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Post Publishing Company
Boston Post subscription notice from The Boston Post
New York readers can obtain The Boston Post at reading New York Hotels. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. If the Post is unavailable through a newsdealer, notify by mail. E. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
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New York
Boston Post
E. A. Grozier
Grand Army of the Republic reports 264859 members
Annual Buffalo encampment notes 264859 on rolls with 219456 in good standing, down 21154 from last year. Death losses under 2 percent, while suspensions and charter resignations rise as posts dwindle. Northern American stock shown by this aging veterans group.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Buffalo
Grand Army
Memorial Day Address Called Too Moralistic
The editorial rebukes Commander-in-Chief Clarkson for labeling Memorial Day revelers as hoodlums. It argues public joy and harmless recreation honor the memory of fallen soldiers and teach patriotism better than strict Puritanical rules. Massachusetts Fast Day is cited as a precedent for celebrating with openness and civic spirit.
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Clarkson
General Clarkson
Massachusetts
Wheat Speculation and Price Swings Across Markets
The Chicago, Liverpool, and New York wheat markets show erratic moves driven by speculation. Prices may reach high targets, but corners and booms threaten a sharp collapse. Despite volatility, genuine prices are rising, yielding real profits for farmers and a stronger trade overall.
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Chicago
Liverpool
New York
Minneapolis
Argentine
Wrenn Beats Dr Eaves to Win Newport Tennis Title
Robert D Wrenn defeats Dr Eaves of London to capture the Newport tennis championship. The victory adds to American dominance in international trophies and follows successes in the Olympics and amateur rowing, signaling strong US prowess in traditional sports.
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Newport
Robert D. Wrenn
Dr. Eaves
London
United States
Massachusetts
All England
Tennis Cup Adds Prestige To Shelf Display
The game emphasizes skill endurance and nerve, attracting many spectators. The tennis cup will look well on the shelf beside other trophies.
Hoar denial of over-education phrasing sparks dispute
A letter from Senator Hoar rebuts a Post editorial claim that he decried over educated youth. The exchange recalls his East Boston Maverick House banquet remarks and contrasts with later Pomham Club remarks, noting perceived shifts in liberal sentiment and party loyalty.
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Senator Hoar
The
Post
Harvard
Maverick House
Boston
Blaine
McKinley
Ames
Hoar
John D. Long
Hamilton I. Smith
Massachusetts
East Boston
Pomham Club
Observant Citizen Reports on Waring and Local Notables
The Observant Citizen notes Commissioner Waring’s sharp critique of horse tails in New York, hints at political upheaval, and introduces Boston figures Curtis Guild Jr and John Morrill. It recounts Lar gely regional chatter on health in politics, injuries to lawyers, and upcoming social events as summer ends.
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Curtis Guild, Jr
Mr. Guild
Lay of the Summer Verses on Polar Explorers and Far Lands
A humorous patriotic lyric recounts polar exploration with figures like Nansen Greely and routes to the pole. It contrasts playful scenes of Mrs Seal in fur with images of frozen terrains and distant lands as it laments leaving behind warmer summers and distant adventures.
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Nansen
Andrew Carnegie named freeman of seven Scottish towns
The article notes Andrew Carnegie is a freeman in seven Scottish towns. It mentions the notable anti Semite deputy Ahl wardt opening a small cigar shop in Berlin and Nebraska farmer John Stollar clearing debt with annual wheat yield. President McKinley receives around sixty begging letters daily totaling $25,000. Herbert Spencer is revising biology but can only dedicate about one hour daily due to poor health.
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John Stollar
Nebraska
McKinley
Herbert Spencer
Young Woman Receives Freedom of London Gardening Guild
A daughter of Lord Amherst of Hackney has been honored with the freedom of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners for writing a history of gardening in England. The achievement marks a notable milestone for a young female historian in the London guild tradition.
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London
Lord Amherst
Hackney
England
Company of
Gardeners
Notable Women and Canadian Princesses Amid 19th Century Arts and Law
The article notes a Chicago woman lawyer who passed exams with credit and secures patronage. Miss Platt speaks German and French and runs a neighborhood practice. It mentions Queen Victoria daughters Victoria and Alice in politics, Princess Victoria’s marriage remark by Prince Albert, Helena and Louise charitable and arts leanings, Beatrice as companion, and Clara Louise Kellogg who retires from the stage to private life with husband Carl Strakosch.
