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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post highlights a Democratic paper in New England with a stated mission. It discusses party aims, regional influence, and efforts to shape public policy through editorial alignment and advocacy.
The notice lists daily, six month, and three month subscription rates and asks subscribers to provide both current and new addresses for mail changes. It notes second class matter status, sender's risk for money, and payments to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY with contact options in Boston and New York hotels.
The text explains President Cleveland’s currency reform proposal. It calls for ending the endless chain of redemption and reissue by canceling Treasury notes after gold redemption. It proposes issuing bonds for redemption purposes, expanding national bank note issuance, and banks redeeming their own notes. It argues the government should quit banking and focus on receiving and spending people’s money for public benefit.
The President reiterates the Monroe doctrine with strong emphasis and extends its scope regarding Cuba. He warns Europe against meddling, stating the United States will act alone if necessary to protect its interests and proximity. The policy asserts U S dominance in the Americas.
The London Telegraph offered a Christmas present to Ambassador Bayard but he courteously declined. The episode, though absurd, became an international jest as it unfolded, yet Bayard’s stance ends the affair without further offense. The piece notes English public reaction, especially among the working classes.
The passage notes that a plan to show popular good will between the United States and another country drew small subscriptions. It says good feeling between the two nations should be respected, not mocked, and that Mr. Bayard acted to remove the objection to the offense against official proprieties.
The piece explains President Cleveland’s stance that the United States cannot delay action if Spain fails to end the Cuban conflict. It notes mediation offers for home rule and guarantor measures, and warns Spain faces domestic upheaval and potential support for uprisings amid volatile conditions.
An editorial argues for removing tariff from politics by creating a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission. It notes the recent election sidelined tariff as a political issue and proposes a body with authority to guide Congress toward businesslike, scientifically based tariff changes free of party aims and campaign debts.
The article praises Cleveland's final message to Congress as candid well written and strongly American in tone It highlights his domestic confidence Cuban policy the Venezuelan boundary settlement currency reform and a sharp attack on trusts and monopolies reflecting public sentiment.
A playful tongue twister story features Susie Simmons sailing south on September 2 with numerous S alliterations. Susie accuses Simon Simpkins of stealing sapphires after Sara Smith reports the loss, leading to Saunders’s search and Simpkins’s surrender amid sea and sunset imagery.
The President speaks at length about corporate privileges, delivering a clear message that emphasizes reform and accountability. He asserts that abuses must end and outlines principles expected to guide future policy actions.
A Highland car conductor exposes a fare evasion scheme with a large bill trick, and a woman’s quarrel over change. The piece muses on envelopes for conductors, a gum as a weather barometer, and odd insights into human nature.
A mixed page lists breakfast and supper dishes with orange pudding and drop biscuits, plus a detailed orange dessert recipe. It also reports social marriage mentions, prominent figures in politics and society, and brief notes on royalty, finance, and diplomacy, including Queen Victoria, Colonel Grant, and Miss English.
A compact recipe page lists cake and frosting instructions. Sunflower cake uses sugar butter eggs milk saleratus and cream of tartar with sifted flour. frosting requires beaten yolks and confectioners sugar. The author is Miss Hattin D Till of 8 Montello Street, Dorchester.
Governor-elect John R. Tanner of Illinois will marry Miss Cora Edith English of Springfield on December 30. The ceremony is set to occur soon after his election.
Voters in multiple cities choose mayors and split on license questions. Candidates include Beverly Odell, Brockton Williamson, Everett Henderson, Gloucester Robinson, Haverhill Brickett, Holyoke Curran, Lawrence Jenkins, Lowell Courtney, Salem Turner, Somerville Perry, Springfield Winter, Taunton Morris, and Worcester Sprague. Ballots show Yes and No options with varied anti A P A stances.
A vivid note on children's capes from ages 3 to 13. Light weight fabrics and bright linings fit tiny tots, while school-age capes are sturdy dark pieces in Scotch cheviots with tartan lining. Camel hair proves suitable with proper care.
A garment is detailed with two rows of black braid at the bottom and on the fronts. A small shoulder cape matches the trim and features a large hood lined with pale green. The cape and lining include fibre chamois interlining for body and warmth. The test text appears fragmentary.
The Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Boston and vicinity representing 80,000 communicants and 50,000 residents within 25 miles urges the Boston Public Library trustees to reject the Bacchante statue. They warn it promotes sensuality and drunkenness and would corrupt art and morals.
A Boston special committee reported the Squires estate at Revere offers a rifle range site and valued land at 200 dollars per acre with 500 by 3600 feet, estimating no substantial change if width expands. They put care damages at 3500 dollars and supported the purchase under eminent domain.
Count Philip Eulenburg, ambassador to Austria, testified in Berlin as a witness in the editors libel trial. He said he knew Major Von Tausch from the Kaiser’s Abazzin visit and once suggested a decoration for him. He denied any links to intrigues against Freiherr Marshall Von Bieberstein and claimed no knowledge of such plots.
A formal envelope addressed to David Belasco from a secretary of the German Emperor urged collaboration on a new drama. The Emperor, signing as ruler, offered six months abroad and promised generous pay, with Belasco free to accept or decline.
The Supreme Court heard J O Teele trustee under Mrs Bralley details in a dispute over $12 000 bequest to build a Roman Catholic church at Carndrine Ireland The Bishop of Derry and others argue there is no need for a new church while residuary legatees oppose reallocating funds The case resumes today with counsel for all sides listed.
Russell H. Cornwell will speak on The Silver Crown at Tremont Temple on Wednesday night to aid Boston Baptist Hospital. The fourth annual Union 6064 A F L hall for the sanitary and street cleaning department will be held at Cotilton Hall Mechanics' building that same evening with music by Doherty's Orchestra.
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