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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions. Daily rates are one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, monthly twenty five cents. Sunday Post yearly two dollars, six months one dollar, three months fifty cents. Address changes require current and new addresses. Payments payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Boston Office at 259 Washington street lists telephone 428 and states all subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Readers are urged to notify by postal mail if the POST is unavailable from their dealer. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier.
A gallant display marks the opening of the annual suffrage campaign at the State House. Lady Somerset joins American activists to advise, but the political aim centers on whether municipal suffrage for women helps the Republican Party, not new arguments. If Republicans fear party danger, the efforts may fail despite the show of support.
President Eliot condemns college football as practiced now, urging suppression or radical rule changes to protect public morals and student welfare. He condemns the game’s growth in risk and argues public opinion, partly ignorant and barbarous, bears responsibility for the decline.
The text argues that fans seek injury prone feats like broken bones sprains and wrenches as part of entertainment, shifting responsibility to collegiate players who create this tyrannical opinion by offering gratification. It contends the game was not built for the public and laments Dr Eliot's lack of remedies, noting reform must start with colleges themselves.
A German steamship Elbe is cited as a major modern marine disaster off the English coast. The piece contrasts its sudden, complete loss of life with the generally safe Atlantic passenger trade, noting rail travel carries higher fatalities and such calamities are rare. It emphasizes the shock to public confidence in transatlantic travel.
The piece argues against reports that Boston banks plan to call loans on a gold basis. It notes Merchants’ Bank did not take such steps and that rumor spreads unnecessary fear about gold premiums. It urges calm and warns against sensationalism in currency debates.
The Treasury announces an immediate need for gold, presenting it as essential for official operations. It compares gold to paper and ink in its role for record keeping, stressing the government’s means to acquire it without delay.
United States war effort faces a dramatic private syndicate plan to fund and run a rapid conflict. A federa l contract would transfer control of the war to financiers who promise quick peace in exchange for security deposits. The story follows naval moves, new armor, and a secret weapon program as the syndicate takes charge.
The article describes a secret Syndicate building a class of small heavy ships called crabs with electric engines and a novel projectile named the Instantaneous Motor. The bomb uses many tubes to propel itself and remove surface matter, and its aiming relies on instrumented, automatic adjustments. The fleet, including reellers and crabs, plans a first strike off the Canadian coast, with pellet No. 1 commanding, as merchant ships retreat.
The argument presses that gold shortages threaten national finance. It calls on the President to issue $100,000,000 in new bonds under the resumption act to replenish the gold reserve and calm markets immediately, asserting ample gold abroad or at home and criticizing bank greed and wartime-like speculation.
A call for all citizens regardless of party to set aside partisan fights and rally for national welfare. Patriots should unite to protect trade and industry, oppose divisive sneering, and support efforts to pull the country from crisis. The message condemns politicization during the emergency.
A humor piece riffs on a supposed new disease called the new grip with a list of comically ineffectual remedies. It notes varied symptoms, from chills to backache and odd pains, then catalogs absurd cures. The column also mentions social curiosities, a musical decanter, conductor Arthur Nikisch’s London plans, golf ball consumption, and a light incident aboard a Beachmont car involving Captain Bill Daly.
The article discusses how modern gowns conceal seams and fastenings, favoring mystery over visible closures. It criticizes decorative buttons, praises seamless lines, and notes plaited materials, velvet belts, embroidered skirts, feathered hats, and epaulets as contemporary detailing.
The Harvard president’s annual report critiques football and college sport while offering no new reform proposals. Students and faculty react with disappointment, noting the lack of concrete plans as reform debates intensify. Cambridge authorities express curiosity rather than concern, awaiting potential action.
President Eliot denounces foul play in football and argues the game is unfit for college use. He notes rising injuries, argues spectators drive violence, and highlights broader reforms including improved sportsmanship and safer rules. He details Harvard Radcliffe relations, enrollment shifts, land deeds, taxes, and financial results showing improved budget balance.
A conductor confronts a quarrelsome passenger named Daly who claims to have been shoved. Daly exits with a grin as the crowd laughs. Alderman Lee and City Clerk Galvin depart for Washington while John W Corcoran plans a fortnights trip to the capital. A New York Herald correspondent questions Boston bankers about the Presidents message, with terse replies pointing to the Boston Post. A Devonshire Street post office stamp window scene ends with a peanuts anecdote and a stalled clerk.
Lawrence Eagle notes the State Senate rules committee adopted a rule barring lobbyists from seating at Senators desks. The Boston Post questions how this squares with Senator Hoars staccato platform last fall declaring no lobby. Despite the platform, the lobby persists in practice.
The condition of C F Towle of New Hampshire, who shot himself in the head at the Gilsey House in New York, shows some improvement. A doctor may probe for the bullet this afternoon. success could lead to recovery. Towle’s past links to the Boston leather trade are outlined, including his connection to J R Towle & Sons and later Towle & Dow, with details on offices and personnel.
In Washington a preliminary accord between Mexican and Guatemalan representatives aims to settle the boundary dispute by friendly arbitration. Approval by both governments is awaited, with Diaz and Barrios already backing the plan. War is ruled out and the quarrel expected to end amicably.
A Globe despatch reports Chinese peace envoys arrived in Kobe on Wednesday and will proceed to Hiroshima with American commissioner John W. Foster.
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