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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1891
Page
4
Readable note indicates Boston Museum on Tremont Street scheduled a 7:45 showing titled A Sailor's Knot. Event centers on maritime knot craft with potential display and related demonstrations.
The Herald invites its oldest readers to contact the paper for a free subscription for life. It notes long loyalty dating back to the paper’s 1831 establishment and mentions a series of letters from longtime readers.
In Boston the largest registration on record heightens the chance of Mayor Matthews's victory. Citizens are urged to vote to honor faithful service and counter complacency promoted by opponents of the Democratic administration. The piece stresses duty, accountability, and the risk of low turnout benefiting rival Marruews.
A plan to push separate tariff reform bills on coal iron ore wool lumber salt cotton ties and binding twine is announced as soon as House committees are named. Republicans who opposed the last log rolled tariff may gain ground if they vote with their conscience against the act.
The opening of the new Congress sees Senator Stewart of Nevada propose a Republican free coinage bill. It sits on the Senate table ready to be called up, framed as a milestone on the Republican path to inflation while expected to be defeated in the House by Democratic votes.
The piece condemns intraparty rancor as Republicans in Massachusetts consider using Mr Crapo to challenge Mr Lopes in the next United States Senate race. It argues this would renew a sacrifice for loyalty and inflict further cruelty on Crapo amid lingering factional strife.
President Harrison urges Congress to pledge the nation’s credit to Warner Miller’s Nicaragua Canal Company, suggesting direct Treasury appropriations if needed. The plan would be funded by government-backed bonds, with projections that freight savings and naval usage could repay costs. The company’s finances show limited stock subscriptions and rising debts, including $20.8 million of stock and $5.95 million in first mortgage bonds, with only about 3,000 feet of canal dug to date.
The figures range from 70 million to 100 million dollars, raising doubts about the canal’s viability and the government guarantee at 3 percent. The key issue is whether the United States should fund a foreign canal as a public work with private stockholders. Past subsidized rail experiences suggest the public may resist.
View of agitation for the Beacon Monument restoration follows the ousting sequence as PrExorro ousted Fonseca who ousted Dom Pepo now dead and Promulgates a manifesto amid Brazilian public mood of happiness.
A fragment from an Elizabethan song collection features the verse by Robert Herrick praising the lute. The lines describe enchantment when listening to singing or playing, with the speaker feeling entranced and struck mute by the lute’s allure.
President Harrison’s silver message signals a freer silver push, noting the Treasury already holds the equivalent of national silver output. Merchants in Boston and New York condemn the concession, while conservative financiers warn of currency danger. Harrisons urges moderation and market hope, labeling him a temporizer rather than statesman or financier.
The Newburyport News notes President Whitney of the West End seeks complete freedom from competition before advancing his transit plan. The paper suggests offering him a mortgage of Boston and argues a bit of healthy competition could be beneficial.
A collage of witty exchanges and stage quips featuring Gladstone calls him Grand Old Feller while Beeker Deboys laments keeping Mumm dry. Dancers boast of boundin duties and critics debate melodrama quality amid lively banter and comic couplets.
The Auburn Gazette notes The Boston Post refused to publish the West End Street Car Company president’s lengthy address at $100 a column, framing it as journalism without a muzzle. It questions other Boston papers that still publish paid speeches and their news integrity.
A Newburyport News note claims newspapers publish President Whitney’s statements because the West End railroad can pay $100 per column for space. The Boston Post exposes the price and refuses the money.
Alderman Stacey proposes a petition to the General Court to allow taking land by special statute for highway location and sale, with Boston common and public landmarks to be exempt. The letter argues the question is too important for a commission and warns against altering protections for Boston common.
The piece critiques Republican candidate H. G. Allen citing a Boston Herald editorial on Common Council junketing. It notes Allen’s ward led improper charges by M. W. Burien, totaling 80208 for a year, far above Democrats’ levels, and states Allen voted for Burien’s fourth nomination despite prior remonstrances.
A satirical monologue on Christmas fever and marital spending, with a narrator fearing a wife will buy him a dressing gown. The piece blends social commentary with humorous self mockery as the holiday season looms.
The passage argues that naming Congressman Mills as the probable Texas choice for United States Senator would be a loss to the House, urging that the Senate needs vigorous new blood. It praises Carais E. and Minis for bringing brains and conscience to the upper chamber, asserting the Senate requires stronger, thinking men and conviction.
Mr Cuarres L Austin of West Roxbury sends a clipping from the Boston Post May 4 1860 featuring an extensive sketch titled Three Eras of Boston History. It outlines 1774 pre Revolution Boston, 1822 city status, and conditions in 1860 with a chapter on present day Boston. The note promises to present the sketch in full when space allows.
Wasuieron December 10 Speaker Crisp chose John H. Waterman to serve as his private secretary in a formal appointing action.
A collage of light aphorisms and witty exchanges from multiple papers. Pithy lines touch on politics, manners, travel, and daily life, including notable quips about the South Carolina legislature, a mail train joke, dress chatter at the Mulberry, and social manners across England and America. The collection preserves era tone and personality through named publications and speakers.
Eli Perkins warns of tin in Black Hills dulling gold and silver claims while Southern yachtsman Joseph McNeil dies after paralysis during a surgical view. Crip: Crisp’s parents once on stage. John Jacob Astor’s infant christened William. Tall Hall, a Kentucky figure, kills and burns, now jailed in Virginia. Jay Gould versus Vanderbilts in stock fight, Kilkenny cats noted. Grant’s image mocked on postal card. Emma Juch Opera Company wrecked in North Carolina due to a railroad accident.
In Lawrence Eagle commentary, the West End railroad in Boston rejects the 1890 act authorizing elevated railways. President Whitney says the expense is prohibitive, suggesting the measure may have been intended to deter competitors.
The Providence Journal notes a serious rapid transit issue in Boston and links it to the Republican party nearby. It argues the party must shift young, intelligent voters toward opposition, warning of a risk to GOP influence as rail transit debates arise.
The Columbia Theatre crowd enjoyed Jane Bennett, known as Johnnie Bennett, as she recounts rising from leading lady in a small amateur company to starring with Mr. Mansfield. She recalls early days, lessons from Mansfield, and a wobbly first night before a thriving acting career takes shape.
The article lauds Mayor Matthews for placing the paying department on a permanent basis at his first term and enforcing the nine hour workday for city employees. It cites John F. Cullen praising the department consolidation as securing permanent paving workers' jobs and highlights ongoing efforts to protect labor interests amid prior fiscal recklessness.
The New Ark arrived at Norfolk Virginia today while the Atlanta sailed from Fort Monroe Virginia this morning bound for Brazil.
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