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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1897
Page
8
The Post lists one year at 6 00 with six months 3 75 and three months 1 40, while the Daily Post prices are 0 60 for six months and 0 25 for a month. The Sunday Post is 1 00 yearly with six months 0 75 and three months 0 40. Change of address requires current and new details. Editor E A Grostier urges advance payment and notices on discontinuation.
The United States Senate passes the Nelson bankruptcy bill but the House’s alternative remains. lawmakers warn no satisfactory general insolvency law will emerge this Congress. Critics say the Torrey bill is better and expect House insistence next session. Politics may yield to this crucial commercial issue later.
The Honorable William S. Holman of Indiana is remembered for thirty years in the House as a diligent legislator and the notorious obstructionist known as the Great Objector. His restraint and blocking of private plunder are cited as valuable for securing honest laws. Hendricks praised him as worth vast yearly sums to the nation.
The governor commission cautiously reviews the past of Massachusetts Benefit Life Association and criticizes former insiders for deceptive policy changes and misused funds. It notes 1290 original policy holders, only 448 survivors, and questions who should reclaim about 1.5 million dollars taken as expenses. Commissioner Merrill is identified as one of the insiders.
The commission’s report is criticized as too soft and failing to demand the only cure for the scandal. It calls for rectifying the past manipulations that have made some men very rich.
A Boston area chronicle notes rapid land value increases near a boulevard project in Revere and Somerville, alongside diverse vignettes. It describes a street pedlar, a police misfiled Patriots Day entry for a young woman, and a 10 year old girl bearing a heavy load, illustrating poverty and social quirks in the city.
The article rebukes Senator Hoar's claim that popular will favored McKinleyism, arguing the 1894 election reflected economic distress and not a tariff mandate. It notes Mark Hanna and sound money Democrats shaped McKinley’s nomination and victory, while predicting renewed opposition at local polls.
The Newsdealers of Boston defend their honor against Printers Ink remarks they deem unfair and tasteless. They emphasize their hard work intelligence and respectable standing in the mercantile community.
The Observant Citizen notes Beacon Street between Park and Charles is finally completed providing clear road access to the suburbs. The piece likens the section to Piccadilly with Common and Public Gardens evoking Hyde Park, and suggests museum style art curbing appear in public buildings. It also reports ex Mayor Curtis is seriously ill, and remarks on floods in the South, postage stamps, and fashion notes about school gowns and pique suits.
Daily table hints show meals for breakfast lunch and dinner including fruit oatmeal lamb chop Indian meal waffles cream baked potatoes white bread and soup fillet of beef riced potatoes vegetables and tipsy pudding a celery salad creamed oysters and assorted desserts. A gelatine milk egg yolk recipe is included with instructions and Mary E Kelley of 144 Terrace street Roxbury listed as the address.
Notable figures and events span from a marble bust gift to Northwestern University by Mrs. J. C. Shaffer of Evanston to a Paris lecture tour by Dr. Nansen. Other items include Ada Byrd's teen elopement in Georgia, a 100th birthday wartime veteran from Minnesota, and international diplomatic visits involving McKinley and Emperor Francis Joseph.
An American architect from Dorchester writes to the Post Box asking readers to fund a move to a healthier climate. He describes early-stage consumption, unemployment, a bravely working wife, and no money for a travel ticket, urging charity to improve his health and life prospects.
The Labor Leader relays Mayor Quincy addressing the Carpenters' Association on civic responsibility for Boston's 100000 industrial workers. It critiques press influence, cites Ex President Harrison on corporate power, and argues a free press must resist partisan manipulation amid Chicago and New York examples.
For three weeks we have kept busy with Spring Suits and Overcoats, specializing in stout and extra sizes up to 50 inch chest. We offer well made ready-made clothing that fits, with fair prices. Our large New England business proves we provide quality for big men, including extra size shirts up to 20 inch neck and underwear up to 56.
Daniel J Keefe disputes a published death notice saying his family had three clean rooms and ample provisions. He describes the children as healthy before meningitis struck, and thanks McDonald’s Tremont Street staff for sympathy as he mourns their loss. He signs from $1 Henney Street dated April 23.
The Reverend Phil Sexton of St. Philip's Church Roxbury was the actual orator at the eighteenth anniversary of Division 9 A O H, rectifying a misnaming in the Post report. The division chaplain delivered the address.
A reader argues against protectionist policy and free silver, comparing tariffs to a two edged sword. He cites New England leather and wool as harmed by duties, notes farm distress in Ohio Kansas and across the country, and warns that the Dingley tariff will mobilize gold Democrats to overturn it while opposing free silver.
R E Husom of North Lebanon Maine declares strong opposition to protective tariffs. He argues tariffs injure the West and New England by redistributing profits and benefits to a few, and he will oppose all tariffs until proven beneficial to all regions.
A protest poem by Theodore W. Curtis denounces syndicates and monopolistic rail schemes that extract profits from the public. It urges the return of voting rights, fair wages, eight hour work, and roads for all across Boston and beyond, ending with a call to unite against corporate power. It champions the people who dig, build, and pay.
Beatrice Carew, daughter to a late widow, faces a dire choice between supporting her invalid mother with a wealthy suitor’s help or marrying a penurious barrister she loves. In a tense parlor scene set in Boston, Beatrice chooses the suitor Mr Goldcoin to spare her mother hardship, yet mourns the lost romance as years pass in wealth and hollow calm.
A collage of light quips and cartoon captions from several papers. Jokes range from stage fright and misheard lines to playful exchanges about trains bicycles and Lent, reflecting early 20th century humor and social mores. References include Fliegende Blatter Chicago Record Cleveland Leader and Puck.
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