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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1894
Page
4
Intimate reports say President Cleveland may press to place coal and iron on the free list when tariff bill reaches conference. The House previously passed a free coal and iron ore provision recognizing New England needs, and must push Senate amendments aside. The executive should not decide this. it remains a House duty to hold the line.
The piece argues Japanese residents assimilate with Americans unlike Chinese migrants who seek cheap living and remittance. It contrasts aims: Chinese return home with wealth, Japanese study or work to build a life in America. Judge Colt’s law interpretation is praised yet judged unfortunate.
The late arrival of Senator Hoar in the Senate yesterday allowed the passage of a joint resolution extending thirty days the appropriations for government support. The episode highlights Senate obstruction and implies potential benefits from Hoars retirement, noting the disruption caused by a single member.
An opinion argues the Legislature should not commit Boston funds to a subway bill without a public vote. It contends the City Council may not endorse this exact plan and urges residents to decide if they want such expenditure.
The American Bell Telephone Company follows the Post’s advice and seeks approval to issue 30 million dollars in new stock to be sold at auction. If public safeguards protect the public, the move could bolster stock value and bring additional funds to shareholders, while avoiding past exemptions from stock watering laws.
An editorial concludes a railway union strike against Pullman is doomed to fail. It argues stopping all trains harms the travelling public, risks court-ordered intervention, and endangers mail carriage, noting the government would act to prevent nationwide disruption.
The article argues magazines once outclassed daily papers, citing a long list of high profile writers in the upcoming Sunday Post. It asserts a journalism revolution, claiming the Sunday Post rivals magazines in literary quality and should be a top choice for readers seeking the best minds.
The article records Mayor Paddock of Fort Worth praising Texan women during a Providence visit and governor Hogg complimenting public men, Boston clams, and Camille D Arville. A misfired police clash on Boston Common leaves officers with injuries after a civilian mistaken identity leads to blows.
A jumble of society items notes a marriage planned for July 11 in East Cambridge, honors for Rev. Winslow, a silver wedding for Hon. Alvin Barrus, a fine over ice weight dispute in East Boston, and various visits and travels including Colonel O Connors and Miss O Brien. Also mentions General Miles, a French requiem mass, and a mistaken report about United States Marshal Doherty.
Sir Isaac Pitman, nearly ninety, promotes his shorthand system and orthography reform. Tracle Dick Thompson, longtime tobacco lover from the Wabash era, smokes ten to twenty cigars daily and savors perique and plug in idle moments. George Colby Chase, Bates College president, hails from the Chase lineage linked to American independence and Salmon P. Chase, noted as a former Bates English professor with a distinguished career beginning in 1872.
Bernard Scott testified about Deer Island and Marcella Street Home, detailing punishments for turning heads and a boy named William Perkins who broke his arm. Alexander Morrill described beatings, neglect, and a riot incident. others described hospital neglect, parole, and transfers.
In the House of Commons Keir Hardie denounces congratulating the Queen on the birth of the Duke of York's heir. He argues the ceremony distracts from Wales mining disaster condolence and mocks royal succession while Asquith and the Archbishop are noted. The motion passes amid cheers.
The trial trip of the City of Quincy will take place Monday at 2 o'clock, replacing the previously stated Wednesday.
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