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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1892
Page
4
A discourse argues the telephone monopoly should cut long-distance charges. It contends the cost far exceeds telegraph rates and harms public use. The piece calls for making the invention affordable and broadly accessible, noting the lines are more curiosity than public benefit.
The piece calls for vigorous action against opium dens on Harrison avenue and near Chinatown, labeling them a plague in the city. It argues the issue is not about foreigners but about preventing a vice foreign to our customs and civilization, urging permanent suppression and cleansing of the filth.
The holiday mood builds from early December and peaks with a post holiday stretch into New Year. The Christmas spirit remains strong and fresh, a welcome force that endures beyond the single day.
A long list of societies associations and clubs in Boston join the request for a fast steamer on the Boston to Liverpool line. The organized civic business and commercial interests showcase broad backing. The effort is described as essential to the citys development and growth.
A persistent demand emerges for a transatlantic passenger ship on the line. Citizens insist Boston must secure the Etruria or an equivalent vessel, viewing it as a settled conviction rather than a temporary fancy. The push centers on improving continental access and boosting regional prestige.
A Boston editorial urges the Gas Commission to set gas at $1 per thousand feet, arguing that five foreign companies rob Boston through inflated stock and bonds. The piece accuses Bay State Gas of price padding and calls for widespread petitioning to force dollar gas and curb the Delaware Gas Trust.
The letter by Henry B Blackwell offering suffragist support to Republicans for a ballot for women is criticized as unwise. The piece argues Republicans are a minority and any constitutional change needs Democratic consent. It asserts women may decide as men do, recognizing intelligent women will choose.
The Pope’s act of restoring Dr McGlynn to his ecclesiastical position is praised as broad minded and humanitarian. The piece notes McGlynn’s popularity, his practical work for the people, and the Pope’s liberal school stance suggesting democrat tendencies. Various pithy quotes from periodicals follow in a montage of humorous bits.
The author argues that Paris no longer embodies France and warns against expecting a revolution from disturbances in the French Chamber of Deputies. He notes France has educated itself toward self-government and that the nation will back its government despite turmoil in Paris.
The market remains in a waiting period with little public speculation as professionals trade less. Uncertainty about U S and foreign financial policy slows activity. A potential repeal of the Sherman Act could lift values, though timing is uncertain, while confidence abroad in silver policy falters.
The Post announces the next discussion topic to open after the January 1 conclusion of How to Run a Newspaper. It stresses the importance to New England readers and invites opinions from the public as the conditions of the discussion will be announced later.
From the Haverhill Gazette, five men died in the line of duty while attempting to save West End railroad property at Everett. Their sacrifice exemplifies honor and a strong sense of duty prompting workers to act.
A note from the South Boston News calls out a Post list of good looking young ladies and gentlemen as flattering many locals, suggesting the piece is praise rather than news and reflects social interest in appearance.
Personal news reports Miss Abby Quincy, daughter of the late President Quincy of Harvard, is seriously ill. Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin, the author, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Vinton during the holidays. Ralph Adonis Cram’s skit The Campaign That Failed will be produced soon for the Brookline Comedy Club. General Francis A. Wilker’s second lecture in his New York course will discuss Socialism on Jan. 7 at Mrs Henry Draper’s home, 271 Madison Avenue.
Captain Lot H. Gibbs of New Bedford is confined at home by illness. Henry V. Sowle returns from Wyoming and may settle in New Bedford. Governor Burleigh of Maine plans Chicago residence after office, seeking rest. Georgetown Mass honors five aged residents: Braman, Winter, Knuapp, Weston, Pettengill, and Miss Spofford, with birth years ranging from 1790 to 1803.
Governor Francis of Missouri planned to move to St. Louis and resume private business at term end. Dr. Alexander of Derry, famed for Lenten sermons, nears his 25th year in the bishopric. George Francis Train proposes round-the-world trips ending at the World's Fair from Chicago. John A Morris owns a vast Tangipahoa parish estate with 600 acres of land, deer, bears, game birds, and four lakes full of mallard ducks.
J H Slavin of Kansas City wins a four year contract to carry U S mails in Boston at 49516 dollars per year. Charles Linnehan's contract expires July 1893. O A Barnard will supervise Slavin's work. Last year 84645 pouches were received weighing 1668674 pounds with 80400 sacks received and 100733 pouches dispatched totaling 1447537 pounds.
