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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1895
Page
4
The fragment lists payment instructions and contact details for TM POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. It mentions 640 950 Washington Street Hopton Boston, a telephone number 428, and instructions about checks payable to the publishing company.
The New York World reports telegraph and cable replies from finance ministers across Europe on restoring silver as money. Free coinage supporters appear noisy in the new Congress, while the majority leans toward sound money. Europe mostly backs a conference. Russia is indifferent. Britain’s stance shapes the bimetallic outlook amid Whitney’s recent moves.
The city committee faces a lively contest over mayoral and alderman nominations. The piece urges harmonious action once the committee acts, insisting every Democrat should accept the result and that Republicans handed the city to Democrats via a new charter bill, urging orderly appropriation of the gift.
The St. Louis nears trial trip marking the first American high class ocean steamship built in generations. Its launch follows tariff reform and a shift toward a free ship policy, with engines and design highlighted as part of the era.
The St Louis is described as the most magnificent ocean steamship afloat and a triumph of American enterprise. It signals the end of exclusion from the ocean carrying trade and a new era where America will compete with and surpass other nations on the seas, aided by American workers and shipbuilders.
An 1895 analysis notes two dominant systems, the Boston & Maine and the New York New Haven Hartford, with the Old Colony consolidation boosting through traffic from the West and South. Through earnings in the quarter to March 1 show the New Haven leading, while Boston & Albany and Boston & Maine gain mainly from local business as through rates rise.
The signing of Boston's charter bill by Governor Greenhalge is criticized as a Republican machine effort serving personal ambition and greed. It suppresses public input, concentrates mayoral power, and helps Democrats win next December. The Post opposes the bill as contrary to public interests and predicts a political boomerang.
H H Bryant of Somerville was arrested on a charge of sending a slanderous postal card critiquing Supreme Court judges over the income tax ruling. The piece reflects on the balance between criticism of public officials and lawful conduct, urging fair comment and measured response.
The Citizen recalls local color from the Italian and Hebrew Democratic committees, Ward 8 contests, and the Lomasney family. It profiles Octave Brogis, Simon Hirshon, Owen Galvin, Walter J. Bullock, and John Burnett among others, plus city leaders like Mayor Curtis, Governor Greenhalge, and Henry Parkman.
Joseph H. Manley of Augusta leaves London for Scotland and Ireland after a Europe tour. He has been well received by leading statesmen and notes rapid changes in American politics making the Republican presidential nominee uncertain until after the party’s next meeting.
In a royal banquet tale set in France, Mile. Victorine Fleuret from St. Benoit performs on her harp before the king after a plea for mercy for her betrothed Pierre Nicolai, a gamekeeper condemned for murder. She dies mid performance, the king pardons Nicolai posthumously, and Victorine’s harp falls silent.
The prize story editor and assistants review 9821 solutions sent by feminine readers of the Post. The official results will be published in Sunday's Post on June 9.
Mr and Mrs Philemon Stacy celebrated their fifty years of marriage with a reception at their Watertown street home in West Newton Saturday evening. Nearly 100 guests from Newtons Boston Milford Natick Jamaica Plain and Cambridge attended to offer congratulations and gifts.
The 27th anniversary celebration of the Ancient and Honora artillery company proceeds despite heat. Speakers include Winslow Warren the governor and the mayor, with a banquet at Faneuil Hall and a full marching and review schedule ending with commissions for the new year.
A Boston financier recounts the rise of Mil lionaire W. S. Stratton from a Colorado carpenter to riches after a rich ore find. He notes Stratton's shift from Populist views to a hard money stance and describes skepticism from miners and reporters about the mine's true wealth.
Fashion writers describe women adopting softer waves and varied partings. They highlight the fringe of tiny curls above the ears, smooth nape coils, and decorative headpieces like mini bonnets and capotes to complement high or elaborate coiffures.
The Tremont presents an Egyptian night for Askin’s season with Sphinx themed decor and a Turkish Egyptian consul box. James Woods tenor perfo rms in lobby concert. The Bowdoin Square Theatre hosts The White Mahatma and a Rice testimonial with 1492 changes. Fra Diavolo leads at Castle Square. Trilby souvenirs allure Boston Theatre patrons.
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