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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prices for various time periods. It instructs readers to provide current and future addresses for mail changes and notes all money should be sent by secure payment methods to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post announces delivery in Boston and New York distribution through leading hotels. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. Readers may notify the office if the POST cannot be obtained regularly. Editor E A Grozier invites postal notice.
The Morro council weighs a 25 cent fee for Cres Cent Beach facilities while arguing for low charges to keep bathing affordable. Many visitors bring their own gear, and the piece argues that 10 to 15 cents suffices, with free admission for those supplying their own suits and towels.
The article argues Spain faces political distress and may pursue war with the United States to exit Cuba entanglement. It says surrendering Cuba under pressure could topple ministries, while a foreign war would unite Spaniards and bolster the government. It asserts the U S can resist being used and still press demands.
The piece argues the tariff raises living costs without boosting wages or government revenue. It cites higher prices for sugar woollen goods and hides, warns of widespread price rises, and notes no wage increases among textile workers. It predicts prolonged hardship despite broad prosperity driven by crops and effort.
Discussion on protective tariffs stirs in New England as lawmakers seek relief for wage earners. Politicians warn against price hikes while business groups urge measured steps to shield workers from trade tensions.
The Boston Post reports unprecedented growth in July 1897 with a daily average of 126,761 copies and a Sunday average of 111,306. It claims the Post dominates Boston morning circulation, surpassing rivals by at least 30,000 copies on weekdays and reaching strong regional standings in various cities.
The Post sells more copies every morning than all rivals combined, and in morning editions surpasses any other New England paper with one exception. The newspaper revolution has surged, placing The Post on top and inviting competitors to rise.
July closes with broad strong market aided by tariff legislation and rising wheat prospects. European shortages boost American grain exports with vast ship charters. railroad traffic and bank activity rise. If August avoids corn damage, a major stock market boom is anticipated as business revives.
The Observant Citizen laments Charles H. Thayer a prominent figure in theater and horse shows, praised for kindness despite brusqueness. It also reviews Portland city government hospitality for a Boston visit and speculates on future arrangements, while noting quirky local observations and a tire puncture detector.
A playful device is described windward of a tire to detect air leaks, with the author confessing a rare loss of good nature after reading an inflammatory Paris Herald piece. The piece notes the author’s tentative restraint despite temptation to respond.
A letter to the Herald attacks anti England sentiment and urges the US to be whipped by Japan as a corrective wakeup. It cites Paris on July 20 and condemns an American who profited from the public, calling him ungrateful and unpatriotic and hoping he stays abroad along with others who undervalue the United States.
Players voiced disappointment after a rain soaked two innings where heavy balls and poor footing hindered pitching. A humorous moment saw Dunn receive a bouquet from the Portland captain, sparking jokes of him selling out. Boston hopes to repay Portland when the teams meet in September. Meanwhile Maine ice sellers fear summer heat and a reduced crop along the Kennebec River.
Miss Eleanor Berger Moran, heiress and Southern belle, plans Newport season as her New York grandfather Charles Moran’s wealth sits in trust. Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson heads a Bloomington women’s club. N M A La Gross of Bucksport, Me. is the first female Civil War private. Elsa Eschelssohn becomes Sweden’s first female university professor. Mme Meissonier oversees a new souvenir volume. A Finnish archbishop bears a historic crozier. Japanese nurse Shidzu Naruse arrives in New York Hospital as the first Japanese woman to study there.
The article explains petticoats as essential to the hang of gowns with flannel and cambric types dominating. It notes widths around two and a half yards, various trims such as lace embroidery and scalloped flounces, and color preferences from black street wear to delicate evening hues. The Latest.
The piece notes Governors Atkinson and Taylor commissioned women as colonels, saying peace has victories as renowned as war. It highlights Colonel Nellie Ely of Tennessee, her lineage, beauty, social influence, and long service in state military events.
Answer to correspondent from The Post states there is no knowledge of the matter. It argues charitable enterprises should publish contributor lists and provide a businesslike statement detailing how funds are spent.
Flossie Manning and Robert Rich attend a ballroom where she pressures him to drink wine. Ten years later a dying mother asks Rich for forgiveness, recalling the ball. Rich recalls Flossie, offers aid, and soon plans to help her family.
The snippet compiles comic lines from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Louisville Courier-Journal reflecting light humor about golf hobbies, fashion, church life, and prison escape anecdotes. It presents playful banter and character sketches without a single cohesive news event.
Longshoremen recall the Hooper, once Boston’s largest cargo steamer to London, later renamed Silvertown. Built in 1873, she carried cables and goods, drew a deep draft, and was surpassed only by later liners. The piece also notes current port activity and upcoming maritime events on a late 19th century Boston waterfront.
Reports from Toronto that Mr. Moody would be replaced by Mr. William Patterson are denied by Moody’s Boston friends who know Patterson. Dr. L. B. Bates, Bromfield M E Church pastor, says Moody plans to keep preaching and ignore calls to cede outside work for his school.
A Springfield East Northfield dispatch says Evangelist Dwight L. Moody will not give up active work and be replaced by Rev. William Patterson of Toronto. Moody laughed off the report saying there is nothing in it. Patterson had no connection with Northfield and Moody reported to be in good health with extensive work underway.
In Toronto on August 1 reports say Dwight L. Moody will retire from active evangelism. Rev. William Patterson of Cook's Presbyterian Church in Toronto is named as his likely successor. Patterson, a North of Ireland pastor, helped Moody in Toronto and Chicago meetings. Moody reportedly wishes Patterson to continue his evangelical work.
The usual Sunday session of the Gaelic school was held yesterday afternoon in Brigena Hall. The superintendent praised pupil progress in Gaelic. An entertainment of songs readings and recitations in Gaelic and English followed with participants Michael A. Hurley Daniel O Callaghan P J O Daly and M J Galvin.
A 28-foot jib and mainsail centreboard yacht built by Williard and Charles Potter of Plympton was carried over the road ten miles to Kingston and launched in Jones River. The racing craft, built on original lines, will enter upcoming South Shore regattas with high hopes for good performance.
Princeton University earns a license renewal as Grover Cleveland signs to provide the required twelfth name. The Princeton Inn, linked to alumni, is identified as the university saloon near campus. The piece lists notable signers and notes the school’s Presbyterian-founded history and a three day night sesquicentennial celebration.
The account describes Professor G. P. Fisher responding to a toast on Theology as four kinds of wine were served. It cites a professor joking at a plate of wine and condemns Princeton student debauches with wild saloon sprees, property destruction charged to students, a fatal shooting in a prior drunken incident, and a 19th century theft of Grover Cleveland’s whiskey shipment leading to mass drunken revelry at Princeton.
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