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Chicago
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Alice
Princess Victoria
Prince Albert
Helena
Princess Louise
Princess Beatrice
Clara Louise Kellogg
Carl Strakosch
Wee Strakosch
New Hartford
Dressing Table Trends for Fashionable Rooms
Cold weather renews interest in dressing table items for dainty rooms. Porcelain backed brush trays and porcelain boxes replace silver, with authentic pieces pricier yet attainable via Japanese stores. New pin cushion runs full length of table, satin covered, embroidered with delicate flowers. White art linen covers feature soft blue and old red embroidery.
Nan’s Beau at the Pond Keeps Bob Brown’s Trick
Nancy Graham admires a man at Bob Brown’s pond only to discover the “beau” is Bob’s automatic fishing-pond machine. Jack uncovers the prank and Nan forgives him as she becomes Mrs Brown while the device continues guarding the pond.
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Bob Brown
Bob
Nancy Graham
Goldenrods
Nan
Jack
Brown
Town topics and society items from Newport society page
Mrs Arthur Retch returns from abroad with a smart appearance. New Mrs Curtin appears in society notes. Es te Reside m Karope notes abroad residency. Mrs Bree Allen returns from Europe and attends Newport events. Graften Cushing hailed as tallest Swain at Newport events.
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Arthur Retch
Curtin
Este
Karope
Bree Allan
Newport
Silk ties order from Sabine Pass Tex 1897
William S. Osgood of Sabine Pass Texas writes to David H. Posner in Boston offering to pay $1 for one dozen silk ties seen in the Boston Post. He asks to correct any overpayment by adding more ties and signs the note dated August 2, 1897.
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Boston Post
William S. Osgood
Sabine Pass
Tex
Renewal payment for Daily Post subscription sent
The writer from Upper Gloucester Maine dated August 24 1897 encloses three dollars as renewal for the Daily Post describing it as the brightest up to date paper.
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Post
Daily Post
M. BE. Martin
Upper Gloucester
Public Drinking Incident At Cambridge Park Sparks Arrests
Observer decries public shaming as youths are grabbed by officers after a friend taps a drinker. Spectators drawn to the scene are also pulled in, and residents condemn the treatment as a shameful display.
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Cambridge Park
Observer
West End Police Presence Sought in Peoples Column
A letter from A. G. West End requests information for readers about police activity in the West End. The writer asks the editor to inform the public through the Peoples Column and signs the note Aug. 2%.
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Post
West End
A. G
Foresters' Convention Seeks Law Reforms in Denver
At the third day of the Supreme Court For esters of America session in Denver a New York proposal aims to shift supreme body meetings from biennial to every six years starting 1999 and rename the gathering the plenary supreme court. An effort to abolish the supreme medical examiner is noted and salaries for officers may be cut.
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Denver
Col
Ars
Convention of Supreme Court, Foresters of America
New York
Supreme Body
Supreme Court
Supreme Medical Examiner
Marriage date set for Frank Seabury and Miss Barnard
The wedding of Frank Seabury, ex-master of the Myopia hounds, to Miss Barnard of New York is scheduled for the last day of September at Beverly Farms with a noon church ceremony and a reception at the Pump House. Also notes social happenings including Mrs. Curtis’s recent nuptials and Nathaniel Curtis’s death.
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Frank Seabury
Myopia
Hunt
Miss Barnard
New York
Beverly Farms
Raymond Ward
North Shore
Bessie Seabury
Nathaniel W. Curtis
Nahant Club
Boston
Curtis
Scull
Philip
Hamilton Curtis
Bud Appleton
Mixter
Madeleine Mixter
Somerset Club
J. Nelson Borland
F. L. Bigginson
Union Club
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
Social swirl at Beverly as season shifts abroad glamour
Beverly society is lively as the month closes. Mrs Bryce Allan hosts a grand dinner for her husband’s birthday and heads the Luncheon Club. Mrs Fred Sears Jr and Mrs Stanford White of New York join prominent visitors, including Carteret Fenno and Miss Elsie Clews, on Newport flittings amid Bar Harbor notes.
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Beverly
Bryce Allan
Paris
Fred Sears, Jr
Stanford White
New York
Beverly Shore
Brooks Fenno
Bar Harbor
Carteret Fenno
Wirt Dexter
Chicago
North Shore
Elsie Clews
Newport
Newport Cotillon Feats Grafton Cushing Tops Newport Social Scene
Beacon street’s Grafton Cushing led the cotillon at Mrs. Cass Canfield’s dinner dance, appearing tall among Newport jeunesse toree. The Cushing family is noted for its unity and charm, with daughters Louisa and Olivia and nephews Grafton Dulany and Howard advancing socially. Mrs. Cushing is Olivia Dulany of Baltimore.
