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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1896
Page
4
The notice lists Daily One year 3.83, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, per month 0.25. Sunday Post one year 1.50, six months 0.75, three months 0.40. Readers must provide current and future addresses for mailings. Entered second class. Do not send cash. make checks payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
In Boston a burglar known as Levy recalls how victims resent his acts and overstate losses while Alderman Barry promotes city improvements as enterprises gain momentum in the year’s reform efforts in local government.
A heated city council session reveals six Democrats switching to the Republicans to block the people’s subway order, opposing twelve Republican allies. Forty-one steadfast council members backed the measure while several others abstained or were absent, with public denunciations and named participants listed.
Boston Office at 259 Washington street Boston offers the Boston Post through leading New York hotels. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued on expiration without notice. If the Post is not available from your dealer, notify by postal mail. Be A Grozier editor and publisher.
Coun cilman Foster argues a five year subway lease prompts better service than a fifty year contract, urging renewal incentives and public accountability. Aldermen and Common Council support the move to safeguard the public interests and ask the Mayor to act promptly.
The Bayard Resolutions reflect a partisan House push against a Democrat appointee by a Republican majority. The paper notes the display as campaign rhetoric prior to an election and commends General Draper for his independence. It argues the controversy is artificial and does not affect Ambassador Bayard’s standing.
The article argues there is no conflict between the proposed South Union station and the subway. It predicts the subway will relieve street congestion and suggests extending a subway spur to connect with South Union. It envisions a future where travelers from the north can transfer directly across the city to rail southbound.
The discussion centers on a terminal bill in the Legislature aimed at street widening and related urban projects. Supporters argue the plan reflects standard municipal practice and merits close scrutiny, while stressing Boston’s long desire for a Union station and a fair chance for railroad companies in the process.
Senator Chandler attacks Governor McKinley accusing Republicans of lacking funds to back a strong candidate. The remark is cited as a sharp partisan maneuver in the ongoing political contest.
The piece defends McKinley against claims he is mortgaged by monopolists and says bankruptcy risk arose from a past financial aid he repaid, not fault. It cites his honorable conduct and his friends actions, while condemning Senator Chandler for attacking McKinley and calling it below the belt.
Boston residents press for free transfers across streetcar lines to equalize service between city sections. Representative Gallivan speaks at the State House hearing, arguing one fare should cover travel from Jamaica Plain to the Boston & Albany station and other routes, with reduced rates for workers and students to be discussed separately. The demand targets the West End line and citywide access.
A wife recalls how she tried to flirt to feel alive after marriage. She describes practicing deception to imagine being ill treated and seeking attention from Malcolm Wharton at Mrs Beckman's reception. Champagne, a whispering lover, and a growing disgust culminate as she resists a kiss and faces the crowd.
A brief inspirational line urges demanding the value of deep experiences to aid others. It speaks of transforming haunting memories into angels that help do God’s will and serve mankind through empathy and action.
The column recaps visits by J A Coram of Lowell and other business and social figures, including Thomas Lawson's recovery, the Boston Camera Club show with X ray experiments, and a vivid Huntington Avenue trolley incident where a passenger clashed with the conductor.
A distressed scene unfolds as a narrator recollects breaking free and approaching a frightened figure. The speaker claims calm composure and asks about expiating a crime, referencing tense financial worries and a singular path to absolution.
Boston resident Michael Judge argues against a proposed 10 cent per pound tea duty. He asserts the tax burden falls on the poor, would raise prices, and recalls 1773 tea resistance. Judge notes public sentiment favors tea as affordable and plans a petition to Congress.
Salem March 20 A letter from a reader urges a shelter on one side of the new Union Station to protect travelers waiting for electrics from cold heat and storms. The writer notes readers’ danger and pneumonia risk and calls the old depots safer with sheltered doorways.
A reader pleads for the Southern Union Station to be an architectural ornament as well as a practical city benefit. Charles W. Cosman Jr complains that press cuts misrepresent the design, urging more attention to its elevation and overall look.
A Boston physician writes on March 20 lamenting the irregular one session attendance in public schools during storm days. He urges authority to decide weather-based delays to avoid parent inconvenience and illness and questions the economy of lost days.
A brief Brooklyn Life item includes Miss Geering stating she is Blumer's sister by refusal, and Mr Wheeler questions the relation as Blumer bows to him. The exchange marks a cheeky family tie revealed in a quoted street scene.
The notice provides recipes for Easter plum pudding and Easter cake including ingredients and steps. It lists sugared bananas breakfast items and a full menu with oysters roast beef and desserts. The author signs Nellie Dolon of Leominster Massachusetts.
The Boston Post offers a weekly $5 prize for the best three meal bills of fare to feed a family of five for a day. Bills must be brief menus with preparation directions, cover breakfast dinner and supper or breakfast luncheon dinner, and not exceed $10 weekly. Entries due by Nov 9 with weekly Saturdays thereafter. winners printed Mondays. Address Cooking Editor, Post, Boston.
A collage of humorous quotes and light verse from witty columns and satires. Jokes about Spaniards, landladies, weddings, nuns, proposing parties, and a boarding house mis tress share space with quips about art critics and a church rent dispute told in brisk, period voice.
A demure young woman models a spring coat on Fifth Avenue. The loose coat extends well below the waist with three box plaits, a jetted scroll between them, and silk epaulettes over the shoulders, paired with a quiet black hat.
The article describes a spring coat with silk sleeves, jet scrolls, and a slashed high collar. It mentions a black straw hat with upright plumes and jet buckle, and advises smooth-faced Venetian or ladies' cloth coats in tan or prune, warning against helio trope tones.
The state committee held a hearing on a Harbor and Land Commission plan seeking a 150000 appropriation to deepen Boston Harbor waters so Boston terminal facilities can handle more freight. Ex Governor Russell spoke for the bill, noting Boston & Maine’s dredging efforts and long onshore facilities at Mystic wharves and two steamship lines.
The post office department announced appointments of fourth class postmasters on this date. In Massachusetts the appointee is Thomas Snow for Nane pashemet, and in Rhode Island A A Kennedy for Mooseup Valley.
The Easter issue goes on sale Sunday March 22 featuring the $2000 Prize Story by Edgar Fawcett A Romance of Old New York sermons by Cardinal Gibbons Bishop-elect Satter and Rev Ravage Easter fashions from Paris and a collection of poems and stories all illustrated order in advance from your news dealer to avoid missing it.
A reader list of Sunday services across Tremont Temple and other Boston churches. It notes sermons by Rev. Lorimer, Rev. Blackburn, and Rev. Gordon among many, with times from morning to evening. Other churches include Christ Church, People's Temple, Tremont Street M E, Salvation Army, and First Presbyterian. It mentions musical selections, Sunday schools, lectures, and special trains to numerous meetings.
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