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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1894
Page
4
The conference committee should seek compromise rather than show stalemate. Concessions to principle are possible without dishonor, and refusing all concessions undermines Congress. Both House and Senate conferees must recognize that agreement is necessary to advance tariff reform.
The river and harbor bill faces Senate resistance over a 21 million appropriation. Critics call the Senate reckless and irresponsible, urging the bill to lapse and rely on the sundry civil bill instead. The House is urged to stand with the people against Senate excess.
A fatal accident at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Kneeland Street Tuesday evening highlights dangers from extensive street excavations in Boston. The piece argues repairs should minimize public disruption by narrower openings and scheduling during lower traffic hours, to protect travelers and reduce interference.
The report states the death resulted from work conditions during the incident and urges changes to improve public safety and convenience. It notes responsibility for the accident lies in the carelessness of those conditions and calls for corrective measures.
The piece argues that personnel changes by Collector Donovan justify calls of “the axe” as a necessary tool for civil service reform. It contends political patronage undermines responsibility, praises Donovan for aiming to purge it, and contrasts with Warren's inaction, urging a shift to accountable, efficient service.
The piece laments Sugar Trust power over federal policy and compares it to 1890 while arguing the Democratic Congress has resisted the monopoly, warning that the public may retaliate when the time comes. It stresses the trust’s reach surpassing past scandals and urges vigilance against the sugar interests.
The tariff of 1 6 barely survived a Senate defeat thanks to the Vice President and a one vote majority. It was a revenue tariff that spurred rapid U S growth in industry and wages, aiding widespread American manufacture and commerce across the seas, with public will via state legislatures steering pro protectionist Senators to support the bill.
A poet recalls a revelry that ends in regret after a drunken binge. He blames a large cold bottle rather than a small hot bird for his torment, noting the stomach ache and retrospective vow to avoid such excess. The piece blends humorous craving with cautionary vanity in a lyrical caricature.
A weekly breezes column lists lucky Bostonians sailing today for Liverpool on the Britannic and to Antwerp on the Waesland. Names include Colonel Elijah George Benjamin F. Stevens E C North Henry H. Wadsworth D Frank Kimball John T Wells Jr William C French David Beatson Dr F M Robinson Mrs Robinson Charles H Brigham Mrs E.
Long column of eclectic clipping notes from Boston about local figures, social scenes, and humorous vignettes. Mentions Miss A M Nicholson, Miss Fannie Green, Augusta Bertran, District Chief Egan, Sun and codfish imagery, parlor songs, new arrivals in Paris, and charitable appeals for a sick babies hospital.
The Vienna University oculist Professor Stellwng von Carion retires due to age, a move noted by scientific circles in Austria and Germany. In Newport, Miss Helen Taft becomes engaged to James P. Scott, a Philadelphia millionaire and son of the late Thomas Scott, with Miss Taft staying with Mrs. T. R. Hunter. England’s income tax figures show 71 people earn more than 260000 annually, over 1100 at 50000, and about 10000 at 10000.
Bertram Sparhawk Populist candidate of Massachusetts urges readers to back a joint debate on the Interest Question with Republican nominee Apsley. He cites editorial criticism from the Boston Transcript and argues voters deserve direct discussion on business, wages, mortgages, and welfare.
Madelein e or the Magic Kiss opened at Tremont Theatre to a full house with a strong cast led by Laura Joyce Bell and Charles Dickson. The production impressed with orchestration, notable numbers, and stylish sets as Stange and Edwards introduce a budding theatrical season alongside reports on other city stages.
A Chelsea reader urges voters in the seventh district to elect Hon. William Everett to the next Congress. He cites Everett’s fidelity to Union soldiers and widows and orphans, predicting renomination and a triumphant re election in November.
Four young men entered Bennett Snyder's shop at 186 Main Street Charlestown and demanded a beer from clerk Benjamin Apar. After a struggle over a wallet containing 3.50 and a broken door glass, three men fled and were later arrested as Taylor Cameron Lewis Mc Queeney and Frank Rowland aged 22 to 25. Apar sustained a discolored eye from the assault. Police have no robbery record and charges will be announced in court this morning.
In New Bedford on July 31 the schooner yacht Merlin of Boston is on Giffordas railway at Fair Haven being fitted for the New York Yacht Club cruise. The schooner yacht Quickstep was moved off the railway today after her bottom was painted for the cruise.
Franky note from Franklin dated July 25 1894 reports only four papers read on the 9 40 train to Boston with in the smoking car fewer than a dozen persons present and all were Posts.
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