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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
4
The Senate debate shows the Dingley tariff bill is dead unless a sudden shift occurs, delaying tariff legislation for this session. Republican leaders prefer not to decide protection claims now and call for more time and an extra session. Revenue needs remain, with current income lagging behind government outlays.
The piece honors Captain Joshua James and life saving crews for their perilous rescues during storms. It praises their constant patrols in all weather and calls on the public to support modest government compensation fitting their heroic yet unpaid service.
The Maine fish and game commissioners warn caribou are disappearing moose are scarce and over 10 000 deer were killed this year. They urge the Legislature to act to curb wasteful destruction and strengthen enforcement of game laws to protect state resources and economy.
The city mourns Henry L Pierce a former mayor and congressman. A Republican by early service he split from the party over conscience opposing coercion corruption and protection later aligning with Democrats. He stood for independence integrity and public duty while building a substantial fortune.
Aldermen passed revised ordinances raising the salaries of the financial department heads at City Hall to seven thousand dollars each. Public sentiment opposes the large hike amid a slow business period. The Common Council may approve the measure next.
The piece argues long service supports raises for auditor and treasurer but rejects a 40 percent hike for the new collector from 5900 to 7000. It notes Mayor Quincy may veto the ordinance and cites the city’s poor financial record so far this year, promising interest in the mayor’s response.
Readers share a mix of quirks and quick takes from the city scene. Traffic myths at Tremont and Boylston spark street theater and annoyed riders, while stores report crowded aisles and lean receipts. A shoplift scare with silk handkerchiefs ends in disclosure, and social events loom with the Quincy Club ball on January 13. Local anecdotes cover fashion, theater, and oddities from New York to New England.
On his birthday a lonely 36 year old woman named Bessie sits in church feeling unloved. A new preacher inspires her to help children, organizing a ward club where waifs find care and joy. The minister helps her see love and purpose, transforming her life from loneliness to happiness.
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly presents a string of humorous exchanges and social quips. Characters include Spats debating plagiarism, a doctor delivering a fatal warning, Uncle Eben and Boots at a Christmas gathering, and a boy pondering why fish have no legs as his father and others respond with playful, moralized quips.
A Post letter to the editor criticizes a telephone company plan to replace male operators with women. The writer argues it harms workers, displaces men, and invites public protest, urging custodial values and local labor protection. The missive cites moral lines and warns of corporate avarice with little regard for workers.
Professor Brouardel reported a startling hereditary pattern of suicide in a farmer near Estampes. The man hanged himself, leaving eleven children. Ten of the eleven children then followed suit after marrying and raising families, leaving one survivor now 68 who has avoided the family tragedy.
Holker Abbott plans an Alice in Wonderland charity performance at Somerset Club to benefit Infants Hospital as Boston society hosts a week of charitable events. Debutantes and social leaders attend a grand fair with Mrs Rol lins Morse and Mrs Gardner among the organizers.
Boston society gathered Saturday night for Mrs. Charles Gibson’s silver wedding celebration and the debut of her daughter Rosamond in a sea foam white gown. Captain and Mrs. Fenwick of London attended, arriving from the Waldorf Assembly hall. Mrs. Fenwick, daughter of Mrs. Everett and granddaughter of Howard Everett, is a noted Boston and New York favorite. Mrs. Gibson wore pale blue satin and gold, preserving her youthful appearance.
The article notes Mrs Arthur Rotch visiting Boston for the season with Mrs Billy Apthorp hosting Sunday nights in Beacon Street. She attracts attention in a Bohemian setting but struggles to win acceptance among the city’s smart elite.
The engagement of Lars Anderson to Miss Perkins of Boston stirs local interest in Cincinnati where Anderson is long associated with the diplomatic service. He has lately been stationed as legation attaché in Rome.
Moody, the exhorter, heads to Boston in a mood true to his name, hoping for an old-fashioned revival but faces bitter disappointment. New York prefers quieter faith as it grows past Moody and Sankey spectacles. The writer favors directing funds to Christmas gifts for the poor to aid conversion.
A humorous exchange quotes a king and Henry about Cuban postage stamps with the joke that Weyler is glad because he can lick them. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph notes the public prints mention the stamps.
Personal profile notes Miss Ellen Dortch has long engaged in Georgia politics and recently achieved success after earnest effort in navigating political pathways in the state.
A set of short items notes: Postmaster Fisher H. Pearson of Lowell married Miss Lalla Meade in Louisville, nephew of the late General Butler. Gov O Ferrall of Virginia declined to address Boston Young Men’s Democratic Club. TM m Arnold De Forest of Paris, naturalized in Washington, is said to be Baron Hirsch’s adopted son heir to about 28 million. Mrs. H S Tenney of West Concord celebrates her birthday. she was West Concord’s first female settler. Dama Pala, Indian priest, tours the U S for Maha Buddi Society. A banquet will honor Rev Dr Conaty of Catholic University at Worcester. First wedding in a Wellesley College building unites Maud Raymond Nias and Robert Foster West, with Glee Club procession and Fra Muller among attendants.
A mixed page presents a lunch and dinner menu including Grapes Quaker Oats Veal Cutlets and Apple Sauce with a recipe for puffs and croquettes. It also offers salad directions Oyster and Celery Salad Lettuce and Cheese Salad and sewing tips for affordable veils with black velvet ribbons.
Veils appear aggressive in pattern, using a coarse black net with large chenille dots about an inch apart. White chiffon also shows large black dots. Conservative wear keeps the veil under the chin, while chic styles let lower corners loosen and fasten at the back for a neat front fit.
The Senate today confirmed several nominees including Megrane Cox of New York as minister to Guatemala and Honduras, Charles A. Prouty of Vermont as interstate commerce commissioner, C. Max Manning of Georgia as legation secretary in Monrovia, John Jr. as legation secretary in Monrovia, and Sony Ridgeley Carter of Maryland as second secretary of the embassy in London.
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