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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1896
Page
4
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A Taunton youth named Willis is accused of murder and multiple burglaries, highway robbery, and attacks, with the bicycle described as central to each crime. The piece argues the wheel proves neither virtue nor vice and likens Willis to tales of Turpin, suggesting skill on the bicycle, not character, defines outcomes.
Amid extreme heat Boston reports no fatalities from sunstroke unlike New York Philadelphia St Louis and Chicago. The piece credits residents calmness endurance and lack of fretful distractions as the likely cause of Boston's exemption during the 1896 heat spell.
The piece urges year round free bathing in Boston with accessible public baths. It notes 60000 baths in three days at Crescent Beach and L Street bath house and praises open air sea beaches as essential relief. Mayor Quincy supports a policy making bathing free daily with modern conveniences and no red tape.
Following the British eclipse expedition at Vadsoe Norway failing to observe, the American party in Japan reports unqualified success. Eclipse observations are a lottery with totality lasting only a short time, making any outcome notable for observers.
The Amherst led expedition under Dr. Todd reports a nearly cloudless sky and perfect conditions for photographing the solar corona. Equipment with plain lens, polariscope, and spectroscope could yield an unequalled record of solar phenomena and advance understanding of the sun’s mysterious emanations.
A historical note argues free coinage would raise silver costs for imports and domestic goods, lifting living costs as wages lag. It cites coffee, India rubber, hides, and other imports priced in gold abroad but paid in silver at home, harming American workers and raising prices across the market.
A short quotation attributed to Alexander Pope asserts that little learning is dangerous. It suggests one should drink deeply from the Pierian spring to avoid shallow insights, as small doses can mislead while full immersion leads to clarity and sobriety of thought.
The Observant Citizen notes revenue sailors on a training ship diving from the yardarm as the crew shows fearless water skills. Lexington recalls a gentle, hairless Chinese spaniel believed scalded but later saved, awaiting its owner or a new master if none appears. A former railway ticket tout’s voice is silenced by hard times, and A Shuman with Mrs Shuman plans an extended trip abroad visiting Norway. Last Sunday’s heat did not temper the local cycling craze.
The German Empress greeted Mrs. Uhl, wife of the U.S. ambassador, in English during her first audience. Pope Leo XIII sent Princess Maud of Wales a massive gold antique bracelet with a personal affectionate letter, deeply moving the Queen. Luciente de Hirsch, granddaughter of Baron Hirsch, will inherit about £20,000,000 with a daily income near £200. Mrs. Rose M French seeks the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children secretary post vacated by the late secretary.
In a rural reverie two youths, Phyllis and Katharine, dream of country life at Aunt Matilda Eaton’s New England cottage. They secure a modest summer retreat in West Popville with savings from D. Bank and imagine a cow on the grass, aided by a mischievous neighbor, Tommy Tippins, who procures a prize black and white cow for their playful scene.
A compact note listing meal hints for daily breakfast and dinner items. The piece emphasizes simple options and quick preparation ideas suitable for a regular meal routine.
Sir Edward Clark ranked among the fiercest opponents of Sir Charles Russell in the major litigation preceding Russell's ascension as lord chief justice. Clark's prowess in cross examination, his eloquence, and keen insight secured success in many leading cases where he acted as counsel.
Li Hung Chang left Peking with a retinue of seventy nine attendants and a ceremonial coffin prepared to receive his body if he dies on the mission. The elaborate Chinese coffin is adorned with gold figures and precious stones and valued at £13,000.
The young queen Wilhelmina is described as clockwork regular in her daily habits. She rises at seven, eats breakfast at eight, begins study at nine, and spends afternoons outdoors with few interruptions to her lessons. She is diligent in music though not talented.
In Pittsburg a movement seeks a monument to Stephen Collins Foster, the city born songwriter of tunes like My Old Kentucky Home and Old Folks at Home. Elsewhere the French Academy reviews letters from Emile Zola and Jules Delafosse as candidates for the vacant fauteuil after M. Jules Simon’s death. Zola lately vies to replace Alexandre Dumas fils. Gaston Paris succeeds Pasteur. The next vote is in October with Rome author’s immortality hopes high.
Trimmed skirts reintroduce the Spanish flounce on a scanty hem. Begin the flounce four inches from the belt at the back and narrow toward the knee in front. Top finished with embroidery or a pleated ruche. Rosettes of ribbon embellish the back and front. A lace bodice with decollete neck complements the look.
Marine Park officials and Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad representatives held a rehearing on relocating the rail line roadbed as part of Crescent Beach park extension. The debate focused on bridge width, street grades, and cost to the town, with multiple stakeholders urging wider bridges and favorable routes while insurers and utility holders pressed for safeguards. The panel said they would review the matter before deciding.
A collage of brief jokes and quips from multiple newspapers. Lines include barbershop humor, lost and found, inventor chatter, music sentiment, presidential term talk, shoe pricing secrets, weather quips, memory jokes, and streetcar flirtations. Notable items reference Indianapolis Journal Chicago Record Puck Washington Star Pittburg Chronicle Telegraph.
William Prior founder and longtime operator of a retail fish business in Faneuil Hall market died at his Lexington home. Born 1839 in South Duxbury, he fished for twenty years, later running a market stall for about 25 years. He was a Democrat, affiliated with Masons Odd Fellows and Knights of Honor. Survived by Mrs. Prior and two sons. funeral in Lexington at 3 pm.
Deaf mutes from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island gather for the New England Gallaudet Association biennial meeting in Veteran Fireman's Hall Providence. President Crane reviews association history and a paper on technical training for women is read and interpreted. Officers to be elected tomorrow.
Lynn Aug 10 war between labor unions and the Thomas G. Plant Company. Unions have blocked non union hires, won workers back home, and drawn many Ipswich annex factory hands into the strike. Ipswich workers joined a picnic at Grape Island as the Lynn factory faced near desertion and possible shutdown. Plant vows to continue Lynn operations until Roxbury new building opens in December, declaring no union ties and relocation as usual.
Fire Commissioner Russell nominates eleven lieutenants for approval by the Mayor. Named are John N. Lally Engine 12 Michael N. Hoar Engine 26 Michael Norton Ladder 5 George G. Crafts Ladder 8 Allen J. McDonald Ladder 4 Frank H. Smith Engine 9 Duncan McLean Ladder 3 George C. Hanes Engine 41 Edwin F. Richardson Engine 14 Edward D. Pope Engine 25 and George N. Dunn. Six more slated this week after civil service submission. William E. Wallace of Ladder 11 retires on pension for medical incapacity.
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