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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1893
Page
4
The POST publication lists rates for daily and weekly subscriptions with addresses for payment and change of address. It notes second class matter status, advance payment, and automatic discontinuation on expiration. Editor E A Giaozier urges subscribers to mail payments if dealers are unavailable.
The piece notes growing annexation talk in Quebec and across Canada with a Dominion MP indicating two thirds of Quebec counties might back political union with the United States if asked today. It warns that the United States should hesitate, citing Hawaii as a lesson in hasty acquisition and urging further deliberation on Canada.
The Boston Journal dismisses a legislative refusal to grant women suffrage as based on doubt that women want it. It says a statewide poll would be impractical and ineffective, and alleges Republicans opposed the move doubting Dr Blackwell's assurance that women would back the Republican ticket.
The date for Fast Day this year is fixed as April 6. Critics warn that if the public ignores the fast and continues leisure activities, supporters of tradition will lose influence in the next Legislature. The piece predicts the day will resemble past fasts despite opposition.
Northern opponents of Gladstone's Home Rule bill mock Ulster as lawless while the Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast vows to resist to the death the Home Rule establishment. Orange deposits in postal savings banks fund guns as civil war threats emerge amid party politics and BAL Four and Chamberlain in Commons.
The new Attorney General brings deep corporation law experience to enforce even handed justice for all people and interests, signaling a shift from servitude to corporate encroachment resistance.
Boston business leaders rally to Mayor Margues in a push for dollar gas opposing the Delaware Gas Trust. The Washington Street petition, from Haymarket to Dover, signals strong commercial backing and tax payer support for the mayor and public demand. The note also profiles local figures including John T. Mc Laughlin, Senator Monk, Colonel Moore, and Chief Engineer Charles Davis. Henry P. Christiansen receives a bravery medal for rescuing two women from a ferry amidst mid winter danger.
The article examines Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet, led by Walter Q. Gresham as State and John G. Carlisle as Treasury, with a strong core of six lawyers and two non lawyers. It notes the nonpartisan aims, Senate confirmation, and the mix of professional stature including Olney, Lamont, Morton, and Herbert, plus mentions Morgan's lineage and Shapleigh's Lakewood trip for artistic work.
The article praises Attorney General Olney as a strong, fearless leader ideal for the Department of Justice under President Cleveland. It highlights Olney’s energy, learning, and legal experience, noting his sacrifice of private practice for public service and the significance of enforcing federal laws beyond Harrison era actions.
The piece recalls Little Regaloncita at the Columbian ball, where she misidentified Miss Prescott as Miss Brekfus and reacted emotionally to stage gas hiss. It notes officials wearing bar sinister sashes and mentions Dr Archibald’s book The Bible Verified. It also reports on Representative Dacey’s musical mimicry and a librarian’s remark about citizens in Boston.
The day promises few main events in Boston with the Codman Club opening a new Dorchester clubhouse and the War Veterans dinner at the United States Hotel. Veterans from the General Court and government staff attend a State House affair while Admiral Gherardi’s fleet is mentioned as a weather-influenced arrival. Notable events include Amherst Alumni dinner in New York and George William Curtis birthday tributes in New York.
Henry M. Whitney has been elected a member of the Boston Press Club in recognition of his extensive writing for the press and the acceptance of his articles at space rates.
The Beverly Times notes the Boston Post has installed a new Jumbo press capable of printing 24,000 copies per hour. It hopes for a daily run of at least four hours at that rate to boost production.
The Boston Post sent its female reporter through the streets of the Hub Tuesday clad in clinoline. It produced a readable article on the absurdity of adopting the monstrosity.
Amy Robsart summarizes a bustling Boston Authors Luncheon honoring Oliver Wendell Holmes. Notables like Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Julia Ward Howe mingle with publishers, professors, and writers as Holmes receives ovations and reads impromptu verses amid praise for Boston’s literary scene.
A collage of quips and social observations from various papers. Jokes about marriage, dogs, foot travel, and money pepper the listing with light gendered and social humor reflecting early 20th century tone and wit.
Hungarian municipal authorities in Pesth and Komorn endorse civil marriage policy and push for obligatory civil rites. They confront Roman Catholic Church leaders who are resisting the moves, intensifying the dispute over marriage law in Hungary.
In Ottawa on February 23, Mr. Tarte stated that two thirds of Quebec counties would support political union with the United States if a vote were held now. He claimed sentiment spans both French and English speakers, including the eastern township, and voiced openness to the idea.
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