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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1894
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and six month plans with annual and quarterly options. Rates include one year for 88.00, six months 1.50, three months 7.36, and monthly 2.5? per note, reflecting standard pricing.
The Sunday Post lists subscription details and payment notes for the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. It directs readers to send money payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY and provides the Boston office address and editor publisher names.
The House begins daily sessions with hopes of a prompt adjournment this year. Several committee reports are awaited, but most committee work is finished. The legislature must prove its efficiency and earn a solid standing for 184. a.
In debate on an electric wires bill for Boston the main goal is clear: ensure wires are buried. Details matter less, but authority must allow thorough undergrounding. Trust existing city authorities, avoid new boards, and secure sufficient power to complete the job properly.
A Massachusetts committee on corporation laws is awaited with urgency to avoid hasty action under corporate pressure. Lawmakers should lift the issue into open debate and pass definite measures to curb stock watering by quasi public corporations before the session advances. The push reflects businessmen’s demands and hopes to prevent previous legislative domination by corporations.
The House vote on the vetoed Bland bill signals the end of silver legislation in this Congress. The piece argues sound money is stronger under Cleveland and credits his firm stance against silver inflation for preventing seigniorage and averting policy errors blamed on Harrison.
An awkward moment surrounds the potential passage of the municipal suffrage bill. Governor Greenhalge and Republican leaders fear a Senate approval, foreseeing a hostile majority if the measure reaches the executive. Analysts describe the scene as a high stakes political contest driven by party prudence and tactical considerations.
The piece argues that losing all city governments statewide if women vote concerns the Republican Senate. It says the Governor should not bear responsibility and that Senate Republicans will likely shoulder the load, handling it with the same grace shown in past unpleasant acts.
The article praises Senator Harris as a capable parliamentary leader for the tariff bill in the Senate. It argues Voorhees lacks leadership, Harris can accelerate reform, and delaying the bill harms the country and the Democratic party ahead of the fall elections. It stresses pushing the bill now to show benefits before voters decide on Congress.
The first riot sparked by the A P A enters politics in Kansas City. The piece argues the organization weaponizes race or religion, likens it to Know Nothing, and calls for public condemnation and crackdown to prevent nationwide unrest. It warns of further outbreaks in less orderly regions if the group is not rejected.
A column discusses a small illustration linked to a city councilman’s recent handling of an important measure. The piece highlights how the image reflects the mind behind the council’s deliberations and invites reader interpretation.
An idiosyncratic column sketches a wavering line of thought in a statesman on a debated topic. It reports on B F Keith’s planned Longwood residence remodel and mentions Thomas N Hart recovering from a cold. It describes horse reactions to route changes in Brookline and Tremont street repairs, plus a Somerville shoplifting arrest tale with a sharp door closing ending.
A narrator visits a widow in a large town house to test a name from a cutting. The widow remains unfazed and summons the maid, then calmly asks the visitor to leave, leaving the author feeling small and unsettled.
Count Eulenberg poised to succeed Prince Reuss as Vienna's German ambassador, a premier European post. Lenbach praised as Bismarck’s revitalizing portraitist, while Amos W. J. Cummings earns a Medal of Honor for Salem Heights action. Rev. Dr. Dana to leave Lowell church and pursue sociology professorship in coming months.
The marriage of Olive M. Swan and John Bertram Williams was quietly held at First Parish Church Cambridge due to a family death. The Harvard graduate editor and publication agent and the Harvard clergyman led the ceremony. a reception followed at Brattle Street.
Ellen Battelle Dietrick cites Cheyenne city marshal T. J. Carr who asserts crime was lower in Cheyenne over twenty four years of woman suffrage. Carr notes absence of boom era crime and lack of transient offenders, backing the claim with his long police service.
Parishioners honored Rev. E W Darst with a concert style reception at the South End Tabernacle. Prominent local performers helped entertain as Daniel Johnson presented a purse of gold and the preacher thanked the donors before a supper.
Arthur L. Morrison once of Boston and Hudson is described as a lifelong crook with a checkered record from Brockton to New Hampshire. He allegedly attacked in Hudson by unknown assailants, while his revivalist ties and church affiliations are recounted amid a broader note on his volatile history and recent misfortunes.
The Rev. Dr. Philip S. Moxom left Boston for Springfield to take the South Church rectorship but was recalled to a Brunswick Hotel gathering. About 200 friends, led by Browning Club members, toasted his return with flowers, music, and a long list of attendees, pledging support for his new field.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception choir held its annual dinner last evening at the United States Hotel. A reception and concert preceded the dinner with solos and duets by Annie Westervelt Annette Welch Nunn James Herrick and Lon Brine. Sixty people sat down to dinner as Choate's Orchestra provided musical entertainment.
Lydia Yeo mans Titus displays remarkable resourcefulness on stage at Mr. Keith's theatre. Three unexpected interruptions backstage, caused by accidents, were deftly turned into comic opportunities, drawing strong applause and laughter from the audience.
East Boston Division 2 A H met with President Cronin as chair. Treasurer report showed six months expenses of 12 137 32 and receipts of 12 146 8 due to new hall construction. The division voted to extend hall use for a benefit to aid sick members.
The Underwriters' Inspectors' Club held its final dinner of the season at the Quincy House with President Elwell presiding. Guest Mr. F. E. Cabot, superintendent of the inspection department of the Board of Fire Underwriters, attended. Officers named are George L. Elwell president, George W. Wilson vice president, Ira W. Orcutt treasurer, and W. P. Bryant secretary.
An illustrated Keeley advertisement promotes Double Chloride of Gold treatment for inebriety morphinism and cigarette smoking. It states government use in National Soldiers' Homes and lists authorized Keeley Institutes in several cities with Boston information bureau contact.
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