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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1893
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription rates and policy details. It notes daily and weekly options with prices, advance payment requirements, and address change procedures. It provides office locations in Boston and New York and directs readers to notify changes by postal mail if delivery is missed.
A suggestion urges Beverly to become a city to enable Hon. John I. Baker to serve as its first mayor. Proponents argue the move would add to Beverly’s prestige without diminishing Baker’s already noted honors as the “blue eyed philosopher.”
The Boston Journal calls the President's silver message fair and patriotic and says he will have the support of every sound money Republican in Congress. It questions whether these Republicans will now fulfill that promise.
The New York Yacht Club fleet sails from New London to Newport in a first-time clash of Cup defender aspirants. Light winds frame the dog days, with the October races looming. Friday's Golet cups will offer the first serious test of each yacht’s power under wind.
Boston merchants push to keep the New York & New England railroad independent by supplying maximum financial support to prevent unfriendly takeovers. Proponents say it is the sole Boston outlet to New York with improving service under President McLeod and should remain independently operated to maintain competitive business.
The stock market rose briefly on the President's message but soon fell back as concerns proved largely speculative. Outside markets, fear remains the core issue, yet daily life continues with consumption and production sustaining industry and prosperity.
The free silver House caucus calls for repeal of the silver purchase clause and unlimited coinage to restore bullion value parity with gold. Democratic senators show cautious alignment but no action. The priority is immediate, unconditional repeal to halt gold for pig silver swaps costing $50,000,000 yearly, paving the way for further currency strengthening.
The Hon. William Whiting laments the hustling pace of the Republican nominating process and says he expected to walk the course for the prize. He complains that candidates must actively campaign while he would prefer to be chosen for the asking, noting Hustler Hart Pillsbury Greenhalge and others are already actively pursuing the nomination.
The piece argues workers face economic pinch in hard times and should remain steady and patriotic. Citing President Cleveland, it notes wage earners feel the downturn first and recover last, urging prudent behavior as recovery begins.
The article argues wage-earners hold the economy together and warns manufacturers against unnecessary wage cuts to endure a low mood season. It stresses that genuine prosperity relies on steady earnings for workers and mutual restraint, with wage moderation urged from workers to aid a quicker recovery. It notes that artificial prosperity in tariff-based industries may require later adjustments.
A reader requests editorial clarification of Chapter 473 Acts of 1893 on election of Aldermen at large. The writer notes constitutional rights under Article IX of the Massachusetts Bill of Rights and explains Boston as a corporate city. The piece argues minority representation aims for seven Democratic and five Republican Aldermen, calling current districting a Republican gerrymander and praising the new scheme as fairer within the GOP legislature.
Six thousand five hundred fifteen city children rode the swan boats on the Public Garden pond over three days. Yesterday 2500 coupons were presented. The Post has leased the boats for the rest of the week and invites all children to join, with coupons printed in the paper.
An extended column notes beer hoisting by Boston youths, a world record by John Pratt, athletic travels of Richard Power and James Kenney, Mayor Matthews recovering from a fall, wit shared by Dr. Everett and Tom Reed, and tributes to Colonel H. S. Russell for trotting achievements. It closes with Concord Marshal Scott Locke visiting Mystic races and his interest in horses.
A private ceremony at Dorchester joins Willis Lyman Towne and Clara Frances Ober. The groom, a Boston businessman and photographer, wins praise for character and humor. The bride, famed reader and elocutionist, noted for original poetry and lively readings. The event comes amid local notices of editor changes and civic leaders attending Bishop Watterson’s 25th anniversary in Columbus.
The first American Catholic pilgrimage to St. Anne de Beaupre in Canada, led by Rev. Joseph H. Gallagher of St. Joseph's Roxbury, plans a special train on August 14. Some 500 pilgrims, including children with guardians, will travel from Boston. The shrine near Quebec is famed for miracles and has Breton legends of shipwreck survivors vowing a sanctuary.
