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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1895
Page
5
Harvard Coaches Reform for Livable Football
The piece notes vitality in intercollegiate football and supports Harvard faculty reforms. It argues faculty bans on games are unlikely to last and endorses athletic committee plans as a reasonable fix. Reforms aim to restore a sane, living version of the game at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Eliot
Massachusetts Referendum Plan Records Women and Men Votes
The Senate amended the plebiscite proposal on woman suffrage to create separate records for votes by men and by women. The Post urged this step to reflect women’s views, aiming for an intelligent determination of the yearly legislative question. If women show desire to vote, men may feel compelled to permit it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gome
Senate
Post
Massachusetts
Women voting in Utah highlights political leverage for suffragists
The Utah constitution may grant women voting rights on par with men, but the outcome favors the Mormon bloc. The result shows suffrage success depends on politicians believing women’s votes matter, a lesson for Eastern advocates seeking ballots in Massachusetts and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
East
Massachusetts
Forbearance Comment While Spain Tensions Rise
The State Department in Washington says the United States shows great forbearance toward Spain over the insult to the American flag. President Cleveland and Secretary Gresham are praised, yet the piece notes no apology from Spain and warns of possible new complications including a reported detention of two American seamen in Santiago de Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
United States
Spain
Cleveland
Gresham
Conde de Venadito
Cuban
Santiago de Cuba
Rival Telephone Firms Target Bell in Rumor Storm
Recurrent reports of new companies aiming to challenge Bell Telephone spread rumors about a potential shift in the telephone business. Despite such chatter the Bell company maintains strong dividends and stock value, with market strength unlikely to falter until a rival firm becomes fully formed and active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Company
Ghana
Bell monopoly fractures as competition approaches
The article argues that public telephone users paid high prices under exclusive Bell patents. With judicial decisions loosening Bell’s grip, competition will arise and the public should gain pricing and service benefits. The piece stresses that monopoly restrictions hindered genuine market rivalry and that the shift toward competition benefits consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Company
Representative Moriarty Attacks Reporter On House Floor
A House member attacked a Post reporter on the floor, refusing to specify charges of blackmail and slander. The editor demanded particulars, Moriarty admitted no facts backed his allegations, and the Post vowed to defend its staff against unsubstantiated attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moriarty
Post
The
Monroe Doctrine Declared in Venezuela Boundary Standoff
Editorial argues U S firmness on the Venezuela Great Britain dispute. It cites long standing Monroe doctrine policy, calls for arbitration but asserts U S will act to protect the American republics when European powers threaten them. Ambassador Bayard to inform Lord Kimberly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Venezuela
Lord Kimberly
Ambassador Bayard
Observant Citizens Report Street Beggars Cited in Tremont Route
The article describes repeated encounters with four well dressed young men begging for lodging on Tremont and Washington streets in Boston. It also notes Lt. Ritter’s diplomatic handling at Station 1 and updates on local figures including Webster D. Hadlock recovering from a fall, Tim Sweeney’s election as Boston College Athletic Association vice president, and notes on local social events and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Washington
Timothy Sweeney
Boston College Athletic Association
John Mullin
Sweeney
Boston College
American arraigns William Holzheur in Canada extradition case
William Holzheur was arraigned before US Commissioner Shields in New York in extradition proceedings. Charged on a British Consul Sanderson complaint with feloniously shooting Captain McNeil of the Nova Scotian bark J. H. Marsters on March 2. If held, he faces trial in Canada. Holzheur claimed he knew nothing of the shooting and teetered toward insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Holzheur
United States
Shields
Sanderson
Captain McNeil
J. H. Marsters
Holzheur
Canada
Holsheur
Navy eyes Smyrna as Mediterranean station
In Smyrna western Turkey last year the U S steamship Chicago under Admiral Erban urged making Smyrna a Mediterranean squadron naval base. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions backs the move as critical for American interests. European powers already use Smyrna with various gunboats visiting for weeks. The San Francisco is ordered from Palermo to Smyrna this week and Secretary Gresham has notified Dr Judson Smith in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Chicago
