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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1897
Page
4
Entered as Second Class Matter. All money sent at the sender's risk. Do not send cash. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Senator Wolcott tours Europe and returns with the belief that an international agreement on re monetization of silver is feasible. The article questions the basis of his view, noting the gap between a conference and a binding accord and urging caution until more details are disclosed.
The piece argues that continued British support for Turkish actions against Greeks in Crete would destroy Lord Salisbury's ministry. It says public opinion in England governs imperial policy, and that firing on Canea Christians plus maritime aid to Turks would be seen as an infamy by civilized nations and likely end the government.
A column derides proposed tariff increases on imported iron as foolish given rising U S exports of crude pig iron to England and abroad. It argues domestic furnaces can meet world demand and accuses ironmasters of seeking home-market price protection, urging the new Congress to resist McKinley era tactics.
The president elect McKinley receives broad support from men of all parties as his inaugural is well received nationwide. Public sentiment backs his stated intentions in good faith, though such backing can be lost as swiftly as it is gained.
The article notes the President calls for an extra session to revise the tariff for greater revenue and questions whether the move serves revenue needs or campaign contributors. It also asks if new laws will curb trusts or bolster them as in the McKinley era.
City officials and engineers warn danger spots along the subway route risk gas explosions during unfinished sections. Gas pockets near Boylston and Tremont could ignite. prompt filling or venting required to prevent further loss of life. Urgent steps advised include sectional ventilation or street closures to ensure safety.
A Boston street scene captures reactions to Thursday's subway explosion with relic hunters, plate glass sellers, and observers noting bravado and humor amid danger. The piece contrasts display of pain with wit, trains racing, and the crowd's reactions in lingering snow.
The Emergency Hospital added new laurels for care after injuries from Thursday’s Tremont Street explosion. Surgeons from outside offered help. staff expanded quickly. Police, led by Superintendent Eldridge, deployed 150 officers within eighteen minutes, with patrol wagons and ambulances, reflecting swift organization and efficiency.
Samuel Dunlop of 44 East Brookline Street lauds The Boston Post in a verse praising its worldwide reach, bold coverage, educational value, job guidance, legal clarity, and artistic pages. He notes its Sunday abundance and calls its daily task noble. March 5, 1807.
The Queen of Greece is described as one of Europe’s most popular royal ladies. She is identified as a Russian princess and is noted for her prominence in royal circles.
Said to be one of the most popular of the royal ladies of Europe the Queen of Greece is noted for her charm and influence among court circles and European society.
An honorary admiral resigns insignia over Greek conflict remarks. Amherst donor gives 100 for Mt Holyoke bell and clock in memory of Susan Cutler Jones. Alfred Greenebaum donates a 1000 volume Semitic library to California University from his late father’s collection. Yale alumni lead 19 university presidencies. Annie Besant to lecture in New York in March and beyond. Hobart recounts demanding beggars post election. A Russian wins 40000 at Monte Carlo in twenty coups. Ex Judge Crump, famed Virginia criminal lawyer, dies at 80. Marine Journal warns Frye may miss chair on foreign relations if shifted from commerce role.
Passengers on the half past ten express fear a $40,000 robbery unfolds amid a blizzard. Bad Mike and Whipple reveal a planned rush with hostages threatened by armed crew as the train nears Staytown bridge washed away, changing the plan.
Breakfast hints include Quaker Oats and Cream Fried Oysters Creamed Potatoes Hot Buttered Toast Coffee Dinner features Roast Chicken Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Turnips Celery Boiled Tapioca Pudding Bread and Butter Supper Cold Chicken Thin Bread and Butter Baked Apples with Cream Cake Tea and rolled tapioca pudding. A recipe for a milk tapioca custard with eggs and sugar ends with Torrance at Water Street Neponset Mass.
The article notes a Scotch fashion influence among boys as golf knickerbockers and Norfolk jackets become popular. It predicts spring will see lads over eight wearing golf attire, signaling a wider adoption of the golf craze among youths.
Age groups under eight wear Norfolk jackets without pleats and deep sailor collars. Older boys show golf knickerbockers and golf stockings. middy suits in white duck for summer. sailor suits in red or striped fabrics with white pique collars. Spring coats extend to mid knee, reefer coats return, and hats shift from derby to Alpine. caps dominate for the youngest boys.
