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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post issue from March 26 1895 presents domestic and political notes from New England. It highlights Democratic perspectives, local news, and city-ahead reporting typical of late 19th century urban papers.
MAILY One year three dollars six months one dollar fifty three months The month twenty five cents. POST One year two dollars six months one dollar three months fifty cents. Change of address requires old and new addresses. Entered as Second Class Matter. Money sent at sender’s risk. Checks drafts and money orders payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The speaker argues against a proposed measure to regulate pool selling tied to horse races. He cites existing laws, urges stricter enforcement, and warns against legislating over a system already controlled by statute. He asserts no danger of widespread race track scandals in Massachusetts unlike New Jersey.
The piece notes Governor McKinley refusing a nomination if free silver is adopted and compares two major Republican actions the Silver Purchase Act and the Sherman tariff. It argues the McKinley tariff and silver bill should be judged equally, regardless of who backed them.
The report details mass killings and torture of Christians in Armenia. Observers linked to an international inquiry describe severe violence, urging abolition of Turkish rule in European territories and declaring the Turk an unspeakable threat to civilization.
The West End company argues free transfer checks are impractical due to fraud and costs in Boston, while noting successful systems exist elsewhere. They claim Boston riders are not more prone to fraud and that street car profits justify public accommodation funding. Boston is cited as lagging in franchise public benefits.
The Senate bill to curb poor selling on race tracks goes too far in reform a likely waste of current anti gambling measures. It imposes conditions that would harm horse breeding in Massachusetts and the broader racing industry.
An editorial laments Boston's City Council deadlock over funding for the Fourth of July celebration. It urges compromise between the Aldermen and Common Council, arguing no principle is at stake and public sentiment opposes cheese-paring while stressing the city can still afford patriotic entertainment.
The health of Queen Victoria is debated as reports from Nice by Mrs Emily Crawford color the scene. The long reign began in 1837 after William IV's death, covering the era's vast empire and Europe's democratic rise, with Albert Edward as heir already middle aged and the succession uncertain.
The piece notes persistent transit delays as the Federal Street drawbridge undergoes repairs, the need for a new South Boston bridge, and civic chatter on improving West End road access. It also tempers oyster fears, recounts remarks about President Cleveland, and tracks local figures such as Robert Moore and Jim Costello.
A well known Boulevard resident often walks to the Brookline Country Club, enjoying a tour of the Back Bay park system on return. The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn road now uses a new slip first opened Sunday night, freeing passengers from landing on a spare boat deck.
Admission tickets priced at 50 cents are on sale at Music Hall for today’s Press Club minstrel entertainment with both 2 PM and 8 PM showings. Mayor Curtis will headline the afternoon performance and Governor Greenhalge the evening. The program features Shoe and Leather minstrels, Olga Nethersole and the Trilby company, and a finale by Cadets with Excelsior Jr. specialties.
The New York Sun ridicules Lane’s Common Council proposal in Boston, lampooning a sobriety test using spelling and word lists. It critiques the plan, suggests a word-code system for arrestees, and even references Maeterlinck to imply potential absurdity of the measure.
In Superior Court yesterday Chief Justice Mason overruled the defense motion for a new trial in the Robert Cody robbery case. Cody, convicted in November 1893 of stealing $117 from Albert E Chadbourne while armed with a pistol intending to kill, faces life imprisonment and will appeal to the Supreme Court.
Fall River March 25 A weave shed for 200 looms will be built at Narragansett mills. The structure will measure 128 by 77 feet and once completed the mills will operate about 1200 looms.
The bicycle season starts next month and clubs place orders for suits and equipment. New England customers can request the new bicycle catalogue with samples designs and price lists. Suits for April should be ordered now and ready-made styles stocked. Specify goods description when writing for the catalogue from G W Simmons Co Oak Hall Boston. One hundred and fifty bicycle coats in sizes 34 35 and 36 offered at low prices today.
A large crowd attended the funeral at the Church of the Immaculate Conception for dead police inspector Thomas F Gerraughty. Speakers and mourners included Boston police officials, other city and state public servants, and members of police departments from multiple cities. The service featured a requiem high mass and a floral tribute shaped like a police badge. Burial followed at Holyrood cemetery Brookline.
