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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1894

Page

4

Movement of Population Shifts Boston Wards

Fourteen Boston wards show fewer polls than last year with wards 6 and 7 as exceptions. Eleven wards rise in polls, six in southern residential areas, indicating a healthier movement toward better air and less crowding. These six wards account for nearly two thirds of the year’s real estate valuation increase, while Ward 6 bucks the trend with rising polls and substantial personal property growth amid citywide declines.

Boston

Repair Charles River Bridge to Restore City Transit

Urges immediate repair of the Charles River bridge and reopening for traffic. Notes transit plans for Boston are costly and slow, while temporary accommodation is not provided. Stresses old bridge is in bad condition but repair is cheaper than losses from blockades and accidents on Warren avenue bridge.

Charles River Boston Charlestown Warren Avenue New York Priscilla Purttan Pilgrim E*lymouth Park Square Station Fall River Newport T. m Tralia Old State House Cor Washington and State Streets

Kolb Insurrection Hinted as South Breakthrough

The piece argues Populist leader Kolb, defeated for Alabama governor, may declare himself governor claiming he was counted out. It labels this an insurrection and links backers to Boston's Home Market Club funding. It speculates about rifles, Gatling guns, and Senator Hoar aiding in a revolutionary effort to break the solid South.

Kolb Alabama Home Market Club Boston Senator Hoar Massachusetts

Boston assessors report near twelve million loss in personal property value

Assessors show Boston personal property valuation fell by almost 12 million dollars in the past year while polls rose by only forty, signaling near stagnation. The declines follow stock and merchandise devaluations since May of last year, with the slow growth in polls noted as a striking feature.

Boston

Boston Port Surveyor Race Sparks Political Endorsements

A discussion of steamship emigrants and port duties leads into a Boston political contest for the city port surveyor. The piece notes a $5000 salary and a vacancy, with multiple Democratic figures backing different candidates including Colonel Rivers, Collector Warren, John E. Russell, Henry M. Whit ney, Phineas Pierce, and others. Various endorsements surface from Josiah Quincy to Charles F. Scannell and Edward C. Ellis, Horace W. Longfellow, and George A. Holbrook, signaling a crowded field with petitions and letters of endorsement.

Boston Blunt Colonel Rivers Cleve Blunt Warren John E. Russell Henry M. Whitney Phineas Pierce Buckley Democratic State Committee Josiah Quincy O’neil Indorses Wells Brookline Charles F. Scannell Democratic Central Committee Sherman Hoar Matthews John F. Andrew Edward C. Ellis Ward 9 Horace W. Longfellow Newbury George A. Holbrook Chelsea

Democrats Threaten Tariff Reform Destruction for Country

A public warning charges Senators with arrogance over obstructing tariff reform warning that failure would be treason to the people. It says persisting conditions harm business and prolong anxiety, branding Democrats in Congress as traitors for blocking action this session.

Democratic Party Congress

Lizzie and the Baby Crying In Public

A poem by Eugene Field explores worries of women at theatres and concerts about whether a baby cried. The speaker reflects on Lizzie's concern and a grandmother's care, noting the universal love of a mother and the speaker's wish to be a comforting cradle for his wife.

Lizzie Gran Eugene Field Tommy Chicago

The Observant Citizen on Public Beach and Street Drinkers

The unscreening of barrooms reveals places where women drink on Beach and Province streets with second story rooms and female waiters. Some patrons appear as regulars and others hint at different lives. A lighthearted street bath and watering-cart scenes contrast with a Boston resident dying in Rome.

Beach Province Streets Province Street Bosworth Street Beach Street

People Worth Knowing In The Week’s Notes

The Rev J F Packard pastor East Dedham Baptist Church and editor Messiah's Herald Boston spends vacation at Bridgewater Swampscott. Professor John Stuart Blackie of Edinburgh aged eighty five described walking in wind with white hair and rosy cheeks. Turpin inventor of high explosives plans to offer invention to Germany to Emperor William personally. Berlin court circles say Emperor to promote Baron Von Kotze for troubles over anonymous letters circulated in the German court.

J. F. Packard East Dedham Baptist Church The Messiah’s Herald of Boston Bridgewater Swampscott John Stuart Blackie Edinburgh Turpin Germany William Berlin Baron von Kotze

Quick Wit and Crude Jests From A Turbulent Echo

A collage of dated witticisms and miniature comic exchanges from variety of papers. Sailors ashore at Gibraltar mock donkeys while an officer jokes about command. Several quips involve lovers, lawyers, bakers, and twins delivering brisk punchlines through 19th century humor.

East Boston Promenade praised for safe, pleasant stroll

A letter to the East Boston Post lauds Cottage street bridge as a safe, scenic route for morning walks with electric lighting and bay views. The writer credits Dan Hartnett for keeping the bridge clean and orderly, notes women feel secure, and suggests seating a women’s-only section to aid mothers with children.

Post East Boston Post Cottage Street Wood Island Park Winthrow Dan” Hartnett

Bank clearings dip as July shows mixed revival signs

Bradstreet's outlook notes July bank clearings across 29 cities surpassing last year while six days ending Thursday total 774 million dollars, 12 percent above the prior week but 3.6 percent below the second week of August last year. Industrial activity shows signs of improvement with steel billets up 60 cents per ton and firmer wool and leather prices.

New York Bradstreet New York City St. Louis Chicago Lord United States Canada

Madeleine and New Acts Headed for Boston Stages

Next week brings the third week of Madeleine or the Magic Kiss at Tremont Theatre with cast changes and a predicted long run. Grand Opera House opens its seventh season with The White Squadron and new decorations. Boston Theatre hosts the Cleveland minstrel season opener with a World's Fair panorama, Billy Emerson, Marlo and Dunham. Castle Square Theatre hires John W. Juce as press rep for early public interest.

Madeleine Tremont Theatre The Howard Bowdoin Square Messrs. Stange and Edwards Grand Opera House Boston Cleveland Minstrel Billy Emerson Dunham John W. Juce Park Theatre Castle Square Davy Jones Aejovenage Camille D’arville Stange & Edwards Mansfield & Magee White Squadron Tnes Tremont

Under Wheels: Dorchester Boy Killed by Ice Wagon

Three-year-old Thomas F Kelley of 5 Gordon Street Dorchester was killed when two Pope and Turner ice wagons backed together at the corner of Torrey and Gordon Streets. While playing nearby the child wandered under a wagon as horses moved, the wheels crushed him. He died shortly after at home.

Thomas F Kelley Gordon Street Dorchester Pope & Turner Torrey and Gordon Streets

Boston Tax Rates for 1894 Revealed in Post Forecast

The Boston tax plan sets the total at 11 713 090 97 with the city levy at 10 084 858 and a State tax of 811 336 97. Real estate totals rise by 15 966 475 while personal estate falls by 11 967 770, yielding a net gain of 3 998 705 on combined values. Forty more polls are listed this year than last.

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The State and the Contract System

The author argues the contract system lowers wages and degrades workers, urging the State to lead with humane pay and hours. Citing a new prison wing bid of 37 000 to 55 000, he describes workers on Commonwealth avenue earning 1.25 a day, with harsh practices and threats of blacklisting. He calls for the contract system to end and for profit sharing or direct state work.

Commonwealth Avenue T. W. Curtis

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