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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1892
Page
4
Boston Post imprint shows daily publication details and subscription rates at 259 Washington Street referencing the PoSit Publishing Co. publisher line. The fragment indicates period ad style with pricing and contact data though specifics are truncated.
The piece critiques Mr Blaine’s resignation as Secretary of State amid the 1880 campaign. It questions the timing and motives, arguing the move damages his candidacy and feeds the public view that he deceives voters. It ponders why he did not state his position clearly to Clarkson or the President.
Executives faced mounting calls to push the question into party politics as factions press for a decisive stance. Officials grapple with how to respond while managing public sentiment and political risk.
The editorial condemns the push to purge or replace officers by party while noting Governor Russeau acted for the public good in retiring Lockr and appointing Sayles, a Democrat, to the savings bank commissioner post. It warns against a partisan rule that Republicans always retain office and Democrats never replace vacancies.
The Post reports two corporations, Thomson Houston Company and Bell Telephone Company, deny contributing to aldermanic junket expenses this year. Six others, Boston Gaslight Company, West End Street Railway Company, Brookline Gas Company, Charlestown Gas Company, Edison Electric Illuminating Company, and Boston Electric Light Company, have not replied. Public scrutiny remains high due to their municipal franchises and frequent privilege applications.
The text argues Democrats should not fear James G. Blaine as a Republican nominee. It asserts Blaine would be easy to beat, faces opposition within his own party, struggles to unite Republicans, and would likely fail in pivotal states due to free silver opposition and weak health. It concludes there is no cause for alarm.
A draft outlines deep party rift between Blaine and Harrison for the Minneapolis nomination. It argues either choice would split the party, risk an insult to supporters, and urges nominating a less offensive candidate to keep the party intact. Special dispatches note potential failure to unite even in Massachusetts.
The Boston Journal comments that Massachusetts will exert influence at Minneapolis far beyond its numbers, a statement open to interpretation. It may imply disproportionately strong sway or merely a cautious expectation of notable impact from the delegation.
The passage recalls past Massachusetts GOP delegations to the national convention and their clashes over Blaine and free coinage. It questions the impact of the current delegation and notes the Journal’s suggestion that influence should focus on the currency plank.
The article notes a backlog of unfin ished diplomacy under Secretary Blaine including the Welland and St Lawrence tolls dispute with Canada, delayed international monetary conference invitations, Behring Sea arbitration, and the Chilean indemnity, all suggesting a state of halted or paused action that prompted Blaine to offer his resignation.
The stock market shows little change over the week with Western weather reports driving price fluctuations. Bears have dominated as market material shrinks, while bulls wait in the wings for a favorable moment to act. The market remains weather influenced and awaiting a decisive move in the near term.
From the Jewish Chronicle the Boston Post is praised for a biographical sketch of Isaac Rosnosky who raised over 1000 dollars for the Carney Hospital fund and turned it over to the Post which is seeking to raise the total above 3000. The Chronicle lauds the Sisters of Charity and urges aid for the poor and for newcomers seeking relief.
A lyrical June poem celebrates sky and seas, imagining ten million in a fleet and sailors adrift. It riffs on nature themes with oriole, bobolink, clover, milkweed, daisies, and roses as a prelude to a longing for a blue sky and the voyage to a loved one.
The New Bedford Journal reports the Boston Post has raised about a quarter of the $10,000 goal for Carney Hospital. The campaign is praised as plucky and deserving support for the good cause.
A New York Herald style commentary weighs Blaine and Harrison in the race with Blaine’s resignation noted and Cleveland looming. It jokes about weather, political maneuvers, and a Shakespearean line as the scene shifts between candidates and camps amid a charged 19th century campaign mood.
Dr Gould of Cambridge receives the Order of Merit in Art and Science for astronomy services. Col S M Hedges, on the eve of a European trip, was carried to the Parker House by friends and toasted with good wishes. Mr Malcolm S Greenough resigns as chief engineer of Boston Gas Light to head Cleveland Gas Works. Colonel Harry Russell visits Governor at the State House, both maintaining the official subaltern and superior officer style.
