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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1889
Page
4
Doston Host notes a foreboding mood in the Continent over the French polls. He cites a sinister concert of war talk abroad and a summer filled with military maneuvers, though past predictions have repeatedly failed to materialize.
An amusing tale claims Emperor Wilui4M pressed professors to teach history to show the evils of the French Revolution. The piece mocks the notion that a handful of graduates could slow Germany's socialistic movement amid widespread unrest and calls the idea shallow.
New Mexico moves to safeguard public education with a non sectarian clause. The convention committee on educational affairs provides strict limits preventing any sectarian funding from the Legislature or public bodies. The educational section aims to be irrevocable without U S consent and state popular approval. The measure reflects distrust of sectarian influence among a significant portion of the populace.
The President hesitates to appoint Major Merrill to the pension office left vacant by Corporal Tanner. Merrill lacks ALGEr endorsement, illustrating the Grand Army of the Republic's sway over the administration. A New York Evening Post remark criticizes the pension statute as effectively requiring Grand Army approval.
Nathan Matthews Jr chosen to preside at the Democratic State convention offers a clear interview. He presents state and national issues in a terse cogent, nonpartisan liberal style. The piece praises his approach and notes Russevy leads the ticket, predicting a continued educational campaign this fall.
Testimony on Western beef combinations shows Chicago big four snubbed hearing while other witnesses claim a 1200 pound steer yielded about 62 dollars in profit. Beef on the hoof is 45 percent cheaper than eight years ago, yet consumer dressed beef prices reportedly stayed fixed. Kansas City packer testimony followed amid the inconsistent evidence.
A speaker notes profit on a single animal often falls below sixty cents and cites a balance sheet showing average profit on 145,000 cattle packed in 1887 at just over thirty three cents. He questions the link between cheap cattle and high beef prices and criticizes Chicago packers for failing to solve the issue.
A preliminary report by Commissioner Caaruus BE Mitchell says receipts for the year ending June 30 1889 exceeded expenditures by 18660 but notes injustice to inventors due to chronic under staffing and inadequate salaries. He urges Congress to hire more clerks while preserving self sufficiency and cites a patent fund balance of 3 524 526. The commissioner is praised as honest and capable among Mr Harrison's appointees.
Amid mixed Paris area returns the French vote shows Boulangist and Conservative contesting several arrondissements. Early tallies place Republicans ahead but with many districts needing a second ballot. Paris mood calm. broader province reports awaited.
The New York Evening Post condemns President Harrison and his party for a dual standard, accusing leaders of church and politics of betraying ethics. It warns the administration’s conduct degrades public life and corrupts political faith, citing high moral figures violating pledges and loyalties. The piece notes a grave moral offense in political actions.
The piece criticizes MAHONE and the Virginia debt strategy, arguing a state lottery to pay creditors would harm public trust. It calls Virginia’s Republicans and demagogues to abandon repudiation and restore credit, urging readers to weigh the long term harm to honesty and future generations.
A magazine essay argues for a literary syndicate where authors publish works based on their real expertise. It envisions joint production to align books with public demand, offering financial profit and the benefit of authentic accounts from each writer.
A critic argues that the English stage risks losing human depth to mechanical construction. The piece favors inward coherence over sensational effects, noting the need to balance technique with clear insight into human nature. It contrasts drama with fiction and stresses adding perception to technique.
Chauncey M. Derren states in a New York interview that English hospitality toward Americans has shifted away from granting automatic social prominence to American young ladies. From now on only those with extraordinary claims to prestige can hope for acceptance in London society, ending the era of favored American blossoms among British families.
The article highlights U S consular officials studying the prune industry. It notes Alden a former Times editor and Roosevelt stationed in Bordeaux contribute to a volume of consular reports. Roosevelt cites Theophrastus on prune cultivation in Asia Minor and Bordeaux reporting that most prunes are washed before markets.
