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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1895
Page
4
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The Boston team drops to seventh place after Philadelphia wins the Saturday game to decide sixth place. Once a champion with pennant hopes, Boston endures a disappointing, exasperating slide from its opening promise. Hope remains for a late recovery, though.
The first trials to decide the America's Cup challenger begin tomorrow and may occupy the week. The De Gender will race the Valkyrie in a formal test, with interest in gauging the Defender’s power and trim ahead of the three week cup races. An extension for the Valkyrie could widen the preparation window.
Revolt rumors spread in Valencia and Castellon de la Plana as republicans aim to exploit troop deployments to Cuba. The government fears sending regulars, leaving reserves to guard domestic order, a risky choice with uprisings possible.
The passage notes anger among Cuban men compelled to serve and threats of mutiny if forced abroad. It argues that Spanish republicans and Cuban patriots share little sympathy for independence yet their aims align against the monarchy, foretelling trouble for the Spanish monarchy and its young sovereign.
The Boston and Maine railroad year ending June 30 1896 shows not raising dividends and reinvesting excess earnings into permanent improvements. Highlights include $219000 for Boston terminals $152000 for Lynn passenger station and $367000 for new equipment as part of a strategy to avoid debt while facing grade crossings and rising electric railway encroachment.
Chairman Quincy stated at a State committee meeting that democracy is rising with revived business and that the coming fall show will be stronger than the past two years. The piece argues prosperity favors Democrats, contrasts with Republican rule, and cites 1892 gains as the source of current growth.
London dispatch notes Britain's woollen trade improves as American market reopens. The Democratic Congress is praised for tariff policy that boosts U S industry, with carding machines, looms, and knitting machines expanding since 1892. The piece argues Americans prosper when tariffs support domestic industries.
A Chelsea observer notes fashion oddities with hoop like sleeves and a svelte passer on Washington Street. He reports the new bridge speeds Boston streetcars and the revived cheerful mood among locals. Dining room waitresses nickname regulars with quirky monikers such as Ham Sandwich and Green Eyes.
The narrator details a paper-sticker vendor in a heat drenched city who injures a bonnet, recovers it, and muses on August languor. He recalls hunts for Scribner’s August issue, quirks of streetcar conductors, and gawky fakirs sipping summer days. The piece notes Bathing gray lifelessness and locals resting in the vacation mood, with Holmes lore spurring a brief unease at Watterton’s dining room.
Mrs Towne frets over losing Susan the nurse while Mrs Strong counsels thrift and optimism. The talk shifts from be getting a replacement to faith, balance, and not borrowing trouble. Strong contrasts her cheerful resilience with Towne's nerves, urging practical hope and fortitude.
A late night raid on the St. James Hotel led to the arrest of proprietor Joseph Brovilette on charges of keeping spirits and a disorderly house. Two young women and a man were also arrested and will face arraignment in Police Court Monday. The owner had been fined in the Supreme Court last spring under the nuisance act.
The U S Department of Agriculture publishes World Markets for American Products No 3 on France. It analyzes France’s population wealth and agriculture, wine industry decline from phylloxera, imports exports and the role of American vines. It notes substantial French demand for cereals and the high per capita wine consumption, with US exports tied to California wines and global competition.
The text explains that American goods must be sold through a French or traveling salesman rather than letters to retailers. It notes French consumers prefer domestic products, but markets exist for cheese canned meats ham bacon lard dried fruits and seeds with advertising. It adds tobacco is controlled by the French state with high duties limiting sales.
Man and nature blend to charm the seashore with hotel band music sea breeze and glimpses of modern sea nymphs. The scene aims to lift spirits though many nymphs appear out of gear amid the breath of the sea.
In an interview in London he outlines a 1897 overland journey from North America to Europe. He will cross Behring Straits by ice floe, travel through Alaska from Mt. St. Elias toward Prince of Wales Cape, then continue to Yakutsk and Irkutsk before returning to England after about 22 000 miles.
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