Charlestown resident Thaddeus Richardson left $200 to Doane College Crete Nebraska, which incorporated in Saline County on July 11 1872. Thomas Deane and William Carleton linked to Charlestown church figures inspire the college’s early support and naming connections.
Two well known town figures argue over a found two dollar bill on Tremont street. A claims it as the finder’s property, B insists possession governs ownership and deposits the note in a bank. Their feud divides friends and ends their companionship.
Poem critiques A and B over a two dollar bill and petty theft. The speaker praises A for grit and condemns B’s alleged dishonor, urging public scorn and colored pants as emblematic proof. The brief verse closes with a claim that B is not A’s friend.
A moral essay contrasts A and B over ownership of a bill and wealth. It praises B for ambition while sympathy rests with A the disadvantaged, urging fair play and friendship rather than stealing, citing General Butler’s ethic. Forest Hills. REKLAW.
ALBANI GRESE of Anderson Street Boston proposes settling the dispute over a found $2 bill by a public vote. She suggests depositing the money with the Post to be awarded to the contestant receiving the most votes. March 4.
William Williams reports he expects A and B to litigate over a $2 bill with their lawyers collecting as favored clients. He notes $1 per service to each attorney. Address: 66 State street.
Alfred R. Mitchell of Boston commends the Emergency Hospital wagons for rapid aid after a gas explosion. He notes twenty two injured were carried to the hospital with many more likely, praising quick, tender care and urging public support for the service. He recalls arriving twenty minutes after the blast and sees wagons ferrying victims. March 5.
A collage of humorous exchanges from Chicago Post Washington Star and other papers. Jokes range from a fire rumor misread by a secretary to witty lines about the rising generation and Napoleons ready wit.
George T. Angell of Boston urges more gas inspectors to regularly examine all gas fixtures. He warns thousands of hoses and faucets can leak or fail, risking deaths from carelessness, burglary by impostors, and aging piping.
A letter to the editor from Salem dated March 1 argues the King of Greece is over 50, not 42 as stated in the paper. The writer recalls the king left Denmark over 33 years ago at age over 17 and insists the figure is incorrect.
About twenty delegates representing Massachusetts lodges of the Order of St George met at the Hotel Savoy and selected Alfred Byrnes, George H Jaques, Thomas Roberts, John Bright, J G Walters, Admiral Nelson, BH Jones, Beaconsfield, R Walton, Mayflower, Will Wood, Cabot, George Robinson and Garfield to represent the order on the jubilee.
Cecil Rhodes ex-premier of the Cape Colony testified in Westminster Hall that the Transvaal raised railway rates on orders of President Kruger and that he paid 50000 pounds toward Pretoria court fines for Johannesburg reform prisoners. The examination was concluded.
The Rev. Elwin L. House of Attleboro Mass has declined a Somerville pastorate at Franklin Street Congregational Church and will remain in Attleboro.
The Evangelical churches of New England held their second annual conference at First Evangelical Church in Cambridge. Bishop Breyfogle of Reading Pennsylvania presided with about 100 ministers from the region in attendance. The day included morning prayer and an afternoon examination of twenty candidates for admission to the ministry, followed by a sermon on the work of the ministry.
A party of Boston area railway mail service workers will depart for San Francisco to attend the United States Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association annual convention on the 16th. Leaders include F. H. Rice George A. Wood W. S. Spaulding D. EB. Denny J. J. Cahill G. M. Hanchett Jr S. Monahan C. E. Jones S. N. Gardner Fred Rand and C. E. Marshall with alternates J. O Keefe Joseph Rositer J. M. Quigley C. B. Hayes and W. M. Fisher. Edward J. Ryan accompanies the group.
A Brighton style report notes a Boston gathering of British born residents at Young's Hotel to plan a Victoria day Jubilee in Mechanics Hall. The Victorian festival committee chaired by George B. Perry aims to host concerts and a banquet with about sixty veteran guests and an American Victoria Cross recipient as guest of honor. Local British and Scottish societies back the event with 7500 members across allied organizations. Clergy and civic leaders spoke pledging support and urging female participation, with plans to invite Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Livermore among others.
Baltimore report states Reverend James T. Ward president of the Westminster Theological Seminary died last night. He was born in Georgetown District of Columbia seventy six years ago.
The will filed yesterday leaves $5000 to the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital on condition it pay $100 yearly to Helen Wheelock and Elizabeth L Wheelock during their lives. It also bequeaths $500 each to the New England Department of Church Temperance Society and to St James Episcopal Church in Roxbury.
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