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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1894
Page
4
Thousands of passengers faced hours of waiting at Union Station as the new switch system failed to operate. The interruption spoiled plans for a half holiday, but avoided potential accidents from an untested device. The article condemns the timing and lack of consideration for travelers.
The Sugar Trust probe in Washington uncovers sugar certificate speculation by three Senators or their kin. New York's Lexow committee reports progress in breaking a vast political machine. Massachusetts may also pursue inquiry into how legislation is obtained, seen as potentially fruitful.
The Boston investigation into public institutions has advanced months with mainly prosecution evidence. Critics urge balancing testimony, noting long past abuses and remedied accommodations, while accusing charges of personal pique. The Mayor has kept the chairman’s resignation and shown little appetite for new disclosures.
The editorial criticizes Senator Matthew Quay for claiming a right to speculate in sugar stock while serving in the Senate. It argues many lawmakers engage in fluctuating securities, but Quay’s open defense and alleged public-oversight breach marks a troubling example of official conflicts of interest.
The Senate faces scrutiny over the honor of the people’s government and the country’s morals in a pivotal debate about governance ethics and public conduct.
The piece argues a November legislative bill would watermark Bell Telephone stock by $30,000,000, hurting small holders and inviting rate regulation. It warns of insider manipulation, market timing, and loss of retail investor equality while predicting a new telecommunication commission and statutory rate cuts. It also contrasts newspaper reach and advertising value between Boston and distant regions.
Critics argue the Meigs bill now permits any overhead road across Boston streets with few limits. They warn the Legislature must not pass such a measure without a public vote, fearing surrender of streets to unknown operators.
The administrative portions of the tariff bill hinder rapid passage due to conservative opposition to change and delay. Critics say dropping the administrative provisions would shorten debate, letting the essential tariff parts pass sooner. They note the Kinley measure’s protections are now less harmful and can be reformed later.
The Post summarizes a reader survey across 100 Boston train runs showing Post readers at 2712, Herald 2167, Globe 1785, Journal 660, Advertiser 219. It notes the Post exceeds combined Globe Journal Advertiser readers and emphasizes papers sold over printed, with affidavits backing the canvass and advance expense coverage for replication.
A cheerful cyclist arrived in town recounting a street encounter with a dog terrified by a kicking from a rider. The column notes urban bicycle safety, a trend toward less aggressive dogs toward cyclists, and humorous asides on spring flowers and social notes. It ends with local notices of Boston matrons visiting Beverly and other summer plans of prominent residents.
The Senate and House of Cambridge University conferred the LL D on Captain Alfred T. Mahan of the U S Chicago. He received cheers as he wore the scarlet gown and was escorted to the Vice Chancellor. Also noted, a gold medal will be given to Rear Admiral Benham by the Union League of Philadelphia for Rio Janeiro service. Turpin, the inventor, is described as dangerous after Melvilleite incident. Parker Pillsbury suffered a slight stroke of paralysis.
Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter New Hampshire closes its 111th year tomorrow in the fourth year under Principal Fish. President Dunbar will award diplomas to the graduating class of fifty three and to Frederick Hardenbrook of Jamaica New York from the class of 1896. Of the graduates thirty will enter Harvard fifty five to Yale four to Sheffield three to Cornell three to MIT two to Harvard Medical and one to Yale Medical.
The ensign of the Kearsarge was bought from a wrecking crew by an American trader and hauled into New York by the brigantine Schepp, along with an azimuth compass salvaged from the wreck. The government will be offered a chance to purchase the ensign.
Tennessee’s Pardner and New Faces in the Pirates headline Tremont as the night brings large crowds. The Day Was Passed at other theatres reports strong attendance and warm reception across all houses.
Express freight No. 53 collided with freight No. 14 on the Boston & Albany line near South Framingham. About forty loaded cattle cars were damaged. 125 cattle were injured with four or five fatally. Track cleared by 9 a.m. No fatalities among crew. miscommunication on warning markers noted.
Ernest Pietszch 32, a wealthy West Brighton hotel owner, was locked up for throwing $500 in silver at performers in Count Vaccas's West End Casino Bowery after a spree. He built an ice toboggan slide at Sea Beach Walk and claims to have spent $5000 since last Thursday night. His brain trouble dates back six years with prior insanity confinement. charities board to review his condition.
About 150 members and guests celebrated the 116th anniversary of British evacuation in Philadelphia. They traveled by steamer to Fort Mifflin Fort Delaware Red Bank and Billingsport marking the first Evacuation Day observance in the city.
Warm weather does not dampen attendance at the Palace Theatre. Audiences praised the living pictures including Pysche and Summer Night on the Vistula, plus the Gaiety burlesque company’s Trouble in Turkey with song and dance numbers. The show features notable acts like Ada Lynwood, Kitty Frazer, the Donavans, and the Dragons, with Major Gleason’s female warriors drawing applause. The management expects continued crowds all week.
The Manola-Mason summer season of comic opera will open in The Mascot at the Park Thursday evening. Seat sales begun yesterday show excellent demand. George Wilson will play Lorenzo in a major role, with John Mason as Pippo and a large cast including Marion Manola Bettina and others. Musical director John Braham leads forty artists in rehearsal and promises notable results.
Audiences enjoyed Crimean life drama In the Trenches led by H. Percy Meldon and Ethel Tucker with strong support from Kirke Owens Marshall and Fred Warren. The program also featured unique acts by Mackie Walker Emma Dunn Frankie St John and Carrie Munroe plus a vaudeville lineup and a weeklong display of 8000 pounds of single femininity at the museum. Gumbo the trick dog and the cynocephalus headline a Boston run with daily receptions and new tricks adding to the lively entertainment slate.
Camille D Arville and her opera company began the second and final week of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Pen zance at Tremont Theatre. George Frothingham debuted as the sergeant of police and received a strong welcome for a fresh performance.
Spectators flocked to Keith's New Theatre in sweltering heat to see the Boston debut of the Destorellis, a French grotesque musical clown act. Raymon Moore, Frederic Solomon, Toner and Frobel, A. O. Duncan, Tom and Hattie Nawn, Mile. Rialta, Harris and Walters and many others performed in a feature packed program with singing, ventriloquism, acrobatics, dance, and comic sketches.
The summer season begins with the nautical operetta Davy Jones at the Boston Museum. Promenade concerts will precede each performance in the grand foyer with an augmented orchestra. Principal roles feature baritone Lon Brine. Napier Lothian Jr stages and Fred Miller Jr directs the work.
The Howard Atheneum offers a lively week with Manager Loth rop presenting lively attractions in a cool setting. The Killins living pictures feature ten pretty girls, Kirally ballets enchant, and the new divertissement Sweet Marie delights audiences. Notable performers include Prince and Princess Tanaka, the Fitzgibbon family, Bertha Bush, Harry LaMarr, Billie and Alice Payne, Mills and Hart, Vere Nobrigger, Annie Carter, Bob Murray, and Lillie Weldon as the venue closes a short engagement of this popular act.
Minnie Cline Helen Dawson and Florence Elene star in a rollicking musical comedy parody On the Midway and the big Howard Atheneum burlesque company supports with choruses dances and tableaux Beautiful costumes and abundant snap and fun throughout the program
Blair County Court directed the grand jury to indict all participants in March riots with Italian laborers in Altoona. Over 100 Americans are implicated. many have fled the county to avoid prosecution.
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