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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates, with details for annual and short-term periods. Readers are instructed to send address changes with both current and new addresses and to make payments by checks, drafts, or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The little republic of the Transvaal swiftly repelled invading filibusters from the British colony. Boers praised as sturdy marksmen and stout fighters receive warm congratulations from France and Germany. The South African Company mirrors the East Indian Company in influence. Dr Jameson is blamed for bungling the affair, while Britain’s position appears awkward amid suspicions about its actions toward adjacent republics.
The London Chronicle uncovers unpublished Britain Venezuela letters revealing Schomburgk line as a mere aid to boundary discussion. Papers in Pall Mall Gazette and St James Gazette accuse governments of concealment and misdeeds, while English critics denounce Salisbury. Historical 1840s posts and Aberdeen’s 1841 notes are cited as evidence they amounted to nothing.
The Metropolitan District Commission proposes a plan to create a new county with Boston as its nucleus, including 27 neighboring cities and towns. It envisions a county council replacing county commissioners with broader regional powers and a May vote to approve or reject. The aim is a Greater Boston metropolis while preserving local autonomy and avoiding full annexation.
The New York World argues Congress should authorize a public loan to replenish the Treasury gold reserve. It contends selling to a private syndicate at below market value would divert $10 million from the people, urging a popular subscription to sell bonds at market price, with banks eager for the issue.
An adviser proposes allowing the Treasury to set a selling price that would bring four percent bonds to a three percent basis, selling to the public as a popular loan. The plan suggests rapid uptake if the rates are favorable.
The New York Chamber of Commerce endorses a peace with honor policy on the Venezuelan question. The Venezuelan commission is urged to investigate rights and avoid economic pressure, while Carl Schurz proposes Britain join the inquiry to provide a jointly chaired, dishonor-free basis for future negotiations.
Judge Allen writes an opinion directing attention to a landmark ruling on woman as an independent person under Commonwealth law. The decision grants women rights to own property and to earn separate wages, potentially affecting marital expectations and spousal damages cases.
Frequenters complain staff directions are hard to locate in the large library as hats obscure officials. women clerks’ not wearing outdoor wraps stands out. The column blends local anecdotes on theater eggs thrown at Willie Collier, traffic safety for pedestrians, and praise for instructor Mr. Wiley at East Boston Athletic Association. It also covers signboards, a Chelsea coal man’s literary trove, and community scenes from East Walpole to Newport, with anecdotes about trains, feathered regard for rails, and local personalities like Frank Pettingell and George H. Nichols. The piece closes with notices on the New England Travellers Association and stock exchange chatter.
In discussions among women about household tasks many have discovered unique Ivory Soap uses. They report it can safely clean articles once thought unsalvageable at home, reflecting practical Procter and Gamble brand familiarity.
George Fred Williams writes a sweeping financial analysis urging patience as bond sales and gold withdrawals reshape the U S monetary system. He argues the government may retire legal tender notes, restore credit, and free commerce from Treasury control if gold is drawn and bonds replace money.
The text describes the anticipation of a child on a special day. A mother plans a charming scene with relatives arriving at dusk and outfits for the boy. The boy peeks at parlor doors as his dress clothes are prepared, including a linen shirt, knee breeches, vest, and velveteen suit.
In a tense parlor scene Haselton proposes to transfer a murdered man’s brain to gain forgotten past lives. Williams, distressed by a 40 thousand pound debt and possible execution, is drugged as the deranged plan unfolds. Haselton asserts the brain could carry memory and identity, while Williams resists and pleads before the held-down struggle ends in chloroform.
James C Martin longtime superintendent of Boston city baths died at his residence 79 Broadway after a long illness. He had charged baths for twelve years and introduced many improvements. He will be buried Sunday afternoon from Gate of Heaven Church.
William Lamb & Co of Boston insist in a January 2 letter to the editor that their workers were not near the State House fire and deny any shed or storage space linked to the blaze. They request the paper set the record straight.
The Boston Post offers five dollars weekly for the best three meal menus by women readers. menus must read like a bill of fare with directions for dishes. meals may be breakfast lunch and dinner or breakfast dinner and supper, serving four to five. keep weekly cost under ten dollars for a family of five. first contest ends Nov 9, then each Saturday. winning menus printed weekly. send to Cooking Editor Boston Post. do not send stamps. write on one side only.
A collage of punchlines and brief skits from 19th century papers. Jests touch on love, taxation, manners, and social foibles with quick quips and cross references. Names seen include Detroit Free Press Chicago Evening Post Puck and Tit Bits as sample sources.
A Boston reader responds to Mr Wheeler in the January 4 1896 Post letter, urging him to read seven weeks of Post issues and consider that the paper still has public faith despite claims of disbelief. The writer notes past epistolary contributions signed by the superintendent and praises the Post for its prophecies and fair fight.
Anson B. Edgerly argues that civil service reform was violated in Mr Mc Laughlin's removal as clerk and claims unjust past removal from second assistant clerk. He states he performed duties acceptably and seeks reappointment on January 3.
Nicholas Murphy, night special officer of T Wharf, Boston, corrects a published report about a bare knuckle prize fight on T Wharf. He states two skippers of vessels fought briefly on the street, one blow struck, then separated to their ships, ending the incident.
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