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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1894
Page
4
A single copy of the paper sold in Boston and nearby areas is valued by the Boston advertiser at the equivalent of six copies sold in Maine.
The senator defends the tariff measure as a substantial reform and relief for U S industries. He criticizes delays on the silver repeal bill and suggests removing the income tax and surplus in one stroke. Public sentiment questions both tax and surplus in the proposal.
The article argues Greenhalge did not firmly back women's suffrage in his inaugural and that both his sincerity and the Legislature's seriousness are in question. It contrasts with Governors Ames and Robinson who actively supported or opposed the measure, highlighting political ambiguity and pressure on the incumbent.
In anticipation of a required ruling, officials await Governor Greenhalge's decision as the moment for serious consideration arrives.
The Post urges the Republican majority to avoid rushing the bill after the House sent it forward. It warns the measure is a dangerous, wild eccentricity with uncertain judicial meaning. The Senate plans a cautious, Thursday decision and may seek court guidance to avoid responsibility.
The piece notes a shift in Massachusetts politics where past leaders could affect re elections by declarations of interest but now merit no longer guarantees success. It cites Senator Hoar and Governor Greenhalge as examples and urges Hoar to accept the new reality. It argues many reformist citizens showed candid ambitions yet withdrew, signaling broader change.
The article reports Congressman Bland officiating today over the proposed seigniorage bill's obsequies, noting the vote on passing the bill over the President's veto is unlikely to reach two thirds. It urges a substantial veto sustenance to boost confidence and suggest a lighter, commemorative mood for Bland's funeral-like ceremony.
The piece cites a Pennsylvania started coke strike with raids and dynamite, blaming foreign labor for displacing American workers. It argues tariffs on coal and iron harm New England while benefiting foreign workers and their employers who pay starvation wages.
A historical verse fragment by Harley Vane titled Blessed was the name she bore. It references Kearsarge Roncador Aurora and Futurity, with lines praising a ship or figure and invoking storms, floods, and southern skies. The piece reads as a hymn or ode with noble, maritime imagery.
The Observant Citizen notes Massachusetts Governor Greenhalge plans to travel to Rhode Island to aid Republicans in the state election seeking to solidify GOP support. Roswell B Horr of Michigan also attends, continuing a pattern of outsiders boosting Rhode Island campaigns as spring arrives.
A Fragmentary Cambridge era column recalls newspaper life antics with a prankster Miss, references to General Superintendent Ewing and Lieutenant Osborn of the Enterprise, Maurice P. Clare’s AOH leadership, and General Walker’s famed bimetallism speech to be delivered at Prospect Street Church in Cambridgeport.
Society note reports the engagement and forthcoming spring wedding of Miss Harriet King and Ash Newell, with Newell noted as a Yale graduate and 1891 Yale crew captain. It also mentions the Earl of Mintere visiting New York and Chicago society plans, including Mr and Mrs Marshall Field Jr traveling to England and visiting Mrs Tree at Leamington.
F Dobson secretary writes to the Post denying East Boston merchants back the Dry Goods Clerks assembly. He says no dry goods dealer supports the union and a cited merchant did not prompt the movement. Dobson promises to explain the case fully in a day or two to justify their actions.
A reader from East Boston asks why a colored man cannot secure a day’s work on the State sewer project underway in East Boston and Charlestown. The inquiry appears in March letters to the paper seeking clarification on employment policy and local biases.
The Post notes officials say no hiring color discrimination occurs for state sewer work. They assert colored and noncolored men are treated alike and that one man is as good as another. The report mentions colored workers already on Deer Island sewer projects.
The reader asks if Union forces displayed flags beyond the U.S. and Irish symbols during the Civil War. Historical accounts note banners of regiments and states, regimental colors, and organizational flags accompanying units, reflecting diverse affiliations and regional identities within the Union army.
U.S. regulations required volunteer regiments to bear two flags the national and state. Some regiments were granted extra flags including the Sixty-ninth New York bearing the Irish flag to the left of the other colors. A few Scotch and German flags were carried in limited cases.
Boston representative William H. McEmorrow requests correction of reports in several dailies stating he voted for the municipal suffrage bill. He states he was present and voted against the bill on March 29 and asks publication of the correction per the House journal.
Thomas C. Quinn reports visiting Mr. Clifford at 23 Court Street with a law coupon and alleges the Post pays ten dollars for every one cent invested. He thanks the editor for the noted offer.
A. J. Patterson of Boston writes from 80 Montgomery Street on March 31 claiming he used a Post law coupon to obtain over ten dollars of information for the paper, paying one cent for the cost. He mentions Samuel W. Clifford of 2 Court Street as the contact.
A reader from South Framingham asks for the address of a national savings bank in Boston and signs as J. T. Morsbh. The note is dated April.
The first hearing on Donovan Dill for free transfers and the West End railways probe covered questions on asset valuation depreciation real estate needs construction and equipment costs. George Williams urged full disclosure while Prentiss Cummings defended the company saying records exist in reports and land development was public. The session adjourned to continue at 11.
A French tea gown designed by Mme Blanche Lebouvier features a blue velvet bodice trimmed with cream guipure. The ensemble includes a velvet belt fastened in a decorative manner.
April elections in King's County towns Gravesend New Utrecht Flatbush and Flatlands spark a high stakes contest. McKane faction readiness alarms deputies as Gravesend business leaders expect a Citizens' League victory amid threats and political pressure.
Governor Northen appoints Patrick Walsh editor of the Augusta Chronicle as United States Senator to replace Colquitt. Walsh, about 65, Irish born, rises from printer to journalism executive and was Georgia member of the Democratic national committee. He pledges full support for reform measures and has broad statewide popularity.
Mrs. Mary Antonio Castro Majors files suit in the United States Circuit Court against Harry S. Cowell for $50,000. She, widow of Santa Cruz citizen Robert Majors killed five years ago, says Cowell courted her during her husband’s illness and after his death.
The Springfield Union reports Colonel Albert A. Pops endorses pneumatic tires for ambulances, calling the suggestion sensible and beneficial for emergency transport reliability.
The Sons of the American Revolution promote a grave-marking project with a cross of St Louis and thirteen stars to honor Revolutionary War soldiers. Massachusetts hosts about 500 members, with 27 founders whose fathers fought, now dwindling by death. The plan, discussed at Marblehead and endorsed broadly, aims to mark resting places coast to coast, starting with Concord’s memorial field. The annual meeting will be in Concord on April 19, led by President Edwin Barrett.
Edward J. Donovan departed yesterday for a short respite prior to taking the post of collector of internal revenue. He will visit Washington and be away about a week. His Board of Health term runs until May next year amid speculation on a new commissioner and appointment timing. May 1 sees another board member’s term expire and the Aldermen will vote on both appointments together.
Mrs Hannah Pickett aged 80 was attacked at noon in Providence. Her hip was dislocated or broken and her son-in-law Michael Rigney was charged with the deed and arrested. She refused hospital care and is under home treatment, with recovery doubtful due to age.
Dr. Leslie E Keeley promotes the Keeley treatment as the cure for inebriety morphinism and cigarette smoking with sodium chloride tonics used by the U S government. Authorized Keeley Institutes listed in Haverhill Lexington Worcester Springfield North Adams Massachusetts Providence Rhode Island West Haven Connecticut and a Boston information bureau are provided.
Open letter questions Frederick W Dal linger on voting as a privilege of the state and probes when Massachusetts women allegedly ceded the right to rule. Ellen Battelle Dietrick signs as a member of the subject class and requests proof of a female consent to male governance.
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