.
A man with a mercantile and municipal background is appointed to lead one of the country’s oldest universities. Mr Low, though not a full scholar, is praised for organizing skill and executive talent and is expected to command respect and teach where appropriate. The Worcester Spy notes the unusual choice.
The New York Evening Post notes Mr Low's independence amid his Columbia College presidency. It argues major universities align with tariff and civil service reform, signaling a drift of national intellect away from both major parties.
Assistant Secretary Bussey rescinds the 1889 pension order reducing and then altering rates for non specific disabilities in Landerville case. The decision emphasizes ratings depend on medical examinations and congressional law reserves fixed rates for specific disabilities.
A collection of brief curious items. Farmers water stock. Bancroft praises horse riding. a breach of promise suit hints at scorched letters. Butterflies invade Carson Nevada upsetting horses. Ellen Terry wears gloves, Chicago envy follows. A German word coinage earns marks and mockery. The London strike prompts the Grand Old Man nickname for Cardinal Manning.
CONDENSED DESPATCHES reports the death of Frederick Gay after bull attack injuries in West Dedham. An Alfred Maine jury convicted Rice K. Smith of second degree murder. The Illinois State conference of colored men released an address urging educational advances and employment of colored teachers and urging migration to new states. The Old Colony Baptist Association opened its sixty seventh convention at Whitman with broad representation and optimism. The steamer Silver Crescent trial trip at Dubuque Iowa featured a feathering stern wheel with ten paddles, promising one third less power needed.
A satirical verse page lampoons tariff politics and Democratic rivals, blending nursery rhyme form with references to Roosevelt, Sam Randall, and party conflict. It portrays clerks dismissed at work, a sick baby under nurse Roosevelt, and cautions about political manipulation.
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