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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1893
Page
4
The notice lists one year and six month rates for PAILY and WEEKLY subscriptions with amounts in dollars and cents. It instructs subscribers to provide current and new addresses for address changes.
The Boston Post reports its March 1898 circulation more than doubled March 1892 totals. Growth spans city, suburbs, and country including wealthy areas like Brookline Cambridge Newton, with notable gains in moderate districts as well.
Advertising in the Boston Post during March 1893 showed the paper leading in net value among some rivals, ranking third in daily morning papers behind the Herald and another competitor. The month featured extensive ad columns and strong market presence.
The writer laments the death of Jor CeePneeer s old sey and condemns valuing property over life. He notes Jefferson suffers not only financial loss but irreplaceable sentiment and artistic labor, and that public sympathy honors the human cost of the catastrophe.
The editorial endorses a New York intimation of a union between Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. It argues labor organization should be substantial and responsible, distinct from capital trusts, and that a single large federation could provide better leadership and avoid local clashes.
The piece discusses Judge Tarrs injunction in the Ann Arbor case at Toledo and whether a labor boycott or a corporate wage action can be treated as criminal conspiracy. It questions if restraint of trade by labor against capital versus capital against labor has equal legality and notes an appeal from the decision.
A statement asserts that the settlement must be accepted only as demanded by the top authority, leaving no room for lesser terms. The claim emphasizes absolute compliance with the issuing power.
The Vienna agitation over Max Jupp’s appointment as consul general is likely exaggerated and unofficial. The piece argues citizenship overrides race or religion and that the consul’s role is strictly commercial, not impacted by prejudices. It notes the Austrian government would likely recognize an American citizen who is otherwise qualified.
The appointment of Charles S. Hamlin as assistant secretary of the treasury is praised as strengthening the department by placing a capable man at Secretary Carlisle's side. The piece notes Massachusetts gains recognition and affirms confidence in the administration's handling of the state's political and educational representation.
The piece praises Secretary Morton for civil service reforms in Washington. It notes a shift from partisan appointments to merit based hiring, with applicants tested for fitness and knowledge, even in positions outside the classified service, marking a new era of sound business sense.
The Aldermen erred yesterday by shelving the motion to authorize the Mayor to represent the city at gas hearings. The Mayor leads the drive for dollar gas, urging all to unite with the people and the Post to back the popular movement shaping municipal year.
Ex Secretary Foster and subordinates seek to divert 200000 in Behring Sea arbitration funds at Paris. Critics argue the new administration must intervene to prevent a scandal or theft and denounce excessive salaries for Foster’s party favorites as robbing the appropriation.
The Easter reception at Music Hall will feature Governor Russell and pastors Rev. Dr. Donald Rev. Dr. Gordon and Rev. Dr. Hale under the Home for Aged Couples. Rev. Dr. Hale marked seventy one years, while Hon. Thomas J. Gargan is expected home from Hot Springs in about a week.
In a brief Texas Siftings moment, a passerby asks Pat for dessert while discussing after-dinner plans. The exchange includes a cheerfully spoken response affirming availability of supper.
Readers report a day of sociables in Boston and nearby areas. Musicale at Mrs Denny 401 Marlboro street 3 30. Dinner by Ladies Aid Association Ameri can House. Two weddings at Roxbury 95 Moreland street and 40 Clifford street. Receptions at Centre street Brookline 8 to 10. Hasty Pudding Club hosts event in Easton club house. Tech Assembly in Pierce Hall with matrons listed.
The page details women speakers in Taunton and lectures on tea as a subject. It notes $10,000 gifts to the Presbyterian Seminary in Louisville by Maannie Summers and Mrs Margaret Mat of Georgetown. It mentions the New York Exchange for Women's Work expanding across the U S and Europe. It highlights Olga Neumann as a pioneering New York dentist. It comments on Philadelphia dressmakers and the Princess of Wales, and ends with a quip about women's age reporting accuracy.
Miss Willard argues that women's financial independence will raise male standards and elevate marriage. She asserts independence allows women to dictate terms while urging men to match moral and personal integrity in partnership.
