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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
4
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The state faces a prestige loss as Hanna may replace Sherman in the Senate. The piece argues Sherman is worth more as a public man and questions McKinley’s cabinet appointment, suggesting Hanna’s unlikely senatorial calibre and possible political scheme.
The proposal is judged as an imperfect yet fair five year trial of arbitration. It may not yield expected results, but Britain cannot seize territory or overturn the Monroe doctrine in that period. The high court decision remains 6 to 1, with two American justices needed to side with Britain.
The article argues against imprisonment for debt as a relic of barbarism. It notes reforms to prevent abuse, cites Sheriff O Brien's view, and urges allowing release on bail at any time to stop persecution and protect citizen liberty.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce leads support for the arbitration treaty with broad business backing nationwide. The New York Board of Trade and English interests echo the call, arguing that justice and fair dealing underpin commerce and civilization, and urging the Senate to ratify promptly.
Legislation introduces a reform for the Australian voting system to allow straight ticket voting with one mark. The plan prints party candidates in a single non alphabetic column, removing the need to pick individual names and reducing confusion and time. The Post notes past failures over independence arguments and hopes for passage this year.
The writer supports a formal inquiry by the Massachusetts Legislature into the gas supplied to Boston consumers and how it is used. They urge action based on dispatches from the gas and electric light commissioners and by Representatives Kelcher and Innes, warning that gas hazards persist in every home and room.
The Observant Citizen notes a distinguished group at the Parker House including ex Governor Long General Martin and General J Chamberlain of Maine. The column remarks on Civil War veterans meeting, the Chicago scene, and various assorted curiosities from science to weather and local travel.
A chatter of varied notes runs through a late 19th century scene. A plump matron returns to a seat while passengers ponder mortality and hotels. Sam Jones opines on devotion and expenses. A violinist recalls a misprinted interview about his instrument weight. The piece ends with a call to fix a mispriced Bureau of Statistics salary.
Personal item identifies Miss Camilla Hancock Hare as the granddaughter of Colonel John Hancock and grand-niece of General Winfield Scott in a concise family notice.
Hancock weds Jay Bucknell Lippincott of Philadelphia in Washington yesterday. Her father Captain Luther Hare of the Seventh U S Cavalry, now in Arizona, attends the ceremony and marks a familial match for prominent circles.
Katherine Tunbridge plans a small wedding but uncovers a lover's deceit in Alice Snow. Katherine replaces the bride with Alice to marry Ashley Grant, then reveals the truth and sends the couple away with funds and travel tickets.
A historical recipe list outlines breakfast items and a dinner sequence including oranges oatmeal cream broiled steak baked potatoes tea coffee, and a dessert plan with apple snow Graham gems and orange pudding. It includes detailed measurements for corn muffins and Graham gems with steps for baking in muffin rings and gem pans.
A letter to the editor describes a young woman near death from poverty and illness. The Post has investigated and seeks donations to cover winter costs and medical needs, with contributions coordinated by George A. Spaulding of the Boston Post.
The article highlights evening cloaks as the season’s centerpiece featuring rich brocades and velvets with fur lining. Long cloaks cover gowns, while bishop sleeves suit evening wear. short wraps with bishop sleeves are fashionable and use less material.
The piece describes cloaks lined with fur and satin or silk for lightness and non rub. It notes plush fabrics and guipure lace as stylish pastiches, mentions vieuna and chuddah cloths in blue and gray for evening cloaks, and trims with Thibet or mouriion.
A collage of jokes from multiple papers mocks marriage, wartime fears, and social manners. Dialogues include a wife warning her husband, a club meeting quip, a cannibal islands postal gag, a lawyer client exchange, and a waist training pun, reflecting light news humor of the era.
Boston society holds the Borland ball at Pierce Hall with 400 guests. Debutantes Miss Madeleine Jackson and Miss Mary Higginson dazzled in pale green and pink tulle. Notable attendees included Mrs. Jim Jackson and Mrs. Fred Whitwell as veterans of the city’s debutante scene.
Tonight Carteret Fenno hosts a dinner for his niece Miss Marion Fenno at the Empire ballroom of the new Tuileries on Commonwealth avenue. Miss Mary Thorndike, recently engaged to Brooks Fenno, is expected among the most admired guests and was a bridesmaid at the Robbins Cole wedding in Philadelphia Tuesday.
Mr. Pierson Beebe hosted a Tuesday evening dinner at the Somerset Club for Miss Julia Mason, a cousin of the Gardiner Green Hammonds and described as a fetching debutante.
Mrs Montgomery Sears hosted a dinner described as among the choicest of similar functions. Besides the hostess, Mrs Arthur Reach was the only married woman at the table where Miss Dorothy Amory, Miss Emily Beebe, Miss Rosamond Gibson, Miss May Higginson and Miss Margaret Hunnewell formed a lovely group.
The Rev. James F. Bullitt, assistant rector of Church of the Holy Trinity Philadelphia, visits Brookline for his fiancée Miss Emmons. A June wedding is planned with Dr. McVickar of Holy Trinity officiating.
A Boston reader argues Senator Hoar and New Hampshire figures block the Boston navy yard. The writer accuses Sen Chandler and Sen Gallinger of using influence to keep the Ironsides at Kittery, while Boston’s facilities sit idle awaiting funding and action. The letter urges a courageously blunt crackdown on local prejudices to redeploy Boston’s yard assets.
A reader praises Mr. Moody and the revival effort, noting the value of newspapers during the season and expressing support for Moody’s outreach to Catholics and Protestants alike. The letter mentions buying copies to share with friends in the Provinces and thanks the newspaper for coverage.
A letter urges readers to attend Colonel R G Ingersoll's Sunday Boston Theatre lecture on reforming mankind, contrasting the speakers Moody and Jones and noting preference for timely paper delivery to the door each morning.
Max Henry Newman of Boston calls for urgent legislation to end water gas use over coal gas due to asphyxiation deaths. He cites stopcocks with no safeguards and urges public servants to enforce safer standards to protect life and property.
Secretary J F Rehill of the Building Trades Council states in a January 1 letter that the council did not endorse J C Clark for the plumbing inspector post in Chief Camrell's department and that members favor reinstating T M Wilson to the vacated position.
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