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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1895
Page
4
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A Mer chants' Club gathering highlighted currency reform with speeches by distinguished speakers. The discussions emphasized public interest, genuine intent, and the educational value of diverse opinions for currency reform and its impact on all walks of life.
The address is practical and free of party politics, emphasizing Massachusetts concerns. It avoids federal scope, offers no radical reforms, and urges the Legislature to follow a cautious, home rule path within state matters.
The yearlong inquiry into Boston public institutions finds no corruption or waste in the system despite funding limits. The commission, led by Dr. Thomas L. Jenks, is credited for economical, capable administration and for advancing improvements despite tight means.
The passage lauds Dr. Thomas L. Jenks for long service across Deer Island to Austin Farm, highlighting well fitted city facilities, prudent large purchases for army dependents, and his selfless motive as a public servant. The Mayor refused his resignation, praising Jenks as an honest, capable, painstaking official amid broader municipal corruption concerns.
In his inaugural address Governor Greenhalge reiterates support for extending municipal suffrage to women, though details remain unclear. The article notes prior bills were killed by Republican leaders, a scenario possibly repeated with a larger party majority this year as suffragists press for passage.
A Boston gas tragedy in a North End tenement bonds the new Legislature to act. The column warns gas can kill anywhere from plush chambers to squalid rooms, with a painless death for victims. It urges state action to protect citizens from this insidious danger in crowded cities.
Observant citizens recount a Cam bridge mayor dancing at Union Hall during Father Mathew Society ball while other anecdotes cover the police ball, jail terms for lingering at public banquets, and editor punishment for a satirical miscue about the German emperor.
The Supreme Court, on exceptions, finds Evelyn A. Johnson technically guilty of violating the baby farm act. She held a child in custody for a few hours and argued no notice was required within two days. The full bench rules that notice must be given regardless of custody duration.
In the Supreme Court yesterday Judge Morton appointed George R. Swasey as receiver of the Debenture Investment Company property within this state. The bond to be filed by Swasey is for $10,000.
In St John’s, Newfoundland, the government says no pledge of savings bank securities funded a loan. It has farmed customs duties to repay the loan and expects 100,000 in specie next week. The steamer Virginia Lake carries 600 barrels of flour to relieve distress along the northwest coast.
Mrs Puccetti of Charlestown faces a Supreme Court decision as four of her six children are returned home after Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children removed them amid cruelty charges. Dr James A MacDonald, a Charlestown physician and school committee member, defends her care and asserts the accusations are unjust.
Mrs. Fred S. Tetlow of Wadsworth avenue brought a four month old baby to the police station claiming the infant was beaten by her husband. She requested an officer visit the home to warn him to stop the abuse, not to arrest him, while a neighbor noted she feared returning home.
Elisha S Case death in East Winthrop on September 1 prompts autopsy and arsenic test results. Coroner Libby and Bowdoin College lab findings spark possible inquest under new county attorney with Mrs Haynes expected to testify.
An excerpt traces Jim Hawkins with Louise Trelawney and Dr Livesey sailing for treasure. Long John Silver schemes mutiny while Ben Gunn seeds wary aid. The voyage nears land as Jim warns leaders, witnesses a trusted ally’s treachery, and spots a distant Union Jack signaling approaching danger.
Narrative continuation by the doctor describes abandoning ship as the boats go ashore staged at one thirty three bells. The captain squire and I discuss the unfolding situation in the cabin while wind conditions hinder pursuit.
A marooned man named Ben Gunn recounts Flint's mutiny, the buried treasure, and the fateful six seamen killed in battle. He explains a plan to sail away in a small boat under a blue scarf, while Jim warns of approaching cannons and the island’s cemetery and prep for a night escape.
The narrator boards a boat to search the stockaded log-house on the island after Jim Hawkins slips away. Guards at the camp debate duty as a spring water source becomes a focal point, and the party returns to the schooner with wounded and frightened companions after learning Hawkins is missing.
The passage critiques a French styled dress with a purple cloth gown and mauve sleeves, a magenta velvet collar and bonnet, mink fur trim and white satin accents. It compares the sleeves to old time medical practices, noting the trend toward downward expansion and elaborate godet pleats, calling the overall look striking though not prepossessing, highlighting a tendency in fashion reports.
Mrs Frederic T Greenhalge hosted a noon reception and banquet at the Parker House for the inaugural gallery attendees with Governor Greenhalge and Lieutenant Governor Wolcott joining. The luncheon followed the reception and included a wide circle of prominent attendees led by Mrs Greenhalge and Mrs Wolcott along with numerous Mrs and Miss names including Mrs George V L Meyer Mrs William M Butler Mrs Samuel Dalton and several Nesmiths and Robins on the guest list.
Supt George E McKay of Faneuil Hall Market describes a Dec 4 incident by a man about 30, 5 ft 6 in, 150 lb who cashed small bogus checks at South Market firms including C H Chessman & Co and J R Ellis. He posed as Melrose Barrett House proprietor seeking C O D or credit, using failed requests to obtain goods. The ruse included passing a larger fake check for change. The subject used the name George E Morse of Melrose and another alias Co B Lovering with no address.
The body of Sir John Thompson, late Premier, was laid to rest today in Halifax as mourners filled streets for a procession over a mile long.
Norcross announces a major shirt sale ongoing with strong discounts and broad selection. Shoppers are urged to visit stores to view a wide range of styles and sizes as deals continue.
Read read lot of men shirts described as unlaundered in cotton linen blends with reinforced fronts and bands. Available sizes include 13 to 18 and 14 to 17 with features like linen bosoms and handworked buttonholes. Perfect fitting emphasized.
The piece urges voters in the Second Middle District to support Samuel Dexter Jr as a federal representative. It argues the nation faced near ruin from abroad and at home last year, praising Dexter’s role in backing peaceful measures, stability, and constitutional rights.
Friends mourn the death of William J. Murphy at his home 1 Northfield Street on Wednesday. A Democrat and longtime member of the city council, he also belonged to St. James Lyceum and other groups. He was married, survived by his widow, his mother, and two sisters. funeral from St. Patrick's Church at 8:30 that day.
Harry A. Learned, about 20, a Taf Co. druggist employee and Boston Journal special correspondent, died after being flung against an electric light pole in Plymouth New Hampshire. The fatal skull fracture occurred this afternoon. He was the son of Sheriff Learned of Rumney.
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