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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1890
Page
4
A Boston Post issue from September 1 1890 discusses unionism measures favoring non union exclusions and calls for milder counsels to preserve labor harmony. It notes dock workers and broader labor council debates and includes an editors notice about manuscript submissions and anonymity.
The list shows multiple venues with showtimes in the afternoon and evening across Roxbury Revere Reach and downtown Boston. Notable titles include The Fall of Babylon at Oakland Gamaes and The Apaches at Point of Pings. Also listed are Good Old Times Flying Send The English Rose and Old Jed Prouty with varied 2 and 8 times. The Financial Commercial and Ship News are noted on pages six and seven.
The Arkansas election closes a canvass where the color line is fractured yet visible. Governor Eagle seeks reelection with colored speakers aiding his campaign and four black nominees on Monroe county's slate. Opposition to the Force Bill features among issues as religious factions appear in the race. The colored vote holds the campaign’s most striking element.
The article outlines secretary Tracy’s stance on using Charlestown and Kittery yards for preelectoral repairs, noting Norfolk advantages to Congressman Lowney and tensions over patronage and race. It also comments on tariff debates, Senator Pump, and looming Trades Union Congress discussions on labor versus capital.
The piece discusses a federal effort linked to a Biddeford election race, where 514 naturalized citizens are at risk of disenfranchisement due to Maine Supreme Court rulings on municipal court naturalizations. It critiques legislative inaction and cites reform arguments, urging justice and full citizen restoration.
A Republican Club of New York committee member defends the campaign for a straight municipal ticket. He derides the People's Municipal League as aiming to elect a disgruntled Democrat under a Citizens Movement and argues municipal elections are driven by political considerations.
The piece argues costly armaments burden taxpayers and fuel unrest across Europe. It cites German Emperor William II’s disarmament talk, recent troop reviews, and mock battles that show war games as expensive entertainments with dire outlooks for autocratic rulers.
The article muses on self defense through practical watches, monarchies fading due to costly toys, and naval reforms. It notes Britain’s army and navy burdens, calls for reform in Europe, and mentions a New York man buying a cheap watch. It also covers Miss Braben’s protest, a Kentucky assessor bid, and the German Emperor planning a Berlin newspaper.
A public meeting at Faneuil Hall may select the form of a permanent memorial to John Boyle O'Reilly. Proposals discuss a Celtic alcove in the Public Library, a portrait or bust from Edgar Parker and John Donaghue, and potential statues, with consideration of past works and O'Reilly's views on nearby monuments.
A columnist opines that a John Boyle O'Reilly memorial in a Celtic alcove is preferable to a statue elsewhere while stressing the need for artistic integrity. The piece also criticizes over-drawn horse head restraints, defends their utility in some cases, and questions docking penalties as enforcement lags despite a $250 fine and a state law.
Henry M Stanley and Mrs Stanley plan to sail to New York by the Teutonic on Oct 29. William J Florence travels aboard the Etruria from Liverpool to New York. Father Osborn works in a leper community in South Africa. Land value in Cartersville Ga bought by Rev Sam Jones a year ago at 8800 is now 20000. Colonel Lebel retires after 35 years and eight campaigns. Henry Muirhead leaves 125000 for a women’s medical college. English farmers gift Mr Gladstone a mahogany rabbit kitten with a silver inscription. Ferdinand de Lesseps summers at La Chesnaie with family. La Chesnaie once related to Agnes Sorel. Lesseps enjoys hunting with his children.
The Providence Journal notes President Harrison, unable to decide to back or block Secretary Blaine's reciprocity plan, ends up running behind the momentum of the initiative. The remark reflects political maneuvering and timing as the policy moves forward.
A compilation of editorial excerpts criticizes recent House of Representatives performances described as scandalous. The selections include comments on how lawmakers should be introduced to the public, and references to political strategy and campaign material surrounding the Frye letter and Blaine.
Louisville Ky August 31 It is authoritatively stated here that the combination in control of the fruit brandy trade will soon advance the price 10 cents a gallon.
A five-member minority report from Representative Dalzell cites premature debt funding, uncertain future finances, and a belief that the majority bill grants unjust advantages to railroad debtors while shortchanging the United States. They urge delay and stronger protections for government interests.
The September Century features five articles plus portraits led by Princesse de Conti. John Muir raves about Yosemite. Goodrich writes Our New Naval Guns. Wells Cathedral by Mrs. Van Rensselaer and Rob inson’s In the Marble Hills share space. California entry in Union history and La Farge Japan letters appear. plus Barr Olivia, Jefferson Autobiography, stories and poems all richly illustrated.
The magazine features Mr. Bakers portrait of transplanted American women in England, Miss Bisland’s two continent voyage diary, Benj amin on Persian court life, Kohler on Swedish forces, a Lemaitre study by Brander Matthews, and a Wimbledon paper. Outdoor sports, fishing, photography, yacht clubs, and Mexican capital travel are covered.
Macmillan will issue in October a two volume work on The Fossil Insects of North America by Dr Samuel H Scudder with about sixty full page plates. Only 100 copies will be issued. The book surveys all known fossil insect species from American strata.
A despatch notes last week's violent gale along the Parrsboro coast. The schooner Twilight lies ashore at Advocate Harbor and is likely a total wreck. Patriot from New York drove ashore at Spencer's Island but floated uninjured. Energy was beached at Brockville with no damage.
Nearly all window glass furnaces in New Jersey will go into blast tomorrow and the season looks good. The Cohansey Glass Works in Bridgeton will start up on Thursday. The company has guaranteed unions that no non union Belgian workers will be employed.
A collage of notes mentions oysters in good supply and a stamp called Mr Blaine. It cites jokes about Henry George single tax and a Spokane bank check scam. Anecdotes cover Uncle Andy Levi a famed circus rider and Cyrus W Field sunflowers. Also notes on Battenberg Prince Louis and a French general at Reichshofen.
Washington dispatch reports Blaine’s Waterville remarks disappoint Republican leaders in Congress. His rebuke of McKinley tariff claims stirs bitterness among farmers and Western policymakers, while many fear his stance harms reciprocity efforts and tariff reforms.
Police arrested Pasquel Navarro at 4 45 PM for knife assault on Thomas Coffee in the backyard of 327 North Street. Detective Milict treated Coffee’s deep left wound before Coffee was sent home to 13 Margin Street. Navarro reported a hip wound from a fence fall and was jailed on the assault charge.
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