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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1893
Page
4
Rates listed for one year six months and three months with a weekly edition issued Fridays. Prices 83.00 1.50 and 0.75 respectively and monthly 0.25. Subscribers advised to provide both current and new addresses for paper delivery changes.
The Post promotes its large circulation and asks readers to notice its reach and influence. It stresses earning through attention and implies a strong advertiser appeal outside New York's area. The piece highlights the newspaper's prominence among penny papers east of New York.
A Boston area report notes courts fined two second offenders in Roxbury with 150 dollars each and first offenders 100 dollars. The piece urges police to pursue repeated violators and enhance penalties to crush policy writers as vermin of society.
The well informed yachtsman of New York brushes off club talk that Jubilee is a failure. General Paine, a practical boat builder, backs Boston’s bid to defend the cup with the Puritan Mayflower and Volunteer lineage. His skill and expenditure argue against any claim Jubilee failed.
A New York brokerage firm considers criminal action against officers of the National Cordage Company. The piece argues private suits may reveal trust abuses, but urges government-initiated enforcement to curb industrial combines before further harm occurs. It regrets the lack of public action and questions private disputes handling major trusts.
The Chelsea Boat Club house collapse is blamed on careless design and weak materials, with officials faulted for lacking proper building inspection. The piece argues that private inspection is insufficient and municipal oversight, though costly, is necessary to prevent such fatalities.
The speaker argues a city should bear the cost of maintaining building inspection departments to prevent accidents, contending that spending now prevents costly harm later and supports true economy in public safety.
Judge Lochren Pension Commissioner writes to the National Tribune detailing a reform push to correct illegal interpretations of the 1890 dependent pension act. A board of revision reviews cases only where a right to a pension could be shown, insisting on liberal construction and honesty in administration.
The text urges immediate repeal of the Republican silver purchase law, arguing the people are united and Congress should act now without debate or substitutes. It labels repeal as the present necessary action to place currency in better condition and relieve the burden of silver purchases.
Congressman Springer plans a one to ten day August session followed by a October adjournment. His Ways and Means Committee would draft a tariff reform bill in the recess and present it when Congress reconvenes. He argues repeal of the Republican silver act should be done quickly to allow tariff reform to proceed.
The Observant Citizen covers varied local odds and ends. A five pound eel claimed a water tank aboard switch locomotive No 294 as it grew, while a drag net hauled out the slippery creature and a crockery hogshead imprisoned it. Boston figures appear in tales of banks, auctions, and a governor planning a yacht cruise with Constellation owner Bayard Thayer. Also noted are Peary expedition hopes and Labrador misfortune details, with Greenland dog supply dependence and Danish port needs shaping the journey.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge sails to Washington to press the silver issue at a special Congressional session. Mark Twain's daughter Clara Clemens, under 20, writes a clever allegorical play. Miss Osgood of Brooklyn works at Versailles Sevres factory. Johns Hopkins honors policy may shift. Gabrielle opera staged by Signor Pizzi with Patti in study. Mrs John Mackay praised for kindness to a Bar Harbor elevator accident victim. Charlotte Grimke, educated African descent writer, and her husband are noted. A Jenny Lind medallion will be placed in Westminster Abbey among notable signatures. Longfellow House in Portland donated to Maine Historical Society with preserved rooms and library hall plan. value $25,000.
Alonzo charms Araminta with a playful tune while her father disapproves of the delight. Mr. Brokerly laments a half million loss, contrasting with Mrs. Brokerly who notes a rival’s larger failure.
Boston Post lists the Sick Baby Service fund status with $100 previously acknowledged and $29.54 current. The Oregon House tableaux show 87.85 total. Dr. C. D. E. Ball reports 1238 cases treated through Aug 4, including 372 that day, and Dr. D. W. Waldron donated fifty fresh-air tickets for rides.
A Hull Massachusetts letter dated August 4 1893 reports the Oregon House ladies and gentlemen raised 87.85 for the Sick Baby Fund after a tableaux vivants entertainment. They thank Misses Lilla Ormond Sadie Cowan Ada Weil and the Boston Theatre for support and ticket sales.
A Cambridge letter asks in the Post if aliens may hold transfer or bequeath real estate in the United States. The writer complains aliens own too much land in large lots and urges clarification in Saturdays issue.
Gala gathering of Browning Club of Hough's Neck Quincy as they sailed from the beach aboard the yacht Every Friday to Nantasket. Attendees included John Doland and wife George Sanborn and daughter Albert S Nolen and wife H e Hoey Miss M Douclue Henry Moebs Dooley and Mr Osgood of New York.
The Maine Central railroad will run Sunday excursions from Portland to return. The palatial steamers Portland or Tremont depart India Wharf Boston at 7 p.m. daily. Staterooms may be reserved in advance by mail express telephone or telegraph to the steamers office at the wharf. See advertisement.
The Jubilee lies high and dry at Atlantic Iron Works with workmen swarming over her rigging. John Paine states the Jubilee is not a failure and will race Pilgrim if seaworthy, with rigging being adjusted and a coat of paint applied before launching next day.
The yacht Jubilee plans cruising in July and August and may join the races after notifying the America's Cup committee at the New York Yacht Club by August 1. General Paine viewed the New York report as “all osh” and regarded Jubilee as a strong contender for the races.
Commodore Smith of the New York Yacht Club Cup Committee dismisses Jubilee criticism as fustian and asserts flexibility on Jubilee entry timing. He suggests the Paines may aim to test Jubilee fully before deciding on trial race entries, noting the entry could arrive close to trial dates.
In Friday Herald remarks, A C Pond disputes claim that half the petition signers were not church members. He says all signers were long time members. some left services but stayed loyal. The piece condemns minority coercion and notes church debt and sustained deficits. One of the churchmen comments on Pastor Moxom and Baptist principles.
The Grand Opera House and Bowdoin Square Theatre launch a lively slate with Ned Rice's Venus at the Park Theatre, The Golden Wedding entering its eleventh week at the Park, Puritania closing soon at Tremont, and the Russell brothers joining the Bowdoin Square lineup.
An advertisement urges readers to seize a timely chance to buy a finest chamber furniture set in birdseye maple at midsummer prices. The note emphasizes the rarity of such opportunities and the season's lateness as the only excuse for the unusually low cost, inviting swift purchase.
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