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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1894

Page

4

Mission Without a Muzzle and the Market Tone

The stock market reflects business sentiment with ups and downs. While dull in season, it shows a recent improvement tied to rising confidence and activity, amid talk of the waning influence of McKinleyism, inspiring industry and trade.

The New Coast Guard Dynamite Guns Advantage

The test results at Sandy Hook show shells with hundreds of pounds of explosive can be fired four miles with high accuracy and devastating effect. If proven practical, harbor protection becomes absolute, as a coast protected by these guns could blast intruders at distance like a volcano. The dynamite gun is hailed as a great peace advocate for the nation.

Sandy Hook Boston Harbor

A Little Business for Congress on the Tariff Bill

A editorial urges Congress to hire a proof reader to fix punctuation and phrasing in the new tariff bill while it remains with the President. It argues corrections should be prepared for passage once laws are ready and notes debate could be finished in advance, saving time. The piece compares the bill's errors to many laws already on the statute book and calls for cleaning up several obscure passages.

Congress American Federation of Labor Downer Landing Waterworks Union 636 Melville Garden William J. Welsh Eugene Sullivan Mystic Division John Leehan Lucius Cushing Michael McCaffrey Water Board W. S. McNary Thomas F. Doherty John W. Leighton Samuel Hallet James McLauchlan John Maloney James Maloney James Kelly Frank Bennet John McDonough J. Conley Griffin-Collins-Green- Douglas

Remarkable New Bedford Strike Draws Broad Public Sympathy

Public opinion across New Bedford backs cotton operatives in a major strike. A widespread belief that wages are too low at mills with 12 percent dividends drives support, while high corporate salaries are seen as excessive. A renewed business revival also fuels sympathy for the workers.

New Bedford

Crimes of Carnegie in Armored Vessel Material

The committee’s report condemns frauds in armor plate manufacture for warships. It cites falsified records, deceptive government inspections, and plates that received no proper treatment, asserting treasonous actions risk national defenses. The case centers on material prepared to exacting standards for navy protection.

Carnegie Company

Armor fraud alleged in government naval plates case

The document rails at tampering with testing and deceit by armor manufacturers. It argues that even if ballistic tests pass, the frauds against the government remain, labeling the act a crime the most serious against the republic since the Civil War.

Republic

Who Is Responsible for the Salem Water Board Shortage

The bondsmen of the clerk of the Salem Water Board may refuse to cover any shortage found in his accounts, blaming the board for un audited records for years. The piece argues directors and auditors must actively supervise. faults lie with those in trust who fail to enforce safeguards and resist temptation.

Salem Water Board

Casey's Table Date On Red Hoss Mountain

Eugene Field recalls Casey's Table Date in a Western camp on Red Hoss Mountain Colorado era. The speaker reflects on old days of riches, rough justice, and a lively tavern with Casey the Irish proprietor, noting long nights, tall tales, and a longing to relive youth while honoring a lost companion.

Red Hoss Mountain Rockies Casey Colorado Red Moss Eugene Field

Observant Citizen Deputy Pierce Gets New Police Horse

Deputy Pierce adopts a new steed replacing the large white horse once used by the police department as a marker. The white horse proved too easy to spot, compromising officers by breaking patrol regulations during conversations.

Pierce Police Department

Deputy Pierce Changes Horse and City Brass Plate Incident

The piece recalls Deputy Pierce selecting a new horse, compares past police transport, and notes a brass plate on a sidewalk that caused a woman with a baby to fall, with other slips reported. It also touches on curious street happenings, lectures, and local personalities including Dr. E B Thornton’s weapon collection.

Winter Street New England E. B. Thornton Tremont Street

People Worth Knowing Flows of Names and Anarchist Pursuit

Belgium offers 10000 francs for arrest of Anarchist Baron Angern Sternberg, a Russian wealthy madman advocate. Kate Field notes how two Pleasantons, General A J and General Alfred, were confused in obituaries as one person, prompting the cavalry leader to publicly prove his identity after their mix up.

Belgium Baron Angern-Sternberg Kate Field Washington A. J. Pleasanton Alfred Pleasanton

Republican State Convention Nominates Gamble Pickler for Congress

YANKTON Aug. 23 The Republican State convention was in session here today nominating Robert J. Gamble and John A. Pickler for Congress while C H Sheldon was renominated for Governor.

Yankton Robert J. Gamble John A. Pickler Congress C. H. Sheldon Governors

Is Bicycling Immodest for Women in Boston Letters

Readers weigh bloomers vs skirts on bicycles in Boston. supporters argue bloomers offer safety and practicality, while opponents fear impropriety. Contributions from M. They Agree That It's Wrojy, Roy Bradford, and D. J. Thompson reflect mixed views, with notices of theater acts and local entertainment filling the page.

Teddy Boston The Sadie Foxbury Roy Roy Bradford the Post Franklin Park Jamaica Plain Willie Betsy West Newton

A Lowell Wedding Details O'Hearn Delaney Nuptials

John A. O'Hearn and Miss Mary Frances Delaney were married at St. Patrick's Church Lowell. Rev. John B. Delaney officiated with Father Desmond and Father Ducey assisting. The couple left Lowell for their wedding tour after a family reception at 791 Broadway.

John B. Delaney Portsmouth N. H Father Delaney Jeremiah Desmond Dover Father Ducey Illinois John J. McAndrew Boston Grace Clotilde Delaney Lowell Mary Quirk Mary Rinn Somerville Florence Gilbride Thomas O’hearn Page Broadway O’hearn

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