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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1894
Page
4
The Springfield Union demands Colonel John L. Rice be removed as city marshal, accusing him of high handed conduct and defying court authority by releasing prisoners before their cases were heard. It compares his actions to a hypothetical Boston chief of police facing suspension.
The Legislature's Republican majority suffers a fresh crisis as the license commission bill threatens Gov. Greenhalge and party unity. Analysts note the move echoes past battles on municipal suffrage and temperance, urging the GOP to kill the bill swiftly to avoid political damage.
The article argues against placing a state normal school in western Massachusetts. It notes high land costs in North Adams Fitchburg and Lawrence, while Barnstable and southeastern towns offer affordable sites. Westfield serves 307000 people but only 156 pupils. Bridgewater bears overflow. It concludes the new school should be east of the Connecticut River.
The piece urges the Democratic majority in the U S Senate to stay in session and attend to business daily. It argues that consistent attendance by 44 Democratic Senators would empower the nation and that the House has shown majority power. It warns that minority obstruction is possible if the majority neglects its duties.
The piece accuses Senator Hoar of living in the past and clouds and urges immediate tariff settlement. It argues business leaders seek prompt action after supporting Sherman silver and McKinley tariffs and warns patience has worn thin as commercial centers demand decisive steps.
The passage argues Senator Hoar used Republican majorities three years ago to push a force bill, risking national interests for partisanship. It says his bill was killed then and will fail again now, as he sacrifices business for a partisan aim.
The article argues for state regulation of telephone companies in Massachusetts as a precaution against potential abuses. It notes inflated capital and patents that should be public and supports a commission with powers like gas and railroad regulators to protect the public and curb monopoly growth.
The piece argues the bituminous coal miners strike merits broad public sympathy as oppression of labor. It describes the workers as poorly paid and exploited by company stores and tariff-taxes hurting New England workers, while noting broader support across classes and opposition by monopolists.
The Rev J H Gunning of Brooklyn, former American Protective League director, is sued for 1500 by receiver H W Putnam for alleged influence peddling. Boston composer John A O Shea debuts waltzes in a Kendal engagement. Lillian Russell plans to end her contract June 2 amid legal restraints, with Abbey rumored as manager. Tamira Stiras praises the Boston Art Museum Japanese exhibit and notes a prized short sword with gold and silver inlay.
Mrs. Choate announces Joseph H. Choate will be spokesman for suffragists at the New York constitutional convention. Gladstone's Horace translation is with publishers. Craddock to publish The Phantoms of the Footbridge. Captain Hill receives Dominion appointment and will retire from Plant service. Professor Safford suffers a mild stroke. G. W. Smalley to write Harper's recollections of Wendell Phillips.
Justice Grover of Canton wins a victory as his bill to create a state telephone commission advances after the House tabled two related measures. Debate centers on regulation of Bell system profits and the need for state oversight to protect the public. The session also features light spats over mileage tickets and wagon tire widths.
Somerville audiences urged a repeat of Golden Hair or the Three Bears to be staged in Bacon Hall on April 26. Miss Casseau stars as the Queen and Lizzie T. Brown as Golden Hair with the three brains Morgan Ryan and Willie McCarthy praised. A 60-child chorus from the Sunday school directs Wardrobe and readings by Susie Harrington. Supper will be served after the show.
The West End company launches a new line from City Point to Harvard square Cambridge via Broadway, avoiding Kneeland street. A second route from City Point to Scollay square also opens, offering shorter travel times and faster vehicle intervals.
William V. Alexander city editor of the Transcript and Mary Whipple Aubin daughter of the late Philip J. Aubin of Allston were married on Tuesday evening at the bride’s Alliston home. Rev Henry F Allen officiated. The couple will live in Malden where Mr Alexander has resided for years.
The article surveys Boston theatres with details on ongoing and upcoming entertainments. It notes the Columbia hosting an actors fund event and lists performances by the Kendals, Davenport, Seymour, and others, plus new operas and repeated crowd-pleasers at multiple houses.
The Boston Sunday Post expands its feature with full page color cartoons, enhancing Sunday presentation for readers.
A reader argues against a bill by Senator Kittredge that would shift trial venire selection from aldermen to judges. He cites constitutional ideals and historical figures, warning that altering jury selection risks liberty and justice, while praising jurists as honorable yet fallible. The letter ends with a call for vigilance.
George W. Neville faced Judge Hardy in a Roxbury Municipal Criminal case for alleged non support of his wife Ella M. Neville and their child. Officers testified Neville admitted paternity and claimed possible custody terms. Mrs Neville said he contributed nothing while claiming $75 weekly. The case was continued to Saturday.
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