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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
5
A damaged OCR item shows guidance for giving present and future addresses for theft notices. It mentions Second Class Matter notation and cautions against sending cash or money orders. The readable text is unclear and partially garbled.
The piece questions Mayor Curtis for addressing the public about whether Boston remains no place for manufacturers and workingmen. It argues his departments cannot represent his view and demands he state his position or let it go. It asks if he still endorses a slander he published last July.
The piece argues a Democratic landslide in Boston next Tuesday will not only elect Mr. Quincy as mayor but give the party control of every municipal branch. Rallies across the city show strong enthusiasm for the entire ticket and public sentiment favors a complete victory.
The response argues Mayor Curtis will defend his administration with appointees and campaign funds from city employees. It asserts that Boston residents bear the cost of campaign work by apartment heads and others connected to the mayor's effort.
A column questions the Beaton mayoral campaign expenditures funded by Boston taxes. It argues the Republican candidate benefits from state paid staff while questioning Mayor Curtis and his managers for outsourcing campaign duties to appointees paid by the public purse.
An editorial argues the Boston mayoral race should reflect the city’s Democratic majority. It praises Mr Quincy as a capable Democrat who would win broad support, while noting Curtis’s nomination is also partisan on the minority side and risks defeat.
The Sugar Trust counsel argues the reorganized American Sugar Refining Company stays within law and cannot be attacked as restraint of trade. The piece contends trusts, whether many firms or a single corporation, distort legitimate trade, aim for artificial monopolies, and employ methods the law forbids, especially when adopted by corporations.
A Cold Weather tariff proposal by the Ohio Wool Growers Association and Judge Lawrence seeks to defend wool markets in Washington. The piece argues free wool lowers prices, revitalizes factories, and raises wages, criticizing McKinley era policies and urging protection for wool workers amid a harsh season.
The Journal warns of spoils at City Hall as Quincy nears election. It accuses Mayor Curtis of looting city offices for political friends and a fat fund extracted from officeholders, comparing to past administrations and urging Republican concern.
The Public Institutions department under Mayor Curtis shows a sharp cost rise. Under Dr. Jenks it ran around 40,000 a month, while under Dr. Heath it averages about 63,000 monthly. At this rate, annual costs will climb roughly 122,000, contradicting the mayor’s savings claim and blaming a shift from Dr. Jenks to Heath.
A political argument over city finances claims that certain measures would place a large extra burden on Boston taxpayers, sparking concern about the impact on household budgets and municipal services.
A column mixed with light literary notes and social observations from Boston. It touches on newspaper ad claims, first sleigh of the season, theatre reform efforts, gas company frictions, rail and ferry glimpses, a fire department’s popularity, streetcar views, sparrow roosts at King's Chapel, heraldry fashion, photo curiosities, scenes of park street window pictures, social gossip on elopements, and recollections of a famed elopement warning of reputational fallout.
A West ern town priest, Father John, learns that his long vanished brother, a mercantile hopeful, returns as a remorseful tramp and confesses to the murdered recluse, stealing a fortune. The revelation ends with the brother’s death and the priest burying him beside the church.
A red brown wengaline gown features a stiffened full skirt edged with mink bands, a basque waist with mink trim, and a vest like a waistcoat in white silk with gold embroidery. Mink collar and cape-style collar match, with tips on creating a detachable collarette for two looks. The piece ends noting the latest fashion.
A historic table of dishes lists Apple Rolls and Potato Dumplings, Beef a la mode, corn soup, scalloped potatoes, and stuffed eggs. Instructions describe rolling dough with butter, shaping, and baking, plus a detailed beef and veal soup with bread and cream. The clipping ends with a signature and address: Jamaica Plain, MA.
The excerpt lists breakfast and luncheon items such as grape fruit juice, fried ham, baked potatoes, creamed chicken, leg of mutton, macaroni and cheese, and desserts. It includes recipe fragments for breakfast rolls, Cognos chicken, and corn starch pudding, with measures and instructions. It ends with a signature noting Miss Flora H Breed of Lyon Massachusetts.
The Boston Post offers a weekly prize of five dollars for the best three meal bill of fare by its women readers. Bills must resemble menus with brief preparation directions, for three meals serving four to five persons, not exceeding ten dollars per week for five people. Submissions end Saturdays. winners printed Mondays. only one side of paper, no returns.
A reader from East Boston asks the Hartford Post about revenue cutters seen on the ferry. He and another correspondent debate whether these cutters are part of the navy and share rank and pay. He seeks the official rank, pay, and duties of revenue cutters.
In Washington on December 6 the Senate considered many bills. A Chandler (Rep. NH) measure seeks unlimited coinage of gold and silver at 1 to 16 1/2 with bullion deposits, legal tender for all debts, new silver dollars, and retirement of existing coins. Other proposals include Treasury notes, silver bullion coinage, and reforms to military organization and public morals enforcement. Senator Call urged a tougher stance on Cuba and criticized Spain’s conduct, tying it to Monroe Doctrine principles.
Senator Call presses in Senate for equal Cuban access to U S ports and territory, condemning Spain's oppression and urging the foreign relations committee to report a resolution favoring Cuba. The resolution was referred to that committee as the chamber adjourned for executive business until Monday.
Detroit December reports quoted Don M Dickinson predicting imminent formal recognition of Cuba as belligerent and eventual recognition of its independence. He tied President Cleveland's message to this shift, urging support for Cuban freedom while warning against U S territory being used to aid insurrection. Dickinson urged American sentiment to help Cuba, likening outrages to Armenia and urging charity at home.
Washington Dec. 5 press reports say Speaker Reed faces pressure to create two elections committees to handle thirty contested seats by March 4. Most contestants are Republicans and sources expect Reed to ask the House to authorize two panels. Daniels of Buffalo is favored for one chair, though he prefers not to lead. The aim is to judge cases on merits and law, not partisan lines, with fairness guiding all deliberations.
Congressman John K. Cowan of Maryland says talk of a third term for Mr. Cleveland arises from belief in his sound principles on finance and public questions. He argues the people would support a Cleveland nomination, trusting there would be no jingo war while he leads the government.
The Democratic Senate caucus authorized Chairman German to appoint a nine member committee to assign members to committees. West and Blackburn signaled willingness for Republicans to control committee chairs and legislation this Congress. Six former committee members Cockrell Harris Blackburn Brice Jones and Gorman were named. three national men will be chosen after Monday. Harris to be nominated as Democratic candidate for president pro tem if Republicans propose a candidate.
Berlin December 5 The Post comments on President Cleveland's message to Congress noting Germany has less to lose from an economic war than the United States If American threats succeed Germans must resist Cleveland's warning and retaliatory moves would apply with equal force on both sides The piece reflects Berlin’s view of possible US economic hostilities.
The Senate on December 5 confirmed Matt W. Ransom of North Carolina to be minister to Mexico.
Washington dispatch reports Edward Adams was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point today. He hails from Almhers t (second district), Massachusetts, indicating a new entrant from the region into the military academy program.
An offer lists Artificia Hunan Eyes Fitted River at four dollars with about 6000 units available for selection. The brief notes a limited stock sale and a straightforward price point.
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