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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1892
Page
4
Daily publication note from POST PUBLISHING CO kept at 259 Washington Street. No event details, only publisher line visible.
Within the first month the circulation grew 33 percent and weekly gains ranged from 3375 to 5416 copies. The pattern continues as the paper advances under new leadership.
A Massachusetts idea drives a Congressional bill by Andrew introducing a system to register applicants for laborer posts in navy yards and public works. It extends Civil Service oversight to unclassified positions and aims to reduce political pressure and favoritism by using certified lists for appointments.
The Colorado Supreme Court extended the short shrift granted to Dr Graves, signaling a likely final escape from or possible full acquittal on the extreme penalty. The decision reflects a clash between conservative legal forms and local sentiment, with notable prejudice observed at trial despite the outcome.
A juror suggested in open court that the opinion of all concerned was pre made and that evidence and argument were tolerated only for appearance of a trial. The judge did not rebuke him. The verdict arrived intuitively may reflect Dr Gravers's deserts but a new trial with stricter methods is likely to show more.
The Democratic Congress moves to attack the McKinley tariff in detail. Springer’s committee aims for prompt, tangible action on a key issue. Voters demanded relief for industries, and the policy is fixed to remove doubts. a bill should pass soon.
The Boston press denounces the ongoing sale of Louisiana Lottery tickets in Boston as illegal and immoral. It urges the Board of Police to act, criticizes the inactive state board, and calls for strong measures to drive the lottery dealers from business, noting ample evidence collected by The Post.
A Census Bureau table shows 6529 workers in New England iron and steel mills with most earning under nine dollars weekly and about 1667 under two dollars a day. The piece cites inspectors’ reports on Pennsylvania coal regions and argues tariffs harm American labor by depressing wages and fueling immigration-driven social strain.
The tariff tax on coal degrades wages for workingmen in New England and drives American citizens from work in Pennsylvania mines, highlighting adverse effects on employment and wage levels in key coal regions.
The piece condemns Senator Hulls tactics in New York State and argues the primaries and delegate selection are hurried and controlled by machine politics. It cites the New York World calling the process a blunder and warns that the Chicago delegation must reflect the party’s will to energize its base.
The piece critiques Secretary Foster and Senator Harrison for backing heavy silver purchases, noting continued price drops and a weakening dollar. It contrasts U S silver policy with Mexico where silver value is about seventy cents to the dollar, arguing such government actions threaten trade and may erode the U S dollar to Mexican levels once gold runs out for silver certificates.
The Post prints two sonnets by Hon. Darwin E. Ware in a special arrangement honoring Richard Henry Dawa. They debut in the February Century issue published Monday, praised for lofty, strong, polished verse rare in contemporary magazines.
Henry Baker of American Express runs the Augusta office temporarily. John E. Moloney of North Adams becomes Berkshire deputy sheriff, succeeding T. F. Loftus. Rufus R. Richardson, Dartmouth Greek professor, declines Stanford, returns to Hanover. F. H. Merriman builds a chair from New York Worlds for Mr. Pulitzer. Leonard Corbett, 92, of Head of the Tide, visits Belfast, claims lifelong abstinence from liquor and tobacco. Rev. Dr. William Jewett Tucker, to deliver the Phi Beta Kappa oration at Harvard, is lauded as a leading Dartmouth theologian though out of step with Hanover. Dr. Tucker once declined the Dartmouth presidency offered during a prior vacancy.
In a call from the Woburn City Press, the city is urged to commit to banning overhead electric transit. The piece warns that overhead wires pose grave dangers, citing the West End Railway in Boston as a model of peril. It argues safety should stop the proposal at its inception to prevent deadly consequences.
Democratic legislators favor Cleveland while Republican lawmakers back Blaine. Massachusetts has long backed the ex-President, and a Boston Post canvass strengthens that conclusion.
The passage presents a collage of overheard remarks and captions mixing theatre chaos, jokes about sermons and love, and brief character vignettes. It weaves satirical snippets about conduct, longing, and social pretenses with references to a panic in a theatre and light domestic exchanges.
The piece presents Collector Beard of the port of Boston as a self important figure in Massachusetts Republicans. It imagines his private reflections on controlling caucuses and aiming to be a national delegate at Minneapolis. He vows to deny Barrett and rebuild influence by influencing the Dawes nomination and state politics.
The breeziest man in the State Senate is John R Thayer of Worcester a leading Democratic figure whose lively presence stirs crowds. He is a forceful speaker with a genial temper and strong local support, noted as a potential candidate to succeed Gray Eagle Walker in Congress.
