Post Publishing Company Subscription Rates and Notices
The notice details subscription rates for mail and weekly editions, along with address changes, payment terms, and advance payment requirements. It lists the Boston Newton Street office, New York agent, and editor publisher, urging subscribers to notify changes by postal mail and to ensure prepaid continuations.
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Nerton
Washington Street
Boston
New York
A. Frank Richardson
Tribune Veading
BE. A. Grozier
Boston Journal Tried to Undermine Prosperity
The persistent efforts of the Boston Journal to weaken confidence and prevent returning prosperity are described as the most outrageous and criminal development in journalism for years. The Journal is labeled disreputable and despicable, worthy of condemnation by patriots and businesspeople alike.
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The
Boston Journal
World’s Fair Sundays closing blamed for poor attendance
Critics say Sunday hours hurt visits as many exhibits stay closed. They urge lowering admission to 25 cents and argue the plan should have been tried earlier rather than admitting failure.
Home Rule marches on despite mutiny talk in Ulster
The article notes that the English Tories may not be blamed if Ireland avoids civil war as Home Rule advances by summer's end. It cites Balfour and Salisbury advocating insurrection, and General Hansey warning troops could mutiny to stop an Orange revolt. The piece stresses Home Rule continues to move forward.
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Ireland
Balfour
Belfast
Salisbury
Hansey
Ulster
Hildreth
Harvard
Edw. E. Hale
Ward
A. P. Peabody
Reichstag Passes Army Bill Despite Strong Opposition
The army bill passed by 16 votes, highlighting perils of the emperor’s path. Debates showed the strength of anti militarist representatives even in defeat. The Emperor sent thanks to 201 supporters as 185 opposed stood in weakness. The enactment reveals the advance of democratic ideas in Germany.
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Reichstag
Germany
Gould heirs seek tax relief on Jay Gould estate
The Gould heirs face a public fight over $10,000,000 of Jay Gould's personal property assessed for taxes. The Board of Assessors confirms the wealth, while critics say heirs evade by legal technicalities and should honor their father by paying their share.
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Gould
Board of Assessors
Jay Gould
Wheat Crop Prospects Improve With Bradstreet Forecasts
Bradstreet predicts a large domestic wheat crop and strong export potential. The editorial cites past underestimates in 1891 and 1892, notes the government reports, and estimates the next twelve months could see about 150 million bushels available for export, a record.
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Bradstreet
Bradstreet’s
Corporations in Politics and Massachusetts Campaign
The Beacon urges removing Ratshesky from the State committee over his Chicago junket funded by electric light companies. It argues the Republican party itself profits from corporate influence and faces trial by the people for subserviency, while Ratshesky is only a symbol of broader issues.
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The
Beacon
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Ratshesky
State Committee
Junket
Chicago
Massachusetts Democracy Shields Principles Over Personal Targets
A brief note argues the Democracy of Massachusetts focuses this year on defending principles against corporate encroachment rather than targeting individuals, signaling a broader, principled campaign.
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Massachusetts
Suppression of Hoodlumism Demands Police Action in Boston
Letters to the Post argue that hoodlumism has grown due to police inaction and call for urgent suppression. They urge police and courts to lead the effort, with support from charitable groups and reform institutions, to prevent disorder and protect the city’s peace.
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Post
Boston
Publication of Americans in Europe attacked by Tait Sons
A London publisher faces harsh criticism for printing Americans in Europe by One of Them, a hostile pamphlet filled with unworthy reflections on Americans. The critique calls for a balanced study of Europeans in Europe and hints at material on titled Europeans, potentially near the British throne.
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Messrs. Tait, Sons & Co
Europe
London
Trial trip boosts confidence for Pilgrim and rivals
The Pilgrim shows agile, strong form after a Saturday trial alongside Jubilee and other Boston yachts. Six weeks remain until the Valkyrie title races with the Goelet cup meeting the first test. Boston boats are expected to perform well and the field will be watched closely for developments.
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Boston
General Paine
Jubilee
Pilgrim
Notable arrivals and local notes at the wharf and beyond
The Observant Citizen recounts John M. Jackson of L. G. McIntosh & Co arriving at the Pavonia with a young wife after travels in Britain and on the continent. It also mentions Professor Wendell at Harvard Observatory guiding comet discussions, plus Clerk Joseph Curley’s vacation farewells. Tax figures for Boston residents in Mattapoisett are listed, highlighting high payments by Susan L. Barnard and others, with a low rate per thousand.
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John M. Jackson
L. G. McIntosh & Co
Boylston Street
Pavonia
Jackson
Great Britain
Susan L. Barnard
Boston
Mattapoisett
George O. Shattuck
Edward Atkinson
Brookline
Charles A. King
Henry R. Dalton
J. Lewis Stackpole
Buzzard’s Bay
Theophilus and
Elizabeth Parsons
Francis FE. Bacon
C. J. Whitmore
Richard L. Barstow
Samuel D. Warren
Velvet evenings and calico wives in a fashion tale
Clothier and Furnisher recounts a bustling night with velvet music and comic expense plans. A drummer, Trainmaker, boasts a busy future as Little Effie questions love, then jokes about marrying a candy-store man in a Vogue style vignette.
