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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post presents itself as a representative Democratic paper serving New England with news, opinions, and commentary reflecting regional political perspectives. The edition underscores its stance on national and local issues through editorials and reporting.
The notice lists subscription rates for PAILY One year six months and three months and The Sunday Post with prices and payment terms. It instructs subscribers to update addresses with both present and future locations, notes Second Class Matter status, warns payments are at sender's risk, requests non cash, and provides payment to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY Boston Office 259 Washington Street Boston. It also gives telepone contact and notes advance payment, possible discontinuation at expiration, and asks for postal notice if Post is unobtainable. E A Grozier is editor and publisher.
The piece questions the West End stance against free transfers, noting arguments including self-interest have been demolished and asking if any reason remains beyond a perceived West End pull.
Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado rebukes secession threats and a silver republic, urging unity with a common flag, shared ancestry, and equal justice. He notes Western Republicans support protection for American industries, reinforcing his patriotism and belief in a single union.
The Post argues against claims delaying free transfers and questions whether detractors mislabel payments as retainers. The piece frames transfer policy as a matter of public interest and urges clarity on financial justifications.
The piece argues that presidential candidate character outweighs party platforms. It foresees McKinley hurting Republican unity, while a sound money Democrat like William E Russell could push a platform aligned with his views. It warns against a Charleston 1860 repeat and notes the convention dynamics.
The piece notes striking similarities between Kentucky Democratic and National Republican platforms of the era on bimetallism and monetary policy. It compares exact lines from 1892 and 1896, suggests Teller could have written the Kentucky plank, and argues the Kentucky stance is clearer and less dangerous than the Republican approach.
The Post argues for affordable gas and notes gas companies concede the correctness of the stance. It credits the paper for resisting Bell Telephone grabs and predicts acceptance by the post and public alike. Indications show West End directors leaning to the Post stance on free transfers.
During commencement week at the Atlanta University a series of conferences addressed the high death rate among negroes in cities. The discussions examined urban population concentration and its impact, referencing census trends and public health concerns.
The article notes a 72 percent rise in Atlanta's colored population from 1880 to 1889 and a higher death rate among colored people. White deaths from consumption and infantile diseases run over 33 per 10 000, colored deaths over 80 per 10 000, blamed on ignorance poverty negligence and intemperance. It urges supportive work from Hampton Tuskegee and Atlanta University as sanitary and educational aid.
The West End Senators are maneuvering to block the free transfer bill, courting strong political fallout. Public patience wears thin as the clash heats up, signaling rising tensions and potential consequences for the legislators.
The State Senate weighs a free transfer bill amid widespread support from municipal governments labor groups and business associations. Post dispatches from other cities show increased travel and bolstered real estate values under free transfers. Managers of several street railways report higher travel and satisfaction, urging passage to grant Boston parity with major cities.
A bold demand urges all Senators to prioritize public interests over the current West End management plan, warning that any absence weakens the Senate today.
A short daily inspiration note features a Joubert quote about retracting opinions. It emphasizes self-love over truth and frames reflection as a tasteful daily reflection.
The Observant Citizen notes Herbert Radclyffe sails for Europe signaling weak mining stocks this summer. It also mentions Tom Lawson reacting to a veto, Grover Cleveland’s note, a Great Northern Alaska book promotion, Somerville school sanitation concerns, and Atlantic Avenue shore boat lines expanding for day trips.
The piece extols summer pleasures aboard swift steamers in the harbor and along Nantasket Avenue. It notes extended streetcar service, outings with lunch baskets, brass bands on Sundays, and yachts offshore. Captain Osgood’s son, Major Win Osgood, a famed Penn athlete, features in a quip about wrestling. A local friend in Lynn references express firms as relief societies in a no license city.
W J H Traynor of the A P A warns of an independent presidential bid if major parties reject the order. Maarten Maartens real name J M W van der Poorten Schwartz, a Dutch writer, writes in English. Laurence Hutton and Jeanie Lea Southwick spar over reviews. The serial versus book publication debate is debated by The Lounger. Alice Freeman Palmer to speak at the American Missionary Association jubilee in Boston. Gildersleeve joins Peloponnesian archeological team. W K Brooks named fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society. Maryland Geological Survey led by William Bullock Clark. Andrew Lang writing Pickle the Spy on Charles Edward history.
