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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1891
Page
4
Public notice from the Boston Post publishing company outlining subscription rates and payment instructions. It states all money sent at sender's risk and to make checks drafts and money orders payable to the Lost Publishing Company.
Brawkis Street Theatre Hollis street offers Thbermidor at 2 and 9 45. Gotemsra Theatre Washington street shows Jane at 2 and 8. Tremont Theatre Tremont street presents Alabama at 8. Boston Museum Tremont street stages A Sailor s Knot at 2 and 7 45. Bostrom Theatre Washington Street presents Carmen at 8. ? AX Theatre Washington street features The County Fair at 5. Gilone Theatre Washington street offers Agnes Huntington in Captain Therese at 2 and 8. Beacon Opera House Washington street presents Ezra Kendall in A Pair of Kids at 8. Iloann ArchEN UM Howard street shows Variety at 2 and 8. Pallace Theatre Court street runs Dora Wiley and Variety at 7 45 with New York Symphony Orchestra at 10 30 a m to 10 30 p m.
The Post reports a precise rise in its weekly circulation for the week ending November 21, 1891, compared with the prior week ending November 14, 1891, detailing the exact increase in readers and circulation numbers.
The Boston Journal is challenged to prove lavish expenditure and inefficiency by Mayor Matthews. The piece argues taxes have been reasonable, services improved, and cites support from leading citizens. It accuses the Journal and Horace G. Allen of party insincerity and calls for fair, honest accounting without overlays or miscalculations.
Mr Crisp told the Democratic caucus his nomination signals no retreat from tariff reform. He recalled his role resisting the high tariff bill pushed through by Speaker Reed in the last Congress and cited his May 1890 prophecy about public understanding of the issue.
The article cites Mr Crisp’s predicted class legislation and the public repudiation of the party that imposed it. Congressman Springer emphasizes tariff reform as the paramount issue of the 1892 presidential campaign, asserting that Speaker Crisp’s beliefs ensure the issue remains safe and forward.
The piece condemns Louisiana lottery influence in state politics and its bid to control the Democratic convention, warning of a possible bolt or minority party gain if McEnery loses. It cites New York and New Hampshire farm sales, urging Massachusetts to expand radical publicity for abandoned farms and summer residence booms.
The piece argues the Fifty-second Congress will stall until after recess with committee shapes guiding work. It urges targeting the McKinley tariff in detail, removing hides from tariff powers, and pushing free listing of raw materials to expose sectional tensions, especially New England versus Ohio, as a path for Democratic gains.
The West End street railway president Mr H M Whitney submits a letter alleging the Post solicited payment for printing his speech and dictating ads. The Post counters with affidavits from Bryants and Spaulding, stating no printing offer occurred and detailing the West End's funds used to subsidize the press. The piece urges stockholders and directors to investigate funding practices and restore public trust.
A collage of quotations on art, publishing, and society featuring Noah as artist, jokes about riding mares, a Mexican pardon for Hooker, and a quirky conundrum tale. It ends with a verse on tax and wit showing satirical tone of the era.
The Post publishes a catalogue from the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture detailing abandoned farms for sale across the Commonwealth. The report mirrors New Hampshire's approach, indicating this practice may be just beginning in the region.
Congressman Hoar cites a campaign pledge to oppose any Speaker who would not promise to oppose free coinage. Crisp refused to promise a specific action yet plans to act as desired. The piece praises both for keeping or avoiding pledges, with reservations about hastiness of Hoar's vow.
A Boston public statement denounces the West End company for corrupt tactics in its bid to provide rapid transit. It accuses the firm of bribery in the State House lobby, press subsidies, and muzzling journalism. The editors warn that such methods must end or the company will fail.
A collage of wry quips and short anecdotes from multiple 19th and early 20th century papers. The items joke about moral behavior, misreading character, burglars, honesty, and memory. Notable snippets include lines on churchgoers, fashion, a Georgia editor, and a bearded stranger seeking a coat after recalling a lost button.
A fragment from Elizabethan poetry includes Drink to me only with thine eye and a note on a rosy wreath. The lines contrast romantic devotion with classical nectar and note Jonson as the author.
