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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1892
Page
4
Send your name and $1 to the Business Office The Post for a Columbus coin reserve. Receipts issued, coins delivered as available, refunds if not received. Subscriptions filled in order. profits aid the World’s Fair treasury.
The Post offers heartfelt Christmas greetings and hopes readers enjoy a merry Christmas through gifts or kind acts. It wishes a happy new year tied to a year of duty well done and hopes no one is left out of the Christmas spirit.
A critique of Mr. Lopez's bid for the United States senate cites excessive caucusing from party bodies. Republicans decry packed caucuses guiding legislators, oppose legislature selection by caucus, and challenge convention authority on legislative duties amid the LopaE machine's creaking.
The Journal notes Cleveland gained 31,466 votes over 1888 while Harrison won the presidency by the Electoral College. It argues this is no landslide and highlights Harrison as a minority president while the nation remains eight years Democratic aligned.
An editorial comments that one envoy extraordinary, three secretaries of legation, and four consuls were appointed in one day, noting there is no necessity to fill these posts yet. It argues subordinate staff could manage until March 4, paralleling how Harrison handled other foreign representatives.
A veteran public servant returns home on leave to aid a late campaign, rushing to settle political debts before removal from public service. The administration is criticized for treating office as a private swap, marking an unseemly end to a tenure noted for its motto linking public office to private interests.
A writer urges the Gas Commission to prioritize small consumers over large buyers in a plan for cheaper gas next month. The piece denounces the Boston Gaslight Company for benefiting major customers and calls for decisive action to lower prices for ordinary households.
An expected rider to the agricultural appropriation bill proposes a Bureau of Roads under the secretary of the department. It follows a year of road advocacy led by Colonel A A Pops and aims to study road systems, publish findings, codify state road laws, and propose further legislation. A Department of Roads is viewed as the ultimate goal.
The year ends with a pension list near one million names, the largest of its kind. Comparing to war enlistments 2,780,478 and Blaine's 2,063,391 serve totals, with 304,360 dead and 128,352 deserters, about 1,500,000 had served by war’s end. Now twenty-seven years later one million are eligible for disability pensions, prompting questions of fairness.
A hearing before railroad commissioners raised doubts that the Boston and Maine railroad has a right to lay another track at grade across Main and Rutherford streets in Charlestown. The community opposes new grade crossings and a further adjourned hearing will address legality while public welfare favors fewer crossings.
The Newburyport Herald notes the Boston Post’s belief that many readers think they can run a newspaper and offers a premium to the best letter on the subject, inviting engagement from the public.
The Boston Post promotes a round trip to the World’s Columbian Exposition for readers who secure fifty yearly subscriptions at three dollars each. Subscribers gain a full journey prize funded through the National Advertiser platform.
From the Republic the report notes a substantial indorsement of Mayor Matthews' two years in office, suggesting he may feel flattered by the electoral support reflected at the polls.
Ex Governor Ames of Massachusetts remains for free raw material. The leveled headed man advocates this stance, reflecting his steady approach to business and policy in the Union report.
A compilation of quips and witticisms from various papers notes humorous lines about politics, art, taste, and daily life. It presents a string of puns and social observations, citing the Lowell Courier Baltimore American El Paso Gazette Westfield Standard and others as sources.
The Attorney-General Pillsbury remains in the same condition as reported. Mrs Pillsbury, aided by a professional nurse, continues to care for her husband. Archibald Coolidge, recently named secretary of the United States legation at Vienna, is a son of Randolph Coolidge of Boston and nephew of T. J. Coolidge, minister to France.
Ex Governor and Mrs Perham of Maine will host friends to celebrate their golden wedding Saturday evening December 31 1892 at their Portland home. Augustus T Swift Latin master at Hotchkiss School New Bedford for Christmas vacation. farmer in St Albans VT wastes four barrels of cider trying to fight house fire whiskey barrel also emptied. Daniel H Chandler of Portland once a leading military bandmaster ill seriously. noted musical reformer of his era.
