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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1893
Page
4
In non-Boston cities voters held annual elections yesterday, showing Democrats remain vigorous despite the statewide defeat. The piece argues local victories boost Democratic national goals, noting improved municipal administration and growing public support for broader party control. The city results are seen as a step toward state leadership by the Democrats.
The people of Pittsfield elected the Hon. John C. Crosby as mayor in a Democratic victory. Crosby is praised as well equipped and experienced in public affairs from the Legislature and Congress, slated to bring a clean, able, progressive administration to the city. The Massachusetts Democrats are credited with making a notable success in this choice.
The piece critiques Mayor Hart for behavior seen as improper while investors seek gain from official acts. It cites his past postmaster tenure endorsing private ads via a postal guide and a Wanamaker backed push, noting a department rebuke and a demand for paying postage like others. It stresses no proven corruption by Hart.
Citizens fault the mayor and postmaster for a deficient sense of honor and dignity. The speaker insists a chief executive must uphold proprieties in office and public trust in Boston. The critique labels Hart as singularly obtuse in these respects as mayor and postmaster.
The Post announces two forthcoming Sunday articles by William Le. Wilson and William M. Springer on the business political outlook. Wilson is tied to the new tabfe bill and Springer is a Democratic leader, promising significant analysis for readers.
The piece urges the Republican minority in Congress to avoid blocking the tariff reform bill, arguing delay harms business and politics. It cautions that postponement risks reversing party gains and urges prompt enactment to prove tariff reform’s effects before the next election.
The article honors John Tyndall as a pivotal physicist and popularizer whose death marks a loss to science. He blended original research with teaching, explaining heat light sound electricity and related phenomena. His work and influence extended to both theory and practical applications.
In 1890 Mr Hart warned a candidate should not be his own spokesman, a view that now applies to his own campaign. Boston voters tire of talk and demand action, predicting the outcome of next Tuesday's judgment on his conduct and claims.
Businessmen volunteer praise of Mayor Matthews administration in Beaton. Financiers express confidence in the city finances and the administration's businesslike conduct of municipal affairs.
The piece argues for re election of Mayor Matthews to complete municipal works and sustain gas and canal projects. It claims Boston households benefit from his administration, protecting workers and keeping projects funded despite debt concerns and interest rates. Hart is criticized for vague promises while Matthews’ record is praised.
Observations note Kate Gannett Wells in the December North American Review on The Servant Girl of the Future. Beacon Hill youth activities and Father Hall’s Grove Street trade school highlight Boston life while Governor Russell discusses political causes of the depression and bread in streets.
A Parisian paper notes Massenet near completing La Navarraise with Calve set to lead at Covent Garden and conduct by Calve for the premiere. Senator Gorman plans a summer Alaska trip with family, traveling the Pacific coast. Comte Montesquieu hosts inlay exhibits near Paris, famed for a winter garden dining room with live turtles. John Lee Carroll, former Maryland governor, remains a private citizen. Mrs. Mary Virginia Treherne embarks a perilous Syrian pilgrimage with her 18-year-old son, ending in Beyrout. Pastor Knellpp, named Papal chamberlain, learns of the honor through Woerishofen.
N J Schloss and Co a wholesale and manufacturing firm of boys clothing at 653 655 Broadway assigned today with twenty seven preferences the largest being Importers and Traders Bank of $20000. Head bookkeeper Joseph H Lewis arrested at Union Square Hotel after attempting suicide by gas. Police found embezzlement of firm funds and Louis held responsible for the defalcation estimated at least fifty thousand dollars.
In Avoca Pennsylvania on December 5 a stone throwing blockade formed near Cork Lane as wives sisters and sweethearts of miners supported Lehigh strikers. Special police feared renewed attacks while trains stalled and crews fought back with brakes levers and whistles as a determined female mob led by a Muldoon figure urged more violence.
Readers show little interest as President Cleveland's message circulates, with notable figures like Francis Peabody praising tariff reforms while Harvard's President Elliott and Archbishop Williams have not read it. Workers and officials across Boston factories and ports largely remain unaware, highlighting widespread indifference amid a snowstorm.
President Mcleod of the New York and New England railroad summoned the road’s employee committee to Boston for a conference at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning. The meeting aims to discuss unresolved labor matters and futures of the line.
A Boston teacher laments disruption by teachers in Dr. G Stanley Hall lecture at the English High School. He notes widespread ill breeding and constant talking during the address on The Education of the Heart and urges self discipline among educators.
The death of Mrs John J Collins is announced in Hastings England on December 4. The loss was unexpected here as relatives learned by cable Monday evening. She was the daughter of Edward A Kenney a well known brewer and sister to the wives of Dr William A Macdonald and Dr Eugene J Galligan. The body will be embalmed and brought home for burial.
Mrs. Annie Jenness MIller lectured on Artistic Dress at the home of Mrs. Albert A. Pope to raise funds for the Beneficent Society of the New England Conservatory of Music. She demonstrated through several gowns while noting practical improvements and suggested forming a Boston branch of the Improvement Society. Music and vocal performances accompanied her changes, drawing a progressive crowd despite a storm.
A reader praises the Post's independent spirit and editorial stance likening it to the paper’s early days. The letter expresses nostalgia for fifty years of engagement and hopes the Post remains a leading New England newspaper.
A Boston reader scolds the weather bureau for changing forecasts from rain to fair. The letter laments ruined outfits and daily plans, calling for more reliable predictions and continues with praise for the Post World’s Fair Portfolios 1 2 and 8 for size and artistry.
Venus ends its Boston engagement with a final performance on Saturday. The company shifts to New York to open at a major venue, likely Palmer’s Theatre or Garden Theatre, under Mr. Rice management. A follow creature may be Morocco Bound, and Wilson Barrett headlines at the Globe Theatre with Virginius.
About thirty leading Massachusetts figures, including Captain John M. Tobin and Patrick Donahoe, depart on the White Train from the New York & New England depot at 3 PM to attend the unveiling of General Shields statue in Washington at 2 PM today. The group, tied to the Meagher brigade and Ninth Regiment, travels with officers from the Ninth and Pilot staff ensuring smooth logistics for the trip.
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