Prosperity Express Rumor Hints at Economic Boom
A voiced confidence in a fast improving economy foresees a strong upswing for the nation. The author likens the trend to an express train, signaling notable growth and momentum ahead.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1896
Page
4
Dangerous Excavations Endanger City Streets
A city section between West and Cornhill lay under constant digging, making Washington and Tremont streets nearly impassable for fire apparatus. The piece condemns indiscriminate permits and urges forethought to prevent serious public safety risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Street
Cornhill
Washington
Tremont
Wheat and corn crops spark hoped prosperity in the South
Reports claim Southern Russia wheat crop is weak while US growers enjoy exceptionally large yields. The piece projects a vast wheat crop and rising prices as a sign of general prosperity, and notes corn could yield farmers about 890 million dollars, lifting many to easier times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Transvaal Not Zanzibar a British Diplomatic Move
The text argues Britain’s appointment of an envoy to Pretoria signals a cautious recognition of Transvaal independence and a move to appease the Boers amid their arms buildup, noting England’s careful approach to major powers and the potential broad consequences in southern Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Pretoria
Transvaal
Holland
England
Africa
Zanzibar
Export Surge Promises Record Year Amid Hard Times
Despite economic strain, July exports rise by 10 million dollars with manufactured goods up 4 million from 1895. Officials predict calendar year manufacturing exports will exceed all prior years by 40 million, signaling a strong path to prosperity.
The Financial Situation in the Markets
The piece details a week of conflicting signals from tight money and gold imports. Money rates surged, with call loans reaching 26 percent, prompting liquidation of long stock and a broad, generally lower market level. The piece notes a ten percent money market anomaly in New York and a widespread discount pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
New York
GoldImports Surge As Wall Street Rates Rally And Banks Move Large Acquisitions
Foreign bankers rush orders for gold as rates spike in London and Wall Street. imports totaling over 12.9 million in late August push toward 20 million. Debates arise over whether the movement is market manipulation or natural balance, with banks prepared to place bullion with brokers and adjust Treasury flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wall Street
Morgan
New York Sub-Treasury
Gold Flows Bring New Money From Two Oceans
Gold moves to the country from Europe and Australia as engagements for the week likely total around 20 million dollars. Money famine is ending as funds arrive across the Atlantic and Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pacific
Australia
Free Silver’s Cost to New England Workers
Opinion piece warns that free silver would erode gold-based savings of New England workers. It cites $1.8 billion in savings, Massachusetts deposits, building and loan assets, and mutual benefit societies, arguing reduced value would harm retirees and beneficiaries who rely on gold-dollar value. It notes many are insured or paid in gold and questions the fairness of converting to cheaper dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Relief Fund
Mutual Benefit
Massachusetts
Ameri
Can workers choose a money system that robs part of earnings
The question asks whether laborers can select a monetary system that inevitably reduces their income. It frames a choice about economic policy and its effect on wages, seeking an evaluation of tradeoffs between different money systems and worker compensation.
Prosperity on the Way Promised by Crop Boom
Commentary argues that huge crop yields and rising demand from failures elsewhere will drive a booming export trade. The piece predicts general prosperity as inevitable, urging readers to prepare for the coming positive economic shift.
Notable Boston Figures Catch Political and Social Threads
The Observant Citizen notes H E Cobb's probable Republican bid for Congress in the eleventh district and George F Mooney's run for Common Council. Middlesex county officials earn $1800 yearly amid roads and tax duties. An Etna Life Insurance painting honors ex Governor Russell. Major Benyon may rise to colonel. Dr Arthur Thudson plans a fishing trip. Donovan, Collins, and Gus the yachtsman are highlighted. Hebrew festival to assemble 60 000 across Boston halls. Li Hung Chang tale closes.
The Post's Original Short Story Sorrowful Longing
A narrator describes an all consuming love seen through a window then a funeral. He clings to a bouquet and a jewelled cross, clashes with mourners, and is taken by police as he tries to take the dead for his beloved. The fever of delirium ends in a vow to join her in a final wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
Li Hung Chung
Japan
Paradise
She Waits for Me Poem Fragment in Text
A lyrical fragment describes a weary traveler returning home to a waiting partner. Recurrent lines emphasize the beloved’s waiting presence, smiling greeting, and tender voice that lightens the journey. The speaker imagines swift reunion and the joy of being met at every turn.
