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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post presents the Representative Democratic Paper of New England, reflecting regional political discourse and party coverage. It emphasizes Democratic perspectives and local affairs shaping New England politics.
The Post lists Daily and Sunday rates with one year at 9 0 3, 00 and 1 50 for six months. Subscriptions require advance payment and include instructions for mailing address changes and payment methods. The Boston Post can be found at New York hotels. all checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
General Patrick A. Collins spoke at Faneuil Hall praising Mayor Quincy as progressive and liberal, contrasting him with Republican rivals Curtis and Riley. He urged Boston voters to reelect Quincy by a wide margin, framing Curtis as conservative and Riley as an ineffective assistant candidate.
Local observers argue against a federal postal savings system in New England and the East noting abundant, well run state savings banks offering 3 to 4 percent. They question demand if 2 percent would lure funds and wonder how government would handle large deposits, citing Massachusetts deposits nearing half a billion dollars.
The article argues the postal savings bank idea is unnecessary and mismatched with New England needs, suggesting deposits could expand beyond simple savings and prompting questions about government use of funds if the scheme succeeds.
The Arkwright Club report highlights stronger Southern mills due to proximity to raw cotton and cheaper fuel, while tariff barriers and labor costs aid their advantage. Yet New England workers and capital are praised for resilience, innovation, and adaptability to meet the crisis without ceding ground.
In a discussion echoed by politicians and industry figures, Massachusetts resists lowering labor standards as urged by the Arkwright Club. The New Bedford interviewee and Mayor Ashley argue that Southern mills must raise standards by law, not Massachusetts lowering its own. They cite climate and work discipline as factors in regional productivity.
The piece supports Senator Lodge against spoils control of the census bureau. It cites Colonel Carroll Wright on cost savings under civil service versus political influence, noting potential savings of about 3.4 to 3.5 million dollars and a higher standard of work. It argues Congress should pursue efficiency and money saved.
The Observant Citizen notes DAR will unveil a tablet in Danvers marking General Israel Putnam’s birthplace. Police report no arrests amid a rash of breaks in Roxbury as detectives and extra patrols search empty apartments. Massachusetts gives New York its first female hospital interne from Lowell Dr Marie Benoit.
The column recalls Dr. D. Harkins’s recovery at Dorchester and William P. Brown’s tall stage presence at the Museum company. It also cites Greenhalge Emergency Hospital’s 30 000 patients, with only 56 percent beds, and ponders subway ridership and city transit use in Roxbury as rail and street traffic rise.
A poetic {fragment} from Harper's Bazar reflects on fleeting hours and changing seasons. It contrasts youth and aging with a belief in a perennial, true heart protected by love as time cannot touch it.
A collage of brief items notes Mrs Blitch of Elitch Garden driving an ostrich drawn carriage in Denver, Dr Macpherson's antidote for arrow poison, a Whistler postal mix up, and Boldini arriving to paint in New York with portraits including Whistler and Verdi.
A Daily Table hints page lists breakfast lunch and supper items such as grapes shredded wheat coffee and roast leg of lamb with sides and gravies. It includes recipes for cranberry pudding with cream two tablespoons butter and one cup sugar and ginger potato salad with vinegar olive oil and onions attributed to Grace E. Owen of Dorchester Massachusetts.
A tale of two worlds on Christmas Eve shows Joe and Helen Alston writing Santa from a cold back room. A fur clad stranger resembling Santa helps them, revealing him to be their long lost uncle who reunites the family, then funds a new life and a pattern of charity.
The Marlboro Enterprise notes the Boston Post is campaigning for cheaper telephone rates and has a history of pursuing what it campaigns for, suggesting promising prospects for success.
The Twenty second Massachusetts Infantry at their reunion in the Quincy House denounced statements by Presidents Eliot and Andrews on Confederate gallantry and harsher terms for soldiers. Mr Eliot allegedly said it would be better to pitch 150000000 into the sea than pay it to Union veterans.
Through the efforts of Mr Albert Stevens Parsons the Appalachian Mountain Club now owns forty acres including Moose Peak in Warreenfield. The purchase marks a milestone for the club and preserves a northern high point in this state.
The Citizens' Association of Boston releases a fiscal briefing showing rapid debt growth from 1880 to 1897, excluding water debt from taxes, with population and valuation rising while gross and net debts surge. It itemizes upcoming city and state borrowing and projects for the Kk system, Southern Union station, sewers, bridges, cross street widening, and East Boston ferry work, warning of large future obligations beyond the debt limit.
President McKinley nominates Attorney-General Joseph McKenna to the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Field. The confirmation is expected before the Christmas adjournment. Governor Griggs delays his nomination until January.
An executive committee of Boston citizens warns that water revenues are diverted to city running expenses and that metropolitan park and water costs will burden taxpayers. The group calls for prudent management as city indebtedness exceeds 100 000 and borrowing costs worsen against cities like Fall River and Cambridge.
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