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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1895
Page
4
The paper notes General Campos seeks more troops and funds to crush Cuba's insurrection. Madrid plans ten battalions, not six, signaling a tougher campaign. It lauds the Cuban fighters for independence and ponders their unlikely odds against a better equipped enemy.
The piece argues the Springfield Illinois Democratic convention shows a split over free silver. It attacks Governor Altgeld as extreme and notes Senator Palmer and Comptroller Eckels dispute the gathering, predicting the Illinois party will return to sound money by midsummer.
The piece lauds Secretary Olney as a long sought Massachusetts figure joining the Cabinet. It notes his strong legal background as Attorney General and predicts he will excel in the State Department, leveraging his conservative temperament to influence foreign policy and advance the nation’s interests.
The Boston commissioners address multiple brutal assault cases by police and pledge action to curb abuse. The editorial defends the police as generally merciful but calls for accountability for officers who use force, noting excessive clubbing must stop and General Martin supports reforms.
The Concord theft shows a simple yet clever method as cash moved from a box to a vault, with the vault key placed in a separate safe and the chamber locked, a primitive security sequence showcased in a historic New England incident.
A New Hampshire incident shows burglars learned the key was in the safe by watching treasury officials. The loss is minor, but the episode argues for time locks and combinations over old strong boxes and warns of outside threats to the public treasury.
The Sixth District races feature Speaker Meyer and District Attorney Moody as leading Republican hopefuls. While General Cogswell won by about 10 000 last year, the political landscape shifts after a landslide year. Democrats are urged to field their strongest candidate and fight hard, with Populist strength noted.
The article notes claims that Chairman Sweetser and Lynn liquor commissioner Neal read the Post and argued with police, vowing to prevent Puritan House from selling liquor on Sundays, while detailing local opinions on public order and incidents at several Boston area venues. It highlights licensing moves, university honors for Rev Dr McKenzie, and concerns about conductors and streetcar safety.
The Panther engaged a pirate flotilla in the Yellow Sea near Kiung. Lieutenant Trigg led a boarding action, the crew overwhelmed four junks and three boats, killing 112 pirates and looting the fleet before burning it, with four sailors dead.
The Citizen recalls a case of a man in a southern Illinois city who, each year, takes a month off then visits Chicago. He spends the first week theatergoing and abstains from alcohol, starts drinking in the second week, continues through the third, and sobers in the fourth before returning home. A hotel familiar with his routine watches over him during the drinking weeks.
The prize story editor and assistants read 9321 solutions to the Lawyer's Secret from feminine Post readers. Full result to appear in Sunday Post June 9.
The article extols home sewed fashions noting that current dress styles favor the self seamstress. It highlights loose fitting blouses as simple to make with or without a box plait and promises cost savings despite material costs. It emphasizes economy over professional dressmaker services.
The piece describes lace edged stocks to pair with day or evening gowns and a surplice waist blending soft China silk with Dresden silk and jewelled trimming. It notes sleeves in Dresden silk with velvet bows, highlighting summer fashion trends and versatile neckwear.
Miss Marie Millard hosts a stage reception after matinees at Tremont and Boston Theatre presenting a silver hat pin souvenir, roses, and a Mabel Amber portrait. Opera notes include The Sphinx and Fra Diavolo cast at Castle Square and Bowdoin Square entertainments.
The report clarifies that Miss Bernice Day who attempted suicide Monday night did not live at 22 Bowdoin Street as previously listed.
Miss Lotta Dean Bradford led an amateur company in Dumas's Camille under Walter R. Seymour. A large crowd attended in Union Hall to see her render the role, praised for beauty and poise. Pretty settings and attractive ushers added to the evening's appeal.
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