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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1895
Page
4
The text outlines publication details for the Boston Post as a Democratic paper of New England. It notes second class mailing and instructs checks and orders be made to the Oat Publishing Company.
The city faces rapid firings in departments led by Mayor Curtis. The editorial questions the motive behind the purge and whether it serves the Republican party or Curtis himself. It warns the moves may backfire, uniting Democrats against a shared foe.
The piece argues that Britain could bluff by threatening to land troops in Nicaragua over debts. It underlines U S interests preventing European occupation and notes the Nicaragua canal is an American-led project with a U S charter. It warns European powers to refrain from intervention and support through the republic.
Editorial argues against a joint vote on the subway and elevated road plans from the act of 1894. It urges letting the public decide each project separately and criticizes log rolling that combined both schemes. The piece supports separating the elevated road in its own act and revising the rapid transit proposal in distinct votes.
The article lauds Japan for proposing broad opening of China’s treaty ports and rivers to global commerce and manufacturing. It portrays Japan as a civilization leader and credits it with a sweeping, world embracing reform that ends China’s centuries of isolation, aiming to benefit all nations.
The Kansas Supreme Court held that criminal guilt rests on the hypnotizer rather than the hypnotized, acquitting the killer and convicting the supposed hypnotist. The ruling shifts penalty from conspirator to source of control, a decision critics call a perilous venture into uncharted doctrine.
A case notes that a person subjected to hypnotic influence loses responsibility and control of his actions in the observed episode.
The article notes a renewed advance in metals including silver copper and iron steel with hopes of lasting demand driven by peace talks between China and Japan. It highlights Boston’s sensitivity to metal moves as vast securities and major companies like Mexican Central Illinois Steel are tied to silver trends impacting local earnings and capital.
The Rev Dr Meredith laments sensational press but the preacher is accused of crossing propriety not the media. Clergy often justify strong moral lessons with rhetoric, yet overstatement should not be blamed on reporters. The public sees the pulpit as overstepping, not the press.
Ned Gagan recovers from rheumatism and rides with James Donovan in the boulevard. The Redberry Club recalls three Latin School alumni John Fitzgerald James A Gallivan and William Gallivan. A Parker House fire prompts porters to alert guests. Moran departs from office as Howland surveys the scene. An Italian wedding in the North End draws a cheering crowd and coins showered on the street.
The Rev. M. R. Deming, formerly M C A secretary and Bowdoin Square Tabernacle pastor, directs the noon meetings all week at Bromfield Street Church. Assisting him are Superintendent T. D. Roberts of the Boston Industrial Home and others tied to city rescue mission work.
Lowell April 7. Governor Greenhalge says no pardon has been granted to Harry Entwistle and the petition is indefinitely postponed while an insanity inquiry proceeds. Maria Clegg filed marriage intentions, but the governor’s statement halts gossip of a pardon and marriage. Entwistle remains in Charlestown prison and will not be released before 1894 without a pardon.
The article details difficulties faced by American Board missionaries in western Turkey as they seek permits to build and use schools and churches. It notes closures and violent opposition, calls for an imperial firman to secure worship rights, and mentions hopeful talk of court appeals to protect Protestant premises. It also reports on visits to Trebizond and northern stations, with emphasis on Kastamoni and Bafra.
The Evangelistic Association held services at Music Hall with Rev. George C. Needham delivering almost an hour sermon on The Approach of the End of the Age. He warned of worldliness, occult practices, and a forthcoming collapse of present forms before a new age begins, citing Mother Nature and scientific notes. The feature included fashion notes on revers and styles.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a street meeting where one person avoids speaking to others while the other recalls their appearance and asks why. The fragment lacks clear context or outcomes.
At Winter Hill Baptist in Somerville the church raised nearly a thousand dollars above the mortgage payoff goal through weekly pledges over two years. Rev. W J Day and Deacon T P Daniels led the plan after a midweek sermon substitute. Sunday school contributed five hundred dollars toward the debt clearance.
The article discusses a fashion type described as sharp angular costumes and mannish dress for certain women. It emphasizes tall figures, aggressive revers or waring bows, and a vest and jacket as best attire. The tone notes the rise or prevalence of this “stylish” look and its contrast with frills and laces.
The Philo Celtic Society staged its Sunday exhibition at 6 Whitmore Street before a large audience. Performances included songs by Miss Owens and Mrs Lane, readings by several members, and Irish recitations. The society announced its 22nd anniversary event set for Easter Monday in St Rose Hall Worcester Street.
Brooks D. Savage aged 63 a well to do citizen and Civil War veteran shot himself this morning in Skowhegan Maine after months of melancholy with no sign of personal crisis.
Captain Samuel Rich, aged 88, longtime Provincetown vessel master, died today. He was the town’s oldest master and in 1637 led the first mackerel fishing voyage from the Bay of St. Lawrence.
Olga Nethersole receives a silver chafing dish at a Camille farewell lunch after the Museum show. Nethersole and brother sail for England next Wednesday. German opera continues at Boston Theatre with Siegfried Tannhauser and Tristan and Isolde Sle observance. Italian season opens with Lohengrin at Mechanics Building. Cissy Loftus debuts in Music Hall. plans for large stage cast for The Black Crook unfold. Marmaduke at Tremont stars Stuart Robson. Pangloss in The Heir-at-Law at Hollis with Sol Smith Russell. Norris Nash and Grant Stewart join Ibsen at Columbia Theatre. Wedding notices for Eleanore Mayo and James Elverson Jr. April 16. Various operatic and dramatic programs fill the week at venues including Museum, Tremont, Hollis, Columbia and Grand Museum.
Jack's Creole company tops the bill with a new monologue by Lew Dockstader in his final week at Keith's Theatre. The olio fills the program while a fakira act at Austin and Stones promises astonishing tricks including the basket and mango demonstrations.
A Perceptive letter from J R Farrell of East Boston defends the theatre against clerical attacks calling the stage a national evil. He argues stage managers and actors deserve respect and cites works like Trilby Camille and The Second Mrs Tanqueray. He condemns clergymen who denounce plays and advocates personal choice and informed judgment.
The Damrosch Wagner opera company with the New York Symphony Orchestra and soloists Frs. Marie Brema Nicolaus Rothmuhl and Plunket Greene offered a fine Boston Theatre program last evening. Parsifal scenes opened the concert to an enthusiastic reception for Brema and the performance marked one of the season’s best Sunday entertainments with many prominent attendees.
An unidentified man about 60 was found dead near the Boston and Albany station in Athol this morning. His head was crushed and it is believed he was struck by the 3 54 train.
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