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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
4
Boston Post notes many local Democracy leaders were missing from the Faneuil Hall meeting and, like Senator Hill and other state Democrats, are said to be on the fence over the silver question. They are weighing what action best serves the party in the present emergency.
The article argues Major McKinley, despite claims of sound money, has a free silver record through past Congressional votes and speeches. It suggests McKinley avoided stating a clear veto position on free silver coinage and contrasts his gold platform with his voting history, while Bryan clearly aligns with free silver.
The post office in Boston shows a rise in business enough to rank third nationally. Mail service reflects education and intelligence levels, with high per capita letters and newspapers carried. The steady growth indicates good service under Colonel Coveney's administration.
The Board of Elections registration progress in Boston is slow and uncertain. Without broad participation, the city may face a small electorate in November affecting presidential, state, and December municipal contests. Every eligible citizen should add their name to the list now to avoid disfranchisement and ensure a voice in local governance.
The passage argues evil lies in the practice itself, not in condemning a practice that should uphold the constitutional jury trial. It says the Chicago convention was not led by secessionists or Socialists and claims that labeling it as such is a boomerang.
The article argues against a silver standard targeting Western farmers who owe mortgages. It explains practical impacts: higher prices for goods on a silver basis, limited new borrowing, and delayed minting. It warns of foreclosure rushes, cash shortages, and a mass credit crunch if the country shifts to 53-cent dollars.
Senator Lodge rebuts Republican denouncements of the Chicago convention calling critics drunk with power and labeling it secessionist or socialist. He notes Tillman was hissed for secession praise, Jones denounces his rhetoric, and defends the income tax plank as non revolutionary. The speech argues the platform’s stance reflects broad cross party opinion and questions court packing accusations.
A collage of social chatter and local incidents including Harry P. Morrisey directing a judges’ boat at a yacht race, Combination Park’s unusual horse stabling, a Boston Stock Exchange floor anecdote, a couple discussing vanity and golf stockings, junior high discipline tensions in Lynn and English High antics, a Jo-Jo classroom nickname, and the death of Deputy Sheriff John Leahey of South Boston.
Rome obituary reports Cardinal Raphael Monaco La Valletta senior cardinal bishop dies at Castellamare. Born Aquila February 23 1827 he was made cardinal March 18 188x and served as dean of the Sacred College. Elmer Valentine dies aged 101 in Saccarappa Maine longtime teacher and musician later insurance man member of Golden Cross Good Templars Essex County Schoolmasters Club.
Ensign Rudolf faces public exposure when asked to reveal a missing snuffbox. The tale shifts to years later as the colonel recalls his poverty and a secret chicken wing bone given to his mother. He reveals the wing specimen to honor the past and keep his resolve.
A San Francisco dispatch reports orders from Washington to resume silver coinage at once, aiming to flood the Pacific coast with silver. Treasury officials plan to coin at least 600,000 dollars in silver this month and continue into next month, with 11 million ounces of silver in bars on hand. Superintendent Daggett says the drive is unexpected and unclear in motive.
Mrs. B. F. Marshall, Bryan’s aunt, at Jennings and Bryan family gathering in Salem Illinois, was hurt when a porch pillar collapsed. She fell five feet, hitting head and shoulders on rocks, sustaining a severe head gash. Though elderly at sixty, officials believe she will recover despite serious shock and ongoing danger.
Bland of Lebanon Missouri states he will not pursue the governor’s race under any circumstances. He says he will remain in private life if he cannot return to Congress to continue a twenty year fight.
A collage of quips and satire from the era. The Washington Star cites cautious talk about elections and tickets while the Chicago Record and Harlem Life poke at social foibles. The Indianapolis Journal and Tit Bits offer wry social observations about currency, manners, and a bill note.
In a letter to the editor, R A McCarty imagines a Puck cartoon about a Brimmer Street church vestibule sign reading Please wipe your feet. He notes the phrase invites literal interpretation and jokes about removing shoes and stockings, suggesting a comical misread of the sign.
A Boston letter to the editor assigns fault for the Castle Island disaster to park commissioners and an engineer, criticizing the float’s construction and management. The writer questions city engineer approval, Howe’s knowledge, and overall supervision of similar projects. Dated July 15.
Letter from J A M dated July 15 1896 urges police protection for East Boston ferries especially on Saturday nights and eves of holidays after recent drunken assaults on a 110 boat from the Boston side calling for superintendent action and public safety.
A Boston reader answers Mr. F Murray's July 9 letter on labor-saving gear lowering jobs. He argues sailors and ship workers shift to new roles as liners replace sailing vessels. Printing history shows tech boosts overall employment by expanding demand for books and printers.
MAX H. Newman protests a West End street railway inspector at Boylston and Washington streets on a Sunday evening urging cars forward with sweeping arm motions. He claims pedestrians were denied crossing rights and faced danger, urging Boston to protect citizen right of way.
Professor Bensley Colleneth of Navigation and Astronomy requests correction for a typographical error in the ninth issue. He says the word primordial was misprinted with an extra quotation mark, altering the sentence's sense and asks for an amendment in the next issue.
A period kitchen recipe fragment lists items for supper including toasted crackers cheese apple snow pudding tomato ketchup and cold lamb with pickles bread and butter blackberries sugar plain cake tea and milk. It includes a lettuce salad with yolk dressing and a method for apple snow pudding with grated sour apple and custard. Recipe signed M A Solano of Brockton Massachusetts.
The final summer week showcases 500th consecutive performances with Olivette Faust Chimes of Normandy Trovatore Mikado Pinafore and Cavalleria Rusticana plus Fatinitza. Cecil Spooner headlines Keith's. Paul Boyton water show and Chute ride close the scene with 9 PM nightly shows. Delvine bears and wrestlers spark Austin Stone's museum as new season opens August 18 at Columbia Theatre with Black Crook next.
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