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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
4
Readers question whether the Children’s Hospital trustees will move to stop the unauthorized dissection of patient bodies. The piece warns that without action parents’ rights may prompt the city to pass an ordinance.
The bill to remove the railroad tracks from Revere Beach should be pushed through the Legislature without delay. It is a matter of popular interest and advantage and will advance Boston’s natural resources for public comfort health and pleasure.
The governor denounces refusal of jury duty by members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company as incompatible with citizenship. He argues such exemption creates a refuge for influential men and weakens the Commonwealth by withholding service expected of jurors.
The Post prefers Josiah Quincy as the next Boston mayor, noting his new legal Boston residence and saying he would win if nominated. It predicts a cold November but a return to normal political conditions with a Democratic mayor and aldermen majority.
The piece condemns a proposed 30 million dollar capital increase for Bell Telephone as a public interest betrayal. It argues the bill seeks an enormous gift to insiders while risking stock value and questions unanimous support among holders, urging gubernatorial intervention to protect the public.
The piece argues against prioritizing a small shareholder clique over the public and calls on Governor Greenhalge to veto the bill as a bold, just, and popular corrective. It notes his past errors in appointments and vetoes but frames this veto as an opportunity to erase memory of those mistakes.
The Legislature should kill the Meigs elevated railroad bill or send it to the people of Boston for acceptance. The public should decide on using city streets for rapid transit and prevent a high handed act without residents' consent. The Meigs bill deserves a public vote or passage to limbo.
The piece of McKinleyism in the tariff bill is a conspicuous blot for aiding the Sugar Trust by delaying schedules. Critics say the Democratic Senate capitulated to trusts, while pledging the Democratic House to reject the surrender in conference and wipe out the sugar blot.
The piece urges Governor Greenhalge to avoid replacing Railroad Commissioner Sanford. It praises Sanford as fearless and public‑minded, defending public interests against railroad corporate pressure. It argues there is no partisan motive, only common sense in preserving the strong commission.
A warm greeting from Massachusetts residents to Mrs Cleveland and her family at Gray Gables. The note expresses enduring regard for the First Lady, welcoming summer residents and hoping for gentle breezes from Buzzards Bay and good bluefish for the father, reflecting a friendly summer scene.
A London Truth piece by a Roseberian mocks Gladstone era politics. It ridicules worship of party lines over policy and bets on Rosebery and his horse Ladas. It wags that Liberal fortunes hinge on a Derby outcome, not bills or votes.
Edmund J Carpenter argues Williams was expelled not for soul liberty but for challenging the colonial charter and oath rights. London claimed colonial ministers taught sedition and Williams fled to Providence before deportation. Carpenter’s talk at the New England Historic Society drew thanks.
The column recalls a Roxbury Catholic Union debate showing W A Webster Daniel J Byrne and W Fred Hicks besting James A Desmond George F Murphy and William R F Whelan. It notes a large Public Garden rose show with 10000 blooms and old war implements found near Jamaica Pond. It reports several social events including weddings and a Harvard street project update.
Senator Stanford's widow seeks to bar Uncle Sam from claiming 15 million against the estate, a step to defend the original Central Pacific grant. The dispute could threaten Stanford University as a possible collateral. Senator Hoar asks Congress to review the justice of the claim. William C. Van Horne, new knight commander, hails from Illinois and once telegraphed at 13. Mary McCourt, 101, remains spry in Pawtucket, while Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland cites brevity. Gustaf Larsson, Boston educator, sails to study in Leipsic. Nicaragua Canal cost pegged at 60 million with six-year build time by Lt. Menocal. Secretary Hoke Smith awarded an LiL. D., denying climate as barrier to southern progress.
Paterson New Jersey June 7 former New Jersey governor Rodman M Price died at his daughter’s Oakland home at 12 20 this morning The death ends a long public career and follows a life spent in state politics and business.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson weigh a new lead as Gregson and Lestrade report a man named Joseph Stangerson found dead at Halliday’s Private Hotel. The case deepens with Drebber’s murder and a mysterious blood stained room door.
Rehearsals for Pirates of Penzance progress well with Camille D Arville George W Wilson Clinton Elder and W J McLaughlin in lead roles A fine performance is expected Willie Collier praised for A Back Number at the Museum New living pictures planned at Park Mt Pleasant Club to present The Celebrated Case at the Columbia Theatre June 11 Union Hall hosts Ferdinand Dewey and pupils Eva Orendorff and Ada Emery Gumbo and the blue man draw crowds at Austin Stone s Museum Eliza Proctor Otis to London for drawing room engagements Palace to feature living pictures next week The Howard offers quadruple bill of living pictures ballet burlesque and variety with strong attraction overall
The Massachusetts Medical Society opened its annual session at the Thorndike with Dr. F W Abbott of Taunton presenting a paper. He argued that youth education on the sexual system is crucial, urging family doctors to teach in public schools and suggesting towns employ competent physicians to deliver proper instruction in language fit for students.
Benjamin F. Cox died suddenly at his home 28 Beacon Street. He was associated with Parkinson & Burr and widely known socially. A Harvard graduate of 1887, he belonged to numerous clubs.
Boston residents were startled by a false report that the Raymond excursion train from Boston was wrecked by a cloudburst in Frazer River Valley. The party, which left May 23 for Alaska, is detained at Field, 360 miles from the Frazer River, and is safe at a hotel.
Mrs. Cleveland and her two children along with Mrs. E C Benedict plan to sail tonight at 8 on Mr Benedicts yacht Oneida to Gray Gables Greenwich Conn. Benedict will join them later this week.
Dr. M. B. Magoon of Springfield Massachusetts seized his daughter Lillie in Dover after finding her with John C. Page. Page had previously claimed to be a lawyer and stayed five weeks in Lowell. Lillie, once missing, had been working in the local mill to support Page. Page is jailed.
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Rumor spread at the State House that Richard J. Hayes of Ward 17 planned to resign after colleague James Doyle was unseated. Hayes states he will not resign.
The national floral emblem issue draws renewed attention across the United States. The Society of the National Floral Emblem, formed at the Columbian Fair, seeks to promote festivals and decide the emblem, prompting letters published here. Further correspondence from interested parties is invited.
A reader from Dorchester suggests goldenrod as the national flower for the United States. He praises its ubiquity from Maine to California and from the Mexican border to the Canadian line, noting its bright yellow bloom and patriotic symbolism.
A Boston reader praises the violet as a modest emblem of true greatness and American womanhood. The writer extols the flower's heavenly color and sweet fragrance, asserting its beauty and virtue in a brief June note.
Letter from Roxbury argues for the arbutus as a national floral emblem. The writer notes the arbutus is linked to American history and the Mayflower voyage, praising its New England origins and seasonal significance. June 7.
A letter from Boston notes the columbine as a national symbol, highlighting its star shaped outline, horn of plenty petal, liberty cap resembling features, leaf with thirteen segments like the flag stripes, and the red white and blue colors as evidence. The writer signs J. H. Smith dated June 5.
R T Almy and Co plans a new Boston clothing store opening soon and offers spring styles at less than half price after purchasing the entire stock of Garson Meyer and Co of Rochester. The retailer promises full value and square dealing with special bargains for patrons.
The Boston Post urges sending the Meigs elevated transit proposal to the public for decision. It argues rapid transit concerns Boston residents and should be settled by a public vote on the Meigs scheme.
Gloucester on June 7 reports postmaster Mansfield clinging to the office as six Democratic candidates fail to reach agreement. Names Brophy Presson Cressy Bennett Shepard and Parsons all expect to win while Mansfield promotes his own reappointment despite Republican ties.
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