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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post presents its Democratic viewpoint as a leading regional newspaper, emphasizing political coverage and local affairs in New England.
The notice lists one year subscriptions at 83.00 and six months at 1.50 with three months at 75 cents and monthly at 25 cents. The Sunday Post offers one year at 1.50, six months at 75 cents, and three months at 40 cents. Address changes should be sent as Second Class matter. Send money orders to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY at 259 Washington Street Boston. Subscriptions must be prepaid and may be discontinued after expiration. Editor Ed A Groze announces the notice.
A hearing at the State House today on free transfers for Boston street railways draws wide interest. Supporters argue the reform matches other cities and proves practicable and in demand by both officials and the public.
The city should lease the subway by open competitive bidding rather than grant long terms to a single firm. The subway is a prize and key to passenger transport, and bidders will not be deterred by reasonable contract conditions.
The article supports erecting a Washington house for General Miles funded by a public subscription. Colonel A A Pope serves as New England treasurer and Mrs J Oscroft Tansley as general treasurer. It argues Miles is the first citizen soldier to reach the army’s highest rank and merits public tribute while alive.
The piece argues New England Republicans favor Thomas B. Reed for the Republican nomination, noting the Boston caucuses show support while McKinley fades. It insists Reed’s broad national appeal is limited by regional backing and questions his nomination prospects at St. Louis.
In the current struggle among party leaders and corrupt figures, the former influence of the old dictate-your-terms stance has faded. Yet the New England candidate is judged the strongest choice among the contenders.
The piece argues William McKinley dominates the Republican nominating contest with a single unifying issue high protective tariffs. It cites his broad Western and Southern delegate support and discounts rivals Reed Morton Allison Quay. It notes the party’s historical trend toward Western presidents and predicts McKinley's nomination as the convention nears.
General Weyler faces the same traps that doomed the Campos regime. He cannot trap rebels or force fighting in Cuba while Spanish politics press him for faster gains. The island favors insurgency and guerrilla warfare, challenging Spain’s aim to quell independence. Is the burden worth the cost to Spain?
Quote from Shakespeare on patience and healing through growth with a reflective, timeless tone.
The Observant Citizen notes Little Tuesday will debut as an actress tomorrow night at the Museum in a play written by her uncle Joseph Arthur titled Beware the Dog featuring a large St Bernard. The piece evokes a sign read Beware the Dog seen on a country road.
The piece highlights Jim Maguire a popular East Boston youth leader and Brereton Club president noted for his strong handshake and potential move to Washington as private secretary to John F. Fitzgerald. It also mentions George E. Bowman founder of the Boston chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and Lieutenant Frohock of Station 7 admired police official in Noddle Island.
Two young carvers Harrow and Beldon vie for prize money and Bessie’s hand. A frenzied midnight race ends with Harrow’s accident and a hidden confession by the narrator, who finishes Harrow's sculpture and hides the truth forever.
Dorchester resident J. M. Greene argues against vivisection asserting it causes more harm than good. He cites criticisms by Taylor, Tait, Clarke, Berdoe, Haughton, and others and calls for truth and fairness in evaluating medical progress versus animal experimentation.
A reader pleads with the Post to defend the Emergency Hospital praising founder Dr Galvin and doctors Galvin P Holl Segur for life saving treatment after a severe arm injury. The writer notes many grateful patients and urges representatives to visit the hospital before judging its work.
In letters to the paper a reader asks if Sherman and Sheridan ever held the same general ranks as General Grant. The note cites Sherman as general and Sheridan as lieutenant-general.
A reader from Boston asks in your column where the Poultry World is published and available. The letter notes the New England News Company lacks it. The response confirms Poultry World is published monthly in Hartford Connecticut.
A collage of cartoonish remarks and quips from the era shows misheard words, marital refusals, and theatre anecdotes. The dialogue threads include a mother explaining behavior to children, a blushing purchase scene, a rejected marriage request, and the pianist Thommann’s early career critics.
A poem by Hyde Pak BJ Farrington描 describes March winds roaring around a cottage with bare trees and drifting snow. The speaker looks forward to April rain and the return of violets and blooming flowers, promising a recovery into verdant spring.
Town Topics notes Boston society chatter as miearime dance season opens post Ash Wednesday. Foreign guests with letters attend Papanti's show, receptions, and salon visits orbiting Mrs. Gardner and her proteges amid Delights at the Symphony, Somerset Club, and Apthorp salons.
A fragment notes two sisters with one described as elegant in bearing and manner. The other, Mrs Mayer of Newport, has traveled South and is greatly afflicted by their mother's death.
A cookbook style fragment lists meals and desserts with detailed recipes for vanilla cookies suet pudding and floating island. It includes Miss M. E. O Gorman and Lillian Be Wellcome at addresses in Lawrence and Revere Massachusetts.
The season's opening drawing room at Buckingham Palace drew Boston society, featuring Miss Clara Curtis and Miss Cur tis Curtis in gowns of satin and brocade, with Mrs. Sears and Miss Sally Fairchild as hostesses at urn tables. Engagements discussed include Miss Maria Dexter with S A B Abbott and Miss Anna Steward with Lowell Lincoln Jr. The Horse Show buildup adds to crowds and plans, with judges and exhibitors announced.
The Easter issue announces Sunday March 22 release with the $2000 Prize Story A Romance of Old New York by Edgar Fawcett, sermons by Cardinal Gibbons and bishops, Easter fashions from Paris, poems and stories, all illustrated and promoted for advance dealer orders.
The Boston Post offers a weekly five dollar prize for a three meat per day bill of fare from women readers. Submissions must list a menu style bill with brief preparation directions, covering breakfast lunch and dinner for five, with total weekly food cost under ten dollars.
The latest cape trends favor short fussy shapes with shaggy trims and black net. Colors run gay with greens and pink silks, white chiffons, and bold rosebud linings praised for matinee and concertgoers.
A playful verse surveys riding women in multiple cities and states. It notes Kentucky, Texas, Boston, Kansas, Chicago, Milwaukee, and New York blooms with pockets for items like a flask and corkscrew. The piece blends humor with civic sentiment.
The Massachusetts Benefit Life Association defends higher payments by pre 1891 policy holders. It explains that older contracts fixed unit rates and mortality has grown with age. Newer contracts from 1891 onward pay higher base rates, and recent calls aim to reduce outstanding liabilities to cover death losses. The note emphasizes funds go only to death benefits and promises cooperative handling with state regulators.
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