This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post denounces the crude tariff measure as buncombe doomed in the Senate and certain veto fodder in the President’s hands. It faults the bill for party politics and questions any Republican gain from its enactment. It argues the bill cannot become law and would cause trouble if it did.
The United States rests on vast resources behind its public credit. Dr Mulhall cites treasury gold reserves and rising productive power as unmatched, noting the nation holds far greater daily wealth accumulation than rivals and energy rivaling Britain, Germany, and France.
President Cleveland reportedly will name ex-Ministers Phelps and Lincoln as commissioners on the Venezuela boundary matter. Their international reputations and proven capacities are cited as ensuring fairness, impartiality, and confidence in discovering the absolute justice of the dispute. Cleveland’s choice signals good faith to Britain.
The Ways and Means Committee will report its bond bill today and the House will try to pass it. It offers temporary relief by granting new powers to issue bonds and certificates despite its imperfections. Delays are foreseen as the McKinley bill and Senate opposition loom, with currency questions tied to Republican alignment with free coinage Populists and President Cleveland's guidance.
The tariff bill rushed through the House is not a revenue measure and would not ease Treasury strain. It aims to revive McKinleyism, ignoring existing tariff adjustments that have steadied industry. Critics call it illogical, muddled, and driven by party pressure despite a cash balance near one hundred million.
The speaker denounces the McKinley tariff bill as irrelevant to the current relief need. He calls it a crude revision toward McKinleyism, noting it was blocked in committee, denied debate on its merits, and railroaded through the House.
Lord Dunraven arrives to face charges before the New York Yacht Club commission, bringing his lawyer and signaling a serious inquiry. The case is watched as potentially pivotal for Anglo American sporting relations and ongoing commissions, with expectations of an earnest, decisive examination to straighten relations with Great Britain.
The Observant Citizen notes wedding cards for Florence E Howes and George T Bond set for New Year day, praising both families in East Boston society. It also covers local social hints, holiday greetings from Olga Nethersole and others, post office workers’ holiday break, a London science anecdote on war, cheers for America and My Country, and opinions on underground streetcar plans and Rev F O Cunningham resigning in Aurora.
A visitor notes vast wealth in field and forest and vast gold reserves, but warns a white man faces fever and malaria. He estimates survival ranges from three weeks if drinking rum and being dissipated to three months if drinking water and avoiding the jungle, with a warning that new commissioners must be physically strong to venture in.
A narrator follows her brother Jack to Tombstone Arizona where rapid wealth and a brutal mob shape a perilous welcome. She recalls a night of riot and danger, the mine town’s ferocity, and the haunting image of a hanged man watched from a window as the crowd seeks gold amid violence.
A visitor from Parker House complains about Boston’s residents in a December 26 letter. He singles out the scarcity of attractive women and accuses many locals of being pinched and half starved, noting prior visits to other cities. George J. Akers signs the missive.
Miss Ray Sondon and Josiah Bon wed at Baldwins Place Synagogue with Rabbi M Z Margolis officiating. Bride wore white silk with duchess lace and diamonds. maid of honor Ida Sydman. best man Ben Abraham. A Cotillon Hall reception followed with a long list of guests incl Mr and Mrs Cohen, Mrs Laurie, and many others from Haverhill Brockton and Manchester.
The schooner J. H. Carey from Gloucester sailed August 20 for codfishing to Grand Bank. Not heard since, believed lost in early fall storms. Crew of Scandinavian nationals numbered about ten, led by Danish master Harry Christensen. Vessel built in 1888 at Essex, 95.28 tons, insured for 4463 dollars by Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company. crew mostly single men, one widow left behind.
Cambridge Y M C A hosted a large Cambridge night diversion in Union Hall attracting many city residents and university affiliates. The program featured Cantabrigia Club choir, Cambridge Manual Training School Glee Club, Not Termen Trio, Berkeley Male Quartet, and soloists including Bertha Lloyd and E M Waterhouse with Conan Bliss as humorist.
Twe members of the Columbia Outing Club in Cambridgeport entertained about a score of friends at their Antrim street rooms with a concert. John Bergin gave buck dancing while John Kersey William Leahy recited and Daniel Buckley Warren Clark played fife and harmonica. A collation was served.
The Boston Post lauds its role in the Boston municipal election praising a Democratic victory. The piece credits the paper for aiding Democrats and suggests Republican gains would be less visible with more such supportive papers from New England.
A reader asks which weekday March 28 1870 fell on and the editor replies that it was a Monday. The note from Wellesley Massachusetts dated December 21 1895 is cited as the source.
Theodore Bendix of the Park Theatre Orchestra received a crayon portrait from orchestra members last night. The presentation speech by J M Casey drew a warm reply from Bendix.
The White Star line steamer Britannic departed Queenstown for New York with a record mail load of 1750 sacks aboard. This marks the largest mail shipment ever carried by a steamship.
A Boston area recipe list features Tomato Soup Stewed Chicken Cream Gravy Celery Boiled Onions Cranberry Sauce Astor House Rolls Orange Pudding Tea Apples and Grapes with detailed steps for Astor House rolls Fish souffle Golden muffins Orange pudding Coffee jelly and a signature line from MRS G W PIERCE 14 Myrtle street Jamaica Plain Mass.
The Boston Post offers a five dollar weekly prize for the best three meal bill of fare from women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief dish preparations, covering breakfast lunch and dinner. Limit weekly food cost to ten dollars for a family of five. Submissions due Saturdays with printed results Mondays. one bill printed daily and a batch Sundays. Mail to Cooking Editor, the Post, Boston. Do not send stamps. write on one side only.
A collection of humorous quips and sayings drawn from various papers, featuring dialect jokes and light social commentary. Notable lines include a pun about the Boston and Maine railroad, exchanges about steady drinking, misadventures in romance, and Thanksgiving service-place humor. The pieces date from multiple cities and reflect period newspaper humor.
A reader from East Boston asks the Post to correct a mislabeling of a speaker at a Faneuil Hall meeting. The letter asserts that socialism and Christianity are brothers, both born of the same source, and signs TRUTH.
The Common Council debated an order to require hotel and lodging house keepers to file sworn lodger lists with names ages birthplaces and occupations plus residence as of May 1. The discussion led to passage then reconsideration and delays. Mayor Curtis vetoed three budget transfers funding street work, saying funds should wait until next year. The matter was sent to the next meeting. A municipal gas plant in East Boston drew a public hearing, with the committee saying no further action this year as gas and electric ownership moves proceed with the Board of Aldermen.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway plans to enlarge its passenger and freight facilities due to crowding at the depots. A meeting is planned in about three weeks to decide the size and details, with land near Gove Street recently purchased not for a new depot but to extend the existing one.
The December Pocket Magazine from Frederick A. Stokes highlights Mary E. Wilkins and J. E. Chamberlain story The Long Arm inspired by the Borden tragedy. It also includes works by Kipling Stockton Field Chambers Bars and Field's The Jinin' Karms in dialect. Future issues promise Anna Katherine Green Conan Doyle Brander Matthews Jewett and Anthony Hope.
Mr and Mrs John H Pearson hosted a substantial dinner for 115 underprivileged children at City Hall in Concord with Mayor Robinson as master of ceremonies and Bishop Niles delivering grace. The event ended with the children giving three cheers for the donors as society ladies served the meals.
At the city government meeting, Fall River voted an additional $25,000 for the armory, with adjacent land set aside for a public library. The total appropriation reaches $150,000, and prospects for a fine building are strong.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.