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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1892
Page
4
The demonstration showed the Democracy of Massachusetts aroused alert and in the best spirits for the work ahead. It depicted a united harmonious party in earnest on the great issues, signaling victory.
A Melrose Republican caucus favors inviting Democrats to vote in a postmaster selection test. The proposal envisions an open popular election with inclusive polling to reveal the community's true preference, sending the result to Mr. Wanamaker for action. It argues current selection relies on a small influential group and political connections.
A Boston hearing on the Beacon Hill grade change and land takings reflected minimal opposition. The Unitarian Association voiced a comfort concern, while two other remonstrants misunderstood the plan. The core proposal envisions joint state city acquisition near the State House for a new City Hall and traffic relief, with minor grade changes deemed largely beneficial and cost the primary remaining question.
The article portrays Congressman Walker as fretful after being removed from the coinage committee to make room for a more aggressive voice opposing silver inflation. It notes his scolding of Boston bankers and merchants over a proposed repeal requiring daily six tons of silver, and suggests his ire may be driven by jealousy toward Congressman Lopes and Democratic Andrew.
The Pennsylvania state Democratic convention at Harrisburg instructed delegates at large to back Cleveland for the Chicago nomination and urged district delegates to join. Resolutions press tariff reform and free raw materials, echo sound money, and condemn the anthracite coal trust, signaling solid support for Cleveland.
A four thousand acre tract at the end of Cape Cod town Provincetown may be reclaimed to form a state park. A legislative committee visited Provincetown, receiving a welcoming response as they consider intelligent action to prevent erosion and preserve public access to the coast before land is lost to encroaching sands.
Citizens urge inspector of buildings to release the overdue official report on Boston schoolhouses. The piece notes the Dunn fire escapes remain the only means of fire escape on many schools and calls for funds to replace them with proper fire escapes, pressing Captain Damrell to act.
The writer criticizes local newspapers for not printing news despite strong staffs machines and revenues. Early yesterday morning there was a sensa
The column questions why major dailies overlooked a shooting affray at 172 Harrison Avenue and a hotel fire at Clark’s Hotel, noting only the Post carried concise details. It lauds the Young Men's Christian Union’s annual meeting and praises William H. Batowity for his long service to the union and its work.
A jumble of wry notices and aphorisms. The piece riffs on spring floods and Boston coaching puns while noting the Philadelphia Inquirer’s claimed circulation and a Wall Street joke. It weaves quotes from Mrs. and Mr. Upton about business pressures and public talk.
Ex governor Claflin appears in New York. Burns of Beacon street plan a move to a Lincoln country villa. George Fred Williams presents war maps to Charles W. Carroll Post 144 G A R. Florent M. Meline to wed Miss Kate A. Clark on May 10. Francis H. Appleton becomes secretary of Massachusetts Republican Club. Walter J. Dadley unveils a three year windless clock. Emma Turner joins Porters Comedians touring the West. Dr William Lyon Phelps at Harvard studies English Romanticism 1725 to 1765 for a fall publication titled The Beginning of the English Romantic Movement.
Senator Morrill of Vermont is 82 today while ex Governor Berry of New Hampshire is 95, the oldest living ex governor. Admiral Luce, now in Baltimore, will return to Newport next week. City Marshal A. E. McDonough of Lewiston has been an Alderman and oversaw the Democratic canvass. Alfred R. Houghton, a Massachusetts delegate-at-large, hails from Readsboro. Edmunds says outdoor exercise revived his youth after leaving the Senate.
Report from a New York Lotus Club dinner plan for April 30 features Whitelaw Reid. Snippets note Mrs. Carnegie’s voyage to England and Parnell’s widow collecting canaries. Belknap of Michigan touted for literary work, while Julia Pullman selects names for sleeping and palace cars amid a $1000 annual price. Senator Palmer of Illinois confesses lifelong tobacco use with excellent dental health.
Lend a Hand for April features Miss Mary A. Dewey on the Present Status of the Indians. Ramabai Association progress is highlighted in the intelligence section. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps offers Twelve Yards of Roses in Youths Companion Easter issue. Harper’s Young People April 12 presents a 24 page Easter number with Marion Dickinson tale. Four Superfluous Woman by Ellen Olney Kirk appears in Two Tales for April 9. Duncan Campbell Scott’s The Tragedy of the Seigniory is another story.
The article notes Mme. Bernhardt’s Frou-Frou at Tremont Theatre following an April 6 Boston Hollis Street debut. It praises her portrait of Gilberte as frivolous yet human, contrasts the performance with earlier Bernhardt roles, and highlights the death scene as a standout. It also lists forthcoming shows and other theatre news in Boston.
A Boston reader thanks the Post for its coupon offering lawyer referrals. He describes consulting Clifford and Stiles at 23 Court Street and says they handled his case courteously, promising he will continue to buy the Post.
Dorchester Mass April 13 1892 letter urging persistent press advocacy to reform street railway service in Boston. Emphasizes duty over showy appeals and condemns sporadic efforts. Calls for concerted action to prevent further household deaths and improve car control and safeguards.
The observer argues motormen cannot safely operate multiple cranks brakes and bells quickly. He blames management for failing to equip cars with a one-movement attachment to reduce street transit danger and urges immediate action.
From the Newport Observer an account describes a lineman electrocuted while adjusting an orc stamp on a Boston street. Citizens urge wires over the city be placed underground after the incident occurred when a trolley line contacted a live conductor despite the lamp circuit being off.
A Newburyport Herald clipping from the Boston Post shows Miss Tariff Reform in a Worth gown seated in an English chair admired by a banker and merchant while astonished laboring men look on. Opposite, Old Maid Protection with an American fan sits in an American chair in a homemade dress, denouncing the foreigner and her supporters.
From the Lowell Citizen the Boston Post argues this is the moment when Massachusetts redemption may be completed. The Post presents a bold front and its own soliloquy would be of interest.
The Boston Rivals led by Elizabeth Hamlin Felix Winternitz Albert Conant and Jessie Eldridge South wick perform tonight at 8 at Shawmut avenue First Free Baptist Church. H E Krehbiel of the New York Tribune lectures Saturday at 3 in Music Hall on The Precursors of the Pianoforte with keyed instruments from M Steinert of New Haven played by Arthur Friedheim M Steinert and others.
A campaign seeks a last Sunday in May grand concert to aid the John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial fund. Leading artists are to appear and the program promised is of high order and rare merit.
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