Hart Keeps the Handwriting on the Wall
Hart is tried and found wanting in a terse courtroom scene where judgment lingers over a stubborn handwriting case and the public eye observes a verdict.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1893
Page
4
Explosions Across Europe Stir Crank and Anarchist Fears
The report cites a dynamite blast in the French Chamber of Deputies following a Barcelona theatre attack and a Spain anarchist hub discovery. Paris police deem the assailants likely unsound minds not political extremists, noting these acts seem aimed at notoriety rather than overthrow. The piece also mentions Chicago Mayor Harrison’s assassination as a comparable event and notes physicians backing the candidacy of Mayor Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
Barcelona
Spain
Harrison
Chicago
Paris
Hart Declares No Endorsement Needed in Boston Mayor Race
The piece argues Hart claims he does not require endorsements despite city business interests and a non partisan group rebuking his remarks on public finances. It notes Hart’s belief contrasts with public opinion and cites Republican estimates predicting Matthews’s victory over Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Boston
Boston Irish in temperance defend right to choose
Chairman Burdett of the Republican committee claims Irish derive names as proof of Prohibitionist leanings. The piece argues Irish Boston youths form a temperate, liberty loving group, many total abstainers, and rejects Burdett's insinuations as insulting. It notes the Tariff Commission of 1883 urged substantial tariff cuts for consumer justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdett
The
Republican Committee
Boston
Tariff Commission
Tariff Debate Persists Over McKinley Law Reforms
A period note argues against McKinley tariff reductions praising current prosperity and urging reform. It cites former tariff commission member Robert P. Porter now critic, claims calls for reform reflect genuine industry needs versus hysterical denunciations. Hart to have a year to respond to Causten Browne during leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tariff Commission
Robert P. Porter
New York Press
Sunday Post climbs another rung of the ladder
The Boston Post recalls its rise since 1831 and notes the Sunday Post yesterday led in circulation and ads, outpacing rivals with extensive news features including mayoral vote canvassing and Robsart's shipwreck sketch, while Sunday Herald Globe and Sunday Journal trailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston’ Post
Boston
Old. Post
Sunday Post
Amy
Robsart
Sunday Herald
Sunday Globe
Sunday Journal
The
Clean Streets At Low Tax Rate From Mayor Matthews
Mayor Matthews proclaims a pledge of clean streets with a low tax rate and full value for money expended. The statement emphasizes fiscal prudence, municipal maintenance, and efficient use of resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Why He Should Stay as Boston Mayor Matthews Record Cited
The Journal argues Mayor Matthews is proven in public service with transit, street, school, and park projects, while Hart lacks notable public reforms beyond endorsing a trolley order. It urges voters to keep Matthews in power and challenges Hart to address debt and arithmetic of the upcoming vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Matthews
Boston
New England
State House
Mr. Hart
United States
Colorado
Keeley Institutes
Providence
Lexington
Haverhill
Springfield
Worcester
North Adams
A. C. Dow
Tremont Street
Beaten by Their Own Figures in Ward Estimates
The Sunday Post reports Republican ward committees show Hart below the Democratic candidate Mayor Matthews. The tally calls Hart a minority despite high figures claimed by Republicans, while Democrats suggest Matthews reflects the likely result. the piece blasts Hart’s managers over misreadings and cites dirty streets high taxes and rising debt as campaign fixations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Hart
Sunday Post
Can didate Hart Put In Pillory By Citizens' Association
Mr. Causten Browne and his associates of the Citizens' Association have placed Hart in the pillory and he protests his treatment as the dispute unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Causten Browne
Citizens’ Association
Hart
Hart Pilloried Candidate Hart Rates City Deeds
The report describes Candidate Hart's conduct after being placed in the pillory by Boston citizens. He mocks critics, accuses others, and defends his positions amid a hostile crowd. The piece condemns his temperament and highlights city labor costs cited as part of his record.
Boston Tea Party survivor and other city notes
The last survivor of the Boston Tea Party was David Kerrison who died in Chicago in the early 1900s at age 114. He served at Fort Dearborn in 1810 and rests in Lincoln Park Cemetery with an unmarked grave known to Fergus of Fergus Printing. Other items mention Paul Revere’s Mohawk role, a forthcoming Springfield wedding of Dr. Philip Knapp and Isabel Stebbins, Bulgarian commissioner Vulko Shoploff visiting Boston, and various social and civic happenings around Boston including concerts, lectures, and church news.