Erban
Smyrna
Turkey
Navy Department
Mediterranean
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
San Francisco
Palermo
Gresham
Judson Smith
American Board
Boston
Gold Syndicate Ahead of Contract Despite Owes Billions
Washington reports indicate the Morgan Belmont syndicate controls the gold export market and is ahead of its contract for supplying gold to the Treasury. The Treasury holds about 90.5 million in gold with 18 million still due, while foreign exchange rates rise to 4.90 per dollar and profitable shipment levels are near 4.88. The syndicate is said to have placed abroad a large portion of the recent 65 million bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Morgan-Belmont Syndicate
Treasury
Rhode Island Seacoast Battery Work Ordered
Secretary Lamont directs Captain Frank Baker of Watertown Arsenal to Quonset Point Rhode Island to oversee seacoast battery construction for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lamont
Frank Baker
Watertown Arsenal
Mass
Quoinset
R. L
Rhode Island
Bath man contributes 387 percent to conscience fund
A conscience contribution of 387 percent from Bath Maine was received by the Treasury Department and credited to the conscience fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Man With
Washington
Bath
Treasury Department
New York Passenger Landing Plan to Start After Dark
Collector Kilbreth of New York will submit a written plan to the Treasury to implement landing of passengers after dark. All key details are agreed and the plan may begin by April 15 or possibly April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kilbreth
New York
Treasury
A Pretty Foot and Trilby Foot Ideals
The piece discusses shaping a girl’s foot from infancy to meet Trilby foot standards. It notes mothers must begin care even in swaddling clothes and that after age 12, with proper treatment, most feet can approach the ideal, emphasizing the great toe’s freedom and the second toe’s length as key traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Little Billee
Trilby
Razor-toed shoes blamed for cruel deformities in youth
A writer condemns razor-toed footwear as barbarous and harmful to feet. He cites a twelve year old girl in a matinee dress as an example of fashionable but damaging style, noting the shoe’s design forces the great toe back and enlarges joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Whipple, Jr
Young’s and
Parker’s
Mr. Whipple, Sr
Withal
Trilby
Brookline Bachelor Club Celebrates First Year
The Brookline Bachelor Club marked its first anniversary with a supper and officer election. Retiring president John J. Cantwell chaired a committee including Hand and Carroll to plan the evening. The club has staged plays, held debates, and weekly papers on practical topics in its five rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Bachelor Club
Casey
John J. Cantwell
Messrs
Hand
Carroll
Great Public Testimonial For Dr Smith At Music Hall
A large audience gathered at Music Hall for a Wednesday afternoon and evening testimonial honoring Dr H. F. Smith author of the national hymn America. Rev Dr Lorimer spoke and his son George Horace Lorimer read a poem proclaiming liberty. The address praised patriotism, unity, and the enduring power of song to inspire freedom and noble deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. F. Smith
Music Hall
Lorimer
George Horace Lorimer
Dr. Lorimer
America
German Empire
Prince Bismarck
Gladstone
Lincoln
Bismarck
Germany
Mt. Washington
Mt. Shasta
Y M G A Students Close Winter Classes
Young Men's Christian Association held closing exercises for its winter evening classes at Association Hall Berkeley and Boylston streets. Arthur W. Sawyer praised attendance and conduct. M Everett O Fisk and Charles W Kidder spoke. Readings, elocution, and musical selections followed from members and instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association Hall
Berkeley
Boylston Streets
Arthur W. Sawyer
Association
M. Everett O. Fisk
Committee On
Charles W. Kidder
Joseph Stewart
Siegfried at Boston Theatre Highlights Opera Casts
The Boston Theatre presented Siegfried with Max Alvary as Siegfried and Marcella Lindh as the Forest Bird. Rosa Sucher sang Brunnhilde, with Paul Lange as Mime and Franz Schwarz as Wotan. technical hitches marred act two including the bird prop, prompting Alvary to reclaim the stage. The piece drew praise for its vocal and orchestral gems and previews Die Gotterdammerung for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegfried
Boston Theatre
Brunnhilde
Rosa Sucher
Marcella Tandh
Siegfried Seeees
Max Alvary
Paul Lange Wandere
Franz Sehwars Fafner
Emil Senger Alberich
Rudolph Oberhauser
Siegmund
Sieglinde
Valkerie
Wotan
Nothlung
Nibelung Alberich
Fafner
Alvary
Marcella Lindh
Paul Lange
Franz Schwarz
Emil Senger
Alberich
Rosa Sucher % Wesseeeeeeseess-Dohanna Gadski Woglinde
Marcella Indh Wellgunde
Nickle Odeon features wow audiences this week
Audiences entering the Nickle Odeon are astonished by the many features on display. Sandow Jr. leads the list this week as the main attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickle- Odeon
Sandow, Jr
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