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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
4
Daily and weekly subscription rates listed with prices for one year six months and three months. Notices about address changes and payment details appear. The paper notes its second class matter status and subscription handling. A column discusses college sports and athletics and critiques national perception of physical culture.
The Old Colony Railroad Company recently added five hour trains between Boston and New York. Seats are scarce as trains run full on every trip, showing clear public demand. The Post predicted this result and praises the railway's responsive management.
General Walker argues for athletics as an end in itself and praises sports for health and mental vigor. He connects athletic revival with a broader cultural renewal, comparing modern America to ancient Greece under Phi Beta Kappa patronage.
The article argues Hart did not resign before his campaign for the Republican nomination. It suggests he offered to step aside if a change was desired and questions the President’s interpretation. It notes Hart announced his candidacy after Cleveland’s accession and declared his fight on.
After July Fourth the Post will place two physicians in the field to visit poorer city areas and aid sick babies at home. The Sick Baby Fund will cover expenses, with growth allowing more doctors. The program, praised as a low cost philanthropy, aims to double the outreach and multiply health blessings.
The Massachusetts case of James A. Trefethen shows repeated trial postponements. He has sought three trials, with the latest request to set July 11 denied due to coverage, raising concerns about timely justice and the right to exemption from punishment before facts are ascertained.
The piece condemns delaying trials due to officials health or convenience. It cites Trefethen and Lizzie Borden as examples and argues there is no recourse for defendants deprived of timely hearings, calling such practice unjust despite court legality. The author asks if keeping a defendant imprisoned serves public interest or individual rights.
The article argues that only Mr. Cleveland can set the session date to repeal the Republican silver act. It notes New England senators’ likely support, contrasts Western pressure, and urges business leaders to persuade their senators while trusting Cleveland’s judgment on when to convene. It calls for mobilizing Senators to secure repeal and an early session.
Judge Harriman sits in Middlesex probate courts during Judge Brooks illness and filled the Suffolk bench during Judge McKim’s illness. Probation Chief Richard Keefe, oldest on the force, succeeds ex Chief Savage. Rev Francis G Clark world tour noted after a Christian Endeavor dinner. Funds requested for late purser George B Bolles’ sympathy contributions. Councilman Parker celebrated loan bill passage widening Harrison Avenue to purge a Chinese quarter. City Point patrol boat approved for protection and rescue alongside Ward 14’s Jack O Connor.
The Pilot notes Harvard University adds the first rector of the American Catholic University to its list of world renowned men. The life work of Rt. Rev. John J. Keane is celebrated as a fitting foundation for future honors.
A fragment from a Texas Sift item reads Bertie age three asking if his face is dirty and his mother denying it while Bertie clings to the thought of whiskers, airing a quaint childlike moment faded in OCR garble.
Prince George of Wales and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck are set to marry on July 6 at Windsor with Archbishop of Canterbury officiating. The couple will maintain separate residences and have a royal establishment funded by Parliament while Queen Victoria and the prince's sisters express happiness at the match.
A collage of light humor and social quips from multiple papers features exchanges about marriage, bigamy, quarantine, and courtship. Snippets rail at double standards and gender roles while threading jokes through everyday life and media.
The silver anniversary of P. Stearns Davis Post 57 G A R Cambridge was celebrated at Institute Hall with about three hundred attendees. Dignitaries included Commander George H. Howard, Weissert, Moore, Gray, Mayor Sancroft, and officers from Post 30 and Corps 66. A white silk State flag was presented to the post by Woman's Relief Corps 66, and letters of regret arrived from Post 67 Philadelphia and officials including City Solicitor McEntire and Governor Russell. The event featured toasts, selections by the Olympia Quartet and Gott's Orchestra.
The West End advances a small public waiting room at the corner of Dorchester avenue and Division street to shelter line patrons. William Norris, brother of ex councilman Michael Norris, died at 6 Third Street of heart failure. The funeral and Gate of Heaven Church service are planned for Saturday morning at 9. The Rev Frank H Hinman will be on vacation and depart tomorrow for New York State. The St Augustine parochial school dedication is postponed to July 11. Dahlgren Hall janitor John Toomath received a complimentary reception from local organizations.
Miss Sophie Aiken of 107 Liverpool street is back from a five weeks stay. A fishing trip down the harbor yesterday included Dr Hahn Henry Harrison and H Aitken. Graduation exercises at Assumption Parochial School in St Joseph's Hall were led by Rev J Cassin and diplomas were awarded to twelve graduates including Margaret Burke and Mary McInnis.
