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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post marks Monday morning February 4 1899 as a representative Democratic paper in New England with page highlights and editorial emphasis reflecting its stance and readership.
The Sunday Post lists annual, six month, and three month subscription rates in dollars and cents. It directs subscribers to notify changes of address and to mail payments to the Post Publishing Company at 259 Washington Street Boston. The notice emphasizes advance payment, discontinuation on expiration, and contact via postal mail if the Post is unavailable from dealers.
Washington lawmakers refuse to shoulder the Central Pacific burden and discharge its managers. The House killed the Reilly refunding bill, which targeted Stanford Crocker Huntington estates. The people seek recovery of at least $60 million from the thimble-rigging scheme linked to government grants. Preliminary steps have begun to pursue Stanford’s estate, and Olney is urged to ensure recovery.
Editorial advocates pairing MIT subsidies with state support to establish a textile school in connection with the Institute of Technology. It notes a textile department once existed, argues an established private institution offers practical advantages, and urges the Legislature to fund both aims together for a lasting solution.
Survivor recounts how Ellie’s passengers and crew of the Elbe attempted to push her from a second lifeboat after the first vessel sank. The account condemns brutal conduct by officers and crew, casting the disaster in a stark, accusatory light.
The past week saw heavy gold outflows from U S Treasury reserves raising fears of a shift to a silver basis and a possible suspension of gold payments. Despite this, cool heads in Wall Street capped further de moralization, as potential U S 4 per cent bond issues and a new loan loom. General business improves, railroad earnings rise, and penny stock pressure from bankrupt rails abates, suggesting a rally ahead once policy moves clear.
The ex queen of Hawaii mourns a close ally of President Harrison amid a reeking treaty plot that would saddle her as a perpetual pensioner on the American public. The imagined terms demand a yearly payment far exceeding prior sums, implicating political maneuvering and financial burden on U S taxpayers.
The piece argues the widow, once supported as a public figure by the Harrison presidency, has fallen on hard times since his defeat. It claims she relied on government funds then and now faces arrest for treason and dynamite plots, with prospects of leaving Hawaii and losing former allies.
The piece argues that a House majority against a women’s suffrage bill does not settle the issue. It contends Republican leaders would need to be convinced that women voters can be controlled to support the bill, a difficult task given the license question. It predicts Republican bosses will block the measure, possibly allowing House passage to appease supporters while killing it in the Senate.
The South Boston public calls for free transfers to extend service by the West End company to Franklin Park Charlestown and the wharves. Current fares force two tickets or higher. A universal free transfer plan could end the unjust discrimination and satisfy all sections with fair treatment.
A Boston piece recalls Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Dr Edward Channing authors of English History for Americans. It notes a telegraph mix up changing Higginson Channing, and reflects on Tremont Street’s social gathering nooks and local trades. It also highlights J D McBeath of the Boston and Maine line, a fixture among railroad veterans.
The latest government report notes Samuel Mair’s rapid recovery from illness and his well known brewing fame in New England. It recalls Judge E Rockwood Hoar and the Grant era with surviving cabinet members and current activities of Boutwell Tyner and others. Also covered are Sheriff O’Brien’s return, Phil Peters’ winter readings, Miss Isabelle Perkins’ Post portrait, Captain George H Perkins’ heiress daughter, and Highland Whist Club entertainments with prize lists and preparations for Mrs. Southwick’s farewell voyage to the South.
Literary gossip covers Dr Parkhurst’s new book Our Fight with Tammany Scribners Hall Caine on imagination Kipling books excluded by Philadelphia Public Library 1894 English publishing totals and noted authors Frederick Tennyson Frank Harris Elder Conklin tales Myron Whitney Jr praise and duet performances Plan for Good Friday Bach passion music concert with Lang leading the chorus and soloists Corinne Lawson Carl Alves The Lord is a man of war recitative and The Lord is my strength duet as key numbers.
The Brockton Enterprise recounts Probate Judge B. W. Harris of East Bridgewater doubting high funeral charges. After a lawyer discussed an executor paying about $250 for a funeral, Harris questioned the need for such expenses and suggested limiting expenditure, noting the payment had already been made.
The Handel and Haydn Society performed Israel in Egypt with B J Lang conducting and Arthur Foote filling the organ balcony due to an accident to Zerrahn. Tenor Albert G Thies impressed with a pure vibrant voice, especially in the second part, vocalizing The enemy said I will pursue with notable feeling.
Thomas A. McIntyre, 39, of New York, received a record 12,278,750 bank draft from Corn Exchange Bank as he moved to pay for his Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company. He financed over 20 million in checks and bonds, buying wharves, warehouses, and deeds while leading McIntyre & Wardwal.
Arthur H. Wilson of South Boston urges the city to expand police protection for the district. He calls for at least 100 more officers for 80,000 residents, more coverage at Castle Island from June to September, a patrol wagon at Station 12 for City Point, waterside patrols on Dorchester Bay to deter larceny and boat damage, and notes existing protection is insufficient for a district valued at about 500,000 dollars. He signs his letter from 504 East Broadway and dates it February 4.
A discussion on the enduring appeal of Scottish plaid in American fashion. The piece critiques red and blue plaid dress themes for fragile figures, notes mixed fabrics like silk bodices, and highlights sleeves and bodice adaptations as plaid reappears in various forms.
Bennington Vermont February 3. The Hon Farrant Sibley one of the county s oldest lawyers died last evening at age 76 after a period of illness He had retired from active practice several years ago.
Frank Stockton continues a serialized tale where a British harbor fort vanishes in an instant by a mysterious motor bomb. Syndicate vessels defend a harbor as fleets clash, while public beliefs swirl about mines, traitors, and an unseen power driving the war across North America.
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