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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1893
Page
4
The Salvation Army Lent program promotes fasting with purpose to fund advancing the cause. Devotion leads to canvassing the town with renewed energy as workers show sincere religion and reach deeply into the hearts of those they serve.
A plea asserts the gas investigation belongs to the people, not the Postor of the Mayor. It condemns monopoly profits and calls out policies seen as defying laws and public pockets.
Secretary Carlisle criticizes the silver purchase and storage policy as wasteful and urges selling pig silver and returning gold to the Treasury. He argues the Republican act created an unnecessary surplus and predicts resistance to bond issuances, calling for an immediate London sale to restore metal purity.
A fragmented OCR excerpt shows a debate-like clash involving a mayor, a post, and figures around 500000 people, with mentions of rights and a sacrifice tied to a 09000 capacity. The text implies a public dispute over representation and civic power during a political confrontation.
Senator Loper backs Speaker Barrers candidacy by framing the Hawaii annexation as a peak issue, while Williams urges residents to weigh whether they want to influence federal policy. Everett and Barrett are pitted as the district’s choice between national participation or local representation, with Queen Lilivokalanal as a distant note.
A special Senate committee reviewing prison management may find in the Prison Association plan a solution to its questions. The plan proposes enlarging the duties and powers of prison commissioners and granting them greater control of the prisons.
The Prison Association proposes paying male board members for full time work and delegating duties from the general superintendent of prisons. It urges commissioners to gain power to appoint wardens, aligning with Governor Russell’s recommendations and endorsing a more accountable prison system.
A heated exchange questions a list of subscribers as not published before. The speaker claims the syndicate agreement was illegal and foundational to ongoing evasion of the law, targeting Mr Dillaway and officials.
The Post published exclusive details of a Massachusetts monopoly scheme aiming to evade corporate laws and deceive signers. The document’s intent appears to cheat both associates and the public, with more information promised as investigations continue.
A quoted observer speculates a document found in the Post Office office may have been published eighteen months ago under new management. The note suggests suppressing it would cause an atmospheric disturbance in the Post Office office.
The era marks a clash of age and advance as three caravels reach Hampton Roads pulled by Spanish warships while steel ships and rail locomotives showcase rapid progress. A Gloucester fisherman could not ride the Banks, yet modern travel now spans oceans in six days, with the John Bull locomotive in Chicago as another symbol of speed.
Mr Dillaway claims a former Post treasurer signed the syndicate agreement. Orm Kimpann is cited as a willing speaker. The document’s insanity lay in the inner ring's illegal scheme. many participants exited once misled, while some signed the Post $1 gas petitions fueling recent exposures.
Republicans express horror at Secretary Carlisle redeeming silver certificates in silver rather than gold. The piece recalls a 19th century move when gold was refused at the sub-treasury and notes former Rep LoDGE urging gold payments to protect Republican politics. It argues the political dynamic remains the same under current policy.
The passage argues the Legislature must provide penalties to enforce the mileage ticket law. It notes possible constitutional questions but states the Legislature should act now to make the statute operative, leaving constitutional challenges to the courts. The House appears inclined to adopt this view.
The Fitchburg Mail notes Boston’s Post winning the fight for cheaper gas after a bold campaign. The article praises the Post’s vigorous stance and victory in reducing gas prices.
A Boston area column notes Representative J. J. Myers supporting Gothenberg liquor sales and praising H. C. Locke for leading Lexington banquet events. It also mentions Dr. I. H. Sterrns’s views on Blue Hill Observatory, local weddings, coon hunting, longtime patrolman Michael Dempsey, and the influence of Alderman Dever and Governor Russell.
G C Hixman outlines that a paper closest to the people holds power. He likens the press to water cleansing the skin, arguing The Post shields the public from corruption and boodleism by staying connected to community voices.
The Republican Barrett and People's party Cary debated in Charlestown's Association Hall. Moderated by George F. Washburn, Cary defended populist reform aims like government ownership of railroads and monetary control, while Barrett argued for national currency without government made money and resisted state railroad ownership, ending with mutual mutual respect and no declared winner.
New York April 21 The trial of Dr Robert W Buchanan for alleged poisoning of his wife resumed. The defense rested after rebuttal witness Mrs Brockaway testified she saw Buchanan give medicine the day before she died. Morphine in the body was cited by Dr Doremus and Prof Witthans contradicted defence tests. Jury instructions to acquit denied and the case to go to summing up Monday by Lawyer Brooke.