Graduates celebrated at the First M E Church with a crowded audience of relatives and friends. The program included vocal selections and a Mendelssohn duet by Walter Anderton and Florence Stoddard, an address to the graduates, and diplomas conferred by Mayor William Hodgkins.
Sullivan square hosts an 8 pm concert Friday by Baldwin's Cadet Band. Selections include Branch Point March, Dream After the Bail waltz, King's Lieutenant overture, The Groves of Blarney, Mon Ami piccolo solo, The Watermelon Cinb jig, and The Trysting Tree among others.
A large crowd at Holmesfield enjoyed a band concert last night. The Davis Post 57 G A R celebrated its silver anniversary with a banquet at Institute Hall, and police sought a body reported drowned Wednesday afternoon in the river.
The Rev. C. R. Eliot and Mrs. Eliot depart for London Saturday and will be away about a year. Eliot has served as pastor of the Dorchester Street Church for seven years and has resigned to rest and study abroad.
Warden Bridges at the State Prison is installing machinery to manufacture shirts and plans to add further industries. The Rover Cycle Club will relinquish its quarters in Hancock Square.
At a Democratic city committee meeting in Everett the panel voted unanimously to endorse Woodbury A. Ham for the postmastership and adopted resolutions to that effect.
A largely attended meeting of the John Boyle O'Reilly West End Branch was held last night with President Toy in the chair. Speeches on Home Rule were given by Toy Maynes Donahoe and others. A vote of thanks was extended to Rev. J. J. McNulty for his Ireland lecture.
In a playful exchange from Texas Siftings a boy recalls Gus De Smith and his sister Birdie making lemonade. Birdie held the lemon while Gus squeezed, producing the refreshing drink.
Readers urged to send brief notices of social events. Friday June 30 features a band concert and illumination at the Neighborhood Club in West Newton.
Mr and Mrs W H Clarke Pillsbury celebrated their wedding reception at Cottage Park Hotel Winthrop Centre with about 150 friends. Gott's Orchestra played and floral decorations enhanced the scene. The event ran from 8 to 10 with dancing until midnight and an elegant supper. About fifty locals attended.
The piece surveys prominent women and events, from California extending school suffrage to Mrs Cruger reading classic poets at nine, to Mme Lemaire and Mlle Breslau first female salon jurors. It notes Matt Bradley-Martin’s alabaster table, Mrs Morton’s linen preference, and profiles women in cabinets, jewelry design, and American artists in Paris.
Charles Nathan Ford married Annie Florence Leonard this evening at the bride's uncle William Leonard's home 19% Essex Street Salem. Rev. James F. Brodie officiated with best man Willie Leonard brides maid Margaret Leonard and ushers William Handy Albert Leonard John Merrill and John Sibley.
Joseph S. Crehore of Peabody and Miss Marion H. Barrow of Salem married in South Church. Rev. James F. Brodie officiated with aid from Rev. John Crehore. Best man Warren Wilson. ushers Warren C. Pierce N. P. Hamblin and Samuel Lord. They will reside on Holton Street Peabody after a wedding tour.
The Boston theater scene features Salvini in town and previews of new operas and performances. The Bohemian Girl at Bowdoin Square Theater stars Bartlett Dickeson and Van Buren with Wolff as Devilshoof. Amorita appears at Tremont with a Florence moonlit drop. The Pauline Hall opera company prepares a new work with new costumes, and Sampson and J W Kelly join Park Theatre events.
DeWolf Hopper wed Edna Wallace of Charles Frohman's company at the Halsey Street Methodist Church Newark yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was private with limited witnesses and Hopper planned to reveal details after the thirty day city filing period.
The San Francisco and Vesuvius officers including Admiral Benham and Captain Watson attended a Park Theatre entertainment by Manager Crab ee. A Russian and American warship visit featured a reception at Parker House and public inspections today and Sunday from 2 to 5 pm with Admiral Kaznakoff arriving to take charge.
At a conference of Reading railroad receivers and creditors the underwriters agreed to cover the unrenewed balance of the 3 009 000 Speyer loan. F H Prince of Boston is present and will participate in part of the loan due on Saturday.
Dawson Roberts a 22 year old colored man was attacked on Providence street near Church at 8 45 pm and taken to City Hospital where he died moments after arrival He was unmarried and worked as a janitor at 208 Huntington avenue
Four year old Frank Barber of 24 Dover Street was struck by hack 283 on Albany Street at 4 pm yesterday. He sustained a broken leg and other injuries and was taken to City Hospital.
An explosion from a firecracker in Antonio Biafora's tatflor shop on the second floor of a wooden building at 25 Hudson street caused a $5 fire and triggered Box 57 alarm at 7 52 last night.
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