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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1892
Page
2
A new alliance or organization forms around opposition to indirect taxation. Several well known men give approval to the declaration, while others offer qualified support. The piece questions whether this is a lasting platform or mere cobwebs.
New York Feb 28 The agitation over taxation yields a new platform endorsed by many leaders. It advocates simple fair taxes and a single tax on land rental value to curb indirect taxation and promote production. Signers include Debs George Garrison and Huntington among others with more letters of support.
A fragment notes a beacon society defining P oe as lights for the unemployed, hinting at a philanthropic or social aid concept. The text is incomplete but points to a charity or welfare idea linked to unemployment relief efforts.
A Woburn Daily Press item notes Bold Britons banding to control the leather market. The piece previews a clash between British capital and Yankee tanning wit, predicting an eventual stripping of the British investor’s holdings as American tanners gain dominance.
James G Blaine exposes alleged priestly meddling and family tensions over his son James G Blaine and Miss Nevins. He accuses a priest of pressuring a Catholic dispensation for a Protestant marriage. He details a distant father’s failed attempt to avert a doomed union and argues the mother in law bore no fault.
Berlin on February 28 reports riot unrest over bread shortages as Prince Henry urged the Kaiser not to hear rioters. Police dispersed crowds, a prison scene moved by starving families, and about 100 arrests with several injuries across the city.
Washington debate over the Springer wool bill unfolds with the House committee reports. Springer leads the majority arguing high duties hurt consumers and producers while Burrows of Michigan presents the minority critique. The analysis traces tariff history since 1867, predicts effects on woollen industry, and warns that reducing duties could crash domestic production and raise concrete costs for common needs.
District Assembly 80 met at New England Hall and adopted memorials for E M Chamberlin while Local Assembly 5463 pressed to discharge Superintendent Forristall and appoint J J Lanigan. Various unions discussed immigration, wage disputes, and new charters as a broad labor network held meetings across Kneeland street Eliot street and Charlestown with speeches, protests, and planned mass gatherings.
An Irish setter was stolen during a break in at Lyman Locke's stable rear of 508 East Ninth street on Saturday night. The report notes the dog as the booty of the burglary.
Advertises veterinary services in Boston with Dedham and Albany streets locations, treated books at 50 cents, shoeing forge daily, attending surgeons Beer FShee ted and Boarded at 1.50 per day. Lists Dr. Edward C. Beckett Dr. Daniel D. Lee Dr. Wilbert Soule as regular rates. Calls by night and telephone 992 Tremont.
All about the candle describes a six foot beeswax candle weighing 56 pounds with a three eighths inch wick. A timekeeping committee will monitor the burn starting March 1 at noon. Readers are invited to guess the burn time with prizes of trips to the World’s Fair for the closest estimates. Governor Russell cites 700 hours and Mayor Matthews 600 hours.
To the Editor of the Post a reader argues on candle burning under varying atmospheric pressure, discussing evaporation, radiant caloric, wick sizing, and the cooling law. He cites Newtonian decay, suggests experimental timing for a six-foot candle, and seeks practical verification.
In a letter to The Post, 8S. B. Saaw of Rockland, Mass. argues laws favor lawyers and calls for simple written agreements between two businessmen to avoid costly lawsuits. He urges the paper to challenge professions he believes harm society.
Letter from Harrison Cra rk argues against rogues gallery photos without law. He urges a public benefit requires legislation and a formal sentencing role for authorities, not individual officers. Crticizes officer as sole judge in such identifications.
The Post invites readers to suggest adding sanitary stalls in Boston as a remedy for daily cries of scarcity. The writer notes widespread inquiries and appeals to citizens and police by strangers, and cites Paris as a model for better management of this issue.
A Newburyport man writes from 275 Merrimac Street detailing his political evolution from Whig to Democrat. He recalls voting for McClellan in 1864, for Grover Cleveland, and explicitly says he will never vote for Hill, endorsing Cleveland every time.
The piece argues for selling stock well below intrinsic value to raise funds for machinery and field operation. It cites Bell selling stock cheaply to found a successful company and urges immediate, vigorous investigation to avoid missing future dividends. Single shares and blocks priced at 81 Milk Street, with a full-sized machine on display.
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