The Hut at Marion hosts Mrs. Peabody of Boston for the season. Associate Justice Stephen J. Field has taken a Newport cottage. Amherst’s Dr. Edward Hitchcock plans summer travels in South America. Gilman C. Fisher, Muskegon schools chief, named Pawtucket superintendent. Lewiston Journal proposes a nonpartisan clambake for Chief Justice Fuller in Maine, backed by rival papers. Newport cottagers include Mrs. William Gammell, Mrs. John Carter Brown, Ogden Goelet, and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, with high assessed taxes.
Miss Frances E Willard learns to ride a bicycle Mrs Hiram Kelly of Chicago gives 50000 for a women’s building at Chicago University Whitelaw Reid aged markedly in four years takes to horse riding Earl of Berkeley seated in Lords first since 1810 dispute over title Brazil and other South American notes Congressman Tillman of South Carolina vigorous at 66 white beard iron constitution Judge Blatchford to turn 76 in October eligible for retirement after ten years on Supreme Court Judge Field age 76 on bench twenty nine years
Boston correspondence notes how Herald Globe Post and News produced attractive sheets for Decoration Day. The Post issued a vivid red white and blue edition and even sent up a balloon from the Common. The new manager is making the Post a notably good one cent paper.
Appletons reviews Harris On the Plantation with Civil War Southern life sketches and plantation legends. It surveys evolution in science and art through Brooklyn Ethical Association lectures, highlighting Wallace and Haeckel. The Town and Country Library features Needell’s Philip Methuen, Coleridge Amethyst, Don Braulio translations, and Johnston Dukesborough Tales with vivid Georgia village portraits.
A collage of wry lines and snippets from Boston Post Binghamton Leader Boston Courier Picayune Elmira Gazette Pomona News Philadelphia Record Princeton Tiger. The remarks poke at habits personalities and misread moments across a range of papers with witty asides and social observations.
A Paris Herald sketch describes a stylish almond green toilette from the vernissage. The gown sits close at the waist held by three green velvet ribbons, with a guimpe and sleeves in green tulle with dark green spots.
The Post leads a noble Carney Hospital fundraiser with generous public response. Local contemporaries have yet to publicly commend the effort, but public aid remains strong and widely welcomed.
A quoted satire from the New York Herald mocks pretentious neighbors and proud folks, suggesting that if they saw themselves as others do they would feel small and seek a hidden place to vanish. The tone is humorous and critical of social pretensions.
The Boston Post claims a scoop over rivals by securing exclusive coverage of a balloon ascent described as a daring skyward event. The South Boston News notes the edition features the scoop with emphasis on novelty and competition among papers.
The Carney Hospital drive nears one third of its goal as $3286 is raised including a $100 anonymous gift from a Boston donor praising the hospital’s non sectarian work. Smaller sums from G. M. Hyams and others furthers a city wide dime subscription push led by The Post and A Shuman & Co. employees.
A jumbled OCR read lists multiple names such as L. W. Palitsky Oliver Stone Hartman Frank Loftus Havey Keen an Plumer and J. O Driscoll with monetary figures 100 to 6900 and totals like 89500, suggesting a ledger of acknowledgments or payments. The text is fragmentary and mixes names with amounts in a disordered way.
A list shows 50 subscriptions at 100 dollars, 200 at 10 dollars, 160 at Dire, 6560 at aS Ateeta, and 20 000 at 10 cents. Total amounts appear garbled, with 10 000 and 5 000 as figures and multiple broken entries.
John Gould notes steam evaporation of maple sap proves successful in northern Ohio. Cap tan . E. Henry’s camp with 3000 trees uses a 40 HP boiler and maple plank pans, eliminating arches and evaporators. Steam reduces fuel use by about half and enables precise syrup grading by thermometer. A 10 HP boiler handles 400 trees, cheaper than iron arch and evaporator.
The Boston Post proposes organizing a corps of physicians to provide free medical service for the young children of Boston’s very poor during the hot midsummer season, aiming to relieve strained urban health care.
The Charlestown Enterprise notes the Post’s Tuesday color edition was hard on readers’ eyes yet managed to circulate despite its issues. The brief remark suggests mixed reactions to the vivid printing and its distribution.
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