Prize Winners Named in Boston Short Story Contest
First prize goes to Under Cuba's Flag by Mrs B Alexander of West Newton Street Boston Mass. Second prize awarded to The Mercy of Men by A Gertrude Fisher of 24 Mayfair Street Roxbury. Also two dollar prizes to Hard Luck Edith Francis Peters Freeport Street Boston The Price of Fame Olive Curtin 479 Union Street Lynn Mass A Hero in the Slums Lillian Ryder 78 Lexington Street Waltham and The Captains Diamonds Mrs Frances G Graham 192 Lamartine Street Jamaica Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Lillian Ryder
Lexington Street
Waltham
Frances G. Graham
Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain
Short Story Competition at the Post Boston
The Post announces weekly prizes for Original Short Stories nine prizes total with $10 for first, $5 for second, and $2 each for four other stories. Winners named Sundays and paid by mail Mondays for stories from the prior week. Only female writers eligible. submissions must include name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Sunday Post
the Post
Boston
Man and Pug Jokes Across Late 19th Century Columns
A collage of quips from period papers features professors mocking meals versus learning, a pug story that saved a man then traded for a drink, a guide’s Bald Mountain tale, a pug's reputed stupidity praised, and political chatter debating Bryan and phonograph electors.
Boston Theatres Preview Dramatic Season and Openings
A bustling Boston theatre roundup notes Fregoli performs at the Park with impersonations of all characters. Cuban fife and drum players appear in The Last Stroke. Marie Dressler stars in Lady Slavey at the Hollis. New Grand features Nobles and Lettie Le Vyne. Davis Opera House Plymouth opens Friday. Aubrey Boucicault appears at the Grand. Castile Square opens Labor Day with Erminie, principals kept secret. Roland Reed heads west after Museum engagement. Howard Atheneum showcases top acts for over ten hours. Olympic company debuts on Huntington grounds with Magee’s 110 foot dive. Lumiere appears in Arrival of the Fast Mail at Keith’s. Margaret Dibden leads In Mizzoura. Prince of Wales pony colt draws children at Austin and Stone’s. Giant sea monster exhibit ends at the Chutes.
Notable Miscellany From Royal Visit to Venezuelan Policy
During a Cardiff visit the Prince of Wales intervened when a linotype operator was misplaced on duty, arranging a return to work after the man apologized for causing disappointment. A Mich. bibliophile coinages new terms, while Captain Norton lives near his birthplace and celebrates a 100th birthday with original verse.
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Prince of Wales
Francis Ruggles
Bronson
Mich
Jonathan Norton
East Lee
Mass
London Chronicle
Cleveland
Atlantic
Li Hung Chang
Electro-Technical Society
Berlin
Sir Edward Clarke
House of Commons
Anastasius Havemeyer
Aldrich Lucas Langden
Bishop Nicholas
Washington Irving
United States
Andrade
Miranda
Venezuela
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Olympic Aquatic and Vaudeville Company
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Fanny Addison
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Lizzie B. Raymond
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Washington and
Dever Sts
Ariety
the Cohans
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James Richmond Clenroy
Bruns
Nina
Fitzcibbon
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Sssa Theatre
Tremont St
Ermine
Eugene Tompkins
America
Denman Thompson
Boston Museum
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Widow Jones
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Abbey, Schoeffel & Gray Co. (Ltd
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Geo. W. Ryer
Labor Day
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Washington St
Connelly’s
Adams House
Theatre
Columbia
Fluxmann Etcorts
Cotton King
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House of
Frank Harvey
Weex
Pitts, Kimball & Lewis's
Mountington Ave
Mass. Ave
Mrs. Sweet
Malden
C. E. Sweet
High Street
Parker House
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Massachusetts Avenue
Olympic Grounds
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Prof
H. G. Magee
Blakeley
Serct. Walsh
WM. Sindora
Italy
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Fred
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Guinette
Boston City Band
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College Quartette
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Geo. H. Hicks
A. T. Hicks
Lymout
Pfpuotmwmn
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Union Depot
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Geo. F. Chapin
Treas
Fast Line
Henry Morrison
Snow’s Arch Wharf
F. W. Lichfield
Salem Willows
Ocean of Ours
Millie Bonette
Pearson’s
Tyharf
Atlantic Avenue
the Willows
Beverly
Baker's Island
David Morrison
Portland
Bay State
India Wharf
F. Williams
Ocean Bay
A.M
Provincetown
Longfellow
John Smith
Commercial Wharf
North Pier
Cape Ample
Atwood & Rich, Agents, & Commercial Wharf
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Co
Grouo Ces
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