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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1895
Page
4
Subscriptions and postal details for the Boston paper are listed with rates for 1 month 60c 3 months 2 25 6 months 4 50 and 1 year 9 00. Instructions note change of address should be sent to ensure delivery. Editor A Grozier asks readers to notify any delivery issues.
The article argues the Agriculture Department should be blamed for beef price increases via a trust. It notes cattle on the hoof rose about half a cent per pound while consumer prices rose more, suggesting a combination to depress producer prices and inflate consumer costs. It also comments on political criticism of Governor Greenhalge over Charles P. Curtis’s Police Board eligibility.
The piece notes a Western shift toward sound money with Iroquois Club of Chicago opposing free silver and Iowa Democrats backing parity of metals. It argues suppression of cheap money gains, predicts less silver rhetoric in the West, and urges officials to follow the law on eligibility in Swampscott versus Boston.
A 1893 measure regulating coal burning in Boston furnaces is ridiculed as absurd. The bill would allow five minutes of soft coal use every fifteen minutes and empower a smoke inspector to seek injunctions, creating a flawed remedy for a nuisance. The writer suggests a simple amendment to bar bituminous coal upon petition of ten nearby occupants within 1000 feet.
The text argues that without effective regulation of soft coal smoke there will be no demand to end its use. It calls Boston a clean city goal and notes Governor Greenhalge sought an Attorney General opinion on Mr Curtis’s eligibility for the Police Board, asking for the document to be produced.
The piece denounces the Senate for adding an appointing power to the Mayor, claiming it creates an unchecked tyrant in city government. It accuses Republicans of absent debate and urges reconsideration to restore checks and balances. Governor Greenhalge cited Charles P. Curtis as a typical Bostonian amid broader reform critique.
The piece argues that Russia Germany and France protest Japan's Asian territorial gains while their own empires expand. It notes Britain sits out for political reasons. It also questions Mr Charles P Curtis eligibility to be Boston citizen due to residency requirements before May 1, 18%.
The mayor and allies pledge to remove department heads whose terms expired and install acting officials the Board has refused to confirm. They claim to nullify charter provisions and override laws that require Aldermanic confirmation. The stance is condemned as a noncredible power grab against the charter and duties.
A speaker denounces Boston officials for appointing their own servants to the Police Board and importing a Swampscott citizen to oversee police affairs, adding that the remark should be saved for the next campaign.
The Citizen learns ex Boston Democrat M. M. Cunniff was tracked at Providence station by Addicks Lawson Chandler and Hall. Cunniff attempts to reach the first car, while the Citizen slips into the second, exposing the ruse and leaving Cunniff perplexed. Alderman Lomasney is briefly jailed in a City Hall phone closet incident.
Tulips bloom at the State House and mowing begins as spring sets in. Motormen face tense crossings on crowded streets with pedestrians weaving into traffic. Ex Judge John W. Corcoran leaves for Washington to lecture at Georgetown College amid invitations from notable figures.
The article notes that not all styles suit the wealthy and that some women prefer form fitting bodices over the popular blouse. It observes that basques are impractical for many, but suggests a compromise with a tight bodice and skirt worn over.
A description notes a gown balancing style and economy with a green broadcloth skirt of gores and black chiffon sleeves. It discusses sleeves or bodice in differing fabrics to suit smaller budgets, highlighting continuing fashion for cost-conscious wearers.
The article lists various contributions from Oct 1 1894 to Apr 20 189? to the Endowment Fund of the Kindergarten for the Blind. Donors include Henry Rand, C W Amory, Miss Sarah M Fay, Miss Elizabeth S Fiske, Miss W Kendall, Miss Upham, and others with amounts ranging from 50 to 1000 dollars. Edward Jackson reports the total.
A Saturday morning sale opens at 8 o'clock featuring 150 misses capes in sorted colors and misses coats in Coverts and Kerseys. Regular goods are closed out at tremendous reductions, no job lot, early buyers urged, no purchases after sale begins.
New York buyers led by Dodd, Mead & Co purchased Edgar Allan Poe's first book of poems "Tamerlane" for $1150 at Libbie & Co rooms in Washington street. The sale opened Wednesday and closed last evening with 326 works sold and a total showing strong prices for rare autographs and first editions.
The piece from O Meara in Boston dated April 25 1885 lauds the Ideal biasins enduring dream and thy talla praised for global acclaim. It celebrates heroic deeds and the laurel rewards carried by travelers who wander and record national memory.
The New England Women's Press Association applauds Longfellow's Dream at Hollis Street Theatre featuring four tableaux with Elbridge Glover Gussie Knowles and Misses Winslow Nahar Fioretta Vining and more. Daly's company then presents A Bundle of Lies and A Tragedy Rehearsal with James Lewis and leading ladies in a double bill.
The article reviews many productions and performers including Gresham, Professor Hans Hieronymus Himmilmanser, and Miss Eugenia Upham. It notes Mulligan series merit, Wilson Barrett at Jersey City, Japanese fantasists at Austin & Stone’s, and Mantell’s name quirk. It mentions Rob Roy at Castle Square, Duffy’s Blunders, The Black Crook effects, Sadie Martinet in The Passport, and Nellie Ganthem. The piece also covers Nellie Ganthony at Keith’s, Schoeffel voyages, Conrad at Grand Museum, and the Howard Atheneum crowd pleasing roster with McAvoy, May, Farnum, and others. It closes with Fantasma at Bowdoin Square and The Girl I Love at Palace Theatre plus nickelodeon acts.
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