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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1898
Page
4
The article argues US interests align with Britain’s stance that Chinese ports be open to all nations with equal privileges. It rejects any US alliance with Britain but supports applauding England if she proceeds to open China, while disowning interest in China’s partition or alliances.
In a Chicago speech Mr. Bryan likens wage cuts to weeping willows around the tomb of bimetallism. He attacks Republican insincerity as wages fall and living costs rise, citing Massachusetts club gloom and labor committee resignations as signs of a weak party outlook.
The article notes a broad and buoyant week in stocks driven by outside investors and January funds. It cites gains in rail shares and dividend payers, with prices rising across Lake Shore Boston & Maine New York Central Northwestern Old Colony Boston & Lowell, and highlights Boston Elevated as a future market leader. It argues favorable money conditions and confidence point to a coming boom in the near term.
The City Record announces it is published by the superintendent of printing, a mislabeling that causes confusion between printing and publishing duties. The distinction matters for how official notices are issued and circulated in city government records.
The document is described as a distribution to department heads with extra copies sold at City Hall. It is not considered a broad publication reaching Boston voters, and thus not a true publication in the common sense.
The Arkwright Club and mill corporations push to repeal labor laws allowing wage cuts, but The Post vows no retrogression. Wages cuts anger workers as mills seek bigger profits while stockholders prosper, and public welfare must prevail over private interests.
The column surveys urban life from cab tariffs and bicycle craze to court gossip and social fads. It mentions hansom cabs, overcharging by New York drivers, skating, a brass buckle craze, fashion shifts, and public concerns from postal cuts to gas meters. It closes with remarks on sleighing and tobacco value.
A collage of notes mentions a costly fire in St Louis, re opened Maybrick case, a Dem State committee clash over Brighton’s John Lee, and Mayor Quincy joking about a municipal printing plant. Also referenced are trials, Jackson Club attendance gaps, Hanna’s political fate, Cuba appeals, a potential British flying squadron, and labor arbitration efforts in New Bedford.
The Post announces a $5 prize for last week awarded to Mrs. J Teahen of 2305 Washington Street Roxbury. Her menu appeared in The Post on Friday January 7.
In Columbus on Jan 9 Hanna supporters publish alleged bribery evidence from stenographer notes about a $5000 offer to vote against Senator Hanna. The notes, kept by a hotel stenographer, are said to involve two prominent Ohio figures and point to further party defections as Hanna’s rivals claim to have secured enough votes to defeat him.
A Dorchester resident Mrs William Sharp lists a full daily menu including breakfast items like bananas and coffee, lunch and dinner staples such as mutton broth and roast beef, and dessert like sponge cake. She provides a rice cream recipe and notes the address 62 Harbor View street. Cocoa.
James J. Gordon of Roxbury argues the Dingley tariff and protectionism harm cotton mills by alienating foreign buyers. He contends that selfish policy slows trade and could ruin local industry as foreigners seek suppliers elsewhere.
A humorous verse recounts a traveler seeking Cape Todd and a road inn. He hires a boat and meets a clamshell digger who muses on gold in the Yukon. The speaker imagines Cape Todd folk crossing the Jordan to Zion and heaven's gates, closing with a signature from George W. D'Vys.
Mr Leonard Courtney MP demonstrated a new lecturing method before the British Statistical Society. Unable to read due to poor eyesight he delivered the paper while a near reader prompted him from the manuscript. A Richmond Hill athlete saved two lives by leaping six feet and shoving a couple from a rail edge as a train passed. Three Catholic orders for women trace founders to Aix la Chapelle schoolmates. The dean and chapter of Canterbury Cathedral approved a revised tomb design for Archbishop Benson by Mr Jackson, early English in style and echoing Peckham's tomb.
A collage of quips and exchanges from 19th century papers notes witty banter on marriage proposals, finances, and handsomeness. It juxtaposes lines from the North American Chicago Record Free Press and Chicago News about courtship, deception, and domestic irritations.
Alice Stone Blackwell argues that opponents are grateful for small mercies as Governor Wolcott made no mention of woman suffrage in his inaugural. She notes past governors urged suffrage yet failed to secure broad support, while supporters remain undeterred by the silence.
A letter argues that Calcutta pretends concern for child labor while backing Republican tariffs and McKinley Era trusts. It claims protectionism fails to raise wages and condemns sugar trusts and monopolies, urging alignment with the party's original pledge to equal rights.
A student of hygiene promotes union garments for children in white and natural wool. Three varieties are described knee length with short sleeves, ankle and wrist covering, and footed stockings for night wear. The garments aim to simplify undergarments and improve cleanliness.
Workers chase doubtful members as secret conferences unfold ahead of tomorrow noon inauguration and Hanna mass meeting. Police and detectives prepared. over one hundred sergeants at arms appointed for the mass convention led by ex Chief Alexis Keeler. Resolutions likely urge Senator Foraker to declare himself and demand Kurtz resignation from the Republican national committee.
Opposition managers say two mis steps hurt their side in the gathering here tomorrow. They blame exposing strength in organizing the Legislature and adjourning from Wednesday to Monday so Manuel of Montgomery and Griffith of Union can return home to meet constituents.
The article describes a union garment covering weight and thickness from a child's waist and notes its price compared to separate drawers and shirt. It highlights new drying frames to prevent shrinkage, letting flannels air dry after washing. Frames can be bought or home made with simple wooden pieces and shaping.
A letter praising the Jack-in-the-Box advertisement notes the Boston Post Sunday average of 114 811 and daily average 120 782, calling the morning circulation the largest in New England. The writer states no advertising is currently running and hopes the ad will remind him of the Boston Post facts.
Janie, a chorus girl, cares for Phyllis in a cheerless attic and parts to help with Miss Travers illness. She replaces the ill star to win the role, earning praise and salary, only to discover Phyllis has died from neglect and poverty.
The Saratoga Street Methodist pastor Charles A. Crane argues last night that John O Neil Jr was killed by society itself not just an individual. He blames neglect of vice enforcement and calls for universal law enforcement to deter youths and end calls for vengeance.
The rival factions threaten court action over control of the state committee. Williams supporters claim Callahan received 30 votes while antis say he had at most 17. The dispute centers on meeting legality and who could call and chair the proceedings, with figures and rules cited by both sides.
About one hundred friends gathered at the bride’s parents home in Jamaica Plain for the wedding of Miss Bertha Cohn to Mr. John M. Naar. Multiple Jewish weddings follow at Puritan Hall and West End Union Hall with Robby Glazier and Barron officiating and large bridal parties. The couples plan residence at 23 Danforth Street Roxbury and Bay State Hall hosted a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Silverman after their ceremony.
The Advent Christian Church Society held its first service in its new home, a former Warren Street M E Church building. The two denominations will share the space until April when the Methodists plan to build their own church near Grove Hall.
At a meeting of the Young Men's Hebrew Union held last evening at 218 Hanover Street the newly elected officers were formally installed.
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