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Mamma
Effie
Vogue
A Clever Scheme for Securing Army Bill Support
The Paris Figaro reports a Berlin posted diagram explains the German army position to the public in large cities. The Caprivi government maneuver is cited as clever, likely swaying opinion in favor of the army bill. Wilhelm II. appears pleased as elections influence sentiment and the military buildup is detailed: 4,150,000 soldiers.
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Paris
Caprivi
Germany
Wilhelm II
Sketching Scenes at the World’s Fair with Gibson
Charles Dana Gibson recalls amusing sketches at the World’s Fair in Chicago. He sketches a Bedouin dancer in a Damascus temple area, and Rain-in-the-Face reluctantly poses after Gibson offers a dollar. In Palmer House, Old Hutch is amused and later agrees to a drink as Gibson secures a sketch.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Damascus Temple
Gibson
Rain-in-the- Face
Mr. Gibson
East
Hutchinson
Old Hutch
Railroad officer reassigned after forty seven years service
President McLeod of the New York & New England railroad issues a circular stating that after forty seven years of faithful service Mr. P. St. M. Andrews will be relieved of part of his duties and Mr. F. E. Dewey will oversee the Norwich & Worcester division operating department while Mr. Andrews remains managing agent for the Norwich & Worcester and New York & New England railroads. The company expresses deep appreciation for Mr. Andrews long service.
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President McLeod
New York & New England Railroad
P. St. M. Andrews
F. E. Dewey
Norwich & Worcester Division
Andrews
Norwich & Worcester
New York & New England Railroad Company
Praise Service At Young Men's Christian Union
An impressive praise service was held last evening at the Young Men's Christian Union. Musical director George Mendall Taylor led selections finely rendered by D Marks Babcock bass Ida J Harris soprano Bertha I Barker soprano Louise Clarke soprano Mary Blanche Richardson contralto and readings by Professor Charles Bickford elocutionist. Next Sunday evening the Rev William J Batt chaplain of the Massachusetts Reformatory at Concord will speak to young men on House Building.
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Young Men’s Christian Union
George Mendall Taylor
D. Marks Babcock
Ida J. Harris
Bertha I. Barker
Louise Clarke
Mary Blanche Richardson
Charles Bickford
William J. Batt
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord
Marriages in city include Clare Mason Reiper Wines Watson
In Boston two couples wed in July ceremonies. Ernest M. Clare and Ethel Mason were married by Rev. J. M. Lowden. Henry F. Fletcher and Ella Reiper were wed by Rev. S. B. Schrunkengast. George S. Wines and Laura I. Watson tied the knot in South Boston with Rev. E. N. Hardy officiating.
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Clare—Mason
J. M. Lowden
Ernest M. Clare
Ethel Mason
Boston
Fletcher—Reiper
S. B. Schrunkengast
Henry F. Fletcher
Ella Reiper
Wines—Watson
South
Deaths list appears with multiple obituaries
Obituaries from July list several local deaths including Georgetta H Anderson at Boylston Station Jamaica Plain aged 31. William H Brown with funeral July 18 at 1 pm Marblehead. Mrs Alice Theresa Bishop Barnes of Somerville age 23. Ethan N Coburn Charlestown age 72. Martha C Elwell city aged 19. Horace Haskins city age 64. George P Palmer city age 50. Howard Eldredge Pope city age 72. Carriages details noted for Brown.
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Alice Theresa
Bishop) Barnes
William P. Barnes
Coburn
Charlestown
Ethan N. Coburn
Elwell
Martha C
Beatrice
Thomas J. Elwell
Haskins
Horacene
Palmer
George P
Thomas
Hannah Woolbrook Palmer
Pope
Howard Eldredge Pope
Rowdyism in Boston A Letter From Samuel J Byrne
A Boston reader condemns local rowdyism and police incompetence. He compares Boston unfavorably with London, arguing lawfulness and strict punishment curb crime there while Boston shows police avoidance of rowdies and rising juvenile assaults. He calls for firmer policing and harsher penalties to redeem the city.
Democratic Preferences To Date In Ballot Box Counts
The report records Josiah Quincy Matthews Jr and George Fred Williams in Democratic preferences to date with Nathan Matthews and scattering votes totaling 363, 358, and 125 respectively.
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Josiah Quincy Nathan Matthews, Jr
George Fred Williams Scattering
Republican Preferences and Page Figures
A fragment lists political figures A. E. Pillsbury Thomas N. Hart Frederick Greenhalge and Roger Wolcott along with numeric entries 91 82 47 11, indicating a sequence of preferences or results from a past election or caucus. Ex-governor Robinson appears in the context of the same discussion.
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A. E. Pillsbury
Thomas N. Hart Frederick Greenhalge
Roger Wolcott
Robinson
Greenhalge Called Best Man for Tooth and Nail Fight
The Boston Post quotes a prominent Republican saying Greenhalge is the best man for a tooth and nail fight, a claim not supported by his past record as he has never won such a fight.
