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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1893
Page
4
A forthcoming competitive exam seeks an official interpreter in Boston with proficiency in French German Italian Spanish and some Russian. Despite strong language qualifications a prize winner earns $600 annually, underscoring the postal service’s low pay and high workload.
The stock market failed to rise after President Cleveland urged immediate and unconditional repeal of the Republican silver purchase act. Analysts say the message was already anticipated and not aimed at stock speculation but at national welfare. The critic notes no new bond remedies are proposed and stresses the message shows gold bonds are not a cure for inflation.
The piece lauds President Cleveland as a statesman who rises above party politics. It argues for protecting wage earners and households from the fallout of unsound finance and asks Republicans to join Democrats in restoring prosperity on a sound economic basis.
Governor Russell argues in a Post interview that repealing the Republican Silver act removes an obstacle to Democratic reform. He says a sound currency is essential before broader measures can advance, enabling industrial growth, free ships petitions, and stronger prosperity for the American people.
Off the Isle of Wight yesterday Mr. Carrolls yacht Navahoe plucky but slow, finishing behind Britannia and other British yachts. The Herreshoffs sample in boat-building appears not to outpace the British fleet, as Navahoe has shown speed inferiority in rivalries with the large craft.
The Colonia and Vigilant have demonstrated great speed in early trials. Question remains whether Jubilee and Pilgrim can surpass them in subsequent testing and competition.
President Cleveland makes a clear call to repeal the 1890 silver bullion act and to maintain the gold standard. He argues for urgent congressional action to stabilize finances and set aside tariff reform to focus on a safe monetary foundation. The message highlights gold silver depletion and the futility of the silver price strategy. Congress should heed the plain, strong recommendations.
The Post showcases abundance with eight pages of news and business, 1713 columns of ads, 72 pictures, and the highest Boston morning circulation, rivaling the Herald and behind only the Globe in ads. This vivid object lesson displays a penny paper’s strength in quality and reach.
The column notes Mrs Ellen Batelle Dietrick in American Journal of Politics on women sphere while Dr David B Brough becomes assistant port physician replacing Dr Edward G Bryant. It also covers Marion A McBride directing a domestic science department at Rhode Island fair and a long, comic West End trip with soda, sports chatter, and praise for John Fahey and others in city services.
Mrs J H Hosley of this city was critically injured when her carriage horse shied at an electric car on Farren avenue. Her brother-in-law Benjamin Hosley escaped with minor injuries. Mrs Hosley, about 40 with no children, had a skull fracture and was taken to hospital where doctors fear for her life.
E Woodworth Masters writes in The Post opposing a Canadian republic. He cites Honore Mercier Desmarais and J R Murphy opposing annexation and argues Canada would face British power and impracticality. He urges careful consideration before pursuing independence, noting strong public sentiment and England’s strength.
The Boston Post notes the Sick Baby Service fund status with the Boston Post acknowledged entries. It lists payments including a $100 donation and totals $469.49. The post doctor reports several calls and treated cases across dates August 7 and August 8, totaling 462 cases.
The Johnson World’s Fair trip includes a long roster of New England participants starting Monday. Names span Boston, Holliston, Brockton, Lynn, Andover, Woburn, South Boston, Fall River, Cambridge, Nashua, Dover and Malden among others with many individuals and couples listed across multiple towns.
The world Sunday school convention gathers in St Louis Missouri with pastors officers and teachers from many nations. About 250 delegates from England expected and 150 from New England travel by a special train leaving Boston August 28. The seventh international convention runs August 30 to September 2 with 50000 to 75000 children marching in a banner procession. Sessions begin September 4 and run through September 6.
Mr C P Lyford manager of the Atkinson Furnishing Company's Boston store returns from his summer buying trip in the West. He reports an excellent line of furniture on exhibition and bought largely for cash in anticipation of strong fall trade.
Funeral services for Jacob A. Dresser were held yesterday morning at his home conducted by City Missionary Waldron. Ruggles Street Quartet provided vocal music. Pallbearers included ex-Governor Cliflin ex-Mayor Lincoln Martin L. Bradford and Augustus Ker. Interment followed at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Harvard explorers under Marshall Lavelle present Honduras, Guatemala, Copan casts with feather snake worship and hieroglyphic stones. The Malaria and yellow fever plagued eight months of fieldwork, yielding a vast plaza ruin in Honduras and a 100 foot pyramid at Chichin Itza with a Sphinx serpent head.
Miss Florrie Bryan, a young Englishwoman, forsakes Christianity for marriage to the Maharajah of Patiala in India. She is welcomed into the Sikh faith just before the wedding, celebrated under Sikh rites. Anna Dickinson will lecture on Joan of Arc at Asbury Park soon. Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt begins daily drives around 10 am, avoiding shopping. Louise Morris is hailed as New York’s most beautiful girl with refined looks and striking features.
Miss Charlotte May Christopher of Indian Harbor is famed for the longest hair among summer resort belles on the Sound. Her hair exceeds forty two inches, sweeping well below her knees, and her height surpasses that of the average woman.
In Borneo, all suitors for a girl's hand give generous gifts that are never returned, prompting the clever female to defer selecting a husband as long as possible, awaiting a standout match.
The remark notes women's fashion criticism of gown pockets, describing them as impractical and hidden. It explains that the shortage of usable pockets has sparked a trend toward wearing small bags on the wrist as a solution.
Winthrop Massachusetts prepares a large coaching parade on the 19th with hundreds of rigs and thousands of participants. Many local and New England groups plan entries while rail and water couriers run extra trips to accommodate crowds of up to 30 000 expected on parade day. Entry is free and open to all towns seeking to join the event.
A mother writes to her beloved daughters at the seashore urging them to stay safe and requesting news. The reply arrives promptly asking to be sent two diamond rings by mail, reflecting a domestic tale of longing and costly wishes.
The American Sunday School Union expands in New England with four missionaries across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont to fund rural destitute districts. Support costs 800 dollars per missionary per year and funds are raised by donors to avoid debt. Rev Addison P Foster urges contributions to sustain posts in Boston at 1 Beacon Street room 85.
The Russell brothers star in The Still Alarm at Bowdoin Square and appear as two servant girls in The Golden Wedding at the Park. The Working Boys Home Band will attend the Bowdoin show. New productions include Palace Theatre opens next Saturday with a burlesque and Venus in Prince Pro Tem rehearsals. The Globe and Grand Opera House announce Wycklow Postman and The Pay Train with dramatic effects and electrified scenes.
A barn owned by Newton Plummer at Meredith was struck by lightning and burned today with hay and farming tools inside. Loss is estimated at 1500 dollars with no insurance. In the same storm a team driven by a farm hand reportedly had a watermelon between its feet and the lightning shattered the melon and passed through the wagon bottom into the ground, injuring no one.
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