At yesterday's Supreme Court hearing in the Fogg v Golden Lion case G O Thurston testified he was not a gospel minister yet was paid 4500 for services and 600 to 700 for recruiting new members. J W Ogden testified 8 W Sawyer held thirty two certificates in a Fitchburg lodge. Evidence shows supreme officers voted themselves 7500 salaries. Case unfinished.
A Christmas sale of fancy goods and preserves will be held today in the parlors of the South Congregational Church at the Exe ter and Newbury streets corner to aid the South Friendly Society. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a cafe as a feature and a possible continuation if stormy weather forces cancellation.
The Right Rev. John N. Galleher D D Episcopal Bishop of the diocese of Louisiana died last night in New Orleans of heart failure aged fifty two years.
Citizens praise the Post for resisting bribes from the West End Railway Company and defend press independence. Readers from Cambridge, Boston, and Roxbury express approval, gratitude, and concern over media subservience in 1891, urging daily delivery and continued integrity.
The second Paderewski recital featured changes to the programme with Nocturne substituting for a mazurka and the omission of Ballade and Valse Impromptu. Enthusiastic applause followed performances of Schumann Carnival and Liszt Rhapsodic Hongwise, Haydn variations, and Chopin numbers. Beethoven sonata fell short of the prior Monday. Tonight he appears with the New York Symphony Orchestra performing Liszt Hungarian Fantasy with orchestral accompaniment and Rubinstein’s Fourth Concerto in D minor.
Gounod's Faust earns a second strong Boston rendering led by Tavary Tremelli Stormont and Mascotti. Boret Delasco impress with pure tones and clever acting as the company nears its end in Boston with Carmen to follow featuring Mme Hauk. Mime Hank plans European tours after March.
Yesterday afternoon Tremont Temple hosted a fine concert programme performed by organist Charles Albion Clark and contralto Louise Bruce. The recital, under the auspices of the Copley Square School of Music, showcased a classical vocal and organ program.
Berne Dec 8 Dr Welti president of Switzerland and head of the railway department resigns after a plebiscite rejected government purchase of the Swiss central Railway. He also quits the Federal Council presidency and republic leadership. Fellow council members urged him to reconsider.
The Massachusetts State Board of Trade plans a banquet on Dec 15 at the Revere House. Secretary Foster of the U S Treasury will attend. Benjamin Butterworth likely joins the World's Fair Commission. Henry Cabot Lodge will speak on immigration. Judge Edward J MacDermott of Louisville will be a guest.
President Whitney urged joint action with the Rapid Transit Commission to ease street congestion. He endorsed the West End tunnel scheme as the only feasible solution, citing city growth and the need to widen streets from Craigie Bridge to Scollay Square. Dr Bowker dismissed electric cars, urging caution and noting high accident rates.
Mayor Matthews reform of the city architect department follows Citizens' Association critique of Hart schoolhouse costs and multiple contracts. He removes the city architect for cause after revelations of political influence and possible quid pro quo. Also ousts street department heads Jones and Meehan for turning the office into a political machine.
At a regular meeting the school committee presented and accepted its annual report. Expenditures totaled 1,685,860.28 while income was 41,209.06, yielding net expenditures of 1,644,151.22. Attendance reached 67,022 with an average per pupil cost of 2453. The city enrolled 73,082 children ages five to fifteen. 58,758 attended regular schools and 3,566 in special schools. There are 565 regular and 24 special schools, with 7,574 teachers. Public Building Committee spent 263,860.16 with 208.00 income and 263,652.16 net expenditures. Proposals included enlarging Prince school house for cooking and manual training and acquiring land to enlarge West Roxbury High Schoolhouse. Other items cover Roxbury High School military exercises and accounts estimates for 1893, with increases due to more pupils, higher salaries, manual training, physical training, and ash removal costs. A proposed special appropriation of 70,000 for ventilation and fire safety was discussed, along with transfer provisions if funds are not granted.
The will of the late Mrs. Ann Reilly filed in Suffolk County Probate Court leaves the residue of her estate in equal shares to Saint Vincent de Paul Society Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Destitute Children and to children of Saint Catherine Catholic Church of Charlestown and proprietors of the Little Chapel Calvarx after small bequests to relatives.
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