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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1897
Page
4
The piece argues the Republican party seeks to repeal civil service protections to gain office. It accuses Republicans of hypocrisy, noting Democrats have advanced merit system reforms, and claims the current revolt aligns with GOP aims for public looting under McKinley era policies. It denounces GOP reform talk as a perpetual illusion.
A heated critique condemns McKinley era plans to tax imported books for libraries and schools. Congressman Dingley argues such duties protect revenue, while opponents warn the move curbs education and knowledge, risking fraud and hindering science and art.
The Supreme Court rules that the Sherman anti trust act applies to agreements among railroad lines to fix rates, extending to all combinations and pools. It rejects arguments that transportation agreements cannot restrain trade and defines unlawful acts broadly, signaling a major shift against trusts and combinations across the nation.
The second attempt to fund a site for a nurses home linked to City Hospital is expected to succeed. Alder man Barry's measure passed the board and now awaits final Common Council approval, backed by a large majority and the generous Vose bequest.
The article argues a U S European clash over Crete is unlikely due to Republican protectionist policy. It notes few American vessels ply transatlantic routes and American flag rarely appears in the Mediterranean, with Mechinleyism keeping ships safe from search for munitions.
The piece argues that powers may claim search rights in Crete, a move the United States would not accept if tested against an American vessel. It notes past French and British actions during the Napoleonic era and calls the Crete blockade an academic issue given the U S merchant fleet being shielded offshore.
State Board report urges Legislature to act on Boston deck and terminal facilities to keep pace with growing foreign commerce. Boston has risen to second in exports and imports after New York, requiring rail dock expansions and prevention of private monopolies to serve both American and foreign lines. The note warns trade moves wait for no legislature and calls for timely reform.
The piece reflects spring breezes in New England, remarks on illness of Charles A. Sinclair and improving health of William T. Adams, and celebrates Oliver Optic’s influence on youth. It highlights R. C. Lehmann’s Harvard coaching engagement, a theatre anecdote about a hat, and concerns over Havana tobacco shortages and mixed Mexican stock.
In Crete near Mount Ida a retired merchant Casser Issos and his family live in Idaea. When Turks attack a chapel, Hermione is saved by Lt. Philip Zelotes, a Grecian officer. Three months later Hermione wed Zelotes with the same priest officiating.
The poem laments church reform and criticizes diocesan restrictions while praising universal Christian outreach. It names Samuel Dunlop and contrasts Baptist and Methodist efforts with rigid church structures, urging all to spread God's love beyond narrow boundaries.
Mrs. Hanley Stanley Forwood of New York described as a handsome and well informed young matron. She is the daughter of Dr. Gerardus H. Wynkoop of 128 Madison Avenue. Her husband, Mr. Forwood, is a Britisher, and the couple split time between England and New York.
Intense discussion surrounds the Dingley Tariff Bill with Dockery mounting a major push. The House debates the proposed schedules amid a flurry of running criticism and defense.
In Washington on March 23 the House met for tariff bill consideration with less than twenty representatives present. Debate featured McLaurin attacking free raw material, Dolliver defending Cleveland era policies, and Dockery criticizing Republican economic policy and the McKinley law amid references to steel pools and the Homestead riot.
Mr Howard of Poplarville Alabama said he would vote for the tariff bill while Mr Adamson a Democrat from Georgia opposed it. Mr Kelly a Populist from South Dakota called the bill a specimen of robber protection. The House adjourned at 10 30.
At 8 40 last night Edward Powers discovered an unknown man dead on the outward track near D street South Boston with a severed right leg and crushed right arm. Undertaker O'Donnell and Medical Examiner Draper were notified. A sailor likely based on a tattoo and the initials T M on the other arm.
Central Labor Union officials dispute Clerk Manning's planned contempt interpretation of a Supreme Court ruling. Seamen leader Andrew Furnseth says the meeting will discuss the thirteenth amendment’s application to labor and liberty, following examples in San Francisco and New York Cooper Union.
The municipal council of the Irish National Federation met last evening at the United States Hotel with Rev. Father O Callaghan presiding. Speeches were delivered by T B Fitzpatrick P J Conlon Dr P J Timmins W J Burke D J Hart and Dennis O Reilly among others. Letters from friends praised the Irish parliamentary party and John Dillon’s leadership.
An advertisement touts Salvation Oil as curing rheumatism when other remedies failed and lists a price of 250. The claim targets sufferers seeking relief through a patent remedy.
May or Adams presided at Savings Bank Hall as about one hundred business leaders attended the Quincy Board of Trade meeting. Boston Mayor Quincy urged diversifying Quincy s granite industry and improving artistic quality to sustain growth, proposing boulevards from Squantum to Blue Hills and advocating public borrowing for new avenues.
Comic snippets from various papers, including Puck and the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph, feature quips on language on telephones and a joke about Welsh humor. A Washington Star note imagines Hamlet performing with no beard due to Populist sentiment.
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