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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1895
Page
5
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices and changes. Readers should notify address changes with present and future addresses. payments via checks drafts or orders payable to the Post Publishing Company. newsprint details appear as Second Class Matter.
The Delaware Legislature enters its second hundred ballots for United States Senator while Addicks maintains support. Republican votes financed by money persist, sparking a national scandal. The issue draws protest across states, condemning the sale of legislators and the partisan scramble for the Senate.
The piece notes weak turnout and mixed results across cities with Republicans sweeping Chicago and St Louis while Columbus shows a Democratic recovery. Michigan state races reveal a 7 percent drop in Republican majorities and a reduced margin in a vacancy race, reflecting overall light ballots. It concludes Democrats preserved organization and energy ahead of 1896.
The article lauds the Amer-G celebration led by treasurer BE Garrrett with local volunteers from Concord Newton and Hyde Park. It credits committees for a moving children's event and G A R demonstrations, praising performers Carl Zerrahn Harvard Glee Club Jennie Patrick Walker Joseph White Hutchinson Henry O'Meara Edward Payson Jackson and speakers Governor Greenhalge Long Pope Thayer Lorimer Hovey. It notes Japan China peace terms and compares war indemnities with French and German sums tied to Manchuria.
The passage notes how Europe and the world accepted Germany’s harsh demands on France following the Franco Prussian War, and contrasts them with Japan’s more moderate exactions, implying hypocrisy in objections.
The letter argues against variable gas rates in Boston, noting Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and East Boston pay higher prices than neighboring Brookline and South Boston. It calls for a universal $1 per thousand feet price, claiming all firms can profit without discrimination and urging residents to demand fair rates citywide.
A mass demonstration at Music Hall Boston honored Rev. Dr. Samuel F. Smith with America's Day as schoolchildren joined in the national hymn. The event, inspired by the Boston Post, drew a representative audience and reflected broad patriotism across party, race, and creed. The tribute centered on the line My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
Ex police official General William M. Osborne returns home after a South trip with Governor McKinley of Ohio and reports improved health. The piece also comments on colonial fashion bans and photos shown at Boston & Maine railroad offices, plus an exhibit of Dr Samuel F. Smith portraits at Doll & Richards with a Peixotto photograph featured in today's Post.
A Scottish minister visiting a hospitable old woman notices several cats under the table eating cold porridge. He asks if they all belong to her. she replies the hungry brutes from the parish come seeking a meal, prompting her to act with embarrassment as she serves tea.
The trunk business is lively as travelers prep for trips in all directions and seek luxury tailor made luggage. Demand rises as people plan journeys abroad and abroad.
The article describes travelling dresses and wraps in serges whipcord covert cloths and mixed wools. It notes tailor made options for the wealthy and imitation versions for aspirants with long wraps featuring godet skirts and beaded or trimmed capes.
A reader examines a stamp code claiming to signal messages by placement and orientation. Experts dismiss the myth, noting postal workers favor canceling stamps affixed to the upper right, and advise readers to place stamps there to avoid misinterpretation or deception.
Reggy claims Dick sees into his fiancee soul when he gazes, while Jack doubts him noting he would challenge the entire club since many have been there before.
Wagner operas grand presentation at the Boston Theatre last evening delighted with strong cast led by Alvary and Gadski, praised Damrosch for orchestra. Following, Siegfried cast announced for tonight, while Kendal engagement at Hollis Street praised and Olga Nethersole’s Museum run ends next week with Camille and Romeo and Juliet.
The week features Primrose & West minstrels at Hollis and attractions by Harrigan and Donnelly, plus a Boston Theatre concert with Marie Brema Nicolaus Rothmuhl and Plunkett Green. Other shows include Herrmann at the Museum, Lohengrin cast changes, Black Crook at the Boston Theatre, and vaudeville at Keith's Lothrop's Grand Museum and the Palace Theatre with the Nelson sisters and others.
A fictional tale has George Washington astrally visiting modern America on his birthday. He speaks with Robert Quay of Pennsylvania and is teased about his era’s politics. The conversation touches on methods, sovereignty, and voter participation in a light, humorous exchange.
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