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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1894
Page
4
The piece notes comma misplacements in the final tariff bill draft and argues punctuation stops McKinleyism. It asserts past tariff laws contained typos and that courts wasted time over interpretive dots while revenue collection gaps were ignored.
The nation’s railroads report still lower earnings than last year but the gap is narrowing. In the third week of July the deficit was 12.41 percent, while the first week of August shows a 1.24 percent shortfall. Improved transportation activity signals broader business revival.
Governor Altgeld reports nearly six thousand Pullman workers, mostly women and children, starve while employed by Mr. Pullman. He argues that government has protected Pullman property and funded it, and calls for Pullman to fulfill a duty to the people.
The article argues for immediate mediation between disciplined cotton workers in New Bedford and Fall River and influential local leaders. It notes the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration is ready to act, warning that refusal would prove fault of the resisting party and harm Massachusetts industry overall.
The Post cites 1889 state labor data showing weekly wages for male mill workers under seven dollars and females under six. It warns that proposed 10 percent cuts under McKinleyism would shrink earnings to pauper levels, questioning whether mill owners should deny living wages as mill stocks are discussed.
The passage argues that cotton industry investors enjoy living dividends while workers lack wages. It notes tariff provisions favour manufacturers, predicts future profits, and questions why wages should be cut further. It urges giving Massachusetts workers a chance to share in improving times.
General Martin offers a full frank policy statement to Boston citizens, outlining strict enforcement of laws including the screen law and bans on nuisances. He pledges a stronger liquor analysis regime and a reformed inspectors department to boost police strength, efficiency, and citizen security. The interview signals no tolerance for sham or delay. THE OBSERVANT CITIZEN. New Bedford lights go out when the moon shines, a peculiarity of the contract with the electric company.
Prince Bis marck receives his thirty first diploma conferring freedom of Jena in a long standing tradition. M Casimir-Perier, popular French president, recalls youth race bets as a remark of fond community ties. Mrs George W Childs plans a Washington home as drawings await her approval. Siberian railroad engineer Petropavlosky travels from Yokohama to San Francisco and on to St Petersburg to study systems for his project. George Pullman denies Florence's engagement rumors with Prince Isenburg Birstein ongoing social chatter persists.
In Peoria on August 22 the Distillers and Cattle Feeders Company withdrew bonded goods from the Great Northern distillery paying tax of 289000. The Manhattan warehouse withdrawal added to revenue, boosting internal revenue receipts for the day to over 500000, with another similar withdrawal and payment anticipated tomorrow.
Frank DeLong, a 26 year old seaman from Seattle, recounts being shipwrecked after leaving the Cape Horn Pigeon in 1893. Stranded on a rock island off Japan, he survived seven days with minimal water and food, signaling a Japanese junk which rescued him and led to his return via Yokohama, Rio de Janeiro, Gibraltar, New York, and finally Boston.
The Boston Post invites public views on whether cycling is modest for ladies. Readers should send concise letters to the Discussion Editor with full names. Initials or pen names may be printed, and attire remarks are welcome as letters arrive.
In West Somerville on August 22 a discussion argues for knee pants over skirts for women cyclists. The writer claims long skirts cause wind resistance and chain entanglement, while bloomers fail by being unattractive. He urges practical, modest knee pants with a man’s wheel for comfort.
A physician letters in a morning issue arguing modesty in women's dress. He contrasts bicycling attire with riding habits, condemning women who dress in knickerbockers or pants and ride with one leg on the handlebar as unbecoming, and defends traditional feminine ideals of gentleness and refinement.
In two letters from Roxbury and Mt. Auburn dated August 22, readers praise women riding bicycles and wearing bloomers. One writer calls cycling healthy and claims modest dress is personal conscience, while another argues bloomers suit riders better than tight dresses and questions why not adopted by female cyclists.
Letter writers debate modesty in women's cycling. A Boston reader defends bicycling as proper and argues bloomers are unnecessary, while another letter questions public opinion and moral standards of attire for ladies riding bicycles. Betsy Cass signs the correspondence from August in Boston.
A reader asks the Discussion Editor of The Post whether bicycling is immodest for women and invites brief reasoning. The letter explains the topic is widely debated and requests concise arguments addressing propriety, health, fashion, and social norms.
Secretary P A McBride of the United Mine Workers comments on Debs’s proposal to dissolve the American Railway Union and all railway unions to form one great union. He doubts the plan will succeed due to leaders unwilling to surrender offices and power and doubts adoption at this time.
Dedham on August 22 reports the will of J Q Adams filed in the Norfolk registry. It bequeaths all real and personal estate to his wife Fanny C Adams.
Long column notes the Tremont bow by leather tradesmen with Madeleine and gifts to Miss D Arville and George Boniface, previews next weeks attractions at the Grand Opera House and Museum, the Boston Theatre, Keith's and the Howard Atheneum, plus variety acts at the Palace and Bowdoin Square venues, with future engagements and stock rehearsals announced.
Greensburg New York August 22 The Board of Assessors completed the year assessment roll. Edwin Gould has six thousand dollars in personal property. Anna Gould five thousand dollars. Howard Gould fifty thousand dollars. Helen Gould fifty thousand dollars. Heirs of Jay Gould one hundred thousand dollars.
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