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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1895
Page
4
The state tax cuts 20 cents per $1000, while Boston keeps its rate at 12.80 despite 23.25 million more taxable value. The piece argues against raising the tax limit law and notes potential increases if restraints are removed. It reflects debate over Mayor Curtis's wish to lift limits to nine or ten dollars per thousand.
In Boston the summer hospital for babies at Rainsford Island and the Floating Hospital shine as essential charitable efforts. They bring fresh air, proper food, skilled medical care, and nursing to ill infants, taking children from deadly tenements to healthier conditions. The work lasts only a few months and deserves strong support during this season.
The Detroit is ordered to Foo Chow to safeguard American lives and property in China. The move urges Minister Denby to act vigorously, arguing the United States should lead, not follow Britain, to uphold the nation’s honor amid anti-foreign sentiment and potential dynastic upheaval.
In an interview with the New York World, William C. Whitney states that the Democratic Party faces a challenging condition nationwide. He argues the party lacks cohesion and unity as it confronts diverse regional concerns and shifting public sentiment.
The speaker asserts the Democratic party is markedly strong, having overcome a great national emergency and restored prosperity. He credits two and a half years of Democratic governance with lifting the nation from Republican misrule, expanding industry and labor fairness, and improving public contentment while avoiding a Cleveland successor. The nomination will be decided by the party, but any chosen candidate must embody the administration’s principles.
The copper market and rising copper demand boost local mining stocks to their strongest summer advance. Prices have climbed from 9 to 12 cents, with European demand and reduced exports fueling gains in both high priced dividend payers like Bigelow-Lewisohn and even low priced non dividend issues. The writer notes caution against assuming all low priced copper shares will fall, arguing some may become dividend payers as copper stays around 12 cents.
The Hawaiian government fears James Dural’s false imprisonment claim signals hostility from the United States. The issue is framed as a business matter, noting Duryl as an American citizen jailed for treason in Honolulu, later released with no trial. The piece condemns arbitrary arrests, stresses equal justice regardless of color, and calls for accountability from Hawaiian leaders and France’s similar case.
The Citizen remarks on polite public servants noting street car conductors show no bias at crossings. Harbor work near North ferry draws interest as engineers sound lines parallel to shore under Rapid Transit Commission. An old gardener laments city ignorance of utilizing small plots around homes and backyards.
A speaker argues that small city backyards can yield a surprising variety of food. A twenty by twenty foot strip against a wall could supply grapes peas beans radishes lettuce gooseberries strawberries raspberries blackberries potatoes sweet potatoes corn and more for two people. The speaker notes many backyards are wasted and suggests urban households plant diverse crops for self sufficiency.
A fifteen year old Creole from the tropics arrives at Niemen in summer heat. She misreads the North as enduring warmth until winter strikes with frost and stoves, bringing death. Her last sight is a reflected ember in a mirror before she dies.
Vice-President W. H. Baldwin orders department heads to transfer or dismiss staff tied to them by relation. Baltimore and Ohio bans intoxicants on and off duty for workers, a policy hard to enforce off duty. Boston and Maine faced similar past limits, with limited enforcement on off duty conduct. Excursions loom: August itineraries Chicago to Niagara Falls and Grand Trunk to Boston at seven dollars, signaling growing cheap trips from inland points.
New York August 11 The World prints William C Whitney remarks from Bar Harbor on the 1896 Democratic prospects saying the party now has a solid record since the 1892 crash and will fare better than before. He cites Cleveland as bulwark against Republican excess and predicts broad public esteem growth for Cleveland next year.
A confidential circular from the Triple Alliance urges farmers in North and South Dakota and Minnesota to hold spring wheat for one dollar per bushel. More than 90,000 farmers reportedly pledged, aiming to force market prices. experts warn the plan risks collapse like 1892. Some doubt the document’s authenticity while others expect a record spring crop if North Dakota avoids frost.
A Milan born youth, Walter Rogers, claiming San Francisco origins, sits in the county jail awaiting Pontiac Asylum. He acts and imitates a train with remarkable detail, saying he runs at ninety miles per hour and orders water and coal as if starting a locomotive. Police doubt his name and seek his true home.
The Boston stage opens a vibrant season with The Sphinx at Tremont and diverse entertainments citywide. London-bound actors return, Jennie Yeamans rehearses The Night Clerk, and acts like The Pirates of Penn’s Aunts and Thrilby headline area bills as major venues pledge elaborate productions and new attractions.
A vintage note discusses lace as a fashion feature in gowns, stating the common desire of women to enhance appearance. The text reflects era attitudes toward adornment and how lace signifies elegance and status in society.
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