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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1893
Page
4
The Record notes Walcott is urged to run as the Republican candidate for governor by backers eager to remove him. It recalls previous party purges of Brackett, Allen, and Haile in recent years and predicts more removals, except for Barrett.
Postmaster General Bissell orders postal cards to be one standard international size. The move dissolves Wanamaker's decorative and reforming card system, which had produced big middle and small sizes. The single size erases the former monument to Wanamaker in postal service.
The piece notes a Republican tactic to set Oct 7 while Dems file nominations by the 9th. It asserts the convention date is flexible and unlikely to change the outcome. It predicts a Democratic candidate will win the governor race and enthuses statewide interest by mid-September.
The Treasury Department maintains strict adherence to the Sherman act in buying pig silver. Unlike the Harrison era, silver sellers no longer receive above market prices, saving the public gold. Critics fear currency shortages, but supporters note the Sherman law’s power to halt purchases if extortion is attempted.
Harpers Weekly praises the couple for promoting freedom of thought and domestic virtues while critics condemn the marriage as loveless and a betrayal of morality. The piece argues rank pressures justify the union, shocking readers who value justice and decency.
The Boston business mood mirrors nationwide sentiment as the New York World reports no large dry goods failures in three months. Collections are fair, outlook good, and activity up, with no panic in legitimate trade. Gold returns, treasury reserves rise toward 100 million, and croaker voices are silenced by hard facts and common sense.
A Denver silver convention issues a long appeal for free coinage and cheap dollars in the name of silver producing states. The piece denounces the group as absurd for trying to dictate national policy to the broader electorate, noting these nine silver states cast under 300,000 votes in the last election.
The passage critiques a political split where about 12 million voters exceed a fraction but a quarter of the country wields excess influence. It argues the Republican party has granted a fifth of Senate power to a half million, while the remaining twelve million resist the imposition and will not yield.
The Journal argues that business men in Boston and Massachusetts pushed for repeal of the Republican silver bill and sought relief from tariffs. It condemns the suggestion that business leaders are responsible for the current financial difficulties, stating the burden lies with the party and administration that ignored their advice.
Mayor Carter Harrison vows Chicago will inspect and secure structures in Jackson Park to protect life, viewing the cold storage building as a death trap. The article urges scrutiny of the World’s Fair council, arguing the risk of fire endangers the White City and should be investigated by city authorities.
Waldo Campbell Hibbs visits Charlestown Navy Yard while the Maga davic Club discusses hunting grounds in New Brunswick. Speaker Barrett dodges nomination specifics. watchdogs target sidewalk loafers as Officer Hennessey enforces curbs. Conductor Barrows aids passengers on the Fitchburg line. Henry M. Pratt retires. Fireman Lally recovers from a vitriol attack with thanks from West End residents.
A collage of comic exchanges features characters like Mr Chumbly and Charlie Lazyeuss lamenting work and appetite. Another tale mocks marriage schemes, a Harlem pie joke, and a banker’s joke about prodigal sons. The running thread is satirical quips on work, marriage, and roulette.
The Journeymen Barbers International Union formed in 1827 in Buffalo and later expanded nationwide. Reforms include Sunday barber shop closures and reduced weekday hours, plus sick and death benefits. The union cites strong AFL support, favorable wage discussions, and laws in several states. A Lasters' Protective Union meeting reports rapid growth, eight new members, and steady recruitment at 45 Eliot Street.
Local Union No. 9 of Carriage Workers met at 45 Eliot Street to hear reports on statewide efforts to secure a nine hour workday. A prominent official said the spring victory sets a precedent and that organizing continues to extend the schedule to every shop by next spring.
Iron moulders Union 106 Brass Workers Union 33 and Core Makers Union 5463 deny the strike is over as 125 members remain on nine hour work days. The national executive boards have indorsed short work day aims, and strikers will receive usual strike benefits until national officers order a return.
A new labor union allied with the American Federation of Labor was organized in Pressmen's Hall last evening. Officers include President A J McIntire Vice President Theodore Engell Financial Secretary J F Shulock Recording Secretary D B Ready and Treasurer J Shaw. Meetings set for the second and fourth Sundays at 45 Eliot Street.
