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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1896
Page
4
The passage notes a shift in Gail Hamilton from literature to political controversy driven by her associations. It credits her anonymous writings with influence, calling her pen a power and praising her lighter works as classics of American literature.
A wild bicycle incident on Washington street underscores rider carelessness. The piece argues small savers rely on gold standard backed banks, detailing Massachusetts savings banks assets and the risk if silver were adopted, then notes Wood Island Park East Boston developing as a bathing spot and the East Boston Hebrew Educational Club pushing voter turnout with 200 new names in Ward 2.
General Ochando, recently home from Spain, vows to pressure Weyler over his nephew's suicide after a charged confrontation. The nephew, a Spanish lieutenant, faced threats of court martial for treasonous correspondence with Gomez and killed himself within twenty four hours. Ochando intends to seek redress in Spain.
Assessors show Boston polls at 148 175 for this year, up from 142 460 last year, a gain of 6 715. Registered voters drop from about 91 000 to just over 60 000 with new registration, implying a 30 percent voter decline despite a 4 percent rise in polls. Boston contributes 628 740 of the state tax 1 750 000, yet its voting power starkly lags state totals.
The London Times proposes the United States buy or acquire Cuba to end the war, but Spain will not sell and the US is reluctant to invest abroad. Cuba’s future lies in autonomy, as Weyler’s regime fights on and the island’s prosperity remains distant.
A mosaic of brief profiles: Vivian Burnett known as Curly Locks at Harvard and pressed to wear Little Lord Fauntleroy attire. 86-year-old abolitionist Robert Purvis, early signer of the anti slavery declaration. Queen of Servia’s pillowless sleep on a hard divan. Ohio sign painter Bellefontaine woman who defies danger for ads. Bishop Alfred E Curtis resigns Wilmington see. Lord Llandaff named British ambassador to Paris. Senator Quay preserves letters. Michigan horse dealer Kate Caton ships trotters to Russia for 30000. Abraham Lincoln lookalike Jenkins with a rough life. Stephen Tebbets at 99 keeps busy. Paul Shober returns to Chicago Art Institute. Mayor Willard opposes Sunday ball games. George Welch, tongue removed, still speaks.
August brings fatigue to maids fleeing to the coast with faded linen looks. Two weekers flood watering places in bright costumes while urban shoppers replenish wardrobes at low cost. Linen suits and dimity skirts recur, with Parisian influences and bolero ensembles noted as the season returns to earlier modes.
The Census Report from the State Bureau of Statistics of Labor notes a drop in the fraction of foreign born residents who become naturalized citizens, comparing 1875 8 to 1885 95. It argues citizenship forms the community's foundation and urges schools and platforms to teach and promote naturalization.
The obituary recalls Miss Dodge once paralyzed in Washington fifteen months earlier. Her recovery restored health and working power, and her final work carried the vigor of her prime. Gail Hamilton’s impact on literature spanned a generation, influencing readers beyond more prominent writers of her era.
A quirky cure touted in early morning barefoot walks on damp grass for various ailments draws attention while a joke bottle message from a yacht crew promotes caution against hoaxes. Boston notices cover a horse race dispute at Mystic where jockey John Gibbs was fined for rough gait of Cephas, and a private art studio viewing by William Johnson Bixber at Clifton Heights draws notable guests, with shores as subject matter.
Two Boston prospectors Jack and Ralph Denby discover a dying man in a Montana hut. Silas Morton confesses a concealed fortune and son John Denby. Morton dies after revealing where to dig. The brothers bury him and claim the treasure, then return east to honor his wishes.
The page lists a daily table with breakfast items like grape fruit oatmeal beefsteak and coffee followed by a dinner of celery soup roast duck mashed potatoes and blueberry pie Supper features cold sliced duck tomatoes and lemon jelly cake The text includes two dessert recipes for jelly and lemon jelly cake and credits Miss Lillian Wellcome of Revere Massachusetts as the author or contributor.
The Boston Post offers a weekly prize of $3 for the best three meal menu for a family of five. Entries must list a three meal plan and brief preparation directions, cap weekly food costs at $10, and be mailed to Cooking Editor, the Post, Boston. Rejected submissions will not be returned.
The Post announces weekly prizes for Original Short Stories with ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars for the remaining four. Prizes go to feminine writers, winners named each Sunday and paid by mail the following Monday.
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry quotes from early 20th century papers. Jests about Miss Swift and luck, a booted Irishman, and a barbering chorus of wordplay. A stray penitentiary scene ends a fragmentary skit in Erie county notes.
An eyewitness letter to the Post credits two Massachusetts Naval Brigade youths William Antrobus and Reg Laird with saving two men at the Commercial wharf after the Lily steamer arrived. They searched after others left and found Goode too late to save him, urging proper acknowledgment.
J. MM Covin of Key West, Fla., received word that his brother Carlos, a local newspaper reporter, was executed by machete in Cuba near Jaruco after being captured during the Three Friends expedition. He had left home about a month earlier.
The Three Friends schooner was captured yesterday by the revenue cutter Boutwell near Jacksonville. The cutter towed the vessel to confuse pursuit but found no guns or ammunition aboard. The tug awaits Washington instructions while about a hundred Cubans planned to leave Tampa to join the expedition in Fernandina.
The letter from John F Dowd presents a request for a report on political conditions, party dynamics, bolters, and Silver Bryan Sewall Williams Club organization in the eleventh Massachusetts district. It details growing bimetallism support, voices from Democrats and independents, and plans to form silver clubs and hold talks starting Aug 24 with no membership fee.
Sailors Dan Bower and Joe Paschal rescued a capsized four crewed boat off Bird Island flats. Steamer Halifax carried 298 passengers from the Provinces to Boston. Gate City reports propeller damage near Block Island. A turtle weighing 120 pounds drew crowds at T wharf. Gloucester Yosemite hauled 14 000 to 15 000 mackerel in five days. The Mercedes schooner arrived with piling from Belleveau Cove. Sagamore achieves best July freight speed from Liverpool to Boston Light.
Judge Wales in the United States Court ruled that Dover justice of the peace had authority to try and remand James Haggerty to jail for violating a town ordinance by street speaking. The decision applies to all other single tax prisoners in jail.
The Methodists of New Hampshire opened their twenty third annual camp meeting in Weirs New Hampshire on Winnipiscogee Camp Meeting Association grounds. Services run daily morning afternoon and evening through Saturday with a large attendance. Speakers include Rev Dorchester of Melrose Massachusetts and Rev G M Cur presiding elder of the Concord district will lead most sessions.
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