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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1896
Page
4
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The Boston Post can be secured at leading New York hotels with all subscriptions paid in advance. Subscriptions will be discontinued without notice upon expiration. Readers unable to obtain the POST from their newsdealer or newsboy are asked to notify by postal mail. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
A debate on wealth concentration and political corruption frames a critique of trusts and monoplies. It argues high protective tariffs as Republican causes and questions unlimited silver coinage as the sole cure, urging careful choice of remedies.
The article denounces the McKinley campaign as a “campaign of boodle” driven by trusts and monopolies. Mark Hanna sought McKinley’s nomination, and Chandler labels the effort as funded by special interests mortgaging the candidate. It argues the Republican party serves favored interests and uses campaign funds to influence policy.
In this piece observers condemn employers pressuring workers to vote for McKinley and denounce intimidation as a severe breach of American liberty. The author argues that every citizen's vote and policy judgments must be free, warning that threats of job loss or blacklisting are high crimes against citizenship.
A financial note argues the demonetization claim is misleading as silver dollars remain legal tender and widely used. It cites historical minting and Sherman act purchases, showing substantial silver in circulation and Treasury holdings, with only a small fraction effectively out of use.
A humor filled column notes umbrellas brighten rainy days with a 59 cent purchase turning a suit blotched by dye. It recalls night toilers, city bathers, police boats at East Boston wharf, and a planned Hi Bernian lecture by William Healy. Subways warn Italian danger signs and a playful horse drinks from a hose.
The author argues free coinage would not improve money quality. Americans already hold ample silver dollars and bullion beyond demand, stored in Treasury vaults. The only apparent gain would be a profit boost for silver mine owners, about sixty cents per ounce, not a real economic benefit.
A classic excerpt notes virtue dwelling on high above rocky slopes where only a man’s effort reveals the path to manhood. The lines imagine a hallowed realm guiding the self disciplined traveler, a testament to enduring struggle and ascent.
The bell from St. John Episcopal Church which was captured at Louisburg during Pepperell's expedition will be removed on Monday for recasting. Presented by Sir William Pepperell, it was recast by Paul Revere & Sons in 1806 and has hung in the tower since.
The Somerville Journal notes the Boston Post’s critique of Portland street race track. It calls the nuisance dangerous to hundreds daily and urges authorities to remove stables and clear the main thoroughfare to ensure public safety from Boston center to Union Station.
Telegraphic and mail reports from commercial hubs show a more unsatisfactory trade state with cautious stocking, light sales, and low prices. Crop issues in Nebraska and Tennessee rains curb orders. Chicago dry goods gain modest demand while most lines stay quiet. iron and steel weaken though some wage gains are noted.
A man recalls three years of struggle and romance with Marion Spencer as a farewell song on the plains ends with a dramatic reunion. Ned, a former lover, reveals Marion’s betrayal during a beach encounter on Block Island, leaving Payne torn between love and vengeance as dawn approaches.
The Honorable Artillery Company of Boston returned from London to Windsor lineups after dining at the Hotel Cecil. The Queen was moved by the welcomes from sixty three accompanying ladies and London guests, while an English hoax about a gift to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston explains a tale of bullet proof legends.
A Boston syndicate led by State Treasurer Shaw negotiates a large real estate transfer at Salisbury Beach. The Seaside Hotel, the beach’s largest inn, has already moved to the group with plans to acquire the entire beach and convert it into a fashionable watering place.
A vivid Newport scene highlights simple gown designs set against cliff walk and sea views. A pale green organdie dress with snow blossoms over blue silk, lace trims, and blue organdie accents contrasts with more lace heavy basques and sleeve flounces. The column notes lace as a fashionable touch in recent gowns.
Railroad earnings for the half July period show a 6.9 percent year over year gain while lagging 7.7 percent versus 1892. Weekly failures total 281 in the United States, up from 202 a year earlier, and 2 percent in Canada, down from 27 last year.
A large crowd packed Castle Square Theatre to hear the stock company perform The Mikado with strong singing by Misses Lane Mason and Ladd. Encores for Nanki Poo and Pooh Bah highlighted the show as the season ends with a double bill of Pinafore and Cavalleria Rusticana today and tonight.
Sunday worship schedules vary across Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, and Christian Union groups. Tremont Temple features MacLaurin sermons on God and self. Old South Church, Patriotism lectures. People’s Temple offers David themes before vacation. several Presbyterian churches list 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services. Unitarian Bluffs include summer vesper and Boston Common gathering with notable speakers.
R G Dun & Co reports a week of extreme depression in stock and speculative markets driven by heavy gold outflow and a Treasury reserve drop. Industries show decline, iron furnaces close, prices fall, and demand is light. textiles and woollen manufacturing weaken with shrinking sales. Banks prepare for fall demand as money markets tighten and exports adjust.
Master Shipwright Noyes at the navy yard in Portsmouth denies reports that the Constitution is in danger of sinking. He notes a well hole for leakage shows forty two inches of water this week but says such leaks are not unusual and that Commandant Remey and yard officers fear no threat to the frigate’s safety.
Washington July 24 announces appointments of fourth class postmasters. Henry Hoxie at Laurel Glen Irving Adams at Wilsonville Maine C M Gilman at Gilman and H L Kelsey at Alford Massachusetts.
Miss Marie Solano, recently prize winner for a short story in the Boston Post, is highlighted as a clever writer. She has received a flattering letter of commendation from a publisher after submitting a sketch.
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