A collage of wry quotes and humorous exchanges from Vogue and Pittsburgh Chronicle, pairing gossip filled tidbits with ironical mishearings. Cartoonish bits include memory spoons, a rule about hats in church, Scotch highland weather, and a boy seeking a pine knot tie for his slipping laces.
A reader thanks the Boston Post for offering legal consultation with Mr Styles. The writer praises Styles as gentlemanly and states the service gave perfect satisfaction and gratitude to the newspaper and attorney.
A Chicago World’s Fair glimpse highlights Japan’s pavilion built from bamboo with curved lines and a flag at the entrance. Exhibits include camphor wood, umoregi subspecies buried wood, ropes from palm sheath, charcoal making, lacquer sap harvesting, bamboo mats, rush baskets, mushrooms, and handworked screens.
Readers are invited to send brief memoranda of social events. On Thursday August 10 a wedding unfolds in Dedham for Miss Gertrude Wentworth and Mr William Wallace McNaught. A polo match at Hamilton and a 4:30 popular concert at the Old Dorchester club house are listed.
Mrs E D Southworth claims authorship of the first continued work published in the United States appearing in the Washington Era forty five years ago. A Montreal hired girl fined and jailed five minutes for desertion, fine five cents. Governor Jones names Miss Peebles notary public in Alabama, first woman in state to hold the office. In Battle Creek Michigan twelve hundred women taxpayers report property valued at 468290 with 34295 personal property, total taxes over 12000.
Women’s clubs today aim at education through courses in philosophy and history, covering literature and demanding scholarly work from those who write and discuss papers. Some clubs feature fun girls’ groups, but members often feel they must defend any frivolous aspect.
A wedding was held at 7:30 pm at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Morley Washington avenue Waltham. The couple Miss Lillie FE Morley and Willis Eaton were married by Rev H H Prine with George Howe as best man and Mrs alter Gerritson playing Lohengrin. A reception followed and the couple left for a White Mountains tour. Eaton is assistant high school principal. the bride is a popular local young woman.
William Bowers a leading Boston newspaper man died at the Revere House after a lingering illness. Born in Concord in April 1840, he rose from printer to night editor and later day editor of the Boston Herald. He served in the Civil War, married Ellen Staples in 1867, and will be buried in Concord with services Friday at 3 p.m.
The West End Railway Company improves street crossings following the Post’s critique of unsafe conditions. Repairs include replacing broken flags and re laying paving near West Chester Park and Boylston, with signs of progress along Shawmut Avenue and at several crossings. Roxbury, Tremont, and Dover remain largely untouched, while Charlestown shows little change. The Post’s reporting spurred action and pushed City officials to enforce the law.
The Roxbury citizens rapid transit committee met at Dr Bowkers office on Jan 12 1898 and discussed the bill at length. The group opposed the bill in its present form and formed a sub committee to study proposals and report back within two months. The chairman Albert A Piller indicated support for an elevated road but not along the city route.
The Massa nantihin Enterprise sails from Southampton on August 9 with details of voyage not fully legible in the clipping. The report notes departure and indicates ongoing maritime activity near the port.
The eleventh week of The Golden Wedding at Park Bowdoin Square Theatre draws large crowds with expected one hundredth performance later this month. Also featuring The Still Alarm at Bowdoin Square and Puritania at Tremont Theatre, with Offenbach’s Mme Favart upcoming. Michael Strogoff and The White Squadron headline grand bill at major venues including Grand Museum and Grand Opera House as renovations unfold.
The Boston Post reports on the Sick Baby Service fund status with a total of 469.49 including 100 and 368.49, notes a doctor’s report with Aug 8 and Aug 9 calls by Dr. C D E Ball, and highlights Mrs Marion McBride inviting the Sick Baby Service Doctor to select ten to fifteen children for an outing by wagonette to her Fulton Street Mission visit at 34 Hillside Avenue Arlington Heights for a picnic.
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