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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1893
Page
8
The Democratic Day declares a new dawn with the government under Democratic control in executive and legislature. It promises responsible action over rhetoric and asserts the party must justify the people’s trust through deeds, confident the public will not be disappointed.
The Common Council adopted Harney's resolution aligning with the Mayor to curb the gas monopoly and push cheaper gas for Boston. It echoes merchants and business leaders who endorse action to break up the gas monopoly, signaling a push for dollar gas citywide.
A Boston piece urges women to walk on shopping tours blocking streetcar routes to ease city travel. It touts umbrellas as a practical edge and argues female walking would significantly improve rapid transit, presenting a patriotic example for men to ride less.
The Posy highlights dangerous conditions in Boston school buildings with descriptions and artist drawings. It notes repeated pleas by the school committee for funding to remedy the fire hazards and asks why action is not taken to protect children from peril, drawing a grim parallel to Dover’s insane paupers.
The Post notes frustration over Brookline gas pricing and a proposed contract. Citizens demand 40 cent gas vs current or proposed rates. Critics label the meeting actions as absurd while officials promise efforts to lower costs.
Citizens weigh action after a 40 cent reduction, with 13 to 12 vote reflecting mixed reaction to the mayor’s move. The Post offers support to petitioners seeking further price cuts, urging residents to pursue the Gas Commission remedy.
The Boston Post presses a months long push to force a price cut on gas firms. It recounts how opposition to monopoly, Mayor action, and a Brookline contract led to lower prices and price pressure in Boston. The piece urges accepting dollar gas now to salvage value before further reductions.
The Boston Post decries the police for inaction against gambling dens and policy shops, accusing the department of politics and Osborneism, calling for an honest reformer to enforce anti gambling laws and purge corruption. It notes the police know locations but fail to act, harming city morality.
Noon oath of Grover Cleveland marks his return as U S president for a second term. The public expresses confidence in his honesty and resolve to reform after four years of Republican rule. He is seen as president of the whole nation, with broad popular support and a new Democratic era.
The Inaugural Post announces a pioneering color engraving on its first page for March 4, 1898, claiming a revolutionary advance in American newspaper printing. The piece emphasizes use of red, white, blue and black tints as an unprecedented innovation and invites reader feedback on its artistic merit.
Governor Russell drew attention with a standing toast praising McKinley and friendship. A $500 Sears art prize will fund a Boston teacher’s vacation. Socials feature Webber, Holman, Ross, and a moonlight sleigh ride choir of locals. Royal attendances include Princess Kaiulani in England and Victo ria Kaiulani at a concert.
A collage of snips from era papers notes cabinet influence, a cornet player’s nuisance, rain dampened decor, and a baseball team’s fading shape. Quick quips from Washington Star, Union County Standard, Philadelphia Times, and Harper’s Bazaar reflect political slyness and social wit in short, vivid lines.
Banker Higginsons advocates repeal of the Sherman silver law and urges an extra Congress session. He supports maintaining a gold basis to bolster confidence, opposes paying above value for silver, and suggests issuing gold bonds if needed to keep U S gold reserves above 100 million dollars. He notes potential impact on European confidence and gold shipments.
A Post survey asks prominent men from both parties what will define Grover Cleveland’s new administration. Responses center on tariff reform and sound money, with emphasis on tariff changes, silver questions, and fiscal policy shaping the early years.
At the annual Boston Press Club entertainment Lon Brine will debut a new song with Henry Norman of Ali Baba fame. The piece Joys of the Pen, words by Fran Bonnelle and music by Carl Pflueger, is specially written for the event. The programme is billed as musically and dramatically superb. Tickets are selling at the theatre box office.
The treasurer of the Humane Society gratefully acknowledges contributions to the relief fund for Cuttyhunk sufferers totaling 12,286 50 dollars.
A periodical notices a condensed five-volume history by John Fletcher Hurst, praising its impartial church-centered perspective. It also surveys The Course of Progress by F. W. Schultz as verbose old English verse, reviews Our Animal Friends annual, and notes literary gems from Milton, Gray, Bryant, and others with brief critiques of Summer Shade and other novels.
Osborn Howes Jr testified for two and a half hours, offering judgments on fire prevention, department discipline, and the role of electric wires. He cited insurance practices, boiler capacity, and city funding, while noting discrepancies between Chicago fire reports and his statements. He suggested centralizing fire department control and praised some reforms but warned against overestimating Chief Sweeney's discipline.
Thomas H. Palmer, arrested in Lawrence for uttering forged checks, previously worked as a floor walker in the basement kitchen furnishing department of Houghton & Dutton. He left suddenly in October amid accusations of dishonesty, having borrowed from clerks and used fictitious names to pocket money, with social ties in Boston and connections to Erin House in Manchester New Hampshire.
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