A local retelling asserts General Sherman grew irritated at a carpet bagger boast at the G A R encampment. He reportedly snapped that too many never marched with him through Georgia, a moral drawn from the veterans’ talk about the good old days.
The article quotes Mrs HrLen M Govern, a West Prohibitionist leader, claiming that leading journals do not advocate high license, accusing them of being bribed from the National Liquor League treasury. The piece notes such statements are unlikely to be challenged by major papers.
A Minnesota farmer reportedly naps through periods of three years at a time waking briefly each day. If he lived in New England, such time lapses would likely go unnoticed by neighbors and observers.
Boston observers recount the Tremont Temple reunion of Abolitionists and the push to erect the Wendell Phillips Memorial Hall, honoring Phillips and the movement. They recall Garrison and Phillips, the early anti slavery meetings, and key figures like Sewall, Loring, Johnson, and Emerson, while noting enduring memory and influence in Boston’s public life.
A scanned column lists varied notes from high society and theatre. Meissonier, painter, seeks arrival. German Emperor gifts his portrait to Lord Salisbury. Mayor Grant treks to Adirondacks. Miss Kate Field travels Richfield Springs to Plattsburg then back to New York. Rev. Dr. E. B. Andrews becomes Brown University president and Delia Upsilon member. Miss Louise Dillon may wed soon. the 25th anniversary of Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe’s consecration noted. Spurgeon’s gout forces Mentone stay. Mrs. Harrison dislikes White House life. Irish poet Catherine Lynan intercedes at a dockers meeting, parasol crowd-ritual. Caamano to U S as plenipotentiary with 90 days leave. Victoria of Prussia to Athens and Italy with intent to settle in England. ex-Secretary Endicott and Ada Behan aboard Umbria. Cyrus M Field linked to Chicago Times purchase. AP chief William Henry Smith backs syndicate. Amelia Edwards returns from Stockholm for lecture tour. R S Storrs to preside. Kendal couple sail Servia for U S tour with roles listed and 200 dresses.
Fall announcements from A. C. McClurg & Co include The Story of Tonty by Mrs. Catherwood a tale of French exploration in America. A new National Magazine debuts in Chicago and the first issue arrives in October. The Standard of the Cross and the Church features The Howling Dervishes by Rev Dr John P Peters. The Jenness-Miller Dress for Sept Oct offers physical culture topics and fashion. A King annotated West Pocket Map of Massachusetts is issued by Moses King Corp. Rembrandt’s Christian the Burgomaster of Delft engraved by Bande for Harper's Weekly and to appear this week.
A wide collection of brief items covers topics from tomato varieties and fruit harvests to Home Rule, temperance, and literary figures. Observations include a Vermont farmer with second strawberry crops, parlor jokes about tea, Edison, and Browning, plus a tale of a London clergyman and a ragged school reform effort that ends with a gang attending church out of curiosity and goodwill.
A lyric sketch shows a pair debating marriage versus freedom under moonlit sea imagery. A fashionable woman and a cautious man weigh love against finances and social pressure, fearing loss of independence if they wed. The dialogue-haunted fragment hints at class, wealth, and the gamble of commitment.
President Cleveland argues that party honesty should align with party expediency in tariff reform. The Providence Journal notes the remark carries substantial weight for the Democracy as it contemplates tariff policy and political strategy.
The Albany Journal notes the Democratic platform in Iowa favors a license system, calling it expressive and comprehensive and more meaningful to Democrats than opposing what it terms unequal and oppressive sumptuary laws.
The Philadelphia Record decries Secretary Tracy's plan to build the 3900 ton cruisers in government yards rather than private contractors. It argues government work lacks pecuniary restraint, cites political leverage over workers, and asserts private enterprise should handle construction whenever feasible.
Lancaster Pa Sept 22 The low strike at the Columbia Rolling Mills was officially declared off at a meeting of the Amalgamated Association last evening. Most strikers' places have been filled with non union men and these will be retained. The strike lasted nearly seven months.
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