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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1893
Page
4
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A review of Charles Dudley Warner's lecture on newspapers argues his critique of contemporary literature is misguided. It defends daily papers and large Sunday editions as accessible sources of substantial matter and intellectual progress, noting they replace expensive novels for many readers.
The Post unveils a sweeping expose on Apdicks and Addicks schemes to form a web of foreign and local corporations to siphon Boston gas funds. Williams and Erson present how prices were inflated and charges extorted, promising a lasting change as the lid comes off.
The report urges removing overhead wires from most lines and placing them underground, keeping trolley lines overhead. It calls for a permanent all day fire force, a new fire boat, and closer integration of building inspections with the fire department.
The text opposes leaving fire protection to chance and urges one deputy inspector per district who knows every building interior to ensure intelligent firefighting. It notes these ideas do not cover all protection issues but are steps toward stronger safety and suggests the committee may include them in its report.
The Transcript notes Mural Halstead advocates recoinage of silver dollars at market value to balance trade, arguing silver would support gold and ease treasury strain. It argues heavy dollar weight and foreign demand for gold hinder currency use and suggests pig silver as safety. The piece also covers art exhibition highlights and a Roxbury preacher using a phonograph to prepare sermons.
The committee report leaves gas and electric lighting rules unchanged, proposing plant purchases and commissioner management. The author argues for cities to freely provide own lighting without lengthy votes, criticizing the 1891 law as a hindrance and urging legislative clarity or removal of barriers.
The piece mocks Republican zeal for Speaker Barrett as a candidate for Congress. It notes silence from party leaders and claims no effort is warranted since voters should choose someone who can help the state. The Boston Journal is focused on saving fourth class postmasters, not boosting Barrett.
The annual report outlines how the public institutions department handles poverty insanity and crime with mercy and judgment. It praises prudent expenditure and discretionary management, noting the department serves a unique public interest and delivers effective results over the past year.
The item mentions a Rhode Island Governor Brown with a Boston double who has not met him. Boston College Y M C A plans a banquet speaker Lieutenant-Governor Sheehan of New York. Charles Dudley Warner visits Mrs James T Fields in Boston. Pierce Grace to England as honeymoon trip. marriage to Helen Shea, sailing to London for duty. Rev Charles Duane of Cambridge may become North Church rector. Counsel Burrage of Brookline Gas Company described as hardworking.
John T. Kaler New England agent for the Agricultural Insurance Company of New York wed Katherine A. Devine at Gate of Heaven Church. Rev Patrick Supple officiated with Dr F J Weller as best man and bridesmaids Miss Katherine Kaler and Miss Minnie Devine. Ushers included James Gleason and Edward Calnan. The couple planned a three week tour and will reside at 571 East Broadway after visiting Atlantic City Old Point Comfort and Washington. A large reception followed at Mrs Margaret Devine’s home.
Thomas B. Waters and Miss Mary Austiss Kelley wed at St Patrick's Church Dudley Street in a sunlit ceremony attended by many friends. Father Walsh officiated, Miss Lillia A Haney was brides maid, J M Kelley best man, and mass solos were rendered by Donovan and McMahon. The reception followed at 80 Camden Street as the couple departed for Washington.
Miss Rowena Goddard of Roxbury and Leigh Wentworth Chamberlin of Boston were married yesterday at Rev. James De Normandie’s church Roxbury. The bride wore a traveling costume and left for the South with the bridal party. Best man was Harry Davis of Portland Maine. The bride’s brother Henry Goddard gave her away. The ceremony featured notable organ music by H E Wry and a decorously full church.
A fire at the almshouse two miles west of Pirrsret morning fire started in the cellar near a kerosene barrel and burned through the west wing until a chemical extinguisher stopped the blaze. About twenty insane patients were inside. superintendent Hermance suspects arson.
The Post lists multiple social events for Wednesday April 12 including weddings at Cathedral of the Holy Cross Trinity Church Unity Parker House reception at Parker House first Church Cambridge Best ball dances and a reading by Mrs Kate Douglas Wiggin at Pierce Hall with events at Woodbridge Gymnasium and St Peters Temperance Society in Dorchester Music Hall Field's Corner all featuring prominent local venues and individuals.