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David Kerrisoh
Chicago
Dearborn
Lincoln Park
George Fergus
Fergus Printing Company
Paul Revere
North Square
New York
Philadelphia
Philip Knapp
Isabel Stebbins
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Springfield
John"b. Stebbins
Massasoit House
Notable Demise of Governor Chamberlain’s Son and Other Briefs
Ex Governor D H Chamberlains wife died two years ago and now his second son Philip has passed after years as an invalid. Reports note Emperor Wilhelm hunting 720 pheasants, and General Gordon to lecture in Baltimore on The Last Days of the Confederacy. Rev Theodore Pease, former Andover professor and Dante lover, praised for studious life and Greek scholarship. A New Nome sewing machine ad concludes the column.
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Mfe
Whiting
Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Public Institutions
D. H. Chamberlain
Philip
Chamberlain
South Carolina
John B. Gordon
Baltimore
Fifth Regiment Veteran Corps
Theodore ©. Pease
William J. Tucker
Andover Seminary
Dartmouth College
Pease
Dente
Jay’s Peak
Green Mountains
Pease F
Zella Nicolaus in Blackmail Scandal Cover Story
New York December report trades vivid allegations against Zella Nicolaus and her guardian Albert Ruhman. Attorneys Howe and Hummel defend her from blackmail claims amid superintendent Byrnes looming action. Details recount her finances, past addresses, a ring loan scene, and links to a mysterious guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Byrnes
Nicolaus
Hummel
George Gould
Howard Gould
Gould
Zella Nicolaus
Bread Struggles Of Unemployed Builders In Winter
A Boston era feature describes families facing hunger as 400 to 500 transient laborers roam for work. Jeremiah Sheehan, a rheumatic veteran with five months work in two years, loses two children and accumulates $100 in rent arrears while his Building Laborers' Union dues keep him from aid. About 700 names on the union books show half unemployed. many rely on charity as coal, fuel, and groceries drain scarce funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah ‘Sheehan
Dorchester Avenue
No. 96
Sheehan
Building Laborers’ Union
fMmoney
Scarce aid as workers seek bread and work
The text notes growing scarcity of small loans for food and basic needs. It describes that many men, facing hunger, turn to the red flag as salvation while still hoping for honest work. The excerpt paints a bleak picture of desperation and societal pressure.
Miss Goulds Donation Promises New York Horticulture Project
Miss Helen Gould plans a major gift to create the Kindergarten and Pot ted Plant Association at Irvington on the Hudson. The group will teach urban children horticulture and foster better class relations, with summers for 260 lodging and meals, frame buildings ready by June, and a home funded by gifts and life memberships of $100 each. Mrs. George Gould to head the association with other officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Gould
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Children’s Aid Society
New York Free “ Kindergarten Association
Hebrew Kindergarten Society
New Association
Irvington
George Gould
Association
Helen, Gould
Alice Wellington Rollins
Theodore Sutro
Grand Opera House
Tonight at the Globe Wardes Francesca da Rimini at the Museum
Tonight the Globe and Wardes present Francesca da Rimini with Frederick Warde and Louis James at the Museum. A varied programme features Reeves’s American Band, Miss Irma Jokay, Miss Alice Hodgens, and Miss Minnie Gayl with a wave of popular concerts to follow. The Hungarian Gypsy Band, Union Hall recital, and Rice’s Venus gift matinee promise festive entertainment as Boston’s theaters roll into December.
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Hinstrelsy
the Globe
Hollis Street
Irma Jokay
Alice
Hodgens
Minnie
Gayl
Francesca’da
Rimini
Frederick Warde
Louis James
Boston
Museum
James Francesca DA Rimini Laxciorro
Warpe
Mr. James
Damon
Eugene Tompkins
Eugene Tomekins
Letter to the Post editor on tariffs and national policy
A reader asks through the Post’s pages for Home Market Club members to discuss protection under McKinley era tariffs. He laments strikes, praises Wilson era measures, and predicts renewed American industrial power and a strong flag under a wise president, urging national unity and market expansion.
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McKinley
Harrison
Republic
Républic
Congress
Record
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Sack Dempsey
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