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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1897
Page
4
In Worcester the late Mrs Thayer filed will reveals charitable bequests totaling nearly 200000 for educational and public uses in the city and surrounding area. The writer notes growing community recognition of wealthier citizens' obligations and praises recent testamentary dispositions as models for imitation.
A public debate on protectionist laws ends with Mr. Vanderbilt allowed duty free import of a pleasure yacht. The author contrasts this with stricter limits on foreign built vessels for commerce, arguing protection benefits the few over the many and urging free ships for commerce.
The piece analyzes Senate strength where Republicans hold 42 votes, unable to control organization or fill committee posts. Opposition factions including gold and silver Democrats, silver Republicans, and Populists are split, making a united front unlikely. Tariff policy emerges as the main issue with silver Republicans aligning with the party.
A newspaper editorial argues that the fatal gas explosion inquest should be conducted with open doors. It stresses that the public has a right to all facts and outcomes, and secrecy would undermine justice and public interest.
The Boston Associated Board of Trade rejected a plan favoring international bimetallism at a special meeting. The piece argues that while the issue is practical, demanding action may cause harm by stifling debate. It notes six and a half million voters backed free coinage of silver last November and warns of shifting support.
The text argues that the large minority should have its views considered and that wisdom lies in exploring what is practicable toward an agreement on bimetallism rather than outright refusal to admit its possibility. It calls for efforts to discover workable options.
Greece maintained its demand for Crete’s freedom from Mohammedan rule and issued a firm but conciliatory note. The Greek stance undermines the concert of powers, drawing world applause for defending humanity and civilization while Britain France and Italy pause coercive measures and heed popular sentiment. The era of naval guns in defense of the crescent against the cross may be ending.
A Boston columnist recalls dangers after they pass and recounts gas smells on Tremont Street. He notes District Chief J F Ryan's transfer, Ned Rose returning to head the Grand Opera House, and locals admiring burro placards. The piece ends with playful adds about Mullen and cat encounters in the State House subway.
A Sunday Post urging a thorough inquiry into murder, denouncing centralized wealth and deceit. It condemns the powerful, pledges fair investigation, and asks accountability for victims, dated March 7, 1897.
In Santiago Cuba during Easter crowds watch a Catholic procession as an American prisoner is humiliated. A senorita Pacheo loves him while her father Don Luis Pacheo arranges his arrest on conspiracy charges. The scene ends with an American killed and letters revealing family anxieties in Chicago and Santiago.
A 19th century daily menu lists breakfast dinner and supper items including baked apples oatmeal sausage and savory omelet. It provides detailed recipes for savory omelet corn muffins canary pudding and Victoria sandwiches credited to Mrs C Collins of Roxbury with full instructions.
Cardinal Gibbons accompanies Bishop Donahue to Wheeling West Virginia. A window broke during the trip causing a minor injury to the cardinal. Thomas F Bayard and Mrs Bayard plan a Rome Florence Italy tour likely starting March 20. The write up notes other society items and a charity bequest in New York.
An antique medicinal advertisement touts Angier's Petroleum Emulsion as a superior cure for coughs and lung troubles. It warns that neglect of a cough can grow into a wolf in the breast, and claims the product will kill that wolf with its unmatched effectiveness.
The will of Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer of Lancaster directs substantial gifts to charities and institutions in Boston and surrounding areas. Listings include 5000 to Y M C A, 6000 to Incurables Home, 10000 to Perkins and School for the Blind Kindergarten, 10000 to New England Hospital for Women, 5000 to Boston Y W Widows Society, 10000 to Massachusetts Charitable and Far Infirmary, 25000 to Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 25000 to General Hospital for free beds, and 10000 to Museum of Fine Arts among others.
At Miss Violet Connors's Charlestown home 86 Washington street the Washington Whist Club elected Miss Margaret V. Doherty assistant secretary. Miss McCarthy won the first ladies prize with Miss Ahern second. Mamie A. Tully was booby. Mr. Hanlon first gentleman’s prize. Mr. O. Hayer second. Mr. Woods booby. A party is planned for Monument Hall on April 20 with meetings set for March 22 at Mr. Woods’s Everett Mass.
Ex-Water Commissioner Thomas F. Doherty urged Boston Council to transfer public works to municipal ownership. He cited high fares, private profits, and free public benefits in Wheeling Leicester and Chicago, arguing streets and services belong to the people and should be run for public good. He cited costs of gas, electric lights, and telephones under private control and urged city ownership to lower prices and fund improvements.
District Deputy Lynch asked Warden Arthur Pulsford to vacate the chair at Grand Army Hall Cambridge. After praising his year as treasurer the lodge presented him with a gold watch charm on behalf of the members.
The Robert Harrowing bound from Boston to Philadelphia reports on March 8, ten miles southeast of Barnegat it sighted a submerged wreck with two masts protruding about eighteen feet above water and a second sunken craft seen nearby with a five foot jibboom extending above the surface
Washington March 9 For over two hours the Democrats in the Senate debated a plan to reorganize the body but produced no decision. Republicans hold 42 votes in solid alignment while gold standard Democrats silver Democrats bolting silver Republicans and Populists form a fractured opposition. The session saw repeated caucuses with no decisive agreement and mentions of possible reassignments to committees and leadership roles if a silver aligned reform moves forward.
Fire Commissioner Russell announces a Friday effective shake-up transferring District Chief J F Ryan to District 11 and N L Hussey to District 5. Numerous promotions elevate engineers and lieutenants across Engine 21 29 26 36 Ladder 8 2 and other units, with officers reshuffled to balance cadres.
The grand council of Massachusetts American Legion of Honor opened its eighteenth annual session at the A L H Hall Boston. Grand Commander Fred Q Downes presided. Committees were named including Distribution Douglass Briggs and resolutions James Odell Summers Appleton and Rev William Bradley. Eight grand council members died this year including Past Admiral Commander L Tarbell and Secretary Jackson. Grand Secretary Alice E Jackson of Roxbury reported membership in Massachusetts.
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