Mrs. Marie Amelie Pemberton widow of the late General John Pemberton dies in New York at age indicated, having lived in New Orleans before moving to be with her daughters. The text notes her Blanche maiden name and Creole ancestry with ties to Confederate history.
Miss Ida Hewitt daughter of Rich ard Hewitt of Cairo West Virginia will run the opening train over the World’s Fair grounds. She may be the world’s only woman engineer and joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as a sister not a brother. Her first run costume will echo a fourteenth century Spanish girl.
Independent candidate Mrs. Potter in Kansas City Kansas drew two brass bands and rode in a lavish carriage wearing satin and gold rims. The push yielded only two dozen votes, suggesting campaign missteps overshadowed her effort.
In a letter to the editor the writer asks what paprika is after a column suggested adding it to Welsh rarebit. The response identifies paprika as Mexican red pepper and explains its use in the recipe.
A compilation of humorous quips from various papers citing social behavior and consumer patterns. Notable lines include remarks on coupons driving status, anonymous stars, drivers of moving vans, and playful jabs at drinking, birds, and market prices.
Mme. Duse appeared at the Globe Theatre Boston in Camille with a strong company. Critics praised her unconventional method and natural stage presence though noting uneven moments especially in acts two and four. F. Ando impressed as Armand with a restrained finale. Governor Russell and Lt. Governor Wolcott attended as engagement runs nightly with Cavalleria Rusticana and La Locandiera on Friday.
In North Atracesoro a morning drunken disturbance at Daniel H. Murphy’s River street home left his brother Michael Murphy with two severe head wounds. He staggered to a neighbor for help, was treated, and returned home as officers had not yet been notified.
Boston Theatre opens its Heinrichs grand opera season starting Monday April 24 with Trovatore on Monday and Saturday evenings Mascagni bill on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon featuring The Cavalieria Rusticana and L Amico Fritz Faust is set for Wednesday Don Giovanni on Thursday and Carmen on Friday Casts and full details to follow Final appearances of the New York Symphony Orchestra announced for Thursday April 20 with afternoon Tremont and evening Music Hall concerts Seventy performing artists with soloists Lillian Blauvelt Mme Scalchi Plunket Greene Adolph Brodsky and Anton Hekking Paderowski returns to Europe May 6 final Boston appearance April 27 Grossmiths Chickering Hall April 19 21 and 22 including En Tour or Piano and I novelty Program notes and May festival novelties by Manager Blakely Mechanics Hall May 4 5 6 7 include grand descriptive pieces
Miss Nettie Parker of 72 Fairmount street, an 18 year old with dark hair and blue eyes, is named the Cinderella of Cambridge after wearing the Post’s dummy slipper. Judge Mr. Fogg notes strong interest and debunks smaller foot claims amid two finalists Mrs. Grace McEleny and Parker.
In a forthcoming notice the Post hints at a public revelation about a small slipper it holds and seeks a suitable Cinderella to fit it, signaling a story of notable public interest pending announcement.
Lawrence April 11 At about 9 tonight A F Shaw of Providence was run over on the Boston and Maine railroad tracks at North Andover He had both legs cut off and lies in a critical condition at the hospital He is 30 years old and resides on Massachusetts Avenue.
At Clifton on April 5 in St. John's Church the Rev W S Rainsford assisted by Drs J C Eccleston and G W Dumbell united Francis Higginson Cabot of New York and Maud Bonner daughter of George T Bonner in marriage.
Obituaries list multiple deaths with dates and ages from Scituate Brookline Canton Cohasset Union New Hampshire Jamaica Plain and Clarksville Tennessee. Entries include Cornelius Doherty George W Heard William Wallace Kellett Kate Stacker Kimbrough Claude M Lamb Georgiana Noyes Levi Tower Rebecca Bates Charlotte Wadleigh Agnes Waterman and others with their residence ages and brief funeral or death details.
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