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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post outlines subscription rates and renewal policies. It notes papers may be changed to a future address, and urges advance payment and notices for delivery issues. It includes publisher details and policy on nonpayment.
The piece notes that fatalities from inhaling illuminating gas in Boston have been few over weeks, with recent suicides filling the gap. It suggests the poison enables both murder and self harm, calling for regulation of its delivery like dangerous drugs.
Britain has temporarily seized the Nicaraguan port of Corinto to collect about 77 500 in customs receipts and press demands under its ultimatum. Nicaragua closes Corinto to entry, nullifying port duties paid to Britain as settlement. The move could drag on and tests the Monroe doctrine, provoking questions about its enduring force.
The piece argues Speaker Crisp, though a known free silver advocate, has not made his views offensive or acted against the administration. It contends his Atlanta Constitution interview urging free coinage would push toward cheap money, clashing with Democratic ideals of a sound dollar for both poor workers and bondholders.
City officials push immediate land taking on Tremont Street to widen the corridor from Scollay Square. Aldermen and street commissioners urged swift action to avoid higher future costs tied to Tremont House site redevelopment and northward changes.
The British flag is shown over a Central American territory stirring concern among American citizens about the inviolability of the Monroe Doctrine. The episode has drawn sharp criticism and prompted calls to clarify the United States stance amid rising tensions and misunderstood signals.
The speaker argues Americans misjudge the Monroe doctrine as a pledge to resist Britain’s Corinto occupation. The government’s quiet stance and possible diplomacy are questioned, warning of dangerous precedent and potential European encroachments on South American states.
The piece notes Europe’s return as a major purchaser of American railway stocks after the Baring collapse, with London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Berlin buying heavily. It cites estimates of over 150,000 London purchases in three weeks and highlights European demand as a key factor driving a market rebound and higher prices.
Observant Citizen recounts Alderman Lee press interview over mayoral appointments and a pair of bolting Republicans. In Charlestown on Water Street a bird learning to fly amuses bystanders while a streetcar hog sparks conductor ire. Boston travelers meet a blind guide. a drunk pair stumble Cambridge Street. Brunswick Inn lists Augustin Daly Ada Rehan and Clara Louise Kellogg Bachert signatures.
A Citizens' Municipal Union meeting set for Tuesday evening April 30 will discuss Public Docks and Wharves for the City of Boston and their relation to local interests. Invitations to address the meeting have been accepted by Cypornp Howes and Pierre Eichate.
The Post reports a movement to oust Henry D. Hyde as general counsel of the West End Street Railway Company. Morse denies any rift with Hyde, while stockholders consider replacing him with a young city lawyer amid a land company dispute and a possible special meeting.
Dr Edwin Hawes of the Louisville Charity Organization Society testifies that industrial life insurance is a great blessing to the poor. He recounts skepticism in 1887 toward policies but notes witnessing many insured families burying their dead without city aid. Dr Hawes, with M N Paul, endorses industrial life insurance for both children and adults.
A spring hat is an easy problem this year and inexpensive if one trims it oneself. Stores offer millinery accessories including black accordion plaited lace, white lace draped or solid, and veils. Winglike gauze pieces edged in jet pair with lace for a dragonfly effect.
Satolli the Papal delegate attended the tenth anniversary of St Patrick's Cathedral observed with solemn mass led by Mgr Satolli and Archbishop Corrigan. The ceremony included Bishop Norton, Farley and Mooney with Sermon by Rev John J Kean, noting the cathedral's age and early 1800s construction.
A temporary reroute of the City Point Harvard line shifts service to run via Berkeley and Boylston streets during track reconstruction at Columbus avenue and Berkeley street. The change replaces the usual Berkeley street and Columbus avenue path.
A stirring oration insists on food citizenship, universal education, and moral public virtue as the core of American democracy. It argues that rights come from the people, denounces the liquor influence and spoils system, and urges immigrant integration while preserving loyal American identity. It ends with a prayer for divine blessing on the nation.
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