Boston Post subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post issues subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes handling of address changes. It warns subscribers to pay in advance, avoid cash, and directs payment by drafts or money orders to the Post Publishing Company at 259 Washington Street Boston. Courier contact and hotel availability in New York are listed, along with editor E. A. Grozier.
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Ali Chedia
Post Publishing Company
Newasbey
E. A. Grozier
McKinley Maintains Clear Lead as Delegates Grow
Nearly half the St. Louis convention delegates have been chosen with McKinley holding a strong majority. Totals reach 486 with 222 for McKinley, 68 for Reed, 68 for Morton, and 10 uncertain. McKinley’s share sits around five sixths of the field, showing persistent wave strength despite recent delegate assignments.
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St. Louis
McKinley
Reed
New Hampshire
Morton
New York
Ohio
Grand Army urged to back abolition of war
Department Commander Derby issues Easter Day circular calling Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic to support international arbitration as a peace measure. He appeals to veterans who know war's costs and burdens to rally in favor of peace, confident of a strong statewide response.
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Derby
Grand Army of the Republic
Massachusetts
Grand Army
The Horse Show Opens With Social and Artistic Splendor
The Boston horse show, opening today at Mechanics' Building, promises to be the season's event. It showcases the horse in work and beauty across classes, drawing both equine enthusiasts and society spectators. Amid rising mechanical rivals, the living horse stands as a symbol of artistic and aesthetic appeal.
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Boston
Republican party rift over McKinley and Allison rivalries
General Clarkson of the Republican National Committee argues McKinley is a popular idol whom the party fears electing if nominated. He endorses Allison as a stronger rival and notes a split between masses backing McKinley and bosses seeking a candidate who can defeat him. He cites risk of Eastern candidates and silverite tensions as key factors.
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General Clarkson
Republican Natonal Committee
McKinley
Allison
Reed
Republican Party
Clarkson
A Sound Basis for Tax Reform in Massachusetts
An editorial argues that tax reform must protect small earners and the mass of industrious citizens. It contends the current plan neglects the masses, noting four-fifths of personal property escape assessment and burdens rise on small householders, warning riches will find ways to avoid taxation.
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Massachusetts
Tax fairness for Massachusetts small householders
The text argues against increasing inequality through taxes and urges exempt personal property be repaid later to avoid deficits financed by higher taxes on small homesteads. It advocates a taxation scheme protecting small householders as effectively as large property holders, deeming any system that fails to do so unsuitable for Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts
Prospects brighten for business and steel after weak spell
The past week shows improvement in business and finance. Railroads report higher earnings while steel and iron move up as producers drive price gains. Grain exports rise with heavy overseas demand for cotton and cereals. foreign interest in US bonds and rail shares returns. Pierpont Morgan’s London visit is expected to boost European confidence in American railways. Gold shipments may appear but Treasury strength softens impact. overall outlook remains hopeful for 1896.
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Congress
United States
A Bit of Daily Faspiration Quote
A brief verse note reflects inward discord and self blame for others seeming in the wrong. The reflection centers on personal fault rather than external cause, expressing introspective sentiment about life’s path and harmony.
Remarkable Civil War color bearer and a Lynn letter
The Observant Citizen Post recalls Sergeant Martin C Hetherston of the Massachusetts Seventh for heroic action at Fredericksburg Heights on May 3, 1863. The note also mentions Patrolman Tom Cryan, inventor Reece, President Tuttle, and a Paderewski concert incident observed by Lynn readers.
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Post
Butler
Martin C. Hetherston
Massachusetts Seventh
Hetherston
Togus
Maine
Fredericksburg Heights
Sedgwick
Seventh Massachusetts
Mary’s Heights
Martin Co. Hetherston
Hats of heliotrope and green dominate latest fashion
The season showcases hats in every color with two dominant shades heliotrope and green. Styles range from turbans and toques to nose hats, with varied crowns and brims. Tulle embellishments appear widely, white leghorn or Milan hats get tulle edging, and ribbons. Floral motifs include poppies roses clover sunflowers and violets in highly colorful, artful arrangements. The latest fashions push bold color and extravagant detailing.
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Milan
Easter Eyebrows and Hat Parade Brightens Boston Streets
The spring parade of hats and gowns delights observers with cool days yet festive style while wheelmen ride to the suburbs. A Meadowbrook cart with lilies heads Beacon Street amid Easter greetings as locals note Cape Cod fishing trips and a glimpse of spring arbutus and robins. Finance editor and ex Governor William B Russell visit Mashpee, where President Cleveland’s stamping ground hosts them, and a boy’s hilltop quip entertains.
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Beacon Street
Meadowbrook
Cape Cod
Sandwich
Mashpee
Wiliam B. Russell
Cambridge
Cape
Girls Ain’t No Count Say Local Boys Rally Against Rights
A poem by Marion L. Randall decries women’s rights, mocking female independence. It portrays girls as meddling, money-lending, and demanding, with a dismissive tone toward gender equality and social progress.