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The
Lowell News
Boston Post
Greenhalge
Theatres and Local Stage People Happenings
Revival of Pinafore at the Palace and season notes at Bowdoin Square. Dan Daly will stay with The Golden Wedding. Jennie Yeamans attracts crowds with After the Ball parody. Daly Sisters star in Amorita at Tremont. Hallett joins James ONeill. Bowdoin Square to feature Yeamans Jane, ONeill, Morrison, Golden, Elssler, Bryan, Hegge Yon Yonson, Robbie Gaylor, Kelly, Pastor. Howard Theatre to host Lottie Collins. New acts include Belasco’s The Younger Son. old favorites and touring stars announced. Jocko the gorilla escapes briefly at Austin & Stone’s.
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Dan Daly
the Park Theatre
Jennie Yeamans
George McLellan
Pauline Hall Opera Company
New York
Pauline Hall
Tremont Theatre
America
Park Theatre
David Belasco
Bowdoin Square
Boston
New South
the Dazzler
The
Silver King
Limited Mail
Lost
Paul Kauvar
Kentucky
Russia
Land of the Midnight Sun
Captain Hearn
Let It Hatch The Wolcott-Marden Scheme May Hatch Trouble
The Boston Post notes a loud call for Lieut Governor Wolcott to declare his intentions, but the moment is not ripe. The piece argues against premature declarations and warns that the Wolcott-Marden plan could burden Massachusetts Republicans, suggesting Democrats should let it hatch.
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Lowell News
Boston Post
Wolcott
Perfectly Proportioned Woman Portrait in Ad Illustrated Text
The article outlines measurements for an ideal woman, detailing height from 5'3" to 5'7", weight 125 to 140 pounds, and specific body proportions. It describes a plumb line touch, straight shoulders and hips, waist taper, bust 28–36 inches, hips 34–46 inches, belt 22–28 inches, arm length to waist, neck and thigh circumferences, leg length about half height, and shoe to glove size ratio.
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Colonel Cockerell
Sunday Advertiser
Booh Fun With Baby Shows Eugene Field’s Playful Refrain
In a Chicago Literary Congress reading, Eugene Field recalls playful afternoons with a contented baby boy. The narrator uses a kerchief and a booh cry to elicit delighted laughter, noting the fatherly joy and fear of growing old to stop such games.
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Literary Congress
Chicago
Aden
Eugene Field
Alden Club of Franklin Forms New Women's Group
Mrs May Alden Ward presides over the Alden Club of Franklin the first and only women’s club in Franklin with fifty members. Miss Lydia Ray serves as secretary. The club grows from a literature study circle focusing on American French and German works. Mary E Wilkins rejects a publisher request insisting happiness cannot be achieved under those conditions.
The President's new skipper for 1893 at Buzzard's Bay
The Brownsport letter notes a rotating presidential boat skipper. In 1891 Captain Royal S Rider at Gray Gables, 1892 Captain Rinaldo Eldridge, 1893 Captain Fred Nicker son, and 1894 likely Brad ford Wright. Wright serves as boat skipper and grounds keeper, handling tasks from skippering the yacht Ruth to mowing the lawn and fetching mail. He may stay at Gray Gables through winter and sail Ruth again in 1894.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Marion
Royal S. Rider
Gray Gables
Rinaldo Eldridge
Fred Nickerson
Bradford Wright
House
United States
Brad Wright
Ruth
Cleveland
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Harvard Observatory
Joseph E. Curley
Chelsea
Babey
Brown
Raymond
Joseph
Curley
Kaiser
Union Praise Service
Old Colony
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Olivia
Wilson Aeros
Tremont Art Store
Tremont St
the London Loafer
Hoodlum
West
Westminster
Inns of Court
Hammersmith
Chiswick High Road
Kew
Richmond
Thames
Kew Gardens
London Loafer
Samuel J. Byrne
William Burke
Springfield
Mass
Dana Sarsaparilla CO
Dana
Burke
Lable
Apta Wy B. Noble
Chesnut St
Dana Sarsaparilia Co
Maine
WM. Burke
J. A. Crabtree
Mer
F. E. Piper
Fred Miller, JR
Andrew Mack
Clipper Quartet
Barney Reynolds
Maud Williams
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Bat
Prien
Pia
Columbus
Johnny Coogan
Brave Jack Smith
Ero
Austin & Stone
City Playhouses
Daly Sisters
Tremont
Franklyn Hallett
James O'Neill
W. J. Scanlan
Bertoto
White-Smith Company
O. R. Blum
J. C. Chandler
J. T. Clark
J. T. Rutledge
E. B. Felton
C. W. Greene
la Societe Des Bons
Jocko
Maud Murray
Rascal
Johnson
Niagara
Fair Grounds
Wagner
Ben J. Johnson
Old South Church
Sandow
Pines
Point OF Pines
Moat Aonensbie Seashore
Germania Rann
Revere Beach
Lynn R. R
Palace Theatre
H. M.S. Pinafore
Austin&Stone’s
Toe Museum
A. Hildreth’s
Pierce
Copley Square
W. N. Bayrs
Taffy
Hamlin
Maryland
Washington Post
C. S. Hamlin
Charles County
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