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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1896
Page
4
Resolution from the Boston Board of Aldermen dated March 16 1896 calls for free transfers on street railways and reduced fare tickets for school children and workers during specified morning and evening hours. It directs law officers to support a pending legislature bill and related measures to ensure issuing of these special rate tickets.
Aldermen approve a measure urging Mayor to seek a five year maximum term for subway leases and a six month revocation notice for violations. The act targets the Boston Transit Commission to amend the 1894 law regarding subway leasing. The moves followed aldermanic and common council votes in March.
The piece urges careful public scrutiny as corporations seek to run the Boston subway. It notes the city pays for construction and operation and argues fares, service, and public safeguards must be set by the Legislature to protect taxpayers and ensure fair compensation.
The city of Boston will be represented by the law department at today’s hearing on free transfers, backing a reform long urged by citizens. With the municipality and citizens pushing for the system and only the West End Railway Company opposing, the committee’s conclusion seems clear.
The article laments the Cuban war’s climate and disease striking Spanish troops, predicting a cooldown in foreign operations as natives gain the advantage. It warns of ruined sugar and tobacco crops, disrupted trade, and Spain’s devastation of the province, branding the scene pitiful and shameful and asking how long it will endure.
The piece condemns the attempt to revive the Dingley tariff, calling it a futile show by a divided Republican Congress. It argues protection splits between silver and Eastern Republicans, who tax the people for monopolies, highlighting incompetence and the lack of any real tariff action.
A midseason review argues Quay may realign with McKinley for political gain, while Pennsylvania and Ohio are seen as natural allies for monopoly-backed pragmatism. Platt is noted to be aligned under bonds to Morton, shaping expected shifts in the Republican power structure.
The piece argues party bosses will ultimately guide the outcome, accepting the inevitable and profiting, while sincere delegates must endure the result and back the chosen candidate despite their misgivings. It portrays allegiance as a bargaining position shaped by power rather than principle.
The bill reestablishing aldermanic districts in Boston faces House action next week. The article questions whether the measure will be pushed as a Republican party tool or allowed to pass on its merits. It notes prior district acts were driven by party whip pressure to secure GOP control.
The Board of Aldermen of Boston passed a resolution on March 16 1896 approving a free transfer. The action authorizes transfer of rights or property as described in the measure and records the formal adoption by city officials.
A fragment notes that 1896 yeas totaled 41 with 18 nays leading to revocation. The snippet implies legislative action aimed at rescinding or canceling a prior measure, but details and full context are missing.
Hopeful and trustful words fill a daily inspiration note. The line emphasizes cheer and love that dispels fear attributed to Whittier.
The Observant Citizen notes dancer Loie Fuller, originator of the serpentine dance, is set to appear in Boston. An earlier stage meeting in Boston with Fuller at the Boston Theatre described her billowy silk costume and compact hand satchel.
The column recounts widespread praise for Miss Fuller as a performer rivaling Jennie Yeamans, with cabled encomiums prompting crowds in her homeland. It includes verse inspired by Fanny Davenport as Cleopatra, plans of East Boston bicycling youths, Cunard travelers heading to Liverpool, and local anecdotes from Boston on politics, yachting, illness, and a witty conductor fare dispute.
Breakfast items listed Malaga grapes Scotch Oatmeal and Cream Fried Halibut Baked Potatoes Graham Muffins Coffee Lunch includes Salmon Salad Bread Sponge Cake Spanish Cream and Tea or Cocoa Dinner features Julienne Soup Stuffed Veal and Brown Gravy Boiled Potatoes 4 al oe Squash Cauliflower Chili Sauce and Pickled Pears Crackers Cranberry Roll with Sweet Sauce Salted Almonds and Spanish cream includes recipes for Cranberry Roll and Sauce with directions and measurements. Helen Revere Adams 63 High Street Everett.
A compact feature gathers humorous quips from 19th to early 20th century papers. Puns on medical imaging, shopkeeper come-ons, fashion gossip, and a playful exchange about heat measures showcase lighthearted, era-specific wordplay and banter.
