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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
4
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Young Ten Eyck of Worcester Massachusetts delivers a historic victory, taking the diamond sculls prize for single sculls from England on the Thames. He faced strong odds including climate and course familiarity, yet won amid hostile cheers and a fair, solid race.
The author denounces Massachusetts Republican Congressmen for proposing a tariff reduction on hides, calling it robbery of leather and boot industries and a favor to the Beef Trust. The piece argues for no compromise on the hide tax and condemns weak votes and evasive excuses.
The Kansas report shows state and private banks hold deposits surpassing loans by over 2.5 million dollars, a first in the state. Nebraska mortgage lenders report 28 million dollars repaid in six months, another unprecedented sign. The revival is attributed to natural causes, despite tariff debates, signaling genuine prosperity in the agricultural West.
The London Times and Mail mock U S officials over the Sherman letter while the London Post warns of imminent conflict. Analysts say no war will occur and American securities will regain market access in London. Britain will also fulfill Paris obligations as heat grips both sides.
Speaker Reed and Mr. Dingley are praised for resisting sugar tariff protection by the Senate bill. They push House rates that would shift more revenue to trust magnates than the current tariff, a point criticized when the sugar schedule was first enacted as a corrupt deal.
The piece argues the Senate probes stop short of danger and that both chambers push harsher schedules than Republicans denounced. Reed fights before the conference committee while the House rates promise more blood for the trust, regardless of which chamber prevails.
The piece argues floods in Mississippi New England and the midwest result from watershed deforestation. It cites mills on the Merrimac River Lawrence and Kennebec losses, warns of water power loss and factory relocation, and urges timely forest protection before further destruction.
A Kansas police board revoked a order forcing women to wear overalls and break stone in penal institutions. The piece notes women’s protest, bonnets removed during performances, and highlights public reaction to the victory.
A boy describes mounting a flock but warns they are vicious and can kick violently when disturbed. He recounts a man climbing the fence the previous day and being chased by enraged birds, leading to the narrator deciding not to ride.
The Cunard steamship Pavonia under Captain Atkin will sail for Liverpool today carrying 340 passengers. First cabin totals include 48 in first and 112 in second class with 180 in steerage, featuring notable clergy like Rev. Arthur Little and Rev. Patrick Cuddihy among others from Boston Providence Milford and Cambridge.
A sultry August morning accident brings a tourist to a farm house where nurse Elsie tends him. He falls for her while recalling his fiancé Eva Smith as family secrets unfold revealing Elsie as the daughter of a ruined heiress and the hero's long-lost love. Eva departs with her father as Elsie weds, and the invalid recovers.
The piece surveys diverse topics from Congressman Hepburn recalling a missed Iowa House clerkship after mispronouncing Sioux to a Syracuse Standard proposal for a bronze memorial to Joshua Forman and Erie Canal links. It notes Foraker as Cornell-educated senator and reports dramatic lightning injury to Curtis Miller. It mentions Sir Henry Keppel’s long career, Kipling’s Canada view, Lady Marjorie Gordon’s Wee Willie Winkle editorship, a Bolivar statue for New York, and the death of Victor Franconi at 86, tracing circus lineage in France.
The letter protests newspaper satire that mocks Irish, Hebrew, farmers, and Black Americans, arguing such depictions fuel prejudice. Michael Lynch of Boston defends targeted satire as a remedy for societal follies while condemning bigotry and urging readers to avoid supporting disrespectful content.
A letter from an engineer with a first class license protests brewery engineers demands and license rules. He condemns special licenses for plant managers, argues for equal standards, and urges fair practice nationwide. He cites long service and calls for equal opportunity across breweries and factories.
New York July 16 Bradstreet is blunt about a dull industrial year with weak iron and steel prices, coal strikes, and slow cotton goods demand. Wool, hides, leather and wheat costs rise as Western mills idle and coal shortages loom, while exports shift with crop prospects and grain shipments fall from major ports.
New York report notes a favorable business tone despite the coal strike with strong activity in boots and shoes and woollens. Declining schedules and rising shipments show near term demand while wool markets rally and failures edge lower then last year.
A joint executive committee meeting for the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers at Centennial Grove Essex reports nearly 100 colonies signaled participation in the field day on July 28. Events include a First Regiment Band concert and dance, speakers such as J Scollay Taft and Hon John Bates, prizes, and silk banner competition based on fundraising totals.
Denver dispatch reports army officers show strong interest in an upcoming test at Colorado Springs on July 16 involving a high altitude drop. The event aims to study effects on equipment and personnel during descent from extreme altitude.
The Newfoundlanders' Mutual Benefit Association plans its annual picnic at Highland Lake Grove on Thursday next. Many tickets sold. trains depart Old Colony depot at 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets available from A. Moulton of Roxbury or any association member.
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