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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
4
Boston Post announces daily and Sunday rate options for one year six months and three months with separate Sunday Post pricing. Instructions cover address changes, payment methods, advance payment policy, and subscription discontinuation on expiration. Office address 259 Washington street Boston and New York hotel availability noted. Editor E A Grozier.
The fragment notes a family affair among Republicans and mentions the election of the Representative from the tenth district as another matter. No further specifics or dates are provided.
The first Maine district Republicans reelected Thomas B. Reed for Congress after a dominant campaign. Reed, a Republican respected by Democrats, suggests Mark Hanna and special interests influenced the St. Louis convention. His acceptance speech mentions presidential ticket names yet remains restrained about national figures.
The piece argues that Hanna’s tariff assurances do not quiet Republican activists who demand high tariffs and big profits for monopolies. It claims McKinley’s campaign will rely on prior corruption fund sources and implies continued policy favors to monopolies if elected, warning Democrats against voting McKinley.
The Boston city gains a full fifty seats in the Legislature while Chelsea loses, giving Boston greater influence at the State House. The Post urges Boston Democrats to register promptly to form a solid, harmonious delegation and to advance the city’s welfare through united action.
The tenth district Republicans fear another run by Hon. Harrison H. Atwood for Congress while Atwood himself shows little worry and seeks renomination if the convention asks. Since urging his resignation over six months ago, local party organs and constituents softened, as McKinley’s rise shifts dynamics, and Atwood looms again alongside Osborne as a potential candidate.
The text argues no country can stand alone in setting a monetary standard. It emphasizes U S reliance on international gold parity and warns silver dominance would raise import prices, hurt farmers and exporters, and disrupt trade. It concludes recognizing international constraints is wiser than unilateral silvercoinization.
A Boston observer recalls a brass band funeral in North End, a news boy’s chuckle at a curbside find, Yankee enterprise with umbrellas to rent, and a humorous tale of a man blown from a train by wind. Colonel Morrissey returns from Duxbury with tax figures for next week.
A daily inspirational note cites Carlyle on cheerful ness and durable effort. It argues that true usefulness comes from consistent joy and steady positive energy in pursuits.
The Observant Citizen describes a Wednesday night journey to Bass Point during a heavy downpour. The ocean roared with great white caps while a powerful flashlight guided the boat through Shirley Gut. Lightning flashed and darkness returned as waves thrashed shoreward, campers on Shirley Island appearing drenched in the mist.
DINNER items include Salmon, Green Peas, Butter Beans, Potatoes, Cabbage, Iced Watermelon, Raspberry Tart, Graham and White Bread, Tea and Coffee. SUPPER features Thin Bread and Butter, Lobster Salad, Peach Shortcake, Graham Crisps, and Fruit Compote.
English women devise waterproof knickerbockers loggins and a long ulster style cloak with a full cape and high collar. A pointed hood completes the outfit, keeping hair dry while the face and hands stay pale and rosy in the rain. No umbrella needed, rain shines on the face.
In a Boston era tale by Edith Peters, teen Pete Garvin, a petty criminal and ward of a broken home, pushes a drunk Maggie Murphy from a streetcar track to save a baby girl, dies beneath the car, and prompts grief and moral reflection from family and neighbors.
The New Grand Theatre opens next Monday at Washington and Dover with Miss Katherine Rober starring in Carmen. Radical structural changes will surprise patrons and box reservations at Keith's signal strong demand for the living pictures and cinematography. Meanwhile the Howard Atheneum offers daily vaudeville and a low priced variety show, with proceeds to continue next week. The World's Water Show features Miss Birdie Lewis diving and Miss Burley Burley high dives, plus a fat women on bicycles act at Austin and Stone's Museum Zaccho and Samson depart tomorrow. The Tremont Theatre opens Sunshine of Paradise Alley in three weeks, led by John D. Griffin and John Walsh in Irish songs.
A reader asks which Senators favored or opposed the recent free transfer bill. The letter lists supporters and opponents by name, including Representatives Barker Plymouth Cook Milford Corbett Boston and many others, with pairs noted for and against the measure.
A letter discusses contract validity requiring two parties and mutual benefit. It argues that government honesty and value exchange are essential for contracts, claiming without equal money value no one would engage with government. The writer warns against one sided deals and asserts contracts need fair terms.
A Passenger reports two Belt cars leaving Copley Square crowded with no seats after Lenox Street. Passengers on the rear car cram the rear platform while women and children are left at Lenox Street awaiting the next car or paying extra. Next evening only one car departs Copley Square and delays occur through Tremont and Knox streets.
Archbishop Fabre ordains his thousandth priest while the Prince of Wales insures his life for 900000 dollars. General McKenny owns 60000 acres across 20 farms in Maryland. Cecil Rhodes, Gordon, and Wilson figures are recalled along with Keir Hardie and Mary Ellen Lease. Tea habits of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry’s cocoa are noted.
A dated verse letter by Samuel Dunlop from Boston condemns Spain’s rule in Cuba and champions democracy. He warns against tyranny, calls America to support Cuban liberty, and proclaims that Spain’s dominion will end with a future of freedom and fair government. July 25, 1896.
A collection of humorous lines from period papers. Witty exchanges about doctors patients politics and everyday mischief circulate as light entertainment from Fliegende Blatter Truth Chicago Record Life and other sources. The quips touch on champagne payments wheel enamel polish and social pretensions with brisk punchlines.
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