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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1893
Page
5
Mayor Matthews convenes representatives of charitable groups and key citizens to form a united effort to aid the unemployed in Boston. He stresses quick, practical action to provide work for forty thousand able-bodied men idle this winter and to organize broader public support through existing societies and civic leaders.
An editorial argues that when social conditions deny men a chance to earn a living, society must act to correct the wrong. It notes a hard winter with cold homes and bare meals in Boston, urges the wealthy to share wealth and provide mutual aid to help the poor regain opportunity.
The article praises Mayor Matthews for cleaning streets, curbing filth harming merchants, and improving public health. It notes tax fears, later reductions, and money found to run city departments while criticizing school facilities and funding gaps.
The speaker praises the civic reforms and critiqued efforts to remove the chief executive, stressing the need to finish public works, park expansion, and transportation reforms in a hard winter with high unemployment. He argues the city should not return to the conditions of three years past.
The Attorney General Mr Olney shows little faith in the Sherman anti trust law and questions its effectiveness against restraints of trade. He notes state laws in New York may handle some cases though the law remains the main tool. The report promises a test before the Supreme Court, urged as desirable.
The piece condemns manufacturers who cut wages claiming the tariff bill harms industry. It argues the bill would raise profits by removing tax from raw materials, while withholding any real change in manufacturing conditions. It denounces pretended wage-cut justifications as cruel deception.
The annual license vote shifts again with twenty one cities voting last Tuesday. Last year a strong no-license majority existed. this year nearly all shows a move toward license. Thirteen cities flipped from No to Yes, while thirteen stayed No, signaling possible changes in local policy attitudes. The Fall River result is highlighted as indicating possible rejection of prohibition as a practical morality measure.
A political column recalls Hart’s past votes as an Alderman against higher pay for city laborers and against holiday benefits. It questions his current stance, noting he has done little to reverse those positions and remains opposed to measures that would provide city workers with jobs and benefits during a hard winter.
The Observant Citizen notes Dr William M J Mellen mayor elect of Chicopee after last year's close defeat by 57 votes. It recalls 314 votes cast in a year from 2047 polls and hints at press opposition and political rivalries.
A newspaper excerpt recounts a young woman at a Boston and Albany station claiming to be stranded in Malden. She asks for money and hints at knowing the "game" to trap travelers. The piece expands to local chatter about Radcliffe College and Harvard benefactor lore, plus a social note on a matinee at the museum and a rumor about John I Stevenson's recovery from a prior stroke.
General Lew Wallace consulted over fifty books and studied astrology for his novel The Prince of India before writing it. L G Fisher of Chicago donated a large Greek plaster cast collection to Beloit College. The Princess of Wales shows dress savvy despite a heavy bonnet. Dr Mary A Suganuma becomes Nagasaki’s first licensed woman physician. Colonel Charles Page retires as senior colonel in the army medical corps.
A Boston tailor, Mr Bornstein, found starving with his wife and a three year old child at 5 Oneida street. hospital aid followed after a day, as garment workers face mass unemployment. About 8,000 city dressmakers idle. unions mobilize support, with relief funds and pledges from Washburn clothing and workers. Witness accounts and landlord leniency highlight widespread hardship across multiple families and districts.
Eliza J. Pirce of New Bedford says her 1874 desertion by William N. Pirce led her to wed William B. Flagg in 1892 on advice from Rev Frederick P. Snow who claimed their marriage had "run out." A later suit for divorce was dismissed by the Superior Court and upheld by the Supreme Court, which ruled the error was one of law.
Christmas sale offers unmatched furniture values at Paine Warerooms on Canal Street. A 500 volume glass door book cabinet in quartered oak is advertised for just 30 dollars, highlighting limited time opportunities shoppers should not miss.
An old advertisement touts Hale painless dental company at the corner of Boylston and Tremont. It claims popular prices and notes no students.
Neponset Elsie R Bryant aged 3 years 4 months 7 days dec 4 Cambridge Mary Howe aged 87 years dec 4 Chelsea Patrick J Monks aged 15 dec 5 Soldiers Home formerly Company H Third Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry obituary notice summary
An inspector from the Weather Bureau Boston protests a Dec. 1 interview with Mr. Clayton claiming frequent map errors. He cites a Dec. 6 letter from Washington directing corrective steps and press access to maps. Clayton declines further comment, noting the chief’s stance.
Grace Weld Soper daughter of John E. Soper of Waltham married William A. Dole of Boston in First Parish Church. The Rev W H Puls ford officiated with Miss Mabel B. Soper as maid of honor and Rev William Hall Williams as best man. Ushers included B Moore Robert B Gross H H Weeks Arthur Cumner W B Blanchard and Arthur Barrett. The bride is known in newspaper circles for work with the Boston Journal.
Kate Dudley of Dedham and Margaret McDonald of Quincy were arrested for shoplifting by Joe Knox yesterday. Dudley, about 30, previously spent a year in the house of correction, while McDonald is 23.
J M McLellan writes to praise papers exposing the wage labor struggle under protectionism. He argues tariffs reward capital owners while workers see little gain, describing corporate control as a modern wolf preying on labor and calling for Uncle Abe to free wage earners.
The article details a crowding schedule across Boston venues. Rice promises a sensational extra matinee feature for Venus at the Park. John Drew, Maude Adams, and Henry Guy Carleton premieres headline at the Hollis and Columbia. The Globe hosts Wilson Barrett performing Otello Hamlet and Virginius as part of a charity benefit for Boston Lodge of Elks, with extensive acts and novelties at the Bowdoin Square, Lyceum, and Museum venues.
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