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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1896
Page
4
Daily rate details note one year three dollars six months one fifty and twelve month twenty five cents. Requests to change address require current and future addresses. Paper entered as Second Class Matter. Do not send cash. mail checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Alabama vote consolidated support for Joseph F. Johnston as governor and for a Democratic legislature, defeating a Republican Populist coalition. The outcome undermines Republican claims of South strength for McKinley, and shows free coinage leaning across leading candidates. The Populist threat to mobilize McKinley clubs appears unfullfilled as results indicate strong anti McKinley sentiment in Alabama.
The inquest into the Atlantic City rail collision finds signals proper and the excursion train in the right of way, with the other train not at fault. The blame may fall on the system, not the engineer, and Massachusetts cites its grade crossing program as a model. It urges New Jersey to provide similar traveler protection as part of statewide safety efforts.
The proposal to close the Chicago Stock Exchange indefinitely highlights the collapse of a large speculative boom. Promoters boosted certain stocks to turn the exchange into a gambling room, leaving the market $20,000,000 in the red as abuses outstrip legitimate trading benefits.
The notes argue the system and practice behind stock trading are dangerous to legitimate commerce. They claim most transactions are mere bets on price movements, and the real investment business is a tiny fraction of activity. A wholesale exchange closure would not harm the economy, they say.
An old man's countenance shows disappointment while a friend, A J Rodwaye, asserts the proper spelling of Hull's big lion as Ducie, not Doocey, noting the old family spelling in ancient English and commenting on noble title usage.
The piece argues sound money measures value in money, rests on credit and confidence, and remains sound if the nation can honor all money types. It cites seven forms in the United States, explains parity among gold silver and paper, and warns that free silver coinage could erode trust and money’s soundness.
Estella May Hall recounts Vladimir Kleski's chilling tale of a Russian Princess Sophia who uses her power to coerce visitors into suicide. A miner witnesses a fatal struggle when a would‑be rescuer confronts the mistress, ending in murder and exile as the narrator vows to die for Russia.
A brief quotation asserts that certain sayings travel best on a journey and will endure with a traveler even in hardship. It attributes the line to Antisthenes, dated B C 426, offering timeless practical wisdom.
A foggy era column notes Fort Warren skipping a pre sunrise salute to the Servia due to a no-magazine-open rule. It describes street scenes on Washington Street with a hardware merchant selling fridges and ice tools, a Methodist church misread as Old Orchard pool hall, and encounters with Congressman Fitzgerald and Commodore Morley.
A mixed recipe list describing methods for serving grape fruit in halves with ice, a Russian tea with ice and lemon juice, and dressing for hot veal roasts. Includes creamed potatoes, Snow pudding with gelatine, custard, and a note crediting C Endrick s at Milton Street Dedham.
At Fort Warren on August 4 the First Regiment soldiers manned the big guns on the parapet and fired at 3600 yards, then used a movable target. The public watched, families attended evening parade, and guards shared light moments with visiting spectators as Adjutant-General Dalton hosts guests on Luxury Row.
A special meeting of the executive council is set for today at 11 a m. Acting Governor Wolcott is expected to submit the names of two new judges to the Superior Court.
On a fading sunset the speaker laments a day wasted by toil and transgression. Wearied, they seek solace in the embrace of a lover who accepts their broken day, finding rest as the day ends.
A collage of witticisms and faux dialogue spans jokes about sugar in Cuba courtship train travel and trolley faith. Snippets include faint romances and street theater quips from Life American Press and Chicago Tribune style columns.
O J Markle, a man described as possibly mentally unfit, visited U S Treasurer Morgan asking for 400000 as payment on a government claim. Morgan talked with him while a Treasury watchman escorted Markle from the building. Markle once worked as a War Department record division clerk before losing his job years ago.
The piece notes gingham as a fashionable yet unexpected fabric for gowns, moving from rustic July wear to upscale gowns over white silk or paper taffeta with rose mauve and blue tints. It highlights rose tint models, scarlet silk stitching, ficelle embroideries, pale green color schemes, and accessories such as dainty hats with tulle.
The Working Boys Home festival at the South End grounds features dancing with Berkeley Orchestra providing music. Floor director is William J Breslin with a long list of assistant directors and aids handling dance floor duties.
Superintendent Wells of the street department admits Smith Lynch and Cook were appointed as gatemen without civil service exams. He says they were hired only for vacation, to end in September, and notes they are bonded and handle cash.
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