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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1889
Page
4
In Boston, the writer rails at M Dex Fosse’s critique of American democracy and triumphalism, arguing wealth and enterprise mask a despotic, unyielding corporate power. The piece then shifts to memories of Herman Melville kin and old Boston houses, detailing Grand parents, Dr Mather Byles family, and a contrast with modern domestic life.
In Lyndonville Vermont Ira W Cunningham files his schedule of debts and assets with private debts around 30500 largely to local banks and Russell Paper Co. of Boston. Firm debts include L A Stearns Co Sherbrooke debts 29400 with mortgages 19000 and Caledonia Box Co Lyndonville debts 9234 assets 9212. Other notices include Wauregan Nottingham Mills net debts 760483 and 354385 respectively with liabilities around 1.07 million Edward Taft deficit 199230 Burnham Waldoboro and several others filing or being attached for insolvency. Aurora Illinois Aurora Match Company assigned. Various small unsecured debts and assignments noted across multiple cities.
The Britannic fire report shows cotton cargoes posing serious risk on passenger steamers. Flames erupted in the hold on a New York to Liverpool voyage, with swift crew action averting disaster. The piece notes such fires are common and call for effective safeguards.
Members of the Boston Chamber of Commerce push a rehearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They argue the Boston case, decided adversely in February 1888, parallels a New York Produce Exchange ruling favorable to petitioners. Transportation committee leads the effort, spurred by recent Post articles, aiming to protect Boston and New England merchants.
The assistant posts claims Congress underfunds clerk hire while Clarkson touts Western mail facility improvements. Washington Post figures show repeated unspent clerk hire appropriations since 1880, with $72,118.90 unused as of last quarter, arguing funds could relieve crowded offices.
The New York Tribune editorial disputes that Harrison’s early presidency pleased voters. It accuses the paper of misrepresentation, noting claims about party influence and capital at work in federal appointments. It questions labor conditions and wage trends cited by the Tribune.
The Tribune claims Harrison’s six month record is satisfactory to voters avoiding office but its tone reads as a grand joke. It notes fall elections could hinge on public impression of the administration and ends with cautious, open ended optimism about the outcome.
Brus sels reports Mouvement Geographique claims explorer Stanley is marching east toward the Africa coast after suppressing Umjoro and Uganda. Emin P Aswa likely not with him. The account disputes two month old rumors about his expedition and notes he may soon share a compelling account. He would be the third explorer to cross the Dark Continent sea to sea twice.
In one week Boston advocates urge free coal and ore, while Senator Hoar hears petitions for free fish from Gov Ames and peers. Gridlocked by tariff duties, New England manufacturers push for freer access to Canadian markets, signaling broader economic shifts and educational Senate hearings on fish duties.
A careful analysis argues France faces tight elections with potential shifts in power. Lady Dalke and other observers doubt an imminent overthrow, noting the conservative Boulangist coalition’s fragility yet strong local influences and the likelihood of a robust republican majority in the new chamber.
Citizens urge Senators to tax fish. the faction, in a state of delusion, cannot recommend or ratify any law or treaty to satisfy the request. Until the Senators agree to put fish on the free list, no progress is possible.
A critic of the reactionary school, M. H. B. Pet Fosse, argues against popular government. He asserts Americans overrate their political success, noting admiration from European writers and English Liberals. The piece questions how long this fashion will endure.
Sir Epwrs Arnold is en route to this country and will reach Boston by the end of next week. His late Boston-born wife adds local interest, and he is certain of a cordial reception. Known as a Telegraph leader writer and author of The Light of Asia, he has boosted Indian thought through poetry.
The War Veterans' Club of Philadelphia with Congressman BrineHAM aims to place all soldiers and sailors on par with disabled veterans for civil service appointments. Critics label the plan as a bid to seize control of the entire civil service for G A R members allied with demagogues like Tanner and Foraker.
Miss Maude Banks denies retirement from the stage while a parade of notable persons is cited. Edison donates francs for Paris poor relief. plans surface for a Maury monument in Washington in 1892. Brewer George Ehret travels to Silesia. Boston’s Perrin returns with philosophy PhD. Ruskin praises Strange Winter. Seth Boyden statue shown by Gerhardt in Hartford marks public square tribute.
Coroner’s verdict on the Aug. 28 Spring Lake dam disaster finds defective construction caused three deaths. The report notes the dam was erected owned and controlled by the Pawtuxet Valley Water Company in Cranston and Fiskville.
The Philadelphia Telegram notes that Riddleberger's campaigning for the party ticket harms Virginia Democrats. It contrasts his odious career with Langston's alleged cowardly sellout, suggesting a political balance between the two, while warning good citizens about the damage to the party's image.
The Springfield Republican argues young politicians seek caucus power, but the governorship hinges on state polls this year. Winning the convention could mislead them, as a repeat of 1882 may occur, bringing hardship to the Republican party in Massachusetts.
The piece critiques calls for federal oversight of congressional elections as inconsistent with home rule. It notes Northern Republican papers oppose centralization when applied to the North, highlighting Vermont and Iowa as examples where opposition would arise if similar control were imposed. It cites the Worcester Spy, Boston Journal, and N. Y. Evening Post as illustrating this stance.
The piece argues that defeating Tannerism, not Tanner, is key for public trust. It criticizes a pension commissioner for zealously following President's directives to deplete Treasury, labeling him self seeking and demagogic, while noting other officials differ mainly in tone. The overall tone is cautious about Harrison's future political viability.
The New York Evening Post argues President Harrison appointed Tanner as commissioner of pensions despite pledges of fitness over party service. Brooklyn businessmen warned Harrison of Tanner’s disqualification, noting Woodruff’s assertion that appointing him would disgrace the administration within six months. The piece attributes Tanner’s selection to strong partisan backing and G A R support.
The item surveys diverse notes from the era, including fashion and social customs, travel, and society gossip. It mentions new halls at the Paris Louvre for medieval and Renaissance sculptures, Queen Victoria’s rumored weight, and a New York Grant Monument Fund effort. It also covers jokes, a Kansas City saloon bill, a Kingston horse, copper colored hair imports to Marseilles, an eagle struck by a train near Newaygo, and Mona Caird’s sun cure in Tyrol. The Rome studio of Ezekiel of Cincinnati is described as a celebrated, vine-clad space in the Baths of Diocletian.
A letter from San Diego recalls the city seven years ago as a budding resort and compares it to today. Electric lights, paved streets, water, and education are improving. National City hosts wharves and car shops. Notables like Bryant, Markham, Miss Estelle Thompson, and Joaquin Miller reside or plan homes there as wealth and culture expand along the bay.
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