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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1892
Page
4
The Boston Post outlines a fundraising plan for Carney Hospital. It lists subscription tiers from 50 to 20,000, detailing amounts such as 1 and 2 dollars per entry, and 100 dollars for the top tier. Named donors and committees are mentioned, including Archbishop Willis and other local figures.
A fragmented OCR item notes a slight 2 percent preference shift for the Democratic position with unclear context. It mentions numbers 8 6 18 4197 and label gw, but no clear event, date, or source organization is identified.
The Boston Post launches a city wide drive to raise ten thousand dollars for Carney Hospital by collecting twenty thousand subscriptions of ten cents to one dollar. After a week the fund stands at about 3127 with more expected as effort expands beyond wealthy donors. The paper will issue subscription banks and seeks hundreds of eager local sellers to broaden contributions.
The Transcript misreads the coal trust battle claiming the governor signed a law enabling the combine. The Democratic governor ABBETT vetoed the trust bill, signaling a Democratic-origin effort to curb the monopoly. The New Jersey administration continues ABBETT’s anti trust policy.
The Boston bound Massachusetts delegation leaves for Minneapolis carrying spectators not actors in the party’s comedy. Once a decisive voice, Massachusetts Republicans now lack unity and influence, split between Harrison and Blaine with no favorite son in sight. Delegates aim to enjoy their trip while minds stay free of responsibility.
The Post assures readers of comprehensive coverage of events in which they participate. Quay and Wanamaker figures are cited as central to coordinating the best reports, ensuring home readers receive clear details of the proceedings.
The Boston Post proposes organizing a corps of physicians to provide free medical visits to very young, very poor children in summer tenements. It notes existing charities, but stresses thousands remain unreached and high child mortality. The plan mirrors New York editor results and invites public suggestions.
Representative Rosnosky proposes licensing for cheap lodging houses in Boston defined as facilities providing beds for fifteen or more people at twenty five cents or less per night. The bill places regulation under the Board of Police to curb the worst abuses and protect public welfare. The piece also critiques the whiskey trust indictments and argues wealth can shield offenders, threatening republican justice if wealth overwhelms law.
The May Treasury statement shows cash balance down to 26.0 million from 31.5 million a month earlier, with 11 million available only as nonusable subsidiary coin. It also notes 13.9 million on national bank deposits and nearly 4 million for disbursing officers, while gold reserves decline and customs revenue falls.
The Prohibitionist convention voiced a strong protest against the Republican Legislature barring their party from the official ballot. They denounced the act as a crime against the election franchise and condemned a party that pretends to champion temperance liberty and free speech. Crimes against the ballot have, they argued, become a routine with Massachusetts Republicans.
Speaker Barrett and Josiah Quincy are among politicians who favor flowers with stays on desks and buttonholes. Bishop Brooks, dining alone, quietly reads between courses at a Back Bay hotel. Manager Charles A. Ellis notes crowds at Music Hall Pops, saying summer programming hinges on full-season contracts for top musicians.
Mrs. Frederick P. Vinton of Boston will spend July with friends in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Lieutenant Francis H Delano U S N begins duties as executive officer of the training ship Portsmouth at the Kittery yard. Eugene Bergeron resigns Yale French instructor post to teach at Chicago University. Chauncey M Depew visits Newport and leases Mrs William Post's Bellevue avenue cottage for the season. Governor Bulkeley accepts Lieutenant Colonel Louis Van Keuran’s resignation and appoints George M Cole of New London as assistant adjutant general Connecticut National Guard Brigade.
Kentucky names Mrs Mary Russell Day as state librarian after legislative vote praising her fitness for the post. Ex Secretary of War W C Endicott and wife plan a England trip, staying with their Chamberlain daughter. Justice Harlan begins Northwestern University lectures on constitutional law at Evanston. Ex Governor Nicholls of Louisiana, West Point graduate and Confederate veteran, now chief justice of Louisiana Supreme Court. Miss Amy Johnson of Yellow Springs Ohio plans a 800 mile bicycle trip to Davenport Iowa in 25 days with a stylish travel outfit.
Salem Ontario June 2 reports a great sensation over the flight of Michael Doerbrecker, a brewer, amid allegations of widespread swindling. The escape has shocked the community and unsettled locals who knew him, with inquiries into his finances and associates ongoing.
The June issue roundup surveys major magazines and year’s reading. It covers Harper and Curtis essays on woman suffrage, Warner on electric progress, Lowell lectures, Howells and Jewett fiction, Howells social theories, and genre serials. It notes periodical features, art plates, and illustrated essays across League era journals.
A large gathering of the John Boyle O'Reilly West End branch of the Irish National Federation met at 60 Leverett street with President Michael Maynes in the chair. Speakers including D Loy J H Barmy M P Crowley and D Sullivan urged aid for Ireland and a public meeting was set for Monday evening June 13.
In Mechanics Hall Worcester on June 2 the State Prohibitionists chose Olcott Hamlin of Amherst for Governor by acclamation and named Edwin Kendall of Cambridge for Lieutenant Governor along with Samuel Shapleigh Robert Raymond W Farnham Jr and Alfred Evans to key posts. Delegates to the national convention were selected with 573 present.
The column notes Platt and Blaine alignment in a Blaine favored bloc with Milholland. It cites Port of Portland collector backing Blaine and hints Harrison appointee criticizes Reed. Colonel Shepard endorses a harsh critique while tipping winners at Morris Park with horses Pickpocket Lawless and Mendacity.
The Pittsfield Journal notes Governor Russell is widely named in lists of presidential candidates across the nation. Supporters from Boies allies to Palmer boosters urge Russell for second place or top spot, praising his ability, integrity, and courage to lead tariff reform for the Democrats this fall.
A collage of light quips and witticisms from multiple papers including Lowell Courier Rochester Post Binghamton Leader and Detroit Free Press. The items poke at sea terms editors gossip marital quirks and small town observations with a dry playful tone.
A historical column outlines GOP infighting as factions pursue Blaine to unseat Harrison. It details conspiracies and shifting candidate talk from Rusk to Alger, exposing self serving schemers who would trigger a Blaine nomination, then withdraw, to destabilize the Minneapolis convention and the campaign.
A collection of quips and social snippets on weather, politics, and manners. Jests about bimetallic questions, silver weddings, and pop music contrast with a Williamsburg tale of a wife seeking candy and a 72 year old husband. Humorous exchanges about office space, delivery, and a music request close the round.
A Daily Hint from Paris presents a description from the Paris Herald detailing a novel dress. The garment features a claret-colored lainage body with a mauve silk skirt and a dark Figaro bodice in mauve silk gauze across the chest, with the entire costume trimmed in claret-colored alla.
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