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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1893
Page
4
Reports from the Travock trial trip claim the British navy has built the fastest vessel in the world. At twenty six to twenty seven knots over a hundred miles the craft surpasses all other war, merchant, and pleasure ships. The Havock, a small yacht designed for defence, sets the benchmark and underscores a British lead in speed.
The letter from Mr J J Van Alen declining the ministerial appointment to Italy honors his patriotism and delicacy. It serves as a sufficient answer to critics of his qualifications and reflects high honor and strong purpose. Mr Cleveland’s reply urging reconsideration is equally creditable and counters the Civil Service Reform League's insinuations.
The explanation offered by candidate Hart for his purchase of New England Printing Telegraph Company stock is deemed unsatisfactory. The issue is propriety not corruption, stressing that as Boston mayor he signed an order granting the firm street privileges, potentially profiting as an investor. Public duty and high standards in city leadership are invoked.
Congress meets today in regular session with improved readiness and a pending special session. House rules were altered to remove the six day waiting period for unfinished business, and much work is prepared for action. This session is billed as the most important in a generation, with the Fifty-third Congress elected to tackle sweeping reforms.
The text asserts that the government’s economy hinges on tariff reform and revenue, predicting it will be the Congress’s greatest service. It notes the session’s workload centers on tariff changes, while other issues may be deprioritized, and commends minority restraint to avoid obstruction.
The Post denounces the compulsion tactic used at the Nonantum Worsted Company to secure signatures for the warned indorsement. It notes many workers are aliens and illiterate, fearing discharge for refusal. The piece frames the move as an outrage against Massachusetts workers, intelligence, and industry, pledging to expose attempts to bully wage earners.
The Post seeks reader views on launching an Evening Post to complement the Morning and Sunday editions. It asks if there is a large audience for an evening paper and whether genuine demand exists, inviting frank opinions for consideration.
The Jay Gould trustees paid under protest a New York city tax on $10,000,000 of personal property and vow to fight in court. Gould’s estate at death was about $70,000,000 with much in corporate securities already taxed. They argue it unjust to tax a larger amount after his life, criticize wealth, and threaten to move assets out of state if exempt. The article denounces their stance as unworthy and urges holding the fortune accountable for public costs.
The text contrasts Hart and Matthews over labor policy, accusing Hart of empty rhetoric and voting against worker protections while praising Matthews for actions. It notes Hart backed measures less favorable to labor in city government and accuses him of not acting as mayor, while Matthews is credited with steady work and borrowing funds to sustain city projects and wages through winter.
The comptroller of the currency proposes laws to expand circulating notes against bonds, lower the tax on circulation, and tighten bank governance. Recommendations include easier removal of officers and directors, limits on loans to bank staff, and stronger examination rules to improve national bank conduct.
A collage of notes on literary figures and publishing, political scoops, local Boston society, and notable visitors. Mentions include Harriet Prescott Spofford, Elizabeth Sheppard, Mr. Fields, Harry Calef, and Mind readings. Reports touch on Mayor Hart, the New England Printing Telegraph Company, Nonantum Worsted Works, and the Post’s exclusive political coverage. Also noted are Jesuit reentry in Germany, Granary burying ground interment, a scarlatina epidemic at the Female Asylum, and local figures Cyrus Babb and Guy Smith with racing yachts.
In Albany in February a memorial chapter house for the Cathedral of All Saints will be funded as a tribute to Bishop William Croswell Doane. Yale Medical School graduates Dr. William Woodruff and Dr. Nelson Isham are noted as the oldest living alumni, with the 1827 class recently extinct by the death of Dr. Henry Bronson. Edmond Dede, born in New Orleans, now in Bordeaux, visits and has composed operas. H. H. Furness will read Homilet in Philadelphia to support a charity, and Joseph Schoenmann, jailed in Ferrara for murder, has inherited 2,000,000 francs and seeks a pardon likely unlikely.
London reports the death of George Greville Earl of Warwick and the succession of Lady Brooke as Countess of Warwick. Frances Evelyn Maynard, now Countess, is famed for beauty and a bold, generous role in London society and Essex charity. Her influence with the Prince of Wales and Marlborough House circle is noted, alongside her public controversies and charity work at Easton Lodge.
Frederick Warde and Louis James headline a Boston engagement at the Museum this evening in Julius Caesar with Warde as Marc Antony and James as Brutus. The cast includes Cassius actor Charles D. Herman and Edythe Campbell. Damon and Pythias may be offered during the run.
A Boston Theatre audience braved rain for D Foster Farrar’s testimonial concert. Miss D Arville defied medical advice, delivering a charming performance. The program featured Frank Mayo recitations, several famed performers, and the Verdi and Manhattan quartets, under John J. Braham and orchestra with Keach and a long list of directors and stage crew.
In a Chicago Inter Ocean excerpt Mia Puffer notes that nagging men about smoking fails, so she tried a different tactic. She began bringing cigars home, hoping to sway John by example. Her playful claim is that he subsequently stopped smoking.
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