A protest from the South Boston Review claims no jealousy toward the Post for overlooking them yet asserts they could critique the masculine and feminine beauties of the peninsula.
From the New England Farmer Colonel Pope urges colleges to establish a course in roadmaking. The suggestion is especially suited to agricultural and mechanical colleges and the article hopes some institutions will adopt it.
From the Maden Mirror, the article urges that Colonel Pope's proposed plan for improving public highways may not be the final or best solution, but hopes something beneficial will emerge to achieve the needed road improvements for the country.
Readers praise the newspaper in a lively note sung as a candid tribute to the paper’s impact. The writer reflects how community appreciation reflects a broader potential if readers could connect more fairly with the press.
The Post offers a gold eagle for the best letter on How to Run a Newspaper. Letters must be under 200 words and on one side of the paper only. Address to News paper Competition the Post Boston. Closes at noon January 1, 1893 with results announced January 3, 1893. The discussion is the most popular ever, judging by letters received. We can print only the best.
Reader notes a plan to acquire an old paper like the Post and shift ads to the back. It mentions Carney Hospital and roads to reach the top, with Waldoboro dated December 24 and signed Know ITauu.
A dated verse dated December 23 1892 imagines a newspaper with a mission to bite, tell hard truths, and spark national restoration. It rails against corruption and calls for bold acts to blaze a new highway for labor and industry, foretelling a future of peace and plenty under steady scrutiny.
Editor J G Lambert argues a newspaper should offer maximum news variety in clear, attractive form. He compares news to goods in a shop, urging truthful, uncolored reporting so readers better understand what is offered.
A historic reflection on the evolving role of newspapers as a fourth estate. It notes the Boston Newsletter of 1704 as an early example and advises managers to grow gradually, following the path of the Boston Post, to reach broader influence and circulation.
A December 23 1892 letter argues a true People s newspaper needs money and brains with the editor owning the paper to avoid divided authority. It warns reform journalism will face lawsuits and libel damages from powerful wealth interests.
Margaret Sidney writes for Wide Awake on Whittier with the Children. Dr. Kate Campbell Hurd, Bryn Mawr medical director, daughter of a physician, trained in Boston hospitals and athletics under Dr. Sargent. Mrs. M. French Sheldon earns a Royal Geographical Society fellowship. Margaret Sunderland Cooper is the sole American Humane gold medal recipient. Mrs. Bishop, mother of Irving Bishop, lauded as American Florence Nightingale for wartime nursing, now widowed and destitute in a Central Park shanty. Her son’s theatrical friends plan a benefit. Miss Lizzie Smith of Newburyport, Boston University graduate, to practice law in Boston starting January 1.
In Rocxrorp Illinois on December 25 Mme Clemenceau the former wife of the noted French statesman and famed duelist is found to be staying with relatives. She is greatly agitated by reports of the combat and disputes the claim that her husband killed a man by shooting him.
The Evangelistic Association of New England engages Evangelist Schiveren to speak every noon this week at Bromfield Street Church except Wednesday. A special business men mass meeting will be held at Faneuil Hall at the same hour with Mr Schiveren delivering an address and Mrs Walter C. Bailey of Somerville singing. A special Christmas service is planned today at Bromfield Street Church.
Eliza Adams wife of Rev William Adams pastor First Presbyterian Church dies in Jamaica Plain. Henry A Church formerly of Fairhaven dies in this city aged 63. Maria C Hines aged 93 dies at Winthrop Highlands. Mary E Jones wife of James A Jones dies in this city aged 64. Florilla A Kelley wife of F G Kelley dies at Centreville Mass aged 72. Alice Louise Nash daughter of Joshua L and Anna H Nash dies at Abington aged 26. Abigail C Parker widow of David Parker dies at Dorchester aged 82 from pneumonia. Luther Dana Skinner son of Francis L Skinner dies at 64 Huntington Avenue aged 24.
A woman denies any knowledge of M. Clemenceau killing anyone in a duel or otherwise stating she has been separated from him for a long time. They wed in New York while he practiced medicine. She is now frail and reluctant to reveal her name, having come here at her uncle James Stickner’s urging, the West End Street Railway president seeking rest.
A fragmentary reminiscence on evolving women’s fashion contrasts close fitting wool gowns with fragile tuille embellishments. It laments aging elegance at social receptions while praising youthful silhouettes and youthful gaze versus aging charm. The piece centers on Sara Spy’s musings about era, attire, and decorum.
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