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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1893
Page
4
A prison disturbance shows convicts at Charlestown State Prison can hide tools and plan escapes. They reportedly secreted weapons and nearly breached liberty before officers stopped the uprising. The piece questions Warden Bridges discipline and calls for stricter controls.
The Boston Journal notes twenty army officers are reassigned to Indian agencies. It claims Cleveland’s reform reduces spoilsmen’s power, while Harrison’s era is blamed for degrading the Indian service and the Wounded Knee fallout. The piece portrays Cleveland’s action as removing politics from the service.
Brooklyn police court bonds the Viking ship captain and several sailors to answer a disturbing the peace charge after they were rounded up by police and jailed overnight. The incident insults Brooklyn New York authorities and suggests Vikings should seek better treatment in Boston with Leif Ericson.
Governor McKinley argues the country must tax to foster infant industries including tin plate. The Treasury rule about imported black plates not counting as American tin challenges the Harrison administration era reporting. The ruling exposes the sham and undermines the Ohio campaign defense of continuing the tax on household goods.
With opening week a revival of confidence appears in the business world. Cessation of gold exports last week marks a turning point. Low wheat prices and Chicago price breaks have spurred European orders, signaling a flow of gold to this country.
The piece argues the tide of public opinion leans toward Democratic policy, with President Cleveland and a new Congress offering assurances that the silver folly of Republican rule will be stamped out. It claims renewed national credit abroad and restored confidence at home.
The Post lauds Governor Robinson’s courtroom remarks in the Borden case at New Bedford as masterful direct exposition. It highlights the speech’s plain language, lack of ornate rhetoric, and strong appeal to common sense, praising its clarity and effectiveness before the jury.
Speaker Crisp faces pressure to reveal whether he supports repealing the Republican silver purchase act. His prior clear currency views and fair conduct as Speaker clash with a party platform demanding repeal. His Fourth of July New York address offers a chance to clarify his position.
Governor Robinson questions the lack of motive in the Lizzie Borden case. He notes circumstantial evidence hinges on motive which remains unimagined and unproven. He questions Knowlton’s theory on whether inheritance drove the alleged double crime.
The Observant Citizen surveys how the Post Herald and Globe cover the Berden case with vivid contrasts between prosecution claims and fulfillment. It cites Captain Taylor’s corroboration of Pedler Robinsky’s letter and mentions death of Dr. Chaput, plus local bridge jumper coverage.
Reduction in rates to the World’s Fair announced for travelers via the Boston and Albany ticket office located at 232 Washington Street. This notice highlights lowered fares and directs passengers to the City office for arrangements.
Ashland Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota report devastating forest fires across miles of countryside. Dozens died or missing as towns like Salborn Merritt and Mesania were destroyed. Bridges, freight cars, and the electric plant suffered total loss with millions in damage.
A Roxbury garden party for the Homeopathic Dispensary occurred on the Dennison estate Townsend street with sunshine and music. Chief Marshal Sidney M. Hedges led a large, badgeed staff. guests included Dr. and Mrs. Bojanus of Russia. activities ranged from tables and booths to a barn dancing finale under lantern light.
A collage of jokes and light verse from assorted papers. Witty exchanges poke fun at society, technology, and culture with humorous misreadings and social foibles. The items include cartoonish dialogue, quips about inflation, and a preacher’s ironic funeral anecdote.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac plans its annual reunion in Boston on June 27 and 28 at Faneuil Hall. Distinguished guests include President Cleveland and Governor Russell with ex Gouvernor Long to give the oration. Events feature a bay excursion, Farragut monument dedication, carriage drive, and a city dinner. Officers include General Horace Porter as president and General George W Sharpe as corresponding secretary.
Mr and Mrs David Slade celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at 10 Clark Avenue Chelsea with a rose filled parlor and a feast by Weber. Surviving child and three grandchildren attended along with many dignitaries including Mayor Converse and Bishop Mallalieu.
Recent visitors describe a new 3200 foot art room on Avon street side of the third floor at Jordan Marsh & Co. The space adjoins glassware and Japanese departments, separated by a Moorish lattice wall. Highlights include Gillmore Low’s Anxious Moments valued at 2000, Renaldi’s The Old Folks, Bacchi’s Madonna and Child, rare tapestries from Paris, and a $6000 bronze mantel by Craighead & Kintz.
A Texas justice jokes about needing many blank forms for assault and battery cases while a printer warns of a coming rush from a large meeting of colored panevan gelists in the area. The exchange underscores an anticipated surge in legal filings.
In a brief dialogue from Handelszeitungs, Marie notes her intended was highly excitable and behaved as if mad when proposing. Martha responds that such passion may be understandable, reflecting a cautious, period tone.
A Hawker from Bombay, Purashotam Rao Telemy, now in Boston with little money, aims to sell his nail embossing art to fund travel to Chicago. He spoke in clear English and described his striking appearance including a scarlet turban and slim red coat in a cameo-faced presentation.
A refined Bombay head clerk turned nail embossing artist hawks his delicate paper art in Boston. He uses only his fingernail to create birds flowers and monograms on cards and hopes Boston residents will patronize his work while he travels to Chicago for better opportunities. He stays at 191 Pleasant Street.
The Eureka Newspaper Advertising Agency of Binghamton New York releases its 1893 edition of the Eureka Newspaper Guide for advertisers and newspaper men. It runs 800 pages of classified lists detailing newspapers by size politics circulation town size and other data useful to buyers. It includes nearly 300 pages of advertising from leading newspapers themselves.
A well proportioned study table suitable for reading rooms libraries and offices is now on sale at Paine's warerooms 48 Canal street. It is designed for libraries studies and clubs and an engraving of it appears in another column.
An epidemic of escapes hit Charlestown State Prison Sunday night with three breaks by ten convicts. Officers quickly recaptured the fugitives after a bold assault on Officer Patton, who fought off assailants with a noose and gag ready, while others opened Fort Russell to end the mutiny.
A compact survey of recent novels and studies including Octave Thanet’s Stories of a Western Town, Antoinette Brown Blackwell’s The Philosophy of Individuality, Jason’s Quest by D. O. & Lowell, Counterparts by Elizabeth Sheppard, and more. The piece critiques style, ethics, and literary merit, noting strengths and flaws across ten titles. It highlights Biographies on Bernardin de Saint Pierre, The Meaning and the Method of Life by George M. Gould, and Clara Kathleen Rogers’s The Philosophy of Singing, among others.
Manager Gray of Franklin Park Saugus invites pony owners to nominate broncho ponies for two Independence Day races. Each entry costs $2 with a $50 prize in gold per race, split into four parts. First race limits ponies under 14 hands at 150 pounds. second race uses height based weights for ponies 14.2 hands and under.
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