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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1897
Page
4
Boston residents face ongoing deaths from illuminating gas as legislature wavers. The piece argues there is no need for inquiry, only stricter regulation and inspection to curb a deadly, controllable hazard. It decries the lack of safeguards and calls for public action.
The piece argues that lowering the Dingley tariff would push woollen goods prices up by about one third, forcing moderate earners to dress poorly and blankets and carpets to become pricier. It blames political managers of the Ohio Wool Growers' Association for pushing the tax, not workers or manufacturers.
The city marks Evacuation Day commemorating Washingtons Dorchester Heights siege and the departure of British forces from Massachusetts without bloodshed. The piece urges lawmakers to fund a proper monument at the historic site beside honoring St Patrick and Irish memory.
Opinion urges immediate legislation to confirm Boston's right to install wires in its streets. It condemns any legal doubt that the city can grant or deny street right of way and presses that residents’ common rights be protected from corporate encroachment.
State Senate backs an open investigation into the recent explosion by the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners. The City Council should conduct a public inquiry with open doors to uncover causes and responsibility, ensuring municipal oversight and transparency.
An opinion discusses the Crete blockade by allied fleets as coercion and warns the concert of powers is only nominal. It argues the measure lacks popular backing and may unravel unless Greece accepts coercion. It predicts friction among England France Italy and other nations if they back Turkey over Greece.
The Observant Citizen notes the vernal equinox and compares it with a biting cold in Charlestown. It recaps social appointments, theater chatter, a Boston theft scare, and upcoming lectures, mentioning figures like Rev. Edward Everett Hale, Mary French Field, Caroline Shillaber, and Maud Braun.
Mrs Shields Saunders Carter, a recently married young Southern woman, is noted as popular in New York society. The item highlights her status and social prominence among New York circles.
A Virginian husband from the distinguished Carter family remains a social staple in the upper west side circles since his wife’s debut. John B. Duke, the cigarette magnate, testified before the Lexow committee detailing industry matters.
A Post interview with Mayor Quincy discusses a bill to merge Boston’s two city chambers. The joint committee plans a single chamber and may attach a referendum to the measure, with leaders noting potential education campaigns and popular approval as the basis for change.
Boston theatres fill last evening with crowds as Hamlet at Tremont and Othello next. Lola Putnam Tripp as Ophelia earns praise while Southwick’s Hamlet is praised for his study and reading. Joe’s Zoo draws large crowds and The Stranger in New York dazzles at Park.
Colonel E. D. Sims of Kentucky, freed from political disabilities by Congress, is described as the last of the unreconstructed rebels. Dr. Boyd Carpenter of Ripon England urges self examination. An Oklahoma paper misprinted a name as Freddy Smith and a typographical error led to a corrected account of a man giving the editor a licking.
On St Patrick’s Day the Ballyglen celebration erupts with music and revelry. Nellie Byrne falls for Timothy Dolan while English drummer Harry Smith drags her away causing a drunken scene. Smith travels to Queenstown and Boston, is arrested for a quarrel, then disappears. Dolan is jailed, later released, and swears off alcohol after the episode.
A collage of humorous and satirical quips on marriage age crime poverty and charity from Puck and the Chicago Tribune. The snippets feature Eva Coy Miss Thirty smith Bill the burglar Petey the pickpocket and Uncle Allen Sparks in witty exchanges about social norms and practical charity.
A historical page lists meals from breakfast to supper with dishes like Baked Bananas Beefsteak and Oyster Chowder. It provides cooking steps for Baked Bananas and Rice Meringue, then ends with the name Agnes M Kenzie and address 25 Beech Street North Cambridge.
The article recalls an older gown braided during a fashionable period. A soft green cashmere dress with white silk braid is described, followed by a modern soft green gown appliqued with grass cloth and cord. A second green dress features black embroidery for a more substantial look.
The article describes gown detailing with applique ribbons and silk cords sewn with jet beads, featuring black and sombre hues. Embroidery covers skirts in various patterns from front panels to side narrows, with caution against full upper-skirt embroidery for a slim, graceful silhouette.
To the Editor a reader asks how to locate lost relatives in Melbourne. The reply advises writing to the local police with any description and the relatives’ possible location.
Poem by Samuel Dunlop dated March 17 1897 from Boston celebrates Saint Patrick and the shamrock as national emblems. It praises Ireland's native flower, faith, and love of freedom while reflecting exile in America and calls for truth and justice.
A reader asks how to obtain compensation for a dress torn on a public street by a nail protruding from a fence. The reply: sue the fence owner for damages due to neglect in maintaining a safe sidewalk or property.
A reader asks whether a School of Journalism exists in Boston and questions the presence of a journalism program in the city. The brief note raises curiosity about local academic offerings.
Abbey Schoeffel and erin present a week of Shakespeare and plays at the Tremont Theatre. Mr Henry L Southwick leads his company in Othello and Richelieu with Southwick as Portia and Kidder as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Friday features Hamlet and King Richard III with a Saturday matinee of The Merchant of Venice and a night showing.
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