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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1896
Page
4
Rates listed for daily edition include one year at 88.00, six months at 1.50, three months at 0.75, and one month at 0.25. The text presents a pricing table for newspaper subscriptions.
The frost storm swept the central and northern United States from Sunday through yesterday, described as the Frost King. The piece links the cold to North Pole conditions noted by Nansen and urges aid to the poor facing exposure, noting warmth and coal donations as vital blessings.
Harmon calls for new legislation to reach trusts without harming honest business. He argues Congress can draft a law to indict conspirators while protecting legitimate trade and proposes stiffening the ban on cross state shipment of trust made goods. He asks for funds to hire trained staff to enforce the measures.
The piece argues party bosses cultivate many presidential hopefuls to control the St Louis convention. It lists candidates Morton Elkins Alger Cullom Allison Davis Bradley Manderson and Quay as a Pennsylvania entry. It warns that more favorites boost boss influence and turn the contest into a managed affair.
A report argues that the presidency would be chosen by party bosses rather than by voters, labeling the candidate as the insider choice. It contrasts elite control with public will, highlighting concerns over democratic legitimacy.
The article argues the free silver bill rests on little backing. It compares populations and tax bases, noting states opposing the bill outnumber in electoral votes. It cites Post Almanac figures: 46,602,338 opposed vs 23,408,787 in favor, and property values of $19 trillion vs $6 trillion. It concludes the 50-cent dollar has weak political support.
The new captain general Daniels Weyler imposes sweeping martial law in eastern Cuba. Citizens must gather at local HQs drain passes prove loyalty and avoid travel. Business owners are ordered to vacate enterprises and military leaders may destroy sites aiding insurgents. The policy risks swelling insurgent ranks.
An editorial urges Boston business and trade groups to back a legislative change limiting subway leases to ten years with a right to resume control if unsatisfactory. It argues only the legislature should set terms, not the subway commission, and calls for public-spirited endorsement from commercial organizations.
A column sees human nature in everyday acts such as ash and snow clearance, praising restraint and caution. It recalls ice covered firemen, a Boston pastor guiding a lone girl, and mentions Major Cleary the East Boston conductor with battlefield marks from service.
The article describes several bustle designs from the era, including sleeve and arm supports, hip wings, and cage-like back structures. It notes women favor elegance over clumsy forms, choosing whites with lace, satin bands, and horsehair pads, while dismissing older hoop styles.
A fragment references the Pacoter and Gamarg Company and a site float dispute. The text remains unclear on dates locations or actions but indicates a public or corporate issue tied to a site or project. Further readable context is needed for precise detail.
In New York after dark the view of the Union Station from the Charles Street span impresses newcomers. East Boston gains praise for service improvements under William F F McClellan, seen as the district reformist. John Buckley and wife visit Providence Station for suburbia trains while James McKane of Everett returns from the South. M Clarence O'Brien, English High School guard and 16 pound shot record holder, is popular with students. Invitations announce the golden wedding of Charles Carleton Coffin and his wife with gilt engravings and a map showing Brookline streets to reach their home.
The Feb 17 funeral from West Epping followed the death last week and revelations of financial crookedness. A large turnout included local citizens and an I O O F delegation. Authorities estimate total embezzlement and forgery at twelve to fifteen thousand dollars. town treasurer Pike’s forged signature is described as very poor.
A quarrelsome landowner known as Old Scudamore discovers his daughter Edna with a young bank cashier. The lovers flee by bicycle toward Scotland, pursued by Scudamore who uses a clever chase. The couple reaches a Scottish village, where Reginald buys glass bottles to destroy tires, and the pair marries while Scudamore learns tires can be replaced.
The Massachusetts House debated biennial resolves with a final vote due at 3 45 this afternoon. Republicans Atwill and Bancroft opposed the measures on the floor. Speaker contenders and key figures including Jones Melrose and O Connor Lowell spoke as proponents. Innis and Buffom sought power shift on muzzling dogs. Adams Water Bond bill for $3 02 was approved.
A Boston reader defends City Hospital after accusing mistreatment of a relative. Dr. Rowe’s review of staff actions allegedly clears officials, but the writer notes the right to visit a dying relative was denied and admits his charges may have been premature.
Henry Bagge rejects Mr T A McIsaac’s harsh critique of Boston City Hospital and testifies to kindness and professional care after a Monday admission. He compares the hospital favorably with other institutions he has visited, praising doctors, nurses, and attendants.
Police will watch for un muzzled dogs until the muzzle order expires. Chief Cloyes has received notice and instructed officers to enforce it. The order has sparked comment and resistance from several owners who refuse compliance, though no dogs have yet been caught in the net.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce invites Hon. Joseph H. Walker to speak on the currency question and his banking bill. He will address bankers at 2 p.m. on Wednesday Feb 19, inviting questions and promising to learn from their wisdom to solve Treasury and banking difficulties.