At the races the Four Hundred return to betting and the Brooklyn handicap promises action today. Paris fashions set the season with promenade gowns and bold color, where canvastetes and mohair fabrics appear. A notable coat in dull red shaggy cheviot features a box front, double breasted cut, gathered waist, and four stitched segments, with large puff sleeves and pink chiffon trim. The Latest.
A Boston killer tale recounts chemist Darlington using tasteless poison and a flesh dissolving liquid. Dr. Merrill vanishes, Darlington is condemned by a silent skull witness, and a fatal post mortem inquiry uncovers a murder plot mirroring scientific hubris. The plot ends with a staged death and a physician’s autopsy, raising questions of vengeance and justice.
An old Bay State division marks its fiftieth year with speakers led by James H. Roberts and Rev. Dr. A. H. Plumb. Neal Dow urges voters to ban grog through the ballot, asserting the church must assume responsibility for temperance education and policy.
A home meal section presents recipes for hot rolls cream of rice soup boiled fowl and clam fritters with sides of mashed potatoes cucumbers corn strawberry cream sponge cake and coffee. It includes salad notes and two dishes, salmon croquettes and Turkish pilaff, with cooking steps and a note on using cream. Also features recipes for cherry pudding and variations with cranberries, credited to Mrs Maude L Atwood of Chelsea and Miss Lizzie K Harlow of Waban.
The Post announces weekly prizes for original short stories with $10 for first, $3 for second, and $2 for four others. Winners named Sundays in The Sunday Post, paid by mail Mondays for stories from the prior week. Female writers eligible, with non anonymous submissions and author details for publication.
A historical dinner list features Tomato Bisque Soup Boiled Leg of Lamb Potato Puffs Turkish Pilaff Green Peas Asparagus on Toast Cherry Pudding with Fancy Sauce Black Coffee and notes that the Turkish pilaff and veal steak deserve trial. Detailed recipes follow for codfish omelet Benny clabber Briddle cakes and veal steak with brown gravy plus a method to sweeten strawberries via hot water soaking.
The Boston Post offers a weekly $5 prize for the best three meal bill of fare from women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief dish preparations. Meals may be breakfast dinner and supper or breakfast luncheon and dinner, for four to five persons, with a weekly food limit of $10 for a family of five. Submissions close each Saturday. winners printed Mondays. Send to Cooking Editor, the Post, Ryston. No stamps or returns.
A lyrical fragment on hills and valleys, ivy and perfume, dawn breaking over fields where cattle return and crickets sing. The narrator paints a tranquil landscape as daylight prevails against night, with banners of night yielding to morning. The verse closes with the rosy god conquering darkness.
Marlboro June 4 All teachers in the public schools have been reelected with two exceptions Mary A Moriarty of Pleasant Street and Nora D Dee of Hildreth Street Grammar schools The salary of Super Tinker has been advanced to
Gilbert Hall Tremont Temple hosted a roses adorned reception last evening honoring General Neal Dow. The event featured music by the Ladies Cecilia Orchestra and Herbert Johnson Quintet Club with addresses by Mrs Mary A Livermore Rev Dr George C Lorimer Major Edward J Jones W F Miller John Cummings and Rev Charles H Mead. Seated guest John W Stoddard was greeted as the society’s oldest living member who founded it in 1847.
Judge Lathrop will hear a motion under a bill in equity to restrain H. B. Wilmot of Elm Dock Square from using the word Murphy on his signs. Murphy, formerly owner, sold his interest and desired his name removed by May 1, but it remained. A small sign over Murphy signs was added, and Wilmot’s sign is expected to trigger lively exchanges when the case is heard.
In Superior Court Judge Lilley presiding the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff Merrill against Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway for 2850 and against New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, with the Haverhill Electric Company cleared on damage to plaintiff's house from a fire caused by a crossed telephone wire. a 5-year-old son of Napoleon Dion fell from a second story window today.
A tenement at 5 White Street was demolished, the building reduced to debris about twenty five feet from its original footprint. The blast caused a concussion of the brain in a party from the scene, with injuries reported and authorities investigating the incident.
New York June 4 Justice Beekman vacated assessments made in 1894 against shares in New York City national banks owned by Connecticut banks including Bridgeport Savings Groton Savings Bank and Savings Bank of Rockville The relators argued deductions for depositors claims should apply as with savings banks The court followed federal tax law aligning national bank stock valuation with similar property or corporate shares.
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