The article notes New York suffers a political social and commercial setback with the Clevelands returning to the White House. Hotel men call the week after inauguration the dullest of the season while Mrs. Cleveland’s charitable work had endeared her widely. Washington gains socially as New York loses appeal.
Two Akka pygmy girls aged roughly 17 to 20 from Central Africa were rescued by Dr. Stublmann and colleagues of Dr. Emin during an expedition. The girls, captured by Arabs, are on route to Germany for presentation to scientific societies studying anthropology.
Mrs. J. R. Green, widow of the English historian, shows pluck by writing with her left hand after writer's cramp crippled her right. Her two own works, Town Life in the Fifteenth Century and English Town Life in the Middle Ages, were reduced in this handicapped fashion.
The fin de siecle trend sees fashionable London women becoming agents for cigar merchants and wine importers. They seek commissions by soliciting orders from friends in their social circles, leveraging family and social ties to gain access to high class clientele.
The Columbia Theatre hosts Thomas Q. Seabrooke and company in The Mountebanks with Elvia Crox and Walter Allen leading a strong cast. Hoyt's A Temperance Town closes a long Boston run with Hayden Coffin and star ensemble praised. Yon Yonson at Bowdoin Square delights crowds, while The Soudan and The Marriage Spectre draw large houses and mixed notices.
Lillian Russell opens a three week engagement with her opera company in Gilbert and Cellier's The Mountebanks at the Boston Theatre. The collaboration of Gilbert and Cellier drew a large friendly crowd as Russell delivered chic vivacity and stage charm while scenes such as Alfredo's song and the Teresa duet drew praise.
Cosmopolitan audience fills Hollis Street Theatre for the revival Blue Jeans. Laura Burt debuts as June and Jennie Golthwaite as Sue Endaly, drawing applause and some hisses. The cast delivers lively performances as the show runs this week to crowded houses.
The Crust of Society began a return engagement at the Globe Theatre last night with E. L. Davenport as the lead and Ruth Carpenter as Mrs Ernestine Echo. Critics note the play’s peculiar taste will divide audiences but praise the mounting and production.
The Museum audience remained strong for Shore Acres as it enters its seventh week. With no waning public favor since opening night, the play will reach its fiftieth performance tonight and an extra matinee is set for Thursday afternoon, Fast Day.
Tony Pastor’s company performed at the Howard last night delivering a top tier variety bill. J. W. Kelley drew high praise for his original entertainment. Ward and Vokes impressed as comic favorites. Bonnie Thornton offered a new vocal selection Twigger-Vous. All other features received hearty audience approval.
This week at the Lyceum Theatre features Nibbe's French Burlesque Company with Kennedy's farce company. The show emphasizes clever comedians, attractive chorus girls, strong singing and dancing, and a lengthy, high quality variety. The gallant fire brigade and Ida Siddons are highlights as performances run continuously.
A crowded museum yesterday saw premier sprinters in fast races and two out of town athletic clubs in attendance. The rest of the program was well received, making the event notably lively.
The South Before the War returns to Austin’s Palace Theatre for a melodramatic revival. The show features plantation atmosphere with comedy song and dance numbers by Creole beauties and Buck and Wing dancers plus acts from Kate Carter Sheffer Blakley and Bertoto.
A collage of short quips from various papers notes light humor about daily life. One item riffs on the ice man and billing, another mocks a headlight versus a light bead for engines, and others joke about judges, dating signs, and odd alarm clock costs.
The Great Gown Maker profiles M Worth and his son who run the entire establishment themselves. The article describes a atmosphere of comfort, luxury and cheerfulness throughout the business and its management.
In a March 30 ceremony in this city the Rev. P. M. McDonald joined John Bone and Margaret McDonald. Also on March 30 at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York Jacob Craig Jr of Pittsburg and Blanche Winnifred Sanderson of Boston were wed.
Deaths include Lian K Bert child of Colin and Lydia in Randolph and Martha B Burnell in Roxbury. Other obituaries list Mary Clapp widow of Dexter, Anna M Granger formerly of Eastport, Lester Goodwin, Elizabeth Howes, Edward F Jones, Annie Long, Alice W Lamb, Caroline Frazier Norton, Moses Taft. Funeral arrangements noted for some entries.
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