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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists daily subscription prices for one year six months and three months, and Sunday Post rates. It requires readers to update address changes and notes Second Class Matter status. Payment methods include checks money orders and drafts payable to The Post Publishing Company.
Special notice reminds readers that the Post cannot print anonymous messages. The policy requires names and verifiable details for publication. Readers are urged to provide identifiable attribution to have notices considered.
The Boston Journal lauds a sweeping victory as Republicans claim City Hall gains from a “business government” shift and Democrats face routine turnovers. Debate centers on whether glee over Democratic official removals is wise as a precedent for future power changes.
A report contrasts the Haverhill shoemakers strike with the Brooklyn street railway walkout. It praises orderly action and legal obedience in Haverhill while noting Brooklyn strikers’ violence hurt public sympathy and respect for law. The piece attributes the difference to the workers’ general character and citizenship.
The article argues that Armenian atrocities will reopen the Eastern Question in Britain with the aim of expelling Turkish rule from Europe. It asserts the Sultan belongs in Asia and condemns his reign, linking Gladstone’s return to public life to his Armenia speech as part of the broader civilizational issue.
The speaker presses President Cleveland to immediately issue $100,000,000 five percent bonds without waiting for Congress. Acknowledging imperfect securities, the call argues urgent relief now and lets Congress handle further steps later, warning against delay due to Congress’s alleged inefficiency.
The remark about hearing the galloping horse is attributed to M Dupuy, viewed as epigram or proper forecast from a statesman. The note weighs whether Ribot’s accession signals a pivotal shift in French ministry leadership and national direction.
The piece notes M. Ribot is seen as a safe, capable leader who knows France’s needs but faces a hostile Chamber of Deputies led by Socialists. It suggests he may form a coherent ministry yet cannot transform the parliament or purge systemic corruption, amid France’s hard political times and signals of harsher times ahead.
Analysts warn the Treasury could exhaust gold reserves in six weeks as bond sales falter imports and European distrust threaten credit. Congress urged to float one hundred million in gold bonds at three percent to preserve government credit amid syndicate losses and market turmoil. Local notes also recap bitter football game reports and civic routines.
The State Senate debates a rule to ban lobbyists from the Senate floor and reading room during sessions and nearby times. Critics call the delay pusillanimous, arguing the Republican platform promised abolition of the lobby and urge swift adoption of the rule.
A reader recounts inspecting Medford Almshouse praising cleanliness under Superintendent Richard B. Newcomb while noting a Royal Arch Mason among inmates. The piece also quips about a new glass vestibule for Boston transit, a tinsmith named Michael Zink in the Boston Directory, and a humorous anecdote about journalist Murat Halstead and a Chicago Tribune resignation. It closes with a note that New Yorkers drank 185 million gallons of water last year and Yale students are displeased.
The fashion press notes a trend of wearing diamonds and gems on shoes and stockings to display wealth. Real jewels are avoided in dancing crowds, with imitation gems and green sequins used instead for formal events, while jet strands adorn a black satin gown with white lace.
Rev I J Lan sing spoke on a fatal disease and its remedy at Park Street Congregational Church. He warned Boston faces high mortalities from pulmonary consumption, noted no cure exists, and suggested faith in Christ as the cure. A revival followed with many professing faith.
A reader asks the editor whether a landlord who rents houses must keep a hall light at night and for how late the light should burn. If a tenant or visitor injures themselves in darkness, is the landlord liable for damages? Boston reader Mrs. signs the inquiry dated January 27 from 18%.
A Sunday forenoon at the First Spiritual Temple featured a medium, Mme Bliss, under the guidance of Mr M S Ayer. An apparent Egyptian priest and later a spirit of the sister of Ayer appeared, with voices of familiar spirits audible. The medium fatigued from previous seances but spirits manifested as curtains opened and closing.
The Rev Dr Richmond Fisk led the vesper service at East Boston's Christian Union with his church choir. His sermon on "The Thinking Man" stressed that thinking is inevitable and shaped by brain, environment, and education, guiding personal and social progress and the rise or fall of character.
Manager Rose reveals inventive stage adaptations for Captain Paul to fit smaller theatres on the New England circuit. Details include a two-part mainmast, a lightweight reworked cyclone drop with a portable batten system, and an accordion wreck to mimic ship destruction. Wilson Barrett arrives for The Manxman at the Boston Theatre, while The Girl I Left Behind Me plays Hollis Street Theatre with three extra cars for gear.
Mrs Angela Arricco, severely burned while attempting to save her child in a Saturday night blaze on Lagrange Street, has taken a turn for the better and doctors express hope for her eventual recovery.
The final performance of Cinderella at Mechanics' building drew a large crowd for the Floating Hospital fund with about 2000 children at the matinee. About 6000 paid admissions at roughly $2 each and $3000 from programme ads are expected to yield around $15,000 after roughly $8000 in expenses. Previous trips for mothers and babies added $1200 to the season.
The first major concert under Charles W. Arnold ran last night at the Grand Opera House with a large audience. The programme featured Filson and Errol in a clever sketch, Hamilton and Glynn on banjo and violin, and W. H. McCart in actor imitations. Other numbers were by David Fitzgibbons, Eckert and Berg, Emery and Russell, Frank H. Swift, Belle Black, and Alfred Grant.
A special meeting of the Eliot Church in Newton is set for Friday February 8 to vote on the resignation of Pastor the Rev Dr Calkins who plans to close his pastorate on July 1.
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