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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1894
Page
4
The piece argues the great strike is crumbling and debs led movement faces failure as organized labor fails to rally under Debsism. It notes a Chicago freight train event as minor and predicts lessons for capital and labor, while expressing satisfaction that the end is near.
The Sugar Trust defies Massachusetts laws requiring foreign corporations to file returns, contending the statute is unconstitutional. Counsel argues it usurps Congress authority to regulate interstate commerce. The outcome hinges on a legal ruling, with public interest in safeguarding state interests against foreign corporate intrusion.
Many prefer staying in Boston where a rich vacation ground surrounds the city. Public parks lure crowds, Castle Island offers sea breezes and marine views, and free baths with easy access spread across the region. Five cent fares to beaches and woods add to a season of hearty enjoyment.
The piece condemns Debs and the strike collapsing worker livelihoods while railroads suffer large losses. It estimates $6 million corporate loss and $2 million in wages lost in ten days, notes public bills fall on Chicago and compares to Pittsburg seven teen years ago, urging restraint.
The article notes the challenge of defending a prize in unfamiliar waters versus sailing in familiar waters against home rivals. It cites Vigilant’s four consecutive defeats to Britannia and ponders what would happen if the defender faced further challenges abroad.
The author notes the chances of bringing the cup to England but suggests Americans should restrain boastful claims. English entrants have been defeated in American waters, and the best American craft now trails a boat not as fast as the Valkyrie when it fell to the Vigilant. Equality in merit between English and American yachts appears closer than pride allows.
The piece rebuts European and other journalistic fears of Debs leading to a collapse of the American republic. It stresses that power rests with the people, not a ruling class, and argues that even mass strikes would not topple the nation. The author asserts the 16,000,000 working men would defend the republic against anarchy.
A letter about a 16 year old postal telegraph boy who cannot write and plans night school in Virginia. The piece also covers local figures Myron Ferren and Robert Tarr in dispute over Boston and Maine agents and Bell Telephone ties. Navy promotions, a wedding announcement, police retirements, and a priest’s Nantasket respite are noted with brief biographical details.
A Boston Post canvass reports impartial rail and timetable coverage across ten trains on ten lines into Boston from 6:30 to 10, with hours of morning reporting and oath to report only facts. Previous canvasses show the Post outsells rivals in the city.
A collage of contemporary glimpses profiles figures like Debs and Ingersoll, praising Debs as sincere and labor minded, Terre Haute popularity, and Olney and Roosevelt’s athletic vigor. Other notes include Mrs. Alexander’s health at 70, and a Rome report disputing the Pope’s cure via Kneipp.
A Delighted audience enjoyed Chimes of Normandy as Pauline Hall Opera Company presents Planquette’s work after La Belle Helene. The Tremont hosts a gala night with naval guests, full dress uniforms, and a parade of flowers and souvenirs.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers. It includes a joke where a boy claims he set off firecrackers for his sister and a riddle about spellings. The humor spans observations on manners, poverty, and wordplay with references to names like Atchison Globe, Boston Transcript, and Winnipeg Review.
Last evening a merry nautical group gathered at the Parker House for a testimonial banquet to Captain William Green of the yacht Harbinger. Captain Daly Jr and the Harbinger crew honored him with a gold headed cane as thanks for his leadership and skill.
A survey traces strikes from 1741 New York bakers to the 1887 railroad upheavals, noting key events in Massachusetts, Chicago, St Louis, and beyond. It highlights the spread of strike activity, large wage losses, riots, Pinkerton involvement, and federal troop deployments during a period of widespread labor unrest.
In Lynn, two fires were reported today. At 2 PM boxes. H J McManus residence on Elizabeth Street suffered minor damage after a child playing with matches lit a bed. At 8 PM boxes. J N Smith home on Ocean Street saw $150 damage from a discarded match in a smoking room.
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