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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1893
Page
4
General Birpaus trusts his ability to fix conditions at the State Prison if he can operate without interference and wield absolute authority not granted to the warden by law. The piece argues for ending divided responsibility, supporting General Bringes, and promptly changing the law to implement Governor Russell's critique of Massachusetts prison governance.
District Chief Baan credits an overhead electrical cable for his narrow escape from death during a blaze. The perilous moment highlighted the wires as a dangerous yet lifesaving factor, sparking calls to remove overhead lines despite the dramatic rescue. Chief Egan also survived a terrifying incident, reinforcing the push to eliminate overhead wires.
The Boston Journal ridicules Mr. Cleveland Land and others named to Massachusetts posts. General Collins is said to lack business qualifications while Quincys appointment appears political. Maxwell is described as a worker and Governor Gray’s appointment called scandalous. The paper’s sneers aim to undermine merits of named Massachusetts men.
Amid ongoing inquiry into the Federal Street fire, Boston endures a greater blaze. Fire commissioners left a investigative committee to fight a larger conflagration causing unprecedented property damage and appalling fatalities. The March 10, 1893 disaster becomes a grim, lasting memory.
The university pays tribute to Dr. An drew P. Peabody whose chair of Christian morals at Tarvard has spanned generations. Renowned as preacher and writer he is cherished as a trusted friend and counselor whose influence inspired a higher standard of life. His death is mourned though his career is lauded as complete.
The piece questions James R. Keene's alleged wheat monopoly and warns a stock market style corner could disrupt bread supply. It argues speculation in food commodities is more dangerous than stock margins and urges action beyond failed anti-option legislation.
Brave Boston firemen faced extreme heat and collapsing walls at Lincoln Street, fighting a raging blaze amid tangled live wires. Their rapid, persistent efforts saved the city from grave danger, earning praise as city heroes.
A columnist laments dangerous overhead wiring after a major fire. Wires hinder firemen and risk lives, with one near miss saving a life highlighted as an accident. The piece urges immediate abolition of overhead lines and a shift to underground systems to reduce fire losses and improve safety.
The Loston Post, a lively city daily, issued a twelve page edition on March 4 with a cover featuring Cleveland and Stevenson amid the American flag and Capitol imagery. The issue, printed in red, white, blue and black, marks a notable artistic innovation in newspaper printing.
A Lowell Carrier reprint notes the Boston Post mocks Olney's corporate law background as a fit for shaping trust policy, labeling the paper’s trust critique as humorous and dismissive. The item signals political controversy over trust regulation.
An exhausted Boston scene follows yesterdays fire with Governor Russell and Mayor Matthews at the scene while veterans praise emergency response. Tributes pour for civic figures and Bishop Clark’s parishioners plan a Trinity Church confirmation, as newspapers reflect on Post extras and city memory.
A compact roundup of humorous observations and witticisms from multiple newspapers. The snippets cover politics, daily life, health, and social behavior, including remarks on elections, officeholders, physicians, watchmaking, and neighborly disputes.
The Rev. Andrew P. Peabody D. D. died at his Cambridge residence after a monthlong illness. He suffered a fall at the Union Club on Park Street February 1, then pneumonia set in. Born March 19, 1811 in Beverly, he became a famed Harvard professor of morals and long serving pastor at Portsmouth and Cambridge. Survivors include three daughters. funeral Monday noon at Appleton Chapel with Francis G. Peabody and Rev. Edward H. Hall officiating.
Paris reports Massenet the happiest man in Europe as Werther and related works tour Lyons Geneva Brussels Marseilles and Nice. His intimate music and character driven scenes elicit intense praise with praise for Manon and Werther. The composer hosts lessons in his Rue General Du Foy music room guiding prima donnas and directors while lamenting pupils forget him after fame.
In Nahant on March 10 physician Dr. William C Hodges reportedly took laudanum after purchasing it with a self signed script. His body was found at his Nahant summer house after dinner in Lynn with a friend. Hodges, Harvard graduate and former representative from the eighteenth Essex district, was said to be troubled in the year prior. He married a Baltimore heiress years earlier and held membership in multiple scientific societies and the Republican State central committee.
Secretary Carlisle received offers from Chicago bankers to swap 3,000,000 dollars in gold for an equal amount of small treasury notes of 5 10 and 20 dollar denominations. Indications suggest up to 10,000,000 dollars in small notes may be needed with gold paid. He will send the small notes at once. No gold has been engaged at the New York sub treasury for shipment on Saturday.
A cryptic note hints at a figure described as the man with a hundred heads. The fragment references a possible I TWROLS owe line and implies a single male figure as central, with unclear surrounding details and no verifiable facts.
A Dublin Leinster and Munster delegation, including merchants and shipowners, met Lord Salisbury to oppose Home Rule. They warned of disaster from a separate Irish government and noted Gladstone refused the delegation, criticizing hurried bills. Balfour, Randolph Churchill, and Goschen warned of increased poverty and financial calamity if the policy succeeds.
The Boston News Bureau reports a one year contract among railroad rivals. The New Haven would buy the Boston & Albany, excluding Boston & Maine, with New Haven to clash with New England entities elsewhere. The Boston & Maine could pursue Fitchburg, while Reading proxies edge toward control but lack cash. A court intervention could place Mr. Parsons as receiver, unlikely to favor either major party.
Berlin March 10 The Reichstag army bill committee rejected the clause fixing peacetime strength at 492,068 excluding officers and NCOs The Richter amendment to hold current strength until December 1895 was also rejected The second clause to raise regimental strength was rejected and the committee adjourned until March 16.
The Britannic sailed March 1 from New York and reached Liverpool on March 10 deviating ninety miles south. It sighted signs of the missing Naronic. Current insurance rate on the Naronic is forty five guineas per cent.
Gen Benjamin F Bridges was unanimously confirmed as Warden of the State Prison at a special Executive Council meeting. He will assume charge Wednesday. Antonio Johann, a Thanksgiving day escapee, attended and may testify in Senate investigations Tuesday at 2 a.m. Prison Commissioner Jank Jones says the Charlestown prison can house its own officers without commissioner interference. The tone notes desire for order in the prison at any cost.
Cardinal Archbishop Vaszary and Hungary's bishops present a memorial to Emperor Francis Joseph asking protection for the church against government measures. The leading issue cited is the reform of Hungary's marriage law requiring civil marriage and complete legal fulfillment of the marriage contract.
A local store announces a temporary sale to clear a large portion of its stock. The owners urge careful shoppers to seize the opportunity during the discount period and benefit from favorable prices as the stock is reduced.
William Sumner Briggs of Richard Briggs & Co. shows marines and landscapes at the Boston Camera Club. His hobbyist work, originally on 4x5 plates and enlarged to 11x14, is printed by methods original to himself.
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