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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1892
Page
4
Public notice from the Boston Post listing subscription rates and payment details. It mentions the Post Publishing Company address at 259 Washington Street and payment instructions including checks drafts and money orders made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Great and General Court has gone home after five and a half months of law making and debate. The Legislature is criticized for feebleness and lack of leadership, especially in the House, with indecision and contradictory action marking proceedings from start to finish. The remedy lies in electing stronger men next November to yield a more productive, shorter session.
The Legislature attested its caution in the Osborn case through its committee report. Acknowledgment goes to Representative Bennett for courage in a difficult issue. Doubts remain whether punishment will deter future improper influence, and the committee is urged to probe deeper before any trial.
The final delegate to the Democratic convention has been selected and several delegates are already on the ground. The Massachusetts contingent will begin its participation tomorrow as the full ticket is formed.
The article argues the great majority favor Grover Cleveland for the nomination, with Massachusetts delegates urged to stand united and support the candidate of the people. It predicts mass enthusiasm from Massachusetts and calls for organization and harmonious action among delegates.
The Post relay bicycle race from New York to Boston showcased cycling as a practical aid to mail delivery and as a force for road improvements. A 25 mile relay clocked in one hour sixteen minutes, a world-beating time that drew massive crowds and widespread praise for the riders and the Boston Post.
Readers of the Post support Carney Hospital Fund now at 4033 40 dollars. A July 14 concert at Music Hall Boston is organized to raise funds, with artists invited and arrangements forthcoming. Donations include a 25 dollar gift from John F. Gillespie and other subscribers listed in the paper.
The Boston Journal notes the Massachusetts delegation’s influence on the currency plank, originally aimed at a strong anti compromise stance. After the convention it says the plank now supports bimetallism under an international agreement, a shift blamed on Teller Jones Foraker Brackett collaboration.
Governor Russel vetoes the BurnER liquor bill amid partisan moves to placate Prohibitionists. The measure, deemed ineffective and demoralizing, would have harmed public morality. Republican leaders failed to rally a two-thirds vote, preserving the veto and halting the bill.
A reader sends a $25 check to Carney Hospital fund with wishes of success. The note is signed by OHNF GILLESPIR from 281 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, and requests circulation of the fund among readers.
A reader suggests placing a donation box in Thompson's and the Silver Grill to help Carney Hospital. The letter offers a dime and urges continued support from those who can spare a small gift.
A compiled sheet lists donors and amounts including A Shuman & Co employees, Cepi & Co employees, A Poor Friend, Stephen O Hares lists, Dimes from other lists, Lynn Railroad list, J A Murphy and J T J A Lowells Co hand patrol dept, Boston Revere Beach and Riley lists, and J Peavy & Bros list. Total acknowledged and total 75 dollars shown. remaining amount 19,060 of 20,000 to be heard from. caller urges progress.
The piece praises Bunker Hill Day as a city wide celebration with liberal civic displays and a near complete suspension of business in Boston. It urges that today’s annual meeting of the Bunker Hill Monument Association be used to push for rebuilding the Beacon Hill shaft.
The Boston Post has a nine and wants to play in Newburyport. They favor players who cannot hit a balloon, while Haverhill amateurs invite them to come up and try dusting off their jackets in a friendly contest.
A fragmented list references Archbishop Williams and Bishop Brady alongside other named figures and entities from a Boston Pilot publication. The text appears as stray OCR from a page with scattered names including Fr W P McQuaed and Daniel P Toomey, interspersed with serial-like codes and stray letters, lacking a coherent narrative or event.
Total sums shown for the hospital fund plan include 2100 dollars and 4033.40 dollars as the overall totals. The plan offers subscription levels of 50, 200, 100, 500 and 20,000 subscriptions with varying 10 cent per unit contributions and aims to raise substantial funds. The notice notes limited opportunities remaining and highlights general favor for the campaign.
William D Sohier and family are at their Beverly Cove cottage. Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes has taken possession of his summer home at Beverly Farms. George F Pratt Bristol county treasurer has just recovered from a severe illness. Stanford Mitchell revivalist singer stirs bears in Oxford county Me. General Edward F Beal and family of Washington stay at the Masconomo cottage Manchester by the Sea for the season. Ray Greene Huling editor and New Bedford High principal declines 4000 to join Chicago University and Morgan Park Academy. Dr C A Bartel not yet arrived at West Manchester residence, expected soon after delays in home improvements.
Moncure D Conway receives LL D from Dickinson College. Governor Boies of Iowa is a widower with two lawyer sons in Waterloo and a married daughter Mrs J W Carson in Mt Vernon La. Navy department’s oldest employee at Washington is W P Moran, in service since 1843 in the bureau of navigation. A Charles Dickens son, MP for New South Wales, spoke to constituents, noting Willis as a critical figure and joking about Barkis and Willis.
Mrs Henry M Paul of Eliot died last night by jumping into the river with a basket of stones tied to her neck. Temporary insanity was probably the cause.
The Pilot criticizes the West End railroad for not providing lifeguard safety after a fenderless electric car killed a four year old on Washington Street. It argues motorman cannot be punished and labels the corporation morally culpable for the crash and bloodshed, noting class bias and political influence.
A Paris Herald feature describes a promenade costume in faience blue cloth with velvet bands. The corsage presents a white blouse peplum with a blue collar belt and cuffs, detailing a refined Parisian daytime ensemble.
The Great and General Court of Massachusetts for 1892 prorogued after a long session. Governor Russell vetoed the Butler liquor bill. the House sustained the veto 94 to 29 with Republicans voting no and Democrats abstaining. Osborn disbarment order passed after late-night debate, 73 to 39.
A satirical column recounts a New York Herald cablegram about Allan Arthur coaching through Europe with Mr T Suffern Tailor, mocking the spread of trivial gossip. The piece also lampoons public figures and social quips from TIME S changes and AS OTHERS SAW HIM, ending with a Kentucky lynching bee jab and a family feud revival.
A poem laments legislative bribery on Beacon Hill. The author calls for upright, faithful lawmakers to resist Mammon and steering the state ship away from rocks, urging voters to back reform-minded leaders at the next election. Written June 15 by Matt.
The Pilot offers to collect reader subscriptions for the Boston Post fund aiding Carney Hospital. Rt Rev James A Healy Bishop of Portland responds, pledging support and asking donations be given to the Fund. By Tuesday morning June 14 the Post Fund total reached 370.05 dollars.
Sera D. Wakefield of Lewiston Maine mails a check as she notes missing two days of the Post during a hot spell. She asks the editor to renew her subscription and expresses reliance on the newspaper. Date June 15 1892.
From the Chicago Post a note urges Boston city officials to enact next week an ordinance prohibiting a version of Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay in the city as a peace measure. The item frames a civic action by the City Council and cites public order concerns.
Horace K. Osborn of Cambridge, a member of the third house, faced bribery charges in Municipal Court yesterday. His case was continued until June at the request of his counsel, delaying proceedings for further statements and defense.
In Boston at leisure Miss Edith Crane of the Daly company weighs offers for leads in Aubrey Boucicault's Saratoga season. She may take roles in Our Boys Pink Dominoes School for Scandal and The Man About Town, but rest and personal visits tempt her. She notes rehearsals in New York soon and recalls her breakup with Daly and the shift that followed with actor rivals and possible replacements.
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