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Newport
Grafton Cushing
Beacon Street
Cass Canfield
Newport Jeunesse Toree
Hollis Hunnewell
Bob Cushing
Louisa
Olivia
Boston
New York
London
Grafton Dulany
Howard
Tom
Robert M. Cushings
Daily table hints and assorted kitchen notes
A compact list of foods and beverages for supper including desserts and staples. Mentions tea coffee veal cheese butter strawberries angel food cake plain and dark cake. Scattered misspellings and garbled phrases appear throughout the note.
Will Prosperity End Free Silver Movement Debate
Post readers discuss whether an era of general prosperity will end the Free Silver movement. Correspondents present differing views on the issue and are asked to submit opinions to the Editor within space limits.
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Free Silver Movement
Post
BIMETALLISM LIVES AS A CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
A letter argues that general prosperity masks bimetallic ideas until conditions worsen. It cites wheat shortages in India and Russia and a potential Argentine crop failure, claiming America’s price for life’s staple shifts to gold, implying bimetallism will triumph.
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United States
India
Russia
America
Bryan
London
John F. Connor
Oakland Ave
Everett
Mass
Unity of Metals and Prosperity Through Equitable Distribution
Sherman P. Hand argues that prosperity cannot be built on wheat shortages or gold supremacy. He contends true improvement requires equitable distribution, opposing gold and silver dominance and critiquing tariffs, praising unity of metals for lasting stability amid harvest fluctuations. Natick August 25.
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Statesman
Sherman P. Hand
Natick
The Silver Question Is Dead
W. H. Duddy of Boston asserts silver is doomed as gold discoveries raise production. He argues wheat prices rise with supply shifts, while silver follows different dynamics, predicting a universal gold standard and the end of the silver debate.
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Alaska
W. H. Duddy
Boy ®Ton Street
Boston
Silver Must Advance and Prosperity Shifts Citizen Interest
In an era of prosperity many citizens of moderate means may lose interest in politics and fall into the habit of the habitual. The phrase implies a cautious view on civic engagement as prosperity grows.
Prosperity Dodges Free Silver Call in Letter
A letter from George J. Hayes of 146 Withfield Street argues prosperity from gold does not curb the free silver movement. He says any true prosperity must come from unforeseen events like Klondike gold or grain crop failures, and once Europe avoids grain failure farmers will return to free silver and Bryan for endless prosperity.
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Post
Sir
Free Silver Movement
Klondike
Europe
Iliam Jennings Bryan
George J. Hayes
Withfield Street
Silver mania wanes as prosperity returns and policy shifts
In Roxbury on August 26 the piece argues free silver has peaked, with only labor and some financial zealots still supportive. It credits prosperity to current conditions and predicts stable grain prices with good crops abroad, urging that sound money and Democratic leadership will ensure ongoing financial strength.
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Europe
Democratic Party
Roxbury
Mine Owners At War
A letter from A. F. Hill in Boston argues that prosperity will not end the free silver movement. He contends silver and gold are only commodities and cites Klondike miners’ misery to suggest monetary reform should place silver within the people’s system without triggering gold mine owner pushback.
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Free Silver
Klondike
Colorado
Boston
A. F. Hill
Labor is King by A. E. B. Locke
A poem arguing labor, not cotton or wheat, crowns an economy. It claims wages determine prosperity, noting that even with high prices, relief comes only when workers have purchasing power to meet needs. It cites the farmer and planter implications and ends with the author’s name and address.
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A. EB. Locke
Milk Street
Opening of Boston Public Schools and Entrance Examinations
Boston public schools open on Tuesday September 7. Entrance exams for the normal school are Sept 7 8 at 9 am in Dartmouth and Appleton streets. High schools follow the same schedule with exams in English reading writing spelling grammar history geography arithmetic and bookkeeping. Latin school exams Sept 7 at 9 am with boys at Warren avenue and girls at West Newton Street. Admissions require equivalence to the fourth year class of grammar schools.
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Boston
Dartmouth
Appleton Streets
United States
Warren Avenue
West Newton Street
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the Post
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IL. Cummings
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the Best
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