A collage of brief portraits notes Elizabeth Cady Stanton aged over seventy residing in New York with her son, Judge Seay Oklahoma's 82 year old former governor and circuit judge, Mr Springer on tariff reform, Lord Lytton spurning floral honors at his coffin, Jules Verne's prolific writing in Amiens, and Charles Villiers MP celebrated on his 90th birthday as a lifelong social figure and diner-out since 1832.
The Worcester West Chronicle notes the Boston Post recently increased its value to subscribers by more than a hundred percent after changes in its makeup. It has now reduced its price to 1 cent per copy. Described as an able Democratic organ, not sensational, it is urged to receive party support.
A February Century publication previews an ode to Richard Henry Dana. The verse praises Dana as a fearless seafarer and principled jurist, a patron to sailors and the enslaved, whose life embodies patriotism, courage, and self sacrifice despite public scrutiny.
The Ladies' Aid Association of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts hosts a military fair February 8 to 13 at Music Hall Boston to aid the home. Governor Russell and other officials expected to open the fair with G A R night planned as a gala event. Special features include army nurse quarters with Civil War relics. Donations and tickets through Mrs L A Turner 29 Temple Place Boston.
The Post is hailed as one of the brightest and best of Boston's great daily papers in a praise-filled note from the Gardner Journal.
The legislative day opened at 1 p.m. with a key House order from Mellen of Worcester to place enforcement of all gambling laws in Boston under the mayor, a rebuke to the lax Police Board. Other petitions included leave for firemen, liquor licensing safeguards, and a Brookline crossing project. Legislation on farm labor, trustee exemptions, and a city loans program also surfaced as debates continued on the Soldiers' Home funding and L Street Bridge extension.
The committee on towns heard petitioners and remonstrants on the annexation of part of West Bridgewater to Brockton. Judge Reed represented petitioners and Bb. W. Harris represented remonstrants. The hearing was adjourned to a later date. The judiciary committee plans to report a bill ending the free pass system for lawmakers and officials. City Solicitor Bailey submitted his Mast Boston bridge brief to the harbor and land commissioners.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra presents Spohr Symphony No 38 in G minor and a Bruch violin concerto in G minor plus Chadwick Pastoral Prelude and Dvorak Slavonic Dances with soloist T Adamowski. The Tar and the Tartar opens at Globe Theatre Feb 1, featuring Harry B Smith libretto and Adam Tizel score. cast includes Manola Bell Hollins Knapp and others. Second Heinrich concert at Steinert Hall includes Milton readings and Handel selections performed by Ticknor Franklin Rollwagen Heinrich Lamson Kelterborn.
Trustees of Wells Memorial Institute for Workingmen hosted a well attended reception in Wells Memorial Hall last night. Robert Treat Paine urged members to support future entertainments for social ties and progress, Burt E. Stone highlighted cooperative store benefits, with remarks from Superintendent Billings and Mr. Sears. Shawmut Orchestra provided music as cake coffee and sandwiches followed.
Professor John Robinson resigns from the B A A to take a similar post in Chicago. The Exeter street club house honored him with a gold watch engraved timer and chain after inviting him into a bath department chamber. The group then toasted him at the Copley Square Hotel with drinks and cheers as they regretted his departure.
The American Board of Missions reports 538 missionaries serving in twenty missions covering philanthropy and aid to Christian civilization. The native churches total 410 with 38,226 members, 3,554 confessed faith last year. Training and schools total 46,403 students under Christian instruction.
Charles Scribner's Sons release a fresh classic from London lectures delivered in 1888. A listener's complete notes, minus one lecture, are edited by Professor J Reay Greene and annotated. The work surveys literature from Homer to Goethe in Carlyle's unmistakable style.
Rev Samuel J Andrews presents a revised edition of Will Publish Monday Life of Our Lord Upon Earth. The work analyzes historical chronological and geographical aspects with maps and plans. 8vo format priced at 2.50 dollars.
A reader from Boston chides the newspaper for promoting a two-cent paper price, insisting the Boston Post is worth more than a penny and lauding its value as a trustworthy, forward looking publication. Boston Jan 29 L Appleton.
The Fall River Herald notes a Boomerang comment where Republicans seek to cast Corcoran against Governor Russell over spoils, but the lieutenant governor candidate states his stance in the Boston Pilot. The piece labels race‑issues in American politics as reactionary.
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