This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1895
Page
4
Subscribers requesting an address change should supply both current and future addresses to ensure uninterrupted delivery. Include any relevant account identifiers and contact details for verification.
The State Board of Arbitration calls for abolition of the contract system in Haverhill shoe industry disputes. A deposit required from workers with forfeit terms has failed to prevent strikes and now undermines both manufacturers and workers. The board urges settlement based on its recommendations to Mayor Jewett to avert wider conflict.
Mayor Curtis faces tight public revenues and urges prioritizing public schools over parks. Exposes unsafe school facilities, crowded rooms, faulty fire safeguards, and long neglect as urgent problems. Advocates immediate repair and new buildings to protect children and uphold education as a free state's foundation.
The Institute of Technology should not seek lies of state aid as a beggar but be recognized as a major force in Massachusetts prosperity. Private yet public-spirited, MIT drives industrial leadership through inventive capacity and skilled labor, shaping the next generation for industrial advancement.
The piece argues the Massachusetts cotton industry moving south must be gradual and experimental. It notes coarse goods could be produced more cheaply in the South, while finer grades need skilled labor and conditions not yet favorable there, implying limited immediate exodus and a cautious transition.
The piece argues that tariff tax on coal harms New England industries, notably cotton, calling it a gross injustice. It states artificial disadvantages affect all regional industries and urges continued resistance until the burden is lifted.
The Municipal League plans to abolish the Common Council as a reform for Boston's municipal system, but the editorial argues that two legislative chambers provide essential checks. It supports preserving dual branches with co equal powers and even suggests extending Council powers beyond current scope.
In a lively column the writer defends ferry pilots from critics, recounting a stormy night when the wind and snow flooded the pilot’s wheelhouse. The piece also notes Samuel Gompers weighing a labors beat, a Lake Michigan sea serpent remark, and local civic gossip including a $50 donation to the Boston Teachers Mutual Benefit Association and a clash with city schoolmarms over the term old maid.
A meeting at St Augustine's Hall North Grove street resulted in the creation of the Young Men's Industrial Art Club. It will partner with St Augustine trade school to teach industrial arts. Rev Fr Field offered ideas adopted. Originator Professor Eastman was aided by Madden Fay. Officers elected include Eastman president Sullivan vice president Fay recording secretary Wilkins financial secretary Madden treasurer Murdock sergeant-at-arms Finnegan Ingalls Gleason Healy directors.
Amherst January 13 Mrs Elizabeth Hickok aged ninety died this morning after a brief attack of influenza She was widow of the late Laurens P Hickok Ph D LL D noted American philosopher who held professorships at Western Reserve College Auburn Theological Seminary and Union College including president and professor of mental and moral philosophy
An article describes the Haymarket exchange installing a graphophone based automatic answering system. The device tells subscribers when lines are busy and reduces operator workload, with the graphaphone announcing line busy three times before the caller retries. The system debuts today at the Haymarket square office.
Jim Hawkins recounts a sword and pistol duel with Hands aboard the tilting Hispaniola, a capsizing battle, and his perilous climb to the masts. He ends by detaching the ship’s sails, rowing ashore, and vowing to return to safety at the stockade, while recapturing the ship.
National Secretary Harry L. Canfield will move the headquarters of the Young People's Christian Union from Cleveland to Boston. He will edit the Onward, the official organ of the Universalist Young People. The union, organized Oct 22 1889 at Lynn Massachusetts, now has 400 unions and about 15000 members.
Thousands filled the People's Temple for a revival led by Canadian evangelists Crossley and Hunter. The crowd rose in response to prayers and a Daniel sermon urging faithfulness and courage against evil, with a generous collection to support the ministry. A fashion aside followed, detailing a young woman with gold hair and puffs, contrasted with the event's solemn spiritual focus.
A roundup of literary figures and debates from Dumas to Barbara Fritchie. Notes include Dumas named legionn officer, Wood's biography of East Lynne author, Scott letters at Leith Bank, Dr Chapman editor of Westminster Review, Dean Hole on newspapers, Carlyle at Charlotte Bronte dinner, S R Crockett's Pilgrim's Progress scenes, Goldwin Smith on Canadian literature, Whittier on Barbara Fritchie, and confirmations by E D N Southworth and Dorothy Dix.
III P L Ross of Harvard Law School, a member of both Harvard and Yale debate teams, has suffered a mild appendicitis attack since last Wednesday. He is improving and may participate. if not, freshman F Dobyns will take his place.
Guthrie January 13 A bill filed in the Legislature seeks to legalize the large number of divorces granted by Oklahoma probate judges to residents and non residents from across the country.
A young woman draws attention in a crowded room wearing a chiffon bodice. Most guests display similar sleeved gauze gowns with cascading canopies resembling miniature landscapes and dramatic silhouettes as the crowd mingles.
May Yohe and Sor Francis Hope married at Hempstead on November 27. The bride, May Augusta Yohe of Cook’s, Maresfield Gardens, London, aged years, a spinster, has risen to fame in The Lad Slavey. She is known for a formidable voice and a confident stage presence. The future duchess possibility arises as the Duke of Newcastle is crippled from childhood.
Mrs Helen Gougar brings a suit in Lafayette challenging an election board's denial of her voting rights. The Ball law practitioner argues that women are eligible for federal offices and that citizenship and suffrage are synonymous. She contends that the word male is absent from the Declaration and Constitution and that courts and legislature can grant women the ballot.
Lady Henry Somerset will speak at the Young Men's Christian Association hall on the laboring classes of England. Professor J H W Stuckenburg of Berlin will lecture on "What Is the Social Problem and What Does It Involve" tonight.
The Rev. L. B. Bates D D is invited to lead the noon meeting of the Evangelistic Association of New England at Bromfield Street Church this week. He will speak on Revivals with daily special singing by Mr and Mrs W B Wilson of Providence R I.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.