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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post issue for Tuesday morning July 1 presents a representative Democratic voice in New England. Details are limited in the fragment but imply standard daily notices and regional political content.
Daily subscriptions are listed with one year three dollars six months one dollar sixty for green months seventy five cents per month twenty six cents. The Sunday Post rates are one year one fifty six months seventy five cents three months forty cents. Change of address requires current and future addresses. Entered as Second Class Matter. Payments must be in advance. Send money orders to Post Publishing Company. Boston office address and contact details provided. Editor and Publisher B A Grozier.
In a Boston trial for the Wills killing, East Boston residents are praised for lawful conduct and absence from the disturbance. The piece argues against unjustly assigning blame to East Boston and urges exoneration, asserting they are law abiding and orderly.
The Post urges readers to end embittered debate over the East Boston disturbance. Clergy from Protestant and Catholic communities condemn fomenting animosity and favor peace and tolerance. The paper asks readers not to send letters that inflame hard feelings and to seek calm for the welfare of the community.
Two years ago Sweden and Norway reduced royal allowances during a deep depression. King Oscar’s pay fell from 366000 to 256000 crowns, about 98000 to 68600 dollars, and the Crown Prince’s from 21400 to 8000 dollars. Parliament argues the monarchy runs efficiently on the lower scale, offering King Oscar little incentive to yield.
The Boston finance commissioners warn of a net debt near 43 million dollars, about five percent of city valuation, claiming every property bears a one twentieth mortgage. Critics counter the figure includes unrealized items and that, after adjustments, net debt sits around 28 million, with part of the debt offset by sinking fund payments by year end.
An analysis argues the city cannot offset its obligations with invested assets but warns against portraying borrowed funds as unproductive. It highlights Boston Common, parks, courts, library, bridges, and subway as valuable public investments that raise local property values. The report supports a genuine debt limit and questions removing the tax cap.
The Finance Commission for Boston recommends a new charge on street railways equal to 212 percent of gross receipts. Boston alone gains no return from its railway franchises, while other cities levy fees or require payments into public coffers. The principle is sound, with rate set by examining corporate books.
The great convention concluded with a final evening program and a lasting sense of success. Boston bids farewell to about 60 000 guests with regret as the visitors depart, leaving pleasant memories and inspiration from their stay.
The Boston Post reports exceptional sales following the Christian Endeavor convention. It claims it alone printed concise readable reports across multiple days, while rivals published sixteen to twenty pages of excessive text, driving readers to prefer the Post’s digestible summaries and boosting circulation.
The Sunday Post has again shown leadership in presenting public interest pieces. This week notes Boston’s Secretary of State Olney and recalls similar articles from the Globe and Herald. City Editor Sargent of the St Paul Pioneer Press is visiting Boston for Transcript work. Salvation Army Jubilee Band returns after five months with a free harbor excursion for Boston’s poor mothers and children.
A vintage instruction notes cleaning a refrigerator using hot water and Ivory Soap to avoid odor. Scrub all surfaces including sides corners racks outlet pipe and drip cup, rinse with cold water and wipe dry. Published by Procter & Gamble Co. Cincinnati.
In a Boston scene a grand parade followed by a Central Hall meeting is noted. Harvard Summer School sessions are humorously misnumbered rooms prompting a professor to a witty reply. Dr William Everett’s Horace and Hadrian translations are discussed as not fully final. Alderman Sanford is depicted as a self styled prophet amid political chatter. A south side of town sanitation crisis near Massachusetts General Hospital is criticized. Chicago Tribune correspondent Cr H Fahs praises local newspaper colleagues. A rural-urban tale closes with a wedding and family satire as a young man defies expectations with lawyers’ aid, culminating in a warm acceptance by his father.
Billy Weldon buys a marriage license under a cloud of schemes and marriage plans. He confers with the sheriff and friends who plot a humorous ruse to help him navigate a tense situation with the Widder Wilson and the old man’s contract, ending in a sly wink about a barbecue at Cave Spring.
A Boston Post editorial is republished urging harmony amid sectarian and racial tensions. It calls for peace, cooperation, and respect for differing opinions, warning against violence and bigotry as America strives toward unity and citizen welfare.
Tremont Theatre presents Kismet or Two Tangled Turks as it enters its second week with noted improvement in details. Carroll writes to share roles, Miss Macnichol earns praise, and a souvenir guessing contest offers a gold watch to the first correct entrant.
A reader from Malden argues for a reform of transit checks to ensure continuous rides. He recounts a Columbus avenue trip where a conductor refused a valid check, prompting extra fare losses. He proposes punching checks at the issuing point to verify continuous passage and reduce disputes and lost 3 cent checks.
The Boston Post is commended for timely extra editions on the recent riot. The paper is praised for businesslike methods, impartial judgment, and high editorial standards, contrasted with slower contemporaries.
The Castle Square Theatre presented Maritana last night to a large Monday crowd. Louise Kissing and Hattie Ladd impressed in key roles, with Ling and Wolff delivering strong performances. The chorus, orchestra, and elaborate set pieces earned high praise alongside notable acts from Samuel Burt and others.
The week at Austin and Stone's Museum features Mile Adelina Sansoni praised as the perfect woman and Astarte the illusionist. Sansoni impressed American audiences with strength and a horse on a chest act, while Astarte performs flights, somersaults, and inverted dances. Galetti's monkeys and Eugenie Garetta's birds entertained crowds, with many acts and performers receiving generous applause.
The Keith's New Theatre program blends vaudeville with Boston Symphony Orchestra pieces in its second week. Wagner, Strauss and others appear as Bessie Bonehill debuts to strong acclaim amid a lively bill including Ed M Favor, Collins and Henshaw, Swift and Chase, and many others.
A seven scene Boston based musical revue titled Little Louise fills the Palace Theatre with bright dialogue, catchy music, and strong company. Gus Mills leads as Little Louise with sharp laughter, while Phil Peters, Ettie Albion, and Nettie Peters deliver engaging turns and songs including Swinging in the Lane and The Old Fashioned Home.
A busy day at the Hawaiian exhibition of Kilauea in the old Gettysburg building on Tremont Street drew the largest attendance since opening. The event continues with Christians Endeavorers visiting Boston and Miss Macnichol offering autographs at Tremont Theatre box office. The Huntington avenue grounds host the outdoor show Black America featuring Stephen Foster songs including Old Folks at Home Old Kentucky Home and Old Black Joe.
A narrator recalls a friend refashioning old gowns into stylish new outfits. She watches a pale green cashmere waist transformed by cutting sleeves to the elbow and adding three chiffon ruffles. The piece hints that many seams and back details will continue to emerge with evolving fashions.
In a drawn scene a gown evolves from plain red taffeta shot with orange to a cream batiste trimmed design. Sleeves grow puffed to the elbow under a cream band, a high batiste collar finishes the waist, while two long cream guipure tabs edge the skirt transforming the old gown into a pretty new one.
Verse by F L Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution reports a lighthearted song about announcing a baby girl for President Cleveland. The playful lines describe a crying newborn, competing opinions, and public attention as a nation reacts with humor and irony.
An American asks an Englishman about a joke from Life magazine about two skulls of St. Paul, one boy and one man. The Englishman asks for the punchline, prompting a brief exchange on cross cultural humor.
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