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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1890
Page
4
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Listings include Mechanics Building fair on Huntington Avenue and arena on Tremont Street from 9 am to 10 pm. Russian Art Exhibition at 401 Tremont. The Soudan at Boston Theatre 7:45. Rudolph Aronson’s Opera at Globe Theatre. Marie Wainwright in Twelfth Night at Tremont Theatre. Charity Ball by Lyceum Theatre company. Little Em’ly at Boston Museum. True Irish Hearts at Grand Opera House. Reilly and Wood's Vaudeville at Howard Athenaeum.
In the Thursday morning 1890 Post, John W Candler and Albany Journal notes critique the US tariff. Canadian trade shifts to England under duties while New England farmers suffer higher costs. References to Andrew, Breckinridge, and Hoar highlight partisan bias and industrial potential if protected.
The Chicago Herald notes dry goods houses publish circulars from jobbers forecasting 10 to 60 percent price increases. Retailers will add these costs to selling prices. The piece links shipping and dockyard tensions in London to higher port costs and possible labor disruptions as dock companies threaten to ignore unions and hire cheaper labor, signaling a broader strike risk.
A letter from New York reports a friend in indigent, asthma-stricken circumstances seeks relief from a French remedy not made in the U S. The druggist warned of a future supply and a price spike due to the McKinley tariff, rising from 1350 to 15 dollars.
The Boston Journal denounces John F Andrew for voting against unseating Breckinridge of Arkansas. The piece defends the House majority report as partisan and praises the deliberateness of Andrew s vote while criticizing the journal s stance as partisan and unfounded. It also discusses state house lobbying debates, committee responses, and notes on subsidy and shipping policy with references to Kemble Dingley and Frye.
A Long Island City mayor sits in jail for five days after a brutal assault, with critics arguing the case reveals entrenched political influence and a weak sentence. The Grand Jury’ s indictment follows persistent reports of the mayor’s abuse and the judge’ s cautious handling, sparking public debate over official propriety and accountability.
A Roman Catholic bishop lectures at Cambridge University Chapel under the Dudleian fund. The topic contrasts Dupuy’s anti Catholic views with a modern Catholic speaker, Bishop Keene, as trustees preserve the founder’s rotating subjects. The event unfolds amid Unitarian ties and a diverse student audience.
Of the remaining three, one was the former attorney of the Ames-Shepard people, and the other two were labor agitators with a more or less recognized affiliation with the Democratic party. The reasons for the Republican State committee to decline debating party responsibility for the State House lobby now seem plain.
In Boston, a public hearing on clean streets lacked business petitioner presence, sparking notes on action absence and the health view from Dr. Vincent Y Bowditch. The writer discusses social salons, elevator safety issues, and pride among rising officials, citing Buckle’s accident law and a pompous nominee’s arrogance.
A jumbled 19th century snapshot notes Cardinal Almionna’s decline in Turin, census and exclusion act rifts on immigration, and witty quips about cigars and measures. It cites Heine's sister at ninety, a Lafayette monument in Washington, and Chicago’s World’s Fair site. The Salvation Army in Berlin wins a notable convert, Baroness Margarethe von Lilienkreutz, amid social resistance and street tavern clashes.
Governor Hill of New York spoke at a monster open air mass meeting in Woostrkr 8000 people focusing on the tariff and force bills. He then addressed 1500 attendees at the village opera house in the evening.
A refined fall wedding joined Charles G. Rice and Anne Proctor at Emmanuel Church. The chancel glowed with white hydrangeas and laurel rope amid a gold cross. a J. Thompson organ program accompanied the ceremony. The bride wore white mull and Valenciennes lace, carried Cornelia Cook roses, with a diamond crescent from the groom. Guests included prominent locals such as Oliver W. Peabody and Mrs. John Lowell. a reception followed at 327 Beacon Street.
Concord New Hampshire October 22 Frank E Brown general passenger and ticket agent of the Concord and Montress rail road wed Miss Annie K Dietrich a prominent local singer at the brides home The Rev Daniel C Roverts officiated Frank W Brown son of the groom served as best man Numerous gifts were exchanged After a bridal tour the couple will reside in Concord
In Newton Lower Falls, the wedding of Rev. H Asher Monro and Miss Edith Parker Jordan took place at St Marys Episcopal Church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev T S Fales with several clergymen assisting. The bride wore white silk mulle with a trailing veil and carried bridal roses. gifts included silver, paintings, and a $200 purse. The couple will honeymoon near the White Mountains and reside at the Newton Lower Falls rectory after Nov 17 and 24.
At Mrs S A Fay residence in Newton Centre Miss Mabel Gertrude Fay married William Melbourne of Allston. Rev Luther Farnum of Boston performed the ceremony in blue crepe dress and white roses. A brief reception followed before the couple begins a bridal trip and will reside at 13 Farrington Avenue Allston.
William Hesseltine Pear and Miss Fannie Carleton were married at the Austin Street Unitarian Church Cambridgeport with Rev. Dr. Briggs and Rev. G. Peabody officiating. After a wedding tour they will reside at 38 Lee Street Cambridgeport in December.
A fashionable wedding took place in Haverhill at 4 PM in the North Congregational Church. Miss Annie Hazen Fitz daughter of Daniel Fitz married Mr John Prentice Tucker of Austin C Sprague & Co Boston. Guests from Boston and abroad attended the ceremony and reception.
Walter Cummings and Mary Frances Davis were married at the Highlands in a quiet ceremony attended by immediate relatives. Rev. Dr. A J Gordon officiated. Best man F F Rhodes and several Cummings relatives aided guests at the reception. The couple will live at 21 Woodbine Street.
In a large guest list the marriage of Peter William DeMoss of Kansas City Missouri to Cora Trances Alden daughter of A J Alden occurred last evening at the bride’s Union Park street home. The ceremony was by Rev FE P Blodgett of Greenwich. Mgr Alfred A Clatur Jr attended the groom. Lilla Alden was maid of honor in pale blue crepe de chene. The bride wore white crepe de chene and carried a bouquet of white roses. Mr Clarence A Laur ence was head usher. The bride’s mother was ...
A princess gown of steel colored gros grain was worn for the ceremony with a reception that included fond farewells from friends. The couple departed for Kansas City by a late train, the bride in a wood brown broadcloth traveling gown and matching hat.
SpectAU reports a refined domestic ceremony at the bride's father Endicott King residence. Miss Mary King and Bostoner Clinton Gage wed in a duchesse satin gown with lace and pearl detailing. Rev W A Bartlett officiated as guests from Boston attended. After the ceremony the couple, accompanied by the bride's family, left for travel to mid November and will reside at the Norfolk House in Boston.
Citizens of Roxbury form the Roxbury Tariff Reform Club to back John B. Andrew in Congress. Henry W. Putnam elected president with a 5-member executive committee. meeting approves a resolution urging tariff reform and circulates an address to voters. Rally planned with speakers Everett, Storey, and Hoar anticipated.
Evie Pennsylvania October 22. The long distance telephone line between Evie and New York was tested today by General Manager Easterbrook. The test was successful with clear articulation to New York across a distance of at least 500 miles.
Atlanta Oct 22 The Coffee county sheriff at 10 tonight called on Governor Gordon for troops to suppress a riot of negroes against whites Four men are said to have been killed and unrest spread through the county as authorities sought to restore order.
Cambridge Ind Oct 22 The stal lion Nelson trotted a mile in 2.10% again under very unfavorable conditions.
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