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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1897
Page
4
Notice states second class matter status and that money sent is at sender risk. It advises against sending cash and instructs making checks drafts and money orders payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Ex Governor Long becomes the fifth Secretary of the Navy from Massachusetts, marking a long state tradition of its citizens serving in Cabinet roles. Massachusetts regard the appointment as an honor and a sign of trusted leadership with broad support at home.
The statement emphasizes assessing quantities by actions and outcomes rather than relying on past records. It frames merit through performance and demonstrated capability rather than history alone.
The Post reflects on William McKinley becoming President at noon and offers cautious support. It urges loyalty to the nation over party, warns against plutocratic influences, and hopes the president will govern for masses. It also notes subsequent local items and anecdotes.
On the 121st anniversary of Dorchester Heights the legislative committee on military affairs schedules a hearing on a resolve to fund a monument at the fortifications site. The piece argues for state spending to honor the pivotal moment in the American fight for liberty and the expulsion of British forces from Boston.
The piece assesses President McKinley’s early Cabinet picks as mixed. It lauds Lyman J. Gage as Treasury secretary and questions Senator Sherman’s fit as Secretary of State. Other picks, including the New England member, are noted as less proven and largely unfamiliar to the public.
The piece questions why Bell Telephone refuses reasonable regulatory measures and urges price reductions and expanded facilities. It calls for Bell to cooperate with fair interconnection, avoid monopolistic stances, and respect public interests in cases like Stoughton to prevent public backlash.
A brisk Boston winter day prompts musings on weather discomfort and polite behavior. A crowded Back Bay car scene ends with a sharp but courteous rebuke from a reader to a stylish passenger, sparking amused reactions among riders. Nearby stores showcase cash carriers moving swiftly along rails, illustrating urban commerce in motion.
Miss Mary Gannon and Miss Alice Hands, celebrated architects and partners, gain national fame for designing a series of women’s buildings in New York. Their plans include a business women’s hotel and an art students’ home.
The report notes a range of items from women architects completing a major project to a clergyman moving to Columbus. It mentions Mrs Martha Cannon receiving votes in Utah Senate balloting, the Duchess of Fife spinning with a 100 year old wheel, and efforts to sell Abraham Lincoln's birth farm in Kentucky for 50000. Alfred Nobel’s posthumous poetic ambitions are described. Charles A Towne suffers a paralytic stroke affecting movement. he previously served in the Gas and Electric Light Commission and both legislative branches.
Ustdin shows daily table hints with meals including toast, porridge, cold roast beef, fried potatoes, and desserts. A recipe for graham muffins appears with ingredients and method. Signed by A Torrance of 8 Water Street Neponset Massachusetts.
In a society drawing room tale, a bachelor narrator and Miss Sanford discuss Edith Dawley and Mrs. George Eustace. Anna probes past engagements revealing mutual affection, rivalries, and a candid confession that Edith found him an odious lover yet a potential brilliant husband.
The Woman's Press Association gathered at Parker House with Mrs May Alden Ward presiding. Club house stock was tabled for a month. Miss Mabel G Foster and Miss Catherine Feeney were admitted as active members. Honoraries named included Julia Ward Howe Margaret Deland Chandler Moulton Harriet Prescott Spofford and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. Next literary meeting moved to the fourth Wednesday of March.
Two YMCA men argue over a two dollar bill found on Tremont Street. A says he discovered it and claims ownership. B says possession is nine points of the law and took the bill. B has deposited the money in a bank to earn interest while the dispute continues.
The poem recounts a brawl between De Groff and Carleton over a two dollar bill with Carleton slipping in as De Groff guards his prize. The speaker Mr B weighs theft against duty while De Groff remains gleeful and unchanged as a nameless sinner SHAKESBEER.
A letter from Rose Stevens urges reconciliation between A and B and proposes B pay $2 to A who plans to buy a new Easter bonnet. The writer expresses concern over their feud and offers to help mend relations.
A reporter notes that Y M C A officers align with B who found the famous $2 bill. They say B’s theft cannot be excused by agility and that most of the money was spent on personal adornment, while A favors using the funds for charity.
The son asserts his father has never been in the wrong and will prevail again, noting friends will stand by him as he faces a blow that nearly killed him. WwW. M. RAMSAY. 2% West Dedham street, March 3.
P H Coughlin of Revere argues that A discovered and possessed a two dollar bill and prepared to secure it when B forcibly took it without A's consent. The letter asserts A held rightful possession prior to the act and protests B's interference.
On Tremont Street A finds a dropped $2 bill. B picks up the bill and keeps it while A claims rightful ownership. A urges arrest of B for stealing. Letter writer J. J. O'D. from Lawrence, Mass. cites the incident dated March 2.
A dated note from a YMCA librarian features a young writer, Richard Ray Jr., arguing that A should get $2 since he saw it first and is older, while B keeps the money for now to enjoy its pleasures. The humorous voice calls the piece a child’s reflection on money and entitlement.
A reader recounts a memory from New York twenty years ago where three men argued over a found bill. They proposed a contest to share or win the money by holding one end while the others pulled. Pat ultimately won, and the writer asks how this method might apply to A and B.
A. finds a bill during an incident and B grabs it. The writer argues the bill belongs to the finder or the original owner, but a fair path is for B to advertise the loss in the Post lost column. If no owner responds, B may keep the bill after following proper notice.
In a Gloucestershire note the speaker describes the finder's law on found money. If property is found it belongs to the finder, subject to one year and one day for the true owner to claim. Since B found the money and possessed it first, the case concludes B holds ownership if the owner does not appear within the period.
The article notes growing freedom in mourning attire while strict rules remain for the first three months after loss. It describes fabrics like jet black cashmere and drap d ete, plain construction, and bonnet draping. It also details hat styles with veils, trims, and dull black ribbons and feathers.
The article describes mourning attire and trimming choices for widows including mohair, cheviot, brillian tine, and dull silk, with crepe sparingly used due to cost. It notes white mull collars and cuffs, sundry bonnet rubes, and varied mourning headgear. Veilings include crepe, nun's veiling, grenadine, and coarse-meshed net, with net for dress-up.
Judge John W. Corcoran spoke at a Cambridge William B. Russell Democratic Club event praising Governor Russell. He recalled Harvard support and Chicago convention scenes, noting Russell’s broad Democracy and personable tact. The talk honored Russell as the ideal man successors point to for Democratic principles.
Officers of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry met at the Savoy Hotel for a social function last evening. Governor Wolcott attended as honored guest with arrangements led by Adjutant Edward H. Eldredge. The hall displayed flags and banners as the regiment’s band played while speeches were given by Wolcott General Peach Colonel Edwards Major Livermore and Mr. Ropes.
An inauguration reception was held in the chapel of Grace M. E. Church Cambridge last night. Melvin Martin and Mazie Danskin impersonated President and Mrs McKinley while Cabinet members and their wives greeted a large guest list. The chapel reflected the White House red room with refreshments and a musical program.
Comic snippets from newspapers feature quips about a man living on a reduced income, jokes about jam and commandments, a baby kept quiet with a lampshade, a professor and student mishap, and puns on sailors and ancient figures. The pieces showcase light, dated humor and playful wordplay.
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