Miss Barleycorn, aged and plain, becomes the target of a cruel hoax as Leila Wharton and Alice Fortescue plan a lover’s return. Ruth Bailey, under the ruse, sends a note claiming John Bates has come back and arranges a Moonlight meeting by Chapel Pond. In the end Bates reveals the truth and the girls vow no more practical jokes.
A remembered note hidden in an overcoat reveals two red coupons for front seats to De Reszke in Lohengrin, a dainty blue page, and a fragrance from that share of memories. The narrator recalls the night, the costs of seats and carriage, and that the admired woman is now married while he remains single.
George Sweet aged 14 was arrested in Willimantic Connecticut after noon on charges of attempting to set fire to Willimantic Thread Company No 2 mill. He admitted throwing a match into a waste box in retaliation against the spinning department overseer.
Miss Mary Ffassem suffered serious burns to the upper body when a kerosene lamp exploded while lighting it at 36 Oxford Street. The lamp flare set her clothing alight and doctors fear the burns may be fatal.
The thirteenth annual reunion of the Old Hawes Schoolboys was held at Youngs Hotel with President George W. Armstrong among those addressing the gathering. Officers for the ensuing year were elected, led by President William H. Rockwood and a large executive committee including J. T. Tighe and O. B. Stebbins.
The season's debutantes favor vivid organza gowns and organdie with orchid tones. One gown features pale green silk with heliotrope ribbon and bold bodice accents, while another uses soft pink china silk with black velvet trim. Dresden silk skirts, green heliotrope grounds, and chiffon drapery showcase the prevailing hues and styles. caution is urged on complexion with green and heliotrope combinations.
In Washington on April 9 the House considered the District of Columbia appropriations bill for the year ending June 30, 1897. Rep. Grout argued the measure, while Dems Bartlett and Wheeler opposed charity provisions, and Fitzgerald denounced the A P A in a fiery protest on religious liberty. The amended bill passed 134 to 71 with no further division.
Alice Stone Blackwell writes from Dorchester Mass criticizing Charles R Saunders and the Man Suffrage Association for opposing women’s voting rights while claiming women suffer no injustice. She notes pay disparities between male and female teachers, urges recalling missionaries to America first, and defends equal rights with pointed satire.
A reader argues electric car conductors should have authority equal to steam railroad conductors. He recalls an incident where a passenger abused a conductor and even threatened him, noting the conductor could not remove the offender without risking pay loss or discharge, and suggesting corporations would back such action if it were the norm.
Passenger letters complain about hackmen at Boston station platforms. They brandish whips and grab at prospective fares, urging stricter conduct rules like Union station and major cities. Writer argues depots should enforce consistent standards across all depots.
General Harrisons summer house on the Fulton chain of lakes nears completion in Utica as the owner and his bride prepare to spend two months in the Adirondacks. The camp fronts First Lake near Old Forge with Bald Mountain at the rear, overlooking the neck of water linking First and Second lakes.
In Newark New Jersey April 9 Vice Chancellor Reed admitted the American Tobacco Company order book as evidence in a case brought by the Attorney General alleging a restraint of trade conspiracy. The secretary Josiah Brown presented entries showing New York and Philadelphia robbers cut off from rivalry when dealing with American Tobacco Company and reinstated upon ceasing.
A storefront ad from the Oak Hall Clothing Co. touts its clothes as good in material, finish, and appearance with reasonable prices and no heavy expenses. It invites customers to buy for everyday wear, dress, or bicycling, noting fifty years on North Street and listing 82 to 44 North Street as successors to G W Simmons & Co.
The Rev Father Joseph H Cassin of the Assumption Church East Boston died at the parochial residence after a five day pneumonia illness. Born in Roxbury he grew up in Worcester and Boston. He studied Catholic colleges in Kingston Ontario and St Marys Seminary Baltimore and was ordained December 17 184? by Bishop Lewis de Grosbriand. His early duties were at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer East Boston.
The piece honors Father Feather Cassin, linked to Rev. James Fitton, for building East Boston’s third Catholic church, founding parochial schools, and guiding parish life. It notes a 25th ordination anniversary with mass and ceremonies, and mentions his funeral plans with a solemn requiem.
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