Mayor Matthews and the Boston Post led a determined campaign to aid gas customers in Boston, achieving a successful outcome after persistent advocacy and public pressure.
Detroit Free Press reports a telephone exchange where Mrs. Snodgrass is described as a strong woman, while Triplett suggests a shoplifting accusation has circulated. The item captures gossip dynamics without detailing charges or outcomes.
Nine miners were trapped by a shaft fire at the Butte and Boston Company in Butter Mont this morning. The victims are Edward Pascoe Richard Andrews Sam Rovetto Frank Geerard Richard Tremboth Thomas Gray James Netto Antonio Beara and E Puglis.
An Everett rally led by W A Ham featured Samuel Freeman 2d as presiding officer and speakers Gamaliel Bradford Dr Everett and Colonel Samuel Hatch. Bradford cited Washington lobby influence while Everett praised independence and urged Democrats in the seventh district to vote next Tuesday between 6 and 7 am. He warned against non residents Hoar and Long and stressed party unity for Governor Russell and the party’s stance Our Country Honor and Truth.
A brief, humorous exchange features Mrs. Livermore praising chuck steak as juicier than sirloin and Mr. Feeder noting many boardinghouse keepers favored that cut. The quip highlights era dining contrasts and social tastes in a candid life-page vignette.
In a Buffalo Courier snippet Dagley recalls a former colleague cutting a figure, Tubbs disputes it then Dagley recalls a salary cut of 500 dollars a year. The exchange highlights lingering tensions and memories of a past dispute.
A heavy spring gale along Cape Cod caused widespread wrecks around Provincetown. Dozens of boats and dories were driven ashore or lost, including the Whistler at Old Colony wharf and the Sloop Augustus Yates at Hilliard's, with several others sustaining major damage and likely total losses. Life-saving stations report calm along the coast despite heavy seas.
The Ellen Maria a Bangor Maine bound two mast schooner of 192 tons carrying 500 tons of coal for Reed Costello of Lynn from Port Liberty New Jersey wrecked off Bass Point near Nahant after anchorage failed. Captain T H Morgan and five crew escaped in boats to Telumah with the ship taking a large hole in its side. An early morning collision left both vessels at risk and the Ellen Maria may be beyond repairs after subside of the seas.
The big snow storm dropped three to four inches more overnight, totaling about sixteen to seventeen inches in St Paul while other areas report twice that amount. Business halted across the Northwest but resumes in cities. rural lines and reports are incomplete due to cut communications. Farmers expect delays in seeding until after May first.
A new novel by Annie Thomas (Mrs. Pender Cudlop) titled Utterly Mistaken features her distinctive plot and style. The volume measures 12mo in extra cloth and is priced at $1.00, with the author already a popular favorite noted for prior works.
Special dispatches from Vermont report a severe wind and sleet storm last night destroying barns houses and small buildings from Swanton to Bennington. Stock cattle and valuable trees were killed and property damage will reach thousands of dollars with potential loss of life feared near towns along the Green Mountains.
Matthews and Williams are described as strong fighters for the people as a legislative committee probes the Addicks gas trust. The piece urges full disclosure and insists Boston mayor and counsel be allowed to uncover operations of outside speculators to fulfill Massachusetts duties.
The Boston Post reacts with pride to its Dollar Gas campaign. A victorious cartoon titled Triumph of the dollar gas crusade marks a citywide success whose impact reaches beyond Boston.
Cassell's Sunshine Series edition of The Squire A Novel by Mrs Parr priced 50 cents in paper and $1.00 in extra cloth. Advertises favorable reviews from Boston Journal Springfield Republican and The Congregationalist noting the work as intensely interesting touching and ennobling.
A Cassell's Unknown Library volume offers By Jumant Ano and others stories. The 1 vol 16mo cloth edition is priced at 50 cents. The work contains English translations of a Finnish novel and is praised for literary charm and insight.
Cassell Publishing Company located at 104 and 106 Fourth Avenue, New York City.
A collage of witty remarks from multiple papers notes jokes on presenting pictures to charity the blind asylum streetcar and reporter imagination and boasts of clever jests about Columbus voyage costs and window breaking tricks. The mix includes satire from Puck and Philadelphia papers with playful lines about a lamb and mint.
Indications point to Boston Mayor Matthews as the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts governor next fall if Governor Russell withdraws. He would be a formidable challenger and difficult to defeat.
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