Mayor Strong names Levenson Constable to head the New York Buildings Department at a salary of 5000 dollars a year, succeeding Thomas Brady who resigned. Constable is an engineer and architect known in professional circles and recently voted Republican after leaving the Democrats. Politicians in his district knew little of him and questioned the choice.
The Boston Post canvasses Massachusetts Republicans and finds eighty two favor Reed, twenty nine support McKinley, four back Harrison, with Morton and Lincoln also cited. It predicts Massachusetts will back Reed at the national convention, warning Reed faces a decisive hoodoo if sentiment does not shift.
The Boston Post canvassed Massachusetts Republicans and found a large Reed plurality. The Bangor Commercial warns no candidate with such state support has yet won a national convention, but exceptions exist and Reed may prove the exception.
The Charity Club bazaar at the old Public Library shines despite bad weather. Mrs. Simeon Atwood and Miss J. G. Moseley run a cake table with scripture cake linked to Judges and Jeremiah. Numerous tables showcase fancy work, carved boats, and nurses' donations while local matrons preside over lively booths and keen shoppers crowd the hall.
A Jamaica Plain resident criticizes local gas pricing arguing Ward 23 pays 1.65 per 1000 cu ft while Bay State and Brookline gas offer cheaper rates up to Ward 23 boundary. The letter claims JP Gas earns over 13 percent on a 250000 dollar capital and urges the Post to press for lower rates.
A jauntily dressed man posed as the avant courier for Blue Jeans at the Bowdoin Square Theatre. He obtained $50 as a partial payment for a scenic artist, then a second impostor sought $200. Investigations showed the second man was the real con and the theater avoided loss. the first man had already taken $50.
Receiver G L Huntress to sell the Plymouth Rock Pants Company assets for 10 250 with George H Sullivan the winning bidder. The insolvent firm shows assets around 190 000 liabilities 250 000 leaving general creditors likely with little. Court allowed access to books and reserved exempt property while protecting wage earners.
A Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Wars meeting at Young’s Hotel marked the Louisburg expedition sailing on March 24, 1746. New members Cushman Fry Moseley and Cutter were elected. bylaws amended. prize essay contest for Boston grammar school graduates extended to October 1. Religious services were held in St. Paul’s New York by the New York society.
Fashion notes warn that modern skirts require seven to eight yards of haircloth for proper hang. English haircloth costs 9 cents a yard, French 75 cents, driving costs to about six dollars per dress. An imitation cotton haircloth at 18 to 20 cents a yard offers a temporary substitute as hair remains scarce. A haircloth petticoat provides an affordable alternative under gowns with velvet trimmings and embroidery details.
A letter to the editor denounces Elijah A. Morse for intemperate remarks about Mrs. Lincoln made during a Lynn lecture. The writer, J A Wiswell, urges the Massachusetts district to find a more creditable representative and questions Morse's fitness for public service. Dated March 23.
The Lawrence Yarn and Cloth reports a boycott against newsdealer Mr. Kelley at Common Street and Broadway. Coburn controls many Boston paper agents and refuses to supply Globes and Heralds, prompting Kelley to seek copies. Working people protest monopolistic practices and may cease buying Coburn controlled papers until fair access is offered.
A cable gram to Rockland owners says the three masted schooner Nina Tillson of Rockland was burned while en route from Baltimore to Galveston on March 3. The crew were saved and landed in Havana. Built in Rockland in 1883, 615 tons, owned by A F Ames of Rockland and J P Ellicott & Co of Boston and others.
The Boston Post canvassed Massachusetts lawmakers and found 82 Republicans backing Reed, 29 for McKinley, 4 for Harrison, and 21 Democrats for Russell with 13 for Hill. The Burlington News bets none of these four frontrunners will secure the nomination.
The regular meeting of the Boston Young Men's Congress drew a large crowd. The bill amending Boston's city charter was hotly debated by Geiger Lana and O'Connell in support and Noce Marquand Richardson Lonnegan and Fitzgerald in opposition before moving to a second reading.
The Boston Post is booming Josiah Quincy for the Boston mayoralty. Had he been nominated last fall he would probably have been elected.
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