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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
4
A congressional appeal against a 1 2 cent a pound tariff on Zante currants draws sharp criticism. The writer questions Barrows sympathy for Greek currant growers while pointing to burden on Massachusetts workers and higher costs for clothing coal and sugar under the bill.
The American Tobacco Company, the Cigarette Trust, cancels dealer contracts and abandons fixed rebates, replacing them with a vague pledge to donate to customers. It cites hostile state legislation as a reason, but the ruling is seen as hastening compliance with the law. Observers expect other trusts to follow once DOJ enforcement strengthens.
Massachusetts Republican congressmen denounce the McKinley tariff plan but refrain from voting. The public echoes their critique, arguing the measure taxes industry to enrich special interests. The revolt fuels Republican tensions and mobilizes voters ahead of any final enactment.
A critical editorials says the McKinley tariff measure, not yet law, begins today and may never pass in its current form. It condemns a House vote as reckless and notes potential retroactive duties, a Senate revision, and widespread business risk as debates over constitutionality continue.
The Common Council should approve a 101000 appropriation for the Nurses' Home site at the City Hospital. Trustees Shuman Burnham and others assure no land deal will occur and eminent domain may be used if needed. The purchase, razing, and grounds work aims to place a home on a suitable block close to the hospital for the sick poor.
A vague reference notes a scheme devised to unsettle the conditions of trade in the country. The fragment hints at ongoing concerns among merchants and officials about economic stability and policy effects amid broader market tensions.
A bustling column recounts humorous anecdotes from a surgeon dentist to a Boston client whose nose job later drew a scornful letter. It notes two reformed burglars praised by an inspector, a Boston editor's return to Philadelphia, a curious old rail bond warrant, a barber shop misadventure with a mustache, a sly purveyor selling a cat skin cure, and vivid vignettes from daily life. The piece blends light social sketches with sharp observational humor and snippets of local chatter.
Vy Sadie Louise MacCormack recalls a romance among Boston University students in a vivid Boston setting. Harry Gifford, a tall BU medic, longs to marry Estelle Clapp, a bright student aiming for academia amid Latin quarter charm. He proposes near commencement, but Estelle weighs career plans before love, leading to a pivotal private moment in Hector’s office.
The governor’s decision to hold hearings in public is praised as a sound, transparent move. The piece argues openness benefits all parties, ensuring justice and informing the public, regardless of the case’s merit. Public inquiry prevents secret investigations and aligns with public policy.
The Observant Citizen muses on the unexpected lack of people in the States with missing noses and jokes about the impracticality of supplying such a deficiency as a craft. The remark reflects a humorous, satirical take on scarcity and ingenuity.
New points for spring tailor made gowns guide the home dress maker to create a suitable outfit consisting of a skirt and jacket. The jacket design varies by age, with double or single breasted forms, a short basque for youth, and an eight inch extension for older wearers. The key piece is the jacket, ideally lined in silk, with selective lining for sleeves. A paper pattern from a tailor aids fit, then final stitching by a tailor yields a quality finish. Velvet collars, concealed buttons, and heliotrope red or blue taft silk linings define the season. The skirt is gored with circular sides, fully lined, with haircloth border and alpaca or silk facing.
A reader criticizes The Observant Citizen for blaming external factors for Lynn shoe makers and Western farmers failing to sell. He argues the core issue is a scarcity of exchange and money, leaving the country hungry for cash and unable to buy or sell goods even at low prices. Arthur M. Gross of Lynn urges addressing money shortages rather than overcoats.
A letter from Mare Max Henry Newman urges preserving the Common from a proposed bicycle path from Park Square to Park and Tremont junction. The correspondent condemns the $7,000,000 project, arguing it would mar the sacred recreation ground and invite further encroachments despite subway plans to ease city congestion.
A reader from 87 Warren Avenue signs as Mrs. B and writes that Miss Cushman has not been at the stated address for many weeks. She asks the editor to correct the paper’s statement after seeing it in print, dated March 31.
Mme Maurice Grau, famed operatic impresario’s wife, is a renowned figure in New York and European society. Ex-Congressman L D Apeley of Hudson is bedridden after surgery in Washington. W W A Smith, NYSE’s oldest active member, retires May 1 after 50 years in finance. England and France clash over Negus Menelek. an Abyssinian expedition includes Crown relatives and tall officers. New House of Representatives features Booze, Mudd, Sauhering, and the unique Black member White. Colonel Villiers Hatton of the Grenadier Guards marries Miss Emil Burrall Hoffman in London. Secretary Lyman J. Gage’s oath prompts jokes about his origin. Sir Alfred Billotti, veteran British consul, has long service since 1849. Rhode Island Governor Lippitt names Colonel Robert W. Taft on his staff. Baron de Coubertin promotes French culture in the United States to counter Paris’s stage image.
The Sixth Regiment faces a legislative military affairs inquiry this morning after General Dalton closed yesterday's session with history and opinions on militia laws. Testimony covered officer discipline, past actions, and alleged abuses, with discussion of oathed duties, beer in the Gloucester room, and the way promotions and discharges were handled by Governor Greenhalge and adjutant-general Peach.
Adjutant-General Dalton testified in the afternoon session about papers before the committee. Governor Wolcott's directive to assist was noted. The discussion referenced a former governor William E B Russell era Highth Regiment board findings and discharge decisions involving Major Copeland and Colonel Mills.
Dr Cotting resigns from the Lowell Institute curatorship due to advanced age after five years of service. He will be succeeded by W T Sedgwick Ph D professor of biology at MIT and consulting member of the State Board of Health. Sedgwick is a Yale Scientific School graduate class of 77 and has a Johns Hopkins Ph D.
John F. Purdy of 20 Fifth Avenue dies at 87. Funeral at Grace Church Broadway and Tenth Street on Friday morning April 2 at 16 o clock. Bernard Van Dyke, son of Rev Henry Van Dyke, funeral private. U S Cremation Co offers guidance with pamphlets from 61 East Houston Street.
Samuel Dunlop laments a fashion request as he contemplates a crested hood and a mask like a paper hat. He mocks the term learned at school while offering to supply a facsimile command, hinting at a broader town fashion scheme and a playful quarrel over style.
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