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Marion L.randall
London and Glasgow Air Line Train Breaks Record Dream
A fictional London tale recounts Mr Swipes inviting a midnight run to beat a transcontinental time using a light freight train. The locomotive Mary Jane speeds from Marylebone to Glasgow at extreme velocity, crashing into Craigenputtoch Loch where the crew perish with severe injuries and the narrator’s credibility shattered.
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London & Glasgow Air Line Railway
Swipes
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
London
London & Glasgow Air Line
Queen Victoria
Glasgow
Marylebone
Highgate
Peter McGump
Billy Jones
Whitechapel
Mary Jane
Peter
Toad-in-the- Hole
Lake Shore
Midlands
Brute
Highlands
Craigenputtoch Loch
Craigneputtoch Loch
Stoker
Myself
Jones
Testimonial Benefit Honors Late Billy Carroll at Academy of Music
A large Boston and Chelsea audience gathered at the Academy of Music Chelsea last evening to honor the memory of Billy Carroll and support his family. Notable performers included J. W. Kelly George Thatcher Joseph A Ott Neil Twomey the California Quartet Dudley Prescott Olive Smith James Mc Cabe Charistie Philbrick Laura Whellen Susie hards and Louise Horner.
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Academy of Music
Chelsea
Boston
Charlestown
Billy Carroll
J. W. Kelly
George Thatcher
Joseph A. Ott
Neil Twomey
California Quartet
Dudley Prescott
Little Olive Smith
James McCabe
Misses Charistie Philbrick
Laura Whellen
Susie Hards
Louise Horner
Prize Awarded to C M Ryder in The Post Contest
The Post announces the prize for the Saturday morning issue winner. C M Ryder of 38 Appleton Street Boston receives recognition for their contribution to the paper.
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Post Menu
C. M. Ryder
Appleton Street
Boston
Post
Prize receipt enclosed for six dollars from Jamaica Plain
To the Editor of the Post the writer encloses a receipt for a menu prize received today amounting to six dollars. M A Edmonds of Jamaica Plain signs off politely thanking the editor.
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M. A. Edmonds
Jamaica Plain
Reader thanks Post for prize money in menu and conundrum
To the Editor of the Post, Sir Your check for $ received for menu competition. This makes my third prize from the Post, with $3 for the best conundrum and $3 for the best news item. Allow me to thank you, and wish you greater success with your newsy little paper. Carrie W MacDonald Reading Mass.
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The
Post
Carrie W. MacDonald
Reading
Mass
Corn Gems and Tomato Stuffed Corn Dishes
Corn gems mix two cups cornmeal two cups flour two cups milk half cup butter half cup sugar two eggs three teaspoons baking powder. Tomatoes stuffed with corn bake in a greased dish one hour. Liver patties mash beef liver with butter curry salt cayenne pepper, pack in jars. Also listed are menus and recipes with soups, poultry, vegetables, bread, and desserts from Julia G Shea Mrs Gertrude Sylvester and Mrs Barker.
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Julia G. Shea
Railroad Street
Lawrence
Mass
Gertrude Sylvester
Willard
Boston Post announces weekly prize for three meals bill of fare
The Boston Post offers five dollars weekly for a three meal bill of fare sent by women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief preparation directions. Meals may be breakfast lunch and dinner with four to five persons. Maximum weekly food cost ten dollars for a family of five. First deadline is Nov 9. Address Cooking Editor, the Post, Boston. Rejected submissions not returned. Write on one side only.
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Boston Post
Post
the Post
Boston
After Easter Fun and Witty Quips in Loose Panel
A collage of humorous exchanges from various papers includes a Taxi Fare tale about a cautious traveller and a Paris umbrella seller. Other bits feature Paddington style schooling banter, a sunshade joke, and a clergyman's late night quip about curtain lectures, all in a playful, newspaper-card tone.
Universalism Church Organized in Machias
The Rev. Dr. Selden Gilbert organized the First Universalist Church in Machias Maine this afternoon. Forty members joined with prospect of a strong, useful organization.
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Machias
Selden Gilbert
Lady Evelyn Turnour Sheffield Visits New York Horse Show
Lady Evelyn Turnour Sheffield, guest of Mrs. Williams at the Parker House, displays expert riding and fence jumping skills. She is famed as a top English whip and has bought a fast trotter from John Shepard’s stable to ship to England, highlighting the horse show interest during her visit.
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Evelyn Turnour Sheffield
Lady Evelyn Turnour
Sheffield
England
John Sheparda
Lady Sheffield Her Grace of Mettingham in London Life
The article profiles Lady Sheffield a busy London woman famed for riding driving and charitable medical work. It notes her Mettingham country seat near the Norfolk and Suffolk border, her Spanish and naval lineage, travels through America, and her invention a localized heat bath for rheumatic and gouty ailments. Her energy and enterprise impress friends who once feared her business ambitions.
