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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1897
Page
8
The Post's Original Short Stories Revealed
Mr Burrows, in a seaside hotel, suppresses grief over a dead wife while his daughter Olive adores a mysterious woman who resembles her mother. A nurse confesses later that the same woman is indeed Olive’s mother, long presumed dead, deepening a family secret and tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Burrows
Olive
Papa
Olive Burrows
The Hitch in the Tariff Senate Snags Wool Schedules
The Senate hits trouble on wool duties as the tariff bill moves forward. Aldrich faces pressure from wool-growers and Western demands while woollens manufacturers warn of higher costs on clothing, blankets, and carpets. The piece argues the tax falls on wearers, not revenue, urging Aldrich to appease wool interests to advance the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Dicker
Jones
Nevada
West
Aldrich
Congress
Subscription rates and delivery notice for The Post
The Post announces rates for Daily Onus and The Sunday Post with annual and short-term options. It instructs subscribers to report address changes, notes second class matter status, and warns payments must be prepaid with checks or money orders made to the Post Publishing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Company
Jury List Method in Suffolk County Likely Reform
The preparation method for jury lists used to draw petty juries in Suffolk County is seen as needing careful study and potential reform in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
City Fire Department Vacation Proposal Gains Council Backing
The Common Council recently approved a two week vacation with pay for select fire department employees. The Post endorses liberal pay and fair treatment for all city workers and urges the city to set a good example by rewarding faithful and efficient service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Fire Department
the Post
The Free Transfer Repulse
The free transfer bill was voted down in the Senate for the third time despite broad House approval. The piece was blocked by corporate senators from the metropolitan district with one exception, seen as a setback but not the end of the effort. The editorial says the fight continues until the issue is settled right in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Disclosures at Scollams Mulrey trial spark concerns over city finances
Testimony revealed discrepancies between teaming rolls and paving division books at Boston's south yard. Officials warn such irregularities, though small individually, threaten public funds. Critics urge stronger checks to prevent long running misstatements and losses. Public trust hinges on reliable accounting and internal controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scollams- Mulrey
Treasury
Boston
Ohio Lynching Shows North Toughens Race Violence
An Urbana mob lynched a black prisoner despite Ohio being a northern Republican state. Militia fired on rioters, killing two and wounding several before dispersing the crowd. Officials regret the early withdrawal and urge continued use of legal force to suppress lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
South
Georgia
Ohio
Uroana
Offensive Amendment Blocks Boston Ballot Printing
The Senate failed to amend the election laws to bar official ballots printing by Boston's municipal plant. The author defends it as preserving ballot integrity, but critics call it a gratuitous offense to Boston and urge residents to handle their own elections and ballot printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Boston
Restaurant blooms with repugnant promotion draws ire
The paper condemns a city restaurant for dressing some waitresses in bloomers to attract patrons. It argues boosting a business through such attire is indecent and urges the owner to abandon the gimmick and improve the menu instead.
Death of Miss Sarah An drew robs Boston society of charming figure
The Observant Citizen notes the death of Miss Sarah Andrew sister of the late Governor John Albion Andrew. Her loss unsettles Boston social circles where she and her sister Alfreda were longtime companions and close to their nephew the late John F. Andrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Andrew
John Albion Andrew
Boston
Alfreda
John F. Andrew
Lady Henry Somerset Re elected President of Temperance Org
The British Women’s Temperance Association re elects Lady Henry Somerset as president for the eighth time. Also noted is Mrs Marilla M Ricker’s continued candidacy for a diplomatic post after defeat, and Frances E Willard’s illness recovery at the Cambridge home of Mrs Ole Bull. The viceroy sets June 21 22 as public holidays in India for the Queen’s Jubilee but warns against large crowds due to famine and plague. A Scottish woman trained in veterinary surgery seeks a court ruling validating eligibility to be certified by the Royal College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Somerset
British Women’s Temperance Association
Cambridge
Ole Bull
Frances E. Willard
Women Christian Temperance Union
India
England
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Post
People's Paper
the Post
Jeffries Point
Boston
Lewis Wharf
Noddle Island
Richmond tobacco magnate resigns from American Tobacco
Major Ginter, once called the Richmond tobacco king, resigns as director of the American Tobacco Company and plans retirement after amassing about $8,000,000. He left service at Appomattox with no money and later walked to Richmond to work a six month stint earning $1 per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Ginter
Richmond
American Tobacco Company
Appomattox
Composer Walter Phillips Plants Baritone Ballad Series
Walter H. Phillips the New York composer of A Son of the Desert Am I teams with Boston author William H. Gardner for a summer collaboration in a series of baritone ballads. The project pairs a famed composer with a noted author to debut new songs for baritone voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Phillips
New York
William H. Gardner
Boston
Captain Bushe Weds Marguerite Burrows in Grahams Town
The London Times reports the marriage on Tuesday at the Cathedral of St George and St Michael Grahams Town Cape Colony between Captain Bushe of the Queen's Bays and Marguerite Burrows daughter of Silas Burrows of New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Times
St. George and
St. Michael
Grahams Town
Cape Colony
Captain Bushe
Queen’s Bays
Marguerite
Silas Burrows
New Haven
Florida Senator-elect Mallory recounts humble New Orleans start
Senator-elect Mallory of Florida recalled his beginnings in Ife in New Orleans and the struggles to make ends meet. He described relying on Sunday dinners from friends, eating enough to last through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Florida
New Orleans
Ife
Briton Proposes Lunar Calendar In Queen Honor
A London Mail reader suggests dividing the year into thirteen lunar months. Twelve keep current names while a thirteenth named Victoria would run June 18 to July 16 with twenty nine days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
Victoria
Girls Outfit Trends Allow Shirtwaists for Young Ten Year Olds
There is a growing tendency to dress young girls in jacket and skirt costumes worn with shirtwaists. Until this year shirtwaists were tabooed for the growing girl, but now they are allowable for a child as young as ten. For play outfits, pique or duck costumes make comfortable rigs. Materials with fine stripes or figures are less suitable.
