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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1896
Page
4
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The passage suggests concern that a three year program may cheapen diplomas yet argues that if degrees reflect candidate attainments the duration may not matter. The faculty did not decide the issue and left questions for overseers and the corporation.
The public rebukes a government bond sale that handed Morgan & Co. a nearly 300000 windfall from bonds valued in open market at about 5500000. Critics accuse Mr Carlisle of subserviency to private bankers, complicating a Democratic presidential race this fall.
Miss Clara Barton has secured full permission to enter afflicted Armenia with Red Cross relief. Her persistence overcame Turkish objections and she now leads a team into desolate areas. The Red Cross joins English relief posts and missionaries already distributing aid to Armenians.
The piece argues against giving a private corporation a fifty year subway lease, warning it would create an unprecedented public monopoly in Boston. It compares to New York and national anti trust actions, urging stronger law to curb trusts with AG civil actions.
Harvard College faculty advocates shortening the bachelor of arts course to three years signaling a shift toward elective driven curricula. The move aligns with broader university trends away from fixed four year schooling, though opposition from four year degree graduates is anticipated.
Before you buy or rent a piano call at 200 Tremont Street. Desira advertises second hand upright pianos, second hand grand pianos, and second hand square pianos. Hire a piano for three months.
Auditor's report on Massachusetts department expenses shows cost rise under independent appointive officials. Rising spending by the insurance department railroad commissioners and cattle commission prompts calls for general overhauls at the State House.
The Observant Citizen reports congratulations for Dr J D Judge a prominent street operator on his approaching marriage. Boston financier George Mixter plans a Gulf of Mexico sailing cruise for stories and pelican chases. Suffolk Poor Debtors Court cites a familiar name linked to a government bond issue amid street name confusion around Rand Street Julian Street Rand Place and Rand Square.
The writer notes tall policemen, interview hunts at midnight, and a Boston scene with figures like Thomas Gardner Hooper known as Bob, Roxbury organizer Charles McCarthy, andItalian leader Peter Talamini. It mentions a piano player Frank Howland, a philanthropic women’s club for Cuba aid led by Mrs. Julia Furgany, and a skating carnival at Wood Island Park where Bob Warner of Somerville wins two races with his father encouraging him.
A collage of humorous snippets from various papers including a Door joke about a pie bearing tramp, a ponderous obituary remark, a line about dying where one’s obituary could shine, a stage quip about a warm room, a thermometer gag, a pole tangent on the South Pole, a masquerade remark on crooked legs, etiquette musings on senatorial courtesy, and a preacher’s twist on the Lord’s Prayer.
A fragmentary verse recalls a queenly gatekeeper of a perilous voyage from Sweden to the pole. The cipher of a golden key and the hidden treasures surface as grim sentinels and desolation surround the journey.
A famed comedian Henry Leonard uses a dramatic personal tragedy to move a crowd. He recounts his fictional poverty and his sister's hunger, prompting generous donations that fill his hat. Two ragged children later offer their pennies, revealing the tale as theatrical fiction.
The New England Association of Gas Engineers held its twenty sixth annual session at Youngs Hotel with eighty three members. President Charles D Lamson presided as officers were elected including Fowler and Addicks. Papers on photometry candle power and acetylene drew strong interest and questions.
The South Boston News notes The Boston Post's stance and argues the subway commission lacks authority to bind for half a century. It calls for stripping that power and reassessing long term contracts.
George H. Weale argues the theatre mirrors demand, not virtue, claiming actors chase dollars as buffoonery dominates stage Irish roles. He urges refining public taste to stop the distortion of Irish characters and protect sincere performers from starvation.
A Portland reader writes of a man visiting Portland for three days preaching gospel healing without charge. He claims to have seen Jesus Christ and that healing comes from him. The writer alleges personal healing from spinal disease and notes others healed. The healer, from eastern State, says he heads West where prophets lack honor and supports himself by tinkering tin ware. He is modestly dressed, hopeful, and itinerant. Portland, Me., Feb. 18.
A reader from Dudley Street urges the city council to use cheap disinfectant in watering carts. The plan would mix disinfectant with water to dust down streets and improve public health, replacing current water-only sprinkling and avoiding personal attacks among councilmen.
A Roxbury reader accuses Sergeant Burns of Station 9 of raiding the Sherwood Club in Upham's Corner during a nonalcoholic anniversary party. The writer says no liquor was sold and questions the legality and ethics of the police action, condemning Roosevelt era policing.
H. A. Wilms of Roxbury writes in defense of U S naval strength citing 1812 to 1814 as a peak period when American ships proved supremacy at sea. He disputes a reader from Somerville who questions the United States being the greatest naval power and predicts American naval prowess could recur in 1896.
Letter to the editor promotes a club name for Arthur Downing’s entertaining club. The writer suggests Boston Amusive Club as a fitting title and signs as JAMES LYTTON.
Resident decries an unsightly fence at Tremont and Beacon streets and calls for its removal. Criticizes local real estate interests for blocking city convenience and demands debris cleared in Back Bay.
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