George W Vanderbilt returns from Japan with a curios collection. San Francisco circles name Mrs Hearst widow of the late Senator as a likely $1 000 000 donor to a new museum. Hezekiah Butterworth to compose a Washington crossing anniversary poem for the Sons of the Revolution in Trenton New Jersey. A voyager from the South Seas reports Mr and Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson adopting regional habits and fashions, seen wandering Tahiti in bare feet and flowing native garments.
Colonel William L. Candler of Brookline was buried with military honors yesterday from Trinity Church. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion led the arrangements with Major Calef and Major Merrill directing church and pallbearers. Attending groups included G. A. R. Post No. 143, the Third Army Corps, First Regiment Association, Eleventh Army Corps, and the Military Historical Society. The service followed Episcopal burial rites, performed by Rev. Leonard K. Storrs and Rev. E. W. Donald. Pallbearers included Generals and Colonels from Loyal Legion, Posts, and associations, with a Forest Hills burial to follow.
WaAsumeton reports that on January 1 1893 the fourth class post offices Newton Upper Falls Weymouth Centre and Woodsville will be raised to provincial class status Debates over postal classifications appear in the notices of the Boston and New Hampshire regions.
The Providence Journal reports Boston plans to enter a boat in the trial races aimed at selecting a cup defender. Officials indicate a full crew will contest the trials to determine the challenge position.
Edward Parker Deacon scores another victory in the ongoing suits with his wife Gladys. The court of appeal grants him the right to see his daughter every two days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during holidays, though foregoes full guardianship. He vows to appeal to American courts for broader rights.
A Salem Gazette notice dated December 22 from Hoon F. E. Farrey discusses the Booming Post as an ongoing endeavor in Salem. The item notes community engagement and timeliness without detailing specifics.
A compact 1892 instruction by John Ernest McCann argues for strict, traditional newspaper culture. He urges Harvard or Princeton backgrounds for staff, dry reporting of plays, and top billing for advertisers, praising discipline over brilliancy. The piece ends with an address and date.
James Morris of Gorham Street in Waltham writes of building a union oriented newspaper. He vows outspoken editorials, extensive dialogue style, reliable sporting coverage by Rob Roy, and a mission to aid charitable groups and the oppressed while avoiding sensationalism.
E L Carrey of 36 Carver Street Boston outlines a plan to join a news association like Reuters or Dalziel and hire experienced reporters and sub editors who avoid sensationalism. He would build a strong advertising canvass, fill every space with ads, and include light reading alongside news, aiming for first with the news and Democratic alignment.
A Boston reader thanks the Post for its public service offer enabling a ten minute legal consultation with Clifford and Stiles. He states the guidance prevented loss, praises the idea, and urges continued support for the paper. He signs as George Hiux.
The Boston Courant critiques the Record for using the term Afro-Americans, arguing the practice is childish. It urges the Record to drop these labels with the new year and embrace a single American surname.
The Northwestern Lumber Company assigned today in Cutcaco. Liabilities amount to 30000 dollars and assets to 25000 dollars. The cause of suspension is unknown.
In Rome on Christmas Day the Pope greeted cardinals and spoke of a gathering storm in moral and religious life. He warned Europe faces ruin unless the church heals the world and denounced Free Masons as a malignant sect untrustworthy to the people, though supported by the government, before granting the apostolic blessing to all.
Senator William D. Washburn of Minnesota predicted near-unanimous support for the anti-option bill in the Senate after the holidays and strong backing in the House. He cited public demand, noting farmers and business leaders largely favor its passage at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York.
The Hon. Charles Richardson Miles died in Charleston on December 23. Born August 5, 1829, he graduated from Charleston College in 1849. He served as Attorney-General in 1862, helped nominate Wade Hampton, and was elected Attorney-General again in 1882 and reelected in 1884.
A 1893 Harper volume for children collects five short stories by Howells. The realistic school’s great exponent writes charmingly for youngsters, proposing an ideal Christmas gift as the season approaches.
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