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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1895
Page
4
Critics ask the Supreme Court to halt Boston subway construction. Public sentiment supports completing the project to relieve street congestion and restore Common and Public Garden areas, with authorities and city backing making court interference unlikely.
The Central Labor Union condemns distrust of the people by the State House. It urges sending the Boston charter amendments to a public vote, arguing Bostonians are intelligent and capable of deciding what is best for the city, and that the Republican Legislature errs by withholding the people's judgment.
Mr Wheelwright defends retaining the city architect system noting the department saved about 75 000 in rates over private firms and warns that switching to department by department or competitive awards could increase costs and compromise quality. He argues abolition would bring expense and damage to the city.
Mr Wheelwright voices concern over the proposed change asking who benefits and why others push it. The remark signals growing interest in the issue and hints at underlying disagreement among stakeholders.
The city moves to acquire land now for widening Tremont Street to eighty feet from the Common to Scollay Square. Alderman Barry’s measure was postponed due to Alderman Folsom’s illness and is set for a vote next Monday. The project hinges on early land acquisition to avoid higher costs after the old Tremont House site is rebuilt.
Republican Aldermen resist the Mayors plan by rejecting several of Mayor Curtis's choices for department heads. Rejections, repeated on reconsideration, disable confirmation until the positions are placated. Most ousted appointees are new men, leaving incumbents at risk and shaping public service delays.
The Massachusetts bill to tax more personal property is criticized for labeling opponents with Jo hann Most and anarchists. The Anti-Double Taxation League, praised for patriotism, defends itself while arguing compulsory listing and damage laws are relics of medieval times and backward for Massachusetts.
Secretary Gresham presses the French government for a full account of ex Consul Waller’s status and future disposition. The issue is treated as involving liberty rights and property of an American citizen, demanding swift decisive action. Ambassador Eustis in Paris and Washington officials handle the case with seriousness.
An oil painting of ex Alderman Charles H. B. Breck by Daniel F. Strain is on display at Joseph Breck & Sons. Henry E. Keenan, recovering from a grip, sailed to Jamaica for a healthful change aboard the Barnstable. William R. Yeo notes undeniable woollen market growth after the Wilson bill. Ontario’s provincial parliament expands child insurance. Commentary on abbreviation practices and Captain Dawson’s return from Europe, with Havre Paris and London references.
The Hon. Joseph H. O'Neil and Thomas J. Gargah invited the Governor to preside at next Sunday's meeting at the Boston Theatre where Archbishop Ireland will deliver an address on American Citizenship. The Governor accepted.
Historical note locates the site of what scholars deem America's first free public school funded by general taxation. The 1635 town meeting started the school on Cornhill near Wash ington Street, amid notable early Boston landmarks and figures.
The metropolitan district commission invites labor unions and the public to a public hearing in the Boston Common Council chamber City Hall on Tuesday April 28 at 7 30 p m to discuss a federated government for Boston and surrounding towns and which public functions to include The Trades Council Central Labor Union Hoisting Portable Engineers Union and Journeymen Tailors Union will send delegations to the meeting.
In the United States Circuit Court of Appeals the judgment for Beal receiver of the Maverick National Bank against Essex Savings Bank was affirmed. The suit sought 350000? no the claim was 35000. Beal argued Essex Bank liable for full $100 assessments on 350 shares held as collateral for a $50000 loan to Jonas H French and Asa P Potter.
The Baldwin Bros. Company defunct brokerage leaves creditors awaiting payment totals. Mathematicians labor over the ledgers as Judge Corcoran notes mountains of figures to review and plans to issue a creditors letter once estimates are ready.
Adjutant General Dalton announced the retirement of Surgeon General Herbert L. Burrell. Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Foster, medical examiner of the First Brigade, is named to succeed him due to Burrell’s retirement for professional duties.
The Post proposes naming a new battleship Bunker Hill praising the idea as widely approved in the district. It notes it is strange this suggestion was not made earlier and urges adoption.
The Charlestown Enterprise notes the Post favors naming a new war vessel Bunker Hill with a motto tied to see that one reference, reflecting local support for the ship's identity and inscription.
Ex-Governor John D. Long writes to the Christian Register defending child insurance against opponents. He argues the program aids poor families, reduces pauper funerals, and does not cause child murder, noting lack of evidence linking insurance to harm and urging amendment rather than abolition.
The article discusses fashionable summer garments using stiff duck and yellow pique materials. It notes duck suits as chic and practical for working women, with blue or brown jackets and colorful shirt waists, washed for ease. White duck with a yellow vest and pearl buttons is illustrated. Pique may replace duck in dark colors.
The April issue marks the Bulletin of the Boston Public Library’s centennial. Features include old Boston picture reproductions from 188, panoramic views near the old and new libraries, and notes on landmarks. Also expanded index on Scandinavian fiction and sagas, Goethe works, and a large Thayer Library catalog of five thousand historical volumes. The next issue will list Russian fiction.
The Sunday Post reports high gas prices sparking protests in Winchester and Arlington. Arlington plans a May fourth meeting on a town owned electric and gas plant amid community debate and a churchman urging municipal ownership.
Quick fire department action spared a larger blaze in the Weiss & Schmidt hat and cap factory on the third floor of the Devonshire street building. Smoke and heat damaged stock on that floor and minor damage extended to the adjacent floor, with total losses around 1250. Brodersen & Day workers alerted Box 52, aiding rapid response.
After a short burial service at Christ Episcopal Church Reverend Frederick Palmer officiated as Fred Stinson was laid to rest in Andover Spring Grove Cemetery beside his first wife. The crowd included Boston and New York theatrical figures such as Isaac B. Rich William Harris John J. McNally J M McIntyre from Little Brown Co. and John Frederick Stinson Jr Richard Power Jr and wives Mabel Power and Agnes Power from New York. Floral tributes were lavish, mostly sent by Stinson’s theatre friends.
The Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon and Miss Mary Victoria Leiter married at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington with the British ambassador present. Notable guests included Cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and dignitaries from the U.S. and abroad. A royal wedding breakfast followed at the Lester mansion with about 150 relatives and close friends.
A Pilgrim Association sponsored gathering at Parker's last evening featured Mayor Curtis and Rev. H. A. Stimpson of New York City. Mayor Curtis spoke informally on local matters while Dr Stimpson discussed church extension.
Relatives and friends gathered at St James Church Harrison Avenue for the funeral of Cornelius J Callahan. Rev Father Hickey officiated as pallbearers followed to Calvary for interment. Callahan was a promising young man and brother of Councilman M T Callahan. Flowers and wreaths came from Doogue Mitchell Galvin Shea and others.
Services were held for John H. Warren yesterday at his Mt. Vernon street home. A large gathering included Winslow Lodge Free Masons, of which he was a charter member. Rev. Edward Everett Hale offered a prayer and spoke on the deceased. Interment followed at Mt. Auburn.
Ward McAllister quoted citizens planning to endow institutions. visitors greet Annie C. Warren’s kindergarten. Blind and deaf Tommy Stringer, in his fourth year, signs with a growing vocabulary, showing remarkable progress beyond early articulation.
The annual reception by the visiting committee included Mrs. Agassiz, Mrs. Appleton, Miss Derby, and others. Visitors observed sewing and knitting by the Lloyd system, while Dr. Samuel Eliot delivered an address urging support for the institution. The Music Hall program was noted as very interesting despite printing in faulty type.
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