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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1893
Page
4
The legislature is asked to exempt municipal bonds from taxation this year. Bonds should have been exempt, not for bondholders alone, but for the people. Tax on city bonds reduces returns for citizens who pay taxes. exemption would lower interest and improve bond prices. The move serves the public interest and should not be ignored.
The writer mocks a police move against gambling, noting Osborns term extends months away and alleging routine, sporadic enforcement. They claim gambling dens, policy shops, and opium joints persist daily, and question why only occasional action, not sustained suppression, occurs.
The committee on constitutional amendments reports by a Republican majority that David Hallrice and the Executive Council should remain in the Commonwealth’s administrative system. The Democratic dissent argues for abolition. The open-house decision will align with the majority. a fall campaign pits Hallrice against William E. Russell with notable features anticipated.
The secretary reportedly gathers gold into the Treasury by quietly issuing bonds convertible into bonds, taken by private banks. He has authority under the resumption act, but the move sparks criticism as Treasury gold runs down and cash diminishes. The piece blames the Republican regime and doubts disaster, while noting government resources seem boundless.
A harsh critique compares the Strafford County Insane Asylum fire to barbarous acts in other nations. It questions why the civilized state bears responsibility for packing dozens of inmates into a tinder-dry wooden building with no extinguishing provisions or exits, and why county action absolves broader fault.
A New England community faces outrage over a fatal blaze in a wooden fire trap for pauper inmates. Authorities say cost cutting left no water system, fire apparatus, or escape means, making the loss of life a shock to the public.
The article urges letting Boston residents decide the future of the Common rather than lawmakers. It argues that trusting the people is safer than restricting them, and predicts a likely four to one public vote to preserve the Common, while noting legislative action would be prudent only as a last resort.
The Boston electric light companies oppose burying wires citing cost, saying underground wiring would cost twelve times more than overhead. The text argues this is not about money but public protection, noting street privileges granted to utilities carry immense value and urging cooperation with safety conditions without grumbling at costs.
Observations praise Colonel Henry Lee for public spirit at a Save the Common hearing. Edwardly of Springfield becomes president of a Connecticut road project. Sculptor Jack Donaghue nears completion of a towering statue in Rome titled The Spirit of the Universe. The piece, 20 to 30 feet tall with 40 foot wings, is said to radiate vigor and mysticism and may debut in Chicago. Also noted is a legal remark on Potter case and social happenings at Marliave’s with Agnes Acres and Barton P. Jenks, recently married in Newark.
The New York Herald and The New York Morning Advertiser announce prizes for handsome Easter bonnet and spring millinery designs under eight dollars. A Boston street scene near Charles and Boylston streets shows a curiously droll encounter between a fashionable woman and a street car horse, who winks and inspires violet exchanges before parting, provoking the crowd’s amused comment on women’s sentiment.
Boston today features the Middlesex Club honoring Lincoln with a banquet headlined by I E Chittenden ex Governor John D Long Rev Minot J Savage and President Pinkerton. Other events include Harvard Yale relay races B A A meets at Mechanics Hall and match races among major clubs and colleges.
To the Editor of the Post a reader from Cambridge denounces the continued coal price advance as socialism in disguise. The writer argues that price hikes hurt thousands of impoverished people unable to pay the higher costs, urging the newspaper to state plain facts.
An ad declares a $1000 prize to four manufacturers who pool genuine testimonials from responsible persons over the last year on the DAN A'S sarsaparilla field. It claims in 1993 DAN A'S will dominate New England sales and invites rivals to match testimonials. Two sample endorsements are shown.
Yesterday afternoon Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra offered the third Tremont Theatre matinee. Absent Plunket Greene, Signor Galassi filled in and Henri Marteau impressed with Vieuxtemps concerto and Wilhelmj arrangement. The audience praised Marteau's technique and expression, while Galassi delivered strong singing in Tannhauser and related pieces.
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