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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1889
Page
4
The piece argues Chicago has moved faster than New York in courting the 1892 World's Fair. It cites significant pledges, notably a $100,000 offer from Mr. Pullman and other citizens, plus a mayoral boast of funding within sixty hours. It contrasts New York's debate over sites with Chicago's active fundraising and youthfulness as a competitive edge.
A reviewer debates S Barrie Gould's John Herring against Timar's Two Worlds translating themes from Jozak, noting shared scenes of romance and social pressure. The piece compares character actions to archival Hungarian tale motifs while critiquing melodrama and originality amid literary fictions.
The Hoston Post notes talks of appointing Warner Miller to the Russian mission as proof of cordial admin support for him. Dolores Shepard is said to have given up on the post, while Miller’s supporters view the reward as insufficient. Some suggest Colonel Shepard may be the favored choice.
A Washington report warns that by excluding Census Bureau appointments from civil service, President Harrison enables outside transfers into merit rules, eroding competitive exams. The plan could allow vacancies to be filled by influence, creating an “ideal” system he feared.
The Philadelphia, sister to the San Francisco and Newark, is set for launch at Cramp and Sons shipyard. Cost under congressional cap by about 225000, yet faster and more powerful than the Chicago with 19 knots speed target and twelve six inch guns plus a powers secondary battery for coast defense.
The Boston Post says London strikes stem from socialistic feeling among English workers while noting U S strikes arise from wage demands and tariff issues. The Springfield Union counters with misrepresentations and argues free trade in Britain yields higher wages but intense competition and urban migration depress farm labor, citing Carnegie era tariff effects.
The text argues that only a penny an hour raise suffices for dockworkers, challenging tariff claims of protecting American labor and noting the union’s stance on a wage increase. It emphasizes precise wage calculations and hints at broader labor dispute concerns.
The article challenges claims of British indifference to Behring Sea difficulties. It argues the UK would not abandon pressure against sealing interference, while not forcing Canada to bear the burden alone. It hopes Mr Blaine will push a concrete policy after the sealing season ends.
In a critique of Secretary Windom, the piece argues the Treasury Department secretly shifts practice to exclude Mexican silver lead ores despite claims of no policy change. It cites border instructions, net assay methods, and mass meetings in El Paso as evidence of a policy obstructing trade and harming Southwest industry. It notes Mexican retaliatory duties and industry protests as wider consequences.
The remark notes that attempts to shift blame through argument are not commendable and fail to erase accountability. It characterizes the strategy as a weak defense and stresses the need to accept responsibility. The tone remains condemning toward evasive language.
Current comment argues that trusts can form without tariffs, but protective tariffs encourage trusts by favorable bounties. It claims many trusts would be impossible if the government did not participate in a conspiracy against public welfare, per the Philadelphia Records Ind.
In Cleveland Plain Dealer prose the author argues against elevating the pension roll as a public honor. The piece recalls General McMahon’s resolution and attacks deserters and dishonorably discharged men receiving enrollment among the brave who suffered and stayed faithful.
A New State of Washington platform is praised as workmanlike by the writer, endorsing high tariffs, steamship subsidies, river and harbor log rolling, and pension school support while aligning against government meddling in trusts. The piece notes a Blaine (of Chicago) exception and views the platform as a survey of extreme doctrines.
The steamer Providence reached Newport and was handed to carpenters to repair wreck damage from the collision with Electra. Damages included the starboard guard and rail at the passenger entrance, zone netting and stanchions on the saloon deck, torn promenade floor, slight damage to stateroom joinery, and sprung and bent davits. Repairs were light and nearly complete before the boat resumed its regular trip tonight.
Illinois miners in Streator returned to work after a four month idle period receiving 72 42 cents per ton with a proportionate day rate reduction. The Star Coal Company workforce at Rangeley remains unsettled while Streator miners voted to donate an extra 24 2 cents per ton to aid Spring Valley miners.
James Punch was arrested yesterday afternoon for assault with a bottle on Dennis Daly of 355 Commercial Street. Daly sustained serious head injuries and was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
The Park opens with Jim the Penman starring Joseph Whiting and Ellie Wilton. Hollis Street presents A Stuffed Dog. Boston Theatre features Harbor Lights led by O. H. Barr and Julia Stuart. Grand Opera House and Howard stage top acts while Globe and Museum host Monte Cristo and Hands Across the Sea. Park Theatre to open with major alterations and Mme Janaus chek engagement. Shenandoah stars and matinees. Rehearsals and tours involve Robson, Daly, Irving, and several English players. mixed box office results amid warm weather.
Newport New Hampshire September 6 The defense objected to the jury panel in the State vs Emma T Cornish Gee settlement case. Jurors from Claremont and Charlestown were excused for preconceptions. The jury found Mrs Cornish guilty after a 38 minute trial. Bail set at 1000 dollars. The case proceeds on exceptions. Dr Lewis's case moves to the fall bench with 500 dollar bail.
A collage of brief humorous items and anecdotes from society and current events. Notes include quips about politics and war, travel savings, labor capital talks, a wax statue removal, stage hints, German imperial titles, wedding jokes, a Missouri hackman fund, a smoking pastor, czar era train defenses, an oyster wiring scheme, and a china-fresher dog-poison line.
The column lists prominent persons in motion or aging gracefully across Europe and America. Prince Bismarck’s health. Miss Lincoln acclaimed in London. Buchanan party in New York. Sir Charles Dilke visiting Fried richsruhe. Oscar Wilde rumored to start a new magazine. Sir Edwin Arnold visiting Toronto. Prince Lucien Bonaparte pension. Edmond Conner to celebrate eighty. Patti robbed in South America. Sir Arthur Sullivan planning serious opera. Miss Agnes Herndon improving in Louisville. Stevenson delaying return from the South Seas. Sackville-West will contest the will. Blakeley named instructor in Aintab. Farrar to Lehigh then RPI. Duke of Westminster opens London residence. Block Island family names. Brown University elects Stockbridge registrar. Mrs. Parnell fears not finishing writings. her son due next month.
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