Jokes and quips from multiple papers showcase playful exchanges about real estate, travel, Wagner and Rome. A father contemplates naval spending while joking about daughters. The humor reflects early 20th century light verse and domestic views.
A letter recounts Dr Buisson of Paris curing hydrophobia with hot vapor baths and a Brooklyn case where wrapping the patient and heating induced perspiration saved life. The writer urges trying Buisson’s method despite Pasteur limits after spasms.
A column lauds varied stage entertainment mocking nationalities for fun and notes actors overdo parts at times. It honors late performers Scanlan and Wer nells and urges audiences to laugh at clowns and singers while defending comic purity and healthy Irish drama.
Captain John Allen of Manchester trustee under Mrs. H O Roberts will faced six counts of embezzlement as guardian for Julia O Roberts and separate counts for guardian for Joseph S Roberts. He also faced a $20 000 embezzlement claim from Henry O Roberts estate. He pled not guilty and was ordered to recognize $20 000.
Dorchester letter to the Citizen criticizes biennial elections as letting politicians avoid accountability for two years. The writer questions banks and insurance firms and public institutions benefiting from less frequent inspections and urges citizens not to sleep through the era.
Two Nautical Training School cadets are ordered to duty on the American line steamer St. Louis as cadet engineers. Cadet Christopher W. Sorensen of Somerville and Cadet H. L. Liberty of Worcester will report today.
J Orman Batchelder, 45, Bradford, a Boston and Maine railroad expressman, died this evening of pneumonia. He conducted a large business and left a wife and two children.
A letter from Cambridge to Boston complains electric cars were like ice boxes in below zero temperatures. Passengers rapped shoes to keep feet warm as the Lynn and Boston railroad service was singled out for criticism and a call for stricter regulatory action.
H H ColPitt suggests experiments to keep skating alive by flooding large armories using cold-storage ammonia processes. He also proposes using the frog pond on the Common and the batrachion pool in the Public Garden for skating purposes.
The note lists a Sunday menu including Pea Soup Roast Beef with Horse Radish Sauce Mashed Potatoes Yellow Turnip Mince Pie Apple Pie Ices Cocoa Supper Cold Roast Beef Apple Sauce Graham Bread Tea and related items. It reads like a household menu card from a historical dairy or newspaper feature.
The Boston Post offers a $3 weekly prize for the best three meal plans for a day by women readers. Submissions must be brief menus with preparation directions, suitable for a family of five at under $1.25 per week. Entries due Saturdays, with winning menus printed Mondays. Send to Cooking Facitor, the Post, Boston. Do not send stamps. Write on one side only.
The Clan-na-Gaels of America plan a March 4 celebration in Boston with Emmet’s birthday, featuring Recorder Goff of New York as orator and Mayor Josiah Quincy presiding at Music Hall. Other cities and figures including Mayor McGuinness, Joseph H. O'Neil, Rourke Cochran, James O'Bierne, Judge Fitzgerald, and John D. Fitzgerald are listed as speakers. The program includes John Boyle O'Reilly Band and harpist Gerard Russo. Goff may address Harvard on American citizenship during his Boston visit.
Minnie O’Hara was sentenced by Judge Forsaith in Municipal Criminal Court to six months in the House of Correction for a merciless assault on her mother Hannah O’Hara and two months for drunkenness during the incident on Village Street January 22. The injuries required almost three weeks hospital confinement. The mother forgave her daughter in court but the court imposed the sentence, with an appeal noted and the defendant held on $500 for the Superior Court.
The Yale Daily News announced its incoming board of editors for the coming year. Named are Thatcher M. Brown of New York City, George P. Day of New York City, Robert C. Gilmore of Rutland Vermont, Charles R. Hemingway of Manchester Vermont, Robert S. Hincks of Bridgeport, Albert B. Kerr of Washington, Francis W. Pyle of Bridgeport, Graham Sumner of New Haven, Frank C. Yeomans of New York City, Fred T. Murphy of Junction City Kansas, Robert H. Gay of Burlington Vermont, John Jay of New York City, Alexander I. Lewis of Detroit, Julian S. Mason of Chicago, Darius K. E. Peck of Hudson New York, David F. Rogers of New Canaan Connecticut, John S. Rogers of New York City, Fred E H Williamson of Cleveland Ohio, Dwight Huntington Day of Indianapolis, and Arthur S. Hamlin of Canandaigua New York.
Seventy five members met at Young's for the Cambridge Club monthly dinner to discuss establishing and maintaining a gas and electric light plant by the city. Dr. FH Marey presided as J Henry Russell and A M Mattice presented the topic with remarks from ex Attorney General Pillsbury and Hosea Knowlton among others.
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