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Ting
Lady Sheffield
Boston
England
London
Mettingham
Norfolk
Suffolk
Admiral Turnour
Bloody Duc Dalva
Robert Sheffield
Normandy Park
America
Canada
California
Sheffield
Love Feast at Central Congregational Church Falls River
The Southern New England Methodist Conference held a morning and afternoon service at Central Congregational Church. Bishop Foster spoke revealing his faith. ministers and deacons were ordained. Obituaries for Elisha B. Bradford and J. B. Husted read. Endowment details noted.
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Fall River
Southern New England Methodist Conference
Central Congregational Church
M. J. Talbot
D. D
Foster
J. Walker Jubb
C. H. Payne
Dr. Talbot
George H. Bates
Elisha B. Bradford
O.W. Scott
William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
J. B. Husted
Nugent
Brooklyn Hospital
Ella L
John H. Buckey
Louisa E
F. C. Newell
Bishop Foster
John BE. Blake
William H. Butler
George W. Tupper
Charles H. Williams
Arthur H. Scudder
William F. Geisler
Howard H. Scott
F. Henry Spear
George A. Sisson
Oscar E. Johnson
Bennetts C. Miller
James A.wood
Charles H. Cannalter
Charles B. Broomley
Jerome Greer
Frederick W. Coleman
Everett S. Hammond
C. W. Rishell
Boston University
James Logan Gordon Urges Preachers to Study Voice at Tremont
Speaking at Tremont Theatre yesterday during the Parliament of Man, James Logan Gordon urged preachers to visit the theatre to learn voice culture and human nature. He said a broad smile and tears, liquid jewels, can baptize listeners with liquid life and sympathy.
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Tremont Theatre
Parliament of Man
James Logan Gordon
Clerendon Street Baptist Church calls Rev I N Halderman
At a recent church meeting after worship, Clarendon Street Baptist Church unanimously voted to extend a pastoral call to Rev I N Halderman D D of First Baptist Church New York City to fill the pulpit vacated by Rev A J Gordon. Halderman is about 50 and a graduate of the roster Theological School at Chester Enn.
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Clarendon Street
Good Clothing From Oak Hall on North Street
For over fifty years Oak Hall Clothing Co at 82 to 44 North Street offers reliable everyday wear, dress clothes, and bicycling outfits. No heavy expenses, no road salesmen, moderate advertising. buyers get dependable, well finished garments with no disappointments.
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North Street
OAK Hall Clothing
Dervishes advance as Arabs aid British force in Nubia
Reports from Nubia and Cairo Apr 5 6 describe Osman Digna leading a large dervish contingent toward Erkoweit and Mogrekah while friendly Arabs occupy positions opposite Akasheh. London warns Britain must reinforce Africa with 10 000 troops from India to prevent a derivate rear attack. General Kitchener to stay at Akasheh as camel corps advance toward Suarda.
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Suakim
Nubia
Osman Digna
Harasat
Erkoweit
Cairo
Egypt
Mogrekah
Akasheh
London
Dongola
India
Osman Dingna
Wady-Halfa
Kitchener
Camel Corps
Suarda
Gaelic League approves new constitution in Boston meeting
In Alpha Hall at 18 Essex street P J O Daly chaired a Gaelic League session where members discussed a new constitution and by laws aimed at Gaelic school establishment, library, a Gaelic manuscript magazine Bolg an t Slathair, topographical name derivation, and literature publication. Officers will be elected under the provisions.
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Gaelic League
Alpha Hall
Essex Street
P. J. O’daly
Boston
League
Kne
Ireland
Europe
Wester Asia
Detective Bearee and Sheriff Grow on Parmelee Murder Case
Pinkerton detective H W Bearee and Sheriff Dickinson of Rockville have gathered more evidence against Edward Rogers in the Parmelee murder case. He was traced from Cobalt to Manchester, with a trolley car passenger match to East Hartford. The theory: not robbery but a quarrel over cider at Parmelee house. A coin purse and match box found on Rogers match Parmelee property. An alibi defense is expected.
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Rockville
Conn
Ventress
Rogers
East Hartford
Manchester
Parmelee
Cady
Fire destroys Montclair Street house in Quincy
A house owned by Elisha Rigby on Montclair street burned, gutted the lower floor used by P S Dresser and the upper by Rigby. Firefighters arrived late after alarm box was far away, laying 8000 feet of hose. Losses totaling 2800 dollars with partial insurance.
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Quincy
Elisha Rigby
Montclair Street
P.S. Dresser
Rigby
Grand Opera House hosts Mullen lecture for St James Sodality
The Grand Opera House was crowded last evening for a concert and lecture by Professor Thomas A. Mullen in aid of St James M Sodality.
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Thomas A. Mullen
St James& M. Sodality
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