Dinner menu and recipe notes from Mrs C. J. Nealis
A dinner plan listing Cream, Tomato Soup, Stuffed Fillet of Veal, Mashed Potatoes, String Beans, Pickles, Steamed Apple Pudding, Hard Sauce, Coffee, Encalloped Meat, Stewed Rhubarb, Hot Rolls, and a cake. Includes recipes for Tomato Soup, Steamed Apple Pudding, and Escalloped Meat with measurements and directions. Signed by Mrs C J Nealis of Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Nealis
Nielson Avenue
Everett
Tremont Temple Sunday Services and Sermons
Tremont Temple led by Rev George C Lorimer offers 10 30 a m public worship with a sermon Transformation or a Marriage Miracle 11 45 communion 12 15 Sunday school 8 p m sacred song with address The Child Problem in Great Cities and 7 30 sermon Environment and Enlargement Prayer meetings 9 30 and 5 30 Seats free Congregationalist Old South Church Rev George A Gordon preaches 10 30 and 7 30 p m All seats free People’s Temple Rev Dr Brady preaches 10 30 Christ the Loveliest of All and 7 30 How to Make a Man of Mark with Monday Bishop Foster reception plans and free tickets Bromfield Street M B Church Rev L B Bates Tremont Street M B Church Rev John D Pickles Tremont and Concord streets schedule listed with services and programs
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Lorimer
Tremont Temple
Walter C. Bailey
Lois Shepard
Henry Donlan
M. Sherman Raymond
Maybelle Swint
M. R. Deming
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley’ Street
Dr. Brady
Colonel Shaw
Fort Wagner
Mark
Bishop Foster
Boston
Bromfield Street
M. B
Strangers’ Church
L. B. Bates
Josephine Curtis Woodbury
Bostoniana Hall
Newbury Street
Christadelphians
Arcade Hall
Park Square
Paul
Agrippa
Joseph Slattery
Music Hall
Scott F. Hershey
California
Edwin Wheeler
Daily Traveler
James T. Black
Senator Towle
Mount Benedict
Broadway
Franklin Street
Somerville
Mount Benedict Hall
William Read
Religious services and lectures listed for Roxbury and Boston churches
A column lists Sunday services at several Presbyterian churches including Roxbury’s Warren and Woodbine streets, First Presbyterian at Columbus and Berkeley, and Fourth Presbyterian on Dorchester Street with times, pastors, and themes. It also notes other gatherings by the Gospel of Spirit Return Society, Christian Union programs, Boston Young Men’s Christian Association events, and miscellaneous lectures at Arcades and Music Hall venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren
Woodbine Streets
J. J. Dunlop
Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Scott F. Hershey
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Dorchester Street
South
Boston
Charles J. Cameron
Gospel OF Spirit Return Society
Minnie M. Soule
Appleton Hall
Appleton Street
Paine Memorial Building
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
W. S. Key
Winthrop, Mass
Old Boston
England
Orphean Quartet
Rosetta Key
Beatrice Key
David Belcher
Harry Parmelee
Jesus
Havens
Jerusalem
George Mendall Taylor
Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Bright
L. H. Angier
D. D
N. E. Burkett
Letter on Germs and Public Health From May 1897
Dorchester reader J. M. Greene argues against overreliance on microbes and vaccines. He cites sanitation and hygiene laws as more effective against disease and questions modern inoculations and vivisection in medicine.
Debated Gold Standard Viewpoints Question Value and Scarcity
EB. A. Bell of Boxbury critiques Morse on gold and money ethics, arguing fixed values fail with variable crops and war. He cites bank practices and silver notes, noting scant gold circulation and reliance on government silver stock and bills. He cites 206 year old authority on money as measure of commerce and currency stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Morse
Heaven On Earth
United States
United States Treasury
Treasury
EB. A. Bell
Boxbury
Criticism of McKim over Boston Library Gift
A reader condemns the withdrawal of the bronze Bacchante sculpture from the Boston Public Library. He applauds the removal as protecting art and sacred spaces and denounces the sculptor and trustees for permitting the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKim
Public Library
Boston
Boston Public Library
Bree
Witty Quips and Witless Lines in 19th Century Jests
A collage of humor bits fromBrooklyn Life Tit-Bits and more offers quips on writer's cramp salmon eggs etiquette vulgar finance and travel mishaps. Jests about writing stage critics inflated salaries inflation and Pullman travel appear alongside punchlines about baby logic and unsolicited marriage money and safe daily life.
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Smith
Perkins
Brooklyn
First Nighter
Egbert
Bobbie Bunting
Willie Stimson
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