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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1891
Page
4
In Boston and nearby cities, daily readers who cannot obtain The Post on street cars trains or newsstands are asked to report the shortage to the office. The notice appears in the Boston Post urging patrons to inform circulation staff about unavailable copies.
Listings show Kendals in All for Her at Hollis Street and Mr. Wilkinsons Widows at Columba Theatre. Also Alabama at Tremont, A Sailors Knot at Boston Museum, Flying Dutchman at Boston Theatre, The County Fair at Park Theatre, Superba at Gore Theatre, McKennas Flirtation at Grand Opera House, Howard Athenium specialty company, Dora Wiley and Variety at Palace Theatre.
The Post reports a precise rise in weekly circulation for the week ending November 21, 1891, over the previous week ending November 14, 1891, detailing the exact increase and comparing week by week figures.
The standing committee of the Bunker Hill Monument Association moves to unite Boston historic and memorial groups to rebuild the Beacon Hill beacon. Three members from each association will form the core committee, with legislative backing and private subscriptions expected promptly. The plan secures official endorsement and proceeds toward rising the shaft.
The piece argues for stationing a monitor class vessel at Boston to train the Naval Battalion in harbor defense. It notes past redeployments of Atlantic ships to Valparaiso and cites the Treasury’s limits on coast fortifications. It warns that a wartime fleet could reach Boston quickly and that the naval militia would then protect the coast.
The article argues that earthworks on elevated highlands and torpedo use alone cannot defend against invasion. It urges arming the naval militia with coast defense vessels and assigning a modern warship at each port. The White Squadron praise and Lt Cmdr Sory are cited, and Secretary Tracy is urged to station a monitor at Boston for training.
The Boston Journal threatens to brand Congressmen Williams Hoar and Andrews as unfaithful for backing Mr. Mills, arguing the issue is silver inflation versus tariff reform. The piece asserts the real concern is the Republican silver purchase policy and currency debasement, urging branding on support for the silver act rather than on Democratic votes.
A article traces early Republican factional media, noting organs push Blaine or Harrison, while others claim mutual restraint. It cites Indianapolis Journal’s Har rison retort denying Blaine’s Indiana surge and mocks New York Tribune praise of both leaders as aligned with party interests.
The Tribune hints at a looming crisis surrounding McKinery tariff principles but avoids explicit acknowledgement, signaling tension between editorial stance and emerging economic tension.
An editorial denounces attempts to stay two murderers' executions in New Hampshire using technical legal delays and alleged new evidence. It notes Chandler and others warn that such tactics erode respect for law, fear contagion of crime, and contrast with New York’s earlier lethal precedents while urging no leniency or lynch-law tendencies.
The Supreme Court voids the last session statute the weavers fines act but leaves open the possibility of a sound law to curb fining abuses. Hearings showed restraint is needed for operatives and fair to protect contract rights. A properly framed law may pass new Legislature with favorable consideration.
The New York armored cruiser, launched in Philadelphia, is the largest formid able warship in the new Navy. It weighs about 8150 tons with 18 knot speed and long range coal capacity. The article notes future heavy battleships planned with eighteen inch armor belts and Massachusetts to bear one battleship name.
In the Tues day Post, Capriano's magazine review draws cheer from obvious typos. Mr. Santoni, Correanu, and Mr. Sanborn react with amusement as a questioned term "'eritric" is discussed and defended as a misquoted phrase.
The Daily Advertiser reports the formation of James Means's new party as yesterday's local discovery, noting the Post's Nov 16 coverage. The item shows how Boston news spreads slowly to neighboring regions, but it confirms the event exists and is being discussed beyond the city.
Poem excerpt tells how roses shift from white to red after blushes similar to Sappho. It notes the transition as a traditional idea and credits Robert Herrick with the line about roses once white now red. The verse reflects playful personification and early modern poetic diction.
A collage of humorous snippets and punchy quips about daily life. Witty exchanges touch on postal cards, a narrator thread and needle, odd hotel names, and seaside slang. Caricatured characters debate fate, money, furniture, pie, and sea terms in a lively, old timey tone.
A collage of quips and comic exchanges from sources like Rochester Post and Philadelphia Times. Includes lines about religion, elevators, horse sense, train robbers, boarding house banter, spelling, and a joke about lavender pants.
A Wide-Awake Citizen reviews Alabama at Tremont Theatre noting a vivid semi tropical bayou setting with stars and magnolia scent, while criticizing the period wardrobe. The piece also recounts Sir Edwin Arnold’s Boston dining remark about preferring gold to American money and a waiter’s quick acknowledgement.
A second story window garden on Revere Street blooms and withers through spring and summer. A vivacious gardener tends a green box, endures disappointments, a storm uproots the box, then a lone vine rises from a pot and clings to a thread above the sash, with songs of Little Playmates echoing in triumph.
A collage of items cites American support for a M Barye monument, Henry M. Smith’s parliamentary History of Congress, a 21st marriage of Louise Bayard, Jamestown’s 3200,000 library gift from James Prendergast, and various remarks on Heffelfinger Harvard Princeton, Sheen Won’s reception, Lew Wallace’s Wabash presidency, DeMille’s The Lost Paradise, Mark Harrington’s Weather Bureau link to Pekin, Catarina Garza’s height, Marie Réze’s pastry views, and Lord Lytton’s Mary Anderson play.
The Dover Star notes the Boston Post aligning with a clean union office and gaining favor among New England’s young Democrats. It urges Democratic readers to buy the Post to witness improvements under the new management.
Like Governor Russell, Mayor Matthews of Boston bases his reelection bid on his administration of the past year. It was a foregone conclusion he would be renominated and it is almost certain he will be reelected, receiving a vote of confidence from the city he has faithfully served.
The Naval Battalion under Lieutenant Commander Soley trains to defend Massachusetts coast. He emphasizes practical drill, navigation, ordnance knowledge, and harbor defense. He calls for a coast monitor to be stationed near Boston to expose men to vessel operations and improve readiness against potential naval threats.
The passage notes a naval battalion practicing with a six inch rifle wooden dummy and antique boat howitzers, lacking proper rigging knowledge, yet remaining highly efficient. Secretary Tracey proposes arming the battalion with a monitor and modern equipment to improve effectiveness.
A grand Malden wedding unites Miss Mary Caroline Parker and Mr. Harry Elisha Converse in a ceremony at the newly dedicated Malden First Baptist Church. The event fills the church with guests, features jasmine and chrysanthemums, and ends with a reception at the Converse home. The couple plan a southern sojourn before settling in Malden. Several prominent families and local officials attend. A second event reports a double wedding in Charlestown at Rev Smiley’s residence with closely followed receptions.
The Boston Lodge of Elks hosts its annual benefit with a packed lineup and advance seats selling fast. Doors open at 10 50 with acts from Neil Burgess to Minnie Hauk among many performers, finale scheduled after 4 45 in a historic new format.
From the Lowell Times the piece mocks Mr Allen a Boston mayoral candidate predicting his name will soon be Dennis after entering the political race. It notes his claim of not lying down to be walked on and suggests a name change before campaigning.
Florida Times Union notes Comptroller Lacey seeks vindication from all sides regarding the Maverick Bank affair. The piece frames her challenge as a public battle for clear exoneration amid mounting political pressure and adverse scrutiny.
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