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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for the Daily and Sunday editions with payment in advance. It notes address changes require both old and new addresses, and that all money is at sender’s risk. Subscriptions may be secured at New York hotels and via postal notices.
President McKinley appoints three trustworthy men to the commission visiting Europe to promote bimetallism. The trio, all well regarded and aligned with differing views, includes General Charles J. Paine noted for his yachts and leadership. Paine is praised as a champion of American ideas against British conservatism with proven maritime success.
Doctors accuse the new McKinley bill of conspiring against public health by taxing mineral waters for invalids. They argue the measure taxes knowledge, culture, wood, coal, iron, and many raw materials, and claim the lithia spring in Boston also needs protection.
The text urges immediate and vigorous prosecution of municipal street department misconduct in Suffolk County. It emphasizes law officers duties to remove delays and for Boston authorities to fully furnish evidence, vowing no obstruction and demanding prompt conclusions.
The flood of the Mississippi exposes limits of levee work and flood control. Experts urge forestry measures at river headwaters and completion of levee plans to reduce Western flood perils. A separate note recalls laborers demanding higher pay after job offers.
The Board of Aldermen urged West End to establish a transfer station and pressed for a citywide general transfer system. The demand calls for one continuous six cent ride over all connecting lines, ensuring equal access for every passenger everywhere.
The revocation of the London consulate fee policy by Cousin McKinley transfers substantial fees to Cousin Osborne. After four years as consul general, Osborne will gain a large sum, with money moving to his pocket rather than the treasury. The motive remains unclear and appears familial amid a Republican administration.
The men charged with stealing from the city of Boston are entitled to a prompt trial. The people, in whose parade these charges have been made, deny involvement and demand swift action on the case.
A cyclist learns of a blown tire after a rough ride as Instructor Paine offers his wheel. Curtis Guild recovers from illness, and Beacon Street repairs skirt Shaw monument preparations. The piece notes a revived English hair arrangement with silk gauze and discusses fashion, attention to social scrutiny, and a curious sighting of a man reading Science in a car.
Mothers struggle to dress children on rainy days as gossamer cloaks and umbrellas prove uncomfortable or unused. The military cape, circular in shape, is proposed as the best option for keeping kids dry and mobile during wet weather.
A period guide describes a long knee reach raincoat single breasted with two front buttons and a red flannel lining, plus a serge cape. Boys need stout stockings, calf shoes, storm rubbers and a dry hat. girls wear a dull red cheviot cloak with box pleats and a hood. Alpine hat and thin leggings finish the outfit.
A historical menu lists breakfast items like baked apples cream sugar bacon eggs and hot johnony cake with mince pie doughnuts coffee cheese baked potatoes and tea. Dinner features oxtail soup porterhouse steak mashed potatoes spinach celery pickles queen pudding squash pie and fruit including oranges bananas rapes. Supper offers cold tongue hot rolls preserved strawberries custards caramel cake milk and tea. A recipe line credits Ella Hyde Burrell Street Melrose Massachusetts with directions for a custard style dish and jelly topped slices.
Elizabeth Hewitt De Belle is identified as one of the new women of the New South and the first Georgia woman to enter a law school, marking a historic milestone for women in the state.
On Easter Sunday in the village church of Awas Nelson Dudley, now a respected rector, contemplates his life with wife Constance Browning while Ruth Partridge returns home. Ruth, worn by hardship, kneels at the altar and dies quietly as sunshine warms the chancel.
In Charlestown April 13 William Hernon voices outrage at alleged Boston paying department corruption. He calls for removal of corrupt public servants, defends integrity, and criticizes Lieutenant Sullivan’s handling of a linked case involving Mrs. Mackie and her son.
A compilation of pithy quips and humorous exchanges from era periodicals. Jingo jokes about Washingtons warning, clever lines on aging bureaus and eloquence, rain chat from London, and a tale of a Turk dreaming in a guarded tent. Humor clips from Puck, Chicago Record, Tit-Bits, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and more.
An item notes a promotion by druggists offering 600 and 1 pamphlet free to advertise Angier Ohem. The terse notice highlights a consumer information handout and a promotional detail in a local paper.
Police Commissioner Roosevelt left Roosevelt at Harvard New York to attend the annual meeting of the Harvard College board of overseers. He expects to return Thursday.
In a letter from Newton dated April 13, John Byrne questions a claim that Emmet's grave is in St Thomas's Church Dublin Pa. He notes three rival sites Bully’s Acre Glasnevin and St Michan’s with strong believer support and cites Petrie and Wakeman as authorities.
Reader notes an asserted confession quoted by Lieutenant Sullivan. The fragment hints at a police or legal context but lacks concrete details on persons places or outcomes. The text suggests ongoing inquiry and a request for further corroboration or clarification.
Sir The Post endorses honesty but critiques party vim and virtue. A letter from J E Mackintosh in Boston on April 13 argues for stronger push for the Triale.
A southwest wind cleared the harbor of Vineyard Sound with a fleet of over fifty sail and tows from foreign and domestic ports entering and anchoring in a hectic scene this year. Calvin Austin of the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company was elected director of the Boston Marine Insurance Company after Captain James Littlefield’s death. The Myrtledene sailed to St John New Brunswick bound for Liverpool. the John S. Davis lost a foretopmast. the R. F. Pettigrew arrived at Buenos Ayres in 58 days. Taurus and Agnes E. Manson move toward port for towing work. the Sarah C. Ropes ran ashore off Willoughby Spit and awaits rescue. Buccleuch is loading at Manila. B F Hunt Jr and John S. iemery cargoes depart for Boston. repairs on Alice at Wellington NZ finished. a decomposed body was found at Long Wharf by harbor police and sent to North Grove Street morgue.
The eighth annual meet of the Massachusetts Society Sons of American Revolution will be held at the Oath Meeting House on Monday at 1:20 am. Dinner at the Hotel Endome on Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street at 1 pm. Speakers after dinner include Colonel William M. Olin Secretary of State His Honor Mayor Piney of Boston the Hon Clement K president of the Revolution and A J Low-Wain governor of the Society of Colonial nee Ben steer of La fan vice ree Society auntera Ww Bailey president New Society 8S A. R. and Senn ane ioe of Worcester.
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