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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1893
Page
4
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In a Post interview Mayor Matthews asserts the Democratic party has many strong, electable men for the governor's seat this fall. He notes no scramble or booming process exists and contrasts with the Republican need for self-nomination, arguing Democrats respond to the people's call.
The Sunday elections confine the monarchy and empire and lift the republic. In the past year the government faced Panama scandals anarchist and socialist protests, yet Republicans gain forty six seats in the new Chamber, strengthening the republic and weakening monarchist forces.
Mayor Matthews argues in a Post interview that reform should come now while currency is solidifying and a revival looms. He says natural economic gains will aid Democratic tariff reform and that recovery can free industry from McKinleyism's restraints.
The second week of the silver debate shows little chance of converts as supporters insist on unconditional repeal. Sound money advocates in Congress remain unmoved by threats, with repealers holding a substantial House majority and a narrow Senate edge. A bill for unconditional repeal is set to move to the Senate within a week.
The piece argues committee chairmen matter less than party will in guiding the House. It notes Speaker Crisp understands the majority drives legislation, and reappointing Bland to the coinage committee does not signal free silver. The House moves forward with anti silver measures despite committee biases.
The new House places Mr Wilson as head of Ways and Means, signaling a strong move toward tariff reform. Other changes seem minor, while overall committee makeup aims for efficient congressional work.
The New York Yacht Club cruise yields little in the way of decisive results with the Americas Cup contest still open. Vigilant is seen as the best matcher against Valkyrie, while Jubilee may win the champion test. Also notes at Grand Museum include Marked for Life with Sid G C France, a big variety show, and gossip on Boston songwriter in captivity and prominent figures visiting Saratoga and Sunapee venues.
The Lowell Citizen urges Mr. Greenhalge to follow the example of Whiting and Wolcott and withdraw to aid Attorney General Pillsbury’s campaign. It predicts he will not withdraw and emphasizes the need for him to bow out for the sake of the party. The Post agrees if he remains bold and pragmatic. It notes ex-Postmaster Hart would not be swayed by advice.
Mr Gladstone would apply closure to the Home Rule bill report stage Friday after a long, orderly fight. The piece hails the measure as tardy justice to the Irish, praises Gladstone for liberality, and rejects Chamberlain’s claim that closure infracts minority rights. It notes opposition delay and honors the parliamentary process.
A collection of wry exchanges and quips from Vogue satire and Texas Strutings style humor. Jokes cover widows in bloom, trousers in dry weather, antique chairs, stage ambitions, and poultry raced zebras in Zanzibar. Mixed scenes show family foibles and shared clever banter among social types.
The Boston Post records include total charges for sick baby service at 478.84 and doctor calls including Aug 19 with 2051 total cases treated by Dr D. E. Ball, noting 728 cases treated on Aug 21 and overall totals 733.
A collage of society notices and travel mentions fills the page. Clara Clemens writes an allegorical play. Frances Byk and Henry Stein celebrate a lavish engagement on Hancock street with doves and flowers. British traveler James Holroyd, a Light Brigade survivor, receives praise and a pension. Mrs. Lucy Carnegie plans a steel yacht cruise from Georgia island. Olea Bull returns from Norway to join Prince Pro Tem. Hart and other professors sail sabbatically abroad. Bank statistics and England American gender commentaries close the item.
A reader urges Massachusetts voters to back John E Russell for governor, arguing his known popularity across the state would deliver victory for Democrats. The letter recalls Russell’s long service with the Board of Agriculture and praises his familiarity with farmers and regional roots from Berkshire to Massachusetts Bay.
The Boston Theatre features Africa a comic opera style show with a full cast, elaborate scenery, and a celebrated performance by Otis Harlan and Jose. The Grand Opera House presents The Power of Gold with Edgar Forrest, Lisle Leigh, and a strong supporting company. The Museum reopens with Innocent as a Lamb starring Roland Reed, praised by crowds and critics alike. Bowdoin Square Theatre offers The Diamond Breaker with Etelka Wardell and a capable ensemble. The Park Theatre hosts Marked for Life with Sid C. France, plus The Gold Cure by John McVicker. The Tremont Theatre bills Mme Favart starring Pauline Hall, with Edwina dancing, and Columbus Champion’s last week at Austin Stone’s Museum. The Howard Atheneum showcases The Lothrop stock company, Lady Orchestra, and a rich variety bill. The Palace Theatre hosts Evans’ burlesque troupe with Sadie Stephens and a lineup of comedians and musical acts.
A Boston businessman urges Congress and states to fund public works to employ idle workers during the economic depression. He cites highway improvements and irrigation of arid lands as jobs programs that would reduce poverty, boost health, and protect public lands while aiding the national economy. He appeals for swift action after the silver question is settled.
The left displays a neat twelve year old girl’s dress in red chalice with white spots, lace trimmed yoke and frill over the shoulders. The right shows a straw colored crepon gown with black spots, three narrow flounces on the skirt, passementerie edged jacket and mono frills, straw silk chemisette and belt.
The piece notes the National League of Women Lawyers as a new organization, Margherita of Savoy's silver wedding letters, girls gyms in Cernay Carlsruhe, and fashionable clubs of women in England. It also mentions 80 year old Queen Victoria servant Miss Thornton resigning after 40 years, Ellen Johnson promoting reform through dress, Sybil Sanderson hearing a child’s echo, and a shift toward American influence in Russia and St. Petersburg especially in fashion and nursing.
The narrator recalls Shrieking in a hotel corridor with tears of shame as she wears a dressing sack. In a crowded ballroom the next night she walks in decollete, uncaring of the gaze. The following morning in a piazza the sight of a stocking nearly causes fainting before she appears in a bathing dress.
A brief reflection on a Japanese wedding noting cultural expectations that a bride should not show happiness about her marriage and the social norms shaping her demeanor.
A tale describes a ceremonial ritual where a woman must howl loudly before a wedding, endure shrieks by day and night until the ceremony, wear rich attire, be veiled by attendants, then be carried to a sedan chair. At the bridegroom’s house she becomes wife with the infrequent legal moment being the simple ride in the floral chair amid celebrations.
In Georgia female convicts are leased to work on plantations at $12.80 per year, the same rate as men. Captain Maddox's 6000 acre plantation employs many women who labor from sunrise to sunset in plowing and farming, guarded by pistol-wielding guards for women and gun guards for men. Women possess mules, work without shackles, and are described as as skilled as male workers.
A terse verse fragment from the Somerville Journal features Phyllis and Alice in a provocative situation, with a speaker describing affection for Alice though she is seventeen and imagining her sitting on the knee as if she were six, a structure that reads as a playful but controversial tone piece.
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