In New York money stringency and bank cash difficulties press commerce yet no major dry goods firm failures have occurred this year. Interviews show cautious buyers and steady collections, with commissions bearing the brunt of cancellations as mills face unsold stock and heavy cash costs. Jobbers benefit from low prices but await further shifts in demand and credit terms.
A correspondent asks if the Boylston street library will close when the new building opens and suggests keeping the old library as a branch. A Post inquiry reveals the Boylston Street building will be sold to fund the new library, with funds used for the sinking fund. The new library’s central location aims to serve the South End and Tremont Street areas, while branches are not yet decided. delivery exists across districts from the central library.
Governor Smith and council name Judge William H. Shurtleff of Lancaster as fish commissioner to replace Colonel Elliot B. Hodge. The move ends a bitter appointment fight and likely ends the Plymouth hatchery joint arrangement with Massachusetts once a new plan can be arranged. Hodge will reportedly remain superintendent of hatcheries.
The marine department will release the American schooner Lewis Giles seized for fishing inside the three mile limit after payment of a 2500 dollar fine plus costs.
Archduchess Caroline of Austria is installed as Lady Abbess at Hadrajin Palace in Prague. Sir John W. Ellis, a baronet auctioneer, counts among Princess May’s intimate circle. Mrs. Fawcett of England curates University Babies photographs for a fair exhibit. Ella Gaillard’s innovations include a carriage telephone and eyeless needle. The Philadelphia Friends meeting draws around two thousand attendees, echoing Chicago’s Woman's Congress. Mlle Marie Anne de Bovet joins Societe de Gens de Lettres after translating works from English and highlighting serious literary taste.
Master Joseph Grevett, the incubator baby at 315 East Twenty sixth street, grows stronger daily. He enjoyed his first soap and water bath yesterday, though previously bathed in sweet oil and brandy. A long congratulatory letter arrived from Mrs C W Horr Jr of Wellington Ohio, noting her own two pound daughter she raised with a hot water bag in a basket.
The census counts show 2.7 million bread winners outside the home in 1890. It lists 110 lawyers 165 ministers 320 authors 588 journalists 2 061 artists 2 136 architects chemists pharmacists 2 106 stock raisers and ranchers 5 135 government clerks 2 488 physicians and surgeons 13 182 professional musicians 56 800 farmers and planters 21 071 clerks and bookkeepers 14 465 heads of commercial houses 155 000 public school teachers.
A husband sued a rival for alienating his wife's affections and the case was compromised at Princeton last week with a payment of 250 dollars. The ruling notes that the law on alienation of a woman's affection does not apply to sweethearts as such affection is transitory and not a right of damage.
Miss Cynthia D Rockwell a Good Will Mission teacher in South Dakota married Richard King one of the Indians in her school Her wedding follows Miss Goodales example The couple both educators will continue work in Indian schools King is a licensed preacher and Rockwell comes from a prominent Washington family who opposed the match.
Mme Paul Bonnetain, wife of the famed novelist, arrives at the Niger after a solitary trek through the African bush with her young daughter. Her Paris drawing room once hosted many young writers including Pierre Loti.
The Women's Emancipation Union of England seeks political social and economic independence for women and calls for equality of opportunity through education and industrial freedom of career choice.
A young woman on a street car questions constant male smoking while an old woman defends it. The exchange captures social tension and humor over smoking habits and domestic restraint in urban life.
In Contoocook New Hampshire on July 13 Mr and Mrs Greeley Cressy of Bradford marked their golden wedding with a large turnout of friends presenting them with valuable gifts.
The Press Actors Ball Game and a scene from Brother John highlight a Park Theatre program led by J W Kelly in The Golden Wedding. Eugene Sandow dines at the Tavern Club while Marie Burress seeks her lost Yorkshire terrier after a Dayton accident kept him from stage duties briefly.
In a letter to the editor the writer argues that Russell should remain governor and backs John K. Russell of Leicester, Massachusetts as the most promising candidate. The message is dated from Boston and appeared in the Democrat on July 12.
The Columbian entertainment committee guides the Russian naval fleet to City Hall and Pier A. Mayor Gilroy hosts them before a steamer takes the party to Manhattan Beach for a dinner at the Oriental Hotel. A fireworks display is planned for the Russians at the beach this evening.
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